Yes, good, lovely. Trying to get Lockstones.Lockstone is behind big hydra.You are feeling REALLY REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW thanks to Synthetic Seither Pills.The thing to do is obvious. This’ll be fun.The creature roars. It’s loud. Also different colors- blue, yellow, orange. Amazing. But you can tell. It’s slow. So DAMN SLOW.There’s so many things you can do. So many things.---------------------http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Magical%20Girl%20For%20Hire%20QuestGeneral Pastebin: http://pastebin.com/u/MGFHQHandlerMGFH Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H43OFoxE9QyMgIqBg_YdPO7IPn7_ES6iST7Xnv9Ou7Q/edit#gid=0Character Details: http://pastebin.com/9J70gqM2 (embed)FAQ: http://pastebin.com/8unLWUjF (embed)Twitter: https://twitter.com/MGFHandlerKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/Q5Q1MR92Discord: https://discord.gg/wkg6ejt
>>4457993The creature’s anger makes you wonder how you should go about killing it. It’s gonna scream like shit regardless.>Heads. Take them. Take them all.>Big legs. Chop them very quickly. It’ll be funny.>You don’t want to open the door. Maybe it’ll open it for you.>Other
>>4457994>Big legs. Chop them very quickly. It’ll be funny.Last time the head detached. Better go for the limbs.
Using Seither is way to fun. Can even see colours
>>4457993>>Big legs. Chop them very quickly. It’ll be funny.>>Activate Gravity Manastone to CUT HARDERif we chop the heads then they'll just pop off and start moving around separately - better to keep it as one entity
>>4457994Slime. ALL THE SLIME.
>>4457994>>Big legs. Chop them very quickly. It’ll be funny.Make sure it can't move and run away, or else the heads wouldn't be as easy to burn thoroughly.
>>4457994>OtherLimit the heads' mobility with sticky mana, aka just spray them like a machine gun. THEN we>Big legs. Chop them very quickly. It’ll be funny.Good lord we have berserk packs in the form of pills. Another astounding success from our nerds.
>>4458011We should give Owlia a bonus or something.
>>4458011I'll go with this plan, as it'll involve sliming the Hydra.
>>4458011We also have meditation room bonus - it helped Owlia to deal with ivonium exposure back in the island field trip.
>>4457994>>4458011>glue the heads>create a gravity well under the hydra>Big legs. Chop them very quickly. It’ll be funny.Classic hydra fighting tactics involve limiting their action economy, or making them worth less.
>>4458022My usual tactic is to stab it in the heart.
>>4457993>Chop and glue! Make a Collage out of Hydra bits!
Sticky heads, lack of feet. Is that poetic? Don't know.Writing.
>>4458037Honestly, with how much artificial seither Miranda's taken, I'd expect her internal dialogue to resemble something the Marine from the Doom Comic would say.
>>4458037It's intimidating that's for sure! People will see it, be like "WHOA"
Hey, look! We can use stats like (Intimidation) and (Otherworldly) in write-ins!
Rolled 62 (1d100)>>4457994>>4458001>>4458004>>4458006>>4458011>>4458022>>4458033So many heads. They move like...cold spaghetti. It’s weird. Kinda makes you feel wiggly inside. “Stop that,” you mutter as you spread your hands and let fly waves of sticky mana; it splashes and froths out from you in almost foam-like jets, and you see their mouths open- maybe to counter it, maybe to just roar, maybe they wanted to ask what you were doing- but it splatters on their teeth and gums and jaws, and before long it’s all very cotton candy looking and that makes you giggle a bit as their stuffed heads and necks thrash around as one in their limited movement.“Er...what was that noise?” huh?! Who- oh, right, Gartoum. He does that.“Nothing, don’t worry about it,” you say, charging forwards. Big little thick stubby tree trunks. Like tree trunks. You have a sword. It’s an axe now. Chop chop. There’s a lot of blood there- better move. Smells bad. No more tree though. Big scream, ugh, it moved away. Need to chase it.More chopping is required~>Current Mana: Still Don’t Care/11000>Roll 1d20+8, best of three. My roll is not opposed.
Rolled 14 + 8 (1d20 + 8)>>4458062
Rolled 16 + 8 (1d20 + 8)>>4458062Well, I guess this is the addiction roll.
Rolled 5 + 8 (1d20 + 8)>>4458062Was it a roll for Art?
Writing.
>>4458068Here is Randa!!!~
>>4458069My guess os that randa rolls is probably a chase roll? Handlers rolls might be the forces in the fortress organization roll.
>>4458062>>4458067>>4458068>>4458069Woosh! You fly through the air with the greatest of ease- it’s wiggling bad now. Tries to slam you, MISSSSS. Oh, wait, did your hair frizz? Think it did.Chop. Chop chop chop. Man, this thing bleeds a LOT.HA- other leg! It’s gone! Yes.Moving on. Can’t be slow. Nope.Oh wait, it’s trying to clear its throat or something. Also moving back more against the wall. Boo, harder to get to trees. It stomps its legs- makes you jittery and skittery. STOP THAT.>Keep trying! CUT LEGS MORE.>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.>Doesn’t matter, gonna swing sword now.>Current Mana Perfectly More Than Enough/11000The roll wasn't for either of those things.
>>4458093>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.It's for how bad we crash after we finish?
>>4458093>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.>Doesn’t matter, gonna swing sword now.
>>4458093>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.It's getting on it's last legs(heh). We just need to whittle it down.
>>4458093>>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.>>Spray it's nostrils toomaybe we can suffocate it instead
>>4458093>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.It touched our HAIR!? This will not stand!
Aaand I made myself hungry. Pausing for food.
>>4458115Just don't do what Miranda's doing and snack while high! Don't want to have you call a hiatus cause you were noshing on your neighbors Labrador.
>>4458093>>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.Keep those jaws shut.
From all of this i'm wondering were are the rest of the soldiers. The troops we meet couldn't be all of soldiers in it, right?
>>4458157I think this night just has embarrassingly few soldiers available. They haven't even triggered our traps on the first floor yet. If there are way more soldiers available, surely some of them should have gone into that armory section no?
>>4458157There are probably some instructors as well. I don't think there was any mention of dignitaries visiting this place, but if there are then they must've brought their personal guards.
Well i guess we did kill the captain. Or whatever it was the rank from that guy Miranda smashed. He was probably strong since evryone started to run away after he died...kinda dissapointing for what is supposed to be elite soldiers.>>4458170Maybe the reason is the guard exchange and the real numbers are comming later and this si just a skeleton crew?
Back. Writing.
>>4458201If this is the effect of synth-siether on Miranda, we probably SHOULD try feeding it to a fairy. They'll go insane.
>>4458212I don't think it would be a good idea to give magical meth to a fairy.i still want to read the OOC magical tiberium scenario we would have gotten with the ivonium. that would be great.
>>4458212>>4458229Imagine what would happen if we feed it ro a dragon.
>>4458248ivonium or synth-seither?both?
>>4458250>IvoniumTwo-headed regenerating, almost immortal beast>SeitherGiant Kaiju that breathes magical radiation
>>4458197>we killed the captainDoh! We forgot to loot him!
>>4458253ivonium is magical tiberium; i think we would have gotten an extra heretic (for the people of these lands) monster at best, or a screaming puddle of magic at worst.
>>4458256Cultist fed ivonium to island creatures, it's not really tiberiumI think you're mistaking it with Seither - the alien radioactive terraforming crystals
>>4458260they are half and half desu. seither is the alien crystal but it doesn't hurt us; it makes us an addict at best while ivonium could bond *really well* and do a lot of scary shit to anything magical, hence the tib comparisons
>>4458260No you're the one getting them confused. Seither is the limited amount of alien crystal that doesn't grow, while Ivonium is the one that eats magic to replicate itself.
>>4458270#76>Kine barks out a laugh. “Really, it’s funny. They were the ones that introduced Seither to the planet. Caused it to start producing thanks to the atmosphere, making it a whole weather phenomenon...I think they were tryin’ to coat the planet and do it careful-like. Just so happened that Mother Earth didn’t like ‘em, just like us. So now we can use it better than they ever could.”>Caused it to start producing
Rolled 18 (1d66)>>4458093>>4458099>>4458101>>4458103>>4458110>>4458112>>4458134No. No it should savor the flavor. MORE.You hurl out more- there’s a massive amount of more fluffy sticky mana, and it gets everywhere, plus where you wanted it to get, so hey, it works!There’s a jumping weird thing it does, but you’re not sure what else it can do- oh wait it’s trying to run you over it can try that sure, but it’s so SLOW. Y'know, now you're hungry. It's got a lot of meat. Wonder if it'd be edible. Mm. Likely not. But...>Roll 1d20+8, best of three.>Try to kill the thing carefully. (How?)>Time for booms. Many. Messy but quick, ha.>DEATH BY COTTON CANDY...but that'll take long.>Other
>>4458270>>4458273#79>It’s those that catch your eye enough, and is what convinces you to risk communication with the man. “Hey, those are Seither crystals, right?” He just grunts. Undaunted, you continue. “How’d they get that big? And isn’t it dangerous getting too near them?”>“Yes, because the aliens caused it, and yes.” He growls without looking your way. “Crystallized Seither has way more juice than the fog. Less deadly gettin’ near it than breathin’ in Seither, but you don’t touch it. Once you do, you’re pretty much dead. Ain’t nothin’ on the planet what can use crystallized Seither right now, and it just kills anything near it, so we just leave it the hell alone. Now if you’re done asking stupid questions...”>How’d they get that big?
Rolled 12 + 8 (1d20 + 8)>>4458274>Try to kill the thing carefully. (How?)Supercharge the Flamebringer and then separate ALL of the heads with a single swing, for maximum style points.
Rolled 12 + 8 (1d20 + 8)>>4458274>Try to kill the thing carefully. (Melt it's heads with Flamebringer's stram of fire)
>>4458277separating heads doesn't work, we need to disintegrate them
Rolled 7 + 8 (1d20 + 8)>>4458274>Time for booms. Many. Messy but quick, ha.
Rolled 20 + 8 (1d20 + 8)>>4458274Just melt the heads with vertical chops.
Rolled 14 + 8 (1d20 + 8)>>4458274>Try to kill the thing carefully. (How?)Time for a Great Cleave!
>>4458284Really anon?
>>4458274>Time for booms. Many. Messy but quick, ha.Steak is overrated.
>>4458273>>4458276I read that as the Seither growing in gas form from the presence of the crystals, but the original crystals were that big to begin with when the aliens put them there, and Those aren't growing.
>>4458274>>Try to kill the thing carefully. (How?)SET IT ON FIRE WITH OUR GREEN MAGICAL FLAMES THAT CAN'T BE QUENCHED
>>4458285>Just nine seconds too late.That just digs the knife in deeper...
>>4458289nah. seither crystals were created when a particular zone was oversaturated with the stuff. we were even warned that we had to use the crystals we recollected fast or they would break down into normal seither gas.
>>4458292Ikr? Mabbe handler can throw us another bone, because a crit in this state is fun.Please boss?
>>4458295technically, we already have two 'dirty' 20's
>>4458295I dunno, seems kinda cheap to change the rules, especially when we're already going on "RULES OF NATURE" berserker packin' man-and-a-half mode... I'm bummed, but I don't want him to set a precedent for it.
Yeah, nah, you got what you got. Writing!
>>4458300>>4458295i can only see it happening if we trade it for a nat 1 somewhere down the line and those are always a risky business.
>>4458293>or they would break down into normal seither gas.could you please provide some proof of crystals breaking down?
>>4458313handler told us when we got our samples. that's why we decided to give them to the nerd squad ASAP instead of using them ourselves.
>>4458313the only thing I could find was this bit from #82>“Are you sure this is safe?” Prima asks as you look up at a rather large Seither crystal. It’s at least twice your size, you estimate as you stand on the side of the mountain- smaller than what you saw out in the desert with the other Scrappers, but still large enough that even with your respirator, you can feel the power oozing into you in a very very nice way. There are many smaller shards surrounding it- broken off pieces (likely helped by your earlier actions) that are far easier to pick up, and frankly what you’d prefer to risk. You’re at least wearing gloves. “I can certainly understand your desire to obtain one of these if your system capabilities have increased to the extent mine have from its presence, but-”>There are many smaller shards surrounding it- broken off pieces (likely helped by your earlier actions) that are far easier to pick upI believe that by "earlier actions" it meant all the mech-fighting and explosions in the area, I don't think it was caused by our Nebula Buster
Rolled 12 + 8 (1d20 + 8)>>4458274>Try to kill the thing carefully. (How?)>It's huge so it means it has huge guta and probably a heart. Use super hearing to lonk at the sound of it and stab it!
>>4458317Sorry, but could you please find the exact quote?
>>4458329no. i'm too busy for that.
>>4458331Could you find it later then? This is kinda important.
>>4458337important for what? synth seither doesn't degrade. but sure. i might give it a look later
>>4458274>Rolled 18 (1d66)The numbers Maison!!! 2hat do they mean!!!
>>4458339Thanks.We've got more regular crystals than synthesized ones, they could be used in crystal-tech mana reactors that are used in artificer power armor (it's going to be repaired soon) or as separate mana source for minibots' abilities and crystal-tech devices. The Walkers ran on gas and has a completely different reactor - so if Seither crystals don't degrade then we'll be skipping some steps.
>>4458274>>4458277>>4458281>>4458286>>4458290Cutting it. Heads off, burn them good this time. You can do that! You jump-Oh, you missed. It’s flailing. That’s not good. Okay try again. Wait, jump away first. Very wild. Okay trying again- HA! That’s one! It’s loud and screechy, but it starts slithering away. Not good. Okay, need to catch it, need to burn it…HA! Some jumps, some leaps, but that’s one dead for good, judging by the flames. The others, though, the others…Oh, it’s scared now. Panicking. It’s trying to run away. That’s silly, it can’t run. You won’t let it. You fly at it again. Now it’s more a hunter and prey. You’re the hunter.Need to cut it MORE. Maybe keep some steak cuts. Mm...There's so much lunging. So very much. It's a scolded dog now. Or cat. Or snake thing. Whatever. Point is it's running.The second head falls and up it goes in flames after several more minutes. Oh, now it's trying to detach its last head. Prefer not.Or actually, you don't care. Flamebring does that job well enough. Well enough, anyway. A bit more char on the torso than you'd like.But! It's great! Because it's dead. Dead dead dead. Noooow..."Big door." You walk up to it, and begin pushing. Heavy stuff."Sooo..." Oh! Gartoum again, hello. "Mind telling me why you suddenly smell like sunlight and cherries and just a hint of madness? Laast I checked, that Seither stuff did NOT quite smell like that, let me assure you.">Don't ask questions you don't want answers to.>Don't care, ignoring.>Things change flavor when processed I guess?>Other>Current Mana: Doing Very More Than Well, Thank You/11000
>>4458359Somebody is deathrolling, but doing it wrong, you're supposed to go from the previous number, (62), but they rolled from 66. Clearly something important will happen when it hits 1.
>>4458373>"Cherry? But it was Cinnamon flavored!"
>>4458373>Things change flavor when processed I guess?>the nerds need to fix the next batch. it needs more madness...or maybe less. not sure
>>4458373>Things change flavor when processed I guess?>"And you missed cinnamon."What a boss fight.Goes to show you what happens when you pre-buff AND win initiative. The thing never got to use it's breath weapons once.
>>4458373>>Things change flavor when processed I guess?
>>4458373Then why was it cinnimon-flavored?
>>4458375...I'm new to this type of rolling, apologies.
>>4458373>>Things change flavor when processed I guess?My money is on her current form affecting the Seither effects, which then affects her mind as feedback. Unleash the Dragon Miranda!She might even have a bigger form if she ate enough of this stuff, heh...
>>4458375oooh magical crash!
>>4458373can we also>Punch fix hair.Because we had a haircut once and we hated it.
>>4458386Punch fix?
>>4458386
>>4458386you mean using gauntlet to 'fix' the hair?
>>4458390Yes
>>4458373>Things change flavor when processed I guess?A massive boost to STR/DEX but a penalty to our (already not so impressive) INT, I can take that.And yes we can use the gauntlet to fix our hair, 'cause nobody touches them but us. Nty
>>4458390I thought it'd be funnier if I made it even more Crazy Diamond
>>4458373>Things change flavor when processed I guess?>Other:"Send Gart to cut some of the skin of the Hydra thing and some of it's meat."
>>4458392We tried using the Gauntlets on our hair when the makeup lady did it, but it was too long since it happened to change it back. This was months ago in thread #75...
>>4458381Maybe the madness he is smelling is the cinnamon?
Oh, okay. Writing.54 I'm just going to go from this number using the original 62 and subtracting the 12 that you rolled.
>>4458403Oh boy we'll need a while to recover from the crash.
>Doing Very More Than Well, Thank You/11000i'm kinda worried now..
>>4458405well, time to pop another pill!/s
>>4458404Eh good thing we have a mount. Although i don't think it's safe to sleep mid-fligth.
>>445840362 - 12 = 50
>>4458415Math and me don't get along.
>>4458425It's ok, your shame is hidden thusly. Until someone scrolls over, then everyone will see, that one is my bad.
>>4458373>you suddenly smell like sunlightShe used to be a star-girl, ya know
>>4458449It's probably contamination from the fairy statues or perhaps the attention of the fairies from our investigations? Or the one in our bag? Are we attaining positive karma from a murder rampage?
>>4458449Would that make Miranda a Brown-Dwarf?
>>4458453its just her inner weeb/chuuni showing up.
>>4458453Unlikely. But, tgese people were doing questionable experimenta and were using a living being as mana battery for their fortress.
>>4458373>>4458378>>4458379>>4458380>>4458384>>4458394Meh. No big deal. “Things change flavor when processed I guess? Was Cinnamon flavored, by the way.” Ah, there you are. Took a bit of shoving, but you’re in!“No, no, that was YOU, I mean, not whatever it was you ate,” he elaborates. “But sure, then, just...it’s not your usual scent and I’ll admit it throws me a bit off.”As you powerwalk inside, you gaze upon the massive, ominously dark shining stone, connected by two massively thick chains. “Well, what do I usually smell like?” You can’t help but ask before you think better of it.“Like...like...well, I suppose it’s odd to say, but like...nothing. Or rather, the absence of anything. Something of a biting coldness that isn’t malice, but is simply there.” Oh. Huh. “..Unless you REALLY get heated, then you smell delightfully of intense pine! Rather invigorating, I’ll say! Reminds me of when sometimes I’d torch a forest for a good scare!” ...Moving on. The massive stone, at last, sits in front of you.CUTTING THE CHAINS.Flamebring’s hot hot hot, and that helps melt through the steel quicker. Way quicker. The two chains fall at last, and then as though recognizing it, the stone lets out a hum of power. Yes.You reach for it...and as you expected, there’s a flash of light, and the second Lockstone is finally in your palms. ‘At laaast…’ you hear the much more traditionally wicked sounding voice in your head. ‘The second Lockstone. Three more. But with these two in your hands...and connected to ME...at last I can provide you with a bit of, shall we say...backup.’Ooh. ‘Backup?’ you think back, just to be sure.‘Naturally. After all...what King rules without an army? And what fortune for you, as I find myself in need of a General.’Oooh. Yay. Yay Yay.(Resuming tomorrow!)
>>4458453He said it only after we've taken the pills, otherwise he'd have noted this earlier.
>>4458468Ohohohoho! I thought he would be slower and we will need to evac with a crash hanging over our head, but this, this changes things. Fun fun. It's nice when your client is this supportive.
>>4458468ooooh, we get more toys to play with!time to make hit and run raids on every town!thanks for running boss!
>>4458473oooh, so what's the plan? finish raiding the whole place, killing everyone but leaving the building eerily intact?
>>4458468Yay we get people/soldiers/creatures to boss around.
>>4458468>GeneralOh boy. Sounds like this mission will be changing from Tactical Stealth Action to Real Time Strategy. Well at least it seems we don't have to do anything like resource gathering or construction, so maybe it'll more like the Overlord games where units are simply called up and used like fodder as needed.
>>4458473>>4458479Is there any chance of getting reinforcements? Are we going to pick up the rest of the locks for the crossbow/faemetal case?We still have sticky bombs in the ground floor armory >>4458170, we can use them to distract the defenders before we run out of this maze or just to bring down that section's wall and make a new entry point for our possible reinforcements.We must also get our turret back.
>>4458479>>4458485If shadow boss can teleport minions to us, we can use them to raid the remaining mana signatures faster and to assist in escaping.If shadow boss can teleport minions directly into the fortress, can get them to have a party to distract the remaining guards. Same thing if he can influence the animals/monsters around the fortress to join in.Rest assure, we'll leave this place pockets filled and the turret recovered. Mind the timer though, we might only have 1-2 hours left.
>>4458485Time to get some orbs.
>>4458485there's also a chance that the ground floor garrison decided not to deal with us and our turret and sent horse-riders to call reinforcements from the forces that have left the base earlier or those who are coming from the capital. Or both.
>>4458485>Is there any chance of getting reinforcements?i suppose the shadow kind will be able to summon them out of thin air/darkness?>Are we going to pick up the rest of the locks for the crossbow/faemetal case?probably yes. actually that would work better for our case because there will be more confusion if all the magical items disappear.>>4458492why 2 hours? because of the imminent seither crash? we can always pop another pill. it's a last resource, but i'm serious
>>4458495>why 2 hours?because forces from the capital are coming
>>4458495Reinforcement will arrive before the sun's up. We've been at this for a while.
>>4458503i don't think they'll arrive THAT soon. it took us like two hours to arrive because we came by air and i don't think we have been that long inside the complex.>>4458504oh really? that's new news for me.
>>4458508We got it from Gart scouting in the town. Apparently we just arrived before the guard change
>>4458514oh yeah, that's true. i had completely forgotten about that part for some reason.
>>4458508>>4431462>It’s during the night that you hear the marching of feet and the clanking of armor in the distance. Finally.>You’re careful to move, but sure enough, you see a platoon of at least a couple hundred marching in lockstep out of the fortress; they’re all dressed in slate grey armor, many in leathers and with flintlocks, but a sizeable number with steel and swords, and bringing up the rear, a contingent of mages as well. They’re all stone faced men and women all, and you have to admit their discipline is impressive.>As you watch them crest the hill and march past the horizon, you know that now’s your time. Or at least, in a couple hours or so; best to finalize your plan for infiltration.they left during the night at marching speed about 3 hours ago or so. if top-side troopers decided to send riders as soon as we've gone loud>>4458494, then they might catch up to them and might reach us in two hours if they send a small group of best fighters. the capital forces should've arrived early in the morning, so it's about 3-4 hours from now - if the riders were sent to warn them then they could also send a small relief force that can reach faster.but 2 hours is still a lot, the only scenario where it'd be worrisome would be if we wanted to loot the whole armory (full of mundane weapons) so our minions could have some gear.
>>4458517i think i'm repeating myself too much, that's my cue to go
>>4458517ok, then there are two ways to go right now.1) we finish this solo and raid whatever important thing that we can before the timer goes up.this gives us the advantage of the enemy not exactly knowing what we wanted from the complex because we stole the kid, important items AND the lockstone but it makes it harder on us2) we raid the complex with the shadow beaststhis becomes more troublesome because we need to kill everyone (including the helpful/powerful lady) or they will tattle that the shadow king is back and that will rally EVERYONE and make the raid of the other locations way harder.personally i'd go with 1, but 2 can be worth it if we actually manage to clean the place before the army arrives
>>4458520Would suck to lose troops to attrition so early.
>>4458517This anon here's right. Remember, we BLITZED through the dungeon the moment we went loud, including skipping stairs by blasting floors open, tunneling through a door and using a berserk pack to cheese a boss fight. We should be fine time wise, I'm just assuming the worst to make sure. I give it 2-3 hours, plenty of time to take the remaining artifacts.>>4458521Anon, we have plenty of heels>Crazy Diamond gauntlets.>Revitalization Barrier.And boss can just remake them.
I just want the last stonekey for the case and maybe find the last diamond key. Maybe it's a actual diamond?
Writing!
Handler, the last thread isn't archived.
>>4459404Welcome back boss.
>>4458468Alright, so that’s a good sign- now for just one big question. “How do I get them here?”‘Ha! I like your vigor. However, I require time to truly forge my connections again. In perhaps a days’ time, should you survive your egress from here, but not quite so suddenly.’ Damnit.Still, promised! Now, though, gotta go go go. Quiet for now. But getting out? Hoping for at least ‘not that bad’. Really hoping.Anyway, stone stored time to LEAVE. Get the faemetal box, box is still at the door, got box.>Time to leave- forget everything else.>You have time. More searching!>Other
>>4459424>>You have time. More searching!
>>4459424>You have time. More searching!>Get to the blue signature. Oof guess not then. Solo evac it is.
>>4459424>You have time. More searching!
>>4459424>>You have time. More searching!Either yellow or blue mana doors should hold more loot and/or Orb-keys to unlock the faemetal box with.
>>4459424hey boss, is barrier armor still active?
>>4459424>You have time. More searching!>blue signaturetime to go alien/predator on this whole base then
>>4459424>Crack open some mana crystals>You have time. More searching!
>>4459424this too>>4459440we don't know our mana level, might need a refill
>>4459440+ Unless our current unga brain don't wanna do it of course.
Rolled 15 + 9 (1d44 + 9)>>4459424>>4459425>>4459426>>4459430>>4459431>>4459436>>4459440>>4459442>>4459446Well, seems one-sided. Writing! Hope I got this roll right...
>>4459456So, is that how much we lose, or how much is left when we finish?
>>4459456Wonder what would happen if we popped 2 sets of pills instead of one...
>>4459456Subtracted from the 54. I'll set the rules right now: When you're in a fight, you roll for it and it'll basically be out of 1d20. When you're outside a fight, I roll for it using essentially sum total -1. (Subject to change) I figure that's fair to prevent senseless cheesing.
>>4459456why are you rolling 44?>>4458274>>4458375>>4458403>>4458415
>>4459456Oh yeah we are on a timer. Must grab the last keystone and scaddadle
>>4459475I've accepted it's a meme and pointing it out is detrimental.
>>4459475its a deathroll for something. probably miranda running out of seither juice
>>4459461I think it's how much we lose.
>>4459480Nah that's for the crash. Might get penalties for our rolls when that happens.Think we'll need to borrow another port from Gartoum.
>>445947544+9=53. That's the max you can roll. I don't want to instant-hit so I'll always roll 9 minus so you don't get, like instantly sent down to 0 in one roll.
>>4459486Still kind of a timer. Specialy if we crash to hard as a after effect of using it.
>>4459480You forgot about the turret. Gotta fix that first, especially if parts of it are melted into slag or disintegrated, otherwise it's gonna be missing parts.
>>4459480Don't forget about finding what remains of the turret and fixing what we can before we cheese it.
>>4459489At this speed we'll at least crash while raiding for loot instead of in the middle of fight.
>>4459490...now it shows up?
>>4459424>>4459456 30 Right, right, time to see what else there is! Gotta see what that blue signature is. Might be a keystone. Might be. Maybe.Not a long walk. Boring though. Very very boring. Need something to do. Too boring. Oh, your arms are windmilling. That’s neat. Ha.Ah, here’s the door! Going in!Table, lot of vials and fluids. Stop ...Huh, it’s a bird. Sorta. Bird thing. Crystal bird statue on the panel. Neat carving. Not too big, though. Pretty.OH wait, it’s moving. Moving weirdly now. Oh, it’s flying at you now. Moving out of the way- huh. It’s on your head. It’s pecking at your head. Why? Doesn’t hurt though. At all. But it likes doing it. Weird.>It’s okay, it can sit there.>No, no pecking. Take it off.>Other
>Current Mana: I'll Tell You When I'm Feeling Bad And I'm Certainly Not/11000
>>4459513>It’s okay, it can sit there.
>>4459513>Take birbBecause it might be funny to see ungabunga dragon with a bird on her head.
>>4459513>>It’s okay, it can sit there.this is getting too weird. we should definitely begin bailing.BTW boss, can we get the map?
>>4459513>>No, no pecking. Take it off.Guys, the Hair! No pecking!
>>4459513>It’s okay, it can sit there.>Check the room for lock spheres then go to the purple/green signature.
>>4459513>>4459519Also, Add >>4459526's suggestion
>>4459513>It’s okay, it can sit there.New pet yay!!!
>>4459513>>4459526
miranda is going to be SUPER weirded out when she regains her sense of self and sees a bird pecking her head
>>4459532Not exactly out of the ordinary compared to our past drunken rampage.Damn she really IS a dorf!
so here's the map, we in the blue room right now
>>4459537aaaaah. its going to be super close but i guess we can run to top right and then bottom right? i'm not sure anymore if time is on our side, specially if we want to recover the turret
>>4459542I don't think it is in our best interest to visit purple or green if we're on a time-limit until we crash.
>>4459513>No, no pecking. Take it off.Leave our brain alone!
>>4459546>>4459542We're fast, and it will be brief visits to look for the keys anyway.
Rolled 1 (1d2)Maybe I can ask the dice if we should leave.>1. leave>2. Continue to get loot
>>4459546yeah. either we crash or the army arrives. fuck. i feel we should start carving our way towards the turret.
Bird comes. Writing.
>>4459513No big deal, it can stay there. Cloak helps. It’s on top of the cloak. It’s still pecking, too. No keystones, though. Boo. Very Boo.Going to the others. Closest is the purple and the yellow signatures. Jogging! Yes, moving faster. Oh, hey, red one is moving, too. Neat.Bird’s still pecking. It’s kinda funny. Why’s it pecking? Whatever.Oh, huh. Hall connects on the way back, too. You think. If there aren’t walls. If there are then duh it wouldn’t.Split in the hallway, though. One on top, one on bottom. Decisions to be made.Your arms feel kinda sore.>Head up top see what yellow is. Might be worth it.>Go to purple see thing real quick.>Boring now, kinda sore, gonna leave. >Other
>>4459557(Forgot the map.)
>>4459557>Head up top see what yellow is. Might be worth it.
>>4459557>Head up top see what yellow is. Might be worth it.Oh wait, there's still a single lizard left. Guess it's running from us?
>>4459557>Boring now, kinda sore, gonna leave.
>>4459557>Boring now, kinda sore, gonna leave.Miranda NEVER gets sore. its time to bail
>>4459557>>Head up top see what yellow is. Might be worth it.
>>4459558Wait, yellow is new, HM... Bait?
>>4459557>Boring now, kinda sore, gonna leave.I really think it's time to go, the seither crash is getting near.
>>4459569Actually, get the loot on the purple light and leave ASAP
>>4459557>Go to purple see thing real quick.
>>4459571We need to find the last keystone anon so we can have a badass crossbow.
>>4459557>>Go to purple see thing real quick.It's the closest and a new color.
>>4459562Changing to >Go to purple see thing real quick.
>>4459557I just realized...Has Gartoum rested enough to go search one of the rooms yet? He could check long enough to see if the key's in one of them.
>>4459557>Head up top see what yellow is. Might be worth it.this way once we track back we cab check the purple signature.
>>4459583I think he should be good enough to give us another port should we crash, but we need to get rid of the Faemetal case first since I do not think it will play nice with the spell.
>>4459583We don't know. And i would rather save him for a emergency shadow meld
>>4459589Can he even do that with us while we're holding the faemetal box, something that can't fit in the bag? I think finding the key so we don't have to keep ahold of the box would be more useful in comparison.
3 way tie. 5 minute tiebreaker before I roll.
>>4459590This, we need to find the keys to get rid of the box first. We can get him to port when we crash, with that we SHOULD be able to slog through the remaining soldiers even with roll penalties.
>>4459557wait...can gartoum fit through the viewport of that case? if it's possible, then just shadowmeld the crossbow out of the case!
>>4459595He should, but does Shadowmeld play nice with Faemetal?
>>4459593dude, we can get someone on the intersection to make the crossbow small. or make some shadows inside the box and have gartoum shadow warp it out of there. the keys aren't needed.
>>4459591I think checking up on purple won, boss, but just in case, switch me to>Go to purple see thing real quick.
>>4459591>3 way tieonly 2 anons voted to leave now>>4459563 >>4459565>>4459569 has switched their vote>>4459571
>>4459598we'd still have to lug it around the base and entirety of this mission
Rolled 1 (1d3)...Huh. So they did. Writing.
>>4459557>>4459591I'll switch too>Go to purple see thing real quick.
>>4459598That brings up yet another concern about looting Faemetal, as in if it's so strictly anti-magic then can it even be transported to the intersection?
>>4459605Oh, that roll is irrelevant, ignore it. I thought it was a tie and forgot to delete it.
>>4459603We don't need to? We can get our minions or bat friend to get a hold of it for us.
>>4459607Well, it's not draining us of our mana just by having us handle it, so it can't be too bad.
>>4459607then why worry getting it? or on that note, we can ask sal to teleport only the crossbow and that's it.
I want to get some faemetal because our nerds could use it to make good shields or can be used for Owlia's armor project. Anything anti-magic is good loot.
>>4459616It's a shame we're too high on seither to check up on what the bird was guarding. Chances are high that there were notes about how to make it in there...
>>4459621>Table, lot of vials and fluids.i think it was just potionsor maybe it's the room where they took fae-boi's blood for processing - his signature was also blue
>>4459607We have the box it's good enough i guess
>>4459557Well, might as well see purple thing, you’re right there. Door’s metal, but has a grill in it. You can see through it- oh, there’s something on the backend. It’s a...shield? Thing.Opening! Yup that’s a shield. Big fat purple shield- has razorblades on the edge, too. More tables. Has a buncha different junk on it. Oh hey, that’s the thing! Keystone thing! Spherical one!Gonna take all three, gonna open it! Oh, fell apart. Crossbow’s yours though! Yay for that. Gonna test it. Soon probably.Okay now what to do. Ugh.>Leaving gonna find someone and shoot them with this thing.>Keep going there’s other stuff here. (Where?)>Other
>>4459647>Leaving gonna find someone and shoot them with this thing.We're done haha!
>>4459647>First, dump the junk into our junk holder, THEN we leave.
>>4459647>Yoink the purple shield thing>Leaving gonna find someone and shoot them with this thing.
>>4459647>Leaving gonna find someone and shoot them with this thing.>Other: Take the purple shield .
>>4459647>>Leaving gonna find someone and shoot them with this thing.>>Detonate the traps in ground-floor armorythis should distract them and divert some forces
>>4459647>>4459657>take the shield as well! and faemetal scraps too!
>>4459653Reason why I'm suggesting we clean the table is that Miranda's high as balls, and high people aren't really the best at telling what's really valuable.
>>4459647>>Leaving gonna find someone and shoot them with this thing.>take the shieldAhahahaha we're done woohoo!!!
>>4459647>>4459657+. And yoink the shield too + any Faemetal scraps.Something tells me we can just charge through tarpits with it.
>>4459659Exactly, she high as balls so she doesn't care!It just so happens that we probably already looted the most valuable weapon in this joint.
>>4459647I agree with >>4459653. Take everything, we'll sort and scan the junk later.Does anyone have a list of the loot we got from this job?
>>4459664By that logic, we should be grabbing the rest of the stuff. Remember this?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvdfDveEQh4
>>4459667https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z3xqyWOe5upXuYIUsBSV4pWkC1sG0mnYzn_lJyRJZiI/edit#heading=h.k1oxstup3kizscroll down to 15th Job
So is the shield pic related?
>>4459667Lots of stuff, magic items wise? Probably just the key orbs, the 4 fairy statues, and this crossbow + bolts.
>>4459650>>4459647We should dump everything on the table into our bag yes!
>>4459668I did not remember that, Who steals Saup!
>>4459670Very similar.
Gonna steal stuff and then we leave.Writing.
>>4459684It's not stealing if nobody's holding it and it doesn't have a name written on it!
>>4459684its not stealing if everyone is dead
>>4459667>>4459669>>4459671in short:>Cloak of Shadow - gift from the client>Fairy Statues - green, red, blue and white + totem of red fairy>loot from first lockstone: healing scarf, strange amulet, Induction Orb>first town stuff: book scans, mushrooms (19 sweetsap, navamund, dragons breath and longdrift - 3 of each), fruits for bat-friend, provisions, map of the cotinent and drogan empire>Holy Charter Coin (light fairy version)>Fortress loot: large uniform, officer's armor, leather helmet (enchanted?), bracers, bucklers, flintlock pistol>Dungeon loot: anti-grav orb, golden crossbow and bolts, purple shield, remains of faemetal case(?), whatever else is on the table right now>pocket fairy-boy>and the birb
>>4459697Wonder if the birb gonna follow us once we leave
>>4459701it will, no matter if it wants to or not.
>local dragongirl gets high, steal neighbor's pet bird, loot town's armory and kidnap little boys>>4459701I'd like to think that bird looks similar to this
I love being a greedy dragon girl.
>>4459708God that game was fun
>>4459708Local bird demoted to possession. More at 5
I wonder what it eats. Probably mana since it's a crystal construct.
I wonder, if we bring Gargles back, would one of the Guild of Shadows members like a giant bat mount? There's got to be a vampire or death knight that would love to adopt him.
>>4459708i feel miranda would be more like this
Rolled 3 + 9 (1d20 + 9)>>4459647>>4459650>>4459653>>4459655>>4459656>>4459657>>4459658>>4459660>>4459661>>4459667>>4459672Welp, gonna take it. Gonna take the metal box parts. Gonna take the shield, too.Actually gonna take all of it. Just put it in, gonna scoop it up, gonna see it later.Right, gonna leave now. Sore-ish. Wanna shoot someone with the crossbow. Oh yeah, need the bolts. Getting the bolts now. Loaded in, awesome.The walk back, not bad, not bad at all. Here’s the door- secret door. Opening…wait no, not opening. Probably ambush. Yeah, ambush.What to do. Oh, wait, there's a trap. Somewhere. Elsewhere. You can feel it. Close but not everywhere. Hm.Gonna trigger it. See what happens.Soundless feeling in your brain, something goes off- in a good way. It's done. Dunno what, but it's done. NOW opening. Waiting. Ah, door open. Oh, still check for ambush just in case.Ah. There’s some soldiers outside. Vaguely concerning. Hm. Gonna leave anyway.>You're sore, they're annoying, moving past! >Crossbow time, yes.>Other
I hope we get a pov change for when people come back and see the dead bioweapon (Hydra) and half of the artifacts stolen not to mention the dissapearance of the fairy-hybrid.
>>4459727>>Crossbow time, yes.
>>4459727>Barrier. Wall. Splat.Basically, summon a barrier and push these dudes against a wall until they splatter.
Oh yeah, forgot:>Current Mana: I Said I'm Fine Which I Am So Shut Up/11000
>>4459727>>You're sore, they're annoying, moving past!>>Channel Overchargeshould bulldoze over everything
>>4459727>You're sore, they're annoying, moving past!choo choo motherfuckers!!
>>4459727>OtherSince they're clogging up right in front of the entrance and leaving everything else empty....>Have Gartoum shadowmeld us past them.Then we run to the room where we dropped down (while spraying sticky mana everywhere like a high dragon should). We should be able to jump up before the crash hits.
>>4459727>>4459734Switching to>You're sore, they're annoying, moving past!so we can save ammo and to accurately know what happens when it fires.
i still feel we should use the magical unquenchable flames that we learned. that will definitely stop everyone on their tracks.
>>4459727>You're sore, they're annoying, moving past! >Barrier. Wall. Splat.>Channel OverchargeFUCK OFFRun back to the place where we placed our turret and maybe get out the gauntlets to fix it fast!
>>4459746And we need to consume some Mana crystals.
>>4459737Well if my idea is not winning then we can just use Over Channel and sweep through this unga bunga
>>4459727>You're sore, they're annoying, moving past!Power walk with some>Channel OverchargeNever has a curt strut been so deadly, or so fast.
>>4459749+ this too
>>4459737these are the last few posts where synth-seither buff is still active, so we can go crazy with our inputs
>>4459735Alarming, our mana bar is being antagonistic
>>4459754it wants another hit.
>>4459740Fyi boss I'm switching to just using Over Channel if it's not clear enough.
Barrier it is. Writing!
The meditation room should help us cope with the crash somewhat. Not that scary eh?
>>4459757You mean Overcharge?
>>4459764Oh god...Our Mana Bar's calling the shots now.
>>4459763we don't have that here and by the time we go to the room, the crash will be a long distant memory
>>4459764Oh, I was about to ask and realized I misinterpreted >>4459744.Eh, yeah.
>>4459767I think anon is referring to the fact we used the meditation room before going on this mission and sometimes meditation options crop up to keep Miranda from flying off the handle.
>>4459767No anon, the meditation room bonus helped Owlia with her Ivonium hypnosis last mission. I'm assuming since we have that we should not get hit that hard by te crash.
>>4459768https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5EdMIwMnrk
>>4459774>>4459775ah, alright
>>4459775Pretty sure it was used to keep Cylica from flexing her super cool lightning spells while ojou-laughing to the max.
>>4459727No time for this. You have places to be and they aren’t in it.They try to say something as you walk out. Boring, no time. BURN THEM.“GO AWAY!” you yell as- yes, more rush. Great! Oh, they’re sweating. Oh, they fainted. Neat. Moving on.Okay while stomping on a couple. Stomp stomp stomp because they’re in the way anyway. Moving on moving on. Where’s the place you came in at- right, down the hall.Moving moving moving- wow where IS everyone? Weird. Weird Weird strange. Fancy bedroom. Also bed! Boing, you go up.Oh hey, there’s old helpful lady. Hello old helpful lady. By old helpful lady. She wouldn’t like the heat anyway. Old skin burns easy. FutureSight!Oh hey wait there’s more here. Boo.>Roll 1d14-1, best of three. Lower the better in this case. (I think this works just as well to prevent the ‘instant loss’ scenario without potentially hitting negatives. Also you get a bonus due to Overchannel.) > (Intimidation) ROAR ROAR ROAR GET AWAY> Other
Rolled 13 - 1 (1d14 - 1)>>4459785> (Intimidation) ROAR ROAR ROAR GET AWAY
Rolled 1 - 1 (1d14 - 1)>>4459785> (Intimidation) ROAR ROAR ROAR GET AWAY
>>4459788FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKwe definitely balied out juuuust in time (for now)>>4459791YES
>>4459791...Well then. Yeah, no, that counts.
>>4459785> (Intimidation) ROAR ROAR ROAR GET AWAYHow do you do the subtract thing on the dice options?
Rolled 11 + 1 (1d14 + 1)>>4459785> (Intimidation) ROAR ROAR ROAR GET AWAY>OtherStart rapid firing magiblasts.>>4459791This magic meth is too good.
Rolled 14 - 1 (1d14 - 1)>>4459785>> (Intimidation) ROAR ROAR ROAR GET AWAYSeither boosted Dragon Roar? Woo!>>4459791NOICE!
>>4459791Oh thank goodness. We getting outta here!
so what have we learned so far anons?Greed isn't good.
>>4459780Like that but probably with a bit more of splashing
Also, your current 'count' is at 18 as I forgot to update after the >>4459727 post.
>>4459799Damn straight it's too good. I wonder if we can make a business from producing and selling it back in the intersection. Silver Eye Solutions subdivision: Blue Answers.
>>4459805But with how much stuff we took and how we absolutely crushed things on our way out, they'll think we ate their fairy boy for sure to power up.
Also, don't forget about the turret!
>>4459809But siether is red :thinking:
>>4459785>> (Intimidation) ROAR ROAR ROAR GET AWAY
>>4459791
I wonder if the old lady is the fairy kid mom.
Think it's pretty obvious what's happening here so I'm just gonna start writing.
>>4459812and we almost got an instant death scenario. that's not good at all.
>>4459791>>4459788>>4459798>>4459799>>4459802>>4459814https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Jd3ujTAY4
>>4459820>a CRIT while we're on a berserk pack and we have our burning aura onI'm impatiently waiting for the intermission post.
>>4459809>>4459816Seither is red, but it changes the color of user's mana signature - raw seither made our spells have dirty purplish, and I think processed made it pink >>4458062>it’s all very cotton candy looking and that makes you giggle a bit#82>you thrust towards the mechanical threat’s seeking eye as you let the gathered mana flow- a murky purple beam erupts from the tip, wider than you’d expected by a fair bit.
>>4459822Ey, I for one, voted to leave early
>>4459831fair enough but still, we dipped into lorelei's mindet for far too long.
>>4459834Mmm, there was definite side-mission thirst the last two threads.
>>4459838Must be our inner greed expressing itself.When can we sleep on a pile of treasure?
>>4459844Mmm, gold isn't THAT soft, but we can check if there's some magic inherent to dragons that makes gold comfortable.
>>4459785>>4459788>>4459791>>4459798>>4459799>>4459802>>4459814>>4459817 18 No.No.No. You want them away. You want them ALL far away. Not near you. Near you is dangerous. For them. Also boring for you. You want OUT.“GGRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!” The bellow leaves you. It’s raw. It’s deep. It’s powerful. It’s angry.They don’t like that. You can see shouts. Also hear footsteps. They’re running. Good. You’re not running because you’re sore. But you’re walking very fast. Oh, wait, wings. Wait, no, cloak. Shoot. Wanna keep that. Still leaving. Ah, there’s the stairs. Good. Hey, there’s yelling up here. Why? More stampeding.“DRAGON! DRAGOOOON!” Oh. Huh. “EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!” Who said that?Oh hey, there’s your turret. Poor turret. It’s in a lotta pieces.Owlia won’t be happy. Gotta get this back to her. Come here, turret. Okay, leaving now- oh.Huh. One guy. Silly guy. Has a flintlock, though. Scared. Very scared. “D-d-d-don’t move! I’ll shoot!” High pitched voice.Silly.>Current Mana: Told You Perfectly Fine So Piss Off/11000 >Burn him for he is silly and in the way.>You don’t like steps does he know a faster way up?>Other
>>4459854>Burn him for he is silly and in the way.he must burn with the GREEN MAGICAL FLAMES OF DRUG ADDICTION
>>4459828>>4459809>Seither is red>Owlia's made concentrated Seither pillsHaha, more like...THE RED PILL™
>>4459854>>You don’t like steps does he know a faster way up?>>4458485I think we can skip 2 floors at once - the rooms marked with red cross are conveniently placed under the Dignitary Room.
>>4459854>You don’t like steps does he know a faster way up?
>>4459854Supporting >>4459859
>>4459854>>4459859Let's do this.Flintlocks don't do jack to us.
>>4459854>Burn him for he is silly and in the way.
>>4459854>You don’t like steps does he know a faster way up?>"Lemme guess, pair of socks?"I hope it's a monstrous regiment reference.
Forgot the map AGAIN.
>>4459854>Burn him for he is silly and in the way.inb4 he soiled himself
>>4459854>>You don’t like steps does he know a faster way up?Dammit I wish we could just burn him and stride on like a total Baws, but the enemy army is coming so I'd rather get out of here ASAP. Give this guy the Dragon Kabedon and make him wish we didn't think he looked tasty.
>>4459875 We could make him carry us So long as it doesn't end up as some in universe love legend
If we end up going with asking where the back door is, any of you guys want to tip this guy on the way out, just to fuck with him some more?
>>4459883i think we're too drugged and stressed to make that kind of comments right now
>>4459885We don't need to say anything, just flip him a large copper and stumble out into the treeline like a drunk.
I guess since this guy will probably survive he will be part of the hero party.
Question. Yes. Asking!Writing.
>>4459892Probably. Assuming he doesn't try something stupid, like being a hero.
>>4459896At least he can be called a elite since he didn't run away.
>>4459854Ugh. More steps. Want an elevator. Does he know? “HEY.” He falls on his ass. It’s pretty funny, honestly. Gotta keep limber. You’re sore, don’t want that for you. “FASTER WAY UP?”He’s shaking on the ground. Confused. “W-what?”UGH. Walk close, maybe need to be louder- wait, too hot. Turn the hot down. Still sore. “IS THERE FASTER WAYS UP?!”“I-I-I don’t know any?! It’s just stairs!” He’s cowering. Boo. “It’s for the regiment’s health they say! There’s just the rear exit to the stables and the normal ones!”Oh hey! “STABLE EXIT, WHERE?” “I-i-i-in the back here!” He points straight down the hall. “Leads to a hall that has some gear! Then you go up the slope to the rider stables and that- that’s all!”Neat. Also long walk.>You have a mount so whatever, you just need to get up. STRAIGHT up.>Going outside then seeing animals and less soldiers sure.>Other
>>4459927>>Going outside then seeing animals and less soldiers sure.Maybe the stables are at a lower elevation and stairs are not needed!
>>4459927>Going outside then seeing animals and less soldiers sure."Also, tell your boss not to use fairy-human hybrids to power the base, that's bad, yo."
>>4459927oh well>>Burn him.>>Going outside then seeing animals and less soldiers sure.better to keep bat-friend hidden until we leave their vision, could help in the long-run - they might think that there are several people after the lockstones, not just us
>>4459927>Going outside then seeing animals and less soldiers sure.>Throw a copper coin at him.We're fast, WAY fast. A long walk like this is cake.
>>4459927>>Going outside then seeing animals and less soldiers sure.>>Burn him.
>>4459930>>4459935+, he'll need it for the first drink of his new life as an alcoholic.
>>4459927>>4459935+ bonus if we somehow knock him out with the coin. For style points.
>>4459932when we got the first lockstone, the only thing they got on us is that whoever did it had a giant bat as a mount, nothing else. Dragons have their own wings, why would it need a mount?
>>4459946*why would they think it'd need a mount?
Rolled 15 + 1 (1d18 + 1)Seems one sided enough. Writing.
>>4459949Uh oh.We have one more post until the crash. Two tops.
>>4459949That's supposed to be a minus.
>>4459951we're almost out. get to the stables, pop levitation crystal - and we're out. no anti-air - we got care of the cannons earlier.
>>4459951Hey, we dunno how bad the crash will be, maybe Miranda still has 2 or 3 k in the tank and she'll just be sleepy and achey
>>4459956It's swamp terrain, I don't think we need to spend our levitation crystal on seeding rumors when we could just superman jump.
>>4459956>>4459960How about high jumping then gliding across the jungle with the wings.
>>4459960>>4459956>>4459961Need to call Gargles first if we zone out mid air and can't control the flight path.
>>4459927>>4459928>>4459930>>4459932>>4459935>>4459940>>4459942>>44599454“OKAY YES.” You walk past him. You’re more sore now. Also things aren’t as slow anymore. Oh, wait. “HERE.” You fish in your more normal bag. You throw a Large Copper at him. It’s a fast one. He misses, it hits him in the shoulder and he falls over. “Gah! What the-!?” Okay he’s not dead good. Ah, here’s the door. Lotta saddles. Whatever, on to the stables.Wow you’re sore. Long hallway. Still got some energy though. Plenty! Right?...Maybe not right. Your legs hurt. Your arms hurt. Your face hurts. Think the wings hurt, too. You can still go, though. Still fight, still walking. It’s not that bad yet. No, nope, not that bad. Long slope, though.Oh hey, there’s the door! Okay, yes, animals.>Current Mana: I’ll-I’ll Rest Later Calm Down I’m Okay/11000>Maybe summon bat-friend now. Like now now.>Get a mount, try to get as far away as possible on it.>Can jump still, just might hurt on landing, no big deal.>Other
>>4459957we also have living mana battery in our bag of holding, we can siphon mana with our mana condenser>>4459961yeah, I like that. And we kinda started on our flying technique, right?
>>4459966>Maybe summon bat-friend now. Like now now.>Can jump still, just might hurt on landing, no big deal.A failed landing won't kill us. And this is much faster.
>>4459966>>Can jump still, just might hurt on landing, no big deal.>>Glide using your wings and Air Shift
>>4459966>Maybe summon bat-friend now. Like now now.>Can jump still, just might hurt on landing, no big deal.
>>4459966>Maybe summon bat-friend now. Like now now+>>4459969Gargles save us!
>>4459966>>Can jump still, just might hurt on landing, no big deal.Miranda had flight experience with wings in a previous job if I remember correctly, so this shouldn't be too hard.
>>4459966>Quickly consume some Mana crystals to stave off the crash>Can jump still, just might hurt on landing, no big deal.>Glide using your wings and Air ShiftUgh just a little bit more and we're outta here
>>4459966>Can jump still, just might hurt on landing, no big deal.
That was a fun rampage
>>4459966>Maybe summon bat-friend now. Like now now.I'm not so in love with aesthetics that I'll risk faceplanting into the swamp, passing out and getting shot by some deserter with a chip on their shoulder
>>4459978That's why we're voting to call bat-friend while we jump. He can catch us.
>>4459966>Maybe summon bat-friend now. Like now now.Use the bat-friend signal.
>>4459978+consume a mana source, if we have any, did we gobble all our crystal mana?
>>4459981we've used only 2 mana crystals + they are rechargeable. I got proof, wait a bit
>>4459981>>4459983#45
>>4459987ok, i just didn't know how many we popped, i know they're rechargeable but thanks for the snip
>>4459992We popped 2.Holy smokes we didn't even use the induction orb!
Bat Thing, to us!Writing!
oh right, we still have mana condenser on us. this will certainly help with the crash
>>4459996Think it won't be bad enough that it will knock us unconscious outright.Is the birb still pecking our head?
>people start to question why a dragon is using a bat to travel>Some smart ass ask why people use horses when they have legs
>>4460000I think the bird got asleep?
>>4460000I will be surprised if it is. You would figure the roar would have scared it away.
>>4460001I mean, one is a mythical beast of immense power and is known for flying and burning stuff. And the other one is just a bald monkey.
>>4460004Wasnt it trapped in our cloak? Its probably still inside there but scared shitless.>>4460000Checked.
>>4460007>Dragons do whatever the fuck they wantThere, that's the best explanation.
>>4460004>When Miranda was breaking and looting, the birb was pecking.>When Miranda was roaring at people, the birb was pecking.>When Miranda was asking for directions, the birb was pecking.>When Miranda was jumping and flying, the birb was still pecking.>angry birbs gon' angry birb
>>4460003>>4460004it's a crystal construct, I assume it doesn't tire or knows what fear is.but we might've melted it with our overchannel tho...
>>4460011I hope it wasn't. the bird would be a great gift for O&C.Also nice triple dubs
>>4460009Brilliant!
>>4459966>>4459968>>4459970>>4459971>>4459972>>4459974>>4459978>>4459980Time for the sigil. “Hey, need help. Can you tell where I am? Look for me near.” You’re really sore. It sucks. Everything’s getting slow. You have to keep walking. Condenser, where’s your condenser...it should help. Kinda. Crystals...would they help? Maybe.What’s going on? Uh. Blurry. There’s the door.Oh, grand. Moonlight. Wind. Good. Take a few breaths. Focus.Why is there tapping on your head- oh, right. Bird. Wait, it’s back? Where’d it go? Ugh.You’re reaching up. It’ll probably peck you.It doesn’t peck you. Feels weird. Warm but solid. It’s not even struggling. Pecks your hand. Doesn’t look panicked, though. Another peck. Chirps.Ah, there’s a screech. Oh, you need to fly. Get out of here asap. Right, right.Tense legs. Focus. JUMP.Wings. Oh, wow, the air feels great. You can hear yelling, though. Lots of it. Right, cannons. Oh, there’s batty. Need a name for it. You float on it, it’s...it’s fluffy but scraggly. It’ll work for now.You’re sore everywhere. The crystal bird pecks your hand again. It’ll probably fly off eventually...if you let it.‘Excellent work,’ you hear. ‘Now rest, for when you wake, we shall commence in earnest.’Finally. Sore everywhere…you feel noodly. You want to shiver. It all hurts. You're exhausted. This SUCKS....Maybe a nap. Once you're far awayCRASH OUT: When you come off a Seither Boost, you'll have to suffer the effects of a Crash Out. Depending on how much you downed, a Crash Out can be anything from simply stiffness or some exhaustion, affecting attempted actions and rolls and preventing certain options, to flat out unconsciousness. Not a great thing to have in the middle of a high-energy situation, but considering the benefits are unlimited mana UNTIL you Crash Out, well...>Roll 1d20-10, best of three.
>>4460008Not trappes just using it as a perch.>>4460010>Miranda wakes up from the high with the birb still pecking at her.>>4460011True. Ah i hope we didn't break it i wanted the pretty birb.
Rolled 8 - 10 (1d20 - 10)>>4460015Just in time for the crash. Impeccable timing.Hope I got this roll right.
Rolled 18 - 10 (1d20 - 10)>>4460015this is going to suck.
Rolled 2 - 10 (1d20 - 10)>>4460015
>>4460018Honestly, it's impressive timing. Very fortunate rolls at times.
>>4460018You did it!!
Rolled 9 - 10 (1d20 - 10)>>4460015Kek! The birb was still pecking!
Rolled 10 + 10 (1d20 + 10)>>4460015>>unlimited mana UNTIL you Crash OutDoes that mean we didn't lose any mana?
>>4460022ikr? This is coming into Miranda's book, if she ever writes one.>>4460023You too anon!
Also, I'll say this: Your Overchannel was both helpful AND hurtful. Remember Overchannel has backlash, too...
>>4460021>>4460018Impressive
Rolled 3 - 10 (1d20 - 10)>>4460015Unlimited mana sounds reeeeeeeealy good. and i think i can come with a way to break the rules
>>4460015>unlimited mana
>>4460015thanks for the run, it was great!
>>4460030But really we should avoid becoming a Palpatine, drugs are bad kids.As super excellent as Miranda feels while on Synth-Siether, the comedown seems to SUUUUCK
>>4460025This sounds like we might be topoed off as well, so its definitely a good idea to pop one of these when we're at 50% or lower
>>4460025No, you technically lost mana, but it doesn't register until you Crash Out. For an extreme example:If you popped some pills and really needed to, you could spam Nebula Busters. Back to back. Until you Crash Out. The Crash Out rolls wouldn't be much different, but you'd be able to burn more than 3 and still function. But WHEN you Crash Out...you'd probably want yourself near a source of richly replenishing mana quickly.
>>4460031Handler didn't say last post :0
>>4460035Sounds rad.Owlia just created something monstrous. I think those Coven witches would love to have a few samples...
>>4460035Oh, so it IS magical meth. Sweet.
Writing. Last post.
>>4460032Right. The test batch was technically a failure - this pill is too strong even for us, not everyone in the Intersection is a walking nuke with immunity to mana poisoning. And delirium is a big no-no if we want other people to use it.>>4460036oh, sorry. Handler's been running for 6 hours straight, felt like it was a good moment to finish for today.
>>4460048we did eat 2 pills
>>4460049We actually used only one.And it is supposed to be half as strong as the weakest Seither crystal.My fucking arse. Owlia still did good though.
>>4460048I wouldnt call this a failure because this definitely is a "do or die, last resort" kind of pill. We should create different versions of it, but as it stands right now, the pill can be used for desperate situations and maybe even for vehicles as well.
>>4460050Just imagine the crash if we used the pure seither crystals. Yeah we need to congratulate Owlia for this and suggest if she can make the crash at the end less severe.
>>4460035>spam Nebula Busters. Back to back.Damn. Not sure if I want a situation where Miranda would need to do that, but the imagery alone sounds terrifyingly awesome. Would probably be fitting of a Dragon's Rampage though.
>>4460037They gotta pay up first.
>>4460054My dude, what if we just charged it until we crash? BIG BUSTER!
>>4460050>And it is supposed to be half as strong as the weakest Seither crystal.Small Seither Shards:>These Seither Shards can provide a Mana Overcharge of (1500) for anyone that utilizes mana, increasing both power and capacity for a brief time, or until the excess is used up. Minor caution should be shown in that using a high number at once may cause mana leakage to a debilitating degree.I think it's safe to use up to 3 of those on the same day. Medium Crystal for comparison:>These Seither Crystals can provide a Mana Overcharge of (4000) for anyone that utilizes mana, increasing both power and capacity for a brief time, or until the excess is used up. Extensive or indulgent use may carry consequences...
>>4460052I only said 'technically'. Like this anon said>>4460050, it was presented as a weaker version, not 'do or die' booster:>Synth-Seither Pill (x6): This is an experimental pill of concentrated synthetic Seither. It is less potent than the original substance, but allows for similar effects if taken. It is estimated that the substance currently works at a 2:1 ratio of effectiveness- that is, two pills of concentrated Synthetic Seither would equal roughly one pill of organic Seither. She would like descriptions of its effects.
I want to keep the bird. Also what you guys think we should do with the kid we kidnapped?
>>4460061So what's the next item on the list for field testing?
>>4460062We nap, then we pull him out to have a chat. Need to know what the hell he is first and what he can tell us.Over all, I still want to leave him to the church.Next item on the list is the healing barrier, which we can test on one of our upcoming minions.
>>4460067I guess we could do that. Not like the client would care about the kid anyway. And i don't think we should take him with us to the intersection.
>>4460015>Once you're far awayEverything. Fucking. Hurts.That’s the first thing that comes to mind when you wake up.And yeah, your mind’s back under control. You’re not 100% sure what happened between killing the Hydra and waking up in a giant cavern, but you’re pretty sure you got the Lockstone. You remember something about getting an army. Your bat is sleeping, with you on its back. It’s daytime.And there’s a crystal bird sitting on your chest. It pecks at it. Doesn’t hurt, but it’s interesting. The little thing chirps at you, like it’s saying ‘yeah, deal with it’. The chirp is kinda...well, not really a ‘chirp’, more like a ‘ding’. Like a dinner bell being rung, but a bit lower. It hops around a bit. Chirps again. Pecks your chest.This is about what’s gonna be your lot for a while. Mana condenser or not, those pills...holy CRAP they took a lot out of you.Still, it seemed worthwhile. Of course, though, your ‘boss’ speaks up. ‘Ah, you wake. Are you functional?’“Brutal honesty? No,” you think. It’d hurt to actually talk. “Overloaded a bit, need to recuperate.”‘Drat. However, this will be acceptable for now. My connections...my focus is returning, but it is not fully complete. To ready my forces for use will still take some time.’ Oh. Convenient. ‘Until then, remain in hiding. We shall soon strike elsewhere, and bring fear properly into their hearts.’“Oh yeah?” Well, that sounds like he’s got a plan.‘Indeed. We shall converse more on the subject later, but for now, recuperation is necessary.’ He’s not wrong. ‘However, I find that construct on your chest fascinating. I have studied it for some moments while you rested.’Huh? “Why’s that?”“Its malleable nature. I have noticed something peculiar of it- it seems to have no type of mana, yet all types. I suspect the creature could be influenced to carry all elemental types with proper exposure- my own and even the damnable light included. Should you be able to bring it to heel, it may be of some use. Thought its violent nature seems...peculiar.’Oh? Well, that’s fascinating. “Violent nature? It’s just pecking me.”‘This is because you are Dragon. Your nature is of a Dragons, and what is yours is yours. However, I suspect that for more typical mortal foes...it seems like attracts like. It seeks to match itself to your mana type that it may feed. But it cannot. Should it, then, find a source of flame while it is of flame...it would feast.’ Mana eater? Wow. ‘Indeed, a worthwhile creature to induct into my army.’Well. Fascinating. You’ll consider that for later. But for now?Ugh. Everything still hurts. Maybe you can get back to sleep in a bit...(NOW we're done. Will post tomorrow! Night!)
>>4460062>1.drop him off in the city-state we visited earlier, send him to the church and to tell about all the bad things drogans did to him>2.keep him for longer to study weakpoints of fairies and to siphon his mana, then drop him of in Almina and have him tell on drogans>3. same as >2, but instead of dropping him in Almina we convince him to join our client's side>4. babysit him the entire mission and offer to take him to the Intersection. But he has to prove that he can survive there and we need to learn more about him - don't even know if he has a name or not.>>4460065Z1, BABY!
>>4460073Thanks for the run boss!Damn what a killstreak. That's two doooown! And we get a mini vacation for it too.
>>4460073Uuuuuh what?Did we loot a mini Z1?
>>4460073Gnight handler! thanks for running!
>>4460073Thanks for running!Also, i'm liking the shadow king as our boss. He might be a show off, but he cares abour his underlings.As for the mana eater.... i do t think its a good idea to bring the kid with that thing around, but if we find a fairy and we atune it to that.... well. That will suck for them.
>>4460073The bird construct is fascinating, but I'm having some trouble understanding how it works and be used. Is the pecking the way it matches to our mana? if yes, then why is it not working? because if Miranda doesn't feel like her mana is being drained then I assume it can't 'feed' yet.That and if we ever want to use it to drain an enemy of mana, does it have to match them first via more pecking?
>>4460073Oh the birb really eats mana. And apparently took a taste for Randa's mana.
>>4460083From what i get:The bird cant feed from us because our mana type is null and it cant feed from null, but if we brought the kid out(he is half fairy so he has light mana), the bird would peck him, change into light mode and probably drain him out.
>>4460083It's a mana eater it wants to eat mana. The epcking is because it wants to link with our mana and feed from it. Now that i think of it this thing could probably eat a fairy.
The day after the raid...during Miranda's rest.>Alright! Nearly there...this place is pretty known for its honorable people and friendly atmosphere, not to mention some delicious seafood! If we can get some clues here, then I think we'll be in good shape. Shouldn't be too tough!>You mean like that horde of Grumblestones weren't too tough? You're lucky you had my power with you, 'hero'!>Hey! We got through them fine! And I'm not a hero, I'm just a soldier.>Suuure. Still, I guess you're right. We're making good travel time, and we just started! Hopefully we can convince them to either put some extra protection around the thing, or move it, or something...>Wait, 'move it'? You can't just 'move' a Lockstone!>Oh, can't you? Hehehe...>Wait...you can?>You're lucky you know ME! I just so happen to know a little trick...trust me, with my help, that evil bandit'll never get their hands on the other Lockstones!>Awesome! Then we should get moving!>W-what? But I just had breakfast! It's not healthy to move on a full stomach, isn't it?>Hahah! Come on, you! The day's not waiting for us!>Augh, I swear, no respect!>...>...>...so...they're after the Lockstones, too...A bit meta, but I trust you to not take advantage.
>>4460089Oh look the hero and his companion. They are in for a surprise
I must say, miranda getting H I H G on magic meth was not something I expected to happen, but boy is this hilarious. And effective to boot!
Alright, here's our loot for the raid.+ Anga Totem. Still don't know what it does.+ Drogan Military Uniform Jacket (Large).+ Flintlock Pistol.+ Drogan Officer Armor and Helmet. Helm's enchanted.+ Bucklers x4+ Bracers. There's something special about them, more info needed.+ Wind Gem. A strange pockmarked, spherical, anti-grav, wind-producing orb/gem.+ Faemetal box's scraps.+ Prototype Golden Crossbow with some of it's bolts. Seems to be the "biggest" item that we snatched.+ Whatever junk on the table that we looted too during our drug-fueled rampage >>4459727+ Razorbladed Shield.+ Crystal construct bird. Eats mana and doesn't afraid of anything. Warm but solid to the touch.We have a LOT of scanning to do.
>>4460089>A bit meta, but I trust you to not take advantage.Thankfully i'm an idiot and i have zero geographical awareness.
>>4460248Does the fairy boy count as loot?
>>4460355I'd say he'd be more of an NPC than loot.I wonder how he'd react if we told him we can help him find oblivion, IE get him thrown out of the Intersection into nothing.
>>4460369I just imagined scrolling through >>4460248, and seeing someone tied up in there or something looking at you. Then continuing to scroll onward.
We have looted from the guards of the first lockstone something that could help us recover quicker.>>Enchanted Scarf: Scarf emits limited mana signature consistent with low-energy mana. Automatic limited restorative effect.>So it’s a healing scarf? That’d explain how she tanked that first shot so well.
So whats the current plan right now? Go to the city the merchant told us? Begin making hit and run attacks to wear the enemies out?
>>4461319Now we rest, read manuals for Gartoum, and talk with the fae kid
>>4460073When you wake up for the second time...well, shit, you’re STILL sore.But, you at least can move. It just smarts a bit. Lifting yourself off the furry bat, you land on the ground with a grunt- aching joints make it rougher than you’d hoped for...and that’s just a small jump. Anything more harsh than walking and maybe some like stretches is DEFINITELY off the table. As you look outside, you notice that it’s nighttime; likely you’ve been out for a solid day. Even the crystal bird is...well, you’re not sure if it’s ‘sleeping’ or not, considering it’s crystal. But it’s very still and in a sleeping position, so presumably yeah. You’ll leave them be for now. In the meantime...stretches.You’re halfway through a (very) truncated version of your usual routine when you hear the ‘King’. ‘Excellent timing! Rejoice, for my connections have been restored and strengthened- which means I can at last bring forth my hordes of shadowy creatures to do my bidding, and corrupt the witless beasts to serve under me forevermore!’“Congratulations,” you whisper, testing your voice- damn, even speaking’s hard. “How do I get some of that?”‘Simple,’ is the response. ‘I shall bequeath to you a minute portion of my power. Through it, you may summon the common shadow beasts under me at will, to an extent.’‘To an extent?’ you think back, catching the qualifier.‘Indeed. My power has not FULLY returned, of course. Whilst I can bring forth my common hordes, it will take some effort to return me truly elite forces to me. However! The power of corruption I can grant is more than enough to make up such numbers,’ he responds confidently. ‘The mindless beasts shall be changed with but a touch and your own dragonic will! From there, they are yours to command, second only to myself, of course! I trust this explanation is understandable, yes?’>Can you go more into detail? (About what?)>Yeah, you got it.
>>4461333>Can you go more into detail?Is there a limit of beasts i can convert and how advanced are the orders they can take?
>>4461333>Can you go more into detail? (About what?)>"What creatures should I prioritize? Does this power also work on mortals and fairies to an extend?"
>>4461333>>4461341>>4461347these are good>put the Healing Scarf on
>>4461333>>4461341>>4461347>>4461359I'll take these boss.
>>4461333>Can you go more into detail? >"How witless are we talking here? Because fairies seem kind of witless."
What are we calling the bird?Z1 Junior?
>>4461515he explicitly said mindless beasts. i suppose we might be able to weaken or influence some mortals, but i feel that a fairy is no dice for now.
>>4461333>Can you go more into detail? (About what?)>What would be easier for you? Have me control beasts or having you summon your shadow creatures?>What are the limits of the shadow beings?>What type of orders can i give to the corrupted animals?>How many creatures would you be able to corrupt and how many shadow beings could you possibly summon?
>>4461611Well it's a crystal contruct bird. if it was blue i would call him Twitter specialy since it drains the mana from anyone that approaches it.
>>4461611>Z1 Junior>Z1 Ju>Zi YuWe'll call it Ziyu
>>4461793Uh creative. i'm okay with it.
>>4461611Peck or pecker
>>4461634I'm actually attempting to provoke an emotional response to gauge how likely it is the shadow king is a fairy themselves.
i'm thinking that the shadow king is the "other" being the fairy tale was alluding to. you know, the one the fairy imprisoned.
>>4461967I though the shadow king was the fairy that imprisioned the being
>>4462130Same, since the being that was imprisoned supposedly sang well, which I can't imagine the shadow king doing.
>>4462135>>4462130if that were the case, the shadow king wouldn't hate the fairies as much. Also, the "other" being in the fairytale was completely different from what the fairy had known, plus it makes sense that the fairy did manage to capture the "other" being again, making it a clear allusion to the shadow king's current state of being.
>>4462137I think the fairy was the shadow king because in the poem it says the fairy sworns to use the evry shadows that the being uses to hide to find him.True it's not mentioned how the being uses the shadow to hide itself so the natural control of it might be a allusion tot he shadow king skill.
>>4462177that makes sense as well i suppose although i feel that the king would be more focused into capturing this other being rather than revenge because judging from the fairytale, the fairies don't have a concept of evil emotions like revenge and spite.
Seems to me speculations point to our boss being the fairy in the fable. So finding the other being will be our alternate win condition no? At least we know there are more than one way to accomplish the job. Or we do both and get mad dough and loot.
>>4462355"Hey glad you had that whole epiphany about your past and the monster you've become as result of your passions, good on you, a lot of beings don't have that perspective. Now, we also just crushed the last mortal resistance, so my end of the contract is finished, if you could just pay me..."
>>4462355i still feel he's the captured being, because if he was a fairy he wouldn't have tried to hunt them down like this and would actually have skills to counter them and would refer to them in a different way
>>4461333>>4461341>>4461347>>4461359>>4461473>>4461515>>4461664Huh. “Well, couple of questions. Is there a limit of beasts I can convert and how advanced are the orders they can take?”‘Indeed, sadly. There are smaller wretches that can only understand the most basic of commands- to attack, retreat, captures, and so on. But more tactical maneuvers escape them. Have no fear, however, they know their place well.’ Blah. Well, it’s something.Next question, then. "Alright, so what creatures should I prioritize? I mean...does this power also work on mortals and fairies to an extent?"‘Ahhh...excellent initiative. But it does not- or at least, not so smoothly. They are creatures of complicated mind. This power works best on beasts; things that know only instinct. Indeed, it’s quite the dream to be able to corrupt a Fairy...Once upon a time I just about managed it...’ Oh? Did he? ‘Alas, it ended with the creature vanishing from my senses. Its own natural power combined with what I granted it had a most curious effect. I’ve little doubt it’s long perished. Such creatures taken as it was cannot survive for long without my power to continuously fuel it. Humans, on the other hand, are both impossibly difficult and yet easy. Their minds are...unfocused. Chaotic. What entices them one moment may well disgust them the next. Far better to simply dominate them in body and spirit than waste energy on the mind.’ Hm. Well then.Next question. “Alright, so what about number limits?”‘You are channeling my power through this clasp; it will be limited, but I anticipate you to put it to good use. Regardless of whether you summon creatures or manipulate their minds, I care not so long as you accomplish your task.’Vague, but hopefully in a good way. Chances are he’ll tell you if you’re running up on a limit of sorts. “Got it.”‘Perhaps you should practice, then. I suggest summoning a basic Wretch or two. Will the creature into existence- no. DEMAND it.’Hm. “How do they look?”‘Small, yet fierce. Your imagination will do the rest.’ Oh no. Imagination. Well...you can try.Alright, so...you DEMAND your Wretches to come forth!>They look like small, mildly humanoid creatures: shadowy, inky, beings in a feral crouch- mouthless, with bulbous heads and glowing eyes, and a tiny slit mouth with dripping goopy teeth. They barely come up to your knee, though. (A focus on all-rounding, with no major outstanding points)>They look like Quadrupedal, reptilian beasts, with massive toothy mouths. In fact, they’re pretty much ALL mouth, with maaaybe a small stubby body. No eyes, but they likely don’t need it. (Savage mobbing attack-focused beasts)>They look like they’re some kind of shadow beetle; with a vicious, razor shell and powerful pinching, trapping jaws. They’re very low to the ground, but with those hidden wings, they’ll be quite useful. Not to mention the sheer fear factor. (Stealthy striking and fear-inducing focused.)>Other
>>4462477Hm, so,Kingdom Hearts ShadowsStarcraft ZerglingsorUh... Beetles?I dunno what is the greatest Mook guys? your favorite nameless faceless expendible cannon fodder!
>>4462477>>They look like they’re some kind of shadow beetle; with a vicious, razor shell and powerful pinching, trapping jaws. They’re very low to the ground, but with those hidden wings, they’ll be quite useful. Not to mention the sheer fear factor. (Stealthy striking and fear-inducing focused.)They can sabotage supplies and distract people while we rush our objectives. Just let them cause a ruckus and sneak behind enemy lines using Gartoum.I assume we'll get more powerful minions once we get the next lockstone. Hope this doesn't lock out other options in the future, it'd be nice to have humanoid minions that can hold weapons.
>>4462477>>4462483actually, let's try this>Check your Summoning Booksmaybe we can find better options there + learn how to control them
>>4462477While I appreciate option number 2, I'd like to try something extra annoying and time-wasting for our foes instead.>OtherTurtle-like creatures. They have projectile breath weapons and can retreat inside their shell to stall. They also have a vicious biting attack if needed (ala Snapping Turtle). Their downsize is, of course, their speed. They can keep up with a running normal human but they'll eat dust when pursuing a Quickening-boosted one or any other abnormals.Basically, mini fortresses. Slow but powerful and hard.
>>4462487I think for that, the beetle might not be bad, and if they can sneak then it'll be easier to set up an ambush or blockade with them. I don't know how noticable summoning minions is, but I wager it's not something to be done in the moment or while being chased.they have some form of carapace, and being low to the ground means you have to aim downwards to hit them, and a low profile against projectiles which is convenient for minions.I sold myself on the mystery beetle>They look like they’re some kind of shadow beetle; with a vicious, razor shell and powerful pinching, trapping jaws. They’re very low to the ground, but with those hidden wings, they’ll be quite useful. Not to mention the sheer fear factor. (Stealthy striking and fear-inducing focused.)
>>4462491I like the beetles too, but their offensive capabilities aren't the best when disregarding stealth and when combating creatures that don't have morale issues, or elite foes. What I proposed can't do stealth (will be funny if someone get sneaked on by turtles nonetheless), but they can help out on tougher fights with their breath weapons while staying out of the way and can't be killed easily. They are also effective tarpits.
>>4462486alright, forget it, going with bugs after all>>4462502I think that once we'll get the next lockstone there will be an option to either upgrade Wretches or to make a new kind of minion, something Medium sized. We can pick something tanky/well-rounded later. Or make some ourselves if we read those damned summoning books already.Knowing how action segments usually go, we'd probably have to make a lot of snap decisions - and I don't think these turtles would reach their new objectives in time. Beetles can fly, which is extremely useful - they can move over water, fortifications and other obstacles, get into enemy formations without harm and mess with their vision and equipment (extremely annoying for archers, musketeers and artillery crews) and because they're so fast and creepy then they could spook horses and other mounts used by cavalrymen.
>>4462511>alright, forget it, going with bugs after allI was actually considering sticky bombs on the beetles, we ARE on the evil team after all.
>>4462477>Other:"A four legged, skinny ink-black hound, with mutiple eyes and a vicious wide mouth with razor like teeths, long claws sprouting from it's three fingered paws and four long tentacle appendages sprouting from it's back to hold objects or people. A creature focused to be fast in scouting and still be able to defend itself against attackers.
>>4462477>Other>TENTACLES
>>4462477Leaning towards >They look like they’re some kind of shadow beetle; with a vicious, razor shell and powerful pinching, trapping jaws. They’re very low to the ground, but with those hidden wings, they’ll be quite useful. Not to mention the sheer fear factor. (Stealthy striking and fear-inducing focused.)But >>4462487's cool too.
>>4462477>OtherMAGICAL CASSIOWARIES
>>4462502We can always compesate the lack of power of the stealth unita by grabbing some powerfull monster
WaitWhat's stopping us from creating 2 types of Wretches instead of only 1?
>>4463246Miranda's pervasive feeling of soreness from trying out magic meth for the first time. Her excitement on checking out what she got from the base. Curiosity regarding the fairy kid and what he was doing powering the base.
>>4463246>>4463253attention span
>>4463246Limited imagination and power balance?Maybe yhe boss has energy only to create one type of wretcher
>>4463246Miranda isnt that creative and handling a single kind of wretch is better in the long run than several different kinds.
>>4463246>>4463268>>4463329If it's about limited imagination then we can steal other summoners' homework and read scans of their books>Grey Codex >Titleless Book >’To Rend the Beyond’
>>4463355I was thinking about altering these bug summons somehow by imbuing them with some of our magic... Obvious ideas are sticky mana bugs and mini Nebula Buster bugs. Another option would be to alter our Harmonized Mana Blasts so that it follows where the bug lands and strikes the target while avoiding cover. Anyone else got any ideas?
>>4463366(checked)>Harmonized Mana BlastsOh right, I keep forgetting this technique exists.
>>4463377It allows us to pull our punches in cinematic fashion.
>>4463383...if we ever used it, anyway...
>>4462477I'll take the beetles and the turtles >>4462487 boss. But if we can't have two then only the bugs, seems versatile enough even though they're specced into stealth.>>4463366>Energy Channel + Shock TouchBugs that are on fire, stun with lightning and can also fly and stick to targets like crazy.>Mana TetherThey can now shoot mini sticky mana themselves. Although weaker than our version, there are a LOT more of them. This enables some creative plays, like dragging something off a cliff/into hazardous terrains.>Flux WaveTricky and extremely hard, but if we succeed they each will all have mini Flux Wave auras around them.>MegaphoneAmplify their screeches to absurd levels, leading to stuns and disorientations.
>>4463366>suicide bomber bugs? >MAGICAL FIRE BUGS(i really want to see the effect of the magical fire we learned)>Shotgun bugs>Barrier bugs>artillery slugs with the use of the sticky bombs>Orbital ring bugs>>4463400>Megaphonethese with the sonic screech/sun flare bugs would make GREAT riot control units
>>4463355
I'm gonna lock in beetles, but I'm not writing tonight. Today was stressful (admittedly it was largely my own damn fault) and I need a mental reset.
>>4462477>>4462483>>4462486>>4462491>>4462511>>4462631What comes to your mind is something that’s fear-inducing. A primal, but not overwhelming fear; something that causes unsettlement more than panicked flight. As the burble up from the ground, there’s a group of them, about a dozen. They look like they’re some kind of shadow beetle; with a vicious, razor shell and powerful pinching, trapping jaws. They’re very low to the ground, but with those hidden wings, they’ll be quite useful. Not to mention the sheer fear factor. ‘Ahh, I see.’ The King muses. ‘These insectoid Wretches will be most useful for widespread reconnaissance- your own submissive Shadow has done quite some work in that area, and I have noted it seems to be of your standard stratagems.’ Huh. So he knows Gartoum’s with you? Well, that makes sense, but still. Part of you just kinda thought he’d be more...offended? Considering the mutual shadow thing. Well, no looking a gift horse in the mouth, whatever. ‘You’ll be able to summon quite a swarm of these, though their survivability appears...lacking. Though I suppose that can be mitigated by focusing more of your energies on improving size, though obviously numerical superiority will suffer in exchange.’Well, they’re not meant for frontlining, soo… ‘Still, I will require the majority of my power to prepare, obviously. You will receive more forces or be able to summon more in due time...particularly if you retrieve yet another Lockstone.’ You kinda figured, but good to know. ‘I suggest you practice with orders and summoning for the time being as you acclimate...wheresoever you choose to retrieve the next Lockstone. Personally, I suggest Alminia,’ he grumbles at the end. Obvious bias. ‘For their Lockstone is not in the capital, I can sense. Somewhere well outside of it yet in the territories- though that is as far as my detection can go. Damnable barriers…’Well, YOU still need to heal up, leaving your actions limited, but at the same time, not on an immediate timeframe. You suspect that at this rate, you’ll be back to normal in about two more days...rough, but you don’t make a habit of overselling yourself these days. Sooo in the meantime…>(Limited) Action! Choose Up To Three, though strenuous physical efforts will come at a penalty.>>4462728He's an evil Shadow King, not a omnicidal monster.
>>4464857>Try to repair the Clockwork Turret>Take the fairy boy out of your sack and have a chat>Read the Titleless Book and learn more about summoningit has information about imbuing summons with power>>4463517, so maybe we can learn how to add alterations>>4463366>>4463400 or how to buff Gartoum and keep him active for longer>Put on the Healing Scarf to recover quicker
>>4464857>Take the fairy boy out of your sack and have a chat>Read the Titleless Book and learn more about summoning>Try to practice with your flame see if you can use it pass touch base attack. Maybe even a fire breath
>>4464857>Put on the Healing Scarf to recover quicker. (This shouldn't count as an action, right?)>Think of names for bat-friend and birdy.>Take the fairy boy out of your sack and have a chat.>Read the Titleless Book and learn more about summoning.>Improve Flux Bubble.As it stands right now, Flux Bubble is useless in most situations. We should make it better asap. The turret can be repaired whenever.
>>4464857>Put on the Healing Scarf to recover quicker>Take the fairy boy out of your sack and have a chat>Read the Titleless Book and learn more about summoning>Improve Flux BubbleGuys our haul's still unscanned.
>>4464857>Take the fairy boy out of your sack and have a chat>Read the Titleless Book and learn more about summoning>Scan our loot, particularly the wind gem, crossbow and shield.
>>4464857>>4464991support, though if order matters, crossbow first IMO
>>4464857ooooh boy, if they are small enough, they can full a trick out of the facehugger book and rip any poor fool from the inside out.>Take the fairy boy out of your sack and have a chat>Read the Titleless Book and learn more about summoning>Scan our loot, particularly the wind gem, crossbow and shield.sadly i think that the turret has been damaged for too long for us repair it.
>>4464857>>4464862Alright, switching>Try to repair the Clockwork TurretTo>Improve Flux Bubble.Scanning loot is a waste of 'long rest' action, it can be done whenever as well.
>>4465769So you want to try to practice a spell as we're getting over a headache from taking magicmeth while we hang with a fairy kid who probably wants to know why we're not eating him, and likely has plenty of questions regarding what happened.
>>4465791Yes? It's not a physically demanding action and opportunities to level up our skills are rare. Also we can stuff him back into the bag when we're done chatting. It's not like the downtime is only a night, we have 2 days. Scanning loot is indeed a waste of a long rest action like that anon said.
>>4465766I was expecting them to do something like pic related.
>>4465791I wonder if the fairy boy can work as a mana reactor and we can just recover by staying close to him.
>>4465791This >>4465795
>>4465791Also we could recover by the second day if we put on the scarf and sit near the fairy boy, but none of ya voted for it.
>>4465801>>4465795I'd rather we practice when we're not mana hungover and risk rolling with a penalty. We've already had plenty of bad luck learning spells before, so let's do it where we can get some sort of advantage rather than disadvantage.
the only issue i have with bringing fairy boy out is that the bird might want to eat him up.>>4465796any of the two can work. they are different kind of psychological horror that yield more or less the same results
>>4464887+Late vote but I want to get this skill online asap. Great area denial
>>4465811I'd rather get at least some progress than none at all.
>>4465811It's night at the moment, by the time we finish chatting with the kid logically we'll read. Then after sleeping to have the entire next day practicing and recovering.
>>4464857Forgot to link my vote handler >>4465832
>>4465813I though the birb was in rest mode
>>4465903that doesn't mean it can't wake up
>>4465813Well, we could just put the bird in a small barrier to keep it from the kid.
>>4465909Than we can put him in a small barrier and cover it with our shadow cape.
>>4465957>>4465914Uuuuh, you guys know we can just stuff birb into the bag right? It's small.
>>4465961Yeah, but then we're pulling the kid out of the bag with one hand while we're putting the bird in the bag with the other. I don't think it'll be exactly comfortable to do.
>>4465961Yes, but than we won't be able to make a bird joke. Also this:>>4465965
>>4465998wolf, sheep, cabbage and a boat
>>4465965>>4465998>>4466019>bird goes in first>then we pull the kid outshit guys, it's not that hard
>>4465965we can always put the bird in first and then pull out the boy. the bag makes an infinite room for every item, so they won't interact with each other.
>>4466027The bag creates separated "rooms" for each item. Unless we will the bird into the same room as the kid, they won't touch each other.
>>4466031yeah, that's exactly what i said. almost word by word even.
>>4465766>sadly i think that the turret has been damaged for too long for us repair it.Was there a time limit on restoration magic?
>>4466443I think so? The docs gauntlets' description should have that info
>>4464857(Will be handling this one bit by bit.)Well, all things considered, you don’t exactly want for things to do, honestly. It’s been a busy few days. First thing’s first, in this case: you have a certain someone to attend to. Reaching inside your bag again, you feel for a tuft of hair, then haul. The fairy-hybrid thing comes practically popping out of the bag yet again- this time in full, and with a bit of a yelp, even, coming to land flat on his bottom a couple of feet away from the bag, with an honestly surprised look on his face.It doesn’t last, however, as it returns back to his completely neutral-to bored expression he’s been wearing for since you saw him. “Ah. And once more I’m brought to bear for your purpose, although I confess to knowing not what that purpose is at this juncture.” He pauses, seeming to look around him. “And we are yet somewhere I know not. Fascinating, but alas, I doubt I am long to see it.”Alright. First thing’s first. What do you want to ask this guy?>Okay, so do you have any idea what or who you are?>Do you know about any of the other experiments that Drogan had?>So, you’re free. Know anything about the outside world?>Other
>Okay, so do you have any idea what or who you are?>Do you know about any of the other experiments that Drogan had?
>>4467245>>4467247
>>4467245>Okay, so do you have any idea what or who you are?>Do you know about any of the other experiments that Drogan had?
>>4467245>Okay, so do you have any idea what or who you are?>Do you know about any of the other experiments that Drogan had?>Other: See if getting close to him allows us to recover some mana and if we can syphon some of it for our recovery
>>4467245>Okay, so do you have any idea what or who you are?>How old are you anyway?>Do you know about any of the other experiments that Drogan had?>So, besides powering secret bases and making faemetal, what else did these guys do with you?
>>4467250Why’re you voting for your own vote, anon?
>>4467292I forgot to link it to boss' post?
>>4467245>>4467247>>4467258>>4467274>>4467275>>4467283>>4467304Might as well start off close to home. “Okay, so do you have any idea what or who you are?”He shrugs. “I am me. They mentioned me being ‘imperfect’ and ‘fae-blood’, for whatever purpose that may serve. I know little else, as those walls have been most of what I’ve ever known.”“‘Most of’,” you note. “That doesn’t mean ‘all’.” And he’s already helped you out. Fae-blood, huh? Then yeah, that...could mean a LOT. That they managed to do that to a fairy in the first place- maybe. AND that he was ‘imperfect’. Could be research still in progress...or simply putting an old prototype into use while the finalized version is out there or worked on elsewhere.He nods. “Indeed. If you truly wish to know...then I recall waking up in something far less amiable than my environs when you found me. T’was colder, and many individuals were looking towards me in a manner most chilling. I knew little, yet I knew much. I knew that these humans were of a foul countenance. Something about them did not sit well with me, and initially, I struggled.”“Struggled? How?” You didn’t think he had the stomach or will for it.“I wished them gone, and so I lashed out. Mindles, strange emotions,” he explains as though he’s ashamed. “And it resulted in them disappearing in pools of red. They were dismayed, but not dissuaded. And so it was I was eventually imprisoned. A different one, at first. Struck with rods and whips for several days, where they collected my essence, and then cast into the device that I called my home for many many moons.”“Creepy, to say the least,” you admit. Though if they tortured him...he's got one heck of a healing factor- you can't see any scars on him. “So you’ve basically been in there since day one. That’s unfortunate, but it does bring up something else. Do you know about any of the other experiments that Drogan had?”He pauses in thought. “None of my like, to my good fortune. But there was one that I recall. A strange creature they mentioned. Claimed to be some creature that could ‘keep me in line,” though I know nothing else about it.” Hm.(cont.)
>>4467488“Wouldn’t have happened to be a sort of mana-eating bird, would it?” you chance as you pick through your bag. Where’s that scarf...ah, here it is. Should help at least with mana recovery. Physical would still need help or time.He shakes his head slowly. “As I said, I know nothing else about it. Merely that it was a threat on my ever-limited life. Perhaps it was, and my memory betrays me. Perhaps it was not, and my use to you is as fallow.”Grand. Well, that’s not much to go from. Still, you have to say something. “Alright, then, here’s the deal...”> “I’m going to drop you off...somewhere. I can’t take care of you, and NO, I’m not eating you. But ideally you’ll be better received there than where you were.”> “You’re going to stick with me and figure out how to be ACTIVELY useful to me. You’ve got a LOT of latent power, and I hate giving up an advantage.”> “You’re a potentially dangerous individual, y’know. I’m not sure what I can do with you here, but just turning you over or letting you go might not be good for me in the long run, either...”>Other
>>4467491>“You’re going to stick with me and figure out how to be ACTIVELY useful to me. You’ve got a LOT of latent power, and I hate giving up an advantage.”MANA BATTERYand probably a reality bender as well!
>>4467491> “I’m going to drop you off...somewhere. I can’t take care of you, and NO, I’m not eating you. But ideally you’ll be better received there than where you were.”Something doesn't sit right to me...Also if he's fighting with us we have to limit A LOT of our arsenals (Z1, Flux Wave and the bird). I do not want to sacrifice those for a mostly unknown.
>>4467507he can also stay back in the bag. he seems pretty content there. plus if we bring him to the intersection we can make faemetal(and remunerate him for his services appropriately)
>>4467491>Other>Ask our boss if he has any plans for him
>>4467514If he's staying inside the bag he can't exactly figure out how to be ACTIVELY useful to us no?
>>4467491>>4467516Okay, forget it. Changing to> “You’re going to stick with me and figure out how to be ACTIVELY useful to me. You’ve got a LOT of latent power, and I hate giving up an advantage.”Gartoum is also mana dependant and limits our arsenal. Every teammate does. So what? Also this is just another reason to improve Flux Bubble.
>>4467491> “I’m going to drop you off...somewhere. I can’t take care of you, and NO, I’m not eating you. But ideally you’ll be better received there than where you were.”If you ask me, I prefer soloing unless our partners can take care of themselves. The boy's too green.
>>4467524fair enough, but he can be actively helpful to us out of combat as well. how? we'll know once we know what he can do
>>4467507Only 3 options is not 'A LOT'. We don't know how to use the bird properly and have to tame it first, and Z1 is only for very specific situations (lotsa mages/fairies concentrated in one area).
>>4467491>“You’re going to stick with me and figure out how to be ACTIVELY useful to me. You’ve got a LOT of latent power, and I hate giving up an advantage.”>Scan himHe could be useful, as a mana battery to recover mana after battle. We can ask the boss if he wants to discard him immediately.
>>4467491> “You’re going to stick with me and figure out how to be ACTIVELY useful to me. You’ve got a LOT of latent power, and I hate giving up an advantage.”
>>4467491Question: is the “somewhere” Miranda’s talking about in the first question this world or is she talking about The Care House?
>>4467552nah, that one is the idea of dropping him in a fairy temple to cause chaos. dragging him to the intersection is kinda option 2
>>4467552Obviously somewhere in this world.>>4467543>>4467546Fair enough, if he's a walking mana dispenser then I very much doubt Miranda would give up such an advantage. We'll see in time.
>>4467560i mean....we can drop him at any time in the church. at least we should try to get some use out of him first.
>>4467491> “I’m going to drop you off...somewhere. I can’t take care of you, and NO, I’m not eating you. But ideally you’ll be better received there than where you were.”I want to do this but not say it in such a way that it tips off our Shadow Overlord.
>>4467562the war spoils are ours. that was as per our agreement when we met with shadow king face to face. he has no claim on the boy or our loot
>>4467561I voted to drop him off because he's volatile and green ----> potential to blow up on our face later down the road.
>>4467491>>4467557In that case I'll go with the second.> “You’re going to stick with me and figure out how to be ACTIVELY useful to me. You’ve got a LOT of latent power, and I hate giving up an advantage.”Maybe teach him one or two of our spells if he behaves himself. Chances are he'll enjoy messing around with Tongue-Tye and Sticky-Mana.
>>4467557I think leaving him in Drogan will get him back to that fortress. Just because he takes shelter in the fairy temple, doesn't mean the empire or military won't force their way into getting him back.If we are gonna drop him off, maybe do it in Alminia.
>>4467567we can tell him to make a shield on himself and just blow up stuff that seems safe. or we put him in the bag when the situation demands it. its not like he HAS to be always useful to us.>>4467573who said anything about leaving him in drogan? there are many other temples in this world.>>4467570we could teach him how to make flux waves or barriers.... that seems safe enough
>>4467578I'm a little worried about using Flux Wave near a mana based being, but I'm fine with teaching him how to make barriers.
>>4467573The Fairy faith is a respected neutral faction above countries. The fortress already has a rep/rumour of doing unethical experiments, if the Drogans decide to barge in then it will be a massive international scandal that they can't tank after losing their fort. >>4467578>teaching him Flux Wave of all thingsAnon, I sincerely hope you don't want to do this.Giving the kid an undiscriminating spell that prones to friendly fire, or actually thinking he can grasp such a complex technique (even Izumi has trouble learning it).
>>4467591dude, its just an idea for the moment and if my idea is retarded enough someone like you or 5m4 will jump to stop me.
>>4467591And teaching him spells isn't that easy. We're not local, our innate magic system is different. It's like having an alien trying to teach a human profession to a human.>>4467594Just trying to discuss anon, but you have to admit teaching Flux Wave to a random is borderline bleach-spaghetti tier.
Locked, writing!
>>4467596Teaching flux wave to someone who views us as an antagonist I would say is worse.I am not in favor of teaching him any magic, I sort of wanna drop him off at a temple in Alminia.
>>4467578Teaching him flux wave is a bit too much>>4467596Good thing we have scanned the Endomagic book.
>>4467615To be honest I still think dropping him off right right at the temple near the Drogan trade city is the best idea, hitting them while they're down and all that. They'll be too busy fixing the scandal instead of diverting resources to other lockstones.And we still don't know what the kid's stance on us bringing in the apocalypse.
>>4467625we can ask him. i'm pretty sure he wants some revenge on the people who imprisoned him
>>4467637If we inform him about the impending apocalypse, he can't be used for false flag operations anymore. Drogan is small potatoes in mortal eyes.
>>4467625>>4467643Honestly, with how he sounds like he's been living nearly all of his life in a magic oubliette power plant chamber, he might not know enough of the world to know who's the bad guy.
>>4467649I don't trust him to lie for us. Anything that goes into this boy's ear is coming right out his mouth at first questioning.
>>4467649Then we can show him the truth.Don't let him anywhere near the hero's party though. Those types tend to talk-no-jutsu people into changing sides.
>>4467656>>4467663>>4467649depending on what we choose to do with him we can feed him half truths
>>4467656That's if we let him out of the bag.He doesn't seem to mind staying in there, anyway. Just buy him some junk food, some books, a local Game Boy equivalent with accompanying local Pokemon game, he'll be fine. Hell, chances are he could power up said Game Boy.
>>4467670>junk foodWE STILL HAVEN'T FED GARGLESI COMPLETELY FORGOT. This is outrageous!
>>4467674who the hell is gargles? pecker the bird?
>>4467675Our bat-friend mount, duh! We even spent our hard-earned and freshly plundered currency on his food!
>>4467674OH GOD, YOU'RE RIGHT!>>4467675Gargles is our bat mount, anon. He's such a good and smart batty, yes he is, yesheis!
>>4467674>>4467675>>4467681>The adventures of Melinda the Dragon Girl with Gargles and PeckerThey're making this cartoon somewhere, I just know it.
>>4467702What about the fairy boy? How do we name him?
>>4467717
>>4467717he's boy until we decide what to do with him
>>4467491>>4467502>>4467538>>4467547>>4467551>>4467570“You’re going to stick with me and figure out how to be ACTIVELY useful to me,” you explain. “You’ve got a LOT of latent power, and I hate giving up an advantage.” With how his aura alone seemed to be used to power the base, you have to imagine there’s some viability there- and you doubt he’s been trained at all, so if you can actually get him to LEARN a trick or two, that potential grows exponentially.“Ah. So an exchange of jailers?” he asks plainly.“Yeah, but you’re getting better accommodations with me for now,” you admit. “IF you don’t want back in the bag, I won’t force it so long as you don’t try anything funny, and I’ll actually give you a listen if you happen to have any opinions.” Not that he seemed to particularly MIND the bag, but having him on-hand would just be a lot more convenient, really.“As you say. Perhaps a better fate than making a meal of me. Then again, perhaps not.” ...sure, whatever.You don’t get much more out of him; asking about his memories in general (like the dragon thing) causes him to shrug and simply profess that he’s always known that ‘dragons hold an inexorable disdain for fairy-kind, and many feasted on them. Though fairies do not always reciprocate. I know not how or why I am certain of this fact. Another addlement of my mind, I suppose.’Fantastic. Well, you’ll let him acclimate, and in the meantime, decide to take some time to inform him of the details of the world he’s in- as well as fill in what you know about the fairies. You figure that, all things considered…>You’ll just give him the fact that you know- omit the fairytales and legends.>You’ll tell him everything as is, fairytales and legends included.>Tell him the actual details, but spin the fairytales and legends so that they reflect badly on the fairies.>Other
>>4467737>You’ll just give him the fact that you know- omit the fairytales and legends.
>>4467737>You’ll tell him everything as is, fairytales and legends included.
>You’ll just give him the fact that you know- omit the fairytales and legends.>Other>"There ARE tales and legends about us higher beings, but only a few or none of them get close to the real deal. If you want the truth, stick with me and cooperate, then I'll show you how deep this hole goes."
>>4467737>>4467755Forgot to link the post again, but yeah basically gauging a child's curiosity and set a flag to have him be loyal to us.
>>4467737>>4467739adding this as well>Other>"There ARE tales and legends about us higher beings, but only a few or none of them get close to the real deal. If you want the truth, stick with me and cooperate, then I'll show you how deep this hole goes."
>>4467737Taking this>>4467755
>>4467737This>>4467755I think that if he can power up magic items, then we can give him our gauntlets and have him repair the turret as his first task. There are other things we can keep him busy with, like recharging our mana containers (induction orb, mana condenser and crystals)
>>4467737>>4467755>>4467759>>4467765The rest of your time spent with him as you recuperate is of telling him of what you know about the world- everything that you’ve read in your perusing of the library, and the other sources of information you’ve managed to acquire in your relatively short time here. It’s not much, but you do include information such as locations, rulership, and most importantly, history. Or at least, history and myth. You know more about what MIGHT have happened than what HAS happened, but you admit such, and just tell it to him straight. He seems to take it all in with a less than concerned air. Even the part about the fairies and dragons doesn’t seem to phase him much- save for a slight shifting in position when you start on the tale. By the end of it, he’s leaning in a bit more. Clearly interested then, but maybe not understanding said interest aside from how it relates to his own knowledge. “Is there more such?” he asks. “To have such a thing happen, and yet...it be so uncertain.”"There ARE tales and legends about us higher beings,” you admit, “but only a few or none of them get close to the real deal.” With that, you stand up- you need a walk around to work your muscles back into order, and the sun’s just barely coming up. “If you want the truth, stick with me and cooperate, then I'll show you how deep this hole goes. Gargles!” He seems confused, before the massive bat turns to you slightly. You’d come up with the name on a whim while talking, and while it wasn’t the best, it worked well enough...so long as no one else knew about it. Or at least no one who mattered. “Keep an eye on him. He tries to run, hold him here. I won’t be far.”The massive thing chirps in confirmation, and without anything beyond a stern look, you half walk/half limp out of the cavern. Just a quick loop around should be fine, staying within eyeshot of the cavern…>Roll 1d100, best of three.(I think I'll end it early tonight, actually. I'll try to return earlier tomorrow. Around noon PST.)
Rolled 42 (1d100)>>4467852
Rolled 50 (1d100)>>4467852Night!
Rolled 29 (1d100)>>4467852
Huh, 50 on a best of 3 d100 is pretty low
>>4467877looks that we're still pretty sore
>>4467877I'm glad it's not the roll for learning new stuffs from the book/improving Flux Bubble. Looks like this is just a jog before bed.
>>4467889It might be something unrelated, like an offscreen event.
>>4467893hmmm, that as well. i wonder what or who we found. hopefully potential targets to use our minions on.
>>4467893>>4467940Hmmm >With that, you stand up- you need a walk around to work your muscles back into order,Yep, looks like a random encounter roll. Our morning jog either just got mediocrely interrupted, or nothing happened at all.
>>4467852>>4467854>>4467856>>4467858You can’t help but mutter some swears as you walk, trying to convince your legs to return to standard working order. At this rate, you can barely keep up a jog, much less a flat out sprint or a run. Those Seither pills are no joke...it’s not even matters of stamina, it’s just if you push them too hard shit starts hurting. In fact, a break wouldn’t go amiss right now…You wind up sitting under a rather large tree; the area Gargles had decided to escape to seemed to be a wooded forest area with very tall trees. You’re not sure where you are, unfortunately, but likely you’ll be able to get your bearings once you take off. It’s here that you decide it’s probably best to at least spend your time somewhat productively and search in your bag for something you’ve been meaning to get back to- one of the books you were given back on the job you got Gartoum in. You’re not sure if much in it will apply to the world you’re in right now, but eh. You could at least likely gain some inspiration, right?The tome is as you (vaguely) remember it, a manual and bestiary of what are now otherworldly creatures that you might be inspired from. The glyphs and motions and circles are likely useless to you now, but you at the very least might be able to get something from the creature list…It’s as you’re perusing the book as the sun is properly crested over the horizon, however, that you hear something coming through the underbrush. A quick sniff indicates little if no innate threat to you, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a weapon…You actually see them a bit before they see you, which is good as it lets you check that your cloak is up and everything’s hidden. It’s just a person- though a big one, tanned and well-muscled. He’s dressed like a hunter, with a massive bow and leather vest, with tan, rough slacks and a green shirt amongst other small things. His slightly furred face has a look of worry on it- and when he turns to you, confusion. “Hm? Ho there, child! What’s a youth like you doing out here all alone? Redbloom Hills isn’t the best place for a youth to take a lie down.”Hm. So that’s what this place is called…> “As you can see, I’m reading. I’d prefer if you left me alone, though.” Meh, he’s not worth bothering with.> (Intimidation) “None of your concern at all. Leave me alone.” If he starts getting to close, you might have to force him away...> “Waiting for my legs to stop hurting so much.” Maybe you can convince him you’ll be fine- or at least sate his curiosity.> Other
>>4468845> “As you can see, I’m reading. I’d prefer if you left me alone, though.” Meh, he’s not worth bothering with.Can’t risk finding out too late he’s some sort of ranger or law enforcement, especially with the possible risk of a bounty on our heads.
>>4468845>“Waiting for my legs to stop hurting so much.” Maybe you can convince him you’ll be fine- or at least sate his curiosity.
>>4468845>“As you can see, I’m reading. I’d prefer if you left me alone, though.” Meh, he’s not worth bothering with.
>>4468845>"What are You doing out here all alone?"
>>4468845>>4468854>>4468882You sigh. “As you can see, I’m reading. I’d prefer if you left me alone, though.” Meh, he’s not worth bothering with. He just looks like a concerned hunter, so frankly-“Ah, that’s true,” he admits, interrupting your thoughts. “However, I cannot say it sits well with me to simply leave a child on her lonesome in the forest. Not the Warden’s way.”“ ‘Warden’?” you ask wryly.He doesn’t seem too surprised, fortunately. “Ah. You’ve not heard of the Shade Wardens, then? Understandable, considering you don’t seem local…from the islands, then? Your countenance suggest such.” Oh. Huh. You were wondering, admittedly. “Well, long story short, we patrol these hills for bandits, criminals, and other such miscreants. We hold authority around these lands as well, so it’s usually less good of an idea to stir up trouble here as well. But really, child, as alone as you are…”“I’ll be moving before much longer. I just wanted a bit of a break,” you insist.“Mmm.” He doesn’t seem convinced. “Tell you what. I know this area is peaceful enough, though I’m still worried. So I’ll come back around come lunch-time. My patrol takes me roundabouts most of the major pathways. Hopefully, I’ll not be seeing you here alone next time, yeah? If I do, I’d hope you’ll be in shape to follow me to the nearest town.” With that, he nods. “Farewell for now.”He walks off, and you frown. Great, you’ve got a busybody to worry about…>Finish your walk and head back to start packing. You can at least take off now, even if you aren’t able to do much else…>You’ll be staying here as long as you damn well please. Better to avoid people- and if one ranger ends up going missing, well…>Other
>>4469085>You’ll be staying here as long as you damn well please. Better to avoid people- and if one ranger ends up going missing, well…Yeah, no. Don't interrupt our training, we barely get to do any.
>>4469085>Finish your walk and head back to start packing. You can at least take off now, even if you aren’t able to do much else…Yeah, time to scoot. See if there’s a village on our map nearby, preferably in the opposite direction he went.
>>4469085>Finish your walk and head back to start packing. You can at least take off now, even if you aren’t able to do much else…
>>4469085>Finish your walk and head back to start packing. You can at least take off now, even if you aren’t able to do much else…We can read and train the Flux Bubble somewhere else. Plenty of spaces.
>>4469085>Finish your walk and head back to start packing. You can at least take off now, even if you aren’t able to do much else…Can't count on Gargles to be able to keep the kid in check for whatever long it might take to reach other town.
>>4469085>You’ll be staying here as long as you damn well please. Better to avoid people- and if one ranger ends up going missing, well…
>>4469105Pretty sure that the option literally says we won't get to.
>>4469128>>4469085Welp thenChanging >>4469105>You’ll be staying here as long as you damn well please. Better to avoid people- and if one ranger ends up going missing, well…I'm not letting this go that easily.
>>4469085>You’ll be staying here as long as you damn well please. Better to avoid people- and if one ranger ends up going missing, well…It's just the local militia guys.
>>4469085>>Finish your walk and head back to start packing. You can at least take off now, even if you aren’t able to do much else…Let’s not risk him recognizing that we’re a dangerous criminal and thus causing our next lockstone job to be harder for us, kay?
>>4469144How would he recognize us as a dangerous criminal if no one got our description?
I think we are tied
>>4469144He can't. We're wearing the cloak, and we'll be long gone by the time the body's discovered, should we need to silence him.
>>4469149Second option is winning, >>4469137 has switched their vote
>>4469147The only ones to get a look at the real look were the soldiers from the fortress and some survived. But i figure they would take a little longer to have a description of Miranda's unique size.
>>4469155Cool.I don't mind winning or losing the vote i just don't want a tie.
>>4469152I admit i'm kinda curious if the Sjade Wardens are the group which the medalion we haven't identified yet, belongs too.
>>4469157I think the only one who has our description is this guy >>4459927, but the story he'd tell might be to bizzare for them to believe. Everyone else has fucked off without looking at us properly + overchannel's flames could obscure our appearance.
>>4469165*could've
Yeah, forget him.Writing.
>>4469085>>4469097>>4469116>>4469137>>4469141Well, forget him. You’d rather not deal with having to pack up and go and potentially make yourself worse or have to worry about hiding out somewhere less convenient. If he gets pushy, either you or Gartoum or maybe, y’know, your giant freaking bat will deal with it. In the meantime, though, daylight is shining through the trees, and you have more rest to catch up on. Especially because later in the day you want to do at least SOME training…In particular, the Flux Bubble of yours is proving...dicey. You know it can be of use, but you have to refine it more. The question is, what exactly do you want to focus on? There’s a number of aspects to the technique that need improvement, but as it stands, you may need to just focus on one at a time…Gargles stirs from sleep only barely as you see the fairy-ish kid sitting crosslegged, right inside of the cavern entrance. He makes no sound or indication of your return aside from locking eyes with you momentarily, either. Strange kid. “Enjoy the sunrise?” you ask. “Never have I witnessed such a moment,” he confesses. “I find my mind taken with questions for why such a thing happens so.” You have no idea what that means, and less care about deciphering it. Before you can mention your plans for later today, however, you hear a familiar ‘chirp’.The crystal bird, clearly awake now, flutters towards you and lands on your head, pecking at it once again. You’ll just take that as a hello. Alright, then…Although to your surprise, it then flutters over to the fae-child. Before you can warn the boy, however, it pecks at his head- once, twice, to little reaction from him. And on the second time, you see a thin string of...something. Not blood. Mana? It’s silvery and seems to flow into the bird; only for a few seconds before it stops- and the bird has changed color from a clear light blue to a brilliant silver, save for its eyes, which remain pitch black, aside from a small spark in the center. “...did that hurt?” you ask.“Only for the fleeting moment all transient pain has,” he says idly. “Aside from such I am no worse off than my sad state before.”Interesting…but something to think about later. For now…>What will you train for your Flux Bubble? Regardless, roll 3d20. Rolls and choices are decoupled.>Focus. Make it easier to maintain once it’s out so you can split your attention.>Movement. You need to figure out how to shift the thing so that you’re not stuck in one place.>Power. Try to figure out how to have it really knock them for a loop if they’re caught in it.>Other
Rolled 1, 13, 2 = 16 (3d20)>>4469252>Power. Try to figure out how to have it really knock them for a loop if they’re caught in it.
Rolled 17, 17, 6 = 40 (3d20)>>4469252>Power. Try to figure out how to have it really knock them for a loop if they’re caught in it.
Okay, I think it's clear I'm not really revved up today like I thought. Taking me forever to come up with posts. I'll post tomorrow, but I'll hold things here for now, short though it might've been.
>>4469252>Focus. Make it easier to maintain once it’s out so you can split your attention.Action economy is king
>>4469312roll the dice dude
>>4469252>>Focus. Make it easier to maintain once it’s out so you can split your attention.
Rolled 11, 2, 10 = 23 (3d20)>>4469252>Focus. Make it easier to maintain once it’s out so you can split your attention.
>>4469252>Focus. Make it easier to maintain once it’s out so you can split your attention.
17 17 10that's good.
>>4469252>Focus. Make it easier to maintain once it’s out so you can split your attention.If anything your posting speed still looks normal to me boss. It's just that the voting speed is slower than usual at that time.You better reward us with a longer run next week!
>>4469320>“Only for the fleeting moment all transient pain has,” he says idly. “Aside from such I am no worse off than my sad state before.”Man, Suzette would’ve enjoyed talking to this kid about how life is a grim death march into nothingness and life truly has no meaning save for its termination.
>>4469252>>Power. Try to figure out how to have it really knock them for a loop if they’re caught in it.Weakening and knock-out are great together for an incapacitation technique. First effect disrupts while second keeps them pacified. It'd also make the subject more liable to stay inside the Bubble.
>>4469721I'd like to work on it's strength too, but even a full Flux can't instantly knock someone out. If we can have it out without channeling then we can use that time to further suppress the targets, making them staying inside the bubble longer or do something else.
>>4464857>‘I suggest you practice with orders and summoning for the time being as you acclimate...Hmm, we haven't actually practiced summoning bugs...How nice of the 'warden' to come visit us later today. We can show him what we found in that book he's caught us reading.
>>4469252>>4469259>>4469263>>4469312>>4469320>>4469321>>4469345>>4469384Your focus this time is...well, focus. You need to make it easier to maintain, and not cost so much concentration. The rest can come after that, really.For the most part, it goes well enough. The idea of keeping a force of unpredictable mana in a finite area is...difficult to pin down, but you have to approach the idea from a different angle than how that sounds. It’s more like a whirlpool or wild storm in a specific location whereas outside of it is clearer skies. It’s enough to get some semblance of progress, actually- the bubble is steadier after a couple of hours at it, though that’s without any major interruptions (besides the occasional pecking bird). You’d need to try it out against something a bit more...physical.The rest of the morning is relatively calm, although you can see the sun peeking high in the sky by now...He'll be along shortly. Question now is, how to go about it if you want to test it on him?>Just launch it and be done with it as soon as he shows up. No reason to wait.>Try to get him somewhere further away, maybe abduct him more or less.>Pose it as some sort of accident, perhaps? If he goes missing, people will know get wary...>Other
>>4472256>No need, just leave before he gets back.
>>4472256>No need, just leave before he gets back.yeah, lets just leave. we're still sore and we can test the bubble on anything else
>>4472256>Practice your summoning instead. Pose it as beetles trapping you in the cave.
>>4472256>No need, just leave before he gets back.Let’s use it on something that isn’t part of a peacekeeping organization. Maybe a couple of bandits or wolves?
>>4472256>No need, just leave before he gets back.I presume we'll run into him anyway on our way out of here. I wonder if he has a hidden partner, scouting for bandits and such alone seems foolish.
So Pecker's not that strong after all. Doesn't even pose danger to the kid, even though it was made for him. Wonder if there's a turbo switch on it, or we're missing something.
>>4472420please stop calling the bird that... it sounds so wrong, especially when it’s on the kid...
>>4472424Peter's Pecker picked a peck of pickled peppers?
>>4472420The kid is also emo AF and equally unemotive. He probably didnt react to it due to how brolen he is.
>>4472256>>4472266>>4472271>>4472276>>4472289>>4472297Thinking about it, it’s probably for the best that you keep away from any law and peacekeeping organizations. Chances are this guy might have a friend or two waiting in the wings, and that’d just cause issues if you decide to do anything rough to him. It’s annoying to realize, but you should probably get going after all.“Change of plans,” you say to all gathered. “I’m packing up, and we’re leaving ASAP.” Thinking about it, it’s not quite noon, hopefully. You can’t really tell entirely at this angle, but you still want to leave as soon as possible to prevent any unwanted sightings. The fairy half-breed is looking at you with something...you think is vaguely approaching confusion, but you’re not sure. “So life continues to flitter by…” he mumbles, even as you haul him up and plop him on Gargles’ back. “Stay there, hold on tight, and don’t squirm, okay?” you pointedly warn. He just nods, slowly. The bird simply lands on his head, pecks once. More mana seems to drain from him, not that he notices. Or if he does, he’s not saying anything. Probably should…You reach out to grab the bird, but oddly enough, it proves unnecessary- it just flits over your hand and back onto your head. Well then. That’ll work. “Alright, big guy, we’re off.” Hope he doesn’t mind daylight hours too much…With a chirp nonetheless, the big bat takes off-"What the-!" And just as you clear the trees, you see a trio of people not far away from your cave- all of them looking up at you in shock.Fantastic. Before you can consider what to do about them, though, Gargles is already getting high above the clouds so that you can plan your next destination…if you were to try and dive back down at this rate to take care of them, it'd likely make things WORSE. No, maybe it's best you just continue on your way.Which would be to...where, again? Alminia, then likely Balunda, then the islands…hmm...wherever you go, you’re going to need to stay low-key for at least another day…>Where to?
>>4475410>AlminiaThen we'll find this cult.
>>4475410>AlminiaBoss had a plan for something there so we are going there.
>>4475410>AlminiaThought you canceled posting for tonight, boss? Or was that yesterday? Nevertheless, good to see you.
>>4475410>AlminiaThough, did we leave before doing the other things we wanted? Maybe we can land sufficiently far away, putz around a bit figuring out stuff, and take this trip leisurely.
>>4475410>Alminia
>>4475410>AlminaI think we should buy some bedrolls in the next town we visit, we've been sleeping in dirt for a good chunk of the mission. We also might need to give the boy some clothes to hide his wings, hair and eyes - I think we had a cloak from the very first mission and a headscarf from the shadow war one. Dunno what we can do with the eyes tho.
>>4475439We can do that.Or we can stuff him into the bag again. Having him with us is enough, don't need to babysit him that much.
>>4475440>that muchIt's just bare minimum. I'm not saying we should be teaching him how to read, buying toys n shit. Just toss some spare stuff that we don't use and forget about it. These items are not even worth calling vendor trash.
>>4475410>alminia
Here's the shiny bird animated. Pecker, Ziyu... Whatever.Yeah, I'm not good at making gifs.
>>4477305that's so fucking cute anon!
>>4477305Great job!
>>4477305My god that's adorable
>>4477305There's no harm in taking it home right?Let's make Pecker SES's official pet!
