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>Argue that Rot eaters are not human 2
>Scold him 2 ( 1 to set explosives)
You were sitting in a corner of a decrepit room in a ruined building, hiding from the Chimeras you had called.
You had a talk with their leader, the thing in charge of the remnants of humanity, a creature that while smart would have no problem imprisoning you for life.

You tried to hold your breath as the abominable soldier walk past you.
You’re hiding place becoming less and less safe with each war machine that climbed up the stairs.
Even after casting invisibility it just took a bit of bad luck and you would be done for.
You wanted to leave there was still one thing left to do.
The illusion spell impersonating you had faded, the cat was out of the bag now.
But you maintained it just so you could speak through it without revealing your location.

“Coronel, you had 350 years to wallow in your self-pity. When are you thinking to start rebuilding?
Do you plan on taking potshots at the Empire till the end of time?” You began criticizing him
“I understand your frustration. You are angry with me for being a remainder of a glory you never meet.”
“I’m not angry, just disappointed you have made no progress.” You replied back

“There is no possible reconstruction. The clouds above us are artificial creations that block actual water from falling.
Yes, I know how to stop it and I have failed to do so.
And leaving is not an option, important infrastructure is in this city and attempts to relocate it have resulted in failure.
I’m metaphorically stuck here.”


[Roll 10 + 6; DC 15 ; Result: Success]
“Okay, accepting that, why do you try to save the rot eaters? They are monsters.”
“They are human!” he raised his voice, but did not show any emotion.
“They are cancerous creatures that emerged from humans. Their bodies and minds never were human.”
He keep quiet for a few seconds.
“I… even if I agreed, I can’t kill it. It’s too large.”
“Can you explain that last bit?”

[Game of distortion: Gorefield]

“We didn’t have cells for everyone, so I stored them in the stadium. They consumed each other until there was only one. It’s an amalgamation of all the humans.”
“Not human.” You corrected him
“I have to hope. Otherwise what do I have left? A vengeance that feels empty I guess.”
He keep quiet after that coment, trying not to think of the implications his actions had.

You can see Ghal through a crystal panel, motioning you to leave through the window as he did.
You have run out of time to ask questions.
You cannot delay this decision anymore.

What will you do?
>[Explosives *2] Leave some dynamite here and escape [100% chance to kill him]
>Leave discreetly, continue exploring the city [auto success]
>Leave discreetly, return to the camp [auto success]
>Make a deal with him, use yourself as hostage. (tell me the conditions)
> Go with him [Change into skirmish game, multiple “MC”]
>Write in

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A drawing of all named companions for now, becouse you might have forgoten some.
I did, i forgot about Niven
Its been to long.
sorry

But I have not been wasting time.
I keept working on this, even when running the other quest.
Any questions or insults?
I accept both.

>>5318321
>Leave discreetly, continue exploring the city [auto success]
There are many useful items we can take from this city so let’s do that before heading back, also we are not killing our guy, he does not deserve it.
>>5318324
Welcome back

>>5318321
>[Explosives *2] Leave some dynamite here and escape [100% chance to kill him]
It isn't about whether the Coronel deserves to die, but about the fact that if he lives, our friends might get ganked by his cyborg soldiers.

>Gorefield
Oh, hey, my add-in! Well, shit. Maybe we should do something about that, too... Luckily, we have more explosives.

Welcome back, QM. Love this quest!

>>5318364
>Leave discreetly, continue exploring the city [auto success]
>Write in
Leave a note some place he will eventually find it, perhaps in the middle of a hallway or on the stairs. We'll leave for now, but one day we'll return to help. He just needs to sit tight and try not to cage us when we get back, because if he tries for it a second time we will be super miffed.

Welcome back by the way man. It's good to know you're not dead yet.

>>5318396
Not if he wants to risk accidentally killing us in the crossfire he won't. What we can do however is insist that everyone pack up and leave since the "demons" are planning an ambush.

>Gorefield
Oh baby. How much exp do you think that's worth if we kill it?

>>5318321
>Leave discreetly, continue exploring the city [auto success]
Cedalion's not evil, just misguided.
We could discuss with him later after getting EPIC LOOT.
>>5319091
>exp
Bruh this is not an RPG, unless OP changes the rules.

>>5318324
>to
"too"
Nice drawings though.

>>5318321
>Leave discreetly, continue exploring the city [auto success]
>>5319136
I'm sure if we chuck enough dynamite at it, we'll get at least a nice stat boost. Would be nice to get our natural aberrance up a bit more.

>>5319160
Ok, but I think the beast would notice some idiot chucking dynamite towards it. What should we do then?

>>5319165
Well, we might be able to trick it with some magic all things considered unless its intelligent enough to figure out we are fucking with it via magic.
If not then maybe we could set up a fake wall via a shitty illusion as cover or go invisible and just throw dynamite at it until its low enough to finish it off with a firebolt.

>>5318321
Oh yea I have been waiting for this to return.
Love this quest QM
>Leave discreetly, continue exploring the city [auto success]
We should return to him after we are done.

I hope your studies have gone well/whatever you were doing while this quest was on hiatus. Glad to have you back.

>>5318319
lol thats MESA VERDE horse

>>5319091
+1 for the note
>>5319276
It is known we are going to come back and rescue him eventually.

>>5319136
This is technically an RPG.

>>5319165
>"loot the body"
Classic RPG strat. Just, fucking loot what you kill.

I have a strat. I forgot how much aberance Potato and his mom is worth, but I think they have at least more than 5 a person.
>cast Invisibility for 3 abberence on self
>vicious weapon for 4
>Illusion for 4 (big investment to debilitate the GORE FIELD with noise, sights, and sounds
https://youtu.be/EQVsQsUmu-I
>at this point get Potato and his mom to refill the soul batteries
>Mage Armor for 1
>go into the gore field, toss some dynamite, and spam vicious weapon until everything is dead. They cant hit what they cant see.

>>5319421
or I guess attack the GORE FIELD with vicious weapon since it counts as 1 entity, so we can get off like. Rending Polearm (1d8 + 3 damage)×3 + 3 from monster killer + 21 from vicious weapon if we have enough abberance to pull off three hits.

>>5319425
what if we just put vicious weapon on the dynamite?

>>5319437
.......Hahahahahahahaha!
Yes! YEEEESS!

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>Leave discreetly, continue exploring the city [auto success]
>Leave a note.

You briefly considered leaving the explosives next to the support columns of the building.
This place would collapse open and kill Cedalion.
It was a certainty that he would look for you, and it was possible that he would hurt people looking for you.
But you didn't think he dared to put you in danger or that he deserved it.

So you left.
You left a note in the middle of the hallway for them to find.
A generic message that you will come back and not follow you.
You tried not to sound too much like a letter from a father abandoning a son.
If the son had killed many people throughout his life, of course.


You moved to the window and Ghal helped you out without being seen.
You soon left the building behind you, just in time to see a convoy of troops and skinny droids.
They would be at least a hundred between all, slowly surrounding the place.
He was probably trying to corner you inside the building.
You smiled a little, since now the city would be less guarded.
As you advance through the ruined landscape, you decide to check how your companions are doing.

Potato has lost color, having a pale green appearance.
He blamed the weather and asked when you were going to leave.
After you gave him an unsatisfying answer, he went back inside one of your pockets to sleep or the equivalent for a sentient plant.


Ghal had a couple more things on his mind.
"What's your opinion of the colonel, Boss?"
"So from master to boss now?" you jokingly asked.
"Feels weird to not call you anything, but Boss sounds worse somehow."

"Just stop then, but for the question I think Cedalion is misguided. What is your opinion?"
Ghal reflected for a moment.
"I didn't hear everything he said, but it doesn't click with me. Why did the only person in charge come and not the other two intelligent chimeras he mentioned?
Wasn't that an unnecessary risk?"
"He wanted me alive, and we'll see what's going on with those other two."


After this, you continue your advance in a specific direction.
Guided by rusty billboards and your sense of wonder.
Where are you going?
>To the public park (Game of distortion; Skeleton in armor)
>The shopping district (Game of distortion; Tomboys)
>A power plant
>Write in

Traveling through the city you had time to loot. ROLL 1D6 (I take the first)
1- Crystalline injection (DC 0)(+4 to aberrance)( Anemic; damage taken increases by 1)
2- A busted deconstruction android: ???
3-Rusted coins and broken jewelry; not actual use but it can reach a high price amongst collectors
4- Human identification number; Documentation to be a citizen of the human confederacy.
5- A working piece of modern technology (choose a real item of our world)
6-Fuel *3

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>>5319142
I see to now, thanks

>>5319091
>How much exp do you think that's worth if we kill it?
This does not go by exp, so maybe a Skill or attribute points.
The Rot Titan has become a mayor plot point for this thread, more than the tomboys i'm afraid to say.

>>5319165
>>5319189
Picrel

>>5319276
Studies are good, and I was running "Reset Knight " because I needed that out of my system.
Good concept, bad execution, should have lasted less.
I will let it fall and die.

>>5319297
No? Generic cowboy.
I placed that image because last thread we were doing that.
Welcome to the thread, any questions for context will be answered if you don’t want to read the previous threads.

>>5319421
That is a good plan.
But spells don’t stack, it would be a single one that needs prep.
This is done because if the spell is too big the god of magic might smite you down or go haywire in a similar way to Spatial torsion.
And a crit hit would inflict a permanent injury if my notes are right.
Correct me if I did it diferently before.

>>5319437
I don’t see a reason why this should not work.

Rolled 1 (1d6)

>>5319518
>To the public park (Game of distortion; Skeleton in armor)
Let’s see what the bone boys are up to

>>5319518
>To the public park (Game of distortion; Skeleton in armor)
>>5319642
Is the upgrade permanent +4 aberrance? If so then lets inject that shit soon, get ourselves closer to casting our magic nuke spell.

>>5319518
>The shopping district (Game of distortion; Tomboys)
Tomorrow is Tomboy Tuesday. It must be done.

>>5319642
>>5319654
Maybe only if we self inject. I have a proposal: We inject Potato with it to make him a "better battery". He's never expected to engage in direct combat, so the Anemic negative trait doesn't matter to us.

>>5319736
This is a pretty good idea if we want to be safe about things and keep our -1 damage skill, we'd need an extra soul battery for spatial torsion and other high cost spells we might obtain though unless Potato can directly contribute to our aberrance for those spells like a soul battery can.

>>5319830
At this point, Potato is more or less designated as a living soul battery.

>>5319421
The crystalline injection we just obtained will help fuel this stratefy even more effectively!

>>5319518
>The shopping district
TOMBOY SUPREMACY

>>5319421
>>5319736
>>5319830
>>5319857
Poor potato. Not so much for Flora.
Fortunately, I'm prety sure we can get away with abusing both of them as much as we want.
>>5319642
>To the public park (Game of distortion; Skeleton in armor)
rattle me bones

>>5319518
>The shopping district (Game of distortion; Tomboys)
Its happening. Its today. Its now.

>>5319518
>The shopping district (Game of distortion; Tomboys)
Awwww ye

>>5319518
wtf what
Tomboys? In this dead city? lol Id choose the others but the "Tomboys" caught me off guard
>The shopping district (Game of distortion; Tomboys)

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>>5320302
Last game of distortion someone submitted tomboys to be incorporated to the city.
Now we suffer the consequences together.

Same thing happened with Flora.

>>5319654
Yes, it’s permanent.
So let put it for vote.
Use Crystalline injection now?
>On us
>On Potato (80% it will work, this was meant for people not plants.)
>Save it for later


Now, I need 1d20 Bo3
still drawing, the update is not done yet.

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>5320419
>On us

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>5320419
>On us

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>5320419
>On us

>>5320419
>On Potato (80% it will work, this was meant for people not plants.)

>>5320421
>>5320475
>>5320501
>Anemic; damage taken increases by 1
You do realize, that if we ever take damage, we will take more damage because we bleed more? 80% chance of working on Potato is still a very good chance, and had no ill effect for us.

>>5320419
>On Potato (80% it will work, this was meant for people not plants.)
>>5320421
>>5320475
>>5320501
Just because we have been lucky with our rolls does not mean getting extra damage is acceptable.

Rolled 14 (1d20)

post in 20 min or less

>>5320652
we lose out on our damage reduction trait but upping our own aberrance is something that I feel is worthwhile, especially since we'd only be 4 aberrance off from being able to cast our nuke. Not to mention that we still have mage armor and various other defensive spells to offset our damage reduction loss and can cast them more frequently.
Its pretty reasonable to have Potato get injected so we can recharge soul battery more easily but I feel like getting closer to 20 aberrance is better.
My reasoning though is mostly just that I'm assuming soul batteries and our own natural aberrance stat are all that are allowed to contribute, if this isn't the case or if theres ways to get Potato to directly contribute to a spell's cost then I might consider switching.

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>The shopping district (Game of distortion; Tomboys)
You reached your destination after spending time avoiding collapsed streets and the various things that move through the ruins.
And it was more or less what you expected, a modernized farmer's market.

It was a wide plaza with an industrial-looking structure and wide entrances.
Entering you saw that it was arranged in a grid with three floors down.
Connected with walkways and stairs that at the time would be very practical.
Now, rusty and about to collapse, they gave a feeling of insecurity.
You soon discovered that there were stores connected to each other.

Starting to search for the ground floor you found a couple of clothing stores.
The mannequins and synthetic fabrics were still more or less intact, but the rest was rubbish.
The other store you entered was a coffee shop.
Metal stools and a kitchen was all that was left.
You would have passed quickly if it wasn't for the fact that someone had been here recently.
There were footprints in the dust and a used torch lying on the ground.

You followed the trail to the stairs and watched as it descended.
You stealthily leaned over the railing and started looking for the person who had done that.

Sneak roll: 18 + 6 +3(Rascal) DC: 14 + 4 + 4 Result: Success (you remain hidden)

You quickly found her in the center of the square.
Filling rusty pots with stagnant water from the fountain.
Her attentive gaze watched her surroundings but luckily she didn't see you.
She was a female Tyr in strange-looking armor.
Although you could not see more details from your position, she was too far away.

Ghal sat next to you in your hidden observatory.
"Master, this smells like trouble. Please don't do anything stupid."

What will you do?
>Say hello (what do you say?)
>Approach keeping hidden. (There is a map to guide you)
>Surprise attack (how?)
>Use a spell (which one?)
>Write in

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>>5320671
You can use the batteries with the aberrance of a creature to contribute to a spell.
The only diference is that batteries dont regen aberrance.

>>5320677
Does this mean that Potato can straight up just contribute the +4? I'll switch to injecting him instead if we can do so.

>>5320679
A group of people casting a single spell is normal.
they just need the rune to be near all of them.

>>5320674
I'm pretty sure the acoustics would carry our voice into the bottom floor, so we should lay closer to the northern entrance to acquire physical and visual cover apart from an easy route of escape, carefully unequip our fedora for our speech, then say:
>"Hi, are you another survivor?"

Also, I think we should make both a telescope and mirror spell. They should be easy enough to make by messing with the density and refractory rate of the air. Or just bending light.

>>5320703
Supporting.

>>5320674
>Say hello from cover, ask who she is and what she's doing here

>>5320679
+1

>>5320681
If Potato is able to regen +4 abberance or we inject him, we should so that instead of making us weaker.
Like if we get attacked by a swarm of angry bees (lots of weak attackers) we are gonna die.

>>5320795
we technically aren't taking a flat damage increase though, we just lose the flat reduction we have since it cancels out from -1 and +1. Its still a pretty big difference so its probably for the best we just inject Potato considering we can use his aberrance for our spells.

>>5320795
Wait, I see a problem.
Normal creatures have a amount they regen but Potato is a spriggan.
>Construct: you do not regenerate aberrance or corporality. This creature cannot die of old age.
he cant regenerate aberrance.

>>5320805
Well shit, are we allowed to transfer aberrance to him though? We could just have our party members transfer their excess aberrance to him if needed.

>>5320805
>>5320808
He can actively absorb abberance out of things though, so it still works for us.

>>5320808
yes

>>5320808
Why would we need to transfer to him?

>>5320844
Our aberrance regens at the end of the day, his doesn't. I guess if he can maintain 11 aberrance easily then its fine but still quite a high number considering thats around 5 corpses.
I guess the tradeoff for safety is the speed at which he gains back aberrance. It'd limit the amount we're available to take advantage of the extra aberrance at the very least but I suppose that spamming spells won't be too necessary unless we're up against stuff like Gorefield.

>>5320978
We're not even close, we can straight up use it and have some left over if we have both soul batteries + the upgrade and have potato cover some of the cost. 7 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 2 = 23

>>5320872
But did you forget he can absorb abberance through both objects and living things?

>>5321021
objects and animals generally yield less but I guess with enough its doable. Either way Potato has to have his aberrance actively charged rather than passively like we can if we decide to inject him.

>>5320996
damn, we need to start hoarding more. Not to worry anons we still have quite the large city with us that is ready to be looted to our hearts content, plus it seems that our elf guide from before has already succeded at angering the empire towards us and we will soon be hunted by our inquisitor acquaintance.

>>5320813
If we're tied between using it or using it on Potato, I would like to propose we save it for later. Perhaps we can experiment on it? I do recall we discussed the possibility of making a spriggan shaft to connect the rending cleaver too. As in, the shaft is alive and is a soul battery. If we inject our weapon with it it could get an extra +4 magic capacity.
I dont want to lose our natural +1 armor. Our health is too low for big boy damage.

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>>5320674
Ask if she's single and ready to mingle.
Them abs are doing numbers for me.

>>5320674
>Just observe for now
We dont know who she is or why she is here.
She could be a inquisitorial agent and I doubt that this time they will politely ask us to commit suicide.

>>5321892
+1 this anon makes a fair point.

>Just observe for now
>>5321903
>>5321892

>Say hello (what do you say?)
>>5320978
>>5320716
>>5320703

Also, the consesus for the +4 aberrance is :
>On Potato (80% it will work, this was meant for people not plants.)
right?

>Find a hiding spot where you can see her
>Tip fedora
>Say hello

Finding this person here has piqued your curiosity.
But you don't want to take the risk of coming out in the open.
So you found a secluded place where you could peek down without being exposed.

You took off your fedora, since you couldn't take yourself seriously with that hat on.
And you prepared to start a conversation.
Ghal saw what you were going to do and began preparing an escape route.
He had given up hope that you would stop attracting attention, so he took the next best step.

You took a deep breath and spoke with a loud voice.
“Hi, Who are you? Are you a survivor?”
You words echo clearly through the place, hiding the origin of the sound.
You see the woman drop the pots when she hears you, she begins looking around, searching for you.
“Show yourself !” She screams
“If you tell me who and what you are doing here I will.” You answer, unsure if you are telling the truth.

She was still looking for you but found nothing.
So in her panic, she raises her hand to cast a spell.
A thin fog begins to emerge from her fingers, and it quickly covers the lower floor.
You are puzzled, how did she cast a spell without runes?
The only other person you know that can do that are the spriggans, you don’t voice your concern out loud just in case.
In the few seconds you processed that information you lost sight of her.

For a few tense seconds you waited in silence, the sound of creaking metal and the wind accompanying you.
“Did you hide because you are single?” You take a moment to think on what you said “shit, I mean alone! Are you alone? Do you need help?”
“What’s with you, demon worshiper! I will purge your cult.” You hear a scream from somewhere down below
“What? Why would you assume that?”
“What else would you be doing here!” she answered, shortly after you heard a crashing noise and her swearing.

“Well, I’m kind of a… explorer. What about you?”
There was some silence.
“I’m the Chosen of Qothos, if you speak the truth show yourself! I vow to not harm you despite the grave violation you made coming into the demon lands.”
You heard her a bit closer now and you realized she was coming up.

What will you do?
>Keep talking with her from your hiding spot (what do you say/ask)
> Come out, have a conversation (what do you want to say?)
>Prepare an ambush
>Run away
>Write in

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>>5321892
good observation anon

>>5321954
Juice the potato! Oh hold onto it for later experimentation! Either works.

>>5321955
>Keep talking with her from your hiding spot (what do you say/ask)
We're here with an expedition to kinda slow down the raids. Why is she even here, besides being the Chosen of Qothos? This place is seriously dangerous, and if those demons come here we'll all be in trouble.
What's with her strange armor and weapon? Gifts from god?
Wait, demon worshippers? Like the acid sputters or like, tyrs and elves a totally worshipping demons?

I dont have my notes on me. Is Qothos the god of law or magic?

>>5321963
>I dont have my notes on me. Is Qothos the god of law or magic?
God of law, the one that got killed by the demon lord.

My notes are here if you need them.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HdNk_aoJ9zuF-yeniH0Cnnr_jgUX42xzKbhn2uWUX54/edit?usp=sharing

>>5321967
>free notes
Fuck I forgot you posted those early.

>>5321963
He's the (Dead) god of law. The same one from the inquisition guys.
>>5321955
>Keep talking with her from your hiding spot (what do you say/ask)
I think being Qorthos'es chosen equals being an inquisitor, so she's guaranteed to h8 humans, but our disguise should have us covered, if she doesn't know us.
I have some more questions to ask her:
>Didn't she know teams have been sent to explore the city?
>When was the last time she got her news from the outside world?
This one is very important, since she probably isn't getting any news from her god, she could be oblivious to the fact that we are hunted by the inquisition and fool her.
If she hasn't gotten news from the inquisition in a while, it should be safe to reveal ourselves, otherwise we should bolt out of the mall.
>How come she is here if entering is a grave violation then?
>How long has she been here?
>Why the ridiculous assumption that we are a demon worshipper?
>How does she cast spells?
>What's her name?

>>5321955
>I’m the Chosen of Qothos
Knew it! I mean just look at the picture she looks like a typical paladin/god botherer.

>>5322009
how long do you think she been in this city? Do you think she realizes that her god is long dead?

>>5321967
>read the docs
Oh shit she's a godkin. That means she's a top tier bitch with abs of steel.....nice.

Regarding the lack of rain on the demon lands, that doesnt mean they can drill underground to pump water from underground reservoirs.
Would it be possible for us to dispel the clouds and all for rain to occur again?

>>5321963
support
its probably going to end up in a fight if we see her so be prepared

>>5322018
I dunno . Looking at the picture the weird halo like thing behind her head perhaps reinforces the notion that she is a chosen/saint of Qothos. And she is able to cast without chanting?
If she has been here ever since the war "ended" it could be that a fragment of her god survived in her. Im not quite sure how this champion system works but my guess is that when someone becomes a champion/chosen they get a small portion of their patron inside them. This would help her survive in hostile conditions as they are buffed up on divine juice.
But if we are the chosen of Gaia then does that mean we have a part of her in us?(or not i dont remember if we are her champion just that she wants us as a pawn) Or she could just be a Qothos cultist that was deemed worthy to be a chosen and that would imply that gods can be revived thus making her a herald of his resurrection. Bad either way we shouldnt show ourselves to her if either is the case the divine juice could help her identify us as a demon/outsider. The only way it could be safe is that the title is just a signifier of duty and authority/rank among her religion and nothing else.

>>5322083
Hmmm. Maybe we should ask her questions so she can answer our queries.

What is the plan when we return to Cedalion?
What do we say to the expedition leaders when we leave?

>>5323240
Improving speech to convince Cedalion to stop acting goofy with the raids, ask if hes tried pumping water from deep underground from water reservoirs (use demonic computer to do fact checking), and build hydroponic farms, or possibly aquaponics. Maybe do some research about the artifical weather to dispell it or determine who casted it there, for what reasons.

We're keeping the truck cuz it's neat and can carry things like a carriage. We'll fuck off to a different city other than the capital elf holy city so we can resupply, do information digging, etc., before returning to Cedalion.

What's your plan?

I dont have a defined plan lol thats why I asked.
But im excited about playing magical factorio when we return to him, tinker with the chimeras explore the human federations technology.
And perhaps a non immediate goal would be to build a hidden metro system to travel around the city and later the continent.

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>Keep talking with her from your hiding spot (Many questions)
You nervously gulp and look towards Ghal who is trying to get you to come with him and escape.
But you can’t, this is an opportunity like no other.
So you try to break the ice.
“What's your name?” you ask
“Even if you try to be friendly, I will stab you if you are a demon worshiper.” She answered
“That won’t be necessary, but can I know wants to stab me?”
“Rakta…You?” she said slowly
>[what name do you want to give her?]

“I came here with an expedition a day ago to kinda slow down the raids. Why did you come here? This place is seriously dangerous, even for a Chosen, and if those demons come here we'll all be in trouble.”
“Are you just going to interrogate me?” She asked with a tired tone.
“Well, You assumed I was a demon worshipper so I’m curious. Is that why you are here? Are there elves and tyr worshiping demons or is it the acid sputters? How long have you been here doing that? Are-“
“SHUT the fuck up, you sheep! “ she screamed, you could pinpoint the sound source somewhere in the northern part.

There was a moment of pure silence in which Ghal frantically gestured you to follow him out.
“Look. I shouldn’t tell you, but I seriously don’t know and I’m tired. I came here almost two weeks ago and I don’t know why. Everyone just hears “Chosen” and… never mind.” You heard a faint sigh
“But I swear, if you are a cultist I will kick your ass.” She sounded irritated when she said this.
A few seconds later the northern staircase collapsed and crashed into the bottom floor.
Once the dust began to settle and the hanging pieces of metal dropped you heard a “I’m fine” from somewhere in the darkness.

“Can I ask a last question?”
“Shoot, then it’s my turn.” She responded from her hiding place.
“How did you become a Chosen? Is it because the equipment or do you have a piece of Qothos in you?”
“Were you raised under a rock? Seriously, even a Cultist should know, maybe you are only guilty of being stupid.
The armor is just normal armor used to hide what’s underneath, a Chosen has a bit of god flesh in them. Now my question, Why are you still hiding?”

You stopped for a second to think about the answer, you knew why.
You were afraid that she could see through your disguise and that you would end up fighting her.
But you could not tell her that.
It was worrying, and in the stillness you could hear her moving in the corridor bellow yours.

How will you answer that question?
>Come out of hiding
>”I’m afraid of you.” (can you explain why or no explanation?)
>Lets run away now [Auto success]
>Write in (what excuse?)

How does the Church of Qothos create Chosen?
>The new Chosen eat the corpse of their predecessor (Quality 5, Quantity 1)(their numbers can only decrease)
>They are infected with a parasite from their gods corpse (Quality 4, Quantity 2 )(Short lifespan)
>Heavy blessings from their church (Quality 0, Quantity 5)
>They have grafted god flesh (Quality 3, Quantity 2)(they are immortal, have been living since the great war)
>They are constructs (Quality 1, Quantity 4)
>Write in

[Quality 0 = a buffed tyr soldier. Quality 5 = Stronger than a Giant]
[Quantity 0 =you can count them with your hands. Quantity 5 =Use as elite troops]
Independently of what you choose, they come with the Runic Flesh Skill.


>How come she is here if entering is a grave violation then?
Didn’t Know how to fit this naturally in the conversation.
Short explanation, not touching the Demon capital is part of the peace agreement between the Democracy and the Empire.
The Church works separately so it does not enter in that contract.

>>5322039
The dispelling would be harder than drilling.
But its a good idea, I recommend you ask this to Cedalion or the other two.

>>5322083
You are on fire.
I'm considered a few methods to become Chosen.
I'll let the players pick the poison since there will be a balance of quality and quantity.
There are some ideas I won’t explore since I might cross a line.
But true resurrection is impossible as far as I know.

I have been trying to think what to draw for too much time.
A sketch + rejected Chosen ideas

>>5323350
Rahl. Sounds like a local enough name fantasy name.

>”I’m afraid of you.” (can you explain why or no explanation?)
Lady you're wearing spiked armor, carrying a big sword, and are in a demon city. You're kinda spooky. And I'll have you know I technically didn't live in a rock....I just don't leave home often. I lived in a village (disguise background: used to live in a village but it was destroyed I think by a raid? Wear a mask to hide scars.)

>They are constructs (Quality 1, Quantity 4)
Another friend to corrupt- i mean acquire.

>>5323359
We drilling for oil! and water!

>>5322083
I think we're more a pawn to Gaia than a champion. she was kinda mean when we talked to her.

>>5323359
Hey OP, how long ago were we summoned?
>They are constructs (Quality 1, Quantity 4)
We will collect ALL the constructs.

>>5323427
>Hey OP, how long ago were we summoned?
9 days ago i think.
something like that.
But Metis did the funny 4 days ago, the rest of the time Salazar(the inquisitor) was trying to keep this fact hidden.

>>5323350
>Come out of hiding
A gesture of good will
>They have grafted god flesh (Quality 3, Quantity 2)(they are immortal, have been living since the great war)
I want to fight and kill

>>5323350
>>5323432
>Come out of hiding
I think it's unlikely that she heard about us, so we should be fine.
We can excuse ourselves with >>5323391

>>5323391
+1
>>5323350
>They are constructs (Quality 1, Quantity 4)

>>5323350
>Give her our Anon alias
>Come out of hiding
>Prepare a spell to cast if she reacts with hostility

>>5323359
>They are infected with a parasite from their gods corpse (Quality 4, Quantity 2 )(Short lifespan)

>Come out of hiding
>>5324457
>>5323485
>>5323440

>”I’m afraid of you.”
>>5323391
>>5324233


Also >They are constructs.
>>5324233
>>5323427
>>5323391
I hope you know what you are doing.
Its not a bad decision, but it is important.

Theres a tie with the name but thats not important right now.

I will lock this and begin writting

>>5324514
I worried about the grafted god flesh one since that would mean they would remember the war, and might have some lingering hate.

Rolled 20 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>5324525
>>5324525
All options were terrible for different reasons, and that is a legitimate concern you have.
I was a bit worried because no one spoke those concerns out loud.
But you will be fine, probably.

I need to roll it.
DC 22 Roll 1d20 +8

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> Wear a mask to hide scars = Equip Gasmask
Gas-mask; Wearer is immune to gas type poisons, +2 to hide your identity, -1 to hit rolls when equip, -1 to speech rolls
>Come out of hiding
>Prepare a spell to cast if she reacts with hostility

You considered your options.
You could stay hidden or reveal yourself as she asked.
But staying hidden wouldn't help since she didn't seem keen to continuing the conversation like this.
So you put on your gas mask in an effort to hide better your identity, and pulled out a little notebook with your spells to keep handy.
Just in case.

With those preparations and Ghal's disapproval, you got up and walked to the edge.
Leaving you visible from any floor.
“You make a good point. Here I am.” You spoke softly, a bit afraid she would shot you.
“Why the mask?” you heard, the voice sounded very far away
“I- For my scars, village I lived got attacked by chimeras, I prefer not to talk about it. Bad memories. “
You expected a response, but there was just a deafening silence.
You mused if it was in poor taste to joke about how scary she looked.
“Where did you go?” You asked, looking down.

“I’m right here, now let’s get a look at you. I don’t fucking believe you are just some dude.” You heard her say behind you.
You turned to see he emerge from a one of the shops that had some staircase down.
She began to walk towards you, sword in hand.
Meanwhile Ghal hid and took out his weapon.
You had confidence in your disguise, it could easily trick an elf.
So it wouldn’t be too hard to trick a tyr even under heavy scrutiny.

[Roll: 20 + 8 DC: 22 Result: Success (She knows you are not an elf)]

She looked at you from head to toes a couple of times and raised her sword.
"What the fuck? I knew you were lying! What are you?”
You panic and held the spell book a little tighter and defaulted to denial.
“What? No, I’m an elf, why would you say that?” You tried to sound hurt while you backed away.

“You must be a feral or a chimera.And we both know what happens now.” She said, looking at the spell book in your hand.
She quickly casted a spell on herself and charged at you.

What will you do? [Roll me 2d20 Bo3 just in case]
>Try to talk her out of it (DC 24)(what will you say?)
>Cast a spell you had ready (Choose one)(5 Aberrance available)
>Fight her (Ghal will help, whether you like it or not)
>Run away
>Write in

>>5324596
Run away is [auto success] but Ghal will be left behind since you will be chased by the Chosen.

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>>5324596
>Cast a spell you had ready: Sleep
Nighty night, knight.

>>5324596
The mask is a no go since we have a penalty to speech.

Dump everything into an illusion spell. The stuff of nightmare. Cthulu, the outer gods, Shogoths. Anything to get her to tire herself out and expend all her spells.

While she's distracted that will either give us the time to either flee or land a sneak attack, which the vote leans towards. Plus I wanna see what an abberance 5 infused illusion spell looks like.

>>5324604
Save DC for sleep would be 16. I dont know what her insight is, but let's assume its 8. Thay means....she has a 60% chance of success? Is that math right?
Wait yeah her insight is definitely 8 since you need insight to determine if our disguise is a fake or not.

Oh uh I also wanted to suggested the illusion thing because I kinda want to non lethally take her down.....and possibly steal her sword. It looks cool.

>>5324613
That's almost a 50/50 shot, and if she fails we instantly win AND get her sword, AND can capture her. I'm down to take that risk.

Rolled 18, 7 = 25 (2d20)

>>5324604
Bruh, that's a DC of essentialy 9 for her.
I think it's our best chance though.
>>5324613
More like possibly steal everything she has. If the spell succeds we need to disarm her either way.
Now the question is, could we write another of them contracts and enslave a "chosen one"?

>>5324613
It is 8

Also, since you want to scare her
What stat should I use to resit fear?
I was thinking Instinct

/Strength- Your physical prowess
/Aberrance- Your magic capacity and the potential to change your vessel
/Instinct- Gut feelings, perception and how quick you react (passive stat)
/Speech- How well you can talk and influence others.
/Corporeality- How real you are, serves as HP. Also serves as a constitution for poisons.
/Insight_ Understanding of the world and how you see it.

Rolled 20, 14 = 34 (2d20)

>>5324596
I forgot to roll. Woops.

>>5324626
>our best chance
Are you sure about that? Shes more likely to succeed than fail. 60% chance of her succeeding and all that. Plus we only have enough abberance to cast sleep once. If that fails, what do we do then?

>>5324629
Probably instinct

>>5324629
Corporeality I guess?
I'd wager that the bigger and tougher you are the less likely you are to get scared.
Smack her with our gun (polearm)

>>5324654
Last line was meant for >>5324653

Rolled 9, 8 = 17 (2d20)

>>5324654
>gun (polearm)
lol I still live the fact we can call some melee weapons guns

I desire to squeeze tomboy boobie.

Rolled 19, 20 = 39 (2d20)

>>5324596
Anons, I generally agree with our altruism but I do not believe this will go down as we want.
>>5324604
support for now

We have a high chance of failure here so be prepared to kill her, our OP polearm should be more than enough + we have Ghaz

>>5324598
Gimme that illusion spell

>>5324629
Gimme
That
Tomboy
Tyr
Milk
https://youtu.be/ZVBVbUKPFMs
I might be done thirstposting

Rolled 17, 13, 14 = 44 (3d20)

1º Sleep resistance Total bonus: +12
2º First attack Total bonus +9
3º Second attack Total bonus +9

Rolled 8 + 3 (1d8 + 3)

Roll your damage

>>5325254
>>5325260
Oh shit she gets a +12 bonus to sleep?
Yeah guys we need to bounce. Fast. She is gonna WRECK us.

>>5325260
Are you stating the damage WE roll, or are you rolling for the Champion? My cheeks are clenched.

The distance between you and the Chosen was shrinking rapidly.
You didn't want to take an unnecessary risk so you tried to disable your opponent efficiently.
Using the sleep spell on your opponent, you crossed your fingers and hoped you'd get lucky.
She was engulfed by a somniferous mist, and she seemed to slow down.

[Resistance to sleep]
Roll 17 +8(Insight) +4(Determined skill) DC 17 Result = Crit success (she is immune for 24h)

And the few precious seconds she spend coughing you took out your weapon.
She kept running after that, continuing her attack in silence.
There was no discernible emotion in her face, this was just another task that had to be done.
Your longer reach allowed you to keep her at bay.
The tense situation was not improved by Ghal stepping out of his hiding spot and encircling her.
“Can we not fight it out?” You asked her.
She was busy keeping an eye on both of you, but she wouldn’t have bothered to answer.

[First attack]
Roll 20 +7(strength) + 2 – 3(bonuses);DC 13 + 5 (strength) + 4 (Bonus); Result = Success
Damage dealt: 11 -3 (Mage armor) -1 Half plate = 7 Damage

You opened your mouth to say something else but she charged at you.
A quick stab and your polearm pierced a weakness in her armor, slashing some artery.
She fell to the ground, and blood poured out alarmingly quickly.

You cautiously approached the dying soldier, mostly out of curiosity.
She had her eyes closed and was mumbling some prayers, accepting her death.
“Fallen star i follow thy footstep.
This worlds evil, I tried to make scarce.
Fallen star, forgive this subject.
I commend…”

Her breath falls short and is unable to finish.
In a few seconds she will be a corpse.

What will you do?
>Try to save her life (DC 25) (Roll 1d20 Bo1)
>Loot her
>Ask Ghal on what to do
>Leave this place
>Write in

Quick update becouse I will have a busy evening and I dont think I will be able to post.
Request on what to draw?

>>5325277
The Quality was only 1, they are basicaly a buff Rot Eater in terms of stats.
and since Chosen are artificial it means they are no longer God-Kin.
Funny how much they have separated from the original concept.

>>5325289
>toss batteries on her incase she dies despite our efforts
>take away her sword and other weapons
>Try to save her life (DC 25) (Roll 1d20 Bo1)
>Ask Ghal and potato to help. I'm open to ideas.

>>5325292
Now we just need to contest with a squad of 10 of these guys at a time if we really piss off the church. "Fun."

>>5325300
>Support saving her life
But also call her an idiot God botherer while we do it. Also we gotta Fashion a compression dressing or a tourniquet from something if we wanna slow the bleedin down .
I think stuff like this is taught in traffic education so we have a headstart if we posess a drivers licence.

>>5325292
>Doctor Anon at work
"Anyway thats how I lost my medical licence"
Tomboy: worried look

>>5325383
>But also call her an idiot God botherer while we do it.
B-baka!
Dude we hit an artery. A compression dressing or a tourniquet is not going to fix that. What we can do is use a medkit for a +8 bonus.

>>5325292
I would like to use 1 use of the medkit please.

>>5325300
We could also use ze heawing spell while we patch her up for an increased chance of success.

>>5325394
Actually, according to every paramedic and first aid manual ever, a compression dressing or a tourniquet will stop massive arterial bleeding, although some celox may be advised.

>>5325412
Oh yeah! We totally could do that! We have like 2 abberance left. We could try for the healing spell first to see if that would stabilize her. If that failed then we could try for the medkit?

>>5325415
Oh! Maybe if we stabilize her we could look up the demon computer on what to do when someone gets hurt.

>>5325417
I think it's unlikely for our computer to have a first aid manual, unless we were a medicine student, and we don't have internet access.
Fortunately most standard first aid kits do contain instructions.
Also we can ask Ghal to patch her up while we cast the healing spell.

>>5325289
>toss batteries on her incase she dies despite our efforts
>take away her sword and other weapons
>Try to save her life (DC 25)
>Ask Ghal and potato to help
>Berate her for her stupidity and zealotry if she lives

>>5325533
Now before we berate her, maybe we should ensure she is properly disarmed and unconscious first. Maybe a swift punch to the temple to knock her out? Not enough to kill, but enough for a hopeful knockout.

>>5325289
>Try to save her life (DC 25) (Roll 1d20 Bo1)
>Loot her
>>5325300
No one will know who finished her off if we leave no witnesses
>>5325394
we are not using a medkit on her, gotta keep our resources bro

>>5325717
Medkits are cheap. We can find some or buy them.

>>5325292
What color is gv8j8her blood?

>>5326091
Red?

>>5326624
Could be blue, or green, or purple. She is a construct so who knows.

Rolled 8 (1d20)

Minor heal: 2 Aberrance +6 to roll
Medkit: 1 charge +8 to roll

making the roll.

The computer can have that information but it should give a bonus if you are preparing.
not when the patient is bleeding out.

all other questions will probably be resolve in the update.
10 min

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>toss batteries on her in case she dies despite our efforts
>take away her sword and other weapons
>Try to save her life (DC 25) (Roll 1d20 Bo1)
>Ask Ghal and potato to help. I'm open to ideas.

Giving an order to Ghal to remove her armor, you start rummaging through your backpack for medical equipment.

"This is a bad idea, she just tried to kill you." Ghal said.
"meh, so does most of this world. I don't take it personal, now help me."

The metal plate he was wearing as armor was removed and you pulled up the shirt underneath it.
Her skin was covered with old surgical scars and a deep bleeding wound.
You entrusted Ghal to guide you through this, while Potato prepared the aberrace batteries in case she died.

You used what was left of your aberrance in your healing spells to stabilize her body.
Luckily for you, she was unconscious, so you could perform the following steps without her feeling the intense pain that you and Ghal were going to cause by pretending to be surgeons.
"Well, the wound is below the spleen so…" Ghal fell silent looking at the wound.
With a small knife he opened the wound a little, to be able to better see the mess inside.
"Okay, i dont recognize those organs, I'm not a doctor but there should be only one pulse. Why do I feel two?"

After some hesitation, Ghal helped guiding you on the source of the bleeding.
Applying compression to block the renal vein, you began suturing as best you could.

Minor heal: 2 Aberrance +6 to roll
Medkit: 1 charge +8 to roll
Roll; 8 + 8 + 6 =22 AD; 25 Result: Failure

After a few minutes the pool of blood was too large.
The Chosen one's skin color had paled and breathing had stopped.
She was dead.
While you contemplated the situation, Ghal helped Potato to make the most of this situation.
Sticking the batteries into her chest you saw them fill with a faint white light.
[Batteries recover 6 aberrance]


Trying to get your "patient" out of your mind, you started checking her equipment.
The armor was of good quality although it did not cover very well.
A piece that prioritized aesthetics over defense, but thanks to the good materials it gave a good result.

The sword was a piece without any kind of decoration on the other hand.
Feeling very unrefined except for the edge.
It also felt hot when you reached out with your hand.
Not in the sense of your skin, but the whole hand felt heat.
It was a fairly hard black metal, but with many observable impurities.

You also found a rosary with the symbol of Qothos

> Half plate armor: Reduce all physical damage taken by 1, -2 to all movement rolls
>Holy sword ( 4 damage)(Ignore armor damage reduction)(???)
>Qothos rosary

You weren't sure what to do after this so you wandered around.
Most of the shops were destroyed and with nothing useful in them.
When you got to the ground floor you noticed a couple of things.
The fountain was filled with mucus that bled from cracks below.
And the Chosen had arranged a room to live.

There were a couple of graves there for what you suspected were other members of her expedition.
Besides the fire and a dead Chimera.
You found a couple of chunks of its meat roasting over the fire.

You found almost nothing, neither rations nor tools.
A couple of blankets were the most relevant.

You came up from the pit just in time to hear the sounds of church bells haunt the city.
Their deep sound echoing through all the city.
The sun had set and darkness had settled.

What will you do?
>Return to camp
>Keep exploring (to the Stadium)(need 1 Aberrance for Rest spell)
>Keep exploring (return to Reliquary)(need 1 Aberrance for Rest spell)
>Follow the sound of the bells (need 1 Aberrance for Rest spell)
>Do something with the corpse of the Chosen (What?)
>Write in

Sorry for not including a calling her a dummy,
but I'm not sure if it was still apropiate when she is dead or unconcious.

>>5326834
>Do something with the corpse of the Chosen (What?)
Dissect her; take a good look at that freakish anatomy.
Also we should dispose of the body or the church will start becoming suspicious.
We should also look up some instructions on how to apply first aid. Those bandages must have some info on the packaging.

>>5326834
Oh we dont add insight to the medicine check?

>>5326845
Dissecting? I guess....sure? So long as we put everything back when we're done. Who know, maybe we'll get better at this in the future!

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>>5326865
GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!
I forgot about that!
Why did i forget!
FUCK!

brb

>>5326869
Pfffffffffffffffffffff.
Yeah I was wondering that. Seemed weird, I think you even let us use an attribute to heal the kobold lad back on thread #1?

>>5326873
thanks for reminding me.
Now we sufer the lingering injury table.
Roll 1d6 please:

1-Mangled body (permanent)
2-Internal Injury (permanent)
3-Internal Injury
4-Broken Ribs
5- Major blood loss
6- No permanent injury

Rolled 3 (1d6)

>>5326877

>>5326877
Hey we're pretty good at this whole surgery thing apparently.
https://youtu.be/nVKBZt6aD6g
Who needs to go to medical school when you can just read a medical book?

Minor heal: 2 Aberrance +6 to roll
Medkit: 1 charge +8 to roll
Roll; 8 +7 + 8 + 6 =29 AD; 25 Result: Success

After a few minutes of panic and stitches, you managed to stop the bleeding.
The wound had been deep and it was unlikely that she was going to move for the next few days.
But you managed to save her life.

She was still unconscious so you had time to think of a plan.
"Master, do you have a plan? We could take her to the expedition and she would probably calm down after confirming your story was mostly true,
but the leaders would not like it and it would raise suspicion. Again. Because it would be the second time you go off alone and come back with a naked lady,
but this time it would be a Chosen."

"Don't worry, I'm sure we can bring this zealous idiot into our side."
You looked over to her, and apart from the massive blood loss, she looked peaceful.

"Sir, please, stop thinking with your genitals. She is a Chosen one, stop looking at her abs and look at her training.
She could eventually discover your identity." Ghal tried to plead with you
"So we make her sign a contract, like Flora."
"Sir, listen to yourself, I... never mind, you do you. I will tie her hands up in the meantime."

....

The rest of the update remains canon.

What will you do?
>Return to camp with unconscious Rakta (+1 permanent group suspicion)[currently at 7]
>Stay the night here, Rakta will have woken up by the morning (2 rations used)[you have 5]
>Keep exploring, leave Ghal and the Chosen here (return to Reliquary)(need 1 Aberrance for Rest spell)
>Follow the sound of the bells, leave Ghal and the Chosen here (need 1 Aberrance for Rest spell)
>Write in


>>5326893
Amen

>>5326898
>Return to camp with unconscious Rakta (+1 permanent group suspicion)[currently at 7]
ehhhhh what could go wrong? Seriously we should start preparing to enter hiding

>>5326898
>Stay the night here, Rakta will have woken up by the morning (2 rations used)[you have 5]
Take the time to study her sword. It seems weird.

>>5326906
Why not later?

>>5326898
>>Stay the night here, Rakta will have woken up by the morning (2 rations used)[you have 5]
Can we romance her?

>>5326933
yes?
good luck, i guess.
it will be awkward if she finds out you are a human tho.

>>5326898
>Stay the night
Maybe we can talk this out, now that we've proven we're not a hateful monster by saving her life and staying with her.

But I'd rather romance Emilia or Flora

>>5326954
I am in the firm Emilia camp

>>5326898
>Stay the night here, Rakta will have woken up by the morning (2 rations used)[you have 5]
>>5326954
We can romance Flora alongside anyone else since we own her.

>>5326951
I accept the challenge.

>>5326954
>>5326979
>>5326987
Emilia is so and so, but Flora is literally a monster. She's killed ALOT, of people, and shes wearing the skin of a dead woman.

>>5326991
>Flora is literally a monster
And?
Tbh I don't think whatever she has done in the past matters anymore, it's not like she can kill us or anyone without our permission.
Also she's hot

>>5327000
Dead womans skin, kinda of gross. More so the fact she's wood on the inside. You know the saying about not sticking your dick in crazy? Well that applies too + splinter dick.

>>5327007
If her skin was "dead" it would have rotted away, and splinters only occur with dry tinder and such.

>>5326991
Emilia is our best bet
>>5327013
Even thinking about splinter dick is giving me phantom pain

Also I think I should remind everyone about our unfortunate, uhhh sword characteristics we rolled last thread.

>>5327013
I don't think you realize how painful splinter dick would be.

>>5327086
I thought it was the far girl? Isnt Emilia indifferent from us?

>>5327086
Didn't we end up just barely below-average?

>>5327086
>>5327088
Guys I'm telling you, live wood doesn't give splinters, also her insides are more likely to be vine-y than woody.

>>5327092
Coping is unbecuming of you. Plus she's more a slave and hates our guts. I dont trust her to not get close enough to her rapport wise, since she will undoubtedly do everything in her power to get out of the contract, or undermine us in every little possibly way.

>>5327089
Did we? I dont remember. It's a good think we have a laptop do to research on penis enlargement pills. We could make a killing selling some of those.

>>5327088
We have gotten closer and attempted to flirt but spilt some spaghetti
>>5327089
Checked the archive and it’s 4 inches
>>5327092
Why do you wanna fuck wood?
>>5327097
I don’t Flora hates us

If i coment on Flora i will only make the situation worse right?

>>5327089
I didnt note it down, so it means i dont care.

>>5327088
>I thought it was the far girl? Isnt Emilia indifferent from us?
Ihlist is indiferent to you.
Emilia is a friend who knows you are human.

>>5327100
4 inches confirmed we need to make peniw enlargement pills.

>>5327102
Can we use our computer to research penis enlargement pills? I can think of how much money we could make off of this.

>>5327119
no
please stop.

>>5327151
It's purely for profitable and academic reasons. We really want more money.

>>5327100
Four inches of rugged, human masculinity is more than enough for mere elves, dryads, and... Uhh... Bird-people, I guess? What are Tyr?

>>5326898
>Examine the Rosary carefully might be enchanted or marked with special identification stuff
>Go on top of the mall and look around If there are threats or points of interest nearby, if she let us sneak up on her she is not really good at setting up a secure perimeter.
>Ask Ghal how much he knows about his species anatomy and then examine her. We already know she has more than one hearts or pump organs. (Ask Ghal to do it of course, we are not doing a shinji impression)

Soo the Chosen are construct right? Does that mean they are augmented with extra organs from normal Tyr? Or are they cloned to increase implant assimilation rate and then augmented? I'd ask to dig up the graves and examine the corpses if they were also chosen then dissect but that might be too far.
also cease thirst

>>5327313
>Does that mean they are augmented with extra organs from normal Tyr?
The original idea, yes. Like space marines in 40k
The cloning vats were supposed to be for the chimeras only.
Your idea of all Chosen to be identical clones is infinitely more amusing.

They collectively are the hand of god, indoctrinated even before they were born.
No individuality, not even their face, with the exception of shameful scars obtained in the battlefield.
Forced into a life where they are a tool and propaganda at the same time, and unable to question it.
The tyr and humans using the same tech to fight each other while denying they have something in common.
its way better than the church running orphanages to scout for potential soldiers.

and that’s without considering they know they serve a martyr god, how do you even live up to that standard when you are judge as a group?

>>5327720
Damn. I bet collectively shes content with her work, but her "8pnjjlife is hella depressing.

>>5327720
Does that mean it would be possible to make clones of ourselves?
If we get on her good side, could we convince her to train us on some fighting techniques? (Unarmed, improvised weapons, bows, javelins, etc.)
Can she teach us some of her magics, or does she only need to learn a few?
Can we get Flora to teach us how to make sprigs so se can imbibble one into the shaft of our G U N ?

>Stay the night here, Rakta will have woken up by the morning (2 rations used)[you have 5]
>Take the time to study her sword. It seems weird.
>Examine the Rosary carefully might be enchanted or marked with special identification stuff
>Go on top of the mall and look around If there are threats or points of interest nearby.
>Ask Ghal how much he knows about his species anatomy and then examine her.

You decide it's a bad idea to drag the "prisoner" back to camp.
Not only because your other companions would question the situation, but you would have to cross the city in the dark with a dead weight.
It was a dangerous task that you decided to avoid.
Going down to the lowest floor, you took refuge in the camp that Rakta had already prepared, although you took out the corpse of the Chimera.


Leaving Ghal to prepare the rations, you climbed to a high point on a sturdy-looking building nearby.
Around you were the dimly lit ruins and a cloudy night sky
The only fully illuminated buildings were two skyscrapers, a stadium, a couple of bulky buildings, and a few smaller ones in the distance.
You were sitting on that roof for a while.
The moon was dim and the sky was dark.
Not a star in sight.
You could hear machines moving in the distance, but they were far away.


You returned to the hiding place you had.
The fire had heated the room and the ceiling was beginning to have soot stains.
Ghal handed you your dinner and as you ate, you asked him questions about the anatomy of the Tyr.
He was not a doctor but he tried to explain more or less how a tyr should be.
First aid training; (Next level 1/5)

From what you could learn, anatomically there was a difference in proportions with similar positioning to yours
More advanced knowledge would require serious study.

After that you checked the Chosen's equipment.
The rosary was a normal piece, mass produced without any detail that differentiates it from others.

The sword was a mystery. It had no symbols or runes, it was a solid piece.
Which raised questions with the sensation of heat, maybe some magical metal?
You asked Ghal but he couldn't give you an answer.
The situation seemed familiar to you, perhaps you had read something about this?
but at this moment he did not come to your mind what was happening with the weapon.
The armor did have an identification number inside.
"#-492"

Sleep came quickly after that and you dreamed of things that you would quickly forget.

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[WASTELAND: Max aberrance recovery = 3]

You were awakened by Ghal as the sun was just beginning to peek over the horizon.
"Sir, the, SHE has woken up." He said with a little concern.
"One second." you said, still too sleepy to process what was happening.
"Hurry please"

When you finally felt awake, you stood up.
The first thing you saw was Rakta, eyes wide open, looking at you.
There was no hate in her eyes, but there was some hostility.
Ghal was busy trying to boil the liquid in the fountain.
You didn't know what it was but he was having a hard time.

"And now what?" she ask you
"I don't know, are you going to try to kill me again?"
she ignored your question and began to speculate out loud.
"You are accompanied by a mutant tyr, so I rule out that you are a feral. You are not an elf or a tyr, you do not have scales and your hands do not match mutants of other races. My main bet is that you are a chimera, a new variant. Are you going to deny this?"
"Will anything I say change your opinion?" you asked, undecided if you should be annoyed or amused by the situation.
"Could you take off that mask you're wearing."

Ghal gave up on his project and threw the pot out of the room.
That interrupted the conversation long enough for her to ask another question.
"What's your plan? You didn't let me die so you need something from me." She said slowly, watching Potato peek out of your pocket.

"Why do you always assume the worst?"
"I am the hand of Qothos, I must be vigilant and you are hiding something big."

Ghal interrupted the conversation
"Miss, could you at least consider letting us leave without you chasing us? You're still alive thanks to him."
"No, I was sent to this place without a clear mission and you two are an anomaly. That means you are targets of my quest."

What will you do?
>Kill her [Auto success]
>Try to talk some sense into her (HOW?)
>Take of the mask (Another roll for the disguise)
>Take her to the expedition (+1 group suspicion)[currently at 7]
>Write in

>>5327313
>I'd ask to dig up the graves and examine the corpses if they were also chosen then dissect but that might be too far.
Out of sight, out of mind.
But make sure she doesn't see it if you commit to this idea.

>>5327724
That’s why it’s so interesting.
Is a terrible situation but a natural consequence of a factor + circumstance, not just because grimderp.

>>5327181
I don’t know what Tyr are. Sorry

>>5327810
>Does that mean it would be possible to make clones of ourselves?
Yes, not sure why you would want to do that

>If we get on her good side, could we convince her to train us on some fighting techniques?
Yes, all NPCs can be tutors to some the skills they have.

>Can she teach us some of her magics, or does she only need to learn a few?
Not this, runic flesh skill can’t be thought.
The spells themselves, I guess yes

>>5327920
>"Why yes, I needed you to help me destroy the gorefield in the stadium. I would have probably told you that if you hadn't attacked me for no reason. Are you aware of your stupidity?"
Maybe she will calm down if we tell her "something big".

>>5327920
>Try to talk some sense into her (HOW?)
I dont trust our illusion can beat her insight, with only 3 abberance to fuel it.
Explain that the mask stays on because we infact like our face not being exposed to air and sunlight (keep notes on her comments on our hands and skin. More things to hide to improve our disguise). For the entire duration of our encounter with her, we've done nothing hostile towards her except in self defense despite her initiating the attack, and even then we were willing to risk healing her evem if she were to cast some spell on us the minute she woke up. It doesnt matter who we are, but why we did it. And I say, "why not?"
She's got this weird sword, her armor has numbers on them. Who is she exactly? Why would anyone send anyone into this forsaken place, except to die? Did they not want her anymore? Does that explain the graves? Like, that's kinda messed up.

>>5327945
+1 but dont call her stupid.

>>5327945
>+Support
Impressive very nice now lets see if she buys it

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5327920
>Write in
Roll seduction

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>>5328007
no

>>5327945
Support
Kill two birds with one stone

>>5327945
Clever! Supporting this one.

>>5327920
>Invite her to destroy the massive monster in the stadium -- maybe THAT is her mission?

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The situation was tense and she was beginning to irritate you.
You hadn't done anything really violent and she had attacked you.
And she now she refused to just let you go, no matter how nice you were being.
So you decided to mention the monster that Cedalion mentioned.
"Why yes, I needed you to help me destroy the gorefield in the stadium.
I would have probably told you that if you hadn't attacked me for no reason. Are you aware of your stupidity?"

"You're fucking kidding me, right?" It was the first thing I asked.
"No, you don't believe me?"
"NO! If you really needed my help for something why did you kill my sisters!?"

You look behind you at the graves whose headstones are unmarked rubble.
You can assume they died in combat with some chimera patrol.
"I already told you, I'm not a chimera. But I need to ask, why did you get send here? This is a death trap." you asked, crouching down to get on her level.

She sighed.
"We were sent here by a grand inquisitor. Something is happening in the wasteland, we were four Chosen and one inquisitor.
And if you are not a chimera what are you?"
"an elf"
"I don't believe that."
"And that was enough reason to attack me?" you asked
"Yes. You go into a battle field and an armed soldier of the opposing side finds you, and what do you do?
You kill him before the reinforcements arrive, otherwise he could follow you and the situation repeats itself."
"I was just talking to you."
"You had a spell book in your hand and could have been stalling for time. I don't take chances."

You are silent for a second until she asks a question.
"What is a gorefield?"
"its a... very big rot eater."
"How big?"
"Not sure, large enough that they use the stadium as storage. Will you help?"
You said honestly, you had no clue about the size of the creature.

"How do you know about this?"
"..." oh shit, she is on to you. again.
>[Explain how you got that information]


After giving her your explanation, and not sure if you had convinced her, you decided to ask what mattered.
"Are you going to help?"
Rakta pondered her response.
"Yes, I know you're a chimera, but I'm still here after all so lying would make little sense. But I still don't know because you kept me alive."
"Why not?"
"I won't hesitate to kill you, so no tricks." she said she, even with her hands tied up.

You also asked about the equipment.
The numbers on the armor were her identification number.
She refused to explain further or divulge the number of Chosen that existed.
Possibly because she didn't know either.

"The sword is just a standard one given to all Chosen. Made from, uritrite? I don’t remember. Its blessed so all who are not Chosen get sick from it."

With that out of the way you had to decide what to do.
>Go to the stadium
>Take her to the expedition, they have quite a lot of explosives. (What will you report to your bosses from all of this?)
>Part ways with her (where will you go?)
>Write in

Getting lazy to draw Rakta.
especialy when the update is done.

>>5328969
>Explanation
"I'm here with an elven/dwarven exploratory party, on behalf of the Seekers [or whatever our guild was called], and we heard rumours of it from one who glimpsed it."

(All technically true.)

>Go to the stadium

>>5328982
the best lies are the ones that have truth mixed in
Can't wait to kill Gorefield, wonder what loot we will get from it

>>5328982
+1.
>>5329040
We could sell some ""beef"" back on the market.

>>5328969
>"Made from, uritrite? I don’t remember. Its blessed so all who are not Chosen get sick from it."
Aw shit what if it's radioactive!? We just touched it. Warm to the touch , and a strange metal with visible impurities. At least we can get rid of her by gifting a sheath made of tungsten carbide lol. Also that would mean she is resistant to rads

>>5328982
>+Support

>>5329227
Yeah that sounds like radioactive stuff now that I think about it.
I'm pretty sure that even if it's as radioactive as plutonium we would need to be next to it for a few days to get sick though.
>gifting her a sheath made of tungsten carbide
Better be a block away when she uses it.

>>5329294
My bet's on the blade being made out of uranium, although it may also be made out of thorium, since both look black and are radioactive.
Rakta may have mispelled "uraninite" which is a uranium mineral.
The poor build quality indicates the church was too incomptetent to properly refine and work such a difficult material as uranium.

>>5328982
+1

>>5329227
>>5329294
>>5329350
.....OH FUCKING SHIT! AND WE TOUCHED IT! Fuck! So they give all their Choosen Ones powerful, yet radioactive metal swords. So that means their clone army is powerful and expensive. Yeah that's real fucked, and I'm all for the idea of making some sort of carbon shielding shealth. I would suggest she throw the sword away, but I doubt she would so a radiation shielding shealth would at least delay her eventual case of super cancer by maybe a few years.

I mean really. Fucj her sword. Go claymores all day every day they're pretty strong guns.

>>5329350
Both U and Th are light grey, but they tarnish dark dark grey so you'd need to give it a scrape to see its true colour. U would be a pretty poor material for a sword blade given its extremely high density makes a blade of any appreciable size nigh-unswingable from weight. The even denser Pu, being highly pyrophoric, oxidises very easily and rapidly into a brittle black substance and chipped metal will catch fire.
Natural U and Th are very low-level radioactive, and even highly enriched uranium isn't radioactive enough to be warm even if the church could do enrichment. To get the sort of radioactivity required, your only practical option is Pu and that raises even more questions and means a lot of people probably died from radiation exposure and criticality accidents to make this sword if the church can't handle the metal properly.
U, Pu and Th are all more or less pure α-emitters with a component of γ, the former of which is incapable of penetrating skin or more than a few inches of air so they're actually not *that* dangerous to handle or be near for short periods so long as you wash your hands afterwards, don't breathe any dust or chips and don't sleep with it under your pillow.

>>5328969
Her sword seems like something similar to a stronger short sword. Has she considered getting a buckler for her off spell casting arm? Her armor only covers her legs and torso. Shes also lacking a helmet. She should get one when she has the chance. It would vastly improve her life expectancy.

What does she plan to do after she's done here? Return to the church?

QM is it possible for us to "corrupt" Rakta into leaving the services of the church? They are more or less responsible for the death of her "sisters", who she has shown to care for. Well, actually not it might had been in part due to her inquisitors carelessness that got all but her killed. Still more or less the church's fault.

Will we be able to loot the gore field?

>>5328969
>Average disguise: Non-elves assume you are an elf; elves take a DC 20 Insight roll to realize something is wrong.
I'm going to assume her perception is so high that it bypasses the tyr/elf barrier, or that she is familiar with elves making the DC excursion to elves not much of an issue. She is no elf since she has no horns.
Whatever the case we're too far in the rabbit hole to go back.

Hey guys do you think it would be a good or bad idea to show off the True Flesh piece of Gaia? I dont remember if it disappeared already, but I know that once we leave the city the piece will leave our inventory.

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>Explanation
"I'm here with an elven exploratory party, on behalf of the Seeker clan, and we heard rumors of it from one who glimpsed it."
She eyed you doubtfully, she asked as to why they didn't report that to the Qothos church.
When you mentioned the peace agreement she seemed to accept the explanation.

>go to the stadium
You decided that ending this problem directly was the best option.
In addition, if you involved the rest of the expedition, they could take an action that would put all of you in danger.

Ghal went through the formality of freeing Rakta from her bonds.
"If he is a chimera, what are you exactly?"
"The voice of reason." He said as he untied her.
After that, she picked up her equipment, since you hadn't found a way to keep it, without it ending up in a fight.
(Lost Half plate armor, Holy sword and rosary)

When you saw that her sword was simply hooked to a metal piece at her waist, you had to ask.
"Hey, that sword doesn't have a sheath? Because it feels weird and it worries me."
She smiled at that statement.
"That is the warmth of Qothos, even in death, his love shines through."
"Yeah- okay, let’s get going."

That thing was definitely radioactive.
You weren't sure why or who would come up with that stupid idea, but it wasn't your problem.
For now at least.

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The building was relatively close to the market.
Just a couple of empty streets and an awkward silence to get there.
It was a classic oval shaped building with sturdy walls despite the centuries.

You circled it to check for possible entrances, it was a rot eater prison after all.
And it had four, the north and south were closed metal doors.
The one on the south seemed busier since it didn't have as much rust and the way to the road was clear.
The West was one of the entrances to the public that the fans would use, it had two Chimeras posted as guards.
This was also a public entrance but it was empty.
This begged the question, if this is a prison for a monster, why so little security?

Anyway, your options were to use paths that would surely be guarded but accessible or enter areas that were at risk of collapsing,
especially if you used explosives or offensive magic.

"Weren't you a chimera? Why do we have to sneak in?" asked Rakta
"I'm not a chimera, so they'd shoot us."
"I'd rather we didn't go in, but I'd feel more comfortable going down a path that didn't involve unnecessary violence.
Also what’s that symbol they painted on the wall?" Ghal reasoned.
“They use those to mark their territory, but normally it’s another one." Rakta said unhelpfully.

“Wait, is this just a raid on a rival chimera faction? Now it makes sense.” She said trying to provoke you into confessing.
“Fucks sake, no.”
But Rakta had already made up her mind and correcting her on the nature of that symbol would only make you more suspicious.

How will you enter? (The map shows vision to the closed doors.)
>Enter West (Two Chimeras)(Roll 2d20 Bo3)
>Enter from the East (Up the stairs or one of the doors? which one?)
>North Entrance (Force the lock)(auto success)
>South Entrance (Pick the lock)(Roll 1d20 Bo3)
>climb the wall?
>Write in (there is a map, you will manage)

>>5329227
I was wondering when someone would notice.
gg anon

>>5329432
don’t worry too much about short term exposure, you won’t get penalties for it.
But keep it short term.

>>5329441
You are absolutely right, it should not be that radioactive. It should not even "warm your whole hand".
Just the skin, but i took the creative liberty so to give a better clue for its nature.
Your security measures should be enough to lessen the impact of carrying this thing around.

>>5329663
>Return to the church?
yes

>QM is it possible for us to "corrupt" Rakta into leaving the services of the church?
I seriously don’t know, do you have a plan?

>Will we be able to loot the gore field?
kill the bear before selling the skin

>>5330166
>I'm going to assume her perception is so high that it bypasses the tyr/elf barrier
she was putting you under heavy scrutiny.
Same thing with fake hair and the TSA, they notice

>but I know that once we leave the city the piece will leave our inventory.
Did... did I say that? I don’t remember giving that detail.
How did you know?
*puts on tin foil hat just in case*

>>5330263
>This begged the question, if this is a prison for a monster, why so little security?
It's probably so huge that it can't exit the halls, and the chimeras are more there to keep people and things out.

>Enter from the East (Up the stairs or one of the doors? which one?)
Go for one of the doors. If we fight anyone we might draw attention.

Tell Rakta some bullshit that she should probably get a shealth for her sword anyways, to show some care for her blade and reduce weathering or something? Also ask her more about these factions. We didnt know chimeras had factions.

Does she think Ghal is a chimera? He's obviously -more or less- a Tyr. Why would a Tyr follow a chimera, unless we're not a chimera?

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>>5330277
>We didnt know chimeras had factions.
Its a joke i have with the map.
Using the radiation symbol as the banner for the everything in the wasteland.
Not sure how to make good dialog and still convey the fuckers are spewing propaganda.

I will add the rest of question to banter.

>>5330293
Ah. I suggested saying "We didnt know chimeras had factions" to try and reinforce the fact we are not in fact a chimera to Rakta, but I doubt she would care or believe otherwise. I'm grasping at straws trying to convince her, but perhaps a smarter anon could do it.

>>5330263
>Enter from the East (Up the stairs or one of the doors? which one?)
Upstairs. We will probably want to have the upper ground on this one.

>>5330296
that would have been good, damn.

>but perhaps a smarter anon could do it.
Dont beat yourself up, its a dificult problem becouse you are hidding something worse.
like, "No officer, i was not smoking pot. It was meth, sir."

>>5330309
Lmao true. Can we add the parts where we obliviously ask about chimera factions and why would a tyr follow a chimera to put cracks in her logic, to doubt herself?

Oh oh. Yeah I got more WRINKLE BRAIN thinkz. If shes ever fought a chimera, she should know they talk more rigidly and static like. They talk real weird and funny. If she talked to one of the leaders, she would had been dead already. We are clearly neither since we dont talk in reverb, or sound insane. We talk like a normal person. No chimera talks like that. We would know, we killed some before. Ghal can back that up.

More world fact checking. The first chimera we knocked out and killed melted away so we couldn't loot the body but Rakta was eating one. I'm gonna assume that not all chimeras melt in death, and some remain whole. That or she managed to remove the acidic organs before it melted the thing from the inside out.

>>5330308
+1 this because I dont want to wait for tie breakers.

>>5330308
Support
I want to see the Gorefield before we fight it

>>5330263
>South entrance, pick the lock

>Try to convince her you are not a chimera
>Go up the stairs (East)


with all the talk of whether you were a chimera or not you remembered the way they had to talk.
Mechanical choirs and pre-recorded messages.
Giving you another tool to understand why Rakta assumed you were a chimera.
“Rakta, you probably have seen chimeras talk and give those orders to surrender.”
“Yes, very unsettling. They all have the same voice.”
“So why do you think I’m a chimera when we can have a normal conversation? And about Ghal, do you think he is also a chimera?”
“I think you might be an elf at some point, but too many things are wrong with you, same with him.
You are probably some type of chimera infiltrator, there are monsters who can steal the voice from their victims to lure travelers.”
“Have you ever seen one?”
“Not yet.”

…

You proceeded to the east entrance.
A large reception with sales windows and turnstiles.
You jumped over them and advanced, passing posters eaten away by light and time.
There was a large hall where you could imagine the stalls of hot dogs and t-shirts of whatever was played here.
There was a bit of a draft, so it wasn't too dusty.

There were two paths, one to the stairs that would go up to the seats and another through a closed door.
Both gave the impression of not having been used in decades.
You decided to use the stairs.
Most likely Cedalion would have used the main field to store the rot eaters.
so being one level above would be beneficial.

Those concrete stairs had better withstood the wear and tear of the years, so you quickly reached the stands.
the light blinded you for a few seconds, and when your vision returned you wished you had never set foot here.

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Your attention was caught by the creature sleeping in the center of the field.
A mass of pulsing flesh, a cacophonous body of perverse blood and sinew.
Bones and scales coating the thing, breaking to caustic fluids spelled from within.
Several heads trying to break free from the sleeping titan, forever in silence in fear of waking up the main body.
The head was unclear in shape, where did it begin and end?
its closed eyes and snout blended into tentacles that actively moved around the body.
The arms seemed to be braided with the bodies of victims, but as soon as you looked away they would melt into another body part.
There were also pustules that resembled ticks, they even detached themselves from the creature and to move elsewhere.
Only to be reabsorbed and spit out again.

It was a titanic mass of cursed meat, you wondered if it could be killed.
You could see roots dig into the long dead grass field, sucking the life from deep underground.
A second blight upon this land.

Ghal was left speechless, sitting on one of the plastic chairs of the stadium to contemplate the sight in front of him.
Potato did peek out, and asked if it was safe to eat that thing.
Rakta made the only question that truly mattered in that moment.
"How do you plan we kill it." she said in a calm voice, but she was still unable to stop looking at the creature.
Maybe in fear it would move if she was not watching it.

What will you do? (choose one or more)
>Vicious weapon on the explosives [You have 4 explosives and can collectively cast 2 vicious weapon]spends ALL the mana from ALL the team]
>Use an item?
>Run away
>Try to dissect it (Roll 2d20 bo3)
>Write in

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I hope i have not disapointed with this big surprise.
Everyone was talking about killing this thing, sometimes i wonder if the game of distorsion was a good idea.

also, the colored version.
I didnt like it as much, cant get the texture right.

>>5331405
I....I dont know why dissecting it is an option. You mean cutting it up stealthily? Is that it? I'm torn between dissection and explosion.

Are there any rats or vermin around? Can our kitty catch them and bring them to Potato to absorb, then stick the excess Abberance into the soul battieres? More abberance means more extra boom sticks.

>>5331418
>stealthily?
it wont be, thats why 2d20 insted of 1d20

>Are there any rats or vermin around?
not here, especialy not here.
Maybe in the industrial part of the city, where they convert corpses into chimeras or rations.

right now, the explosives without spells would deal 8d10 damage.

>>5331409
NGL this this is significantly bigger than I thought it was. Definitely a Shoggoth.

Let's keep up with breaking down her believe we're a chimera. We know magic. We know how to cast spells. The only reason she's alive is because we used the healing spell and she knows we use magic because of the book we have. No chimera we've fought (all of 2 or 3) could do magic, ergo we're not a chimera.

>“Have you ever seen one?”
>“Not yet.”
If chimera infiltrators existed, then they wouldn't have waste their time to heal you and killed you by then, or they wouldn't had bother to let themselves be known to you. This either implies chimera infiltrators are so good at their job that no one has heard of them, or they don't exist.
If they existed, which they definitely don't, then you would be the last person to discover one since you're more of a fight first think later kind of las. And. You know. We're WELCOME for the medical treatment. It's not like I wasted my one medkit on you. (How ungrateful)

>>5331427
Oh okay.

>Try to dissect it (Roll 2d20 bo3)
>Vicious weapon on the explosives
>Give one to Ghal and Rakta. They are to only throw it when we give the signal.

>>5331405
Wouldn't spending all of potato's mana be dangerous for him?

>>5331451
yes

>>5331430
The plan seems ok, but how about casting just 1 vicious weapon so potato gets to live?

>>5331405
>"We're gonna need more explosives. This is- beyond what I expected."
>Run away

>>5331462
>Unstable construct: Every 4 days you need to spend 1 aberrance or die
If we use all the team's abberance, how long would Potato have to live? How many days?
Does unstable construct imply we can make him into a stable one?

>>5331468
I think it's worth the risk if Potato has a few days left before needing more abberance. Once we're done here we can just go hunt for vermin for him to suckle on.

>>5331472
Oh come on man, we have plenty of fire power. 8d10+14 damage is nothing to scoff at.

>>5331462
>4* Explosives (1 use) (2d10 damage on small area)( *2 damage to structures)
Uh wait. Does the Shoggoth count as a structure for the purpose of double damage due to its size or no? Is the 8d10 damage from throwing all four of our explosives? If that's the case them I think we should give two each to Ghal and Rakta.

If we manage to toss the explosives inside a giant mouth and have it swallow the explosives, would that deal more damage?

>>5331480
>8d10+14 damage
it's a kaiju, and it's sleeping
do you seriously want to take the gamble to wake it up when you can come back with more gear first?

>>5331451
>putting 5 frag grenades in our hand
sounds pretty good to me

>>5331494
Meant to reply to this post. This probably is our best bet at killing it at our current aberrance though if its allowed

>>5331501
also, why haven't we used the injector yet? We could use it on potato right now

>>5331501
Why stop at frag grenades? We could get had fulls of C4 x five units of the stuff. Oh god dude do you know anything more potent then C4?

>>5331503
We should probably do it later when we're not in danger. Maybe after we leave the demon capital?

Rolled 1 (1d4)

>>5331510

Rolled 3 (1d4)

>>5331510
If we have 4 days for potato, then absolutely use those two casts to make two explosives do extra boom.

>>5331514
Ah dammit.

>>5331510
Do we still have 4 more tries, or do we have 5 units of gun powder now?

>>5331514
SHIT.
>>5331505
HMX is stronger (1.7x the power of TNT) and actually used in the military.
ONC (octanitrocubane) is retard strong (2x TNT) but hard to make so no army uses it IRL.
Octaazacubane is ludicrously powerful (5x TNT) but is purely theoretical as nobody has actually synthetised it yet.
Not that it matters since OP posted while I was typing this.

>>5331520
>feels bad man
Maybe if we're lucky, we can find the formulas to make HMX, ONC, or Octaazacubane in the capital. That or we find the already assembled product versions of those explosives. Maybe we could do some research with our demonic laptop and figure something out?

>>5331517
fucks sake mate.
you can only get sacks of gunpowder.
please, if you really want to kill it go steal more dynamite.
or try your luck, I already have the stats written down.
they are not going to change.
we both know the worse is yet to come.

>>5331526
How far are we from camp opee?

>>5331523
you say this things
and when i say humans where hunted to extincion you are surprise.
I...

the laptop has no conection to the internet.
I dont know what the laptop has inside.
Knock yourself out.

>>5331530
maybe an hour or two walking, the dificult part will be explaining why you need the explosives if they see you.

>>5331526
Hey hey easy there mate. Just exploring our options and ensuring we have what we have. You've convinced me.

>>5331530
Let's just fuck off back to camp and steal more dynamite. Do you think we should bring Rakta to the camp or tell her to wait? We definitely should recharge all our batteries and potato so we can cast the Vicious weapon spell on all our explosives. And, maybe we should inject potato so we get that 1 extra cast.

>>5331541
What if we just steal it, or explain we want to use it to kill some chimera patrols we're worried about? We could explain our absence by saying we were scouting around for anything that might endanger the expedition. You know since we did take up the job of scout after all.

>>5331542
Just leave Rakta tied in a safe place, our facade would conflict with what we told to the team.
Yeah, time to bolt and get some moar explosives.
Maybe steal the entire crate.
Maybe both crates and also their food, maybe they can fuck off while Flora distracts them and we pillage them.
(seriously though I think 20 sticks should be enough, we can fill the bottom of the crates with trash so they don't notice the volume difference)

>>5331549
Agreed

Something of note:
I Think that we should leave Ghal with Rakta so she doesn't get too suspicious or escape. Maybe they can get along while we are away?
Also she can fuck off if she complains about being tied up. She did threaten killing us several times after all.

>>5331405
>Run away
Rakta won't change her opinion. Can we kill her?

>>5331629
Not yet bro, be more patient.

>>5331405
>Vicious Weapon in ONE explosive, leave one normal
Gotta leave Potato with some mana

>>5331541
Go steal more explosives.

>>5331660
Dont be a little bitch. Potato would have 4 days to spare plenty of time to find him rats to eat.

>>5331733
I'll be as little of a bitch as I want, thank you.

>>5331405
I vote to tie up/leave Rakta here so we can go back to camp and steal more explosives.

>>5331882
I think tying her up is counter intuitive to getting her on our side. I'm rooting on the chance of getting her to abandon the church in favor of being a traveling companion!

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You looked at the fluctuating mass of meat, noticing a slight dampness in the air from his breathing.
You weren't sure if you had enough explosives so you decided to go back to the expedition and get more.

"Ghal, Rakta, I'm going back to camp to get more explosives.
I'd rather not be seen stealing them so I'll go alone."
The first to file a complaint, surprisingly, was Ghal.
"The bosses shouldn't approve of this use of explosives? Why hide it?"
"Couple of reasons, but the main one is so…" You were going to reply, but you had Rakta watching your next words very carefully.
"...don't decide to study this thing first."

"Doesn't sound like a good plan to me." She said. "If we kill this thing won't those tick just swarm us?"
"Not if we use enough dynamite." you said, praying you were right.

...

The return to camp was weird.
The streets that were normally empty had a lot of activity.
Several convoys of chimeras and deconstruction droids moved through certain streets in a hurry.
They did not pay too much attention, since they passed quite close to you but they did not see you.
You were hidden, but if they had been watching the trip would have been more difficult.

The camp was the same as when you left.
The three groups had already left, only the rescue team and those who should not enter the city remained here.
Emilia was playing cards with some mercenaries in the center.
Niven was still studying the truck.
Flora was nowhere to be seen and David was doing a lousy job of guarding.


You were able to get close to the carriage with the boxes of explosives without too much trouble.
It wasn't really guarded.
Upon entering you noticed that things had been moved.
Searching you only saw two of the five boxes of dynamite.
These had eighteen sticks of dynamite each.
The rest had been taken to the city.

While you were filling your bag with explosives you heard your bosses walking past the cart.

"...It doesn't matter if we're done... if we don't find that, there's no distraction."
"If they can't hold it, it'll show up on its own."
"But not in... we will be at war!"
"...no options...we'll settle for this..."
"And the missing...? Are we... them inside...?"

They were too far away for you to hear the rest of the conversation.
They didn't see you thanks to the fabric walls the carts had.
They reminded you a lot of the Wild West.

>Roll 1d20 Bo3 (Stealth)
>For every two dynamite sticks -1 to the roll.
>You have a +9 bonus
How many do you take? (there are 36)

What else will you do?
>Steal something else (What)
>Try to get the attention of someone (who)
>Return immediately.
>Write in

Okay, go kill the Rot Titan.
Now i have a plan to continue the plot that does not invole this thing.

Question:
Do i give you control of the other expeditions to see what they are doing and their mission?
or just show the aftermath?

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>5332165
>1 box (18 sticks)
Damn Flora is never there when we need her.
>>5332170
Just show the aftermath bruh, otherwise it would be too many turns wasted on people that aren't the MC.