>>5388428
>Golems: Tiny machine life that can combine together into larger more menacing machines.
Machine Dungeon, lets go!

>>5388428
> Golems: Tiny machine life that can combine together into larger more menacing machines.

>>5388428
>Golems: Tiny machine life that can combine together into larger more menacing machines.

>>5388428
>> Golems: Tiny machine life that can combine together into larger more menacing machines.

>>5388428
> Sproutlings: Every sproutling starts small, but grows over time, becoming mighty monsters given enough time.

> Golems

Visions of tiny machines, each one weak, but joined together into a mighty whole. Mana surged out of the core, shaped by the will of the entity. Forges, anvils and tools rose up out of the ground, a pair of gleaming steel arms unfolded from the ceiling and almost immediately set to work carving stone and working metal, creating an assortment of tiny interlocking parts.

"Sir? Something is approaching, we should prepare some kind of defenses, quickly."

A small reserve of parts was already present, enough for three units, which conveniently was also the current complexity cap of golems. Now which ones to build?

Combat Details: Combat Tests are resolved by a D10+Defenders Stat, attackers win ties. Attackers and defenders trigger tests simultaneously each round of combat.

Golem Special: Golem units can merge together (Max 3). Golems combine their defensive stats. Instead of taking damage, Golems shed random units. Shed units are inoperable, but recover after combat.

Wheeler
Health: 1
Test: Strength 4
Golem: Golems with Wheeler units trigger a Strength Test 3 + the number of wheeler units within the unit.
Defensive Stats
Strength: 0
Wisdom: 0
Toughness: 0
Agility: 1

Bulk
Health: 1
Test: Toughness 4
Golem: Golems with Bulk units trigger a Toughness Test 3. Bulk units are shed before other units when the golem takes damage. When a Bulk Unit would be shed it has a 25% chance to instead ignore the damage.
Defensive Stats
Strength: 1
Wisdom: 1
Toughness: 1
Agility: 1

Dakk
Health: 1
Test: Agility 3
Golem: Golems with Dakk units trigger an Agility Test 3 per Dakk unit.
Defensive Stats:
Strength: 0
Wisdom: 1
Toughness: 0
Agility: 0

> What combination of three will you choose for your first golem?

>>5388500
>Bulk, Dakk, Dakk

>>5388500
>Bulk, Wheeler, Wheeler.

>>5388500
Bulk, Wheeler, Wheeler

>>5388500
>Bulk, Wheeler, Wheeler
I prefer the one stronger check of a Double Wheeler to the multiple checks caused by a double Dakk robot.

>>5388500
>>Bulk, Wheeler, Wheeler.

> Wheeler Wheeler Bulk

The metal arms rushed to action. The first two units were of the same design, long brick like shapes with recessed rubber tires. They shot around the room the moment they were set down, careening about, skidding in wide circles, crashing into each other.

"I'll have data on the approaching locals in just a minute sir."

The entity nodded absently and focused on the fabrication of the second type of unit. At first glance it seemed to be a simple cube of stone, then the outer thirds of the cube extended forward and folded outward for a moment before slamming together with a shower of stone dust. Four stubby legs protruded from the bottom of the cube, but it probably wouldn't win any races.

Of course the units rarely worked alone. The wheelers circled back to the workbench and with the aid of a few metal clamps the cubic Bulk found itself perched on top of the Wheelers. The golem zoomed around the room as one, snapping at air. Hopefully it would be enough.

"Sir, Getting more chatter as they approach. They're referring to us a...dungeon? They're aware of the mana core and they seem to want to exploit it somehow. Probably not good for us."

> They look like a pair of young human farmers, male and female, perhaps siblings. There's a few mentions of their mother being ill.
> Three orcs, all male. Looks like they're part of a tribe. One seems to have ambitions toward power.
> Looks like a half elf. He's mentioned several criminal elements, and some extensive debts.

>>5388596
> Looks like a half elf. He's mentioned several criminal elements, and some extensive debts.

Hmm, our strength checks would probably be good against the presumably agile half-elf, and our defensive stats are best in agility. At least if I understand how this works right.

>>5388600

Your Golem (Ram Man? WaWaBulk?):
Agility: 3
Strength: 1
Toughness: 1
Wisdom: 1
Triggers a Strength Test 5 each combat round.
Triggers a Toughness Test 3 each combat round.
Has a 25 percent chance to ignore damage.

>>5388596
>> Looks like a half elf. He's mentioned several criminal elements, and some extensive debts.

>>5388596
>Looks like a half elf. He's mentioned several criminal elements, and some extensive debts.
Typical of a knife-ear to attempt to ruin such a young dungeon.

>>5388600
>strength checks would probably be good against the presumably agile half-elf
Wouldn't it be a shocker of he turns out to be a punch-meat monster instead of a typical slender elf?

>>5388596
> Looks like a half elf. He's mentioned several criminal elements, and some extensive debts.

Rolled 4, 9, 6 = 19 (3d10)

Slim - Arcane Trickster

Strength: 0
Toughness: -1
Agility: 2
Wisdom: -1
Health: 1

Triggers a Combat Test Agility 7 or Wisdom 7.

Stylish Moves: Once per combat Slim can use Agility instead of another stat. Slim can use this retroactively if he would take damage.
???? : This ability cannot be identified

Dice:
1. Strength Test 5 VS Slim (0)
2. Toughness Test 3 VS Slim (-1)
3. Agility Test 7 VS Golem (3)

Slim was down on his luck. Not for the first time, and probably not the last. He kicked a seashell down the beach. He could skip town of course, a strategy with a long string of successes. He could take out another loan to pay off the most recent few...although finding a loan shark who didn't know his reputation would be problematic.

And then a section of hillside collapsed not ten feet from him, revealing a workshop furiously working by itself.

"That... we're not this lucky are we?" He patted his chest pocket. "But...there was a shooting star a few nights ago. Oh, oh we're actually this lucky. It's a dungeon. I can literally see the core from here! We're going to be rich!"

Something in Slim's chest pocket chittered angrily. "Oh it'll be fine! Do you see a monster? I don't, oh hey it just built a monster." Slim peered in from the beach, glancing to either side. This was a fairly abandoned stretch of beach, not even smugglers came out this way, except him.

"We're going in little guy! That golem looks like I could run circles around it! Big slow thing like that, easy work." Slim flicked a knife around in his fingers and stepped across the threshold.

The golem, a clunky looking thing roaming around on two stiff legs, swiveled toward him the moment he crossed the threshold, then blasted forward with surprising speed.

"Shit!" He swung his knife wildly, and the golem bent backwards like his favorite dancer, spinning on one leg to kick with the other. He obliged with a flexible bend of his own, then the top of the golem extended a pair of slabs, snapping at his face.

"No thank you ma'am." Slim bounded up, feet pushing off on the snapping jaws, then pirouetted to safety. His hand crackled with purple static. "Let me show you my other trick."

Rolled 9, 4, 2 = 15 (3d10)

Dice:
1. Strength Test 5 VS Slim (0)
2. Toughness Test 3 VS Slim (-1)
3. Wisdom Test 7 VS Golem (1)

The golem skidded and swerved around bolts of purple lightning before closing the distance. The entity and Ava watched clinically as the half-elf's arm was caught in the vice grip of the bulk unit.

"He's not bad with that knife." Ava observed. "He could be useful."

There was a burst of purple sparks and the bulk unit shattered into pieces. Slim staggered back, his arm a mangled bleeding mess.

"Not good enough though." The entity said. "Now he's..." Something leapt from the thief's shirt, a light brown blur that streaked away, even as stones parted beneath the thief and swallowed him up. The mangled golem shot toward the blur.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

Streak is attempting escape!
Agility Test 10 vs Golem (D10+ 3)

Rolled 7 + 3 (1d10 + 3)

>>5388908
I am enjoy please keep it up QM

Slim crashed to his knees, vision darkening. There was no recovering from this wound, this mangled stump of flesh and bone.

"Streak. Run. Tell Meg." The ferret in question bolted. The golem gave chase, but halted as the rodent scurried away.

---

The entity frowned. "That's going to be a problem." The rodent stared back at the golem standing at the edge of the dungeon. Just an inch more and the unit would deactivate, reducing to simple stone. A design flaw to fix later.

Ava shrugged. "Maybe not." She pointed toward the thief mounted on the back wall of the core room, arms and legs spread wide and held in place with bands of iron. "This one could be useful. One way or another."

"Options?"

Ava flipped through her clipboard. "From simplest to most complex." She cleared her throat, despite the lack of need. "First we could consume him. Two units of mana, immediate disposal. Alternatively we hold him as a prisoner. Each day we'll wring a unit of mana out of him, until the fourth day where he'll expire. Each day there's a coin flip’s chance his soul will break in a way that lets us change him. And finally at any point we could simply release him, possibly after we break his soul a bit with imprisonment.”

“This breaking.” The entity studied the half-elf. “What are its effects?”

“I’m not sure. Sorry sir.”

> Consume Slim and gain 2 Units of Mana
> Imprison Slim and gain 1 Unit of Mana per day until he expires or you release him
> Release Slim

>>5388951
Thanks!

>>5388990
> Consume Slim and gain 2 Units of Mana

Go for the sure thing, we don't know how soon this "Meg" will organize a party to help this Slim guy.

>>5388990
> Imprison Slim and gain 1 Unit of Mana per day until he expires or you release him

I want to point out or golem cap is 3. Getting one mana today might be enough for third golden and we can think then, plus extra profit. More beneficial to keep him.

QM, I feel you should let us roll if possible

>>5388990
>Consume Slim and gain 2 Units of Mana

>>5388990
>> Consume Slim and gain 2 Units of Mana

Rolled 3 (1d3)

> Consume Slim

D3 Days Pass...

>>5389256
It would dramatically slow down my ability to do updates.

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The entity made a decision. “Consume him. If more are coming, then we need to be ready."

Ava frowned. "It might be better to have a hostage than an army sir."

"With an army, we won't need a hostage."

Ava sighed. "Very well sir."

The ceiling opened up and swallowed Slim whole. Moments later a fine dust of sparkling mana drifted down and swirled into the core.

Beyond that there was little to do but wait. The ferret returned later that day, accompanied by a woman in elegant white robes covered by a much rougher brown coat. She peered into the entrance without entering, eyes growing wide at the sight of the core.

"We need to do something about that." The entity growled.

"Working on that sir. We're gathering one unit of mana each day, plus the burst from the invader. It should be enough to repair some core functionality at five units. There are other options of course.

Three days passed. Each day parts piled up, mana flowed. Each day the woman in white returned and looked inward, eyes focused, calculating.

"Sir. There's trouble. I'm detecting humanoids, four of them nearby, plus this woman. They look...unsavory. I don't think they're together though. We have parts and mana both, I highly recommend we bolster our defenses."

"Options?"

Mana: 5 units. Mana can be converted to parts at a 1 to 1 ratio.
Parts: 3 units.

Mana Expenditures:
> 5 Mana: Upgrade Assembly Center to produce two parts per day
> 5 Mana: Build Forge. Each level of Forge allows two additional units per golem, (3->5)
> 5 Mana: Build Observation Chamber. Allows indefinite imprisonment and mana harvesting of two prisoners.
> 1 Mana: Create one Part.

Part Expenditures:
> 1 Part: Dakk, Wheeler, or Bulk
> 3 Parts: Prototype a random new part

There is currently space for three golems. Each room provides three spaces, plus two spaces per upgrade.

A few forgotten details.

Defeated units repair after one day.

You can freely reconfigure your units into new golems.

>>5389551
>5 mana: Create 5 Parts
>5 Parts: Create new golems to be voted on

We need defences and we need them now, efficiency and upgrades can come later.

>>5389558

Are you sure? The dungeon can only fit three golems total at the moment, you'd have more parts than you can use.

>>5389636
Ah, forgot that we already had one golem and 3 parts.

I'll amend my vote to creating 3 Part for 3 Mana and to create 2 new golems

>>5389551
>> 5 Mana: Build Observation Chamber. Allows indefinite imprisonment and mana harvesting of two prisoners.

>>5389551
>Build Observation Chamber. Allows indefinite imprisonment and mana harvesting of two prisoners.
Gotta get on that mana grindset.

"Five invaders... we're going to need a place to storm them. Building our new prison now."

Mana surged out of the core, earth grinded and slid out of the way. Two sealed chambers, two unblinking glass eyes watching. A slab bed, a hole for waste and a tray for food finished the rooms. Completely isolated, always observed, no hope of escape.

"Interesting choice of position sir."

"We can adjust it after we've dealt with the invasion. Now, for another golem."

3 Parts
> Use the same design as before
> Make a new combination of Dakk, Bulk, and Wheeler

For the third day Meg stared through the doorway of the dungeon and pondered, how could she do something with this information? And was Slim, stupid stupid Slim still in there?

Probably not. Young dungeons were always hungry, desperate for mana to defend themselves with. There was a chance he was back there, every last scrap of mana in his soul being twisted out, but it seemed unlikely. And at this point he'd almost certainly be broken with some piece of his soul warped by the dungeon.

No, Slim was probably dead. She wanted to feel worse about it, but it was probably only a matter of time before a debt collector did it first. Now to put his death to good use.

"Well, hello lovely."

She flinched as the man swaggered up, wide grin playing across his mouth.

"I don't have any money. And I have just enough magic to scorch your dick to an even smaller stump than it already is."

Laughter filled the air behind her before a growl from the man silenced it. "You've got a real cute mouth for a priest. And looky there, is that what I think it is?"

Meg sighed, eyes flitting around. Four of them. Followed her here? Or just got lucky? She was losing control of the situation.

"I'd be glad to watch you die trying to get to that core." She replied dryly.

The man swung an arm around her, his other hand holding a rust marked knife. "Oh, I had a different plan, lovely. Need a spellcaster to get something out of these cores, right? Guess who's our volunteer?" He leaned his face in close, knife tip trailing along her neck.

"I see." Well, time to see how lucky she was. "If you think you have the balls to get me to the core."

He grimaced and grabbed her arm, dragging her along. "Oh we'll see."

Moments later she was pulled into the dungeon.

---

Bert, Bernie, and Bob - Thug

Strength: 1
Toughness: 0
Agility: -1
Wisdom: -2
Health: 1

Triggers a Combat Test Strength 5.

You first!: Bert, Bernie and Bob each have a 25% chance to remove themselves from combat for one round.

---

Adrian - Ring Leader

Strength: 2
Toughness: -1
Agility: 0
Wisdom: -2
Health: 1

Triggers a Combat Test Strength 6.

Get in there! : Once per combat can trigger an additional round of combat tests between two opposing combatants.

---

Meg - Priestess

Strength: 0
Toughness: 0
Agility: 2
Wisdom: 2
Health: 2
Mana: 3

Triggers a Combat Test Wisdom 5

1 Mana. Healing Grace: Restores 1 Health.

>>5389741

Waiting on a few votes and we'll get this show on the road.

>>5389741
>Bulk, Dakk, Dakk
Diversify a bit

>>5389741
Supporting >>5389760

>>5389741
>>5389760 +1

>>5389760
+1

Wheeler and Bulk had proven their use, but it was time for something a bit more aggression oriented. Start with Bulk for the base, now for the latest design, Dakk. Not much to look at, a flat slab and a metal barrel, with a faint glow inside for those fool enough to look into it, and six metal legs that doubled as clamps. The two of them attached themselves to the inside of the Bulk unit, safely concealed inside the other protective unit.

The entity surveyed the incoming group. "How much control do we have over the golems?"

"Very limited sir. A single two word command, applied to the entire group I'm afraid. We can change commands when the enemy enters a new room at least."

"Better than nothing."

Dice Order:

Double Wheeler (Strength 5)
Bulk 1 (Toughness 3)
Bulk 2 (Toughness 3)
Dakk 1 (Agility 3)
Dakk 2 (Agility 3)
Bert (Strength 5)
Bernie (Strength 5)
Bob (Strength 5)
Adrian (Strength 6)


Could I get d10 dice rolls from anyone who wants to, and I'll cover the rest when I have time to do the write up. Feel free to do more than one after twenty minutes. You want low rolls for our bots and high rolls for our enemies.

Annnnd could I get votes on a command (if any) you want to issue to the golems.

> Issue a two word global command (write in)
> Random Targeting

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>5390498
>Issue a two word global command (Prioritize Advantage)
This would make the Golems prefer attacking enemies that would have the biggest disadvantage on the check unless something stops them from doing so.

Rolling for Double Wheeler (Strength 5)

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>5390498
Rolling for Bulk 1

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>5390498
>Issue a two word global command (Prioritize Advantage)

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>5390498
>Prioritize Advantage
Dakk 1

Rolled 2, 2, 1 = 5 (3d4)

You First! Rolls, Bert, Bernie or Bob wuss out on a one

Rolled 4, 4, 10 = 18 (3d10)

Adrian, Bert, Bernie

Bob Chickened out!

Rolled 5 (1d10)

Last Dakk

Rolled 1, 2 = 3 (2d4)

Bulk ignores damage on a four...

Rolled 2, 2, 4 = 8 (3d4)

Chaos erupts. Five people stumble into the Assembly Room, one of them at knife point. Two golems spring into action, one gliding across the floor at frightening speed, the other stomping over, firing tiny bolts of energy in a flurry across the room.

Adrian laughed and pushed the priestess forward. "Get them! We'll own the bar when this is over!" And sure, maybe one of them would die, but that would just make cutting the other two out easier.

The priest turned toward him, disgust plain on her face. "Using me as a shield? You're dis-" The first golem glided up, kicking its leg up and caught the bitch in the gut, knocking the air from her and hurling her across the room. Bert and Bernie swooped in on the outstretched leg, shattering it with swings of their clubs.

"And a fine job you're doing!" Adrian jeered. "Knock a few teeth out of you and maybe you'll know your place. What the hell are you doing Bob, just standing there?"

The third thug, frozen in place, eyes wide as flashes of light went wide around him, just stared at him, mouth wide, right up until the pain started.

The fast golem's body had extended jaws, clamping snapping things, and slammed them around his leg. A scream spilled out of his throat.

"Get it off me! Get it off!"

Something wet and crunchy happened. Bert and Bernie flailed at the golem, ripping the head clean off the thing, but somehow it just clamped down tighter. His vision swam and voice croaked toward the priestess watching in horror as his leg reduced to slurry.

"Help."

Her face went blank. "No."

And the dungeon took him.

---

Meg scrambled backwards from the broken golem doggedly chasing her, words of the holy chant spilling from her lips, mending the broken ribs and bruised organs. The other thugs were panicking, practically falling over each other, so much for them getting her to the core room.

How could she salvage this?

Dice Order:
Lone Wheeler (Strength 4 Vs Meg D10)
Bulk (Toughness 3 Vs Bert D10-1)
Dakk (Agility 3 Vs Bert D10-1)
Dakk (Agility 3 Vs Bernie D10-1)
Bert (Strength 5 Vs Blaster)
Bernie (Strength 5 Vs Blaster)
Bob (Strength 5 Vs Blaster)
Meg (Flees if not hit)

Rolling Bert, Bernie and Bob's panic chance, panic on a 1.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>5390732
Rolling for Dakk 1

>>5390736

Alas Bert, we hardly knew ye.

Rolled 9, 8, 8 = 25 (3d10)

Rolling for Bert, Bernie and Bob.

Rolled 1, 8, 9 = 18 (3d10)

Rolling these guys.

Lone Wheeler (Strength 4 Vs Meg D10)
Bulk (Toughness 3 Vs Bert D10-1)
Dakk 2 (Agility 3 Vs Bert D10-1)

Rolled 2, 2 = 4 (2d4)

Bob was having a bad day. He was pretty sure he had pissed himself, his boss had just been eaten by a dungeon, and a golem was firing magical blasts at him. And then Bert and Bernie had just pushed toward the golem firing magical blasts at him. Oh, and it had that snapping bit that killed the boss. It was a good thing his bladder was already empty.

He and the boys charged, clubs held high, magical blasts firing all around them. The golem was fairly slow, but tough, Bert's club splintered and cracked on the tough stone as he beat uselessly on it. The golem pivoted toward him, knocking him back a few steps, then a trio of energy blasts ripped through his chest, a spray of blood accompanying them. His gang brother fell, the stones parting to swallow him up.

"Bernie, we need to get out here! Forget this fucking place!"

The golem lunged, its jaws barely held apart by Bernie's straining arms. "No! Fuck that!" He threw the golem back with a roar. "We're getting that core!"

---

Meg smirked at the struggling thugs flailing and dying to the golem. There was no point in dying here, although with these fools feeding the dungeon it was going to be a lot harder to take advantage of it. Gods above if she had to go crawling back to the guild...

She turned and ran, making it three full steps before the last wheeler unit, still doggedly chasing her, slammed into her ankle, spinning a jagged bit of metal into her leg. She tumbled again, face crashing into the floor.

"You stupid machine." Healing chants fell from her lips again, mending her bloody leg as she stood. "I'm going to have to dismantle you just to get out of here."

Lone Wheeler (Strength 4 Vs Meg D10)
Meg (Wisdom 5 Vs Wheeler D10)
Bulk (Toughness 3 Vs Bert D10-1)
Dakk (Agility 3 Vs Bert D10-1)
Dakk (Agility 3 Vs Bernie D10-1)
Bernie (Strength 5 Vs Blaster D10)
Bob (Strength 5 Vs Blaster D10)

Rolling D4 for Bernie and Bob to panic. Panic on 1.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>5390864
Rolling for Lone Wheeler

Rolled 6 (1d10)

Rolling for Meg, so I can write their half of the conflict.

Rolled 7, 2, 9, 9, 7 = 34 (5d10)

Bulk (Toughness 3 Vs Bert D10-1)
Dakk (Agility 3 Vs Bert D10-1)
Dakk (Agility 3 Vs Bernie D10-1)
Bernie (Strength 5 Vs Blaster D10)
Bob (Strength 5 Vs Blaster D10)

Rolling these guys to finish out the round.

Meg danced around the mangled golem as it whirred around her, feinting and swinging the shiv of metal at her shins.

"You are a disembodied leg! Go down!" She shouted angrily. Light danced in her palm, then burst forth in a brilliant flash. She moved in for the kill, snatching the idiot thug's knife from the floor.

The golem lunged past her face, shiv seperating a few strands of hair. She staggered and turned, trying to catch her breath. "Oh hell."

---

We've got this. We've got this.

"We've got this!"

Bernie lunged at the golem, club held high in both hands. The golem, happy with a point blank target, opened fire, perforating his chest. Blood spatter soaked onto Bob's face as he stared, mind blanking. Then he turned and ran for the exit.

Wheeler (Strength 4 Vs Meg D10)
Meg (Wisdom 5 Vs Wheeler D10)
Bulk (Toughness 3 Vs Bert D10-1)
Dakk (Agility 3 Vs Bob D10-1)
Dakk (Agility 3 Vs Bob D10-1)
Bob (Fleeing!)

This will be a challenge I say to myself, we'll get to explain loss mechanics I say. Players: No, we refuse to roll low for our golems

Rolled 6, 6, 8, 3 = 23 (4d10)

>>5390884
Rolling in Bulk (ha) for our Golems.

Wheeler > Bulk > Dakk 1 > Dakk 2

Rolled 2, 5 = 7 (2d10)

>>5390884
I'll roll for Bob and Meg I guess

"This has gone better than expected."

"Indeed sir. The Dakk units are far more accurate than projected. And the Bulk units are proving quite lethal as well."

Both watched impassively, wincing in unison as the human called 'Bob' took a mana bolt through the back of his head and out his eye.

"Now, let's see how this spellcaster fares against our full arsenal."

Said spellcaster darted in close to the last wheeler unit, and in a flash of light reduced it to scrap.

"Not bad at all sir, but she's not out of the dungeon yet."

Bulk (Toughness 3 Vs Meg D10)
Dakk (Agility 3 Vs Bob D10+2)
Dakk (Agility 3 Vs Bob D10+2)
Meg (Fleeing!)

>>5391011

Oh hell, those are all against Meg, my bad.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>5391011
Rolling for bulk

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>5391011
Dakk

Rolled 7 (1d10)

Meg locked her eyes on the last golem, then looked back at the exit.

"Bye."

The golem pounced (pounced!) across the room and she nearly fell avoiding its snapping jaw. A spray of magic bolts chipped stone and left phantom trails of heat. Out of mana. Out of distractions. Just a few more steps. The other barrel of the golem whirred with energy and fired.

Rolled 1, 2, 9 = 12 (3d10)

>>5391011
Rolling for our metal friends.

Meg collapsed on the beach, never so thankful to hear the squawk of the gulls or feel the grit of sand on her face.

Gods, she had gotten out of this game for a reason, and those stupid idiots...well hopefully the dungeon would devour them. She turned to watch the golem waiting on the edge of the dungeon.

"Ok. That wasn't really how I wanted to meet. Listen, can you hear me? There are things I want to do, things I can't do by myself. We can help each other. Think about it. I’ll be back in a few days."

Meg stood and brushed herself off. The golem watched impassively as she departed.

---

"Well sir, first things first, let's get the prisoners situated. They're all of the same quality, about four units of mana. We've got two long term prisons, and two short term ones. And of course we can consume them immediately for half of what they have left, two units for each. The priest seems to want to negotiate...I’m not sure what to think about that. On that note the observation chambers would let us, well, observe the prisoners. They would be able to speak, although we don’t have anything in the way of returning the conversation.”

Adrian - Ringleader
> Consume for 2 Mana
> Observation Chamber (2 Open Spots)
> Core Extraction (2 Open Spots, Will kill prisoner after 4 days)

Bert
> Consume for 2 Mana
> Observation Chamber (2 Open Spots)
> Core Extraction (2 Open Spots, Will kill prisoner after 4 days)

Bernie
> Consume for 2 Mana
> Observation Chamber (2 Open Spots)
> Core Extraction (2 Open Spots, Will kill prisoner after 4 days)

Bob
> Consume for 2 Mana
> Observation Chamber (2 Open Spots)
> Core Extraction (2 Open Spots, Will kill prisoner after 4 days)

Or just

> Just consume them all
> Just imprison them somewhere (Adrian and Bob in Observation, rest in Core)

>>5391063
The rolls we needed, all too late!

Meta Aside: Combat Length. Needs compression or is the pace ok as is?

>>5391091
It's good as is, what is slowing it down is waiting for all the rolls.
> Just imprison them somewhere (Adrian and Bob in Observation, rest in Core)
Interrogate them, if they don't give answers we can consume them.

>>5391091
> Just imprison them somewhere (Adrian and Bob in Observation, rest in Core)

>>5391091
> Just imprison them somewhere (Adrian and Bob in Observation, rest in Core)

Combat is fine.

Rolled 3 (1d4)

D4 days pass...

Pressure is applied...

Adrian, Bob - On a 1
Bert, Bernie - On a 1 or 2

Rolled 1, 2, 4, 4, 3, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 4, 4 = 31 (12d4)

Rolled 20, 20, 15, 17 = 72 (4d20)

>>5391472

Bert: 2 Breaks
Bernie: 1 Break
Bob: 1 Break
Adrian: 1 Break

Could I get 2d20 per Break, I'm going to go ahead and roll Bert and start writing him up.

Rolled 17, 7 = 24 (2d20)

>>5391624
Rolling for Bernie then. I wonder if those double 20's on the first break is good or bad for us.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5391624
I'll roll for Bernie

This is a really interesting idea you've got going, looking forwards to take part in it!

Rolled 1, 20 = 21 (2d20)

>>5391624
Rolling for more breaks
This quest reminds of the little dungeon that could.

>>5391658
Ah yes, the duality of dice.

>>5391658
whew

>>5391658
Spicy.

>>5391650
I think you need to roll one nore d20, since it's 2 per break.

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>5391669
>>5391650
That's what I get for not reading properly

>>5391629
Good.
>>5391658
>>5391650
Shamelessly inspired and copied from.
>>5391624

> Full Memory Adjustment: Full control of the unit's memories, able to completely rewrite them as a person.

"Sir? Something interesting has happened with one of the prisoners."

"Define interesting."

Ava twitched for a moment, fighting back the impulse to actually define the word. "The one called Bert...his mind has cracked in a unique way. We have full access to his memories, and more importantly full control of them. This opening is brief, but if we exploit it we could make him believe nearly any self consistent set of memories."

"We could make him a loyal tool of the dungeon?"

"Tool, spy, guard, sleeper agent. There are a lot of possibilities. We'd need to release him to be of any use of course, but... I think it could be very worthwhile."

> It's not worth the trouble, just let the dungeon finish devouring him.
> Make him our loyal agent, with a new identity
> Make him a sleeper agent who returns to us periodically for instructions, but retains his current memories and relationships.
> Write in

Feel free to specify any or as few details as you want. You have full access to his memories, Ava will serve up some highlights in just a moment.

"Anything useful in his head right now?"

Ava sat, a chair forming under her, a box packed with papers forming on her lap. "Let me try and pull some general information sir. A mind has a vast amount of data...the smell of his mother, his first crush, his first fight, his favorite foods... and none of it is neatly organized to say the least."

"Where are we Ava?"

"Getting there sir...ah, the elven city of Lunarbor. There appears be a mile wide tree growing in the center of the city that hosts the elite of the city, mostly elves. A sizable middle class exists in and around the roots of many species. From there we have the harbor district, a sprawling shanty town woven into, around and under the roots of the great tree that sink into the ocean. There's no small amount of mutual hatred between the docks and those in the branches above it, ah there's an amusing memory of an elf teen actually spitting on him from above. Quite the shot sir."

"Bert himself is no one of note. A standard thug in a petty harbor gang that is half the size it used to be. He spent most of his time working the docks or brawling with other gangs."

>>5391683
> Make him our loyal agent, with a new identity
Go after Meg and drag her back here.

>>5391683
>> Make him our loyal agent, with a new identity

Annnd the rest of the goon squad.

Choose one for Bernie.

> 7. Host: Unit now contains a dungeon unit. Provides sensory data, the unit can emerge on command, killing prisoner is optional. Unit remains operational for up to 24 hours after exiting the body.

> 17. Schadenfreude: Unit enjoys the pain of others.

---

Choose one for Bob:

> 1. Sleeper Agent: Unit behaves normally until triggered, but provides sensory data to the dungeon. Can be given a single trigger to perform an action.

> 20. Memory Adjustment: Alters memories of the unit. Up to one week of memories can be freely adjusted.

---

Choose one for Adrian:

> 17. Schadenfreude: Unit enjoys the pain of others.

> 9. Despair: Unit is filled with a profound sorrow.

>>5391683
> Make him our loyal agent, with a new identity

I'd say to just keep tabs on the area for now, but he would be an avenue to influence the city, if we can get hold of money.
I'd say we could make pretty good use of a few dockside gangs in the future.

Aside, 15 was

> Knowledge: Unit desires the acquisition of knowledge.

Which you can easily replicate by remolding his mind like clay.

>>5391683
>> Make him our loyal agent, with a new identity
Nothing special means nothing to preserve

>>5391738
> 7. Host: Unit now contains a dungeon unit. Provides sensory data, the unit can emerge on command, killing prisoner is optional. Unit remains operational for up to 24 hours after exiting the body.
>> 1. Sleeper Agent: Unit behaves normally until triggered, but provides sensory data to the dungeon. Can be given a single trigger to perform an action.
> 9. Despair: Unit is filled with a profound sorrow.
Schadenfreude seems like Adrian's default already. Best to have as much information as possible, though.

>>5391683
>Make him a sleeper agent who returns to us periodically for instructions, but retains his current memories and relationships.
>>5391738
Bernie.
>7. Host: Unit now contains a dungeon unit. Provides sensory data, the unit can emerge on command, killing prisoner is optional. Unit remains operational for up to 24 hours after exiting the body.

Bob
> 1. Sleeper Agent: Unit behaves normally until triggered, but provides sensory data to the dungeon. Can be given a single trigger to perform an action.

Adrian
9. Despair: Unit is filled with a profound sorrow.

>>5391738
> 7. Host: Unit now contains a dungeon unit. Provides sensory data, the unit can emerge on command, killing prisoner is optional. Unit remains operational for up to 24 hours after exiting the body.
>> 1. Sleeper Agent: Unit behaves normally until triggered, but provides sensory data to the dungeon. Can be given a single trigger to perform an action.
> 9. Despair: Unit is filled with a profound sorrow.

>>5391738
>> 7. Host: Unit now contains a dungeon unit. Provides sensory data, the unit can emerge on command, killing prisoner is optional. Unit remains operational for up to 24 hours after exiting the body.
> 1. Sleeper Agent: Unit behaves normally until triggered, but provides sensory data to the dungeon. Can be given a single trigger to perform an action.
> 9. Despair: Unit is filled with a profound sorrow.

Ava scribbled furiously onto her clipboard as the entity detailed its plans.

"Alright sir, I think I've got everything, and I'm starting the modifications now. A few last minute details though. I presume we're going to release these three as spies for us, but what about this Adrian fellow? Should we leave him imprisoned, wallowing in his despair as a source of mana? Or do you have other designs for him?"

> Release Adrian
> Leave him imprisoned
> Who said anything about releasing any of them!?

"Secondly sir, what should the primary goal of our new agent be? There's the matter of the priestess of course, we could seek out more victims to acquire mana with, or we could try to find some fragments of the core, it would certainly be faster than burning mana to recover functionality. Of course there's a great many other things we could do as well."

> Kidnap the Priestess
> Talk to the Priestess
> Find other victims
> Look for core fragments
> Other/Write in

>>5391794
>> Leave him imprisoned
> Look for core fragments

I think looking for more of ourselves would be the thing the dungeon would be most interested in, as I'm sure victims will
come willingly sooner rather then later.

>>5391794
> Leave him imprisoned
> Kidnap the Priestess
Meg said she is going to come back, but I'm worried that she is going to have some kind of deadman switch.
So let's make sure that we are the ones with the upper hand in the negotiation

Can we ask Ava what out goals are? Other than just repair ourselves?

>>5391794
>> Leave him imprisoned
> Look for core fragments

>>5391859

"Ava, what do we know of our purpose here?"

Ava paused from her programming of the prisoners. "Very little sir. I know we've come a long way, there are star charts in my memory, and they seem to be based on a position among those stars. This is purely postulation, but it seems reasonable to assume we've come from some distant world, although whether as diplomats, researchers, or conquerors is difficult to say."

"Research may have some merit, our defense system seems to be oriented around live capture."

"And yet our ability to control and subvert the locals hints at a mission that requires infiltration. That could be research. I don't have any satisfactory answers yet sir, I'm hoping more core fragments will help answer that question."

>>5391958
Thanks.
>>5391859
I'm changing to
> Look for core fragments

>>5391794
> Leave him imprisoned
> Look for core fragments

"Releasing Bert now, although we'll need a new name."

The entity nodded. "I can't help but notice neither do I."

"Sorry sir, lost data. You can pick one if you'd like, although I'm not sure who would use it."

The wall of the core room opened up, drawing in the person who once was Bert. He reappeared from a wall in the Assembly Room moments later, blinking and stumbling forward. Shaking out sore muscles he stumbled out of the dungeon in a daze before turning back to look into the dungeon.

"Well sir, how'd I do?"
"Well sir, how'd I do?"

"That's disconcerting...you put your own personality over his?"

"More or less sir."
"More or less sir, although I'm afraid I can't actually hear you in this body."

"I...am I supposed to answer that?"

"Let me introduce Beta sir. She, I guess he if we're being anatomical, is a copy of my own personality and memories. She'll need to return to the core to communicate until we can get some kind of external communication."

"She's going to look for more core fragments?"

"That's the plan sir." Ava smiled as Beta waved and walked away. "I hope I do well as meat."

Ava gave it five minutes, then released the other two prisoners, leaving Adrian staring bleakly up at the eye above him. Bob and Bernie stared at each other in bleak disbelief, broken into manic laughter then ran screaming.

And the dungeon saw everything. It watched as they ran back into the dock district, dove into the nearest bar and drank until they blacked out, interrupting the sensory feed.

---

"Alright sir, we've got fifteen mana, and three parts. I'll pull up our architecture options in a moment, but after analysing our last combat I've got a new unit design I'd like you to see."

> Wark: A defensive unit that enables a golem to split in half to ignore damage.
> Jitt: A high mobility unit that enables a golem to move around the dungeon, and even leave it.
> Pulse: A long range unit that allows a golem to attack from adjacent rooms.

>>5392131
>Jitt: A high mobility unit that enables a golem to move around the dungeon, and even leave it.

We've had too many close calls with people trying to run

>>5392131
> Jitt: A high mobility unit that enables a golem to move around the dungeon, and even leave it.

We need a unit capable of independent operations that can affect the outside world. Our dungeon isn't big enough yet to warrant a long-range unit, and we need a unit with a important enough function to warrant making Wark a sub-unit of that unit or else we may end up end up weakening a unit that might otherwise be stronger but less resilient if it had something else in place of a Wark in it. Basically Wark is good but depending on its exact stats there may be opportunity costs to having a Wark as part of a golem instead of something else, we don't have any super-big golems yet that I think warrant investing in defensive units yet, though that again depends on its stats.

>>5392131
>> Pulse: A long range unit that allows a golem to attack from adjacent rooms.

>>5392131
> Jitt: A high mobility unit that enables a golem to move around the dungeon, and even leave it.

Being able to affect the world around us is a gamechanger, especially since the shattered bits of our core seems damnably valuable and people are unlikely to just leave them around for us to find, or peacefully hand them over if they do.

>>5392131
> Jitt: A high mobility unit that enables a golem to move around the dungeon, and even leave it.

>>5392131
>> Jitt: A high mobility unit that enables a golem to move around the dungeon, and even leave it.

3 Parts: Jitt.
Test: Strength 5
Golem: Golems with Jitt units trigger a Strength Test 3 + 2 per Jitt Unit . A golem with a Jitt Unit can freely traverse its floor during invasions, and travel outside of the dungeon for up to 24 hours. If the unit is lost outside of the dungeon the unit will automatically return after 24 hours.
Stats:
Strength: 1
Wisdom: 0
Toughness: 0
Agility: 2

“The Jitt. I’m tired of escapees, and our current outside assets leave much to be desired.”

“That hurts sir, I’m one of your current assets." Ava laughed. "Our control is fairly limited though, even with Beta. It would be both surprising and embarrassing if she turned against us, but technically she could.”

“A troubling concept.”

Ava nodded. “I hope for better of course, but meat can make things complicated. She isn’t me, she’s my memories with a different body, which can produce different results. Still I wouldn’t worry too much. Well, enough chatter let me introduce the Jitt.”

A diagram materialized between them, archway in shape, with two long protrusions along the back. Illusory flames burned at the bottom of each one.

“A flight unit. Excellent.”

"I’m glad it's to your liking sir, I was a bit partial to the Pulse myself, nothing like ranged superiority, but control of the outside of our facility is important as well. Ok, one more thing before we lay down some new rooms, where do you want me to focus my innovation and research next?”

> Combat Applications: Pulse and Wark return on next choice, plus new combat oriented units
> Utility Applications: Units that provide non-combat applications, such as communication, extended travel time, and scouting.
> Something else: Write in what you’re looking for and Ava will make it happen

Unit Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/rjELubZS

>>5392402
>Something else: Write in what you’re looking for and Ava will make it happen
A support unit, that can heal and buff mid combat.

>>5392402
>> Utility Applications: Units that provide non-combat applications, such as communication, extended travel time, and scouting.

>>5392402
>> Combat Applications: Pulse and Wark return on next choice, plus new combat oriented units

>>5392416
Adding that to the future list

>>5392500
Nice.
Another idea I had was some sort of ambusher, being able to hide and sneak attack.
I would suggest a skirmisher too, being able to hit and run, but I think the Jitt can alreafy do that.

>>5392402
> Utility Applications: Units that provide non-combat applications, such as communication, extended travel time, and scouting.

>>5392416
Buffing I can see and understand, but mid-combat healing? For machines?
I dunno mate, that sounds like something more suitable for the sprout line. We can repair them after combat, but I don't see how we'd do it in the middle.
Advantages and drawbacks to everything

>>5392402
> Utility Applications: Units that provide non-combat applications, such as communication, extended travel time, and scouting.

>>5392402
>> Utility Applications: Units that provide non-combat applications, such as communication, extended travel time, and scouting.

Glad you're running another dungeon quest QM

>>5392612
Combat repairs, a mechanic robot.

>>5392685
And for repair after the combat, the units seem to do it automatically.
They are golems right? So a bit of magic isn't that weird, specially since we use mana to build things.

>>5392691
They're not tho, they're made out of individual parts forged and then assembled by the room outside our core. There is magic, yes, but it seems to me a mundane process powered by magic rather then a purely magical one.

Servicing a machine like that is a bit more complicated then casting a "heal" spell would be, at least that would be my view on it.

“Alright sir, I’ll bear that in mind for my future research. Let me lay out our building options. Bear in mind that you can also save mana to produce parts instead.”

Upgrade: Upgrade cost is typically the building cost times its level, 5->10->15. Most buildings become larger after upgrading.
5DP. Assembly Center. Provides 1 Spawn Point per day, per upgrade level.
5DP. Observation Chamber. Prison, maximum 2 prisoners per upgrade level. Each day provides 1 mana per prisoner, but does not reduce prisoner value. 25% chance of soul break per day.

Build:
5DP. Forge. Limit 1: Golems may contain an additional two units, per forge level.
10DP. Modification Chamber. Prison, maximum 1 prisoner. Each day converts 2 prisoner value to 3 dungeon points. Prisoners cannot be removed from the Dissection Chamber. Alternatively can be used to spend mana and time to trigger known breaks in prisoners.
15DP. Magnesis Chamber: Can only contain 1 Golem, must be adjacent to the Core Chamber. Within the Magnesis Chamber shed golem units remain operational and operate as independent units.
15DP. Volatile Chamber: Can only contain 1 Golem, must be adjacent to the Core Chamber.
Within the Volatile Chamber shed golem units explode in a shower of shrapnel, triggering an Agility 6 combat test or Toughness 6 combat test, whichever is more effective, on the target that attacked the Golem.

>>5392743
5DP. Forge. Limit 1: Golems may contain an additional two units, per forge level.
Bigger wheels.

>>5392743
>5DP. Forge. Limit 1: Golems may contain an additional two units, per forge level.

Meat was very strange. Beta felt a little guilty as she stopped just out of vision of the dungeon's entrance to scoop up a handful of sand and feel it in her hands. Particulate! She giggled and little and skipped away, letting it stream between her fingers.

Alright Beta, stay focused. She might not have the magic core to enhance her mental state, but it was fairly straightforward to form a mental map of which direction the core came from, just needed the lay of the land.

The dungeon itself opened up onto a sandy beach, stretching out a hundred feet to crashing waves. Hopefully there wouldn't be any flooding when the moon aligned with the tides. The beach curved around, breaking up into rocky outcrops for a while, then became a mess of shanty towns, docks and warehouses.

The dungeon itself was embedded into the side of a high shelf of dirt. No clear signs that had entered the same direction of its entrance though. Taking advantage of her host's toned body she scaled the cliff, taking a moment to enjoy all the sensations of a body at work.

Sweat! Exhaustion! Ocean breeze! A sea of grass rolling out in front of her. Ah, and there was what she wanted, a line of scorched grass and torn earth. Alright, should be simple enough...

Ok, no core enhanced mind. She frowned and started writing calculations into the dirt. Carry the one, check the sun...that didn't make any sense unless...her gaze turned back toward the city, then climbed up the giant tree at its center.

Toward the top of the trunk was a visible black scorch. The core must have hit the trunk, exploded into fragments, then the one containing her skipped off the tree until it crashed into the ground here, burying into the earth.

Beta sighed. So much for finding a nice scattering of fragments. They must have scattered all across the city and countryside both. Still if she combed this area surely one or two might show up.

Y'all can buy more than one thing if you'd like. Unless you're planning on cashing for heaps of parts for heaps of golem, which is fine.

>>5392865
I have no idea how much many and parts we currently have.

>>5392870

Sorry about that, you have three parts, and produce one per day.

Let me get some data from the rest of the thread
Each room provides three spaces, plus two spaces per upgrade.
Defeated units repair after one day.
You can freely reconfigure your units into new golems.
Mana can be converted to parts at a 1 to 1 ratio.
we've got fifteen mana, and three parts.

By building the forge we have 10 mana left, so we can dully upgrade wheel and dakk with the 3 parts plus one mana, leaving us with 9.
I think we should upgrade the assembly to save on mana in the future, and build a 4 part unit made of one Bulk and 3 Jitt

>>5392933
And if we don't make the assembly, than we can have one more fully upgraded golem instead.
The assembly would pay itself back in 5 days, but if we are afraid of invasions, one more unit might be good.

>>5392870
*How much mana and parts we currently have

Jesus, I'm misspelling constantly today, I guess missed sleep really does fuck you up even if you consciously feel tired.

>>5392933
>>5392937
Thank you, I was simply too lazy to do this.

I'll support your choices for this prompt, I'm kinda out of it right now.

>>5392933

Jitt costs 3 parts.

You could do Jitt plus another 1 cost part, or just four 1 cost parts. Bang for buck the one costs are better, but Jitt does the work of two wheelers in half the space, and can leave the dungeon.

"Thanks for this." Meg poured a bottle of cheap wine into three glasses.

"Still with this cheap stuff? You can afford much better Megdalin." Her first guest held the glass between his fingers and drained it regardless.

"Pension mostly goes to the orphanage."

"Always the nice one Meg. But never taking care of yourself." Her other guest sipped his drink at a more delicate pace. "And everyone knows cheap wine is better. Can't stand that elvish shit."

Meg leaned over and flicked her guest's elvish ears.

"Ow! Hey!"

"I probably owed you another one of those."

"How old is it? And are you sure you want to steal it? Guild would be pissed, might cut off your pension even."

"Three days since I saw it last, could see the core from the entrance. Gods, I could do so much with it. What does the guild need one more tame dungeon for?"

"Three days with souls to gnaw on. Could have built up quite a bit. And all of us are retired."

The first guest laughed, loud enough to shake the room. "A little first floor dungeon won't be a concern for us. Your magic, my steel, Megdalin's healing, how bad could it be?"

"Famous last words."

>>5392976
Didn't see that part, thank for clarifying.
Then I guess it's better to not get that assembly so we can make our third units as strong as possible, since we want it to catch people that run away.
1 bulk, 1 jitt, 2 wheel and 1 dakk should make it have enough different rolls, and levae us with 3 mana to get an extra 3 part unit or to save it for more upgrades.

>>5392995
Unless it's better to have a test 5 instead of a test 4 and a test 3.
I'm certain that the protection that bulk gives is too good to not always put on our units though please don't nerf
I wish the math anon from the little dungeon that could were here, he would know what to do.

“Let’s go with the Forge for the moment. Each unit of the golem grows more powerful with every additional component.”

“Excellent choice sir. That leaves us with 10 Mana and 3 Parts, and Mana can be converted into Parts. Excluding the core room, each room can contain three golems, although the current position of the prison is more defensive of itself than the core. I await your choices.”

> 1 Part: Bulk. Protects other parts, can ignore damage occasionally.
> 1 Part Wheeler: Stacks for a single high value combat test.
> 1 Part Dakk: Stacks for many weak combat tests.
> 3 Part Jitt: Like Wheeler, but scales faster. Also allows golems to move around the dungeon and even leave it!

“Ah, and I think things are fine as is, but if you’d like to rearrange the dungeon now’s probably the time.”

> The layout is fine
> Let’s make a change...

>>5393006
Bulk's stat's were actually buffed last minute. I am a litttttle concerned that five Bulk golem would just an unkillable brick.

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Annnd then I forgot the tokens. Don't mind me being bad over here.

>>5393040
Maybe put a limit on how many bulks can be at once compared to other parts? It's a nerf, but it doesn't screw with the stats.
Anyway
>Upgrade double wheel with 2 nore wheelers
>Upgrade doube dakk with 2 more dakks
>Make a golem with 1 jitt, 1 bulk, 2 wheeler and 1 dakk
>Make a golem with 1 bulk and 2 wheels.

I have a question, if Jitt guards the forge, and the other 3 golems hang out on the assembly, can it pass by to leave (or hunt anyone that flees), or would it be blocked by the 3 units limits? Would that make it harder for Jitt to hunt down if it can, since it would be further away from the entrance? And if one of the golems in the assembly gets fully destroyed, can it go reinforce them, or is the golem per room limit set for each encounter?
> The layout is fine
We have more space than units anyway

>>5393073

> Maybe put a limit
Let's go with a limit of 3 duplicates on any given golem, with an exception for multi-attackers like Dakk. Who knows, maybe something will happen with three of the same unit.

> Jitt Limitations
Jitt can pass through a room at its unit cap, but not join them in combat. Reinforcing is totally legit.

>>5393084
Well shit, that screws my plan for quad wheel.
I guess just give that fourth wheeler to the new double wheel, so we have two triple wheelers plus one quad dakk. Because you can never have enough dakk.

>>5393084
>>5393086
Wheel is kinda a multi-attacker so it should work too, right?

>>5393254
No, wheeler and jitt stack with one, dakk and bulk attack multiple times.
Which is kind of ironic, since I suggested the nerf because of QM's worry about a super bulk, but it was one of the parts that wasn't affected.

>>5393379
Bulk isn't a multi attacker. The benefit of stacking Bulk is that you get a lot of defensive stats, and the bulks tank hits for other units. A three bulk two jitt golem hits hard, and you have to land three hits on it before you start to degrade it's combat capacity.

>>5393439
Alright, that makes sense.
I guess we should an extra bulk on the triple wheels next turn, make them very annoying to deal with.

>>5393379
>Golem: Golems with Wheeler units trigger a Strength Test 3 + the number of wheeler units within the unit.

So for me, this should allow a multi-stack as there is a mechanic that make us want to get a 20-wheel golems

>Upgrade double wheel with 1 more wheeler
1
>Upgrade double dakk with 2 more dakks
1+2=3
>Make a golem with 1 jitt, 1 bulk, 2 wheeler and 1 dakk
3+7=10
>Make a golem with 1 bulk and 2 wheels.
10+3=13 total cost.

Golem One: Three Wheelers, one Bulk
Golem Two: Four Dakks, one Bulk
Golem Three: Jitt, Bulk, two Wheelers and a Dakk.
Golem Four: One Bulk, two wheelers.

Everything look good? Combat progress will be pretty slow through the weekend, most of my writing time is during the workday ironically.

Assuming the Jitt unit is waiting in the forge chamber to reinforce/ambush fleeing units?

>>5393817

"Trouble sir. Data in three...two...one."

Meg - Priestess

Strength: 0
Toughness: 1
Agility: 2
Wisdom: 3
Health: 3
Mana: 3

Triggers a Combat Test Wisdom 6

1 Mana. Healing Grace: Restores 1 Health.
2 Mana. Healing Surge: Restores 1 Health to all characters.
Mana Scythe: On a kill, regains 1 Mana.

Elric - Knight

Strength: 3
Toughness: 2
Agility: -1
Wisdom: 1
Health: 3

Triggers a Combat Test Strength 6

Indomitable: Ignores the second and fourth source of damage each combat round.
Shield Master: Once per round can replace his Agility score with his Toughness score.
Guardian: Elric’s combat tests increase by 2 against enemies who target his allies with Toughness or Strength Tests.

Samwin - Mage

Strength: 0
Toughness: 1
Agility: 2
Wisdom: 3
Health: 3
Mana: 4

Triggers a Combat Test Wisdom 5

Void Trap, 2 Mana: Triggers a Wisdom Test 9 on target enemy. On failure the target doesn’t take damage, but is instead removed from combat. Each round they can attempt a Wisdom Test 7 to escape the trap. Each failure reduces the test's value by 2.
Chain Lightning, 1 Mana: Triggers a Toughness Test 7 on a primary target, and a Toughness Test 5 on a secondary target.

"Orders for the golems sir?"

> Random Targeting
> Write in (two word max, applies to all golems in room)

>>5393825
>Prioritize advantage
On the assembly
>>5393817
That was my plan, so yes.

Three retired dungeon delvers stared into a dungeon. Elric pointed his sword at the interior.

"Built up quite a bit."
Meg frowned and nodded. "It's definitely prioritizing short term power. That two wheeled one prioritized me last time. Those cannons in the back are pretty inaccurate, but there's a lot of them, keep your shield up."
"One more in the back..." Samwin peered at the distant golem.
Elric grunted. "Easy pickings unless it's some kind of ranged support."
"Well, let's not do anything stupid here. If things go south, we get out. I want a position of strength for negotiation. Worst case I just report it to the guild for a finder's fee... not what I wanted but better than one of us dying."
"On three we focus the two wheeler." Elric grinned.
"One."
"Two."
"Three."

---

Tri-Wheel Bonus! First strike!
Tri-Dakk Bonus! Mass Attack!

Tri-Wheeler 2X: Strength 6 vs 2D10+0 (Meg)
Bi-Wheeler: Strength 5 vs D10+0 (Meg)
Bulk 3X: Toughness 3 vs 3D10+1 (Sam)
Dakk 4X: Agility 3 vs 4D10(-1,-1,-1,-1) (Elric)
Mass Attack: Agility 3 vs all (2,2,2)

Sam: Chain Lightning. Toughness 7 vs D10+1(Bi)
Sam: Chain Lightning. Toughness 5 vs D10+1(Tri)
Meg: Wisdom 5 vs D10+1(Bi)
Elric: Guardian Triggers! Strength 8 vs D10+1(Bi)

Rolled 5, 1 = 6 (2d10)

>>5393869
Rolling for tricycle

>>5393886
Also just realized I shouldn't have voted for Prioritize Advantage, and instead went for Focus Elric, because of his annoying skill.

Rolled 10, 1 = 11 (2d10)

>>5393869
Bicycle
Meg

Going to laugh pretty hard if Meg goes down in the first round.

Rolled 8, 10, 7 = 25 (3d10)

>>5393869
Rolling for bulk x3

Rolled 1, 8, 1, 6 = 16 (4d10)

>>5393869
Dakka

Trike 2 hits on Meg!
Bike misses Meg!
Meg hits Bike!

Like all good plans, it went to hell immediately.

The new three wheeled robot shot across the room like an arrow from a bow, and promptly planted one of its wheels in her gut, bending her in half, knocking the air out, then tossed her into the air like a rag doll and slammed her back with another excruciating kick that hurled her across the room.

At the same time the golem in the back erupted in a veritable hailstorm of magical attacks, sweeping the room. Samwin sprinted, nimbly staying out of reach of the snapping components of the golems, lightning jumping from hand to hand, building toward a spell. Elric just raised his shield and waded through the barrage.

Right. Still flying through the air, bones cracked, organs bleeding. What would the orphans say if they saw this? The two wheeled golem darted toward her intending to catch her in its snapper.

The hell with that. Old instincts sprang to life and she twisted, landing on top of the golem, then sent a surge of divine energy straight through it, the stone shuddering then tumbling apart, the two wheels zooming away from under it.

---

If someone could do a 3d10 for the Mass Attack, Meg, Sam, Elric I'd appreciate it. Meg only dies on a 1, but... I'm seeing a lot of ones.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>5393869
Rolling Elric

Rolled 7, 5, 8 = 20 (3d10)

>>5393956
Aye aye captain

Rolled 4 (1d10)

Rolling for Meg and then going to sleep.
I'm going to leave Sam's two attacks for another anon.

Elric's arm ached. Magical bullets were slamming into his raised shield, rattling and pinging as he moved across the battlefield. One, two, a dozen sure, but this was ridiculous. One slipped past, then another, tearing wounds and spilling blood. Nothing he couldn't handle of course, but best to put these things down fast.

One good sword swing ought to do it. The golem, it's head, or maybe body, shattered from Meg's handiwork kept moving, evading, parrying, strike after strike missed or went wide, the damn thing was just too fast.

Should have stayed retired.

Rolled 5, 13 = 18 (2d20)

>>5393962
Woke up
Since no one else rolled for Sam, I'm doing it.

Rolled 10, 6 = 16 (2d10)

>>5394167
Wrong dice, sorry.

Samwin finished his spell and let loose a blast of arcing lightning, an old friend that had turned many fights in his favor. The chains of electricity wrapped around their targets, scorching, burning, breaking down the magic that held the stone monsters together.

Then both golems, with a heave of effort, broke out of the lightning, completely unscathed.

The entity looked down, bemused. “If our golems ever acquire sapience, remind me to thank them for this day.”

“Once again they do seem to be performing well above expected parameters.”

---

The three delvers regrouped as combat lulled for a precious second. “We should retreat, Meg.”

“I can still talk to it if it takes me, but this isn’t your mess. If I go down you two should get out.”

Samwin and Elric glanced at each other and Samwin grinned. “I think we all know that’s not going to happen.”

“Meg, do you have any idea how dull it is being a retired paladin?”

Meg sighed as divine energy weaved between her fingers. “You two deserve better than me.”

---

Meg 1/3 HP, 3/3 Mana
Sam 3/3 HP 3/4 Mana
Elric 2/3 HP

Tri-Wheeler : Strength 6 vs 2D10+0 (Meg)
Bi-Wheeler: Strength 5 vs D10+0 (Meg)
Meg: Healing Surge. Restores 1 HP to all allies.

Bulk 2X: Toughness 3 vs 3D10+1 (Sam)
Sam: Chain Lightning. Toughness 7 vs D10+1(Bi)
Sam: Chain Lightning. Toughness 5 vs D10+1(Tri)

Dakk 4X: Agility 3 vs 4D10(2,-1,-1,-1) (Elric)
Elric: Guardian Triggers! Strength 8 vs D10+1(Bi)

Rolled 7, 5 = 12 (2d10)

>>5394204
Tri wheeler

Ah, slight correction, Bike no longer has that +1 on account of it's Bulk unit getting shed.

Annd I forgot the remove the second attack on Trike. Again, apologies for my terrible book-keeping. First Strike and Mass Attack only trigger once per combat.

Rolled 10, 10, 2, 4 = 26 (4d10)

>>5394204
Rolling for the Dakk. There can never be enough Dakk.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>5394204
Bike

Rolled 4, 5 = 9 (2d10)

>>5394204
Also rolling for the incredible bulks.

Rolled 5, 4, 7 = 16 (3d10)

Sam, Sam, Elric.

Meg took a deep breath, let the divine power of her god fill her, then let it blanket the room. She felt her ribs popping back into place, organs mending, body restoring. Then the two wheeled golem slammed into her and broke her ribs again, hurling her against a wall before trying to catch Sam in its snapping jaws.

Sam kept moving, feet matching the pattern of his hands as they wove lightning from mana, somehow avoiding stray shots, snapping golems and the other chaos of combat. Lightning finally ripped out of his hands, ripping a wheel unit to shreds before jumping to the other wheeled golem and disabling the snapping jaws on it.

Elric moved up behind him, still weathering a hailstorm of magical bullets, a few slipping past his shield, and brought his sword down on the last remains of the two wheeled golem, ending it.

“Trike or the gunner?” He called out.

“Gunner, you can’t dodge worth a damn!” Sam shouted with a laugh.

“Could really use this thing off me!” Meg called out.

Elric nodded. “Handle the trike, I can take a few more bullets.”

> Move the Jitt Golem in
> Leave it in reserve

Meg 1/3 HP, 1/3 Mana
Sam 3/3 HP 2/4 Mana
Elric 2/3 HP

Tri-Wheeler : Strength 6 vs D10+0 (Meg)
Bulk: Toughness 3 vs D10+1 (Sam)
Dakk 4X: Agility 3 vs 4D10(2,-1,-1,-1) (Elric)

Sam: Chain Lightning. Toughness 7 vs D10(Tri)
Sam: Chain Lightning. Toughness 5 vs D10+1(Dakks)
Elric: Guardian Triggers! Strength 8 vs D10(Tri)
Meg: Healing Grace (Self). Restores 1 HP to self.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>5394248
> Move the Jitt Golem in
And rolling for Trike, I hope it takes out Meg before she heals.

>>5394263
Damnit.

Rolled 7, 8, 4, 9 = 28 (4d10)

>>5394248
>> Move the Jitt Golem in
Surprise, schmucks!
Rolling for my bois the Dakks again.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>5394248
Rolling for bulk.

Rolled 7, 4, 3 = 14 (3d10)

>>5394248

Defenders are faltering, can the invaders rally?

Sam: Chain Lightning. Toughness 7 vs D10(Tri)
Sam: Chain Lightning. Toughness 5 vs D10+1(Dakks)
Elric: Guardian Triggers! Strength 8 vs D10(Tri)

I really hope that Jitt manages ro turn this around again.
Atleast Meg just want some money to help an orphanage, shouldn't be that bad making a deal with her.
As ling as she doesn't try taming us, because otherwise she is foing to make company to Adrian.

The entity and Ava watched with concern. Lightning arced, bullets ricocheted, swords flashed, divine healing got the priest back on her feet.

Golems crumbled.

"Jitt unit is inbound sir, the priest is out mana, the mage is at his last dregs, and that warrior will fall next round. This is closer than I'd like, but I believe we're going to win this."

The entity narrowed its eyes. "This priest wants to use us. I'd rather the situation be reversed."

Meg 2/3 HP, 0/3 Mana
Sam 3/3 HP 1/4 Mana
Elric 1/3 HP

Wheeler : Strength 4 vs D10+0 (Meg)
Double Wheeler: Strength 5 vs DC10+0 (Meg)
Jitt: Strength 5 vs DC10(Meg)
Bulk: Toughness 3 vs D10+1 (Sam)
Dakk 5X: Agility 3 vs 4D10(2,-1,-1,-1, -1) (Elric)

Sam: Chain Lightning. Toughness 7 vs D10 (Dakks)
Sam: Chain Lightning. Toughness 5 vs D10+1 (Jitt)
Elric: Guardian Triggers! Strength 8 vs D10 (Dakks)
Meg: Wisdom 5 vs D10 (Lone Wheeler)

---

Probably my last post of the day, feeling pretty exhausted at the moment. See you tomorrow.

Rolled 7, 10 = 17 (2d10)

>>5394543
Rolling for the wheelers.
Maybe we should have drained those thugs for nore mana instead of letting them go to spy on the city.

Rolled 5, 1 = 6 (2d10)

>>5394543
Jitt and Bulk

Rolled 6, 6, 9, 5, 2 = 28 (5d10)

>>5394543
Dakks

>>5394562
>>5394795
Damn, my dice sucks today.

Rolled 5, 4, 1, 1 = 11 (4d10)

Sam: Chain Lightning. Toughness 7 vs D10 (Dakks)
Sam: Chain Lightning. Toughness 5 vs D10+1 (Jitt)
Elric: Guardian Triggers! Strength 8 vs D10 (Dakks)
Meg: Wisdom 5 vs D10 (Lone Wheeler)

Elric marched through a hail of bullets to drive his sword into the gunner, disabling one of the guns. The lone wheeler leapt at her, only to be dismantled in a dazzling flash, yielding life saving mana. Things were looking up?

A new golem bodily slammed into her, tossing her through the air. It span in place, one side firing bullets into Elric, the other slamming into Samwin's leg with a sickening crack. Her stomach twisted as Elric dropped into the clutches of the dungeon, finally going down under the hail of bullets, even as Samwin sent an arc of lightning ripping through the two remaining golems.

Samwin was probably out of mana, she was on her last legs. Odds were...grim.

"Focus the new one Sam! We can dance circles around this gunner."

---

Meg 1/3 HP, 1/3 Mana
Sam 2/3 HP 0/4 Mana

Double Wheeler: Strength 5 vs D10+0 (Meg)
Jitt: Strength 5 vs D10 (Meg)
Dakk 3X: Agility 3 vs 3D10+2 (Sam)

Sam: Wisdom 5 vs D10 vs D10+1 (Jitt)
Meg: Healing Grace (Self)

Rolled 10, 5, 6 = 21 (3d10)

>>5395204
We're close to the big win now. Go, my Dakks! Crush the invaders!

Rolled 4 (1d10)

Sam: Wisdom 5 vs D10 vs D10+1 (Jitt)

Rolled 1 (1d4)

Jitt, Wheeler, Wheeler, Dakk

Shed unit is...

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>5395204
We haven't rolled for the Jitt yet
Will it be able to take down Meg before it goes down?
My shit rolls probably say no.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

Rolling:
Double Wheeler: Strength 5 vs D10+0 (Meg)


Actions are all simultaneous, so Jitt and Wheeler need to both hit this round to drop her to zero through her heal.

The new golem, propelled by some sort of rocket on its back, ripped around the room, turret on its back firing, diving and kicking at Meg.

Just had to finish this healing spell and then...

The golem caught her, sweeping her legs with a bone cracking kick, then body slamming her into the floor. The dungeon opened under her even as curses crossed her lips. At least she saw a blast from Samwin crumple the rocket on the back of the golem.

Negotiating would be interesting.

---

Sam 2/3 HP 0/4 Mana
Golem 1: Wheeler, Wheeler, Dakk
Golem 2: Dakk, Dakk

Double Wheeler: Strength 5 vs D10+0 (Sam)
Dakk 3X: Agility 3 vs 3D10+2 (Sam)

Sam: Wisdom 5 vs D10 vs D10+1 (Golem 1)

Rolled 3, 9, 1 = 13 (3d10)

>>5395373
I once again call upon my Dakks to destroy my enemies.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

Sam: Wisdom 5 vs D10 vs D10+1 (Golem 1)

Samwin isn't looking so good.

Rolled 3 (1d3)

Shed unit is...

Wheeler, wheeler, dakk

Rolled 9, 7 = 16 (2d10)

>>5395373
Rolling out the Wheelers then to hopefully conclude this murder train.

Rolled 4, 7 = 11 (2d10)

>>5395373
Wheelers, GO!

Well, time to discuss what to do with our prisoners, if these retired adventures can keep the guild off our back it might be a good deal.

I wonder if we can get the thugs to come back, we probably are going to need more mana to survive the next wave if things are going to be harder.

Samwin sprinted across the room, bullets tracing him, golem pouncing and swinging. Five hits while taking no more than two? Seemed unlikely but he'd beaten worse odds. Of course-oh that's a bleeding wound in his leg. He dismissively sent a blast of energy back, reducing the offending golem piece to shards.

Ok, four hits, avoid all attacks. How hard could it be?

---

Sam 1/3 HP 0/4 Mana
Golem 1: Wheeler, Wheeler
Golem 2: Dakk, Dakk

Double Wheeler: Strength 5 vs D10+0 (Sam)
Dakk 2X: Agility 3 vs 2D10+2 (Sam)

Sam: Wisdom 5 vs D10 vs D10+1 (Golem 1)

Rolled 4, 7 = 11 (2d10)

>>5395392
I just want to ask them why the fuck they are in our house. We haven't done anything, just leave us alone.

>>5395396
Once more into the breach, my Dakks!

>>5395392

Not quite yet, someone beat you to the roll, and alas had less luck than you.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

Rollin

Sam: Wisdom 5 vs D10 vs D10+1 (Golem 1)

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>5395396
Come on wheel, kick his ass!
>>5395401
Probably want to get some profit for heer orphanage, in character we don't know, but occ we know that the guild tames dungeons and she wants to negotiate.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

Double Wheeler: Strength 5 vs D10+0 (Sam)

Let's see if we can wrap this one up.

>>5395420
If the 3 is used than I think this is over.

With the wounded leg slowing the mage down it was only a matter of time before the wheeler unit circled him, kicked out his knees, and slammed its tire into his skull. The entity allowed itself a smile.

Ava whooped, practically vibrating with energy. "We've won sir! We've won! And they're loaded with mana! Twelve units each! A tremendous amount! I'm not even sure the core can handle this much!"

"Let's get them secured first. The possibilities are interesting though."

"Of course sir. I suppose the first order of business is prisoners or food. I'm recommending prisoners, we'll need to upgrade the prisons to extract at the full levels, but the sheer amount of mana feels foolish to shortchange on for quick gains. And of course if we place the priestess in an observation chamber she'll be able to speak to us, if she has anything worth saying that is. We may even want to build a second prison; the core chamber can't go beyond a unit per day per prisoner."

> Imprison All. Let's see what the priestess has to say. (Priestess in observation, other two in core)
> Consume All. Gain 18 units of mana. Who needs her, or her friends?
> Something else. Write in.

>>5395445
>> Imprison All. Let's see what the priestess has to say. (Priestess in observation, other two in core)
TWELVE MANA?
Fuck it, part of the deal is them staying for a while.

>>5395450
Actually, move Adrian to the core and put one of the two in the prison in his place.

>>5395445
>> Imprison All. Let's see what the priestess has to say. (Priestess in observation, other two in core)
Why are you people in my house?

>>5395450
>>5395451
Supporting inmates jugglin'

>>5395445
> Imprison All. Let's see what the priestess has to say. (Priestess in observation, other two in core)

>>5395453
>>5395451
I say just consume Adrian, we can't really release him and these ones are far more valuable to us.

>>5395520
We get more mana by draining than consuming, and consuming him won't create a third spot in the prison.

>>5395450

I've glossed a bit, but a prisoner has Value equal to their hitpoints (basically their level) times four.

The nature of Golems makes their power level a little hard to gauge, I'm getting the impression they might be insanely overpowered, they were supposed to be balanced by having relatively low combat checks, but apparently you really can solve all problems with more dakka.

>>5395445
>> Imprison All. Let's see what the priestess has to say. (Priestess in observation, other two in core)

Meg opened her eyes, pleasantly surprised to still be alive. She'd been in a number of dungeon prisons over the years, most of them tame, but it was always nice to wake up in one without spikes. The looming crystal eye was a little unsettling, but an eye meant someone was watching, and hopefully listening.

"Hello Dungeon. I don't know if you can talk back yet, but I'd like to have a conversation." Meg paused, staring into her own lap for a moment. "Probably should have started with that, huh? I don't know if it would have worked of course, but I'm basically depending on you being reasonable so... Huh. I guess I'm trying to apologize for barging in. I really do just want to talk though, to strike a deal really."

Meg paused, hands clasped, then continued. "There is a thing I can do, if I have access to your core. Obviously you're going to want to wait until tomorrow when you can have a fully restored set of guardians, but if you'll allow me to touch your core we can speak properly, face to face. And while in that state we can forge a proper magically binding contract."

Meg took a deep breath and leaned back, trying to find a comfortable spot on the stone slab. "And in case you need some encouragement, I have two things to offer. The first is a letter to the Dungeoneer's Guild, found alongside my last will and testament. I can assume that you would like to remain discreet for a time. The second thing is the location of a piece of your dungeon core. I obviously can't force you to do anything, but I hope that's interesting enough to you to start a conversation."

> Wait a day for repairs, then escort her to the core room. Start negotiating.
> Let them stew for a bit and do something else (what?)

>>5395610
>> Let them stew for a bit and do something else (what?)
Make some music

>>5395610
> Wait a day for repairs, then escort her to the core room. Start negotiating.
Beta is going to have a field day getting that later.
We are the ones with the upper hand, in every way.

>>5395610
>Wait a day for repairs, then escort her to the core room. Start negotiating.

>>5395535
It's simple, really.
Balance it by creating a basic "inhibition" spell that prevents dakka to interact with each others.

>>5395610
>> Wait a day for repairs, then escort her to the core room. Start negotiating.

Rolled 4, 4, 3, 4 = 15 (4d4)

>>5396124
Sam had one actually, but didn't use it, largely because it was wisdom based, and he knows that dakks have a bonus to wisdom.

---

A day passes and the QM rolls for soul breaks.

Core prisoners break on 1,2. Samwin, Elric
Observation prisoners break on 1. Meg, Adrian.

Beta, personality clone of Ava in the body of a man who once invaded the dungeon, poked her head around the corner of the dungeon and stopped to stare.

“What happened here?” The defenders of the dungeon were battered to say the least, bits of metal and stone chipped, torn and twisted, tools scattered, sprays of blood marking the floor. Only one golem even stood per chamber. She had apparently missed an invasion. Well, at least they had won.

She passed through the threshold of the dungeon and nodded to the golems as she passed by, holding a small cubic rock in her hands, the one tiny piece of the core she had discovered in the immediate area. Hopefully there was something useful in it. She passed into the core room, smiling as she felt the warmth of its aura, then her smile faded as she looked at its broken form. A long way to go, but here was a small piece. She reverently placed the cubic stone on the core and watched as it span and adjusted before clicking into place. She placed her own hand onto the core and took a deep breath, this wasn’t easy in a body without mana, but her intimate knowledge of the core, inside and out should...

Beta opened her eyes, looking at Ava, then both grinned broadly and let out a squeal.

“It worked!”
“It worked!”

The entity shook its head. “Exceedingly strange, but good job getting a piece of us back. Anything useful to report?”
Beta sighed, even as she and Ava cataloged differences in their mental bodies. “Nothing good sir. The core hit that giant tree in the center of the city on the way down, and then exploded across the countryside and city. It’s honestly a miracle a piece as large as you made it here. I searched the area and turned this up, but it’s just a tiny fragment. The rest are probably in the area around and in the city. Mana sensitive people will probably notice and collect them, although very few will realize what they have. I’ll infiltrate the city tonight and try to establish lodging, then continue searching in the city.”

The entity nodded. “Ava, anything useful in the core fragment?”

“Just a moment sir, still integrating...and done. Three units of mana, and what appears to be a schematic of some sort.”

> Spot. 3 Parts. A golem unit that provides long range vision when outside of the dungeon, and can increase the chance to hit of other units.
> Eep. 3 Parts. A golem unit capable of producing speech and other sounds, can also interrupt enemy spellcasters, by producing a targeted screech.
> Volt. 3 Parts. A golem unit that increases the length of time a unit can be in the field. Can also be sacrificed as a group wide attack.

>>5396302
> Spot. 3 Parts. A golem unit that provides long range vision when outside of the dungeon, and can increase the chance to hit of other units.
Apparentky golems weakpoint is their lower DC, so let's mitigate that.
Also it feels like it would be a good match for our dakks.

>>5396302
>> Eep. 3 Parts. A golem unit capable of producing speech and other sounds, can also interrupt enemy spellcasters, by producing a targeted screech.
Our weakness will be mage disrupting our strategy somehow. And nothing is more vile than counterspelling an heal.

>>5396302
>Spot. 3 Parts. A golem unit that provides long range vision when outside of the dungeon, and can increase the chance to hit of other units.
A Spot and a Jitt leaving the Dungeon to look for more pieces of the Dungeon Core is a good combo. It also makes Dakks more powerful.

3 Parts. Spot

Golem: Golems with a Spot unit gain one use of the Analyze ability per combat for each Spot unit they contain. Out of the dungeon Spot units provide enhanced vision and scouting.

Analyze: Choose a core stat. Basic combat tests you make this round of that type are increased by 2.

Stats
Strength: 0
Wisdom: 2
Toughness: 0
Agility: 0

The entity studied the new design. "This will do wonders with the Dakk unit."

"Or for helping wheeler punch through tough enemies." Beta interjected. "Any new orders for me, or should I continue the core search?"

> Continue searching the city for core fragments
> Look for easy victims
> Seek out knowledge or useful supplies
> Write in

>>5396410
>> Continue searching the city for core fragments

>>5396410
>Search for Meg's letter, last will and testament.

>>5396410
Primary
>> Continue searching the city for core fragments
Secondary
>Search for Meg's letter, last will and testament.

"Bring me the priestess." The entity ordered.

Golems moved into place, trike in front, gunner behind, and the wall of the cell parted, just enough to permit the priestess to squeeze through.

"Thank you." She whispered.

It was a short walk to the core chamber. She winced on seeing her allies locked to the back wall, then turned toward the core, emotion spasming across her face. Concern? Worry?

"You're badly damaged."

The gunner behind her gave her a sharp shove forward. She stumbled, but her eyes stayed calculating. She straightened herself out and set a hand gently on the core.

There was the entity, vaguely male, but largely a shrouded figure of shadow. There was Ava, in crisp blue light, clipboard in hand, looking like an attentive clerk or scribe.

Then the priestess flickered into existence, yellow light, but dimmed and contained, like a lantern badly in need of cleaning. A manacle of hard blue light manifested around her ankle, chained to a point in space.

The priestess raised a hand. "Hi."

Ava glowered. "You had information for us."

The priestess nodded. "I do. I'd like to establish a baseline of expectations though. I will not accept any deal that results in the intentional death of me or my companions, or our perpetual enslavement."

The entity loomed over her. "You don't have a lot of room to negotiate."

The manacle rattled and pulled taunt as the priestess took a step forward, a defiant smile on her face.

"And you don't have a lot of time. My letter goes out and you'll have the guild breathing down your neck in no time. You won't be dealing with three out of shape retirees, you'll be dealing with delvers at the top of their game."

"I could crack you open like an egg, remold you like putty." Ava growled, inches from the priestess.

"Given enough time, I think you could. You could even make me like it." The priestess shrugged. "Base expectations, I stop that letter, my friends and I keep our lives, and our futures. Our future for yours." Meg traced letters into the air, statements etching in gold light."

The entity shook its head. "You'll need more. Your lives could provide defense enough to survive the guild."

"You're wrong, but I do have more to offer. I'd like to offer my team's services in acquiring the lost fragments of your core. We can't do that effectively if you mangle our minds."

"My golems can fetch the pieces."

"And defend you at the same time? Let my team handle it for you, we've been in and out of dungeons half our lives."

"You weren't exactly impressive."

"This is the first dungeon we've done in a decade, and it was far closer than you liked. Your remaining pieces aren't going to be easy to get, let someone else risk their neck for them."

The entity and priestess stared each other down.

"What do you get out of this?"

The priestess grinned, her eyes narrowing predatorily. "There are problematic people in the city, gangs, criminals, corrupt guards and politicians. I want them gone, or changed. Some money would be nice too, we're going to need gear and supplies, and the orphanage never has enough. A bounty per victim and core fragment."

---

> Ask more questions
> Demand something more (what?)
> Accept the terms
> Devour them all
> Toss her back in the cell
> Write in

>>5396658
>> Devour her
then go about our day.

>>5396658
> Demand something more (what?)
> You will not tell about the dungeon or it's servants to anyone, directly or indirectly
> You will help hide the existence of the dungeon and it's servant from this guild, or anyone else that are powerful enough to destroy me.
> The bounty will be tied to the information in the cores and the amount of mana in the victims. I hold the right to change the rate at any moment
> Your friends will remain here while you retrieve this letter, as colateral.
> You will sign a magical contract to follow this, and be unable to seek to remove it. If anyone else tries to remove the contract, you will seek to terminate them or yourself if defeating the is impossible.
> Your companions will have the same contract.

> If you think these terms are hard, you are mistaken. You have revealed the existence of your letter, will and testimony before, and your previous attempt has given me a non-golem servant, who is infiltrating the city in search for them as we speak.
> I'm not above being petty. Had you come with diplomacy since the beginning, and without threats, I would have been much softer. And if my servant fail to retrieve this letters, than I may be marked for destruction, but so will the orphanage. With the children inside.
> So, will you accept my mercy, or my wrath?

>>5396690
Support.

> You will not tell about the dungeon or it's servants to anyone, directly or indirectly

"That's going to make luring targets difficult, if not impossible. Might I suggest a 'except to aid the growth of the dungeon' clause?"

> You will help hide the existence of the dungeon and it's servant from this guild, or anyone else that are powerful enough to destroy me.

"Of course."

> The bounty will be tied to the information in the cores and the amount of mana in the victims. I hold the right to change the rate at any moment

"That's acceptable."

> Your friends will remain here while you retrieve this letter, as colateral

"Smart. I like you already."

> You will sign a magical contract to follow this, and be unable to seek to remove it. If anyone else tries to remove the contract, you will seek to terminate them or yourself if defeating the is impossible.
> Your companions will have the same contract.

"Acceptable, although personally I would change suicide out for fleeing, best not to waste a useful asset. I am biased though."

>>5396769
Oh great, then
> Accept the terms
With any changes. Suicide will remain, but only if retreat is also impossible.
But maybe a clause that she has to share any knowledge or information she has and gain?
And one that she is prohibited from harming the dungeon or any of it's servants. Unless instructed to by us.

> If you think these terms are hard, you are mistaken. You have revealed the existence of your letter, will and testimony before, and your previous attempt has given me a non-golem servant, who is infiltrating the city in search for them as we speak.
> I'm not above being petty. Had you come with diplomacy since the beginning, and without threats, I would have been much softer. And if my servant fail to retrieve this letters, than I may be marked for destruction, but so will the orphanage. With the children inside.
> So, will you accept my mercy, or my wrath?

"You'll forgive me if I'm not intimidated by the four idiots who drug me in here before."