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>>5411064

Once your cargo ship makes its landing in Southampton, it’s not long before the Set-Mobile is offloaded and the gang is comfortably cruising away with nary an issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEQUSBrH8r0

In all honesty, nautical travel (while slow) is definitely preferable to catching a regular flight, especially when you factor in the added conveniences of dodging unnecessary formalities like customs or border control.

Set insists on being behind the wheel and you haven’t the heart to overrule him, especially since it’s his van. He does a decent job for the most part, and only forgets to drive on the correct side of the road a handful of times.

He tries to justify those blunders by claiming that he’s purposefully trying to spook the locals, but he’s not fooling you for a second. Watching Thoth white-knuckle his seat while trying to play navigator was pretty funny too.

Once you’re mobile, it’s easy enough to find an exchange kiosk where you can trade in some of your spare greenbacks for the local monopoly money.

From there, your traveling party settles on an informal itinerary that consists of:
- Driving up to north to see the remnants of Hadrian’s Wall and enjoy the natural scenery
- Driving even farther north to visit Loch Ness and potentially “search” for proof of Nessie’s existence
- Swinging back down to London to visit the British Museum and other local attractions that catch your fancy

After deciding on a course, your trek to the wild north begins; and while the drive is long, the time goes by quickly.

A slight chunk of that time is devoted to arguing, due to an inadvertent blunder on your part.

When you idly make an off-handed reference to sacking Intergang and potentially swiping the royal jewels, the van is quick to split by opinion.

Set’s all for it, but he’s always looking for an excuse to stir the pot, little surprise there.

Pandion just wants a stout fight to shake the rust off a bit, and he’s not overly concerned what it’s over.

Jack is ambivalent on the issue, but you can tell that he’d rather avoid getting into any serious trouble and just enjoy the vacation.

Bobo and Thoth are firmly against any actual thievery, but while Bobo is fine with roughing up Intergang, Thoth wants to avoid conflict altogether.

After long discussion, a compromise is reached that satisfies all parties; you’ll all drop in on Intergang, smack them around, and leave the royal jewels alone.

>>5411067

Picking their pockets for anything worthwhile will have to do, as you’d rather avoid saddling yourself with some of the hottest contraband in all of human history during what is supposed to be a relaxing break.

Besides, maybe you’ll earn yourself a peerage or something for your service.

You never know, it’s not like you were expecting to return back from Venezuela as a Major.

As you head farther north, you spot a trend in that the terrain and accents get progressively rougher, but all the locals you encounter are cheerfully helpful, apart from a handful of surly pricks.

Before you know it, you’ve reached your first destination, the outskirts of the Hadrian’s Wall Path.

You decide to…

> Start hiking as much of the trail as you can. No sense in wasting time, you’re excited for the opportunity to stretch your legs a bit.

> Spend time touring one of the old forts. It’s pretty neat to think that you’re walking the same ground as the Roman legions of old.

> Stop in for a quick drink at one of the local pubs. It’s practically a requirement that you try out some of the native brews while you can.

> Other?

>>5411069
> Spend time touring one of the old forts. It’s pretty neat to think that you’re walking the same ground as the Roman legions of old.

A pretty cool piece of history

>>5411069
> Spend time touring one of the old forts. It’s pretty neat to think that you’re walking the same ground as the Roman legions of old.

>>5411081
>>5411089

Go ahead and give me some 1d100+10

DC: 80

Rolled 62 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>5411101
Hmmm

Rolled 64 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>5411101

Rolled 5 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>5411101
Please don't be low.

Rolled 90 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>5411101

Rolled 7 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>5411101
My paranoia and excitement are both rising

Rolled 1 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>5411101
well i was gonna vote for the pub, but i got here too late, so here goes a roll.

My bad. Damned by 2 secs.>>5411107
>>5411106

Rolled 1, 50 + 30 = 81 (2d100 + 30)

>>5411103
>>5411105
>>5411106

Go ahead and give me another set of 1d100+40.

DC to be determined.

Nevermind. Laugh at this roll instead.>>5411109

Rolled 12 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>5411109
Jesus
>>5411111
Damn, nice Quints

Rolled 81 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

What? 2 crit fails this early? Crazy.>>5411111

Rolled 93 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>5411111

Rolled 15 + 5 (1d15 + 5)

>>5411113
>>5411114
>>5411116

That's a crit-fail, writing; rolling now for your Luck Drain bonus.

>>5411111
Nice digits.
Activate luck drain?

It keeps getting better and better.>>5411118

>>5411111
>the staggering amount of 1's in this post
Good fucking lord.

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>5411124

This is a sign of things to come, rolling to prove that the dice gods have cursed me.

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>>5411118

After stepping out of the Set-Mobile, you do a brief bit of stretching to work the kinks out from all the time spent stationary.

Looks like you caught them on a quiet day, you and your pals seem to be the only people here. Either the place doesn’t have tour guides, or they’re busy escorting a larger group of tourists somewhere else.

That’s probably for the best, considering the…unique makeup of your traveling buddies.

Set, Thoth, and Pandion can pass off as normal, but Bobo and Jack don’t enjoy that luxury. You had been planning on passing Bobo off as an exceptionally hairy child and Jack as some kind of one-in-ten-billion transparent albino; thankfully, it looks like you can avoid that potential awkwardness.

Set’s decided to visit a local pub for a few drinks, and quite literally drags a sputtering Thoth along with him.

Pandion, Bobo, and Jack are content to meander down the Hadrian’s Wall Trail with you, but your paths eventually diverge when you choose to split-off and explore one of the old Roman forts.

It’s a bright, sunny day and the weather is just right for walking in the the shadows of the past.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xFxjZXLy8g

You survey the worn-down ruins and imagine them in their prime, how it must’ve loomed over the surrounding terrain like a beacon shining in a dark wilderness.

It’s a humbling thought, to know that you’re literally following in the footsteps of history.

You wander around for a while, enjoying the breezy ambience and studying various markers and partially-reconstructed structures.

The backstory of Hadrian’s Wall is an interesting one; supposedly the local tribes to the far north were such a thorn in the Romans’ side that they figured it’d be easier to just wall them off and pretend that they don’t exist.

And the men responsible for holding that wall were professional soldiers like yourself, posted to a faraway land to hold back a tide of savages and barbarians deemed a threat to the security of a mighty empire.

The similarities aren’t perfect, but you can empathize with the experience of being a stranger in a strange land.

When you pass by a broken-down structure identified as an old barracks; something unpleasant twinges in the back of your mind, almost like you’ve caught a brief whiff of something foul, but the sensation quickly fades.

You gently chide yourself for letting your paranoia flare up and run amok, even in the most mundane of situations.

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>>5411134

The loud rasping groan coming from behind you seems perfectly timed to make you feel idiotic for doubting your instincts.

Materializing from some kind of dark portal is a haggard figure in Roman centurion gear, and it does not look friendly.

Fuck, that feeling must’ve been you subconsciously noticing some kind of bad mojo.

Your recently acquired paranormal studies identify it as a revenant, an ancient spirit consumed by fear, hate, or another negative emotion. The only thing you can’t figure out is what you must’ve done to rouse its attention.

Thankfully, whatever it is, it’s still in the process of being summoned.

That gives you the opportunity to move first and hopefully strike the decisive blow.

Therefore, you…

> Try to rip the figure apart with Twister. He looks to be skin and bones, maybe you’ll be able to take advantage of his weakness.

> Use Kinetic Frenzy to get in close and try to interfere with whatever is summoning the figure. You’ll cut this problem off at the root, before it can get any worse.

> Nail the figure with a full-force Lightning Bolt. That ought to give it a taste of what you’re capable of bringing to the table.

> Try to open up a dialogue with the figure, you’ve had plenty of experience talking to ghostly beings by now. Maybe you can end this without having to get violent.

> Other?

>>5411135
>Try to open up a dialogue with the figure, you’ve had plenty of experience talking to ghostly beings by now. Maybe you can end this without having to get violent.

>>5411135
>> Try to open up a dialogue with the figure, you’ve had plenty of experience talking to ghostly beings by now. Maybe you can end this without having to get violent.
Maybe he doesn't like that we brought a Greek OG with us. Or we stepped on the dust that used to be a standard.

>>5411135
> Try to open up a dialogue with the figure, you’ve had plenty of experience talking to ghostly beings by now. Maybe you can end this without having to get violent.

Rolled 46, 73 + 75 = 194 (2d100 + 75)

>>5411137
>>5411139
>>5411140

Alright, roll me some 1d100+45

DC to be determined.

Rolled 7 + 45 (1d100 + 45)

>>5411142

Rolled 27 + 45 (1d100 + 45)

>>5411142
Need an 88 or higher then?

Rolled 95 + 45 (1d100 + 45)

>>5411142

I am redeemed. Our Talk no jutsu record for ghosts remains. >>5411147

>>5411135
> Try to open up a dialogue with the figure, you’ve had plenty of experience talking to ghostly beings by now. Maybe you can end this without having to get violent.

It'll probably come back on some poor soul if we defeat it regularly, exorcising it somehow would be ideal

>>5411143
>>5411144
>>5411147

That's a success, go ahead and roll me some 1d100+25.

No DC, just a gauge of how well you can communicate.

>>5411144
I believe the minimum roll would be a 63, given that Luck Drain (20) is both added to your roll and removed from the opposing role.

>>5411142
For a moment I was worried about his huge modifier. Then I remembered we're getting a 40 point shift from luck drain. Brutal.

Why is their modifier so high?

Rolled 47 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5411154

Rolled 4 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5411154

>>5411156
Well it is a very pissed off and possibly depressed dead guy. How easy would you be to talk to after two thousand years of stewing in your own misery?

Rolled 87 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5411154
If this is another low roll, I'm not rolling for the rest of the session.

I meant compared to the Viking's modifier.>>5411159

>>5411156
>>5411161

He's a revenant, a notoriously ill-tempered spirit looking to spill blood, specifically yours.

It'd take quite the lucky roll to end this peacefully, which it looks like you'll be able to pull off.

You also don't have the advantage of things like a detailed background, provenance as to who his old identity was, what his goals are, like you did with Logerquist; if that makes any sense.

>>5411158
>>5411159
>>5411160

Looks like that Greek training of yours has kicked in at the nick of time, writing.

Got it. Its harder to calm a spirit with less info. More info/research equals easier ghost busting.

>>5411162
Can we offer him a seat in the Set Mobile to travel with us and bring him back to Rome eventually?

>>5411168
If we can do this i support this idea

>>5411168
All roads lead to Rome, after all.

>>5411162

It’s not going to be easy, but maybe you can resolve this without having to mete out unnecessary punishment or causing a ruckus.

You try to explain yourself in both English and Spanish, but receive only a contemptuous glare in return.

However, you’re able to finally get a positive reaction when you attempt to communicate with some of the Ancient Greek you’ve picked up from old scrolls and lessons from Pandion.

The figure’s expression is one of shock, but it still maintains a wary hostility.

“How is it that you know of this tongue?”

It begins muttering something that you’re unable to pick out, but you happen to know just the thing that’ll break him out of his reverie.

> “Report! Name, rank, and last assigned order!” You practically bellow at him in a manner that a senior drill instructor would shed a single, solitary tear at witnessing.

Instinctively, he straightens up in a well-drilled motion and the hostility melts from his posture.

“Gaius. Primus Pilus of Legio Victrix, on special assignment to safeguard the aquila. The aquilifer and his cohort were slain in an ambush, and as such the duty fell onto my detachment.”

> “What’s the last thing you can remember?”

“I had just most of my contubernium in the last assault on our walls, the barbarian assault was unrelenting. We killed many times our number but were eventually overwhelmed.”

He removes his helmet and places it under his arm, revealing an ugly scar at the base of his throat.

“A stray arrow ended my life, but as my life faded away, I swore to Mars that I would never allow the legion to lose its honor, even if I must maintain an eternal vigil over the aquila. I remember little else.”

> “Why were you intent on attacking me?”

“You reek of the pagan magicks practiced by the northern barbarians, and I reacted accordingly. Your adeptness of a more refined tongue is what saved you from my wrath.”

> “So, where do we go from here?”

“You are free to do as you wish; my path remains here. I swore an oath, and it is not one that can ever be broken.”

> “I can respect the sentiment, but that may not longer be necessary.”

“Duty is duty; I will hear no talk otherwise.”

> “Look around you! The wall has fallen, Rome has fallen! There is little honor in dying for a cause that no longer exists!”

A lesson you’ve learned the hard way.

He looks around, seemingly deep in thought as you contemplate your next move.

You decide to…

> Offer Gaius a place in your traveling party. Maybe you can deliver him and his vaunted aquila to Rome and see them off in style.

> Offer to perform an exorcism and help Gaius pass on. Duty has its limits, and he satisfied any debt of honor a long time ago.

> Allow Gaius to back to his watch. He possesses the capacity to think and make his own choices; if he wants to remain in these ruins for an eternity, that’s his business.

> Other?

>>5411193
> Offer Gaius a place in your traveling party. Maybe you can deliver him and his vaunted aquila to Rome and see them off in style.

>>5411193
> Offer Gaius a place in your traveling party. Maybe you can deliver him and his vaunted aquila to Rome and see them off in style.

>>5411193
> Offer Gaius a place in your traveling party. Maybe you can deliver him and his vaunted aquila to Rome and see them off in style.

>>5411193
> Offer Gaius a place in your traveling party. Maybe you can deliver him and his vaunted aquila to Rome and see them off in style.

Maybe we can pick up a smidge of classical Latin on the way, too

>>5411193
Could we tell him we'll safeguard his icon? And it'll even be borne again by proper soldiers, once we get it back to the Steel Wolves, that is.

Maybe he can join if he wants war eternal, maybe he can rest easy knowing his oath will be upheld even with him gone.

>>5411203

I was planning on lumping in the bit about what to do with the aquila into the exorcism choice, since he would no longer be around to watch over it.

As for him joining up, that'll be a considerably tougher sell that would come later in your journey.

> Offer Gaius a place in your traveling party. Maybe you can deliver him and his vaunted aquila to Rome and see them off in style.

Another being of rage, vengeance, honor, and martial might. He will fit right in. Sounds like he is a brother in arms. >>5411193

>>5411205
Right on.

>>5411193
>> Offer Gaius a place in your traveling party. Maybe you can deliver him and his vaunted aquila to Rome and see them off in style.
If this is to be his final march, let it be a grand one.

Also, if we ever meet Ares or any other war gods they are going to love us. Releasing a devout Worshiper of Ares to his deserved afterlife is a good way to gain even further rep.

>>5411197
>>5411199
>>5411200
>>5411201
>>5411206
>>5411207

Alright, looks like some overwhelming support for giving Gaius a seat in the van.

I've gotta call it a bit early to get some housework done and get some dinner ready, so go ahead and just throw me any miscellaneous questions you've got for Gaius.

We'll pick up with the Loch Ness stuff on Friday at 5:00 PM EST; as always, thanks for playing.

>>5411210
Horus probably wouldn't like us, but he's no fun and trapped our friend in his dusty abandoned (presumably) gay sex lair
So his opinion doesn't matter

>>5411220
if i remember my DC lore right in DC lore one of hawkmans prior reincarnations was as either Horus or Ra, i can't remember which but no, he definitely wouldn't like us.

>>5411203
Now that'll be a fun idea. Would be great to have a 2000 year old undead legionary as one of our commanders, or keep the Aquila to honour his memory.

>>5411287
It would be pretty badass. Oathkeeper Gaius the eternal watchman. I guess it depends on how much he meshes with the world of today if he wants to persist in it. Or bring final rest to the legacy of his legion and Rome with it.

Either way I'd be happy to help him get where he wants to be. Back rubbing shoulders with the lads in the line or lounging in Hades. I kinda like helping old spirits reach peace. Seems to be a theme, doesn't it?

We should introduce him to Padion. They both took vows that condemned them to the mortal world, although the circumstances are different they should be able to sympathize with each other.

I vote that we take him to Rome (or his birthplace) and let him decide if he wants to rest in peace with his Aquila in a museum or continue fighting.

>Be sean in jonah disguise
>Be running around europe with your bros
>fucking around with intergang and helping ghost bros
>at the rate seans going they are gonna try recruiting him into the JL, martian boy is gonna realize all the shitsanity that is sean, and go foaming at the mouth assmad his niece got lit on fire.

>>5411431
>Abuse game mechanics
>Distract MM with very ugly tie to break his concentration
>Get off scot free

>>5411464
>"So you must be Jo..nah?"
>My eyes are up here, big guy.
>"I'm leaving."

>>5411431
>Be Martian boy
>After accepting Johan into the JL, Gunsmoke mysteriously shows up to apologize to your niece when no one was looking.
>Be worried.
>Read her mind.
>"He was sincere, he was truly sorry. Maybe he's not so bad? Always trying not to kill anyone, and saving people caught in the chaos. B-besides, he-e is kind h-hot."
>Mind doodles of your little niece fixing Gunsmoke, turning him into a hero.
>Be super worried.

>>5411596
You know, if not Babs for the quirky library fuck, Ms Martian can be pretty cute.

>>5411789
Wasn't Babs our tsundere rival? Or we are gonna date (and make her go up and down stairs) on her civilan ID?

>>5411789
>Ms Martian can be pretty cute.
Well she's a shapeshifter so she can be just about anything you want. Like having a cosplay girlfriend on steroids.

>>5411899
>5411899
so you saying, we can fuck powergirl and supergirl at the same time with her?

>>5411969
>kryptonians
ew

>>5411979
yes anon, i will make beatifull mutt babies with kryptonians pureblood. superman will seethe when his beatifull cousin is balls deep inside sean

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>>5411980

>>5411980
>balls deep inside Sean
>inside Sean
>Balls Deep

I don't like Kryptonian women anymore

>>5411982
>>5411993
what? you dont like Mpreg? it is nesesary for the survival of the kryptonian race anons. we must do sacrifices

>>5411995
Get back to trash.

>>5411980
>>5411995
Is this a meme I don't know or is just the same degenerate that belive super girl have big boobs and abs?

>>5412068
i am just annoying anon, dont know what you mean otheranon

>>5412116
>dont know what you mean otheranon
About kryptogirls having dicks. Is something you dream up, or DC has gone retarded at some point and make them futa?

I think must talk with Set about our new ghostbro, is his van after all. I don't see him making a fuss over it, but it will be apropiate.

>>5412120
just fucking around, but knowing westernworld you might have given them an idea now anon. expect superboy to get Mpreg by his gay asian boyfriend

>>5412130
>just fucking around,
>doubt

>>5412130
>superboy's gay asian boyfriend
I though it was another joke but he have a whole comic about it. What time to be alive.

Doesn't look there are any question for Gaius, so we'll be moving on.

Before you leave the Hadrian's Wall Path, would you like to pull one of the stones out from it as a keepsake?

> Yes, it's not like losing a single piece will do it any real damage. And it's not like this will be your first time that you've filled your pockets with stolen history.

> No, you've desecrated enough sites of cultural heritage in your time. Besides, you're on vacation; here to take only photos and leave only memories, all that good stuff.

> Other?

>>5413142
> Yes, it's not like losing a single piece will do it any real damage. And it's not like this will be your first time that you've filled your pockets with stolen history.

>>5413142
> Yes, it's not like losing a single piece will do it any real damage. And it's not like this will be your first time that you've filled your pockets with stolen history.

Still treating it better than the victorians

>>5413142
>No
what do we want rocks for

>>5413142
>> Yes, it's not like losing a single piece will do it any real damage. And it's not like this will be your first time that you've filled your pockets with stolen history.

>>5413150
Maybe we'll get lucky and grab a cornerstone. Could be some fancy magical hoohah we can get up to we those. Because superstition.

>>5413150
>what do we want rocks for

Because its old and cool

>>5413142
> Yes, it's not like losing a single piece will do it any real damage. And it's not like this will be your first time that you've filled your pockets with stolen history.

>>5413144
>>5413146
>>5413151
>>5413158

Roll me some 1d100+40

DC: 100

(Luck Drain adds +20 in addition to this)

Rolled 73 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>5413161

Rolled 42 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>5413161
Natty incoming

Rolled 94 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>5413161

>>5413162
>>5413163
>>5413166

That's a success, writing.

>>5413142
> Offer to help Gaius return the Aquila. Though Rome may have fallen, its people have not and the memory remains. We can aee that the Aquila is returned and honored.

We can just mail it lol. But why not put this revenant to peace for minimal effort?

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>>5413177
Cheesy Pete, I should have refreshed.

Rolled 1 (1d5)

Almost forgot, time for a quick roll.

>>5413186
Numero uno baby woo. Whatsit mean?

>>5413166
>Roman placed special pieces of iron as protection against barbaric magic
>We forged it intro a Cold Steel Sword

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>>5413167

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXrHRIcrBtg

Gaius finishes mulling over your words, and the waning determination in his eyes is wholly replaced with a steely coldness.

“The empire may have fallen, but my mission remains clear. The legion may be gone, but even a forgotten ghost still has its pride. Even if my watch is never-ending, I will not falter in my duties.”

> “And if I offered an alternative, one that would allow you to leave this place with your honor and dignity intact?”

“I would be…interested in hearing what you have in mind. Speak.”

> “I’m traveling across the continent with a band of my trusted companions. There’s a good chance that Rome will be amongst our destinations. If you traveled with us, you could return your aquila personally. A final march home, so to speak. The journey would be much safer if you had someone to watch your back.”

“And what do you receive in the bargain?”

> “The pleasure of a learned companion? The simple joy of doing another human a simple kindness? Professional courtesy? Take your pick.”

“Your offer is…unorthodox to say the least. But I would do anything to see home once more. I will join in your travels.”

He sheathes his gladius and instead draws some kind of bastardized entrenching tool mixed with a pickaxe.

“I must recover the aquila from its resting place.”

Gaius slams the tool into the hard earth and begins digging.

“I would prefer to be alone while I work. I must maintain my concentration, and idle conversation dulls the mind.”

He turns his back to you, evidently considering the matter settled.

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>>5413200

You just shrug and wander back to the main path, where you pass the time by looking for a brick to steal out of the original Hadrian’s Wall.

Just because there are a bunch of signs declaring it a world heritage site doesn’t mean that it’s off-limits from your sticky fingers. After all, you got your start as a tomb-raider, this is barely a misdemeanor in comparison to the other artifacts you’ve purloined or otherwise acquired from their final resting places.

And you don’t plan on settling for just any old chunk of rock, no sir.

You do some cursory examinations, trying to locate one with a hint of magic in it.

To your delight and surprise, your hand seems almost guided to the exact brick that you had been hoping to find. Either your investigative instincts are getting sharper, or something’s giving you a bit of a nudge in the right direction.

Sure enough, there’s some kind of strange rune carved deeply into its foundation; it’s remarkably well-preserved despite its obvious age.

The symbology and its meaning isn’t one you’re familiar; an embellished crescent with some kind of ‘V’ carved through it.

The carving is rough, like somebody did it in a hurry, under some kind of pressure.

While you work at chiseling it out, your mind strays to your next destination of Loch Ness, home of the infamous cryptid that shares its name.

You’ve always been the type of guy who looks to plan ahead, even for fun events; and this

When you reach Loch Ness, you’re going to…

> Spend your time looking for Nessie. It’ll most likely be a wild goose chase, but it’s a fun excuse to rent a boat and ride around.

> Spend your time fishing. It’s a nice, easy way to pass the time and work your ways through a couple cans of the local lager.

> Spend your time swimming in the loch. Aside from your tumble into the Gotham River, this’ll be your first opportunity for some aquatic recreation in a long time.

> Other?

>>5413202
>> Spend your time looking for Nessie. It’ll most likely be a wild goose chase, but it’s a fun excuse to rent a boat and ride around.
Come on lass we just want a better photo of you, won't even sell it to the news.

>>5413202
>> Spend your time looking for Nessie. It’ll most likely be a wild goose chase, but it’s a fun excuse to rent a boat and ride around.
Even if Nessie is bulllshit something is bound to show up with our luck

>>5413202
> Spend your time fishing. It’s a nice, easy way to pass the time and work your ways through a couple cans of the local lager.

>>5413202
> Spend your time swimming in the loch. Aside from your tumble into the Gotham River, this’ll be your first opportunity for some aquatic recreation in a long time

Lets to have fun on the beach with the boys, but make sure to bring some girls and beer with us. Is all fun and games until we end up holding hands with our bros

>>5413202
> Spend your time looking for Nessie. It’ll most likely be a wild goose chase, but it’s a fun excuse to rent a boat and ride around.

>>5413202
> Spend your time looking for Nessie. It’ll most likely be a wild goose chase, but it’s a fun excuse to rent a boat and ride around.


Let's get her! And boating is fun too, we can just fish if we can't find her

>>5413204
>>5413205
>>5413210
>>5413212

Looks like you'll be doing a spot of investigating.

Writing, might be another long one.

Rolled 58, 12, 9 + 75 = 154 (3d100 + 75)

>>5413219

When you return to the Roman fort, you can see that Gaius has managed to fully unearth his treasured aquila.

The wooden pole it’s hoisted on has collapsed due to rot and decay, but the aquila itself is still bright and clean, despite centuries of uncovered burial.

It’s strange to imagine that such a small thing could hold such power of the hearts of men.

Upon closer inspection, Gaius looks a lot healthier now that the aquila is in his possession. He still looks vaguely unhealthy, but he no longer resembles a ragged corpse.

When Jack, Pandion, and Bobo return back down the path, you introduce Gaius to them and explain the situation. It doesn’t take long for Pandion and Gaius to eye each other up and offer a silent challenge.

Before it can derail into some kind of ancient grudge match, you encourage Pandion to help Gaius acclimate a bit to modern society. Given that he’s got more familiarity with Gaius’ time period, he’s the logical choice for the matter.

At the van, you’re met with the sight of a irritated Thoth and a smug Set.

Set’s sporting a black eye, bloody knuckles, and a self-satisfied smirk that tells you all you need to know; whereas Thoth looks like he’s inches away from actually going for Set’s throat.

Before you can even ask, Thoth is quick to spill on the details; after a few drinks, Set figured it’d be funny to approach the biggest man in the pub and loudly ponder if this was the part of the country where people shagged their sisters, or if they were still in sheep-fucker territory.

This earned him the immediate enmity of everyone with earshot, as well as a haymaker to the face. When Set retaliated and knocked a few patrons into each other, the idiots immediately began to squabble amongst themselves.

This of course led to an immediate row that Set was more than happy to encourage from the sidelines while Thoth was trying to desperately extract himself from the chaos.

You just sigh and order everyone into the van before the cops can show up and start asking questions.

Next stop, Loch Ness.

> Roll me some 1d100+40

DC to be determined.

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>>5413226

Forgot to attach a picture of the aquila.

Rolled 32 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>5413226
Set is physically incapable of flying below radar.

Rolled 4 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>5413226
Good job Set

>>5413226
>Before you can even ask, Thoth is quick to spill on the details; after a few drinks, Set figured it’d be funny to approach the biggest man in the pub and loudly ponder if this was the part of the country where people shagged their sisters, or if they were still in sheep-fucker territory.
Holy kek

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>5413226

Rolled 92 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>5413226
Rollan

>>5413230
>>5413231
>>5413233

It appears that you successfully locate Nessie, how would you like to proceed?

> Snap a few high-def photos for posterity. You're going to send them off for publishing or anything, but they'd be a kickass memento.

> Just enjoy the moment and watch Nessie swim around for a while. You've seen a lot of crazy things, but this one blows them out of the water.

> Throw her something to eat. You fed the ducks with Thoth, this is kinda like that in principle.

> Attempt to approach Nessie and see what kind of reaction you get. What's the worst that can possibly happen?

> Other?

Rolled 18 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>5413226

>>5413238
> Snap a few high-def photos for posterity. You're going to send them off for publishing or anything, but they'd be a kickass memento.
> Throw her something to eat. You fed the ducks with Thoth, this is kinda like that in principle.
> Attempt to approach Nessie and see what kind of reaction you get. What's the worst that can possibly happen?

>>5413238
> Throw her something to eat. You fed the ducks with Thoth, this is kinda like that in principle.

Then try to approach them.
Best make sure they aren't hungry first though.

Damn, just noticed a typo;

It should be:

> Snap a few high-def photos for posterity. You're NOT going to send them off for publishing or anything, but they'd be a kickass memento.

>>5413238
> Attempt to approach Nessie and see what kind of reaction you get. What's the worst that can possibly happen?
ride the dinosaur, do it

>>5413238
> Attempt to approach Nessie and see what kind of reaction you get. What's the worst that can possibly happen?

>>5413238
> Attempt to approach Nessie and see what kind of reaction you get. What's the worst that can possibly happen?

if nessie likes us we could get an even better photo right next to them

>>5413238
>>5413245
Backing. Bonus points if the whole crew gets on.

>>5413238
> Attempt to approach Nessie and see what kind of reaction you get. What's the worst that can possibly happen?

Rolled 25, 10 + 60 = 95 (2d100 + 60)

>>5413245
>>5413247
>>5413249
>>5413252

Y'know, I had a feeling that this would happen.

Roll me some 1d100+25

Rolled 53 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5413253
Ride the dinesaw :)

Rolled 4 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5413253

Rolled 53 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5413253

>>5413238
>>5413251
Changing from this
>>5413242
To this.

Kinda forgot for a bit there that we can chose more than one option in this quest.

Rolled 79 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5413253

>>5413257
ok do we still have our luck drain on?

Rolled 93 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5413253

>>5413255
>>5413256
>>5413257

That's a success, you mad bastards.

Now that you’ve successfully approached Nessie, is there anything else you’d like to do?

(Choose as many as you’d like)

> Get a few pictures of you and the lads posing with Nessie. That’s definitely going to be one for the mantelpiece.

> Try to ride Nessie. This might not be taken well, but your charms have gotten you this far.

> Throw food into the air for Nessie to catch. Kinda like a circus routine, but dignified.

> Other?

>try to use magic to talk to this creature.>>5413268

>>5413268
> Get a few pictures of you and the lads posing with Nessie. That’s definitely going to be one for the mantelpiece.
> Throw food into the air for Nessie to catch. Kinda like a circus routine, but dignified.

>>5413268
>> Get a few pictures of you and the lads posing with Nessie. That’s definitely going to be one for the mantelpiece.
>> Try to ride Nessie. This might not be taken well, but your charms have gotten you this far.
>> Throw food into the air for Nessie to catch. Kinda like a circus routine, but dignified.

>>5413268
> Try to ride Nessie. This might not be taken well, but your charms have gotten you this far.

> Throw food into the air for Nessie to catch. Kinda like a circus routine, but dignified.

>>5413268
>> Get a few pictures of you and the lads posing with Nessie. That’s definitely going to be one for the mantelpiece.
>> Throw food into the air for Nessie to catch. Kinda like a circus routine, but dignified.
I feel like mounting the old thing is just a bit too far.

I wonder how gobsmacked Bobo is going to be that Nessie is actually real. The gravity of this discovery is probably lost on the others who weren't exactly in the loop or even present for all the buzz way back when. Thoth not included. He probably knew.

>>5413268
>>5413271
Backing +
>> Get a few pictures of you and the lads posing with Nessie. That’s definitely going to be one for the mantelpiece.
>> Try to ride Nessie. This might not be taken well, but your charms have gotten you this far.
>> Throw food into the air for Nessie to catch. Kinda like a circus routine, but dignified.

>>5413268
>>5413271
>>5413280
>support these

>>5413280
>>5413271
Support

Alright, looks like a combination of all seems to be the victor.

Go ahead and roll me some 1d100+25

DC: 100

Rolled 93 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5413284
Come on big rollan

Rolled 27 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5413284

>>5413284
Roll

Rolled 58 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5413284

Fuck

Rolled 83 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5413284

>>5413286
>>5413287
>>5413291

That's a success, and will be our stopping point for this evening.

I've got a hefty chunk of writing ahead of me, which we will resume from on Monday at 5:00 PM EST.

As always, thanks for playing!

Sure had some excellent rolls tonight, I think 3 out of 4 checks had a 90+ roll.

Must be that Clayton luck kicking in again, which seems to be the exact opposite of Parker luck.

>>5413268
Give Nessie some food, followed up with some hugs and pat pats.
BEST GIRL!

>>5413303
Are there any current interludes being worked on?

>>5413308

I've been trying to flesh out the Bat-Report a bit more, but that's the main one on my docket.

I'm still doing some brainstorming for the JLA Venezuela debrief, some of the younger heroes casually discussing Gunsmoke, and how Batman is feeling about various issues that have arisen.

The Lok interlude was posted near the end of the last thread in case anybody wasn't aware.

Took me forever to get it right, but I think it was time well-spent.

>>5413303
Thanks for running! Just caught up in the archives, not used to the old style tg rate of posting lol.

>>5413303
>>5413304
Nessie can get out of the lake?

>Batgirl run after Gunsmoke
>Batman tell her to wait
>She ignore him
>She corner Gunsmoke on the port
>"You have no escap-"
>Nessie come out the water
>Gunsmoke ride Nessie intro the horizon
Babs gonna be angst for weeks

>>5413318
Thanks for running Axie

>>5413349
Oi Nessie just wants to live a peaceful life, don't rope her into those shenanigans.

>>5413337

I need to browse the old /tg/ archives again, that's actually what inspired me to give questing a try.

It's still kinda funny to me that this was originally intended as a one-shot to gauge if this stuff was fun / to see if I could actually write worth a damn.

Full disclosure, I cringe super hard when I read some of my earlier stuff, but I suppose that's part of the process of getting better.

Now that you've got me waxing nostalgic, I've got a quick question to pose.

What has been your favorite moment(s) in the quest so far?

Personally, I really enjoyed writing the prizefighting stuff. Due to the nature of fights generally needing to fit the narrative, there aren't many opportunities to just cut loose and focus solely on random matchups like that.

>>5413371
Babs-Bullying has been my favorite bit since the Batgirl/Robin vs Gunsmoke fight.

>>5413371
Honestly I think it's how we helped Logerquist find rest. Super cathartic for some reason.

>>5413379
It's a shame how little we've done as Jonah.

>>5413371
I'd say the Qurac mission by a bit, a lowpoint in-character and for the quest I think it was kind of a drop in players but for me it was pretty engaging and challenging, I like how we handled the entire debacle, I liked Sean's character arc moments, I liked Shade as a companion, all around it was real good.

>>5413384
We had an entire arc playing as him, it's just that the Venezuela mission dragged for so long it now feels like very little

>>5413384
I'm sure there'll be time for it. Maybe after Belle Reeve when we need to seriously blow off any heat we get from openly fucking the government black-ops scene.

>>5413371
It's putting on the claw and the following reception of Pandion's approval. To me, it was confirmation that we were meant for more than dying in a gutter or on a job. Also, the fact that it was so early on cemented all the bullshit crits to come.

>>5413371
>What has been your favorite moment(s) in the quest so far?
The party after the Star-lab rob. It was like a sign that we open a new chapter in our lives.

>>5413387
>We had an entire arc playing as him
Yeah, but that was ONE investigation, as opposed to the, like, 40 we've done as Gunsmoke and Adjutant Tango.

>>5413389
Globe-hopping as Jonah and solving Paranormal Events from other nations would probably be a great option for getting more magical items AND letting the heat die down.

>>5413399
I meant we had the Logerquist, the Swamp and the Court of Owls cases all of them right after another, at the time it was a sizeable amount of sidetracking.

>>5413414
I'm gonna keep it 100 with you, I totally forgot about the Owls and Grundy.

>>5413417
well now you got some jonah content for a day

>>5413417
>sad croc noises

>>5413371
I really enjoyed the heists

>>5413427
I said I forgot Grundy, not KC.

>>5413371
The raid to the star lab, that one is the best Moment of our role as a henchman and our rivalry with Batgirl, and in second has to be the destruction of the iceberg lounge

Shame I missed the live. I know we found the actual Nessie and all that, but d'you think we could stage a "Nessie" sighting for shits and giggles?

>>5413905
>Shame I missed the live. I know we found the actual Nessie and all that, but d'you think we could stage a "Nessie" sighting for shits and giggles?
Lets to not bring troubles to Nessi-chan. If we do it, at least we must ask to some ambiental/animal/protection org so she don't have to worry about some crackhead trying to hunter her or something.

>>5414168
>>5413905
And for the love of god, if some chinese try to get close we burn their citys one by one. The last thing the world needs is a Nessie-aphrodisiac

>>5414188
Immortality erection potions made from powdered nessie bones
Sounds like a treatment for flawed lazarus pits

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>>5413371
star labs crit roll on the JLA, along with the afterparty, all the interactions with Babs, the Batreports. and the iceberg lounge. Jonah arc was fun too, but a step down on the funometer from the above

>>5413371
Babs moments are my favorite, more from the general reactions it triggers in the thread. I’ve also enjoyed the interludes of people reacting to us and the world at large.

>>5413371
Personally, my favourite parts are when studying magic/language goes wrong and then the results get tied back into the story.

>>5413371

I have to say that our research endeavor as Jonah Thema that led to our initial ghost encounter and allowed us to unintentionally mess with Batgirl since it was nice to see Sean the story progress a bit without needing to deal with combat at every step and show Sean as a character able to utilize his other skills as well!

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>>5413303
Pic related is a recently drawn painting of Nessie herself.
>>5413371
Favorite moment personally would be shittalking that guardian in the Hecate library into letting us act as a janitor for our labor so we could get to the scrolls, followed closely by each of the times we've nat 1'd on Greek learning and insulted Horus.

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The Boys and the Fish

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>>5415600
Edit: Ghostdad was to far from Sean.

this should be the cover picture for the next thread of this quest.>>5415651
very nice

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>>5415637
>>5415694
Thenks.

>>5415600
Last edit: Sean's fagsmoke fixed. Padion and Gaius aren't buddy-buddy, so they are far from each other.

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>>5415600
Edit "Mythomania and Autism" Edition: Sean looked wrong.

>>5413371
Just wondering Axis, could Nessie give some kind of actual answer if we asked it a question, or is this a legit, walnut-brained dinosaur?

>>5416335
Bobo can speak to animals, she probably can

Good afternoon, anons!

Regrettably, it's taking me a bit longer than I'd like to have the next update complete and give your Nessie discovery the gravitas it deserves.

To that end, I'm going to have to move our session to Wednesday so that I may continue fleshing it out. Apologies for the delay, but the weekend was a bit of a shit-show and I haven't had the usual time or the necessary spark to write.

I'll be hanging around for a little bit and revising my notes in case anyone has questions, concerns, or wants to call me a hack.

>>5415430
>>5415600
>>5415651
>>5415722
>>5415847

Pure kino, anon. These are going on the fridge, and Mythomania and Autism may just be included in the archive title somewhere.

Made my day.

>>5416335

I'll rule that Nessie is intelligent enough to answer basic questions (with Bobo as translator / interpreter). Just don't ask about the origins of the universe or anything, since it'd be like asking your dog about concept of entropy.

If you have any questions, just throw em at me and I'll slot them into the existing update somewhere.

>>5416553
>favorite food and passtime

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>5416553
>Made my day.
You are welcome Axie

>If you have any questions, just throw em at me and I'll slot them into the existing update somewhere.
>Which is your favorite food?
>Do you have friends?
>Are you traped here, or you can go out?
>Is there something that you don't like here?
>Who is the best girl? Spoiler: She is.

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>>5415600
>>5416553
Edit "Mythomania and Autism, Electric Boogaloo" Exclusive Edition: With legs now. Thoth is on the side because he feel uncomfortable in the middle.

>>5416553
Well, I mainly asked because I was thinking, y'know...no band of magical misfits is really complete without some kind of mascot. And considering we've got two gods and a couple of magicians I imagine we could probably figure out how to shrink Nessie down to the size of a large dog breed or something so they could fit in the van (and possibly a kiddie pool, not sure how hydrated plesiosaurs need to be), if they were interested in a vacation away from the Loch for a couple of weeks.

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>>5417226
You are a genius

>>5417226
Holy shit we must do this

>>5417226
There is one downside
We are a batman antagonist
Batman will eventually beat up or use gadgets against nessie

>>5417423
Then we just have to convince Batman that we are the real Batman.

>>5417423
Jonah isn’t a Batman antagonist yet. Nessie would be safe-ish.

>>5417423
Jonah Thema, a Batman antagonist!? C'mon! He'd have no reason to be against a fellow hero!

Unless you're implying that the Jonah Thema detective agency has anything to do with the evildoers known as 'Adjutant Tango' or 'Gunsmoke'. If so, I can direct you to the legal department where we will sue you into the grave.

>>5417770
>Set dressed as secretary in soft voice
>"Wait a moment here."
>He exit the room
>He come back in wearing a suit with a bow.
>Boot-camp sargent voice.
>"I will see you in the court!"

>>5417850
But could he focus long enough to win a court case?

>>5418149
He'd be fucking around with a tech deck for half the trial so maybe?

>>5418151
As long as he keeps from spawning to many trick tracks and not piss off the judge...yeah that's hopeless.

>>5418242
>"Your Honor check this out I can make a loop-de-loop work, no hands!"

>>5418149
>>5418151
>>5418242
>>5418284
>Sean is on the dais, wearing a blindfold.
>Set stands before the jurors, holding a football and a soccer ball in each hand.
>"To prove that my client is not that Venezuelan, that "Adjutant Tango" guy, Jonah will have to guess which hand I'm holding the football in."
>The attorneys for the prosecution facepalm.
>"This makes no sense, your honor!"
>The judge is very interested in the experiment, it's not every day that he can have a trial where no one starts shooting wildly.
>Gotham is a shithole.
>Plus, they had already paid him his usual fee of five thousand dollars.
>He allows it.
>"Which hand do I hold the football in?"
>"On the right. It's the hand you throw it with."
>"And how far do you think someone as athletic, muscular and powerful as me could throw it?"
>"Two school buses."
>"Your honor, my client is obviously an American, his inability to calculate my obvious potential as an athlete notwithstanding.

>>5418317
The idea of something so unbelievably mundane as instinctive football knowledge determining ones nationality is so fucking stupid that it just might work. I can practically hear the jurors in deliberation saying "Well it does make sense. They don't even call footballs footballs in Brazil.". Set is a genius.

>>5418333
besides the trial is moot anyways because i'm pretty certain seans adjudant tango personality has diplomatic immunity, thus being a massive shitstirring pain in the ass for the JL, if anything they really don't want to find out about that.

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>>5418333
>Set is a genius.
>Doubting the greatness of Set

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The trip to Loch Ness was entirely uneventful; Set’s debacle back at the pub is enough to keep him on good behavior for a while, even though he’s still irritatingly smug about it.

Thoth alternates between having his nose stuck in a dusty tome and haranguing Set for being such a colossal embarrassment in public. With each complaint, you can tell that Set grows more and more satisfied with himself.

Jack takes a turn behind the steering wheel while Bobo rides shotgun with the map. Hopefully Jack is enjoying this little sojourn back to his home soil, the last thing you’d want to do is bring back any unpleasant memories.

Meanwhile, Pandion tersely but politely explains some of the more confusing nuances of modern society to Gaius. Beyond a bit of thinly-veiled sniping, they get along well enough.

Wonder what the deal is with them, maybe there’s some kind of weird historical context that you aren’t privy to.

Internally, you just shrug. So long as nobody’s trying to kill each other, you have no issues with letting things lie.

In the meantime, you’re content to crash in the back and take a catnap for the majority of the drive.

As you drift off, your mind wanders to the events of the last few hours.

That chunk of Hadrian’s Wall with the strange Pictish rune carved in it is tucked away securely in your luggage, but you’ve still got a lot of questions about what it symbolizes or what it might do.

You’ll be headed to the British Museum soon, maybe they’ll have a specialist capable of giving it a worthwhile inspection. Either way, that’s a problem for another.

You’re awakened from your momentary slumber when the Set-Mobile trundles to a halt, signaling your arrival at the loch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OUP_Z3iZPs

When you blink the sleep out of your eyes and exit the van, you take a moment to take in the atmosphere.

There’s a bit of overcast, but you don’t smell any rain in the wind. Good, nasty weather would probably spoil things a bit.

Luckily, it looks like you’re the only party of tourists here; perhaps the threat of rain has convinced some of the more spineless rubberneckers to stay indoors.

There’s a small marina offering boat rentals, and everyone is convinced (with varying levels of cajoling) to participate in a nautical adventure.

A few activities are proposed, but you’re enthralled with the idea of uncovering the Loch Ness Monster. What can you say, you’ve always been a sucker for a good mystery and an even better conspiracy theory.

After everyone’s aboard, you disembark from the jetty and cruise through the murky waters of the loch in search of your legendary quarry.

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>>5418893

Bobo is content to just sprawl out on the deck and relax for a while with his hat pulled tightly over his eyes.

Gaius spends the time polishing his aquila, even though it’s already been burnished to a high sheen several times over.

Pandion is determined to learn how to pilot the boat, and alternates with you a few times to learn the basics.

Set produces a deep-sea rod with lures and begins to haul in a few wayward fish that he stuffs in a big cooler, presumably for a BBQ or something.

Jack chats with you about everything and nothing as he does his best to skip rocks off the surface of the loch, a difficult feat to accomplish from a moving vehicle.

Thoth is sat in a lounge chair with a pair of binoculars, more occupied with observing the herons than anything else.

The next few hours pass comfortably, even though you don’t find hide nor hair of your target. You’ve always liked the water, and having good company only enhances the experience. You’re a little sad that you couldn’t find anything, but it’s not like you’re overly surprised.

Right as dusk begins to fall and the group opines that it’s time to start heading back to shore, you spot something odd in the murky depths.

It might just be your eyes playing tricks on you, but you don’t get that feeling.

Something big is down there, you just know it.

An insight in the back of your mind compels you to activate Mage Sight and take a closer look as you slow the boat down to a crawl.

You notice a faint concentration of energy, but that’s not all; it seems to have noticed you as well.

“C’mon, kid; It’s just a log, don’t-“

Right as the implications of that begin to set in, there’s a loud roar as a massive creature surfaces from the blackish depths and looms menacingly over your comparatively tiny vessel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uufxnsmu0_s

The Loch Ness Monster, an actual goddamn plesiosaur! Just like the conspiracy nuts said!

The others go for their various weapons, but you yell at them to keep things friendly for now.

As for yourself, you nearly drew your backup piece on pure reflex, but keep it tucked away when you realize that Nessie is content to warily examine you.

There’s a look in its eyes, a spark of obvious intelligence that indicates you aren’t dealing with a mindless predator or unthinking monster.

And if it can think, you can probably find some way to calm it down if you play your cards right.

> “Watch my back. I’m going to get a little bit closer. Don’t make any sudden movements, or you might spook it. Get ready for a fight if things get aggressive.” You stage-whisper your orders to Pandion, who relays it to the others.

Before anyone can countermand you, you begin shifting closer towards Nessie.

It instantly notices your approach and issues a warning hiss, giving you a clear look at the rows of razor-sharp teeth

Christ, you’ve seen saltwater crocodiles with a friendlier smile.

You immediately stop in an attempt to avoid provoking it further.

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>>5418896

> “Easy there, I’m not going to hurt you. I just want to get a little closer, is that all right?”

You punctuate your question with another few steps towards Nessie, earning you another hiss that seems a little less hostile than the previous one.

Your path puts you right next to Set’s cooler, which gives you an excellent idea.

“Hey! I caught those fair and square, get your own damn catch!” Set complains, careful to avoid outright yelling.

> “Set, I’ve gotta feed it something to earn its trust. Unless you have any other ideas, this is our only way forward."

Set’s gaze quickly flickers towards Thoth and you make a conscious effort to interrupt him when his mouth begins to open.

> “Don’t even think about it.”

“Spoilsport.”

You ignore Set’s bitching and concentrate more on the prehistoric killing machine currently menacing the vessel.

After cracking the cooler open, you withdraw the entire haul of fish. Sure enough, its attention swivels towards your offerings and its body language relaxes quite a bit.

> “Here you go, sure hope you like em. Set’s never going to let me hear the end of it if you don’t.”

You throw them one at a time, into the air like a trainer at Sea World, and Nessie’s head whips around to catch every single one of them with a terrifying swiftness.

After the last fish is caught, Nessie seems to have calmed down. The angry hissing is replaced with some kind of deep, repetitive groan as it slowly gets closer and closer to you.

> “Hey, Bobo! Any of that making sense to you?”

“Sort of. It’s trying to communicate, almost like a whale.”

> “Can you translate it?”

“I can give it a shot, but try and keep things simple.”

> “What’s your favorite food, Nessie?”

The response is a high-pitched clicking, followed by a lower-pitched groaning.

“It’s not picky, but apparently it really likes eels. It asked if you had anything else to eat, but I gently broke the news that we were fresh out.”

> “What’s your favorite way to pass time?”

Nessie lets out a low, deep groan that goes on for nearly a minute.

“Sleep. Apparently it’s a bit of a lazybones.”

> “Do you have any friends, anyone or anything else to talk with?”

There’s a short, staccato click that sounds a little melancholic.

“It says that it’s been alone for as long as it can remember.”

> ”Are you stuck here, or can you leave whenever you’d like?”

Nessie lets outs a confused clicking.

“It can’t think of any reason to leave.”

> “Is there anything you don’t like about living here?”

There’s an angry hissing.

“People. Too many that make noise or dump garbage in the loch. Apparently you were the first to actually offer her a gift for a long time.”

> “Are you male or female, Nessie?”

There’s a quick clicking.

“Female.”

Well, that solves one mystery.

>>5418899

(I’m still working on the riding / photo op, so I’ll go ahead and ask; would you like to bring Nessie along with you?)

You decide to…

> Shrink Nessie down and bring her along as a mascot of sorts. With her permission of course, you’d be a complete asshole otherwise. (Will require a roll.)

> Leave Nessie to her own devices. Nothing good ever came out of dragging animals from their natural habitats on a whim.

> Other?

>>5418901
>Shrink Nessie down and bring her along as a mascot of sorts. With her permission of course, you’d be a complete asshole otherwise. (Will require a roll.)
Noting to lose here.

Good day Axie

>>5418901
>> Shrink Nessie down and bring her along as a mascot of sorts. With her permission of course, you’d be a complete asshole otherwise. (Will require a roll.)

>>5418901
> Shrink Nessie down and bring her along as a mascot of sorts. With her permission of course, you’d be a complete asshole otherwise. (Will require a roll.)

I'm absolutely kekking

Jack picking up a disgraced veteran from the gutter (possibly) resulted in the Loch Ness Monster taking a vacation with two gods, three ghosts, and a chimpanzee detective

Explaining any of this to anyone is going to be wild lol

>>5418901
>>5418917
Ask if she would like a clear, bigger place with less stupid people and more fish.

> Shrink Nessie down and bring her along as a mascot of sorts. With her permission of course, you’d be a complete asshole otherwise. (Will require a roll.)

A plesiosaur's place is in the ocean.

>>5418922
This is DC. A crackhead shooting two richfags leds to the weeky show of two mental-ill dudes playing the game of the cat and the mouse through all Gotham

>>5418901
>> Leave Nessie to her own devices. Nothing good ever came out of dragging animals from their natural habitats on a whim.

>>5418917
>>5418918
>>5418922
>>5418929

Alright, roll me some 1d100+15

DC: 90

Rolled 58 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>5418933

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>5418933

Rolled 90 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>5418933

Rolled 12 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>5418933
rollan

Rolled 90 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>5418933
Did the promise of saltwater fish and less noise help?

Come on peolpe

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>>5418941

>>5418935
>>5418939
>>5418941

That's a success, writing.

>>5418943

She was already on-board, but that did help sway her a bit more. This roll was for "can you actually pull off the required feat of magic."

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>>5418946
We have a pocket Nessie, eat your heart out Aquaman!

>>5418950
>in b4 the JL considers taking nessie with us a threat against society and comes after us for it.

>>5418953
I’m looking forward to the AAR some junior member is going to end up doing when we end up on their radar for something and someone asks for the full picture.

>>5418955
>If you are not careful with the mini-dino on the cooler me and my roman ghost gonna beat the shit off you!

>>5418946

By this point, everyone’s calmed down a bit as they’ve clued in that Nessie isn’t looking for her next meal. At least, not anymore.

It’s still incredibly weird to have a plesiosaur craning her head over the boat and staring at you, but at least you’ve earned a spot in her good books.

And since you’re on vacation, you need to commemorate such a momentous event for your mantlepiece.

> “Everybody, huddle up! This is the perfect time for a group picture! Just make sure to keep the flash off, don’t want to startle Nessie.”

With a bit of prodding, everyone lines up for the photo with Nessie proudly occupying the background.

You quickly set the automatic timer and muscle yourself into the lineup by Pandion and Bobo.

The picture comes out perfectly, and you’re aware that you’re holding an incredibly valuable piece of evidence capable of proving Nessie’s existence.

But that’s not going to happen. This is a private memory; besides, the public at large would just swarm the loch and inevitably ruin her natural habitat. Y’know if the government doesn’t try to kill / capture / forced relocate her first.

As you study the photo, you have an idea.

A reckless, crazy idea.

But one that you are compelled to see to its end.

> “Bobo? Could you ask Nessie if she’d be willing to give me a ride around the loch?”

“You can’t be serious.”

> “As a heart attack. C’mon, what’s the worst that can happen?”

“You’re a maniac, I just want you to know that.”

> “Duly noted.”

Bobo sighs and passes on your request.

After a brief bit of rumbling, Nessie lowers her head to be right alongside your craft.

> “That’s what I’m talking about! Thanks, Bobo!”

“I still think this is a ba-“

Before Bobo can finish his doubtlessly reasonable objection, you’ve already climbed on top of Nessie’s head.

>>5418988

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h1davKgBYM

She starts off slow, but quickly picks up the pace when she realizes that you’re strapped in for a wild ride.

The nearest equivalent you can compare it to would be like a roller coaster, or that time the General threw you through a couple of walls.

The sheer speed of it is enough to disorient you, but that doesn’t stop you from whooping and hollering like a madman the whole time.

You nearly lose your grip a handful of heart-stopping times, but that’s all part of the experience.

Before you know it, Nessie drops you gently back on the boat.

You give the others a big thumbs-up and stagger a little as you struggle to re-adjust after the high velocity ride you just experienced.

> “That was a hell of a thing! Anybody else want a go?”

Surprisingly, nobody else seems as enthusiastic as you, possibly because of how you look like you’ve been through a wind tunnel on full blast.

> “Eh, your loss. Thanks, Nessie. Good girl.”

You give the underside of her chin a good, solid rub that causes her to lightly purr.

> “Oh, you’re not so bad. Like a big scaly dog.”

As you idly pet her head, you have another corker of an idea.

> “Hey, does anybody know of a spell that’d shrink Nessie down? That way we could take her with us, maybe find her a better place to live than this tiny place.”

Set raises his hand, and nudges Thoth to do the same.

> “Yeah, that’s what I figured. Bobo, would you mind passing it on to Nessie?”

There’s an unsteady clicking in response.

“She wants to know why she would ever need to leave the only home she’s ever known.”

> “ Because we’ll find her a place with less people, clearer water, and more fish? What’s not to like? In the meantime, shel’ll get to hang around with us and see places outside of this loch.”

When Bobo translates your response, Nessie lets out a snuffle.

“She’s nervous, but agreed to go through with it.”

> “Great! Set, Thoth, you mind giving me some help with this?”

Your magical talents paired with the combined with the raw power of two other vastly more powerful magicians proves to be more than enough to reduce Nessie down to a much more manageable size, about the same as a medium-sized dog.

Set conjures up a kiddie pool, fills it with water, and everyone helps Nessie into it.

Well, this has certainly been an exciting detour; seems that you have a penchant for taking in strays.

Kinda like the way Jack does.

After getting back to shore, it’s a simple enough matter to load Nessie in the Set-Mobile and head out on the road once again.

>>5418989

Next stop, the British Museum in London. You snagged a tourist pamphlet at a rest stop somewhere and took the liberty of perusing the various galleries and exhibits on offer.

That way, you can form a plan of action based around your greatest interests. Unfortunately, since you plan on tackling Intergang, you’ll be on a stricter timetable than you’d like and only have enough time to visit a couple of galleries in-depth.

After studying your options, which pair of exhibits are you primarily interested in touring? (Choose 2)

> Egypt

> Medieval Europe

> China and South Asia

> Africa

> Roman Empire

> Greece

> Mexico

> Japan

> Roman Britain

> Other?

>>5418990
> Roman Empire

> Greece

Bond with the ghosts?

>>5418990
>> Egypt
> Mexico

>>5418990
> Medieval Europe
> Roman Britain
Becouse magic stone and roman-ghost.

>>5418990
>Roman Britain
>Greece

>>5418998
I'll back this. Mostly because we're in Europe and if we want to learn about other countries histories, we can always find a dedicated museum there.

>>5418990
> Roman Britain
> Medieval Europe
Greek one's tempting, but Pandion and the library ghost could probably tell us anything we'd need to know on that front.

>>5418992
+1

>>5418990
> Roman Empire
> Greece

>>5418992
>>5418997
>>5418998
>>5419004
>>5419008
>>5419009
>>5419013
3 greece
3 roman britain
3 medieval europa

We need more anons

>>5419017
It's four for roman britain, isn't it?

>>5419015
I swear you dont appear when i upload
4 greece
3 for roma in general, britain and medieval

Since there seems to be a bit of a deadlock, I'll go ahead and keep this vote open until midnight.

Plus, I'm starting to feel myself lag a bit, so I'm happy to call it here.

As always, thanks for tuning in! I realize that my output's gotten a bit slower lately, but that's the price of getting a full-time job and shedding my NEETdom. 0/10, would not recommend.

Anyhow, we'll pick up from here on Friday at 5:00 PM EST.

I'll be honest, was not expecting any of that Loch Ness stuff to work out in your favor the way it did.

Luck Drain is a hell of a thing.