stay at the inn in town.

( Kind of a mundane first choice for the night, but don't wanna rail road, you can say fuk dis and Ride straight there. Also, this picture is great, dunno who made it or if it was made specific for last night, but its cool.)

I say we go hunt for materials for the axe, bears or something.

>>6330865
You go ahead and pull into the town, hop off your horse and stable him. You have not been this far North east of your home and this is the first time you've been here. It seems to be a normal Pioneer outpost, as you come across a few different races as you walk to the inn.

It only takes a few minutes to get a table and a drink. Once you've taken off your cloak and have a room for the night you look around the inn and then begin to browse through your book on Dwarf language and culture.

A few minutes later a rather busy red head walks up and sits across from you. She's dressed like a bar maid, but does not seem to be working. She's staring at your gauntlet arm as if very curious before she speaks.

"You the guy that took care of that tower up north? Lot of talk about him... or you.. if its the case."

>>6331002
You could spend all night hunting around, but as you are not a hunter, you'd likely need a tracker or someone who can tell you where the best spot is to have any real luck.

>>6331020
Um. Yes we are that guy. Hit on her.

say yes and ask why she bothered interupting your reading (be shady)

Introduce yourself and keep an eye on your hand.

>>6331085
>>6331086
"Yeah I'm him. I'm also reading. Why do you want to know?"

She seems to laugh, she seems shocked by the fact that you're not automaticly nice to her from the start, as she might be used to given her looks.

"Well. We've heard about you heading to take part in the dwarf's old "Weapon Off". I was hoping we'd get you stopping in. Lots of adventurers died up at that tower. One of them was my brother. He'd been gone for years and ...thanks to you his body is finally at rest back here."

She smirks and shakes her head looking a little sad.

"Meant a lot to my mother. I just wanted to say thanks. Figured you were some old man. All the talk about you didn't say anything about you being this handsome."

Its rather obvious where she is heading.

>>6331162
Um. Awesome? Seduce. Leave the next day.

>>6331235
2nd. We ain't done shit for our own enjoyment cept drink a little.

3rd seduce!

>>6331235
3rding.

Oh man, this is going to come back to haunt us somewhere down the line.

>>6331235
>>6331273
>>6331304
>>6331305
The conversation goes on for a couple of hours, and you find to your shock she's not just good looks, but fun to talk to as well. Its not long before things end up more then a little adult oriented. For the first time in about 7 months since the whole incident you honestly enjoy yourself.

Mildly drunk and with a woman better looking then any you've had before who sees you like a hero, not some blacksmith. Perhaps the perks are not so bad with the adventuring gigs.

After an amazing night you wake up in a tangle of smooth, pale freckled limbs. The sun has crept up through the window to warm on your face. The girl is sleeping soundly even as you sit up.

If you want to be on time you'll need to leave before noon, so you have plenty of time to ride before settling in a camp for the night. The town does have a few shops as well.

Next move?

>>6331382
Who gives a dam, WERE CHARLES BRONSON AND WE HAVE A DEATH WISH!

>>6331382
Yeah seems small time now. Gonna bite us in the ass haha.

>>6331403
Leave her a note that explains that you'll be back with an enormous dwarven trophy.

Also, you knocked her up, congratulations.

>>6331448
>>6331413
You leave her a note saying that you need to head up to the city, and that you would stop back in to see her after you win. Its funny what all this has done for your confidence. Jokingly at the bottom it is signed Charles "Deathwish" Bronson.

You wonder if you might of gotten her with child. The thought makes you feel nervous so you push it out of your mind before dressing and heading downstairs.

Hit the road, check out the town a little more? Something else?

>>6331551
Let's just head out, I wanna get our blacksmitan on.

Check out town some more, try to find out more information on the smith-off or local threats that need hammering.

>>6331619
I agree with this, but any threats we might not have time for since we gotta be someplace else.

rolled 57 = 57

>>6331619
>>6331651
There does seem to be a couple of decent shops in this town, a really well decorated Alchemy shop and a Weapon's store.

Speaking with the Weapon's clerk leads to some interesting info on the competition the dwarfs did not bother to tell you.

If you lose and the King does not pick your weapon, you will have to pay for the materials you used. Not even the king can pardon that, because nobles under him are the ones providing the ore and steel, and the competition is a huge money maker for them to absolutely screw the losers for gold.

You pick up a few healing potions in the Alchemy shop as well, since you didn't have any on you. The best part...

No one charges you for the stay in the inn, the potions or the info. It seems all of them view you as a guest for the moment. You could really get used to this.

You head back out on the road on time, and.. ( Rolling for fun if anything happens on the way)

rolled 85 = 85

>>6331778
...aaand it's a boring ride until nightfall. Its cold and windy as you've finally made it into the mountains and you are glad that the trip there does not have many twists and turns.

You can set up a camp for the night, or ride through the night and arrive at the fort by morning.

Just get the ride there over with, we got some shit ta doooo

Just keep going, we can sleep when we get there.

>>6331813
Ride on through the night.

Also play Rock, paper, scissors with hand to pass time

>>6331911
>>6331925
>>6331951
You decide to tough it our, and just as the sun is rising you find yourself in front of a large metal gate. It is painted black and gold painted spikes line it.

The fortress is built directly into the mountain, and from the pillars of smoke rising from chimneys poking out of the stone, the place is filled with burning fires and likely a massive number of dwarfs.

You sit there on your mount, shivering as you look around, your cloak flapping behind you, your horse stamps around as if he's tired of being in this freezing weather. Riding all day and all night, you feel like someone whos taken a beating.

Suddenly the doors begin to creak open, and the sound of gears grinding is almost deafening. You still don't know how they knew you were here.

Inside you can feel warmth and a few Armored guards are walking out to meet you, one speaks to you directly.

"Ya must be tha human who's 'ere ta remind us how good our craftmanship is by comparison."

He laughs. Its hard to tell if he's joking.

ask him where the inn is and more info on the competition

>>6332177
He tells you that he's here to show you around and make sure no one thinks you need a knife in you till you are settled in.

You ask about the inn and he laughs, informing you that you'll have your own private quarters, apparently all the blacksmiths are being treated as royal guests.

He shows you around the town as he walks you through the streets, the inside of this mountain is massive. Far below are the forges, you have to take an "Elevator" whatever that is. Down to them. He says this current level is mostly full of taverns shops and "riff raff".

Its a long, long flight of steps that curls around and around higher and higher. You are beyond tired by the time you reach the floor he wants.

"And this where you'll be staying."

Its as if they built a castle out of the mountain top. Stairways curl and rise around the place twisting around homes and snow covered shops and streets until finally leading to a massive castle carved of stone, statures of axes, dragons and monsters decorate the place. You're actually a little dumbfounded by the site.

shrug off the comment and ask to be shown a forge to use and an inn to sleep

>>6332310
After another long walk you're in a fancy loft that will be serving as your home for the next few months. It's three rooms, a bedroom, a workshop and living room. Its strange how warm it is once you are inside as it is freezing cold outside. The dwarf does not seem to notice. He shakes your hand and heads off leaving you to your own devices.

>>6330906

Ya, I made that last night when people were throwing out weapon ideas. If the collective changes their minds on the weapon being forged, I will update it accordingly. Paying for this thing if we loose could prove very costly.

Also, finding an inn sounds like a good idea about now.

>>6332385

Damn, ignore that last bit. I am a slow typist. Sleep might be a good idea given the amount of traveling we just did. Then, HAMMER TIME. Or, research materials and costs while we figure out what we are building. Also, might be wise to learn more about some of the other smiths at the competition.

sleeeeeeeeeeep

sleep, then go find where you will be working.

>>6332385
>>6332324
You can sleep in your quarters and you do so. Its a long restful sleep under piles of animal furs. You kind of like how dwarfs live.

You are woken for dinner by the dwarf who escorted you up, and are lead downstairs and into the main castle. Your cloak really does not keep out the cold this high up, and you're starting to think a coat would be great.

You're soon in a feast hall filled with important looking folks. You feel plenty under-dressed. Its rough being deemed so important when you're really not very rich. You get a few nasty looks from a few of them, and from the conversation you can pick up, they are talking about competing.

You are asked to sit, and find youself next to the king's daughter. The table is large enough for you to sit at, but all the shorter race's chairs are easily tall enough to make up for it. Seems they are used to having guests of every race here.

"Glad ta see ya showed laddie! My father is hopin ya kin really stir things up. Even if ya don' win ya will make all the others work 'arder so they don't git beat by a human!"

She seems delightfully oblivious to the bad outcome of you losing and having to pay for your materials, and giving back the sword that has become part of that shrine. This is starting to look like odds are more then a little stacked against you.

Any conversation you'd like to make. Questions. Etc?

>>6332523
More on rules, guidelines. Do we have to stay here for all three months? When and how will the weapons be judged?

fucking HELL YES FIRSTQUEST

oh shit, I have class tomorrow

fuckfuckfuck what to do

>>6332578
Second this.

>>6332578
After everything settles in, and you get used to the conversation, it seems you're the butt of a few jokes, but still respected. Its as if the dwarfs consider your bravery enough to make you "one of them", but not enough to mean they need to respect your ability as a blacksmith or a fighter.

You are polite when you ask about how the competition works.

After the king tells you plenty, you've found out these things.

Once tonight is over the competition has begun. Apparently they -hate- the idea of cheating, so much so that sabotage, or stealing ideas etc is punished by exile or jail time.

You can use whatever materials you want, and it can be any kind of weapon, you cannot re-forge another blade to give him, or go treasure hunting for a weapon, you have to make for the king alone.

In three months the King will judge each weapon and decide on the one he wants. The way he will judge the weapon is using it on a target covered in black dragon scale.

Most weapons would be broken apart. He expects them to cut through it or smash it.

You get to tell of the weapons lore and items it is forged by and with and that can be done by yourself, or a bard if you wish before the King is given the weapon for testing.

>>6332725
The night concludes, and the King's daughter asks if you've been shown around the forge, or if you have any ideas as to what you'll be making.

She's pretty much offered to show you around the forge and take a look at what you want to build.

>>6332725
We're no bard. A good portion of these three months are going to have to be dedicated to finding a suitable one.

>>6332781
I 2nd this, gonna need someone to talk up the axe. We also need to ask about getting our hands on dragon parts if we want to make the axe.

BILL MURRAY IS BACK AND SAD THAT HE IS LATE!

>>6332778

Go for it.

>>6330906


I think a plain rounded or flat end on that axe would be a better idea. If the guy needs to poke something he can already do it with the hunk on the top, and if he needs to smash something he'd end up having to do it with the flat of the blade, which would be kind of a pain in the ass.

>>6332838
Like so?

>>6332900
Perhaps we could put a spear head on one end, like an Urgosh.

( yo BILL!)

You decide to take her up on her offer, and she leads down a maze of halls to another massive set of doors, they lead to a strange looking room, it looks like a cage with bars and grates. Its very sturdy, but you can see through the black steel, straight down a long shaft all the way down.

You are not afraid of heights, but looking down the shaft gives you virtigo. She pushes you inside and laughs a little as she yells out some orders to someone unseen and suddenly the room is moving down the shaft, once more with loud creaking motions of grinding gears.

The forge is massive and amazing. She takes you to your station and begins to explain things. You can order any ore you like, in almost any amount. Losing it however means you'll need to pay for every bit. Gems and magic etc. Rare parts will have to be aquired yourself.

You had her the sketch you made before you even left your town. Needless to say she looks impressed.

"My father would love this axe, but ... I mean you'd have to slay a black dragon to get the parts for it. Or.. well at least find someone who is selling parts. ... but aye... 'ed love it."

( Anything you wish to ask of her etc do.)

>>6332924
>( Anything you wish to ask of her etc do.)

There's one obvious thing.
...
Ya, you know.

>>6332956
Shut Your Mouth!

Ask if she knows what type of runes her father favors, and if the elven rune is the best one to use.

In fact ask her were we can learn more about weapon runes Ffffffuuuckk yeeeaahh.

>>6332956
if we do that it might be considered cheating (in the contest)

Yeah, let's subtly allude to "going down" in a different way.

Also, let's ask what the most rare things they have here to forge with, and the most useful/strongest.

Knowing these blacksmiths, they'll use the rarest of the rare, to make things look gaudy.

If we go for functionality, it will be better.

>>6332924
Can we design a runic enchanment, or magical effect for the weapon we're making?

Specifically, why not make a weapon that etches records (pictures or written) of it's 'deeds' onto itself?

Failing that, why not make a compartment in the handle to store paper and a pencil/quill.

>>6332956
>>6332962
>>6332979
>>6332977
Your eye wanders for a moment, as you think about what you might ask her. Apparently the other night is still on your mind and she notices your gawking, she smirks and shakes her head.

"Ya kin't be takin advantage o' yer height ya know. I'll start ta have ta wear button up shirts."

She laughs a little, but seems to take it in stride. You try to act like it never happened and ask about runes. She offers to explain some of the few she knows and how to use them.

"I ain't gonna lie, I'm rootin fer ya, mostly cuz I can't stand tha nobles we got this year, but yer outta yer league if ya don know much about runes. An my father's favorite is a run'o fire. "

>>6331403
>>6331162
the werewolf girl, the elf priestess the redhead,
we need to make a bitches love CHARLES BRONSON

>>6333018
>>6333036
Well then let's find us a rune of fire, and look for some kind of rune that would allow someone to relive the experiences of epic feats.

Of course, that could be a downside if this king is a braggart and a liar. Making false boasts that, if the truth is recorded, would prove him a liar.

But I trust him, and I think he'd like something like that.

>>6333036
Rune of Fire. I like the sound of that. We could use that, for a lot of things.

I say we build it with only shit basher, our zombie hand, and our blood sweat and tears.

>>6333076
seconded

>>6332981

The rarest of the steel down here is something you've only heard of, never seen. It's known as "Black Steel". From how she describes working with it, you could handle it. Gold and such is also available, but apparently the Obsidian stone turned to Black Steel is both the strongest, best looking and likely what everyone will be using if they want to chop open a dragon scale.

She also tells you the reason her father is looking for a new weapon is to hunt down the dragon who ate his late blade and escaped. He was hunting that dragon because it also ate his son.. her brother. She says if you -do- manage to find someone to kill a black dragon, they better make sure it is not that one, if someone steals her father's kill he'd be furious... but the dragon does have a young brood out and about.

She explains some of the runes to you. Apparently the rune you understand now, and have on your hammer is one of protection, and its effect builds over time. The more evil spells it defends against and more connection with the user the stronger it becomes for that person.

Other runes take a ritual to become active and actually work, just carving it into the blade is not enough.

>>6333120
We need to find someone to chant some shit up.

Black Steel sounds good, but come on, if everyone uses it, what's to make it special?

Can we make some alloys? Mix Black Steel with Gold to make an alloy for the handle or something?

>>6333120
( cont.)

When you ask about the fire rune, she explains how it works. You carve the rune into a weapon you wish, and then kill something. You don't have to use the weapon, but you must kill something then burn the body, and hold the weapon you want blessed over its smoke.

Apparently the stronger you want the rune, the stronger the burning body must be. the rune is related to the Dwarf god of Blood, Fire, and Combat.

She pulls a one handed axe from her hip and shows it to you, and then shows you the rune. She swings the axe around expertly and then yells, finally the blade for a short moment bursts into flame.

"It works best in a real fight, but tha bigger and badder tha thing ya burn ta bless the rune... the more often and more wicked tha fire turns out ta be."

>>6333153
only if it makes it better. Do we know about any material better than black steel? Say... Adamantine?

>>6333184
Gentlemen we are going to kill something HUGE.

So, looks like all signs point to us slaying that elder dragon's spawn, looting it's body for components, and burning it to create the rune. We better prepare to go hunting, get our gear together and look for help.

>>6333233
It might be that we must burn the whole body and not take anything from it, otherwise it would be too easy.

>>6333184
We've got to burn something powerful as fuck.

>>6333198
You've heard of steel stronger then Black, but they are things of legend. Such as steel forged from the metal scales of silver and gold dragons turned into an alloy together.

It takes a legion of soldiers to kill such beasts, and they are more then a little rare. Finding one then killing it is like wishing for a mountain of gold.

Finding one and asking for scales is like wishing for a hill of gold.

>>6333225
If somebody tries to assassinate us...

Also, can you re-ritual? Kill something, perform ritual, get benefit. Kill something bigger later, redo ritual, upgrade flamey effect?

>>6333264
How about "bargaining" for some of it's scales?

>>6333233
Even killing a dragon spawn would take a party full of men... but then again arrogantly you think..."It should of taken an army to deal with that tower.."

>>6333276
For a hill of gold, we don't have that much?
>>6333288
Were there any unique components we took from the Lich's tower?

>>6333264


We will not wish for this hill of gold...we will take it.

>>6333275
You cannot re-bless a weapon as far as she knows. Once it has a rune dedicated to a god into it, that is all there is to it. She does know of rumors of runes to dark gods that can have their ritual done over and over, but such weapons are evil and illegal.

Once a weapon has its blessing, its pretty much set in stone. She does say, however, as long as a couple of gods have similar effects and runes, they can be combined.

She puffs out her chest and proudly declares she's held a bastard sword that had both a fire and lightning blessing. She has no idea how to bless a lightning rune however.

rolled 2 = 2

>>6333264
So
1. Get scales from a Gold and a Silver dragon by either death or persuasion.
2. Create alloy and make axe.
3. Carve Fire rune.
4. Test on a Black dragon.(As big as possible.)
5. Burn BD and power rune.

Shoudn't be too hard.

>>6333357
I agree with this summary. But perhaps we could do some sort of task for the dragons, killing good dragons just isn't something Charles Bronson does.

>>6333309
The Lich tower was nearly bare of all its important trinkets. It seems that the place was constructed with the sole goal of working as a ritual to murder loads of people and increase the Lich's power. The gems in the walls all shattered and the massive one was destroyed by you leaving them little more then powerless green shards of glass.

The only riches there really is knowledge in dark arts only evil people would wish to know.

>>6333357


i say we do it because we have a DEATHWISH

>>6333378
May I assume gold/silver dragons are good as in D&D mythology? Or are all dragons bad?

Ask around town for rumors/ legends of gold/silver dragons in the area, if nothing comes up ask if there is a place where we could purchase some scales. Research the lightening rune from other smiths and local priests.

>>6333387

I think we should put that protection rune on too, we could probably get away with it since that one elf bitch more or less said we were an avatar of that god

rolled 26 = 26

>>6333374
I agree. Offering our service would help the persuasion bit.

>>6333357
All ready ideas are rolling over in your head. Dragons are not really "good or bad" Creatures. ...well aside from black ones. Black Dragons hate everything, and only the eldest and most powerful of them are sentient, the rest are little more then large winged lizards that spit poison or acid.

If you were lucky enough to find a gold dragon. Then find a silver one. AND manage to get a couple scales from each. And not die. You wouldn't just be a local hero you'd be written into books.

But there is no way you could kill one or defend yourself if you managed to tick it off. If it wants you dead you are dead.

>>6333452


deathwish, etc. LETS GET THIS SHIT, AND IF THEY WON'T GIVE IT TO US WE'LL FUCKING TAKE IT FROM EM.

That's what I was going for with bargaining.

It's unlikely we could kill TWO ENORMOUS FUCKING DRAGONS!

rolled 48 = 48

>>6333452
How rare are Gold/Silver dragons anyway? And how many scales do we need?

>>6333419
Think of them as just people. You could bump into one who wants to give you dinner and a hug and hear about your day. Then bump into one that wants to eat you without a word.

They mostly just try to stay in their riches and protect their dying broods.

When dragons fight or really become active whole continents know about it.

>>6333436
Apparently the real problem is finding one. We might just have to settle for Black Steel. WHAT AM I WRITING!? WE ARE CHARLES MOTHERFUCKING BRONSON AND WE HAVE A DEATHWISH WE ARE GETTING THOSE SCALES.
>>6333452
Are dragons intelligent? Do they shed their skins? Where are the local ones. Sorry for the Meta-quest.

Well then:

Super high reaching goal:

Find a gold and silver dragon, bargain with them for some scales. Use that for our weapon. With added runes and shit.

What's our backup plan, if we can't manage that far out plan?

>>6333452
can we get a detailed description of how Black Steel is made?

>>6333504
You have no idea if they shed, but you'd imagine it'd be more common if they did. Dragons are talked about plenty because when one is slain or decides to back up a faction or country it changes a lot, and rarely happens, but when it does it is big news.

>>6333528
I'm terrible with names lets say.. "Sally" the Dwarf girl has offered to show you how to create and smelt black steel and you think you can handle it. Also how to make a fire and "Turtle" rune as she called it.

>>6333536
Gentlemen, we are going to find a dragon and kill it.

>>6333518
Plug the blade with as many runes as we can, it seems like having more than one is rare enough to boast about wielding it.

>>6333560
Can we go back and ask for a "list" of the runes?

I need sleep, but I hope that CHARLES MOTHERFUCKING BRONSON is archived, or has been. I want to read this when I get up.

>>6333568
She warns against doing this unless you've experimented with it. She points out if you put an offensive rune with a defensive one, you're basically dedicating the blade to a god of war and one of peace. Blade likely to curse you or be useless or turn to dust before it helped you.

First:

What's a turtle?

Second: Ask the king, and his advisers about GOLD AND SILVER DRAGONS!

We are Charles Bronson, and while we have a FUCKING DEATHWISH, we are also not stupid, and we can't kill these fuckers. But we are fucking awesome, and I bet we could make some bargains and convince them to part with a few scales.

>>6333568
That just seems like it would not work. We need to put on only one or two high-quality runes.

>>6333600
This. Seconded.

>>6333599
I fight, so that there may be peace? Not gonna fly? Darn.

Weapon that records it's own deeds. Do it!

>>6333604
You know

Our skeleton arm is pretty cool.

It can do all kinds of shit.

It doesn't have that rune in it anymore, that was in the skin, but it is still blessed with protection and shit. So maybe if we carved a fire rune into it, and blessed it . . .

>>6333600
Turtle apparently is great for shields or armor making them multiple times stronger then what they are, they become cursed if placed on weapons. To bless the rune you have to take a blow to defend someone else, and drip blood from that wound onto the rune.

She shows you a rune carved into the shoulder plate of her armor.

You mention asking her father about gold and silver Dragons and she stops dead in her tracks and stars at you.

"Why would ya wanna know tha lad?"

>>6333657
"Because I am CHARLES FUCKING BRONSON, and I am going to make a weapon the likes of which you've never seen."

>>6333668
seconded

rolled 89 = 89

>>6333668
Thirded.

>>6333657
Gesture vaguely with skeleton arm.
"No pain, no gain."

>>6333599

THERE CAN BE NO PEACE WITHOUT WAR!

>>6333668
TIMES 4

I guess I provide a good voice for our blacksmith.

>>6333668
"Because I'm Charles "Deathwish" Bronson. And no pain no gain.."

You shrug and look at your arm.

"I want to make your father a weapon like no one has seen, so why not go for broke? If everyone is using Black alloys.. I'll get him Dragon Steel."

She looks like she could fall over as she stares at you. As if she can't decide if she wants to laugh at you or cheer for you. Suddenly you're being dragged by the arm behind her in the direction of the Elevator.

In no time at all. You're in alone in the throne room with her and the King, who's enjoying his pipe and a massive mug of ale as he sits on his throne reading documents.

"He wants to make you dragon Steel father."

The king spits his ale all over the papers he is reading as he was in the middle of a drink. He looks at you as if demanding you to explain this shit.

>>6333772
I will now read all of his lines in your voice.

rolled 43 = 43

>>6333784
What's to explain. We're CHARLES FUCKING BRONSON and we don't do anything less than the best possible.

>>6333784
FFFFFF I DO NOT WISH TO SLEEP BUT I MUST GODDAMMNIT THIS BETTER BE ARCHIVED

flex zombie arm. thats all the explanation we need

>>6333784
"I left my village, in a time of great uncertainty, to create for you. I will not lose."

>>6333784
We do not take half-measures. Also keep this quiet, we do not want imitators or people thieving our hard won Dragon Scales.

"Also, I AM CHARLES FUCKING BRONSON!"

rolled 69 = 69

>>6333819
Same here bro. I don't want to read the damn archive. I want to be here for it. Deathwish Quest is awesome.

>>6333841
Yeah, they have to vow to keep this quiet. The king, a DWARVEN KING, seems like the kind to get drunk and brag about it.

>>6333833
2nd'd

>>6333860
We need to be discrete in how we find out about these dragons. We also need to be fast about it. We might also want to obtain more scales than we will use for the axe.

>>6333911
Yeah, but then again, if we're gonna try to BARGAIN WITH A FUCKING DRAGON, then we don't want to push our luck.

My thinking, if we find these dragons, is to challenge them. A riddle or puzzle or something. A duel of the mind. A dragon is probably smart as fuck, but I mean, come on.

You tell him that you don't plan to lose or make another weapon that will be one of the crowd. That you didn't come all this way and leave your town alone to make something "Good".

He gives you a stare and then waves for his daughter to leave before he hops down to walk up to you. He firmly reaches up and takes hold of your shoulder, pulling you down so you're face to face with him.

"Lad. I don't like ta send brave men to their deaths. And.. if you won, dragon scales are priceless. handing you over my throne wouldn't pay you back... but.. I.. I've always dreamed o' havin such a weapon. A weapon I kin pass down that would never dull. Never rust. I know where a silver and a gold dragon both are, in these very mountains. I kin't have my men kill em it'd be wrong. And tha agent's I've sent neva come back. Do you understand what I'm sayin Lad? I'll tell you where they are. But in all likely hood. You'll end up breakfast for the brood."

>>6333940
We should do this, but I am not sure if we are smart enough to outsmart a dragon. Besides, the way we have won out was always by our overwhelming amount of testicular fortitude.

>>6333988
"I am Charles Bronson. I do what must be done."

rolled 25 = 25

>>6333988
We do have a Deathwish.

>>6333988
we are CHARLES FUCKING BRONSON WE ARE SO CHARISMATIC WE CONVINCE DRAGONS TO GIVE UP THEIR SCALES

>>6333988

If they eat me, they better be sure to chew. Otherwise I'm gonna just cut my way out their stomach.

>>6333988
Then it's a date. I hope they have steak, eggs, and ale.

>>6334055
That would be hardcore as fuck.

>>6334050
seconded

ALSO, FIRSTQUEST, THIS IS NO PLACE TO STOP! WE MUST GO ON FURTHER! THE ANTICIPATION IS TOO MUCH!

>>6334055
That is the kind of thing we Charles Bronson do.

>>6333988
Find gold dragon.
Kill it in it's sleep.

We will not fail.

>>6334000
>>6334050
>>6334051
>>6334054
>>6334055
You inform him of just what the kind of man you are and he grins at you, but seems skeptical.

"Ya got guts no one kin tell ya, ya don't." He moves back to sit down and picks up his pipe as he thinks, he rifles through his papers until he comes across some maps. He makes some markings and hands them to you.

"I kin't send no one wit ya lad. If people found out I'm sendin people ta die ta git me a dragon scale.. they will tink I'm an arrogant bastid. If ya die... ya ain't goin out like a hero. I'm sorry. I hope tha best for ya.. but.. "

He just shakes his head. You now have a map, and plenty of information. Likely downstairs you could find scrolls and books on runes for a price.

"I need some supplies, if you can spare them. Heavy clothes. A lantern. This cold is a nuisance."

>>6334167
go look for these books, we have money to spare

>>6334167
Dragons are shit. Take the shit smasher-breaker and ruin one.

Supplies needed: Warmer Clothes.

>>6334167
"Get four coffins ready, one for the gold dragon, one for the silver, one for the spawn of the black dragon, and one for me. I am Charles Bronson, and I've got a deathwish."

>>6334214
In all honesty, I don't think we'll be killing these dragons.

It'll probably either come down to outwitting them in a game, or doing something for them.

>>6334193
>>6334189
You ask for a heavy clothing, and he nods, saying it will be delivered to your loft. When you mention going down to find a book on runes, he raises an eyebrow and informs you that if you manage to get the scales he will make sure you have the royal library open to you.

He's offering dwarf tech, history, magic, and rune crafting in return for success. You'd be one of the only human blacksmith's to understand such things.

>>6334167
All we need is information on the runes and information on Dragons. We need information on dragons habits and abilities. We also need information on this fire rune and how to make it. Also info on any other runes of war gods that grant offensive abilities.

>>6334254
WE ARE GOING TO FUCKING DO THIS, NO MATTER THE COST!

We'll become THE greatest blacksmith the world has ever seen.

And with out guidance, we'll turn our village into a great city state, allied with this Dwarven Kingdom.

>>6334241
Eh, whatever.
We still need to go talk to one.

I vote the gold dragon, because it fits with the black-and-gold theme of the kings armour.

Wait, instead of clothes, could we carve another rune into our body?

Probably not THAT fire rune, since it's for war and shit too, and would fuck with our peace/protection rune, likely fucking us up.

But just a rune for warmth. If we showed up at those dragons, in their wintery mountain homes, in our BARE SKIN, it would impress the fuck out of them.

>>6334270
I support this goal in an infinite amount of ways.

>>6334288
We need to talk to them both, and get both of their scales.

>>6334297
That seems reckless to the point of stupidity. We do not understand runes. Once we do (and we will) we can do something like that.

>>6334254
BEFORE WE GO KISS THE DWARF GIRL FOR LICK
DO IT!

>>6334266
He says he can't open the vaults for you, but he explains what he knows about the two dragons.

The Dragons don't mind the dwarfs, and have actually helped them a few times when fighting their wicked black spawn.

Problem is that They don't want the mother of the black flight in the are killed, because she is sentient and only wishes to be left alone with her mindless and violent brood.

That is all he really knows of the three dragons that live in the area.

>>6334319
>>6334254
BEFORE WE GO KISS THE DWARF GIRL FOR LUCK
DO IT!

>>6334319
I support this.

Also, Firstquest, YOU HAD BETTER NOT STOP FOR THE NIGHT SOON! WE HAVE MUCH TO DO! AND THERE'S NO WAY I CAN WAIT A WEEK, OR EVEN A DAY TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS!

>>6334320
We'll skate around telling that to the dragons when we talk with them.

>>6334320
Dragons seem like nice enough dudes.

Explain to the dragon who you are, your deathwish, and what you have done for your town. Do not let it believe you're doing this for the competition (though if it asks, do no deny it).
We can give it a ruin of protection instead, it's not like the king didn't like the sword that had it.

Also, craft with left arm, etc.

Gentlemen, I propose we make one last preparation before we depart on our great quest. Let us forge a vast chain of black steel, one end attached to our arm-stump, the other attached to the skeleton hand, also if there exists a rune of propulsion/magnetism/something that can launch our arm and retract it. Yes, that's right: Charles Bronson: Bionic Blacksmith.

>>6334356
If they outright asks if we're making a weapon for the competition, we will not lie. Though I don't know how the dragons would know about it.

And if they demand to know why we want the scales, and don't know or ask about the competition, we'll tell them that in doing what we did to kill the lich, a sword belonging to the king was instrumental in saving our life, and was thus destroyed. We owe the king, and are crafting him a replacement. A half truth.

>>6334369
Self Forged Rocket Fist?

Yes please.

>>6334369
Fuck, yes.

Though using the Dwarven resources for our own gain seems a bit uncouth at the moment. Especially considering the losers have to pay for what they use.

We could try doing that once we win. Because yes, we will win.

rolled 74 = 74

>>6334369
>>6334375
YES.

>>6334394
>>6334390
>>6334375
>>6334369

One of you (the one who said after we win, not gonna bother to find out which that was) is correct.

But lets go diplomance a dragon.

The Rocket arm sounds alright but it just seems kind of cliched and prone to backfiring on us. The skeleton arm and Rune-sword were largely incidental. Relax we will gain awesome power, but it will be in pursuit of our main goal.

YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ROCKET PUNCH

>>6334427
WHY ARE YOU SUCH A GREAT TRIPFAG?

>>6334369
>>6334394
>>6334375
>>6334390
>>6334319

Your head is swimming with plans, ideas and self improvements. Such things might be possible if you gain access to the library he spoke of. And your pay could be used to augment everything you own and more.

You bow and leave his chamber, the tower made you fearless and headstrong, for better or worse. Waiting outside the door to the throne room is the King's Daughter.

"Are ya really gonna--"

You kiss her and she kisses you back. Its a little akward because she's short. You are impressed with the force she returns the kiss.

She pushes away a little roughly red in the face, hard to tell if its anger or... something else.

"I kin let that slide because if ya do this yer a dead man.

This all feels very familiar.

FIRSTQUEST, I warn you, if you end this quest for the night before we do our deals with these dragons, I will end you!

>>6334443
"I've got a deathwish."

Let's get our heavy clothes on. Follow the maps, and head to our destiny.

>>6334443


Freak her out, show her skeleton hand!

>>6334448
THIS QUEST IS AWESOME BUT I HAVE HOMEWORK TO DO AND I ALSO HAVE TO SLEEP.
Firstquest, I would not be unhappy with you if you ended the quest for tonight.

>>6334459
WHAT HE SAID, HUZZAH!

>>6334459
>>6334468
Fuck. Yes.

>>6334459
I SAID SHAS'O R'MYR WAS AWESOME BUT YOU ARE TOO.

CONGRATS ON BEING ONE OF TWO REGULAR TRIPFAGS I ENJOY.

>>6334443
You chuckle a little as you walk off down the hall.

"I've heard that before".

You think about resting, but even then it seems like it would be impossible, you've hyped yourself up too much. You are shocked at how quickly you've been given a heavy coat made of leather and lined with fur on the inside. Heavy gloves and boots. Rope and a lantern. All waiting for you before you could even walk there.

You gather your equipment up, and head out to the gate. Your horse will be useless as the trails leading tho these caves will be climbing and walking on twisting mountain paths.

Anything you want to get before you leave insert now.

>>6334503
Thanks. That's not an easy compliment to get.

>>6334512
Maybe a shovel, or hatchet. Another tool of use.

Our potions and food and shit.

>>6334512
MAKE SURE WE HAVE OUR HAMMER

>>6334512
>Rope
No, we should be fine.

>>6334512
Tell me, do runes ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO HAVE TO be used on weapons and armor? I know the protection rune works on our arm and all, but I'm talking about unorthodox uses for the runes. Like setting defensive runes up on the ground to ward off the dragons, evironmental changes, s.hit like that?

>>6334503
...Mr. Rage? It's like all the good tripfags are together in one thread.

Also, we want to get the most fuckawesome weapon we can before we leave. If there are any weapons lying around more fuckawesome than what we already have.

>>6334512
Do the dorfs have an animal that can traverse the paths? Like a riding goat or something?

>>6334512
Dwarf Booze, nothing better.

>>6334550
No, we don't need a fuckawesome weapon. We plan on talking to the dragon and taking a peaceful approach.

Failing that, Shit Ruiner will Ruin the Dragon's Shit.
And besides, it has protection ruins.

>>6334569
Yes, how could I forget.

In my opinion, I'd say the most badass thing we did was that moment when we were storming the tower. Zombies surrounding us. We crash the cart into that demonic door. Arrows flying at us, one already in our shoulder. We pick up a bottle, take a drink, and smash it against the door before lighting it on fire.

Orgasmic.

>>6334536
Potions food "an shit" is all packed up. Climbing tools are in your pack normally, as most people who live in rough "savage" areas it is considered essential and usually is.

>>6334546
( He does not know much about magical runes aside from what he has learned so far, but since the runes have been used on people, yourself in fact he can assume they have uses beyond combat, but he does not know any of them.)

You think about asking for a mount that could navigate these mountains and it sounds like a good idea. You find it problematic however in the end, the nobles seem to use a range of different flying creatures that would take years to learn how to control, and are worth so much gold, you'd likely never get anyone to loan you.

They do have donkey's who are smaller and better at navigating the small paths, but according to the map, there are places you'd have to go that they could not manage.

Fuck it. We're CHARLES FUCKING BRONSON AND WE HAVE A DEATHWISH. We'll go on foot.

Let's take some ice skates. Just in case, you know?

>>6334558

pick up a tauntaun or whatever its called. hide in its guts.

>>6334631
As if any other mode of transport was acceptable.
Also, did we get our hands on any Dwarf Booze?

>>6334569
You take a couple bottles of liquor from your room and place them in your back pack. You think about that time you drank while fighting Skeletons, and appreciate your own manlyness.

>>6334580
Exactly. We offer the dragon the awesomest axe it's ever seen, in exchange for some scales. Which we then use to make an even awesomer axe.

Let's get going before you get tired and call it a night.

>>6334644
>>6334652
You decide to head out after going through the list several times, as the large black doors to the city close behind you, you hear footsteps and turn around.

"Okay look. Yer Crazy. An' I barely know ya. But listen. My father almost died last time 'e fought that monster... and it was using a Black Steel weapon. A great one. e's bent on revenge. So take this. An bring it back. Ya bring back those scales and manage to make something useful outta them and I'll show you everything I know about fightin, and craftin. What ever ya want."

She hands you a massive fur skin cloak. It looks as if it's been crafted from a huge black bear. The Cloak's hood is made from the bear's head skin, and teeth line the inside.

"It'll keep ya warm. Just bring it back all that's left'o' mah brother I got."

>>6334720
Kiss her again.

>>6334720
>>6334734
You take it and move to smooze with her again. She punches you in the gut. Seems she no longer thinks you're going to die.

"This is serious Bronson. Nah kisses. Nah lust er' fame or gold. Yer takin an oath with a dwarf ta come back ere' wit two gold dragon scales. Ya wan' flesh that bad I'll give it ta ya iffin ya git back. But I was 'opin ya might be more interestin then tha nobles who constantly try ta feel meh up."

>>6334783
They try to feel her up with kisses huh? Smooth nobles.

>>6334783
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Promise and apologize and get goin. Argh!

>>6334793
Lol

>>6334783
Get going.
And because she told us we need two scales, we now know our objective; three.

>>6334800
Don't apologize, but change our behavior accordingly.

>>6334820
>>6334800
Yeah. There's no time for regret. Promise to return the cloak, and let's go.

>>6334820
>>6334800
>>6334793
You feel like you are getting mixed signals. Either way, you might want to remember she could likely kill you in an out and out fight, and her father is a king. You don't really apologize but you nod firmly as you put on the cloak and turn to go. Your stomach -really- hurts.

You can't always get what you want. The gold Dragon's cave will take some time to get to, but it is closer then the silver's. Your decision on where to go first.

>>6334783

"Well, most nobles ain't as crazy as I am. To be honest... you only have so much life. May as well enjoy it while it lasts. And by the gods, you have a strong arm on you."

Pause.

"But we'll get those scales, one way or another, and we'll be back. After that... let's see."

To be honest, really SHOULD think about what you want in the long term.

>>6334849
We might want to go to the farthest one first. We can hit the closer one on the way back. Or if we need to get back to the Mountain-home to do something for the dragon we should take the closer one. both are valid strategies.

>>6334849
>Yer takin an oath with a dwarf ta come back ere' wit two gold dragon scales

Well, I think I know where we're going.
And besides, wasn't the kings armour black and gold? It would match this way.

>>6334849

Closeness doesn't matter as much as path.

What's the shortest/easiest path we could take that could take care of both of them?

And can we grab a SLED to charge down the mountain with?

>>6334879
( also I miss typed, I meant one of each. Or two of each.. or really as many as you can smuggle away from them. About 1 of each will give you enough for at -least- the Axe/hammer head of a two hammer if not the whole thing.)

Well let's just go to the closest for now.

>>6334897
That will work for now.

>>6334896
TEN OF EACH.
FORGE THE KING PLATEMAIL INSTEAD.

>>6334897
>>6334875
>>6334880
As you near the tiny path it says to take, you begin to debate what cave you should venture to first. You wish for a moment there was an easier way, but even a sled would likely be smashed to bits as rocks line the path.

You decide on the first one, since it also seems to have the easiest traveling to it, and if you are wounded you could back track quicker after gauging how these dragons act.

You walk for hours, and according to the map, it will be the middle of the night before you make it to the cave, tiredness is setting in.

Camp or keep truckin?

>>6334945

Fukkit camp, at night it gets hellah cold.

>>6334945
camp we will need to be at our peak to pull this off

Camp somewhere secure. With rocks acting as a natural barrier to the wind and shit. Someplace where we could hear shit coming.

>>6334960
Do you want us to get eaten? That would be completely anti-climactic.

>>6334965
Okay that's more like it.

rolled 26 = 26

>>6334956
>>6334959
>>6334965
You find a suitable place and make a small camp fire to keep warm and safe as the snow and wind begins to howl. You find a good little semi-cave to set up camp and settle in for the night. Sleep comes rough, but it eventually overtakes you.

Sleep light as fuck.

>>6335020
Hrmm, I'm concerned. If you getting 56 or whatever the last roll, where nothing happened, I'm concerned for a roll so low.

Oh GOD when we camp he rolls for random encounters AHHHHHHHHHH.

>>6335035
Prepare Shit-Pulper.

>>6335020
You sleep roughly. It was a terrible nap, the wind howled and the snow fell in large amounts, but as far as creatures and encounters you are undisturbed, it was just a bad night, bad weather and today will be rough travel. After eating you head out and after a tiring trudge you find the mouth of a massive cave.

A frozen stream seems to roll out from the cave and just being in the area makes your arm... your detachable arm -hurt-. It hurt like when you were stuck in the aura around the tower.

>>6335071
Tough it out. We're not the kind to quit.

>>6335071

Well maybe there's some sort of nasty spell simply shielding the cave. Is your skin peeling off? Melting? Perhaps your brain is on fire?

An illusion?

>>6335071
It hurts like when we busted up a great evil and became semi-famous?

IT IS A GOOD PAIN!

>>6335079
Fuck, did I kill the thread on accident?

>>6335071
Onward, we've got scales to steal/baragain/take by force.

we should let go of our arm, and follow it to the source.
also because we are PIERCE BROSNAN.

>>6335076
>>6335078
>>6335079
You seem fine aside from your phantom limb hurting. You push it out of your mind.

Walking further into the cave makes it hurt worse, you have to light up your lantern to continue after a while.

It feels like you walk ages in this dark twisted cave until suddenly you see a pair of eyes as large as a man's torso glowing yellow up ahead. They watch you as you move, and staring into them makes your arm actually vibrate. The steel plates humming makes you nervous.

It's mouth opens and closes as if it's thinking of what to say to you. When it opens it's mouth you can see shining white teeth in the dark and an unnerving orange glow fills the cavern for only a moment, as if it's insides are made of heat and fire.

( As much as I hate to I have to call it a night here. I'll be picking up at 9 tomorrow as usual. Sorry guys, I wish I could continue! Falling asleep at mah desk.)

>>6335163
Hahaha. Fuck you

>>6335163
Die in a fire. We are Charles Bronson.
>>6335172
You are awesome thanks for being awesome.

>>6335172
Duh duh duh! Suspense!

>>6335172
9 east coast?

>>6335172
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
ah damnit, I dunno if I can wait that long. But I'll make due, I guess.