rolled 2, 4, 5 = 11

Good afternoon. Unfortunately, tonight's thread will be much shorter than originally intended. Tonight I have a wedding to attend; I did not know about this last week, or I would have warned you. Since I will only be around for about an hour, we probably won't get much done.

Incoming text wall.

I wondered what happened on Sunday, thanks SubDM.

rolled 3, 4, 6 = 13

The Conclave is willing to accept Erivrus as an attachment to your command, or a bodyguard of sorts, if you decide to terminate the contract and lose your rank. Obviously, there must be restrictions on his movement and his actions, because he is a giant magical siege engine and that kind of thing must be regulated. If an agreement cannot be reached, the Conclave will safeguard Perin's concerns by any means necessary. Since you're reasonable and trustworthy, it won't come to that.

As a significant military asset, Erivrus is subject to a large amount of wartime provisions, which you have no control over. The Conclave has the right to study the engine and his driving forces, as does Intelligence. The exact details have yet to be decided, but your cooperation would be appreciated. In return for this, and your considerable help in dispatching the Forusians and their creations, they are prepared to offer you compensation.

If you have political ambitions, the Conclave has the connections to get you where you want to be. If you desire wealth, land, or physical resources, transfer of those is a simple affair. For information, magical artifacts, or other sensitive materials, you need look no further. As the voices say, you both stand much to gain from an exchange, and a continued relationship.

>>10117602

>tonight's thread will be much shorter than originally intended.

THANK GOD

rolled 1, 1, 2 = 4

>>10117605
No problem. If no one sent the archived thread to LL, I'll do it myself.

Aside from that, the world has kept on spinning. Erivrus is still undergoing repairs and will have your armor ready by the end of the day. The army detachments will be sweeping the area for signs of further Forusian incursion. Some of the Magma Steel and gems harvested from the demon cavalry have been given to you, as your rightful share. Siskiv and Kel await plans for a rendezvous, and Bem has been turning a handsome profit in New Aarmour.

The Forusian capital is breaking under siege, and its inhabitants are arming themselves with whatever they can find. The end will be bloody, but the enemy will eventually be subdued, and with the fall of the capital, official control of the nation will pass to Perin. A great amount of resistance is anticipated, and, though victory is all but certain, it will take a long time to unify the large country under Perin's rule.

Hell Yeah!

>>10117602
Aww, sucks

>>10117616
Haters gonna hate

rolled 1, 2, 4 = 7

>>10117602
I should add, so I don't get anyone's hopes up: There will be no session tomorrow, but I don't foresee any problems Sunday. It's been a rather crappy week, but I hate to disappoint.

cancer

what happened the last time ?

>>10117607
Personally I do not protest. Though that should be Ervrus' decision, since he's a sentient being with mind of his own. But I don't think he would protest either, he did this to help his country, no?

>>10117659
Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

>>10117631

Well, yeah. Duh. Way to age the thread bro.

rolled 6, 3, 5 = 14

>>10117690
All the remaining fortress locations were secured, a great battle was fought against (what should be) the rest of Forus's invading troops, and Erivrus the Living Forge popped in to give the fire giant a taste of heavy metal. From a cannon.

>>10117607
>If you have political ambitions, the Conclave has the connections to get you where you want to be

Meh, getting a title is all I wanted.

>For information, magical artifacts, or other sensitive materials, you need look no further

Now this is what we are talking about ))

>>10117607
Tell them we don't want wealth, but land(our town). Maybe magical artifacts too, if possible. We're gonna take good care and use of them.

rolled 4, 6, 2 = 12

>>10117698
He did it because he wanted to help you, not the country, but it's to his benefit to appear as patriotic as possible.

>Tonight I have a wedding to attend

Kel and Maya's

>>10117739
Now that I think about it, could we get medium-large territory round Dreamwood as autonomous region (still reports to the capital but has high freedom)?

rolled 4, 6, 1 = 11

>>10117739
Getting a title is not a cakewalk. It is likely that members of the Lord's court will bring up your release of the frost demon to keep you from getting a good deal. The Conclave can keep that from being an issue.

>>10117752
Are you saying you want ownership of the town, then? You have time to kill, so you can choose what you like.

>>10117739
Indeed.

>>10117602
Cheers man, hope you have a good time.

>>10117607
How does Erivrus feel about this? And did we ever tell him about the high-strength steel wires they use on suspension bridges?

>>10117800
Yes, the town plus all the nearby land, if possible. We need to plan the expansion.

Dammit, and I adjusted my sleepy time for today (slept during the day to stay up late)

>>10117830
and maybe we can borrow some artifacts they don't really need, too.

rolled 1, 2, 4 = 7

>>10117799
That land is seen by the government as effectively worthless. Getting the town's expanded borders recognized would be easy, as would changing the local laws. For it to be truly autonomous, though, it would need a noble to head it.

>>10117804
Thank you.

Erivrus sees it as the logical consequence of being huge and powerful. He was expecting something like that once he was discovered.

The replacement crossbow turrets are being built with steel wires for testing. Once he gets it right, he'll replace them all.

>>10117800
I do believe our original reason for wanting a title is so that we could be the noble overseeing Dreamwood, thusly letting us be free of the chances of bad shit happening... though are work for the army seems to have that covered already.

>>10117800
We'll try to keep good relations. Tell them they have seen but a tiny spit of sand of what we know and can create.
Tell them we will try to bring Perin into a revolution, if possible.

>>10117890
*our

>>10117885
Well then, can we finally go to the perinese capitol and get a noble title, ffs ?

>>10117921
seconded
lets meet with everyone and go to the perinese capital
let's get this done

oh, we should ring up Bem and ask him to hook us up with the same kind of alchemical charm we broke earlier

Oh, here's a picture how Ervrus might look like after a million of upgrades

rolled 3, 6, 5 = 14

>>10117830
Very well. Dreamwood's borders will be expanded as far as possible.

>>10117843
Something could probably be arranged.

>>10117907
They believe you, though they seem to ignore the part about the revolution.

>>10117921
>>10117929
Acknowledged. I'm assuming you want to pull all the rest of your party along with you. You'll be teleported as close to the capital as possible.

>>10117981
Let's do it!

Ownership of Dreamwood, and the right to extend that domain to unclaimed territory within Dreamwood's reach.

They'll probably think that this is to claim Frost Giant and such northern territory around Dreamwood, once we get the demon problem under control. Let them think that. Gentlemen, once we get rocketry down, I aim to conquer the Moon. To plant my flag upon it, to take it as my own, and to make it the seat of my empire of the stars. The first of many such astral jewels to line my crown. To have Erivrus the Living Factory modified to act as both colony ship and terraforming agent, the most powerful magical environment-modification tool ever, to claim the heavens themselves with the power of magic and the insights of science, to establish this as our own power base through the exploitation of a contractural loophole. That is my proposal.

Fuck, too bad my FG folder got corrupted and I lost all my pictures. Someone post a map of Dreamwood surrounding area

rolled 2, 4, 5 = 11

>>10117932
He'll see what he can do.

Timeskip proceeding, then.

>>10117981
Will Erivrus be with us so that he can be inspecticated?

>>10117981
Can we ride on erivrus to make a grand entrance ?

rolled 4, 6, 3 = 13

>>10118004

Are we leaving Ervus for the front lines? He would do better there.

rolled 3, 1, 3 = 7

>>10118009
No. He will be escorted to a facility much closer to your current position for examination.

>>10118013
No one is about to let a giant magical siege engine anywhere near the Lord's manor.

>>10118026
Would be awesome if we could get Fain in the deal

How does Ervrus feel all about this?

We are not giving him up, I hope. He'll be our secret SuperWeapon to defend Dreamwood.

>>10118046
Make Bem be our proclaimer-thing (the one who goes before us to say we're coming and get everyone uppity and stuff) and make him hire a band to play a fanfare

rolled 4, 3, 2 = 9

>>10118051
For the moment, that's a little ambitious. Perhaps you could acquire it, eventually.

>>10118077
He is fine, naturally. He was expecting this. He will most likely be put to use cleaning up in Forus, but now that the gods know how to do it, other living engines can be made.

>>10118088
Done and done.

>>10118088
...Eh, I would like to be modest to tell the truth.

>>10118132
>He will most likely be put to use cleaning up in Forus, but now that the gods know how to do it, other living engines can be made.

...We are going to make Perin the next Iperialistic with world conquering ambitions, aren't we? ... But on the other hand this had to be done , otherwise another (even worse) country would overrun us and maybe the neighboring countries.

>>10118176

Yes, that is the exact lie we are going to tell ourselves when we see what holocausts we shall unleash upon this unsuspecting world.

>>10117999
I don't think we even need the rights to conquer moon and other planets.

Though, great idea.

>>10118249

iamokaywiththis.jpg

rolled 1, 5, 4 = 10

By dawn the next day, you have your armor and your personal effects, and you have secured the aid of the Conclave in petitioning for title. Depending on how things go, Dreamwood could end up a lot bigger, or a lot bigger, autonomous, and led by you. The contract is not officially terminated, for the time being, so you remain a Captain, if only temporarily. Once the gods have everything sorted out, you vanish in a flash of greenish-blue, appearing just outside Perin's capital.

Kel embraces you and tells you how much he's missed you. Siskiv glares at you for awhile, and chastises you for leaving him behind, before admitting that you handled everything quite well yourself. His face and hands are scarred, but he is fully healed. Bem is wearing robes fit for a king, and is escorted by two personal guards in addition to the sergeant's squad. He is followed by a troupe of somber-looking men with horns, who he hired to announce your presence. The old man boasts that he could buy you the whole country if you let him.

The walk to the manor is an... interesting one. You are met and escorted by a group of royal guard, paraded through main street like some sort of hero. From the cheers you get, it's obvious that word of your exploits has reached far and wide, though the more finely-dressed citizens seem disdainful. As you carefully climb the oversized steps to the manor hall, you think about how far you've come, and how far you have left to go.

rolled 3, 6, 2 = 11

>>10118349
The Conclave's influence has brought everything together. You arrive right on time, request an audience with the Lord, and receive it immediately, being waved forward into the massive, high-ceilinged main room by a heavyset man in ornate armor. The Lord sits on the throne before you, looking weary more than anything else, and waits respectfully as you are announced by Bem and the band. The nobles standing around the throne look mostly bored.

'Thus do we receive Captain Maya Terrasdottir, giant of the North,' says the man just to the Lord's right, 'Speak at your leisure.'

You can have Bem handle most of this if you want.

>>10118363
Man, I am bad at speeches, someone else handle this.


Oh, also, remember we had letter of recognition from the University? That would also put in some weight but probably not so good as Conclave.


Also, please try to be a bit modest, not over the top of course, at least a little bow.

>>10118363
"Greetings, most noble King of Perin.
We have fought and defeated, no, crushed all sorts of Forusian abominations that attacked our glorious country.
What we ask in return, it's nothing more than a title and small village located near the border as our fief.
We will personally oversee its growth as an amazing center of science, colture and economics, whose contributions to Perin will make it the most powerful nation ever to exist!"

Oh look. More cancer threads.

rolled 2, 2, 3 = 7

>>10118424
It has been reviewed, or so you've been told. If it affected anything, you can't tell.

>>10118363
>You can have Bem handle most of this if you want.
Probably a good idea. If only because important people speak through emissaries.

>>10118438
Not when they are face to face... I think

rolled 6, 2, 2 = 10

>>10118430
>>10118438
In the interest of time, you'll go with these. You will say a short piece, and Bem will take over the rest. I should probably write something up for Sunday.

We don't want to abase ourselves here. We've done amazing things and that makes us mighty. We should act like we deserve respect and have earned the lauds we get, so that these guys don't think they can hoodwink us out of our due like an oversized ignorant country bumpkin.

>>10118457
aw you're already going ?

We should bow to the King at the very least to show some respect.

We should have asked Bem how to handle this BEFORE we got in... damn.

rolled 4, 1, 5 = 10

>>10118465
Not just yet. I'll try to finish this up and do it real justice next session.

Sage.

>>10117616
>>10118432
>>10118512

rolled 2, 2, 6 = 10

The Lord doesn't seem all too enthusiastic, but he does have a war to win. Several times during Bem's grandiose speech, after you've introduced yourself and bowed, the man next to the Lord whispers something in his ear, and returns to stoic observation. He reminds you of Oberstein.

The nobles look like they don't think much of you, but they wait patiently as Bem extols your virtues and appeals to Lord Olan's profit motive. After all, your contributions so far have been great, and Perin stands to gain much, much more from your work. Your lifespan is over two centuries, besides.

In the end, the Lord is only somewhat impressed. He offers you the position of Count, which is two ranks up from the end of the scale, sixth of eight. Not the greatest, but more than you would have expected before getting into this whole mess. Bem, with all the money he's made, has more than enough for the token tribute.

Acceptable?

>>10118581
They do realize that in their terms we already have weapons of mass destruction, yes?

Anyway, are we getting our autonomous region?

rolled 5, 1, 1 = 7

>>10118620
Siege engines are not quite WMDs, at least not on the level that would allow you to extort the Lord of the whole kingdom.

Yes. Dreamwood and all associated territory will be fully under your control, though you will still be bound by some laws. Taxes and conscription rates will both be reduced.

>>10118671
Ask Bem if he thinks we could get better deal in such a way that it is not offending.

All right then, accept, we've got nothing to lose, afterall.

>>10118671
>Siege engines are not quite WMDs, at least not on the level that would allow you to extort the Lord of the whole kingdom.
What about flying siege?

>>10118581
>>10118671
Sounds good.

rolled 1, 1, 4 = 6

>>10118722
Right now, no. If Bem's reading him right, the Lord is not in the mood to put up with any haggling. Once the war is more or less done, you might be able to renegotiate.

>>10118747
Accepted, then. You are now a Count.

>>10118762
Depends on how many and what they're armed with.

I apologize if I've caused you any trouble, but I have to go now. Everything will resume on Sunday.

>>10118762
Lets keep that to ourself.

Next time we come to the capital, we'll FLY there after that, orbital drop

>>10118812
bye :)

>>10118812
Okay, see you later... sigh

>>10118812

Countess Maya, eh? Fair enough, look forward to Sunday.

>>10118812
Good night.

This was a LONG journey to what should have been a quick quest to get a minor title

how fucking long has this thing been running and how did it start

>>10119320
56 weeks

>>10119320
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/7648044/
first thread

>>10119352
Remember, at some point each week started to have 3 sessions. It's probably closer to 5-6 months.

I just want to say this:
I LOVE YOU SUBPROCESSOR
YOU ARE THE BEST DM EVER!

>>10118812
Err, wow, I guess I missed it. Thanks for another installement SubDM!

What, no awesome moment of crowning?
I keed, I keed
Really- Great Job tonight Subprocessor!
Enjoy yourself at the wedding!