Oh wow, you back again! Color me surprised...
>>7517646
comfort her. She's new to the big wide world.

Also, didn't we make Janice kiss that Paladin before we left town? The FEMALE Paladin?

>>7517725
But we also flirted with that Conrad guy... On well We ARE a bard after all.

>>7517725
Yes, yes we did.
Where are we heading, OP?

>>7517780
That has yet to be decided. Colinswealth is the nearest town on your map. And Miranda said it had a wall and was pretty safe. According to the map she gave you it looks like you are about a day and a half from there.
You're still a little more then a week from Vimesholm, which is a medium sized city. Colinswealth is on the way.
Otherwise there are a few villages here and there, but nothign larger then 50 people at most. To the FAR east are the Dwarven mountains, but they are about a month away. You are about two months away from the Elf Lands, and 3 weeks from the Capital City.

>>7517814
How's the state of our pockets? Are they padded?

>>7517814
Sounds like we can make money in Colinswealth. Also, we should find a way to incorporate Tabby into the act. Feats of Strength perhaps?

>>7517869
After your expenses in the town you just left, you'll have to ask Tabby if it even HAD a name, you have 3 silver and 5 copper.
>>7517725
You cheery Tabby up with a little song about the open road. She's a bit more relaxed now.
>>7517872
Colinswealth it is then!
You start folding up the map and getting settled in.
"Why hello laddies! I couldn't help but hear that fiddle of yours. Now don't bother screaming, there's no one around to hear you. Me and the lads would rather your money then your life, but either way works!"
A man steps forward into the firelight, along with three others. Bandits.

>>7517952
... well shit. Tabby still has her Axe right? And we have our knives... how good are we with them? Can we take 2 to 1?

>>7517952
Time to stab some bitches with our new shanks!

>>7517952
Tell him, we only have 3 silvers and 5 coppers, but we'll sing a song for them if they want to.
Meanwhile, whisper to Tabby to hold that axe real tight.

righteous bump to first page.

>>7518067
First you try diplomacy. He man just laughs. "Well now, I'm sure we could find some other ways to have fun!"
>>7518045
>>7518013
Right then, stabbing things time! As the man approaches, you take the hidden knife from your boot and stab him... in the balls. He begins screaming and bleeding profusely.
Tabby jumps up and start swinging her axe. They stayed a bit farther away from her though, and she only nicks one of the bandits. The three of them go for her on the backswing, and she punches the wounded one int he face. He goes down hard.
This gives you a chance to stick your new knife in one of the others backs. You aren't trained for this though and it only pisses him off. He stabs at you. Your new padded leather takes the brunt of it, but you are now bleeding.
Tabby, seeing you hurt, grabs the bandit who did it and uses him as a club, against the other bandit.

Their leader is still screaming and bleeding, and the one used as a club us knocked out. The Bandit Tabby hit with her axe, and then the other bandit, surrenders. The last Bandit runs.

>>7518183
Oh Popit! That just isn't Kosher, stabbing a man in his diddlies!

>>7518183
Well, that went shocking well. Try to bind and clean our wounds, if we've got anything which could feasibly do so; bleeding and infections are serious business. Make sure to strip the bandits of their weapons. And possibly wallets.

Thank Tabby, as we'd probably have been in a very bad way without her help.

>>7518183
hmm we might be able to use the other bandit...slave anyone.

>>7518258
oh snap! well, seconding the wallet-picking, but first check your wound. Is it fatal or infection-prone? First aid first, then walletnicking.

>>7518282
Do we look like we have an overseer in our pocket? No. We'll either turn over any captured bandits to the authorities in the next town that we come to, or kill them here. We don't have the numbers or strength to control them in the long-term and cannot allow them to menace other travelers.

>>7518308
turn them in, we might get some bounty. More money!

>>7518244
You feel a little remorseful for stabbing the man in his testicles, but he was about to rape you, so you feel justified.
>>7518258
(good rolls)
You take off your armor and inspect the wound. You are bleeding pretty good and you will have a nasty scar on your midriff, but lucky for you Tabby helped her father with his cows, including when they got cut up. It's not the best patch-job in the world, but you'll stop bleeding now.
You bind and strip the bandits. And after some hesitation Tabby helps the would-be rapist.
Now time to loot them! From them you gain 23 Silver, 3 daggers, a shortsword, and a bow. Also 25 arrows.

You have a bound and unconscious Bandit, a Bandit with a stab wound, and a Bandit who keeps looking from his boss's crotch to your knives. "H-honest miss, I didn't know he was going to do that! We're just highwaymen miss, trying to make a living!"

>>7518353
Make him an offer to make a better living working for you

>>7518406
I don't trust him. Rape is pretty much a steeple of banditry.

>>7518353
Walk away.

>>7518406
Either that, or just turn him in the gaol. Hey, we might get bounty, and 23 silver maybe satisfy our needs for a while, but not enough methinks. We are heading to a bigger town.

>>7518337
OOOH bounty!
But do they need to be ALIVE? Anyway lets grill them for information!

>>7518353
We have a lot of rope, and can't trust them. I seriously doubt that they have valuable information. Knock them out and bind them; we'll turn them in to guards at the next town.

>>7518446
>>7518443
>>7518406
>>7518337
>>7518308
>>7518306
>>7518282
You talk with Tabby about what to do with the Bandits. She suggest tying them up and leaving them there in a ditch, or dragging them the day and a half to the town for bounty.

>>7518446
What do you wish to ask?

>>7518484
Ask the bandits if they are part of a larger organization of bandits or what they know about the areas criminal population. Then bind their hands and do a double check for weapons and drag them off to the next town for bounty.

>>7518519
>>7518479
You finally make the decision to drag the men with you to the next town.
When you question the bandit he shrugs. "No, not really. We're just passing through ourselves. We were going to set up near a big trade road. But uh... how about I show you were camp is, eh? We have a lot more loot there... and in return you let me go? Keep the other two, but I don't want to swing!"

>>7518566
It sounds like a set up. We're not stripped for cash so refuse the offer. Tell him we'll try and reduce the sentence if he's cooperative, if he's lucky he may just be put to work.

>>7518566
Oh no, just cash them in for bounty. Ne'er trust a bandido.

>>7518566

'Where's your camp? Is it nearby?'

No harm asking. I'm not about to follow them either, but we have the upper hand here.

>>7518623
"Oh no little lady, first you untie me! Roderick is probably grabbing all the money we've stolen and taking off now! You had better hurry!"
>>7518595
>>7518590
Mom always said to never trust men in black cloaks! You tie them all a bit tighter and check them again. The one who've been talking to had another dagger hidden in his pants.

>>7518649

'Well, bloody good luck for Roderick then. And bloody bad luck for you people.'

Make sure to flash the knife in front of their crotches to drive the point home. Let's head for the town now!

Is the bandit we have the one who got stabbed in the junk, or is that the one that ran away?

If it was the one that ran away he might still have our boot dagger and we'll need to get it back because we're not that good with the other dagger.

We should also begin to practice a bit with the shortsword and bow (since Tabby and we can use it without taking the appropriate feat).

>>7518661
>>7518675
You take his knife and move it uncomfortably close to his genitals. "RODERICK WAS THE ONE WHO RUN! PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF THE GODS DON'T NEUTER ME!" Tabby sharpens her axe suggestively. "FINE FINE! I'll cooperate! Don't cut me! There's another group of Bandits a few days to the north, we split off from them!"

>>7518706

That answers that question. I figure we should knock both of these idiots out and throw them in a ditch before going after Roderick.

> You feel a little remorseful for stabbing the man in his testicles, but he was about to rape you, so you feel justified.

why did we resist the rape? :(

>>7518706
well, we ain't going north, so no problem for the time being. Get to the next town and cash them in.

>>7518706
Make haste to the nearest town, if we need to sleep bind the bandits together and tie their feet.

>>7518739
>>7518743

These. Nearest settled area will be the safest. Besides it's where we'll find work, instead of faffing around out here in the wilds.

>>7518704
Neither. The one you stabbed in the crotch seems to have passed out. The one who ran was pretty much unwounded. This guy was hit by Tabby, who was using his friend as a club. Hes still out of it, by the way.
>>7518739
>>7518743
Well you aren't going back to sleep with one of them still running about. Tabby agrees with you and you break camp. It's still night time, and about five hours down the road the sun starts to rise. Both you and Tabby are tired, and you still have about a day's worth of travel. If you only stop for short rests, and about a two hour nap in the middle, you should arrive in Colinswealth at about sundown.

>>7518797

That sounds all right... play Tabby some tunes on the way to cheer her up.

>>7518797

When we do stop for the two-hour break, Tabby will take her nap first because she's not accustomed to staying up long nights on the road. We should also double-check them again to make sure no other daggers are hidden on them.

When we do stop we should examine the weapons we took for quality so we know if we should either keep them or sell them in town.

is there a way to get rid of the tummy scar? clerics maybe ? I can't let my adoring fans see this!

>>7518807
>>7518829
You try to keep Tabby's spirits up. Her first night out and she gets attacked by Bandits! Her father would be frothing!
When you stop for your nap, she doesn't even bother to unroll her sleeping mat. She lies on the ground and is asleep before you can even tell if her eyes are closed.
You double check the bandits, and make sure to be rough with the one you stabbed. When you get to the one you were talking to, Fredrickson as it turns out, he sneers at you. "You like touching me an awful lot, don't you? Maybe I should have asked you to roll in that hay!"

>>7518879
Kick Fred in the ass and then set Tabby's bedroll under her head, as a pillow. Poor girl.

>>7518873
But scares are awesome! Besides, maybe it will be a cute scar?

>>7518879
"Sorry your not nearly big enough."

>>7518879
That's it, take one of his fingers.

ok that's it. i tear a strip of skin from his face.

>>7518898
>>7518924
>>7518928
>>7518955
Well now you're glad you didn't let him go. First you get Tabby more comfortable, and she sighs with contentment. "Oh, oh I sees! You're like THAT huh? So tell me, hows the cow in bed? Where did you find a heifer like that anyway, a barn?"
You crouch down next to Fred, and take out a knife. "Oh, now you;re miss big an might, huh? beating up on a man you have ti-OH GODS ABOVE! FUCKING HELL!" You now have the Bandit's pinky. You bind the wound, tight enough to make it uncomfortable. Other then his whimpering, Fredrickson has gone silent. As have his companions, who stare at you in horror.

> Oh, oh I sees! You're like THAT huh?

I , too, hope that our heroine is like THAT

>>7519011

'Let this be a lesson to you guys. Where I come from we call it 'Thousand Cuts'. Before we get to town, if you try anything funny again, I'll be handing in a plate of sliced meat to the mayor for bounty.'

'Come on, show me some response. Do you bloody highwaymen hear me!?'

>>7519011
We spared your lives you should at least should at least show us your gratitude for that.
By the way once I get a full set of ten fingers I'll start with that flab of meat you call a penis.

... i thought we were sweet, kind and friendly, not psychopathic finger collectors :(

>>7519011
Walk away and toss the finger as far away as you can for the birds to eat. Put a pillow under Tabby's head as sweetly and tenderly as possible just to contrast with the finger cutting incident with the bandits to make them think you're entirely bat shit insane.

>>7519041
/tg/ seems to be steering her that way...
>>7519051
>>7519062
The leader of the bandits looks down at the finger and passes out. The other whimpers and huddles away from you. You get no trouble from them for the rest of the rest.

After a nap yourself and some more traveling, you crest a hill and see Colinswealth. While not a city, it IS a very large town. A high wall surrounds the town, and you see enough traffic heading in and out that you are surprised not to have met anyone on the road already.
"HAIL LADY! May I ask why you have three men bound and trailing you?" Four men in light armor with Halberds are heading to you. They have the crest of Colinswealth, if what your map tells you is correct.

>>7519066
To be fair, one of them almost rapped us, they attacked first, and they insulted our friend!

> one of them almost rapped us

I foresee an epic battle with DJ Phylactery

>>7519116
Bandits they attempted to take advantage of us, we got the better of them needless to say we felt the need to make sure they can't do this again.

>>7519116

'Wobbers and wapists, sirs. Tied up for bounty. May I pass into the town?'

>>7519116
Give them a little sunny greeting and tell them we've captured several bandits for bounty. Mention to the guards that we also learned they split off from a northern division of bandits.

>>7519147
>>7519141
>>7519139
You give the guards your warmest greeting and tell them they attacked you on the road, and the one nursing his crotch tried to rape you. "Well... lets see... The current bounty on bandits is 6 silver a head. Constable Dedrie? Write them up a Chity. You take this to a Guardhouse and you get the bounty. We'll take these bastards with us, if you don't mind."
"SHES A MAD WOMAN! If you should be arresting anyone, it's HER! SHE CUT OFF MY-" The nearest gaurd smacks him about the head.
They hand you a piece of paper declaring you are owed 18 silver for bounty, and it had the Colinswealth's crest. It all looks very official.

>>7519222
Thank the guard then ask if there is a good place for us to set up shop

>>7519222
Walk up to the guard house and collect our money. Ask the guards there about the town and where we could get a room or find work for an entertainer like our self.

>>7519222

collect our money, do some rudemtry inqureys about somewhere to work, then crash. its been a long night.

>>7519249
>>7519266
Yous top the Sergeant as his men lead the bandits away. You ask him about the town and where the best place to get a room is and such. "Well, every Guardhouse has a map of the city. We have a Guardhouse at each of the gates. But, seeing as you're coming in through the East gate... Theres a little Inn and Tavern called Nobby's Knob. Crude name I know, but it serves the best ale and food this side of the city. The beds are clean and the price is fair. Its on a small side street off of the main boulevard. And I suggest the Market for preforming. But you better be good, we have plenty of street-performers passing through."
You stop at the Gatehouse to collect your bounty.
You now have a total of 43 Silver and 5 copper. There was a 1 silver tax at the gate. You also have your gear, in addition to 3 daggers, a shortsword, and a bow. Also 25 arrows, all of normal quality.

>>7519324
what time of day is it?
If its noon or afternoon get preforming if its night find a place to stay.

>>7519347
You traveled faster then you expected. You still have an hour and a half before sundown.

>>7519377
Not really enough time to preform. Go find a black blacksmith or weapon's dealer and sell the bandit's items.

>>7519377
may as well Check into an inn using the money we made.

>>7519389
Maybe tomorrow? We're STILL tired, and poor Tabby is about to drop!

>>7519415
Yeah might as well start fresh in the morning.

>>7519415

Yeah I think we should go rest. Or at least go let Tabby rest, if we still have the energy. Ask the tavern owner if he's willing to pay a nice low price for a show here in the evening.

>>7519347
>>7519408
>>7519415
Both of you are dead tired, and hungry. Trail rations will get you by, but they aren't as satisfying as a real meal.
Finding Nobby's Knob, complete with a Staff at the door, with a knob at the end haha, you head inside. Asking about a room, the woman behind the counter hands you a key. "It'll be 1 silver a night for room and board." The Guard wasn't lying, the smell of food makes your mouth water. Tabby heads up to the room, exhausted.
You can't decide between food or sleep.

>>7519324
Find an inn and sleep. It's been a rough night.

>>7519458

Ask about food prices.

>>7519458
No need to go to bed hungry when we have money. Get ourselves something delicious.

>>7519469
>>7519473
We don't need to pay, it's part of the Inn's fare.

>>7519458
Eat food then cry yourself to sleep knowing what a terrible deed you commited
(should restore cuteness factor)

>>7519491
This.

>>7519491
we stabbed a rapist and cut someones finger off. Like he said, They are all going to get strung up for being bandits anyway!

>>7519486

All the better then. Get food for ourselves, and also some for Tabby in case she wakes up hungry later.

Don't cry the finger cutting was justified.

>>7519534
Then how about over the fact you where almost raped

>>7519458
Eat while sleeping. Har har.

>>7519545
We're a goddamn adventuring bard, we're not exactly a weak woman who needs to weep every time she was almost in a bad situation.

>>7519462
>>7519469
>>7519473
>>7519486
>>7519511
Right, food now sleep later. You get yourself a big bowl of Beef Stew, with real beef!, and a large hunk of bread. You get a second helping, and then a bowl for Tabby.
>>7519545
>>7519534
>>7519507
>>7519491
As you settle into bed, the day's events unfold in your mind. You feel that you are int he right... but could you have handled it differently? Maybe just kick him instead of permanently disfiguring him?
All things said and done, you feel glad Tabby was asleep and didn't see what you did.

You wake up the next morning, still a little tired. You didn't sleep very well last night. "Morning Janice! I was just about to wake up! Breakfast time!" You are greeted with the smell of fresh pancakes.

>>7519586
EAT THE PANCAKES

>>7519586
OM NOM NOM NOM NOM!!

>>7519603
Eat pancakes and make conversation with Tabby. Think to ourselves how we'll be stronger in the future and better able to handle situations like the previous one without crying our self to sleep.

>>7519586
YEEEES PAMCAKES. NOM IT!

>>7519631

Do this, in very typical cute girl 'Dear Diary' fashion. We forgot to do this last night because we were way too tired.

Ask if there's anything Tabby would like to do in particular, in town. You will probably go perform?

>>7519603
>>7519623
>>7519631
>>7519635
You dig right in to the pancakes, you haven;t had these things since you were a little girl!
And... well... Now is as good as time as ever to finally ask Tabby... What can she do? Can she Juggle, tell jokes, how can she help our act?
"Well... No, I can;t do none of that stuff... But I am really strong! I once lifted a cow up of its feet and then held it down while Papa was branding it."

>>7519651

Ask if she could do a somersault. Or at least try.

Or maybe some stunts and feats of strength.

>>7519651
Ask her if she'd be willing to do a couple feats of strength and show off her abilities to help make some cash. If she agrees then we'll work it into the show for later. We should also go looking around for any street performers who may be promising enough to take with us.

>>7519651
She picked up a COW? She must be built like a Mack-Truck!

>>7519677
A traveling circus!

>>7519651
In your next act, she's gonna throw you upwards while you sing. Let's ask how hot she is at catching.

>>7519658
>>7519677
You ask her how she would feel doing that kind of thing in front of a crowd. Lifting heavy weights, arm wrestling, and generally being stronger then normal people. "Well sure, I do that kinda thing anyway... but... Are you asking me to preform WITH you? I... oh wow Janice! I would love to! When do we start?"
>>7519699
"Well I can't do that here in the room... But I think I can. I used to play ball with Papa."

>>7519720
Tell her we'll practice later. Let's go invest in some weights and then go to the marketplace to scout out talent and earn some dough.

>>7519720
Come to think of it, arm wrestling for profit is also good. Well, we'll start by singing + arm wrestling, and then we'll go with the throwing singing stuff.
But first, let's check out the sights and sounds of the city.

>>7519726
>>7519758
Right, first things first. Scoping out the place.
You pack up Elisabeth and head for the Market.It has the usual, food stalls, supplies, a few weapon and armor dealers, and street performers.
You could easily blow most of them out of the water, but there seem to be a few to keep an eye on. Sitting at the fountain in the center of a Plaza is... well now that;s a first. You see an Elf playing a harp, quite well by the sound of it. At this distance you can't make out much detail
Farther along the street a crowd has gathered. Getting Tabby to hoist you onto her shoulders, you can see a young boy and a dog preforming for the crowd.
And, standing a few stalls away from you, You see a man wearing a ridiculousness colorful outfit, juggling and telling jokes.

>>7519758

this, a fair penny can be made with "beat the lady" style things. put down ten silver peaces, and for the cost of just ten copper, you can chalnge tabby. or something.

once people catch on how strong she is, we move on to other things...

>>7519793
wait can tabby river dance...if so this could turn out awesome

>>7519793
Go up to the elven lady. Attempt to make a deal with her and reason that instead of splitting the profits between the two musicians that together you could create a better show and earn more money by working together.

>>7519817
What if it's an elf DUDE? We should get closer and find out.

>>7519793
Also scout out the boy and his dog, are they good at garnering attention or not.
>>7519817
>>7519827
Yeah, seconding this, the more the merrier. But then we'd have to split our earnings. How much money we have OP?

>>7519827
Meh, the it's gender is the least important part of the occasion the concept is the same. Though if it is a female elf we could have an awesome all female traveling circus adventure group.

>>7519852
With 2 bards and one fighter...

I say we hit up the Juggling dude. Our jokes sucked.

>>7519847
42 Silver and 5 copper.

>>7519799
>>7519811
Plans for Tabby brew in your head, but first...
>>7519852
>>7519827
>>7519847
>>7519817
You have to push a little through the crowd to get close enough to see the elf... You still have no idea if the Elf is male or female. You watch... The Elf for a time.
How to introduce yourself?

>>7519912
Go up to her bow then ask if we can join her
dont ask for any money just ask if we can play with her.

>>7519912
Look closer, best guess is female, male elves look like women anyways. Use that excuse if we got wrong gender.
Then do >>7519925.

>>7519925
>>7519952
You scoot you way into the opening in the crowd around the Elf. You take Elisabeth and play a few notes to get... we'll go with her for now, attention. Bowing low you ask if you could accompany her for a while. The Elf opens her mouth and speaks, ok your now about 75% sure she is a she. "I suppose, if you must. Though I doubt you know any of my people's songs, I know plenty of yours."

>>7519985
thank her at least shes not completely xenophobic

>>7519985
Pull out an obscure elven ballad. If we don't know any go along with her.

>>7519985
Play an elfsong. Something nice and easy.

>>7520023
>>7520008
>>7520002
You thank her for the opportunity, then completely shock her by pulling out the ONE Elven song you know.Roughly translated, the name means "Ballad of the Rose." Though you are a skilled singer, the Elf's voice outmatches yours, especially since you don;t actually speak Elvish and have only memorized the words to this song. However you at better at the Fiddle then she is at the harp.
After the song the crowd erupts in applause. Coins flow to both you and the Elf.

>>7520064
Ask her about the offer. And then look for the boy and his dog.

>>7520064
Divide up the coins and then strike up a conversation with her. Ask her how such a talented elven musician ended up so far away from her homeland.

>>7520081
>>7520091
You sit next to her and begin dividing up the coin. "I am a bard, same as you. I travel and sing and find out what the world is up to. Have you not heard? The Elven King is planning on re-opening the ancient trade routs. That is important information, and I would expect all travelers to know it!"

Unfortunately, its 5AM and I have to sleep, as I have plans for today. Expect me again around midnight MST tonight or tomorrow.

>>7520126
oh well, nighty-night then. See ya tomorrow, maybe.

>>7520126
Well this elf is a bit of a stuck up bitch!

>>7520190
That seems... redundant.