I hire Tony Stark.

>>8179213
Is there a medieval equivalent to him hanging out somewhere?

>>8179213
>>8179241
I think we're looking more for a Hephasteus(sp?) type.

I suggest asking about gods of the forge, and if they exist, their followers.

>There is enough Magma Steel to armor yourself and at least fifteen regular humans, with plenty left over for weapons, backup weapons, ceremonial weapons, and silverware.

>All you need now is someone who can actually do something with it.

>I hire Tony Stark.

Learns from Tonys misstakes and don't let any one else get their hands on my tech. Keep it all to my self.

rolled 4, 6, 2 = 12

>>8179213
>>8179241
You'll need a box of scraps to entice him with.

There are a few industrious, genius-level people who like to hang out in cities. Many of them run the factories that churn out weapons and equipment for the army. Others also design said equipment. You have enough money to keep one of them occupied for several months.

How good is magma steel for making armor / shields?

What are the problems that keep our current smiths from making armour and weapons for us?

rolled 4, 4, 4 = 12

>>8179262
Gods of the forge are often fire-oriented, and thus opposed to beings like you and Hretmar. Gods of construction, ingenuity, and wisdom, however, tend to be of the earth sphere, which you can deal with.

>>8179274
I've got it! We hire a few smiths from different trades to craft multiple pieces of metal scrap from the ore and place them into a box we commissioned with some of our wealth!

rolled 4, 3, 4 = 11

>>8179277
Absolutely superior to anything save the adamantine metals and magically enchanted metals.

>>8179291
Frankly, they don't know how to do it well. You've got plenty of books on the subject, and manuals as well, but it's simply not that easy to make a quality sword or breastplate without a large amount of practice. Jerith's telekinesis is invaluable for manipulating and shaping metal, but he is even less skilled than the actual smiths you have.

>>8179325
And I would spell 'sum' wrong.

Holy lol, I posted "Tony Stark" and everyone took it seriously. This is the only quest thread I've ever liked.

rolled =

Things to commision:
A set of the most awesome, protective armor we can wear lined with fire-retardant demonskin.
An awesome mage to enchant it with powerful yet passive spells of luck and protection.
The most awesome one-handed giant sized sword money can buy.
An awesome mage to enchant it with passive keenness spells and the ability to come aflame (for our trip north. I figure we can use our ice magic to make it frosty against any more demons of the deep) at will.

All of the above but small enough for our compadres.

>>8179292
Shitty... I guess we want a Stark type then maybe to roll out some cold-forging/work-harding machines...

>>8179346
No idea is stupid, only the implementations.

>>8179329
Then it looks like we'd best find someone to make us some armor. Now we COULD just have Bem head to a city with the materials, but then he'd still have to explain why he needs a giant-sized suit of armor.

rolled 5, 1, 2 = 8

>>8179393
For novelty purposes? Because he's making giant golems for the army and they need to be metal plated? Bluff is his best skill, you know.

>>8179393
Could we spilt it over multiple cities/armourers as not to rise so much suspicion?

>>8179365
I like the enchantment ideas.

>>8179393

Bags full of money can solve those kind of problems, and there's probably a few master smiths who would accept magma steel as payment.

I say hold a blacksmith competition and use some of the rubies (and offer a paid contract to forge our magma steel / demon skin lined armor) as the prize. Then try to recruit some of the better smiths to stay here and work on stuff the the village, as we are gonna need some talented smiths to help with our industrial revolution.

we need to hire a master artifice. who will forge and enchant our magsteel. send Bem to find one.

Wasn't there a quest with a badass blacksmith? We should make this a side adventure of making sure we find someone who is cool enough to craft shit for us. Not just any bloke. Someone who's spent time as an adventurer too!

>>8179457
I dunno, did this badass blacksmith have a deathwish?

>>8179418
Good enough for me. Go forth young Bem, and return with armor!

>>8179485
Isn't Bem one of elders?

rolled 4, 1, 1 = 6

>>8179485
So. Are we outsourcing the armor job and attempting to bring in a professional smith?

>>8179483
I know he had one arm. Lost my computer for a while and the quest was gone when I came back. Glad to see this one around I like it. But yes, not to sidetrack, need a badass blacksmith.

>>8179517
I vote bring in.
BUT
Consult the elders.
Anything that modifies the town, consult the elders.

>>8179517
We should at least look if there is a wandering smithing progeny trying to find a place to settle down. Otherwise, outsourcing the whole deal seems our only choice.

>>8179514
Yes, but "Go forth really really old Bem" didn't sound as cool.

>>8179517
+1 vote yes.

Yeah, we need to bring in a professional blacksmith. I think we should hold or sponsor a competition to do it.

>>8179517
Yes, I vote for hiring a professional and having him hang out in town (if possible). Second best would be sending measurements and specifications to the smith's location.

In the meantime.... what's the kingdom doing about the demon infestation?

>>8179517
Sure, I guess.

And enchanter. We want serious protection both magical and mundane.

Instantly hire any blacksmiths named Charles Bronson.

Hell, if we find any Charles Bronsons wandering around, get them to come to the village.

rolled 1, 5, 2 = 8

>>8179551
There are, according to the elders, at least two smiths among the dispossessed looking for work in Fain. Though Sahl is always wary of introducing even more migrants into the population here, a skilled blacksmith would at least be a valuable addition, like Vasian or Jerith. If new blood is needed, it should be the best blood.

>>8179595
wat

no

veto'd

We don't need the roof damage and hostage situations.

rolled 1, 6, 4 = 11

>>8179581
Nothing will be known about the Demons and the military until word passes back to the Fain garrison. That could take a while, though it would be odd for it to be as long as a month.

>>8179616
hell, bring em both in! if they really are blacksmiths, they will be too busy creaming their pants over getting to work magma steel, and will hardly care about our presence.

>>8179616
Sounds like they want a rigourous background check or other testing.

>>8179595
Any Blacksmith willing to get hit by lightning to enchant a weapon is worth plenty of ruined roofs!

>>8179671
Agreed.

>>8179636
YOU BEST BE JOKING

rolled 3, 6, 6 = 15

Alright. Timeskip is set for one month. Do you want the two (known) smiths from Fain and a master smith, or one or the other? I'm assuming letting Bem bluff his way into getting enormous armor made is also fine.

>>8179616
If we can bring one or both of them in, great. But unless they are really, really, amazingly good (doubtful, since someone that good wouldn't be homeless in the first place) then we should try to find someone else to actually craft the armor.

>>8179697
Totally not.

>>8179728
we want both.

I am still voting for a blacksmith competition. Whether we simply sponsor one, or host one, doesn't matter to me.

rolled 2, 5, 1 = 8

>>8179753
Is anyone up for this? It could be held in Fain and simply 'sponsored' by Dreamwood, I suppose.

I'll start writing the timeskip now, and add in what you decide.

>>8179753
Such thing would attract attention, heck, the whole point would be to attract attention, and we don't want that. Yet.

Get the best smith we can afford and trust to keep quiet.

>>8179787
This.

>>8179728
The two known smiths (if they prove trustworthy) and outsource the project to a master smith.

>>8179785
I am good with this.

>>8179785
Competition means a loser. Losers can sometimes react in unsporting ways. Let's just look for the best, no attention-attracting shenanigans.

Consensus seems against a competition.

How the hell will you not attract attention? Is anyone thinking about what all would be required to make armor on this scale? The forge size requirements? Time? Ore refining problems? The logistics for this is nightmarish.

>>8179846
we pay really, REALLY well. there is little argument about it.

Maybe we should try to get a title before we start our armor project.

Once we get a title, drawing attention to the town would be a good thing and not a bad thing.

>>8179846
Eh, it'll take some time to find a big enough forge, yeah. As for attracting attention, Bem has max ranks in bluff.

>>8179846
LESS attention. If we really wanted to be sneaky, we'd take the time to befriend a down-on-his-luck nobleman and funnel the payments and instructions through him.

'Cause god knows why that crazy nobleman wants an armored statue/golem/etc, but he's paying real money for it.....

>>8179881
We're already doing it. Only replace "noble" with "crazy old man".

>>8179860
Even so, could I suggest we have the pieces forged inconspicuously?

How about we forge tower shield shaped pieces that we can later link together? We could spread the work out to a few other towns using in-betweens claiming to be adventurers. We'd have to make sure they are trust-worthy though and not prone to having loose lips.

>>8179875
Also I am rescinding my original proposal for a competition. My new assessment is that we should try to become a title bearing citizen before we doing anything with the armor.

Once we get our title, we will want to start drawing people to the town, and that may be harder than what you guys think. At least attracting people will skills who will be valuable.

>>8179893
Except it looks a tiny bit more suspicious when a crazy old man is doing it. OK, maybe he wasn't so crazy when he was young and earned a big pile of money... that would work as an explanation. I'd guess nobles are questioned a little less.

Bem has a bluff bonus in the straosphere. there won't be a problem, he will get it just fine.

a bit metagamey(must...keep...straight....face...), but SPDM said he'd manage.

>>8179896

Spreading the work around means more people who might figure out that something's up, and a lower overall quality of work.

I think this is a potential opportunity that is being wasted now. If we go after a title first, we can start crazy projects that will attract the people we are looking for to the town.

We will pose a lot less risks doing this stuff if we have a title, and the sooner we get a title, the less of a chance this town will suffer because of us hiding out here. We had one close call, who knows when we will have another?

Did we ever decide on what kind of armour we want?

>>8179846
>The forge size requirements?
Not that big. All you need is still forge and anvil, though bigger ones would be preferable.
>Ore refining problems?
What ore? Unless you forgot we have several tons or so of magma steel laying around.
>Time?
So it will take time. So what? We are not in hurry.

>>8179953
We're someone who was surfing 4chan. We're likely to be a bit metagamey. We've probably spent spare moments trying to figure out what RPG system this world fits into. Asking such weighty questions as: "Does magic here work like D&D 3.5, or is it more like OWOD...?"

>>8180000

Rule 63 God-Emperor in blue

>>8179996
Good point, but if we minimize the crafting work force the sheer time it would take would be daunting. We may actually need the title a few other posters are talking about just so we can commission this shit more openly.

>>8179998
You're loosing sight on why we want the armor in the first place. We need the armor so we can adventure with less risk and build up better rep so that when we head to the capitol for a noble title we have a chance of being let in instead of being killed on sight. We need the armor first.

>>8180027
Yes, that will be us, but with a cold saber sword instead of a fire sword. And also blue. Ask how much the God Emperor of Mankind title goes for.

Question to DM: How much movement our spellcasting requires? Do we get penalty for wearing armor when casting spells.

>>8180045
We could be the God Emperor of Frostkind. They seem rundown enough to warrent a great crusade in order to restore their glory.

>>8180002
I guess scale of the forge wouldn't matter unless we are going for certain types of armor.

Is it just straight magma steel? I didn't realize that.

As for the unlimited time frame you seem to be working in, I have concerns. What if we need the armor sooner than the time it takes to craft it?

>>8180033
I think we will be able to buy the most minor of titles, and maybe even overpay a little bit for it, with the money we got now. Once we get the title, we can do that stuff openly and won't have to sneak around doing it. Hell, I am sure that the crown will wanna spin this as propaganda for their side anyways.

"Hey Forus, we have a giant blue ass kicking machine who runs around helping towns, what do you have? Oh thats right, all the towns and farms we burned to the ground."

>>8180072
Then we rely on our existing training, which is pretty potent.

>>8180095
Excuse me if I talk with my foot in my mouth on this one because I haven't been here for every thread. Haven't we lost an arm and had more than a few exhausting battles? The way this is heading our luck could run out.

>>8180084
But to get the title in the first place, we'll need a good rep to make sure that we can get the title without being shot on sight. To get the said rep we need to adventure and do good deeds. To survive that, we need armor. Thus we need armor first.

>>8180084
Pssst! Forus specializes in fire. An ice giant would not be that useful.

rolled 1, 2, 3 = 6

>>8180054
Your magic is primarily of the mind. Though a slight physical movement can help you focus, it is not usually necessary. When shaping the elements, movement helps a great deal, because what you're doing is basically sculpting. Again, though, it's not required.

>>8180123
Which is why we're looking to get some armor. And a protective amulet of luck or something is we can manage it.

>>8180129
We already have done good deeds. We helped dreamwood a shit ton, and we have killed the trolls raiding a nearby town (I think will go over well, seeing how this kingdom was founded by defeating a troll army). With those good deeds, and with the reputation that the twins got for serving in the military, I think we would be safe if we hired an escort to the capital.

We have more than enough money to pay for our safety to the capital and buy a title. Once we get a title, we can do a whole lot more for this town than we could ever do now.

rolled 4, 2, 3 = 9

It has been one month. It is now the thirteenth month of the year, nearing the end. Taxes will soon be due, but this time, there is no danger of anyone wanting for anything, thanks to you. Bem's travels have brought him word from the garrison, conveyed by a bored infantryman with loose lips. According to him, the detachment from the Eastern fortress found the entire town sinking into the earth, with a steadily widening pit in the center, opened to the fiery depths. Fortunately, the population of Ellever made it to Strade mostly intact, but the soldiers were not so lucky.

Not only were there Demons about, but there were other horrors coming up out of the crust, some of them even more dangerous and deadly than the Demons themselves. The first batch of men was wiped out, charred to the ground, but reinforcements brought mages, among them experts in the sphere of water. Hot rock, when cooled rapidly, can be induced to split, and in this manner, no less than seven (small) magma elementals were turned back. The pit, under constant guard, was eventually sealed by the Brothers of Gemessel, an earth god. By that time, however, almost all of the town had sunk into the crust.

The more paranoid officers are calling it a 'nightmarish new weapon' deployed by the Forusians to force Perin to waste resources and men fighting an internal battle. The neutral ones think it's a practical joke by the fire gods or a simple result of overpopulation in the underworld. One of the optimists calls it a blessing, sent by an unknown to bless Perin with gems and armor. In any case, the wealth gained from the slaying of Demons and others far outweighs the costs in manpower and material of sealing the breach.

rolled 6, 1, 6 = 13

>>8180210
Bem has, as he assured you he would, secured an order for several oversized pieces of Magma Steel armor, to be placed on a rack that sits just inside the grand hall of his mansion, to impress lesser nobles when he throws parties. He was not questioned, because he had the money to back up his story. Also, because he was quite obviously eccentric and possibly mad. You'll have a breastplate, helm, and gauntlets by next year. The rest will probably be coming along sometime in the second or third month.

In addition, the two smiths Sahl told you about were found to have departed some time before Bem reached Fain, but in their place he discovered a rather gruff, large man who claimed to have been a weaponcaster for the army, back when the war was exciting. His skills were up to par, judging by Bem's expression, though he had already gotten settled and was averse to leaving again so soon. He agreed to come around later, once he'd finished all of his immediate jobs.

From Grennet comes the Trollhide you ordered, eight sets, all cured. It makes fine leather armor, and is flexible enough to absorb impacts with less 'bang' than solid plate. The Troll sinew has given you several bowstrings, all of which are above and beyond what you were using before. The bow itself is still weak, but there is no longer a large danger of the string snapping. Most of your time has been spent on the bunker, which is now large enough to support triple the town's current population, and is the primary hiding place for your dragon's hoard of gems. Aside from that, the forge has been expanded again in anticipation of additional smiths, and there are five more standard houses.

>>8180195
Well hey, I'm all for expediting the gaining of a nobles title. I'm just worried about being killed. But hey, if we can do it then great. Let's get ready for the several week trek to the capitol.

>>8180123
Or our luck could improve. It's luck.
Either way, whatever is capable of taking us down isn't likely rendered incapable by the presence of improved armor. It's simply rendered less capable, or that capacity will take longer to be effective. Victory will still lie in our offense, which is potentially inhibited by armor.

Additionally, we could even buy a title for one of citizens of dreamwood, and then go buy our title under their protection. I think that would go over well with the town.

>>8180195
Even discounting the many, many times that the idea of buying a title has been put down as useless (which it is), killing a couple of trolls does not make us heroes. When we can introduce ourselves to strangers and their first assumption is not that we are going to eat them, then maybe, MAYBE, you can consider bringing the topic up again.

>>8180195
DIPLOMACY FUCK YEAHHH! Maybe we could make tentative contact with the capital for a title.

Won't be able to dress regally sadly. Finding gowns in size XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Large is just ever so hard to do.

>>8180215
Awesome. Looks like the armor will be acquired without a hitch. And we have some leather armor to tide us over until then. So now I suppose the question is, do we go for the title now, or adventure more first?

>>8180271
Adventure moar.
I know I asked last time, but I once again can't recall off the top of my head what we tangibly gain from the title.

>>8180243
>Even discounting the many, many times that the idea of buying a title has been put down as useless (which it is)

Um, by "many, many", do you mean once or twice, both times by the same poster, most likely you? Because that would be more accurate.

>>8180289
We gain military protection should the town need it, a couple of other things I forget, but most importantly, we won't need to hide anymore. Which means we can really spend the gems and accept immigrants without worry.

What did WE do during that month? Just the general list?

>>8180271
With the new events, I saw we need to go for a title now. With the gems and magma steel that has been recently acquired by Perin, we wanna use some of our assets now before the decrease in value.

We need to buy a title while that option is still available.

>>8180215
I assume someone in village know how to make leather armors, since if I remember hunters have some. If so, they should start making us an leather armor out of troll hides.

rolled 3, 5, 6 = 14

>>8180289
The very least of the minor nobles rule a single town from a manor on the property. They pay tribute in coin, resources, and men, occasionally submitting their daughters to a political marriage, and in return are left mostly alone, following the orders of the local Governor of course. All nobles, no matter their status, are entitled to protection from the Lord, which generally means a personal guard and the ability to call reinforcements from the nearest garrison. In addition, all nobles can vote, while most peasants cannot.

>>8180331
Can't prove it's a different poster without tripcodes, and I can't be arsed to get one. I also think it's premature to go noble/public. I think we should become a more well-known folk hero first (and yes, a propaganda campaign would help).

>>8180339
Are we still trying to find something that improves our luck?

Gaining a title would give the town some military protection (as well as not having bounty hunters looking for us and harassing the town). That will allow us to adventure more and further away from the town.

Hell, now I would say they would be more accepting of having a frost giant that can use ice/water magic, thats one more asset they have if this is indeed an attack by Forus.

rolled 1, 2, 4 = 7

>>8180330
You worked on the bunker, built a house or two, practiced with your bow and your melee weapons, spoke to villagers and to Hretmar, and increased your magical stamina as well.

>>8180331
Eh, I'm leaning towards adventure moar. We killed a bunch of trolls harassing an out of the way town. Heroes of legend we ain't. Not yet. We need more time. Besides, buying a title will still be an option for years to come, especially if the war persists.

>>8180292
A small handful of people have been clamoring for a title since we first got the gems, which was quite a few threads ago. I will concede that the number of people on either side is probably pretty small. I have not, however, seen any real benefit to pursuing a title, and even if there were, it is way too soon for us to be able to pursue it.

>>8180369
Can Bem and/or Lark take a trip to a big city and try to find some kind of luck/protection amulet?

Does the concept of a Free City or a Chartered Town exist? If possible I'd go for that as opposed to Nobility, and just be the elected representative of the Burghers.

>>8180388
>have not seen any real benefit

I direct your attention to >>8180339

rolled 3, 2, 2 = 7

>>8180332
For you and others, or just you?

>>8180369
One of the 'wizard's shops' in Fain sells luck charms in various forms, such as rings, necklaces, and the like. According to Lark, they're rather weak. You armor can be enchanted, of course, but another story would have to be cooked up to explain why it was necessary.

Alternatively, Jerith or you can start learning luck magic.

>>8180371
Y'know who we've become? Pic related. (and yes he's awesome)

>>8180439
I would really like to improve our luck-magic, or whatever it's called.

>>8180318
The town should, theoretically, already get military protection from the local garrisons whether there is a local noble or not. By building up enough of a reputation as a folk hero, we can act openly without a title.

>>8180370
If we're the administering noble for the village, wouldn't that mean we are actually forced to stick closer, rather than adventuring further away?

Well, you guys want to adventure more right? Well, when we go out and adventure the town is open to all sorts of nasty things happening. And if we get hurt while adventuring, the town is vulnerable that much longer while we recuperate.

We took this town from being a run down place no one would bother with, and made it prosperous. Something that people will envy. And so far, we are the only added protection. Gaining a title will go a long ways to the town being protected more (from random stuff and from the crown). And gaining a title will allow us to adventure more and claim the fame from what we do.

rolled 6, 1, 4 = 11

>>8180418
It does. Copied:

Town privileges require a number of minimum standards to be met, relating to population, economy, infrastructure, etc. The granting of these would also ensure a government presence, however miniscule, in the form of a tax office at the very least.

>>8180461
Added to list.

I would rather have Jerith learn luck magic than us.

>>8180472
Um, no, we don't have protection from the local garrisons. And with this title we'd get our own personal garrison. Which means not having to wait two days from them to get here if we need help.

Hey, DM you seem to have missed my >>8180332 post.

rolled 1, 3, 2 = 6

>>8180493
All towns have the ability to call for military aid. However, the military is not technically required to respond quickly or in force unless the town is entitled to a specific level of protection. Out here, they usually respond anyway, because they are bored.

>>8180472
Not at all. There is no reason we can't have a town elder do administrative stuff for us when we are gone. Everyone in the town would already obey their word or ours. Probably theirs more than ours.

rolled 1, 1, 6 = 8

>>8180506
See:
>>8180439

Do you want armor made for you only, or for others as well? It would be difficult to wear it and the Magma Steel at the same time.

>>8180439
Can we both learn? I'm sure it would help if we both learned luck magic.

>>8180522
Well since the Magma Steel won't be ready for a whole 'nother year, having some leather armor to wear until then would be good.

rolled 4, 2, 5 = 11

>>8180528
It might also be a good idea for you to work together simply for the benefit of having two minds on the same problem. Added to list.

Yeah, but then we give up focusing on either our Ice magic or earth magic. And we do want to start learning some healing magic, that would be really useful. Rather start learning healing magic than luck magic. Can't luck a severed limb back to your body.

rolled 2, 1, 4 = 7

>>8180532
When I said next year I meant early next year, specifically the first month. The first parts will be ready about two months from now, and the rest by two months after that.

>>8180544
Actually, by drastically increasing the laws of probability and the odds, our arm could in fact be persuaded to re-attach itself to our body. It's all quantum.

>>8180550
If we are getting the metal armour then we should give the hunters the leather

>>8180550
Oh. Well shit, that's even better!

>>8180522
This, also it's always good to have light armor for more stealthy occasions.

So... lets go for a title?

>>8180557
I am gonna blame you when we lose someone or a body part and we can't luck it back.

>>8180579
Oh, don't get me wrong. We should still use healing magic for that kind of thing. I was just saying that, *technically*, our arm could in fact re-attach itself with luck magic.

rolled 4, 6, 2 = 12

>>8180616
And technically you could convince the entire planet to split in half with earth magic. Doesn't take into account the power requirements, though.

Adventure? Claim title? Build stuff?

>>8180493
Even discounting
>>8180513
I don't think we're the only protection that has been added, as we've been training the villagers to fight. If the whole village are trained to the same level as the local soldiers (which I should think would be the minimum goal), we may very well not need the garrison. Especially if we're using the spoils of our victories to equip them.

>>8180521
How is that any different from our current arrangement?

>>8180629
Title Time

>>8180631
>Train everyone in town to the level of a professional soldier

Oh you.

>>8180629
Let's talk to the twins and elders and what's his face, the scholar, about how best to go about getting a title and not getting killed on sight when we get to the capitol.

rolled 1, 5, 3 = 9

>>8180629
I should add that I'll be sticking around 'till about 23:59, or thereabouts. I'd like to avoid a decade-long discussion.

>>8180631
Its not, someone was thinking we would have to stay and do administrative stuff if we became a noble.

Can we ask the twins and Bem about the various governing nobles military leaders in the kingdom, are any of them open minded enough to work with a frost giant and smart enough not to waste us on a suicide mission.

We could gain immediate citizenship simply by volunteering to join the army and maybe offering a bribe as well. With a good diplomacy check or a sack full of gems we should be able to negotiate that some of Dreamwood's conscripts be returned home to protect the town in our absence. This would allow the villagers to start accepting new citizens and even tourists without risking our discovery. We've taught them as much as we can, and the risk of sheltering us almost outweighs the benefits of our protection. Also, military service offers us a chance to see more of the world and spread our knowledge to new people.

Proposal: Get armor for ourselves and the village "militia," round out the town's defenses to slow or repel a small demon attack in our absence, find a military recruiter with an open mind, and have adventures.

>>8180650
I'm aware. What I'm saying is that being a noble wouldn't expand the range at which we could adventure compared to simply being a local hero, and I have no idea why people keep saying that it would.

>>8180670
Because being a local hero is stupid. If we want to become the center of commerce and industry then we'll need to be able to go about without hiding from the outside world. And the best and easiest way to do that is to become a noble. It has nothing to do with adventuring. Adventuring is simply a means to becoming a noble.

>>8180629
Adventure

>>8180670
It will allow us to go away longer from the town without worrying about something happening to it.

>>8180688
It can also be a tool to getting some talent into our town, and rare resources needed for our industrial revolution. But yeah, we need that title first.

rolled 6, 1, 6 = 13

>>8180648
The twins, the elders, and Vasian all advise against going to the capitol at this time. Once you get into plantation country, there is no cover, and you will be spotted unless you're invisible or look entirely human (Hretmar can actually turn you invisible AND polymorph you, but the latter carries large risks and neither lasts for long), which would undoubtedly lead to people trying to kill you. Dragging a mile-long chain of adventurers, soldiers, and townspeople with torches with you would not make the best impression.

>>8180652
There are nobles who are much like Bem's 'alter ego', eccentric and always looking for something new to try. None of them live around here, but if you went looking, you could probably find a crazy old man with enough money and class to make you a knight without being questioned.

As for the military, with the war going how it has, there is little chance of your talents being wasted, unless you fall under the command of a hard-line 'humanity superior' crackpot. Willingly walking into war, though, would put you out of touch with Dreamwood for years, despite Hretmar's link. He can funnel information to you through the library, but speaking back is too inefficient and draining to convey your orders/thoughts over distance.

>>8180650
We will be allowed to build a giant sized mansion.

GIANT.
SIZED.
MANSION!

>>8180716
Exactly. In fact, one of the things we can use as a bargaining chip for our title is our knowledge. Imagine what the ideas and applications of electricity would be worth, once implemented. We wouldn't even need power plants, since lightning elementals would provide it. Or steam power. Things like planes and trains, cars and automobiles. All these are priceless bits of knowledge that would cut down on the raw cost of the title, and would help with actually implementing them because the crown might send support in creating these wondrous things.

>>8180741
Could we get one of town elders or someone from the town a title instead of us? And then have them knight us or give us official passage to the capital being escorted / guarded by royal soldiers?

>>8180741
Then it looks like we'd best work up some more adventure cred first. Though I think we should wait for the armor to be finished before we adventure some more. That will also give us time to practice healing and protective/luck magic.

Good idea. This might work well for a timeskip until Sunday's session.

rolled 5, 1, 4 = 10

>>8180772
Any of the town elders could acquire title with the appropriate compensation paid to the Lord of Perin. Now that the military has seen a Demon incursion, the explanation for how the gems were gotten is extremely plausible. They could, indeed, knight you, and request an escort.

>>8180761
We'll need blacksmiths/artificers... a lot of them. Not to mention mines for more common industrial metals. Are there the appropriate ores in this region?

>>8180688
>having the people we would want to openly interact with think of us in a positive light is stupid
You still haven't addressed the fact that EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO WE INTERACT WITH (with a couple of minor exceptions) HAS ASSUMED THAT WE WANT TO EAT THEM. Until we have enough of a reputation to act openly, buying a title is either doomed to outright failure or will only turn us into "that Frost Giant who bribed the Lord for a title."

>>8180772

The youngest elder, unless the title is heritable. In which case, dosen't matter.

>>8180844
This seems like a great idea. I think it would go over better with the town if they got one of their own people a title instead of us. We could always pursue a title later with this option.

>>8180851
Which is why I'm saying we should adventure more and get a better reputation first.

rolled 6, 2, 3 = 11

>>8180848
Iron and copper, mostly. Your earth magic can be used to probe for deposits, but it's tiring.

rolled 6, 5, 1 = 12

>>8180862
Title passes to the firstborn. Lark is not married and has no children. Sahl was married and has three children, all boys, all drafted. Bem is currently married, has a boy in the army, and a girl, who is married to one of the farmers and has her own kids.

>>8180888
Wait.... BEM IS MARRIED?!?!?

>>8180866
SO I noticed. You hadn't come around to that when I had started writing the rant, and I didn't F5 in time. We seem to be (sort of) on the same page for now, so I'll just shut the hell up.

rolled 3, 6, 2 = 11

>>8180904
Happily.

>>8180888
What about one of the twins?

I'd suggest to continue improving the town and ourself until the armour is finished.
Afterwards, we continue adventuring until we have as much of an reputation that at least the local garrison wouldn't try to kill us at first sight.
When this is the case, we ask Hretmar to cloak us and set off to gain our title.

rolled 6, 5, 6 = 17

>>8180914
Neither are married. However, as both are intelligent, thoughtful, kind, and not bad-looking, it probably won't be long.

>>8180911
Ah, understandable.

>>8180912
Well... crap, that was just.... unexpected.

>>8180930
This. Though we may want to adventure a bit more than that before we head off. Though all that adventuring will take months, in either case.

>>8180953
I saw we get one of them a title. Also having one twin be a noble and the other twin not, is a delicious fantasy trope that we can't pass up.

>>8180904
I never figured Bem's marital status would be an issue for most of us what with Kel being our main adventurer companion.

>>8180986
I know, it's just.... he's OLD!

rolled 4, 4, 3 = 11

>>8181019
He's 68. Sahl's the oldest at 71.

Question, was something announced concerning Zeonquest last sunday? I don't see it on the archives.

rolled 5, 5, 4 = 14

I'm skipping to just after tax day. There's no time left to argue today.

>>8181054
No Zeonquest last Sunday. OP had a game of Pathfinder. And no Zeonquest this weekend.

>>8181035
Huh.

rolled 4, 4, 1 = 9

It is the fourteenth of the last month. Tax day was three days ago, and Sahl and Lark, along with some of the farmers, loaded up all that they were required to give in the carts, took them to the tax office in Fain, and got back without a hitch. It really wasn't all that much, compared to the massive harvest and the incredible amount of meat you and the hunters have gathered, but back when things were not so good, it was a sentence to misery.

You and Jerith have collaborated on your studies, him focusing on luck (or probability alteration) and you on healing. There is much you can learn from each other, even though he's the more experienced mage by far. Then again, you have a god of cold who you can talk to like a roommate, so you might have a slight advantage there. It is now possible for the adventurer to make a die come up six about half the time, which doesn't seem like much, until you remember that the difference between being killed instantly by an arrow and flinching from a near-miss can be a millimeter or two. You can heal a minor cut without fainting from overexertion, but it is nothing at all like shaping the elements. The complexity of it gives you headaches.

Your fireproof suit, which you will probably be wearing under your Magma Steel armor, is complete, providing full protection from heat and fire over the majority of your body, save for a space for you to see through. It looks ridiculous, but it's meant to save your life, not make you pretty.

rolled 4, 3, 2 = 9

>>8181157
The weaponcaster, Dreman, will be finished with his projects around next week, freeing him for a visit to your humble abode and possible employment arming the villagers for your presumed absence. To round everything out, Bem's been selling syrup and alcohol to an innkeeper in Fain, making a fair amount of profit and gaining valuable knowledge on how to make the booze taste less awful. The end of the year is also coming up, so you better be ready for a celebration. It's sure to be something you won't want to miss.

rolled 3, 5, 1 = 9

Next session is Sunday, since I will be occupied tomorrow.

Archive please.

>>8181157
Oh man, perfect accessory to compliment the suit, a giant plague doctors mask. We will look like a nightmarish thing.

>>8181180
What time?

>>8181212
Going by our luck? Whenever it will be least convenient for you.

rolled 4, 3, 5 = 12

>>8181212
15:00 to 16:00. However, considering my previous failures at timing, don't take that as absolute.

>>8181219
This quest is usually running from 10pm-6am for me. You would be hard-pressed to make it more inconvenient.

>>8181222
Thanks and don't worry, I just need a rough schedule to organize my sleep.

>>8181246
Runs till 2am my time. I have to work today too :(

Don't care! Here 'till the end anyways.