The doppelvourer currently looks something like this, with wrappings around the head replacing the hat.

Stats:
HP: 19/19
Str: 11
Dex: 17
Con: 13
Int: 13
Wis: 19
Cha: 13
Land Speed: 35 ft
Climb Speed: 15 ft
Size: Medium

Weapons:
Butcher Knife
Bite

Gear:
Gnome's Garb
Various Lucky Trinkets
Corroded Sword
Puzzle Box
Dark Glasses
Weird Lens
Priestess's Letter
25 Pieces of Copper
12 Pieces of Silver


Skills:
Stealth 16 ranks + 4 natural bonus
Knowledge: Local 1 rank
Knowledge: Religion 1 rank

Feats:
Weapon Finesse
Fleet

Special Abilities:
Low-Light Vision
Scent
Prestidigitation 1/day
Assimilate (Appearance, special abilities, attributes, skill ranks, and feats are taken from devoured kills. You may only take 1/4 of a person's learned skill ranks through a kill, and only from people with more ranks than you; skill ranks stack.)
Shape Memory (The current form you possess can be imprinted into your memory, allowing you to shift back to it after gaining a new form. This shapeshifting takes one minute.

Finally, Tolly's General Rules:
First choice of action to receive 3 votes, no matter how stupid or suicidal, will be undertaken. Especially retarded choices may receive a "Are you sure?", first.
Addendum: If there just aren't enough posts after about 10 minutes, first to two (or just plain first) decides.

All things are decided by my dice. If something attacks you, and the dice say it crits and nearly kills you, you better get ready to run.

Joke options may be given when I am tired and think they are hilarious. See: Death Blossom. These options are not actually on the table.

Do please enjoy yourselves.

Excellent, DBQ, continue the hunt!

Current summation of your surroundings situation, for people who don't want to read the last thread.
>You stand in an alleyway, surrounded by walls of red stone. Out on the main streets, people are heading inside for shelter from the blistering midday sun. You hold a sack of cheap trinkets you took from the merchant.

>>14232725
loot through the sack, let's get some gaudy bling.

>>14232646
>>14232741
Right, starting slow I guess.

>You look inside the sack, and pull out one of the wood-and-bone charms. Wrapping the leather strip around your wrist, you set out to find something to eat. Maybe you'll get lucky.
>About twenty minutes later, the streets are empty. You were unable to find any potential prey.
What do you do?

>>14232828
Well, it's too hot to stay out, and probably near noon. I'd say go to the slums and try to find a few homeless.

>>14232845
>Let's go find some easy prey. You make your way across the city, sticking to the shadows to try avoid the worst of the heat. No wonder that elf hates this place. The streets smell of sun-cooked dust; worse smells emanate from the alleys.
>The slums are as quiet as the rest of the city. You step into the first open doorway you see. 2 men are sitting around a hookah.
Talk, attack, or other?

>>14232957
Forgot to give me description of the room.
>The room is small, with little besides a couple stools and a crate in the corner. There's a hammer and chisel on the crate, and a door leading to a back room.

"How are you gentlemen doing?"

Crikey things are slow...

>You greet the two men. They appear to be rather relaxed by whatever they're smoking. "Hey, it's one of those gnomes. Are you going to tell us our futures or something?"

>>14233166
Right then. I'm going to take a break, I'll be back in an hour or two.

And I'm back. Doppelquest is back on track, folks.

>>14233166

"Yes, but it will not work if both of you are in this room. If one of you could step outside, I will perform a reading, then call you back in when finished..."

If they agree, kill and eat the one inside, call his buddy back in, then repeat the process.

>>14234163

This. If one leaves, tell them you need a small bit of blood, draw the knife, and gesture for their hand. Then stab them repeatedly

Uh, anyone else here tonight?

Darn you Tolly, you snuck one of these by me somehow.

Why do you do things that you know will hurt me? :(

>>14234163
>>14234229
This.

Tell them their future may be dire if they don't know it.

>>14234255

Hah. Don't even need a bluff for that.
It's true!

>>14234229

Ooh, yes, this sounds good.

>>14234163
>"I can only read for one of you at a time," you say in your best mysterious voice. You randomly point one out. "You first." After shooing the other man out of the room, you turn to the man. You pull out your knife. The man yells in shock, and manages to dodge your wild swing. His partner comes running back in.

>>14234254

And now that I'm caught up, I'm totally in agreement with the fake fortune telling plan. We should get that trinket off of our wrist though. If we have to aquire a new form in a hurry, it could give us away.

>>14234269

Hey now, I call bullshit. Where the fuck was the bluff?

>>14234269

we can still do
>> 14234229

Just put the knife back away and try to explain that we only need a little blood to do the reading. Shoo his friend back out. Threaten various omens of doom and gloom angering the spirits whatever by interrupting the ceremony.

>>14234269
God dammit.

Stab him in the throat, and stab the other one too.

>>14234269

Shit, drop the knife and try to calm them down. Assure them that the fortune telling process requires a small amount of blood like that other anon suggested.

>>14234307

I second this!

>>14234307
This. If it doesn't work, then >>14234309

>>14234307
>>14234311
>>14234332
I'm not averse to Bluff checks, but you gotta specify this stuff. All the one guy said was to get one out of the room and eat the other. Be more specific, silly.

>You drop the knife and hold your hands up in the air. "Calm yourselves. The spirits need only a little blood for this."
Bluff check 18
Sense Motive check 18
Sense Motive check 14
>The two men look sheepish, though the one who came barging in looks a little suspicious still. The lie does the job though, and he leaves.

>>14232459
>Using my uber plan again.
Upon stealing the clothing and merchandise of the man we relocate to another part of the marketplace and sell all of the junk we acquired from him for fast cash, if the vendor asks just say we are closing shop for personal reasons; if they get too suspect thank them for their time and move onto another till its all sold. Next we find a medium-sized bar/hotel with minimal security of the rooms. We spend some time there having drinks and a meal with our newly acquired money and making very good friends with a serving wench before renting a room for the night and requesting she meet us there later. Once she is in our bed lock the door we then continue to find out more about her such as what time she starts work, some personal family details ect ect; then we use a pillow to suffocate her or a cord/rope/strong fabric of some sort to quietly strangle her to death leaving no evidence. We then eat her and take her appearance. Then we then clean the room hide anything we can't carry with us for collection later and proceed to live her life for a few days while we formulate a plan/earn money/make contacts.

>Just update the start of the plan to what situation we are in now. Eating people I believe.

>>14234391

Ok, now be a bit more delicate with this. Take the knife, draw a little blood from his hand, then stab him in the throat, quickly, making sure to be as quiet as possible.

THEN eat him.

>>14234427
This. Make sure we are holding onto the hand we cut when we attack so to hinder any sort of defensive action with that hand.

>>14234444
Nice quads.

But no, don't eat him right away, go get the other human, and then kill him too.

Tell him to take a deep pull off of his hooka, close his eyes and concentrate very hard on the voices of the dead.

"They will be your guide to the future."

Make the incision on his palm, then tell him to take another pull. Concentrate.

Lull him into a false sense of security, then quietly sneak around behind him and slit his throat.

>>14234444

The quads have it. I like this addendum to my plan.

>>14234459
No, don't go for the throat. That'll spill delicious blood everywhere. Instead jam the knife into the back of his head at the base of the skull, where the spine begins. It'll paralyze him instantly without hitting any arteries. Blood spill is minimal and we can take our time killing him or his buddy.

>>14234490
>>14234459

Can we combine these two? Stab in the base if the skull instead of slitting his throat.

>>14234427
>>14234444
>>14234456
>You get the man to sit down on his stool, then step around behind him. Holding his wrist with your off hand, you place the blade against his palm and quickly draw it across the skin. He yelps in pain, then stifles his reaction. Quick as lightning, you pull the blade to his throat and slash him. He goes down gurgling.
Feed or take out his partner?

>>14234490
Too late, but nice to see someone with that sort of knowledge.

>>14234517
How long does a feeding take?

>>14234517
Partner first.

Then we can feed.

Make it so the other guy can't see his buddy's dead until he's all the way in the room.

>>14234517
Get the buddy.

>>14234517

EAT EAT EAT

Let's see if the guys has anything useful. If not, we can take his form and use it to lure his friend in.

>>14234541

Take out his partner first.

>>14234536
About 5 rounds, if you don't mind making a godawful mess. Doing it carefully takes longer.
>>14234541
>>14234547
>>14234584
>You pull the body into the darkened back room, then call his buddy in from outside. He comes in, looking somewhat sweaty from the heat. Looking slightly dazed from the combination of the drug and the heat, he blurts out "Where's Clack?"

>>14234620
He's taking a leek bout the back mate. Go check on him.

Feed. We can justify his disappearance as, "He rand off to fulfill his destiny."

Let's hope for another good bluff check.

>>14234620
"What, you didn't see him go past you? The heat must be taking its toll on your health, my friend. Have a seat."

>>14234620
"Getting a bandage for his hand; take a seat please. I'll be with you after I help him."

Wait for him to be seated, then stride in and repeat the same procedure as before.

>>14234634

Seconding this.

>>14234623
>>14234628
>>14234631
>>14234634
All of these are good, but there can only be one.

>>14234631

This, and then repeat the process that we used on the first guy.

>>14234648

>>14234634

Thirding this

>>14234672
I lold.

>>14234634

This sounds like the best one. Do we get a bonus to the roll for it being a good lie?

>>14234623
>>14234631
>>14234669
>"What, you didn't see him go past you? He said he needed to answer the call of nature. The heat must be taking its toll on your health, my friend. Have a seat."
Bluff check 21
Sense Motive check 20 (Dice are rolling high!)
>He looks confused, but he sits down. Again, you place the blade of the knife against his palm and hold his arm still. "Relax. The spirits need a calm mind." You draw blood, then you let go of his hand. Stepping a little back, you viciously stab him in the base of his skull. He collapses like a puppet whose strings've been cut into a heap on the floor. His eyes jerk around in sudden fear and panic.

>>14234729

NOW EAT THOSE BITCHES

But take your time doing it. We have 19 wis after all. No need to be savage about the whole thing.

>>14234729

"it seems your future is looking very badly indeed..."

Make sure no one can see us inside the house, then kill him and chow down. Then eat his friend.

Take their clothes as well

>>14234729

Oh shit, I didn't realize that he was still alive.

>Deliver witty one liner
>EAT HIM ALIVE

>>14234780

Oh, wait, for extra-evil points, let's drag out his already dead friend from the back and eat him in front of him as he lays helpless on the floor.

Then eat him alive. Mwahaha.

>>14234729
"[One Liner Here]"

THEN EAT.

>>14234740
>>14234780
>>14234764
>>14234777
You drag the man's companion into the room, then strip them of their clothing. You muse out loud "it seems your future is looking very badly indeed..."

Choose two:
Sneak Attack +1d6
STR 14
1 Rank Intimidate
Enforcer
Light Armour Proficiency
Simple Weapon Proficiency

"The stars are not aligned in your favor today."
"I see Death in your future"

Etc
Etc

There's a million of these we could do.

>>14234831

Is Enforcer a joke? If not, what does it do?

>>14234831
Totes deff sneak attack.
What's Enforcer?

>>14234831
Weapon Prof.

So we don't take a -4 penalty to everything.

And sneak attack.

>>14234855
Enforcer (Combat Feat)
You are skilled at causing fear in those you brutalize.
Benefit: Whenever you deal nonlethal damage with
a melee weapon, you can make an Intimidate check to
demoralize your target as a free action. If you are successful,
the target is shaken for a number of rounds equal to the
damage dealt. If your attack was a critical hit, your target is
frightened for 1 round with a successful Intimidate check,
as well as being shaken for a number of rounds equal to
the damage dealt.

>>14234831
Sneak attack

>>14234831

Hmm, either Simple Weapons proficiency or Sneak Attack.

Reluctant to pick Light Armor, since we change forms so much, it'd be difficult to keep a good set of light armor around to wear. And we can always get Natural Armor from our prey.

>>14234862

Yes.

Weapon prof and sneak attack

>>14234889

Whoops, didn't realize we could pick two.

Sneak Attack and Weapons Proficiency.

It's stabbin' time.

>>14234862
>>14234889
>>14234890
>Stolen knowledge of the little important things about fighting sift into your head. How to hold a knife properly, where to aim, fun things like that. Seems these men were thugs, though you didn't pick up much about who they worked for.
>It is now early afternoon.
What next?

E: Also, I forgot to list Knowledge: Local or appearances. They didn't have much in skill ranks anyway...

Simple weapon and sneak attack.

This fortune teller gig worked out pretty well. I bet we could lure at least one more sucker in, if not more. We should stick with it for the time being.

>>14234862
We've had a -4 penalty this entire time?

Damn, suddenly some things make so much sense

>>14234880

Not worth it. We ambush and kill quickly, something like this doesn't help much with our hunting style.

>>14234929
Are we covered in blood and stuff?

>>14234931

We need to be careful not to overuse this, or word might spread.

Animals to eat are always welcome too.

>>14234965

Good idea, clean up first.

>>14234968

We don't necessarily have to eat every person that comes to us for fortunes. It might actually work out better that way. Let a few people come in for fortunes, give them some bullshit predictions and spread the word. Then we can have our pick of who to eat.

>>14234984
THIS.

And we can judge who is best from doing their fortunes.

>>14234990

Maybe we can glean a little something about them from tasting their blood when we cut their palms. We should try that the next time.

>>14234984
So what you're telling me is...
We've become the Demon Fortune Teller of Whatever-City-This-Is

>>14234984

Ooh, yes, this sounds good.

We can sell all those hokey charms we stole too, people who cone for fortunes would be gullible/suspicious enough to buy them.

>>14234999

Only we take out the whole "bake into pies" part and eat them al fresca.

>>14234931
>>14234984
>>14234990
>>14234999
Demon Teller of Rokim, eh? Yeah, that's the name of the city. Came up in an earlier thread.
>It would seem that these gnomes have an interesting reputation. You think this could be used to your benefit...
What do you do now?

>>14235014

If we're going to do this, we need to make this place ours. Let's search around a little bit and see if there's anything useful in there. Other than that, let's try to hide most of the personal effects that belonged to these men until a time when we can dispose of them discreetly. Basically, let's tidy up the place and start making it look like a fortune teller's den.

Also, let's check to see if there's a back door. That might be kind of important later on.

>>14235014
Run our new fortune-telling out of the gnome's old residence.

Take whatever those guys were smoking with you. It could come in handy for drugging people up so they're easier to kill.

We don't want to eat EVERYONE that comes our way, so people don't get suspicious. And make some money on the side by selling those trinkets we got from that one vendor we ate in the last thread.

>>14235031

We don't want to use this place, we have no idea if it was their house or if someone else owns it and will cone knocking around asking what happened to those two burly guys who were last seen here.

Use the gnome's old residence. I have a feeling he didn't get many visitors.

Clean up. Climb onto a roof so we can get a look over the city. Eat a pidgeon.

Thirding using the gnome's residence, I guess. Let's still search this place for anything useful though.

>>14235083

Seconding searching the place. I already suggested taking whatever these guys were smoking, it may cone in handy for drugging our victi-er, I mean customers.

Little fortune shack of horrors sounds like a good plan. We can probably make some money off it too.

>>14235044
>>14235061
>>14235083
>You go through what belongings the men had. They seemed to be rather free with their money, judging by the meager handful of coppers in their possession. You find a couple daggers and clubs in the back room, along with some clothing. You take everything that seems to be of value, the hookah, a dagger, and a club. You consider leaving behind the butcher knife, but it's served you well so far. Carrying the ill-gotten goods back to the gnome's dwelling is a long, arduous process by hand. By the time you finish, it's late afternoon. You look around the gnome's former dwelling. The hookah sits in the corner, next to a much larger chest than the one small casket that was here eventually. Inside, you have several changes of medium-creature size clothing, the strange items you got off the gnome, and things you took from the priestess. The club is leaning against the chest.
>You yourself in the form of the child, wearing the gnome's clothing. You're carrying your money within a purse you took off of one of the thugs, and you've got the dagger sheathed at your waist.
What do you do now?

>>14235138
Make a sign, of course!

"All Fortunes Told! What's In Your Future?"

>>14235138
We could go w/ the fortune telling plan that everyone has been suggesting, but it might be worth checking out the laws in city. We wouldn't want to catch the attention of the city guard for illegal fortune-telling or hookah possession.

>>14235138
Sorry this took so long, had to go over what the character had. Forgot, the sack of trinkets is sitting next to the chest. Also, updated stats, inventory, etc.

Stats:
HP: 19/19
Str: 11
Dex: 17
Con: 13
Int: 13
Wis: 19
Cha: 13
Land Speed: 35 ft
Climb Speed: 15 ft
Size: Medium

Weapons:
Dagger
Bite

Personal Inventory:
Gnome's Garb
Lucky Trinket
38 Pieces of Copper
12 Pieces of Silver


Home Inventory
Corroded Sword
Puzzle Box
Dark Glasses
Weird Lens
Priestess's Letter
Enforcer's Club
Sack of Trinkets

Skills:
Stealth 16 ranks + 4 natural bonus
Knowledge: Local 1 rank
Knowledge: Religion 1 rank

Feats:
Weapon Finesse
Fleet
Simple Weapon Proficiency

Special Abilities:
Sneak Attack +1d6
Low-Light Vision
Scent
Assimilate (Appearance, special abilities, attributes, skill ranks, and feats are taken from devoured kills. You may only take 1/4 of a person's learned skill ranks through a kill, and only from people with more ranks than you; skill ranks stack.)
Shape Memory (The current form you possess can be imprinted into your memory, allowing you to shift back to it after gaining a new form. This shapeshifting takes one minute.

>>14235138
Climb on roof. Eat pigeon!

>>14235160

"First telling free! The spirits are hungry to share their wisdom with you!"

>>14235184
"Dead Relations? Hear What They Have To Say, At Low Rates!"

>>14235184
>>14235171
>>14235160
>You decide to set up shop. You go to the marketplace to get materials for a sign. You find a man selling ink and a brush, and another who's willing to part with some planks for some copper.
-20 copper
>On your way back, you notice the animal merchant from the other day.
Stop and peruse wares?

>>14235224
Indeed. Buy as much stuff as we can, and preferably vary it. If questioned, just do some gnome thing to freak them out.

>>14235224
Go for something exotic that we can afford.

>>14235224
Wait, do we look like we did before?

If not, buy a couple animals, sure.

>>14235224
YES YES YES YES YES
Ever spooky shop needs a spooky pet. ALSO I WANT A FUCKING PIG DAMMOT

>>14235236

Second.

Right then.
>You walk up to the merchant, trying to avoid being recognized as the child from the other day. "Sir, may I see your wares?"
>His face darkens when he looks down at you, but his voice stays steady. "And what would one of you freaks be wanting with my animals?"

>>14235282
There is a problem with wanting a pet sir? Then I shall take my coin else where....

>>14235282

"I'm going to eat it raw while it's still alive and take it's power for myself. Can I get some kind of bulk discount?"

Diplomacy for telling a little jokey-poo there.

>>14235293

Too wimpy.

>>14235319

However... I like this

>>14235319
>>14235326
>"I'm going to eat it raw while it's still alive and take it's power for myself. Can I get some kind of bulk discount?"
Diplomacy check 15
>He scowls. "I don't want anything to do with you creepy little freaks. Leave, before I call the guards on you."

>>14235427
"Suck on this," grab our dick and then leave. But watch him and see where he takes his animals at night.

>>14235427

"I'm only jesting, I need a cat for my fortune shop. Spirits take kindly to their presence."

>>14235427

"...your aura is very weak. You poor man, you've lost someone dear to you, haven't you? Come by my home later. I can put you in touch with your departed loved one."

Then turn to walk away.

Dunno if that would be Bluff or another Diplomacy. Up to you, Tolly.

>>14235470
>>14235465
Both of these.

>>14235465
this

>>14235465
>>14235470
>>14235478
>"I'm only jesting, I need a cat for my fortune shop. Spirits take kindly to their presence." You pause. "Your aura is very weak. You poor man, you've lost someone dear to you, haven't you? Come by my home later. I can put you in touch with your departed loved one."
Diplomacy check 21
>His face twitches slightly. "Maybe I can find something. A cat, you said? 10 coppers."

>>14235506

"Very much appreciated, my good man,"

>>14235506

Pay the man, take our cat and leave, all while putting on an air of mystery.

>>14235506

We should keep the cat, at least for a little bit. If he shows up and doesn't see a cat, we could be in deep.

>>14235523
>>14235527
>"Very much appreciated, good sir." You pay the man for the cat and take the cage. You leave, trying to seem mysterious. Maybe he'll come, maybe he won't.
Head back to home? Eat cat?

Maybe its just me, but I don't necessarily like being an evil asshole and eating innocent people all the time. Cant we be like batman and go around stopping crime and eating criminals?

>>14235548

Head home and keep the cat alive. It's good for our image. When was the last time we slept? Are we feeling fatigued?

>>14235565

I think we burned our bridges to being a good person when we slaughtered and ate that family of four.

And then that priestess.

And then a random kid.

Also, a fat peasant woman, a crack whore, and several homeless people.

>>14235579

True, by maybe we can eat another holy person and assimilate a conscience

>stysress ajudaean
Wtf capcha

>>14235565
No. But we could be like Venom and stop crime and eat criminals when we're not terrorizing common citizens and trying to kill Spiderman.

>>14235579
Lamentable, but not irredeemable. I can dig being evil in this since were a doppleganger, my moral compass just points the other way

>>14235565
If you wanna be Batman, we're gonna have to eat a whole lot of monks. And rogues. And somehow maintain the whole "don't kill the bad guy" priniciples while doing it.

>>14235613
That works

>>14235547
>>14235566
>You decide to keep the cat around your home for a while. Don't want the animal seller to get suspicious if he stops in, after all.
>It's now early evening. You'd resolved earlier to go check on the elf. You consider heading over there.
Just a reminder, it's your choice.
>>14235565
>>14235599
The doppelvourer's morality is a tricky question. I'd say for at least a while after awakening it's neutral hungry.

>>14235630

Let's go check up on the elf, keeping an eye open for snacks along the way.

>>14235630
Go see the elf, return to the form we had when we met him.

Drop the cat at home first.

>>14235630
Sure, lock up shop and go hit up the elf.

>>14235548
Return to man, buy pig. Claim its so we can raise pig for the winter.
DO IT FAGOT

>>14235684

We can always switch forms and then pick up the pig.

We need to play around with the Shape Memory ability more when we get a chance. I'm curious to know if we have access to EVERYONE we've eaten, or just the kid and maybe the one before him.

>>14235647
>>14235648
>>14235674
>You decide to stop by. You can hunt for food on the way. You shutter the window, open the cat's cage, and lock the door behind you. You'll have to remember to get some food for the cat, or let it run free.
>The evening air is cool, and a breeze seems to be sweeping through the streets. You notice a fellow dressed like you hustling along on some unknown business. He smells delicious, but he disappears around a corner and both he and his scent disappear beyond that. You continue on your business, slightly disgruntled. A bit later, you notice a small stray dog nosing through trash. Burp.

Choose one:
Skill Focus (Perception)
Acrobatics 2 rank
Perception 2 rank
Survival 2 rank
>You don't find any further prey before reaching the elf's home. You step through the bead curtain. A knife thuds into the brick next to your head.
>"Oh, shit! I thought you were one of Veni's people again. His thugs are probably going to show up tonight to pick up my 'tribute'." He tries to look apologetic, an expression that seems ill-fitted for his face.

>>14235736
You only have access to two forms at a time.

>>14235745
ACROBATICS

>>14235745

Survival so we can better find things we smell!

Acrobatics, so we can do cool flips and shit.

>>14235745

Acrobatics. Any skills that help with our ability to flee when the shit hits the fan helps us.

As for the elf, I say we consider the option of telling him the truth about us and we set up a trap for the thugs with his help. Before that, ask how things are going today.

Thirding Acrobatics.

"No worries, you're not the first person that's tried to kill me. Who's this Veni? Want me to gut him like a fish for you?"

>>14235776
No. No reveals. Not this early anyway. We still have no idea if this elf is really trustworthy and as I recall the only thing that endeared us to him in the first place was him thinking we were also an elf.

>>14235760
>>14235763
>>14235782
Acrobatics it is. Pretend I wrote something about feeling springier.
As for Veni, you need to read past threads for this shit. I'll tell you this time, though. He's basically a local underworld boss who has a penchant for using children (take that as you will).

>>14235782
Don't ask who Veni is, he thinks we already know. Asking him if he wants help is fine though.

>>14235791
>>14235790

Sorry, like I said earlier, you snuck the previous thread past me somehow. I'm reading it now. I still say we offer to gut Veni like a fish for him though.

Offer to kill enforcers coming for him.

>>14235782
>>14235804
>>14235808
>"I could kill them for you."
>"Veni's workers? Are you fucking crazy? If his collectors go missing, he's going to have my eyes!"

>>14235819
>"Also, why the hell are you dressed up like a gnome? You don't want to be associated with those creepy little bastards."

>>14235821

"Oh? I found these... They were better than what I was wearing..."

>>14235819
"Oh, you're no fun. You chucked a knife at my head thinking I was one of his, does that mean you don't have what he wants?"

>>14235819

i say we attempt to separate them and kill one and take his form, preferably without allowing the elf to see. that would get us closer to veni who seems to have at least some power along with a possibility of consuming veni for said power after a while

>>14235819

"Have it your way. When you grow a pair, my offer will still be good. You got any meat in this place?"

>>14235827
Add: not as if I can afford to be choosy about the clothes I wear.

>>14235819

"Willing to throw a knife into one of his collectors face, I don't think you have long to live with the choices you are making. I am in a position to take out a lot of strong people, killing his thugs is one step closer to killing him, even if it puts him on alert. Want my help or not?"

>>14235821

"Actually, it seems like being associated with those creepy little bastards has it's benefits. Seriously though, I'm starving. C'mon, you have to have some chicken or mutton or SOMETHING around here."

Aaggh confusion. I'm hoping this is the general consensus:
>"You seemed pretty quick to toss a knife at me, why are you afraid of hurting them? Also, why do you care how I dress, maybe this is all I could find. What's wrong with being thought a gnome anyway?"
Reply coming up next. Was a little preoccupied with HS update for a moment there.

>>14235884
>The elf shifts on his stool. He shifts his full attention from the lock he was messing around with and looks you in the eye. "Hey, just because I can't actually do anything to his guys doesn't mean I can't scare the shit out of them. You say being a gnome has benefits. Do you even know anything about the gnomes, kid? Your mama ever tell you stories?

>>14235896

"I don't know if I even have a mother. I'm a glutton for knowledge though. Let's hear your stories."

>>14235968
Nope.

>>14235896
Wonders if we even have a "conventional" mother before shaking our head. "Never really came up."

>>14235896
Already coming up with a game plan: we take out the collectors, get the info on who they visited last, and take them out too, making it look like something happened there and the guy left town. Good?

>>14235977
>>14235989
>You momentarily wonder if you had parents. "Never heard anything about gnomes, no."
>The elf's eyes widen. "Kid, gnomes are scary people. They know things, things nobody else does. They don't think or behave like we do. Hell, like any other race does. People say they can see the future. Maybe they can. All I know is, every time something really important has ever happened, every rebellion, every assassination, anything: a gnome is involved. If a gnome suggests you should something, it's probably not going to end well for you. But if you don't listen, chances are things'll be worse. You don't fuck with the gnomes, either. You hurt one and next thing you know troubles come clawing out of the woodwork. Sometimes I wonder if they really run the empire." He shakes his head. "Maybe I crossed one without knowing it. My life certainly fits the pattern."

>>14236060

Grin and say, "And they smell good, too."

>>14236060
become doppleganger hitler, and scourge the world of gnomes

>>14236060
"I'll make a mental note of that. Gnomes... boogeymen."
"So is there anything that's going to get you out of this mess, or am I gonna have to go looking for a new... friend?"

"Don't mess with gnomes, got it. If you really don't any help with the thugs that are going to break your arms, I'm going to take off for the night. I need a snack before bed."

>>14236103
We call everyone we aren't planning on killing "friend". Then again, plans change.

Tolly needs sleep badly.
>"Don't mess with gnomes, got it. If you really don't any help with the thugs that are going to break your arms, I'm going t-"
>Suddenly a rather short, broad fellow walks through the beads. "Evening, Gave. It seems my associates have gone missing. The idiots probably smoked too much verisia and got lost. So, I'll be taking the interest by myself tonight. Hope you don't mind if I take out my frustration on you as well." He slaps his club against his palm a few times, with an expression of impending casual violence.

And I'm going to call it there for tonight.

>>14236169

>It seems my associates have gone missing. The idiots probably smoked too much verisia and got lost

Tee hee!

>>14236169

Well shit, this means the house we stole isn't the best location to set up shop as a fortune teller. Need to pick up our cat and find a new location. But, we should be able to search our memory for information about Veni's organization.

>>14236232

No, we're good. We took the dead gnome's house, not the one that Veni's thugs were in.

>>14236232
Clarification time. The room you're in right now seems to belong to a gnome you ate.
Also, assimilated knowledge runs on PF rules, which means you should have taken Knowledge: Local from them. The other thing is you can always specify that you're looking for a certain sort of knowledge, if you can't figure out what would give you that.

>>14236232
The menu for our next hunt should contain several helping of Knowledge: local. I figure we should try and eat another peasant family, should give us the Knowledge ranks we need without being to dangerous.

>>14236268

Ahh, ok. All things considered though, that house probably isn't safe either. Gnomes might check up on each other every now and then, and they sound like something that trumps our power until we learn more about the weird lens.

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