Namefagging for the sake of people shutting me down if I spam or piss them off.

>>15033130
>Walther wouldn't dare speak a word against us in public at that point.
We embarrassed him in front of a small group.

I'll bet he's talking shit about us right now.

We'll do all that and more, but we:
1) Need all those patients to LIVE. There's a fever on. We need to gather herbs and support the healer.
2) Need the warriors' respect to last and outdo Walther's reputation poisoning. We should ASK Pierce and the others for advice on a training regimen and train with them.
3) Need the kids and villagers to know we're fair as well as approachable. We can't play favorites with our sister.

Incidentally, the Smith might mention us to others too.

We should ask the guy from the General Store if he knows of any other settlements or outsiders who trade with him, and we should go for a stealth focus next. A Raptor or snake will provide one, if I remember right - and they're easy to take down.

Glad we got that taken care of. Being Thor was fun, but a little impractical, given we had to have our speed on at the same time to not get fucked up too.

Let's see what those notes on bone wardens has to say about our new friend.

>>15033220
well, we need to wake our asses up, I just realized something, Editor does have a point though with our training regim needing to be upped. We need to be able to run marathons if we are going to use Magnus Modi. Repeatedly using him is probably having a negative effect on our body because of wear and tear, we should probably take a week break from hunting and work out a better daily training that won't interfere with our daily work that needs to be done. Also, freaking get our blacksmith friend to start working on a weapon and new armor for us. I'm thinking of using that skull as a pauldron to possibly enhance our speed or possibly our stamina. Any objections?

When day breaks, you feel strong enough to get out of bed without assistance. It's been a long couple of days, and you could very likely do with a hot bath to sooth your sore muscles and wipe some of the grime that your body has accumulated through two harsh battles. After that, the town is yours to do with what you will: you can mingle with the townsfolk, experiment privately or openly with your new Foci, or do whatever else strikes you as suitable for the Totemist.

>>15033273
I was going to suggest a pauldron :D Awesome

Our daily work IS hunting and things like that, let's run and do a workout with the guards/slayers erry morning? I definitely second that.

>>15033254
We should learn all about bone wardens, seconded.

>>15033251
I second these in spirit.
Magus' opinion is not wrong, and at the same time, both of your opinions also have the same goal and takes similar course of actions.

Let's raise up the respect around here a bit, shall we?

>>15033130
Indeed, we done good.
Maybe just the miser and completionist in me. A behemoth totem, though not as good as a spirit we bound ourself...

Well, whatever. We can take a look at that site sooner or later. Might still be some scales or bones to make totems of.

Carry on, carry on.

>>15033273
>>15033254
No objections. But as long as we're studying, look for anything that grant increased endurance and healing.

>>15033275
Sit down and have a chat with our assembled spirits. Maybe not Magnis modi, he's a bit difficult. But Amal, Tryd, and the two new guys. want to see if Amal's disposition has improved. I also want to see if the two new guys have anything to say now, or if amal has any concerns/desires. They may be our servants, but a happy servant is a productive one. Let's make the best of our relationships.

>>15033273
You know, I was also thinking the skull would make a bitchin pauldron piece. Consider this a second, though I'm thinking we should put it on some leather armor.

Learn about Bone Warden from our Master's notes. THEN experiment on the focus we get.

I hope it is not a sapient/sentient spirit. It'd go all doom and gloom, or worse, rip and tear, whenever we talk to or use it.

>>15033293
No disrespect intended. I was just building off points - what was said was right by me.

Well once we get some rest and are up and capable we'll want to bind the Bone Warden to something and I personally would like to see what would happen if we rebound the Turtle to something else. I find the Lightning Mace useful but rather single purpose, loud and limited in practical application not to mention the collateral damage is causes to us. I'd like to see if we can get a gauntlet and bind it there. My preference for the Bone Warden would be something that gets it some of it's speed. Either Boots of an Amulet are good possibilities.

The armor I was thinking about was actually something similar to a set of light splint mail, using the bones from the fallen drake as the "splints" in the mail but since we want it light, just use the hide from the turtle itself, not hte shell, otherwise we might be a bit too slow, or hell, we could get two sets, considering the size of the damned thing. Perhaps the skull will either make it feel a part of us and make it lighter, or make it so that it mends easily, either way, experimenting is in order once we've learned a little bit about it.

>>15033273
>Skull pauldron
Yeah that's cool
>>15032096
>Your hand crashes to the earth like a meteor, driving the knife through the jaw, through the skull, and deep in to the ground. A sudden explosion sweeps out from the point of impact, and you can see the bone all around the skull your knife has cut dissolving into a fine dust from the force of the shockwave. You see the color drain from the world around you, but deliberation is something that you are long past; your know your prize. You pick the top half of the skull, a perfect vertical crack running from between the eyes down through where the septum would be, and mark it with your knife.
>You pick the top half of the skull, a perfect vertical crack running from between the eyes down through where the septum would be, and mark it with your knife.

GUYS.
GUYS I HAVE
GUYS LISTEN
WHAT IF WE
GUYS I'M ON TO SOMETHING
WHAT IF WE TAKE THE ROCK TURTLE FOCUS
WHAT IF WE TAKE IT
AND AND
AND WE MAKE IT THE THIRD EYE IN THE SKULL-PAULDRON

>>15033327
Also see if our master has binding suggestions in his notes it'd be nice to have a baseline to work with.

[ Notes of Ayren Overwake, Totemist: BONE WARDENS

Ah, yes. The terror of the Ikrin Peaks. Bone Wardens seem to be animated by one of two phenomenon: Either a place of great tragedy naturally accumulates enough spiritual presence to give birth to one (or more), or a confused, enraged Avatar slips into a corpse and begins taking apart everything it can find. The latter tend to be more dangerous than the former, since they tend to be Avatars of things such as Gluttony, Avarice, or Hunger.

Wardens can incorporate any bone they find, whether whole or broken, into their structure. The magic that animates them also binds them together, as they don't seem to have any process for attaching new appendages to themselves; they just press and stick. They don't seem to pay much mind to flesh hanging off of the bones they assimilate, and it all rots off in the end.

Wardens are some of the fastest creatures I've ever encountered, outside of unruly Behemoths. They strike constantly, untiringly, and with the speed of a fired arrow. Overall, an increasingly powerful threat.]

>>15033343
All of it? Because the rock turtle focus is big enough to fit in a spear-sling, and potentially as tall as you are unless you cut it down.

>>15033343
NO, that's fucking retarded.

We need a lightning bow. Our spear's good, but we need range.

>>15033343
I was actually thinking about that, but unless Diarca reneged on his previous statement, binding two foci to one item screws it up or something. I think.

>>15033327
I think the warden should go into a cloak or mantle. Granting speed to our whole body, rather than just our steps with a pair if boots.

When we get a chance, we need to go see the smith. See about a gauntlet of some kind for us to bind the turtle to.

>>15033361
Belt buckle? Face mask?

There's situations when you don't want to wear a cloak/mantle, but you're always gonna need a belt.

[[ I hate to ask for repeats, but just so I can get a general consensus on what people would like to do from here:

> Experiment with Foci?
> Consult with Pierce and the Guard about training?
> Bath?
> Visit sister / children? ]]

>>15033358
From the Q&A thread:
>05/23/11(Mon)03:48 No.15021083
>Op, question for when you wake up- Can we bind multiple foci to the same object?

>Anonymous 05/23/11(Mon)10:45 No.15023403
>>>15021083
>Possibly. That would require experimentation, and it would likely work better if they were compatible spirits.

>Diarca !!rV8GTu4cyt+ 05/23/11(Mon)18:07 >>>15023403 was me. Forgot mah name.

>>15033375
Bath first, then speak with the spirits, then go speak with the guards about a training regimen. After that, probably sister then blacksmith.

That's my vote for the order in which we do things.

>>15033375
Bath, then Pierce, then sister, then foci?

What do you guys think?

>>15033387

Sure. Second.

>>15033387
And a third

Pierce will want to start training right away. Take the bath after the training.

>>15033396
sure that works.

>>15033375
Bath first, we probably smell miserable, Blacksmith to ask for or commission a Gauntlet and whatever we want to put the Warden in, something that will grant us another level of speed and reflexes, visit our sister and the rest of the kids and tell them the story of our fight, talk to Pierce and get some training in, knowing how to fight and also being able to do it at super speed will be a great fight, finally bind spirits to objects.

To do list:

Bath
Commune with spirits
Go to Blacksmith to get shit commissioned, the sooner the better
Training Regime
Experiment before the day is out, nothing too risky, so that we don't damage either of the foci.

For further overarching agendas. I say we go cut down the turtle population, none of them should be as difficult to take down as the eldest, and it should bring in a crapton of supplies so that we can also start setting the village to be in a good position if we decide to trek out for a long time for exploring. Also, additional foci to bind to our current one to make it stronger. Possibly putting it on par with our Magnus Modi. Also, it will allow us to experiment more.

>>15033412
Adding the blacksmith is good.

OP, I don't think we care about order, but if you put the bath first and tell pierce we're still too beat up to start training today we should be pretty okay.

After all of this, we should pick Whint Blooms.

>>15033412
Also, we need to talk to Tryd and Amal, at least. See if we can get tryd to agree to be on his best behavior if we let hi out around the kids. I meant what I said earlier. Start scouting now to see if any of them have any talent or attraction to spirits.

>>15033387
We weren't going with experiments? Also, regarding the Rock Turtle spirit, it seemed to be a rather dumb turtle-mind, if I recall what Diarca posted.
I fear our current Bone Warden might be an imp version of the spirit in our spear.

>>15033418
>>15033422
Ah silly me, all work and no play makes jack a dull boy, add whint blooms in there after we discuss the training regime so we can get a little relaxing time before we have to focus our attention on important binding experimenting.

>>15033418
Also throwing this out there for this, this will allow us to pace ourselves during the day, we don't want to get ourselves too tired the day AFTER we just took down a big hunt. Try to spread it out in this order.

>>15033418
>>15033426
>>15033427
>>15033434
Omighsh.

So,

Bath,
Commune with spirits,
Go to Blacksmith to get shit commissioned, the sooner the better
Training regime discussion,
Talk to those kids,
Pick flowers,
and
Experiment before the day is out, nothing too risky, so that we don't damage either of the foci.

?

>>15033445
Yes, Osyki needs a day planner, just sayin'

You scratch the back of your head, looking around the Healer's. It seems you are the first one to awaken. You grab your pack from beside you bed, pack your books into it, and head out the door. You know that you have a change of clothes at the workshop, and you want to deposit your gear so you don't have to carry it around with you.

After dropping everything but Amal and Tryd's Foci in the workshop, you head for the bath-house. This early in the morning, you're the only one in the building. The water is soothing on your aching muscles, and you find yourself reclining the the hot water. The bathhouse was one of the products of your mentor's many experiments. A bound totem beneath the floor heats the water above to the perfect temperature, and a clever system of floodgates allows the bath to be drained at the end of each day. It has to be filled by hand at dawn every morning, but it's a better solution than bathing in the river.

(Cont.)

>>15033426
This one I agree.

>>15033422
And this too.

Regarding Bone Warden, a speed-type Focus seems best. An amulet, or a a pair of boots. We could also tie it to a bow, and fire arrows rapidly, I think.
Nevertheless, I think we can get a weaker version of Modi Magni Focus, and it should be our primary speed+reaction boost for the time being unless in dire circumstances.
We just don't have the body to withstand prolonged use of Modi Magni's Focus.

Regarding lightning bow...
Not really my vote for Rock Turtle, but if I am outvoted, and if we really in dire need of a ranged weapon, we can bind it to a bow.
For now...

>>15033455
If we get all this done, we should scout the forest and see if we can get near the Behemoth Lair maybe, or find Sylvia and her harp.

Day after a big hunt that he hadn't expected or prepared for the day after a big hunt. We burned ourselves out pretty hard for the last two days. This is the third day on the job for us. We need to pace ourselves better.

>>15033473
>Not really my vote for Rock Turtle, but if I am outvoted, and if we really in dire need of a ranged weapon, we can bind it to a bow.
>For now...

Same deal for me - the thing is, it shoots lightning in MELEE weapons, it already IS a ranged weapon - why make it into a ranged and _missile_ weapon? What if your aim with missiles is crap, and the lightning only strikes what you hit?

>>15033473
Never really made clear where I want the lightning focus, however, I'd say that for now, a gauntlet would be good for when we go to thin out the turtle population later if anyone agrees with my extended plans.

>Osyki grabs the horn of the turtle with his cyan colored gauntlet. Seeming glowing, when the turtle tries to launch more electricity, it absorbs the lightning and sends it down deep into the turtle, paralyzing or otherwise, frying it's brain.

The awesomeness that would ensue.

>>15033477
I doubt we will have time, the training regime, whint bloom picking, and foci experimenting will most likely take the majority of our day.

After some scrubbing and a nice soak, you feel like a new man. You towel yourself off with a length of cloth hanging by the pool and put on your fresh clothing. It's time to make an impact on this village. You wont let your master down.

You head straight back to your workshop, unlocking the door and slipping inside. Your Foci lay waiting for you on the workbench; your silent Turtle Crystal gleams in the morning sunlight, and the cracked skull of the bone warden beckons. You pick up the latter, calling to the spirit within the ivory shell.

A ripple forms in the air in front of you, shortly followed by a sudden manifestation. A woman, thin enough to be a skeleton garbed in flesh, shimmers into view in front of your workbench. Her clothes are ill-fitting, and she seems to have been crying recently, judging by the shade of her eyes.

>>15033499
I'm looking for a less situational advantage. The ability to shoot lightning beats the ability to absorb lightning any day.

>>15033509

"You weep. Why?"

>>15033509
This must have been one of those bone wardens caused by a tragedy. Talk with it in a soothing voice. Ask it it's name and if if has any requests of us.

>>15033512
The ability to channel lightning into a variety of weapons, rather than only one, is better still.

>>15033517
Seconding.

>>15033512
It's just for now, not anything permanent.
>>15033509
I am sorry for whatever loss that may have occurred in your conception m'lady. I am however, the totemist that bested your manifestation in combat. Your name and your disposition would be greatly appreciated.

>>15033509
Welp. Fuck, we got a real ghost.

Murder mystery time!
Or not, depending on how sane is this one.

Hail the female wisp.
"Hail there, woman. Whom am I speaking to? Are you the spirit of this very skull I held, or are you the Bone Warden spirit that animated the pile of bones?"

>>15033509
This is in as gentle and profession and compassionate a tone of voice as we can do. We aren't judging, we don't blame the sadness that was corrupted into the Warden.
"Who are you and how did you come to be this way?"

"What is your name and what boons would you have us grant for your service"

>>15033517
Second.

>>15033508
>>15033512
The thing about a gauntlet is, you can't drop it if it decides to give you a nasty shock from being full of lightning.

We should try it, but if it's...uncomfortable, we may want a more defensive function for the gauntlet proper and some kind of brass knuckle to slip over it with the lightning focus itself.

>>15033540
>>15033537
These are good questions. Second.

"You weep." you say, your tone soothing. You look the woman up and down, trying to get a gauge on what has happened to her. "Why?"

"...Everything has fallen into ruin." the woman says, her voice weak. "I cannot fix what has already been broken. I cannot save those who have fallen before me."

It would seem that this particular Warden was one born of a tragedy. In light of that, a question occurs to you.

"What happened?" you ask simply. The woman looks at you in surprise, eyes wide.

"They came in the night. Horrible things of scales and claws. Their weapons carved through our armor, our defenses, our hearts, like they didn't exist."

>>15033540

We killed it, we don't have to grant boons do we?

>>15033561
We don't have to, and it doesn't have to serve us with enthusiasm and loyalty.

"Who and where? Who were you in life? Might I know where this happened to you, spirit?"

>>15033568

"Who did this?" you ask, half tempted to walk around the desk and comfort her. "Who were you?"

"Cordia." she mutters, so softly you can hardly hear. "I am Cordia."

"Where did this happen, Cordia?" you ask. She shakes her head, clutching her arms to her chest. It looks as though she may start weeping again at any time.

>>15033561
We don't but a cooperative spirit is probably more helpful than one who resents us.

We have broken the beasts claws and shattered it's scales. You are what remains of the creature and if you are willing to aid me we may prevent another fate such as yours.

>>15033581
"Tell you what, Cordia - I pulled you out of a ball of rage and death that threatened to do to others what was done to you. Perhaps I can lay to rest those that fell with you, in return for your help in the matter. If you aid me, I'll see if I can stop the wellspring of your pain, alleviate its cause."

>>15033556
You speak of drakes. Is that why you attacked the one near the rock turtle nest?

Going to bed guys, try not to blow anything up while experimenting. Also, no one has said anything about the extended plans, we have to start planning ahead, this compulsiveness isn't going to allow us to last and we have responsibilities. Not to mention if we want to be able to go out and further our skills and testing our mettle, we have to make sure the village is well prepared for our absence if that is the case. The first step is to start stocking up. The turtle we fought was as large as a house, possibly larger, and obviously the eldest. The others should by no means give us as much trouble, but by no chance should we let our guard down. I think it is possible we should go and take one out every other day till that nest is cleared so that the village has a large stockpile of supplies and perhaps we can up our slayers armory with the plates of the turtles. Not to mention if we do it ritually with each one of the special kind, we will have foci to bind to the large original one to give it additional power, this might, again, put it on par with Modus Magni's benefits for whatever we bind the final thing to.

"It is my duty to prevent such things from happening. Please, if you would have such tragedy never happen again, lend me your aid."

"They? Bone Wardens? Or other beasts? Where, Cordia, where? So I might know the truth, and perhaps stop it from happening again."

>>15033615
seconding this.

ALSO. lets decide WHAT we are going to bind the turtle to, im thinking some sort of shortsword that shoots lighting. on account that the shard already looks like a swordblade.

>fuck, forgot to take sage out.

>>15033615
>>15033626
Something like this, sure.

"It is my duty, and now yours by extension, to stop this tragedy from playing out ever again." you say, your tone still soft, but more serious. "I pulled you from a prison of rage and pain so that you might help me do that, Cordia. Will you give me your aid? We can alleviate the pains of your heart."

Looking at you with wide eyes, the waif of a woman nods slowly. "I place my faith in you, Totemist. Use my power how you will, but know that I trust you to keep true to your word."

You nod, giving her a deep bow before dismissing her. The last thing to fade from sight are her eyes, red and rubbed raw, but hopeful.

we need to think of a way to get rid of walther, I dont want to be stabbed in the back next time we're weakened.

>>15033648
Well, that had some profit in it.
We could bind the bone warden focus to a borrowed weapon and see what she does, or summon her again and try some stuff.

Or we could attach the turtle focus to some armor, or both to some armor, one at a time.

>>15033648
Right. so what strengths can we take from her totem?

>>15033631
Ohgawd, where'd that pic from, Alph?
That's boy-Emp/Star-child and Lofn, right?

>>15033687

You have a choice in front of you, Totemist. Will you stick to your previous schedule and continue to see the Blacksmith, or spend time experimenting with your new Foci? Either would be productive.

>>15033687
Assuming typical Bone Warden stuff is still in her mojo, something like Haste effect.
We can never tell until tried out, though.

>>15033687
The two big things that Bone Wardens have is being able to stick more bones on themselves, which might translate to regen or something, but what we're interested in the the speed and agility buff.

>>15033698

I say we visit the Blacksmith, not that much point futzing with totems without the items we intend to bind them to. I think it was a gauntlet for the Turtle and something very speed affiliated for the Bone Warden, something like boots or a cool cloak/scarf.

Going to bed now, but making one last iteration of:
Cordia's focus on leather pauldron
Rock Turtle focus on bow

>>15033689
yep.

heres another good one.

rolled 9 = 9

>>15033698
Blacksmith, I guess.

>>15033708
Huh, I guess it could be translated that way. Regen... Doesn't sound too bad. Maybe if we get a second bone warden.

Regarding totems, how do we make them?
Focus need a spirit, a focus, and an item, with the effect granted depending on each of the chosen parts.
How does it work with totem?

>>15033708
Turtle gauntlet, and im seconding boots.
EVERYONE LIKES SUM BOOTS OF SPEED. OH LAWDY.

>>15033735

Totems can be crafted from the parts of any dead animal or entity. Depending on the entity, the part, and the ritual used, Totems can be used to create a near limitless variety of small, useful effects. The bathhouse previously mentioned has a totem beneath the floor that heats any water put above it, and the walls of the village contain minor protection totems spaced every so often along the inner lining to keep out unwanted lesser spirits.

You grab your pack, placing your Foci within it, and head out the door. The Blacksmith's shop is quiet at this time of morning, though you can see the shape of the man moving around inside from the window. You knock on the door, and for once you are promptly answered by the mustachioed man.

"Osyki! Good to see you up and about, boy. I was just warming up the forge. What can I do for you?"

>>15033752
I have two requests, A Gauntlet for whatever our primary hand is, preferably made out of Rock Turtle Shell. Secondly I'd like to bind the Bone Warden to an item. I'd like the item to have bits of Bone Warden worked in. I am not entirely sure what I want it to be, an item them truly represents speed, alacrity and reflexes. I was thinking of a pair of boots or maybe a cloak but if you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them.

>>15033752

I think we should go with a full chainmail, for the following reasons:
- Relatively Light
- Concealable (under clothing)
- Relatively easy to make

Then, can bind what ever we want in to it, though seeing that the bone thing could give us speed, it's recommend that. Then again, the rock turtle could give use huge stamina and endurance. Difficult choice.

I'd recommend the following:
- Bone spirit > Boot for Speed
- Turtle spirit > Armor for endurance

>>15033752
For our turtle gauntlet, we need a padded glove as the base to insulate our hand. I was also thinking about the effect it gave to the hammer we borrowed- Could we, give our gauntlet some kinda ranged touch attack? You know how you can paint targets for missile strikes, I was thinking we could paint monsters for low orbit lightening strikes if we finagled it right.

>>15033774
Can't really agree with the gauntlet idea, a shock gauntlet?

See: >>15033776

>>15033787

Shooting lightning out of a gauntlet sounds good if we can do that, though I think hammer only released lightning when we hit something with it?

I'm kinda worried that we are not taking the possible endurance/stamina upgrade into consideration. :/

>>15033787
YES

Lightning bolt that sucker, from orbit.

>>15033802
>>15033792
>>15033776

Also, same guy for clarity.

>>15033807
We took the crystal over the armor. I think that means we got the lightning powers rather than defensive ones.

>>15033776
I'm liking this, it;s just that I think we should harvest rock turtles specifically for the endurance armor and keep the lightning thing for badass zappin'

Skull pauldron on the chainmail or whatever armor we end up making would be ace.

>>15033814
I'm not I sure we should kill all the turtles. There's a reason our Master didn't despite all their useful properties.

rolled 8 = 8

>>15033752
By that treatment, a Focus should be something more... Well, more. Especially ones made of quality parts and spirits.

Ask for some manner of light armor, a bow and quiver, and what else, guys?

>>15033811

Ah, true to that. Well then, if that's the case I concede my point, let's got with the shooty lightning gauntlet.

Though I would put a priority on increasing our endurance/stamina next as some anon suggested before. We are kinda on our limits at the moment.

>>15033814
>>15033817
Perhaps we should only harvest the older generation of Rock Turtles. We could even domesticate younger ones if we observe the life-cycle of the Rock Turtle nest.

>>15033814
>>15033817

Agree with these!

We could go and find the next biggest turtlebadass and go for the shell piece in order to get some stamina/endurance. Though I'm also against killing them all, they are part of the system and killing them all would mean quite a lot of trouble seeing that there might be ugly critter they specifically keep away.

Also, the chainmail will likely me part way done when get the shellshard.

>>15033817
There's two to three dozen of them.

We should just take one or two if we don't see them as a threat to the village.

>>15033823
>what else, guys?
Metal/reinforced scroll case, for the map and other papers/notes.
Possibly cases for our foci and other important stuff we want to keep secure.
And we're going to need tools, possibly?

>>15033835
Maybe. I feel we need more information. What do they eat? What eats them?

We need to know these things before we go playing around with killing them

>>15033839

What's with all these typos. To excited. ;)

>>15033843
Also I think we should diversify. There was useful stuff in the forest, and we could still run out to go check what's left of the Basalisk.

>>15033842

I support the scroll case bit and a container for our foci.

ALSO!

Maybe we should start writing our own book on these critters, to be left for our apprentice. Let's make a better job at it than our master.

>>15033849
Yes, let's try and finish everything by midday and go into the forest for scouting, maybe reach the lair or find Sylvia as mentioned here: >>15033477 (shameless self-bump)

>>15033863

UPDATED MY JOURNAL.

"I, Osyki, do set this down on the third day on my work as a Totemist for my Village, so that they who come after me can have an easier time of ht than I did. Heed well these words..."

. . .
Okay, I can see the benefit of a Lightning bow, but a putting the Lightning Focus on a gauntlet?

Can someone elaborate what they expect to get from this?

>>15033890
Somehow we got convinced that it would let us fire lightning from our hand.

And lightning fists are pretty stylin' I have to say.

>>15033890
Firstly it gives us another weapon that can use at the same time as the spear really easily, it might allow for manipulation and creation of electricity in a much more fine control fashion than the hammer. Something like this might also put the strength and endurance of a turtle in our fist. Also Osyki Lightningfist has quite a ring to it. It's a very general purpose binding and thats what we want unless we have prep time for a specific threat.

So consensus time?

We commission the following:
- Gauntlet (for crystal)
- Chainmail (future rock shell)
- Boots (for bone)
- Map container
- Foci container

Then we:
- Pick some flowers
- Go to the forest (find cave)
- experiment with the foci


Do we agree on this?

>>15033904
sounds good to me.

>>15033904
We need to spend time with the sister at some point. Let her know we're okay.

>>15033892
+shrugs+
Attempt it with any gloves/gauntlets lying around. Don't ask specifically for a Rock Turtle gauntlet when we are not yet sure what it'd do.

Request a buckler or light armor, ornamented/augmented with rock turtle shells for the second Rock Turtle Focus, which we do intend to get for its toughness/defense blessing.

>>15033890
We're not gonna be an expert marksman while tapping into Modi's speed- We will however, be able to play hit and run while packing some real force if we go with the gauntlet.

>power goes out shortly into quest due to shitbad storm, go to sleep
>power comes back on, wakes me up, check thread
>WE'VE KILLED A BONEWARDEN IN AN EPIC ASS FIGHT

We've got time to experiment with the foci, let's not commit to a gauntlet but still get one do experiment with. I liked someone's earlier suggestion of bone armour but chainmail is cool. I bet the wardens foci's powers will have more to do with the sort of warden rather than the fact that it was a warden, so we can't count on speed.

>>15033904
Add looking for a bow and quiver set, since some people seems to want to have a ranged option. And we aren't to sure of how Lightning Focus would turn out.

Why are we trying to find the cave?
To find other nature spirits like Amal? Or Sylvia?
Better remember that our Master seems to be apprehensive of Sylvia, and we won her over only by childish charms.
What kind of avatar was Amal again?

>>15033930
Actually we could use the heightened speed to aim better in less time and shoot faster.

>>15033904
I'd vote against going into the deep forest right after we just came out of pretty serious traction. Flower picking would work really well but going to the other side of the forest to the swamp seems really incautious. We also need to hang out with our Sister and the other kids, tell our stories, and get Amal and Tryd to play with the children to find who has spiritual talent and to get them used to spirits.

We actually have been headed off into the wilderness for like two days straight now. I propose time in the village with maybe occasional observation runs.

>>15033947
Maybe, but that's assuming we don't run into more than one bone warden at a time- they alone can kill any hope of ranged combat currently.

>>15033961
Maybe we can get DOUBLE SPEED from Bone Warden Bind+Spear?

We should look into our master's notes. He bound Modi Magni, so he obviously knew a lot of stuff we don't. And reading notes does not require major physical exertion after just getting out of the Healer's.

>>15033948
If we indeed are going to the cave, according to the prior thread, it doesn't look like it is very far into the forest itself. Just to add that into consideration.

rolled 63 = 63

I would have preferred to put turtle spirit into a light or medium armor for higher protection.

>>15033983
Again, we have the shooty totem, not the shieldy one.

>>15033969
or howabout speed that we can sustain.
since using the murderstick tuckered us out last time we used it.

>>15033996
Oh, that's right.
For now, we can also make defensive totems out of rock turtle shells, at least until we get that second Rock Turtle Focus.

Did the warriors take some loot out of the Drake and the Bone Warden?
We can also create totems out of these. Weapon enhancement or speed totems from Bone Warden, while the Drake, I am unsure.

Also, for now, let's lay off Feral Binding until we are completely healthy. Try to look for the more peaceful contracts, like what we had done with Amal.

>>15033915
Here's an argument for bows. We should probably nail a drake at somepoint. They're dangerous and our spear dislikes them as much as humans.

And we're not killing humans. If our spear is mad at us he might not give us super-speed. We don't know all the rules with him yet.

>WHY LIGHTNING GAUNTLET
The only reason I'm agreeing with lightning gauntlet is because if you're holding a weapon in said gauntlet you may be able to direct energy THROUGH said weapon and shoot things with it.

Meaning, ANY weapon you hold in that hand is now capable of shooting lightning.

>>15033969
>DOUBLE SPEED
Double fatigue and wear, too.

We need an ENDURANCE totem.

>>15033977
>Check master's notes.
There's a whole library, where do you want to start? Let's be specific and bear in mind that 1) we read some last night and 2) we have an introductory volume from back in threat 1 that we may not have finished.
>>15033904
To do list previously included:
-Blacksmith,
-Training regimen discussion with PEIRCE,
-Talk to those kids and your sister,
-Pick flowers,
and
-Experiment before the day is out, nothing too risky, so that we don't damage either of the foci.

We're adding:
-Scouting work

I second that.

>>15034028

>>15034028
Yep, that's the master plan, man.

rolled 100 = 100

>>15034028
>We need an ENDURANCE totem.

Okay, then we should find an animal with high endurance.... maybe a rock turtle again?

But we should bind the focus into an armor

>>15034019
That's an argument for ranged combat, which I agree with.

People keep saying that the lightning-shootung thing on a melee weapon already gave us ranged striking power.

Why is ranged striking power on a bow better than ranged striking power on a mace?

Also, we may not be good with ranged weapons, let's ask.

OP, are we good with ranged weapons?

>>15034028

Third. Tired of arguing.

>>15034038
THE DICE GODS HAVE SPOKEN
ENDURANCE SHALL BE NEXT

>>15034038
With you there, anon.

>>15034028
Lightning gauntlet channeling to held weapon is a hypothesis. Making it also shoot lightning is also another hypothesis. Can we try it out first, at the very least, before closing off all avenue?

It is not like binding a focus to an item take more than minutes, nor is it as exhaustive or risky as a Feral Binding.

Guys. We've lost track of something.

We're at the blacksmith. What are we buying?

And how are we paying?

>>15034043
We'll be able to test things out in multiple configurations, never fear.

I SUGGEST A LIST OF THINGS TO TRY WITH EACH TOTEM/FOCUS.

IN TERMS OF GOALS AND OBJECTS TO BIND IT TO:

Rock turtle focus:
-Armor
-Bow/ranged
-Gauntlet
-Staff
-Endurance?

Bone Warden Totem:
-Speed
-Armor
-Regen
-Weapons

>>15034064
Chainmail and scroll cases

Payment isn't really a problem, the village bascially supports us because we provide vital service to them. Tossing another gemstone at the guy would work too.

>>15034064
As far as I can tell we're buying a Gauntlet and something that exemplifies fast, probably boots. We're paying through being the Totemist and having just taken out a giant Rock Turtle and Bone Warden and their raw materials are now usable by the town.

>>15034064
>paying
We have a bag of gems at home.
>buying

>>15033904 says:
We commission the following:
- Gauntlet (for crystal)
- Chainmail (future rock shell)
- Boots (for bone)
- Map container
- Foci container
- Crossbow/Longbow/ranged weapon we have experience with
- Staff?

>>15034064
Commission a light armor, that does not constrict movement or agility. Possibly with a buckler or heavy bracers. Reinforced or ornamented with rock turtle shells.
A bow and quiver set, with arrows.
Gauntlets. +shrugs+
Boots with Bone Warden parts incorporated.
Some manner of bashing weapon too, I might add.

We already paid in front, by killing off that Rock Turtle and Bone Warden. :p

>>15034085
And boots, yeah.

>>15034085
Blacksmith doesn't make bows.

>>15034088
Or boots for that matter.

>>15034102
>>15034090
We can try the general store for that? Or other craftsmen possibly?

The Blacksmith will have the connections with the others Craftsmen to get it done if he isn't a Jack of All Trades already.

OP still with us?

Probably fell asleep?

Gotta go myself.
Don't derp the Totemist too far, fellow unnamed spirits. :D

Have we archived yet?

>>15034157
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/15033220/
Archived.

Thank you gentlemen for the game.

>>15034253
And you.

>>15033835
Domesticate massive man-eating turtles? Now there's an idea. We could take a lot of strain off of ourselves and the other village defenders if we had something like that to pick up the slack. Hell, even just using it to plow a field would be great.