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  • File : 1318272910.jpg-(9 KB, 150x150, INFLUNCEcircle.jpg)
    9 KB INFLUENCE Ch. 2 EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)14:55 No.16581746  
    ((RE: Archiving. I think three people attempted it. Myself and two others. I know for a fact I did it properly, but there was one there already when I got back to the main list, so... Yeah. WHOOPS. Oh well, there's always easymodo:
    http://archive.easymodo.net/tg/thread/16574667

    Or, while it's still up: boards.4chan.org/tg/res/16574667))

    The city is grimy. It's the best way to describe it. The walls, the ground, the food, the everything - it looks like you'd want to wipe your hands off after touching it. There's just this feeling of... filth, everywhere, and your charge/scion/champion/servant/holder is no exception. There's a reason she, formerly he, wears all those layers, you notice. It's so the dirt can't get through. She must be wearing at least ten. Diometricus (As she stalwartly reminds you she is called) mentions offhand that money exchange is easily the simplest thing to do. The local currency is Garrums, heavy lead coins. We get one for every ten coins we turn in - still a tidy amount, Dio notes, as a single Garrum is usually a week's food and board.

    You mentally note concretely your funds:

    100 Garrums

    (CONT, this will take a bit)
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)14:55 No.16581751
    Which, in your mind, is excellent. Then you get a good look at the coin. Looking back, not in profile, but dead-on, is an angry orc face. He looks like any other orc you'd see, except for the love of the Free Man he's on a godforsaken COIN.

    Appaerently...

    After your sealing, Orcs overran the city from the east. Formerly, the kingdom now known as Rust held them back with superior metals and armies. Resistant as they are to magic, they bowled over the rusted kingdom and then right over this one - but while they were warlike, they also had a simple government, and they took over. hence, Garrum, Lord Master, is in charge of the kingdom now.

    Judging by the state of... well, the state, you assume that most of the cash made from taxes is spent on military, which then goes out to take over more towns, cities, and countries, in a bid for more taces, which go towards more armies, etcetera. Unfortunately, the average orc is worth two or three men.

    (CONT)
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)14:56 No.16581756
    Fortunately, for you, however, they are scared shitless of magical and sentient weapons and items, fearing that said items subside on Orc souls instead of meat. Hence the culling. Though... from the sound of it, they just slammed things with a hammer until they broke - you know for a fact several intelligent items and magical weapons are far tougher than that. Looks like you might have to redefine your priorties.

    A quick review of your powers:

    1: You can exert your EGO on the world around you, at the cost of your control of a situation. This is technically shaving off bits of your self to fuel wild sorcery. You can also roll a d100 when suggesting something involving your weilder at the cost of 5 EGO, allowing you to subvert your weilder either subtly or overtly, so long as you roll under EGO -AFTER- the new value. Please mark these posts in the subject line with INFLUENCE.

    (CONT)
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)14:56 No.16581760
    2: When you strike organic matter, you cause the wound to necrotize. If untreated, or the victim does not die from the initial wound, then the infection will spread to the whole body, leaving a living, pained rust mummy. You are uncertain as to their capabilities, but you have no control of them, and the process can take weeks.

    3: You can float, with enough speed and force to pull ten pounds of weight.

    4: From the gem on your hilt, you can expend currently charged energy from kinetic force and movement. Keep in mind this causes recoil. When using this ability, please check the most recent cannon die, roll it, and mark your post with the subject CANNON. Not Canon.
    (Current CANNON die: d10 )

    Currently, you are in a metal sheathe, and your champion is eating. You'd rather not know -what-.

    (CONT)
    >> EGO SCORE: 80 EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)14:57 No.16581771
    (LAST THREAD)

    You are a sentient magical blade, out to appaerently take over the world.

    You woke, to make a deal with a young man. You would make him rich. He took you, and, in the process, you exerted EGO for the first time to turn him female. You discussed her situation - she is homeless, and depends on an Orc Templar named Big Green to avoid harm in the city.

    You awoke a Giant upon leaving your tomb, handily defeating it with a d10000 CANNON blast, blowing him to pieces and discovering that the ability also propels you, albiet in the opposite direction. You then arrived in town, to find that much time has passed since you were sealed.

    ((OKAY. Now we can get this party started.))
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)16:15 No.16582481
    Bumping, /tg/ is being fast.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)16:30 No.16582632
    >>16581771
    How much EGO do we have?
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)16:32 No.16582650
    >>16582632
    Oh, never mind.
    I just saw the number.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)16:40 No.16582732
    >>16582632
    >>16582650
    >>16582481

    I will need to read the other thread to catch up.... or you can nudge us in the right direction, OP.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)17:01 No.16582909
    bump
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)17:03 No.16582921
    >>16581771
    Well, the first thing that we should do is get Dio some food, right?

    Can have this girl grow muscles if she doesn't eat.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)17:08 No.16582973
    Alright, caught up.

    >>16582921
    Can't we just use our Ego to transform her into a better fighter?
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)17:16 No.16583061
    >>16582921
    >>16582973

    Yeah, alright, lets go and find some food.
    Also try to glean as much of history from Diometricus as you can.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)17:26 No.16583181
    You blearily shake yourself awake. Although you should not need sleep, ever since the sealing, you've been unable to stay 'awake' for much longer than a normal human. Which is odd, but not a dealbreaker for you. Eventually, you're confident you can find a way around it.

    >>16582973
    You get the feeling that augmenting a being too often will have... disastrous results. You recall that your second wielder, Tomerius, died this way when you accidentally added too much muscle, resulting in a snapped spine.

    You look to Dio - she's eating at the moment, some gray gruel.

    >>What can you tell me about the time since I was sealed, Dio?

    She jumps a little, then relaxes.
    "Well, the Eastern Kingdom and this one were always on the... edge of war, as I understand it. I don't know all that much, really, but this country started making weapons, magical ones, to aid their soldiers in case a war broke out."

    Ah, you remember - you were made alongside dozens others. Suits of armor, magical chests, sheilds, even money, for spying. You and your brothers marched into war against the East. And you were victorious.

    "At the time, we didn't know about the Orcs. We destroyed the kingdom to the east, and, uh, that was that. The weapons were sealed away, so they couldn't be used, even in a civil war. Then the Orcs came, and rolled right over us - our weapons weren't that great, our armies were weak, and our magic was useless - only the paladins even brought any skirmishes to a stalemate, but eventually... They died. Takes a long time to train a paladin."

    >>Ah. So that's why...

    "Yeah. Orcs're in charge now."

    >>Huh. I see...

    "They ain't all bad. Some are real nice."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)17:33 No.16583245
    >>16583181
    "That's nice...."

    Hmm. What do we do now?
    Perhaps we should loot Giants hoard further?
    Oh, I know!
    Could we have Dio go around looking for more magical, sentient artifacts? Perhaps a suit of armor?
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)17:39 No.16583300
    This all started when we stretched out our mind's eye to find someone we could influence. What else can we do with this power? Could we seek other artifacts like ourselves?
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)17:50 No.16583398
    >>16583245
    >>16583300
    Your brothers may yet live - you felt that fairly strongly when you heard no magic was used to destroy them. Seeking out their prescence, you let your mind wander...

    (d100 for new item, d10 for location. You're rolling on a table.)
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)17:55 No.16583437
    rolled 72 = 72

    >>16583398
    A full-body armor is what I am aiming for. Knight armor or the like.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)17:57 No.16583453
    rolled 3 = 3

    >>16583448
    Gah. Fucken Captcha.

    Tryin again.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)18:06 No.16583543
    >>16583453
    that was d10 for location btw
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)18:11 No.16583591
    rolled 6 = 6

    >>16583398
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)18:13 No.16583617
         File1318284832.jpg-(83 KB, 650x380, HandifTurso.jpg)
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    >>16583437
    >>16583453

    You can feel him - deeper in the city. Deep within its bowels. He rests on some sort of podium. He still shines, untouched by rust or dirt or grime.

    The Hand of Turso.

    A collective group of artifacts, Turso was said to be fully automated in combat, moving to assist the user in manuevers as well as sensing danger. It's likely the orcs broke him apart, for without the helmet, the whole set is silent, yet retains some power, piece by piece. As far as you recall, the Hands each increase grip strength, preventing disarmament as well as allowing for some powergul grappling ability. He also resizes himself to the holder.

    As for location... aside from being on a stone podium with... lots of noise... I cannot discern more than a rough direction.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)18:16 No.16583639
    >>16583617
    After some silence suddenly speak to Dio scaring her.

    "Alright,
    I know what we do next.

    First go deeper to the city"

    Then we will try to sense the Hand again.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)18:16 No.16583643
    >>16583617
    Ask Dio if she knows anything about the deep parts of the city.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)18:21 No.16583693
    >>16583643
    >>16583639
    >>... What's deeper in the city?

    She jumps again and you chuckle. Ah, the little things.

    "Deeper? Well... There's the slums. Big-ol nasty place. Like... caves made-a garbage an' scaffolding. I've heard rumors about it. That there's contests down there, between the Orcs. Nasty combat. No-holds barred, sorta thing. Big prizes, too."

    >>We need to go there.

    "First you tell me ter stand down a giant, and now yer telling me to go fight thugs what can rip a man's arm orf? If I didn't know better, I'd say you was trying to kill me. Why are we going into the Pits?"
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)18:27 No.16583751
    >>16583693
    >"Why are we going into the Pits?"
    "To make you rich!
    And I am not trying to get you fight thugs.

    Anyway, lets get going!"

    Hmm... she might have a point there. We racked a lot of dosh, perhaps we should invest some into her survivability?
    Hire a bodyguard who doesn't ask questions or perhaps better armor?
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)18:29 No.16583766
    >>16583693
    "As I recall, we beat that giant rather easily. Fear not; we are in this together, and there may be something in the Pits we can use. If you think the giant's horde is something, just wait."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)18:39 No.16583850
    "When in doubt. Shake me"
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)18:47 No.16583919
    >>16583751
    >>To make you rich!

    "... I'll pretend I didn't hear that. Anyway, I'm gonna spend a few of these on a silvering, if you don't mind terribly. Because, uh, the second I draw you here?"

    she draws her thumb across her neck and makes a weird sound.

    "Year, not in ther mood to die 'orribly."

    >>Very well. What does that leave us at?

    "Well, I paid two for a few weeks at this inn with a meal each day, and it'll be three more for the silverin' oils, so ninety fiveish."

    >>Ah, very well. What of Armor?

    "As if anything the Orcs make would fit meh."

    >>... Good point.

    "Though the tannah might be able to make me a suit special, like. That'd probably run me quite a bit of money, though."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)18:50 No.16583951
    rolled 54 = 54

    >>16583919
    "Get yourself armor, custom-fit if not too expensive. Do not buy right glove for it, you'll know why in due time.

    Also, get a weapon. You'll use me only in dire need or if no one else is there to observe it"
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)18:51 No.16583955
    >>16583919
    "Not only is there plenty of money to be had, your safety is certainly worth it."
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)19:00 No.16584033
    >>16583951
    "Fine. I'll buy the leathers and a good knife." she says. "But the formah will require fittin', and you best not watch."

    >>16583955
    "Why don't ye flat-out tell me what we're after, here?"
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)19:03 No.16584066
    >>16584033
    >"Why don't ye flat-out tell me what we're after, here?"
    "Oh, very well. The Hand of Turso, one of my compatriots. While not as effective without the complete set, it will still help you."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)19:07 No.16584093
    >>16584033

    "I don't have eyes, if you didn't notice."

    "Everything."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)19:08 No.16584112
    rolled 100 = 100

    >>16584033
    >"But the formah will require fittin', and you best not watch."

    "Meh, my magical omnivision lets me see you in all your glory all the time anyway"

    >"Why don't ye flat-out tell me what we're after, here?"

    "Something good. Trust me"
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)19:22 No.16584215
    >>16584112
    ((I'm sad I can't use this post.))

    >>I don't even have eyes. You would not comprehend what the world seems to me.

    "Yeah, and you turned me into a chick the moment I touched yer."

    >>... Well-put. At any rate, we're after another one of my comrades, a right-handed gauntlet.

    "Ah, okay."

    She slips into a store, paying a rather large sum and handing you over. You're put into a safe.

    Time begins to pass.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)19:26 No.16584252
    >>16584215
    Wait, I guess? Not much else to do.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)19:26 No.16584259
    >>16584215
    >((I'm sad I can't use this post.))
    W-why not? D:

    Anyway, lets wait.

    ..Or use our link to observe her and the surroundings to make sure that she is safe.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)19:37 No.16584361
    >>16584252
    >>16584259
    You seek her out again.

    So pale. So incredibly pale, most if not all of her skin has probably not seen the light of day for years. Smooth yet wiry, there's a hidden strength there, a power of determination. A... constitution that is undeterred.

    "There, I've measured. I think there is an outfit here for you that will work while you wait - it'll take a full day."

    "Oh, fine. Bring it out." she says, sitting on a bench nearby in the small room. She still looks boyish - perhaps the full effects on bone structure take time to set in. But it's clear that other than that the initial transformation was a resounding success. She slips into the studded leather suit the man hands her. It's a little loose, but not terrible.

    "Renting only - you'll have to pay for it if it's excessively damaged."

    "Thankee, sir."

    "Not a problem. Let's go get that sword of yours back."

    He opens the safe and hands you over, and she smiles, sliding the sheathe and belt onto her waist.

    "Excellent. I can ditch the damn rags, now." she says with a grin. You notice that the face was likely girlish even before the transformation.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)19:41 No.16584408
    >>16584361
    I'd recommend wearing atleast one robe, running around armed and armored as a human in a society run by orcs seems like a bad idea.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)19:43 No.16584430
         File1318290193.jpg-(10 KB, 235x214, Trollface.jpg)
    10 KB
    rolled 32 = 32

    >>16584361

    >"Excellent. I can ditch the damn rags, now."

    "Indeed. After the changes I've made (and plan to make) you'll look very fine in a dress."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)19:43 No.16584436
    >>16584361
    Ask what her aspirations are, besides being rich.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)19:46 No.16584479
    >>16584430
    To quote a line I liked from the first thread:

    "By my peerless blade you will be a ki...,quee.....Monarch, you will be a monarch!"
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)19:48 No.16584506
    >>16584361
    "You might want a cloak or something that you can hide me with. I don't like the justice system of this society.
    "And now that you've got some food, lodging, and new cloths, have your aspirations changed? Are you still set on riches?"
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)19:50 No.16584536
    >>16584408
    >>You should wear at least one robe. It might be suspicious to be walking about like this.

    "Oh, fine." she mutters, ducking into a shop and coming out with a simple black robe. "And now to the blacksmith. Feel like a right proper citizen now."

    >>Besides being rich, is there anything you desire?

    "A castle. Servants. My..." she gestures vaguely at her crotch. "...thing, back. I dunno, really. There's just so many possibilities." she says as she walks out of the blacksmith with a long knife, about two hands long - almost a shortsword. This she sheathes and belts opposite you.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)19:55 No.16584589
    rolled 8 = 8

    >>16584536

    "Wait, wait, what's this? What are you going to be doing with this insensate lump of iron when you have me here?"
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)19:57 No.16584626
    >>16584589
    We recommended she get a weapon to use when we're not required or using us would make a lot of trouble. Read.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)19:59 No.16584647
    rolled 59 = 59

    >>16584626

    . . .
    . . .
    How did I miss that?
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:00 No.16584652
    >>16584536
    "The first two may prove to be easiest. My wielder must be female. But- If it means so much to you, I will certainly try to get you your 'thing' back."

    "Now, how do you feel about scouting the slums?"
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:01 No.16584664
    >>16584589
    [That's sp that she doesn't attract attention with a supremely powerful artifact]
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:01 No.16584675
    I guess she doesn't enjoy her current form, so what does that mean about us? We did say before that she could return to being a man a while after leaving us, so will she just leave us when she no longer thinks we are needed?
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:02 No.16584677
         File1318291341.jpg-(8 KB, 259x194, Notsure.jpg)
    8 KB
    rolled 68 = 68

    >>16584652
    >must be female
    >thing back

    Are we proposing to turn her into a futanari?
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:02 No.16584685
    >>16584536
    You are never going to stop giving me shit about that, are you?

    But you do want a castle and servants. You know who has a castle, and servants? A King/Queen! And if I'm ever going to make you into one, we need that armor.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)20:06 No.16584725
    >>Well, that's not so hard. Just need money for must of that. But-

    "I know. Your weilder must be female." she mutters. "I'll find a way around it."

    >>...Alright, what of those slums?

    "Oh. Oh, right. Right..." she says, turning down an alley slowly. "You know, really, uh, these places are really dangerous, and all, and, uhm. I still haven''t gotten back to big Green, and stuff."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:07 No.16584736
    >>16584677
    I think we'll just string her along until he want to INFLUENCE her to be satisfied with her present gender and stop whining about it.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:08 No.16584750
    >>16584736
    *we want to

    >>16584725
    "If you insist, we can visit your keeper first."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:09 No.16584765
    >>16584677
    She used to be a guy.
    People from previous thread turned her into a girl for shit and giggles
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:10 No.16584770
    >>16584725
    Oh FINE, we'll go see you beloved father figure before this! It's not like my brother is going anywhere, lobotomized as he is. But you'd do well not to mention me.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:10 No.16584772
    rolled 18 = 18

    >>16584725

    >"I know. Your weilder must be female." she mutters. "I'll find a way around it."

    "Now why would you want to do that? You're much easier on the eyes (not that I have any you understand) now than you were before."

    >"Oh. Oh, right. Right..." she says, turning down an alley slowly. "You know, really, uh, these places are really dangerous, and all, and, uhm. I still haven''t gotten back to big Green, and stuff."

    "That reminds me, we still haven't met this Big Green. Would he happen to be an orc?"
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:14 No.16584815
    In my head, the sword sounds like Grimoire Weiss:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BRA_IBfkOo
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:14 No.16584816
    rolled 68 = 68

    >>16584725
    "Do you think it is a good idea to visit Big Green with your new appearances?
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)20:19 No.16584871
    >>16584772
    ((A quick reminder: Your weilder doesn't actually have to be female. It's just a lie you're perpetrating.))

    >>Are you sure you WANT to see him, like this?

    "Not like I have a choice, do I, yer damn perverted pigsticker." she grumbles.

    >>Ah. Well... Would this Green fellow happen to be-

    "An orc? Yeah. No big. He's way nicer than most anyway..." she says, approaching a guard tower. "'EY! BIGGREEN! GEDDOWN 'ERE!"

    And now you meet your first Orc. Clad in silvered armor, a large hammer on his back, his face looks like it was carved from jade. Black hair falls around his head, thick and full-bodied. His frame is humanoid, but bursting with muscle and thick skin.

    "Hey, Dio." he says. "You gotch the gemmies?"

    "Yep. Here yer are." she says, handing over a pouch.

    "Escellent. We'll eatin' well tonights." he says with a nod and a smile. "Might eben get promoted again!"

    ... You don't think the orc knows it, but his hammer is sentient.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:20 No.16584884
    rolled 1 = 1

    >>16584871
    >... You don't think the orc knows it, but his hammer is sentient.

    Can we communicate wit hit?
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:21 No.16584895
    >>16584871
    Are we able to contact the hammer without Big Green noticing? If not, wait.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:23 No.16584903
    rolled 71 = 71

    >>16584871

    Attempt to initiate contact with the hammer, preferably with a snappy one-liner to give a good first impression.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:23 No.16584904
    >>16584871
    Speak the language of the inventory, silently communicate to the hammer and ask what's been happening these long and boring years.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:23 No.16584915
    >>16584871
    Can we communicate with it without Big Green knowing? For that matter, how do we communicate? Telepathically? Can anyone else hear us? Can we read minds?
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:25 No.16584928
    >>16584871
    "Well, he doesn't appear to notice anything."

    Can we whisper to the hammer without big green hearing? If so, we do it.

    "Cousin, is that you? It's me, you know, uh...
    Blast, I've forgotten my name! The kingdom slayer, the rust sword. I'm free.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)20:28 No.16584986
    You tentatively reach out to the hammer...

    Oh, fuck, you know this guy. Gavel. Gavel the JUSTICE-MAKER. Gavel the RIGHTEOUS. Gavel the supremely goddamn annoying. You decide to... leave him alone for the moment. He seems pretty set.

    "Find anything else in that Annex?" he asks, and Dio shakes her head.
    "Nosir, just dust and dirt."
    "Awright. Well, I'll see you here roun' sunset fer yer meal." he says, walking back into the tower. Dio visibly relaxes.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:30 No.16585017
    >>16584986
    "Well, that went well."

    What are Gavel's abilities?
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:33 No.16585056
    >>16584986
    He doesn't notice any changes? Dio, were you androgynous or is he just thick?

    Also, he has one of my cousins attached to his belt. Don't mention this. Don't mention me. Gavel was annoying as hell.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:47 No.16585200
    OP? You awake?
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)20:53 No.16585264
    >>16585056
    GAVEL has the natural ability to DETECT EVIL. This, however, only applies to things that are NATURALLY or ELEMENTALLY evil. You don't count. Also, he can smite said evil beings, causing him to gain a sort of etheralness to pass through armor and strike bones directly.

    >>16585017

    >>He... didn't notice? Are you androgynous, or is he just...

    "He's mostly just thick." Dio admits, walking hurriedly down the street. "But then, he's a nice person."

    >>He's wearing one of my cousins.

    "... Like I said, thick. But if he ever found out, he'd probably run to the hills."

    you pass into the same alleyway, and the darkness is somewhat overwhelming.

    "I... hate the slums."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:55 No.16585287
    >>16585264
    "Maybe you can change them? Not right now of course, but maybe with the gauntlet I mentioned earlier... Well, we could get a start atleast."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:57 No.16585299
    >>16585264
    Annoyance aside, Gavel's abilities are useful and he might have some useful information as well. We should consider talking to him when we get the chance.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)20:57 No.16585302
    >>16585264
    Nothing in this world can harm you so long as I am with you. You have power now. Soon you will have more.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)21:03 No.16585343
    >>16585302
    >Nothing in the world can harm you, so long as you hold me. You have power! Soon, you will have more...

    "As if you weren't creepy enough."

    You consider talking to Gavel. While he was... annoying, he generally had excellent insight. He was one of the few built to be used after the war - it might explain why he's alive.

    >>Maybe you could change them?

    "Maybe." she mutters, putting up her hood. The place is indeed depressing. You're glad, at least, you cannot smell things.

    ((Need at least three d100s.))
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:04 No.16585353
    rolled 40, 38, 7 = 85

    >>16585343
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:04 No.16585355
    rolled 87, 16, 88, 57, 17, 59, 47, 41, 100, 73 = 585

    >>16585343
    Rolling some dice.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:08 No.16585405
    >>16585343
    You act as though I don't have your best interests at heart.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)21:12 No.16585446
    (LOW ENCOUNTER)

    >>You act as though I don't have your best interests in heart, Dio.

    "Oh, for the sake of the Free Man." she mutters.
    "I'm sure you have some sorta agenda. Everyone does!"

    >>You mean like those three fellows behind us?

    "Yes, just like them."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:16 No.16585481
    >>16585446
    You know that power I was telling you about? Now might be a good time to give a demonstration to any riff-raff that may be watching.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:22 No.16585536
    >>16585446
    "Going to run or fight, child?"
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:27 No.16585572
    When we get a chance, Ask Dio about this "Free Man" s/he keeps mentioning.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)21:34 No.16585634
    >>16585536
    >>Going to fight o-

    You don't even have time to talk before the knife is free.

    "Y'all jus' keep on walkin', awright? No need for blood today."

    There's a pause, and a sound of blades being freed. "Bloody hell, not today." she mutters, "Fine, you pieceashets, you want ter go!"

    But it's the men who attack first. She blocks one attack with the dagger, roughly evades the second, but the third is rushing for her side. She doesn't have time to react.

    But you do. You slide free, blocking the weapon and flying into her hand, just barely saving her.

    (CANNON DIE: d100)

    You're in an alleyway about ten feet wide. There's mud everywhere. Three men stand before you with minimal armor and daggers.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:39 No.16585675
    rolled 73 = 73

    >>16585481
    HehehehehHAHAHAHAH! Come, my lord, let us introduce these brigands to their ancestors!
    (Rolling to fight)
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:39 No.16585676
    >>16585634
    A step to the left.
    Then a slash to the right.
    Gonna win this battle.
    Just gotta fight!
    Wield me, Diometricus, and we shall WIN!
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:40 No.16585682
    >>16585634
    She wants servants, doesn't she? Can we use EGO to enslave them?
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:40 No.16585683
    Flick mud in ones eyes.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:44 No.16585706
    >>16585572
    So she's 2-weapon fighting now? Using the cannon would be a bit of a waste, I think. So instead, let's help her fight in a normal manner. We can move on our own, so just tell her to hold onto us with a hand, and we'll handle what she can't. So on, so forth. Since she's holding onto us, we probably shouldn't be TOO suspicious.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:52 No.16585780
    Can all sentient artifacts use EGO or is that ability unique to us?
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)21:53 No.16585788
    >>16585683
    you swoop low, and mod flies from your blade into one of their eyes, as she surges forth. She's fast, you notice - must have grown up here. her knife flicks high, then low, and then she steps to the left, an overhand swing missing wide as she smiles, bringing up her knee into their gut - as you slide into his neck, through his spine. You come out again as another wipes the mud from his eyes and Dio spins to block the other, who had yet to move. her dagger darts out, and he grips his hand, weapon clattering to the ground as the last man rushes forth.

    You simply rise and skewer his heart. He falls dead.

    She stands over the last man, helpless.

    (do I help or do I kill)
    >> EGO Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:54 No.16585800
    rolled 32 = 32

    >>16585788
    Neither. Enslave.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:55 No.16585811
    >>16585788
    One small cut to the forearm.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:55 No.16585815
    Help who? Kill who? Sorry, but that paragraph was kind of hard to follow.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:57 No.16585826
    >>16585788
    Do not kill this one. Dee what he knows and take his possessions, then release him so that others may know the consequences of molesting the grate DIO!

    Also,I had completely misjudged you. You're actually quite the little badass.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)21:58 No.16585840
    rolled 53 = 53

    >>16585800
    Yes, can we use EGO to bend this one to our Will.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)22:03 No.16585881
    >>16585815
    ((My apologies. There is one man left of the three, this one is wounded by Dio's knife.))
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)22:04 No.16585898
    rolled 60 = 60

    >>16585881
    Use our EGO! OWN HIM!
    >> EGO SCORE: 2 EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)22:07 No.16585935
    >>16585898
    >>16585840
    >>16585800

    You almost feel the whole of your being slip out. It's painful and harsh, but you know it'll come back. The vagrant picks up his knife, making to stab her - but stops, unable to complete the action.

    "What witchcraft is this!?" he growls.

    Dio merely smiles. "You're my slave now."

    "I won't be a servant to a little ur-"

    "Shut up." she smiles as the man tries to speak in vain. "ooooh, good."

    >>See? One out of three!

    "I misjudged, maybe."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)22:13 No.16586004
    >>16585935
    Ask him his name. Hell, give him one! He belongs to you now, after all. Maje sure you order him to never knowingly subvert your will or intentions. Feed him a story to tell big green. Maybe build him a little house in the yard to live in, with a water bowl, and you can feed him scraps from the table and...

    NO, I'm getting distracted. Ask him where my comrade is. It's a glove, a shining, spotless glove!
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)22:14 No.16586024
    >>16586004
    This.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)22:24 No.16586117
    >>16586004
    >>16586024
    His name (No matter what it was) is now Loren.
    You have Dio ask about Turen.

    "You mean today's arena prize? Not that anyone will win it before sunset."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)22:28 No.16586150
    >>16586117
    Inquire further. We need directions.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)22:28 No.16586153
    >>16586117
    They're giving away sentient artifacts as ARENA PRIZES!? DETAILS, NOW.

    ... also, if the other prizes are also sentient artifacts, this place has major issues.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)22:30 No.16586169
    >>16586117
    Why not? Tell him Lead us to this arena and revel all he knows about it. I will not see a former comrade hawked off as some prize on some second rate orc.

    (Is Loren an orc?)
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)22:42 No.16586257
    >>16586169
    ((He is human. The slums are mostly populated by them.))

    Loren tells you where to find the arena, and mentions offhand that while anyone can enter, the rule of "to first blood" is often ignored and the matches can be highly lethal.

    >>16586153
    While Turen is sentient, he is silent until more pieces are gathered. Likely he was scattered.

    You also learn that the current champion is an orc, bigger than most, clad in full plate with an enourmous mace - he notes that the head of it is about as large as Dio.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)22:45 No.16586281
    >>16586257
    How much cannon is charged?
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)22:48 No.16586304
    Sound like a risk we'll have to take.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)22:48 No.16586305
    >>16586257
    Loren will accompany us. If Dio is up for it, we'll go to the arena, and, first off, we will determine if the champion is carrying any artifacts himself.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)22:50 No.16586314
    >>16586257
    ... come to think of it, if we were to just unleash all the powers we have in a public arena in full view of a public audience, won't people catch on to the whole magical/sentient weapon thing?

    That seems kind of important. The last thing we want to do is to get caught up in a modern-day culling.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)22:52 No.16586335
    >>16586314
    Perhaps we should charge up our EGO first, since it's both our most potent ability and the most stealthy, if used correctly.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)22:54 No.16586359
    >>16586335
    True. Might also want to try to find out if 1) there are means of tracking magic... signature... things, 2) how much we emit, and 3) if this godforsaken dump has any magicians or walking magic radars around or whatever.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)23:01 No.16586399
    >>16586305
    >he's coming with us.

    "Loren. Follow me."

    He follows us, as we make our way to the arena. In charge seems to be a rotund fellow.
    "Signing in, Ehren?"
    "Nawp."
    "I am." Dio says, stepping forth.
    "What."
    "What."
    >>What.
    "Yeah, I can manage it. How'sit work?"
    "... Elimination. No prelims, not that many are desperate enough to try." he says. So far there's eight entrants, includin' yer."

    "Good. I can take them."

    "... Iff'n yer say so. Name?"
    "Diometricus Salahari."
    "Rightoo. Inter the door ter the right."

    "Stay." Dio commands the man, before you move in. You're given a numbered tabard, and sit in a dark room.

    "Welp. That gauntlet better be worth it."
    "Yarp."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)23:03 No.16586414
    >>16586399
    Be the last one to enter.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)23:05 No.16586432
    >>16586399
    "Swing me around a bit. If you get in a tight enough spot, my cannon may mean the difference between life and death."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)23:06 No.16586436
    >>16586399
    Nice to see some confidence. Now, check out the competition, see what we're up against.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)23:06 No.16586438
    >>16586399
    Size up our competition.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)23:08 No.16586447
    >>16586399
    "make sure if you use me, you use me to kill. You know what happens when I wound."
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)23:09 No.16586453
    We Whisper demoralizing words to the competitors to throw them off their game.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)23:09 No.16586456
    >>16586436
    >>16586438
    It appears the room is designed to avoid this. It's barely light enough to navigate through with help, and the others are obfuscated. You do note that most of them are human sized, but beyond that, you have no idea.

    >>Shake me a bit.
    "Like the giant, right?" she whispers, drawing you quietly, and slowly, furtively, shaking you up and down.

    >>And if you do use me, go to kill. I don't wound well.

    She nods quietly, as two of the men are called - one and two. You're number eight.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)23:12 No.16586473
    >>16586456
    Reach out and whisper to the others about how they will fail! Except 7. We want them fresh.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)23:13 No.16586477
    >>16586456
    Probe for artifacts.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)23:15 No.16586484
    >>16586477
    Yes, we must see if there's anyone that has one. Just in case.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)23:18 No.16586498
    >>16586477
    >>16586484
    You look for artifacts - ah, there's Turen, still on the podium a few floors up - and find nothing. Not even simple magical weaponry or armors.

    >>16586473
    Tentatively, you whisper to the fifth man. He looks around, then shakes his head, grunting. it's unlikely any will listen - your voice is not as strong before they grasp you.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)23:21 No.16586525
    >>16586498
    nothing to do but wait then. Listen. Try to hear how the fight is going.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/10/11(Mon)23:40 No.16586709
    >>16586525
    You listen - seeking out with your self - and notice that the fight is fast and brutal. Clanging steel, grunts of power.

    Time passes. One by one two men go in. Sometimes two come out, but more often, only one exits. The last fight of the first round, you're called out.

    The arena is large. The floor is sand, swept in a spiral between matches. At the other end is a man with a longsword and simple leather armors. His face is completely unscarred, as are his hands. Strange.

    The starting bell rings.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)23:45 No.16586759
    >>16586709
    Unscarred is bad. Focus on defense right now. I'm assuming he'll make the first move, and we'll probably need to assist Dio with a parry.
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)23:53 No.16586832
    >>16586709
    Nonsense, the best defense is a ballsy offense.

    FELL HIM LIKE A TREE
    >> Anonymous 10/10/11(Mon)23:55 No.16586849
    >>16586832
    and do it while not being so damn obvious about our nature, we gotta save that for the finals.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)00:12 No.16587005
    >>16586832
    >>16586849
    >>Move aggressively, Dio. I'm sorry, I won't be of much use here.

    She nods, carefully advancing. The man (Zelgan) raises his blade and watches her carefully. As they close, it becomes evident he's very good with that weapon. The first exchange is highly uneven - you could barely follow his weapon, and when Dio dances away, the robe falls to the sand in tatters. The man grins disgustingly and begins to advance.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:18 No.16587056
    >>16587005
    Hmm, let's keep avoiding him and inspect his technique for some kind of weakness or oversight.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:19 No.16587068
    >>16587005
    We could tell her to stash some sand away or use it for defence or as a distraction if something unexpected were to happen
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:20 No.16587077
    >>16587005
    ... huh.

    Seconding the defensive maneuvers, but try to make use of the tatters if we can- anything large enough to fling at him and obscure his sight for a second?
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)00:25 No.16587122
    >>16587068
    >>Grab some sand.

    She nods, leaning down to pick some up - and the man's suddenly upon her, sword swinging. Dio defends, her own arm blurring, tossing the sand in his face. he stumbles back, reaching for a flask on his hip, pouring it over his face even as Dio rushes forth - and I notice something.

    One of the sleeves on the leather armor is opened, a long smooth cut. Her pale flesh is untouched.

    The man barks a laugh, clearing his eyes just in time to knock the blade aside before Dio can slide it into his gut.

    And again, Dio dances away, unharmed - the slit a little further up her arm. He's standing on the tatters of the robe. chuckling and grinning. That smile... It's horrible.

    Something about this isn't right...
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:27 No.16587137
    >>16587122
    He's either playing with Dio, or he has a weapon that only damages armour.

    Are we sure he isn't emplying any kind of magic? Be it weapon or anything else.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:36 No.16587197
    >>16587122
    Either he's going to do something to the tatters and Dio's leather or he wants to wear her. Either way, it's not good.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:36 No.16587201
    >>16587122
    Not the slightest idea what to do, sorry.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)00:42 No.16587241
    >>16587137
    >>Dio, he's playing with you.

    She blinks, then rises.

    >> He's not gonna disqualify you, he's had plenty of chances.

    And then she bumrushes him - a fast, dead charge with the blade held forth - and the man steps aside. Dio attempts to stop and slash out, but the man raises the blade with a flick. Dio stays close, trying to get through his excellent defense, but once, twice more, the man defends well enough to deliver a riposte, then kicks Dio in the center of the chest.

    >I... I'm not strong enough.

    He's opened the sleeve all the way to her shoulder, and a new slit has opened in her side.

    >There's no way to get past his defense. I either surrender, or I... die. Or worse.

    She's not getting up. She's on her knees, hands in fists against the sand. The man continues his approach.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:44 No.16587257
    >>16587241
    How much EGO do we have?
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)00:45 No.16587264
    >>16587257
    ((Current EGO: 15 ))
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:45 No.16587265
    >>16587257
    2, going by the last score.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:46 No.16587272
    >>16587241
    And (sorry for double-posting), could Dio position herself with the blade facing away from the swordsman while she looks so defeated?
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:46 No.16587277
    >>16587264
    Can we somehow influence his weapon to become brittle or rusted?
    >> EGO score: 30 EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)00:55 No.16587349
    >>16587272
    >>Dio. Dio, I have a plan. Shift so my gemstone faces towards him. Just stay where you are. Be ready to lunge...

    She complies, as the man walks up. His blade flicks open again. This time, the back of the leather armor opens with ease, splitting like the skin of an orange. He stands there for a moment, as if deciding where to strike next. We only have a moment to act!

    ((Planning charges EGO, hence the sudden jump.))
    ((CANNON DIE: d1000))
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:57 No.16587364
    rolled 6 = 6

    >>16587349
    Oh boy here we go.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:57 No.16587371
    rolled 341 = 341

    >>16587349
    Oh, boy. Here comes the /tg/ die.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:57 No.16587373
    rolled 707 = 707

    >>16587349
    EGO a stunningly bright flash, then fire like our life depends on it (because it might).
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:58 No.16587378
    rolled 857 = 857

    >>16587349
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)00:58 No.16587380
    >>16587364
    We are fucked.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)00:59 No.16587389
    rolled 75 = 75

    >>16587378
    ((Hold on, all y'alls. You might've unlocked a special event. Let me roll all quick-like. ))
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:01 No.16587403
    >>16587364
    >>16587371
    >>16587373
    >>16587378
    It's like i'm really watching a cannon charge.
    >> EGO SCORE: 15 EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)01:03 No.16587418
    >>16587389
    ((>Set DC to 75
    WELP))

    You feel the belt move - but the sudden flash of light blinds everyone nearby just long enough for Dio to slide her weapon into the wound - and it's a nasty one - left by the cannon. You notice the wall behind him has a hole in it, but pay it no mind as Dio stands.

    >So now I can talk to you here, I guess?
    >>I guess.

    >EMPATHY INCREASED.<

    You return to the holding area. The leathers are beyond repair, but at least they won't fall off - so long as Dio is careful, anyway. The last one opened it all the way to the small of her back. She heavily takes a seat.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:06 No.16587432
    >>16587418
    "I apologize, Dio. I should not have given up so quickly. That said, some shaking before our next match might be a good idea."
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:06 No.16587434
    rolled 572 = 572

    >>16587418
    >
    >((>Set DC to 75
    >WELP))

    So, did we make it, or not?
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:08 No.16587443
    >>16587418

    "Good job, kiddo. I don't think I need to tell you, but don't dick around like that. You go into a fight, you do whatever you need to win, even if it means playing dirty."

    "And I'd make a pun about being dirty and me being covered in rust and all, but even after spending all that time alone and thinking about stuff, puns are still puns."

    "Oh, and watch the next matches closely. You could learn a thing or two."
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)01:10 No.16587458
    >>Good job, kiddo. I don't think I need to tell you, but don't dick around like that. You go into a fight, you do whatever you need to win, even if it means playing dirty.

    >Eh. Whatever. But now this rental is ruined, so I have to pay for it, too. Let's hope there's a purse in addition to that damned glove of yours, eh?

    >>Right... Gonna shake me more?

    >Yeah, yeah.

    (Cannon die: d10 )

    (Cannot watch the matches: Holding area seperated.)
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:12 No.16587473
    >>16587458
    Use EGO to look in on the match and then give Dio the details.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:14 No.16587486
    Well, Dio can't watch them, but can we watch them with our magical powers? Also, after we killed the giant, our ego went from 15 to 90. Is that from the shaking idea? Also, you said our empathy increased. What does that mean?
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:16 No.16587495
    rolled 4 = 4

    >>16587458
    Shake and bake.
    >> EGO SCORE: 10 EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)01:20 No.16587519
    >>16587486
    ((Killing the giant was so incredibly unexpected that it pretty much left you in control until you hit town, hence the high ego boost. EMPATHY is special, and will remain unexplained.))

    >>I'm going to take a look.

    It's a match between a small man with knives and a tall thin man with a bow. The tall man gets off one shot before the midget reaches him, dropping him with ease and returning.

    The next passes, as there is no challenger. Same with the next.

    Dio is then called up, along with another. But as you enter the arena, there's a loud hubbub.

    (SPECIAL EVENT)

    "Things've changed! This fight's fer the prize! Someone killed the champion!"

    Your opponent is the archer, who watches you quietly.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:23 No.16587537
    >>16587418
    >>So now I can talk to you here, I guess?
    >>>I guess.

    Does that mean she can now answer us without speaking?
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:24 No.16587548
    >>16587519
    What does the arena look like?
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:25 No.16587558
    >>16587519
    Watch the archer quietly.

    I say if Dio attacks, even with the dagger, we use EGO to help her hit, and also make the attacks a little more powerful.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:25 No.16587559
    >>16587519

    "Start waving me around. As much as possible. When things start to go bad, throw me as hard as possible at him. Hopefully, neither of our aims will be bad."

    "Or you can just, you know, run up there and shank his ass. Just don't forget to serpentine."
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:25 No.16587560
    >>16587519
    Judging from the match we saw? Does the archer seem to be an honourable fighter?
    If so, bow to him before we start to fight.

    Also, how far is he away from us? How long did it take him to fire his shot on the halfling?
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)01:25 No.16587562
    >>16587537
    ((Yep! No more looking like a lunatic.))

    >>16587548
    >>>>The arena is large. The floor is sand, swept in a spiral between matches
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:33 No.16587611
    >>16587560
    I read it more as cold and calculated. The halfling was running at him and he just shot him and then walked off.

    Also, the champion is dead? How did that happen becuse it certainly wasn't the halfling.

    We have to be careful about this archer, though.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)01:34 No.16587612
    Dio bows respectfully to the archer, who, briefly, looks shocked - then smiles warmly as the bell dings.

    >>GOGOGO If you can make it there in just a few seconds

    Dio runs, low and hard, as you watch the archer, who is starting to slowly back away... and fires.

    Dio runs to one side, suddenly, the arrow pithing in the sand behind her. Arrow two zips between you and Dio - more damage to the outfit, but no blood, and you're in melee range now. He drops the bow as Dio lunges, pulling out a shortsword - and is only barely skilled as Dio. You even think Dio could manage it alone... if the front of the outfit wasn't sliding down her arms slowly.

    She has him pinned, it seems... but if you don't act soon, she's going to lose the manueverability of her arms.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:36 No.16587632
    >>16587612

    "Spit in his face! Kick sand at him! Say something funny! Just do something that will catch him off guard!"

    "... You think telling him that your penis is bigger than his will work?"
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:37 No.16587645
    >>16587612
    >if the front of the outfit wasn't sliding down her arms slowly

    If I remember, we can excert a little bit of force (10 pounds, if I remember correctly) without draining our reserves.

    Let's use that to keep the outfit from sliding down.

    >Re: Combat
    Let's try to only disable this guy. Go for his legs, knock him over. Let Dio use her small stature to her advantage.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:38 No.16587646
    >>16587612
    Well, from what I know of leather, it is made of animals. Perhaps we could rust it off, as our power is to do so?
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:39 No.16587658
    >>16587612
    Can we use our ability to 'float' to at least ten pounds of weight to keep that dress barely on?
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)01:41 No.16587671
    >>16587645
    You use the force that normally lifts you to lift the front of the outfit. You weren't certain of this before, but hey! Experimentation seems to have fallen in your favour. Thank god for that.

    Dio is gaining the advantage, kicking his legs to knock him to his knees.

    >Should I kill him?
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:42 No.16587677
    >>16587612
    >>16587611
    Nevermind.

    >>16587645
    Agreed. Use your force to keep it on. Also, try to murder this guy dead with your dagger. This is a fight to the death after all.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:42 No.16587683
    >>16587671
    "Ask him to surrender first."
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:43 No.16587684
    >>16587671
    >Should I kill him?

    Offer him the chance to surrender, but keep an eye out for any funny business.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:43 No.16587689
    >>16587671
    Yes. This is a fight to the death. If we leave him alive it will only humiliate him. Death is kinder.

    But hey if we want to be a dick we can keep him alive.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:43 No.16587691
    >>16587671
    No. Servants, remember?
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:44 No.16587696
    >>16587689
    >Yes. This is a fight to the death

    Officially, it's to first blood. If I remember correctly.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:47 No.16587712
    >>16587696
    If so, draw a little blood with our dagger to fulfill that requirement.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)01:49 No.16587718
    ((First blood is fight to the death?))

    >>16587671
    >>Let him surrender.

    "Surrender." Dio says, "Or the first blood will be all of it."

    The man weighs is options, lifting his blade... Then stabbing it into the sand.

    "I surrender."

    The fat man laughs as he walks out, raising his arms to the cheers of the crowd. Dio, for the first time since you met hi-her-them, smiles broadly, happily, and takes the small purse (Twenty Gs!) and the artifact with grace. As we leave, the archer approaches you. and hands you a new robe.
    "Excellent fighting, miss." he says, then leaves.

    >Uhhh... Okay?

    ((OH GOD I'M GONNA PASS OUT someone archive this shit))
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:49 No.16587719
    >>16587671
    Off with his head! NO MERCY FOR THE MERCILESS!
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:49 No.16587722
    >>16587696
    It is?? GAY

    Oh well... Cut his arm or something.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:51 No.16587732
    >>16587718
    It's been archived since the start, hasn't it?
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:52 No.16587738
    Who tagged this quest with "Gender Bender"?
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:52 No.16587746
    >>16587718
    Reread.
    > to first blood
    My bad.
    >> EGO !b0vpMZLBb6 10/11/11(Tue)01:54 No.16587756
    >>16587732
    Oh, good. Next game will be in a few days. catch you all on, uh... Wednesday, yeah.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)01:54 No.16587759
    >>16587718
    Thanks for the session, it has been a great ride
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)02:11 No.16587850
    >>16587738
    Whoever archived it screwed up again, since they left out the Collective Game tag and the INFLUENCE Quest tag, which puts the archive up for deletion.
    Goddammit, can't you do something this simple right?
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)02:13 No.16587869
    >>16587850
    Tags on suptg:
    >Collective Game, INFLUENCE, Gender Bender

    Collective game is there, influence quest was managed at least half way.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)02:15 No.16587891
    >>16587850
    No, it has both Collective Game and INFLUENCE as tags
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)02:19 No.16587928
    >>16587891
    INFLUENCE isn't enough though. It has to be INFLUENCE Quest, per the submission form.
    >> Anonymous 10/11/11(Tue)02:22 No.16587941
    >>16587928
    I think INFLUENCE does fulfil the requirement:
    >unique tag to associate a quest line
    although it does so rather poorly. I agree that Influence Quest should be used next time.



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