You and Dorpou are currently hanging out near your nest in the tree hole, after talking with Andor about the logistics of your future aphid farm.


>How this works.
Suggest an action and then depending how feasible it is, the spider will act.

You are just an ordinary spider in moder day earth. You have no special powers, other than your intellect.

Making silk costs proteins, which you can restore by eating. Your mate has his own protein reserves. You both have currently 95% if your reserves.

You can upgrade your nest with silk.Your nest currently has the following improvements:
>Small rudimentary web nest:
>Storage chamber
-20 units of food, 3 chitin plates.
>8 slingshots.
>Trap webs near the base of the tree.
>Aphid pen.
-5 aphids.

You also need to feed your family.
Your siblings, brood and Isaac combined require 15 units of food per day. They are fed for this day however.

What do will you do next?

>>17801819

After all that you have been through?
That would be quite out of your character.

rolled 60 = 60

Well, we're going to need more food, definitely.

But what source do we go for?

I vote we make a net and snag a water-strider or two.

>>17801855

Do you take Dorpou with you?

rolled 99 = 99

>>17801915
Sure. The faster we can bring in food, and the more we do, the better off we'll be.

So many nokos.

>>17801990

You and Dorpou head to the pond.
You can see multiple water-striders idly "doing that weird thing how they move across water".

Your intention is to build a net to catch them, but what sort of a net? A passive trap like one, one more suitable for active fishing?

You are there.
What kind of a net will it be?

>>17802123
Fishing spider time!

Threads rather slow today

Man.. I haven't been keeping up with these threads.. How is Motorcycle, heir to our Spider Empire, doing these days? Will he live up to our expectations?

You weave a simple fishing net and throw it to the pond.
It costs you both 5 protein.

Roll 1d10 for successful catch.
Number to beat 7 (you have never fished before).
The highest of first three will be applied.

rolled 8 = 8

>>17802219
ROLLS FOR THE ROLL GOD

rolled 2 = 2

FISH FOR HIS FISHY THRONE

>>17802193

You are jet to name any of your offspring and it seemed that the general consensus among the players was that a name should be only given to those who start to stand out from the rest, or that getting one's name should be some sort of maturation ritual.

Spiderquest! Awesome!

>>17802224

You catch two water-striders.

Oh god these two things in the middle of the pond look like eyes of a frog. Better be ready to abscond fastly if it really is one. It would most certainly go for water bugs anyway but better be ready.

>>17802270

Part of post vanished!

Anyways, one strider is worth 10 food units. Will you attempt to hunt for more, or will you take these two back to your nest?

>>17802291
Call it a day; we want to spread our hunts across the different prey groups to ensure we have enough to hunt for tomorrow.

>>17802291

I forgot how much food our combined family and Ranou need. Is 20 Food enough for a day? If not we may want to consider getting more. Maybe more Waterstriders if the population of them is big enough. Overfishing is never a good Idea.

>>17802314
You return to your nest with your catch just as Andor is about to depart.
"I am going for a hunt. I might bring some leaves with me when I get back for the aphids. I also let your wasp friend inside. She is near the water hole."

>>17802335
20 units of food is pretty much what all of you will consume. You and Dorpou require about 2 units of food a day, as your growth spurt has mostly passed, your siblings, brood and Isaac combined need 15 units, as they are all growing and Ranou, being old, needs very little sustenance. 1-2 units of food per day.

You will need more food if any of you makes a lot of silk however, as silk consumes proteins, that can only be replenished with food. For 5 food units you will replenish 15 protein.

>>17802433
Deposit the food safely away and then go see our precarious Wasp ally.

Well Ranou is a proper web building spider. We are but mere amateurs in web-using. Maybe he could teach us some of his skills and tricks so that we can get a level-up in webbing :3

>>17802451

You store the striders to the storage chamber.
>40 food units, 3 chitin plates.

You also go and see your new friend. Dorpou says that he'd rather not deal with that "dumbass parasitic imbecile" right now, and goes to check on your young.

"Your home, is like SO cool! I have never even had a home before! This is so awesome! We can, like stay out of rain, and, and hide all kinds of stuff in here and, and have this like totally GREAT set up in this hole!"

>>17802545
"Yes, it is sweet." :3

"However..." >:3

"...you have to pull your own weight if you live here. Parasitic though you may be, you'll be no free-loader in this tree. But don't worry; we'll put you to good work." :3

"First, some more information. Have you ever seen anything bright or out of place nearby? Something that looks like it can be moved in small quantities or dismantled like the great white splash inside the shed." Basically, we must begin our empire with pictures and a writing system to educate our children. To do that, we need some writing materials, like paint or some fine, reflective material that we can stick to the wall.

>>17802545
Ask the wasp what defense strategy would be good against those hostile wasps

Yay, spider quest!

>>17802574

You inform her that she'll have to be useful if she wishes to stay.

"Yeah, yeah. Off course I will try to help, I am not a squatter or anything like that! It would be like rude and stuff, to just stay here and not do anything."

You ask her about unusual colored stuff.

"Well, maybe. Few days ago I, like, saw the giants carry around some weird thing full of really nasty smelling red stuff, and then, like, smearing it over the shed so it became really red and sticky. Many flies and other stupid fliers got like totally stuck and then wasps came and took them away.
The giants left the red stuff near the shed like a day ago."

>>17802582

"Against the wasps? Honey, no offense, but you got, like nothing on the wasps. There are like many tens of them! Maybe even hundreds! If they want to come here, they will!
I guess you could, like build nets and stuff, so that they would get stuck, but there are still like so many of them!

They are like fighting against the bees like all the time though, so they probably wouldn't come here anyways."

>>17802728

Sorry if I am rather slow today.
I'll try to pick up speed.

>>17802728
Good to hear about the bees. If one comes knocking on our day, then we'll just beseech the other. Soon, however, they will have to contend with the Dancing Spider Empire!

"Can you tell me where you saw this red stuff? Also, do you know where I can find small seeds? I need them."

>>17802779
>day
I meant door.

>>17802728

Oh no, many tens its bad! Hundreds might be worse!

How large are the chitin plates? We could start working on two sets of chitin armor, One piece for a helmet and two for abdomen armor...

>>17802779

The red stuff is near the shed.

"What kind of seeds?"

>>17802836

The plates are quite large. If you find a way to cut or carve them, you could make most of the armor just from one plate.

You need sharp things to cut the chitin, luckily you found some sharp stuff in the bird's nest.
Making it more easily moldable would also help, as it is currently rather stiff material, making it hard to manipulate.

>>17802918
"Small seeds; seeds that you can see someone like me or my husby carrying. Don't let our small size fool you, however." :3

That many bees and wasps are bad news, that's true. Especially considering that we will eventually get their attention. We don't know if it will be days or month, but someday they will find us.

We should really consider to start building the glorious scarecrow soon. We shuld get food and materials for that. Food because we may need lot's of protein for setting up ropes to fasten the dead bird into place. And small points of sticky web to fasten leaves unto the bird skeleton to make them look like feathers.
And we may need to contruct pulleys, to get the heavy bird bones in place. So...lot's to do if we really want to do it. But the payoff may be awesome. Not only will it look great and be a monument to spiderkind and the prowess of our empire, no it will also most likely keep curious insects away. It will maybe even keep other birds away!

We should Ranou ask for help in this project. He is way better in all things WEB then us.

>>17802935

She says that the only place she can think of right now is under the berry bushes, as the berries contain small seeds. They are however heavily contested by all kinds of creatures, such as ants for example, and thus, the area near the bushes isn't very safe.

>>17803037
"Well, here's something you can do for us, than. Care to go retrieve some seeds? We only really need two, but the more the better. You can have all the berry around it if you so desire." :3

>>17803046

"Well, I guess I could do that. Not like it would be hard for me or anything. I'll be of then! See you later darling!"

She flies off.
>>17803021

You go to Ranou in order to ask him for help in the project SCARECROW, and general advice in things related to silk.

>>17803100
Soon...soon, our form will litter the walls and strike fear and awe into the hearts of our children...

>>17803100

You climb to Ranou's web.

"What brings you here, young one?"

You tell him that you seek his help, and general advice regarding webs. You explain your plans for the bird bones, and how you feel that in order for the project scarecrow to succeed, you need his help.

"You are quite ambitious. I will try to aid as best as I can, but an endeavor of that magnitude is far from guaranteed to succeed. Tell me what I should do, and I will try to come up with something.

Regarding general advice, I can give you this tip.
Conserving silk is the key to success. Always try to make the strings you lay to do as much as they can. An individual strand can be both a support strand as a walkway. There is no need to waste web on redundant structures, as nothing we ever build will last the test of time.

>Webbing skill increased.
From now on, your silk structures will consume 3 units less proteins than before.

>>17803229
Ba-da-da-daaa~

"It's really easy, actually. It'll just take a bit of upkeep every now and then." Explain to him the principle of bones, and how they are meant to be supported by flesh and organs. Since the bird will eventually decay, we'll need something fill the space and a way to keep the exterior still looking bird-like. Leaves could serve as an interior support while sun exposure might dry out the bird's skin.

"Also, Ranou; when's your birthday?" :3c

>>17803276

The bird aleady IS a skeleton if I remember the picture correctly. What we wold need to make it stand errect at the entrance of our treehole....would be to fasten the bird bones together with web and/or glue, more web and maybe wood to support the structure, pulleys to heave it in place, again glue or web to get the artificial feathers to stick tightly to the bird.......and the finishing touch would again be strong strings of web, to support and secure the whole thing.

It may not succeed yeah. We have to live with that. But IF it succeeds it will surely pay of our effort manyfold with increased safety.

>>17803368
If that's the case, we can encrust the bird's skeleton in the paint that we'll try to get since paint has a natural adhesive in it.

>>17803368

The wasp mentioned red paint. Maybe we could even use that for gluing purposes concerning the "feathers" a coat of red paint would even make the leaves less prone to decay.

>>17803276

You try to explain how you think the inner workings of the bird are supposed to be, and how you are planning to make it work.

"Sounds feasible, but this deed will still requite much time and great effort."

You also ask when is his birthday.
He is slightly surprised at the question.
"Hmm, I don't recall. We never celebrated birthdays in my clan, as we all were born the same day. I hatched three summers ago, in one of the flower bushes behind this tree, but that is all I can remember."

>>17803415
"Well, ok...expect a gift." :3

With that, let's return to our husband and the children.

>>17803467

After promising Ranou a gift, you say good bye, and go to your nest.

The majority of your brood and siblings are still resting. The few that are awake are playing with Isaac or eating. Dorpou is watching over them.

What do you do now?

>>17803605
While we wait for the wasp to return, let's teach our children the dance of our people.

>>17803605
Explore the crown of the tree we're living in. We have no idea what kind of stuff is living upstairs.

Dancing lession, I agree! By doing our arm-wave-cance our empire begun and this tradition has to live up!

And dacing is fun! And cute. :3

>>17803655
>:3
you keep using that emoticon. I do not think it means what you think it means.

>>17803683

You teach your brood the dance of their people. Or at least to those who are currently awake.

>>17803722
Yeah.

Cuddle up for something to happen or go exploring like >>17803622 recommended.

Aww dat Isaac

>>17803734

As you are about to leave the hole and explore the rest of the tree, Andor returns with leaves.

"Greetings friends! I brought these for our common endeavor, the aphid farm."

No image could properly convey how sad I am to see Spider Quest when I have to leave for work!

>>17803775
Promotions!

"Any news from the wilderness, Andor?"

>>17803787

Aww, must be kinda shitty to have to work on weekends.
Well, work is work, and everyone has to earn their living, so have a nice day at work good sir. You can always read this in the archives when you get back.

>>17803803

"The ants are on the march nearby. Large patrols are heading towards the wasp territories. I also spotted one of the giants working on one of their loud noxious contraptions near the shed

>>17803913
"We should be cautious then; man the doors!"

"I hope the wasp is ok..." <:3c

>>17803955

You sit tight and wait for something to happen.

>>17803995

We need a telescope made out of webbing and small lenses...

This could potentially wipe out our two most present threats at the moment and we'll have no idea who the winner is. Maybe we should go scout it out alone? Couldn't be THAT dangerous for a jumping spider as long as we're just watching from behind a few blades of grass.

>>17803995

Then suddenly!

>>17804080
Ssssshiiiiit~

>>17804043
>bugslifetech.jpeg

>>17804080

>>17804080
Wat.

>>17804080

Yeah shit just went down in the yard. I'm guessing some sort of future tech pest murdering machine from the future. Hold on to your thorax.

>>17804157
dude just started up the lawnmower
>>17803913
I think it will be ok

>>17804080
I'm guessing lawn mower? Can we look out the entrance carefully?

The hellish sound is emanating form the giant's contraption.
It is slowly moving towards the tree, the noise getting louder with every step the giant takes.

>>17804214
>>17804219

It's future tech to us. Unless we've already managed to make an engine in one of the previous threads that I missed.

>>17804236
Only thing you should do is pull in any lines you have handing out, and otherwise make this whole in the tree look as much like spiders AREN'T in it, no of course not, as possible.


Go Bibi!

>>17804236
Pray to Lolth for safe deliverance...

We're in the tree, right? We should be safe.

>>17804236
BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES! BRACE FOR IMPACT!

>>17804236

Retreat further back into the hole so we won't be seen once he passes the tree.

>>17804262
see:
>>17804259

Unfortunately, there isn't time to start dragging any hunting lines back. You quickly retreat further to the hole and hope that the alien monstrosity doesn't see you.
The noise is getting louder and louder!

>>17804403
Protect the young and Isaac!

>>17804396
HOW THE FUCK DO WE KNOW? THIS SHIT IS BEYOND OUR UNDERSTANDING! FOR ALL WE KNOW, IT COULD CLIMB RIGHT UP THE FUCKING TREE AND EXTEND TENDRILS OR SOME SHIT TO SUCK US OUT!

>>17804420
Because we're not just an ordinary spider; we are the main character...who happens to be a spider.

>>17804403

Plug our...ears...Do we have ears? With web based spider ear plugs. Do so for our children as well. Wouldn't want us to go deaf.

>>17804493
I don't think so, spiders feel vibrations more than hear things

You scramble back to your nest. Dorpou is already trying to cal down your panicking brood.

The noise is starting to get maddening.

>>17804510

Make giant spider socks to keep us from going vibration deaf.

Also panic hilariously. Slap Dorpo to make him calm down.

>>17804533
Keep sane; we must perform the dance of flipping the fuck out.

You keep perfectly calm.

In this serene state, you start furiously smacking Dorpou so that he would calm down too.

Your brood is in disarray, and the noise is getting louder and louder.

>>17804682

While remaining calm, pick up Dorpou and use him to seal off the exit to the small sub den to block out the sound.

>>17804682
Muster up the courage to peek out of the tree. See what the giant is doing.

Before you manage to do anything else, Dorpou smacks you.

"Get a hold of yourself woman! This is not the time to go hysterical!"

>>17804682
Rally our brood to perform the dance of our people to remain calm! No one must leave the tree!

>>17804812
Yes.

You and Dorpou start dancing, hoping to calm the younglings.
It seems to work, but as soon as the brood is starting to gather around you, the insufferable noise ends with a loud bang.

>>17804965
LOOK

LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED

>>17804965
Peek outside to see whats up, Also see it you can see that waspLady coming....

>>17804798
Dorpou cracks my shit up!

The giant is shouting incomprehensible nonsense at the clearly broken contraption.
Foul smelling smoke is emanating from the corpse of the loud thing.

>>17805113
Ha! Too bad we'd need a few thousand spiders to salvage the thing.

Clearly the spider pantheon smiles upon us, for the contraption has been struck down. But what can we do to protect ourselves in the future?

Tell Dorpou we need a defense against sonic attacks.

>>17805113
Do not approach! If anything, we shall watch what the giant does next.

>>17805113
When the giant leaves perhaps we can go out into the yard in search of metal parts that blew off of it?
We could use them as cutting tools, and on the way back we could check out that red paint.

Only if the coast is clear however!

After giving the contraption a few kicks, the giant walks away.

>>17805286
Keep watching for a while. Don't want the giant to come back when you're crawling on it.

The giant walks out of your field of vision. You can still hear it's heavy steps and incomprehensible mumbling emanating behind the building.

>>17805362
Ask Andor if he could scout the area near the machine for any small, carryable bits.

>>17805387

You ask him if he would be kind enough to scout the wreckage.

"Meddling with the contraptions of the tall ones brings misfortune to us all. Are you sure you want me to go there?"

>>17805457
Bro, just go to the wreckage to see if there are any debris we could use.

>>17805457

Offer to go with to direct his actions and to act as a guard. Also specify that you don't want him to meddle with it, only to look for small parts that broke off to carry back

>>17805457
Not if you really don't want to. I can go myself, it'll just take longer.

>>17805457
We could go with him, flying on his back.

>>17805487
>>17805487
THIS

>>17805457
Scout, but watch out for the smoke, and don't land on anything. It looks like it could be hot. Just see if there's anything useful looking.

>>17805487
Flyin' on the back of our ladybug bro? NICE

You manage to persuade Andor to take you to the wreckage.

>>17805587
>that face

You're awesome.

suddenly:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrPEBaQiAIM

>>17805587
Ok bro, just don't dive in too far unless it doesn't look too dangerous, AND NO FLIPS OR HARD BANKS. WE DON'T HAVE THUMBS

>>17805627
and especially NO barrel rolls!

>>17805587
Let's be careful, these things tend to get hot as hell. So we probably shouldn't land directly on tha contraption.

>>17805605

TAKE OFF!

>>17805673
I suddenly had a vision of the Spider Air Force performing a carrier launch from the middle of the pond.

>>17805673
Initiate Ride of the Valkyries.

>>17805699
now i'm curious as to what would be the carrier for our spider air force

I love this. At the rate this is escalating we'll end up becoming the Ganges Khan of arachnids taking over our 4th sub-division from the foolish humans.

>>17805752
A plank of wood, :3

>>17805673
Maybe we should like, let out a few drops of silk to avoid slipping?

>>17805752

Bark leaves and grass attached together with web, mostly bark.

>>17805773

We don't need to let out a few drops of silk, spiders don't stick to silk any more than they stick to anything else.

>>17805752
A giant water bug, of course.

>>17805709

>>17805752
We did spot what might have been a frog earlier. We could have amphibious assault carriers.

>>17805787
But if it's still attached to our butts, if we slip we're connected.

Approaching target.

Requesting a landing zone.

>>17805817
Set down by one of the wheels.

>>17805817
I think this should just be a recon pass, landing wouldnt serve much because even if we do find something, how could we use it?

>>17805817

Land next to it, not in front, and definitely not on it.

>>17805817
Scout the ground around it.

>>17805799

>>17805828
seconding this

>>17805834
This. Just look for something we could use, if nothing, return home.

So which is it?
Do we land, or do we just fly past it?

>>17805867
Recon only.

>>17805817
Right front wheel.

Stay well away from the exhaust!

Have Dorpou search for bits and pieces of metal in the yard, while we climb up to the machine to examine it....

Safety first :)

>>17805867
I'd say flying past is enough.

>>17805867
We look for anything to use that may of flew off the contraption and is small enough for us to carry, if theres anything bigger, dorpou and us will come and bring it back.


Also, blue mushroom acid + oil + fire = napalm?

>>17805867

Fly past, but get close to the ground so that we can look under it.

So, I was wondering about our size. I mean our mother was much bigger. Since we don't know if she died in the shed she could still be danger to us (considering we took her children).
Ranou is also bigger than us and he's male.
If we encounter a huge female spider it could not end well.

You fly few rounds around it.
Besides the few bits of metal, only notable thing you can spot is the thick black liquid leaking from the contraption.

>>17805972
Land. Collect the bits of metal.

Use leaves and/or blades of grass, with plenty of silk, to create a container for some of the black liquid.

The few bits of metal. Are any of them small enough for us to carry back with us? I am sure our trusty steed/military adviser can carry back some sizable pieces.

The foul black fluid is exactly that, and we should not concern ourselves with it.

>>17805972

Check things out, recover what you can, maybe further disable if it seems possible, and get back before Dorpou turns into a dictator or something.

>>17806016
now that's cool

>>17805972

Look at the metal pieces, if any are of a good size to take back, do so. Avoid the liquid, it may be useful eventually but we have nothing we need it for now, and we don't want the kids messing with it.

>>17806016
ς, please.

First things first, metal. We need it to work the chitin into serviceable pieces.

Also, spiders with spears. even a pin can punch through the strongest of chitin.

>>17805972

Hey OP, you seem to have the drawfaggin' covered, but is there a picture you would like made? I have been following the quest for awhile and I figure I should give something back. Plus, Bibi is adorable.

You land and start checking out the metal bits.
It seems that there are 3 pieces small enough for you to carry. The larger piece weighs hundreds of times more than you do.
It seems that the smaller bits were broken of from this somewhat circular thing.

>>17806016
Awesome!

>>17806096

Three pieces is more then enough. Secure them for transit, and let us get away from this giant's artifact. As small as we are, it is obvious it does not like us. Best to be away from it's reach, rather than at it's feet when it returns.

>>17806096

Collect the 3 pieces and leave, use webbing to secure them if needed.

>>17806080

I don't really know, honestly.
You are free to draw something if you wish, off course, but right now, I don't really know what to suggest.
Rest assured that I appreciate your offer, and any possible art you do.

Draw Bibi's first flying experience!

For an earth bound creature, I am sure the first time flying on the back of a lady bug would be pretty amazing/horrifying

>>17806096
Collect metal, then ask Andor to take you over next to the shed to look for that red liquid, since it is close by...

You collect the metal bits in a small web bundle, that Andor picks up, and then you take off.

Do you head back to the nest, or something else?

>>17806197
Take them back to the nest before we're seen; run away~!

>>17806139
If posters can suggest?

How about 'Bibi in a dress?'

Don't really know how that'd work, but I'm pretty sure it'll be funny.

We have our bounty, and I am sure these three pieces encumber Andor enough. Let us not push our luck and meddle in the affairs of the giant. He already destroyed many of our clan, we do not need to add ourself or our ally to the roster.

To home, and to creation!

>>17806220
One of the first episodes had Bibi making a sweater out of silk. It was comfy, but it covered several of her eyes.

>>17806227

This, we have what we came for.

>>17806139

>>17806175

Didi riding into battle on a glorious heavy-armor flying platform of aphid death? That'll do.

I'll try and get it done before the 404. If not, I will post it next week.

>>17806197
I we could see if the Red paint is useful, and have Andor close by for a quick get away

As you are flying back home, you spot a familiar wasp frantically flying away from a big flier you have never seen before.

>>17806175
I like this idea.

Move to intercept. Prepare for bug to bug boarding. Quickly weave up a net or the like, see if we can disable it's wings with a lucky throw.

>>17806327
Wasp, a being that could fuck us up, running from something that could fuck a wasp up....logic dictates....

>>17806327
"Oh no!...We have to save her!"

>>17806327
We can throw the metal thing into the enemy to save the wasp, for the moment it's kinda a good bro.

Carefully watch, do not attack unless needed, just help the wasp make it to the tree.

also
>>17806410
no

>>17806356

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOdRt_c8nfY

Interception tiem!

The parasitic wasp (you haven't asked her name) speeds towards you, carrying two berries with her. The large flier is right on her tail.

>>17806453
"YOU SHALL NOT PASS~!" ...we'll say to flier behind the wasp.

>>17806453
AGGRESIVE ATTACK, ALL DAY ERY DAY, FUCK TERROR SHIPS!

>>17806453

>Dragonfly

WEBS!

WEBS!

BRING THAT FUCKER DOWN WITH WEB SHOTS! AIM FOR THE EYES AND WINGS!

>>17806453

Fly between the parasitic wasp and the enemy, Do Not Engage unless required, head for the tree and safety.

>>17806453
>hornet
It better not be what I think it is.

>>17806359
Avoid them both.

>>17806475

AGGRESSIVE ATTACK YOU SAY?

ROLL 1D10 to see how much you will fuck up this dragon fly!
Number to beat 3.
Highest of the first three will count.

>>17806534
>>17806537

You have the reading comprehension of a disadvantaged first grader.

Damn, a dragonfly would make a great and powerful ally. Try to incapacitate the dragonfly. See if it sapient. If it is, try to recruit it.
As for the wasp, try talking to it as well. Make sure not to tell either of them any details about our home; as far as they know, we're just... Spiders from the Shed.

rolled 4 = 4

>>17806586
Rolling /tg/-dice, bracing for TPK.

rolled 9 = 9

>>17806586
ROLLAN GAEMS.

rolled 4 = 4

>>17806586

rolled 10 = 10

>>17806586
Come on!

rolled 10 = 10

>>17806601

YES! YES! I DID IT GUYS!

rolled 8 = 8

For the Emperah!

Make a lazo and tame the beast!

rolled 1 = 1

>>17806586
rollan

>>17806598
>>17806601
>>17806603
FUSION BALL'D MOTHERFUCKER!

>>17806609

>Rolled a 10

>>17806607

>Also rolled a 10

Can we get a bonus from these?

rolled 10 = 10

>>17806587
No, I'm just a slow typist.
Rolling for non-lethal

>>17806636
The third ten.

Gentlemen, the dragonfly turns out to be an insect genie that is forced to grant a wish when subdued.

>Three 10's

Did we just level up?

>>17806666

I say we told that dragon fly who is boss, and now it seeks only to serve us.

>>17806607
Was... not expecting to roll a ten.

First time in Spider Quest, woo!

Requesting Bibi with Kamina glasses to cement our saving of a friend from a MOTHER-FUCKING DRAGONFLY.

The dragonfly is so confused about this turn of events that it stops flapping it's wings.
This is understandable, as few seconds ago, he was just about to catch a nice meal, then suddenly a ladybug charges right at him, and a goddam spider jumps straight to his face.

You have the initiative. How do you proceed.

rolled 4 = 4

>>17806684
Submit it and show who is the boss.

>>17806684
Bite time?

Bite time.

BITE HIS EYES!

>>17806684
"You're going to calm down and land on that tree over there, or I'm going to inject all of my poison straight into your eyes."

>>17806684
Befriend the fuck out of it.

>>17806684
uh.....get onto his back and try to communicate, currently were on the BUSINESS END of the fucking dragonfly. Not the greatest place to negotiate from.

Guys, guys, if Humans are gods, Birds are our Rocs, that makes Dragonflies -literally- our Dragons.

Awesome, if we count the Centipede as a Land Dragon we are totally monster hunters considering how fucking -small- we are compared to anything.

>>17806684

We threaten the dragonfly, with poison.

>>17806707
Dragonflies aren't that big, even compared to us. Andor is bigger. They don't seem like the kind of threat that would warrant a comparison to a dragon.

>>17806684
Quick! Find out if it's intelligent or not, and if so, negotiate with it. Try to get it on our side by promising to help it hunt/fight the wasps, or something,

If all else fails, attack.

rolled 10 = 10

>>17806586
Alas good job in that pic, it's truly epic.

And tame the beast! We will need to increase our aerotransportate armada!

Before the dragonfly manages to recover, you crawl to the back of his head, and grab the antennae. You then proceed to tell him who is the boss. He doesn't respond to your words, and struggles against you.
He has regained his balance however, but you pulling on his antennae is making his flying erratic.

>>17806804
Oh god that look of concentration/determination on Bibi's face

How the hell do you make spiders so expressive, OP?

>>17806804
Rip and tear.

>>17806804

If he does not respond then he WILL DIE! ATTACK KILL!

>>17806804

Steer him into the tree base. Land him. Hard. Proceed to gang up on him with the small force you've amassed over the quest so far.

Also bite off his antenna when you land him.

>>17806823
I would suggest not killing it until we've figured out a viable escape route.

rolled 10 = 10

>>17806804
Entangle his wings.

And depending of the potency and mortality of our venom, inject a little to make the insect dizzy enough!

>>17806817

By ignoring their natural biology.
Spider eyes in the real world, aren't expressive at all.

>>17806846
Either we ride the dragonfly down or we jump back onto Andor.

Unless we can make a silk parachute really, really quickly.

BITE HIS EYE. BITE. HIS. EYE.

Afterwards, send his body to the Wasps. DO IT.

we're on it's freaking face. bite it, bite the fuck outta it

>>17806879
Nop, I prefer don't bother the wasp at all, and make this dragonfly our bitch can be very good in a long term.

>>17806853

Roll of ten will get the honor!

You inject a bit of venom to the dragonfly, just enough to make it a little dizzy and more passive. You start steering him towards your nest, and he no longer struggles against you.

>>17806913
Guide him to a safe landing. If he can not be tamed, he will at least provide an enormous amount of food.

And bragging rights, holy shit we have boarded and captured a dragonfly.

SPIDER AERIAL MARINE CORPS, ASSEMBLE

>>17806913
Then we try another time to submit or make a deal with it. If does't agree... Well, we have a great brood to feed, and the beast it's large enough...

>>17806913
Possible mount? Work on a silk rope and collar, while assigning one of the kids to train him. Or the old guy.

We're gonna need to practice this. we can get an escort for our carrier ladybug

>>17806944

No one is to be alone with the dragonfly, until it is tamed, for the beast is dangerous. But we shall do our best to tame it and make it our mount.

>>17806817

Fly him into the tree base, call the other insects into it to help deal with him, and deal with him asap either by getting him to calm down and become your slave or just kill it if it's to much trouble.

Then help him find food that isn't our wasp friend or feast for weeks up his giant corpse.

>>17806965
>Implying spider silk can't hold him down

>Meddling with the contraptions of the tall ones brings misfortune to us all

When misfortune comes, we will jump on it and beat it until it agrees to serve us.

You land.
Dorpou is amazed/confused at seeing you ride a dragonfly.

Andor compliments your warrior spirit, and says that this event shall be made in to a great song of legends, and that his children will sing it for generations to come.

Don't wanna cram our style; but, I think this one's dangerous.

Cap 'em.

>>17807011
Wait... Does Andor have a family? We don't know much about his species, do we?

>>17807020
I'm starting to think that, too.

Plus imagine how much we'd have to feed that big fucker.

Kill him, kill him now.


>>17807030
Tell him to have his family move in, if he has one. :3

>>17807036

No killing yet, if it will serve us it may live, it it is a problem, it is to be food.

>>17807011
Let's see how things go with that flyer. Killing it now would probably be premature.

>>17807048
>implying we can feed that thing
>implying it won't eat us if we can't find food
>implying it doesn't already take up half of our house
>implying it hasn't already tried to eat our friend

Stop with the fucking diplomacy, it's a monster.

Only kill if it's inevitable, alas I think than will be capable of feed himself if we let him.

>>17807071
1. Food is not difficult to find.
2. It won't eat us if it is physically restrained.
3. Our house is extremely large. If Andor can easily fit in it, so can a dragonfly.
4. Who cares?

>>17807071

Its a fucking dragonfly! Have you ever seen one? They feed themselves and then gorge on the random unfortunates who have the misfortunate to cross their path. And we caught it! It is our monster now.

If nothing else we can use it to carry shit around and stop using Andor as a pack mule

We like living dangerously, yes?

Groupthink seems to be let's interrogate and proceed from there.

I'm still advising we cap it first sign of anything. Or just let our brood swarm it and have fun.

Also give our wasp friend "the lecture" on rearview mirrors. Or at least situational awareness. Be firm but emphasis she is not dispensable.

>>17807123
But andor it's a knight minded ladybug, he does it because we save his ass a couple of thread ago, so if we loose him for whatever reason we will need an aero mode of transport, and a dragonfly it's pretty cool.

Can we point out to wasp girl that when being chased by flying monsters she shouldn't fly directly to the nest? that's a sucky precedent

>>17807124
>rearview mirrors

We should see if any of the metal bits we have can be polished. They would be invaluable as part of an early-warning system.

Let there be death. Drink the blood from its chitinous left eye.

With the aid of Dorpou, Ranou and Andor you hold the creature down.

"..Release me... shameful...puny little creature...poisons my mind...let me go! "

>>17807173
>>17806889
Why are trying to eat it's eyes?

>>17807205
fuk u lol

>>17807205
"Cooperate or more poison."

I just had a thought - maybe we could get him addicted to the blue nectar.

>>17807205
It can talk.
It can talk.
It can talk!

>>17807205

Tell him, "No, you have lost, submit to our rule or die!"

>>17807205
The fucker it's Hugh... Start the submission program.

>>17807224
Isn't the blue one the deathy one?

>>17807224

Yellow you mean.

Blue was the "acidic exploding death poison."

I CAN SIIIIIIIIIIIIING!

>>17807205
Did we bring this huge thing, alive, to the place where we keep our children?

>>17807243
>>17807239
My mistake.

>>17807249

No time like the present to teach them how to dominate your lessers.

>>17807249
He is totally warped be our web, and it can be food or be part of our army, alas he isn't able to to reach our little ones, so isn't that dangerous.

Don't feed him any of the nectar. we don't need him hyper when we're trying to restrain him. Shouldn't we be talking? Bibi's been nice to random bugs so far

Captcha: Runties del. Well, the dragonfly wants to kill us yeah

Feed it the death nectar. Black History Month celebratory explosion?

>>17806255

Done. Ish. I need to figure out how to make a spider smile at some point in the future. Shit is hard to draw without lips or eye brows. Oh well, I guess they all can't be winners.

>>17807205

And now we have another giant flying mount of death. This will probably end horribly, but it is so bad-ass.

BUENO

>>17807286
That is awesome and you should feel awesome.

You explain that he lost, and now he must comply or face death.

".....No... Disgraceful...captured by...tiny, tiny thing...Ancestors flown....ancient skies...eternal shame...."

>>17807286
Bro, draw
>>17807205

>>17807286
Wow, you have talent too.

rolled 4 = 4

>>17807300
If it won't cooperate, well we can always check if blue liquid is as deadly to bigger creature.

Tie him down and let the inevitablility of his defeat sink in. he isn't gonna listen for a while

>>17807300

"If you serve us you may find glory in future battle, if not you die by, as you said, tiny, tiny things."

>>17807286

...I have no words...
That is simply great.
You are awesome!

>>17807300
"Your only chance to redeem yourself is to work with us. If you refuse, we will only grant you a painless death, without honor."

>>17807300
Well, an honourable one, this will be more easy than expected. Tell him than was defeated in a good figth, and than his live depend of us, so we can do whatever we like with him, so if him denied it will be a great shame for his ancestors.

Maybe we ask andor if he knows anything about dragonflies. sounds like they have similar cultures

Captcha: Venders together. or we sell it some shit apparently

Alright, fine, if we're not gonna whack him outright can we at least cocoon him up in a web based straight jacket?

After that you crazies can chat him up to your heart's content.

>>17807342
>>17807300
Honor-based psychology? Have Andor talk to it?

>>17801814

Why /tg/ characters end up bein female most of the time?
I know we are mostly guys around here so that's a bit disturbing really...

>>17807421
I hate playing chicks in anything, but this is an exception. Probs because it's the only chick I've ever played in anything.

You appeal to his honor.
After long and tedious discussion he finally submits.
He stops struggling against the bindings and lays down on.

"Very well...submission...chance to redeem...forgive me...ancestors....I will...serve...for now..."

With that the creature passes out because of the combined effects of extreme stress, exhaustion and your venom.

>>17807437
Well,ask for his name, get info and let Anor teach good manner in him, then we have to scold the wasp to bring a potential enemy to our gates and know his name too.

>>17807437
Double the bindings, just in case. Thank Andor for his assistance in being our ASSAULT TRANSPORT. Ask him if he has any family, if we haven't yet.

>>17807301

TOTALLY DUDE. I don't think it will get done for today. If the OP doesn't mind, I will shamelessly "borrow" his drawing to use as a base layer. Should have it done in time for the next thread (my guess is this one is close to wrapping up).

ALSO

>>17806220
>>17806240


I'll see if I can put something together. I have an idea about the dress one. But it will probably require Dorpu. And a Fedora. And Jazz.

>>17807437

Affix an excellently crafted saddle to seat 3 insects of a size similar to you onto him using his antenna as steering. Build a spear.

>>17807421

Because we like to look at, and think about pretty things. as far as Bibi, because female spiders are way cooler than male spiders.

Scold but be gentile, make sure she understands we're doing it because we're her friend and want her to stick around and keep sticking around.

She's kinda ditzy and might just be totally crushed with any disapproval. We don't want that.

Also complement her on her catch. Let's at them berries!

>>17807482
>because female spiders are way cooler than male spiders.

Hey, Dorpou's pretty awesome.

>>17807503

Yes but do you identify with a female black widow or the male?

>>17807437

Get started making heavy lift slings for the Honorable Dragon Fly. We just got ourselves the insect equivalent of this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a2_hvc56kM&feature=related

>>17807509
The male.
Women are every time leeching my live...

>>17807531

Wow, you are supposed to identify with the one you think will have the longer life. Something is wrong with you if you don't.

>>17807538

He gave a fairly adequate explanation as to why he identifies with the male. I could see it. Personally I'd identify with the female for power reasons, and not for the fun of being a female spider...I wasn't one of the guys requesting spider sex in the first thread. Honest...

>>17807538
Stop off topic.

[/spoiler]Alas you aren't in much relations with women, no? Nothing it's worse than divorce/separate (it's typed in that way in English) and the woman take your house, with you kids and part of your salary. Then tell me than you doesn't identify with the male spider.[Spoiler]

>>17807538
Is that some sort of bullshit psychology?

Because I identify with male spiders because the fuckers are now being ballsy enough to rip their dick off mid-coitus to escape. Motherfuckers willing to go to such extremes to live do all right in my book.

>>17807455
Bibi swing dancer/flapper

>>17807568
i will never get why sp has spoilers and /tg/ not...

>>17807450

unfortunately he already passed out.
>>17807452
You double the bindings, just in case, and thank Andor for his assistance.
"I was my pleasure."

>>17807487

You approach the wasp.

"THAT WAS LIKE, TOTALLY AWESOME!
The way you just like, jumped on that big thing and BAM, flew it here and like saved me and and...!"

You tell her that she should be more careful, and try not to attract the predators to your nest.

"Off course! I'll be super careful, I promise!"

>>17807611
Something from way back when about people posting porn.

>>17807624

God dammit. Stop making me empathize with a wasp. Those things are MASSIVE DICKS in real life.

>>17807624
Ask for her name.

Where are we going to plant the seeds?

So, plant the seed, check the bug traps and chek our brood?

>>17807658

"Well, umm, the thing is that...I like don't have a name. None of us did when we were born, there was no one to name us....so I have been just like calling myself Me...."

>>17807786
...
Can we name him Waspie Mc Titty?

>>17807810

I'm for calling her McTitty.

Then this
>>17807770

>>17807810

Agreed

>>17807770
So let's do it now, next to name him Mc Titty.

>>17807810

>him

It's a female.

>>17807786

"Would you like us to give you one? It will make our lives easier when we have to get your attention."

Bubbles. Her name MUST be Bubbles.

"BUBBLES! THE FUCK DID YOU DO?"

"Like, I dunno. It totally seemed to make sense at the time"

"WHY IS EVERYTHING ON FIRE, OH GOD EVEN THE WATER IS BURNING. HOW DID YOU MAKE WATER BURN!!!!"

>>17807786
>Other than the "Parasitica", there are a few Apocrita that are also sometimes called "parasitic wasps": most of the members of the superfamily Chrysidoidea,

How about Chrysi, or some variant of that?

>>17807875

Seconding Bubbles.

It just fucking fits.

>>17807881
Chrysi McTitty.
Doesn't sound bad.

>>17807810
>>17807875
>>17807881

Chyrsi "Bubbles" McTitty?

Oh god. We just figured out her stripper name, didn't we.

>>17807910

Yes, yes we did, but you have to say it fits.

>>17807910
That fact that she can lay eggs in one's ass should probably also be factored in when deciding on her name.

You inform the wasp that from now one, she shall be known as Waspie McTitty.

"Okay...I guess.."

You then plant the seeds, check the bug traps, which were empty, and then your brood.

And thus ends this week's Spider Quest session.
Thanks to all who participated, and especially to the amazing drawfriend, and the anon who archived this thread:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17801814/

I will once again, take any feedback you might have, before hitting the bunk.
The next session will be next Saturday, about 10-14 server time, as always.

>>17807926
>You inform the wasp that from now one, she shall be known as Waspie McTitty.

Booo!

>>17807933

Sorry, the correct name is Chyrsi "Bubbles" McTitty.
I wrote that before you reached conclusion you see.

>>17807951

Awsome!

>>17807951
Excellent, thank you.

>>17807933

Now now, it isn't that bad.

"WASPIE MCTITTY, FRONT AND CENTER!"

"Like Sir, yes Sir. Or Mam. Sir, yes Mam? Mam, yes Mam?"

"MCTITTY, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STOP TALKING"

"Yes SIR!"

...
That being said, I still want her nickname to be Bubbles.

>>17807926
>I will once again, take any feedback you might have, before hitting the bunk.

This is easily my favourite quest on /tg/ at the moment.

>>17807910
YES, YES!
>>17807926
So, a group photo?

>>17807951
Chrysi. Pronounced "Crissy."

>>17808016

Nice to know.
For my first quest, this one sure is quite successful.
I had made far more complicated plans for multiple differed quest ideas, and then, the simple quest about a spider becomes the one I go with. Figures.

>>17807926

I think that you are doing a very food job managing this quest. You mentioned in another thread that you were running low on ideas, but it doesn't really show. We have tons of stuff to explore/do still and having random encounters thrown at us is pretty fun. I also think the characterizations you are giving to all the insects/spiders/bugs is awesome. Bubbles in particular is really starting to win me over.

>>17807926
My web is the web than will conquer the garden!

>>17808028

This one?

>>17808028
>So, a group photo?

Bibi in safari gear in this pose with the dragonfly.

>>17808078
yep, ty!
No dragonfly?

I don't think we're utilizing our older spider friend that much, guys. And we can send out other people to do jobs like we do with Ladybro.

>>17808061

Thank you.
I try to make the characters distinct enough, but at the moment, I am just working out of some common archetypes for their personalities.
As for running out of ideas, it is actually more like that I don't know what to do with this quest. Sure, I enjoy it, but it started as an one shot, and that lack of thought out "arch" to work from and having to constantly come up with stuff is quite tiring for me.

>>17808054
Goddamn, that picture is fucking adorable.

Now back to JA2!

>>17808108

Our older spider friend is fucking old and can hardly do anything physically demanding.

>>17808127

Draw Dragonslayer Bibi!

>>17808103

Well, he isn't really jet part of your family. You kinda enslaved him, and forced him to work for you under the threat of death.

>>17808127

Ah...that makes sense. Well, I really appreciate the effort. If you every feel like you need to take a break, just let us know. I know I would rather you not get burned out and just disappear one day. It always makes me sad when Quests do that.

>>17808140

Maybe for the next session, but alas, it is time for me to go to sleep. The clock is almost 4 am here, and I do have things to do tommor...later this day.
Cheers, and stay awesome!

>>17808185
Good night spider bro! I will expect your next Spiderquest!

Some advice to OP ( hopefully this will hit the archive, otherwise I'll pop it in next week ) as a caution to not burn out. This is done in the spirit of keeping it fun and keeping this quest alive.

a) Consider moving to a bi-weekly schedule. I do think you want to keep the same start time.

b) This session ran almost 10 hours. You just put in a days work plus some OT. Consider a strict 8 hour time limit per session.

Simply put you need to speak to someone who runs / ran some quests for advise at this point. I wish I could give some solid advise but *disclaimer* I've not run a quest myself.

You are inspiring me to give it a go though. Thank you!