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Ready to fight a Demon Lord?

You are not prepared.

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You are a creature of darkness and shadows. Stripped of your memory, you seek to learn your true nature and find your place in the world.

Direct Archive: (scroll to bottom)

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=Shadow+Quest+

Archive compiled using with only story posts for easier read-through (update status unknown):

http://pastebin.com/6RzLX9Yp

Twitter (quest times, cancellations, updates):

https://twitter.com/ShadowMaster_tg

Theme music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLTQ5PlEWko
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Events Summary:

You've met the brilliant and ambitious Duke Vellik, ruler of Kelvere, who aims to reshape the political landscape of the world to suit more liberal, tolerant ideals. You've promised him friendship, if not permanent commitment to his ideals.

By consuming the magical dynamo power core of one of the duke's airships, you were able to defeat and ultimately consume the angel Raziel, who suddenly appeared with a comrade, Auriel, while you were speaking with the duke. Using the power of his soul, you realized Supersonic flight and retreated from Auriel back to Jacob's Field.

In Jacob's field, you learned that the occupying Kanians have noticed the great source of spirit beneath the town, but have been unable to access it. You also learned more of Abigail's past, and her parents, specifically her father. You believe there may be a connection between Abigail and the ruler of Archon, the archmage Yi Fang. While waiting for Sir Flint to meet you, you ate the Kanian's food supplies and put the fear of the shadow into a few of their men.

Flint eventually arrived at your meeting point - with a plea for aid from the duke. Lord Nulis Vin, ruler of Kan-Abar, has launched a surprise attack on Evinbrook using the power of a Demon Lord to hide his army's movements. Flint convinced you to return to Evinbrook and fight for Kelvere - despite the fact that the angel Auriel is still there.

You've just arrived back at Evinbrook, and the battle is in full swing. You restored power to the Velarion's engines, and fought alongside a Shadow Mage named Ila, who calls herself a servant of the angels. Flint has helped forge an unsteady truce between yourself and the angel Auriel for the sake of defeating the Demon Lord.
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>>24607057
The duke's plan to pierce the Kanian shadow-shield has worked. After a chaotic battle, you've secured the ground for the duke's forces. You attempted to wrest control of the air from the demons, but they fought back fiercely. Auriel is now being pressed hard by the demon lord.

You met a succubus named Annette in the wreck of the airship, the Velarion. She took an odd interest in you, following you into the battle despite you ignoring her. After seeing your prowess, she pledged herself to you - but before her loyalty could be truly tested, Ila killed her, thinking her another enemy.
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bility Tree

GREEN abilities have been unlocked and learned.

BLUE abilties are unlocked, but are not yet purchased.

RED abilities are revealed, but locked due to prerequisites.

UNDERLINED abilities are active-use, as opposed to passive. Not all active abilities require mana.

Unlocked Ability Descriptions Located in the following Pastebin link (full list in progress):

http://pastebin.com/0AsM8qZu

Books the Main Character has read can be found here:

http://pastebin.com/xBMzDQJn
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Current Statistics:

HP: 24/29
Mana: 9/10
EXP: 4
Humanity: 37
Temerity: 31

Party Members:

Sir Donovan Flint - a knight of Dobshire, of Arland, and fourth son of the lord and ruler of Arland.

Duke Vellik - the ruler of Kelvere. A brilliant politican and powerful Lightning mage.

Ila - a Shadow mage and servant of angels

Auriel - A powerful angel of the ringed city.

Equipment:

Utility belt with purse

Inventory:

Shadow Sword Shard
Spirit Sword (with Flint)
Fancy Sun-Moon Key
Mind-Scribing Pen

Current Location:

Kelvere - Evinbrook
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i had to sprint 9 miles to get back to my computer ever since I read your tweet so this better be worth it
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>Last time...

Annette opens her mouth to say something as she lowers her hands -

Ila appears below the succubus. Her knives are out, extended.

Annette tries to dodge. She gets out of the way of the slice aimed for her neck, but the punching dagger drives up into her abdomen. Ila withdraws her weapon and kicks the succubus down onto the ground. Annette's breath is shallow and uneven. Ila raises her knives for the killing blow.

<Ila, stop!>

Ila pauses. She glances at you, confused.

You slide to a halt next to Annette. You're not an expert in demonology, but the wound looks lethal. You lean down. <Tell me of the Shel'kath. Hurry!>

"...two...twins," Annette wheezes. "One...Donny...second....elsewhere..."

<What else? How do I kill it?>

"...need..." She coughs blood. It splatters over her body. "...resummon...me...master..."

Her head falls limp. And just like the other demons, she vanishes in an implosion of magic.

You feel a slight sense of loss.

But no matter. There is still Adavan.

"...was this demon important?"

<Somewhat,> you say. <But not irreplaceable.>

Flint finally reaches you. He seems unsure of how to react. "...I admit, I feel pity for her."

"Demons are not to be trusted," Ila says flatly. "I would utilize whatever replacement you have, Shadow, and forget this creature."

An explosion of magic grabs all your attention. The demon lord and Auriel are unleashing powerful blasts directed at each other, countering power with more power. But the shadow is steadily snuffing out all the lights, in a slow, inexorable wave.

"She needs help," Flint says.

"Indeed." The duke walks up between you. "And help she shall receive."
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>>24607120
We are so gonna get wrecked by this demon lord
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>>24607159
nah man dont be a pussy
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OH SHIT, I AM ACTUALLY AWAKE WHEN SHADOW QUEST BEGINS

HYPE AS FUCK
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>>24607023
IT'S SHADOW TIME!
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4 xp! Quick! Get something! Even though it's a free action, hurry!
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>>24607111
>i had to sprint 9 miles to get back to my computer ever since I read your tweet so this better be worth it

>these expectations

Well, I'll do my best.

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Fire slams into the ground next to your group, tossing up soil in a gout of flame. But a nearby water mage counters with a wall of water, protecting you and the nearby troops. Two of the three succubi summoned by the demon lord are still alive...well, counting Annette, two of four. Half the flock of crows is still swarming the air, dive-bombing the troops, but the mages are fighting back and their numbers are dwindling fast.

Explosions of magic rock the inside of the sphere. Auriel and the Demon Lord are locked in close-range combat. Auriel's sword is blasting hard against a shield wielded by the lord. Her attack is ferocious, but he's holding his ground without much trouble. She's doing everything possible not to give him an opening.

"We need to help her, immediately," the duke says. "But timing is everything." His brow furrows. "...I'm exhausted," he admits. And he looks it - gone is the sharp, calculating confidence, replaced with shadows under his eyes and a drooping posture. "If I have time to gather power, I might be able to fire a good spell or two at the lord to support you."

What do you do?

>suggest you help Auriel yourself. If she falls, you've probably lost
>mop up the flying demons before helping the angel
>have the mages concentrate fire on the lord while you attack the flying demons
>some other strategy
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>>24607208
It's actually 2 exp.
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>>24607222
>>24607208

Yeah, you have 2 exp left because you bought water strike. It was really late, I didn't edit.
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>>24607221
>suggest you help Auriel yourself. If she falls, you've probably lost

Ha ha, time for killstealing!
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>>24607221
help auriel, if we wait to long the shadow lord might kill and consume her
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>>24607240
how about poison then? poison for extra damage
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>>24607254
>pic

>>24607221
Focus on the flock, after they're cleared up all the mages will be free to assist us against the demon lord.
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>while you decide...

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Active (intent-use abilities that don't require mana)
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Consume - Devour the latent energy of enemies and magical artifacts to add to your own power and restore your health.

Glide - Your aura allows you to glide, dropping safely from large heights or covering large distances if starting from a high position. Gliding is always stealthier than flying.

Flight - Spread wings of darkness to soar through the air. Carrying capacity is based on physical strength.

Supersonic - Fly at supersonic speeds. You'll move extremely fast, but suffer a large penalty to stealth and magic stealth. Takes 1 turn to activate.

Mimic - Take on the vague form of things you've seen. Won't stand up to close examination, but works well in the dark.

Snuff - You shadow can put out the lights it touches.

Blink - Sight-range teleportation. (Cannot blink through walls, through the ground, into places you can't see, etc. 5-turn cooldown in battle. Auto-cooldown if battle ends. You can only Blink yourself and inanimate objects on your person. Max range 1/4 mile or 0.4 kilometers)

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Spells (and other abilities that DO use mana)
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Shadow Strike - Strike the foe with needles of darkness. (base power 2. Costs 2 mana)

Shadow Assault - Launch a flurry of shadowy projectiles at the enemy. (base power 4. Costs 4 mana. Can hit multiple enemies)

Shade - Create an illusory projection of yourself to confuse enemies. (dodge buff. costs 1 mana)

>Water Strike - A pressurized blast of water imbued with magical force. (2 base power. Costs 2 mana)

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Summons
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Wisp - A shadowy wisp from the Nether. (2 base shadow attack). Costs 1 mana to summon, 1 mana per action. Never breaks your control; if you run out of mana, it will merely vanish. [Level 0, Shadow]
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>>24607221
>suggest you help Auriel yourself. If she falls, you've probably lost
Have to duke take some time to gather his power attack when he is ready.
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>>24607295

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>something I keep meaning to include
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You are extremely resistant to shadow and ailments.

You have a little resistance to Spirit, Earth, and Water.

You have no weakness or resistance to wind.

You are weak to fire and lightning.

You are very weak to light.
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>>24607221
Maybe have Ila target the succubus that are remaining.
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>>24607307
Is this our base resistances or modified for our currently purchased upgrades? (shadow shield/wall)
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>>24607305
Gonna second this because Annette showed us how crafty they can be and taking them out soon sounds good.
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>>24607254
>>24607221
We are probably better off acting as a distraction.
Auriel is the super-heavy-hitter, we are fast and sneaky. Our best bet is to buy her and the duke an opening For Massive Damage.

>>24607284
If we can finish them quickly. We don't know how much time we have until the demon overwhelms her.

Also, the thread is mislabeled, we are on thread 18.
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>>24607322
>>24607298
>>24607284
Excellent ideas.
Ila to kill remaining 2 succubuses. Shadow to kill remaining flock. Duke to collect power and then everyone gangs up on the demon.
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>>24607323
>Is this our base resistances or modified for our currently purchased upgrades? (shadow shield/wall)

Modified based on current upgrades.
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>>24607340
I can't think of anything outright wrong with seconding this, considering our damage dealing with shiva will work best when we gang up with the group, going for it.
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>>24607352
>>24607307
>being weak to fire
>Demon lord uses fire magic

Well then.
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>>24607340
Okay, if we are going for the flow I say we use Shadow Assault to try and get them all at once.
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>>24607340
>>24607372
>>24607375
Yeah, let's kill/consume the succubus to get more exp, we are gonna need it.
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>>24607375
Well, Shadow Assault while we are heading toward them maybe? If we don't kill them all then we can just SHIVA them to death.
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>>24607375
I guess, for the second time, I'll second another thing! Seconding this.
God my head hurts.
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>>24607374
>>24607352
>>24607307
>Wind resistance ability is on a green coloured background
>Water resistance ability is on a blue coloured background
>Spirit resistance ability is on a orange coloured background

Fuck, Fire resistance in on the summoning tree isn't it?
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>>24607330
>Also, the thread is mislabeled, we are on thread 18.

Indeed we are. Oh well.

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The duke is looking tired...but you think you've got a solid plan.

<Ila. Are you under orders?>

"I was told to help the Kelverens as I could," she said. "Vague. Open to interpretation."

<I think you'd best help if you focused on the remaining succubi before they rain down more fire on us. Right, your excellency?>

The duke hasn't missed much. He nods. "I agree. That would be very helpful to Kelvere."

Ila's lips curl in a slight smile. "Then I'll do that."

She vanishes.

<You stay here and prepare,> you tell the duke. <I'm going to clean up the crow demons. Then we can all focus on the lord.> You glance toward the fight. <Auriel can hold a little longer.>

"...probably. But don't be long."

Wings spread from your back. The flock is scattered in a melee with the duke's forces, but you know from experience they could reform quite quickly. This first strike needs to count...

Roll 1d100 for your opening.
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>>24607428
If you look at Fae you can see it splits to two choices, maybe one of them is fire resistance?
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Rolled 14

>>24607450
No animal motifs, just need a damn good roll..
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Rolled 34

>>24607450
Caw Caw motherfuckers
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Rolled 20

>>24607450
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>>24607466
ftge
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Rolled 93

>>24607450
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Rolled 10

>>24607450

Kill maim burn ?
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>>24607428
>Fuck, Fire resistance in on the summoning tree isn't it?

You know what I'm going to say.
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Rolled 3

>>24607450
Hope for something decent.
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>>24607466
>>24607467
>>24607473
>>24607474
>it begins
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Rolled 64

>>24607450
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Rolled 1

>>24607450
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Rolled 43

>>24607497
>>24607450
>1
Thanks m8.
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>>24607497
damn you... 9th roll
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>>24607492
>>24607497
Dammit /tg/ dice.
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Rolled 53

>>24607497
fuck nooooo
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>>24607497
>>24607492
>>24607485
Just, please, stop the pain.
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>>24607497
Well fuck.
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anyway we have 4 xp, lets get poison and bind for the Demon Lord.
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>all dat good planning
>all dat nothing because bad rolls
WELP HERE WE GO
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>>24607537
We only have 2 xp,but I would be up for getting poison.
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>you gained 1 HP from regen (25/29) (from previous turn spent talking)

You soar up through the flock of crows, slashing at every one you pass. You down them quickly. Alone, they're light and frail.

It isn't long until a group forms up and hones in on your position in a flying-V. You collide with them, blowing a few of them apart and taking some damage yourself.

>2 damage (23/29) HP

Meanwhile, one of the last succubi has mysteriously vanished...you silently thank Ila.

>you gained 1 HP from regen (24/29)

Roll 1d20 for your ground support.
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>>24607553
>>24607537
Eh, might as well.
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Rolled 9

>>24607557
here comes a nat 1
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Rolled 12

>>24607557
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Rolled 6

>>24607557
20!
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>Mana: 9/10
>Bind can use 0 to 10 mana, more mana = stronger bind
Eat something to max mana, and then perform a 10 mana bind on the demon just as the duke releases his super attack :)
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>>24607497

I didn't see that before I typed the response, so I arbitrarily rule that you got away this time.

THIS TIME.
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Rolled 15

>>24607497
I'm so glad SM decided against making crits after the first three rolls count as insta fail or win.
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Rolled 7

>>24607557
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Rolled 8

>>24607557
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Rolled 11

>>24607557
Here goes nothing
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Rolled 13

>>24607557
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>>24607583
This is actually an interesting plan.
Sure, lets get bind.
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Shadow Quest is on at not 2 in the morning? I can participate!
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>>24607583
Now we just need to know if it would be better to use a 10 mana bind on the demon to hold it in place for the attack or a 10 mana water attack to both hurt it (it's super effective!) and distract it long enough for the attack to hit.
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A barrage of magic is unleashed from the mages on the ground. The last succubus ignites, then gets hit with a blast of water...then gets electrocuted. It drops from the sky like a lead weight, corpse still smoking. Apparently the duke had one more trick left.

There's still a significant number of the crows, but they're thinned out quite a bit.

You glance down toward the main event. Auriel is now on the defensive against the demon lord, who is mauling at her with his claws. She's deflecting them with her blade, but she's giving ground, fast.

Flint has organized a company of mages and elites, and they're charging at the demon lord from its backside!

What do you do?

>finish the crows already
>dive in to assist Auriel
>dive in the assist Flint
>try to communicate with the Demon Lord
>check back in with the duke
>something else
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>>24607694
Eh fuck the crows, time for the main event.

>dive in to assist Auriel
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>dive in to assist Auriel
into her shadow. Whenever the demon devotes an attack on Auriel we strike with Crush and Shiva.
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>>24607694
>try to communicate with the demon lord
why the FUCK is this an option?! what the HELL ARE YOU DOING SM?

Assist Flint because that fucking parasite is still there!
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>>24607694

I'd like to help Flint.
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>>24607694
>dive in the assist Flint
also can we get poison?
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>>24607694
Assist Flint with the backside charge, sounds more stealthy than trying to stand ourselves right up next to the Demon Lords focus.
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>>24607694
>dive in to assist Auriel
Might want to send Auriel an image of use coming to help her.
Maybe ask the demon a question? <Why are you here? Why do you fight these people?>
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>>24607694
I say the demon lord is more important than the crows. There are enough ground-troops and mages to deal with any remaining crows but we are one of the very few things that can actually hurt the demon lord and Auriel won't hold out long.

I say we head for Auriel immediately but take a circuitous to take out any crows that are between us and the lord. Use blink to surprise attack it as soon as you see an opportunity!
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>>24607729
>why the FUCK is this an option?! what the HELL ARE YOU DOING SM?

Everything is an option. I dunno, you wanted to talk to the lich back at the Old Forest Keep.
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>>24607694
>Flint is attacking demon lord from rear
Definitely assist with that.

Also, by bind and notify duke of this plan >>24607583 (we can communicate at range)
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>>24607694
Sneak up alongside flint from behind.
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>>24607767
But I get paranoid when you present options like those. They're ridiculous and you're trying to kill us! This is another case of
>it ain't in the same ballpark
Because the lich decided to speak to us AND wasn't hellbent on busting our semi-friends nuts.
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>>24607785

I'll buy Bind if I can have a few more consenting votes.

Since you're in a buying mood, might as well compile:

>1 exp from killing crows
>total: 3
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>>24607694
>dive in to assist Auriel
Sure, why "might" be able to tip the balance.
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>>24607785
Hold it right there! I think using a maxed out water blast would be a more efficient use of our mana. This is a fire-aligned demon after all.
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>>24607805
Eh, might as well buy it, won't hurt.
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>>24607800
>But I get paranoid when you present options like those.

I know.
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>>24607805
I'll second buying bind. No dirty thoughts no dirty thoughts no dirty thoughts...
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>>24607805
I say we buy poison
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>>24607805
Sure, buy bind.
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Impress upon the demon army a great feeling of despair, and an image of a wave of light suffocating their existence.
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>>24607805

Although it's not useful at the moment how do you guys feel about getting Observe later? Being able to sense traps and lies better could be reassuring.
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>>24607861
I'ld rather save up exp to get fast regen.
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>>24607857
Rather than an incentive to fight harder, maybe impressing them with extremely happy thoughts and situations will be more effective. As a distraction.
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>>24607815
Its a being of shadow actually. Also, bind might not harm it but for the duration he is held both veliak, the angel, flint, and our supporting mages could pound on it all together while its helpless to dodge or retaliate.

>>24607861
I am all for it, later.
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Christ why is it always about buying abilities with you people?
Why do you never spend any exp on boosting our hp? We're the glassiest of glass cannons.
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At some point we should really get berserk, but not for the ability itself but for the abilities it unlocks. Getting some more health would be nice.
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>>24607861
Talking to the demon lord to distract it might be a good idea actually.

>>24607908
I thought our only way to boost HP was to buy abilities which are defensive in nature and AFAIK none are currently available.
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>>24607861
>>24607887
Once massive combat isn't the immediate concern, it probably would be a good idea to go for perceptive upgrades. I personally would like to see where focus goes.

>>24607908
I wasn't aware we could do that. Can we?
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>>24607908

We can do that directly? I thought it only increased when buying Physical stuff?
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New Tree

>Spirit Lash - Lash out with multiple strikes of spirit magic. (mana cost: 4. Takes best of 5 rolls rather than 3)

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You've chosen to help Flint, after letting the Duke know about a possible bind-the-demon plan.

Writing.
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>>24607928
>>24607925

I think he was referring to the fact that physical strength and defense upgrades increase your total HP.
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>>24607915
>>24607928
>>24607925
Sorta my point.
Berserk's just sitting there, and beyond it rests opportunities for more HP.
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>>24607982
I think we avoided it because we feared the "lose ability to distinguish friend or foe", due to being always on (no underline).
However IIRC last thread Shadow Master clarified that berserk is NOT always on and that this was an error (XP map still not updated). Do we get to choose when/if to activate berserk? can we ever accidentally berserk (due to taking damage/etc)?
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>>24607982

Berserk has too many bad sides for my liking. Less Defense, less evasion, uncontrollable and lasts at least two turns.
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>>24608012

Whenever we hear shadow related puns.
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>>24608022
See
>>24608012

If it's not always on, then it may very well be quite useful sometimes, besides freeing up the rest of the tree.
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>>24608012
SM has already that is a ability you have to active and he REALLY needs to update the chart to show it.
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You fly towards Flint, clipping a few crow demons along the way. Compared to the rest of this battle, its easy going - they're trying to survive, now, rather than attack.

You land heavily on the ground next to Flint and merge with his shadow. The other men with him are briefly surprised, but smile grimly. They remember your previous work. It's probably a relief for them to have you with them.

"We've got to hurry," Flint says. "I don't know how much longer she's going to - "

The demon lord roars. A powerful shockwave of shadow and spirit blasts at Auriel.

She drops her sword and raises her hands. Lines of white light twist into a complex sigil. The disc of magic takes the shockwave attack, but she's driven back, back, her feet leaving ruts in the ground as the powers push against one another.

Finally, the spell dissipates. Auriel raises her right arm, and her sword vanishes and appears back in her hand. But then, she crouches low and waits.

"̨Tir̢e̵d a̵l̵r͏eady͝?" The demon grins. Black smoke escapes his mouth when it speaks. "͝C̛o̷m̷e̸ ̧cl̀o̶se͏r̡ ̶so̷ ̴I͘ ͟c͘a̶n ͘b̡r̴ea͠k̵ ͢yo̧u.̛"҉

Auriel straightens, and levels her sword out. "I'm just getting warmed up."

The demon laughs for a moment - then turns. He stares at your approaching party. "͘More̵ wo̢rm̶s?̀ An̕d ҉th̶e̴ Shad̵ow, to҉o. Ít̕'s̴ ͜a̵bo̢u͜t̛ ͏ti̢me̶ ͘you͘ b̸r̢o͏uǵht ̛me ͟s҉o̸me eńt̵e̷r͠t͘a̛i̸nm͏ent.̡"͠

The demon glances up into the sky and takes note of his decimated army. "̛A͞h̶. T̴heỳ'̢rȩ ͠d͡ea͏d̴.̵ Well̀ t͠h͠en̴.̛.."̀

Magic flares!

con't
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>>24608012
>>24608022
>>24608036
>>24608074
>>24608080

Forgot about that. Yes, you chose when to activate it. No ability can get 'accidentally' activated.
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>>24608116
nightflare would be good right now.
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>>24608162
Thanks for the updated version SM and it's good to know that it won't happen without us wanting it to.
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>>24608164
SM already told us that we would need a crit to do anything to a demon lord.
Nightblaze probably would have an effect, but we don't have it and we need all our mana for a max-power binding. It's probably our only hope.
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>>24608116
>dat fukin' TEXT
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The demon raises its arms.

Discs of shadow and spirit appear on the ground around it. 2...then 5...then more. They multiply until there are dozens. Black spheres warp and condense over the sigils, and they all flash brightly.

Spirits fly out of the spheres! Ghosts, wraiths, some like wisps, others more evil specters with eyes of fire! The phantom army flies toward you, cutting down the troops to either side of you.

"What's happening?!"
"Take cover!"
"Ghosts, get down!"

Magic leaps from the hands of the mages. A few ghosts are scoured out of the air, but a dozen are still attacking your group. The rest of the mob flies by, heading back for the duke's army!

>end of Zalgo text. It's a pain in the ass.

"We've got to kill this thing," Flint says. "Keep them off me!" He charges forward straight at the demon lord, dragging you along with him.

The demon lord sneers at the lone knight. "Pathetic. What are you, Shadow, a pet? I'll do you a favor and kill this one." It raises a hand, and a ray of darkness pulses toward Flint!

What do you do?

>get out of the way!
>shield Flint
>some other strategy
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>shield Flint
If we had shadow control of any type I'd say try to bend it slightly so it misses instead.
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>>24608201
>SM already told us that we would need a crit to do anything to a demon lord.

That was just an exaggeration, but it's going to be an uphill battle.
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>>24608278
>Hit the deck! And pull Flint down with you!
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>>24607960
>>24607826
Bind unlocks Spirit Lash try to escape the dirty thoughts now
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>>24608278

What the hell Flint? Our massive Shadow Resistance better be good enough or we'll haunt him.

Shield.
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>>24608278
Dodge.
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>>24608278
>shield flint
It's shadow. We are shadow. Surely instead of taking the blow we can redirect it or something.
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>>24608327
>Hit the deck! And pull Flint down with you!

I didn't offer this as an option because there is very little time.

You can try this, but I hope you brought your lucky dice.
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>>24608278
Shield Flint.
<And what of you Demon? Are you a puppet for others?>
I'm not the best at dialogue, but you get what I'm trying to say.
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>>24608278
>shield Flint
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>>24608278
Shield. we have great shadow resist, though we should try to pull him away from most of it instead of just taking it It's still a demon lords attack.

>>24608314
I meant to refer to you telling us last thread that we would need a crit to cancel one of the Demon lord's spells with nightflare.
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>mfw the quest started early today and I didn't notice it until now
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You do not fear the shadow. You dive in front of Flint to shield him.

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>>24608361
In that case changing my vote to shield.
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>>24608381
>I meant to refer to you telling us last thread that we would need a crit to cancel one of the Demon lord's spells with nightflare.

That is more accurate.
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Rolled 76

>>24608116
Should have attacked immediately after all...

I wonder if he didn't mention Ila because she is below his notice or just because he doesn't notice her. In either case she might prove a nice extra in the fights.

Our roll in this fight is not to dish out damage but to keep the demon distracted and protect our side. Protect Flint as long as possible and hope that Azriel and the duke use the time we build to prepare some awesome spells.
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>>24608392
Please don't let me be the one who rolls a 1
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>>24608392
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>>24608392
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>>24608392
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hopefully the dc was low... ouch
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Here we go
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>>24608392

Have a butterfly.
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Rolled 44

>>24608392

Look at me mom, I'm rolling !
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>>24608443
....
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Rolled 50

I'll throw in a roll.
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>>24608443
You. Roll more often.
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Rolled 97

>>24608392
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Hey, SM, that Annette gal, after getting killed said "re-summon me" or something along those lines and players talked about bring her back towards the end of the last thread.

So that means demons that are killed merely go back to hell?

Wouldn't that also mean the only way to permanently kill a demon is to consume it or similarly annihilate it?
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Rolled 49

>>24608527
my guess is yes. So we definately need to consume this!
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>>24608443
The fuck is with you guys, VoidWalker/VoidBearer getting good rolls in shadow quest. Let me test this shit.
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>>24608554
Well I'm keeping this most assuredly.
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>>24608527
Consuming it might merely be consuming the energy holding it here and thus result in it going back to hell.
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>>24608554
YOUR ONTO SOMETHING THERE BOY.
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>>24608566
Ehh, the thing we consumed back in the airship engine room when it was getting attacked had its 'soul'/consciousness getting absorbed by us, so I think it might indicate a more traditional death.
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Because I'm going to sleep I will say this now:

Attacking Auriel at any time, even if it seems we can easily kill her, is a very very bad idea! This has several reasons other than mere moral obligations (not killing the nice guys etc)

1) The outcome is not set in stone. Something similar to blink might let her escape, reinforcements might arrive, whatever.
2) Someone WILL notice. Either right there or as soon as we deal with someone who is proficient in truth spells and investigates. The death of Angels will be investigated by someone like that.
3) It will be a PR nightmare for a long time. All future dealings with anyone light-aligned (pretty much everyone including Flint) will be hampered. Our claim that we are different and that our nice-guy routine is not just a ruse will not believed any-more. No amount of explaining will stop this. They will say "The shadow saw it couldn't defeat Auriel so it played nice until an opportune moment arised."
4) Even if no-one knows that we are to blame we will be blamed. The Air-Ship had been corrupted seemingly from within and after the duke stopped whatever magic hindered the engine from working properly we ate it. In fact we ate the engines of both ships that were meant to protect the city. We also killed the other Angel and will be blamed for both their deaths.

tl;dr: KEEP AZRIEL ALIVE
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daw fuck I'm late
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>>24608406
>>24608407
>>24608408

>you regen 1 HP [from last turn] (26/29)

You twist in front of Flint, wrapping his front side with your body!

The shadow strikes you - !!

And for you, it's like taking a warm bath. The ray strikes you, then dissipates to black mist that floats to either side of you. It kills the blades of grass it touches, but Flint is totally unharmed.

The demon settles back. It takes a long look at Auriel. She's set low, still breathing hard. He looks back at you as you separate from Flint and stand up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVyZrYv_BUQ

<You call me a pet...but you're a puppet yourself,> you say.

"Hardly," the demon growls. "That fool's sanity is crumbling at the seems. It's only a matter of time...and then, I'll exist here by my own merit." The demon grins. "You had reason to save that thing?"

<My ally is worth saving.>

"Ally? Can't you feel his soul? He's like a miniature version of the flying rat." The demon jerks its bony thumb at Auriel. "I was under the impression that you beings hated one another."

<Apparently you had a false impression.>

The demon's laugh rumbles loud and long. "So what did they promise you? Protection? Or merely your life? Oh yes...glory to the wonderful angels, who deem your existence worthy to go unnoticed, un-purged-." The demon shrugs. "We can easily destroy these fools."

<Why would I help you?>

con't
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>>24608663

"Why not? Join me, and we will rule as we might. We will make slaves and servants of these...humans...and secure ourselves a foothold in this Reality. Alternatively..." The demon raises an eyebrow. "Help them, and be tolerated as a second class citizen...until they decide you've grown too dangerous for their precious sense of -balance- and rub you out like chalk on slate."

<That won't happen.>

"Am I not under assault by those very forces right now? Have you been different? Did they make some special exception, just for you? or did they label you a disgusting thing to be destroyed just because of what you are - what you look like?"

You remain silent, for you have nothing to contradict.

"As I thought," the demon says. It smiles its evil smile. "You have potential, Thing of Shadow. With my power, these lands would be ripe for you to consume. I care not for the tools of mine you've slain - there is no debt to pay. No conflict between us. Join me, and prosper."

"Flint!" Auriel shouts. "Get away from the Shadow!"

Flint's head snaps back and forward between you and Auriel. He settles his feet. "He won't betray us."

Auriel's face is strained with exasperation, but she doesn't try to reach you. She's worse off than she's letting on.

What do you do?

>write-in
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>>24608633
Yes. The duke, flint, and survivors we have saved all vouched for us. Backstabbing her like that would ruin our rep in their eyes too.
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>>24608663
>talking to the demon at all
Nope.tiff

Call him a faget and let's get this goin
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>>24608698
I'm hungry Just hungry, demons are tasty. You see where I'm going with this mr. demon?
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>>24608698
Hmm, if we are close enough I say we don't reply and merely attack. But we should do it unconventionally. I really want to simply blink to behind him. Attack. Once his attention is fully on us... Bind him and let the others get their shots in.
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>>24608698

"No thank you. Also did you just call Flint a tiny pigeon?"
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>>24608698
"...Wow, you really thought that speech would work didn't you?"
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>>24608698
<It's true, from the moment I came into being they feared me, but not all of them even if it was just a little spark of life and a bumbling knight that put their trust in me and came to call me a friend, then it is worth it>
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>>24608698
Refuse. Regardless of whether or not the realms turn against us at some point, when we met Flint he stayed his hand and has become our friend.
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>>24608663
The angel promised me nothing but death so far. It is still full of old prejudice, just as you seem to be. Light and Darkness are opposites but not enemies. The fact that their sentient embodiments don't seem to grasp this is quite beyond me.

Keep talking. We are stalling for time so that Auriel may recuperate and the Duke prepare.
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>>24608758
I can see Shadow saying something like this.
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>>24608754
>using shadow magic against the demon lord
We are far weaker than him and just shrugged off his attack. What do you think he will do to our shadow attacks?
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>>24608698
Hah. The demon lord may still have some power but he's backed into a corner and is using this lull to attempt to gain an ally. How cute.

No. This guy ain't shit. Stall for Duke spell with SHIVA while protecting Flint, consume as soon as he is weak enough after getting barraged.

Get ready for bind perhaps?
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>>24608698
"I have no need of slaves or a home."
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There is water in blood
Earth in their bones
Spirit in their breast
and they walk with a shadow every day
As long as these humans exist so will our elements.
They can't survive without air
without fire
without light
we must work together in order to survive.
But you want to rule, to dominate,
That is not what I want
I AM THE KEEPER OF THE BALANCE!!!
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>>24608698

So, I would say to go with the demon lord. Because for once in a nice story we could play the bad guy, betraying everyone in the most glorious moment of all.

I would.

But since it won't happen, I'm just gonna settle for a nice <muh friendship is stronger than your deceptive lies.>
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>>24608698
<I was granted stay by my own actions. Look at what you yourself have wrought upon this land! I have saved many lives not knowing a single fact about my existence. They in turn have granted me my own place to stay in their world where I thrive in; the shadows. It does not matter to me what power or ruling I am given if I cannot repay my own debt to these humans. You are a demon, a bloodthirsty, savage monster hell bent on destruction, and my mission to find out who I am does not include submitting to your one-dimensional desires!>
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>>24608698
>>24608759
>>24608758
>>24608765
>>24608773
>>24608794
>>24608797
Lets use all those.
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>>24608698
Does the duke look like he will be ready to attack soon?

Either attack outright, or approach slowly and then surprise attack.

We shouldn't bother talking to him.
Yes some will forever hunt us for what we are, we will kill them. We will not be servants we will forge a new side that is open to all and kill any of the shadow or light who will not allow that. But this demon has to go not because of it being of the shadow but because of its sociopathy and desire to destroy and consume.
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>>24608698
>mimic his form
Demon lord....I am your father.
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>>24608817
Ehh, that's a bit too emotional and boisterous for us in this particular moment.
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>>24608807

>So, I would say to go with the demon lord. Because for once in a nice story we could play the bad guy, betraying everyone in the most glorious moment of all.

Yeah, just thought I'd throw the option out there.

You've chosen to give the demon lord the verbal one-fingered salute.

...writing...
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>>24608807

I agree with this guy.

I say we turncoats on them.

We aren't even human. Aren't even an angel.

Evil things know us. We're one of them.

Why should we condemn our brethren?
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>>24608870
We still can, whenever we want to. Just now is not the BEST time.
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>>24608870
because demons aren't shadow spirits. They are no brethren of us.
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>>24608870
>We aren't even human. Aren't even an angel.
>Evil things know us. We're one of them.
>Why should we condemn our brethren?

Nigga we are Batman, deal with it
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>>24608807
While I'd love such a twist myself, once its done this quests following of retarded hur dur Evil people will only gain in strength and I don't know if the quest can survive such a reboot.
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>>24608870
I'd much rather do that on our own terms then rely on a dickass demon lord
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>>24608870
Did you miss the earlier threads where we decided to do away with the elementoachy and its silly division and start a third side?
Yes we are fighting beings of shadow now but we will have to kill beings of light later too to do so. We already killed one angel.
And the duke explicitly states he shares our view
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>>24608848
Right, humanity.... I should only suggest stuff like that when we get our levels in that up.
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>>24608927

Truthfully, I did.

Honestly, I want to go all "Darkness falls upon the world forever."
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>>24608927
The Duke wants 'power to his dreams' as far as I can tell. He follows all the tropes of a yet-to-be-BBEG chess master and even if his ideology is appealing to us at the moment it may cause a rift later on. We're on his side; right now. The world he imagines to build might be too far for him.
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>>24608807
I'd like to side with the demon lord too, at least until Auriel is dead, but we have literally no reason to trust him.

Dude would probably backstab us as soon as the opportunity presented itself, just to remove a threat to his power.
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>>24608978
Well I'd like to go for ruler ending, but not dick ass ruler ending
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>>24608979
I said he explicitly states not that we are 100% sure he is honest. If he turns out to have lied we will kill him.

The thing about working for a chessmaster who openly states an ideology he does not actually follow is that his entire organization is openly people who share that ideology. If he is then assassinated the side will naturally continue down the path of his STATED ideals not his actual ideals.
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>>24608997

Unless we backstab him before.

Who is the living shadow of cleverness and deceipt here, us or some third rate braindead demon lord ?

Yeah, I thought so too.
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>>24609031
Which also means if he has an unfortunate accident, then someone with his ideals likewise will take his place.
Kukukukuku...
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Also, I have a way for us to potentially curb the duke.
We personally conquer al-abur (by getting all the top enemy nobles/generals to surrender to us). There is only 1 king, he is currently going insane from demon lord, and he has no heirs.
We take it and become its king openly and ally with the duke. Then we get flint placed on the throne of his home nation and allied with us and duke.
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>>24609051
We are not siding with the demon lord, get over it.
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>>24608978
Well, that probably isn't going to happen.
Given how the character has been progressing, if we survive it all we are probably going to end up as a king of neutrality.
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>>24609076

It's more than one person interested...
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>>24608978
You are in the wrong thread then. We were chivalrous from thread 1.
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>>24609081
>king of neutrality
If I die...tell my wife I said...."hello"
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>>24609091
So?
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<Do you believe you could sway me with a display power and an eloquent speech? I have seen power. I have heard speeches. The outcome of this battle is clear.>

"My army will prove otherwise. If you - "

<I will not join you. You are wrong.>

"...what?" the demon growls.

The image of a small girl forms in your mind.. You may not know what you are, but those memories are clear.

<I have been rejected, by some. Not all. I will not abandon those that have accepted me.>

Flint grins.

<But you're right about one thing,> you continue. <I am of the shadow...and my darkness will consume whatever lies in my way.>

"We shall see who consumes whom."

Black light flares around it. The dome of darkness encompassing your battlefield begins to swim and churn...it's beginning something big!

Auriel leaps, and flaps your way, strafing the demon by a good margin. It watches her, but does not move. She lands heavily next to you.

"You see?" Flint asks.

Auriel snorts. "You're naive." Auriel stares at you. "And don't think you've won any points with me."

You ignore the jibe. <Do you know what it's doing?>

"I got in a few hits." She examines the demon a long moment. "It's casting a regeneration spell, and then planning on resummoning its full army. We need to strike hard, now."

<What about the man controlling it? Nulis Vin?>

"I've searched," Auriel says. "He's was never here. Probably back in Kan-Abar."

Flint spits on the ground. "Coward."

"...Shadow..." Auriel begins. "...with me. And if I see a hint of intent against me, I'll annihilate you."

<I've enough of your threats, angel, to last me weeks. But I will fight with you.>

"What about me?" Flint asks.

"This enemy is beyond you. Keep your distance, help the other men."

Flint works the pommel of his sword in his hands, but he grudgingly nods.

How do you fight?

>fight on your own, on the ground
>on your own, from the air
>fight from Auriel's shadow
>some other strategy
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>>24609127
FIGHT FROM HER SHADOW its our only chance and we will regen
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>fight from Auriel's shadow
protect her from its shadow attacks. And if it starts to build up alrge attacks strike first.
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>>24609081
>king of neutrality.

>Not going Ultimatet Ending route.

For shame.
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>>24609127

As hard as it can be, we need to work with her if we want to win.
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>>24608920
>I'd much rather do that on our own terms then rely on a dickass demon lord

Darkling has the right idea once again.

>trusting a demon lord for five seconds
>Ishiggydiggy

But you didn't, so yay!

There's always time for evil - later!
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>>24609127
>fight from Auriel's shadow
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>>24609127
from her shadow, and make sure to steal that kill
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>>24609127

Maybe we should focus on protecting Ariel from the Demon's dark attacks? She is weak to dark, we are not. Plus we can't do much offense wise besides squirt water if the demon is dark resistant.
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>>24609127
Fight from her shadow. Ask the duke if his charge attack is ready. We should perform the bind BEFORE the demon finishes the spell

>>24609155
You realize king of neutrality is hard mode.
As a champion of one of the two established sides we get instant and massive support. This way all the greatest powers are aligned against us.
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>>24609127
Give the angel some shadow support.

Would this be the best opportunity to use bind, posters? Or should we wait more?
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>>24609127
Attack from her Shadow.
Can we send a quick message to the Duke? Ask how he is doing?
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>>24609127
>fight from her shadow

I guess. We can protect her from shadow abilities.

>examine the demon lord closely

For real. Lets give him a good inspection.
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>>24609169

By the way, did he call Flint a tiny pigeon?
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>>24609193
Fighting from her shadow means we can block shadow attacks while letting her stop attacks that would harm us.
Plus our firepower gets combined unto one point, and even though we aren't at angel levels yet, we aren't insignificant.
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>>24609127
Fight from shadow, but only use physical attacks.
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>>24609236

Yes.

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>you've gained 1HP from regen (27/29)

<I am your shadow. Go with caution.>

You slip into Auriel's shadow. She swallows, staring at you for a long time.

Slowly, she turns her back on you.

Over 700 years old...a survivor of wars, plagues, demons, and who knows what else. It must have been difficult for her to look away.

That, or she's very desperate. You decide it is probably the latter.

She clutches her sword of light high and beings to carefully make her way toward the demon. "Do you discern anything I may have missed?"

You closely examine the demon.

Roll 1d100
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>>24609310
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>>24609310
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>>24609310
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well thats encouraging
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>>24609328
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>>24609310
Rollan
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>>24609310

Trying out that VoidX suggestion.
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>>24609310
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>>24609328
nigga yeeee
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>>24609310
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>>24609310

Rolling for great angel-waifu
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>>24609354
>VoidDude
>Dude
Average void being
Average roll
Try VoidKing or VoidMaster
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Cut off rolls now!!!

What do we see?
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>>24609384

She don't want us it seems.

Rolling for yandere Shadow.
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>>24609310
Since she is so jumpy, as well as being a heavy hitter, we should probably warn her about the bind plan too... Maybe no specifics in case the demon lord can overhear it, but some general warning to prepare to strike?

captch: Railroad dbuthat
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>>24609328
>>24609333
>>24609334

<...I thought you said the spell was for regeneration.>

"I think so."

You note scars and burns on the demon's arms. <It isn't healing.>

"Then what...?"

The demon roars. Purple lightning leaves its body and rises up into the sky. It strikes the dome, and the rate of the spinning increases, faster, then even faster. It's like your in the eye of a black hurricane.

You sense something.

<...that took power,> you say. <Its defenses are weakened! Strike, hurry!>

Auriel nods. She lunges forward at blinding speed, swinging her sword as she does so!

Roll 1d100 for your first supporting blows.

>you've gained 1 hp from regen (28/29)
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>>24609310
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>>24609390
we look at the demon lord and see...
>he was never loved as a child
>his father was a manapotionholic his mother was a succubus tier tramp
>the politics of hell hit their family hard during the Great Inquisition of demon summoners
>he's been struggling all his life to gain the approval of his father and mentor by fighting against light
>he fears small winged creatures of all kinds
>his favorite color is burgundy
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>>24609428
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>>24609428
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>>24609428
>>24609428
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>>24609428
Let's git it.
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>>24609428
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>>24609428
BY THE POWER OF NOTHING
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damn
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>>24609432
>all kinds of feels

Maybe we should let him rule earth and kill all humans
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Rolled 55

Let's do this
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Rolled 49

>>24609428
Hit it with a crowbar
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Rolled 69

>>24609454
>by the power of nothing
>void is as such

suddenly everything makes a little bit more sense
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Rolled 79

>>24609428

Do you hear it ? It's the sweet, sweeeet sound of doom...
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Rolled 85

>>24609428
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>>24609428
shit my rolls suck today
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Rolled 44

>>24609428
Get em!
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Rolled 37

>>24609494
>>24609486
come on give me somthing to work with
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>>24609428
well this is going wonderful
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>>24609428
Wait, he's channeling all his energy into making a huge mass of shadow energy SPIN.
Is he trying to create some kind of dynamo spell?
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>>24609531
... I wonder if we can consume it.
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Rolled 37

>>24609543
he now thats a taste idea
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Auriel's sword swings from top to bottom!

The demon shields with his forearms, but her attack leaves thick gashes! A strange mixture of blood and magic ooze sprays from the demon's wound.

The demon roars and spins, lashing out with his tail to catch her while she's bringing her sword back up -

- but your limbs catch the demon's tail briefly, stopping it. He struggles to escape, and frees himself, striking you hard as he jumps away.

>you've taken 3 damage (25)
>you regen 1 HP (26/29)

Auriel presses forward on the retreating beast.

<If the opportunity arises, I'm going to try and bind it!>

She nods, and positions her sword for another attack.

What do you do?

>continue support
>use Blink, try to flank the demon to distract it
>hit it with magic
>"mess up' and purposely let Auriel take a hit
>some other strategy
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>use Blink, try to flank the demon to distract it
its time, blink and bind.
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>>24609560

Also,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xkqsL6wwok

>demon lord battle music!!!
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>>24609560
>use Blink, try to flank the demon to distract it
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>>24609560
>water blast to his eyes
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>>24609560
Continue support, we should conserve our mana for later purposes.

wait does blink cost mana? If not blink nigga blink
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>>24609560
Continue support and try to get in contact with the duke. See how he is coming along and try to coordinate an attack for when we bind the demon.
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>>24609588

>wait does blink cost mana? If not blink nigga blink

No mana, but five-turn cooldown.

A lot can happen in five turns...
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>>24609592
Seconding this because an update on timing attacks with the Duke will be devastating for the Demon Lord.
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Rolled 66

>>24609560

Blink time !
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>>24609592
This
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>>24609592
+1
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>>24609560
Keep supporting, it can't use shadow magic to full effect while we are supporting her.
Also, it might be good to try using bind sometime soon, while it's weakened. What are the effects of bind, other than restricted movement?
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You'll be continuing your support and contacting the duke.

Roll 1d100
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Rolled 42

>>24609637
yea nigga
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Can we blink with auriel?
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Rolled 27

>>24609637
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Rolled 36

>>24609637
Rollin
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Rolled 89

>>24609637
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Rolled 9

There's my roll
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Rolled 59

>>24609637
By the power of seal clubbing!
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>>24609636
>What are the effects of bind, other than restricted movement?

It just ties the enemy up with magic. That's all. Strength is based on the mana you spend.
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Rolled 12

>>24609637
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Rolled 59

>>24609637
BY THE POWER OF NOTHING
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>>24609592
do this nigga
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Rolled 41

>>24609637

Great power now !
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>>24609652

No, you can only blink yourself and any inanimate objects on your person.
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>>24609658
The legacy of the void carries on.
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Rolled 4

>>24609637

I'm no longer a mere Dude.
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>>24609688
No one can master the Void.
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>>24609688
I won't laugh at you. But will laugh at your roll.
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So, while waiting.
Last time some people got excited about vampiric. While more XP per consume is nice I would like to remind people that resistance to X abilities increase the XP we get from consuming for a much lower price (2XP for first level). So I would like to get all the resistances before we go with vampiric.
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You throw your thoughts back across the battlefield. <Your excellency, can you hear me?>

There's no response. Either he can't hear you, or he isn't in a position to use a spirit mage to communicate back. The ghosts are still rampaging through his forces...mages are alright, but the normal troops have no defense against invisible phantoms. It's all they can do to stop a slaughter.

<If you can hear me, I'll try to bind the demon! Use that moment to strike!>

Auriel presses forward at the demon's retreating back -

- and it turns, firing a barrage of shadowy missiles!

Remembering your earlier success with flint, you react quickly, wrapping around in front of her like a sail. The missiles strike into you, exploding to either side. This shadow seems different...wrapped in a bit of wind. You take a few hits, but hold strong!

>you've taken 2 damage (24)
>you regen 1 HP (25)

Auriel slams hard into the demon with her shoulder, forcing it back. It's warding her attacks with its aura and its claws, but she cuts here, there, and slices its chest with another strong blow!

The shadows high above continue to spin...

You have the initiative.

What do you do?

>continue your support
>Blink to its backside, do more damage while you can!
>Now's the time; try to bind it!
>...the post-battle situation needs to be taken into account. Let her take a hit or two
>something else
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>>24609766

Blink.
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>>24609746
I'll support it, if only because of general defense increases.
With 6 xp we can get quite a buff, so when it comes up I'll also vote for it.
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Rolled 70

>>24609766
>Now's the time; try to bind it!

Let's use all our mana for this.
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>>24609766
bind it now? Maybe? Not much is happening but if she can cut its head off that might be a good thing
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Rolled 23

>>24609766

>Blink to its backside, do more damage while you can!

You are going to make us roll. And we will roll a 1.

Whatever, let us bind !
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i agree, bind it.
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>>24609766
Wrap your aura around her blade, and release it once its just about to strike him. Should it not help bypass his aura?
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Rolled 19

>>24609766
BInd
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>>24609766
Use all the mana we have to bind it.
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>>24609766
Lets blink, its to hasty to try and bind it now. The duke may need more time.
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>>24609820
>>24609802
I think it would be good to combine these two.

Bind with all our mana + shadow her lightsword.
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Vote 1:

Blink, do more damage before attempting to bind.

Vote 2:

Blink behind it, cast bind immediately.

Vote 3:

Just straight bind after Auriel finishes her next attack.

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If you pick bind, I'll spend all the mana on it, seems like that's pretty universally agreed to.
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>>24609877
>>24609820

>wrap yourself around her really sharp blade made of light magic

wut
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Rolled 2

>>24609882
2
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>>24609882
3
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Rolled 38

>>24609882
2
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>>24609882

2.
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2
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>>24609882
1
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>>24609882
>>24609918
now linked !
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>>24609882
3
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>>24609900
Only needed to know if was impossible.
>>24609882
Voting 2.
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>>24609882
2
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>Blink behind it, cast bind immediately.

Roll 1d100
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I will be shocked if bind lasts more than 1 round or even at all
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>>24609903
>>24609910
>>24609914
>>24609918
>>24609930
but guys we need to save blink in case we need to do an instant escape! What if he turns into a black hole and sucks us into hell!?

Save blink 2013
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Rolled 23

>>24609952
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Rolled 47

>>24609952
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Rolled 98

>>24609952

dice give me powerrrrrrrrrrr!
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Rolled 1

>>24609952
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Rolled 8

>>24609952
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Rolled 85

>>24609965
hopes for the best
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Rolled 98

>>24609952
>>24609979
thanks
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>>24609979
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>>24609979
RIP
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>>24609974
uwaaahno... i'm hanging up that name now
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Rolled 30

>>24609952

Help me Belmont clan!
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Rolled 15

>>24609979
>>24609952
Thanks m8
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Rolled 49

for Lunch
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Rolled 59

>>24609952
go go go!
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Rolled 57

goddamnit, a nat 1... the second of the thread.

Good thing it wasn't in the top 3 so its not a complete loss.
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Rolled 16

>>24609979
All of my hate

I might as well roll now too
>>24609952
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>>24609979

Ok, roll 1d20
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Rolled 8

>>24610011
actually if its in the top 10 its a crit fail
>>24610020
fuckk
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>>24610011
1's and 100's are always taken into account to some extent.
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1 after cutoff, 98 within first 3, we good.
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>>24609965
We needed to save blink in case the bind fails (say, due to a nat 1) so we can try a different strategy (blink and backstab).
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Rolled 6

>>24610020
By the power of neutrality.
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Rolled 4

>>24610020
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Rolled 17

>>24610020
One last try.
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>>24610027
>actually if its in the top 10 its a crit fail

No no, top 3 is crit fail.

If it's within roll 4-10, it negatively impacts your actions rather...nastily. But not horribly.
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Rolled 12

>>24610020
>those fucking rolls
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Rolled 2

Aiming High
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>>24610027
Well, no last minute save for us.

I knew we should have joined the demon lord's side.
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Rolled 3

>>24610020
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Rolled 14

>>24610020
rolliing for that natty 1
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>>24610027
>>24610041
>>24610042

At least you tried.
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>>24610049
oh, I thought I saw you say it was a crit fail previously, oh well that's a good thing
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>>24610069
be gentle
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>>24610069
...Mercy?
Pic related mercy?
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Rolled 18

>>24610069
is it to late to roll
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>>24610069
Something tells me we should have chosen to keep Blink as a last minute escape option...
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Rolled 11

>>24610138
it would seem so
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>>24610138
yep get the lube out
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>>24610154
yeah your probably right about that
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>>24610138
Once SM replies to our shit rolls that's usually when he starts writing.
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You leap up from above Auriel and -

VUUM

The air around you vibrates as you teleport behind the demon. Your spell is already ready! All your mana blasts forward in thick ropes of spirit magic!

The magic strikes the demon and wraps around him with a mind of its own, binding up his legs and tightening one of his arms to his side. His muscles strain to free himself -

But Auriel is there before he can! She swings down, driving through his arm, nearly severing it clean from his torso! But in the process, her sword cuts your magic. The binding drops free!

A crack of lightning snaps across the battlefield. Auriel and the demon leap away. The spell catches her on the wing, and it on one of its legs. She goes flying through the air, spinning away from you.

The demon lord lands heavily, its right foot blackened and cracked. Its injuries are slowly healing...

The spell above you continues to spin. The hurricane's pressure increases...the battlefield is cast in even greater darkness.

>you've gained 1 HP from regen (26/29)
>Mana: 0/10

The demon lord faces you, growling heavily.

What do you do?

>stand ground. dodge whatever it throws at you
>it's injured, try to attack!
>some other strategy
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>>24610183
Consume his fucking spell already
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>>24610183
try to attack
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>>24610183
>commit suicide to spare further embarrassment
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>>24610183
>this was what we got from nat 1
I wonder what 100 would have got us
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Rolled 29

>>24610183
>it's injured, try to attack!

Duck it up quickly, the magic is almost done.
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>>24610183
>it's injured, try to attack!
Use physical attacks. If we can infect him with our Viral ability, he might not be able to regenerate.
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>>24610183
lets attack and then consume him
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Rolled 50

>>24610205
The nat 1 was "The spell above you continues to spin. The hurricane's pressure increases...the battlefield is cast in even greater darkness."
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>>24610183
Ink into one of its injuries and shiva it from the inside.
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Attack

Shiva and Crush
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>>24610205
Well, we don't know what condition Auriel is in. She may have been crippled or mortally wounded by the hit from the Duke's spell.
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>>24610201

You can't consume hostile magic spells. Also, to give you the scale, it's the size of several football fields.
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>>24610210
>>24610209
What if he's baiting us, and he can instantly regrow one arm?
>the exclamation mark scares me
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>>24610183

Dodge and panic.
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Rolled 36

>>24610234
>Implying we have any time to waste even if its a trap
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>it's injured, try to attack!
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>>24610183

Alright, you're attacking!

Roll 1d100
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What is binding him to this plane? Do we know? Can we sever it?
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>>24610183
Physical attack with crunch, in an attempt to halt his regeneration.
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Rolled 73

>>24610265
CMON DICE
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>>24610183
>it's injured, try to attack!
Attack his leg! Can't let it regenerate.
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>>24610270

A good roll will place you at close range.

>>24610267

Lord Nulis Vin of Kan-Abar summoned the demon, but he's not on the battlefield.
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Rolled 68

>>24610265
Shame we didn't come up with more interesting attack methods... Dice!
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Rolled 72

>>24610265

Attack and panic.
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Rolled 28

been havin and off do. One more try
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Rolled 80

>>24610265
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>>24610282
>>24610280
>>24610273
well it's not a 1
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>>24610291

Using Shiva if possible.
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>>24610221
>The nat 1 was "The spell above you continues to spin. The hurricane's pressure increases...the battlefield is cast in even greater darkness."
I think the nat 1 was "aurial disrupts the bind and the duke's super attack hits her instead of the demon who dodges successfully". We just had so much positives invested in that plan (blink, super bind, duke and auriel) that even a fail resulted in him losing an arm.
If we crit succeeded it I bet he would have died.
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Rolled 70

>>24610265
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Rolled 94

C'mon CRIT
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Rolled 31

>>24610265
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>>24610281
Sure but is the guy himself the anchor for his existing here? Or does it not work like that?
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>>24610273
>>24610280
>>24610282

bretty good

writing
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>>24610322

No, the summoning spell itself is the anchor. That is why your summons cost you mana to order around; you've got to keep burning mana to do so.

If you kill the mage, you kill the spell, hence the demon is unsummoned.
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Time to unleash the pain
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>>24610343
does that mean that if we use a powerful enough "dispel" spell it would send him back to the nether without having to first "kill" him?
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You charge at the demon, lashing him with you arms as you close the gap. He crouches and shields with his good arm and wings, taking the blows one after another.

It's like hitting solid steel. You can feel his flesh give somewhat, but your damage is limited. However, the pressure visibly stops his regeneration...

You've entered close range.

The spell above is still churning...you hope the duke is working to do something about that.

What do you do now?

>Ink, rip, tear
>crunch through his outer layer
>continue to lash him from medium range, just keep him busy
>something else
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>crunch through his outer layer
stop him from regenerating.
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>>24610368
We didn't summon it, so I would think not. We wouldn't dispel it, anyway; we're feasting tonight.
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>>24610386
crunch
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>>24610386

Crunch! Die armour, die!
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Rolled 95

>>24610386
>crunch through his outer layer
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>Ink, rip, tear
he spent most of his magic either this or shiva with wings
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Please keep the 95
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>>24610386
crunch through his outer layer
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>>24610386

Crunch through his outer layer.

We must remember to chew our food...
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>>24610386
Crunch will hopefully do a good job here.
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>>24610368

Depends.

Most summoning magic links the summon through a mage's soul. That is, the spell rests inside of them. This is pretty much impossible to "dispell" because it would be like dispelling a person's actual soul. You'd have more success just trying to kill them.

Another type of summon uses a sigil drawn on the ground and various reagents. Mana is just one component. This is much less initially taxing on the mage but requires more preparation time. That sort of summon could be dispelled, if you interrupted the casting, but again that depends on the nature of the sigil and who is casting it.
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changing to crunch
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>>24610446
>there are summoning rituals
can we use them? that could be really useful
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It's crunch time.

I've been waiting to say that.

Roll 1d100
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Rolled 18

>>24610463
rollan
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Rolled 38

>>24610463

Rolling for great crunching !
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>>24610461
>can we use them?

I'm afraid I can't answer that, Dave.
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Rolled 91

>>24610463
Puns, please be merciful upon my die.
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Rolled 60

>>24610463
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Rolled 26

go void dice
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Rolled 96

>>24610463
>inb4 1
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>>24610446
thanks for clarifying. even if this was a sigil summon the sigil would be with the summoner, away from here. So I guess we must kill him instead.

>we feast tonight
I am one of the consumefags but I am a bit concerned that trying to eat the demon lord might be trying to chew more then we can swallow.
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Rolled 12

>>24610482
FUCK YEAH
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Rolled 47

>>24610471
>>24610476
>>24610481
>>24610463
Really.
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Rolled 39

>>24610463

Chomp chomp chomp.
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>>24610492
It works!
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Cuttofff Dice Rolls
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Rolled 66

>>24610492
>>24610463
>99

Fuck this gay earth
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>>24610477
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>>24610492
Well clearly all it takes is a clusterfuck with void in the name but still, you done good.
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>>24610481
I think I'm going to stop rolling for tonight and just vote and make suggestions.
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Rolled 64

>>24610463
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>>24610492
>shadows face when
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>>24610489

What if we just consume until we are full up? Maybe just consume his arm.
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>>24610492
>dat name
>dat roll
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>>24610471
>>24610476
>>24610481

Eeesh.

Writing.
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>>24610544
my sentiments exactly, what horrid rolls
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>>24610526
You did roll above 55 though, like, twice?
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>>24610492
this is the third 99 rolled today past cutoff.
Yet we keep on rolling terrible when it matters :(
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>>24610554
True, I might keep rolling.
Who knows! I might get another 100.
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Rolled 91

>>24610566
I guess we anons should stay out of rolling.
Let me try.
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i wish I could get a 100, its been a long, long time.
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>>24610566

then it turns out that we have a thing similar to what Flint has, in that it makes us SPAGHETTI when it counts...
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Rolled 85

>>24610597
Well that decides it!
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>actually if its in the top 10 its a crit fail
logically the top ten crit success is a pass
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You barrel into the demon.

You open your body like a giant set of jaws and CRUNCH down upon him.

The demon throws out its arms, catching you wide! Your jagged teeth of shadow catch it on its wrists, digging in, making new cuts, but its strength is enough to keep you from completing your attack!

"Errrrgh....RAAAH!"

The demon's claws dig into you. It lifts you up, off the ground, then slams you into the dirt! Its foot tries to stomp into you, but you manage to slip out of the way.

>you've taken 5 damage
>you regen 1 HP

>21/29 HP

You've lost the initiative.

>con't...
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Rolled 65

>>24610609
>The demon throws out its arms, catching you wide!
>arms
>S

When did he regenerate?
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>>24610634
Oh god I missed that. Yea, auriel cut off one of his arms.
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>>24610647
it said nearly
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>>24610634
I don't think we ever asked how many arms he has...
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If their wounded then superstrength should be lessened
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Stunned, you try to put a bit of distance between yourself and your foe.

He turns away from you and raises his hands. Spears of darkness leap forward, but they go wide! Very wide...as if he isn't even aiming for you.

Auriel, who was trying to slip around to the side, takes the full brunt of the attack. She deflects some of the missiles with her sword, and they explode into the ground around her, cutting rivets and channels in the earth. But one slips through her defenses, blasting a hole in her armor! She clutches at the wound on her side, but she's still standing, and she hasn't lost her grip on the sword.

The demon pauses. It puffs a breath of air through its nose, and raises its good arm up, up, straight toward the roof of the dome. A twisting rope of shadow swims down to meet him like a tornado extending down from storm clouds.

You instinctively know something bad is about to happen.

What do you do?

>slip into close range, crunch! (2-action roll)
>basic physical attack (Shiva)
>regroup with Auriel, try to attack the demon together
>some other strategy

>(still 3 turns until blink cools down)
>mana: 0/10
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>>24610676
>>24610647

True.

But you had shitty rolls, so its bad arm was good enough to stop you. DC was pretty low on that one.
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>>24610714
Alright guys, before answering anything to this post take a good look at the ability sheet/descriptions and THINK OF A BETTER PLAN than what has been presented to us in the post.
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>>24610714

could we intercept the shadow he is channeling? cause I think we could intercept the shadow he is channeling...
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>>24610714
>A twisting rope of shadow swims down to meet him like a tornado extending down from storm clouds.
What if we interpose ourselves between him and that rope of shadow and try to claim it as our own? Maybe siphon magic out of it?
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>>24610714

Regroup. We may survive because we're tanky as shit but Auriel is going to die if she gets hit.
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Rolled 91

>>24610714
>>24610724
USE LASH TO TRIP HIM BEFORE THE SHADOWS REACH HIM
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>>24610752
this
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>>24610714
With Ink and Shiva could we possibly restrain the demon lord[physical bind]/strength his hand away from what he's trying to do? After getting in range?
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>>24610762
no mana
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>>24610752
Hmm.... is it shadow magic?
Give it a shot.
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>>24610772
Lash doesn't use mana
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>>24610761
Lets not. It looks like he's turned his attention to attacking Auriel, and if he's readying a fuckhuge offensive spell, I'd rather not be close to the point of impact.
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>>24610752
Oh god this

Can we attempt to draw from it?
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>>24610752
>>24610748
If we can try it and if not Regroup.
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>>24610752
>>24610770
>>24610782
>>24610770

You can try whatever you want.

....heh. Ahaha.

MUEHAHAHUHEUHEUHAHUEHUAHEUHUAHE
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>>24610810
Voting for interception.
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>>24610810
>Implying we fear anything other than shitty rolls

m8 please
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>>24610810
>lets do it
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>>24610810
I still think using lash to trip him seems to be the best idea.
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>>24610810
I like that maniacal laughter.
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>>24610829
>>24610823

>wants to intercept that which he has not even given a second glance

Brass balls, I'll give you that.

I like to structure my game like Dark Souls. Careful observation will lead to victory.
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>>24610810
Do it.
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>>24610810

voting for jumping under the magical shadow rape bus
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Voting for taking power from his spell
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>>24610810
Might as well.
We do like crazy plans after all.
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>>24610855
ok guys we need to go find a drake and cut its tail
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>>24610855
Well we do have Detect Magic. Surely we could take a look before nomming.
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>>24610868
or attach a wheel to ourselves, that would work too, we already have dark magic so that's ruled out
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>>24610855
Well fuck. Voting for inspecting the magic
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>>24610855
Well shit, >>24610836 seems way safer then
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>>24610855
Clearly we observe it while we are flying to it.
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>>24610855
Could we slip away and consume the angel bitch, then fight the demon?
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>>24610870

You'll try to sense it as you lunge in.

>>24610858
>>24610856
>>24610853
>>24610835
>>24610829
>>24610823

Well, gosh, I can't ignore this near-unanimous agreement.

Writing.
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>>24610810

the more I watch you decend into the madness, the more I think you are HK in disguise...


>>24610870
THIS IS WHY WE NEED ANON!!!
I second taking a moment to view the situation with Detect Magic...
Though I fear that all it will do it ping the Entire Area due to heavy magic presence...
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>>24610896
PANIC
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>>24610896
God fucking damnit guys

God damnit.
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>>24610890

Well, maybe this will win points. I'll hold for a moment, a lot of people have been waiting for a chance.

Just remember Flint is over yonder.
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hes not asking for rolls for this action

we are doomed.
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>>24610890
That's always been an option, but right now it's;
>not the best idea
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>>24610902
>HK

Who's he?

>>24610904
>>24610911

Oh come on, I'm just fucking with you.

It's not a bad idea, but you don't know what you're dealing with, exactly.
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no to eating the angel.
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>>24610912

Please no.
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>>24610912
No on backstab.
>>24610902
Our detect magic is passive, we do not have the 2 active detect abilities (focus and observe). As I understand it we can't do what you describe.
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>>24610855
>careful observation will lead to victory

Whut. But DS is all about experience and knowing where things are and what they can do and how to respond to them. You can look at the frickin skeletons all you want but it won't teach you how to kill them. .endgamerant
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>>24610912
Nope. We're going skinny dipping in demon magic
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Rolled 52

>>24610890

We must not. Not now. We must wait. We must be patient. Until she has her defense down. Until she thinks of us as a friend. until her faith starts to waver. Then we strike. Then the dagger of betrayal sinks in. And then the great penguin or whatever is pleased with us.
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>>24610945

Yeah, looks like it.

Writing.

>>24610913
>hes not asking for rolls for this action

Isn't it wonderful?
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>>24610951
if she trusts us then we have no need to stab her in the back.
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>>24610912

hmmmm, could we throw mooks at it? I think we should throw mooks at it... Throwing mooks always helps...

>>24610927
HoboKing... OP of Hobo Quest... lots of HUE and insanity...
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>>24610956
What have we done...
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>>24610912
Nah, the demon lord is right fucking next to us.

After the battle is over, if Auriel still appears weak enough to easily kill, eat her then.
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>>24610951
>the great penguin

It's all clear to me now.
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>>24610943
Mimics, hidden passages, ladders, attack patterns, etc. All require careful observation.
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>>24610956
you fools what have you done?
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>>24610956

SO IT'S AN INSTANT SUCCESS RIGHT? GOLDEN ENDING GET!
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>>24610976

weak point for massive damage?
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Inb4 we are now the new demon lord
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PREDICTIONS!
us losing 12 hp.
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>>24610969
No. No. No.
If we survive this battle, she has to be alive.
The only reason we aren't a huge target is because the angels have bigger targets, like the one we are fighting now.
Having an angel vouching us gives us massively increased agency compared to being hunted, and if it's exp you want, there is a whole enemy nation that we can eat with their blessing.

Assuming we live.
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The shadow does not frighten you. You can stop this - with your own body.

You leap up, above the demon lord, and place yourself between it and its twisting spell. The lord looks shocked.

It rapidly descends towards you. You bend your senses toward it, trying to gain a clue before it arrives and strikes you.

You sense...
...nothing.

There's nothing. You can see the shadow, but there's no magic. But more than that, it's -devoid- of magic altogether. Empty. Terribly, horribly empty.

And yet...Something is there...

con't
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>>24611035
more like we go down to 1 hp
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>>24611034
inb4 we take massive damage
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>>24611038
We don't want to serve the angels, though.
We want to remove their power
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I wonder if we just commited suicide.
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>>24611050
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Rolled 43

>>24611050

Let me guess. Roll or get vaporised ?
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>>24611050
it's a bloody portal into the nether, is it not?
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>>24611076
Oh that WAS mentioned before wasn't it? Heh. WHOOPSIE!
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we really should of inspected this
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Remember he posted something in the Shadow is lonely. Likely another part of Erebus.
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>>24611075
SM has not said the word
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>>24611038
If Auriel dies, the only witness to us killing the other angel would be gone.

Our reputation would basically come down to what story the Duke tells of our role in the battle.
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>>24611076
we just got literally teleported to hell... on the plus side that probably disrupted his attempt to use that as an attack to devastate his opponents and left him vulnerable to counter from our allies. And we get to quest in hell for a bit.
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>>24611050

ITS MINI-BOSS AGAIN!!! WE COULDN'T KILL HIM AND NOW HE RETURNS!!!!

but more seriously, Since the Lord was shocked by what we did, clearly it was an ingenious move!
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>>24611085
>mfw Erebus consumes us because our humanity isn't high enough to resist his power merging with ours
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or suicide
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When we looked at the demon earlier we sensed loneliness in the shadow. Now that the shadow is separate from the demon...
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>>24611099

A move so stupid it was Brilliant
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>>24611099
or shocked at our stupidity
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Before SM rights the next part let me just say that I was against this.
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>>24611093

if that is the case, I'm sure Flint would go find Adavan and he'll bust us out... But in the mean time, TRAINING MONTAGE!!!
we could also stay with Annette while we are there...
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>>24611128
as was I
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>>24611112

We can make friends with the lonely presence! Friends are nice.
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>>24611050

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgSqxHCsmz0

And it's staring back at you.

A thousand minds, a thousand voices, screaming, clawing at you like nails on slate stolen and amplified a hundred thousand times. You can't hear, you can't think, but you can see the eyes of the beast as if they surround and dominate your entire existence.

And then, they're gone.

The shadow plunges through you...

...and nothing happens. It's as if it isn't even there. Or...it is there...but not in the same way you are.

Uncertain, you fall back toward Auriel. She's recovered somewhat, but her wound still has a long way to go. <What is that thing?>

"I don't know."

That statement, coming from her, is perhaps more frightening than the creature in the shadow.

The shadows reach the demon. It wraps the beast like a cloak, shivering, shaking, warping. The ground trembles.

"Auriel!" Flint is running toward you both. "What's going - by the light, what is that?!"

The void-like darkness around the demon explodes outward.

con't
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>>24611150
oh my
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That doesn't seem like the loneliness in shadow.
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>>24611150
He just summoned Legion!
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>>24611150

FLINT GET THE FUCK AWAY!
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>>24611061
We wont be serving them. We will be fighting beside them where our interests alight, like we are with the Duke. That isn't servitude.

>>24611092
Are the angels more likely to believe a duke or another of their kind? Sure, him just omitting us is a possibility, but that has holes.

Plus, I think at least a few of us just want to prove her and the angels wrong about us just being an "evil monster".

>>24611150
GRAB THEM BOTH AND FLY AS FAST AS WE CAN
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>>24611196
But our interests are completely different from theirs. They want to ensure the lesser four elements don't return; they want to kill us, and will still want to if we earn their trust.
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In restospect, we should have used shiva to attack the arm he was using for the summoning.
Every mage we fought thus far has used their arm as a focal point for their power, and every time they took an injury in it while casting the magic exploded about them hurting them.
Then again, we could barely scratch him with physical attacks thus far
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The shadows blast outward like all the hell in the world unleashed on Venia.

They sweep the field and pass through you, Flint, and Auriel.

Nothing happens.

At first.

Shouts go up from the men behind you. The phantoms vanish.

Auriel's wings begin to shrivel.

"What...what's happening?" A glow flickers around her back, and her wound, and then dies. She collapses to the ground. Her wound isn't bleeding anymore, but it's a giant, raw scab. "...I...my magic...I can't feel it!"

Flint goes down on his knees. "I still have mine. What the hell was that?"

You...feel...lessened.

You're...ok...but something's gone. You feel for your magic, your aura...

...and nothing is there.

The sense of the world around you is gone.

>all spells are unusable
>all shadow aura abilities are unusable

Roll 1d20
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Rolled 10

>>24611237
aw fuck
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Rolled 18

>>24611237
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Rolled 11

>>24611237
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Rolled 13

>>24611237
man this was such a smart move right guys?
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Rolled 1

>>24611237
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Rolled 16

>>24611237
This is partially my responsibility.
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Rolled 3

>>24611237

Yes! What I was dreading didn't happen!
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>>24611246
>>24611243
>>24611241
well we rolled pretty we-
>>24611254
NOOOOOOO
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Rolled 7

>>24611237
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>>24611254
DELETE YOUR FREAKN POST
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Rolled 7

>>24611237
We can still fly, Grab them and fly!
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Rolled 10

>>24611254
>>24611237
Thanks m8, we really needed your help.
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Im pretty sure d20s are in the first five... since its extremely likely you'll crit if its in the first 10
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Rolled 12

>>24611237
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Rolled 6

>>24611237
It seems this battle is going old school.

My vote is to prepare our fisticuffs for pound town.
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>>24611254
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>>24611266
It won't help, it's already here forever.
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>>24611261
Well, on the plus side a crit after the first 3 carries reduced effects
>>24611266
No, that is cheating. Not only is it wrong it also carries punishment
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Rolled 17

>>24611254
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I agree with redeath
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again I'm pretty sure it doesn't count
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>>24611237
>The sense of the world around you is gone.

Oh shit are we blind?
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Rolled 17

come on
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Rolled 15

Man fuck this? 3 natural 1s in one fucking thread?
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>>24611291
We have several non visual senses that let us detect things (magic, spirits) at a wide range around ourselves.
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>>24611270
>>24611288

You don't have to agree, I believe that was stated previously.

The 1 does not affect your roll.

Lavish prayers upon the dice gods for their mercy.

Writing.
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Rolled 78

>>24611296
all luck seem to have run out
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>>24611307
>The one was the 6th roll, after a few good ones.
The dice gods are fucking with us.
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>>24611307
I have to say part of what makes this quest so awesome is the appropriate music selections...

Wait, the spell took away the magic of auriel (light) and us (shadow) so its all magic not alignment specific.
But flint has his light magic which is significantly weaker then auriel. Seems odd for it to be a spell that only affects magicals like all his conjured minions, auriel, and us so I am guessing it did affect everyone.
So why is flint exempt? Flint's soul was wrapped in a magic parasite. Could the spell have taken out the parasite's magic instead of flints? Flint, your moment to shine has come!
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You hear the stomps of the demon approaching.

You grab Flint and Auriel and throw them to the side.

A giant arm plows toward you -

- but you Ink below it, dodging the blow! The demon overbalances, and you punch back at its head! That knocks it back several paces, and it falls over, stunned.

You rush back to your allies. <Angel! What is happening?!>

"...my magic...it's just, gone!" She's holding her wound. "I...my sword..." She glances down into the grass beside her. Her sword is now just a tiny shortsword...unremarkable in any way.

You listen to the shouts in the distance. The ghosts are all gone...the mages are doing the shouting. Their condition is similar to the angel's.

"I can still use my magic," Flint says. "I can - Shadow, look out!"

You turn. The demon is lumbering forward. You can't sense him coming any more...but his magic isn't working, either!

Thanks to Flint's warning, you're not caught off guard

What do you do?

>attack!
>support Flint from behind
>something else
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>>24611237
OH JESUS SHIT WHAT A TIME TO JOIN BACK IN
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>>24611385
>attack!
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>>24611385
>support Flint from behind

BE OUR EYES FLINT
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>>24611385

NORMAL PUNCH!
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>>24611385
>support Flint from behind
Demon lord is probably physically stronger than we are. We shouldn't try to take him alone.
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Rolled 6

>>24611385
I warned you bro about the fisticuffs, I say grab the Sword and attack.
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>>24611385
FLINT AND SHADOW TEIM GO
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>>24611385
Flank the demon
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>>24611385
>support Flint from behind
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>>24611385
We can still CONSUME, right?
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>>24611385

Attack! Time to slap his anus into mush
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>attack!
and with no magic he might not have resistence to shadow anymore.
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>>24611385
support flint from behind.

>>24611385
>>24611369
>The ghosts are all gone...the mages are doing the shouting. Their condition is similar to the angel's.
VALIDATION! Its a null magic zone and flint still has his, it must be the parasite shielding his soul.

Also, auriel needs to get her act to together, tell her "the demon is magickless too, don't despair"
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>>24611425

Sure.
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>>24611425
yes, CONSUME is always an option, the DC probably will be extremely high though.
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Also, as usual,

>INSPECT EERYTHING
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Rolled 89

>>24611385
Attack! Like a beast.
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>>24611385

I vote to support Flint and with that I must go sleep, try not to kill the Shadowman while I'm gone ok?
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>>24611441
plus a fail at consume can really hurt us. Heck I am not sure its safe to consume him after killing him.

>>24611443
we lost ALL our magic senses.
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>>24611385

>A giant arm plows toward you -

>- but you Ink below it, dodging the blow! The demon overbalances, and you punch back at its head! That knocks it back several paces, and it falls over, stunned.

CROSS COUNTER!
Ahem, support Flint.

>>24611441
Will it be? Weren't the demons we drove into before resisting us mostly with the magic inside them?
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>>24611385
Hey, SM, does trying to jump in the demon's shadow to stab him below the belt count as using a shadow aura ability? Because if it isn't I suggest that.
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>>24611438
>consume is sill available
>Auriel is so delightfully helpless right now
You know what would taste really good right about now? Angel food cake.
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>>24611475
We have regular perception bro
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You've decided to attack and flank the demon, thinking that Flint can take care of himself, given the situation.

Roll 1d100
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>>24611385

Is Flint in good condition? If so, then we can flank the Lord and unleash Shiva into his back.
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Rolled 6

>>24611496
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>>24611385
wait... what if that last blow was not meant as an attack on us. But as him finally freeing himself from the king and becoming stable and free? With the loss of magic on himself and us merely a side effect?
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>>24611385
Wait... how is he still here if there's no magic? Doesn't he need a spell to stay in this plane, and isn't his inside completely magical like the wyvern?
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Rolled 26

>>24611496
Gosh there's so little time to discuss these things!
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Rolled 22

>>24611496
(t)rolling...
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Rolled 4

>>24611496
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oh god damnit it dice
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>>24611482

Yeah, the whole "hop into shadows thing" is actually "Shadow Slip", which is in the shadow aura tree.
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Rolled 1

>>24611496
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Rolled 46

>>24611496
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Rolled 10

>>24611496
Rolling to keep Flint-bro alive.
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*crying*
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Rolled 50

>>24611514
NOOOO!!!
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>>24611514
perhaps namefriends should stop rolling
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>>24611514
>>24611508
>>24611505
>>24611509
welp
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Rolled 99

>>24611514
Good god, the dice hate us tonight.
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>>24611518
>>24611514
>>24611509
>>24611508
>>24611505
>>24611500
GAME OVER MAN, JUST GAME OVER.
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Rolled 5

>>24611514

you monster...
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>>24611532
2 more left... someone please roll a nat 100
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roll 10 : 99
bwahahaha
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>>24611514
Ok this just getting fucking ridiculous.
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Rolled 89

>>24611514
>>24611535
Why
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>>24611535
COME ON
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Rolled 26

>>24611385
Alright. First thing first, is the demon still capable of magic? It might have negated all magic, including it's own.
We still have our speed, and our physical powers.
If it is nulled too, fly circles around it and tear it to shreds.
and if it still has magic, grab everyone and run.

>>24611477
Too risky, better to be safe and just try to kill it.

>>24611491
Her magic is gone, it's entirely possible we would just get what we would from a normal human.

>>24611514
....
Well, disregard all of that, we obviously aren't meant to leave here alive.
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>>24611535
The dice gods are taunting us.
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>>24611535
!!!!
we are now at 4 rolls of 99, 4 rolls of 1, and 0 rolls of 100 :(
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>>24611514
can we have a new thread? this one is cursed...
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you know what? Obviously fighting this thing is gonna fail. Lets be audacious and CONSUME it.
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Rolled 9

>>24611514
FUCK This im gonna go to bed and see the carnage tomorrow
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We can stack the odds for us with preparation and planning. But all is meaningless before the die.
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>>24611569
We'll fall off the last page soon, since we're heading in to prime posting time.
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Well then.

Roll 1d20
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I bet SM is tearing his hair out right now
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Rolled 69

>>24611578
go with consume
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Havin' a bad day here mates :(
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Rolled 14

>>24611596
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Rolled 5

>>24611596
5th nat 1
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Rolled 5

>>24611596
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Rolled 10

>>24611596
PLEASE
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Rolled 93

>>24611596
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Rolled 6

>>24611596
FUCKIN SEALS
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Rolled 10

>>24611596
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Rolled 6

>>24611596
LIIIIIIIIIIIIVE
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>>24611578
Consuming a living opponent requires a roll
Stronger it is, the harder the DC
Shadow Master has... hinted that horrible things happen if we merely fail it (not crit fail)... with our dice tonight we would have crifailed to consume the demon lord and that would have literally ended the quest
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Rolled 15

>>24611596
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Rolled 83

>>24611596
were fucked
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Rolled 8

>>24611610
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>>24611617
exactly why we should be audacious... we are dying here and better to go out teeth gnashing then dying by a thousand cuts.
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>saving rolls
If... If we mess these up, someones not coming back.
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Ok, writing.

Next post will be in a shiny new thread to rid ourselves of this terrible, terrible curse.

I mean, shit people. Get it together.
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Rolled 7

>>24611596
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Rolled 20

>>24611627
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Rolled 17

>>24611596
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>>24611647
FUCKING DICE GODS
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Rolled 8

>>24611645
/tg/ dice = low algorithm, what part of this is mysterious to you?!
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>>24611647
wish that counted, I really do.
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Rolled 9

>>24611647
FUCK you dice when i finally roll a d20 its to late
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>>24611647
Ok then. Where was this a minute ago?
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>>24611647
THE FUCK IS THIS?! NOW THEIR JUST FUCKING WITH US!
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>>24611638
Well, we were told an arch angel who is the best healer in the world got injuries from a demon lord cursed such that they cannot be healed even by him.
So we might not lose an ally and instead just become a cripple.
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>>24611661
im been accidently rollin d120 because i misst erase the 1
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>>24611645
SM, could you let us have this one, please? Just this one time?
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>>24611689
This isn't ogre quest.
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>>24611689
Don't do that. He's been extremely nice today
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>>24611599
>>24611609
>>24611647
>>24611627
these are all mine rolls
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>>24611682
LIES. ALL OF THAT. COMPLETE LIES.

(please just let me believe it...)
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>>24611706
Thanks anon! How important!
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>>24611689

No.

You got a crappy main roll...with something nasty thrown in for the 1.

You made the save, but it won't be pretty.
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>>24611695
>>24611697
Hey, I ain't proud enough to grovel! (gets down on knees to plead)
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>>24611722
let me grease up again
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>>24611713
exept that n 20 that was was a d20
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>>24611722
Why do I feel fear?

Captcha quote>dead orehols

Fuck you, pal, you're not helping.
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>get home from work
>oh my god Shadow Quest
>catch up with thread
>ONES
>ONES FUCKING EVERYHWERE

Holy shit people, do we need to start doing some virgin sacrifices or something here?
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>>24611757
(why wouldn't you let me believe my own lies? why?)
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>>24611782
>virgin sacrifices
>on tg
Think of the power
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>>24611792
Because you mustn't run away.
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>>24611801
Half the board would die, though.
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>>24611802
BUT I WANT TO, MOMMA! I REALLY, REALLY WANT TO!
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>>24611503
>>24611503

That spell isn't there, is it? It's back in Kan-Abar.

New thread:

>>24611818
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>>24611815
im ginger my to sacrifce me would be pointless



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