You are Reinhold, master swordsman and victor of the Royal Swordsmanship Tournament. The King was so impressed with your skill, he personally requested that you be transferred out of the army and into the Royal Guard! Not bad for an orphan who was raised in a brothel in a poor fishing village.The only issue at this point is your assignment... you've been charged to be the personal guard of the King's only daughter Marianne. While she is the vision of loveliness that you'd expect from a Princess, her personality is... well... she seems to have some issues.Well, you got Celestino's blessing. Or the closest thing to it, anyways.And now you're heading back to your seat... it won't be long before Celestino makes his big announcement.Not that you're looking forward to it.>Congratulations, you are once again an unruly WOLF!>Wolves are cool and powerful... and also rather dangerous.>The Princess considers you to be her friend!>But while wolves are really cool, they still don't count as people.Thread archive:http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=Princess+Guard+QuestCharacter list + descriptions (in progress):http://pastebin.com/1Vhj4DJvList and descriptions of the spells shown thus far:http://pastebin.com/2c9y2sDMTwitter:https://twitter.com/QM_ArchelonQuest compilation that's kindly maintained by a person who isn't me:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n4nhs9gd0kmnnni/04tpEy5_pe>>>>>>>>
Giancarlo... he's definitely something. And now you understand why the girls can't stand him, though he's not a -horrible- person or anything.Still a lot to deal with, though. And you're quite happy to get away from him."Here he is, and in one piece too!" Giancarlo says to Sir Gregory."So I see," Sir Gregory replies."I gotta say, not everyone has the guts to talk to the old man like that... he must've gotten that from his grandma.""Adoption doesn't work like that," Marianne mumbles, shaking her head. "Anyways, I suppose I should thank you for bringing him back.""Anything to spend more time with you, Marianne!" Giancarlo says, winking. "But now I gotta go tease the hell out of my little sister, so buh-bye!"With an exaggerated wave, Giancarlo skips over to where Luciana, Karel, Alberto and Lisette are sitting."You seem to be in a good mood," Marianne says to you as you sit back down next to her. "Made friends with a kindred spirit, I take it?">how do you respond?
>>30159882"Oh, so you'd like me to be more like Giancarlo...that could be arranged."
>>30159882"yhea, and he gave me some 'Pointers' for me and my new girlfriend''Wink at luci
>>30159882I wouldn't say kindred Marianne, but at least i understand him a bit better than before.
>>30159882tell her that you managed to get Celestino to accept your relationship
>>30159882"Yeah, we exchanged pick up lines and...maneuvers. "
>>30159882He really isn't all that bad, apart from the blatant womanizing. He seems to be genuinely concerned for Luciana's happiness at any rate.
>>30159900Luci left already I think?
>>30159921Damn. Your right.Wink at mari.Im drunk. No judgey plz Also, i just downloaded rance VN
>>30159882>Not a horrible person or anythingI guess by Reidnhold's scale. He's mostly just a creep and a jerk.>>30159915seconded
>>30159915supporting.
>>30159882"Oh yes definetly we shared tactics and techniques with another it was rather informative"
>>30159882Celestino gave me his blessing.
>>30159882He even offered to plan the bachelor's party
>>30159882"He's certainly straightforward, I'll give him that.">>30159919This is also worth saying.>>30159915And it's also worth explaining that our good mood has more to do with Celestino not taking our head off rather than being on the receiving end of Giancarlo's special brand of friendship: Dude Edition.
>>30159981>>30159966I like these simple, but still funny.
>>30159964>>30159981Combine these
>>30159882"Hey, I think Giancarlo isn't really so bad... as long as there aren't any females around anyway. But I digress, Celestino approved my relationship with Luci. On the condition that if I screw up he'll destroy me of course, but that was to be expected."
We should get Marius to draw a picture of Rheinhold for luci
>>30160030That is so cheesy Citrine will make nachosDo it
>>30159882"It's hard not to like him, he's honest to a fault and he even said he'd plan my bachelor's party."
I realized too late that we should have asked Giancarlo "how do you make it up to a girl who's pissed at you".He would at least have a few pointers.
>>30160030That seems like a very egotistical thing to do, and completely out of character. But so is us going out with Luci, so yeah, why the fuck not.
It's almost over right?RIGHT?
>>30159882Also remark that Celestino did not appear to realize how upset Luciana was.
>>30160098THE RIDE NEVER ENDS
>>30160098The castle will explode in five minutesSo no
>>30160098I hope it ends like Namek and this whole fucking shitshow of a nation gets blown to fuck.
>>30160115So, when is the PTSD explosion gonna happen so Reinhold can dye his hair
>>30160122Don't forget, Namek ended with a bunch of refugees making there way to Earth. You want Namek following us home Anon? Do you?
>>30160131When Krillin dies.
>>30160165So who's our Krillen? Nico, right?
>writing
>>30160145Luci already will for some contrived reason or another, so its not like it could any worse. Besides, this way we would get to see more of Monique, and since interesting things only happen when Moni is around, that's a big fucking win.
>>30160180its the meido
>>30160180Sylvie.
>>30160194the meido is Yamcha, Nico is Krillien i say.
>>30160180Weak character from our backstory who is also one of our closest friends.Citrine or Nico. Hell maybe Gircarlo will give Rein a whore as a test and it'll trigger the Super Swordie mode
>>30160180>>30160242finally a powerup
>>30160231no, Sylvie's Yamcha. Really cool for the first episode they show up in, become porgressively more obsolete before being replaced entirely in the second story arc.Meido's Krillen to Nico's 17
>>30160278But Nico's two brothers are lame. They can't be 16 or 18Maybe Rein is KrillinAnd the Sealed King is Super Sayian MoniqueAfter all Krillin and Goku were rivals and enemies to start with
>>30160313Personally, I think of Monique more as a Vegeta to Lucianna's Bulma.
>>30160346scru u
>>30160313I have to say Sylvie has room to grow and- .. god damn it /a/, get out of my head!
>>30160346But Setsuranka is Bulmaice elementals probably have blue hair
>>30160368No, it's comfortable here
>>30160381More liek Setsuwanka amirite
>>30160381Smart, sassy and able to control the rival's bullshitI accept Setsuraka as Bulma
>>30160430Setsuraka is Bulma, and Monique is Vegita, then Reinhold is a young Goku. he needs lvling badly.
>>30160399 fine, I'm playing witch craft works in my head then.
>>30160501We had no King Kai, only Roshi
>>30160531I love that manga though
>>30160532So we almost-die and now get lessons from King Theirri-Kai?
>>30160559I think you mean vincent/ or insane mage person....wait insane mage nicalause
>>30160559Nah we get more training from Arnaud KamiAnd maybe Agnes RoshiAnd Nikkolas I can't think of a DBZ character for him
>>30160548 same here. damn shame it takes so long for the artist to make chapters
"That's not it," you reply, sighing. "If I seem to be in a good mod, it's because I was able to manage to get King Celestino to accept me and Luciana's relationship.""...you did?" Marianne replies, her eyes growing wide with surprise."So you won over the old man?" Thierri chimes in. "Nice going, I knew you could do it!" he laughs, rustling your hair like one would do to a little kid. It's honestly kind of embarrassing, but you can't exactly do anything about it since he's the king and all."Thanks, Your Majesty," you say."I bet you're regretting your choice in seating now," Marianne says with a smirk. "Though I do admit that it's amusing to see someone else be the target of Father's embarrassing tendencies for a change.""Don't be like that, Marianne..." Thierri pouts."Anyways," she says, ignoring her father, "good job with winning King Celestino over. I understand that most people find him rather intimidating, so it's a pleasant surprise to see that things went smoothly for you.""It was a surprise to me too," you reply. "Not that I'm complaining or anything.""Of course not."Looking at the front of the room, you see that the staff's starting to move things around in preparation for Celestino. There are a couple of guards helping to lift something heavy onto the stage... they look like the same guys you saw sweeping up earlier, come to think about it.>there's not much more time left, is there anything else that you wanted to talk about before the "festivities" begin?
>>30160531Hey. Hey guy. Hey.FANCY CRISISIt'll take you at least a week to get it out of your head now.
>>30160590nope, lets do this.
>>30160588All my favorite manga are like that sadly
>>30160590I can think of nothing
>>30160590Its go time.
>>30160590Giancarlo.
>>30160590Fine, let's do this!
>>30160603 you make the assumption i want to get rid of it. i can almost see it now. reinhold=Takamiya Honoka; Marianne=Kagari Ayaka; Nico, Rana, Sylvie, Luci, and the meido are the tower witches gang.
>>30160590Guys, help, my shadowruns are tingling. What's about to happen?
>>30160733a plot twist, that's what.
>>30160733Monique's execution
>>30160752Then it shouldnt effect us. Rein has nothing to do with the plot.
>>30160590I got nothing beyond some meaningless jawjacking about how Giancarlo might be an alright guy (when not directly exposed to women anyway).>>30160603No no no NO NO FUCK NO FUCK YOU NO
>>30160733pic related
>>30160764the plot continues on and Rein gets dragged along anyway.
>>30160795So Agnes is gonna descend upon the foolish flower boy?Continue
>>30160590Let's get this over with. I can't escape the fear that Celestino is going to throw a curveball.
Rolled 4>>30160795He's going to hurt himself, and when he does, I will not help him.
>>30160242>maybe Gircarlo will give Rein a whoreBut he's already with Luci.
Rolled 5>>30160899oh ho ho
>>30160899shots fired
>>30160899
>>30160914>>30160921>>30160960It had to be done. I regret nothing.
>>30160994I fully endorse your actions.
>>30160899Need some ICE for that burn Lucifags?
>>30161002nah, i think we're cool
>>30160603I finally get home and instantly you kill my plans to listen to actual music tonight.The shit I put up with from you people I swear to god.
With nothing better to do, you look around the room as you wait for things to begin. Over where the royal family's sitting, you notice that the only ones present are the ones who you met yesterday... minus Elena and Andreas. And judging from Lisette's annoyed expression, you figure that she's not very happy about that fact.You see that Karel and Emilio are chatting happily... it's kind of odd to see the Prince so relaxed. And Luciana's being teased by Giancar- damn it, he's pointing at you now. After nervously waving back at them, you decide to focus your attention elsewhere for fear of Giancarlo involving you in more of his antics.Marianne and Thierri are talking about pastries, Rana's trying to cheer Sylvie up by telling back jokes, and Sir Gregory just seems incredibly pissed about everything right now.And just as you doublecheck to make sure that Milien's staying way the hell away from Marianne, the sound of trumpeting draws your attention to the front of the room.>[1/?]
>>30161055>minus Elena and AndreasMonique is doomed.>Marianne and Thierri are talking about pastriesGoddamnit, Granache is nothing but foodies.Just like France harr harr.
Rolled 16>>30161055>Rana's trying to cheer Sylvie up by telling back jokesI read it as black jokes
>>30161055>minus Elena and AndreasSo you might say they're going...Sans Andreas
So if we're in Not-Italy right now.. does that mean that Giancarlo is a young Silvio Berlusconi?
>>30161055"Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the King of Marconetti, Celestino Saella Di Marconetti," the trumpeter says before moving out of the way so that Celestino can take the podium."To all my honored guests," Celestino says, "I thank you for attending another of my impromptu events. And I promise you that this one won't be so long..."After some more opening remarks, Celestino gets to the main point of this thing."And now I would like to ask the victor of yesterday's duel, Monique Gilbeault, to come up to the podium."Amidst a great deal of murmuring, you see Monique get up from his seat near the back of the room and make his way to the front... taking special care to avoid the section of the room where you're sitting.Though you're not sure what he might be afraid of.>[2/?]
>>30161121When it really is anal jokes.Also, are the Dragon Wonders destined to keep fixing our shit?>>30161144More like a young Borgia.
Rolled 7>>30161149>gregory puts his hand over monique's mouth"shhh, shhh, only dreams now"
>>30161163Does that mean he fucks Lucianadoes that mean Celestino also fucks Luciana?
>>30161184Everyone want to fuck Luciana.
>>30161184Who doesn't?
>>30161196Nobody wants to, they just do it out of obligation.
>>30161202Sylvie.Unless it's hatesex.
>>30161196>Everyone has fucked Luciana.Fixed that for you.
>>30161237It's kinda like ultimate surrenderthey beat each other up and the winner gets to fuck the loser with a strap on
>>30161237Or she's doing it to NTR Reinhold.>>30161245That's Reinhold.
>>30161255>That's Reinhold.Guess they both have something in common then, being their individual countries' bicycles.
>>30161249>>30161249I never understood that...the one that gets the feeling and the release is the loser..unless feeldoe. I understand the concept of dominance but still it is functionally flawed that way. kinda like a strap on oral scene
>>30161314It's porn dude. It doesn't need to make sense
>>30161332That's ironically the logic I'm using to explain Luciroute.
>>30161314<<<<<signs that I have thought too long on this big one right there....am stopping posting for a bit>>30161332it does for me
>>30161149"Er... it's nice to see you again, Your Majesty," Monique says as he steps up on the platform where Celestino is."Likewise," Celestino replies. "And I'm sure that you're wondering why exactly I called you up here, yes?""I am indeed," Monique replies nervously."Well don't worry, it's nothing bad," Celestino says, laughing as he pats Monique on the shoulder. "I was actually quite impressed with your performance in the arena yesterday, and then a certain idea came to mind...""Your Majesty?""Ah- but don't worry about King Thierri or my brother-in-law Gregory, I've already cleared things with them so you don't have to let your duty to your home country influence your decision.""Er, my decision as to what?" Monique asks, clearly having no idea why he was even called up in the first place.Yeah, here we go..."Monique Gilbeault," Celestino calls out in a booming voice, "I would like to offer you knighthood and a place here in the nobility of the Kingdom of Marconetti.""Wh- what!?" Monique gasps.And then the room goes wild. Or rather, everywhere aside from the section that you and your friends are sitting goes wild. And looking over at the Queen, her expression is a near-exact copy of her elder brother's.>[3/?]
>>30161367>"Er... it's nice to see you again, Your Majesty,">"Er, my decision as to what?">"Wh- what!?"I thought Monique was an etiquettemancer.
>>30161367Yep. I knew he was going to refuse.Dumbass.
>>30161399He has no idea what's going on right now.And he's also scared shitless by Gregory shooting him deathglares from the front of the audience.
>>30161418I could totally see Gregory having such a powerful deathglare that it literally scrambles brains from across the room.Even if you don't know he's glaring at you.Even if you don't know who Sir Gregory is.
>>30161418Has he noticed Gregory's sister shooting him a near equal deathglare from her husband's side?
>>30161442I wonder if Lisette has any special power going for her besides spawning an army of redheads on demand.
>>30161367Time to heckle. "Poncy faggot can't fight for himself!"
>>30161459Why would you want to take any of the pressure off Monique?
>>30161367Monique'll say no, just for the simple fact alone that even he can tell that just about the entire royal family hates his guts.
>>30161486This. Let him fucking have it.When he gets that title, he runs off to another country and we don't have to deal with his bullshit so regularly.
>>30161488Proving once again that he is better than us in every way.
>>30161522I really wish this idea would die already.
>>30161540It will die once it stops being true.So never.
>>30161367"I- I'm honored," Monique chokes out. "But why me, I mean...""Marconetti needs more men of skill and potential such as yourself," Celestino replies. "And the duel yesterday was proof that you possess both of those attributes.""Thank you, Your Majesty," he replies, bowing deeply."So do you accept?""O... of course I accept!" Monique says, completely excited. "Knighthood's been my dream since I was a little boy, I can't believe that it's actually happening...""I'm glad to hear that, son!" Celestino replies.The room then erupts in applause. And just as you're starting to get a queasy feeling at the pit of your stomach, Celestino raises a hand for them to be silent. A guard then approaches the King, holding a fancy ornamental pillow upon which an even fancier ornamental sword is resting."And now if you would kneel..." Celestino says as he takes the sword in his hand and dismisses the guard."Yes, Your Highness," Monique replies, taking a knee and solemnly bowing his head."I hereby dub thee..." he says, tapping the sword on either of Monique's shoulders, "...Sir Monique Gilbeault, the Kingdom of Marconetti's Knight of the Frozen Rose!"As the room erupts into applause once again, all you can think about is how incredibly lame that title is..>[4/?]
>>30161540How is it not true?
>>30161540What idea? It's not even really a criticism at this point. Monique really is a better character than Reinhold, he's consistent, doesn't flip-flop on his established characterization, and even though he is heavily flawed and has his cuntish moments, you can't really say that he's a cunt for no reason - his attitude towards Reinhold is a combination of feeling hounded by everyone around him and trying to live up the expectations his father, and Monique himself, places on his shoulders. He thought that Reinhold was trying to screw him over, just like everyone else had tried to screw him over in his life up until that point, and so he reacted (or overreacted I suppose) based on those impressions. Just because he was wrong doesn't mean his actions didn't come from a place that at least made SOME kind of sense.
>>30161522>>30161540>>30161554well he did find a sealed king in a month long training arc, when that thousands of people have probably devoted their entire lives just to hold one.
>>30161566It's an ice title
>>30161566>stand up>Hah, GAAAAAAAAAAAAAY>turn 360 degrees, exit room
>>30161566Is something about to go down? I think it might!
>>30161566>Knight of the Frozen Rose!You go buddy.
>>30161593Consistently being an asshole, such a great achievement,
>>30161566>all you can think about is how incredibly lame that title is..Whiny Reiny has all the jelly.
>>30161627So, video related?>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_9ATQFgu9o
>>30161566>Frozen Rosethat is not lame at all.
>>30161618and all Reinhold got was a couple of spells he couldn't use and some finesse training
>>30161566>Frozen Rose>lameWhat're you talking about? Frozen roses look pretty bitchin'.>CAPTCHA: cold risingkSee, even captcha agrees.
>>30161646Honestly it's pretty lameI mean, roses?There are so many more badass ice titles out there
>>30161627>turn 360 degreesA circle.
>>30161677Yes.Which means you moonwalk out of the room.
>>30161677Yes because he spins and then moonwalks>>30161670>>30161663>rosesPlease, give the man a manly title.
>>30161674Its elegant and noble, something Reinhold will never understand.I bet you don't even War of the Roses.
>>30161670>that picAnd now I'm hungry. Thanks Anon, thanks.
>>30161697Do you eat Roses then?
>>30161644I'd rather be a consistent asshole than a guy who acts like a nice guy, and then flips around and acts like a complete, lying prick. People can forgive people like Monique because they can't help it, it's just part of who they are, whether or not they are trying to be assholes to people.People like Reinhold are fucktards because they give people a false impression, and constantly act like what they did was okay because they had the best of intentions.
>>30161667shut up powergamer, you are lucky you got that much.
>>30161690>Roses>not manly
>>30161694>elegant and nobleYou say that but all that comes to my mind is pic related.
>>30161566Am I the only one who thinks Celestino is going to call Rein up next?
>>30161723I'm sorry you think of gay black butts all the time, but maybe that's more your problem than everyone elses.
>>30161712>obviousbait/10You, Monique-Should-Be-The-POV-Character, folks just don't quit do ya?
>>30161712 2 faced...likke what many say of the nobles of marconeti
>>30161667Yeah, gotta love that scale.
>>30161712>being an asshole is part of monique's nature so it can't be helped, he then can pretend to have the best of intentions and it's kay>being an asshole isn't part of Reinhold's nature so he can't be an asshole ever, if he does he can't use the same excuse that 'he was doing it for a good reason'Note: Reinhold's problems of personality are player caused, surprising!!
>>30161747Like all skub peddlers, they'll quit when people stop replying.So never.
>>30161747I'm sorry that you think I'm baiting with what I just said, but I sincerely believe Monique is a better character than Reinhold. Bear in mind, however, that Reinhold's shitty personality and characterization is the result of the posters themselves.
>>30161747>Monique-Should-Be-The-POV-CharacterHe really shouldn't, since /tg/ would fuck him up like they did Reinhold.
>>30161592Reinhold is better at swording, drawing, probably dancing and maybe has greater potential to develop magical skills.I like monique as a character (although not very much as a person), but it annoys me when people hate his guts just because he has the macguffin. It's truly pathetic.
>>30161771This
>>30161712Here's the difference in how they're presentedMonique has an established characterization and actually will refuse to do things that go against it.Reinhold doesn't and doesn't so he comes across as schizo because there are different people with different ideas controlling him at different timesThere ya go
>>30161566This time though, Celestino allows the audience to quiet down on its own... but not before you hear Sir Gregory muttering something about cheapening the title for everyone.You can't say that you disagree with him."And with that, I hereby end this assembly," Celestino says. "Feel free to congratulate Marconetti's newest knight or simply go about the rest of your day... and once again, thank you all for attending.""Yes, thank you," Monique says, bowing before the crowd.And with that, the audience immediately starts to disperse."Finally, it's over," Marianne says, standing up to stretch her legs. "I'd like to get out of here s soon as possible.""For once, we agree on something," Sir Gregory says, scowling."C'mon, there's no need to be so gloomy," Thierri shrugs. "If nothing else, he'll be out of your hair now.""I suppose you have a point there," Marianne replies.>[5/?]
>>30161712To be fair Reinhold only acts that way because he has several divergent forces struggling over him. Reinhold written by one person or with consensus without waifu wars would be much better.Plus, consistency is overrated. People are rarely consistent in real life, and it's seldom a good thing even if they are.
>>30161805>People are rarely consistent in real lifeReinhold has all of the consistency of a person smiling happily at the sight of his newborn nephew for the first time one day, and then the next day deciding to eat the baby's face.
>>30161776>probably dancingI seriously doubt that. Monique is a high-society noble born and raised, and fully embraces that role. Unless he's got some kind of comical mental block on dancing there is no way a guy with just a few months of practice would be better.
>>30161801Aww I was hoping for a tweet.Or something interesting. That was a lot of build up for very little
I was half expecting Celestino to yell "YOU NEVER MAKE LUCIANA CRY" and then behead Monique while staring Reinhold in the eye.
>>30161801welp looks like Reinhold doesn't even deserve an eternal rival anymore, now its just 24/7 waifu's.kill me
>>30161821Because he essentially is a different person like every thread, which means he changes something like 10 times or more a dayIt kinda is just how a quest goes man
>>30161801>[6/6]"I'm gonna go and bug Celestino for a bit and then we can get going," Thierri says. "You coming, Gregory?""Yeah, I guess I should..." Sir Gregory replies.As the two men walk over to where Celestino is, Marianne turns to you."I suppose we have some time to kill," the Princess says. "Any suggestions?">how do you respond?
>>30161852We should go find Luci.
>>30161841As was mentioned in the prior thread, our time with Nico and Sylvie is gonna get sorely diminished too - breakfasts won't be attainable since Sylvie will likely leave whenever we sit at the table, and Nico will go after her to support her half of the time. Then Nico will spend time with Meido.Then we need to read letters from Luci every morning, and write her them back in the evening, so any personal time probably gets reduced there too.Have fun!
>>30161852Begin the bad jokesThat was an ice name he got there
>>30161852"Feel like standing in for a new sketch?"
>>30161838I wish that happened
>>30161841Monique is apparently to high level for Reinhold to deal with now, so Archelon is banishing the character to Namek for all eternity.
>>30161852Hand over our protag license to Monique
>>30161852If you wouldn't mind, maybe we can bring the good news to Luciana?
>>30161776>Reinhold is better at swordingArguable>drawingMaybe. Nobility tend to all pick up some sort of hobby like drawing or writing poems, though. Its part of the whole Renaissance Man thing.>probably dancingHighly unlikely, given Monique is a noble and Reinhold is just a breathing, barely sentient dildo>maybe has greater potential to develop magical skillsNow you are just making shit up.
>>30161884Not gonna lie, I kinda do hope we get progressively more Monique perspectives, because that's basically the only escape from the hell that is the Luci Route available to us now.
>>30161871I've never seen Monique lose his off his cool
>>30161852Look back at Sylvie just to see how she is. Don't approach unless she seems not so likely to end us right here and now
>>30161852shall we go hit the town?
>>30161593He was consistently written as a bumbling fool with zero social skills. Even his family despises / abuses him.He can barely fly himself around while Sylvie can engage in complex maneuvers while towing Nico.His subordinate seems to handle everything for him and he seemingly acquired the job through nepotism.Oh but now he was skilled enough to find a magic sword. With it, he's barely adept enough to handle the assassins Taka can dispatch with ease.
>>30161894Luci isn't my favorite, but it's not that bad. We just need to give the others some time.
>>30161852We know this place with delicious pasta where they give you all you can eat...>take the other girls along.
>>30161852We should probably go see Citrine, we have some stuff to talk about with her.We can see Luci first if we want, she'd probably want to get to know our sister better.
>>30161852hand our main protagonist card to Monique.
>>30161892>Reinhold is better at swordingBeat Monique in the duel with no magic, and Reinhold didn't even have his training with Arnaud back then.>drawingReinhold is good enough for a professional artist to congratulate him. If Monique had this as a hobby he'd have given some sign of it, right?
>>30161923She is literally the worst girl. There is no route worse than Luci. Even the secret Spinelle route is better than Luci.
>>30161892>all that bitternessyou will NEVER be the man your successful cousin is
>>30161930>Reinhold is good enough for a professional artist to congratulate him.I always got the impression he was just being nice.
>>30161937See this type of game isn't like a VN in that we have no control once we have a waifu, we can still have our friends man, don't be so down.
>>30161949You've clearly never met a professional artist in real life.
>>30161949I'm pretty sure the fact everyone's surprised with how good Rein is and the fact he's actually read art books to study show that he's actually good!Woo
>>30161776Can't really blame them when said macguffin makes him better than the supposed MC in every way.
>>30161957>See this type of game isn't like a VN in that we have no control once we have a waifuI'm sorry, at which point did we ever get a say in shit without being penalized for not going with the QM's preference?
>>30161852How abouts we go talk the the dragon siblings. They always have a fun perspective on things.
>>30161967You could say it gives him an edge
>>30161975Rana is second best girl after Nico.
>ITT: How much can we bitch and whine about the same old things?
>>30161974I think that's unfair. I feel like we've done a lot of things that went against the grain, I don't feel like we were forced into any major decisions. Sure there have been consequences, but there always are man. What is it you'd like to do, that you feel like is never gonna happen now?
>>30161999About as often as the same old shit keeps happening.
>>30161776>Reinhold is better at swordingdebateable>drawing,I'll give you this one, but we haven't had time to see any of Monique's other skills>probably dancingMonique has been the lady's man noble for MUCH longer than we have, he is probably much better at dancing than us>and maybe has greater potential to develop magical skills.that's complete bullshit and you know it, Monique has been shown to be quite proficient at magic, we can't even use a flying spell yet.
>>30162000Not date Luci.
>>30162012>debatableBeat Monique when there was no magic involved, was beating Monique again in the second duel, until Monique revealed the sword and won with ice magic.All instances where they fought only with swords showed Reinhold's superior swordsmanship
>>30161974We didn't pick Nico.
>>30162012*debatable
>>30162023You win this round Mr. Anonymous. I can't argue against that.
>>30161852Arch, can you give Reinhold a rage/berserk bonus for combat rolls where he's enraged?
>>30162023Yes, but what would not being with Luci, have allowed in this game that we can't do otherwise? Is this really just about us not being with a different character? What does Luci prevent? While I have my favorite, I don't think the story really suffers from going with any of the other girls. I think all are valid.
>>30161974Considering the QM said his preference was Nico...you are unsurprisingly full of shit.
>>30161957>See this type of game isn't like a VN in that we have no control once we have a waifuHonestly this is my biggest gripe with how this is treated. Yeah, we had a vote and all that but the way it's handled with routes and route locks is still bullshit. Especially for reactions.Reinhold is taking shit for making an arbitrary and arguably slightly out of character decision, which is justified. However, the system in place and the slow as shit timeline mean that it'd have been arbitrary and slightly out of character no matter WHAT happened. No matter what route happened, Reinhold was suddenly going to have a switch turn on his brain where he goes from thinking about everyone as a friend and nothing else to suddenly being absolutely in love with one girl with no buildup.I mean yeah, that kinda makes sense as a mechanic for a VN, since Visual Novels are built on other mechanics and it's a convenient way to do things. But for a quest thread it leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouth and it's been the source of half the waifu arguments even weeks and months before the route lock.
>>30162032to bad swording is almost completely useless in this universe because of magic, apparently even in duels its useless because people can just show up with sealed kings and start throwing around magic all Willy nilly and get famous and Knighted for it.
>>30162061No, you don't understand. His only goal in this game was to prevent Reinhold x Lucianna. There's no other interest or commitment to the quest. So now he plans to fight a futile battle to undermine that relationship while he still can, because that's still his only focus here. Everything else is irrelevant to him.
>>30162129Tell that to Arnaud who is mostly EXTREME SWORDING with magic as a side arm as oppsed to his main method of attack
>>30161937>Opinions
So far it seems that the most vocal bitchers are the Moniquefags, powergaming faggots, and the general waaaaaaahhhhh fags about magic being too strong. Is this correct?
>>30162129Thierri, and a good number of other characters, could beat Monique into the pavement without any magic. Reinhold vs a Mage is more a question of distance and environment than anything else.Yes, Sealed Kings are strong, but they aren't omnipotent, and Marconetti is one of the few places you could get away with that bullshit in a duel. If he pulled that a lot of other places he would get his shit slapped.Sealed Kings are also rare as hell, it's annoying that our rival has one, but it doesn't undermine fighting.Reinhold would've done better in the fight but he got 2 shit rolls right off the bat when it came to Sealed King time, which did not do us any favors. You're conflating poor rolls with the enemy being absurdly amazing.
>>30162129>to bad swording is almost completely useless in this universe because of magicNo matter what anyone says, this is obviously true.I mean Takamaru spent his life being a good swordsman, but with magic he tore a dude literally to pieces from several feet away with one hit. With magic Monique managed to arrive ahead of us when our party had spent months planning travel itinerary, and monster attack aside managed to make decent time. Our regular nonenchanted sword was taken apart instantly despite being a top quality blade equal or better to the best in the royal arsenal, but a much lighter and thinner sword with a flame enchantment apparently stands a chance. Heck, just learning that shit makes you live longer and look hotter for more of your life.
>>30162153Arnaud has dare-devil senses x10 apparently, and he is also very proficient at magic, try again.
"Might as well give Luciana the good news, I guess," you say."I figured that you'd want to do that as soon as possible," Marianne replies. "Very well, let's go."With that, you and Marianne make you way towards the part of the hall where Luciana and her family were sitting. Fortunately, the place has mostly cleared of people you don't know, so the crowd that was just here is no longer a concern.Monique's taking the long way around the hall to where his brother is, Thierri and Sir Gregory are walking with Celestino, the Queen and Giancarlo out a nearby doorway... and Luciana and Takamaru appear to be heading towards you, along with Emilio and Karel. Great.But before you even get halfway across the hall, a terrible sense of dread hits you like a punch to the face.>roll 1d20
Rolled 1>>30162212
>>30162129You say that like magic, in one form or another, isn't integrated into most sword arts.
Rolled 4>>30162212>a terrible sense of dread
Rolled 16>>30162212
Rolled 20>>30162212Shit
>>30162115>>30162034but we did need to pick one we couldn't be alone.honestly when this quest first started I had hoped it would be different, no waifu, just a man working hard, with a bit of slice of life before a rebellion/invasion some meaningful conflict, but its not its just another waifu shit fest a well written shit fest but still.all these girls were near magically attracted to some guy who to them should have been no more than a servant even if a well liked one. for fuck sake when the whore house thing came out we should have lost the job but it seamed to make them love us even more.
>>30162212inc kidnapping attempt, or douchebag encounter
Rolled 19>>30162212>>30162212
>>30162221Of fucking course. We forgot the fucker in the back.
>>30162221hahafuck you
>>30162221YOU FUCKED UP HOMBRE
>>30162221Nice
>>30162221Sweet holy fuck.Never roll again.
>>30162221You are my favourite person in this thread.
>>30162221Hahaha>>30162227Fuck you for rolling. If you hadn't we coulda had two critfails!
>>30162221OH BOY HERE WE GO!
>>30162221>>30162236<3
>>30162221>>30162236HERE IT COMES!
>>30162189not to mention the chance that you can become an elemental if you you gain enough power and skill with magic.
Rolled 12>>30162221>>30162235God I hope 16 beats the DC
>>30162224Yeah, sword arts except the ones all the tourney winners practice.Which is the thing, ours and Karel's titles are totally useless. In an actual fight we may not be a liability, but we sure as hell aren't the MVP pick over people we face in dueling conditions, who can handle like twice as many people at once.
Rolled 20>>30162221bad end, quest over. GG guys GG
>>30162221Waifu is kill
>>30162236Fourth for not double critfailing!
>>30162256I regret nothing.
>>301622651 and a 4. Crit Fail. At least, I think that's how it works now.
Rolled 19>>30162269\the 20 knows it\Bye everyone, it was good while it lasted
Rolled 17>>30162221>>30162236We ded anon? We ded rite?Daaayum we ded.
>>30162221>>30162238
>>30162290Revert to checkpoint! REVERT TO CHECKPOINT!
>>30162012>potential>proficientGet yourself a dictionary. We don't know anything about Monique's actual reserves, just an advantage in having received training earlier.>>30162189>no matter what anyone saysso your claim is unfalsifiable. Good to know.We do know that Agnes is well respected, even feared without any magic and king Thierri himself only knows/uses one spell.Magic is powerful tool, but you ascribe far too much power to it.However since you've clearly made up your mind and decided to be bitter about it, I'll give it a rest.
>>30162244Db encounter or Spinelle
Rolled 14>>30162290>>30162287>>30162269>the three rolls saying we're dead are very good
>>30162221Man I just hope we actually get attacked. I'm sick of Reinhold ending up crying in a fetal position for no reason.
>>30162239You know, I remember way back in the very first thread.One anon suggested that we ignore the advances of nobility and just find a maid to mess around with to avoid waifu drama. Now we know exactly one servant out of the hundreds that well, and we spend all our time hanging around with crazy bitches and interfering with their love lives.
>>30162281a 1, 4, 16. If 16 beats the DC we succeed if not the crit fail. I think
>>30162281I don't think so. It requires the other dice to support it, I think if the 16 beats the DC then we'll be alright. Otherwise it's a crit fail and terrible things happen.
>>30162188So the blatantly overpowered characters in the setting can beat a guy who has only had a sealed king for a month and barely any time to develop his synergy with it or improve. Might as well say all those people can smack Reinhold around as evidence that he sucks at swording too.
>>30162221Thank you, for proving the point that Reinhold is completely useless and Monique should be the protagonist.
>>30162307I think you're thinking of a different system. Could be wrong though.
Oh right. The new dice system.Did we win or lose?
>>30162307>>30162313You've got it backwards. If at least one other dice (in this case, the measly 4, unless the DC is 4 for some silly reason) supports the crit then it's a crit.
>Celestino finally makes his announcement. And then stuff happens.I was wondering what kind of stuff would happen. And then I had to roll that 1.Must have been destiny.I bet it's Millien.
Rolled 3>>30162305And for some reason I know think PGQ is Zero no Tsukaima
oh god these fucking rolls
>>30162318Monique is the protagonist, /tg/ can't be trusted to that kind of responsibility, so we're playing a secondary character.
>>30162305fuck I wanted to go after the dancing teacherolder women are hot
Rolled 10>>30162303You gotta roll the ones out, right?
>>30162324We got two 1's, a 20, and a 19.Fuck if I know.
Rolled 16>>30162324>>30162307LoseThe 4 in this case doesn't support the DC and it becomes a critfail
>>30162327>But that does kind of skew things, so someone else mentioned doing it so that said 1 and/or 20 rolls would only result in a critical if the other dice in a roll supported it.It says the other dice, the other dice are a 4, and a 16, which if the 16 succeeds doesn't support the failure.
>>30162227>>30162278Arararagi-kun, Arararagi-kun, can Reinhold trade his magic potential for your powers instead?Please Arararararagi, we gonna die.
>>30162327>>30162321>Some folks on IRC were talking about dice mechanics, and it got me thinking...The way I do it currently is taking the best of three rolls against a set DC, with critical successes and failures taking precedence over all other rolls.But that does kind of skew things, so someone else mentioned doing it so that said 1 and/or 20 rolls would only result in a critical if the other dice in a roll supported it.Basically, as an example:roll 1, 14, 19 with a DC of 14: successroll 5, 4, 20 with a DC of 14: successroll 3, 17, 20 with a DC of 14: critical successroll 2, 5, 6 with a DC of 14: failureroll 1, 3, 5 with a DC of 14: critical failureI'm perfectly willing to change it to this, but I'll leave it up to you guys. Voting to run until the next story post.Seems like as long as we beat the DC with anyone roll it is a success
Rolled 16>>30162369DC 151,4,6 = critfail1,4,18 = fail2,4,16 = win4,17,20 = critwin
>>30162380So we failed, but we didn't critfail. Got it.
>>30162212>>30162221>a terrible sense of dread>roll please>rolls 1
>>30162224>>30162227Oh dear.
>>30162377What, the ability to tilt your head at impossible angles and occasionally win fights against elementary school girls? How would that help?
>>30162398No, if the 16 beats the DC, according to the dice rules as I know them, we succeed. If 16 doesn't beat the DC it's a crit fail. >>30162386>1,4,18 = failHow did you arrive at that conclusion? I'm pretty sure a crit fail requires the rest of the dice to support it as a failure.
Rolled 16>>30162420Because two rolls are above dc and one is a critfail
>>30162267And gladiators generally made horrible soldiers. It's not that surprising that due lists aren't the most dangerous people out there.
Rolled 12>>30162425below*
From the ceiling, you can see it- but just barely. The shadow of a man as he seemingly flies through the air, and right towards Luciana... and he's wearing the same getup as those bastards from the other night.Shit, they're too far away for you to get at without leaving Marianne defenseless... and you're NOT going to do that."Luciana! Above you!" you shout as you pull out a dagger and throw it right at the man's face.THUNKThankfully, your aim was good enough to hit him... though not where you were hoping. Your dagger embeds itself into the lower part of the attacker's ribcage, the shock from which throwing him off long enough for both Takamaru and Karel to react."Reinhold!" Marianne shouts. "What's going on!?""Stay close to me!" you shout back as you ready your sword.The instant the attacker hits the ground, Takamaru runs him through with his sword...>head over to them>head back to your friends
>>30162448>head over to themAlso told you it was a success.
Rolled 19>>30162448>shout for Luciana and Emilio to come over, Karel defends them while we help Takamaru
>>30162448What the hell is with these people>head over to themSafety in numbers
>>30162448we're a bodyguardprimary concern is mariget her with gregory/her father, then we can concentrate on helping fight the assassins
>>30162357The 20 and the 19 don't count, and neither does one of the 1's.Yer fucked.
>>30162448>Head over to them
>>30162448>head over to them
>>30162448>head back to your friendsLuci has Taka and Karel nearby at the bare minimum, she'll be fine. Our job is to keep Marie out of the line of fire.
>>30162448>>head back to your friendsBut first say something along the lines of "You take care of Luciana, Takamaru."
>>30162448>head back to your friendsDefend Marie
>>30162480Gregory and Thierri already left with Celestino.
>>30162448>head over to themLets protect both Princesses
>>30162448>head back to your friendsGet Marie back to her father
>>30162480Isn't it just the one? Also, thank you anon(s) from way back in the beginning of the quest that insiated we should carry knives.
>>30162448>head back to your friendsI'm pretty sure we're supposed to take Marianne away and stay with her, even if that makes us appear like an asshole afterward.Don't complain we never get to be a bodyguard and then act nothing like one.
>>30162448>protect MarianneI have no idea how we're positioned in this encounter so I'm just going to state my priority for action.
>>30162448>>head over to themIt will be safer near Taka. If more assassins appear then we want to be close to a swordsmen we can trust. Marie can get hurt in either situation, but Taka will have our back.
>>30162448>head back to your friendsFirst order of business is to get the person we're paid to protect away from Assassin Central (which, presumably, is Luci unless they've expanded their target list). Have faith in big daddy Taka, and Karel too I guess.
>>30162532And Karel! After getting together we can asses the situation and regroup with the others or what ever seems like the better option.
Rolled 5>>30162448>head over to them 3 bodyguards are better than one
>>30162448Ask them to follow us back towards our friends. It would give us powerful reinforcements. Right now we have only as many guards as soft targets.
>>30162448>head back to your friends
>>30162448who is them? who is in the 'friend group'?
>>30162573Who is in which group?What is the battle layout?What are the distances?Goddamnit
Mentally cursing his own ineptitude at getting caught, a certain man races across the rooftops of the buildings in Marconetti's capital city in hopes of safely making it to the castle. Behind him, he can see the silhouettes of those men who the Princess had told him to locate......while he was indeed successful in his mission, that doesn't exactly mean much if he isn't able to report back to the Princess with his findings. Damn it all, he should have been more careful upon leaving that building!But now isn't the time for regrets, he has a mission to complete. Get to the Princess, or Sir Gregory, or Prince Alberto, or the King... while he had initially intended to only inform the Princess of his findings, he doesn't exactly have much leeway in this area anymore.With the castle in sight, the man ducks down into an alley and continues his mad dash for his final destination......and then he finds himself crashing into the ground face-first as a piercing pain shoots through his thigh."God damn it..." he mumbles, ripping out the knife that had so nicely embedded itself into his leg and throwing it back as hard as he can in the general direction that it came from.>roll 1d20
>>30162584Nico, Sylvie Meido, Dragon siblings...
Rolled 11>>30162603
Rolled 20>>30162603Fuck.
Rolled 10>>30162603Another 1?
>>30162603Do it
Rolled 1>>30162603
>>30162616Well, at least we have a success, though probably not a critical one.Good enough for me.
Rolled 7>>30162603
>>30162625
>>30162616Thank you, dear anon.
Rolled 4>>30162616Good man!
>>30162603What? Did we just random perspective shift?
>>30162640Yeah thats two 1's in a row. Think Im done rolling.
>>30162616Wow, that might be the second time I've ever rolled a 20 early enough for it to count for something. And because of the new system I'm pretty sure it's a regular success instead of a crit. Eh, could be worse.
>>30162603Is it the return of A Certain Incompetent Spy?Or is this a different person who I've forgotten, or an entirely new person?
>>30162648We just got through the Prelude. This is actually Princess Assassin Quest.
>>30162616Inb4 we just killed ourselves
>>30162603What the fuck? "The King" and "the Princess" can apply to both Kingdoms, but what kind of person would consider both Alberto and Gregory for report?What the hell is going on?
>>30162679and then Reinhold was the assassin
Shortly after letting the knife fly, he hears a gurgling scream... great, that's at least one of them down. JUST a little bit relieved now, he pulls out a Healing Grace scroll and uses it to stop his bleeding before getting back up to run.He can almost FEEL them behind him, but no matter- he is a servant of the Kingdom of Marconetti, and the Princess herself entrusted him with a secret mission... and god damn it, he's not going to let her down!Blindly throwing a few more knives behind him (that seem to hit nothing), he finally makes it to the castle's front gate, where he sees a couple of guards cleaning up. Finally, some friendly faces!>roll 1d20
Rolled 17>>30162695
Rolled 5>>30162695
>>30162521You're welcome
Rolled 5>>30162695Run nameless spy, run!
Rolled 13>>30162695MONIQUE SAVES THE DAY!
Rolled 8>>30162695
>>30162695Oh shit they are spys!
>>30162695>friendly facesyeah no, no part of me believes this isn't going to end horribly. either they're double agents or they don't recognise him or they both just get stabbed in the neck as he arrives.
>>30162695>These guys cleaning up as a punishmentThey are everywhere. What the fuck? How are these two dudes are all over the bigass castle every time.
>>30162737Luciana punished everyone who had exterior guard duty that night. It's an entire shift of guards, not just two of them.
Can we just go back to the old system next roll? This system blows fucking dick and no one understands what the fuck is going on
Rolled 19>>30162764>no one understands what the fuck is going onhave you never confirmed a crit before or what, because that's exactly what it is
>>30162764Nah, now that I finally get it I'd rather keep the new system for awhile.
>>30162764Its really fucking simple actually and keeps us from auto failing if we happen to get a 1 as long as we get one passing roll.
Those are some experienced guys if they can improvise an attack right after an even that was only planned less than 24 hours before.
>>30162762oh, i thought it was just two guys. it makes sense then.
>>30162764no
>>30162801>These are some dipshits who attack right after a massive event with all of two kingdoms bodyguards present and all of the local badasses in earshotFTFYI think they might be desperate
Let me guessThe knife we threw in the previous roll hit THIS guy and not an actual attacker
"Hey!" the man shouts, waving to the guards as he approaches them. "I have urgent information, and I'm being pursued... do you know where Princess Luciana or Sir Gregory... where -any- of the royals are!? I need to see someone as soon as possible!""Huh? What's going on, did you piss someone off?" a broom-holding guard asks."N- never mind that, I have important information for Princess Luciana!" he shouts. "If not her, then Prince Alberto or the King... Sir Gregory, it doesn't matter who, just point me in their direction so I can get from out of the open like this!"Quit screwing around, this is why you're on cleanup duty in the first place!"So you're what, a spy for the Princess?" the guard asks. "Whatever, come on inside and I'll take you to where she is..."With a sigh of relief, the man follows the two guards as they lead him through the side entrance to the castle... but then he stops dead in his tracks.Or rather, he -is- stopped dead in his tracks by a dagger to the side, courtesy of one of the guards."The fuck-" he gasps, staggering backwards in shock. "You're goddamned traitors..."Fortunately, the knife didn't hit any major organs... but it -is- bleeding really badly and his combat effectiveness is now shot to hell...>[1/2]
>>30162831That will be hilarious as shit.
>>30162826And I think it's an inside job. Could you think of a better reason to send Lucianna to Granache than her not being safe at home?
>>30162831oh god fuckhe was undercover, wasn't heFUCK
>>30162844>>30162734>>30162736called it
>>30162831NopeText made it clear we hit the assassin's torso
>>30162831oh god that would be perfectfucking perfectdouble points if it's the same kid that was spying on us last time and we just killed himfuck
>>30162859Yep
>>30162867Please let it be so. This whole past series of threads would be redeemed.
>>30162844BUT WHO? WHO IS BEHIND THIS CONJURATION?
>>30162862No no, this is BEFORE he got to us, all of this is going to the castleNext he's going to be pursued by all the assassins, jump in from the roof...and promptly get shanked in the side by our daggerWay 2 go Reinhold
>>30162862I think he means this is a PoV of the guy we hit leading up to us killing himhe finds out where luci is, rushes to her in his disguise to tell her the HOT GOSSIP, and recieves a knife to the chest courtesy of rein
>>30162844IT BEGINSTHE CASTLE GUARD ARE COMPROMISEDWere the assassins just pretending to be retarded up until now?
>>30162883>>30162882MASTER BODYGUARD
so wait, did we actually fail that roll? If we succeeded would we have noticed he wasn't actually an assassin?arch, can you confirm this? if we roll 1 + fail + success, is it a success?
>>30162844>Goddamn, 2am, finally home, gotta get up to work at 10, better put PGQ on auto-update so I can scan through over it in the mornin->this entire event>mfwGuess I ain't sleeping after all
Rolled 18>>30162883OH GOD. IT REALLY WAS A CRITFAIL.
>>30162883Meanwhile, as blood fills his lungs and cuts off the oxygen to his brain, his speech becomes faulty and his dying words, believing himself to be informing the princess of this vital information becomes: "Please, tell the princess.. I'm an orangutan."
>>30162883>Roll that 1.>Everyone is panicking because crit fail.>We hit the "assassin", think it's all good.>We actually did crit fail, and just killed luci's informant.
>>30162898Pretty sure that's a fail.
>>30162912Reeeiinnhoooolllddd!
Why would this guy conveniently has "the same get up" as the assassins?
>>30162919Calm your shadow runs.
>>30162882How does he climb up to the ceiling and leap at Luci with a hole in his side?
>>30162924Undercover
Rolled 8>>30162898It is a success.All successes override fails, including critical ones.
>>30162924spy
>>30162912Also, pfft. Apparently the pic didn't upload with the post.
Are things actually happening? In PGQ? qWhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
>>30162931It's not shadowruns when it's extremely possible that this may have just happened.
>>30162924>>30162932Also since we have been rolling for him, what would happen if we had critfailed and been instagibed just now? To many things that could go wrong or be inconsistent.
>>30162960his roll was for throwing the dagger, not for survivinghe'd just have missed and had one more guy chasing him
Rolled 10>>30162968Either way, he got ran through by Takamaru.
>>30162844"Wasn't expecting Luciana to have her own guys investigating," a guard says as he unsheaths his sword. "But luckily for us, you just happened to show up while we were on gate guard duty...""You're not getting anywhere with a wound like that, so why not make it easier on yourself and just give up here?" the other guard laughs.This... this is even worse than the plot that he stumbled on, the Royal Guard's been infiltrated!? The King needs to know about this before it's too late, but.. shit!Gritting his teeth, the man slowly backs away while searching for his last Healing Grace scroll."Miserable fucking traitors..." he growls. "Who are you working for, Ancellotta?""As if we'd actually tell you anything and risk you getting away," one guard laughs."C'mon, that's enough stalling," the other guard says. "Let's finish him off now before the announcement's done with."Nodding to each other, the two traitorous guards rush the nameless spy......and fall to the ground before they can even swing their swords.>[2/3]
>>30162968Nah I meant right before the traitorous guards shanked us. I'm assuming we were rolling to not die.
>>30162847>.< Namek is coming with us.
>>30162831Would Takamaru finish him off if that were the case though?
>>30162983Oh shit!
>>30162983which badass has come to save the day now?
>>30162983Andreas and Elena, I take it.
>>30163006The only unaccounted-for badass at this time is, I think, Andreas (everyone else being firmly in the audience hall). Loli and superguard to the rescue?
>>30163011Yep
>>30163006>>30163011Watch as the bitching starts when it turns out to be Monique.
>>30162831why would that guy run on the ceiling instead of shouting for luci or any of the royalty in the room?
>>30163006It's gotta be andreas.or meido, spymaster of granache
>>30163013So we have an escaped Inaba to thank for this intervention?
Arch, will weever learn who Arnaud's spy is?
>>30163020Can't be. He was part of the announcement, we saw him there, this is happening during the announcement.
>>30163020This is happening at the same time as the anouncement. It can't be Monique
I hope it's Monique. The rage would hang in the air like some kind of delicious miasma, lingering for weeks so that I could feed upon it
>>30163024Pretty sure Melanie was at the announcement.
>>30163024I would squeal like girl then die.
>>30162983>[3/3]"My apologies for being so late in assisting you," a mustachioed butler says as he offers his hand to the injured spy, "but I was forced to wait until I was given permission to do so.""Wh- who are you!?" the spy shouts, backing away from this unknown third party."Just a simple librarian... and a friend of your King's closest friend," he replies with a bow. "Now let's get you out of here before those fellows who were chasing after you try anything else... and I suppose I ought to dispose of these bodies while I'm at it."With no other recourse, the spy is forced to accept the help of this alleged librarian.
>>30163020But Monique is in the audience hall, unless this is a flashback (which wouldn't make sense since he'd raise the alarm rather than nonchalantly going to the king's announcement) or after a timeskip (theoretically possible, but still wildly unlikely and inconsistent based on what we know).Which means there would be two Moniques.WHICH MEANS ONE OF THE MONIQUES IS A DOPPLEGANGER
>>30163045The only way it can be Monique is if the dude can teleport
>>30163053Oh my Gerhardt!
>>30163045>"HE CHEATED. YOU AREN'T ALLOWED TO USE SEALED INGS TO KILL TRAITORS."
>>30163053WHAT
>>30163053THE LIBRARIAN SAVES THE DAY
>>30163053Huh, so that's why he wasn't in the library.
>>30163053...wait...
>>30163053Gerhard, the ninja librarian, here to save the day!
>>30163053>[3/3]uh
>>30163053G-Gerhard? Is that you?THAT'S WHY HE WASN'T IN THE LIBRARY DURING THE BERNARD SIDESTORY
>>30163053Interplanetary Ninja Assassin Gerhardt.
>>30163072MOTHERFUCKIN' GERHARD
>>30163076Poor, poor Bernard, if only he was there to save him.
>back to the reinhold
>>30163053Hahaha! I told you the spy was Gerhardt! All you guys were fawning over meido-spy, but Gerhardt was the only valid option!
>>30163053WooooooooooooooooH.i got my answer>>30163035
>>30163084I guess meido wasn't the one Arnie was corresponding with. It's cool, I guess.
Wait, does that mean Gerhardt was Arnaud's spy?
>>30163092>he was so stealthy people forgot to shadowrun him in to the equation
>>30163097I figured it was most likely him but a man can dream.
>>30163092so we passed the roll? does that mean it's impossible to fail a roll if any of the three rolls are successes?
>>30163101Almost certainly.
>>30163089>filenameJapan pls
>>30163101It's 99% probable.Arnaud's super secret spy was clearly foreshadowed, and now the super shadow man who can sneak up on anybody turns up in Marconetti? Way too big a coincidence.
>>30163101Yes.Oh well, Guess sometimes Maid really is just a maid.
>>301631161, that how simple best of D20 systems work, and almost all quests use some variation of it2, for the love of god, have you forgotten the system already? if there is a crit fail, and it is supported by a regular fail, the crit fail overrides, opposite is true if there is a crit fail, but a success and a crit success, the crit success overrides
>>30163101I think so, him saying he needed permission matches up with what the letter says. That'd mean he's in Arnaud's service as some sort of punishment, no idea why he's being punished though.
"Stick close to me, Marianne!" you shout, extending your hand to the Princess as you cautiously scan your surroundings. You still don't know what's going on, and it's probably safer for you the two of you to head over to where there are two other bodyguards around. Then you can double back to your others after you've regrouped..."O... okay," Marianne replies as she timidly takes your hand.Constantly checking for another assassin attack, the two of you safely make your way to Luciana and the others."L- Luciana?" Marianne calls out, her voice trembling with fear as she tries her best not to look at the corpse that's lying at Takamaru's feet. "Is this man the same-""Yes, the same as the ones who have been trying to kidnap me for a while now," Luciana replies, scowling. "Thank you for looking out for me, Reinhold.""Yeah, seriously..." Karel nods. "I guess we missed a lot of them the other night, Takamaru.""That is what it seems like," Takamaru replies.>[1/?]
>>30163201>"L- Luciana?" Marianne calls out, her voice trembling with fear as she tries her best not to look at the corpse that's lying at Takamaru's feet. "Is this man the same-">"Yes, the same as the ones who have been trying to kidnap me for a while now," Luciana replies, scowling. "Thank you for looking out for me, Reinhold."Told you they couldn't be the same guy.
>>30163201Marie - FrightenedLuci - PissedAnd that is why I love her. I like Marie too but Luci is great.. {/sp[oiler]
>>30163160but we got a 1, 4, and 16that's a crit fail, and a regular fail to confirm it, so we should have totally missed the assassin, right? no? do I have brain problems?
>>30163223Now I'm wondering what Sylvie is doing during this.
>>30163223Could be worse. You could love both. ;_;
>>30163233being assassinated
>>30163233Masturbating furiously
>>30163233>>30163247her last words were "help me reinhold", as he stands there completely oblivious congratulating himself for saving luci's life again
>>30163233Comfort eating. She's gonna gain a shitton of weight because of you ugys.
>>30163233Hoping Luciana gets kidnapped.
>>30163233Sylvie is the most innocent person of the girls as far as we know. You can bet your ass off that she's standing in fear and not doing anything unless someone tells her so.
>>30163258S-she's just bulking
>>30163264>Implying she won't beat the assassins into bloody pulps
>>30163233>confronts assassin>he says "sorry, you're just not what i'm looking for right now, do you know where luciana is?"
>>30163264She also punches bears.Not to mention she's with Rana, Reya, and Nico. They aren't the primary targets, and Rana can turn into a motherfucking full sized dragon. It'll be alright.
>>30163264Nah. She's nice and innocent, but not really timid. Definitely not in combat circumstances.
>>30163264She's fairly combat-capable thanks to being raised by Vincent not to suck. Remember during the Lindwurm attack she didn't freeze up at all. In fact she punched a crystal bear to death.She's no trained soldier but I doubt she's going to completely lock up over this, unless she gets caught in some kind of mental guilt spiral because she realizes she wouldn't mind if the assassins succeeded or something like that.
>>30163275"Sorry Mr. Assassin..." >Cluster Impact intensifies
>>30163233Happy she found someone to punch to death.
>>30163286I still want to know just how large Rana is in her final form.
>>30163290>she takes one out, puts on the mask, and comes after luci herself
>>30163301Rana route never.
>>30163201>[2/2]"They must've gotten really desperate attacking like this while your father and Sir Gregory are so close-by," you say, glancing at the doorway that they disappeared through."Yes," Luciana nods. "I'd hoped not to involve you any further in my problems, but I suppose that our hands have been forced.""Luciana?" Emilio gulps. "You know what's going on with this... dead guy?""Yes, men such as this one have been aiming for my life for nearly a month now," Luciana replies. "Be it simply because I'm Father's oldest unmarried child or for a more personal grudge, I have no idea.""Don't worry, I'll keep you safe," Karel says, nodding to Emilio."Th- thanks, Karel."Still, though... it doesn't make sense that there would only be this single assassin."There's probably more on the way... or just lurking," you say as you dart your eyes around the room. Nicolette and the others are standing back where you'd left them, clearly on high guard... Monique's brother and the people he's with are doing the same, and Monique is running around the back of the room towards his brother."Should we head back to the others, or should we get Father and Sir Gregory?" Marianne asks.>regroup with your other friends>try and get Gregory and the kings
>>30163242Kung fu sister is my Melty Bood main.
>>30163310>Achievement unlocked: Dragon Rider>Finish the game by completing Rana's story and life.
>>30163311stick togetherkings are good, but don't send one or two people after them. best to link up with the others then go as a group to try and find them
>>30163311>try and get Gregory and the kingsWe have no indication that anyone in the other group is a target (so we don't need to go out of our way protect them), and once we link up with the Kings and Greg we should be basically impervious to attack since they're so damn strong.
>>30163311Go find Nico & co and bring them to Gregory.
>>30163311>>regroup with your other friends
>>30163311>Call friends over, head to Greg and Kings
>>30163311>regroup with your other friends
>>30163311>regroup with your other friendsNeed to concentrate the people who can help us and those who need protecting.
>>30163311>try and get Gregory and the kings"They are not the target here, Luciana is. Let's get you to your fathers and Sir Gregory."
>>30163311>try to get Gregory and the kingsDuty first and all that,
>>30163311>Regroup with the others, then look for Gregory and the kings.
>>30163311>Group upWe got a silly amount of killpower all together
>>30163311>regroup with your other friendsWhat are the king and the others doing? they went through a door to somewhere? leaving their kids? If so, its better for us to regroup with nico and others for now.
>>30163301Big enough to accommodate the erection that would give me.
>>30163311>regroup with your other friendsdon't go it alone
>>30163311>>try and get Gregory and the kingsWould be smartest to get the princesses nearest to the safest place before anything else is done.
>>30163311Why did Gregıry and other went ahead an disappeared through a door? I think its better we do not follow them with the princesses, if they wanted princesses to be where they were going, they'd tell us to come with them.
>>30163376They had business to talk about with Celestino, so they headed to somewhere with less prying ears......and then shit went down.
>>30163311>>try and get Gregory and the kingsThe princesses need to get to the most powerful knight as fast as possible our friends can defend themselves for a little while longer, they are no slouches in combat. When the Princesses are safe we'll get them.
>Reinhold can't do anything!>He's worthless as a bodyguard because all the real threats are supermages>These assassins that get rekt by thrown daggers don't count>It was all TakamaruHow likely is it that someone will try to spout this within the next few posts/days/whenever?
>>30163395Oh, i thought they went after the whole spy thing and was kinda dumbfounded why none of them made any move towards the assasin. it makes sense now.
>>30163427none
"Let's head back to the others," you say. "We can go and find Sir Gregory and the others after that, it's too dangerous to leave them here by themselves.""Okay... that sounds like a good idea," Marianne replies."Don't freak out, okay?" Luciana says, placing a hand on her frind's shoulder. "Times like this are the entire reason why your father hired Reinhold, you know?""Yes, but even so..." Marianne says, trembling."Just stick close to me, I won't let anything happen to you," you say. "I won't let anything happen to -any- of you."The six of you then start back towards your other friends, with the royals bunched together in as you and the other bodyguards take an outer defensive position. While this isn't in any way ideal, it's the best you can think of given the situation.Slowly and carefully, you make you way towards where your other friends are... but then you hear footsteps coming from behind the podium."Who's there!?" you shout, your sword at the ready... but then you see that it's the same three guards who had been helping to set things up."I heard screams, is there something going on!?" one guard asks.>[1/?]
>>30163507"Monique, over there! The princess, I sense treason in the souls of those men. If you seek to prove your worth as a knight of this kingdom, now is your chance! Also, Ur Waifu a shit."
Rolled 11>>30163507TIME TO KILL SOME GUARDS
>>30163507Sense motive! SENSE MOTIVE! Alternatively, stick the guards on the perimeter.
>>30163507they're luci's men, let her explain iti'd suggest having them rouse the entire guard of the castle, we want everyone on high alert.
>>30163507Dis gonna be gud.
Rolled 647â—˜
>>30163507Do not let them get close. We can't trust them, we know nothing about them, keep our sword ready and don't let them approach.
>>30163507"It's the same kidnappers as before," Takamaru shouts, pointing to the dead body that's still lying on the floor. "Inform the King, Princess Luciana is in danger.""W.. will do!" a guard shouts as he jumps down to where the rest of you are standing. "I figure that I'd ought to take this body as proof then...""That's not necessary, he already knows that these attacks have been taking place!" you shout. "Now go and-"You stop yourself mid-sentence when you notice that the guard now has his sword pointed right at Karel's face."Stand down, kid," he says."The fuck are you doing!?" Karel shouts. "This ain't the time to be joking!""This -isn't- a joke," the other two guards say as they unsheath their swords... and immediately fall to the ground with their skulls bashed in."Wha!?" the last remaining guard gasps before he too is sent to the ground, his skull broken open to show... ugh."Reinhold, what is this!?" Marianne shouts, tugging hard on the back of your jacket. "Did you do that!?""No, that was me," a man says, dusting his hands off... wait a minute."Gerhard!?" you shout.>[2/?]
>>30163533>>30163535>>30163545>>30163576rein doesn't know shit about the traitors; there's no reason for him to attack them. also, we don't know how many of the guards weren't loyal, and they'd have to be insane to attack us here, in a room full of bodyguards.
>>30163578is there a single clean guard in the castle?is this a coup?
>>30163578Oh shit son they just got WRECKED.Gerhard stylin on some fools today.
Rolled 17>>30163578Ninja as fuck/10
Am I the only one getting worried about the fact we haven't rolled in a while?
>>30163578NINJA LIBRARIAN SHOWS HIS TRUE POWERS
>>30163578What the fuck is he using? A mace? His MIND?!
>>30163633His fists. Weapons and magic are for pussies.
>>30163633A cudgel
>>30163633His Pinky finger.
>>30163633A Book
>>30163633His Shushing finger. You don't get loud in Gerhart's library.
>>30163652I.. I think we have a winner Capt....
>>30163652Sir Gerhard would never stoop so low as to damage a book! You take that back right now!
>>30163652>librarian>damaging book by hitting it with thick skullsI don't think so.
>>30163633
>>30163578"I apologize for my tardiness, but I had to give Princess Luciana's subordinate medical care," Gerhard replies. "He wished for me to inform you that there is a large plot to kidnap all of King Celestino's unmarried children... and that the Royal Guard has also been compromised, though you probably already know that by now.""Who are you, anyways!?" Karel shouts. "How can we trust that you're not with them!?""He's a friend, Karel," you say."Ah, you are the Prince's new bodyguard," Gerhard nods. "Pardon my rudeness... I am Gerhard, former assassin, acting librarian and current subordinate to Guillaume Arnaud. He is the one who sent me here to keep an eye on you and the others, Princess Marianne.""Thank you for that..." Marianne replies weakly."Mr. Gerhard, inform my Father and Uncle Gregory of this situation," Luciana says, barking out orders like she's a veteran at this. "They went out through that door, we'll join up with you in a bit.""Very well," Gerhard replies, bowing once again.>[3/4]
>>30163681>Former AssassinWell, that explains a lot.
>>30163633I have a theory...
>>30163681Elena.Where is Elena?
>>30163695Oh snap.THIS GUY. HE HAS A POINT.
>>30163681>large plot to kidnap all of King Celestino's unmarried children>you notice that the only ones present are the ones who you met yesterday... minus Elena and Andreasfuq.
>>30163681>I am Gerhard, former assassin, acting librarian and current subordinate to Guillaume Arnaud.I don't think my dick can get any harder arch, pls no more!
>>30163695Oh no...Dammit anon, I was just falling asleep! Now I'm going to be up for who knows how long...
>>30163695Oh son of a cunt.
>>30163713He and Guillaume do make a cute couple.
Rolled 4>>30163694He bashed their skulls with the D...Note to Reinhold: never piss off this guy
>>30163695Fuck, find the loli!
>>30163695Not just her, are Chiara and the queen around someone strong enough to defend them?
>>30163695Good riddance.
Rolled 19>>30163695>reinhold finally gets an adventure>LOLI RESCUE QUESTFUCK YEAH
>>30163729>Fuck, find the loli!Now, rearrange the words in that sentence a little bit.
>>30163733
>>30163694>dick-fuit's like i'm watching the hentai kamen movie again!
>>30163681You evil...whoever we waifued is going to get captured here with Marie as a default if we hadn't locked, right?
>>30163681>[4/4]Gerhard then dashes off towards the doorway that the King left through... but then skids to a halt just as a large glowing... wave thing materializes in front of it. Whatever it may be, it's blocking the exit."Just my luck," Gerhard says, shaking his head. "Too late yet again."Just as he begins to double back to rejoin you, ten? Fifteen? Regardless of the exact number, a LOT of masked men have dropped from the ceiling and now everyone in the room is surrounded by them."Fucking hell..." you mutter under your breath as you ready your sword. "Everyone, stick close.">SCENE CHANGE OPTIONS:>Princess Guard>Starry Skies>Frozen Rose>Silver Lancer>Brother of Blue
Does anyone else agree that Reinbitch deserves to suffer a little bit for what he did? I'm not talking about torture like suffering but more like a mental pain. He should feel really bad for that in addition with some remorse. And Sylvie deserves to hook up with someone a lot better than him and it should be constantly shown to him. Justice must be done!
>>30163768>Frozen Rose
>>30163768>Princess GuardLets stay as Reinhold
>>30163768>Silver Lancer
>>30163768>>Starry SkiesMr Loliguard please?
>>30163768>Starry Skies
>>30163768Starry Skies
>>30163768>>Starry SkiesLolitime
>>30163768>>Starry Skies
>>30163768Stick with Reinhold, give him a chance to do something awesome.
>>30163768Brother of blue..?Is that ice princess's older brother?
>>30163768>Princess Guardor>Brother of BlueJust cause I wanna know who he is.
>>30163768>Princess Guardthis is pgq, after all, not foppish knight quest
>>30163768>Frozen Rose>>30163798>>30163799It's obviously Matthias
>>30163768>Princess Guardmy only fear is that we screw up as reinhold, but still lets keep him.
>>30163798>>30163799It's obviously Matthias.
>>30163768>Brother of Blue
>>30163768>Brother of BlueIt's either Matthias or Mystery Box, both of which I want.
>>30163797>Princess GuardAgreed.
I wonder, how well does shade guard work with that fog spell?Also could this be the good time to sanctuary Marianne?
>>30163768>Frozen RoseLets see what monique can do."Princess Guard" is reinhold's knight name.
>>30163818>Also could this be the good time to sanctuary Marianne?Yes, it would be.
>>30163768>Princess Guard
>>30163769Yeah what he did was douchy and he should feel bad for hurting Sylvie like that, but it's not like he has ANY experience in this at all. He doesn't understand people, and he sure as hell can't understand why people like him.Too be honest it kind of works out with the at-times-retarded player base.
>>30163768>Princess GuardThough if we don't do it, I hope we at least get some view of Reinhold chopping through assassins.
>>30163768Silver Lancer>>30163769Oh my fucking god. You lost, just drop it already.
>>30163768>Starry SkiesYou guys were just worried about Elena, now's the time to actully find out how she's doing.
>>30163768>Princess GuardSo I guess Silver Lancer is the nico?
Rolled 13>>30163768>>Princess GuardStay as us
Someone is going to get Zeppeli'd here, I can just feel it.
>>30163768>Starry SkiesLoli Tiem
>>30163768>Princess GuardStick with the Reinhold.
>>30163768Starry skies!
>>30163768>>Princess Guard
That's it for tonight, guys.Today's thread was (mostly) fun, so thanks for that.Next thread will be Tuesday night.And as always, thanks for playing!
>>30163882Thanks for running
>>30163882What scene won?
>>30163882perfect, I have to go to class now anyway.
>>30163882Thanks for running, Arch.
>>30163882>dat cliffhangersee you, cool thread
>>30163882Thanks for the thread arch, see you next thread.
>>30163882Good run as always Arch, we finally get to do some princess guarding!
>>30163882YOOOUUU! YOU! YOU MAKE GOOD THREADS.
>>30163882You an pretty cool bro OP!
>>30163882Thanks for the run. So we playing Andreas tomorrow?
>>30163882Cheers OP, you a good one.
>>30163882Thanks for running Archelon
Frozen Rose>>30163779>>30163792>>30163795>>30163804>>30163819Princess Guard>>30163782>>30163803>>30163810>>30163817>>30163827>>30163830>>30163831>>30163837>>30163844>>30163845>>30163847>>30163862>>30163880Silver Lancer>>30163784>>30163833Starry Skies>>30163785>>30163787>>30163788>>30163790>>30163796>>30163800>>30163836>>30163838>>30163839>>30163854>>30163872>>30163873Brother of Blue>>30163815>>30163816>>30163858There was also one half-vote that I didn't counts since it said Princess Guard OR Brother of Blue.In any case, unless I miscounted, Princess Guard won out by 1 vote (plus the aforementioned sorta-half-vote if it counts towards PG).
>>30163994Can't wait to ice some assassins next thread.
>>30163862But if it's senmetsu time, then who will be dog?
I realize that Celestino just condemned Monique to a lifetime of ice puns.
>>30164009The secret is he loved them too.
>>30161033STATUS UPDATEREPEAT COUNTER: 80TOTAL TIME LISTENING TO THIS SONG: 280 MINUTESIT'S NOT JUST IN MY HEAD ANYMORE, THE SONG HAS BECOME ONE WITH ME.
>Monique is getting an offer of Knighthood>Think that he might surprise everyone's expectations and be a cool guy by turning it down as unearned>He accepts>Disappointed
>>30164144Same, actually but it was more of him not staying loyal to his home country.
On the plus side, Reinhold will probably feel better after shanking some bitch.
Rolled 11>>30164219Monique's tagging along, so maybe killing some muthafuckas together is enough for them to bond past "archnemesis" into "I'll tolerate you" territory
I can't wait to use our boost scroll.
>>30162224You mean like our duel
