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>>37092365
>Ren scene

After your drunken ambling about last night you decide to avoid the main dining room. You tell yourself that it’s not cowardice but intelligence. Kyria seemed to be convinced something had happened (nothing did) and was probably going to blather about it a bit. She seemed the type. Taira and Sala would then get upset that you were avoiding them and the whole thing would blow up. Instead you slipped into one of the smaller dining rooms, thinking about what you might ask the staff for breakfast, and immediately regretted it.

“Ah, Talon,” Tsucchi says when she sees you, turning red and not meeting your eyes.

Her brother doesn’t miss the reaction, eying her silver tails shuffling about nervously behind her, but he merely gives you a neutral look. Great experience tells you that he’s trying awfully hard to hide his reaction but he’s good enough that you can’t tell what that might be.

“It’s odd to see you here this early, Ren,” you say to the fox, noticing the small buffet to the side and motoring towards it. Still better here than the other room – Ren might savage you but he’s only got eight tails.

>continued

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>>37092384
“I needed to confirm arrangements for additional foxes in the new year so I figured I’d visit my sister and get the news,” he drawls, his tone noticeably deepening when he mentions Tsucchi.

Scowling at her brother, Tsucchi attempts to school her expression. “Don’t be silly, Ren. Besides, you hardly came here to see me. I just interrupted your flirting.”

You can feel Ren’s eyes on you as you pick out some food. The situation seemed quite silly as both you and Ren were noticeably wary of each other despite the innocent content. Tsucchi just seemed to adamantly ignore that fact.

“I wasn’t flirting,” Ren says and you resist the urge to snort. “I was merely being appreciative. I don’t often see dragons that aren’t Sylvian.”

You pause at that and Ren’s eyes snap to you as he spots your weakness. You wonder which dragon he ran into…

>1. Act natural. Don’t give him the pleasure of knowing you’re worried about him flirting with Lynn.
>2. Subtly ask him what type of dragon it was.
>3. Start talking about what you did to Tsucchi last night in preemptive retaliation.
>4. Custom

>>37092407
>3. Start talking about what you did to Tsucchi last night in preemptive retaliation.

>>37092407
>3. Start talking about what you did to Tsucchi last night in preemptive retaliation.

This also might be a good time to introduce Noah.

>>37092407
>1. Act natural. Don’t give him the pleasure of knowing you’re worried about him flirting with Lynn.

Fucking hell, people are already starting the dick waving competition again?

>>37092407
>2. Subtly ask him what type of dragon it was.

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I have a new idea for an upgrade to AAs, which I might as well make now given I missed the last two threads.
Basically, give them a small shield for the same arm as their bows so they'd be less fragile in melee.

Seriously people, can we at least not drag Tsucchi into this time honored tradition of douchebaggery and counter-douchebaggery?
I mean, she's sitting right there next to him.

>>37092628
I don't think a small shield is going to make up for the fact that anyone they'll ever end up facing in melee are going to be guys in power armor and they have none.

>>37092407
>1. Don't let him know he rattled you.

>>37092653
Not one on one, no.
But it's relatively cheap, and would at least let them survive longer until reinforcements arrive.

Besides, it would be great if they're ever ambushed by MaA/HMaA, or ift they're fighting shadow beasts on the wall of marie.

>>37092407
1 > 2. Guys, lets just act natural. Ren acts very similar to us. We act natural and cool, He'll act natural and cool.
Fluffy bros 4 life.

>>37092704
They'll still get absolutely trashed by any of those things you listed with shields or not.

On a side note, who do people actually suspect Ren was flirting with?
I don't think it was Lynn because I think she's somewhat likely to just go along Talon's conclusion that Ren is a douchebag.

Not to mention that I'm for some reason more worried that it was Rayza anyways.
It's kind of weird that I'm feeling more protective and territorial of Finn's waifus than of ours.

>>37092828
New dragon

>>37092828
AAs would not get trashed by MaA or HMaA, and the smaller shadow beasts are iirc kind of shit, there's just lots of them.

>>37092828
Aspirational, can we get a list of the Various Waifus we have running around in Harrowmont?
Include Talon's Harem, Finn's Harem, and the people in-between including the women that Mal, Vad and Ren have been seeing.
Lets get to Waifu Deduction stat!

>1. Act natural. Don’t give him the pleasure of knowing you’re worried about him flirting with Lynn.

Oh boy, 3 will be fun but dangerous.

Also, fuck, Aspir. The new year festivities are just starting for me ;_;

>>37092883
That's what my money's on as well.

Not even sure Tsucchi would have mentioned it, if she thought it could be someone problematic.

>>37092909
Yeah, misread MaA and HMaA, but shadow beasts are pretty much all badass.

>>37092407
>3. Start talking about what you did to Tsucchi last night in preemptive retaliation.

I want to see him lose his composure. Then we can use that to investigate Vad and Their friendship.

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>3.

You just play it cool. Sit down as though there isn’t a care in the world. Ignore the probing eyes of the fox chief, the shadow of a grin on his face, and just sit down and not worry about whether he flirted with Caitlyn. You were going to kill him if he did.

“You should mention how badly you got shot down,” Tsucchi says, rolling her eyes at the actions of the two of you. “I swear that Rayza was going to rip your tails off.”

“How was I supposed to know she was going to be so defensive of the elf? I heard he was sleeping with the regent of Farun and a couple of young foxes,” Ren mutters, scowling at nothing as he avoids looking at you.

It’s difficult to hold in the laughter so you just let it out. Rayza had been a little caustic about fluffy tails since Mana and Kuro had started sharing Finn with her. She’s also gotten very caustic over implications that she’s not faithful to Finn, having dropped the whole ‘we can both do what we like’ policy, much to Finn’s confusion. Ren practically jumped into an active volcano.

Tsucchi baps you in the head with one of her tails, giving you a look. “It’s not that amusing. You really should do something about Finn and her.”

“Finn wound up with his harem, he needs to learn to handle them,” you say, and Ren simply snorts in reaction. “Plus, it’s Rayza’s fault for not just admitting she wanted him in the first place. He never would have wandered if she had been a little clearer about her feelings of monogamy.”

>continued

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>>37093027
“You don’t understand a maiden’s heart, Talon. She wasn’t aware of her feelings.”

“I can safely say that Rayza is no maiden,” you say, before hastily correcting yourself when Ren grins broadly. “She told me. She also made it pretty clear that she was always aiming on keeping Finn. So it really is her fault.”

“You know, I think I appreciate the fact you understand the trials and tribulations of courting many women,” Ren says dryly, still grinning even as Tsucchi shoots him a look that would kill. “Most people seem to think it’s all fun and games and forget that you need to carefully manage the situation to prevent them from blowing up.”

“Or just completely ignore them and have it somehow work out,” Tsucchi says darkly.

“I don’t ignore them. I just manage them from a distance without them realising,” you respond.

The door suddenly creaks open and in steps yet another set of fluffy tails. Noah gives you all a searching gaze as her four black tails shimmer behind her. She’s dressed in that formal silk gown that she wore when you first met her but looks a lot more certain this time. Until she sees you, then she goes to water again.

“Um, I’m not interrupting something?” Noah says, sounding uncertain.

You hadn’t gotten to the bottom of Noah’s cautious behaviour around you – Vad had said she was confident but you’d yet to see that. Unfortunately, Ren’s turned practically thunderous with Noah around and you try not to meet the sharp gaze he’s planting in the side of your head.

>1. Welcome Noah to the room openly.
>2. Try to excuse yourself to avoid Ren’s anger.
>3. Let Tsucchi take the lead.
>4. Custom

Also, it was 1 despite what was listed at the top of the previous post. I just forgot to change it when I the scene due to the change in votes.

>>37093049
Looks like Vad has been talking to Noah about us...
>3. Let Tsucchi take the lead.

>>37093049
>3.
The women know what to do. We have always let the women do the lead.

>>37093049
>1. Welcome Noah to the room openly.

>>37093049
>4. Magic detect
>4. "As long as you're eventually up for a long winded discussion on trade and how best to handle Eastern Winds once me and Ren are done with our usual failed attempts to show each other up, then by all means yes, join us." indicate a set next to Tsucchi for her.

>>37093049
>1. Welcome Noah to the room openly.

What's Ren and Noah's relatinship?

>>37093296
I second this.

>>37093347
They slept together, and Noah is Vad's sister.

>>37093347
Noah is his waifu.

>>37093049
>1. "So far just catching Ren up on the Harromont gossip. Please come in and close the door before Sala or Taira hear me."

>>37093049
>1. Welcome Noah to the room openly.
No, just breakfast and idle chatter. Come join us if you'd like.

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I didn’t feel like rewriting the scene due to late votes. So sue me.

>3.

The situation looks fraught so you do what any wise man would do in this situation. Get somebody else to handle it. You jab Tsucchi in the side and nod your head towards Noah. Hitting you softly with her tails again, which wouldn’t normally be a punishment if Ren didn’t become more thunderous when he saw it, she sighs and looks at Noah.

“Come in, Noah, and stop being so skittish,” Tsucchi says, giving Vad’s sister an impatient look.

“I’m not being skittish,” Noah says.

“Yes you are. You look like you’re worried you’re going to get eaten,” Tsucchi says.

Eyes bouncing between you and Ren, Noah mumbles, “I might not get eaten but it might not be completely safe.”

Now Ren looks a bit putout from Noah’s reaction. He gives her a wounded look which she steadfastly ignores as she sits down opposite Tsucchi. For her part, Tsucchi gives the two of you an odd look before beginning to giggle madly.

“What? What’s so funny?” Noah asks her, voice getting distinctly angry.

“You’re worried about Talon doing something? Or both of them? The two of them spend most of their time fighting and it’s not like Talon ever does something uninvited,” Tsucchi says, her tails seeming to fan behind both you and Ren

>continued

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>>37093509
“That’s not what I hear,” Noah mutters, staring at the top of the wooden table.

“Yes, and I bet the young foxes who told you otherwise probably read the books that describe Talon’s anatomy in great depth,” Tsucchi replies dryly.

“How did you get those, by the way?” Ren asks you suddenly, ignoring the two girls as they talk. “It’s rather impressive to have a lot of trash written about you.”

“How should I know? All I know is that fantasy only begins to describe it,” you respond.

Noah scowls. “I only read one of the books.”

“And the fact that Talon didn’t ravage you with his great, mighty oak when you first met him should have told you its accuracy.”

Clearly Tsucchi’s been spending time with Aladria recently. The conversation turns to more normal matters as you eat breakfast, with Noah losing her skittishness. You’re not sure how to feel that she was actively worried you were going to come on to her the entire time.

>1. Talk to Ren about the EWTC.
>2. Talk to Ren about the fox clans.
>3. Talk to Ren about Vad.
>4. Custom

>>37093527
>>1. Talk to Ren about the EWTC.

>>37093527
1

Can we name our sword Mighty Oak?

>>37093527
>1. Talk to Ren about the EWTC.

Who is writing those books anyways?
Is it Mal?
He's making mad dosh with them, isn't he?

>>37093527
>3. Talk to Ren about Vad.

>>37093592

That's been my theory forever. How else could he afford the piles of catalysts and reagents he uses?

>>37093547
Explanations for the abbreviations plx.
1. with a subtle prods of 3 to find Ren's angle of his view of Vad.

>>37093527
>4. Casually mention to Ren that Sarah seems to be collecting those books so she might have some insight as to the author.
>2. Start with the immediate business, the clans.

>surprise thread
>just got home with some brandy

Awww shit son.
What are we drinking tonight Aspir?

>>37093610
>>37093592
It was once theorized that one of our former lovers wrote them, due to some small details being correct. It might have been Mal this entire time. Remember how he once used an illusion on himself to look like us?

>>37093592
>Mal?
Probably though my guess is that Arisa or whatever her name is wrote the first and the EWTC's kept churning them out since they sell well.

>>37093692
I literally just reread that story earlier today. Had me in stitches yet again.

>>37093692
It does kind of make for an absolutely hilarious prank that also makes you money.

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>>37093687
It's noon here so I haven't started drinking yet. I'll probably run longer if I start drinking knowing myself.

>>37093557
That reminds me that I was going to do a vote on what sort of weapon people want me to fluff Talon as using, given it won't have an impact on the stats until you get a magical weapon of some sort.

>>37093740
If it really is Mal writing those, it should also make for an absolutely hilarious confrontation.

>"So, I've found out that you've written several volumes of porn about me. Is there something more intimate you want out of our relationship?"

>>37093762

I thought we were already established as specializing in Tower-shield and Greatsword combo...

>>37093762
+10 Lightning Zwiehander

>>37093797
Pretty much. I gather that is why we never ended up doing a vote on it, since no one commented on wanting to change it.

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>>37093797
Talon's not specialised in any particular weapon but he does favour the greatsword - though he got a bigger one with the bigger armour, just as he started using a tower shield over a kite shield. There's even been a couple of scenes with Talon playing around with other weapons. I was wondering if people wanted Talon to use a different weapon (he'll still use his shield).

>>37093797
That was my thought.

>>37093919
Well, unless there is specific benefits to other weapons, keeping with the sword seems good for now.

>>37093919
Greatsword is fine

>>37093919
Greatsword seems to suit Talon, I'm good with keeping it.

>>37094004
The GS is definitely Talon's signature weapon. Can't imagine him wielding any other weapon without him looking less like an imperator.

>>37093919
Can we get some rough dimensions on the sword and shield?

>>37094095
Big ass shield, long ass sword.

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>1.

“I’m sure you’ve heard about my run in with the Eastern Winds Trading Company, Ren. I’d appreciate your input, given you probably deal with them a lot,” you ask Ren between munching on the little pork sausages your staff had put out for breakfast.

Tsucchi gives you a smile which completely mismatches her following words, “I do apologise for my figure being the illusion used, Talon.”

“I’m surprised you were fooled,” Ren mutters darkly, giving you and Tsucchi a suspicious look. “In any case, you need to be more careful around the EWTC. They’re an underhanded lot – this looks more like a prank to get your measure. They’ll cater all future dealings towards how you react to them. The fact you missed it the first time also means they’ll try it again, when it matters more.”

“When might that be?”

“During dealing with Pharos or over very specific trades. If you ever find yourself needing to go to Pharos or get something from there then you’ll need to work with them,” Ren says, stealing Tsucchi’s hash brown and ignoring the dark look she gives him. “They’re cutthroat and if they pin you as somebody they can put over a barrel then they will. Fight fire with fire and you’ll be fine.”

“Avoid weakness, in other words.”

“And avoid strong-arming them,” Tsucchi interjects as she wanders back to the table with a plate full of food. “You’ll get a better trade deal but they’ll hold a grudge. Even if it’s fifty years down the track, somebody will remember. There are plenty of foxes and families that stay with the EWTC, so threatening or killing somebody’s grandfather might come back to bite you.”

>continued

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>>37094175
You sigh, having basically been told not to pick a big fight with the EWTC. You pick at the last of your eggs for a minute while Noah talks to Tsucchi about Vad’s kits. You almost miss Ren’s look of unhappiness during the conversation, as he schools it once he sees you watching.

“What sort of tails do you think they’ll end up with, Ren?” you ask the chief.

“I’d say black normally but there’s a lot of power in them. Probably gold or silver,” he says, shrugging. “Sai seems to be better than the other two, sharper too. She’ll probably get gold if the others get silver.”

“I take it that’s a big deal?”

“They’ll be the first gold tailed foxes to be born outside of Pharos in history,” Tsucchi says. “That will draw a lot of attention. To Vad, especially. He’s noteworthy for his talent rather than his power so people might wonder if that led to the gold tails.”

“Is it genetic? The tail colour, I mean,” you ask, frowning as it doesn’t match what you’ve heard.

“Given Taira’s behaviour, at least partially. My research kind of stalls at that point because it’s hard to get access to the kits of powerful foxes and myself and Tsucchi haven’t had any,” Ren says.

You find it curious that the foxes know so little about themselves. It’s also pretty clear that Taira knows much more but simply doesn’t tell anybody. Honestly, it would be nice if she was a little less playful sometimes.

>Talking to Ren about the clans next.

I’m going to grab some lunch so back in 30min. Bring up anything you want to specifically ask Ren about the clans or incoming foxes.

>>37094198
Starting out with some small talk with Ren could be nice. We could really be on better terms with him.

>>37094198
Fuck. I just wanted to rip the illusinist's tails off.

>>37094318
Me too. But we're going to have to be indirect and untraceable.

Hit 'em where it hurts most, break up their monopoly.

Just a note on the trade company,

a very simple way of dealing with them should they get uppity, without actually breaking any contracts or strong arming them is to just simply bury them under bureaucracy.

example: They import goods from pharos, pharos has fox's hostile to ours, It is therefore in our interest to search the company's vessels for any stow away fox's who may be coming to the TYE to stir up trouble.

Repeat every few blockade points and they will soon regret messing with us compared to normal trade when playing ball. If they use another country, they do not get access to our canal system, and their goods still get searched. Since we are sitting on the best trade route with the most profit, its in their interest to not just sod off.

>>37094357
Make it a fake red-tape bureaucracy. We'll give them the express clearance once they make the trade on our terms.

Ask Ren why he seems to have such a low opinion of Wakato.

>>37094357
They also aren't immune to fines. Ah, the joys of a pliant judicial system.

>>37094398
Since we have no other trade company's with specific special deals who are based in pharos coming to us, they have no grounds to base any complaint off of to use in their case. Meaning we can modify this 'red tape' on a whim until we have to deal with more company's.

>>37094433
Especially if we have them write up a manifest of cargo, and we find out that the cargo does not match the manifest, we can use as a pretense as a smuggling fine.

Funnily enough, if they are efficient as traders to corner the pharos import market, we wont ever lose this power over them, but if they let in competition as protection their bargaining chip degrades. They literally have no way around it.

>>37094198
Information of the Garotte clan loyalists, and how Karise's success is impacting politics there. The Typhoon and Lotus foxes. And how Ren thinks the foxes will react to our Source trick, especially since we'll probably prioritize fluffy tails in our military for obvious reasons, as well as people like Karise who support us.

So, in the interest of random off topic conversation, does anyone have any good ideas for upgrades to FMK, because there does not seem to be any available currently.

>>37094631
I think that might be a product of flight enchantments taking up so much magical real estate that there is room for little else outside of the gauntlets. They command a lot given the level of precision they offer.

So I'd imagine it would be more of compacting and maximizing the efficiency of the flight enchants first, thus freeing up room for new upgrades.

>>37094631
Air brakes?

Seriously, fit their armor with air brake flaps and the internals with G force dampers and you have probably increased their maneuverability by a high margin.

>>37094698
now we need an Air-jousting army and our anti-air knights are a go. Initiate Ace Combat Zero protocols

>>37094631
The upgrade to FMK is Dragons. They serve the same "swoop, and unleash firey death" thing. Arial teaching dragons combat tactics when?

>>37094631

Maybe an attachment to carry heavy payloads and serve as bombers.

>>37094485
>>37094357
That's clever.

We could also put "corrupt" officers to do the inspections and profit even more. Taking bribes after the inspections, of course.

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>>37094631
Because the design you got was a highly complicated League design.

>>37094485
>>37094433
Be aware that there is nothing stopping them from passing any and all fines onto the customers with huge interest, then blaming you. They are a monopoly, after all.

Going to these once I finish lunch:
>>37094399
>>37094309

>>37094800
True, which is why the bury in bureaucracy route is the safest way.

>>37094198

Ah, damn. I wanted to ask how much leverage he has with the EWTC.

>>37094800
>Be aware that there is nothing stopping them from passing any and all fines onto the customers with huge interest, then blaming you. They are a monopoly, after all.
As a monopoly, they are probably already charging the most profitable price possible, probably with some price discrimination as well. Not sure they can increase their prices without reducing profits.

Of course, I'm of the opinion that any action we take against them should first start with us suborning a certain fluffy tailed fox so she gives them bad advice.

>>37094800

would it be possible for the FMK template to be reverse engineered as to improve it, or would 'Simplified FMK Armour' be a potential research project?

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>>37094912
>As a monopoly, they are probably already charging the most profitable price possible, probably with some price discrimination as well. Not sure they can increase their prices without reducing profits.
If you can make the customers expect a price rise then they'll pay more than they would otherwise, believing that there's no choice. The most profitable price rises from psychological factors. Plus, they might take the profit hit just to screw you over.

>Of course, I'm of the opinion that any action we take against them should first start with us suborning a certain fluffy tailed fox so she gives them bad advice.
This is smart. It's probably a good idea to take Ren's advice and not just try to blow them up and start a trade war.

>>37094962
That's why there was a 'Streamlined Templates' research item.

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>>37095003
a>talking about the clans

“So have you settled in without any problems, Ren? Your clan, too?” you ask Ren, easing into the official matters with some small talk.

“More or less. The township is constructed and quite a few people have been moving into the canal section below,” he says, finishing off Tsucchi’s food while she idly bats at one of his golden tails. “That canal is looking good, too. It makes getting food in and out a breeze, plus my foxes tend to like travelling when not busy. They spend most of their time flitting about here or the Commercia in Vitria.”

“I take it you’re planning to bring more?” you ask.

“Plenty more. Things have worked out well so far. I hope they continue to do so,” he says, eyes turning serious with the last sentence.

“I don’t see any reason why not. I hear that other clans are coming too,” you say.

“Mmm. Most clans are sending over token amounts and Pride is practically moving house,” he says, shrugging. “It’s all going to plan, though I suspect that the Wardens might get a bit antsy once they realise that all of the Pride clan is leaving.”

“You seem certain of that.”

“I have no doubt that you got along with Wakato. He’s a warrior at heart, so you likely appeal to him for that reason,” he says. “At least he was smart enough to just ignore his advisors and talk to you by himself. I worried that you’d meet him in the natural habitat of the curmudgeons that clutter up so much of his clan.”

You frown at that, trying to get a read on Ren. You’re not sure if he’s trusting you with the information, being relaxed because he’s near Tsucchi and Noah or simply playing you so that you’ll happily bring all the foxes over.

>1. Push him over Wakato.
>2. Talk about Ren’s problems with the Pride ‘advisors’.
>3. Skip the politics and talk specifics about the foxes coming.
>4. Custom

>>37095149
see >>37094565

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>>37094565
Ah, I missed this in between all the EWTC stuff.

What do you mean by Source trick here? The ability to let the older foxes train easier? Are you sure you want to be talking to Ren about the powers of the Source?

>>37095149
2. Lets hear out fluffy bro's problems. But keep the topic controlled from stepping on the fluffy tails of others, or ours (if we had fluffy tails of our own)

>>37095149
>2. Talk about Ren’s problems with the Pride ‘advisors’.

>>37095149
>1. Push him over Wakato.
Wakato said Ren didnt trust him with much outside military affairs. If Pride is moving over we need to know why.

>>37095149
2

>>37095233
>What do you mean by Source trick here? The ability to let the older foxes train easier? Are you sure you want to be talking to Ren about the powers of the Source?
Fair point, though I assumed he was basically aware of it due to his spiritualist nature. The Garotte thing does matter though

>>37095149
>2'. Get a rundown on Pride's advisors since we're going to have to deal with them anyway.

>>37095233
Hey, do we have access to an ambassador from Pharos yet? I kind of want to feel them out for setting up a direct joint trade venture.

>>37095546
We already have a contract with a Pharos based trading company (EWTC). Pharos is isolationist by law.

>>37095635
What can I say, if I can't take over the monopoly I'm willing to put in the effort to break it up. Or at least turn it into a duopoly where I control significant if minority market share.

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>2.

“Exactly what makes these ‘advisors’ such a huge problem? Why can’t they just be replaced with people Wakato trusts – he’s a seven-tailed fox with centuries behind him. Surely he has plenty of friends,” you say.

“Surely you know all about the dangers of tainted advisors? The RSK must have no small number of them, corrupting and pushing their own agendas on those that have inherited power,” Ren says.

“The RSK is ruled by a man who rose to great power without any magic and is probably a devil in human form,” you say drly. “Those corrupting and pushing their own agendas are part of the to and fro, ensuring that the cream rises to the top in his kingdom.”

Ren gives you an odd look. “I thought King Fenix was your friend?”

“He is.”

There’s a shift in Ren’s posture as he gives you an assessing gaze. He’s suddenly a lot more alert as he carries on the topic. Both Tsucchi and Noah give you a probing look, too.

“I see. Power is still inherited and there must be many who have taken it for their own indirectly,” he continues.

“Yes, but then it just falls to a different noble family. The land and structures simply changes hands if the inheritor is incompetent or misled,” you explain. “The Gendarmes are a good example of this – Phillias inherited some land and gained more to become a Landgrave. He passes on his skills and talents, personally culling out the advisors and sycophants he doesn’t need. His children develop their own talents and the most suitable would have received the title.”

“In other words, the ability to groom a successor and the ability to just hand over lands and title keeps a check on things. That’s not really the case in the clans – influence doesn’t come from the lands you hold or the foxes you birth, it just comes from age and charisma,” Ren says. “Imagine if you had to step into King Fenix’s position tomorrow, bringing along no advisors.”

>continued

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>>37095794
“That’s nonsense. Wakato would have old friends,” you protest.

“He’s a seven-tailed fox. Most of his friends probably didn’t grow extra tails and are long dead by now,” Ren says and you blink in surprise. “The vast majority of the foxes that Tsucchi and I grew up with were dead by the time we reached three hundred years of age. That means you find yourself dealing with people who are decades or centuries apart from you in age. Foxes from villages you’ve never visited and never spoken to. You can’t judge their character easily and you don’t know of many of the matters they do.”

You nod at that. It seemed to you that the power structure had no relation to what was actually being done – foxes held political power because they were old, not necessarily because they were trusted. This was problematic because it’s difficult to question somebody who has been around for centuries and nobody else truly knows him.

“So when Wakato took power he stepped into a field of politics he’d never touched, surrounded by people he knew nothing of,” you sum up.

Ren nods. “They also tend to work against him – those foxes the Wardens had in Shropham weren’t directed by the clan head.”

You sigh, not liking the way the Pride clan would potentially be so unreliable. Or the other clans too, for that matter.

“What about Garrotte? Do they have the same problem?” you ask.

>continued

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>>37095811
Tsucchi snorts. “Hardly. Their problems stem from the ability of Marin to charm a lot of the younger foxes. That and the other six-tail wanted to wrest power from Karise.”

“More or less,” Ren says, smiling slightly. “Karise was too heavily involved in alliance matters to be able to smoothly step in after most of the leadership was beheaded in the Betrayal. A lot of the remaining foxes didn’t know her so they supported the less competent ones. Most of the field agents knew her so they’ve now effectively separated. The fact that the clan doesn’t have many active agents, at least none that actually report to Marin, is causing them some problems. I’m hoping not to step in, but I suspect the clan will either have to split or put Karise as head.”

“You sound happy about that,” you say.

“I am. Karise is reliable, even if she serves you rather than the Alliance now,” he says, shrugging. “So long as we’re working together, which will be the foreseeable future, then there’s no problems with the arrangement.”

That was either a statement of faith by Ren or he’s just playing you. Again, it’s hard to tell.

>Final matters for Ren? I’m going to wrap this up and start a different scene shortly.

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Also, the next scene is a Caitlyn scene with her knights, albeit with somebody else. Vote for the other person present.

SCENE VOTE
>1. Undine
>2. Sala
>3. Gnome
>4. Sarah

>>37095911
>4. Sarah

>>37095911
>3. Gnome

>>37095827
Only thing I can think of is asking about why he hasn't reached out to Vad again now that he is here. It seems inevitable that they be around each other.

>>37095911
>4. Sarah
Been forever since Sarah

>>37095827
>That was either a statement of faith by Ren or he’s just playing you. Again, it’s hard to tell.
Most likley, he's built up his own stable of agents within his clan. I mean, the issues with that clan showed up 20 years ago.

>>37095911
4. Lets check up on Sarah.

>>37095965
Too true, I'll support that. That reminds me I had an alternative suggestion for the Vitrian ranger orders that I have to type out.

>>37095911
>Gnome

>>37095911
2

I already voted for Sarah but have we ever had a scene with just Sala?

>>37096096
A few times I think.

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>>37096096
There was at least one a long time ago where she almost blew up at Talon, shortly after suspecting that Talon and Sarah were having sex.

>4.

You bid farewell to the foxes, leaving Ren and Noah to themselves as Tsucchi follows you out. Judging by her expression, you’re pretty sure that Ren and Noah are probably going to find their way to the embassy rather quickly. You take the opportunity to tease Tsucchi a bit, running your hand lightly through one of her tails. She squeaks a bit, eyes widening as she looks at you but does nothing else, her ears just going flat against her head as she pouts and wanders off in the opposing direction. You glance back in the room and catch Ren glowering at you, before he returns his attention to a very red Noah.

Eh, it was worth it. Ren can just deal.

A few hours later you found yourself sitting on the edge of the reflection pool outside the keep, with Sarah by your side and a small selection of cheeses and meats spread out on the bench between the two of you. Across the courtyard the Order of the Griffin assembled for a mass training session of sorts. A hundred knights in gleaming suits of steel magical plate, with many being a little more extravagant. You picked out Phrace in his new suit of hand-enchanted plate that he’d picked up, a gleaming gold griffin head embossed on the front of it, as he spoke to Grandmaster Lucas of the Order of Black Stone.

You’d been surprised to see the honorary Masters of the Griffin knights here today – Lucas, Toren and several others were present. With the growing numbers of knightly orders in the empire you’d actually limited the number of royal positions to two per city, with three for Vitria being an exception. Most of them appeared to be here, showing unity with the addition of some form of griffin symbolism on their left shoulderplates. You wondered if they were here just to train.

>continued

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>>37096345
Lynn steps out of the keep, giving you a small wave as she spots you, flanked by Felix and his two friends. Stepping into the middle of the mass of knights she began effortlessly directing them into groups and explaining how the training would take place. You took great amusement from the fact she was the smallest person in the Order but they all followed directions.

“Is it true that Caitlyn beat up all the Masters right after becoming Grandmaster?” Sarah asked you, nibbling on some cheese as she watches the knights line up for shield wall drills.

“She sparred with them. Some of them probably got put in the dirt, though,” you say.

The drills continue for a while as you chat with Sarah.

>1. Talk to Sarah about how she’s splitting her time between Vitria and Harrowmont.
>2. Ask Sarah about how she’s getting along with the other girls.
>3. Talk to Sarah about what you missed at breakfast.
>4. Custom

>>37096361
>1 for the most part. We can find opportunity to tease her as usual by including 2 in there as well.

>>37096361
>1. Talk to Sarah about how she’s splitting her time between Vitria and Harrowmont.

let her raise the others if she chooses. for now, she has our attention.

>>37096361
>2. Ask Sarah about how she’s getting along with the other girls.

>>37096361
1

Aw shity nigga Phrace moving up in the world.

>>37096005
Order of the Red Hawk:
Commandant: Lionel Hawkens
Lionel Hawkens is Sarah's first cousin, and was a leading member of House Hawken's guard and has always gotten along with Sarah very well. When Imperator Talon expressed frustration at the slow pace that the rangers were catching on, Sarah turned to her cousin, with his childhood pasion of archery, to fix the issue.
The Order of the Red Hawk is largely made up of young nobles and veteran Vitrian AA's, who are given a stipend directly by House Hawkens. Who can well afford it given their brilliant exploitation of recent opportunities (basically, the order is funded by a few instances of insider trading, which isn't considered poor form in this setting).

>>37096361
>1. Talk to Sarah about how she’s splitting her time between Vitria and Harrowmont.

>>37096451
Worth noting that the other main source of house Hawken's increased wealth is military supply contracts. In the aftermath of the Vitrian takeover, Talon didn't really trust any of the other houses to take care of supplying him with the tents, food, pack animals and other incidentals he needed to take the fight to Taour (We rolled kinda terribly on minor houses). Although the situation has regularized since then, the wealth of expirience and practice House Hawkens gathered in the initial days has ensured that they remain the army's favored supplier entirely on their own merits.

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>1.

You pour some of the wine you’d swiped from Mal’s cellar on the way out, a nice red that should mix well with the salted meats and cheese. Holding your tongue while the knights clatter into each other, only to break into melee, you offer Sarah a glass. She takes it absentmindedly, enraptured by the light brawling of the knights. You can’t help but notice that they’re only using their weapons.

“How are you splitting your workload between Vitria and Harrowmont, Sarah? I’m a bit worried after I was away in Shropham,” you say.

“I’ve learnt a bit from that. With the new office handling the diplomats I’m ensuring that there’s suitable agents to take care of matters here whenever I return to Vitria each quarter,” she explains. “It’s especially important because the time I’m in Vitria is the most important. I think the only quarter I’ll be in Harrowmont at the close of a quarter’s business will be during the harvest. Otherwise I’ll be directing matters in Vitria – there’s been so much work to do with the canal and new business ventures lately. I haven’t seen the city so busy my entire life – my mother’s stories about the revitalisation after the first rebellion are the only thing I can compared it to.”

>continued

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>>37096689
You smile indulgently as Sarah talks about the wonders of Vitria and how it’s going. Noting the fact that the council is working as intended – Lucas and Spoker have probably become the most powerful people in Vitria after Sarah, having leveraged their age and experience over Aaron Tabeth. You can almost picture the Grand Magister of Pax Vitria being overjoyed with himself for having so explicitly backed you. Lucas worries you, however. Not for his ambition but for the fact that he doesn’t seem like the type to get bogged down in politics. He’s always been rather eager to campaign alongside Toren of the Golden bears.

>1. Push Sarah a bit on Lucas – she might be leaning on him too much in regards to the knights.
>2. Hint to Sarah about talking to Lucas about his role in governance but try not to lecture.
>3. Ignore the topic and tease Sarah about not having any heirs herself to carry on her work.
>4. Custom

>>37096705
>1. Push Sarah a bit on Lucas – she might be leaning on him too much in regards to the knights.

>>37096705
1 & 3 Combined. Go for initial worries, see if you can find a way to convert some statements into teasing remarks of option 3

>>37096752
I agree with this. Lets open Pandora's box.

>>37096752
Yeah sure I can support this

>>37096705
>1. Push Sarah a bit on Lucas – she might be leaning on him too much in regards to the knights.

>>37096752
As long as we admit that we don't really see anyone better to help her out right now.

>>37096705
>3
Activate it

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>1 & 3

You watch the individual sparring between the knights while you try to put your thoughts into words. Words that won’t insult or belittle Sarah – she can be a little oversensitive to your criticism at times. It makes for interesting viewing, as Lynn concentrates on the younger knights, literally moving through a line of them as she concentrates on defeating each one as swiftly as possible. You don’t know if she’s trying to teach the basics or is just trying to make the newer knights realise their place, but it’s certainly an effective way to let the experienced knights train on each other. Lucas is sparring with Sir Darren, one of the most promising Griffin knights and Finn’s compatriot. The fight looks like it’s going Darren’s way as he stays close and tries to limit Lucas’ ability to use his axe – which works right up until the point gets the handle underneath Darren’s arm and upends him in an instant, ending the spar.

“Ooh, Sir Lucas is really good,” Sarah says, clapping lightly to herself. “I thought he was going to lose because he lost the initiative but he just finished it so easily.”

“He’s a grandmaster for a reason,” you say. “Speaking of which, I’m a little worried about the amount of time he’s spending on the council of Vitria. I understand he’s the most senior knight with a head for management and politics but I get the feeling his passion is for being a knight, not a politician.”

>continued

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>>37097062
Sarah looks away from you, picking at some ham. “I know that. It’s just that there’s nobody else. None of the other orders hold the necessary respect.”

“It doesn’t need to be a knight and I’m not saying you need to do anything now, but it’s probably a good idea to talk with him about paring back his responsibilities,” you say. “Eventually you’ll just be able to replace him with your heir. You do plan on having one of those, right?”

Your voice was teasing and a small grin is plastered on your face. Sarah gives you a wicked look in return.

“If you’re suggesting something Talon…” she says, her eyes darting to a rather inappropriate spot on your body.

Before anything more can happen you’re interrupted by Phrace, who says, “Say, Imperator? Are you going to join us? I think it’d be interesting to have you show off a bit in front of the new knights, even us old hands. It’s be awesome to see your talents and not just your power.”

You look up at Phrace, a few other griffin knights trailing behind him to rest. He’s not exactly close but you suspect he didn’t quite read the situation very well. Rayza probably has similar problems. Leaning on his long-handled war hammer, he waits patiently for an answer as he catches his breath from a spar.

>1. Sure. Beat up Phrace as a demonstration.
>2. Wave him off. You’re here on a date, not for sparring.
>3. Custom

>>37097081
>1. Sure. Beat up Phrace as a demonstration.
Maybe Lynn as well?

>>37097081
>2. Wave him off. You’re here on a date, not for sparring.

>>37097081

I am absolutely wracked with indecision.
Damn it...
>1

>>37097081
>1. Sure. Beat up Phrace as a demonstration.

>>37097081
>2. Wave him off. You’re here on a date, not for sparring.
It would be rude to invite her out and tease her like this, without proper attention.

>>37097081
>1. Sure. Beat up Phrace as a demonstration.
and then nat 1s everywhere

>>37097081
gah... such a tough decision.
> 1. But at least ask Sarah for permission if she's okay with making ourselves look either badass or a fool in front of our men. This way we can have her acknowledge that she's still high in our priority list.

>>37097081

Suggest Sarah pick a more appropriate opponent, as her Champion, and Talon will back Phrace as his.

But tell him that we owe him a spar regardless now, takes balls to challenge the Imperator.

>>37097081
>1

Ask for Sarah's favor in the endeavour. Telling her that when we return it we can continue this conversation.

>>37097081
>1. Sure. Beat up Phrace as a demonstration.

>>37097229
>4 make a wager with her while we're at it. If we lose, she gets to decide when and where she wants to fuck for 1 day. If we win, we get to tease her for 1 whole day (and deny her the D)

>Aspiring emperor takes great girl out on a date
>She does almost all of our tax and admin shit we dont understand
>She likely gave up studying magic to help us in our endeavors
>Start teasing her about kids
>Blue ball her at the last moment to go fight our friends
Clearly /tg/ is best at romance

>>37097318

Wait that isn't how you do it?

>>37097318
Eh, we'll be back in a minute, we have to go beat up the guy who interrupted our date.

>>37097318
In the light of this, I change my vote to 2. we on a date, we can't ditch our woman

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>1.

“You don’t mind, do you, Sarah?” you ask her.

“Oh no. I’m happy to wait for when you return, hot and heavy,” she says, keeping her voice low and heated.

Phrace either doesn’t hear her or simply becomes temporarily deaf. Any knight who wandered around the keep of Harrowmont had long since learnt to demonstrate no small amount of discretion. You’re also certain that your afternoon is going to be a bit occupied, though not in actual procreation – the contraceptive brew is still active and you’re not sure whether to join Mal in having children just yet. Not with so much turmoil to deal with in the near future. You give Sarah a kiss before stepping out into the middle of the courtyard.

Phrace follows you, shield in one hand and hammer hefted over his shoulder as he towers above you in his armour. “You sure you don’t want to head back in and armour up, sir? We can lend you a weapon but…”

“I won’t need a weapon, Captain,” you say, turning around once in a suitable position.

The sparring has stopped and instead the hundred plus knights in the courtyard form a rough circle around yourself and Phrace. Said knight spins about as he realises he’s alone in the centre of the courtyard with just you. He turns back to you, his expression hard to read behind his helmet but you don’t need to see it to understand his bout of fright.

“You, uh, you sure about this, Imperator?” Phrace asks nervously, lowering his hammer as he raises his guard. “Like, really sure?”

“Whenever you’re ready, Captain. Don’t hold back on my account,” you say lightly, shaking out your muscles but otherwise maintaining a loose stance.

>continued

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>>37097536
It’s a bit of a nonsensical situation. You’re unarmed and unarmoured, merely wearing some fine clothes suitable for the summer heat. Phrace is a Master of the Griffin knights and probably one of the best fighters that isn’t from another order, and he is hefting an enchanted war hammer and tower shield while wearing a suit of armour big enough even for you. The younger knights to your left chatter amongst themselves, ignoring their grandmaster in front of them as they make some stupid comments about letting your position get to your head. The experienced knights to your right are taking the chance to rest and are mostly all grinning – they know what’s going to happen. The grandmasters from Termina are watching closely, having not seen you in action up close. Phrace, for his part, holds his guard nervously as he considers the best time to attack.

“No time like the present,” he mutters to himself before attacking.

With a lightning fast leap, faster than you expected, Phrace is upon you. His right foot slams into the flagstones before, his hammer low for an upwards sweep. You shift slightly, bringing your hands around but are careful not to show too much. Then, as you expected from his footwork, Phrace deftly shifts his hammer blow to a downwards swing, his left foot hitting the ground right at the apex of his arc, ending the feint. His hammer swings down at you, straight through your guard and surely right into your head. Except being in your guard doesn’t matter.

Your left hand snaps up at the hammer that sailed past it, gripping the handle near the head. With a jerk you pull Phrace off balance and yourself forward and your right fist sails into his helmet with a mighty crash, right over his shield. The clatter of your iron-hard fist on his steel helmet rings throughout the courtyard, followed by the crash of his armour on the flagstones as he collapses from the blow.

>continued

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>>37097545
You stand up straight, ignoring the slight pain in your fist – shaking it out would ruin your image. The younger knights have stopped chattering even as the experienced knights laugh amongst themselves at the demonstration.

“Not to steal Sir Lynn’s thunder, but I’ll just say a short blurb while Captain Phrace picks himself back up,” you say, enhancing your voice to cover the courtyard easily. “When I was in Shropham, I saw Lucas’ Black Stone knights tear apart a company of mage-knights with their talent and fists. I don’t expect any of you to knock out knights with a bare-handed punch, but there’s more to battle than swinging your sword or axe. Your grandmaster has been manhandling the newbies all afternoon, throwing them this way and that, but I’d suggest you pay closer attention to why. A knight should never be without their weapons, even if it looks like they aren’t.”

You raise your hand to Lynn in recognition and she gives you a bright smile. Then you shake Phrace’s hand once he pulls himself back up. You figure he’ll be just fine, though he gripes a bit about you constantly trying to kill him.

“I hope your hand is still useful,” Sarah says when you return, eying you greedily. “There’s still a lot for it to do.”

Maybe you should have shook out a little of the numbness. Oh well, you’ll have plenty of time to shake it out on the way to your bedroom with Sarah. Afterwards, feeling a little tired, you catch up with Lynn at…

>1. The hot springs, where she’s relaxing.
>2. Her bedroom, where she’s getting dressed for dinner.
>3. Her office in the guildhall, where she’s putting her armour away.
>4. Custom

>>37097561
>1. The hot springs, where she’s relaxing.

>>37097561
>3. Her office in the guildhall, where she’s putting her armour away.

>>37097561
>3. Her office in the guildhall, where she’s putting her armour away.

I don't think we've been there yet.

>>37097561
>1. The hot springs, where she’s relaxing.

>>37097561
3

>>37097561
>1. The hot springs, where she’s relaxing.
Time to talk about her dad?

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>>37097561
1. Always the onsen scene

> “I hope your hand is still useful,” Sarah says when you return, eying you greedily. “There’s still a lot for it to do.”
I can easily imagine Sarah with pic related kind of expression on her face.

>>37097561
>>3. Her office in the guildhall, where she’s putting her armour away.

>>37097561
>Her bedroom, where she’s getting dressed for dinner.

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I might do number 3, because it hasn't been seen before. Not sure if this will be the last scene or not for the thread. I might have you follow her into the hot spring or something.

>>37097561

Poor Phrace.

He's a ballsy mother fucker though, I'll give him that.

>>37097685

That sounds good to me.

>>37097685
do as you please and take your time. /tg/ can wait, the countdown to new year won't though, not that /tg/ particularly cares about it.

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>>37097744
Oh that's right. It's 26 minutes to the new year EST. Happy New Year if you haven't already celebrated it and I don't post by then.

>>37093762
Greataxe

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>3.

After a quick shower you decide to take a jaunt to the Order of the Griffin guildhall, leaving Sarah dozing on your bed. It sounds odd but you don’t often go the guildhall despite its proximity. Or perhaps because of it – most of the time people come to you. The hall itself is a reminder of how enormous Harrowmont is, with the guildhall being a veritable fortress yet still smaller than the keep itself. The hall towers above the keep, however. The central tower stands above even the inner wall at twenty storeys high, with York Empire flags flying from the battlements atop it. Smaller towers ring the outer wall at fifteen or ten storeys high, used mostly for storage and additional barracks space. The two squires on duty at the front gate salute you as you approach and you return the gesture as you pass through. The knights appear to be resting for the remaining time before dinner, spread out across much of the courtyard and central fountain.

“Coming to see the grandmaster in her roost, Imperator?” one of the veteran knights, Sir Terry, asks you as you pass.

“I take it she’s curled up in her lair?” you respond lightly.

“Probably getting ready for the banquet, I imagine. The Masters are having a big bash for themselves tonight before the order-wide one tomorrow night,” Terry says. “Looking forward to that.”

>continued

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>>37097873
You make some small talk before making your way into the guildhall proper and to Caitlyn’s office. Curiously, it’s on the fifteenth floor, but with plenty of floor space. You step through the dining hall outside her sitting room, trying not to startle the servants and squires too much, then make your way through some small talk with the few grandmasters lingering outside Lynn’s office. Finally inside, you see Caitlyn hanging up the last of her new armour, the special set that you purchased for her in Ahm. Next to it stands her old set, forged by the dwarves but non-magical. The office itself is sparsely furnished, with just a reinforced window, desk and chair alongside weapon and armour racks.

Lynn hasn’t noticed your entrance yet, toying with her armour instead.

>1. Comment on her sparse furniture.
>2. Sneak up on her and hug her.
>3. Wait to see how long it takes her to notice you.
>4. Custom

Pic attached is the guildhall mockup by architectanon.

>>37097893
>2. Sneak up on her and hug her.

>>37097893
>1. Comment on her sparse furniture.

>>37097893
2. Go for the surprise glomp & grope. Also, if she has any erogenous spots on her exposed dragon parts (i.e. wing buds on her back), go for those.

>>37097893
>1. Comment on her sparse furniture.
Architecanon is doing a fine job.

>>37097893
Btw, Architectanon, Anyway you could get a 3d render on the whole keep with solid shading? Doesn't have to be perfectly detailed, just give us the basic look.

>>37097893
>2. Sneak up on her and hug her.

>>37097893
>2. Sneak up on her and hug her.

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>>37097962
Yes he is. He's designed both guildhalls himself, too. They're pretty awesome.

I'm looking forward to his final design for the Harrowmont exterior after my input. I hope some other anons have some comments too once it's posted given the importance of Harrowmont.

>>37097985
He's mentioned before that 3d render's remind him a bit too much of work. I can understand that feeling when doing the spreadsheet work - can't stand to touch them after a day at work, especially because GDocs is so frustrating to work with compared to Excel.

>>37097893
>1. Comment on her sparse furniture.
>2. Sneak up on her.

once we are behind her, then we make a comment. Make sure to brace for impact though...

>>37097985

That's a larger project that I'd love to do someday. No promises though.

Though funny thing is Aspirational and I have never bashed out the finer details of the Keep itself.

>>37098006

Hm... I'm going to need to update the c. on that and the new Embassies.

>>37097962

Hey thanks man I appreciate that.

>>37098006
Well I guess our Harrowmont Architectanon deserves the break then. But I'll give both you and architect anon kudos in dealing with all that behind the scenes work. Just like how Sarah manages to deal with all the Empire admin work while we get the seemingly easy job.

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>2.

There’s no point visiting Lynn if you’re not going to cuddle, so you slip behind her and give her a huge. You slide your hands around her waist and rest your chin on her head. She leans back into your touch, obviously having sensed you enter. Her hands play along your arms.

“Finished with Sarah? She looked pretty hungry,” Lynn says as she raises one of your hands to her chest. You’re pretty sure Sarah wasn’t the only ‘hungry’ one.

“She’s dozing in my room. I imagine she’ll clean up before dinner,” you say.

“That’s good. I’m sharing with her tonight so I hope you don’t mind if we play a bit before,” she says.

“I didn’t realise she shared with anybody but Undine.”

“I’ve been added to her list, though I think she’s avoiding Gnome and Sala because they’ll outshine her.”

“They’re good partners, so long as they’re not together.”

“Yes, but Sarah just sees their competitive behaviour and worries that they’ll hog your attention,” Lynn says, suddenly drawing away from you and holds her arms out wide. “So, what do you think?”

“That you’re doing a good job. I take it you’ve taken on some new recruits?” you say.

>continued

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>>37098193
You slip onto the top of her desk, bereft of any clutter as it is. Lynn slips into her chair, playing with your hands as she talks. You note the excellent view of Harrowmont’s courtyard and the reflection pool – as well as Vad’s kits splashing around in it while Ren, Tsucchi and Noah watch them. For such terrible swimmers, those kits love their water.

“That’s right. I figured we could use some more given we have plenty of space,” she says. “It’s a bit of a pain instilling the basics in them. I think I got a bit spoiled with so many soldiers before. I took on quite a few nobles this time and they’ve had to be beaten into shape a bit. I’m not sure I would’ve done it correctly if the other grandmasters hadn’t told me it was normal.”

Lynn’s beaming at you, clearly waiting for your praise. She’s been very active in the Order of the Griffin lately, taking great pride in her work as grandmaster. Like a duck to water, she’s picked up a lot of the work extremely well – better than you expected given her propensity to focus on her own enjoyment.

>1. Congratulate Lynn on her work, emphasising her ability and talent.
>2. Congratulate Lynn, particularly focusing on her willingness to rely on the advice of others.
>3. Congrulate Lynn, making it clear that she’s working towards your objectives and that’s what’s important.
>4. Custom

>>37098206
>1. Congratulate Lynn on her work, emphasising her ability and talent.

They grow up so fast.

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>>37098206
And no, I don't know what it means to 'congrulate' somebody.

>>37098206
>1. Congratulate Lynn on her work, emphasising her ability and talent.

>>37098206
so 1. is for the most intimate and route
option 2 is to help her become more independent of our guidance, whilst maintaining an image of that of a proud father.
Option 3 is the least personal and makes her reinforce the image that she's our tool.
Aspirational, the choices will affect how she views us right?
Btw, my vote is for option 1.

>>37098206
>>1. Congratulate Lynn on her work, emphasising her ability and talent.

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>>37098261
Well, it will also affect how she behaves as grandmaster. The first will make her rely more on her own guidance, the second on the guidance of those she trusts to help her and the third purely on Talon.

>>37098229
Is it some fetish thing?

>>37098206
>1. Congratulate Lynn on her work, emphasising her ability and talent.
Maybe make reference to her willingness to ask questions and take advice from the others. After all, a second pair of eyes may see different solutions to the same problem...

>>37098206
>3. Congrulate Lynn, making it clear that she’s working towards your objectives and that’s what’s important.

Hammer it down that she's Talon's

>>37098206

>1

Makes sense seeing as Finn's initial successes in Farun only helped to solidify her base of power and trust in herself. Might as well keep playing that up.

>>37092365
oh hey, I thought the twitter announcement was for pt2 slice of life and didn't click on it (since i was already there)
I just now noticed pt3 on the front page.

I'm highly amused by this new Talon sharing thing going on.

I assume there's a very elaborate and well thought out schedule somewhere. Talon must find it.

>>37097861
Eh I'm more of a halberd/Polearm man I'd want a different pointy stick to stretch Assp writing skills with Talon and different weapons. Also halberds are cool mang

>>37092628
the research tab already has a shield upgrade as a research option for them, it is in fact the cheapest research option available (only 80 days)
it is bigger than that though, and warded against magic too

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Writing 1.

>>37098383
I think I made a joke about there being a whiteboard somewhere once, which is a reference to a guilty pleasure. I imagine the girls have a council of some sort where they ensure that time is shared equally amongst everybody and that extra time is recorded to prevent unfair advantage. I mean, Talon's sleeping with Gnome, Undine, Salamander, Caitlyn, Sarah and Taira, plus probably Adele. A few others (like Tsucchi) have shown apparent interest - there needs to be a suitable structure for governance before things get too unwieldy.

>>37098394
Proper punctuation is imperative.

>>37098435
I suspect they will rotate themselves unless we hire a eunuch for the job.

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>>37098442
Heh

>>37098435

I wonder who heads up the council or if its a rotational period.

Dealing with Sarah being gone must be a pain.
And Gnome too.
Christ and thank of all of the random undocumented times in camp! The madness.

>>37098383
Talon probably starts off with Milf-y Mondays with Gnome and Transitions to Tuesdays fucking Taira and Tssuchi. On Wednesdays He gets a wild x-Way with the Elemental sisters. Come Thursday he has fun with Undine, Friday is reserved for Caitlyn, Salamander barges in on Saturday for a wild night, and Sunday Sarah Barges in after a hard week of work.
>>37098467
Hell no. Talon will never hire a Eunuch when it comes to keeping his harem happy.

>>37098206
>>2. Congratulate Lynn, particularly focusing on her willingness to rely on the advice of others.

>>37098498
Not to keep them happy, just to ensure a fair rotation due to him being impartial. This was fairly normal in royal Harems IRL.
I was also not serious.

>>37093527
>Clearly Tsucchi’s been spending time with Aladria recently.

Currently catching up but, I'll say it again. Aladria cracks me up.

>>37098467

I wonder if eunuchs are even a thing in setting.
That and slavery or indentured servitude. We never really hear about those sorts of things.

>>37098569
I'm a fan of slavery

>>37098586
>>37098569
Even in modern times they haven't eliminated slavery. Its up to Aspie if its a thing here though.

>>37098634
If not let's plan on bringing it about IC

>>37095827
Didn't we ask karise to wait on her plans to wrest control of her clan until we are ready? we might want to give her the go ahead soon.

>>37098383
>Sharing

I basically assume this to be caused by Time management. Talon only has so many hours a day you know.

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>1.

“You’re doing well, Caitlyn,” you say, taking on a soft and congratulatory tone. “You’ve definitely done well to take the initiative and recruit more. I was a little concerned about how well you’d fill the position at first.”

“Really? I thought the whole tournament was to cement me as grandmaster?” Lynn asks, pouting a bit as you admit your initial lack of faith.

“It was. That was because I wasn’t sure you could be a grandmaster without proving your combat credentials in front of everybody,” you say, slowly moving onto the inspirational part. “You’ve done far more than that. You’re not merely grandmaster because you can fight, Caitlyn. You’re grandmaster because you can manage, lead and inspire the entire order. The other grandmasters didn’t turn up just because you asked them to – they turned up because they respect your position, respect you. You’ve accomplished this.”

If you thought Caitlyn was beaming before, you haven’t really seen her beaming. She’s staring at you wide-eyed in surprise. Then she smiles broadly and makes her happiness pretty clear with a kiss. It would have been a better kiss if she hadn’t tackled you off the desk in doing so – your back hurt, damn it.

“Sorry, I just got a bit caught up,” she says later, pretending to look bashful. “So, can we get back to you praising me?”

“After a break,” you say. “You’ve got a couple of hours before the banquet – let’s relax in the hot springs.”

“Oooh, that sounds good. I wanted to go there earlier but Noah and the fox chief were there. Not really my thing,” she says, following you out the door.

>continued

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>>37098730
You nod to the grandmasters as you head out of the guildhall. You try not to pick up that particular conversation until you’re in the keep itself, away from both the other knights and the ears of the foxes concerned, as they’re still lingering around the reflection pool, babysitting Vad’s kits.

“I take it they were busy,” you say finally.

“Ren was making Vad extremely unhappy by proxy, yeah,” she says. “Not that he was watching. I don’t think Vad’s realised that Ren’s still sleeping with his sister.”

Given the frequency you’ve seen Ren lingering around the fortress of late, you find that surprising. You’d assumed Ren was teleporting in to see Noah in her new embassy rather regularly, as Tsucchi had mentioned a few times that he stayed there frequently.

Forgetting to ask Corrfax who was in the hot spring leads to you being crash tackled by Sala almost immediately after undressing. That in turn leads to the two girls fighting a bit over you, mostly because Lynn wants more attention.

“We came here so he can praise me,” Caitlyn says, tugging on your side.

“You’re very good at sex,” Sala says brightly, grinning broadly. “Now come on.”

Eventually the two calm down a bit, after some help. Enjoyable help.

>continued

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>>37098745
“Oh, I heard something interesting from a friend in Malataine, Tallie,” Sala suddenly says, perking up from where she was resting against your chest. “That armour that Finnie brought back is very similar to what their knights wear. I’d thought it was similar to the armour of Basette, and Malataine copied that, but it seems to be a new model. Of course, he also said it didn’t match many of the details – maybe it’s a rogue enchanter from Malataine?”

“Maybe. It might be worth investigating. Where is your friend?”

“Sortaine, actually. He’s part of the extended Leon family and is in one of the mage towers,” she says.

“Why would we be going there?” Caitlyn asks, clearly still in the mood for more but Sala is keeping her occupied even as they chatter.

“The plan was to go to Terrnaine but it might be worth investigating this at the same time. I doubt I’ll be able to enter Malataine without being noticed, however. I suspect they’ve avoided establishing an embassy for a reason,” you say, frowning.

Your frown doesn’t last long as Sala gets bored of holding Lynn back and the two need some more help calming down.

>That’s the thread

Next real thread at 5pm EST on the 2nd Jan. I’ll probably start on Terrnaine Forest then.

I’ll probably look at doing more of the extended social scenes from time to time. I’ll try to restrict them to extended slots, rather than just running for a few hours overtime. I imagine more people will be interested if it’s for a long period of time instead of maybe an hour or two extra.

>>37098717
How does he even see?

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>>37098307

>>37098730
>“Oooh, that sounds good. I wanted to go there earlier but Noah and the fox chief were there. Not really my thing,” s

What makes me laugh is remembering the one time you told us about your canon involving Lynn with her harem including Ren.

>>37098730
>If you thought Caitlyn was beaming before, you haven’t really seen her beaming. She’s staring at you wide-eyed in surprise. Then she smiles broadly and makes her happiness pretty clear with a kiss. It would have been a better kiss if she hadn’t tackled you off the desk in doing so – your back hurt, damn it.

HHNNNGH

>>37098758
>How does he even see?

>ItsMagicAintGottaExplainShit.jpg

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>>37098717

>that ridiculous helmet

Every time man. Every time. Not to say the Siege Archer picture is any better, look at that ridiculous shit.

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Note: Armor and equipment will have to be made with specific constraints in order to handle the bow's extreme draw power. Addendum: Also very effective Anti-air and Anti armor. Draw back is the reload and the specialized training required to use this beast of a bow and its arrows.

>>37098862

Also, it appears to be made of Dragons... not sure how well that will go down...

>>37098878
Dragon-scale armor pieces can be substituted for simple plates and mail. I couldn't find a picture where the archer was wearing plate and metal armor without downsizing the bow. But, we could ask some of the dragons who are undergoing molting/shedding periods to give them their old scales.

>>37098846
I can only assume that's the most heavily enchanted helmet in the world otherwise that guy ain't gunna see shit Bruh

>>37098862
too small

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>>37098782
Well, when Caitlyn was a PC she gathered up the fox. If you'd taken him as your Champion that probably would have happened, too. He's the sort to share, mind you.

>>37098846
I'm actually going with a slightly smaller ballista on the siege archer. The idea being that it has magical bolts and a rapid rate of fire (a simplistic reloading system using magic to reset the cable). They'll be pretty heavily armoured, however. I mean, my personal images for the mage-knights are the magical knights that show up in the magic world in Negima.

>>37098758
Just to ask on a one to ten scale how badly would Vad freak out if Ren told him he plans to marry Noah?

>>37098972
>I mean, my personal images for the mage-knights are the magical knights that show up in the magic world in Negima.

Que?

>>37098972
How close are we to banging Ren's sister?

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>>37098972
So like a Bowgun?
pic related, does not include dragon scales and dragon parts, those can be replaced by simple metal plates.

>>37099027
Never anon. Never. Talon would never defile a girl as pure as Tssuchi.

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>>37098972

I had imagined something like Varric's crossbow whenever it came up initially, mechanics wise at least. Though that seems a bit small.

>>37099070
>>37099027
As soon as she comes after Talon.
Probably within the next year or two.

>>37099070
>>37099027
SOON(tm)

Other than the siege archers do we have any other units planned I can't recall any others though I do remember there being talk of developing a defensive unit?

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>>37098972
>I'm actually going with a slightly smaller ballista on the siege archer. The idea being that it has magical bolts and a rapid rate of fire (a simplistic reloading system using magic to reset the cable). They'll be pretty heavily armoured, however. I mean, my personal images for the mage-knights are the magical knights that show up in the magic world in Negima.
I am not familiar with those. From the description, I am imagining them being something like the vaulter marine from endless legend.

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>>37099012
>>37099194
It's hard to find good images of them, but something kind of like this. There's a bunch of different designs but they get zero focus at all, as you'd expect. They just stuck in my head.

>>37098978
He'd probably suspect that Ren had been replaced by a doppelganger. His world would be shaken forever.

>>37099027
As close as I am to finishing the Taira FTB. I mean that literally, as I'm hesitant to have Talon sleep with Tsucchi before I'm writing smut again.

>>37099030
Vaguely similar concept but not as sophisticated.

>>37099070
There was an anon saying that Taira was pure for her wish to do something special with Talon that she hadn't done with dozens of men beforehand. If Talon can defile such innocence as Taira's, he can do Tsucchi.

Yeah, that anon cracked me up a bit.

>>37099128
That's a slightly more accurate design but it would be much bigger.

>>37099172
Pure anon pure. The Tsucchi is not for lewding.

>>37099193
>https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1Qxe-FljPXpMTNrOWltTXlBLTQ&usp=sharing

GDocs friendo.

Under Empire tab, sub section Research has the options as of now.

Not sure if there was anything else though, I assume we'll be good for a little bit. Especially if we end up tracking down that rogue enchanter and then enlisting his help. Mmm top tier enchantments.

>>37098862
The problem with armor is that it limits the motion of archers. Knights get around it by having really awesome quality custom made armor AND being muscle wizards. But your average soldier would not.
You need a significant amount of metal to hold an enchantment, so we can't just a ring of strength for them. And a belt would be super bulky and made of steel.

Which made me think of he-man's chest harness. lots of metal criss crossing his chest, it doesn't impede motion at all, and should have sufficient mass to hold a strength boosting enchantment.

That all being said, the siege archers are probably gonna obsolete them

>>37098972
>Well, when Caitlyn was a PC she gathered up the fox
so, who was caitlyn's full harem when she was a PC?

>>37098978
>Just to ask on a one to ten scale how badly would Vad freak out if Ren told him he plans to marry Noah?
Is ren actually planning that?

So is Phrace a full time Knight now? Or does he still lead the HMK?

Same could probably asked of Moss as well.

>>37099249
>>37098862 could be used for arcane archer armor designs though. it has a ranger-like feel to it. The bow however.... could use some downsizing depending on terrain.

>>37099224
>Yeah, that anon cracked me up a bit.

The hilarious part is you just quoted the same anon who said that. The difference is a matter of scale aspirational. Taira's soul is pure even if her body is defiled by tens of thousands of men and animals.

Tsucchi on the other hand is pure as the driven snow in both spirit and body. I think she just might burn someone as impure as Talon with a touch by this rate. Tails are the exception because tails are never pure.

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>>37099249
>That all being said, the siege archers are probably gonna obsolete them

Not necessarily. Arcane Archers have greater range than the siege archers, simply due to the size of their bows combined with the magic. The God-Knights combine both by basically have ballista bows, which are big enough with their frames to use while wearing armour (plus it's really well articulated armour).

>>37099342
There was a reason that Talon was calling him captain still. You gave knighthood and rangerhood to a number of your soldiers who maintained their officer positions which is unorthodox but works just fine. Kind of like how you've got members of the order that are also members of other orders.

>>37099402
>Taira's soul is pure even if her body is defiled by tens of thousands of men and animals.
Lewd. Even Taira isn't that promiscuous.

>Tails are the exception because tails are never pure.
Heresy.

>I think she just might burn someone as impure as Talon with a touch by this rate.
Talon didn't seem to have any problems groping her chest.

>>37099249
>siege archers

I"m pretty sure they'll lack the range of the Arcane archers. So it would work best as a massive group of Arcane Archer clearing out the MMK and the light armor.

Then the Siege archers clearing out the heavy armor.

>>37099402

>this logic

What a wonderful world the inside of your mind must be.

>>37099421
>The God-Knights combine both by basically have ballista bows

Man that's cheating. I bet Malataine cheats too. Those bastards.

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>>37099421
>simply due to the size of their bows combined with the magic
Then again, I don't think this makes sense. I imagine it probably relates more to the size of the ballista bolts and their weight compared to arrows.

>>37099469
They do. They cheat so bad. You'll probably be pretty enraged when you see what makes their archers so awesome.

>>37099421
>Talon didn't seem to have any problems groping her chest.

You know really thinking on this. I really want to hear what conversations Ren and her has alone about Talon.

>>37099484
inb4 special wood

>>37099484
If we traded with Darvui then how much worse would Talons relationship to that ambassador he seems to like so much be?

Seems interesting how Talons politics are going. On that note how odd would most of the other rulers in the world so far rate how Talon runs things?

>>37099537

Wait are we talking about Archers or Talon trashy smut now?

>>37099537
Nah all their bows are infused with tiny shards of pandemonium or whatever it/we are/have

>>37099585
Arcane archers engaging in hot smutty goodness with Taira, Tssuchi, and Talon

>>37099597
>Pull back bow
>Soul and mind destroyed due to Pandemonium.

We will call them the Suicide rangers.

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>>37099515
Tsucchi: "I never commented on your sex life, Ren. Not when you were sleeping with girls centuries younger than you. Not even when most of the village girls my age could tell stories of their time in bed with you. So don't you dare say a word about mine."

And then Ren shuts the hell up because he knows what's good for him.

>>37099571
Norry? Talon would have gotten along fine with him - he's a professional and wouldn't have taken it seriously. I had a scene prepared where Talon first meets him while babysitting the kits (and hits it off) but didn't do it because it lacked any real importance or important characters.

>On that note how odd would most of the other rulers in the world so far rate how Talon runs things?
He probably appears (rightly) to be more of a military overlord than a traditional king or ruler. A charismatic warrior-king who distances himself from the politics.

>>37099597
Pretty sure Raph would have wrecked their shit if that was the case.

>>37099631
They dont see us as a Mage Lord anymore?

>>37099631
>A charismatic warrior-king who distances himself from the politics.

If only such were the case.

>>37099631
The bows have tiny fragments of their lords souls as the base of an enchantment?

Fine Dwarven Craft? Direct from Orzammar?

>>37099631

Is it documented the last time Raphael said, "Nah fuck that." And just wrecked someone(s)?

>>37099469
had we went with them life aspect, we could have created our own god knights as well as having the best anti magic around

>>37099631
>"I never commented on your sex life, Ren. Not when you were sleeping with girls centuries younger than you. Not even when most of the village girls my age could tell stories of their time in bed with you. So don't you dare say a word about mine."

Ren a cute.

>>37099631
>Norry? Talon would have gotten along fine with him - he's a professional and wouldn't have taken it seriously. I had a scene prepared where Talon first meets him while babysitting the kits (and hits it off) but didn't do it because it lacked any real importance or important characters.
you should do it, it sounds cool even if unimportant

>>37099682
>Best antimagic

The anti-magic blade?

>>37099654
I don't see why people wouldn't unless they knew about his astral.

>>37099631
>He probably appears (rightly) to be more of a military overlord than a traditional king or ruler.
well, we literally explicitly stated as such with calling ourselves imperator. Which means "a general who is also an emperor", with justification that we are general first and foremost.

>>37099682
Last I checked we ain't route locked tho

>>37099710
>The anti-magic blade?
It ounds like lord ember and raphael can disrupt magic on a similar scale to the anti magic blade.

>>37099710
Nah the Sword of Dickings

>>37099741

For real though Ember's weapons are bullshit hax.

It's so unfair, I want a weapon of ridiculous might equal to or greater than Talon's ego.

>>37099741
Not so sure. Ember is more about stabbing you in the chest with a lance that can't heal. Raphael uses a item of power+high levels of Flow animation.

That's pretty different then just no selling magic.

>>37099744
Actually that was a grievous mistranslation of Angelic runes the weapon is actually called "The Shaft" turns out its a spear

>>37099781
>Not so sure. Ember is more about stabbing you in the chest with a lance that can't heal
Ember has 2 signature weapons named after himself, the lance is just one of those two.

I wonder if all of our old enemies are going to form a League of Doom.

Blackwater and Hallim alone sounds like a frightening team up.

>>37099762
First we need a name all I could think of is the York's Talons

>>37099870
Blackwater would never associate himself with such a peasant

>>37099822
Yeah. The Lance sounds the most dangerous. The other one sounds more like we should play the trogdor the burninator in the background while he uses it.

>>37099875
>York's Talons

This was so bad of a name I literally had to get a drink anon.

>>37099870
>Hallim

You know I wonder when he is going to show up again.

>>37099870
Know what's funny about those two? If we had made different decisions I bet they could both have been allies, granted at the loss of others we have now. But still. What could have been.

>>37099916
>This was so bad of a name I literally had to get a drink anon.

Its so bad It's perfect

>>37099928
I want Felix and Blackwater to have a cage match in the future

>>37099963

Speaking of Felix, I'm really wondering how we're going to keep that promise to him about slaying a "mad god". Ember is straight up OP.

>>37099870
I don't really consider hallim and enemy. He was pretty chill about things and actually gave us info and let our guys go past to do their thing, he just wanted to wrassle with us mano a mano. I can respect that.
He didn't cross lines with me yet.

Blackwater is an artist. His flair for dramatics both provided us with a bad ass encounter, fun, and actually worked to our favor in terms of tactics. He repeatedly avoided unseemingly tactics that would really hurt and piss us off like focusing on killing the weakest of our retinue, or sabotaging our empire, or letting the songbird daywalker enthrall our troops, or mass nightwalker vamp the populace. He isn't really an enemy either, just someone who managed to escape us with his life while we disassembled his unlife's work who has been staying away since then.
... plus i loved his outfit

>>37099885
>Yeah. The Lance sounds the most dangerous. The other one sounds more like we should play the trogdor the burninator in the background while he uses it.
Anon, the lance is what he would stab talon with. the other one is how he would shut down talon's entire army and get it massacred. Including the hero units.
The lance is by far the less significant weapon.

>>37099998
Helldragon waifu+Archangels+Archmage+Level99 Talon.

Need to toss everything and everyone at him.

>>37099998
we didn't promise that felix will slay him, we said talon is planning to fight him and felix might have the chance of being on talon's side at that point.
and we are going to have to deal with ember if we keep expanding

>>37100017
The big thing is the other one works best in a army battle. If you are strong enough to fight him directly then the Lance is worse just because it only takes one good hit to take you out.

>>37099998
Yo I actually forgot about that shit

Which reminds me Felix is legitimately insane

>>37100059
>The big thing is the other one works best in a army battle. If you are strong enough to fight him directly then the Lance is worse just because it only takes one good hit to take you out.
In order to fight him 1v1 you first must occupy or destroy his god knights, of which he has an army of.
So
>You come at him alone
>His army of god knights tears you appart
or
>You come at him with army
>He shuts down your army's magic, his army tears your army apart and then tears you apart
either case you never get close enough to him for him to even have a chance to stab you with his lance.

>>37100061
>Which reminds me Felix is legitimately insane
yep
i am a wee bit weary about us getting him the most hax power in existance (stealing other's powers for XP)

Hey Aspirational, are Larrya's siblings active? Could we summon them as well? Or have Sarah summon well since she was a candidate to bind Larrya afterall.

Also, why are all Pure Elementals female?

>>37100105
>Also, why are all Pure Elementals female?
I asked that before and he said they aren't, we just happened to encounter female ones so far.
I think maybe each set is the same gender. so you either have 4 sisters or 4 brothers per clutch. but that is just my fanon

>>37100150
we should get sarah to summon one of lyrra's sister then just to make sure she doesn't get a male familiar. because that would be all kinds of awkward.
although, most mages don't actually want a familiar

>>37100087
If you are strong enough to fight him directly you are strong enough to rip a godknight to shreds. Also what do you mean shut down magic? He doesn't so much shut down your magic with his sword as burn your army to shreds with fire.

>>37100171
>If you are strong enough to fight him directly you are strong enough to rip a godknight to shreds
There is a difference between ripping one to shreds and ripping through an army of them

>Also what do you mean shut down magic?
Exactly what I said. Your magic items stop working, your wizards can't cast spells.
Although it seems i misremembered. The gdoc says he summons an enourmos firestorm that has "unmaking" power.
After our last meeting with raphael, it was either raphael or aspir that mentioned life magic can be used to disrupt magic exceptionally well because magic is the source of life, ergo magic IS life, and thus life magic is manipulation of magic itself.
So yea, I did mess up what the sword actually does in retrospect. although that actually makes it even worse. He still annihilates our entire army and then his godknights gangbang the survivors of the firestorm.

>>37100335
L-lewd.

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>>37100105
>Hey Aspirational, are Larrya's siblings active?
Larrya is relatively young, so she only has a fire elemental sister called Surya who is younger than Undine. She's summoned in the League currently.

>Also, why are all Pure Elementals female?
I'm not srue I ever said they were or weren't, so I'll hold out and possibly make a male one in the future unless somebody can point out where I've said otherwise. There's probably not any particular reason.

>>37100061
>Which reminds me Felix is legitimately insane
What gave it away?

>>37099689
>Ren a cute.
For sleeping with hundreds of women?

>>37100335
>disrupt magic exceptionally well because magic is the source of life, ergo magic IS life, and thus life magic is manipulation of magic itself.
If you're talking about Raphael's comments in Shropham, he was simply explaining that his understanding of the flow of magic is different to yours because his control of the flow is tied to his conceptual being (that of Life) whereas Talon's is different - Ember probably is different, too. In other words, Raphael's Life path is different to Talon's Life path. Control of the flow of magic enables disruption for rather obvious reasons but that ability is granted for differing reasons for each individual.

>>37100602
>If you're talking about Raphael's comments in Shropham, he was simply explaining that his understanding of the flow of magic is different to yours because his control of the flow is tied to his conceptual being (that of Life) whereas Talon's is different - Ember probably is different, too. In other words, Raphael's Life path is different to Talon's Life path. Control of the flow of magic enables disruption for rather obvious reasons but that ability is granted for differing reasons for each individual.
interesting. so ember might or might not actually possess that same ability then...

>>37100602
>For sleeping with hundreds of women?
I think he meant for getting protective of tsucchi and then getting put in his place by her.

>>37100602
>I'm not srue I ever said they were or weren't
I think i asked you a few threads ago and you said there were male ones too

>>37100602
>What gave it away?

Oh dear. I can understand him pretty well so should I be worried?

>For sleeping with hundreds of women?

His reactions are amusing and he has some pretty fun chemistry with Talon. Thus making him cute in a tsundere like manner.

>>37100621
Every astral power path is different per person. The lords seem to rely mostly on item creation is Ember is anything to go by.

>>37100602
Given how Noah acted around Ren and Talon. Would Talon and her first meeting be slightly awkward in some manner?

>>37100700
>Every astral power path is different per person. The lords seem to rely mostly on item creation is Ember is anything to go by.
the god knights are people, not items

>>37100710
Talking more powerwise there. Ember seems to rely a lot on his weapons and the likes and even the god knights rely on their absurdly powerful armor and bows.

Kind of makes me wonder what the lord of Air is based around doing.

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>>37100602
Oops, just realised I contradicted myself with Laryya's sisters. The wind elemental hasn't been created yet, which means there's a water elemental floating about. La's only got a few centuries under her belt (same age as Sala), so the water elemental (let's call her Marea) would probably be about 100 and Surya is about 10-20 and serving her first master. Marea is unsummoned.

>>37100638
>I think i asked you a few threads ago and you said there were male ones too
If I did, I can't find it.

>>37100700
>Would Talon and her first meeting be slightly awkward in some manner?
She was very formal and skittish, because she apparently expected Talon to actively try to bed her.

>>37100675
>His reactions are amusing and he has some pretty fun chemistry with Talon. Thus making him cute in a tsundere like manner.
He's an arrogant lech who doesn't really understand friendship. So yeah, I can sort of see it.

>>37100863
>She was very formal and skittish, because she apparently expected Talon to actively try to bed her.

Wonder how big the blow up would be if he did.

>He's an arrogant lech who doesn't really understand friendship. So yeah, I can sort of see it.

If they don't kill each other this will become amazing. Though one day we really should ask him about Vad.