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Your journey through the city streets is peaceful. You're forced to pass by Pani's temple on your way to the docks, and find yourself picking through a crowd of faithful supplicants. It seems as if some sort of festival is going on today. So far as you are aware, it's neither a feast day nor a day of solemnity. Perhaps an event organized by the local Varistha, or maybe even the Amatya himself. Such sudden celebrations aren't unusual, especially if the temple is in need of funds for some sort of project.

Eventually you succeed in pushing your way through the crowd, but instead of walking straight towards the market you cut through a side street and start making your way south east, towards the Port of Amakra, the main port of El-Amin. Of course, there are many smaller docks, piers, and shipyards dotting the city's waterfront, as well as beaches where the populace might leisure and enjoy themselves, but because of its position in the natural harbor which cuts into the southern tip of the city and its proximity to the market, most goods have always flown into the city via the Port of Amakra.

The Port of Amakra is a sight to behold. Built in the golden age of Hiacia, the port takes up nearly the whole of the western edge of El-Amin's harbor. It's constructed around an artificial island raised from the sea itself more than a millennia ago. A massive complex has been constructed around it filled with docks where vessels might unload their goods and workmen carry them to the markets only just outside. Two long prongs protrude from either side of the complex, stretching into the harbor and serving to protect the facility from the ravages of nature. Piers intended to service larger craft protrude from each of the harbors, cranes stretching skyward to assist in loading and unloading the ships at anchor. The entire port is walled off, though the walls are in poor repair. There hasn't been a siege of the city in more then a thousand years.
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The building constructed atop the artificial island at the center of the port serves as the port authority. You may find a captain willing to take you north there, but the captains of most larger vessels will delegate the task of dealing with the port authority to one of their officers rather than go themselves. Considering the hour, you'd be most likely to find captains either on their vessels or in any of the innumerable bars, inns, and brothels which surround the port.

>Head to the port authority.
>Investigate the bars and brothels, to see if you can't find a captain willing to take you north.
>Look for a ship that strikes your fancy and inquire about joining up with the crew on board.
>Write-in

>>38652176
>>Investigate the bars and brothels, to see if you can't find a captain willing to take you north.

>>38652176
>Investigate the bars and brothels, to see if you can't find a captain willing to take you north.

>>38652176
>Look for a ship that strikes your fancy and inquire about joining up with the crew on board.

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>>38652141
>Oh hey, Banished Qu-
>So Long Terry
>Wha?
>Checks internet
>Why Soma? I can came here to quest, not to feel

>>38652176
>>Look for a ship that strikes your fancy and inquire about joining up with the crew on board.
I'm still pissed Zahak didn't even get a goodbye kiss from Mik, Soma.

>>38652141
Jeeze, I just found out. Rest in peace, Terry. I hope that your version of Death really does meet you, as romantic a notion as that sounds.

>>38652176
>Look for a ship that strikes your fancy and inquire about joining up with the crew on board.

>>38652376
Those last fucking tweets, man. I was not prepared for it.

>>38652176
>Look for a ship that strikes your fancy and inquire about joining up with the crew on board.

Also perfect use of the ancient Carthage port.

>>38652430
>>38652377
>>38652309
>>38652449
>Ship

>>38652292
>>38652220
>Bars and brothels

Writin'

NOT SIR TERRY PRACKETT!!!!!

Fuck yes, banished time

Oh god those last fucking tweets. I DID NOT COME HERE FOR THIS.

If we don't find a ship we like first we should look for items that might help at sea

Reminder what to do once we decide on the ship for sure.
Before anything else, we need to make Point Offense(that's +1 vys), and then figure out how to make mist quickly(might be +1 vys too, maybe), and I personally think learning to walk on water or do Varvar's thing he used in
>When you become once more aware of the world you're in unfamiliar surroundings. You see the Varistha perched atop the crest of a wave. Your viewpoint is strange, it's almost like you're looking down on him from behind. You can't actually see his face. You can see the island in the background, rapidly growing closer. It's hard to get a good estimate, but he seems to be impossibly high up, you would think him flying if you couldn't see the water beneath him.
would be cool, but at least learning to do that at a reasonable height would be enough to fight against pirates or something. Ideally we could also figure out how to make storms and such, but that seems too hard for Mik.
THEN, once we have more shit in our water magic repertoire, we can get some more Earth/Metal/Nature done, as well as metas/effects if people want to.

Question to Soma, will we have to meditate on Create again, or have we learned it fully? Do we just have to roll for success every time we try to use it?

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You slip through a gate on the western edge of the port, the guards standing to either side of the door paying you no mind. They're dressed in the uniform of the port authority, a deep blue robe with a golden crest on the right breast which depicts an anchor surrounded by a ring of coral. They wield long, heavy-bladed glaives. More akin to axes than either spears or swords. There are dozens of guards patrolling the port, ensuring that no theft is carried out and no arguments turn violent.

Once within the walls of the port you find yourself momentarily lost amid the chaos. Men scramble back and forth, some carrying letters clutched tightly in their hands and others hauling crates to and fro. Not just Samjan either, though they certainly make up the majority of sailors and officers that scurry about. Humans and elves are well represented, perhaps the only place in the city that nobody bats an eye at their presence.

You spot a massive warship sitting at anchor, gangplanks bridging the distance between her guard rails and the pier at which she's docked. She has a twenty foot ram protruding from her front, tipped with some sort of crystaline substance you don't recognize, and you see four ballistae sitting on her deck, currently unstrung. She's perhaps the most impressive vessel you've ever seen, with the exception of the ancient Rhynian galley which served as the flagship for that band of pirates which you wiped out. You wonder how it managed to survive that battle. So far as you were aware, the Shah had thrown every vessel in the Shah's Navy at those pirates and not a single one survived.
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You start wandering about the port, looking for any other vessels which draw your eye. You spy a moderately sized vessel sitting at anchor in one of the many piers which protrude from the port's two protruding arms. It's a fairly traditional vessel in terms of construction, nothing really stands out to you in terms of size or construction. What draws your eye is the emblem emblazoned on the ship's sails. Two spears crossed over a dagger. You recognize it as belonging to the Band of Three, a powerful alliance of the three most powerful merchant guilds operating out of El-Amin. Getting to know some of the members of such a powerful organization might not be a bad idea.

You find yourself passing through a set of towering double doors, at least twenty feet tall and probably thirty wide. You're forced to side step a cart and nearly barrel into a man carrying a crate as a result. Fortunately you manage to slide past without incident, but it's a close thing. You find yourself inside the complex which surrounds the island at the center of the port. Here smaller vessels are moored. One in particular catches your eye, a small sloop not dissimilar to the vessel you sailed whilst staying at the temple of Pani to your north.

>See if you can't secure an audience with the captain of the warship.
>Seek an audience with the captain of the merchant vessel.
>Inquire about joining the crew of the sloop.
>Write-in

>>38653134
You haven't learned Create, yet. You'll need to meditate on it again and until you do so you'll be unable to cast the spell at all.

>>38653191
>>Seek an audience with the captain of the merchant vessel.

>>38653191
>Seek an audience with the captain of the merchant vessel.

>>38653191
>Seek an audience with the captain of the merchant vessel.

>>38652446
what did he tweet?

>>38653191
>See if you can't secure an audience with the captain of the warship.

>>38653191
>Seek an audience with the captain of the merchant vessel.

>>38653191
Could we check out more than one of them, or would it be expected that we apply if one of them will accept us?
I'm thinking either merchant vessel or sloop, but I'd still rather check out the warship if just for info, even if we don't want to apply or wouldn't be taken.

>>38653191
>Seek an audience with the captain of the merchant vessel.

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>>38653268

>>38653191
>>Seek an audience with the captain of the merchant vessel.

>>38653230
>>38653240
>>38653258
>>38653296
>>38653371
>>38653357
>Merchant

>>38653274
>Warship

>>38653297
If you seek an audience and the captain is willing to take you on, then it would be expected that you join up then and there. You could ask around for rumors though.

Writin'

>>38652141
what books did he write?
I feel like reading his stuff.
also the jack ass who has a signed copy of his shit was right about waiting for his death.

>>38653463
Discworld series, Soma recommends it.

>>38653463
Good Omens

>>38653463
Don't start right from the beginning of Discworld, the first few are only okay. Go from Guards! Guards!

What the fuck is wrong with you people? Every single time I miss a vote you people choose the worst fucking options.
We're going to be facing a bunch of fucking barbarians or whatever and you people choose the god damn merchant ship instead of the fuckhuge warship?
Fuck.

>>38653862
>rollplaying

>>38653862
We haven't chosen it you retard, we're checking it out.
Also you have to consider how likely a ship is to be attacked.

>>38653895
A merchant ship vs a huge ass warship.
Gee, I wonder which one they would go for.

>>38653862
Soma said that the barbs are gonna hit the city, not the ship retard, hell soma even admitted last time you mis-archived the thread dumb ass.

>>38653713
Personally I started with the Rincewind books, not my favorites in the series but they introduce the Diskworld pretty well without having a shitton of references you otherwise wouldn't get.

The guard books are still my favorites though.

>thinking barbarians care about what their prey looks like

>>38653862
In my opinion we should try to get North and back as fast as possible, and a giant warship is both going to be slow, and it's likely going to be doing patrol duties and such which would further waste our time. Personally though I'd prefer the sloop but I can settle for the merchant ship.

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You make a slow circle around the interior of the compound before returning the way you came, once more slipping out into the blazing midday sun of El-Amin. It doesn't take you long to spot the merchant vessel still sitting at port. Some men are loading crates as large as you are into the ship's hold using a crane built on the stone pier the vessel is moored at. Judging by the number of crates still to be loaded, the ship is about to depart. Thus, you hurry through the crowd to reach the ship before it sails.

You make it with time to spare. The men loading the crates into the ship's hold wear the uniform of the port authority. You don't see the captain anywhere, though you do see a number of men lounging on deck. You cup your hands around your mouth and call out to them. “My friends, where is this vessel headed?”

One of them, a muscular shirtless man, calls back to you in response. “We're headed to Anthus, friend. Carrying a load of spices and silks. For what reason do you ask?”

You'd thought he was merely dark skinned at first glance, but a closer inspection reveals that he is actually quite pale by the standards of most Samjan. It seems that nearly every inch of him is marked with elaborate, swirling designs. You think it might be writing, though you can't read the words from this distance. Tattoos aren't generally viewed as socially acceptable among your people, due to the practice of tattooing slaves who attempt escape as a punishment, but the practice has always been popular among sailors, Vatis, and the military.
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You're forced to raise your voice to be heard above the din of the port. “I seek passage to the north and hoped to speak with your captain about signing on for the voyage. I'm a capable Vatis, and would be willing to work to pay my way.”

The man turns around, saying something to a companion that you can't hear. His friend jogs off, vanishing through a doorway into the underbelly of the ship. The tattooed man calls down to you in the interim. “He's fetching the Captain, you can come on deck if you'd like. It shouldn't be long.”

You take the sailor's advice, ascending the gangplank. The vessel is not the largest ship you've ever seen nor is it the smallest either. The hold seems quite expansive, though that doesn't exactly leave much room for the crew's quarters. You smell a vaguely sweet scent and notice blue smoke trailing from a pipe some of the sailors on deck are passing around. They offer you a hit, but you decline. You'd like to keep your head clear, just in case you need to negotiate for your passage.

It isn't long before a man in an elaborately decorated robe steps out of the doorway the sailor vanished through only a few minutes before. He wears a dagger tucked into a sash wrapped around his waist, a weight turban in the southern style draping down his back. He's quite old, judging by his neatly trimmed white beard. You'd guess somewhere around five or six hundred, though possibly older.
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You bow, touching your index and middle fingers first to your forehead, then to your chest. He merely inclines his head in greeting. “So, my man tells me you're looking to sign on with my crew for our trip north. He tells me you're a vatis. You certainly don't look the part. What business would a Vatis have outside the city to begin with?”

>Tell him you're involved in a joint venture with a local and you seek to collect on profits.
>Explain that you're traveling north to advance your studies of the arcane arts.
>It's none of his business why you're headed to Anthus, really.
>Write-in

>>38654069
>Explain that you're traveling north to advance your studies of the arcane arts.

>>38654069
>Explain that you're traveling north to advance your studies of the arcane arts.

>>38654069
>You gonna kill some guy

>>38654069
>>Explain that you're traveling north to advance your studies of the arcane arts.

>>38654069
>Explain that you're traveling north to advance your studies of the arcane arts.
>Tell him you're involved in a joint venture with a local and you seek to collect on profits.

>>38654069
>Tell him you're involved in a joint venture with a local and you seek to collect on profits.

>>38654069
>Explain that you're traveling north to advance your studies of the arcane arts

>>38654069
>"It's none of his business why we're going to Anthus really, but if he's so curious, it's to meet up with a friend about a business idea and seek advancement in the arcane arts."

>>38654069
>>Write-in
You're on a scavenger hunt

>>38654069
>Write-in
Head for the warship.

>>38654069
>>Explain that you're traveling north to advance your studies of the arcane arts.

>>38654075
>>38654078
>>38654109
>>38654112
>>38654128
>>38654142
>>38654157
>Fucking magic, you ain't gotta explain shit.

>>38654123
>>38654112
>>38654142
>lods of emone

>>38654085
>Murder

>>38654142
>What is he, your mother?

>>38654145
>You're just some crazy guy.

>>38654152
>Be autistic

Writin' for arcane arts.

Actually, shit. I need to get going to me class. I should be back around... 5-ish o'clock? That's 2 hours from now.

>>38654197
Peace

>>38654197
a likely story, you're probably getting your hair done or something

Now that's Soma is gone. Let's argue about waifus.
Chrys a shit, Darzi a best.

>>38654230
Darzi a shit, Prof a best.

>>38654230
Chrys, Darzi, Mortia, Ricky, Prof, Mik, Fulvia, and Skull Kid are shit

>>38654230
>>38654274
>errybody a shit
>Magic a best

>>38654230
All waifus a shit, autism magic mode a best

>>38654274
>>38654230
Hah
Mortia the best, she has an ass that you can bounce a gold coin off of, here is hoping masters charms don't work on her.

>>38653134
Nah, we need to figure out how to learn enough to perform a super-cavitation punch on ships, in character of course.

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>>38654230
Shekels and magic a best, rest a shit.

>>38654230
EVERYBODY SHUT THE FUCK UP, MASTER LIST AND THE ONE THAT'S TRUE FOR MIK COMING THROUGH
Darzi>=Vasuda>Mortia>Chrys
Ghada a best though

>>38654399
is the new show, as good as the old ones?

>>38654404
>No Skull Kid
What are you? Gay?

>>38653862
We took the jew option. Why are you in any way, shape, or form surprised?

Besides, we're doing a commando style murder mission. IDEALLY, WE WON'T BURN DOWN ANY BUILDINGS THIS TIME.

Unless we need to hide the evidence.

>>38654230
Mortia is the best. Between her and Chryssa, we will have a harem of autistic Waifus.

Only because Darzi is too good for us. You filthy animal fuckers.

>>38654382
>not wanting to emerge from the mist as it collects above you into 10^10 small blades that levitate above the enemy ship, waiting for Mik's signal to shred wood and meat and bone into dust
Cavitation could be an advanced, underwater version of Point Offense though, or a modification specialized attack of the halfway technique between Offense and Defense, the one with the floating orbs of water, instead o fmaking them freeze make them stick to the attacker, and implodes them with thousands of cavitaion bubbles, like a grenade/mine.

>>38653862
This is a stealth mission, only a retard would travel on a warship.

Shit I have to catch up with the last few threads

>>38654503
Nah, man, we going full pistol shrimp. This is for killing dragons. We'll magic up a stream of water to put from our hand to it's face, then throw a rock at it and use the super-cavitation effect to accelerate it to godly speeds.

Also, we have to convince Chryssa that monogamy is laaaaaaame. Then marry Dharzi.

>>38654667
I'm sure we can make water "stick" to a dragon, and then just use those as remote detonation charges by throwing Metal-enhanced stuff into it.

>>38654537
How is going to collect some money and discussing business a stealth mission exactly?

>>38654667
>we have to convince Chryssa that monogamy is laaaaaaame
Soma right out said no you can't convince her.

>>38654781
The murder, Anon, of Chryssa's husband, who happened to be quite the ass last time we met.

On second thought, fuck subtlety, that village deserves to burn. Just re-read the thread where we met Chryssa. I mean, we won't kill anyone (else).

But they made best Animal cry. A lot.

>>38654916
Well we can't very well marry her, Jesus guys we got banished once and it's not like we really reconciled with the Prince/Shah.

So we just tell Chryssa that we can't marry her, and that although we care about her, we aren't getting banished again. I mean, what the fuck.

>>38654936
That's wrong, Chrys doesn't cry, and she doesn't hate her village.
She likes her culture and just wants the guy dead because that's how you make a marriage null and void in her culture.

>>38654936
Mate, we're going to Anthus right now, the guy we're supposed to kill is in Khemdi, we'll be going there by foot and it should take a few days.
Going to Anthus is definitely not a stealth mission.

>>38654973
>we aren't getting banished again
You're right, we aren't, because we'd be executed instead.

>>38654973
>So we just tell Chryssa that we can't marry her, and that although we care about her, we aren't getting banished again.
I agree there.

>>38654973
>Well we can't very well marry her
I don't think there was ever any plan to. Just a relationship in private.

>>38654973
To be honest, Darzi lost a lot of respect from me for not telling Chrys about the whole relationship being literally against the law, especially since she had been encouraging her all along and didn't even own up to her incompetence/neglect.

>>38654916
No he didn't, he just showed how adamant she was about it, like how adamant she used to be about having to kill her husband before starting a relationship.
People can change thier minds anon.

>>38655056
She's a gypsy. They're rather libertine and don't give a fuck about what the silly city scrubs think.

>>38655005
> It's such a shame, to go mad so young. I guess it only makes sense, he WAS chasing power recklessly. Probably for the best, I mean, he was trying to marry an animal. I mean, fucking them is bad enough.

> I heard he had some ELF in his heritage somewhere

> Well, he is descended from a slave, I guess it's possible.

> Don't be stupid, Elves can't mate with People. Not even Vatis can make that happen, and thank Pani for that.

> Yeah, probably for the best. I mean, he was talking about boiling the sea I heard with that weird faceless golem of his. CREEPY.

>>38655094
No anon, gypsies are literally subhuman, the Bhataki aren't like that.
Also Darzi is/was literally a city guard.

>>38655056
>>38655137

From last thread:
>>38623071
You're taken by surprise at first, and find yourself casting a glance around the room to ensure that none of your servants were there to see the exchange. You're relieved to see that besides Chryssa, Darzi, and yourself the room is empty. Darzi seems utterly nonplussed. The bhataki have always had strange traditions concerning mixing with outsiders. It rarely comes up in their culture, what with being nomads mostly confined to Pidjata, but they have no formal rules against mixing with those 'outside the tribe'. In the past this has been extended to Humans and Elves as well as other Samjan.

Being honest none of our companions would be a good match for Mik.
The only match that can be open and not end in tears and or blood is our "lesbian" friend who's name slipped my mind.

>>38655149
I know, but they aren't on the level of gypsies, even if they're somewhat degenerate.

>>38655073
You do realize Soma said he wouldn't allow us to even roll for because it is effectively impossible to convince her.

>>38655172
Bhataki is hard to spell correctly and gypsy isn't, alright? Give me a break.

>>38655159
Excuse me? Darzi is the sane one, who has a decent moral compass. Which is honestly exactly what we need to pull us back from the edge. Is also Samjan, is a royal guard, and our mother likes her. Also hawt as hell, and besides, we've already been inside each others minds

>>38655244
Just a guard captain, actually.

>>38655244
We also were the first to hold hands. We'd be quintuple banished and forever shamed if we didn't take responsibility for such lewdness.

>>38655159
Rajani
>>38655196
It's demeaning to call them gypsies.
>>38655189
Nothing is impossible when you have 10000 vys.

>>38655271
Even better, an Officer.

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>>38655189
>we can bend the laws of the universe and accomplish extraordinary feats, but convincing a woman to be okay with polygamy is impossible

>>38655189
Why would it take one roll for that?
It took darzi a while to even get chrys to throw away her ideas of being married.
Its possible, but it won't be as easy as one single roll.

>>38652176
Dat Carthage.

>>38655305
Dude, most women are fucking crazy and don't abide by logic

>>38655305
You are right, with the correct application of mind magic we could convince her. Although generally mind fuckery is unhealthy for a relationship.

What did OP even want this for?

>>38655244
Darzi is the "logical" choice but people here are more impulsive than logical.
>>38655283
Do you plan on mindfucking her into submission? Because that's what it would take.

>>38655189
>Soma said he wouldn't allow us to even roll for because it is effectively impossible to convince her.
>us

I've got it! It's not possible for us to do it, but I'd bet Chryssa's BFF can pull it off! We just need to wrangle Darzi into this scheme and get her to convince Chryssa polygamy is A-OK. It's a long shot, but at least it's something.

>>38655348
Wrong board entirely. Nice one, self. To the other tab!

Is it wrong of me to like all the waifus equally?

>>38655377
Nah you're cool

>>38655357
>>38655319
Either way its gonna take a while and some convincing.

>>38655377
I don't hate neutrals faggot, I hate retards.

>>38655421
In your mind who are the retards?

>>38655377
IC or OOC?

>>38655357
We get Darzi to sex up Chryssa (which has been her secret plan all along in my headcanon) then we get Darzi to convince her that she has to marry us for babies.

Then Chryssa stays at home as the hilarious housewife whom is very strict but also kind of naïve.

And we force Soma to write about her wearing a Kasumi Tendo apron all the time and trying to be an honourable house-wife before snapping with rage.

>>38655497
no

>>38655450
There lot of retards in this quest but the ones that annoy are the that one obsess over waifus.
>>38655497
I hate you.

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>>38655497

>>38655497
yuri a shit

>>38655551
*annoy me the most

>>38655460
I think mik would be the happiest fucker alive if chrys was OK with polygamy

>>38655581
There lot of retards in this quest but the ones that annoy are the that one obsess over grammar.

Just read the fucking post out loud before you hit submit, yes?

>>38655542
>>38655551
>>38655560

Your tears provide the lube for muh dick.

>>38655574
'scool, Chryssa has a penis.

>>38655460
Ooc

>>38655598
Take your own advice.

>>38655598
I'm sleep deprived as fuck but I'm not missing this quest.

I know how we can solve the whole waifu problem!
>Discover the art of making golems.
>Make a solid gold fembot
>Bone those shekels!

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>>38655681
>fucking shekels

>>38655674

I finished a 12 hour graveyard shift . . . 6 hours ago. I feel ya.

>>38655681
You anon, you are a genius.

>>38655681
Are you suggesting we make Realdolls?

The new Varistha was also pretty cutie, to be honest, but obviously she's not in the Mikbowl, especially since she's married.

>>38655659
This is fine. I would bone Mortia 2fast

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>>38655768
pic related

>>38655768
Implying mik gives two shits

>>38654502
Allegedly

>>38654973
Vatis can't get married in the first place and she knows it.

>>38656206
Remember? Our bro Vatis got married, and the Prince might be amenable to changing that? for everyone except us, the rest of the Vatis take the deal.

>>38655792
>freckles
Muh Dick

>people thinking polygamy is possible in the first place
Romance isn't important in this quest, so don't hold your breath. Soma himself also dislikes polygamy, so there's that.
Don't make the poor QM write something he despises. It won't make anyone happy.

>>38656309
I trust Soma to put his foot down when necessary.

>>38656298
No he didn't, he just had his mistress move into his place without pretending she was anything other than his mistress.

>>38656309
>Soma himself also dislikes polygamy
He never said this actually, he just said chrys doesn't like it.

>>38656309
Shouldn't have made polygamy be a central aspect of the main character's culture then.

>>38656385
No, Soma actually has said he dislikes the idea of having a harem or group sex before.
But that is irrelevant, because he doesn't have to like it to write it.

>become a god
>fuck everything

>>38656309
>write something he despises
Do you think he's a fan of murder and all of the crimes that appear in this setting, or perhaps the destruction of an empire consisting of millions of lives?

Piss off, idiot.

>>38656345
I hope so, but I still find the very idea of it stupid. A Quest is a collaboration between the QM and the Players. While it's the QM's job to write the story and entertain the Players, it's also the Player's job to cooperate with him and control the QMC in a way that entertains the QM and lets him him an even better story
.
We're all here to enjoy the ride together, so it'd be nice if people stopped poking the driver with sticks.

>>38656387
>>38656437
That's blatant Player vs QM mentality, though.

I just finished reading the last thread. So basically Mik was like "Just don't do it in public because da gubment would get me." at the end? Or something along those lines?

>>38656526
Pretty much.

>>38656542
Okay. Thank you.

>>38656518
No it isn't.
It would be player vs QM if players wanted to go down that way specifically just to spite the QM.
We want a harem regardless of Soma's preferences.
>>38656526
No, it wasn't like that, he just stated that that can get him executed, but he didn't make it "Just don't..." because that would have been giving her permission to do so in the estate, which he didn't do.

>>38656518
That's blatantly wrong, m80.

I want to bury my dick in Soma's buttcheeks.

>>38656526
More or less, except it would be kill me.

>>38656526
No, he didn't imply he was exactly alright with it.

>>38656577
>>38656625
Did you not read what Soma said afterword? He said he had Mik imply that in private it was okay.

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>>38656600
Why has no one done something like pic related, but with Soma?

>>38656577
>>38656625
Guy, I believe you may be a bit dense. The way Mik worded his response made it pretty damn clear that he didn't mind the intimacy as long as she didn't do it in public. It wasn't even subtle.

>>38656577
>We want a harem regardless of Soma's preferences.
Not everyone wants a harem, I wouldn't object to Mik remaining single or having a wife but a harem is not something I'd want to see in the quest.
If I want a MC with a stable of girls I can just wait for AEQ/Orc Warlord to pop up.

>>38656669
This. Soma specifically said so afterwards. I wish it were otherwise.

>>38656648
>>38656669
>>Doesn't really give a fuck about race but is still wary about being executed. Didn't return her show of affection outright but didn't reject her either while providing Chrys with context as to why that sort of thing is necessary. It works.
>This nigga gets it.

>>38656679
Its actually only 2 girls.
maybe 3, but thats just hopeful thinking on my part about mortia.

>>38656709
Keep scrolling down to next Soma post.

>>38656679
>AEQ
That's Aspiring Empire Quest, yes? Is it still going?

>>38656679
mikXcashmoney 4eva

>>38656660
Make it happen anon. I'm sure you can shop a picture of Soma onto that if you look for him hard enough

>>38656577
>We want a harem regardless of Soma's preferences.
Which is pointless, because a harem doesn't fit the Quest and would be only a detriment to Adventure and Magic. A single partner should be a limit. It's fine if Mik gets a harem in the epilogue or something, but actively pursuing polygamy mid-quest is both pointless and OOC, because Mik doesn't care much about romance and sex in the first place, much less having multiple mistresses.

>>38656679
>being a failure to your family
>>38656725
>implying Mik has no chance of getting Kadir to make divorce a thing

>>38656577
>We want a harem
>We
I hope you mean "we" as in "the people who are advocating a harem", rather than "the playerbase".

>>38656660
>It tasted like if you wiped your ass with a piece of salmon and then covered it in burnt hair. I was in heaven.

The tears. My sides.

>>38656732
okay
>>>38624464
>What thing with Kadir? Like, the banishment in general and what you did? I'm pretty sure you already told her all about that.

>>38656745
I think saying he doesn't care is a little strong, but they both definitely are less important than magic.
"especially considering he has lamented on how long it's been since he's gotten any

>>38656701
I don't see what the big deal is. All that happens now is Mik gets some Chrys every now and then in the small breaks of all the insane shit he is doing.

Would Mik kill himself if he lost his ability for magic/to control Vys?

>>38656802
>doing something that one gets executed for regularly is no big deal
>betraying your family's values is no big deal

>>38656787
This

>really Anon. If anything, the qualifier "in public" implies that doing so in private is A-OK.

is what I was trying to get you to read.

Enough of this Waifu crap whats the plan for what we're doing on the boat?

I was hoping we'd get Metal up so we can fortify our mind
Get a couple of sessions of battle meditation in at some point
Read about the desert it might not be about the deepest parts but every bit of information helps
Check up on Zahak

Anything else? What's the plan boss?

>>38656815
not exactly, he would probably end up killing himself trying to get the ability back though

>>38656815
I doubt it, he's rich as shit, and he might still be able to meditate and see vys.
He could still become top tier soldier and merchant.
>>38656840
I know, but that's not what you said.

>>38656815
He's still a rich noble with loads of artifacts and knowledge of enchanting.

>>38656796
There's a reason I said "much".
Wasn't that when he got out-snarked by Darzi?

>>38656815
Nah Skull Kid could hit us up with those vys gloves (LOTS of vys gloves) to turn us from magic Mik into mechanical Mik

>>38656815
I'd vote for it

>>38656856
see >>38653134
>>38656865
Enchanting requires magic, anon.

>>38656802
Because I find her annoying. That's pretty much it. I also don't like harems, so it cuts out the possibility of Mik getting with a woman I do like, but it's mostly because I dislike her.

>>38656874
I think so

>>38656831
Alright buddy I want you to look me dead in the imageboard post and tell me that the same person who frequently rips his soul apart, jumps in the Void, goes through portals of unknown origin, puts on masks of death, lights bars on fire, assassinates Kadirs, haggles with spirits, and a whole a lot of other shit would care about a taboo.

I just don't see it.

>>38656892
I said knowledge, and he could always teach someone to do it for him.

>>38656831
There's enough of the world for him to spend decades exploring and he's biologically immortal. I doubt Kadir will send assassins halfway across the world the moment his Shah-senses detect Mik fucking scum from a different race.
His family's values only concern him as far as they are likely to disgrace the family. He wouldn't care much as long as he could keep it under wraps.

>>38656916
>rips his soul apart, jumps in the Void, goes through portals of unknown origin, puts on masks of death, lights bars on fire, assassinates Kadirs, haggles with spirits
None of those are taboo or forbidden except for the part with killing Kadir.
I'm not saying he does, but you can't reason from that list that he doesn't, only from Soma stating that he's not as racist as some Samja.

>>38656916
>lights bars on fire
Reminder that there was literally nothing wrong with this.

>>38656946
>implying Mik wouldn't care about making Ma sad and disappointed
She was the one who always loved and believed in Mik, even when he got banished.

>>38656916
I agree with you, but I do think he wouldn't want to make his family look bad.
Not the one you replyed too, by the way

>>38656970
Its more that I was implying that he is so Devil May Care that the taboo wouldn't be too big a deal for him. We probably won't be the city that long for it to even matter.

>>38657012
I get you. I do think that would be the only thing that would give him pause here.

>>38656992
>the one who always loved and believed in Mik
Unless he believes he has the right to choose who to fuck, of course.

>more than 100 posts without Soma even being here
>most of it is waifu shitposting
>shitting up the thread and bringing the bump limit closer for this shit
The only thing missing now is some faggot dumping images before the thread hits bump limit.

>>38657053
Only 98 more posts to go. Well 97 now.

>>38657053
he can just make a new thread you know.

>>38656992
Mik has never shown to be all that concerned with the idea in the first place. He won't be suffering from guilt unless she finds out. Depending on Crhyssa's lifespan, he might just take a Samjan mistress a few decades or a century later and act like he didn't have any lovers until then.

>>38657053
Actually soma should be back now, its been 2 hours since he left.

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>>38657053
don't fucking tempt me

>>38657046
>not protecting your loved ones from making mistakes when it can get him executed, hurt your whole family, and basically betray your whole culture
Mik getting his fuck on is not more important than the livelihood of the whole Abdul-Hakim family, and if you think it should be then you're delusional.
Reminder that if it gets out that we're fucking an inferior the Shah will probably claim our water plant as his own, as well as our estate, and some lands of our family's, and we will never be able to come back to El-Amin without using disguises.

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>>38657053
You call this "shitposting"?

Just to clarify something before I head for home: my preferences in relation to polygamy are largely irrelevant. Polygamy is the norm among Mik's people and he would be expected to maintain multiple partners openly without repercussion, even if he can't legally marry.

That said, Vatis do tend to have fewer partners simultaneously than most married men, even if Vatis often end up sleeping with more people in the long run.

Anyway, my point is that since I'm not writing smut the fact that harems aren't muh fetish doesn't really matter.

>>38657132
>X is best
>no she ain't
>yeah she is
>nuh-uh
>is too
Yeah, I do.

>>38657140
How many of our party members could we out drink?

>>38657140
Why did you say that?
Now the retards are gonna force chryss to bang darzi.

>>38657132
>posting that elf

No, I call THAT shitposting.
Welcome to six months in the future, you forced meme fag.

>>38657140
>since I'm not writing smut
It wouldn't matter if you were anyway, no? Since Samja husbands only sleep with a single wife at once.

>>38657166
That's barely a 1/10 on the shitposting scale

>>38657130
What are you even talking about? Mik's mother does not want Mik to fuck non-Samjan, even if the legal/social/political consequences didn't exist. I've never dismissed their existence though.

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>>38652148
>The entire port is walled off, though the walls are in poor repair.
>The entire port is walled off, though the walls are in poor repair.
>There hasn't been a siege of the city in more then a thousand years.

>>38657180
>Implying that would be in character for either Darzi or Chrys.
I didn't include true mind control or powers of suggestion in this setting for a reason, Anon.

>>38657171
Ooh, I don't know. Profectus maybe. Mortia and Skull Kid almost certainly. Chrys probably not. Darzi almost certainly. Fulvia never in a million years. Zaha never.

>>38657238
>does not want
would not want

>>38657171
All But prof

>>38657280
>implying
Prof is a little bitch, did you think he was some hardcore party animal who can drink multiple people under the table? KEK
>>38657261
Is this with using magic, or all natural?

>>38657130
I don't really see what's stopping him from doing it outside of El-Amin or other Samjan cities. I doubt anyone'll be around in Anthus, Pavala or any number of other lands to accuse him of race betrayal.

I get the feeling Darzi would hate us if we turned down chrys now based on how long we've been leading her on already. Darzi ships Chrys×Mik

>>38657261
>Out drinking SK
>outlaw who grew up in the dimension where they drink gasoline
I doubt it

>>38657171
If we are allowed to bleed ourselves and replenish the blood with water magic, pretty much everyone.
Otherwise I don't think Mik is that much of a heavyweight really.

>>38657320
>>leading her on
>do literally nothing romantic, don't acknowledge her feelings
>okay, you like me, how about we save this discussion for later? this does not mean I like you
>>leading her on

>>38657261
It broke my heart that getting zahak drunk at our party didn't come up, but I'll just keep it in mind for the future
>>38657320
this
>>38657361
have you ever just ignored the issue with someone who like you? while continuing to interact with them and just generally being nice to them?
They tend to read into it

>>38657261
So what you're telling me is we need to get Zahak drunk on his first birthday.

Is it bad that I want mik to get that one vatis chicken that he thinks is a dyke but isnt?

>>38657405
Well that's why I stop interacting with anyone who seems to like me. That way there can never be any misunderstandings in my life regarding the wants of others whatsoever. It's pretty great until It's time to go to bed.

>>38657320
Also darzi was totally nonplussed when chrys kissed us, that's not how she would act if she had any sort of romantic feelings towards Mik

>>38657523
Women can seethe with smiles. Not saying Darzi was because obviously she's a shipper but they certainly are capable.

>>38657468
Rajani
she's pretty qt, gotta admit

>>38657523
I still find it amusing how people started screaming that Darzi's description of her perfect man is "totally Mik, no way it could be anytone else", when it clearly wasn't.

I have returned, writing for
>Arcane arts.

>>38657596
I think given enough time Mik might actually go for Darzi. She is a good balance for him, they will have plenty of shared experiences, she isn't taboo but still not completely vanilla Samja.
>fit as fuark too
That being said. It should happe naturally and waifu fags are fagging up the places

>>38657715
OH MY GOD WORST DECISION EVER QUEST OVER TPK GG

>>38657749
FUCK I BETTER GO MESS WITH THE ARCHIVE SO EVERYONE WILL SEE HOW WRONG THEY REALLY ARE

>>38657792
Jokes on you, I already archived the thread.

>>38657792
MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE SOMETHING ABOUT HOW SHITTY THE PLAYERS ARE BECAUSE MAN ARE THESE PLAYERS SHITTY

>>38657836
FOILED! ILL GET YOU NEXT TIME SOMA!

>>38657863
I will call you Amos, and you will be my favorite villain.

I just realized something.
Why haven't we opened a brothel with human and elven whores for the humans and elves in El-Amin? Considering all the other ones who service them are shitty, shady ones in small towns, making a good one in El-Amin with some hot human/elf slaves or something would probably get us a lot of money.

Okay guys, remember.
Learn Points Offense, learn to make mist, learn to wave-surf/walk on water.
THEN we can get to our backlog, we just really need stuff against pirates/barbarians first.

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>>38657929

>>38658022
What?
>inb4 prostitution is evil

>>38657929
Because I have no interest in that

>>38657955
If we want to be good against pirates why don't we just get grandmastery in water?

>>38658046
I'd be okay with this as long as they weren't slaves. Regular slaves are okay, sex slaves are just creepy.

>>38657741
Honestly, I wouldn't mind that, since I really like the dynamic Mik and Darzi have going, but I don't expect it to happen, since Chryss is the one with whom Mik has any semblance of romantic tension.
Damn you, Soma. To think I used to be a pure and strong-willed Chryssa-fag.

>>38658135
Mik undeniably has some romantic, or at least sexual tension with Darzi too, mate.
>>38657715
Soma, would running a brothel be considered shameful/disgraceful/shady/below the abdul-Hakim family?

>>38658246
Wiawuwd ahdiwasj ngdrjgds< fjsesi.

>>38658277
Anon, are you okay?

>>38658246
>Mik undeniably has some romantic, or at least sexual tension with Darzi too, mate.
Only sexual at this point, I'd say. The whole "pain in the chest" thing never happened in relation to Darzi. She's less of a romantic interest to him and more of a bro he'd fuck.
They do bicker like an old couple, though.

>>38658306
Probvably. Juict a misclick onananglyzer.

>>38658354
I'm like 90% sure there's something wrong with you anon. Unless you're just drunk as fuck

>>38658354
>Probably. Just a misclick on an _______.
I'm not sure what the last words is. Analyzer?
I don't understand the sentence's meaning if so.

>>38658393
Compters failt dont balme me.

>>38658438
you're drunk anon. give me your keys

>>38658246
>below the abdul-Hakim family
Samjan are big on the posturing thing, if Mik opened a sleazy as fuck brothel you'd be certain the family would look down on Mik.
Now a stadium sized brothel with the sweetest whores and the finest [everything] you can find in the realm/world, they'd be swaggering around town something fierce

>>38658497
Can't let you do that Dave.

>>38658590
Soma?

>>38658661
No

You hold out your hand, palm flat, and channel just a touch of fire magic. A scroll burst into existence, glowing softly as text scrawls across its surface. “I seek a ancient scroll detailing the secrets of the universe. I hope that, by gaining the knowledge contained within, I will be able to recover the techniques lost to the fall of Rhynia and Hiacia.” You clench your fist, and the illusory scroll vanishes in a burst of fire and smoke.

Your demonstration seems to have suitably impressed most of the crew, though the Captain himself still seems skeptical. “A worthy goal, I admit. We must constantly strive to advance our understanding of the arcane arts, if we ever hope to once again command an empire to rival that of our ancestors. Yet you still haven't shown any particular talent for water magic. A Fire Vatis is more of a hindrance than a help at sea, the last thing we need is you losing control of a spell and setting the sails aflame.”

You draw yourself up, puffing up your chest and generally acting like a haughty ass. “If you insinuate that I am anything but a master of my craft, I must inform you that you're sorely mistaken. I have studied for more than a decade to master the arcane arts. What test would you dub suitable proof of my skill in water magic?”

The captain draws his dagger from its sheathe. The blade is a curious thing, if you had to guess you'd say it was rife with impurities. It has a strange blue tint, and a wavy pattern which seems intrinsic to the metal. It's actually quite beautiful, though you can't imagine the steel is of particularly high quality. The old captain flips the dagger, catching it by the flat of the blade, and offers the handle to you. “Slice yourself open and heal the wound. That will serve as sufficient proof of your skill. You can do that, you can pump the bilge and drive the ship when the winds are low.”

(1/2)

You take the dagger and pull down the portion of your turban which covers your neck. Slowly, so the captain can see, you drive the point of his dagger into the flesh at the base of your neck. You stop as you feel it begin to scrape bone. With a smile on your face, you twist the knife cruelly in the wound before ultimately tearing it violently from your flesh. You don't spill a drop of blood through the whole process, nor do any signs of the self inflicted wound remain by the time you remove the knife. The blade isn't even stained red.

The captain seems duly impressed, where as the sailors seem quite intimidated by your little display. The muscular tattooed fellow looks like he might vomit, he's turned an even paler shade than his natural skin color. Another fellow, an ugly sort with horribly crooked teeth wearing a red cloth on his head, stares at you wide eyed.

When you offer the captain his dagger back, grip first of course, he takes it gratefully and calmly tucks it back into his sheath. “Very well then, we'd be glad to have you if you'd like to join us. So long as you're willing to put in a day's work you'll have an officer's cabin all to yourself and passage to Anthus. I'll even pay you an officer's wage. That's two percent of the profits from our cargo.”

Considering this ship is carrying silk and spices, its cargo will likely sell for thousands of gold. Thus, that's really not a bad deal.

>Agree, sign on with the ship's crew.
>On second thought, you don't appreciate this captain's attitude. Look elsewhere.
>Write-in

>>38658781
>Agree
Lets go

>>38658781
>Agree, sign on with the ship's crew.

>>38658781
>Agree, sign on with the ship's crew.

>>38658781
>Agree, sign on with the ship's crew.

>>38658781
>Agree, sign on with the ship's crew.

>>38658781
>agree

Dosh,respect and a nice cabin. All the stuff we need

>>38658781
>Agree, sign on with the ship's crew.

>>38658781
>>Agree, sign on with the ship's crew.

>>38658781
>Agree, sign on with the ship's crew.
I'm surprised that one of them didn't assume it was an illusion.

>>38658781
>>Agree, sign on with the ship's crew.
That's a pretty good deal.

>>38658781
>Agree, sign on with the ship's crew.

OH SHIT I FORGET WE SHOULD HAGGLE

>>38658917
nah

>Agree
Writin'

>>38658917
do that when they sell the cargo, earn them more dosh thus earning yourself more dosh

>>38658917
We already get much more than expected. It's best not to risk ruining his good graces.

>>38658967
Do we have any shit he could sell for us when he gets there, and we can collect when we return?
Or did we dump that all on dad?

Ever the show off Mik, huh? Next time someone demands a demo why not cut your arm and regrow a new one. Toss the cut one and fire some comment about needing a hand or something

>>38658917
This is why no one likes jews, Anonymous.

>>38658781
can we look into getting a snazy old timey captain hat?
every time I ask a stupid question I get one of the picture captchas

>>38658781
>>Agree, sign on with the ship's crew.

Rolled 43, 11, 90 = 144 (3d100)

>>38658781
>>Agree, sign on with the ship's crew.

>>38658989
aww shit son, dats dat double jew

>>38659224
Though I don't think the merchant guild need help jewing someone but by doing that we might get noticed by them and they'd be amiable to do trade with us(and by extension our family) at a lower price.

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>>38658917
Chill nigga

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Honestly, this is a pretty great deal. You'll get a nice room, good pay, and you'll probably be able to read or meditate while you work. You extend a hand and the captain grasp your forearm in a comradely fashion. “Very well, I'll be happy to sign on with your crew. When do we depart?”

The captain releases your arm after a few short moments, tucking his thumbs into his sash. “Glad to have you aboard, we'll be casting off just as soon as these,” He raises his voice, turning his attention to the rest of his crew. “Lazy sons of whores get off their asses and finish loading the hold! Pani's sweet tits what are you louts standing about for? Get a move on!”

The captain's voice sets the crew in motion, a few of the crewmen ducking through a hatch on the deck while the rest see to their duties above. Some help to guide the cargo into the hold, others start to tie off ropes and generally prepare to hoise the sails. While the crew is busy, the captain turns his attention once more to you. “If you've got any possessions you plan on bringing with you, fetch them quickly. We'll be casting off soon. If you've got everything you need, follow me and I'll show you where you'll be sleeping.”

You pat your cloak. “I've got everything I need with me. Lead away, Captain.”

The portly old man nods. “The name is Mazin Khalasi, but Captain Mazin will do. Follow me, right this way.” He turns on his heels, walking briskly across the deck to the doorway he came from.

You're actually familiar with the Khalasi family, many of your family's retainers have been Khalasi. They're a minor noble house, no lands so far as you're aware. If you recall correctly theirs is a family of Sahibs, which means that the original branch of the family has either died out or last all of its lands but the remaining family members are still considered nobles.
(1/2)

You're led through a small doorway into a narrow hallway beyond. There are three doors, one directly ahead and two others to either side. The captain, forced to duck in the narrow hallway, opens the door on your left and motions you inside. You find that a short stairwell leads down into a rather small, cramped room. Of course, when compared to a hammock in the ship's hold you're living in the lap of luxury here. You even have a real bed.

The captain claps you on the shoulder. “Well, this is it. Make yourself at home. When we cast off I'll send a man down to fetch you, I'll want you to help guide use out of the port. We won't be under the power of sail until we're out in the open water.”

With that, Captain Mazin climbs the stairs and shuts your door behind him. You're left to your own devices, it seems.

>Head back up on deck and help with preparations. May as well.
>Settle in to read for a bit.
>See if you can't work a meditation session in.
>Write-in

>>38659903
>Settle in to read for a bit.

We should make use of this trip to read as much as we can.

>>38659903
>>Head back up on deck and help with preparations. May as well.

>>38659903
>>Settle in to read for a bit.

>>38659903
>Head back up on deck and help with preparations. May as well.

>>38659903
>Settle in to read for a bit.

>>38659903

Could we help guide the boat by raising and lowering the water level? Would that count as a meditation session?

>>38659903
>Head back up on deck and help with preparations. May as well.

>>38659903
>Settle in to read for a bit

>>38659903
>Settle in to read for a bit.

>>38659903
>Settle in to read for a bit.
We are gonna help out when they finish, no need to waste time.

>>38660073
>>38660072
>>38660064
>>38660009
>>38659999
>>38659934
>Read

>>38659985
>>38660007
>>38660043
>Help

>>38660031
Ehh, actually raising the water level of the entire harbor would be really exhausting even for a Grandmaster water vatis. Possible, but difficult and costly. Plus, meditating on Water wouldn't really accomplish anything since you're already a Grandmaster.

Anyway, what shall you read?

>Ritual Book of Surya (14/16 Chapters Read)
>Excidium (7/13 Chapters Read)
>On Empire: The Rise of Civilization (Unread)
>The Serpent and The Staff (Unread)
>A History of Pidjata (Unread)
>Devotional Booklet to Pani (Unread)
>The Fall: A Hiacian Perspective (Unread)
> Metamagic Instructions: Beam (Unread)
> Metamagic Instructions: Delay (Unread)
>Utility Effects (3/15 Chapters Read)
{Mark, Animate, (Create) +2, Confuse, Sleep}
> Enhanced Interrogation (Unread)
{Pain, [Poison], Hallucinate}

>>38660031
Towards what, anon? State your fucking objective!

>>38660178
Shit, forgot.

>The Varistha's Notes (Partially Read)
>The Varistha's Memoirs (Unread)

>>38660178
>Ritual Book of Surya (14/16 Chapters Read)

Finish it.

>>38660178
>>Ritual Book of Surya (14/16 Chapters Read)
Let's finally get this book out of the way...

>>38660178
FINISH DAT RITUAL BOOK FAGITS

>>38660178
>Ritual Book of Surya (14/16 Chapters Read)

>>38660178
>Ritual Book of Surya (14/16 Chapters Read)

>>38660178
Let's finish this
>Ritual Book of Surya (14/16 Chapters Read)
and since it's only 2 chapters we should read
>Excidium (7/13 Chapters Read)
if we have any time left.

>38660178
>Ritual Book of Surya (14/16 Chapters Read)
Devour those books, Mik!

>>38660178
>>Ritual Book of Surya (14/16 Chapters Read)
>>Excidium (7/13 Chapters Read)

Rolled 7 (1d11)

>>38660178
1: >Ritual Book of Surya (14/16 Chapters Read)
2: >Excidium (7/13 Chapters Read)
3: >On Empire: The Rise of Civilization (Unread)
4: >The Serpent and The Staff (Unread)
5: >A History of Pidjata (Unread)
6: >Devotional Booklet to Pani (Unread)
7: >The Fall: A Hiacian Perspective (Unread)
8: >Metamagic Instructions: Beam (Unread)
9: >Metamagic Instructions: Delay (Unread)
10: >Utility Effects (3/15 Chapters Read)
11: >Enhanced Interrogation (Unread)

Dice gods, GO!

>>38660236
>>38660231
>>38660226
>>38660222
>>38660244
>>38660242
>>38660278
>Ritual Book

>>38660278
>Excidium

>>38660309
>The Fall

Almost too close to call, but I guess I'll have to go with Excidium. Writing.

>>38660178
>Ehh, actually raising the water level of the entire harbor would be really exhausting even for a Grandmaster water vatis. Possible, but difficult and costly. Plus, meditating on Water wouldn't really accomplish anything since you're already a Grandmaster.
Well could we use Water do something similar to the vortex from the ritual book to create a current?

>>38660328
soma u scrub
i'l dek u

>>38660328
>Not taking what the Dice Gods will.

Mik is going to roll shit tonight.

Rolled 5, 9, 2 = 16 (3d10)

Let us test your theory.

Rolled 5, 9, 3 = 17 (3d10)

>>38660410

>>38660410
>>38660432
We are Fuk'd.

>>38660479
Both above average rolls

>>38660722
Not bad and also not great.

You reach into your cloak and extract the Ritual Book of Surya. You've only got a few pages left, and you've had the book for more than a month now. You'd like to finally finish it. Making yourself comfortable on your bed, which proves to be surprisingly soft, you crack open the back and quickly flip through the pages until you find where you left off.

The only thing you haven't yet read are the notes which have been added to the back of the book. The first set you read related to various theories and also proposed a method of creating a sort of vortex by selectively heating and cooling the air. The next section of notes seems to you like the ravings of a mad man. The first page is just covered in strange doodles. At first you're not sure what to make of them, but slowly they resolve themselves into figures. The more you stare at them, the more sense they make. The central figure is the sun, and the blackened husk that surround the sun like so many rays of light are supposed to be people.

You turn the page, to find that the next page is dominated solely by line after line of the same phrase. 'Praise be unto him'. It just repeats over and over in progressively smaller script, by the end of the second page it's not even legible anymore. You've no idea how someone could write that small, or why they would do so.

The third page makes some semblance of sense, but it's still hard for you to understand. It seems to be discussing the technique the book described to either shoot lightning from one's hands or create blades of fire able to cut through most anything. According to whoever wrote these notes, the book's instructions were misleading and vague. One must merely strictly control “Surya's discharge” as the author terms it in order to create the “blade of his will”. Of course, this goes entirely contrary to what you know of Fire magic. You've been taught that Fire, much like Water, must be allowed to act as it pleases.

(1/2)

Regardless, the handwriting and content change on the next page. You presume this to be a new owner taking their own notes. They seem quite fascinated by illusions. In the notes, the author discusses the possibility of using illusory images as sort of traps for the unwary. Apparently it was the author's belief that one could channel enough vys into illusion that it would act as a storage vessel, so that when one might need to cast a sudden spell they could draw upon the illusion to cast instead of expending their reserves further.
>Ritual Book of Surya (Finished)

Much to your disappointment, the last six pages are blank. You shut the book, quite pleased with having finally finished the damned thing. You tuck it swiftly into your cloak, withdrawing the Excidium to continue your reading. Unfortunately just as you pull apart the pages, there's a knock on your door.

You sigh, tucking the book away and pushing yourself to your feet. Your door is only a few feet away from your bed, so you don't really have to go far to jerk it open. You find a nervous young boy, perhaps eight or nine years old, standing on the other side wringing his hands. He jumps at the sight of you, taking several steps back while trying to stammer out a sentence. “Th-the c-c-captain would see you on d-deck, sir!”

His message delivered, the boy bolts up the stairs without waiting for your response. You sigh, absentmindedly wondering what sort of nonsense the crew have filled the boys head with in regards to Vatis and you in particular. You step outside, shutting your door behind you, and make your way out onto the deck.

You find that the cargo has finished loading and the ship is being gently poled away from the pier by a team of laborers in the uniform of the port authority. As the ship slips free of its mooring, Captain Mazin calls down to you from his position atop the aft castle. “Vatis! Push us out to sea, would you? The rest of you slimy whore sons get ready to raise the sails!”
(2/3)

Huh, you just realized you haven't actually introduced yourself. That was terribly rude of you. Well, whatever. That can wait until later. Now it's time to get to work.

>Create a wave at the back of the ship to push the vessel forward swiftly
>Simulate a current beneath the hull to guide the ship forward gently.
>Write-in

Roll 3d10 regardless of your choice, modifiers and DCs vary.

Also, I'm going to run out for some food and coffee real quick before everything closes. Back soon.

>>38661498
>>Simulate a current beneath the hull to guide the ship forward gently.

Rolled 9, 7, 2 = 18 (3d10)

>>38661498
>>Simulate a current beneath the hull to guide the ship forward gently.

Rolled 10, 9, 2 = 21 (3d10)

>>38661498
>Write-in

Awwwwwwww shit nigga mini tsunami