>>40250529
You break the branches into pieces where you can, using the hatchet when brute strength doesn't suffice, and soon enough the brazier blazes brightly. The metal radiates its heat clear to the edges of the rounded room. You wrinkle your nose at the remains of the zombie, dragging it to the stairway upward and leaving it there. Something above, a clattering of small stones falling, draws your attention and you move upward slowly, the light from the brazier below enough for your eyes to see by.

You enter a dust-covered room, this one with a few open windows set high in the wall. Tables and chairs sit alongside the walls, with rusted iron candle-holders sitting on each. A skeleton lies on a long central table, draped in a rotten cloth. Shelves line the rest of the walls, along with vials and bottles of dust, separated oils, and other unguents the likes of which you're not at all familiar with. The whole room smells vaguely of dust and old death, but not the same kind as rot and fresh corpses. Clean is the way you would put it, you think. A sudden screech from above sends you scurrying back against the wall, glowing claws raised, and the sound of wings above draw your eyes. A rather fat owl with long brows and eyes shining golden, reflecting the light of your claws, screeches what must be curses at you as it takes flight from the top of one of the shelves, out of the window. You slowly relax, before you notice what it had been seated on: A small chest, maybe the size of a child's lunchbox... whatever that is. You look about the room, tail wagging, before you drag over a chair and stand on your tiptoes to retrieve it. Once secured, you try to open the latch and find it locked.

>Search for the key
>Try to pi-

>>40250553
Naw, you just strain against it and burst it open without even really trying. Inside, divided into individually padded sections, are three small vials of a ruby-colored fluid, with one section empty. They smell pungent, somewhat unpleasant, but the odor invigorates you. You hear Emma downstairs, calling out to you in a hissing whisper. "Hey... hey, um... war-beast? Where are you? You didn't leave me here, did you?"

>Yell out to her
>Bound down the stairs and show her your find
>Say nothing. Keep looking!

>>40250577
>Bound down the stairs and show her your find

>>40250577
>Yell out to her

>>40250577
(And with that, off to work. I'll be here, but slow. First hour or so is usually the busiest.)

>>40250577
>Bound down the stairs and show her your find

>>40250577
>Bound down the stairs and show her your find
Found a thing!

>>40250577
>Bound down the stairs and show her your find

>>40250577
>>Yell out to her
fuckin heal potions, awesome

>>40250577
>Yell out to her

>>40250637
You have failed.

>>40250577

> Bound down the stairs and show her your find
Remember when she said there were OTHERS downstairs, and how one almost kicked our ass?

>>40250577
>>Bound down the stairs and show her your find

>>40250637
Now you fucked up.

So she refereed to us as "War beast."

Hints of a past society of monsters that was different than the current status?

>>40250577
You practically skip down the stairs, leaping over the headless corpse at the bottomw and landing heavily right behind the catgirl. She shrieks and leaps practically a foot in the air before wheeling on you with a glare and bared teeth. When she sees you, she puffs out a breath. "Don't do that! You almost killed me with fright." But she doesn't look... Well, never mind that.

Tail wagging, you hold the chest out toward her. "Look what I found upstairs! There's more stuff up there too, like books and tables and this really big owl! You should-" Djanna moans off in the semidark, and that brings you back to yourself. Okay, Nadia, calm down. You're not a pup any more. No need to be so-

"Amazing!" Emma reaches out, carefully taking the chest and examining the contents, lifting a vial and holding it up in front of the brazier. She gives it a quick twirl, and the liquid becomes opaque and dull. The tips of her tails twitch before she turns back to you, holding it out tightly in one hand. "Give this to your friend. Now."

>What? Why?
>All right!
>Write-In

>>40251156
Or she saw you execute a powerful zombie and you never introduced yourselves. Now who's being rude? All she did was ask not to die.

>>40251211
>All right!
Nadia is a good girl.

>>40251211
>All right!

>>40251211
>>All right!

>>40251211
>>What? Why?
What will it do to her?

>>40251233
Her! She called us a beast! That's very rude! We're not a beast at all! We're a Kobold!

>>40251211
>>All right!
>Sister!

>>40251211
>All right!

>>40251211
>All right!
What could possibly go wrong?

>>40251211
>All right!

>>40251211
Nadia is a good, good girl. Writing. Remember, I'm at work and on my phone. Please forgive slow post times or typos.

>>40251443
Nadia dindunuffin

>>40251211
You nod, snatching the vial from her hand and b- no, Nadia. You walk over to Djanna and slump down to your knees, scooting her head into your lap and easing it backward, her mouth opening. You bite the cork in the bottle and pull it out with a high-pitched pop, whining as you try to spit it out and find it impaled on a tooth. You try and dislodge it with your tongue to no avail before you give up and just set about pouring the liquid down Djanna's throat. She panics, which makes you panic and jam the vial into her mouth. "Emma said ya gotta take it all!"

You hear the slap of palm meeting face behind you.

Djanna finally swallows reflexively rather than choking twice in the same day, and her body shudders as it relaxes, her eyes rolling back in her head as she falls into a deep sleep. Her breath comes stronger, her heartbeat steadier, and there is a blush of new health to her cheeks. Your tail pounds the ground as you retrieve the empty vial from her mouth.

"What was that stuff?" You ask quietly, stroking your sister's hair.

"Bottled life." Emma nods, slipping back to the dungeon entrance and dragging over a worn leather cape laden with various shiny baubles.

>Huh?
>Will she be okay?
>Whay's all that?

>>40251766
>Will she be okay?
>Whay's all that?

>>40251766
>Huh?
>Will she be okay?
>Whay's all that?

>>40251766
>Huh?
>Whay's all that?

You can't bottle life.. it's life, duh.

>>40251766
>Huh?
>Will she be okay?
>Whay's all that?

>>40251766
>>Huh?
>>Will she be okay?
>>Whay's all that?

>>40251766
>>Will she be okay?
>>Whay's all that?
Are those for Djanna as well?

>>40251766
Try a vial ourselves! We will be a double kobold!

>>40251908
Wait what if it's got like.. human life in it? Is that not compatable with dragons?

>>40252010
We'll take the third vial then! FOR SCIENCE! Gotta have reproducible results you know.

>>40252123
But we are full of life! We don't need anymore right now!

>>40251766
"Will she be all right?" You stroke Djanna's hair softly, sniffing softly as the scent of the potion rises to your nostrils on Djanna's breath. Emma nods, settling the makeshift sled between the two of you and sitting down opposite you.

"It's potent stuff. Stronger brews can even raise the dead, I've heard. No idea if it's actually capable of doing that, but at the very least it can accelerate healing. It was a really lucky find."

"So, it's medicine? Why not just call it that? Bottled life sounds... Icky." You shudder, ears flattening back. Emma looks at you, then down to Djanna.

"Because people had to die to make it."

You look over at her, tilting your head in confusion. There's sadness in her eyes as she reaches out and begins fiddling with one of the brooches in the small treasure pile, slender fingers tracing the gold wire work over the garnet inlay. "What are you talking about?"

"Bottled life is a potent healing item, but to give life, life must be taken. It's something my dad taught me when I was young. That's why nobody made it where I came from. It was something that humans did, but then again..."

She falls silent, and you whine as you take Djanna's hand. "It won't hurt her?"

"No, not at all... And don't worry. I know it seems gruesome, but it's not like we made it. Honestly, if you hadn't found it, I'd have doubted her odds." She pucks up another piece of the treasure, a clear crystal carved into a multifaceted orb. Finally, your attention is drawn to the pile, and the ball in the small girl's hand. Absent-mindedly, she tosses it up and catches it, and your eyes folliw.

"What is all this, anyway?"

"The Czarina's treasures. I didn't think we should leave empty-handed. It's going to be a long journey. At least... You don't mind if I come with you, right? I... don't have anywhere else to go." She mutters, eyes cast sideways as her tail tio flicks.

>ACQUIRE CAT!
>You're on your own
>Write-In

Where do you work?

>>40252521
>ACQUIRE CAT!

>>40252532
Convenience store. Not a high-end job, but it's a small town and I was a dumb kid when it came to keeping a job.

>>40252521
>>ACQUIRE CAT!
>tacklehug

>>40252521
>ACQUIRE CAT!
Why'd you set it up like that, with only one option?

>>40252521
>ACQUIRE CAT!

>>40252521
> Acquire cat!

>>40252556
Eh, it's a living. I'm sure you meet a fair amount of people.

>>40252521
>You're on your own
I don't trust her to come with us, she's going to betray us in the long run.

>>40252521
>ACQUIRE CAT!

>>40252521
>>ACQUIRE CAT!
Also introduce ourselves so we're not being called war beast.

>>40252556
Night shift is always fun. Buddy of mine has some stories from that job.

Fight broke out in the parking lot once. He went out after it was over.. found an ear.

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>>40252592

>>40252613
That doesn't sound fun at all!

>>40252613
Oh, cool. Midnight snack.

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>>40252592
Wow Hitler. I thought that you cared about animals. Is this what it feels like, to see your heroes fade in front of you?

>>40252521
Abandoning the cat has it. Writing.

>>40252680
Wait what?

>>40252521
Also, I'm writing the updates directly in the post window. How's the formatting?

>>40252680
LOLWUT

>>40252680
....lotus, there is such a things as "to far"
there is also such a thing as, "stalking" and "murder" I think i've made my point.

>>40252680
I agree completely.
While we're at it, let's just kill the cat for food. We're hungry remember?

>>40252714
Speaking of murder...

>>40252696
The votes were heavily weighted, based on post number, and 92 happened to be te number he was looking for.
Keep up.

>>40252699
Looking good.
You might want to do it on a native app, so captcha doesn't eat it.

>>40252699
Formatting's fine.

Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>40252521
Your tail thrashes about as you reach over and grab Emma, tugging her into your lap and nuzzling her vigorously. She yelps in surprise, giving a low growl as her tail and ears flick, but she doesn't fight it. In fact, you think you feel her leaning into your embrace as you sniff at her and nuzzle and she's just so cute and tiny and smells nice and-

"Of course you can come with us kitty! We'd love to have you along! Well, I would, but I know Djanna will like you too!"

"Kitsune!"

"Gheseundheit!"

"...what?"

"Never mind."

You spend the night together, the three of you curled up together under the pile of blankets, sharing heat against the autumn chill outside. When you wake, Djanna rises with you, packing your gear away with perhaps a bit too much enthusiasm. Your tail droops. You've been giving this a lot of thought, and if ever there was a time to try amd change her mind...

>1d100+10

Rolled 10 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>40252809

Rolled 41 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>40252809
WE DIPLOMANCING NOW!

Rolled 90 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>40252809

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>40252809

Rolled 35 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>40252809

>>40252827
Noice

>>40252827
Damn.
Diplobold has it.

>>40252827
That's almost two full degrees of success. Writing.

Also, can anyone suggest a good laptop around $200? Posting on my phone works, buuuuut...

>>40252884
Chrome book. Durable, tons of battery, fast, and stupidly cheap for the performance.

>>40252884
Well, if it's just for basic stuff like this, I'd recommend a netbook of some sort. Small, portable, relatively cheap.

>>40252933
Keep in mind, it'll lock you into the Google store for all apps.

>>40252884
Know how you feel. I'm not allowed to use my laptop at work (duck bumper I replaced was an idiot and ignoring customers), and I used to do my choosing an writing work while at, well, work.

>>40252809
"Djanna..." You appriach your sister timidly, fingers twisting in the fur of your paws. She turns to you, smiling. She's still badly bruised, but she's breathing easily and there's a bounce in her step.

"Nadia, good morning! I'm almost ready to go. I'm sorry I worried you, but I think it's going to be good to be home. This was a mistake. We should never have left. Maybe we can find a way to keep the warrens safe, keep the monsters in the depths. We-"

"Djanna!" You bark, and she looks as though you'd slapped her. "I... Don't think we should go home."

She stares at you for what feels like forever before she turns away in silence, resuming her packing. Her back is rigid, her lios pressed together in a tight line.

"I just-"

"...promised..."

"Dj-"

"You said we could go home!" She rounds on you, fists at her sides, stomping a foot. "I almost DIED, Nadia! Doesn't that mean anything at all!? I thought we were friends! I-"

You cuff her on the cheek. Hard. She falls to the ground, stunned, raising a delicate claw to her face with a look of shock. You fall to your knees and hug her tightly, hand on the back of her head.

"I love you. Djanna, don't ever think otherwise. That's why I don't want you to give up. Remember in the warrens, what I said about getting strong? We can do that. We can find someplace safe and train. Find somebody who can help us. We have a whole year before we have to go back, and I promise, I won't ever leave you alone again. I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry... So please, don't give up, okay? I know you're strong. I know you've got a lot of growing to do, but I know you can be stronger than anything else out there. So please... Believe in me, and yourself?"

She sits in stunned silence before you feel her nod against your cheek, hugging you back tightly. She chokes back tears and whispers "You didn't have to hit me..."

"You were acting like a wild cub..."

She chuckles softly and nods, wioung her eyes. Emma clears her throat.

>>40253215

>Emma clears her throat.
Whoopsie. Forgot to pay attention to the kitty. They're selfish creatures.

>>40253215
>"You were acting like a wild cub..."
The irony of Nadia saying that is not lost on me.

>>40253215
"Whatever we're doing, we should probably get moving. What's the plan?"

Djanna nods, reaching into her pack and pulling out the map. She points to the city. You and Emma lean in, looking over her shoulder. "If we aren't going home, then this is probably our best bet. Mom told me one of her friend's sons works on the docks, and if we got into trouble we should go see him. Maybe we could rest there... Think about what we're going to do next..."

>Sounds good to me!
>We should visit the shrine before we leave the woods
>Let's fiinsh exploring the tower
>Write-in

>>40253404
Oh, crap! Somebody archive the last thread on Suptg plz?

>>40253404
>Sounds good to me!
But don't think you're off the hook. Squats and push-ups are mandatory!

>>40253404
> Sounds good to me!
> We should visit the shrine before we leave the woods

>>40253404
>Let's fiinsh exploring the tower
There's more stuff upstairs.
>We should visit the shrine before we leave the woods
Also we should visit the shrine to our god. With how much we call on him, it's only polite.

>>40253404
>>Let's fiinsh exploring the tower
I mean we cleaned out the only threat right kitty?

>>40253460
>Royal Guard has frenzied!
>Royal Guard has frenzied!
>Royal Guard has frenzied!
>Royal Guard has frenzied!
>Royal Guard has frenzied!

>>40253215
>Punching our friend to snap them out of a funk
>Telling them to believe in themselves

Are we Kamina?

>>40253404
>Sounds good to me!
>Let's fiinsh exploring the tower first!
>Kitty you can turn invis- invisible right? Can you look around the upper floors for more monsters?

>>40253480
Hey Lotus, quick question, how are you thinking of doing experience and leveling?

I'm thinking of running my own quest (as if there wasn't enough cancer right?) and I'm trying to work out my system.

>>40253480
Why is there a king in an abandoned tower!?

>>40253404
>We should visit the shrine before we leave the woods
There's apparently still more undead downstairs.
And we already got the potions from upstairs.

>>40253404
>We should visit the shrine before we leave the woods

>>40253516
You do know what a Czarina is, right?

>>40253571
>>40253422
archived.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=RE:%20Monster

>>40253511
It's really up in the air right now, honestly. All kind of arbitrary. I'm trying to work on a universal QM rules system in the background that I'll make available once it's fine tuned. REQM would be a better person to ask about this kind of thing, but hit up my Twitter or Ask with your e-mail and I'll help if I can.

>>40253516
Well we just killed the Russian equivalent of a queen.. soo..

>>40253592
Thank you.

>>40253571
I did not.

>>40253615
Now I do.

Looking at the name, I should have guessed it.

Shrine has it four to three. Writing.

Also, it's been seven threads now. How am I doing? Whay do you need/want? How are the pastebins? Too much info? Too little?

>>40253404
"We should at least visit the shrine before we leave. Maybe in the daylight it won't be quite so dangerous." You don't mention that the redcap attacked you at high noon, and Djanna doesn't either. She points to a small X on the map, nearby the tower. "It's fairly close, if I'm not mistaken. We should be able to get there by nightfall, camp, and then leave the forest and make Dvotysk by nightfall the next day."

You nod as though you understood a word of it.

Djanna passes her jacket off to Emma and takes the leather cape, shivering in the chill as you all set out back into the woods. The sun blazes overhead, an unseasonable warmth keeping the chill mostly at bay. Emma grumbles softly at each step, stomping her feet to keep the circulation up, and soon enough yoi're carrying her piggyback, her as wrapped around your neck. The jaunt is uneventful, though here and there you hear the same hooting growl as the first day you set foot on the overworld, or see something in the distance dart between the trees.

>Ask questions (write-in)
>Travel in silence

>>40253911
Djanna how're you feeling now? Emma you know what's good to eat around here?

>>40253911
>>Ask questions (write-in)
So kitty why did you call me that thing that you did?

>>40253911
>>Ask questions (write-in)
>What can you do kitty?

Also, I assume we took all of the Czarina's loot with us? We didn't really have a chance to look through it.

>>40253911
>her arms wrapped

Damn phone.

>>40253911
>Ask questions
Where did you grow up? Did you worship any gods?
What's that thing you did where you went blurry?

>>40253944
Damn. I was hoping it was her ass wrapped.

>>40253911
"So... What is it you can do, Kitty?"

"Kitsu-" Emma grumbles and buries her face in the back of your neck. "Just call me 'Emma'. Which reminds me... You never gave me your names."

Your tail swishes and your steps take on a bit of a bounce. "I'm Nadia, and I'm a Kobold! This is my sister, Djanna, and she's a dragon!"

Emma doesn't question it. "It's nice to be properly introduced. It's nice to meet you. I never said it before, but thank you for helping me out." You smile and yip happily, and Djanna nods. "To answer your question, I'm an illusionist. It's something everyone in my tribe could do, but I had a talent. So my dad sent me to learn with..." She trails off, and you feel her tails flick against your legs. You decide to change the topic.

"Is that how you went all blurry?" You feel her nod against your neck. "It was neat. Think you could teach me?"

"I can try, but it would take a while. Djanna would probably have an easier time of it." She shifts in your back, poking her head up to look ahead at the dragon girl. "They're usually more in tune with arcane energy."

"Did you have a lot of dragons where you were from?" Djanna asks, looking back at the two of you. Emma's tail flicks again and she doesn't respond. Djanna opens her mouth to press it, but you shake your head, giving the girl a little bounce on your back.

>>40254326
"So... Know anything good to eat around here?" Your stomach growls lightly. "I don't know if I can take another night of dried meat..."

She squirms out of your grip and lands lightly on the loam, wincing at the cold on her bare feet. "Let me see what I can scare up. Wait here..." With a few muttered words, she vanishes. You see her blurry form slip into the woods silently.

Djanna looks apprehensive, her eyes darting about as though she expects to be attacked from every angle at once.

>d10

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>40254460

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>40254460

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>40254460

>>40254491
And that she is.
BRING ON THE CARNAGE!

>>40254491
>9
Aw fuck, we just got these potions, I don't want to use another one! Especially since we need to sacrifice a sapient creature for more.

>>40254491
Time for Dog. Dragon, Kat. Piggybackstack to run away

>>40254491
Well, looks like you caught SOMETHING.

Writing.

Also, going to do it this way: Mooks get one die, monsters 1-2 ranks above you get 2d100, 3-4 get 3d100, and bosses get 4. Allied NPCs get a die, party NPCs get 2. Sound fair?

>>40254562
Meant bosses get an additional die above their rank.

>>40254580
As long as our party is working together to fight a boss? Probably.

It might be better to give Bosses bonuses to rolls rather than outright extra dice because it could be that they never fail with 4 rolls.

>>40254562
Sounds good. Certainly hope it will help poor Djanna and her shit rolls.

Maybe her mother has the d20 of misfortune in her hoard and it's affecting Djanna?

>>40254460
You wait patiently, pacing around in front of Djanna. She looks like she's ready to bolt, but you lay a hand on her arm and give her your best smile. She seems to calm slightly, returning it.

That's when you hear a hooting roar, far too close for comfort, and see a quite visible Emma rush into the clearing, followed by the sound of snorting and snapping branches.

"We should go."

>Mistakes were made! Flee!
>It sounds like dinner to me!
>Write-in

>>40254562
An extra die above 3 could have the boss almost always succeeding. A bonus might be better.
It depends on how hard the boss should be.

>>40254626
>Mistakes were made! Flee!
ALL ABOARD THEN RUNAWAY DOG

>>40254632
So a bonus of 10 per extra die they should have beyond three, or so?

>>40254562
>>40254609
4d100k1 averages 84. And it's a damn reliable average.

Extra dice for enemies is a bad idea. Just apply bonuses. Random is BAD in long-running single-character games. Hell, if I were running I'd just set DCs instead of rolling for enemies.

>>40254626
>Mistakes were made! Flee!

>>40254626
Climb tree secure safety of dragon disband Emma, DFA

>>40254626
Mistakes were made, flee!

>>40254626

> It sounds like dinner to me!
I"M AN OWL EXTERMINATOR!

>>40254653
That would be better.

>>40254653
3d100k1+10 averages 90, which is even deadlier than 4d100, even if it is a bit more prone to deviation.

>>40254661
She told us to go.

>>40254661
>Kitty hasn't come back yet
Emma is the one who's saying we should leave.
Did you not notice that she ran back here with her invisibility off?

>>40254626
>It sounds like dinner to me!

Quick, climb up a tree so we can go all DEATH FROM ABOVE on whatever is chasing Emma! Get Djanna to hide!

>>40254626

> Mistakes were made! Flee!

>>40254657
Is this a vote for fight or flight?

>>40254626
>Mistakes were made! Flee!

>>40254626
>Mistakes were made! Flee!

>>40254777
Well, right under the wire, flight has it. Give me 2d100. First for Physical, second for Athletics.

>>40254787

Rolled 86, 43 = 129 (2d100)

>>40254787

Brave, Brave, Brave, Brave Sir Robin...

Rolled 88, 15 = 103 (2d100)

>>40254787

Rolled 18, 23 = 41 (2d100)

>>40254787

Rolled 67, 5 = 72 (2d100)

>>40254787

>>40254787
18, 15
Not bad.

>>40254809
>>40254812

YESSSSS

>>40254812
>>40254809
You are literally carrying this team.

Writing.

>>40254843
Why is it called piggyback?
Shouldn't it be kittyback?

>>40254855
Dragon as well

>>40254878
Why would we drag Djanna? That's mean.

>>40254967
She had her chance to follow, she can either keep up or be dragged behind.

>>40254626
You don't wait for an explanation. You grab Emma, who squeaks in surprise at being tucked suddenly under your arm, and then stoop ti throw Djanna up onto your shoulder before you dash away from the sound of the approaching beast. You don't even look back, though your curiosity almost gets the better of you. The ground shakes as you run, but it grows fainter along with the snuffling hoots until finally you only hear it in the distance, a roar of outrage driving the birds from their branches even this far away. Djanna us panting, and Emma is simply wilted in your grip.

"I think we're safe. Down, please." You set them both on the ground, and Emma holds out something to you that looks for all the world like a rough, brown bowling ball.

"I didn't expect that it would notice me. I'm... I didn't mean to cause any trouble." Her tail twitches, ears flicking in embarrassment. You take the ball curiously. It's heavy, and slightly warm. "It's not meat, but it's fresh."

"What is it?" You sniff it curiously. It smells horrible!

"Well, I found that big thing's nest, and there were all these eggs. I didn't think it would miss one."

>Praise her. Good thinking!
>Scold her. We don't eat the young!
>Scold her. Don't be so reckless!
>Write-in

>>40255029
Are we SURE that's not shit? Kitty, are you trying to feed us shit?

>>40255029
>Praise her. Good thinking!
>Scold her. Don't be so reckless!

>>40255029
>Praise her. Good thinking!
>>40255045
We wouldn't have picked it up if it was poop. We're not that dumb.. probably.

>>40255029
>Praise her. Good thinking!
>Scold her. Don't be so reckless!

We're an eggsucking puppy. Ain't no shame in it.

>>40255029
>Praise her. Good thinking!
But next time, don't get caught.

inb4 owl pellets

>>40255029
>Write-in
Praise her for quick thinking. Scold her for going after the young and mothers (unless it's the fall and the children have already left the nest).

>>40255073
But, it's an egg. Like, seriously?

>>40255073
This.

>>40255073
The young are defenseless. They're the best targets.. we're going to eat it anon.

>>40255078
I think it a valid criticism.

>>40255107
Not if you want to farm the population and drive it towards producing bigger males to be hunted later.

>>40255073
I still don't believe that's an egg.
It was an owl ear and owls cough up their digested food in large, round, rough pellets.

>>40255131
True.
But we want food now.
And that one was plenty big enough.

>>40255029

> Praise her. Good thinking!
> But do we really wanna eat a baby?
I want an owlbear baby.

>>40255131
We don't. We want to eat something. Now. We're all hungry.

>>40255029
Quick break while I handle paperwork. Ask questions if you like. And I really want/need feedback. I don't get better unless I know what I'm doing wrong. Thanks; You guys are awesome.

>>40255170
Why not eat the meat jerky?

>>40255252
We've complained that we're sick of it and want something else.

So.. eat the egg. It's an egg. People all around the world eat eggs. Animals scavenge and steal and eat eggs.

>>40255188
I like what you're doing so far, but watch out for those occasional hiccups, it is possible that those little things can disorient people.

>>40255188
It's not from anything sapient, is it?

>>40255188

You are doing well enough and I don't think I have any major criticisms that would be valid. The biggest thing I could possibly advise you to do is to present yourself as being more on the player's side as a QM. Cheeky can be amusing and it's often times fun as the narrator.

However, your players look to you as the balance and they want to see you leaning on their side. When rolls are bad, be sympathetic. When choices are ambiguous and seem to lead bad places, offer a confidence that it all leads to an excellent adventure.

Many QMs make the mistake of putting up a front of antagonism in play that spirals out of control and becomes a severe detriment to the game. Being the voice of friendly reason will keep people friendly and reasonable.

>>40255188
i like the quest so far, except for dragonsis' shit rolls
the only thing i can think of is spelling mistakes, which aren't super prevalent, but are enough to comment on

>>40255277
I think he's fine in that aspect. I honestly am having an hard time understanding these anons that freak out at the drop of the hat.

I mean.. what kind of a thin skinned idiot can't take a quirky comment?

>>40255325
He's on a cellphone atm I think that's why were seeing them.

>>40255270
All right. I'll stop with the snark and be a bit more easygoing. I meant what I said earlier when I said "we all want to see what happens to Nadia". If I wanted to torment people, I'd run Tomb of Horrors. This, honestly, the most fun I've had in a long time, and I want to see it continue. That said, could you elaborate on these hiccups please?

>>40255338
He probably means the comment like, "Oh well.. she was a good dragon."

Then we get idiots screaming WHAT? SHE'S DEAD?! EVERYTHING IS RUINED OH MY GOD MY STRESS LEVELS! I CANT TAKE THIS QUEST!

>>40255338
Anons are panicky. Like, really panicky. Super low morale scores and it's easy for them to go full squad broken and turn on each other at the drop of a hat. To prevent shitstorms, you're going to have to be the voice of reason and unity; give hints that can be used to construct middle ground, that sort of thing.

>>40255332

A large percentage of them, and I'd prefer Lotus not make his job harder and the quest that much worse by not adapting away habits that will rile that part of the audience during crucial moments.

>>40255399
Except that can step on the toes of agency. I mean if the QM says "HERE ARE THE CHOICES. " I would go X.

Then why are we voting?

Worse. We may get anons who say stupid shit like, "WELL THE QM WANTS US TO VOTE X SO IF WE DON'T EVERYTHING IS RUINED!"

>>40255413
Or you could just be aware that he's quirky and not freak out over minor comments.

I mean.. That's what you did and it was all for nothing.

I'm worried that you're going to fuck up a good thing.

So far we've been having a good solid quest.

But if he stops being quirky and starts stapling QM approval on choices it's going to get dull quickly.

>>40255455
I'm not talking about choices. I'm talking about info. Too much info is bad, yeah. But too little info leads to Anons fighting about what little they have means and fighting each other when they inevitably disagree, while they should be trying to solve the problem. Solid, accurate, unbiased info makes the difference between a full rout/shitstorm and a good response.

>>40255495
I think we've had plenty of info so far is what I'm saying.

He also provided compromise options when things got iffy. Like to to the city.

The issue is that people still stonewalled and screamed about how we were going to ruin everything if we didn't return to the warren.

Yet. Just after that we had a talk with her and even cuff'd her.

Somehow she doesn't hate us forever and we didn't crawl back home.

>>40255533
Haters gonna hate hate hate hate haaate~

>>40255338
By hiccups I meant little gramatical errors or screwed up typing like this:
I amk a by (I am a boy)

>>40255566
$5 says it's because he's on a cell phone right now. They don't appear when he's at home.

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>>40255552
Good lord the Tay Tay is one gorgeous human being.

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>>40255552
Yiu know what? Fuck those anons.
I would say I'm on the paranoid side of RPing, but people who just said that they have to go back is dumb. what was the point of this if we were to return immediently with an injured ally?
Plus, I doubt that the QM would have just outright killed our dragon even if we didn't get the loot.
>>40255586
Oh. I see.

>>40255629
You would have been able to make first aid checks at a penalty due to xenobiology, and with her endurance skill she'd get natural healing checks daily.

>>40255647
So is there another update coming Lotus, or are we done for the night?

>>40255694
Got a couple more in me before I get busy again. Sorry about the delay. Remember, tomorrow I'm free, so uninterrupted Kobold all night. Writing.

>>40255647
>xenobiology
Wait, what?
Thes that mean that she's a...
alien?

>>40255719
To us at the very least. Any remembered first aid would be from the human life.

Soo.. Human =/= dragon.

>>40255029
Your tail swishes and you reach out with a hand, holding the egg to your chest with the other. You pat Emma on the head between her ears, and oh god her hair feels terrible. Still, she seems to melt under the attention, tails waving and ears twitching though she does her best to look unmoved. "You did good! This looks like it's going to be really good... But be more careful next time! You could have been hurt!" You cast a guilty look to Djanna, who looks away shamefaced. Emma whines and presses her head up into your paw before reaching out and grabbing the egg.

"I didn't mean to get its attention, you know. I thought it wouldn't notice me grab the egg! I don't even know how it noticed me."

"It's because you smell terrible." Emma glares daggers at you, ears prickrd upright in agitation.

"...thanks. Thanks for that." She grumbles and looks between the two of you for a moment before turning her attention back to the egg. "So how are we going to cook this?"

>Why cook it?
>Make a fire and break for lunch

>>40255803
>Make a fire and break for lunch

>>40255803
>Why Cook it?

>Make a fire and break for lunch

>>40255803
>Make a fire and break for lunch

>>40255803
>Make a fire and break for lunch

>>40255803
>Make a fire and break for lunch

>>40255803
>Why cook it?
>Make a fire and break for lunch
Comedy.

>>40255803
Seriously, guys, did that egg come from anything recognizable as a person?

Djanna came from an egg.

>>40255891
Not that you can directly confirm, but Emma was being chased by something that sounded bestial. Make of that what you will.

>>40255803
Tired from your flight, you light a small fire and burn it down to glowing coals undera's direction, burying it in the hot ashes. Something doesn't sit well with you, though. You're hungry, but...

"Kitty?"

Emma's ear flicks and she sighs as she pokes at the coals lightly with a long stick, bending to blow carefully on them till they glow. "Yes?"

"The egg. You didn't... I mean, Djanna..."

"What are you trying to ask, Nadia. Slow down, think, then speak." Emma keeps tending to lunch, sitting close to the embers. She shivers as a light breeze flows through the trees, and you whine softly as you consider where to find her some clothes.

"The egg didn't come from anyone like us, did it? I'm not sure I'm okay eating a baby anyway, but if it was smart, I really wouldn't feel good..." Your tail thumps slowly, a slight whine in your voice.

The kitsune looks up at you, eyes narrowed as she regards you before she shakea her head and turns back to her work. "Don't worry, it's a monster egg. I mean, a real monster. The kind that would eat you without those kinds of thoughts."

Djanna looks up from the map, suppressing a shiver. "There are a lot of those kinds of monsters out here? My- our parents told us it was dangerous, but we didn't think..."

A sudden look of realization dawns on Emma's face. "Hey... Just how old are you two?"

>Honest
>Lie

>>40256055
>Honest

>>40256055
>>Honest
I didn't want to be small

>>40256055
>Honest

>>40256055
>Honest
I think we're...3 weeks? A month at most?

>>40256055
>Honest

>>40256098
This many?
>Holds up paws.

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>>40255914
Let's ask first then.

>>40256107
Adorable.

>>40256127
Y-years?

No, that other one.. weeks!

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>>40256127

>>40256055
You consider for a moment. Your mom had kind of taught you how to count. How many pieces of snow sugar you got, how many times to stitch one of the seams in your father's shirts as she worjed. Proudly, you hold uo a paw, displaying two fingers. Emma raises a brow slowly.

"Two years?"

Djanna shakes her head. "Uh-uh. Ummm..."

You yip happily, tail thumoing all about. "Weeks!" Good Nadia, best 'bold, smart girl!

Emma loojs at you, her icy mask having cracked and a genuine look of shock on her face. "How are you both.. what are you... Where are your... What!?"

You cock your ears forward, tilting your head and regarding Emma curiously. "What's wrong?"

"What are you doing out here alone!? I thought you were full grown, big as you are!"

Ohgodyesyesyesshecalledyoubig...

"Where are your parents!?"

>Tell her everything
>Tell her some thungs (write-in)
>Tell her nothing (Deflect)
>"None of your business."

>>40256245
>Tell her everything

>>40256245
>Tell her everything

>>40256245
>Tell her some thungs (write-in)
Were on a quest!
>Ohgodyesyesyesshecalledyoubig...
>Who is bigger me or Djinna?!
>Tell her everything

>>40256245
>Tell her everything

Hah! Djanna did you hear! I'm Big!

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>>40256245
>Tell her everything
We are on a mission from god!

>>40256328
https://youtu.be/zZ5gCGJorKk

Seems people fell asleep, but honest bold has it. I need to get busy, so we'll pick up with honesty time tomorrow. Thanks for coming, everyone! Have fun, be safe.

>>40256351
Thanks for running dude.

>>40256351
Thanks for running Lotus Eater

>>40256127
Don't you mean, Adorabold?

Looking forward to next thread

i want my kobold now!

>>40256245
>>Tell her everything
>Brag.

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