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Fire, a charred ruined landscape, with great fissures running through it, flames leap into the sky, roaring their hatred to the world, but you don't care, this is your home, you have nothing to fear in this place, you run free, mane flying out behind you, your hooves thundering across the ground, beating it into submission below you, the ashen skies churn above you, lightning dancing through the clouds. You used to fear the storm-clouds, they would press in and rain their lightning down, trying to pierce you, and trapping the beast in it's slumber. But you were ever the faster, flying across the broken earth on your hooves, the lightning chasing after you, chasing, but never catching you. The clouds hold no fear for you anymore, for they have been forced back, and now all they can do is rage impotently in the sky above you, soon you will be free, free to run and jump! But not yet, he wasn't ready yet. you and the beast could both sense this, and so you run, stretching your muscles in practice, while the beast slumbers in it's cave, building it's strength. You are both waiting, waiting to take your places along side the only being the two of you would ever call Master.

cont.
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Welcome back to Blackguard Quest Ladies and Gentlemen!
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Rules!
Current rules! note that some of these are subject to change, especially the dice. cause fuck /tg/ dice.
>10 minute voting period, may be extended in case of clever write-ins
>Write-ins are ALWAYS a valid options I don't care if you're just going to sleep, if you have a write-in, you can vote for it.
>Try not to bitch at people for namefaggin. I'll restrict it if it becomes a problem but right now I don't care.
>d100 for dice rolls unless told otherwise, counting the first three.
character sheet!
>http://pastebin.com/3jTeSSFB
I recommend that if you left the last thread early that you go back and look over it again, as I wrote up two little short story blurbs at the ending that you might find interesting.
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>>40667357
You wake up early, for once in your life. rolling out of your bedroll and walking outside, you realize that you slept in your armor. Damn you really were tired. The clearing looks roughly the same as it did the day before, albeit better since you dragged the bandit carcass's out of sight and smell. It looks like none of the others have gotten up yet, what do you do?

>Avitus:
HP 15/15, Stamina 15/15, Mana 0/15

>Pray to recover your mana
>loot the bandits
>use the blessing of krona to raise the bandits so you can give the initiates a proper burial
>Wake everyone else up
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>>40667500
>Pray to recover your mana
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>>40667500
>Pray to recover your mana

Good to see you.
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>>40667651
Good to see you too!
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>>40667357
AWWWWW YEEEAAAAAH. Hope the doctors appointment went well.
>>40667500
>Pray to recover your mana
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>>40667676
well, I won't know the results of the blood test until tomorrow, and I MAY be kind drunk off the meds, but other than that yeah
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>>40667500
>Pray to recover your mana
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>>40667694
What was the test for?
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writing
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>>40667500
You decide that before you do anything, you need to replenish your mana pool, heading back into your tent, you sit down, and fall into your mind. Calling out to your new gods to replenish their blessings, and refill your mana. Where the lady's magic was of light, the magic of these two is something far separate. The magic dances an intricate patern as it reaches you, sometimes flowing together, sometimes fighting each other, usually simply gliding along towards you, the magic enters your body, filling your mana pool in a rush, the smell of iron and cold dead air fills your mind, and you snap back into reality.

>What will you do next?
>loot the bandits
>use the blessing of krona to raise the bandits so you can give the initiates a proper burial
>Wake everyone else up
>other?
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>>40668199

Raise the bandits for a proper burial.
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>>40668199
>loot the bandits
>use the blessing of krona to raise the bandits so you can give the initiates a proper burial
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>>40668199
>>use the blessing of krona to raise the bandits so you can give the initiates a proper burial
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>>40668199
>>loot the bandits
>>use the blessing of krona to raise the bandits so you can give the initiates a proper burial
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>>40668199
>use the blessing of krona to raise the bandits so you can give the initiates a proper burial
>loot the rest
We can only rez 5, while we do the ritual the others should loot the remaining corpses.
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>>40668248
This.
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>>40668248
>>40668257
>>40668287
>>40668288
no need to wake up our friends, there's NECROMANCY to do! writing
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>>40668373

Fuck yeah Blackguard quest. Eclipse you're a fucking legend.

What do they have you all strung out on?
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>>40668199
Welp! The early roc get's the goblin, as they say. You're already up, but you might as well let the others sleep in while you go over the bandits for anything useful.
Loot you found
>Falcata
>daggers x2
>longsword x2
>Mace
>battleaxe
>Small barrel of wine
>Travel Rations x30 (keep in mind, one ration per person per day)
>Two Horses with full riding gear
>Large tent
>147 GP 56 SP 89 CP worth of loot plundered from the town and cathedral.
>Small tree (Ugo's club)
>Ugo's head

>What do you want to take?
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>>40668594
>Travel Rations x30
>Two Horses with full riding gear
>147 GP 56 SP 89 CP worth of loot plundered from the town and cathedral.
>Large tent

At the least
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>>40668594
>Small barrel of wine
>Travel Rations x30 (keep in mind, one ration per person per day)
>Two Horses with full riding gear
>Large tent
>147 GP 56 SP 89 CP worth of loot plundered from the town and cathedral.

These, and set the weapons aside for the others, so they can pick when they wake.

Do we have a way to conserve the head? Might have been a bounty on him, but I don't want to carry a rotting head around.
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>>40668594
shit, forgot, you have 6 carry slots right now, since you don't really have any sort of pack horse or saddlebags,
things take up aditional carry slots based on their size, so
>Falcata takes up 2
>Large tent takes up two
>Small tree takes up 6
>Horses don't take up slots
other than that everything takes up one, still kinda loopy, sorry.

>>40668696
The nearest town with living people in it is only three hours away on horse back, the dead town is a half-hour away, and the cathedral a full hour
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>>40668696
Ugo's head hasn't started to rot yet.
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>>40668724
>>40668696
then I'm adding the head too to this.

Do the 30 rations take up one slot, or would that be one per each?
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>>40668811
They take up one slot, they're travel rations.
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>>40668594
>>40668594
>Falcata
>daggers x1
>147 GP 56 SP 89 CP worth of loot plundered from the town and cathedral.
>Travel Rations x30 (keep in mind, one ration per person per day)
>Two Horses with full riding gear
Ugo's head
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>>40668594

>Moneys
>Wine
>Travel Rations
>Both horses (one for us and one for Jasmine)
>Tent
>Ugo's head
>Implying I wouldn't want to take Ugo's fucking head

Give the daggers to Jasmine, one longsword to Ergon if he wants it.

Then

>Blessing of Krona
>Revive some banditos
>Set them to follow
>Give one of them their former boss's head
>Make our way to the cathedral
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>>40668587
I have no fuckin clue man, it's mostly worn off now though. still, surprised there wasn't much discussion about that dramatic little OP of mine.
>>40667357
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>>40668853

Our radical steed is on his way

I look forward to this
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>>40668594
Okay it's looking like the winners are
>Travel Rations x30 (keep in mind, one ration per person per day)
>Two Horses with full riding gear
>147 GP 56 SP 89 CP worth of loot plundered from the town and cathedral.
>Large tent
>daggers x2
>Ugo's head
alright, writing.

>>40668881
Kekekekekeeeeee
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>>40668909
>>daggers x2

There's no vote for that, you might wanna check
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>>40668996
I took
>>40668849
and
>>40668829
to mean the daggers. If you want to leave a space free I'll let you.
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>>40669018

We should at least give one to the kid. Self-defense measure.
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>>40669018
One to the kid is what I wanted I mean we don't really need 2. I'm just kinda sad no one else voted for the Falcata...
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>>40669092

Do we have any idea how to use it? Our preferred weapons are axe & hammer.
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>>40669079
>>40669092
The kid should be forced to carry a lot of shit, large weapons too, so that he might grow stronger durring our travels. Part of me wants to make him learn to use ugo's club
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>>40669018
Give one away at the least.

Are those 6 slots just for us, or the whole group?
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>>40669134
That's not a bad idea. He'll be our pack mule/apprentice
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>>40669134

I think Ugo's club might be both taller and heavier than the kid is. QM can correct me if I'm wrong on this.

Here's an idea:

We raise some dead, make them carry the rest of our crap.

Is everyone else awake yet? We should check on Jasmine, because she kinda dropped unconscious the last time we saw her. We should make sure Karin isn't losing his wits, and we should ask Ergon how his hand is feeling.

And call Gnir.
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>>40668909
>>40668594
You begin checking over the bandits camp, the most obvious thing of course is the tent, bu you'll leave that for when Ergon and the kid wake up. Ah well might as well get the messy part over with, taking your Double-axe, you decapitate the bandit leaders corpse, shoving his head into a rough cloth sack and sealing it tight. Who knows, he might have had a bounty on him. To your great surprise, two of the bandits horses haven't run off yet, leading them back into the clearing you continue your search, shoved off to side you discover a burlap sack, filled to the brim with valuables, must be what the bandits managed to plunder from the town and cathedral earlier, and a second bag filled with dried meat, nuts, and berries. Ergon walks out of the large tent, yawning and stretching his arms high, the scales on his right arm catching the sunlight. For a second you consider talking to him about what you found out last night, then the kid slowly walks out of the tent behind him, looking a little lost and you decide to find a better time. Ah well, now you can pack up the tent! By the time you're done, Jasmine is awake and sitting by the remains of the campfire, poking the ashes with a stick and staring off into space.

>Talk to the kid
>Talk to Ergon
>Talk to Jasmine
>Just start the damn ritual already.

>>40669151
For now, they're the whole group until I hammer out some more official stuff. and you get more things to carry shit in.
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>>40669214
>>Talk to the kid
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>>40669214
>Talk to the kid
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>>40669202
You can certainly make the zombies carry your shit if you want, that's really all they're good for right now, the blessing doesn't have them retain their combat abilities, just gives the ability to move and follow orders.
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>>40669214
>Talk to Jasmine
She was in pretty bad shape yesterday.

And tell both her and Ergon to take some of the bandits' weapons if they want
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>>40669214
>>Talk to Jasmine
Main quest is to kill the god who left us to die, right?
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>>40669214
>Talk to the kid

Is the leader's corpse still good for rezzing?
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>>40669214
>>Talk to Jasmine
Make sure she doesn't freak out on us again before we go about the nasty part of our business.
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>>40669214

>Talk to the kid

>"Come with us, and we can teach you to be strong."
>Hand the kid a dagger
>"It won't be easy, but it will be worth it."

>>40669282

That's my goal. Lady's going down. QM, I had a question about the afterlife - all those souls lost in the assault on the temple, is there any way they can see us right now?
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>>40669271
So the blessing lasts all day or how does it work?
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>>40669282
And to take over the world, of course.
Also, she didn't just leave us to die.
She's sending pic related after us.
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>>40669285
Krona's blessing is not strong enough to reanimate a decapitated corpse (I should really re-name that ritual now that I think of it)
>>40669302
Up to five days, for every zombie you raise the time is decreased by one.
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>>40669305
Speaking of which
>>40667357
Yeah in case you left the last thread before it archived, you should probably check out the ending, I left a pair of side-stories there.
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>>40669305
>Mfw the lady brings back the elders back as some kind of greed monster to fuck with us.
>>40669323
So your'e saying we can only raise 5 zombies that'll last us one day?
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>>40669396
Sounds like it.
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>>40669396
or one zombie that'll last you five days, or anything in-between. yes.
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>>40669396
No, anon, 5 days, minus 5 zombies is 0.

We can raise 5 zombies, but they immediately crumble to dust.

Yes, 5 zombies, 1 day.
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I may have to take a small break for dinner soon, it's lookin like the kid won, by a single vote
writing, if I take longer than usual, don't worry i'm not dead, just eating.
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>>40669448

>Raise five, march them back to the cathedral, have them bury the dead initiates.

>If those dead kids are watching, they'll see the Lady leaving their corpses for the crows, only for us to come in and give them a dignified end.

>Tyranny through fear is simply tyranny

>But tyranny through admiration is a cult

>And a cult can rise in any environment, not just a lawless one
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>>40669490
>So, how are you choosing to start your talk with Karin/ what do you want to say
>>40669502
You don't know if the souls of the initiates are capable of seeing the living world, however if they remain unburied, several of them are likely to solidify into wraiths. No you can't enslave the wraiths. at least not at your current level
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So, who else wants to follow Machiavelli's concept of the Prince?
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>>40669538

Ascertain whether or not he has fallen into a state of complete shock. He did just spend the night in a bloodspattered campsite after watching his entire life get chopped to bits. Then, ask if he wants to come with us, if he wants us to teach him what we know.

Then, make him carry something heavy while we ride. He's a growing boy, he needs to exercise.
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>>40669542
>Machiavelli
I'm assuming your aren't talking about tupac here?
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>>40669538
Ask him if he has family
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>>40669538
also ask him if he'd like his own weapon and offer him a dagger.
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Okay my foods ready, be back in fifteen, feel free to discuss, criticize, plan, theorize, shadowrun whatever.
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>>40669626

This is actually better.

>>40669659

Anyone else on board for burying the corpses back at the temple? No big deal if not, I just think it might inspire some more faith / respect in us from our future lieutenants / possible apprentice.
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>>40669600
Niccolo Machiavelli.
Historian, and one of the biggest figures of political theory and philosophy.

Also, has the weirdest fucking smile.
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So the quest to kill the lady, I say after we're done with this we should gather information about her and try to locate rare books or information about her.
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>>40669724
Pretty sure a good number of us want to.
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>>40669724
Bury them and do a quick prayer with the ending saying something in the lines of "If you desire vengeance to whom let this happen grant me your power to strive forward."
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>>40669724
I super want it to just be a pyre because I feel it will be A LOT faster than digging a mass-grave and we want to burn down the temple anyway.
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>>40669791
While it's burning take a piss on it for more disrespect towards the lady.
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>>40669753
I think our first quest should be fix jasmine's voice, with the meta quest being to kill the god who abandoned us. We'd want to fix her voice as much for helping her, as to spit on the memory of the gray beards who refused to.
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>>40669724
>>40669784
We're raising the undead so they can do the burying, because we do not want to get back there IIRC.
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>>40669791

I was actually thinking we could rez Ugo and a few other bandits and just have them do all the work.

We could camp out in the temple and study up on the Lady, maybe learn something that could help us bring her down.

>>40669784

This is badass.
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>>40669589
>>40669626
>>40669656
back, so should I write for these three?
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>>40669831
Can't Rez Ugo, he no longer has a head
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>>40669828
If we decided to go back we should at least go back ourselves too, it kinda seems a bit weak to let your minions do it, who know it might full more rage if we go back.
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>>40670015
sure
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>>40670015
also give him a quick lesson, jab him in the face then say "lesson number one, never let your guard down especially when everything seems to be going fine."
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>>40670015
>>40670116
alright, writing and throwing in DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODGE!!!
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>>40670022
It's not like we don't still have his head
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>>40669214
Aaaaah fuck. You should probably go make sure the kid isn't gonna break down and cry or something. Then again he hasn't yet, in fact he's been pretty good at dealing with this whole thing, hmm. You walk over to Karin, looking down at him as he stands there in his ratty clothing, blinking in the sunlight.

"Hey, kid." He jumps at the sound of your voice, turning to face you. "Are you alright, you've seen some pretty horrible stuff lately" Karin takes a second to stop quivering, then answers "Yeah, yeah i'm fine, it's just... I feel sorry for them, but I'm so much more happy that I'm alive, that I made it out of there." Okay, so you've established that he's NOT going to turn into a gibbering wreck, not yet anyway. "Got any family, kid?"

Karin shakes his head, "No, I'm an orphan, my parents left me at the cathedral, and the elders had me work for the cooking staff." Well then, that doesn't surprise you at all, sounds just like the Old Bastards. Now for the big question "Do you want to come with us? Do you want me to teach you?" Karin freezes, you can't quite make out the emotion behind his eyes, and then he slowly nods his head. "Yes...What else am I going to do, and it'll be a step up from sleeping in the fireplace anyway." Those rat bastards! The kid can't be older than twelve!

cont.
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>>40670600
pulling one of the daggers you took from the bandits off your belt, you offer it and the sheath to him "Well then, you'd best have a weapon of some sort, some of bandits are desperate men, they wouldn't think twice about-" OKAY brain stop right there, this kid does NOT need to know about that kind of thing when he's this young. Karin's eye's flash, and you think you see recognition there, pain. Well shit you'll need to find out what THAT was about. eh, it can wait. You make as if to leave. "Oh, and one more thing," you say, causing Karin to jerk his head up to look at you, it's too perfect. You plant your finger in the center of his forehead and push, and the kid stumbles and fall to the ground "Lesson one, never drop your guard, not even when you think you're safe."

>What do you do now?
>Talk to Jasmine
>Talk to Ergon
>Get the ritual started
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>>40670667
>Talk to Jasmine
>Talk to Ergon

Ergon first because he's right there, then Jasmine because WE'VE ALL BEEN THROUGH SOME SHIT!
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>>40670667

>Talk to Jasmine and Ergon together, see if they have any input on our plan going forward.
>Then raise some skellingtons.
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>>40670667
>Press on his reaction to what he said.
>Talk to Jasmine
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>>40670667
>Talk to Jasmine
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>>40670667
>Talk to Jasmine
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>>40670667
>Talk to Jasmine
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>>40670848
>>40670773
>>40670756
Jasmine it is then, same deal last time I guess, what do you want to talk to her about (Mostly TELL her, but you've gotten pretty good at reading her expressions.)
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>>40670913
Ask her her patron gods, and if she's okay. And if she objects to us raising dead.


How literate are we? Can we not communicate by writing?
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>>40670913
...Hello? Let me guess, all my write-in specialists are eating dinner. DAMN YOU TIME ZONES!!!!
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>>40670913

Say we were thinking about testing out a bit of necromancy we picked up from our patroness on these bandits, and then putting them to a good use: burying the corpses back at the temple. Should be a sufficient spit in the eye of the Lady, and an homage to those who fell in a hopeless battle, free from the corruption of the Elders.
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>>40670992
>DAMN YOU TIME ZONES!!!!
Being an euro is suffering, I'm struggling to stay awake atm.
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>>40670990
You're actually completely literate, in common at least. Really the only good thing the cathedral gave you besides combat training, not really anything to write with/on though, unless you guys manage to jury-rig something out of the stuff i've given you and the surrounding area.
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>>40671035
stick in the dirt always works.
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>>40671035
Take a stick and write in the dirt. Short messages are ok that way
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>>40671061

Rofl

>Take stick
>Write in dirt
>"Ayy bb u wan sum fuk"
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>>40671080
Responds by writing on a rock with charcoal
>Yez
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>>40670990
>>40671023
sooooo. this it? nobody has anything else they want to say to her?
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>>40670913
Really, we should probably just focus on not dwelling on what happened this early in the morning. Just ask her how she's holding together. Tell her about our plans of raising some of the bandits and going back to bury/cremate the dead and burn down what remains of the temple and ask her feelings on the situation.
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>>40671137
sorry, I'm following like 4 threads tonight
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>>40671175
sure, writing for this then
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>>40671175

Concurring with this anon. Afterwards I want to have a little more in-depth chat with Ergon, however. Since Gnir was less than forthcoming with information regarding that new claw of his, I want to see if Ergon has any feelings regarding its use.
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>>40667749
see
>>40668034
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>>40670667
You walk over to where Jasmine is sitting by the fire, it's probably for the best if you don't dwell on what happened. You sit down across from her, trying to think of a way to start saying what you need to. "Sleep well?" you ask. Jasmine starts a little at the sound of your voice and then nods averting her eyes... You know if you didn't know better you'd swear she was blushing, ah well. "Listen, I don't feel right about leaving the bodies of the initiates just lying in the sun like that, so I'm going to use the magic my patroness gave me to raise some of these bandits to bury them, we'll find out what to do from there" Jasmine looks conflicted for a second, but eventually she nods her head. great, now that that's settled,

>Talk to Ergon
>Start the ritual

>>40671274
kek
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>>40671298
>Start the ritual
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>>40671298
>Start the ritual
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>>40671298
>Start the ritual
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>>40671298

>Initiate ritual.exe

We can talk to Ergon on our way back to the temple. When we get there, I really think we ought to scour the library for books regarding the nature of the Lady and godhood itself. If deposing deities were easy, people would do it all the time.
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>>40671298
How far away are we from the cathedral? How long would it take the zombies to get there?
If it's a day of zombie shuffling, we might need to think about how many zombies to revive. And can we preform the ritual twice in a row on different bodies?
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>>40671360
You recieved a basic education on religion, I'll put it in the "Prior Knowledge" Pastebin when I'm finished with it.
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>>40671396
by horseback, you're about three hours away from the cathedral.
zombie shuffle? 7 hours.
yes you can, but you caan only ever have up to five zombies raised by the spell active at any point in time.
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>>40671396
That us a good point. Im pretty sure it took hours of us walking to get here from the cathedral. Hopefully the zombies can shuffle at a good pace.
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>>40671411
If we're heading back to the cathedral anyway, we should probably just raise the bandits that are there to do the labor, rather than having these ones shuffle over. Unless 7 hours is how long it would take us ourselves to get over there.
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>>40671432
I was wondering when somebody was going to remember that.
you have enough horses for everyone to ride, so long as the kid double's up with somebody
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>>40671411
>>40668724
>the dead town is a half-hour away, and the cathedral a full hour

just sayin
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>>40671452
supporting raising the dead bandits at the catherial

BUT WAIT

lets send someone ahead to scout the cathedrial when we get back, death attracts things.
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>>40671452

Oh shit. Yes. Supporting this.
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>>40671454
shit, thanks for correctin me. zombie shuffle 3 hours
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>>40671452
>talk to Erwon, followed by returning to the cathedral and raising only dead bandits there to bury the initiates.
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>>40671491
How complex of a command can the zombies follow?
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>>40671491
like I said, still kinda loopy.
>>40671498
ergon?
>>40671511
They won't fuck up "dig hole" or "Follow" anything more than three words is kinda pushin it, i'll tell you if an order is to complex
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>>40671491
thing is, you originally said in the last thread it took us ours to get here from the cathedral. we lost 5 full points of stamina to keep the pace and it was night when we got here...
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>>40671533
That's because you only had one horse, you set out at about 2:00 and you were walking
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>>40671533
5 points of stamina isn't that much, a shield throw costs that much
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>>40671491
So, 7 hours to send our small zombie horde to terrorize the nearest town! Got it, if we were in a fuck everyone kinda mood, I might go for it.
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>>40671564
Yeah I might need to re-work stamina, kinda the least clearly defined of the three.
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>>40671498
so, everyone good with me writing for this?
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>>40671638
yes
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>>40671638

I like it.
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>>40671659
>>40671704
alright then writing
you know the drill, hopefully there are a few more of you awake
>What do you want say to Ergon?
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>>40671822
We're still just making sure everyone's in one piece. Ask him how he's feeling. Maybe joke with him about how it doesn't look like he'll be "using' his right hand anymore. Keep the air kinda light. Tell him about your plan, ask him what he thinks of it. We can tell him about what Gnir told us later.
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>>40671822
'Ergon you a dragon?'

In all seriousness, let's talk with him about his scalyness. And if he feels well. And if he needs sleep. And about the whole being undead thing.
And tell him about Gnir. He might have heard him too.
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>>40671822

According to QM we brought him back as an entirely new race. Let's see if we can push him into letting some of that new power in, see what he does with it.

>"Ergon, you remember how you used to weave the power given us by the Lady? I want you to try something. Shut your eyes. Take a deep breath, and see if you can find the strings to our new patrons. When you find them, focus on your arm. Pull them through the scales. And for fuck's sake, warn us when it's coming, so we have time to duck."
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>>40671822

Supporting this >>40671924 experiment.
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>>40671866
>>40671880
>>40671924
sooo. is everyone okay with me incorporating all of this?
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>>40672000
go ahead
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>>40672000
I'd personally go with not telling him much about what Gnir said yet.
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>>40672022
>>40672018
alright, writing for not mentioning gnir and SCIENCE! roll me 1d20
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>>40672065
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>>40672065
Scientific!
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>>40672065
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>>40672086
I have no idea if that's good or bad
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>>40672086
we ded now
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>>40672086
well then
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>>40672108
Well the title for this chapter was eye wide open. I guess it was prophetic in a way.
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>>40672086

I have a crit fail save. You guys just let me know when to use it. I don't know if now is the right time.
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>>40672086
Jesus fuckin christ FINALLY
>>40672137
It wont kill or horribly scar any of you, if that's what you're asking
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>>40672137
Id say wait
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>>40672137
Nah, save that for when we have no mana.
Now however I am voting to spend at least some mana to negate that 1.
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>>40672137
Nah save it for when we might actually die.
Or for when we eventually slip up, romance Jasmine and fail so hard we need that reroll to save face.
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>>40672146
see, the thing is this was more of a roll to see if the desired effect happens, so something WILL happen, but it'll just be really off topic, I.E. That claw ain't doing jack shit right now, but some other stuff is about to go down
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>>40672146
I thought you took first three, is 12 enough?
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>>40672086
so yeah, give me another d20 to what DOES happen
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>>40672224
inb4 nat1
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>>40672160

Rofl. Yes. Let's not have our heads collectively explode from embarassment.

>>40672218

Pretty sure that's just on 1d100 rolls.

Saving crit save, and ditching my name again because I only want to use it for lengthy write-ins and crits/saves, being anon promotes discussion.
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crits always override anon.
>>40672235
God. Dammit. Every. Time. I open. My God. Damn. Mouth.

WELP! WRITING!
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>>40672235
That... Is certainly a thing.
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>>40672235
Does Ergon become so mad, he becomes a girl via magical accident?
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>>40672265

inb4 Ergon ascends to godhood immediately, in the domain of sex, drugs, and electric guitars
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>>40671298
You walk over to Ergon, you'll just raise some of the bandits at the cathedral, and you need to talk to him. "Hey Ergon, how're you feeling?" "Oh, hey Avi, I'm feelin great! Not even hungry, so what are we going to do now?" he asks, lowering his tone. "The first thing we're going to do is go back to the cathedral, I'm going to use a ritual Krona gave me to reanimate some of the bandits there to bury the initiates." "That all?" "Well I might also burn the place to the ground, I haven't decided yet." Ergon shrugs. "Well, what are we waiting for then?" "I want to try something" Ergon gives you a questioning look.

"Ergon, you remember how you used to weave the power given us by the Lady? I want you to try something. Shut your eyes. Take a deep breath, and see if you can find the strings to our new patrons. When you find them, focus on your arm. Pull them through the scales. And for fuck's sake, warn us when it's coming, so we have time to duck." Ergon nods, moving away towards the treeline and locking his hands together
cont.
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>>40672441
And you hear Ergon screaming loudly.

He is covered in a yellowish light and a torrent of wind seems intent on sweeping him upwards.

He finally stops after 30 long minutes golden spiky hair and floating form regarding you coolly.

"Watch this!" He says.

He lands feet apart, then he twists his torso and puts his hands together. Suddenly he straightens out arma straight hands in palm outwards in a V shape he shoots a great beam of light, all while screaming KAMEHAMEHAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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>>40672441
Ergon POV

You lock your hands together and close your eyes, searching for the place inside you mind that the lady used to fill, now replaced with the gods who gave Avi his power after that Bitch abandoned him, you fall into the blackness that always preludes your trance, when suddenly you realize something is different, you feel something new, curious now, you steer your thoughts towards it, it's...odd, familiar and yet not, almost like an instinct, you have to move towards it, your fingers stretch out through the black, and for the briefest of moments, you touch something.

Then all of a sudden you are thrown for the dark place and back into the world of the living
>Ergon has partially unlocked a new revenant ability, ???
>This ability will only fully unlock under very specific circumstances!
>You motherfuckers need to stop cit-succeeding my rolls dammit!

cont.
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>>40672501
>golden spiky hair and floating form
...really?
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>>40672531
Avitus POV

Ergon stumbles, and you rush over to help him find his footing. "That was...odd," he says standing back up "It was like I got side-tracked part way through, something feels different, but I have no idea what actually changed, we'll have to try the claw-magic thing at some point later okay? I'm running on empty now."
>Ergon mana, 0/5

>Is there anything else you want to do before burying the initiates and if so what
>Timeskip ahead to the choice of burning down the cathedral
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>>40672544

That's not QM, friend.
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>>40672572
>>Timeskip ahead to the choice of burning down the cathedral
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>>40672572
>Timeskip ahead to the choice of burning down the cathedral
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>>40672572
>>Timeskip ahead to the choice of burning down the cathedral
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>>40672572

>Timeskip to burning the cathedral
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>>40672577
Your point?
Just means I'm more merited in saying it's incredibly stupid.
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>>40672572
alright writing for time-skip. sorry about this, but I can't stop myself.
>>40672441
Kekekekekeeeeeee
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>>40672572
The initiates lie in the earth below you, lying in rows in a massive communal burial pit that the zombies dug for you. The cathedral is in front of you, the symbol of all the lies, the unfairness, the betrayal, casks of lamp oil lay on their sides, broken open and leaking their dangerous contents onto the wooden buildings, A torch is in your hand.

>Throw the torch in, burn down this filthy place
>Don't throw the torch in, no need to spit in the Lady's eye again.
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>>40672765
>>Throw the torch in, burn down this filthy place
PISS ON HER MEMORY!
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>>40672765

>Throw the torch in

>Then it's time to give Gnir a phone call. Say we need to take a leak innawoods.
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>>40672765
>Throw the torch in, burn down this filthy place
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>>40672796
>>40672784
>>40672838
seriously, is everyone else asleep? Or is LOSTBOY preparing a suitably epic write-in, what's goin on here?
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>>40672765
>Throw the torch in, burn down this filthy place
I'd say walk inside, to the inner sanctum, and start the fire there.
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>>40672845
Backing this >>40672796
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>>40672845
I was plying vidya games.
>Throw the torch in, burn down this filthy place
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>>40672845

Saving my epic write-in to see if we can milk Gnir for info.
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Will you try and talk to Gnir after this
Y/N
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>>40672880
Y
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>>40672880

Y
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>>40672845
"There is an old saying that 'The Gods' will be done.' well if letting all the initiates be slaughtered while the old men run away with their wealth then I say that we must go against the Gods' will and protect those things we hold dear without holding this 'Lady' in reverence just as she did not hold us in reverence let her wrath loose upon the world for this temple to injustice cannot stand."
proceed to light the temple on fire and walk away without looking back.
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>>40672880

Y
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>>40672880
Y
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>>40672765
alright, writing for, setting that bitch on fire then talking to gnir
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>>40672940
I love how the only reason we couldn't communicate with the Godess is that the power behind the ring blocked communications with her so she couldn't interfere with the coming Resurrection of the evil that was sealed long ago during the age before now.
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>>40672765
Looking at this place brings back memories. Happy times with Ergo and Jasmine, long hours in the sun spent at play. And then there are the other memories. The Elder's betrayal, the feel of your shield smashing your drill instructors face, looking down at one of your best friends, as he slowly bleeds out on the floor. The lying, the betrayal, the abandonment. The Lady left you be broken, and you stood back up and put yourself together again without her. You throw the torch, the light arcing through the air, slowly. It lands, and the oil catches with a great roar, springing into the sky like a massive primordial beast, eating up the whore's temple in it's massive red-golden jaws.
>Primary Quest objective complete! "The first sound of war!" Awarding bonus XP
>Avitus has gained a level!
>Avitus is now a level three blackguard!
>We'll deal with that shit later because you've got a Gnir to talk to!

You head for the woods, you need to be alone for this, well you suppose you don't really need to, but now's probably not the right time to introduce Jasmine and Karin to Gnir, you channel the slightest whisp of magic into the silver ring, and that silk-smooth voice enters into the clearing.

"My that was beautiful, the sight of that upstart liar's temple going up in flames was truly something for my old eyes. But you had something you wanted to talk about yes? so what is it eeeeeeeeh?"

You know the drill folks, you post the questions and I answer them, so have at it
>What do you say to Gnir?
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>>40673058

>"The Lady has been awful silent, Gnir. I have a feeling she'll take that fire as a slight, even though she ought to look at it as a convenient cover-up of her true nature. The bitch will send for me, in song or in steel. How can I prepare?"

Followed by

>"You seem like you've been around for a while. If you had a dream, say, to whip the sad, sludgy suds of men into a tempest strong enough to break upon the walls of the Goddess herself, where would you start?"
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>>40673058
>"How old are you?"
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>>40672988
Actually, all she felt was three of her oldest worshipers die, and knew you were responsible for it. so you fell. She doesn't know the rest of the circumstances
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>>40673058
Do we actually know exactly what Gnir is?
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>>40673058
"The Lady has been awful silent, Gnir. I have a feeling she'll take that fire as a slight, even though she ought to look at it as a convenient cover-up of her true nature. The bitch will send for me, in song or in steel. How can I prepare?"

"How you people always prepare of course, get stronger, gather magic, gather servants, gather companions you can trust, set forth on the road of conquest, servant of the Wheel of Enslavement, it should not prove to hard for you."

"You seem like you've been around for a while. If you had a dream, say, to whip the sad, sludgy suds of men into a tempest strong enough to break upon the walls of the Goddess herself, where would you start?"

"You've asked that question before I believe, no matter how many ways you phrase it my answer shall remain the same, I'll not tell you how to enter the realms of the gods until you are strong enough. Where would be the fun otherwise my friend?! Yeeeees?"

"How old are you?"

"You know what the funny thing is? I don't know! Poor little Gnir, not sure of what he is, or how old. Funny really."

anything else?
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>>40673232
You do not. apparently neither does he.
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>>40673298
"You mentioned a familiar, last time we spoke, is there anything else you'd be willing to tell me about it?"
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>>40673298
"I know of one way to restore my friend Jasmine's voice... Would you happen to know any others?"
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>>40673298
Are followers of the Lady hunting me?
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>>40673298
>"What can you tell me about the gods?"
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>>40673298
How to gain favor with the gods?

I mean we know generally, but some pointers at our level would be good.
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>>40673298
"Are followers of the Lady hunting me? I know of one way to restore my friend Jasmine's voice... Would you happen to know any others? You mentioned a familiar, last time we spoke, is there anything else you'd be willing to tell me about it?"

"Mymymymy MY! You are full of questions tonight my friend, so many questions, and so important too eeeeeeeeeh?"
Roll me 1d20
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>>40673298
> Are you bound to just this ring, or are there others that you talk to?

I mean, it's not to early to start thinking about what we have to bargain with against this guy. Especially since he apparently isn't even one of our patrons.

I'm not saying we have to, or even should dick him over. Just that we should be prepared for it in case we have a disagreement down the line somewhere.
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>>40673400
18 DC passed, writing (had to step out to get water)
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>>40673391
"Wait, Gnir, if you aren't going to answer those questions, what about this one, Are you bound to just this ring, or are there others that you talk to?"

"Suspicious are you eeeeeh? Well, perhaps I can lay your suspicions at ease. I can only talk to others if you call me forth from the ring, you could talk to me without calling me from the ring, but I do so enjoy having limbs. I've talked to your black-haired friend too, but since she does not posses the ring, I could only talk to her when her faith was waivering. I am....strong, when that sort of thing happens, my mind grows less fogged, it feels... right to me. Now, as for your Oh so important questions"
>18, DC passed!
"Hmmmm yes I think I will help you a little, would you rather,

>I reveal the lady's huntsman to you?
>Tell you some of the other ways to fix your injured friend?
>Introduce you to your familiar?
>Or something else eeeeeeeeh?"
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>>40673545
>>I reveal the lady's huntsman to you?
That wording itself confirms that there is one, so we should know who they are.
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>>40673545
So for any of you wondering why his speech pattern grows less erattic when he's talking to a falling paladin, there you go
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>>40673545
>Tell you some of the other ways to fix your injured friend?
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>>40673545
>Introduce you to your familiar?

Git Raep Hoarse.
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>>40673545
>Introduce you to your familiar?
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>>40673606
You have a familiar and a mount, the post at the begining was from the viewpoint of your mount
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>>40673584

Well, new plan of action, find out what the ring said to our friends - when we aren't wearing it, and it's in another room.

We should also talk directly to our patrons at some point.

>I reveal the lady's huntsman to you?

His name, his history, and if possible how he came to be the lackey of the lady.

> In B4 Gnir and the Lady are actually two faces of the same coin, and we're going down the path of resurrecting The Lady of the Burning Hate.
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>>40673545

>Reveal the lady's huntsman to me

I have some big plans for that guy. So long as QM is okay with writing some very thorough torture scenes.
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>>40673634
I'm not sure what you mean, could you perhaps tell me your plans so I can tell you whether they'll fit in with the canon or not? The lady isn't throwing the big guns at you just yet you know
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>>40673545
>Tell you some of the other ways to fix your injured friend?

Yes please, preferably in a way that makes her more indebted to me.
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>>40673625
OOC: Whenever I've described a "silken voice" it's been gnir.
So while Avi doesn't know what he said, you the players do, or can go back through the archives and check.
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>>40673545
>Introduce you to your familiar?
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>>40673656

I'm assuming we fight the Lady's hunter at some point, yes?

In that fight, we ask Jasmine to channel Lilern, see if she can muster up anything that is distracting to him. Then we take the warhammer and specifically try to to hit him in the knees.

Once he's immobilized, use vampiric touch to painfully drain him of health until he is near death, pleading for death...

Then use the Ritual of the Wheel of Enslavement to bind him to our will. Followed by Lay on Hands to heal those wounds. And now the man the Lady chose is ours. I want to keep this sort of process going whenever we can, try to make her absolutely terrified to ACTUALLY send the big guns against us since it will be a given at that point that, if we defeat her agents, they will be coming back for her with a vengeance.
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>>40673698
Odds are that by that point we'll have a better compulsion spell than "follow these couple orders for the next couple days."
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>>40673698
You should probably go to the character sheet and the description for your current ritual for Tilarn, I've fleshed out the rules more solidly for it.
Of course, that's not to say you WON'T get a mental domination spell by the time you fight him
Anyway go ahead and write up your thing and post it, but please understand that it's non-canon
For now anyway
I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with
Leaving the voting period open for another two minutes then calling it
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>>40673713

Even if we start small that sort of thing can make a big difference. Tell him to go on a murder-spree in a nearby village, screaming over and over again that he is doing it in the Lady's name.

Optional: we could then ride into town and execute him. Everyone there sees us as saviors.
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>>40673733
Again that IS the weakest mental-dominance ritual available, it might become stronger later, but people CAN fight it off if the commands are anathema to them
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>>40673674
Sorry, I meant that we should do that IC. Both so we can get a better idea of what motivates our companions, and so that we can figure out on how Gnir operates.

>>40673698

Huh. Well, that works. Here I was thinking that we should start a cult dedicated to the poor and oppressed, teaching them that by joining together they are strong (totally not a revolution of the proletariat, I swear!).

Then, when he's sent out to find us, he'll have to cut down our defenders who are merely downtrodden peasants fighting for justice against their cruel overlords. At least, that's how we'll portray ourselves.

Just put him in shit situations, where he has to fight against his own empathy and compassion to do what the Lady tells him is right, to either make him fall or at the very least sow doubt in his mind and slow his arm.

I figure we can get at least one false redemption by giving up Gnir if it comes down to it. Or at least distract him by being reasonable in our actions and discussions with him so that we can use the time we get to set up ambushes or enact other plans behind his back.

Personally, though, I'm leery of raising the dead under our command to use as strong weapons. I've seen too many times where they reach out and break their chains of enslavement put on them by others.

The trick, you see, is to get them to lead themselves to the slaughter.

Raising the enemies would be a great way to wreck the morale of her mortal followers though. Just their bodies, and not using them in battle or anything just in case they turn on us.
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>>40673749

No problem. Let's hold onto those cards until later, then. Introduce the familiar.
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>>40673761
>Personally, though, I'm leery of raising the dead under our command to use as strong weapons. I've seen too many times where they reach out and break their chains of enslavement put on them by others.

So, World of Warcraft?

If we're sworn to the Goddess of the Dead and the God of Chains, we have redundancy in our control over them. I wouldn't stress about it.
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>>40673733
Make him fight our human shields.

> "You monster, you even have the children fighting for you and your twisted faith!"

> "My Vision is theirs. For their life, for their freedom. You may say they fight for Me, but I tell you that they fight for themselves! It is you who is so caught up in proving his Lady righteous that he is willing to slaughter the innocent, no matter their age. For every one of their deaths I weep! If you wish me to end their suffering, face me in single battle and I will gladly do so by presenting them with the head of the man who murdered their friends."

Of course, that's only if we think we can take him in battle. Otherwise I recommend we have someone who can conveniently pretend to be a traitor and lightly wound us in a fashion that we can play up to avoid actually having to fight the dude.

Because we're so important to the cause, see.
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>>40673764
And with that, familiar wins it. writing. This might take me some time, I need to find an accurate picture
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>>40673713
You could mess someone up with it still.
Example:
Walk north.
Don't eat.
Don't sleep.

After three days, they'll be exhausted, tired and hungery. And would need some time to recover.
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>>40673782
Dude. I worry. For more reasons than just WoW, the damn thing is a persistent trope and cliche for a reason.

I'd rather just get someone else to look like him, or raise a different soul in his body or something. Fuck having the actual person, wipe that guy out completely.
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>>40673804
Course you guys could always start posting pics, I might snag one I like
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>>40673812
Or "Turn around and stand still" and then cut off their head.

No need to make things complicated.
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>>40673812
See >>40673749

Pretty sure completely depriving yourself of basic human needs is anathema to anyone.

Better would be "go to sleep"
And then we chop their head off.
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>>40673823
Is it feline?
Canine?
Vulpine?
Gotta have something to work with for that.
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>>40673823
>>40673840

Agreed. Drop a hint and I'll get to work.
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>>40673826
The ritual does take half an hour to cast, also to be fair, the more strong-willed or used to magic an individual is, the easier it is to break. Joe mc.Average the dirt farmer would totally fall for
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>>40673840
Feline. Definitely Feline.
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Or is it this?
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>>40673823
Pics, you say?
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>>40673852
Hell kitten?!
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>>40673852
And a predator, if that wasn't obvious from the side-story, a hunter. Feel free to post any suitable monster art though, I'll probably need them later.
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Aw, does it have to be feline?
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Beware this being of ultimate power!
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>>40673852

You're going to hate me for suggesting this, but...

What if it's just a normal-looking housecat? Maybe something weird with its eyes. But it is a being of immense power that has the power to send any one target into a kind of hypnotic stasis, where they keep total sensation of their body but cannot will their minds to move it. And then it eats them, bit by bit, while they still breathe.

It's equal parts horrifying and CUDDLY.
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Or something like this?
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>>40673898
Why not a displacer beast?
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>>40673870
DON'T post images of that goddamn toad please, I have nightmares where that happens to my legs
>>40673886
It'll have a house cat form, don't worry
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>>40673917
I just noticed the apps on the bottom of that.
That's weird

BEHOLD! TRUE EVIL!
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>>40673937
Whoops, that was the Undead one, this is the spiky one.

>>40673911
I just wanted to explore other options.
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>>40673907
Huh, there is some pretty trippy shit for Displacer beasts out there.

Maybe this one? We can train it to hold a bunch of shields, or even weapons depending on how smart it is.
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>>40673852
Apparantly demon cats are in short supply, expanding the category to include canines, preferably wolves.
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>>40673973
Well, prepare for a bunch of posts of Fenrir.

From me, at least.
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>>40673852
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Welp, calling of the search for the familiar, I found the picture I wanted, continue to post monster pics though please, I need material. Especially boss-monster looking things for when you get to higher levels.
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>>40673973
Demon cats you say?
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This one seems rather appropriate, given our Dominions.
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we flying mount now
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>>40674006
Or if we want to go more along the Undead route. Maybe we could force his ribs to form into wings?
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>>40674005

Kitty form

>>40674012

Wreck your shit form
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>boss fight
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>>40674006
>And so begins stage one of the fight...
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Kitty Form
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>>40674006
>Now! Fight your Rival!
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>>40674006
What about based rabbits?
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>>40673545
"My familiar, introduce me to him."

"Ah so you want to meet him eeeeeeeeeh? You must understand that you will not have the power to call upon him yet, but I can perhaps arrange for a meeting. Such an interesting fellow he is." Gnir raises it's head and chirps, and world around you goes dark.

This time however, the world stays dark, and you become aware of a deep, heavy, breathing. Below you in the darkness, a massive creature stirs, rolling over onto it's side.

cont.
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>>40674006
I kinda want to have a gnoll as a companion now
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>>40674091
Initiate tactical belly rubs.
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>>40674087
The Pooka are watching, waiting,
In the shadows rhyming, hating,
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>>40674114
Isn't it more of a scratch behind the ears deal?
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>>40674114
> Belly rubs

> Feline

I am 100% sure you have no idea what you're doing here.

Smack his butt with a paddle. Cats love that shit.

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NePJuwGaxs
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The beast is huge, a predator in every possible sense of the word, it's massive claws, sharp teeth and powerful jaws all speaking to it's ability to kill. It has four eyes, set behind a bone plate, from which two spiraling horns grow, It's mane is a shifting mass of darkness, bone plates can be seen running down it's spine, and where it paws at the air, the darkness seems to trail behind it's claws. A dancing orb of purple light, hovers in the air above the bone plate, you do not know it's purpose, but the air around it seems to grow still and heavy.

Then you are thrown from your vision, and back into the world of mortal men, the silken voice of Gnir echoing in your ears,

"Such an interesting fellow he is, eeeeeeeh? He's the one that's most awake at the moment, I'm afraid you'll have to be patient before I introduce you to the others my friend. Well, apart from the runner, I expect he'll be along any day now."

cont.
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>>40674149

. . . . . the proportions of those legs are giving me sanity issues. The head is pretty awesome, though.
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>>40674091
Possible house cat form.
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>>40674149
You exit the woods, unsure of what you feel. As you approach the flame of the cathedral, Ergon hails you, calling you over to him "Avi! come here and have a look at this! I managed to find a map in the cathedral before you lit it, we need to figure out where we're going next!"

>FLASHBACK ENDS

>Intermission!
This is the part for discussion, theorizing, and dealing with the level up. so talk amongst your selves while I prepare the level up mechanics.
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>>40674135
Wow, I've seen something new today, any idea why they like that?
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>>40674176

You found the most badass picture, QM. Well done.

Can I humbly request that we get some basic info off the map before we pause for discussion? Knowing our surroundings will almost certainly influence our next decision.
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How much time has passed since this occasion to when we've joined with this idiot adventuring party?
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>>40674192
You next decision will be in the midst of the adventuring party you were with in thread one. I can give you some geographical information, but geography is one of my weakest points, so it'll take a while.
>>40674205
3 days, though it seems like a lifetime
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>>40674215
Aw, not enough time for Jasmine to have spent all our money on blackjack, hookers, and industrial solvent. Alright, so even around these idiots we are super-jaded adults unless that ring's corruption's REALLY set in.
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Dogs>Cats
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>>40674176
Cat form? just imagine cat ears on it
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>>40674101
Never.
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>>40674258
Notice how Gnir said that there were "others" and refer to the picture title
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>>40674215

Just some very basic stuff would be fine. Basically all I want to know is where the nearest major population center is, because I think we ought to be making our way towards it. We need to increase our knowledge of the Lady, books are found wherever there are people around to read them, etc. Also, there might be someone there who could help out with Jasmine's voice.
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>>40674176
Jasmine will get her own, mount and familiar correct?
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>>40674276
I was wondering about that.
So... Pic related then?
Just imagine a couple puppies, too.
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>>40674284
We need to set some short term goals here.

1) Find a way to not ping evil if possible.

2) Get to a city or population center. If unable to conceal evil, preferably one that doesn't have a large church presence.

3) Research the Lady and fixing Jasmine. As well, we need to secure a source of income as we are currently poor as fuck.

Are we going to look for work, do crime whether freelance or try to get in with an organization, associate ourselves with a noble, or do some sort of dungeon dive/treasure hunt?
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>>40674306
correct. Jasmine however, only has two familiars (counting the mount), the reason you have more will eventually be revealed. maybe. kekekekekeeeeeee
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>>40674310

We would be the world's cutest lich/tyrant/necromancer
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>>40674273
Why not what's wrong with gnolls?
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>>40674325

Namefagging just to back this guy up. Comprehensive plan for at least the remainder of this thread and thread 4, IMO.
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>>40674176
Alright, level up mechanics, heres the first thing. Your currant stats are
>HP 15/15
>Stamina 15/15
>Mana 15/15
You have
>7
stat points to distribute among those stats as you see fit, I will take the most popular choice, if no consensus is reached, I will divide them more or less evenly among the three stats, choosing the stat that gains any overflow. got it?
So
>How do you distribute your 7 stat points
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>>40674348
3
2
2
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>>40674348
HP: 3
Stam: 2
Mana: 2
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>>40674348

0
5
2

And anyone not wanting to toss your shield back and forth is gay and lame.
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>>40674325
We'll, we've skipped ahead to a population center and us clearing out the goblins alongside a normal party who we may or may not assist into 'accidents' as we go along... and we aren't really broke, we have all the bandit's loot. We do still need more money, of course, since it apparently costs a fortune to fix Jasmine the normal way.
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>>40674348
3
2
2
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>>40674348
3
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2
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>>40674336
It's a kneejerk reaction for me.
Bad experiences in the past.

Long story short: Fuck. Gnolls.
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>>40674325
Don't forget helping or teaching Ergon to unlock his powers.
My vote would go either sword for hire, steal from the rich, or treasure hunt. Maybe pray to one of your gods or ask gnir for any ways of finding or earning a legendary/exotic weapon or armor.
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Oh god I need sleep but I want to stay
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>>40674387
>>40674385
>>40674363
>>40674359
alright then
Avitus's stats are now
>HP 18/18
>Stamina 17/17
>Mana 17/17
Next up will be spells. Choose one new spell from the list

>Ensnaring Chains: Steel chains spring from the ground an wrap around the target, rooting it in place, if successful enough, the spell may render the target helpless. costs 8 mana
>Deathly Smite: Enchant your weapon's next attack with necrotic energy, making it do 3 extra damage to a living target. costs 5 mana
>Dark Spear: Dark Lance may now be summoned to your hand as a melee weapon dealing negative energy damage. costs 5 mana
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>>40674459
>>Deathly Smite: Enchant your weapon's next attack with necrotic energy, making it do 3 extra damage to a living target. costs 5 mana
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>>40674459
>Ensnaring Chains: Steel chains spring from the ground an wrap around the target, rooting it in place, if successful enough, the spell may render the target helpless. costs 8 mana
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>>40674459
>Deathly Smite: Enchant your weapon's next attack with necrotic energy, making it do
Pffft, we don't need to hold down our enemy with chains, that's not our style.
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>>40674459
How long can we expect Ensnaring chains to last on an average roll?
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>>40674459

>Ensaring Chains

THIS LOOKS SO BADASS. IF WE ROLL HIGH THEY'RE JUST STUCK, HELPLESS AGAINST THE WILL OF OUR WHIMS
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>>40674459
>Deathly Smite: Enchant your weapon's next attack with necrotic energy, making it do 3 extra damage to a living target. costs 5 mana
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>>40674459
>>Ensnaring Chains: Steel chains spring from the ground an wrap around the target, rooting it in place, if successful enough, the spell may render the target helpless. costs 8 mana
For utility's sake. We have a good amount of killing power already.
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>>40674494
Ensnaring chains will always last for one hour, but you can dismiss it early
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>>40674511
>Ensnaring chains will always last for one hour, but you can dismiss it early
Holy shit! thats fuckin awesome!
>>40674459
>Ensnaring Chains: Steel chains spring from the ground an wrap around the target, rooting it in place, if successful enough, the spell may render the target helpless. costs 8 mana
Yes please.
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>>40674511

One hour?

Holy hell man, we have a permanent "fuck off" in fights. Pls vote this.
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>>40674529
Keep in mind that the chains ARE normal metal, if a target is strong enough they might have a chance of breaking them. Granted it's usually a pretty low chance
Giving it two more minutes then calling
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>>40674547
It'll still give whatever massive beast could actually break them at least a moment of pause so we can strike it while it's stunned or fuck off, hopefully.
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chains
>>40674484
>>40674501
>>40674510
>>40674526

smite
>>40674480
>>40674490
>>40674507
Looks like chains wins it by one, don't worry you'll have chances to pick up the spells you don't get through leveling. I'll be along with the next choice in a second
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>>40674529
Or to capture someone alive for bounty or interrogation.
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>>40674568
Okay, next choice
>Extended Healing: The number of times you can use lay-on-hands per day increases by one
>Divine Health: You are immune to all diseases, including magical ones
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>>40674599
>Divine Health: You are immune to all diseases, including magical ones
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>>40674568
Frigging work, pulling me away.

Of course, I was going to vote for chains too, so . . .

>>40674547

Ensnaring Shibari! Can we control HOW the chains ensnare them? Because that can nullify a lot of strength.

> Your enemies thumbs are now chained together!

Watch him rip his own thumbs off.
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>>40674599

>Extended Healing

Look, we can beat people up and recruit them into the ranks at twice normal rate. How on earth is that not overpowered.
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>>40674599
>>Divine Health: You are immune to all diseases, including magical ones
This has the chance to prevent so many problems.

How many more choices are this so I know when I can lie down and die?
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>>40674599
>Divine Health: You are immune to all diseases, including magical ones
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>>40674599
>>Divine Health: You are immune to all diseases, including magical ones
Too useful
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>>40674599
> Divine Health.

Any effect on poison?
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>>40674599
>Divine health
Question.
While we may be immune to the effects of a disease, do we become a carrier?
Because I don't want to be a walking plague.
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>>40674599
>Divine Health: You are immune to all diseases, including magical ones
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>>40674624
no.
>>40674639
no, you literally cannot CATCH a disease in the first place
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>>40674667
That's great, we can't catch any STD.
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>>40674665
>>40674623
>>40674622
>>40674615
>>40674605
gee, I wonder what fucking won. That's it for Avitus, give me a while and I'll be back to have you guys do jasmine
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>>40674667
Alright.
Good.

Makes raping and pillaging so much easier when you know your dick isn't gonna fall off.
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>>40674683
Oh, don't worry.
We'll do Jasmine.
*cue laughtrack*
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>>40674681
unfortunately for my sanity, yes that is true. you also cannot give them to your partner.
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>>40674667
Useful if we're going to be working with the undead a lot.
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Alright, first off here's jasmine right now (The only relevant information for this level-up at least) So take a second to look at this

Jasmine
HP: 15/15
Stamina: 10/10
Mana: 20/20

Spells:
Pola's curse: Target enemy takes a -5 to their attack rolls for the rest of combat (not cumulative) costs 5 mana
Lilerin's gift: Target Ally gains a +5 to their attack rolls for the rest of combat (not cumulative) costs 5 mana

I'll give you the choices soon, I want you guys to discuss her spells and stats
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>>40674742
huh, she's already got really high mana. Maybe she should be the party's mage?
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>>40674742

So she's buff/debuff.

What I really want to know, is if we can get her to a point where Pola's magic does some sort of ambient -HP/turn sort of magic. Goddess of decay, it just kind of makes sense.

Also, since you listed Pola as the goddess of Entropy, is there a chance that Jasmine could be involved in the enchanting of magical items? After all - lower entropy = higher chance of randomness, just seems to fit.
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>>40674751
For reference, Ergons stats are currently
HP: 15/15
Stamina: 20/20
Mana: 10/10
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>>40674769
yes and yes.
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>>40674742
Those spells make her an amazing buff/debuffer, personally I don't want to specialize these blackguards too heavily, so in concern to her starts, if she also gets +7, i'd put 5 in stamina and 2 in health
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>>40674742
>Buffs and debuffs
Wait.
Jasmine's not a blackguard.
She's a blackbard!
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>>40674777

We should absolutely be pursuing this. I'm not sure of the mechanics behind enchanting, but if we can get Jasmine to a point where she can control the buffs she instills onto items, I say we go for this immediately.
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>>40674751
How about spear mage, her weapon was a spear right?
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>>40674742
Yeah you remember how I said Pola and Lilerin compliment each other well? This is what I was talking about.
>Alright, you know the drill, 7 points where do they go?


>>40674798
yeeeeah that kind of control won't happen for a while. I will happen eventually though.
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>>40674769
> lower entropy = higher chance of randomness, just seems to fit.

You mean she could be our Lady Luck?
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>>40674780
And personally I want to specialize them to help keep them clearly differentiated based around their starting stats.
>>40674811

I vote for
0
2
5
if she has 7 to spend. So far, just stabbing doesn't seem to take up stamina, so it just means she;s not going to get to toss out a bunch of physical moves.
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>>40674810
Her favored weapon was a boar spear, she's used to fighting on the front lines, she was just always better at handling the ladies energy than you or Ergon (who kinda sucked at it, hence the low mana pool)
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>>40674742
2
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2
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>>40674811
0
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2
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>>40674811
1
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>>40674811

0
2
5

Play on our strengths! Shoring up weaknesses will come later.
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>>40674811
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>>40674811
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>>40674819
>>40674834
>>40674838
this wins it, jasmine's stats are now
HP: 15/15
Stamina 12/12
Mana: 25/25
I'll give you the spell choices in a second
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>>40674865
Spells! Choose one!
>Rotting curse: Target enemy takes one damage every "round" costs 7 mana
>Pleasurable Haze: Target enemy takes a -10 to their next attack costs 5 mana
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>>40674880
>>Rotting curse: Target enemy takes one damage every "round" costs 7 mana
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>>40674880
The reason rotting curse has such a high mana cost is that it stacks, by the way.
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>>40674880
>Pleasurable Haze: Target enemy takes a -10 to their next attack costs 5 mana
Maximum debuffs!!
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>>40674880

Got a question - How many rounds does rotting curse last? Like, we hex someone with it, does it last until they die, or does it have a cap?
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>>40674880
>Rotting curse: Target enemy takes one damage every "round" costs 7 mana
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>>40674895
Until the end of combat, or the target dies, whichever comes first.
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>>40674898

Well fuck yes then.

>Rotting Curse
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>>40674880
>Rotting curse: Target enemy takes one damage every "round" costs 7 mana
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>>40674898

I'm so happy that our first waifu option is going full nurgle

Fuck man, it's fantastic.
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>>40674922
>>40674902
>>40674897
>>40674887
Rotting curse takes it, next choice
>Lilerins smile: Unnatural luck at gambling
>Dark Lance: You know the drill it's fucking dark lance
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>>40674959
>Lilerins smile: Unnatural luck at gambling
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>>40674959
>Lilerins smile: Unnatural luck at gambling
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>>40674959
>Lilerins smile: Unnatural luck at gambling

We make a fortune in the next major city.

And turn that fortune into vocal chords for Jasmine.

If this entire thread isn't thinking yes then I don't know what the fuck to tell you fools.
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>>40674959
>Lilerins smile: Unnatural luck at gambling
Weird that you only put one option up.
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>>40674959
>Lilerins smile: Unnatural luck at gambling
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>>40674974
*sarcastically* I've been noticing I do that a lot lately
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>>40674986

Maybe make options either three or four choices? If you're looking for some serious banter in the thread, I feel like more options is the easy, obvious route. Not that either of those things are bad.
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>>40674984
>>40674974
>>40674973
>>40674971
>>40674966
Gee I wonder what won? Ergon's coming up next
>>40674993
yeah, this is only the level three choices though, i'm kinda working on a system where in the higher levels more and more choices unlock (and they become more and more powerful obviously) and you start being able to pick multiple options

ANYWAY! Ergon

>HP 15/15
>Stamina 20/20
>mana 10/10
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>>40675013
7 points again folks, you know what to do
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>>40675013

Let me know if you want help working out the systems, would be more than happy to provide suggestions. Tweet the LOSTBOY.

Ergon's got a Revenant Claw sooooo.

2
0
5
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>>40675013
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>>40675029
That is no guarantee that his abilities will rely on mana, trust me
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>>40675013
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1
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>>40675013
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>>40675013
>3
>2
>2
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>>40675037

Well, fuck it then. Extra mana that we can (maybe?) burn in the case of low rolls. Why am I slowly starting to get the feeling that Ergon is some kind of WMD in this setting?

I mean, I would LOVE that, but idk if it's canon.
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>>40675069
Let me put it to you this way, there is a REASON Ergon is not a blackguard, I'm just gonna come straight out and say that a higher stamina pool would be helpful for him
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>>40675069

He's a Fallen Paladin and Rogue atm, right?
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>>40675093
lvl 1 fallen paladin
lvl 1 rogue
he is gaining lvl 1 ???
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>>40675100
Is he gaining a level in Spookiness?
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>>40675100

2
5
0

Is my new gamble on Ergon
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>>40675105
It's a prestige class, you and jasmine aren't eligible for it, I am telling you nothing more.
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>>40675013
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0
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>>40675112

Class: Revenant

Bonus: We don't fuckin' know, dude is a new species

We good on the rolls?
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>>40675013
>>40675013
It's looking like the best compromise I can get out of this is
2
4
1
so Ergon's stats are now
>HP: 17/17
>Stamina 24/24
>mana 11/11
Next choice!
>Disarm: Attempt to disarm you opponent costs 3 stamina
>Flurry: Attack three times in rapid succession costs 8 stamina
>Sniper: Passive +3 bonus to rolls made to attack with ranged weapons
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>>40675157
The requirements for said prestige class are:
Have levels in at least two different martial classes
Be a revenant
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>>40675161

>Flurry

We went utility with Jasmine, let's go brutality with Ergon. I'd love to see some sort of interaction with his racial characteristics somewhere down the line.
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>>40675192
Kekekekekekekekeeeeeee
You shall see lostboy, you shall see
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>>40675161
>Flurry: Attack three times in rapid succession costs 8 stamina
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>>40675161
>Flurry: Attack three times in rapid succession costs 8 stamina
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>>40675199

As if you could surprise me!

I am...fucking kidding. I'm actually crazy excited to see what happens with our familiar. But while we're lacking on concrete goals, I'd say that:

1) Restoring Jasmine's voice is a big one. Let's make good on our promise to be better than our former Lady.

2) Start manipulating more feeble minds into obeying every order we shout out. If we are going to take down the Goddess, we're gonna need some backup.
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>>40675225
well one of your current goals should be
3) Collect magic, collect friends, get stronger
Glad to see I could draw you into the story, gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside that you're actually looking forward to see what happens.
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Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>40675241

This choice alone leads us into a quandary of sorts, because:

The best place to find magic, is where people are trading magical texts (a.k.a cities) and the best place to collect friends (from a purely Blackguard point of view) is from a place that has no witnesses (after all, if your mum & dad were watching you go full evil, would you really follow through on it?"

So I beseech my fellow travelers, what are we going to do first:

1) Try to gather woodland friends and get stronger from the powers of nature alone

OR

Head toward the nearest populated place, try to learn some new spells, and roll for anything intriguing.

My vote is toward the latter but it means as much as any of yours.
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>>40675192
I will tell you this, that 1 followed by a 20 has set you on the road to some crazy shit.
>>40675192
>>40675205
>>40675219
Flurry wins it I guess. last choice
>Jack-of-all-trades Ergon get's a +2 bonus on all rolls that do not already have a bonus
>Dark Lance: It's fucking dark lance.
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>>40675271
The problem with your argument: criminal underground.
We can find a LOT of good friends in the city.
But, our next step is skipping ahead to the adventuring party from thread one.
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>>40675286
>Ergon-of-all-trades
He is part rogue, after all.
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>>40675286
>Jack-of-all-trades Ergon get's a +2 bonus on all rolls that do not already have a bonus
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>>40675286
>the kid doesn't level
Wait, did we not have him hold the Exp. Share?
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>>40675301

>And a plus+6 bonus on all rolls he naturally bonuses on.

(QM pls)

So, our next move is for what, exactly?
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>>40675306
You haven't started training Karin yet, he doesn't actually have class levels.
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>>40675314
Probably kill or corrupt the adventures.
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>>40675314
See >>40675288
Did you not look at the spoiler?

Our next move is to pose in an adventuring group to gain experience and get contacts.
It has been since thread one.
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>>40675320
i know it's 2 am and all, but did you really just miss a Pokemon joke?
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>>40675320

Well, technically we haven't rolled for his fate yet....


I'm thinking QM ought to toss a few rolls for Karin, let players toss one for Ergon, and just let all the bullshit mechanics slide until we get a good feeling about who we are and what we're doing.
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>>40675332
I caught the joke, I just thought I'd offer an actual explanation
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>>40675335

"Nah m8, mah buddy Ergon is a massively overleveled healer"

"Let's go rock these kobold fuckheads, I'll take point. Leerooyyyyyyyyyy--"

>Clear dungeon, NP for everyone. Ergon takes majority of XP because he was just hanging in back popping bitches

>Emerge from dungeon

>Everyone spent on stam

>Except Ergon

>Cuz reloading a crossbow don't cost shit for a Hellranger

>Shoots two people, we start murdering the rest

>Party collects loot from dwarf who wanted the dungeon protected, party that raided said dungeon, and all the pockets of aforementioned party

>mfw
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>>40675286
Jack of all trades wins it then. alright guys I'm gonna have to call it for the main part of the quest tonight, there should be one tomorrow, link'll be on my twitter. If you're to tired to stick around I recomend checking this in the archives when you wake up, I'm feeling up for a side-story or two, so I'm gonna give you some options.

Choose one
>The third familiar (technically your mount is a familiar)
>A day in the life of Karin (you know, before everybody died)
>Other?
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>>40675377
>>Other?
The Ladys huntsmen
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>>40675377
>A day in the life of Karin (you know, before everybody died)
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>>40675377

>A day in the life of Karin
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>>40675377
>A day in the life of Karin (you know, before everybody died)
I am SUPREMELY intrigued.
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>>40675377
OH! forgot an option
>Their Masterpiece
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>>40675377
>>Their Masterpiece
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>>40675397
>>40675407
>>40675420
Alright then. You have chosen the feels option. last chance to back out.
>A day in the life of Karin
>Y/N
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>>40675467
>Y
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>>40675467
Y
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>>40675467
>>Their Masterpiece is my vote but Karin is fine too. Good job making us like him btw, i finally caught up from sup/tg/ and i really enjoyed reading it
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>>40675377
Alright I'm fadin to fast to get it done tonight, I'll just post the options at the start of the next thread. g'night readers.
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>>40675517
Really my primary goal with Karin right now is for him to not be useless. I've got plans for that kid
Plans that I may have been subtly hinting at in some of the story posts since he turned up
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>>40675531
Up until just now I've been reading it as Kirin
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>>40675585
its pronounced kah-rin in case yyou were wondering, not care-in



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