>>59960
Same question from the previous thread, what's our floor for Glory, can we regenerate that 1 glory we have left or would we have to wait until an advancement point?

Cause either way I'm feeling like we need that speed now seeing as a 10 just barely dodge that thing.

You continue to encircle the beast before you. A towering monstrosity unlike anything you've seen before. Yet, oddly familiar... It's not celestial, but there is a power within it that is making your body respond, your Ichor churns and pulls the more time you spend around this creature. The woods around you aren't going to offer much protection as its previous swing and the pile of firewood left behind it proved. With nothing but a stone-tipped spear to your name, you need to figure something out. You need to figure something out fast.

It's time to fight and you're not quite sure where to start.

REFERENCE FOR RULES:
Amiel currently has 1 point of Glory and 5 points of Ichor as his defaults. If his point total is lesser than his defaults at the end of a day, he regains the lost points during sleep. Glory may be spent to fuel Flares, of which you only have one right now. Ichor may be spent to add dice to your rolls. Every Ichor point spent adds one die to one roll. Beware, though, Ichor use can have unforeseen side-effects.

You continue to keep your eyes on the best, and it you. Now is not the time for thinking and you know that. Now is the time for action.

>Make your move
Current Glory: 1
Current Ichor: 5

>>60022
In that case, I say we activate our Flare for speed, and we overwhelm it with quick percise strikes with our spear.

Perhaps spend a point of ichor on the attack roll as well, I really don't feel like messing around with a giant.
Lumbering.
Possibly Demon.

>>60040
Use your range advantage and stab it with your spear
Use Ichor and Glory!

The monster charges forward, making another swing towards you. This time, it makes a sound, a bellowing roar that makes the trees around you shake. You're prepared, though. This is the first time you truly do it since the Fall, but you know just what to do. You can feel the power build up within you - His light - just before it erupts into a flash of bright, blue light. Once again, your body glows, shimmering in a radiant sapphire. This time, you have no problems dodging the incoming swing, finding yourself behind the entity again in the blink of an eye. Another swing in thin air, another rupture that throws the nearby trees far above the two of you.

Just dodging isn't going to get you anywhere, though. Time to turn the tides on this thing.

Roll 4d6 for spearfighting.

>Spend Ichor on roll?
Current Glory: 0
Current Ichor: 5

>>60133
Spend Ichor on Roll

Rolled 6, 3, 1, 3, 2 = 15 (5d6)

Rolling with Ichor used

Rolled 3, 5, 6, 4 = 18 (4d6)

>>60133
spend one ichor

Rolled 4 (1d6)

>>60224
forgot extra dice.

Rolled 2 (1d6)

Ichor has been spent, Rolling for corruption...

>>60266
2, could be worse.

Rolled 3, 3, 2, 5, 2 = 15 (5d6)

>>60133

Test result is 8.
Corruption Level is 2. No effect.

For the first time, you feel the Ichor, that oily, churning energy deep within is called to the surface. You can feel it in your blood, in your muscles, in your flesh. Burning with an intense power.

With the force of Ichor behind you, along with the high speed of your Flare, you make a quick couple of jabs with your spear. The sharpened stone digs into one of the creature's arms once, pricks its side two times and scratches up one of its horns with a slightly mistimed strike. It seems more so annoyed than anything else, prompting another swing with its large, lumbering arms. Not a problem for you to sidestep in your hastened state.

You quickly spin around the creature, once again leaving it dumbfounded. Ha. You could be getting used to this.

>What do you do?

Current Glory: 0 (Flare active)
Current Ichor: 4

>>60333
Hmm...
It can't hit us, but we're not exactly hurting it.

Still I'd say keep attacking it, don't spend ichor this time though.

>>60333
Allright, let's hold that damage output while we still have the flare. Attack with the spear again and spend another ichor point to make sure we make some damage.

>>60333
Trick it into hitting someplace where something large will fall on it when is misses. Weird monster thing cannot punch when weird monster thing is splatted.

>>60364
Is there anything there that we could do this with?
Cause I'd totally be behind this if we could get it to miss us and cause a rock slide on itself.

>>60379
Or just a bigass tree.......

>>60388
he's been turning tree's into fire kindle, don't think that'll cut it.

>>60393
depends on how big the tree is, some of those giant hardwoods which are bigger around than a truck is long ought to do it.

>>60413
Well if there is a tree that big and wide then go for it, otherwise I'd say get him to punch the wall of the cave he came out of.

I'm afraid that there's nothing of the sort in your near-vicinity. Good thinking, though.

>>60429
This however, you could try.

>>60443
do it

>>60443
I'm good with that then, if nothing else it might break its hand.

We could just use our superspeed to escape

Okay, simply assaulting this thing isn't getting you anywhere. It is time for a different approach. Using timed jabs with your spear, you back off towards the nearby cave the creature erupted from. If you could goad it into attacking just right... As the beast slowly moves towards you, you carefully eye its movements, preparing to move the second it attacks.

It swings. You spring off, up the wall and ready to kick off. This should work, all things considered. With just a bit of luck.

Roll 3d6 for Athletics.
Current Glory: 0
Current Ichor: 4

Rolled 1, 4, 5 = 10 (3d6)

>>60513

Rolled 2, 1, 2 = 5 (3d6)

>>60513

Rolling for heavenly grace

Rolled 6, 2, 1 = 9 (3d6)

>>60513

Rolled 6, 2, 3 = 11 (3d6)

>>60513

Test result is 6. Oof...

You make a dash up the mountainside and jump off, fully intent to dodge the swing like the many you had before. That is, a moment before the Flare's effect cuts short. The dash is still effective and you kick off the wall, but all of it happens so much slower than you had expected it to happen. The claw connects and you feel yourself crash into the mountainside along with it.

The swing hurts. The rocks hurt more. Excruciating, crushing pain, not as bad as Michael's blade but you can feel your stomach turn and ribs snap as the air leaves your lungs with a surprised wheeze. Pieces of rock, small uprooted growths and droplets of your own blood hit the ground at the mountain's foot.

Roll 4d6 for Endurance.
Current Glory: 0
Current Ichor: 4

Rolled 6, 1, 6, 6 = 19 (4d6)

>>60631
Father you dick why you gotta play probability like that?

Rolled 4, 4, 2, 1 = 11 (4d6)

>>60631
Spend Ichor

Rolled 1, 4, 5, 6 = 16 (4d6)

>>60631
rolling
>>60642
nice
>>60664
no need

>>60689
>no need
Yeah, i just noticed that.

SATAN CRIT. Test result is 18.

Though the pain is notable and you're fairly sure that you broke something, you still manage to get back to your feet. Fairly quickly, too, using your spear as support. A second impact maybe, doesn't even have to be half as strong...

You don't exactly have time to think about that, however, as the creature reels back for another strike. Time to think fast and act faster.

>What do you do?

Amiel is wounded.
Current Glory: 0
Current Ichor: 4

>>60725
Welp guys.
Stabbing it don't work.
We screwed up tricking it.
And we're hurt.

I say we get out of here as soon as possible.

>>60725
Dive under the creature and position the spear to make it push itself down on it. Use ichor.
>>60735
We can still win!

>>60735
Supporting

>>60735
I agree. We really should have used ichor on that trap roll. Seriously, ichor to stabby stab, but not when it counts? Corruption sounds bad but we should still be smarter then this.

For a moment, the idea of retreat flashes through your mind. Really, you don't even know what this thing is. Why waste your time fighting it? You did your best, but clearly, your best wasn't enough. There has to be some way around this thing, there has to be...

When did you become such a coward, Amiel?

...No. You just need to think this through. You can still figure this out. All you have to do is time this right.

The monster moves forwars, roaring and lifting its claws, and you're ready. You have never been the best warrior, but you don't have to be if you can use this thing's weight and momentum against it. You leap forward as it swings its claws, doing what you can to jab your spear upwards, to meet its downwards lurch.

Roll 4d6 for spearfighting. If you want to spend Ichor, remember, you can spend any amount, not just one per roll. Every spent point adds one die to the roll.

Amiel is wounded.
Current Glory: 0
Current Ichor: 4

Rolled 2, 5, 5, 2 = 14 (4d6)

>>60861
Oh.
Hmmm...
Corruption did this?
I'll presume there's some mechanical reason why the successful vote failed.

>>60885
It's going to become more apparent as the story progresses, but yes. Occasionally, effects such as Corruption can make Amiel make his own decisions. Often rash, aggressive ones. It depends on what corruption level you get when the roll is made.

Rolled 5, 6, 1 = 12 (3d6)

>>60861

>>60917
Well that's mildly terrifying.

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>60934
Forgot a die

Rolled 3, 2, 4, 3, 4 = 16 (5d6)

>>60861
One Icor!

Rolled 3, 6, 3, 5 = 17 (4d6)

>>60861
No Ichor. And how are dice calculated? When should we stop sending them in?

>>60935
No need to worry - Corruption is not cumulative. Amiel's agency lasts for a short while and then fades. Higher corruption levels can cause permanent effects but those are usually not command related.

Test result is 10. As the highest result was without Ichor, no Ichor is spent.

A solid hit. The spearhead digs into the creature's shoulder, dark blood raining down over both of you. Okay, this is most certainly not a purely divine creature. This warm blood, these swings... It's too... Meaty, you suppose. Too solid. It's grounded here. It belongs to Earth. But then why in the world would it contain Ichor like it obviously does?

Anothee testament to its very solid nature is its weight, as the things lurching over you causes you to with a load groan sink down on one knee, your spear digging deeper in still. If you don't do something quick, you're going to be stuck under here. Luckily, you seem to have hit something important in its shoulder, it can't exactly reach you.

...Wait just one moment.

Was that movement on the bloody mountain wall? Argh! You can't look. Any attempt to get a gander reminds you of the huge mass of hostile muscle and gore pushing you down.

>What do you do?

Amiel is wounded.
Current Glory: 0
Current Ichor: 4

>>61004
The best of the first three, I believe I mentioned in Thread I. I should really make a rules document and attach that to the first post.

>>61045
Well we're gonna have to sacrifice the spear here, but use it as leverage and get the hell out from underneath that thing and get a good distance away from both it and the mountain wall.

>>61045
Sacrifice the spear for getting away from that thing.

>>61073
>>61086
Supported

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>>61045
attempt to gouge its eyes out with our thumbs

>>61045
Get out from under there.
>>61123
I feel like we should do this, just because of our instinct to continue fighting.

>>61137
While Metal as fuck, I'm kind of against this mostly because there's the possibilty of another threat and we need distance so we can assess the situation.

With a roar of your own you let go of your weapon, throwing yourself away from your enemy. It hurts to move too quickly in your current condition, but it's certainly better than the alternative. With you out of the way, the creature does the best it can to grab and remove your spear from its body. As mentioned however, it is having difficulties if only due to its ruined shoulder.

With the few seconds of breathing room you have, you glance upwards at the mountain, where you saw movement earlier. If only to come to terms with...

Is... Is that Zerah?

It most certainly is. Youth up climbing above the damaged part of the wall you caused. Raven hair, green eyes. Whatever he's doing up there you can't determine for certain. More importantly, when did he get here? Why?!

...And did he spot you using your Flare?

>What do you do?
Amiel is wounded.
Current Glory: 0
Current Ichor: 4

>>61179
Take this opportunity to kill the wounded demon-thing. The kid can wait. He'll also probably not irritate us anymore if he sees us kill a monster.

>>61179
Climb up the mountain try to set off a rockslide.

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>>61179
the kid might throw a rock down at it or something, try to wrestle the beast into a better position. or just to get the spear back

>>61202
We do need to kill that thing and a rock slide is probably the best way to go about doing it.
So Seconded if possible.

If not we're gonna need to find a big rock and start bashing this things skull in. In the mean time shout at Zerah to get the hell out of here this thing is dangerous.

On a side note I don't think it's really that much of a worry if he saw our Flare

He seems to have a boy who cried wolf reputation, or at the very least isn't someone that many people trusts first words.

>>61224
Supporting

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>>61250
not to mention that our flare doesn't seem to be the most supernatural looking thing happening here
>>61179
how close is this to what we're fighting?

Zerah can wait. For now, top priority is taking care of that thing. You make a dash towards it as it finally manages to rip out your spear from its own shoulder, making you hesitate and begin circling it, looking for any good opportunities. No weapon, nowhere near strong enough to beat that thing with your own two hands. That's when you notice the kid throwing down smaller rocks at the entity's skull, shouting and hollering as he does.

Seeing no other answer to this blatant idiocy, you call out while trying to get a good bead on the monster. "Zerah, get back! That thing is dangerous!"

"You think I don't know that?!" Is the response you're given as another rock is thrown. The monster, seemingly suitably agitated, rushes towards the mountain wall, smashing ans clawing in an attempt to get to Zerah, who just keeps climbing higher up.

...Oh. You see what he's doing.

Frankly, you had already been working on a similar plan, but you're undeniably a worse climber than this kid, who keeps kicking down smaller rocks and further provoking the beast. Everything is shaking.

These efforts, combined with your earlier slam into the wall, sets off just the chain reaction you needed. The mountainside practically falls over on itself, breaking down from the hard stresses. Rocks break, dirt pours and everything comes crashing down over the beast below. With a roar only matched by the deafening nose of the landslide, the monster is buried under a wave of rocks, dirt and grime.

Laughing and celebration comes from the black-haires teenager who leaps down, landing on the collected heap of rubble. "Do you have... Any idea how long I've been tracking this thing for? Man, finally!" He seems to be in the midde of panic and a genuine laughing fit, filled to the brim with adrenaline.

Yourself, you're having a hard time thinking of anything else than how much everything is aching.

> What do you do?

>>61290
Less pig and more ape, but that's not very far off.

>>61349
You've been TRACKING this monster? Why didn't you tell anyone? I'd smack you if my everything didn't ache.

>>61349
First things first, even if it was buried by a landslide we need to know without a doubt that that thing is dead.

Afterwards thank Zerah for the timely aid presuming its dead.

If not proceed with rock to skull application as needed until subject is dead.

>>61349
"Now is not the time to be complacent."

Make sure the thing is dead. If this is something otherworldly it might be able to recuperate even after being mortally wounded.

>>61349
"that was brave...and stupid. But thanks for the help. Are these the beasts everyone keeps referring to?"

>>61349
we should dig through the rubble to see if we can get our spear back/ensure its dead

"You've been tracking this thing?" You can't help but to voice your disbelief. "Why didn't you tell anyone, I'd-"

"Because I'd be held down and told not to, like every other time." Zerah makes another of his small shrugs. "Everyone is talking about the beasts, right? So I figured that when I noticed signs of one being around, I could try to find it. Figure out what their deal is." This... Rather lackluster explanation doesn't do much to soften your glare any. "I was curious, okay!"

You sigh. "Brave of you, but stupid. But for now, this is really not the time..."

As you speak, you do your best to move away debris from the pile the beast unwittingly caused. It takes you a while considering the condition of your body, but you get there and, well...

The thing is dead. No doubt about it. Crushed under the vast collection of rocks and rubble over it. Blood is all over the place, along with something... Else. Something powerful.

Something reaching out.

>Reach back
> Shut it out

>>61470
>>Reach back

>>61470
what does it feel like, is the feeling warm? Cold?
Anything?

>>61470
does it feel like Glory, or Ichor? We've examined both.

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>>61470
reach back

>>61494
>>61487

Moreso a warm feeling. Pulsating, running with power...

Ichor, without a doubt.

>>61470
>> Shut it out

>>61520
Well.. Hmm....
>Reach back
Hopefully this doesn't give us obvious devil horns or something like that, cause that right there would be hard to explain.

>>61470
>Shut it out

Rolled 6, 6, 4 = 16 (3d6)

Whatever is calling, you answer, reflexively holding out your hand towards the corpse before you. Focus...

The Ichor within you pulls, as does whatever is within your enemy. With a murky, yellow glow, golden flames shoot out of the corpse, moving forward and into your body. You can feel yourself expand, change, adapt...

Nephilim Absorbed
Default Ichor increased to 6.
Developed new Hellflare: Blast (Cause a powerful impact of concussive force, wounding enemies and knocking away objects. Costs 1 Ichor to use)
Rolling for corruption

>>61621>>61480
>>61497
>>61538
THIS WAS A WONDERFUL IDEA

...is that a 12 corruption? That's not good.

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>>61643
HELLFIRE YES

>>61643
Well I suspected that there'd be corruption involved, perhaps not that much.
At least we're not angry at anyone right now.
If we can put some distance between us and potential irritants we can let the corruption cool down, and everybody wins.

or zerah might die I don't know hoping not because I'm just now starting to like him.

Corruption level is 12. Amiel's Harmony dropped to -7 (Fallen). Developed minor infernal trait.

Ahh... Now this is the stuff. You take a deep breath, feeling the power surge through your body. The Ichor settles down, rolling and turning calmly as it always does when unused. You certainly feel... Different, but you're not quite sure how yet. All you know is that your muscles are teeming with energy and oh Father above does it feel good?

"Hey, Rutal!"

The voice snaps you out of your stupor, as you turn towards Zerah. The child has taken a couple of steps back to make distance between the two of you, staring with wide eyes.

"So uh, are you going to explain what that was about?" He blinks for a second when you look at him, then makes another exclamation. "And what happened to your eyes?!"

>What do you do?

>>61726
I don't know what happened Zerah it just sort of did. ...........Wait what happened to my eyes? Panic a little.

>>61726
EAT THE CHILD HE KNOWS TOO MUCH.

>>61726
>What was what about? and what about my eyes?
*attempt to find some clear water to look in*

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>>61726
>>61746
why eat him when he can help us, make him track down more for us, more POWER. i mean the villagers will just assume that we both died sooo... he our slave now

>>61764
No need to go about enslaving or eating the kid.
Especially no need to eat him, that's both disgusting and wasteful considering how smart he is.
No I suggest winning him over, swaying him to us with promises of knowledge and the like rather than force, perhaps in a sort of Faustian style if you will.
Presuming that one were to go down that route of course.

>>61785
i agree its better to have a willing slave than one you need to constantly keep in line

"What was what about?" You note yourself raising an eyebrow. A cocky gesture thar you're not sure fits in your face. "It sort of just... Happened, you know?"

"No, I don't know!" Zerah is strikingly serious. Strong contrast to your first interaction, really. "That's why I'm asking. You sort of just drew out fire or... Something from that thing like it was the most normal thing in the world. That and, well, not to be that guy, but you sort of glowed blue for a while. Pretty sure that's not the most-"

"Wait. Wait wait. Zerah. Sshhh." You raise a hand, making him stop out of sheer bewilderment more than anything else. "What was that about my eyes?"

Without waiting for an explanation, you turn and head to the nearest collection of clear water, not that difficult, and crouch down to examine yourself.

...Huh. That's interesting. Instead of the pale blue you knew, your eyes seem to have taken on an amber-like golden color. You could almost swear that there's a very faint glow to them too, but that's barely noticeable, if at all.

Okay, you know for sure this is completely new. There was certainly nothing like it in Heaven, you know that for a fact. You rise to your feet again, turning back towards Zerah.

"Sooo..." Zerah continues. "Let's start simple. What's your name? Because it's sure as anything not 'Rutal'. That was a bad lie back then as well."

>What do you do?

>>61866
Play it off. The kid is a little too excited about his first kill. We should recuperate at the village and then leave. While we weren't the ones who felled the beast, we saved Ichad's life and potentially the life of Zerah.

Our god-gifted eyes have changed. That's disturbing.

>>61866
He's a smart kid, I don't think we can out lie him either.
Not necessarily that I think he'd believe the truth that having been said...
I don't know what really to do, this is quite the pickle.

>>61866
I AM AMIEL, AN ANGEL OF THE LORD BOW BEFORE ME AND WEEP FOR I AM GOOD

>>61881
Gonna back this.

>>61866
Amiel. I was an angel. Those stars that fell from the heavens? Those were angels like me who rebelled against our father and creator. We were cast down to earth, or at least I was. As for what I am now? I don't know. I am not angel, nor am I a regular human. I am what I am, I guess. Even if it remains a mystery to me.

>>61925
Never mind, this is why waiting is something I should do more often, I prefer this.

>>61866

We need to make sure Zerah keeps it to himself, he seems interested so maybe trade bits and piece of information for his silence until we leave? Also try and remember where we killed the thing, the village might be able to do something with the furs and such maybe.

>>61925
I suppose we could be a bit more prideful after absorbing the nephilim. I still prefer deceit though.

>>61946
While we may have absorbed it's essence, I'd prefer no one gets the corpse. Or at the very most, use if for ourselves and then hide the rest.

"I was an angel, a being of the divine." You're quite direct in your response, actually smirking a bit at how dumbfounded Zerah became as s reaction. "My name is Amiel. Those stars you saw were my kin, banished from above due to an internal conflict."

"...Bullcrap." Zerah mutters. Ah, poor youth. It would be difficult to take in, wouldn't it?

"Not at all. You saw what I am capable of. As for what I am now? I don't know, I am not mortal, yet I am no angel. It is a mystery. One I will have to solve." You were surprisingly honest with Zerah, if a bit flippant, and he really can't seem to find it in him to argur against your words.

"Alright, if... That's the case, then what's the plan now?" His expression is still very seriously to be Zerah, but a bit of his dry wit is returning. "I doubt a refugee of the gods would want to watch sheep all day."

>What do you reply?

Turns out Amiel is a bit of a dick when on corruption. Oops. This too shall pass.

>>61901
I wasn't thinking about making him believe us. It's more about letting him realize no one else would.

The eyes are more complicated, but we hadn't been around them for very long.

>>62037

"You're right - I'm leaving this village. You're not coming with me, either."

>>62037
Well as it stands, once I've gone back with you to the village and gotten another spear and perhaps some supplies I'll be leaving to find others like me.

>>62046
Well I mean just telling him the truth and then him trying to tell others would simulate the same effect, though it would harm his trust in us.

>>62037
"I'll recuperate from my wounds. After that I will leave your village and my business would be none of yours. The debt has been payed."

>>62037
I will be leaving. Soon, after I heal and acquire another spear, and some traveling provisions. I never had to eat or drink before, or got tired. so I assume since I now do I will have to carry things that will allow me to do so. I will seek out those who fell like me, and hopefully avoid more of those beasts.

Alright, with the Nephilim defeated it's getting way too late for me to reasonably be up. So! We'll kick this thread back up tomorrow. Thank you for playing today !

>>62118
See you tomorrow, thanks for running.

>>62118
Thanks for running.

Ah shit, due to circumstances, it's unlikely I'll be able to QM today. Sorry guys.

>>66945

Ah, well. See you tomorrow man