Anonymous
>>5903865 Changing viewpoint characters? Huh. Neat! Ramza's pretty boss, so I'm okay with him, but also...
>Gigas Gigas is a total bro and could be neat.
Hell, even Val is cool. Gigas is my vote, though.
Anonymous
>>5903865 >Val Lasombra. You're great with magic, but even better with a pistol. Not one for words, you think actions speak much louder. The pilot of the group whenever Ramza is busy, and the mechanic. Anonymous
>>5903865 >Ramza Valentine. You're cocky, charming, and killer with a Mageblade. The Captain of your little group, for now. Rather just stick with the MC, honestly.
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>5903865 >>5903865 If I could vote for two, I'd vote for Val and Gigas, just for a nice change of POV.
If not, then it's gigaing time.
Anonymous
>>5903865 >>Ramza Valentine. You're cocky, charming, and killer with a Mageblade. The Captain of your little group, for now. Anonymous
>>5903865 >Gigas. You've yet to meet anyone that can best you physically, or resist your infectious cheer. The Barrelman that keeps constant vigilance over the area to spot hazards, and the rigger to boot. Playing from a dummy’s perspective would be fun
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 26 Jan 2024 23:03:29 No. 5904423 Report Quoted By:
>>5903869 >>5903913 >>5904085 >>5904167 >>5904173 >>5904174 >>5904243 We'll be assuming direct control of Gigas for this thread! An excellent choice, brothers. Writing!
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 27 Jan 2024 02:30:09 No. 5904550 Report You are the core's gift to mankind known as Gigas. Although everyone calls you this, you doubt it is your name - you don't actually know your name anymore. About a month ago, you supposedly got into a fight with a particularly nasty beast that nearly killed you, though you don't remember that either. The earliest memory you actually have is waking up in a bed, covered in bloodied bandages and feeling uncomfortably <span class="mu-i">weak</span>. You never want to feel that way again, and you won't if you can help it. You yearn for the You that was lost, and for revenge against the monster that inflicted you with this condition, but everyone tells you that such things will come with time and can't be forced. You're skeptical, but heed the advice of those smarter than you anyways...it's a policy that has seldom let you down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82mtr-mg15k While Ramza is in the middle of talking with a dock worker, you're leaning up against the rails of the Flame of Arcadia, casting your gaze out to the city before you. There must be a hundred - maybe even hundreds, plural - at the docks alone, all scurrying about with purpose and direction. You imagine there to be thousands in the city proper, an amount that hurts your brain to think about. Your eyes are drawn up to the towering eye at the center of the city, which you could swear momentarily looks back down at you before flicking away to stare at something in the distance. What a peculiar novelty, what purpose could it possibly serve?
"Seems a little steeper than usual." You hear Ramza's voice over soft breeze. You figure you might as well go support your captain, so you pry yourself from the railing and start to head towards the gangplank to back him up if need be.
"Space competition. The docks can only fit so many ships, and Threespice is a hotspot for trade and tourism. Hence, we have to charge more to keep the numbers reasonable and to ensure the docks remain in tip-top shape." The dockworker replies, which makes sense to you.
"Right..." Ramza says, digging around in his coinpouch and producing a fistful of gold that he starts to count out.
"Ah, right. While we're here, can I get the captain's name and the purpose of this visit?"
"Ramza Valentine, and we're here for a mix of business and pleasure. We're hoping to get an audience with Mr. Silversmith for some important negotiations."
"Ah? Good luck with that, I've heard he only meets with people he's already deemed worth his time."
"So you've never met him yourself?"
The man scoffs. "I just handle docking fees. I'm nobody important. I've met just about every one of his employees plenty, though."
"You're plenty important, you're the first face that everyone coming to the city gets to see. And I bet you know this place like the back of your hand. Speaking of which, do you know a good place to eat around here?" Ramza says while depositing a sizeable amount of coins into the worker's hands. Ahh, now you know what angle he's going for here!
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 27 Jan 2024 02:31:11 No. 5904553 Report Quoted By:
The worker perks up noticeably at the praise, right around when you get to Ramza's side and place an arm on your Captain to lean up against him with an amused grin on your face.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 27 Jan 2024 02:32:13 No. 5904554 Report Quoted By:
You're greeted by a rush of sounds smells that had somehow been blocked solely by the door. Lively chatter and laughter ring through your ears as hints of spices and cooking meats that more resembles home-cooking than what you'd expect of a restaurant waft by your nose. Your stomach's growl can barely be heard over the loud patrons, a testament to just how hungry you are, and your eyes dart around for an empty spot. You find a couple up at the bar, and quickly make your way over to it, where a muscular bald man seems to be tending to everything.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 27 Jan 2024 02:33:53 No. 5904556 Report "Emberwine for me. It's my favorite." Ramza states, while Val holds up two fingers to indicate he wants the same as the captain.>One anon, roll 7d10 for gigas. >Another anon, roll 5d10 for val. >The last anon, roll 5d10 for ramza.
Anonymous
Rolled 8, 2, 8, 5, 10, 1, 2 = 36 (7d10) >>5904556 Anonymous
Rolled 3, 4, 2, 8, 10 = 27 (5d10) >>5904556 speak not the dice god's name
Anonymous
Rolled 8, 4, 2, 2, 10 = 26 (5d10) >>5904556 Anonymous
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>>5904568 >>5904691 >>5904694 >Only Val succeeded Hidden depths!
Anonymous
>>5904568 Oh, wait, we for double 8s, too.
>>5904691 Ha, the minute we abandon Ramza's perspective he loses his winning streak. Classic.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 27 Jan 2024 05:07:10 No. 5904724 Report Quoted By:
>>5904699 Ramza would be the one with the pair of 2s, actually.
But I forgot to mention:
>Difficulty 6, pairs 5 and below are ignored Because The Beast is a BIG fucking burger. Gigas is the only one to succeed here, but Ramza gives a good effort. Val is a sad man with a tiny stomach.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 28 Jan 2024 10:08:43 No. 5906317 Report Quoted By:
Sorry about taking so long to pump out this update. I was having a lot of trouble focusing on one thing long enough to write today.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 28 Jan 2024 10:09:45 No. 5906318 Report Quoted By:
“Ahh, talkin’ about Jahwal? His name’s on there a few different places.” The barkeeper pipes up as he steps in behind you, hands on his hips. “Lad was dirt poor when he was first starting out, so he came ‘round every day for a damned year to complete the challenge so he didn’t have to pay nothin’. Shame how he ended up becomin’ a Black Pirate, but it is what it is.”
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 28 Jan 2024 10:10:47 No. 5906319 Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7_4CbBcvyU “Good question. The market stalls are always a good bet, especially since Felippe is a merchant king. Schmooze up to some of the traders, see what they know. Maybe even find some good deals on some gear, our loadout is fairly basic if I’m being honest. We could also get in contact with the ‘underground’, the shadier parts of the city that operate outside of the eyes of the guards…anything to do with gambling is gonna be a great way to get in with that lot. We could also make some OFFICIAL inquiries with the guards, but they’re a bit of a wildcard in my opinion – we have no idea if they’re on Felippe’s payroll or not, but uh…with that big ass eye up there, I’m sure they’ve seen just about everything we’d need to know about, so it’s worth checking in some form or another.”
“Hmm…well, Gigas thinks that…” You offer your opinion.
>”We should stick together.” >”We should each investigate separately.” And…
>”Talk to the traders first.” >”Get in touch with the underground elements first.” >”Try to gather information from the guards first.” >Write-in? Anonymous
>>5906319 >”We should stick together.” >”Talk to the traders first.” Anonymous
>>5906322 Supporting.
Just caught up, I didn’t realize that Gigas had amnesia?!
Anonymous
>>5906319 >”We should stick together.” >”Talk to the traders first.” A simple man with a simple approach. Best not to wander off on our own when we can barely remember anything.
>>5906467 Yeah, he was one of the player character options in thread 1, and it was mentioned as one of the traits if we picked him.
Anonymous
>>5904550 >>5906319 >>5906322 >+1 Excellent music choices, by the way.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 29 Jan 2024 03:39:19 No. 5907242 Report >>5906322 >>5906467 >>5906479 >>5906532 Looks like we're hitting up the traders first, eh? Alright, let's try to gather some information from them. And maybe get a good deal on some shit.
For Gigas, roll...uh...2d10. Jesus, he's got a low pool for this type of thing.
For Val, also roll...2d10! Holy fuck, the social autism.
For Ramza, roll 5d10! Finally, a halfway decent dicepool!
Anonymous
Rolled 5, 3 = 8 (2d10) >>5907242 observe my 2 10s for gigas
Anonymous
Rolled 6, 1 = 7 (2d10) >>5907242 Anonymous
Rolled 1, 1, 3, 4, 2 = 11 (5d10) >>5907242 Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 29 Jan 2024 04:21:04 No. 5907295 Report Quoted By:
>>5907292 >>5907254 >>5907250 It could have gone worse, but a pair is a pair. It's just not the most elegant of successes, but you do learn some interesting things. Let's find out what! Writing.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 29 Jan 2024 10:46:35 No. 5907519 Report Quoted By:
"We should stick together, no matter what. I still don't remember much, so I think it would be quite foolish to go wandering off on my own, haha!" You admit, Ramza's nodding along. "And I also think that the merchants are a good first target for us. They're his direct competitors in some cases, or working for him as the bottom line in others, no? I would think they would know the most about his dealings as a result."
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 29 Jan 2024 10:47:39 No. 5907521 Report Quoted By:
Dejected and about to give up, you're near the ass end of Threespice, as far away from the main docks as you can get, when an odd feeling creeps into you. Your chest feels tight, and there's a growing unease in your gut. Your eyes catch sight of a lone stall at the end of the line, all other foot traffic giving it a wide berth - you easily surmise that it must be where this unease is coming from, and your suspicion is confirmed as the unease becomes more intense when you step closer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgSCiMKG5EM What you thought were shadows clinging to the walls and boxes stacked around the stall shifts, and it becomes readily apparent that you're looking at a dark mass of robes attached to a figure much too large to be an ordinary human - larger than even you. A bone white mask peeks out at you, and a blackened hand tipped with talons more suited to a bird of prey digs into its robes and wraps around a vial. The creature before you pops the cap on said vial and quickly brings it up to its own mouth, quaffing whatever substance appeared to be inside - a brief tingling sensation up your spine seems to suggest it could have been an Ether.
"This one...welcomes you, customersss..." It hisses out, and Val puts a hand out to stop both you and Ramza from moving forward.
"Don't approach it. This thing is a Demon." He warns, one of his hands clearly on his pistol. The Demon in question stares at him for a few moments, before hacking out a mix between a laugh and a cough.
"This one...isss indeed a demon...this one...has sinned greatly..." The profane merchant admits, almost in a forlorn tone. "But this one...poses no harm...to you or any other...as long as no harm is brought to this one..."
"So you're saying, what, you won't kill anyone if they don't try to kill you first?" You ask. It seems to nod at that. "Oh, good! Then we shouldn't have any problems then."
"Gigas!" Val says. "Are you kidding me? Demons prey on humans, just like monsters!"
"Then why isn't this one?" Ramza asks, looking thoughtful. "It hasn't been killed by anyone yet. The guards have let it be. Why's that, you think?"
"You are a sssmart one, indeed...this one has learned from the mistakes of its past...this one knows that it might be capable of killing a hundred humans, but they would slay this one in turn...strength without allies is...pointless..." It hisses out. "And...believe it or not...it is not illegal in thisss country, to be a Demon. Merely to attack humans..."
Val doesn't seem particularly happy about it, but he slowly lowers his arm. He does keep one hand on his pistol though, clearly still wary of it.
"What do you sell, then?" Ramza asks with a frown.
"Magical tools of all kinds...enchantment services...catalysts, plentiful...and a few other odds and ends, depending on your needsss..." It gestures widely at the assortment of knicknacks piled around it.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 29 Jan 2024 10:48:41 No. 5907523 Report "Do you have any spellbooks?" You ask curiously, since the Demon seems to be fairly focused on magical wares.>"Ramza. We need leads, even if it means consorting with a Demon." >"You, Val. It's not a risk we need to take, at least not until we've checked all the other possible avenues first."
Anonymous
>>5907523 Only illegal to attack humans, but not demons, huh?
Strength without allies is pointless. So it's using it's merchant connections to gather strength, which it'll then use to kill or cause mayhem.
I'd vote to kill him now if we could, but i doubt we could do it.
>"Ramza. We need leads, even if it means consorting with a Demon." >"He seems reasonable enough! Give and take, right? Fair trades are fair, so why not?" Anonymous
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>>5907523 >"Ramza. We need leads, even if it means consorting with a Demon." Anonymous
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>>5907523 >"Ramza. We need leads, even if it means consorting with a Demon." I can't help but imagine Gigas being voiced by Bill Fagerbakke.
Anonymous
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>>5907523 >"Ramza. We need leads, even if it means consorting with a Demon." Well, if the captain says it's alright, it's alright.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 30 Jan 2024 04:34:48 No. 5908461 Report "Ramza. We need leads, even if it means consorting with a Demon." You finish saying, nodding to yourself confidently.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 30 Jan 2024 04:36:20 No. 5908463 Report >>5908461 "It's just a fanciful term for knowledge that's been lost to time in some form or another. Swordfighting styles, spells, forging techniques - all of it classifies under the umbrella of a Lost Art. But they're not so easy to find - the records of how they're performed are few and far between, in terrible condition more often than not. And written in long-dead languages or intentionally obfuscated through code by their paranoid inventors." Val says, managing to speak a lot more than you'd ever heard him do before.
"Yes, indeed...the lost arts are troublesome to uncover...and even more troublesome to utilize." The demon speaks once more, the unsettling nature of its distorted voice slowly becoming more familiar to you, easier to ignore. "But the process that transforms my kind...also grants us knowledge...an innate skill with certain elements that resonate most with you...and Scrying is well within my abilities, as a Demon of Water."
"Hoh, that's convenient. Do you have a list of prices for your services and goods anywhere?" Ramza replies, prompting the Demon to produce a dingy scroll that it offers forward. You peer over your captain's shoulder to read it, looking through all the associated costs...
<span class="mu-s">You have 2,000 gold to work with!</span>
<span class="mu-i">Vote for as many as you like. A minimum of 3 votes is needed to purchase something.</span>
>Single-Element Catalyst (Wind, Fire, Water, Lightning) - 200 (Tier 1), 500 (Tier 2), 2000 (Tier 3) >Ether - 50 (Low-grade), 100 (Mid-grade), 200 (High-grade) >Spellbooks - 200 (Beginner), 500 (Intermediate), 2000 (Expert) >Spell Knowledge Imbuement - 200 per individual Spell, no learning or practice needed. >Scrying - 500 for one use, ten minute duration. >Write-in? Spells can be incredibly varied. If you have an idea for a spell you'd want to buy, just detail the general idea of the spell. I'll post a few example spells after this, but you're not stuck to choosing them. Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 30 Jan 2024 04:39:31 No. 5908469 Report Imbue Element - Unaspected, 1 Mana. Using an aspected catalyst, you imbue matter with the respective element. It bestows various narrative effects on the matter, and when used offensively can confer a bonus to damage of [Width - 1].
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 30 Jan 2024 04:40:33 No. 5908471 Report >>5908469 Anchoring Current - Costs 3 Mana to activate, 1-mana-per-minute to sustain. A Wind-aspected spell that assists the caster in clinging to any given surface they can make contact with. Normally impossible climbing feats, such as hanging from a smooth ceiling, are now Difficult instead of Impossible. Climbing checks can be performed just by having any point of the body contacting a valid surface. All climbing feats now have an automatic Pair equal to the Height of the roll used to successfully cast this spell, in addition to any further pairs you might get when actually performing such feats.
There's more PREMADE spells but I'd have to go digging in some resources to find them.
Anonymous
>>5908463 >>5908469 >>5908471 I... Did not expect such in-depth loadout construction in any of my quests tonight. I'm afraid I'll have to weigh in on this when I'm not toasted.
Anonymous
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>>5908469 Magic is gay i want to hit stuff with a rock
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 30 Jan 2024 04:43:50 No. 5908478 Report Quoted By:
>>5908475 No worries lad, you neednt even vote for any magic. I just know that some folks would probably want to know what options look like.
That being said I only seem to update once a day anyways, later in the day, so you should have plenty of time to mull it over.
Anonymous
>>5908463 >Scrying - 500 for one use, ten minute duration. Felippe Silversmith, greatest weakness and greatest secret
>Spellbooks - 200 (Beginner) x3 Lightning, Wind, and Fire: something with increasing a person's speed or their weapon's, like Val's bullets
>Spell Knowledge Imbuement - 200 per individual Spell, no learning or practice needed. The same as above if no spellbook is available
Imbue Element - Unaspected, 1 Mana. Using an aspected catalyst, you imbue matter with the respective element. It bestows various narrative effects on the matter, and when used offensively can confer a bonus to damage of [Width - 1].
Anchoring Current - Costs 3 Mana to activate, 1-mana-per-minute to sustain. A Wind-aspected spell that assists the caster in clinging to any given surface they can make contact with. Normally impossible climbing feats, such as hanging from a smooth ceiling, are now Difficult instead of Impossible. Climbing checks can be performed just by having any point of the body contacting a valid surface. All climbing feats now have an automatic Pair equal to the Height of the roll used to successfully cast this spell, in addition to any further pairs you might get when actually performing such feats.
Anonymous
>>5908463 Supporting
>>5908538 , but with Disrupt Mana instead of Imbue Element
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>5908785 +1
>>5908471 >>5908475 is me, and I like the idea of Gigas using his mighty muscles to deliver mana-disrupting Falcon Punches. what a lad. Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 31 Jan 2024 00:41:11 No. 5909360 Report >>5908538 >>5908785 >>5908907 >>5908964 Alright, the winning vote would be:
>Scrying on Felippe >A beginner's spellbook on Lightning, Wind, and Fire, with a preference on books that have mobility-related spells >Knowledge Imbuement of Disrupt Mana (An Intermediate level spell that wouldn't be included in a beginner's book) Keep in mind that Disrupt Mana is a Lightning spell, so you need a Lightning catalyst to cast it. Val has one, but Gigas has a Wind Catalyst instead. So I'll open up a quick sub-vote to make sure I get what people want right.
>Imbue Disrupt Mana for who? (You can pick more than one, it'll just add 200g on to your total cost. You can afford to do all three if you want.) >Buy an extra Lightning Catalyst for those who would need one to cast Disrupt Mana? (Y/N) Anonymous
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>>5909360 >Imbue Disrupt Mana for who? (Everyone) >Buy an extra Lightning Catalyst for those who would need one to cast Disrupt Mana? (Y) Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 31 Jan 2024 10:00:47 No. 5909943 Report Quoted By:
Your group debates with itself a healthy amount, weighing the pros and cons of everything you could potentially purchase. Everyone agrees that scrying would be useful and worthwhile, but the nitty gritty came down to everything else you wanted to buy. Val was partial to a collection of spellbooks, one for each of your elements, to expand your repetoirs when you had the time to study them. You suggested learning something more advanced that would normally be difficult for someone like you to study, through the Demon's peculiar imbuement, which Ramza seemed to approve of. A bit of back and forth between all of you and the Demon eventually had you decide on a spell it knew that sounded particularly useful, one that would disrupt the flow of mana in anything you touched. It did have the caveat of being a Lightning spell, though, so Ramza opted to tack on two common Lightning Catalysts to the order.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 31 Jan 2024 10:01:49 No. 5909946 Report Quoted By:
"...Alright. I guess it's safe enough, then. Bottoms up, Mr. Lasombra." Ramza commands, tilting it back himself. Val reluctantly does the same after a moment's hesitation.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 31 Jan 2024 10:02:51 No. 5909948 Report "The key to the fortunesss of a king...it will give you total access to everything within his palace..." The merchant whispers out.>Anything else? Questions, or anything you want to do involving the merchant? >Get into contact with the city's Underground elements. >Find an audience with some City Guardsmen. >You're a bit low on cash, so try to go make some money first. >Write-in?
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 31 Jan 2024 10:13:28 No. 5909955 Report Quoted By:
Alright, I think I updated the character sheets accordingly after this. Let me know if I missed any items or spells.
Anonymous
>>5909948 >Thank the demon for his work and ask him if he knows of any other demons in nearby towns or cities that we could deal with >You're a bit low on cash, so try to go make some money Anonymous
>>5910081 Supporting. Sorry I’m late, Watcher - busy the last few days
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 31 Jan 2024 13:31:44 No. 5910135 Report Quoted By:
>>5910131 No need to be sorry for a thing, my man! I appreciate the support, but as they say, life comes first. Hope things are going well for you!
Anonymous
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>>5909948 >You're a bit low on cash, so try to go make some money Anonymous
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>>5909948 >You're a bit low on cash, so try to go make some money first. if we ever need to bribe anyone out there, cash would be a good thing
Anonymous
Anonymous
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>>5910081 Supporting.
>>5909948 We'll need money to meet with a money-grubber, or to find other ways in via the underground.
Anonymous
Anonymous
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what's an amalgam
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 01 Feb 2024 09:19:02 No. 5911437 Report "You've certainly done a fine job as it is!" You say with cheer in your voice.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 01 Feb 2024 09:20:04 No. 5911438 Report "There are many things about this world you have yet to understand. But in time, all will become clear to the watchful eye." The demon whispers cryptically, shifting back against the shadows of the stall. It seems to blend in more and more with each passing moment, until you can't even tell if the merchant's there at all.>"We could find a buyer for that Corrupted Chakra. It should fetch some shiny coin." >"You've got an entry filled on your Bounty Book, don't you? Let's turn it in." >"Well...with a hundred coins to our name, we could get ten times as much with the right kind of gambling games. Maybe find someone running something like the
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 01 Feb 2024 09:23:45 No. 5911441 Report >>5911438 >>"Well...with a hundred coins to our name, we could get ten times as much with the right kind of gambling games. Maybe find someone running something like the holy shit i fucking cut it off for some reason.
It's supposed to say:
>"Well...with a hundred coins to our name, we could get ten times as much with the right kind of gambling games. Maybe find someone running something like the Ball and Cup game!" >Write-in! Anonymous
>>5911438 >>5911441 lol
>"You've got an entry filled on your Bounty Book, don't you? Let's turn it in." Anonymous
>>5911438 >"You've got an entry filled on your Bounty Book, don't you? Let's turn it in." Anonymous
>>5911438 >Turn in bounty >Have gigas do some arm wrestling or other feats of strength. Or even boxing. The boys bet on him. We win we profit. Like taking candy from a baby.
Anonymous
>>5911758 I like that idea. I'd support it.
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>5911758 Ez money, I support and it’s an IC suggestion
Anonymous
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 02 Feb 2024 03:18:16 No. 5912288 Report >>5911591 >>5911593 >>5911758 >>5911761 >>5911767 >>5911838 >>5911863 Oh yeah, now that's a good write-in.
Roll me 7d10 for Gigas's feats of strength.
5d10 for Ramza trying to draw in more people to participate against Gigas.
And 6d10 for Val keeping an eye out for anyone attempting to cheat you. Because it's bound to happen in Threespice!
>Captcha JK8 KYS What the fuck.
Anonymous
Rolled 7, 1, 9, 6, 8, 8, 7 = 46 (7d10) >>5912288 Gigas
Anonymous
Rolled 2, 8, 10, 3, 7 = 30 (5d10) >>5912288 Do we have a show for you tonight!
Anonymous
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>>5912288 >that captcha lmao What did you do?
Anonymous
Rolled 6, 9, 5, 7, 9, 7 = 43 (6d10) >>5912288 Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 02 Feb 2024 04:29:06 No. 5912347 Report Rolled 8, 10 = 18 (2d10) >>5912323 Ramza, wanting to get the maximum amount of money (and exposure) for his crew, will throw in his 2 Relationship Dice dedicated to His Crew.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 02 Feb 2024 04:30:15 No. 5912350 Report Quoted By:
>>5912306 >>5912323 >>5912347 >>5912341 Two successes for each party member, all of them in the high digits! A most excellent show, my friends. This will pay off quite well.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 02 Feb 2024 08:12:53 No. 5912514 Report Quoted By:
"I have an idea." You speak up, your companions turning to look at you. "It'll require a bit of setup, but in a place like this? We'll be living like kings in no time, guaranteed. Now, all we have to do is..."
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 02 Feb 2024 08:13:54 No. 5912515 Report "4,900."
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 02 Feb 2024 08:14:56 No. 5912517 Report That's not good enough. Once again! You showed your opponent too much mercy, and that's why you lost. Get back up. Do it right this time. You call that good form? Don't disgrace me. Once again! That pain you feel is the weakness leaving your body. Don't cry, boy. Acceptable. You've grown much, boy. Once again! Finish the job. Leave not your enemy alive, lest they stab you in the back the moment you turn it to them. Kill him. Once again. Are you ready for your final test? Come at me, boy. Aim to kill. >+1 Athletics >+1 Wind (Physical Stamina) >+1 Notice >+1 Out-Think >+1 Charm >+1 Connive >Make contact with Threespice's underground elements. >Do an official inquiry with the local Guards. >Shake down some of Felippe's men. >Write-in!
Anonymous
>>5912517 >athletics >notice >charm Everyone has their specialties, and that's what makes them special.
>Do an official inquiry with the local Guards. I haven't seen a whole lot of stories involving "noble pirates" who generally speaking stay above board, which might be interesting.
Obviously we can't do that every time, but i'd like to try. Maybe we could even become a famous crew who's popular with the public.
Anonymous
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>>5912517 >Do an official inquiry with the local Guards. And we still need to cash in our bounty
Anonymous
Anonymous
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>>5912517 Gigas:
>+1 Wind (Physical Stamina) Val:
>+1 Out-Think Ramza:
>+1 Connive >Do an official inquiry with the local Guards. We should spend our gold on better non-magic gear later though.
Anonymous
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>>5912515 >"I think I wouldn't mind clowns of the female persuasion. Harlequins and the like. It's an exotic kind of taste..." A man of culture, I see.
>>5912517 >+1 Wind to Gigas >+1 Notice to Val >+1 Connive to Ramza >Make contact with Threespice's underground elements. Everyone knows a rich guy like this would have the guards in his pocket.
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>>5912517 >wind (gigas) >notice (val) >connive (ramza) >make contact with threespice's underground elements my hunch is that we'd have more luck digging up some dirt on felippe in the underground
>write-in: "Val? Ramza? Do you guys know anything about my past before I joined the blue pirates?" Anonymous
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>>5912517 >Athletics >Notice >Connive >Underground Time to become top dogs in the fight to the death arena and become the Underground kingpins.
Athletics cause it helps our combat and doing shit that requires stupid high strength.
Notice cause we can't loot or kill someone we don't see.
Conniving because we could be better at lying and thinking of great scams.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 02 Feb 2024 21:41:07 No. 5913271 Report As a heads up, I won't be able to update today because my ass has been up insanely long to fix my shit up. I don't want to risk a shoddy update, so instead we will just leave the vote open until tomorrow!
Anonymous
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>>5913271 no worries QM, we can wait for quality.
Anonymous
I just caught up.
>>5911437 Does this implies the existance of "Yellow" (like paint mixes) or "Green" (like light mixes) essence?
Anonymous
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>>5912517 >Gigas : Wind >Val : Notice >Ramza : Charm >Write-in! Can we advertize ourself as a starting pirate armada? Ramza as the admiral, Val as Second Ship's captain, Gigas as Ramza's first mate - so we can lure in the forever first mate guy to Val's ship, he might be an interresting lead
Anonymous
>>5913748 I dunno but I imagine that the artificial pillar that is being constructed will almost certainly unleash a demon apocalypse, since it’s apparently mixing mana types that leads to bad shit in this setting.
I’m also a bit perplexed by the cosmology of the setting, have people tried to dig outside to the exterior? Do we really know that we’re “inside” a planet or is this setting completely different from real-world cosmology?
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 03 Feb 2024 23:02:28 No. 5914301 Report Quoted By:
>>5913748 All will become clear to the watchful eye.
>>5913910 As far as everyone in-universe believes, 'earth' extends infinitely. They've tried to dig, but haven't been able to get past a few miles of digging before conditions became too bad to continue. The idea of there being an exterior has been posited, but obviously never proven, and is generally regarded as a crackpot theory.
Now, as for the winning votes, my tally is:
Wind wins 4 to 3.
Notice wins 6 to 1.
Connive wins 4 to 3.
Making an official inquiry with the guards wins 4 to 3.
Time to start writing!
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 04 Feb 2024 02:20:44 No. 5914559 Report Quoted By:
Breakfast appears to be included in the room package your group purchased, a fact that you're grateful for when you're all sitting around a dark wooden table and feasting plates filled with thick sausages, greasy bacon, some kind of flaky and buttery rolls smothered in some kind of fruity sauce, and fried eggs with perfectly semi-runny yolks - just the way you like it, of course. You dig into it with wild abandon, shoving as much of each delicacy into your mouth at once as you can, while your companions take a much more measured approach and watch your display of gluttony with a morbid curiosity.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 04 Feb 2024 02:21:46 No. 5914562 Report "Ech, yeah, that'd be great lad-" One of them says without looking, cutting himself off with a grunt as he gives it a harder pull. Ramza nods towards you, and with a grin you step up to help, seizing the rope and <span class="mu-g">yanking it free with ease.</span> You gently hand it back to the guard in charge of it, who looks intimidated by your size and presence.>Look for a guardsman that's actually receptive to talking. There's no guarantee you'll actually find one, but it's the least risk-averse option by far. >Maybe you can try pulling a fast one on them. Tell them you've got new orders from Felippe, command them to let you in the tower maybe. >Try to lead some of them off to an alley, knock them out, and don their uniforms. It's risky, but you'd have virtually unchallenged access to everything inside the tower if you managed it. >Got another plan? Write it in!
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 04 Feb 2024 02:36:26 No. 5914582 Report Quoted By:
Here's the theme for Threespice in general, by the way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBCSDXVeJgE Best when played in tandem with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QUYYOXUF4o Anonymous
>>5914562 >Try to lead some of them off to an alley, knock them out, and don their uniforms. It's risky, but you'd have virtually unchallenged access to everything inside the tower if you managed it. Classic. Oh wait, we're Gigas.
>Got another plan? Write it in! Walk up and stare down at him, arms crossed. Intimidate them into giving you the information.
Anonymous
>>5914562 >>Try to lead some of them off to an alley, knock them out, and don their uniforms. It's risky, but you'd have virtually unchallenged access to everything inside the tower if you managed it. Oh yeah, cartoon time
Anonymous
>>5914562 >let them leave. >have Val loot the ships as we go >ramza and gigas the chads will go find some other guards. Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 05 Feb 2024 03:23:06 No. 5916169 Report Quoted By:
I'm going to be horrendously busy for today and tomorrow because of some IRL shit to sort through, so unfortunately I won't have the time to update for a spell. The vote will continue until then! And if you have any questions or theories or future plans or even shitposts to share, feel free to post them.
Anonymous
>>5914562 >Try to lead some of them off to an alley, knock them out, and don their uniforms. It's risky, but you'd have virtually unchallenged access to everything inside the tower if you managed it. Gigas seems like he'd stand out regardless, honestly, but we can conk a guard out so our scrawnier, less-consicuous friends can play dress-up.
Anonymous
>>5914746 >>5914946 >>5914963 >>5916248 Cartoon hijinks time, huh? Alright, let's do it.
Roll me 7d10 for Ramza pulling people off to a secluded location with Connive.
8d10 for Gigas getting physical to knock them out without a fuss.
And 7d10 for Val to be your lookout in case anyone wises up or goes poking around where they shouldn't at the wrong time.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 06 Feb 2024 11:49:35 No. 5917884 Report Quoted By:
>>5917883 Dropped me trip.
Anonymous
Rolled 9, 7, 5, 7, 7, 5, 2 = 42 (7d10) >>5917883 Anonymous
Rolled 8, 3, 2, 3, 6, 7, 6, 5 = 40 (8d10) >>5917883 Go go Gigas
Anonymous
Anonymous
Rolled 3, 7, 10, 10, 2, 7, 8 = 47 (7d10) >>5917883 Anonymous
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Rolled 4, 4, 1, 1, 9, 7, 2 = 28 (7d10) >>5917883 Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 07 Feb 2024 00:48:28 No. 5918602 Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYaVcFuVGkU Ramza looks just as frustrated as you, but you opt to place a hand on his shoulder to stop him from making any rash or impulsive decisions. You are a far wiser, more temperate being than him. That's why, after coercing him to step aside with you, you lean in to whisper your newest idea to him. An idea so brilliant that it stands absolutely no chance of failing.
"That's the stupidest idea I've ever heard." Ramza says after your explanation. "But it's so stupid that it just might work..."
"But...how are we going to find a uniform big enough for Gigas?" Val asks. You each frown as you consider it, before an astonishly large guardsman about the same size as you walks past your group, hauling a massive box on each shoulder. Your heads track the unlucky man in unison, before turning to each other. "Nevermind. Let's go for it." Val finishes with a nod.
It's only about fifteen minutes later when all three of you are now donning the appropriate disguises, your unfortunate victims conveniently stashed away in some boxes you nailed shut. You made sure they had breathing holes, but it'll be a good bit before they wake up, and a bit more before anyone finds them in the boxes to let them out. The whole operation had gone exceptionally smoothly, with Ramza convincing each of your targets over to the ambush location without any apparent issues while Val played interference and actively deterred and distracted people that would have otherwise discovered the operation. You, of course, played the most important role - putting the targets in a headlock one by one until they took a nice long nap. Even the big guy didn't give you much trouble, his armor hindering his mobility enough to make escape from the grapple impossible.
The three of you file out of the alleyway you did your dirty deeds in, each of you moving with an unfamiliar stiffness due to the unusually restrictive nature of the carapace armor you now don. You don't doubt the protection is quite worthwhile, but you value freedom of movement a lot more than the guards do, apparently - you're not sure you could even reach all the way above your head with this! The other guards do seem to take notice of your group, but not in any suspicious way...your ears catch snickers and laughter from the ones you pass, alongside a few jabs about the 'obvious newbies'. The short drawbridge that leads across to the base of The Eye stays lowered on your approach, and the two guards stationed there simply wave you across without really questioning you in any way, so this is already paying off.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 07 Feb 2024 00:49:30 No. 5918607 Report About six other guards step across the bridge with you, and you reach the base of the tower, which...doesn't seem to have a door. The more experienced guards don't really hesitate like you three do, though, walking straight into the seemingly solid wall and going <span class="mu-s">through</span> it, the material rippling around them like water as they do so. "Woah..." You comment under your breath, before following their example. The sensation of passing through it is similar to sticking your finger into gelatin, but across your entire body; it fades as soon as you're fully through.>"We were told to go ask the Captain of the Guard about that. Could you point us towards him?" >"We're supposed to hold down the fort while that operation takes place. Keep watch in the Eye and all that." >"Taking part in the recent op. Just gotta square some things away in the Eye first." >"Not at all. Maybe you could tell me where we might be needed?" >"Of course." Don't elaborate on what that 'assignment' is. Probe for information from this mook instead. "By the way, what's up with the operation everyone's scrambling to get ready for?"
Anonymous
>>5918607 >"We were told to go ask the Captain of the Guard about that. Could you point us towards him?" Anonymous
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>>5918602 >that music choice Chef's kiss.
>>5918607 >"We were told to go ask the Captain of the Guard about that. Could you point us towards him?" Get into the halls of power and see if he's in on, uh, whatever bullshit our patricidal monopolist target is up to.
Anonymous
Anonymous
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>>5918607 >>"We were told to go ask the Captain of the Guard about that. Could you point us towards him?" If suspicion arise,
"Perks of being assigned with the son of someone important" while clapping Ramza back.
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>>5918607 >>"We were told to go ask the Captain of the Guard about that. Could you point us towards him?" Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 08 Feb 2024 05:44:05 No. 5919926 Report Quoted By:
"Well." You speak up now, clearing your throat. "We were told to go ask the Captain about that. Could you point us towards him?"
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 08 Feb 2024 05:45:06 No. 5919928 Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKI6iz9KO5o The three of you get off and give the friendly man a casual wave as you do so, before you glance around at the surroundings. The 'Pupil' is a bit of a bizarre space to be in, as the floor transitions from stone to a clear kind of glass. The walls are completely and totally transparent, allowing you a perfect view of the outside world, and as you step onto the glass you can feel a tingling sensation as mana seems to connect to your body. Your vision of the outside world sharpens considerably, maintaining a wide view of everything around but providing a massively increased clarity for the details of things.
"Woah..." You can't help but say under your breath, your eyes locking on to a sparrow flying at least a mile out. You can see the individual barbs in its feathers, the reflection of the world around it in its eyes, and still maintain the majority of your peripheral vision. It's such a strange and bizarre way of viewing the world that it actually gives you a bit of a headache. You turn your sight to the interior of the pupil instead, finding the effect to not take place on the inside, and glance about.
Standing right next to the 'window', fully armored and with his arms tucked behind his back, is what must be the captain - his uniform is made of actual metal, and seems more elaborate than that of the other guards. He's watching the outside world keenly, while upon a nearby desk an odd creature resembling an octopus with the head of an owl and a fur much like a mink's focuses intently on scribbling something out on eight different pieces of paper, dipping its tendrils in a jar of ink whenever they go dry. You imagine it must be a familiar, given the unnatural appearance and dedication to its task.
"This had better be good. What is it?" The captain speaks up without turning around, though his head does tilt slightly in your group's direction.
>"Well, we had some important questions, sir..." (Write-in what you want to ask him about.) >"We needed to report some alarming information about Mr. Silversmith..." >Give up the act, attack and subdue him. You'll have free reign to look around everything in his office if you can pull it off without drawing attention. >Something else? Write it in! Anonymous
>>5919928 >"We needed to report some alarming information about Mr. Silversmith..." Anonymous
>>5919928 >"We needed to report some alarming information about Mr. Silversmith..." Anonymous
>>5919928 >"We needed to report some alarming information about Mr. Silversmith..." Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 09 Feb 2024 04:03:09 No. 5921050 Report >>5919935 >>5919964 >>5920043 Busy, busy day for me lads. Sorry for posting so late.
We're going to need to keep up the act for a bit, so roll for me Ramza's 7d10 to connive. This...will hopefully offset the fact that Gigas has 0 dice to connive, and Val only has 1. But their disguises should work as long as they keep their mouths shut! Right?
Well, go ahead and roll a 1d10 for Val and a 1d10 for Gigas as well, calling out who you're rolling for. On a 10, you can contribute a partial success. On a 1...well, don't roll a 1.
Anonymous
Rolled 1, 2, 2, 2, 9, 5, 3 = 24 (7d10) >>5921050 Anonymous
Rolled 4 (1d10) >>5921050 >>5921054 Oh no.
Anonymous
Rolled 10 (1d10) >>5921050 Anonymous
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>>5921060 Why oh no? Triples are waaaayyy better than doubles.
We smashed it.
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>5921121 Uh I'd say this is Val since he was last listed
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>>5921124 Ffs meant gigas. Reading is hard >.>
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 09 Feb 2024 07:21:19 No. 5921191 Report Quoted By:
>>5921121 You overflow with boundless power. You have the soul of an emperor. Sacrificial Hero. Blessed by Primordial Luck.
I'll get to writing in the morning, as I have no energy whatsoever tonight with how busy my day was.
Anonymous
"We needed to report some alarming information about Mr. Silversmith..." You take the lead, jumping at the chance to take some action against the bastard. Ramza clears his throat though, giving you a clear sign - he wants to take the lead on this.>You've heard enough. Attack the Captain, end his ambitions here and now. >Let Ramza do some talking to try to convince the captain into taking action against Felippe early. >Pretend to agree with the captain entirely, and make an excuse to leave now that you've made your report. >Shift gears, ask him about something. (What?) >Write-in!
Anonymous
>>5921483 >>Let Ramza do some talking to try to convince the captain into taking action against Felippe early. Anonymous
>>5921483 >Pretend to agree with the captain entirely, and make an excuse to leave now that you've made your report. Yeah, we're not gonna get anything out of or from this guy.
Better to just play it off as being new recruits who don't know any better.
Anonymous
>>5921483 >Shift gears, ask him about something "But if pirates are disorganzied little bands, aren't they elsa dangerous than Silversmith when he's at max power? Wouldn't it make more sense to manipulate them, sinc ethey'll never be strong enough to resist the same way?"
Anonymous
>>5921483 >Pretend to agree with the captain entirely, and make an excuse to leave now that you've made your report. Anonymous
>>5921483 >Let Ramza do some talking to try to convince the captain into taking action against Felippe early. But sir - he’s a sloppy actor, a loose cannon! He’s jeopardizing our plans to Make Lume Great Again! We have to shut him down now and find a replacement pirate who is actually competent!
like us, for example Of course, we can later betray this guy to the Merchant Kings because he is a fucking wackadoodle
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>>5921559 >"We have to shut him down now and find a replacement pirate who is actually competent! like us, for example" >Of course, we can later betray this guy to the Merchant Kings because he is a fucking wackadoodle That's my (
>>5921495 ) thinking, too.
Anonymous
>>5921483 >"Then get rid of it." LMAO
Though if I was the captain I'd probably lure the party into a false sense of security before imprisoning them and torturing them for information.
write-in:
>"I assume this plan for a coup isn't yours? No offense, but you don't seem like the thinking kind of person." desu i think we should try to play the military and felippe against each other for an advantageous arrangement, or at least get more info before acting, as the military probably is a more dangerous faction than felippe and his allies. I'd wager Sato is probably behind this leniency with Felippe, as he's been established to be smart and well connected.
Anonymous
>>5921801 Am I confused, or isn't Sato from a different nation?
Anonymous
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>>5921807 I think the anon is suggesting that there’s a secret techno-demon conspiracy (which Sato is a part of) and that this cabal is probably trying to do multiple things before the artificial Core pillar thing is activated.
Probably the technocultists think they can become immortal demons in a controlled transformation process, etc etc
Anonymous
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>>5921807 aww shit, you're right, he's eldingarian. forget it then
Anonymous
>>5921559 >>5921483 >Support If diplomacy fails I say we bash this cunt and forgery a document for the guards to raid silversmith. And lock the door behind us. We can kill silversmith during the raid. And hopefully no one will find the captain until after we finish the raid.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 10 Feb 2024 04:56:42 No. 5922147 Report >>5921487 >>5921490 >>5921495 >>5921538 >>5921559 >>5921801 >>5921915 The general consensus appears to be:
>Let Ramza do some talking to try to convince the captain into taking action against Felippe early. Excellent!
Now let's see if you have the rolls to back it up.
Make the same rolls for me as last time. 7d10 for Ramza, and 1d10 for Val and Gigas to see if they can support in any way.
Oh, and by the way, that 10 on Gigas was pretty clutch. I'll <span class="mu-g"> reduce his malus on Connive checks from -2 to -1 for it.</span> He's still only got a single dice to roll for the situation though, so he can't actually make any pairs. He's just more on Val's level of conniving people instead of complete and total suckage.
Anonymous
Rolled 2, 2, 8, 4, 9, 4, 9 = 38 (7d10) >>5922147 Quints go
Anonymous
Rolled 7, 9, 9, 9, 10, 9, 2 = 55 (7d10) >>5922147 Anonymous
Anonymous
Rolled 7 (1d10) >>5922147 Ah,
>>5922152 beta me to it. I'll roll for Val!
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>>5922153 Fuuuccckkk I should of just did gigas
:(
Anonymous
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 10 Feb 2024 05:11:44 No. 5922158 Report Rolled 2 (1d2) >>5922152 >>5922153 I'm a nice guy, and these are literally seconds apart. So let's flip a coin for it, I think it'll be more interesting that way.
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>>5922158 Fuck yes. You're a legend mate. I'm assuming the bro is 2
The giga Chad's are in town boys
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 10 Feb 2024 05:16:53 No. 5922164 Report Quoted By:
>>5922153 >>5922155 >>5922157 Quad 9s! Maybe Ramza really is the reincarnation of the great Pirate King Gaoth. Writing
in the morning! Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 10 Feb 2024 22:37:47 No. 5922779 Report Quoted By:
>>5921487 >>5921490 >>5921495 >>5921538 >>5921559 >>5921801 >>5921915 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL7S-NN3srk "With all due respect, Captain...that plan is about as stupid as it gets." Ramza speaks up. Your eyes go wide and whip over to him, seeing Ramza's fists clenched tightly at his side.
"Is that so...? I suppose you're going to tell me why." The Captain says, surprisingly unoffended by the pushback.
"You're planning to let the second worst thing to ever happen to this country consolidate power, and hoping that he'll somehow be easier to take down like that than random groups of pirates." Ramza says with fire in his eyes. "You're letting a criminal that murdered his own father for the sake of claiming his family's fortunes get away with everything he wants to, on the promise that he'll one day pay for his sins. But all you're doing is letting him trod all over the people of Lume!"
"Mm...go on." The captain crosses his arms, leaning up against the transparent interior surface of the Eye. He seems hooked, hanging on your own captain's words now, considering them more seriously than before.
"We need to bring him in. Sooner, rather than later. Make everyone aware of his crimes so that he has nowhere to run, nobody left to help a traitor like that." Ramza continues, before raising a hand up to his helmet and slowly lifting it up to reveal his face in full. "And if you think that Pirates are a worse threat than men like Silversmith, then think again. All three of us are Pirates, and we want nothing more than to protect our people from scum. We're not so different, Captain. We both risk our lives every day for the sake of Lume."
The captain of the guard breaks out in laughter, seeming to shake his head in disbelief. "Pirates, right in my inner sanctum? I'm going to have to whip my men into shape, it looks like. But...I cannot deny the truth in your words, the fire your voice carries. I'll have to consider your proposal for a bit, of course, but damned if you don't make me want to leap into action right away."
"Sorry about the disguises. We didn't know any other way of getting into contact with you. None of the guards were willing to play ball." You speak up finally, lifting your own helmet up and off your head. Val can be seen doing the same. "I'd much rather be open about everything."
"That settles it, you're definitely a bunch of Blues. The Black pirates take any chance they can get to operate in the shadows. I'll tell you what - you tell me which crew you're with, and I'll look the other way with whatever you and they do for the time being. At least until we bring Felippe in, whenever I decide is best to do that. Consider it an official pardon, amnesty and all that." He says, pushing off the wall to take a few strides forward and offer his hand to Ramza. Ramza considers it for a moment, clearly trying to judge the man's words, before he seems to take a leap of faith and place his trust in the Captain, grabbing his hand and shaking it.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 10 Feb 2024 22:38:48 No. 5922782 Report "We're with the Golden Mirage. I look forward to working with you to bring that bastard in - assuming you'll call on us when the time is right, sir." Ramza says. Though you can't see under the Captain of the Guard's helmet, you have a feeling he's smiling at that.>Get in touch with Threespice's underground elements now, maybe try to find this 'Lobo Chisaki' guy that supposedly has tons of contacts. >Shake down some of Felippe's men, see if you can spend some time dismantling some of his operations or gathering more information on the best time or place to hit him. >Make a visit to the city's Archives. You might be able to dig around for some valuable information amidst their massive collection of books and scrolls. >Wander about the city and do some sightseeing, things aren't so pressing right now. (Random encounter - City!) >Go back to the ship and take a few days to explore the areas outside the city some more, since you're not on as much of a timecrunch now. (Random encounters - Sailing!) >Write-in?
Anonymous
>>5922782 >Get in touch with Threespice's underground elements now, maybe try to find this 'Lobo Chisaki' guy that supposedly has tons of contacts. >Need yo get some eyes and ears and maybe new friends. we also go there to bet on some blood sports. Aka Gigas the Chad. Go make money. Then get some more magic from that demon. Anonymous
>>5922804 >also ask the demon if he can help gigas with his memory or anything. My overall idea is we get some allies and magic to better prepare for when the guard captain wants to gank silversmith.
Anonymous
>>5922782 >Get in touch with Threespice's underground elements now, maybe try to find this 'Lobo Chisaki' guy that supposedly has tons of contacts. Anonymous
>>5922782 YEESH that was close.
>Get in touch with Threespice's underground elements now, maybe try to find this 'Lobo Chisaki' guy that supposedly has tons of contacts. >>5922807 I think the demon merchant sort of faded away and vanished when we concluded business with him, if I understood correctly.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 11 Feb 2024 00:21:48 No. 5922833 Report >>5922831 I've got invisible timers for a few different things. The raid on the Golden Mirage was one of them.
In the original tabletop run, the players didn't meet with the guards until they saw the ships returning with captured members of the crew, and had to stage a breakout before the executions happened the next day. They really got it down to the wire. Needless to say, they didn't find any allies in Lume's military forces.
The profane merchant is still at their stall, they just didn't feel like talking more at that time. If you went back with more business, they'd show themself again.
Anonymous
>>5922833 >the original campaign had the MCs ally with the Slave Captain and make enemies of the guards, not meeting Sato for a long time afterwards >we killed the Slave Captain, met and befriends Sato almost immediately, then made allies of the guards Next you're going to tell me they were pro-artificial spire and didn't goof off at the after-battle parties!
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 11 Feb 2024 00:30:40 No. 5922838 Report Quoted By:
>>5922836 >Next you're going to tell me they were pro-artificial spire and didn't goof off at the after-battle parties! They were anti-spire and pro-goofing off, natch. Pretty much the first thing they did when they got to Threespice was enter some local competitions and use their local fame to get some bitches.
Anonymous
>>5922807 You wanna drop a plot bombshell on Gigas right before it’s go time? You masochist
Anonymous
Quoted By:
>>5922878 Might help us to know his past. Especially since we are main viewing through him right now. Seems right that we start looking into these slip ups and weird memories/dreams.
Anonymous
>>5922782 >Get in touch with Threespice's underground elements now, maybe try to find this 'Lobo Chisaki' guy that supposedly has tons of contacts. Seems like a good plan
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 12 Feb 2024 03:09:17 No. 5923787 Report Quoted By:
>>5922804 >>5922807 >>5922815 >>5922831 >>5923380 Time to see what the illegal scene in Threespice is like! Writing.
Sorry it took me so long to post, I slept an entire age away. I must be close to undergoing chrysalis soon or something.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 12 Feb 2024 06:04:06 No. 5923865 Report Quoted By:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj7VafCmfrI After a bit of discussion, your group ultimately decides that you should keep the momentum rolling to try to secure yet more allies - as leverage against the Guard if they decide to double-cross you if nothing else. With that in mind, the best place to look would be in the seedier establishments around town, to get some of the city's criminal elements on your side. Ramza remarks that he needs to meet with some guy called Lobo amongst their number, though you're not entirely sure why.
It really doesn't take long at all to find out where to go. While getting something to snack on at one of the many food stalls around, you unsubtly dropped hints at wanting to try your hand at some bloodsports. The merchant seemed quite familiar with the local scene, and directed you to a once-abandoned amphitheater that can be accessed through some old tunnel systems. You thank him in your usual boisterous manner, and the three of you quickly make your way there while you enjoy a light snack consisting of a variety of grilled meats and vegetables wrapped in one convenient yet thin bread package, topped with some flavorful sauces to seal the deal.
You entered into the tunnel system through a seemingly abandoned and delapitated building that was once some kind of warehouse. While walking through said tunnels, Val suddenly speaks up. "These have been worked on." He comments, gesturing to the walls.
"Hmm?" You tilt your head, looking at them. They look old and cracked to you, so his statement confuses you. "I don't see what you mean."
"The concrete was flash set with magic on the walls and ceiling, causing all of those cracks. But there's no grime on it, and unlike with the floor. Even the edges that wouldn't be walked on have grime. Even some moss growth. And based on the coloration differences combined with where these tunnels sit, this would have been underwater not too long ago. They must have drained it and reworked things within the past few years, I'm guessing."
"No shitting?"
"None." He nods. "The criminals here must be pretty handy."
"All the better for us, then." Ramza says with a grin.
You reach the end of the tunnels, exactly as the merchant told you to, where there stands a bare wall to block your progress. You passed several branching paths and doors on the way here, but you made sure not to go down any of them - supposedly, that would be a quick way to get lost. Instead, you're supposed to keep going straight, and knock on the wall in a specific pattern once you reach the end. You reach out and do so, your group holding their breaths in anticipation...
And the wall begins to slide apart from the middle with a grinding sound, an unseen mechanism parting the way for you. Beyond, you see weatherhed stone columns and an open area, shades of blue light illuminating everything from above. You step out to see that the amphitheater itself is submerged, with a bubble of air surrounding the majority of it.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 12 Feb 2024 06:05:08 No. 5923866 Report Quoted By:
A tanned man wearing a bandana gestures out to the open area, a grin on his face. "Some new blood coming to the arena, eh? Welcome, welcome! Are you here to bet, or participate?"
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 12 Feb 2024 06:06:10 No. 5923868 Report "I'll have to think about it, then. Let's switch gears though - tell me about this arena. What kind of fights go on here?">Tell Ramza that you should do some fights first! (Choose what you want to fight - BEAST, MONSTER, MAN, or TEAM. You can also dictate a specific opponent with MAN, if you wanted to have that showdown with Val over who gets to be first mate now.) >Tell Ramza that you want to watch a few matches first, get to gambling with the crowd around here. >Write-in! >Pay him off. [-1000 Gold, covers his finder's fee and the translation fee from whoever he finds.] >Do a favor for him, whatever it is he wants done. [Free, but requires legwork!] >Write-in?
Anonymous
>>5923868 >Tell Ramza that you should do some fights first! (MONSTER) >Pay him off. [-1000 Gold, covers his finder's fee and the translation fee from whoever he finds.] We have plenty of gold anyway, and MIGHTY GIGAS can we some more lickety-split.
Anonymous
>>5923868 Gigas vs Man , then beast then, monster. Then the best fighter you got.
>bet on all of it. Save 1k gold. >ask what he wants done but we may just pay him if that's easier. Anonymous
>>5923868 >Fights Gigas vs Beast.
Then Val vs Man - gunsligger High Noon duel time
On the gold...
>Bet all barring 1k on the two matches On the motivation...
>Depends if fight bet are won Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 13 Feb 2024 01:33:59 No. 5924577 Report >>5923876 >>5923878 >>5923917 Looks like we're definitely fighting first. But there's a bit of contention on how many fights, and what the first fight should be, so uh...let's take it one step at a time. We'll vote on our FIRST fight, betting all but 1k on it, and then after that fight we'll see if we want to do more fights at all.
So, sub-vote time!
<span class="mu-b">Choose your first opponent!</span>
>A BEAST. >A MONSTER. >A MAN. Anonymous
>>5924577 >A beast gigas Next can be Val trying to one up him with a dual with human
Anonymous
>>5924577 >A MAN. No men can stand against mighty Gigas!
Anonymous
>>5924577 >A MONSTER. So no man can stand against Giags, it behooves us to fight something MEATIER.
Anonymous
Quoted By:
Kek 3 way tie.
Anonymous
Anonymous
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 13 Feb 2024 12:57:44 No. 5924886 Report Rolled 2 (1d2) >>5924583 >>5924585 >>5924589 >>5924763 >>5924784 Tied again, drrrrat! I'll just have to handle it myself. With random chance, of course.
1: BEAST.
2: MONSTER.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 13 Feb 2024 13:25:30 No. 5924900 Report Quoted By:
Rolled 3 (1d4) >>5924886 And another quick roll to determine what primary element for the monster you'll be facing from my carefully curated selection. Fire, Wind, Water, or Lightning.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 13 Feb 2024 16:58:28 No. 5925007 Report "Captain, can I-" You turn to Ramza, ready to beg for the chance to fight something solo.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 13 Feb 2024 16:59:30 No. 5925010 Report >You might be able to end this in one strike, with Disrupt Mana to knock it out. >Start defensive, get a feel for what it can do. Best play it safe with a possibly venomous cretaure. >Gigas fears no jellyfish. Rip its tentacles apart, it will be defenseless afterwards. >Punch this idiot in the bulbous 'head'. >You could try to break off a piece of the box it came out of, to attack it without using your bare flesh. >Got a different tactic? Write it in!
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 13 Feb 2024 17:01:42 No. 5925013 Report Quoted By:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAhed4BCm-I If you want some music to listen to while we battle.
Anonymous
>>5925007 >Grab one of the tentacles and use the end as a knife to start cutting it apart Anonymous
>>5925010 >You could try to break off a piece of the box it came out of, to attack it without using your bare flesh Anonymous
>>5925007 >You might be able to end this in one strike, with Disrupt Mana to knock it out. Tentacles aren't vital and can likely regenerate more readily; the central body contains the more useful organelles, I'd wager. Given its ether dependency, it's probably highly magical, too; disrupt its shit!
Anonymous
>>5925010 >>Punch this idiot in the bulbous 'head'. Anonymous
>>5925062 Supporting, we can default to “Gigas SMASH” if this fails
Anonymous
>>5925062 >>5925010 >Support Time to blast the mana from this monster
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 14 Feb 2024 04:31:36 No. 5925600 Report Rolled 8, 10, 5, 8, 1, 2, 1, 8 = 43 (8d10) >>5925020 >>5925054 >>5925062 >>5925163 >>5925357 >>5925397 Disrupt Mana! A bold choice, considering how Gigas has bountiful reserves of mana but admittedly sucks ass with spellcasting. Let's see if that boldness pays off.
Your dicepool is 3d10! Since your allies aren't allowed to interfere in this one, it's just you rolling.
As for the monster, well...it's going to try to flay you, as in its namesake. Here's its roll!
Anonymous
Rolled 2, 9, 7 = 18 (3d10) >>5925600 Anonymous
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 14 Feb 2024 04:40:40 No. 5925616 Report >>5925610 >>5925613 You failed, but you lads can always add some RD to the end of this, if you want.
<span class="mu-r">Would you like to add 2 Relationship Dice from Being The Strongest?</span>
>Yes >No Anonymous
Anonymous
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 14 Feb 2024 05:50:17 No. 5925683 Report Quoted By:
Rolled 3, 2 = 5 (2d10) >>5925619 >>5925620 Alright lads, let's see if that works out for you, then. Adding these two dice to the end of your previous roll!
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 14 Feb 2024 11:40:51 No. 5925913 Report Quoted By:
As soon as you begin to redirect the flow of mana in your body into your fist, the hydra takes it as a sign to jump into action. With surprising speed, it jets through the air, reorienting itself so that the mass of tentacles are all poised and ready to rip into you. The spell in your hand is only half-formed when it comes upon you, and a shout of surprise catches in your throat as you try to sidestep to avoid it.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 14 Feb 2024 11:41:53 No. 5925915 Report Quoted By:
"Right." Another familiar voice says, which must belong to this 'Val' character. Your spine tingles, as you can feel him charging up a spell - healing, then, given what the other one said? That doesn't sound too bad right now, so you graciously allow him to cast it without caving his skull in. A few moments later, you're glad you did so, as a wave of relief flows through your body - and your thinking becomes clear again, to boot. He holds the spell a little longer than you'd expect, possibly due to the extent of your injuries.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 14 Feb 2024 11:42:55 No. 5925916 Report "Feeling better?" Val asks.>Stop him, say that you want to do some more fights, and he can bet some more on them. >Let him collect his winnings, just the one fight was enough for you. You'll be low on mana until an hour or so passes anyways, even if your wounds are healed. >Suggest that Ramza or Val do some fights of their own. >Write-in?
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 14 Feb 2024 11:45:24 No. 5925917 Report In case you're curious, it was a surprisingly close exchange. You'd go down and be incapacitated once THREE of your stats go down to 0. You had two at 0, since that triple 8 it had targeted your face and overflowed into brains, your two lowest stats. It was a dangerously lucky opening strike for it. The venom would have made things even harder for you if it went on, too.
Anonymous
>>5925916 >Let him collect his winnings, just the one fight was enough for you. You'll be low on mana until an hour or so passes anyways, even if your wounds are healed. Anonymous
>>5925916 >Let him collect his winnings, just the one fight was enough for you. You'll be low on mana until an hour or so passes anyways, even if your wounds are healed We can always come back later now that we’ve won a big fight to start
Anonymous
>>5925916 >Suggest Val and Ramza go for a round let's double that money again! Team fight! I think Man would be good.
Anonymous
Quoted By:
>>5925917 Lucky GIGAS IS A MOTHERFUCKIN CHAD AYYYY BOIS
Anonymous
>>5925916 >Suggest that Ramza or Val do some fights of their own. It's fun! :)
>>5925917 Bah, just keeps things interesting for UNSTOPPABLE GIGAS!
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 15 Feb 2024 04:22:53 No. 5926508 Report Any lurkers wanna help break zis tie?
Anonymous
>>5926508 >>Suggest that Ramza or Val do some fights of their own. Am
>>5913748 Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 15 Feb 2024 12:02:04 No. 5926677 Report >>5925956 >>5925975 >>5926231 >>5926257 >>5926601 >Suggest that Ramza or Val do some fights of their own. Additional fights, teammate edition, wins! As I'm not going to be able to update today or tomorrow because of being mcfuckin busy yet again, I'll hold a followup vote.
>Just Ramza. (Man, Beast, or Monster) >Just Val. (Man, Beast, or Monster) >Ramza and Val together. (Team Fight only) >All three of you together. (Team Fight only) Anonymous
>>5926677 >All three of you together. (Team Fight only) Lets go for maximum showboating
Anonymous
>>5926677 >Ramza and Val together. (Team Fight only) Anonymous
>>5926677 >All three of you together. (Team Fight only) Anonymous
>>5926677 >All three of you together. (Team Fight only) Pfft gigas watching others fight? Nah he's always down
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 17 Feb 2024 12:51:24 No. 5928403 Report Quoted By:
>>5926678 >>5926691 >>5926834 >>5927000 The gang that fights together wins together. Probably!
Thank you for putting up with another one of my breaks, we should be uninterrupted for a good while from here on out, barring unforeseen circumstances. I'll get to writing now!
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 17 Feb 2024 15:54:25 No. 5928496 Report Quoted By:
"Actually," You place a hand on Ramza's shoulder to stop him from walking off. "I think we should let it ride."
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 17 Feb 2024 15:55:27 No. 5928498 Report "We...need a name, for our little group, apparently." Ramza states, Lobo nodding along.>What do you want to call your group? Much like the Golden Mirage, this will essentially be what your pirate crew will go by going forward, regardless of what ships they have available to them.
Anonymous
>>5928498 >Trinity Play on our 3 founders, with different strength.
Anonymous
>>5928498 What about “the Golden Trio”? I dunno I’m bad at this stuff
Anonymous
>>5928498 >The MCs >Every time someone asks what "MC" stands for, give a different answer. Anonymous
>>5928498 Th Stormchasers. We go looking for trouble, and it alludes to that epic maneuver we pulled off to seize that wind catalyst a while back.
Anonymous
>>5928498 >Tri-force Kek
(I'm not super fussed ill back any name.)
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 18 Feb 2024 02:15:11 No. 5928987 Report >>5928504 >>5928509 >>5928527 >>5928570 >>5928668 Alright, we've got a clear selection, but also no more than one vote for each possibility. I'll compile these into a proper vote, and add a few of my own in case you might prefer a different choice than the ones already voiced.
<span class="mu-r">Vote for whichever one you like the MOST:</span>
>Trinity >The Golden Trio >The MCs >The Stormchasers >Tri-force >Serpent's Bane >Eternal Glory >Freedom's Apostles Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>5928987 >The Stormchasers Anonymous
Anonymous
>>5928987 >The Stormchasers Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 18 Feb 2024 16:16:10 No. 5929424 Report Quoted By:
>>5928989 >>5929124 >>5929142 >>5929261 >>5929276 It's a close vote, but with 3 to 2, Trinity wins! The Trinity Pirates are born today. Their legend is destined to go down in history. Writing!
Anonymous
Quoted By:
>>5929142 >>5929276 *Shake hands to Stormchaser gang*
That was a good name. Better luck next time.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 18 Feb 2024 21:06:12 No. 5929650 Report Quoted By:
You wouldn't say your discussion was quick. In fact, there was a ton of back and forth between not just yourselves, but Lobo as well thanks to the input he gives. A lot of names are thrown around like "The golden trio" and "Eternal Glory", but nothing quite felt right until you got to two of them. Stormchasers and Trinity, both of which sounded quite good in your opinion. It came down to a vote on it between the three of you - Lobo abstaining because he wasn't actually a member of your crew, citing that it wouldn't be right - and in the end Trinity won out two to one. To be honest, you hesitated on your own vote, and could have easily gone for the other choice if you hadn't decided to say 'fuck it' and pick a side at random.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 18 Feb 2024 21:07:13 No. 5929652 Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ijkmK2xh0 You do as told, flanking Ramza with Val as you step up. You see that the younger looking one seems to be in the middle, while the big guy is staring you down and the gunslinger is staring Val down. You crack your knuckles expectantly.
"Three!"
You subtly shift your stance, getting ready to move as soon as things start.
"Two!"
Val's hands hover over his pistols, ready to use them at a moment's notice.
"One!"
Ramza's hand wraps around his mageblade's handle, while his opposite hand sneaks behind his back to hold onto one of the daggers hidden behind it in case he needs it sooner.
A pistol barks out, a blank shot into the air by Lobo. You spring into action!
<span class="mu-b">Gigas will...</span>
>Charge someone and beat them black and blue. (Who?) >Hang back and cast Slipstream to make either you or one of your allies faster. (Who?) >Play defensively for yourself and your allies, as a protector. >Write-in! <span class="mu-g">Ramza will...</span>
>Cast Flashfire immediately, while they're all grouped together. >Throw some daggers at one of them. (Who?) >Get in and start attacking one of them with your mageblade. (Who?) >Write-in! <span class="mu-r">Val will...</span>
>Shoot at one of them. (Who?) >Try to shoot something specific on one of them, aiming precisely. (Who, and what? A specific bodypart, or an item on their person?) >Cast Disrupt Mana on one of them. (Who?) >Write-in! Anonymous
>>5929652 >Play defensively for yourself and your allies, as a protector. >Cast Flashfire immediately, while they're all grouped together >Shoot at one of them (their gunslinger) If we pin them down and take out their ranged capabilities, then we have them at our mercy! Maybe!
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>5929652 >Charge someone and beat them black and blue. (Who?) Gunslinger. He should be the weakest in melee.
>Cast Flashfire immediately, while they're all grouped together. >Cast Disrupt Mana on one of them. (Who?) The smug one.
Anonymous
>>5929652 >Hang back and cast Slipstream to make either you or one of your allies faster. (Who?) Self let's zerg their gunslinger bet he sucks at cqb.
>Cast Flashfire immediately, while they're all grouped together. SUPPRESSING FIRE.
Shoot their gunslinger.
Anonymous
Guys let's cast Slipstream it's a huge buff for combat rolls and defense rolls
Anonymous
>>5929652 >Hang back and cast Slipstream to make either you or one of your allies faster. Gigas
>Cast Flashfire immediately, while they're all grouped together >Shoot at one of them (their gunslinger) Anonymous
>>5929652 >cast slipstream on ramza >ramza will cast flashfire >vall will shoot at the first one to move on the other side Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 18 Feb 2024 22:38:35 No. 5929704 Report >>5929696 For the sake of clarity, it specifically buffs your Speed. This means that you act faster than your roll would normally suggest for as long as the buff is active.
For example, if you have the buff up and you roll 8,8 and your opponent rolls 9,9 or something like that, you'll act faster than him. WITHOUT the buff, in that same scenario, your attacks would go off 'simultaneously'.
That being said, yes, acting first in a round reliably is a pretty damn good buff. Because if you deal damage to them before their own attack goes off, it tends to subtract some of the dice they'd use in that pool. Oftentimes turning one of their successful attacks into a failure, depending on where their paired numbers are in their set.
Anonymous
>>5929704 Ah thanks. I Just remember the attack roll failed against gigas last time we were fighting that plant monster cause he had Slipstream up.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 18 Feb 2024 23:02:34 No. 5929724 Report Quoted By:
>>5929722 Yep! It's the kind of thing that defends you by merit of blitzing the shit out of the enemy and crippling them before they can actually attack.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 19 Feb 2024 02:52:36 No. 5929862 Report Rolled 5, 9, 4 = 18 (3d10) >>5929662 >>5929668 >>5929687 >>5929694 >>5929699 >>5929701 The winning votes are gonna be:
>Hang back and cast Slipstream to make either you or one of your allies faster. >Cast Flashfire immediately, while they're all grouped together >Shoot at one of them (their gunslinger) With Gigas being the target of Slipstream.
It'll come in handy in the next round for sure. But for now, roll for me:
3d10 for Gigas casting his spell.
5d10 for Ramza casting HIS spell.
And a whopping 8d10 for Val to outgun a fellow gunslinger.
Beginning my own rolls, we'll start with the Melee Specialist casting a spell of his own - Solidify, on himself! He's equally shit at spellcasting.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 19 Feb 2024 02:55:03 No. 5929863 Report Rolled 2, 7, 5, 10, 10, 2, 5 = 41 (7d10) >>5929862 The Leader rolls to form a defensive barrier for his team with his Mageblade, playing it safe for the start!
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 19 Feb 2024 02:58:13 No. 5929865 Report Quoted By:
Rolled 6, 10, 4, 10, 4, 10 = 44 (6d10) >>5929863 And the Ranged Specialist will roll to, of course, shoot Val - specifically aiming for his Hands, since those are the most dangerous parts of a gunslinger. He subtracts one of his dice to flip another one of his dice to a 4, targeting the Right Hand specifically.
Anonymous
Rolled 5, 9, 3 = 17 (3d10) >>5929862 Anonymous
Rolled 4, 6, 10, 7, 1, 7, 6, 2 = 43 (8d10) >>5929872 Rolling for Val - seeing a lot of 10s floating around…
Anonymous
Rolled 10, 3, 5, 9, 9 = 36 (5d10) >>5929862 RIP Val's hands
Anonymous
>>5929872 >>5929901 >>5929960 You can choose to add additional Relationship Dice to each character now if you wish.
A total of 4 dice are applicable for Gigas in this scenario (2 for being strongest, 2 for his friends)
4 are applicable for ramza as well (2 for crew, 2 for pride)
2 are applicable for val (being the best sharpshooter).
Tell me if you want to use any of the above rd for each character, or not. But for now, goodnight!
Anonymous
>>5929965 I'll take
>2 dice for Gigas (friendship is magic) >2 dice for Val Anonymous
Quoted By:
>>5929965 2 for Gigas and 2 for Ramza. Val is done for, we won't outroll a triple 10
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 19 Feb 2024 16:40:34 No. 5930214 Report Any more inputs on RD?>4, 6, 10, 7, 1, 7, 6, 2
Anonymous
Anonymous
Quoted By:
>>5929965 >2 dice for Gigas (friendship is magic) >2 for Ramza (crew) Anonymous
Quoted By:
>>5930214 Okay, add 2 for Val too
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 19 Feb 2024 21:09:02 No. 5930394 Report Alright, consensus achieved. Everyone throwing 2 RD.
Anonymous
Rolled 7, 5 = 12 (2d10) >>5930394 Gogo big guy
Anonymous
Rolled 8, 3 = 11 (2d10) >>5930394 Anonymous
Rolled 3, 6 = 9 (2d10) >>5930394 Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 19 Feb 2024 22:24:27 No. 5930457 Report >>5930406 >>5930413 >>5930425 With this, Gigas has: 5, 9, 3, 7, 5 (A pair of 5s!)
Val has: 4, 6, 10, 7, 1, 7, 6, 2, 8, 3 (No new pairs, but he can still get his shot off despite the injury and despite the enemy leader's defensive action! A success by that merit, if nothing else.)
Ramza has: 10, 3, 5, 9, 9, 3, 6 (Allowing him to bypass the defensive action by having another pair available to use!)
Writing!
Anonymous
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>>5930457 >Common Ramza win. Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 19 Feb 2024 22:55:32 No. 5930476 Report A split second after Lobo's gun barks out, a second gun fires, quicker than anyone expected. The enemy gunman's firearm is already drawn, smoking from the shot it just fired. You hear a muffled cry of pain from Val, cut off by your friend gritting his teeth and pushing through the pain to draw his firearm regardless. You're not sitting by idly either, making a bit of distance between you and the others so you're not as grouped up while you cast a spell on yourself.>Charge someone and beat them black and blue. (Who?) >Hang back and cast Slipstream to make one of your allies faster. (Who?) >Grapple and disarm one of those bastards! (Who?) >Write-in! >Create his own barrier to protect his team! >Throw some daggers at one of them. (Who?) >Get in and start attacking one of them with his mageblade. (Who?) >Write-in! >Shoot at one of them. (Who?) >Heal himself with Energize! >Cast Disrupt Mana on one of them. (Who?) >Write-in!
Anonymous
>>5930476 Gigas:
>Charge someone and beat them black and blue (the brute) >Throw some daggers at one of them (smugman) >Shoot at one of them (smugman)
Their gunslinger is wounded pretty badly, and if we can pin down or neutralize their Ramza equivalent, I'm confident that MIGHTY GIGAS can out-brutalize their brute.
Anonymous
>>5930476 >Charge someone and beat them black and blue. The smugman.
>Bait and kite the brute >Heal up While Ramza distracts the big guy, Gigas can take apart the flimsy backliners.
Anonymous
>>5930476 >Gigas counter charge their big guy. >Ramza FLASHFIRE THEM AGAIN >Val will heal himself Flashfire should hurt/ keep them busy
Gigas will stop their melee from touching our ranged.
Val will heal his hands so he can pew pew without a rebuff.
Anonymous
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>>5930500 Next round we have Val and ramza focus on their big guy. While gigas rotates into their squishies.
Anonymous
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 20 Feb 2024 00:42:50 No. 5930585 Report Rolled 8, 9, 3, 2, 1, 6, 9, 3 = 41 (8d10) >>5930485 >>5930491 >>5930500 >>5930554 >Charge someone and beat them black and blue (the brute) >Throw some daggers at one of them (smugman) >Shoot at one of them(smugman) This combo wins it!
It's time to do something you're REALLY good at. And that's BRUTALIZING. Val might have a bit of trouble with his aim, but...well, we'll see how he does.
8d10 for Gigas!
6d10 for Ramza!
5d10 for Val!
My first roll? It'll be for the melee specialist trying to fuck up Ramza, of course.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 20 Feb 2024 00:46:19 No. 5930588 Report Rolled 5, 10, 8, 1, 2, 1 = 27 (6d10) >>5930585 For my second roll, the embodiment of smug is going to go on the offensive and try to stick the already injured Val with his mageblade.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 20 Feb 2024 00:48:20 No. 5930592 Report Quoted By:
Rolled 6, 9, 9, 8, 7 = 39 (5d10) >>5930588 And for my final roll, the enemy gunslinger is going to try to make a called shot on Ramza's hands next! Once more, he's sacrificing a dice to flip another to a 4.
Anonymous
Rolled 4, 10, 9, 8, 6, 5, 5, 8 = 55 (8d10) >>5930585 Anonymous
Rolled 3, 4, 3, 10, 2, 4 = 26 (6d10) >>5930585 Ramza
Anonymous
Rolled 7, 5, 9, 5, 2 = 28 (5d10) >>5930585 Val
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 20 Feb 2024 18:52:54 No. 5931236 Report Quoted By:
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 20 Feb 2024 22:29:07 No. 5931388 Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUogKmsOe_I You act much faster than anyone else thanks to the spell clinging to your body, dashing forward with a burst of speed that has the wind whipping past you with a whistling sound. The enemy brute's one eye widens in surprise when he notices that you're already upon him before he's even taken three steps towards Ramza, and you don't give him a chance to prepare himself. Your fist <span class="mu-g">slams</span> into his jaw with the full force of your body as you twist into the blow, imparting all of your momentum into the other man. You feel a few bones almost certainly break as he gets bowled over by the strike, but to his credit he recovers quickly enough after rolling a few times.
"Tss- heff of a rogh ughk!" He exclaims unintelligibly, bringing a hand up to his immediately bruised face with a cringe of pain.
You don't have time to reply before the battlefield erupts into a scene of chaos once more, nobody stopping their fights over a mere punch. Two gunshots ring out, Ramza hissing out in pain due to a streak of red opened up on his face by a passing bullet and the enemy leader clutching his gut with the wind apparently knocked out of him - he almost looks ready to pass out from the pain. A quick look reveals that Val's left foot has been impaled and stuck to the ground by the leader's mageblade, but it quickly deactivates as one of Ramza's daggers embeds itself right in the leader's dominant wrist, eliciting another sharp yell of pain followed by a clatter when the weapon drops to the floor from his disabled hand.
The blood and injuries are piling up on both sides, but it looks like your side definitely holds the advantage here so far. <span class="mu-r">-2 Legs to Val! Now at 0/2, Immobile and incapable of moving from his spot unassisted! -2 Face to Ramza, now at 1/3!</span> <span class="mu-b">-2 Face to the Melee Specialist! Now at 0 Face, incapable of effective communication! -2 Guts to the Leader! Now at 0 Guts, incapable of making Persistence checks! Damage overflow to Hands, -3 Hands to Leader! Now at 0 Hands, incapable of wielding anything without making a Persistence check!</span>
Gigas will...
>Charge someone and beat them black and blue. (Who?) >Hang back and cast Slipstream to make one of your allies faster. (Who?) >Grapple and disarm one of those bastards! (Who?) >Write-in! Ramza will...
>Create his own barrier to protect his team! >Throw some daggers at one of them. (Who?) >Get in and start attacking one of them with his mageblade. (Who?) >Write-in! Val will...
>Shoot at one of them. (Who?) >Heal himself with Energize! >Cast Disrupt Mana on one of them. (Who?) >Write-in! Anonymous
>>5931388 >have gigas finish off the big dude >Have ramza finish off the smug bastard with his mage blade. (Go into melee) >Have Val heal himself. Anonymous
>>5931416 Oops mistake
>Ramza goes after their gunslinger. Melee time* Anonymous
>>5931416 >>5931418 +1
>>5931388 >Have Gigas finish off the big dude >Have Val heal himself. >Have Val heal himself. Anonymous
>>5931388 Gigas
>Charge someone and beat them black and blue. (Who?) Melee specialist
Ramza
>Get in and start attacking with mage blade Gunslinger
Val will
>Heal himself Anonymous
>>5931525 Woops, this is me and I meant:
>Have Gigas finish off the big dude >Ramza goes after their gunslinger >Have Val heal himself. Anonymous
>>5931388 >Gigas beats up the melee guy >Ramza and Val gank the shooter The leader is effectively out this round
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 21 Feb 2024 16:51:09 No. 5932056 Report Rolled 10, 4, 9, 9, 8, 5, 8, 3 = 56 (8d10) >>5931416 >>5931776 >>5931779 >>5931813 Consensus is:
>Have Gigas finish off the big dude >Ramza goes after their gunslinger with his mageblade >Have Val heal himself. With that in mind, 8d10 for Gigas! 7d10 for Ramza! 7d10 for Val!
Starting my own rolls off with the big guy retaliating against Gigas and trying to beat him harder than he gets beat!
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 21 Feb 2024 16:56:09 No. 5932059 Report Rolled 3, 8, 3, 9, 6 = 29 (5d10) >>5932056 The Leader is going to cast Flashfire on Ramza! Ramza's not grouped up with anyone, but it's the only offensive spell the smug fuck actually knows.
DrDragonfagQM !2gxW5JDLSc
DrDragonfagQM !2gxW5JDLSc ID:fHxNQd2i Wed 21 Feb 2024 17:01:02 No. 5932060 Report >>5932056 Why does he have that much dices? Does the -2 Face impede him in any way?
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 21 Feb 2024 17:02:19 No. 5932061 Report Rolled 10, 3, 10, 1, 10 = 34 (5d10) >>5932059 And the gunslinger is going to try to down Val before he can heal with a called shot to Brains!
Don't worry, it's not as lethal to these guys as it would be for normal humans. >>5932060 He's using his Brains stat with his Spellcasting skill now, since he's incapable of utilizing his Hands and Mageblade.
It's why Val is rolling 7d10 for his healing despite being so injured.
Anonymous
Rolled 6, 2, 6, 6, 5, 10, 4, 5 = 44 (8d10) >>5932056 Gigas roll
>>5932061 Thanks for the answer. Had to delete because I forgot to unname.
Anonymous
Rolled 8, 9, 2, 8, 10, 9, 5 = 51 (7d10) >>5932056 Ramza roll!
Anonymous
Rolled 10, 1, 1, 9, 8, 10, 5 = 44 (7d10) >>5932056 Rolling for Val!
>>5932063 >>5932064 Pretty good rolls!
>>5932061 Eeesh, that's even better though.
Anonymous
>>5932078 Hey, we're heaing simultaneously to the bullet to the brain! good enough to survive QM?
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 21 Feb 2024 17:39:15 No. 5932083 Report Quoted By:
>>5932080 Val won't die from this regardless, but uh, it's nowhere near simultaneous. Because it's a called shot, the gunslinger essentially has 10, 10, 10, 10. It's going to proc much faster than Val can heal himself.
That being said, with those 1s nestled so early in your dicepool, even the massive damage he's about to take won't stop him from healing up his legs a bit.
Anonymous
You really tried to heal while their DPS man is up, anons?
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 21 Feb 2024 19:03:29 No. 5932126 Report You move faster than anyone could feasibly move without magic, no doubt coming across as little more than a blur to everyone else. It's actually a little difficult to control yourself at these speeds, as your own reaction time isn't enhanced in any way...not that you actually need control right now. A dull thud rings out as you're on the bruiser in an instant, your fist buried in his gut and displacing his delicate organs in the process. It takes a second for the blow to register for him, but when it does his eyes bulge and he retches terribly.>Charge someone and beat them black and blue the same way you've been doing. (Who?) >Try to demolish someone with a multi-hit combo! (Who?) >Grapple and disarm one of those bastards! (Who?) >Write-in! >Create his own barrier to protect his team! >Make a precise blow on someone! (Who, and what target?) >Continue attacking one of them with his mageblade. (Who?) >Write-in! >Shoot at one of them. (Who?) >Heal himself more with Energize! (Requires PERSISTENCE check of Guts + Wind!) >Get mobile and start trying to dodge some of the damage that keeps coming his way! >Write-in!
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 21 Feb 2024 19:06:21 No. 5932127 Report >>5932126 Spoilered in case you don't want to see it, here's what the current damage to everyone is.
The Melee Specialist: Brains 1/1, Face 0/2, Guts 1/4, Hands 4/4, Legs 4/4 As an aside, you can take multiple actions whenever you want, but every action over the first will subtract one dice from your pool and require another set to actually perform the additional action.
For example, if you normally have a punching pool of 10d10 and want to punch someone three times in a row, you would instead roll 7d10 and want to get 3 separate pairs to do it successfully. If you only get 1 or 2 pairs, you only succeed in punching that amount of times.
Didn't want to load this on you when we were still learning the ropes. It's essentially what the multi-hit option is for though - punching twice or more.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 21 Feb 2024 19:10:31 No. 5932128 Report Quoted By:
>>5932127 >7d10 I meant 8d10, I'm just a little retarded.
Anonymous
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>>5932119 Was hoping ramza would melee him quickly enough....:(
Anonymous
>>5932126 >gigas will grab big dude and yeet him into smug bastard >Ramza will flash fire the dog pile >Val will shoot their gun slinger Anonymous
>>5932126 Headshots with firearms aren't lethal to humans in the setting? Neat! Good to know!
Gigas
>Try to demolish someone with a multi-hit combo! (the bruiser) Ramza
>Write-in! (intimidate and demoralize his foe into surrendering to avoid further pain and risk of dissolution and death) Val
>Get mobile and start trying to dodge some of the damage that keeps coming his way! maybe find some cover so he can finish healing?
Anonymous
>>5932126 >Grapple and disarm the shooter then throw him at the melee guy (dual action) >Attack smugman >Shoot smugman Anonymous
>>5932222 >>5932151 I'll check those quads and it's close enough to what I wanted to do so I'll switch mine.
>support >>5932126 Anonymous
>>5932222 Supporting because Quads.
>Do we get free '2' in the incoming rolls? Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 21 Feb 2024 22:38:05 No. 5932276 Report Rolled 2 (1d2) >>5932156 >>5932222 >>5932226 >>5932241 >Grapple and disarm the shooter then throw him at the melee guy (dual action) >Attack smugman >Shoot smugman Winner winner, chicken dinner.
>>5932241 >Do we get free '2' in the incoming rolls? Only if this roll is a 2.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 21 Feb 2024 22:43:52 No. 5932278 Report Rolled 9, 9, 8 = 26 (3d10) >>5932276 Top kek. Consider yourself as having an extra 2 for Gigas' rolls, on da house.
Anyways, for Gigas, roll 7d10 and try to get at least two pairs for me!
For Ramza, roll 6d10 to attack his counterpart!
For Val, roll 5d10 to shoot a guy, which even a retard could do!
The big guy is going to try to take the moment's reprieve to attempt to cast Solidify on himself again, because he knows he can't take too many more hard hits.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 21 Feb 2024 22:47:11 No. 5932282 Report Rolled 1, 5, 2, 4, 7 = 19 (5d10) >>5932278 A surprising W from the brute.
The Leader is going to attempt to play defensively this round, but he has to Dodge instead of Block because he's incapable of using his mageblade right now. Which...makes him have to use his pathetic Legs score.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 21 Feb 2024 22:53:51 No. 5932286 Report Quoted By:
Rolled 2, 5, 10, 2, 10, 8, 9 = 46 (7d10) >>5932282 An L from not-ramza.
The gunslinger is going to try to shoot Gigas- no, wait. He's out of loaded guns. Shit.
Instead, he's going to attempt to cast Galvanic Aura on himself! What does that do? You'll see, maybe.
Anonymous
Quoted By:
Rolled 8, 2, 5, 9, 8, 2 = 34 (6d10) >>5932278 Anonymous
Quoted By:
Rolled 8, 6, 1, 6, 9 = 30 (5d10) >>5932278 Anonymous
Rolled 6, 8, 4, 3, 8, 6, 2 = 37 (7d10) >>5932278 Gigas
Anonymous
>>5932307 Ayyyyyy 2 pair yeet
Anonymous
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>>5932310 Oh shit 3 pair cause of the free 2! Fuck yeah
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 22 Feb 2024 00:30:47 No. 5932374 Report 'I need to stop that son of a bitch from filling us with holes!' You think to yourself, your gaze shifting over to the gunslinger. Within just a few heartbeats, you're no longer aggressing the enemy brute, instead grasping the smoking rifle of the Val Wannabe and twisting it out of his hands harshly. His hands scramble to clutch onto a Lightning Catalyst, but as he's attempting to cast a spell on himself, you grab hold of his leathers and spin yourself once, twice, and send him sailing towards the brute on your third spin - which, coincidentally, happened to be an extremely fast spin thanks to your earlier spell. You have no doubt he'll be reeling from that, especially with how hard the two seem to slam into each other.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 22 Feb 2024 00:31:49 No. 5932377 Report Quoted By:
"How you feelin, buddy?" You ask him.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 22 Feb 2024 00:32:51 No. 5932379 Report "Congratulations on your victory. This time." The once-smug-looking one says with a clear frown. He points a thumb at himself. "Black Rose never makes the same mistake twice. We underestimated you, that's all. We won't lose to you guys ever again.">Shake down some of Felippe's men, see if you can spend some time dismantling some of his operations or gathering more information on the best time or place to hit him. >Make a visit to the city's Archives. You might be able to dig around for some valuable information amidst their massive collection of books and scrolls. >Get some training in, maybe try to memorize those spellbooks you bought earlier. >Do some extra shopping now that you're rich again! >Recruitment, of course. With Lobo's help, hopefully! Three people is hardly a good crew for two ships. >Wander about the city and do some sightseeing, things aren't so pressing right now. (Random encounter - City!) >Go back to the ship and take a few days to explore the areas outside the city some more, since you're not on as much of a timecrunch now. (Random encounters - Sailing!) >Write-in anything else you might want to do that I didn't include in the options!
Anonymous
>>5932379 >Shake down some of Felippe's men, see if you can spend some time dismantling some of his operations or gathering more information on the best time or place to hit him. >Recruitment, of course. With Lobo's help, hopefully! Three people is hardly a good crew for two ships. Maybe we can buy off some of his associates with money and a quick ship out of here to avoid repercussions for their betrayal? if they're good, we can keep 'em on-staff.
Anonymous
>>5932379 Middle
>Get some training in, maybe try to memorize those spellbooks you bought earlier. First go to the demon buy more spells ask about gigas memory stuff
>Do some extra shopping now that you're rich again! Middle
>Recruitment, of course. With Lobo's help, hopefully! Three people is hardly a good crew for two ships. >And pay Lobo the 1000g for whatever it was I forget... ah the book we can't read. Lastly
>Shake down some of Felippe's men, see if you can spend some time dismantling some of his operations or gathering more information on the best time or place to hit him. Anonymous
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>>5932379 Epic battle by the way qm. Really enjoyed it had me at the edge of my seat the whole time.
Anonymous
>>5932379 >Shake down some of Felippe's men, see if you can spend some time dismantling some of his operations or gathering more information on the best time or place to hit him. Gotta stay on target now that we have some spending money
Anonymous
>>5932374 Kino
>>5932379 >Recruitment, of course. With Lobo's help, hopefully! Three people is hardly a good crew for two ships. We should do it now, because after offing Felippe we might be on the run.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 22 Feb 2024 18:51:18 No. 5932982 Report Quoted By:
>>5932404 >>5932453 >>5932461 >>5932686 We got a mix of
>Shake down some of Felippe's men, see if you can spend some time dismantling some of his operations or gathering more information on the best time or place to hit him. and
>Recruitment, of course. With Lobo's help, hopefully! Three people is hardly a good crew for two ships. as our winner! I'm sure Lobo can do the latter in the background and get some men together for you to vet, while you do a bit of skullduggery. Writing!
And don't worry anon, Gigas will ask about his memories soon. I promise. Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 22 Feb 2024 23:34:13 No. 5933232 Report Quoted By:
"Well, we've got two big things we wanted to do next. Recruitment, and shaking down some of Felippe's guys-" You start saying, before Lobo cuts you off.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 22 Feb 2024 23:35:15 No. 5933233 Report Quoted By:
"I getcha. I wouldn't want to trust them either...yeah, alright, you've got me convinced. Shit needs dealt with, sooner rather than later. I'm thinking...hmm...maybe we give the guards a good reason to appear at the little bastard's mansion, so he doesn't suspect the guards and cut off their access with mercs or something like that. Then we hit 'im, clean 'im out. And if we have enough of our boys on the scene, the Guards will think twice about any possible double-crossing, I'm sure." He muses out loud, scratching his chin.and possibly begged Ramza to take the challenge with you again. You hit him with some line about how it's lonely being the one to bear the crown of success, which prodded his ego enough to work like a charm. You couldn't really care less, you just think those burgers are delicious as all hell, and you love the portion size - it's perfect for a big man like yourself.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 22 Feb 2024 23:36:16 No. 5933235 Report Quoted By:
"It's a scary thing, growing old, you know. The man in the mirror keeps gettin' older and older, but you stay the same. On the inside, I mean." He replies, looking a little forlorn for a moment. Probably remembering his younger days, you would bet. "You start wondering when your knees started to hurt, and it's all downhill from there. Time's a real son of a bitch, y'know."
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 22 Feb 2024 23:37:18 No. 5933238 Report Val slams a fist on the table and leans forward in response. "Don't." He warns. He then looks a bit sheepish at the fact that everyone in the room's now staring at him for his outburst, withdrawing into himself a bit. "I mean...I don't think it's smart to consort with Demons more than necessary. I'm sure we could find out more about your past in a...safer way. Maybe we can go check out the area where you were found, later, or something. We could find something that Captain Keats missed.">Yes >No
Anonymous
Rolled 1, 9, 6, 10, 6, 4, 6, 10 = 52 (8d10) >>5933238 >Yes One hundred percent, yes.
Also, rolling for Gigas!
Anonymous
Rolled 4, 7 = 11 (2d10) >>5933238 >yes Ramzas day to shine
Anonymous
Rolled 6, 4, 3, 4 = 17 (4d10)
Anonymous
>>5933238 >yes Gigas will be happy
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 24 Feb 2024 01:46:41 No. 5934225 Report >>5933255 >>5933413 >>5933502 >>5933546 Awwright, I'm finally not busy. I'll try to get to writing, but I can't promise an update tonight. It might have to come tomorrow.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 24 Feb 2024 18:45:41 No. 5934784 Report >>5934225 Change of plans, boys. Ol' Watcher's got a bad case of the "i want to deepthroat a shotgun because of this ear pain" due to an ongoing ear infection that's making me unable to focus on writing. So I'm going to pause things for a bit, anywhere from a day to AT MOST a week, and finish things up when I'm actually able to concentrate on anything other than the unending desire to rip my own ears off.
Naturally, I'll post my return in this thread, and in the /qtg/ if you read it. My apologies for the delays thusfar.
Anonymous
>>5934784 Eesh... Good luck, QM. I hope you've seen a doctor?
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 24 Feb 2024 18:51:32 No. 5934793 Report >>5934792 Yeah, I was hoping the medicine would be like taking a nuke to it, but it's more of a slow burn.
Anonymous
>>5934784 Take care of your health, QM
Anonymous
>>5934784 curse strike. GL
Anonymous
>>5934793 Anon has a question in the QTG:
>>5940763 Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 02 Mar 2024 00:36:36 No. 5940787 Report Quoted By:
>>5940784 Thanks anon! I'll go answer him right away.
Also, expect an update later tonight, as I'm finally starting to get my head on straight. Had to swap to Cefdinir instead of Augmentin, because the Augmentin didn't do shit over 10 days. Praise be!
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 02 Mar 2024 07:47:16 No. 5941039 Report Quoted By:
Fortunately for you, and unfortunately for your companions, the results now are the same as they were last time. Ramza makes a pathetic showing and barely digs into his meal, Val makes a valiant effort doomed to failure, and you prove to be an insatiable connoseur of burgers that helps devour the leftovers from the others once you finish with your own. As you get up to walk over to the wall and sign it like before, however, the barkeep quirks an eyebrow at you and speaks up.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 02 Mar 2024 07:48:18 No. 5941040 Report Quoted By:
"Oh, don't worry about us. I'm sure we can have a reasonable conversation with the man." Ramza replies, moving over to walk through the doors into the kitchen. You and Val, naturally, follow closely behind.
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 02 Mar 2024 07:49:19 No. 5941042 Report "...Aye, that's fair. Wouldn't be right to have you take it on an already full stomach. You'll need a real empty gut to face the monster I'll be making for ye." He replies, nodding. He drives his butchering knife into a wooden block and walks over, offering his blood-soaked hand out to shake. "Come back for the true competition any time you'd like, then. If you have the balls for it."
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 02 Mar 2024 07:51:37 No. 5941046 Report >>5934792 >>5934798 >>5936895 >>5940784 Thank you so much for waiting patiently, folks. We should be good to go for the foreseeable future!
Anonymous
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Rolled 8, 6 = 14 (2d10) >>5941042 Anonymous
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Rolled 4, 3, 10, 7, 8 = 32 (5d10) >>5941042 Ramza
Anonymous
>>5941046 We got relationship dice by chance?
Anonymous
Rolled 10, 4, 6, 5, 7, 10, 10 = 52 (7d10) >>5941042 Save us, Val!
Anonymous
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>>5941354 Looks like we gucci, Val is bigbrain
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 02 Mar 2024 23:47:30 No. 5941647 Report Quoted By:
>>5941131 You do, but you don't need it thanks to val's TRIPLE TENS BAYBEEEE!
Writing!
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 03 Mar 2024 07:52:35 No. 5942078 Report Quoted By:
As you didn't yet know who was and wasn't under Felippe's thumb, your captain decided that having you split up and each scope out a different section of town would be the best idea - you would reconvene down at the docks later, to present your findings to each other. He had reasoned that it was more likely to tip someone off and make them suspicious if the three of you stuck together, and you couldn't really find much fault in his reasoning.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sun 03 Mar 2024 07:53:37 No. 5942079 Report "There's three worthwhile targets, the way I see it. Each of them essentially manages affairs on behalf of Silversmith in a different field. Countess Evelina handles business involving aristocratic types, anyone rich enough to be worth swaying in some form or another. Then there's one Jerome Stillwater that handles the 'lower' businesses, but specializing in resource management. From what I heard, humans also qualify as resources as far as Felippe is concerned. The last one...I don't actually know how to find her, but I suspect we could draw her to us if we really wanted to." Val explains, hesitating for a moment to continue.>Go for the Countess. As a woman of high society, she's got good odds of knowing all of Felippe's big moneymakers, and might have even visited his estate personally more than a few times. >Go for Stillwater. Chances are, a guy like that's a scumbag - if you want to clean things up for the commonfolk the most, he's the one you want to put the pressure on. Besides, if he IS a scumbag, he might have good dirt on Felippe in his pocket as a backup plan. >Go for #3. It's the most dangerous, but potentially the one with the best payoff. You'd be making the world a safer place if you succeed, and the fame and glory that comes with taking down the third most wanted person in the world is nothing to scoff at.
Anonymous
>>5942079 >Go for the Countess. As a woman of high society, she's got good odds of knowing all of Felippe's big moneymakers, and might have even visited his estate personally more than a few times. The reason is the guard probably can't touch her, unlike the other two.
Anonymous
>>5942079 >Go for Stillwater. Chances are, a guy like that's a scumbag - if you want to clean things up for the commonfolk the most, he's the one you want to put the pressure on. Besides, if he IS a scumbag, he might have good dirt on Felippe in his pocket as a backup plan. Anonymous
>>5942079 >Go for Stillwater. Chances are, a guy like that's a scumbag - if you want to clean things up for the commonfolk the most, he's the one you want to put the pressure on. Besides, if he IS a scumbag, he might have good dirt on Felippe in his pocket as a backup plan. Out of the three, I think he’s our best best. We’re still a newb party and the assassin seems too dangerous, and I don’t know know how well we’d get on with a high-society target of interest. That leaves the crime angle!
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 04 Mar 2024 02:59:33 No. 5942774 Report >>5942106 >>5942121 >>5942175 Going for the people peddler, huh? Probably a smart move. Ramza would be utterly defenseless against a beautiful woman like the countess, after all.
Anonymous
>>5942774 Not completely. He could always go on the attack and woo her instead!
Anonymous
>>5942079 >Go for Stillwater. Chances are, a guy like that's a scumbag - if you want to clean things up for the commonfolk the most, he's the one you want to put the pressure on. Besides, if he IS a scumbag, he might have good dirt on Felippe in his pocket as a backup plan. We can take out the countess or assassin next.
Anonymous
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>>5942774 Damn, now I want to see this countess.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 04 Mar 2024 08:20:28 No. 5942996 Report Quoted By:
>>5942106 >>5942121 >>5942175 >>5942789 >>5942795 "It's gotta be the Countess." Ramza says after a moment's consideration. He has a dopey grin on his face as he does so, but you're not quite convinced, still rubbing away at your chin in thought as people are supposed to do.
"I don't know...I think it'll be more difficult to get access to someone like her, looking as we do. Besides, this Stillwater guy, he sounds like a real piece of shit." You say. "And you know what they say about pieces of shit. They always try to take others down with them. I think he's bound to have real good dirt on Felippe. Plus, you know, he's the guy running the bottom line. Rich donations don't really amount to much if your bottom line is crippled, right? That's where most of the money would be coming from longterm, I think."
"Well said, Gigas. Surprisingly." Val unnecessarily adds. You frown at him grumpily. "I also think that Stillwater is our best bet, for what it's worth. I don't trust you with the Countess. No offense, captain."
"What? I'm totally trustworthy! I'd seduce her into giving us everything we want." Ramza loudly protests.
"I'm almost entirely certain that approaches like that are exactly what she's counting on." Val says with a sigh, pinching the bridge of his nose. "You know there's probably a very good reason why Silversmith would put a beautiful woman in a position like that, right? She probably manipulates men as easily as she breathes. If she couldn't, I doubt she'd be anything other than another one of his concubines."
"Man, I hate you sometimes. Stupid...fuckin' logic..." Ramza kicks the floor in an ineffectual fury all whilst grumbling a few expletives to himself, before sucking in air through his teeth. "Tshh...alright, fine! We'll go for Stillwater. At least we won't have to feel bad about taking the easy way and beating information out of him."
"I knew you'd come around, Captain." Val says, his smile hidden behind his mask but clear in the cadence of his voice.
<span class="mu-s">A few minutes later...</span>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw1QRAoae2w You find yourself crouched behind a set of stacked wooden crates in a warehouse. Getting in was surprisingly easy, thanks to some vulnerabilities in the building's layout that Val had apparently scoped out beforehand - he REALLY did his research. Specifically, you all slipped in through a window attached to the backside of the building, which dropped you down right where you're waiting now.
As for your target, Val is quick to point at him through the small gaps between the crates, before moving aside to let each of you look better. In a low, hushed tone, he says "The bald one."
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 04 Mar 2024 08:21:30 No. 5942997 Report You have to admit, he fits the image you were expecting for one of Silversmith's lackeys. He looks like he lives, breathes, and oozes slime. The clothes and jewelry he wears are clearly expensive, but the way he carries himself...he's definitely a man of the streets, the kind of guy who would stab you in a secluded alleyway and leave you to rot just because you happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or maybe you're just applying a prejudiced view of him because of his associations...nah, he's definitely a living example of human garbage - you decide quite easily on that. It'll make what comes next easier.>Spend the day stalking him until he goes home. Accost him at his personal sanctuary, where he's bound to be at his most vulnerable - and where you can rob the shit out of him afterwards. >Try your hand at kidnapping him right here and now, stealthily. You can interrogate him elsewhere once you do. >Stealth? Subterfuge? This is about sending a message. Accost him right now, and take down anyone that comes to assist him. You want people to know that scumbags like Stillwater have no place in Lume.
Anonymous
>>5942997 >Try your hand at kidnapping him right here and now, stealthily. You can interrogate him elsewhere once you do. We might need some time to break him. And we don't want stillwater to know someone is coming after him. Surprise is the name of the game.
Anonymous
>>5942997 >Try your hand at kidnapping him right here and now, stealthily. You can interrogate him elsewhere once you do. Anonymous
>>5942997 >Try your hand at kidnapping him right here and now, stealthily. You can interrogate him elsewhere once you do. The others will be busy trying to figure out who would try an attack like this so they’d know where to search. Should delay their response even further.
Anonymous
>>5942997 >Spend the day stalking him until he goes home. Accost him at his personal sanctuary, where he's bound to be at his most vulnerable - and where you can rob the shit out of him afterwards. Anonymous
>>5942997 >Try your hand at kidnapping him right here and now, stealthily. You can interrogate him elsewhere once you do. Fuck it, we’ll do it live
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Mon 04 Mar 2024 23:02:51 No. 5943384 Report >>5943010 >>5943060 >>5943199 >>5943307 >>5943372 Snake, don't forget: this is a stealth mission. Make sure you're not spotted while you extract the target.
Everyone will play a part here that suits their strengths the best.
<span class="mu-b">Roll 7d10 for Ramza</span>, who's going to draw attention in the opposite direction of the rest of you with a little bit of misdirection and trickery.
<span class="mu-g">Roll 7d10 for Val</span>, the best one at sneaking up to actually nab the target and drag him over to you.
<span class="mu-r">Roll 7d10 for Gigas</span>, who will perform the physically demanding task of the actual extraction, since he needs to be hauled out of a window that's decently high up.
Good luck, men.
Anonymous
Rolled 5, 9, 4, 5, 8, 10, 10 = 51 (7d10) >>5943384 What have you got there, a cardboard box?
Anonymous
Rolled 10, 6, 4, 7, 2, 2, 9 = 40 (7d10) >>5943384 Anonymous
Rolled 5, 1, 6, 4, 7, 7, 4 = 34 (7d10) >>5943384 I believe in the Trio!
Anonymous
>>5943428 >>5943501 >>5943505 I THINK we're going to be okay.
>>5943505 *Trinity
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 05 Mar 2024 02:04:57 No. 5943532 Report Quoted By:
>>5943428 >>5943501 >>5943505 Val had me worried there for a second, but it looks like we have successes across the board! Ramza's quality 10 distraction means that there's no difficulty modifier for val or gigas on this.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 05 Mar 2024 07:42:24 No. 5943746 Report Quoted By:
>>5943010 >>5943060 >>5943199 >>5943307 >>5943372 >>5943505 >>5943524 The discussion was brief, but everyone knew their parts – Ramza showed his competence in distributing roles appropriately and laying out the plan. He would first cause a distraction that would draw everyone’s attention towards a different part of the building, including that of their target. In the brief moments when everyone was looking away, Val would sneak up behind the target, strangle him to prevent him from making any sound, and drag him over towards the boxes. There, you would gag him and handle the actual extraction, since neither of the others had the physical strength required to lift both themselves and the hostage up to the window.
Ramza pats you and Val on the back, before his eyes sweep over the room as he prepares to do his part. A glint of recognition shines in his expression after a few seconds of him seeming to inspect the layout and shape of the room itself, and he tiptoes over to a particular spot, stands up slightly straighter, turns slightly towards the wall itself, and cups his hands over his mouth.
“Damn it – boss, we got a runner going for tunnels!” Ramza says at a normal volume, yet mimicking the tone that one would need to adopt to shout. You hear it just fine, standing right next to him of course, but oddly enough so does Stillwater – and he seems to hear it as though Ramza was shouting the southern room, given his reaction.
“Blasted – you idiots, get into the tunnels! Flush the runner out!” Stillwater barks out, expression furious as he looks southward. There’s a flurry of movement as a few people rush past him, and you don’t doubt that the people in that other room are already moving towards the tunnels.
“Heh…gambit paid off, I didn’t know there’d be tunnels.” Ramza whispers as he turns back to you. He then gives val a wink paired with a fingergun, indicating that it’s his time to shine.
With a nod, Val slips forward, quiet as a mouse. You can still hear him moving, of course, but you’re not sure if that’s only because you’re already aware of him. As he approaches slowly and carefully, there’s a tense moment where Stillwater’s nose wrinkles…only for him to sneeze. It’s in the moment right after that in which Val strikes, pulling the wire attached to his harness up and over Stillwater.
Before the man can react, the thick and sturdy wire is pulled taut against his throat, cutting off the yell he was moments away from releasing and causing him to quietly sputter and struggle against his assailant. With the blood being cut off so quickly from his brain, though, his attempts to fight back grow weaker by the second, and Val’s able to drag him back behind the boxes to you without too much trouble.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Tue 05 Mar 2024 07:43:25 No. 5943748 Report There, you decide to give him a quick and easy nap, grabbing Stillwater by the head and quickly, decisively smashing the back of his skull against the hard concrete floor. Not much sound is produced thanks to your foresight, as you’d already laid your extremely fashionable sleeveless coat on the floor to dampen the sound. With him unconscious, Val puts away his harness wire, and you wrap the coat around Stillwater’s head to make sure he doesn’t know where he is on the off chance he wakes up sooner than you expect.>Inside the bowels of the Flame of Arcadia, the most private place to interrogate him. >At the Guard’s tower, where skilled interrogators can easily be instructed by the Captain of the Guard to help you get everything you need from the worm. >At the underground fighting ring, where you have plenty of monsters to threaten him with, and plenty of assistance from the pirate community. >Somewhere else…? (Had an idea? Tell me where!)
Anonymous
>>5943748 >Inside the bowels of the Flame of Arcadia, the most private place to interrogate him. I feel the need to mention that a) strangling a person already puts them to sleep and b) knocking people out with a hit to the head is not easy or safe at all; the guy probably has brain damage now.
Anonymous
>>5943748 >Inside the bowels of the Flame of Arcadia, the most private place to interrogate him. >>5943790 Val had a bullet through the centre of his face and walked it off. These people aren't like those of our world, CinemaSins.
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>>5943942 Don't rob me of the brain damage storyline, anon
Anonymous
>>5943748 >Inside the bowels of the Flame of Arcadia, the most private place to interrogate him. >See if the merchant demon would be willing to accept coin to stand somewhere and look pretty on your ship. Where your captive can see. Where he can wonder why we’d bring a demon to an interrogation. Maybe we can also pay him for some ship enhancements if he has any aptitude for it, or to assist in interrogation itself, but I’m just thinking a demon would be scarier to have nearby than the other options. The worst we can do with monsters and the guard is torture his body. Who knows what more a demon could do?
I’m wondering if there’s any benefit to pretending we were part of Jahwal’s crew before it was wiped, and we’re striking back at the group that cost us a good gig while proving our worth to some new employers. Might make it seem more likely we’d call the demon in for “enhanced interrogation techniques”.
Questions:
>Where can we find info on Silversmith’s men and activities to turn over to other interested parties >Locations of his backup stashes for when Silversmith tries to replace him >Details on his escape plan when the Guard moves against Silversmith >Info on how to arrange contact with the Countess and Nocturne, and where to best ambush them All questions that make it seem like we’ve got much larger organizations behind us looking to take Silversmith down, and lining our own pockets some in the meantime.
Anonymous
>>5943947 >Support >Ask him where his operational funds are located. >Buy some stuff from the demon. More spells directly in our head! Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 06 Mar 2024 03:00:01 No. 5944413 Report Quoted By:
>>5943790 >>5943942 >>5943947 >>5943959 Had a busy day, but that doesn't matter as I'm back now! It looks like we're taking him back to the Flame of Arcadia. And we'll jumpscare him with a demon while we're at it, why not? Writing.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 06 Mar 2024 06:07:39 No. 5944560 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-s">Deep within the bowels of the Flame of Arcadia.</span>
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 06 Mar 2024 06:08:41 No. 5944562 Report Quoted By:
"Thank you, G." Ramza steps into view from the shadows. The man's eyes glide over to Ramza, before they jerk over to the Demon in the room. Fear suddenly overtakes Stillwater, far more than he had before, and he tries to scramble backwards despite there being no room to do so.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 06 Mar 2024 06:09:42 No. 5944564 Report Quoted By:
"Holy shit..." Stillwater whispers under his breath, the stress of the situation clearly getting to him.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Wed 06 Mar 2024 06:10:44 No. 5944566 Report >>5943790 >>5943942 >>5943947 >>5943959 Val rips off a sheet from his notebook and offers it and the charcoal he was writing with to Stillwater, who promptly yet shakily draws an unfamiliar symbol and shows it to you all. Val is quick to take both objects back, looking at it with a curious expression.
"So she's either spying on people constantly, or..." Ramza trails off.
"Primitive magic, sympathetic in nature. She must bear a sample of his blood, frequent client that he is, which responds in turn once the symbol is drawn. A convenient way to do it. But one which will only activate when HIS blood is used. A wise precaution..." The demon muses aloud.
"So she couldn't be contacted by people that she didn't already vet. Yes, that does sound smart..." Val agrees. "And frustrating to deal with. What about the ambushing?" He faces Stillwater as he asks.
"Man, I don't fucking know. How do you ambush anybody? You wait for them somewhere with a bunch of your boys and you break their legs before they can run off." He throws his hands up in frustration. "You probably have a lot more manpower to deal with them than I do! I'm just a thug, damn it!"
"Settle down, Jerome." You remind him of your presence.
>Any more questions from this? Anonymous
>>5944566 >Now that we know all this, why should we let you live? Anonymous
>>5944602 >Support >Kill him after he spills everything/given us everything. We won't let the demon eat him. >Pay the demon and buy some items. More spells. Those healing potions. Any magic armor? Or rings of protection or resist magic ect. I think gigas needs some spiked plate gauntlets of punching.
And we all need some armor.
Anonymous
>>5944602 >>5944635 I prefer to keep him alive, honestly. I say we draw sample of his blood, And make a big show of bartering for the man’s soul with the demon. Then we can claim the guy owes a big favor. And with the blood sample we should be able to locate him, or at least we can claim it will let us do that.
Anonymous
>>5944566 Yeah, better to let him live so he can be used one last time in trade.
Something like
>“Well, you’ve been helpful to us. That’s good! I don’t think we need to ask you how to hit Silversmith since you still need something to give to whoever we send you off to. That’s the reward for being good!” >“So stay quiet and peaceful or I hold you down while the nice demon lady teaches me how to reach through your chest like she did earlier. It’ll take a few tries, but she can fix you up while I learn!” Gigas can do his usual laugh afterward, maybe along the lines of “man I do good threats” to make it even creepier. I don’t think he’d actually want to do that after all.
Last thing I can think of is
>Have him write/dictate a letter to draw the Countess to a good ambush spot. To the coliseum if possible, lots of help there. If it goes well we’ll have another gift for “our employers” that we will credit to his name. If not… well, they’ll know the letter was coded to betray us and deal with him accordingly. He can help whoever we turn him over to plan a good hit on Silversmith. We have places to be, things to do, so we can’t interrogate him for details forever.
Anonymous
>>5944730 >>5944846 I just don't want him to tell silversmith or anyone else about our meeting. And he's most likely going to move all those stashes before we can loot them...
And he was willing to summon monsters to a town so he could escape. He's a scumbag. He's earned himself the rope.
If the demon could actually bind him maybe.... I'd rather keep him as a captive than let him go. We could always give him to the guards later if we don't want to kill him.
I don't want to loose our surprise or his stashed loot.
I doubt the countess likes this dude... idk if a letter from him would compel her to go to the arena. We'd have to check the memoreel. Otherwise it might be better to act like new customers that the thug knows.
"I know this rich baron who wants his wife to be whacked. Or knows where a merchant prince is."(Whatever she does for this organization)
And we should run our idea past Lobo he might not want to pick sides in the turf war...
And we may want to talk to guard captain too. He might want this thug to squeel on silversmith in court or something.
Anonymous
>>5944953 >If the demon could actually bind him maybe.... She seems like a nice enough lady, as monsters go, but I don't know that I want to set up a relative stranger with inhuman psychology as a local mob boss.
Anonymous
>>5944953 Lobo is visiting us tonight at the ship so we can ask him if he wants Stillwater or not. The guy is scum, but apparently competent scum. He may have use for him, or just want to pump him for more info. If not then the Guard will definitely be interested.
We can probably keep ourselves busy until then by learning from the merchant. Pay for a general lesson on demons and how they work, I can’t see any of the crew thinking that’s dangerous unlike the magic purchases. Though I’m okay with considering more spells or other assistance.
As for the letter, I’m assuming they’re still work associates through Silversmith. If he has places he usually does business with her that isn’t at her mansion then we could try using that and either hit her at the meeting location or en-route. Whatever he offers may not be something we go for, but it doesn’t hurt to check while we have him at our mercy.
>>5944960 More likely to have the demon as a crew member. Val would freak, but he may allow it if we make “learn more about demons” as a precondition for her joining. Val likes learning things, and he could use those things to better kill other demons. Ramza… probably isn’t deluded enough to sleep with a female demon and could rationalize her magical utility as outweighing her risk, and Gigas could reason that if she hasn’t been kicked out of here yet then she’s safe enough. She also made learning magic super easy.
She gets a mobile home with a small crew (less temptation to go on a killing spree with people who wouldn’t be missed) and she gets to move around regularly, keeping her from wearing out her welcome in any one place. Besides with us, of course, but if we’re offering for her to join us that’s indication enough that we’re willing to work with her. Why not serve her penance out with Blue Pirates?
Also, I didn’t notice this at first, but
>Demon: Call me what you will, I am not the person I came from. >Gigas: Hey, they’re good at that! They came up with my name when I couldn’t be who I was. Too bad Gigas couldn’t give her a Gigas-brand backclap and laugh.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Thu 07 Mar 2024 03:05:30 No. 5945245 Report >>5944602 >>5944635 >>5944730 >>5944846 >>5944953 >>5944960 >>5945089 Somewhat contentious, so let me simplify things here with a few extra voting options I want you lads to decide between.
<span class="mu-r">Stillwater's Fate</span>
>Killed. >Spared and released. >Enslaved through a Demon's magic. >Given to the guards after this. >Given to Lobo after this. >Something else. <span class="mu-b">Interest in the Demon</span>
>Attempt to recruit her to the crew after this. >Do not. Purchases will be handled after the interrogation is done and over with for neatness.
I'm somewhat glad things are kind of split, because I wouldn't be able to make a real update today anyways with how exhausted I am. Anonymous
>>5945245 Whoops. I also forgot.
>Give the Demon Merchant a name? Anonymous
>>5945245 >Given to the guards after this. >Attempt to recruit her to the crew after this. Anonymous
>>5945250 >A Name Yes. Call her Gremory, after the female-looking demon associated with treasure and knowledge.
Anonymous
>>5945258 >>5945261 >>5945245 >support Entice the demon to join and help us figure out that magic chip we found on that admirals Uber tech ship.
And we definitely want mates rates on the shop items. But we'll be very consistent purchaser's. And we have a high loot finding rate!
Anonymous
>>5945245 >Spared and released. >Do not. We still don’t know enough about how demons work here - is she going to relapse? Can she keep her shit together in a fight? Too many variables
Anonymous
>>5945245 >Given to the guards after this. >Given to Lobo after this. I’ll accept either, with a preference for Lobo first followed by the Guard if he rejects Stillwater for some reason.
>Attempt to recruit her to the crew after this. Well, it IS the quickest way to learn more about Demons. Which might be relevant given the Spire project going on to, uh, provide limitless energy with absolutely no drawbacks whatsoever. Just a feeling.
>Demon Name >Gigas >Gigas 2 >Gremory >Lotus (symbol of rebirth, if it exists) >Penny (short for Penitent) Anonymous
>>5945245 >Given to the guards after this. If we want to recruit Lobo it doesn't make sense to give thid guy to him
>Do not demon I'm so fucking tired of the kneejerk reaction of "everybody in the setting thinks it's a bad thing, which means they're all wrong"
Anonymous
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>>5945545 No I definitely believe they're right. And demons probably are high quality combat wombats. But I'm hoping it's a mutually beneficial setup. Maybe we look the other way while she eats souls....
Kind of a I feed you, you don't eat me. Sort of relationship. If she wasn't dangerous no reason to hire her...
Anonymous
>>5945545 We're playing Gigas and Gigas is dumb, trusting, as=nd so far has only positive experiences with demons (at least that he can remember), so it seems very in-character to me.
Anonymous
>>5945738 We're also playing the other two guys.
Anonymous
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>>5945746 Well gigas can suggest it and Val can say why we shouldn't. Then ramza gets to decide...
Anonymous
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>>5945746 yeah, but I'm voting based on what I think Gigas would do, since he's our viewpoint character right now, and also the demon is kind of neat and weird.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 08 Mar 2024 03:35:06 No. 5946132 Report >>5945258 >>5945268 >>5945319 >>5945393 >>5945545 >Given to the guards after this. And
>Attempt to recruit her to the crew after this. Wins!
And with 2.5 in support, Gremory will be the name for the Demon.
Sin was the name that the original Players gave her, in case you were wondering. And yes, they also chose recruitment. Writing finally!
Anonymous
>>5946132 Out of curiosity, did the originak players recruit her before or after they knew she's a woman?
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 08 Mar 2024 09:31:49 No. 5946338 Report Quoted By:
You, Ramza, and Val all share a look with one another. All of your questions have been answered, so now a new problem arises: What to do with the prisoner. Ramza turns his gaze back to Stillwater, placing a hand gently on the silver handle of his mageblade.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 08 Mar 2024 09:32:51 No. 5946339 Report Quoted By:
"Nope." You state, simply enough. "I am Gigas. Gigas fears nothing. Gigas never loses. Not even to temptation. And if you were to try to attack me in my sleep, well, you would have to be a coward for that! Are you a coward, Demon?"
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 08 Mar 2024 09:33:53 No. 5946341 Report Quoted By:
"And the final condition. You'll need a name." Ramza finishes, nodding.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 08 Mar 2024 09:34:54 No. 5946342 Report Quoted By:
"The self is ephemeral, always changing. Thy art a river. The waters that flowed within before are not the waters that flow within now. And were you to return the waters from before...they would still never be that which was." Gremory says with a poignant tone.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 08 Mar 2024 09:36:01 No. 5946343 Report "The self is ephemeral, always changing. Thy art a river. The waters that flowed within before are not the waters that flow within now. And were you to return the waters from before...they would still never be that which was." Gremory says with a poignant tone.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 08 Mar 2024 09:39:50 No. 5946344 Report Thank you everybody for participating in thread 2! We're going on pause until this hits page ten or falls off, whichever one I notice first, at which point I'll be making our third thread. I will answer ANY and ALL questions in the meanwhile! Speaking of which...
>>5946316 Before! They just really latched on to her for whatever reason.
Oh, as for buying things...that'll be the start of next thread. Because I want to make a better list of goods and services for y'all than what I had last time.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 08 Mar 2024 09:48:42 No. 5946347 Report Quoted By:
Also, please drop a like at
https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Lodestar:%20Dawn%20of%20a%20New%20Age if you enjoyed reading so far! Or don't, I'm not your captain. Dislike it if you want me to eat shit!
Anonymous
Good thread.
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Fri 08 Mar 2024 09:55:19 No. 5946352 Report >>5946350 No worries lad, I do that with basically every quest I read.
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>>5946352 Could we get like a tab for our demon and what we can buy/ what she can make?
Thanks
How would we make/get ether?
When we kill monsters can she eat their ether if thats where it is from?
Do we know how much loot stillwater has in those stashes?
Ask the demon if she would defend herself from being attacked by a human. Cause we could probably leverage that... otherwise if she tries to flee from them could be issues if we get attacked.
(She a absolute pacifist or a self defender)
>QM how are you enjoying the second run? What was the biggest surprise we've given you this thread? Anything you disliked about our votes/write ins? What was the vote/write in you liked the most? Thanks for the thread. It was awesome.
I always hate thread changes I always miss the first couple of votes :(
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>>5946343 Thanks for running!
(We should play Val next)
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>>5946344 So important points I gathered from that are
>Prices can’t be discounted, but trading ethers directly for services at market rates when we have a cheaper way of securing them is still on the table. >The self may be waters in a river, but changing water means little if it lacks the strength to carve a new path. >Ramza has no taste for high-quality names like Gigas. >We have made a decision the previous group didn’t - they were never friendly enough to hand someone over to the Guard! Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 09 Mar 2024 00:47:45 No. 5946777 Report >>5946510 >Could we get like a tab for our demon and what we can buy/ what she can make? On the google docs? Sure, I can absolutely make one for y'all. It'll be good as a permanent way to check what's available pretty much whenever.
>How would we make/get ether? It involves distillation to make proper ether. If you get a good distiller, you could probably start making them yourself. Otherwise, they're widely available from most merchants.
>When we kill monsters can she eat their ether if thats where it is from? Corrupted essence/amalgam does not satisfy the cravings of monsters and demons, unfortunately. That's the reason why they attack people but not each other.
>Ask the demon if she would defend herself from being attacked by a human. Cause we could probably leverage that... otherwise if she tries to flee from them could be issues if we get attacked. She's more likely to flee or play defensively, unless only you three and the target is around. If a witness were to say they saw a demon attacking someone, even in self defense, it's a good justification for people to witch hunt her.
>QM how are you enjoying the second run? Loving it!
>What was the biggest surprise we've given you this thread? Working with the guard. I was totally sure you'd try to shank him when the captain turned out to have an insane plan.
>Anything you disliked about our votes/write ins Not at all. I love write-ins, and I especially love discussion back and forth about voting options.
What was the vote/write in you liked the most?
Throwing a nigga at another nigga. It was clever, but most importantly, it was funny. I'm a big fan of both things when it comes to combat.
>>5946569 Wouldn't be a bad idea, to get a feel for each of the trio. But it's up to you lads, next thread!
>>5946701 I can't believe you lads are planning to become ether salesmen. Better find a way to corner the market. Maybe with some Eldingarian Wonders to make them REAL efficiently...
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Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:GWqgWCIi Sat 09 Mar 2024 02:05:14 No. 5946839 Report >>5946826 "Hey Ramza, we got a letter from Oracle Industries! Signed by...admiral Sato himself!"
"Give that here. Let's see...it says we're being sued for copyright infringement."
"Fuck."
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>>5946839 >”Copyright infringement? They should have sued us for the piracy instead. Their “DRM” runes were no match for our finest folks decrypting the secrets of their work!” >”Yeah, funny how it didn’t really stop us.”
