Well, it that all depends on the nature of the inhabitants, and what you have to work with. Care to elaborate?

That image is waaay bigger than it needs to be. I suggest scaling down your scans.

EXPLOSIVES!

Ike 2014/01/11(Sat)17:34 No. 556711 ID: 2b67d3
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From what ive been told my current targets are Vrasmites, large ,disgusting bugs that have set up a hive and are causing trouble for the nearby town

Hmm. So storming the hive isn't likely to go well, then.

Can we seal off the hive and pump it full of smoke? Or trap them and set it on fire? Or collapse it in on them?

>>556711
Yep. Explosives. Or fire.

Ike 2014/01/11(Sat)18:31 No. 556728 ID: 9f584a
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Fire does seem to be the best way to deal with them i've got 2 Fire Bombs, I guess I could get the hive with a good throw. I approach the... hut ?

that seems bigger then a hut. should still be a good plan if you can get the fire going good.

Little big for a hut, really.

And lobbing them isn't the best plan if all that does is blow the wall off. Ideally, we want the explosives inside, and the bugs trapped. Can we seal the doors, and then throw the bombs in a window or something?

...and you're absolutely sure there's no people in this place, right?

Are Vrasmites deadly or aggressive?

Are you sure this is the right place? I guess there's no harm in checking it out if you're sure.

Ike 2014/01/11(Sat)19:10 No. 556734 ID: 38f454
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The house seems way too big to burn down from the outside. I enter with causion ,Vrasmites are extremley dangerous in groups
"Hello?..." there is no answer I assume the place is abandoned , spare the Vrasmites.

>>556734
Well then creep along until you find the nest or other evidence of the bugs.

Ike 2014/01/11(Sat)21:12 No. 556760 ID: 9849a1
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The place looks ransacked and nearly destroyed, the staircase is wrecked so thats out of the question. There seems to be some kind of... mold coming from the door to my right.

examine mold. does it seem flammable?

The mold likely means water, which seems like something the bugs might live near.

Listen at the mold-door.

Also check out the trunk! Maybe there's something in it.

Ike 2014/01/11(Sat)22:20 No. 556781 ID: b452c0
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I check the trunk inside is a coiled fuse, a kitchen knife, and a jar of blasting wax.
Pressing my ear against the door I hear what sounds like sloshing water, even through the door I can smell a swampy aroma this definitely seems like the nest.

>>556760
Hey, is that a Periodic Table?

Can you manage to get upstairs? Better not act before we fully scout out the area.

fix bombs and wax. kick open door, throw in super bomb. RUN

Ike 2014/01/11(Sat)23:23 No. 556811 ID: 38f454
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The chart next to the staircase seems to be some sort blueprint written in another language. Unfortunately the crater in the stair case seems to be covered in some kind of slime, its too slick for me to grab or climb over

Okay then. Crack open the mold-door to look in. Don't want to throw firebombs around blindly, after all.

Ike 2014/01/12(Sun)00:06 No. 556828 ID: 8b363b
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I mix the some Blasting Wax and a some oil from a Firebomb to make a more effective Grenade .

Ike 2014/01/12(Sun)00:11 No. 556830 ID: 2b67d3
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I open the mold-door enough so that I can see what I need to, the nest, a large crater filled with giant eggs and cacoons. Lord, the smell is nearly unbearable, ive got to take care of this as quickly as possible

Look around for any Vrasmites hiding in ambush then lob the super grenade at the eggs and book it.

Maybe we can loot that chest first!

...okay, we got a lot of easy targets here. But where are all the adult critters? If we blow the babies but not the fliers, we're going to be in for a world of pissed off hornet hurt.

>>556830
Are any of those cocoons up top moving? The arm on the right most one leads me to believe that there are people inside the rest of them. (dead or alive)

Ike 2014/01/12(Sun)13:47 No. 556955 ID: a6caa8
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First I check the chest, the lock is rusted enough for me to force open. Inside is a bottle of Storm Brew and five Caltrops. One of the cacoons looks like it is moving, I move the empty chest over and stand on it to get closer.

Ike 2014/01/12(Sun)14:28 No. 556960 ID: c030d2
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I ready my knife and prepare to open the cacoon

be ready to stab like hell f it's a bug cocoon

Ike 2014/01/12(Sun)16:23 No. 556978 ID: 6725dd
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I cut open the cacoon inside is a small Hassen woman
Ike: Uhh, hello who're you ?
Woman: I-I'm Piper, are they still here ?
I assum she means the Vrasmites

Tell her you didn't see any, and she should get ready to run because you're gonna burn the nest.

May as well cut the other cocoons open but I expect nobody else is alive.

>Caltrops
That's going to be a lot of help against flyers.

>>556978
They sealed her up with booze? Awful considerate of the bugs.

Ike 2014/01/12(Sun)18:10 No. 556995 ID: a6caa8
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Ike: I haven't seen any Vrasmites yet but you should still get out of here, i'm planning on burning down the hive
Piper: wait ! I need to get my stuff up stairs.

Piper runs out of the room and leaves behind her bottle of Storm Brew
(how'd she get this in the caccon ?)

Well go back out and help her get upstairs. Wait until she comes back before lighting shit up.

be wary of traps. including mind controlled rabbits.

Ike 2014/01/12(Sun)19:07 No. 557012 ID: ac1628
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>>557002
Don't be ridiculous, Vrasmites can't mind control people

When I get back into the main room Piper is no where to be seen
Ike: Piper !
Piper: I'm fine, I'm still getting my stuff.
Guess I'll just have to wait

take Blueprint with you.

I presume you have the storm brew now?

Is Storm Brew alcoholic enough to be flammable? If so it might help to start pouring some around the room with the eggs.

Ike 2014/01/12(Sun)19:52 No. 557019 ID: b452c0
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>>557014
>>557016

I take the bluprints off the wall
Yes, I have 2 bottles now
"I'm almost done" Piper shouts from upstairs.

Keep watch for bugs approaching from other directions so we don't get cut off, and be alert just in case she comes down followed by a horde of them.

Ask her what's so important to risk going back for, and does she know if anyone else is here?

have bombs ready.

Ike 2014/01/12(Sun)20:18 No. 557027 ID: e00f91
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I go back to the nest room and dowse the eggs in Storm Brew to get a better fire going
(such a waste of good brew)
I yell upstairs
Ike: Piper, what's so important to risk going up alone ?
Piper: Its important and expensive thats all you need to know.

Are you sure you two should be shouting? Will that attract the bugs?

Ike 2014/01/12(Sun)20:50 No. 557033 ID: c0dc59
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I throw a match and the whole nest goes up in flames.
So far there are no bugs so I don't think we should worry.
"I'm finished" Piper shouts from upstairs

Good. Oh, try stuffing a cork in that leaking pipe.

Or you could find the water main and turn it off.

Ike 2014/01/12(Sun)21:18 No. 557037 ID: f69c28
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I wade through the rest of the stagnant water and plug up the the leaking pipe.
Now's a good time to go back to the main room

yes get out of here. and keep a weapon ready in case an adult bug shows up.

...should we burn the cocoons? Not sure.

Ike 2014/01/13(Mon)14:24 No. 557176 ID: c5d14d
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>>557040
I'va already checked the other cacoons, they're empty
I hurry back to the other room where piper is waiting
Piper: you ready to go ?

start a fire elsewhere so that the whole house burns down. otherwise they can just start again in the same place.

Plugging the pipe already accomplished preventing them from returning. I think we're good to go.

>>557179
they could try to dig the pit wider and break the pipe open again.

Ike 2014/01/13(Mon)15:36 No. 557183 ID: 7d6a02
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>>557178
That is true, I tell Piper to wait as I move around the side of the house where the hive is and throw a Firebomb at the wall. Hopefully this will prevent any further infestations

So, how do you go about proving that they are driven out in order to get payed?
Also, ask Piper how she ended up in there.

Ike 2014/01/13(Mon)21:17 No. 557245 ID: 5a049c
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>>557191
Hmm... that is going to be a minor complication, I'll burn that bridge when I get to it
Ike: Hey Piper, how did you end up in the nest ?
Piper: Well I heard there was this abonded engineering workshop out here and I thought there might be some good stuff lyin' around, but I get here and those damned bugs wrap me up and i'm in there for hours.
Ike: speaking of which, where are the Vrasmites ?
Piper: Dunno, but at least they ain't eating me.

We begin on our way back to town.

She's a witness, that should be enough.

>>557176
Impressive set of gear, she got there. ...although it bothers me the bugs were smart enough to disarm her and separate her from it.

>where are the Vrasmites
Worst case? They were out raiding the town while you were raiding their nest.

Ike 2014/01/26(Sun)18:50 No. 559636 ID: df0ea2
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I finally make my way back to town and to the inn my employer told me to meet him at. Strangly enough Piper has followed me here too, not sure if its pure coincidence or if she just has no where else to go.

wel, worse things could be following you.

Well, ask her about that. What does she plan to do now? She would make a fine witness to the fact that we destroyed the nest.

>following you
Well, that's fine. She probably doesn't have anywhere else to go at the moment, and having a witness when you try to collect your pay isn't a terrible idea. (If your employer is looking for proof you actually cleared out the nest, she can vouch that you were there, saved her, and lit the place up).

Ike 2014/01/27(Mon)22:17 No. 559820 ID: c5d14d
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We seat ourselves at a small table in the corner of the inn bar, my employer does not seem to be here at the moment.

Ike: Piper, how come you've followed me here ? Do you not have anywhere else to go ?
Piper: What, don't enjoy ma' company ?
She says in a playful manner
Ike: No, I'm just curious is all.
She reclines in her chair
Piper: Calm down I'm just messin' with ya', its just I ain't got no where else to go
Ike: You have no home ?
Piper: I'm a traveler, people from ma' home town just didn't agree with my work so I left.
Piper: Anyway, what are you doin', goin' around burnin' houses, savin' damsels like somethin' out of a fairy tale ?

so what is your hob? mercenary? adventurer?

>what are you doin', goin' around burnin' houses, savin' damsels like somethin' out of a fairy tale?
*Shrug* The bugs were a menace, and the job paid well. Or it should, anyways.

Ike 2014/02/28(Fri)21:57 No. 564789 ID: aad366
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Ike: well my actions are not quite as "chivalrous" as you make them out to be. I simply took a job since I needed some money

Piper: so... your a mercenary than?

Ike: no, more of a traveler to be honest. Life at home was boring so I just started traveling when I got the chance.

The waitress comes to our table telling us we're being requested at a different table, I guess that the man.

this feels like it's supposed to havea second update, is why no one is suggesting

Right. So, we should go see him, then.

Ike 2014/03/02(Sun)20:48 No. 564997 ID: 2c96b3
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Our waitress brings us over to a booth in the corner of the room where a burly looking Steirin is waiting. Its Braxon ,my employer.

Ike 2014/03/02(Sun)21:31 No. 565003 ID: 2df983
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Braxon: Ike, glad to see you made it back in one peice friend !

Ike: Its good to see you again too, the problem has taken care of, if you need proof my accomplice ,Piper, will tell you.

Piper: Yeah, he got me outta there and burned down that hive.

Ike: You can see the smoke from here as well if you need more convincing.

Braxon: I need no furthur convincing, I believe you and your friend and have your pay ready.

Braxon reaches down and takes out a small sack from under the table and passes it to me, inside is 5'000 Keal Coins.
I thank Braxon and head to the head desk to rent a room.

Broach the topic of rooming arrangements with your companion. Uh, she need a place to stay?

Ike 2014/03/03(Mon)15:49 No. 565104 ID: 93fb17
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>>565013
She's paid for her own room.

I move upstairs to my room its nothing special and I doubt there are any things I need to take.
I guess now is the best time to get some rest.

Okay. Time to turn in for the night, then.

uhhh... not really?