1/2 Claudio 2019/08/24(Sat)16:07 No. 943519 ID: 4fd362
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>>941929
>Ask her if she has any advice on where to head to next
Oracle: I… I don’t have much advice for this… It’s rare to have a vision being so… direct… Your death isn’t foretold but still a possibility, all I can say is that you probably should be careful… I don’t want to sound rude but… You are not practicing the dark arts, are you?

Apprentice: No… why do you ask?

Oracle: … The idea of you… seemingly making a deal with… whatever that dark being Is, was worrisome… I won’t pry any further, but I would have been very concerned thinking that I aided someone who practices dark magic… Just… be careful what you agree to…

> if there is work in town for you to do for a bit. Could earn some extra money before setting out.
Oracle: I can’t think of much myself… My husband might have something but… I’m sorry but… I would prefer it that you leaved this town as soon as you could…

Apprentice: What? Why?

Oracle: Don’t take this the wrong way. You are bound to find this being. There is no other fate, and I’m afraid of what happens to those surrounding you when that happens… The vision said nothing of them… The vision said that you could tame it… but it was not a certainty...

Apprentice: You fear the town will be in danger?

Oracle: As long as you remain here… I’m afraid it will. I will not kick you out of here… but I would prefer it that you finish whichever business you have in here and left as soon as possible, I don’t think anyone here would be capable of helping you even if they wanted… Maybe you should seek out someone who is more powerful or more experienced? Other than that I can’t give you more advice…

Well... At least there is a chance I will not die, so… that’s a good thing I guess...

Apprentice: A-alright… I think I’ll leave now. Thanks for the assistance…

Oracle: Goodbye, and good luck.

2/2 Claudio 2019/08/24(Sat)16:08 No. 943520 ID: 4fd362
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I head to the general store to buy what I needed… Now I have a total of 13 coins left.

>>942018
What treats could be used? I don’t even know what I’ll met… I guess buying some extra food could work? But how much would be enough? According to the prophesy, it was really big...

I eat some of the non-preserved food… Eating manages to calm me a little bit… But Now I need to think about what to do next... I could still do the job the elder gave me… I don’t know how much I money I’ll get from that yet, but I can always go and ask his son… It also shouldn’t take more than some hours, I’m guessing we only need to scare them off, right? It should be easy enough with even with my magic.

On the other hand, I could meet this... “Dark being” anytime from now on… There was no specific time, so there is no telling when it will happen, but anything I could do before it happens to prepare myself would be of help... But I don’t know how much I’ll be able to do on my own, and as the oracle said, I don’t think the villagers will be of much help in this.

Even a very large animal can be appeased somewhat by giving it a little food. Buy an extra helping.

You think you need more help, but the villagers can't give it to you... Where else can you get help from? Unless there's an adventurer in town I don't know what to tell you, aside from head to a larger town quickly?
Go do the cattle killing quest regardless.

1/2 Claudio 2019/09/13(Fri)10:09 No. 944965 ID: 4fd362
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I Drink some water and finish eating. I feel filled and ready.

>Even a very large animal can be appeased somewhat by giving it a little food. Buy an extra helping.
I guess I can do that… I buy some extra food, just in case. Now I have 7 coins left.

>You think you need more help, but the villagers can't give it to you... Where else can you get help from? Unless there's an adventurer in town I don't know what to tell you, aside from head to a larger town quickly?
Well… the closest person I know that MIGHT be able to help me is my master… Although I don’t know if coming back right now would be convenient since it has just been about 2 hours since he sent me away…

As for large cities, there aren’t any around these areas… the closest one Is still far away, and it could take weeks of walking, although there would be some towns and villages on the way.

While some adventurers might come to these areas, it doesn’t seem like there is any nearby. It might be because my master lives nearby and has dealt with pretty much anything that could be troublesome as soon as it appears, and it has been like that for some years, so adventurers in might have decided to leave this place in search for better rewards elsewhere…

>Go do the cattle killing quest regardless.
Yes, Let’s go do the quest, some experience and training should come in handy.

Elder’s son: There you are. Have you decided to help with the wolves?

Apprentice: Sure, I’ll do what I can.

Elder’s son: Good, I have a bag of 50 coins that I’ll hand you once the task is done. There is a total of 5 wolves, with one alpha, although, strangely, there were no females in sight… Be wary of the alpha though, it seems very strong, even for a wolf.

2/2 Claudio 2019/09/13(Fri)10:11 No. 944967 ID: 4fd362
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Elder’s son: I can guide you towards their den, my father would prefer for me to come back as soon as possible, but, unless you prefer working alone, I wouldn’t mind helping you take care of those wolves… Now, if there isn’t anything else you need to do, let’s go… err… What is your name?

Apprentice: My name? It is…

Change name?

Suggestion 2019/09/13(Fri)10:22 No. 944968 ID: 93a540

Edwin Redvane.

>>944968
Sure.

>Apprentice: My name? It is…
>Change name?
Yes, that's right, your name is "Change name?".

1/2 Claudio 2019/12/02(Mon)10:16 No. 950730 ID: 4fd362
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Edwin: I’m Edwin, Edwin Redvane.

Elder’s son: Nice to meet you. Follow me, the wolves’ den is deep within the forest. They seem to only leave their lair at night, so we’ll most likely find them there.

He starts guiding me through the forest. There is no talk and it’s very uneventful. We follow a small path, barely noticeable until we reach a slope and we start climbing up. I have some problems trying to keep up with him, but he waits until I get to him.

2/2 Claudio 2019/12/02(Mon)10:18 No. 950731 ID: 4fd362
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Eventually we reach a small clearing in the forest. There is what appears to be a small cave in the center, and I see four wolves around it.

Elder’s son: The alpha must be hiding inside, and it seems like they don’t know we are here yet. Alright, how do you want to do this?

A fireball should be enough to take out one of the wolves, but afterwards, the rest of them will find out where we are. It’s possible they will charge towards us. I will need to be prepared for when that happens.

Alright, fireball and an arrow will take out two. Then when the remaining two charge (if they don't run) you can slam one with land strike. Both if possible. The last one can be taken out by axe and possibly water whip.

Can you get a fire wisp out without alerting the wolves? It'd also help thin their numbers.

>>950733
This seems like a good plan

1/3 Claudio 2020/01/09(Thu)13:25 No. 953110 ID: 4fd362
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Summoning the fire wisp would probably give away our location.

I discuss the plan with the Elder’s son and we prepare to do the first strike. The wolves aren’t moving too much, so they make easy targets. We attack almost simultaneously. My fireball takes out instantly one of the wolves, while the arrow hits the other one in the neck. It struggles for some time before falling.

2/3 Claudio 2020/01/09(Thu)13:26 No. 953111 ID: 4fd362
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The Other two wolves start growling and charge towards us… They don’t seem to even consider retreating or anything else… The elder’s son seems confused for a moment but immediately gets his axe ready.

I Time the land strike so that it will hit the wolves as soon as they land with their front legs, hoping to hit both of them. One of them is sent flying backwards some meters. The shock alone of the land strike seems to have been enough to take it out. The other one however manages to dodge it and tries to attack me next but it’s stopped by the Elder’s son axe, killing it.

After all of this, all four wolves are down.

3/3 Claudio 2020/01/09(Thu)13:28 No. 953112 ID: 4fd362
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Suddenly we can hear some growls coming out from the small cave... Then a very large wolf comes out of it, and it’s looking even more aggressive than the previous ones… It’s bloodied, and it seems to be its own blood…

Edwin: Is that the Alpha?!

Elder’s son: Y-yes… It was dark back then but I don't remember it bleeding like that!

I don’t know much about the biology of wolves, it seems very weakened by… whatever it is that it has, but it’s still a very imposing figure: it’s very corpulent, almost man-sized… and it seems to be about to attack us at any moment.

It seems blind. Use loud jarring noises to disorient it!

Summon a fire wisp before it charges. Then Land Strike to stun it at the same time the fire wisp strikes, and Light Beam it to blind it while it's stunned.
Then you just start whittling it down with ranged attacks.

1/3 Claudio 2020/01/27(Mon)06:39 No. 954569 ID: 4fd362
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>>953114
I try summoning the fire wisp at a distance, as it appears, it makes a sound.

It continues growling, and suddenly it starts rushing towards us, with a surprising speed for its size, leaving the fire wisp behind before it could even react.

2/3 Claudio 2020/01/27(Mon)06:40 No. 954570 ID: 4fd362
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>>953116
As it gets closer, the elder’s son manages to hit it with an arrow, but it doesn’t seem to even notice it.

I also manage to hit it with the land strike once it got close enough, but despite the land strike’s force, it just manages to push the alpha away a little bit, and stun it for some time. A second arrow hits the alpha, and before it recovers, I use the light beam to try to blind it. It groans in pain as it tries to keep its eyes away from the light.

Meanwhile the Fire wisp manages to catch on and launches itself towards the alpha, exploding on contact and leaving a nasty burn.

3/3 Claudio 2020/01/27(Mon)06:41 No. 954571 ID: 4fd362
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Still, the alpha refuses to fall, and as it manages to escape the light beam, it prepares itself to attack me. A lucky shot from the Elder’s son gets it in the eye, and as it recoils in pain, I attack it with a fireball, more in desperation than anything else.

It finally falls, it struggles and has some spasms, before it finally stops moving…

Elder’s son: Is it… is it finally dead?

Edwin: I… Think so…

Elder’s son: I had never seen something take that much punishment… I think you earned your reward.

The elder son hands me a bag with 50 coins. Now I have 57 coins.

Elder’s son: Shall we head back to town? I would like to get away from this place as soon as possible…

Yeah, it'd be best to head back. Let the scavengers clean up.

>>954571
I kindof want to look in the cave to see if anything's in there.

>>954571
Seems like it might have been diseased or infested with something?

That's worrisome. If it's anything transmissible, the problem might not be past. You should investigate the cave to find out if there are more sources of disease. And do your best to burn the bodies already present, so scavengers don't get whatever it is and spread it.

1/4 Claudio 2020/02/20(Thu)11:41 No. 956856 ID: 4fd362
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Edwin: Wait, there is something I want to check first.

Elder’s son: If you say so…

>>954592
I try to get close to the cave, but there is an unbearable stench coming from inside… It almost makes me puke. I use the light beam to see what what's inside from a safe distance, and I see many carcasses from what I assume are various animals, many of them seem to be decomposing…

>>954582
I feel the urge of just leave but…

>>954607
Edwin: I think we should burn the bodies… Whatever the alpha had, it might spread…

Elder’s son: Scavengers would normally take care of diseases and the such but in this case it would probably be for the best…

I make a fireball, and get it close to the body until it starts burning. The fire starts spreading slowly to the rest of the body… I presume that it will engulf the entirety of the alpha’s body eventually…

2/4 Claudio 2020/02/20(Thu)11:42 No. 956857 ID: 4fd362
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I start walking to the other wolves while the pillars product of my earth strikes crumble back to the earth.

I get close to one of the remains of the wolves, but before I can start burning it, I start hearing weird sounds coming from the alpha’s body…

Elder’s son: … Edwin…!

3/4 Claudio 2020/02/20(Thu)11:43 No. 956858 ID: 4fd362
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Elder’s son:… that thing is still moving!

The alpha’s body starts being ripped apart, while it continues to burn. Fur, organs and even entire limbs start fall to the ground…

4/4 Claudio 2020/02/20(Thu)11:44 No. 956860 ID: 4fd362
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???: SCREECH

Elder’s son: WHAT IS THAT THING?!

Edwin: It’s… It’s a…

… It’s an E-Eldritch parasite …!

Burning was SO the right call.

More bolts! More fireballs! Stay at range! Use Land Strike to keep it at bay or trip it in the eye!

Alright, what do you remember about what an eldritch parasite is? Any weaknesses or vital info?

It might be a good idea to run away. It's on fire, which means it will eventually burn to death right?

1/3 Claudio 2020/03/27(Fri)09:23 No. 959827 ID: 4fd362
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>>957137
R-Right! I need to remember what I studied about them… let’s see…

The eldritch parasites are very rare to find, even among other eldritch beings, and they are often seen as little more than insects by them. Their origin is unknown, even after many centuries of research, and there is only speculation and theories.

(…)

Once they feed enough, the parasite will develop to a point when it no longer needs the host to survive (…) They are the most vulnerable at this stage, as they are still adapting themselves to live without the host. They are still very weak against pretty much anything, specially the elements, but they compensate with an unnatural speed and mobility, and a matching strength. Some have been found to be surprisingly intelligent. At this stage, the best place to attack is on its eye, or around it, but anywhere should also work.

(…) If they are allowed to thrive, they will continue to develop, becoming even stronger, smarter and resilient (…) It seems to be impossible to predict how it will evolve, but it seems they adapt to their surroundings (…)

2/3 Claudio 2020/03/27(Fri)09:26 No. 959830 ID: 4fd362
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Luckily… It seems that this one developed itself in a hurry to try to protect itself from the fire… one of its “arms” seems longer than the other one and it seems to be overall unbalanced.

>>956868
I try to throw a fireball at it, while the elder’s son fired another arrow. The parasite quickly reacts to the attack, and blocks it with its arm… it would seem it’s using the wolf’s carcass as a… meat shield…

... It seems like the arrow actually managed to hurt it, although only slightly.

3/3 Claudio 2020/03/27(Fri)09:28 No. 959831 ID: 4fd362
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It suddenly starts rolling on the ground before stopping and facing us… I don’t think the alpha’s body is supposed to bend that way…

It’s not burning as bad as it was, but the fire is still there, and it might grow overtime… but it seems that is no longer one of its worries!

>>957170
S-Should I? If I run away, I might escape but… who knows what this thing might do if I don’t stop it… And once it escapes, It probably won't be easy to find it again.

You want to hit the eye... but in the stance it's using the eye is on the underside. I think the best way to kill this thing, or to get a good opening to do so at least, is to cast Land Strike underneath it. Either to hit the eye or flip it over so you can fireball the weak point.
I feel like it's about to charge forwards, but the host body has no eyes left. It shouldn't be able to see where it's going, and is either hoping you don't move, or is using its ears to tell which direction you move. Maybe you can lure it into smacking into something, and using that opportunity to hit it with a well-aimed Land Strike?

OH. It's a magical being! That means you can use your barrier spell. It'll run into the barrier, then you can hit it with a Land Strike to stun it and flip it and maybe hit the eye, at which point you can follow up with a Light Beam, because this is a good time to find out if it damages eldritch beings. Plus it could blind its one remaining eye.

1/3 Claudio 2020/05/06(Wed)16:53 No. 965434 ID: 4fd362
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Yes! That seems like a solid plan.

It begins charging towards us, and the elder’s son hastily shots another arrow at it, but it misses.

Edwin: Get behind me!

I quickly summon the magic barrier to stop the parasite mid charge.

The head of the carcass managed to get through, startling me a bit. But it seems that the rest of the body just smashed into the barrier. Now it’s my chance!

3/3 Claudio 2020/05/06(Wed)16:53 No. 965436 ID: 4fd362
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The situation is no longer under control!

This seems like a good time to cast Land Strike.
It'll give you and the elder's son the chance to back off.

WELP
Try light beam! It's looking right at you!
Actually that implies the raised arm is a feint and you should try to avoid being hit. Maybe even block with your staff?

>>965454
Yeah, it could easily swipe with the other arm in your direction

The wolf head seems to be a red herring too. Aim for the gut

I second blinding it with light beam

1/3 Claudio 2020/07/10(Fri)16:38 No. 971888 ID: 4fd362
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>>965454
>>965583
>>965643
I cast light beam towards it. I don’t know if it actually damages it, but it does seem to blind it.
It tries to cover itself with one of its arms while it wildly moves its other arm in my direction.

2/3 Claudio 2020/07/10(Fri)16:40 No. 971889 ID: 4fd362
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It tries to attack me, blindly, and seeing this I try to block it with my staff. With the strength it goes, it almost takes the staff off my arms, and manages to scratch me, but it doesn't do any significant damage.

3/3 Claudio 2020/07/10(Fri)16:44 No. 971890 ID: 4fd362
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While the eldritch parasite recovers the elder’s son charges forward with his axe and manages to get a clear strike to the center of mass. It’s a powerful blow, but I don’t think it’s enough just yet!

The fire seems to be expanding. It’s already engulfing the head of the wolf, and it’s starting to spread to the arms.

The magic barrier behind me is about to disappear, it wouldn’t be useful to take cover behind it.

Author: Sorry for taking this long. College took a lot of time, and got distracted by other stuff. I'll try to upload more consistently now.

((No sweat, life comes first.))

Well we have a couple of options here. Could try to keep blinding it or blocking it with earth walls or magic walls, and hope the fire kills it.
Or you can go on the offense with stuff like more fireballs, or water whip (assuming the fire isn't actually hurting the parasite much) or make up some spells. Like, earth ball or fire whip, or try something more intense of the light element, like, some kind of holy light whip or holy fire whip or holy water whip...

It's looking towards your ally now so it will probably attack him, you should try to help with one of your defensive spells.

1/2 Claudio 2020/07/25(Sat)11:00 No. 973162 ID: 4fd362
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Many possibilities rush to my mind as I consider what to do next. I decide to try to blind it once again, but as soon as I try that, the parasite suddenly goes in all four again and starts, slowly but menacingly, advancing towards me, not only protecting its eye from my light beam, but also threatening me with the fire consuming the alpha’s carcass.

>Protect your ally
Suddenly I notice that it intends to use one of its… “hind legs”? to strike at the elder’s son as he gets closer with his axe.

He’s too far away and I can only cast the magic barrier right in front of me… but maybe…

>Make up some spells
Well, it’s nothing fancy, but water whip MIGHT be just what I need!

I create the water whip and manage to stop the leg just before it strikes, unbalancing the parasite in the process, and it needs to seek footing as soon as the water whip banishes.

2/2 Claudio 2020/07/25(Sat)11:03 No. 973163 ID: 4fd362
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Although he was surprised at first, the elder’s son tries to continue his strike. To which the Eldritch parasite responds by quickly turning around and facing him with fire… As soon as I try to move, the eldritch parasite quickly turns towards me… Is it… Buying time?

Regardless… I don't know how much it will help it… The fire continues to expand and it seems that soon rather than later, it will reach the parasite…

>>973163
Hrm. Maybe it's trying to finish its metamorphosis, and it's planning to shed the burning parts? Or it's getting used to that particular brand of damage, thanks to its crazy adaptability.

... the Water whip seemed pretty maneuverable.

Whip it in the eye.

Maybe you should extinguish the fire, since it seems to be playing to the parasite's advantage.
Water bolt!