Pylar the Proctrix 2021/09/16(Thu)17:58 No. 1010799 ID: 9c850e
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One solid lead from a local could
lend valuable focus to your mission
of understanding the Abissene.

You are determined to intervene
in this execution for the purpose
of gathering knowledge.

There are five homini, all of them
standing in the light from the hole.
None appear to be armed with long
weapons.

You are armed with a flanged mace.

You intervene by…

>SNEAKING UP ON THEM FROM THE DARK
>SCARING THEM BY CHARGING IN
>TRYING TO TALK TO THEM
>_ (write-in answer)

write-in answer

>>1010799
>SNEAKING UP ON THEM FROM THE DARK
See if we can understand what they're saying before we scare them off.

Idk why we're trying to rescue the criminal when we could just... talk to one of the other locals.

>TRYING TO TALK TO THEM

Seek answers, seek truths.

rolled 8, 10, 1, 5, 9, 1, 6, 5, 1, 5, 4, 3, 8, 2, 4, 6, 2, 8, 9, 3, 9, 3, 9, 7, 1, 8, 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 2, 10, 4, 3, 6, 6, 8, 4, 1, 7, 5, 9, 6, 9, 10, 4, 8, 2, 2, 2, 5, 2, 10, 9, 8, 9, 3, 6, 3 = 322

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>>1009693
Let's see, that'd be manipulation 5, Presence 5, Flirting 1, Stunt 2, so...
>9, 3, 9, 8, 10, 9, 4, 2, 9, 9, 9, 6, 8
Ten successes on thirteen dice! Relative appearance is Ribbons 9 vs Kerioth 3; don't think the IRA allows you to go over the maximum of +3, but that's still down to at least MDV 2, which, yeah, Ribbons hits. No wp to resist- the young cannibal does their best to avoid ogling to much, but is clearly interested.

Conviction 3 means that's the most work you can do on building that intimacy of Lust during this scene though, and it'll remain at (1/3) until you transition and start working him over again.

"Like I said, uh- ma'am" (he pauses to swallow a large lump in his throat, blushing a deep purple-red) "I ain't gots much of interest to a lady like yous. Been in the brig for the past couple moons, cause that blood-addled eunuch wouldn't listen when we's saids not to get involved with the dead. 'S bad luck and I ain't join the family cause I wanted to be no ghost walkin arounds Thorns. If yous needs help with a storybook I could always tell yous about some of the Don's I worked for- one of them had a great big castle on an island, and I'm pretty sure it's loaded with treasures and whatchamacallits that folk like yous could do good with. I can reads and writes and whatnot too, 'cept probably not as neat and nice as yous, on account of most of that being dock for me so I didn't have to practice too good."

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rolled 4, 7, 2, 2, 9, 3, 5, 6, 5, 10, 3, 10, 4, 10, 9, 10, 4, 4, 3, 9, 5, 8, 9, 6, 6, 9, 10, 2, 9, 5, 10, 10, 4, 5, 8, 9, 5, 10, 5, 7, 3, 9, 1, 10, 4, 8, 5, 8, 9, 1, 10, 1, 4, 8, 8, 9, 6, 6, 8, 4 = 383

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Agent Lobelia flies up to the bow of the former Lintha ship, stands halfway out of the aerial rickshaw's control seat, and gives the (inanimate, wooden) figurehead a firm slap across the face followed by the basic "personal hygiene standards" lecture for first-coil monks, in an effort to shame the god of the ship into tidying up that domain for the sake of better service to the Realm.

Mechanically, activating Mending Warped Designs (possibly more than once and/or enhanced with the Second Craft Excellency if personal essence reserves permit) for any structural repairs necessary to keep the vessel afloat and moving toward a friendly port - and purging incidental demonic corruption if reasonably possible. Dexterity 4, Craft (Wood) 5, Essence 4, trading any stunt dice for a better target number with World-Shaping Artistic Vision.

rolled 10, 3, 2, 8, 7, 7, 2, 4, 3, 6, 3, 4, 2, 2, 7, 8, 4, 4, 6, 2, 10, 1, 9, 6, 5, 6, 2, 7, 1, 7, 3, 8, 10, 7, 4 = 180

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>>1009920
"oh a Don with an island full of treasure and Undead? and you got to see such a sight? I would love to hear all about your experience there. you say you are nothing but a common man part of all this, but everyone can relate to a common man's perspective."

Ribbons smiled, not breaking eye contact as they dragged a barrel over to sit upon, directly across from him, legs uncrossing for a moment, a good long moment before crossing over in the other direction as they have pulled out a clipboard with paper upon it and a quill, ready to take notes as they leaned forward with a soft grin and stated what they wanted from him.

"just tell me what you can recall going to this Island, the trip, the people, the sights, everything. a picture is worth a thousand words, so paint me a scene."
(heart Brightening Presentation to use Fateful. using 4 Peripheral and 1 WP to turn all Dice into Successes)

rolled 8, 8, 4, 6, 6, 1, 3, 5, 6, 1, 2, 9, 3, 6, 9, 3, 2, 4, 9, 3, 6, 5, 1, 5, 7, 7, 7, 7, 5, 3, 3, 7, 2, 4, 9, 4, 9, 3, 7, 3, 4, 10, 6, 8, 10, 2, 4, 2, 1, 8, 6, 1, 9, 7, 6, 4, 9, 6, 10, 3 = 318

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>>1009704
Don't think the stunt counts as more than a one dot- technically interacting with other information in the scene, and dialog always counts, but it's not really describing the action the stunt is relating to, which I'd generally prefer. Let's roll these all in succession and then count it up at the end:

>9, 3, 10, 10, 6, 8
Six successes
>8, 1, 4, 10, 6,
three
>8, 9, 10, 6, 4,
four
>6, 1, 3, 8, 2,
One
>5, 7, 1, 8, 10,
Four
>10, 9, 5, 7, 8,

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rolled 8, 6, 5 = 19

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>>1010727
Okay, six bashing, so Marisa will be sleeping that off for the next 18 hours in her bunk. Rolling Conviction 3 for willpower recovery.

Kaktus 2021/09/16(Thu)14:44 No. 1010785 ID: 681cb5
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>Your sack is imbued with powerful magics and all your encounters leave with seed inside them forever ensuring you have many magical children. Even if they take in other seed the children will still be yours.
That seems a bit rude towards the other potential dads… but yeah, your sack is definitely enchanted with the most powerful magic runes, found in the deepest depths of the most ancients of ruins. A sack that will forever flow with your soon to be young, containing the most virile of seed… and it can also taste like strawberries or other similar sweet things.
>There is one ability great wizards are known to have that no amount of paladin courage or bardic charm can match: the ability to be on call all day any day, Teleport!
…you’re nowhere near powerful enough for teleportation… and other can just… you know, simply stay with the princess in her castle or where ever she wants to stay?
>Just be aware that this is a library, so you’d all have to somehow keep quiet.
You’re in a private backroom for the employees. You don’t need to worry about getting disturbed unless there’s someone else working here.


>This is Amelia‘s library, so you need to ask if she’d be ok with all of you role playing sex by having actual irl sex.
EH!? Oh g-gosh, you guys are serious a-about this!?
Of course we are.
The lovely dance of intimacy is beckoning for our attention once again…
All this talk about lewd st

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Seems kinda weird to call the Serpens to ask them for someone to help us roleplay a Q&Q session they're not even in, on such short notice. Maybe we can plan ahead for that sort of thing though. Also it could take a long time for any interested parties to get here.

Let's do A. BOYS KISSING BOYS.

A i'm up for some boys love. Amelia is welcome to partake in it if she likes, we are here to serve, after all.

D) cause Gondor

C. Because I want three dicks in one mouth. And maybe some kissing with the boys.

"You don't know how those work. You're a desperate little worm, and I've got the power now. I've got enough memories to understand what you're dealing with, even when you don't. So cut the shit and make me an offer that isn't an invitation to bury you colon-deep in fog and leave you there until it's time to clear it.

You know, when your name is scrubbed clean. And I've gotten back what's mine.

Here's my offer: regular candy and a place on society's table when you show yourself.

It's more than you gave me.

>>1010737

Why not? Been a while since we really hit the pressure release, and if there's some loose ends dangling about, sounds like they need to get tied up nice and tight.

Preferably around Crook's throat.

(That, and even if it's just a lesser memory, it might well be exactly what we need to get everyone to realize the kind of purgatorial hellworld they've found themselves in.)

You've had that this whole time, Crook, and you've never used it before now? Not in all this time? Because I know for a fact there are times when you would have been desperate to be on my good side, back when people knew better how bad an idea it was to really fuck with me. Or to be on Delli's good side, through me, when people knew even better not to piss him off. Do you remember any of that, Crook? Do you remember how happy you should be that he's so easy-going these days? Even if you don't, there was a time you did, and if you had that under your ass back then you'd have thrown it at me begging for mercy. The only way that's not a fake is if you just found it, or re-found it, which is long odds and even then I'd say it's half chance it's a fake anyway and you've forgotten you had it made yourself.

You're not getting 60%, Crook, not only because I'm 95% sure you're selling me a fancy box but because you'll just use it to try get the rest. Give me a smaller number, and give me someone you'll split it with, and we'll pick out an intermediary to handle the trade, and then maybe I'll consider your trade. I'm not going to throw this town under your bus, and I've got plenty of confidence we'll manage to win this vote one day or another - I wouldn't want to take all this down unless I did win a vote for it. Which means the only thing at stake is one, my personal peace of mind, two your neck, and three the possibility that there's some crucial little detail in my stored memories that'll tell me something important about breaking the fog, the last one of which you should consider in advance of the possibility that some day you'll die with the rest of us and your last thoughts will be 'oh man I fucked myself and everyone I know because I wanted to feel like a big fish in our little pond again, if only my dick had

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As an ultimate threat, you could describe what Delli did to the people that took that memory from you.

You're angry, and that's reasonable, but he's making you that way on purpose. Don't give him what he wants. Deep breaths, think this through logically.

The problem here is that Crook believes that this is a "stop at nothing" sort of bargaining chip for you. He's trying to get an unbalanced deal for it because of that. If you can disavow him of that notion, you can just turn it into business. He's a former mob boss, he should appreciate business. You should make it clear to Crook that you've already made your choice between your past and everyone's future, and you're not going to sacrifice the latter for the former. That doesn't mean you don't want both, but that's the problem with trying to bargain with someone who has a cause. You're not going to accept a deal that jeopardizes it.

It should just be game theory for him at that point. On one side of the chart, the cost is that he's on you and Delli's bad side for decades or more, and the reward is he gets to huff a low-rez replay of a memory that he can't even use (but don't even tell him that's a possibility, he may not know). That's already a bad deal for him. On the other side of the chart, the cost is that someone he dislikes gets something they want, and the reward is your gratitude, the current reigning demigod's gratitude, and...well, you're open to offers that further balance that equation in his favor, but the high bar there falls somewhere south of "enough superpowers to destroy you and your friends." He probably just wants the power to get back on top like he was before, so maybe play up offers that let him be in charge of something?

Suggestion 2021/09/16(Thu)13:15 No. 1010782 ID: 435078

Firm handshake and saying no homo.

>>1010734
What's an UZAK? Is that some kind of fish?

tippler 2021/09/16(Thu)17:05 No. 1010793 ID: eedbeb
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The air crackles with energy as Vivian leans back on her hands and lets out a cry. The flames from her mouth explode above her like fireworks, red tinged with bright silver accents.

"I can feel it!" The kobold summons a shower of sparks from her claw tips. "It's a little different, but that's fine, thank you so much!"

Maddie pushes herself to a sitting position and extends her hand. Vivian takes it, slightly confused.

"No homo." the dog says with a wink.

tippler 2021/09/16(Thu)17:07 No. 1010796 ID: eedbeb
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Vivian and Maddie laugh and talk the whole way back to the gate station, where everyone goes their separate ways. Ahpin is content to watch them, though he gives Maddie a pat on her shoulder when it’s time for him to go.

He gently puts his bag on the floor once he gets home, tucks Chuck into a cardboard box lined with pillows and blankets, and enjoys an order of takeout while stretching his sore feet.

Nothing can ruin this evening, which is the cue for Ahpin's phone to buzz.

There are several messages from Cepha, asking why he's missing from work, a reply from Eldoon, and at the top, a text from his dad.

Dad: Can you check on your little sister? I haven't heard from her in a while.

tippler 2021/09/16(Thu)17:07 No. 1010797 ID: eedbeb
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The story will continue in a couple months, thanks for reading!

1/2 Buckwheat 2021/09/15(Wed)14:09 No. 1010687 ID: 15a025
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>Conscript the band's roadie to tend bar.
I believe they're still setting things up inside. I'll send a text to my co-worker who did show up though to rope him into helping out if no one else comes.

>Time to pop open your contacts list and guilt trip every off duty employee
Time to be the jerk that sends out a group text. This phone is really hard to type on, so I don't want to send out the same thing like, twenty times.
Lana: "Hey, Kaari's th only tndr her e on comcert night. I cant chek tickets ane ID, and deliver drjnks at sane tme. Get your ***** ovr her and hflp!"

Hope they can read my horrible fat paw typing. It's about five minutes before I start getting any replies.

Alex: "Can't, waiting in line for new cd @ midnight."

Timmy: "With Alex, waiting in line for cd n game."

Lana: "Hope they sell out beeore you get 1 then."

I get a few more texts with similar lousy excuses. "Oh I'm on a date tonight." "Busy with friends." Not a word from any of the no-shows either. I'd settle even for just hearing they're going to be late at this point. Finally, five minutes to opening I get some help on the way.

Virgil: "Be there in five."

At least now Kaari doesn't have to deal with bartending and bussing drinks out to tables on her own-

Kaari: "Lana get in. No cold drinks."

2/2 Buckwheat 2021/09/15(Wed)14:10 No. 1010688 ID: 15a025
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I rush inside and head over to bar with Kaari.

Lana: "What do you mean no cold drinks? Did the fridge die again?"

Kaari: "No, whoever restocked our drinks last night didn't put them away!"

Lana: "Are you serious?"

Kaari: "We gotta six pack in the fridge, that's it. Everything else is sitting in the back, all warm and nasty."

Lana: "Ice?"

Kaari: "Yeah...that's another mess back there. Bunch of wet soggy bags."

Lana: "Please tell me at least the kegs are full?"

Kaari: "Doesn't seem like they go refilled either, maybe enough to last us before the concert starts in an hour though?"

Go pick up a bunch of ice bags at the nearest shop and use them to cool the drinks faster.

Okay, time to go into problem solving. Put a be right back sign on the door, preferably with a nice elegant black sharpie-lined note that says what time you'll let people in before the concert starts. Make it look legit. Then the three of you go out and get as much booze as you can, and pick a few drinks that you can make with what you can find and have the drinks menu be limited. Who knows, maybe "theme drinks" are in vogue.

Alright, One of you go buy bags of ice. Whoever has a car can go get it. There's gotta be gas stations and nearby dollar-trees.

The other 'tender can quickly store as much beer as they can in the coolers.

Can't forget we also got 50 ACHIEVEMENT POINTS for awakening someone outside our dimension. Nice!

Anyway, tough choice. it's probably a better idea to head home and rest up since we got much to do tomorrow: plan things with our group, meet with a bunch of newcomers (Rudy, Nipha, guard(s), maybe Zarah though nothing said she'll show up or not tomorrow), meet with Nicky on the papermill contract and awaken her, get that mirror artifact from Bobby, and of course Willamina's awakening party

On the other hand, we'd miss out on meeting kin we haven't met before if we don't go to the Ruffled Haunch, like the priest girl Nails mentioned, Pazuru, Hyun, and Laverne...

After thinking hard about it, it's probably best to just head home, put cat's clothes in the wash, ask how Mint's and Rex's day off went, and go to bed... Maybe invite Mint to sleep over with us too, I think she could use the company

Maybe we can go to the Ruffled Haunch after Willamina's awakening party tomorrow instead? it might not be as busy there since they called for a stormy night tomorrow and we can just drive the Winnebago there to protecc us from rain.

speaking of which, it's getting a bit windy. They called for a cloudy windy day, and then a stormy night tomorrow so it must be starting. Let's head home and catch up with Rex and Mint. Try not to be seen by too many kin, hide behind stuff if you have to.

Test. Ring. Now.

>>1010758
Agreed. Gotta go test how good its exhaustion protection is.

Suggest Cat to go streaking with you and see how much energy he'll have after you both reach your destination

Alternatively, we could use the ring as an argument to go to the ruffled haunch since it'll prevent him from being tired and let us test out its power.

>>1010748
Go to bed.
That ring is pretty good! You can use it with physical training! Though... does it prevent damage from overuse of muscles?

Give Cat permission to take a pic of you on his comm so he can continue growing his NUDES COLLECTION.

>Bobby: I heard you wanted ARTIFACTS right

Seems like Iraphena or Isabella is going around telling people about Cat wanting artifacts. Rude. Not sure what is there to gain from letting others know.

Ask Cat if he wants your company tonight in bed, or if he wants some alone time, and if he wants to sleep in your home or in the Winnebago.

4/5 Heretic 2021/09/16(Thu)07:39 No. 1010769 ID: 8fb3ba
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OMEN: Night Specter!

OMEN ENTERS THE BUILDING.

5/5 Heretic 2021/09/16(Thu)07:40 No. 1010770 ID: 8fb3ba
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...THE CHOCOLATE IN SPECTER'S BACK POCKET IS MELTING...

w00t! Hot crazy catboi get and didn't even have to break out the chocolates!

... or the creature skull?

Either way it's an Absolute Win!

What a day.

Be gay, drink blood, do crimes. Good ending.

Mars Magnetosphere and Earth Environmental Restoration are the projects I'm interested in. What avenues of research do we have there?

Based on the evidence I concede that I wasn't a voice in Mike's head but I still only have the information you told him. We imaginary friends need the truth so we can help you better. How much of what you told Mike was accurate? What did you not want him to know and why? What are you actually? You told Mike some people on earth know what you are and you were surprised they never came forward. I assume you have those people under surveillance? What are they doing now that you're out in the open? Has Mike suffered any mysterious fatal accidents?

>>1010661
>Punny base name
Shadow Moose.

>>1010673
Artifice Isle

I see two ways you could go about this:
Insane Branding
"Happy Kitty Fluffy Island, Party O' Clock Island, Archipelago of Slingshots and Evil Felines"
+ The general public will underestimate you
- Intellectuals will suspect you of being a cult
Logistics
"Base GTJ-0571, 00011001, Loading Zone 3-E"
+ Corporations will be willing to negotiate business deals
- The general public will underestimate your capacity for humanity

Yes, it's me. Do you need help?

LiterallyJumble 2021/09/16(Thu)01:26 No. 1010752 ID: c83a15
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>Maybe seeing them will jog some memory. Open your eyes. Maybe the lights came on. Or maybe they got as well? They seemed to reach you easy enough.

You turn your head slowly as to not startle whoever is next to you, before slowly opening your eyes..

LiterallyJumble 2021/09/16(Thu)01:30 No. 1010753 ID: c83a15
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A harsh glow burns your eyes for a moment, before they adjust to the brightness..

A pair of eyes stare at you closely, looking so very familiar.. You just can't put your finger on it

"..I.. I saw you out there, but.. I-I was afraid.. You were s-sitting there for f-four months.. I-I.."

LiterallyJumble 2021/09/16(Thu)01:34 No. 1010754 ID: c83a15
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>Yes, it's me. Do you need help?

"I-I.. I think I.. Needed h-help a while ago, b-but.. No one was h-here to help a-and.."

And? Are you okay? What's wrong? What happened to the lights?

>>1010243
Grey Locust Scholar does not resist this social attack.

He approaches the others to speak.
"I am Grey Locust Scholar, of the People of the Bronze Veiled Skull. I welcome you to what I hope will be a second home for all of you. I ask for your cooperation in ending the conflict which currently prevents such a thing from happening."

rolled 4, 4, 1, 7, 8, 6, 4, 10, 4, 2, 3, 9, 1, 6, 10, 9, 9, 2, 3, 10, 8, 8, 10, 6, 5, 5, 7, 7, 9, 3, 6, 6, 10, 1, 10, 6, 8, 9, 1, 8, 3, 10, 10, 9, 4, 3, 9, 4, 7, 3 = 307

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>>1010496
Grey Locust Scholar quickly confers with his followers, hands flashing in discussion as to how best encapsulate the current political situation as he currently understands it. Rolling to see how much of it he understands, no excellency so probably limited to Intelligence(5)+teamwork bonus, 10 dice?

rolled 8, 7, 6, 2, 10, 1, 1, 9, 1, 4, 6, 5, 5, 1, 8, 3, 9, 4, 3, 3, 7, 10, 7, 8, 3, 4, 10, 10, 3, 7 = 165

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Stallion shakes their head in annoyance and gets back to taking in the architecture, continuing the construction of a stairway for the party's inevitable evacuation from this dangerous mess.

Her servant delivers yet another message, on scrap paper, scrawled with careless drafts crossed out rather than discarded:
"Could you not fill our ears with loquacious moon-rot?
If we die because you couldn't stop
I'm busy
This is an expedition, not a theater.
Please give everyone time to speak."

>>1010657
Teamwork bonus unfortunately is capped by the leader's skill. In the back of your mind your coadjutor hisses bitterly: "Call yourssself 'sscholar' when your own ssimple warriorsss know more about hissstory and basssic mathematicss? Thisss one thought ssschooling could wait until after you resssolve perssssonal businesss and return to The ssCity, but ssuch a ssshameful lapse givess the ssubject new urgensscy. Whatever non-critical dreamsss you had planned for sssleep-hourss of the nexssst ssix weeks, please re-ssschedule them, massster."
> Intelligence 5, Lore 0, War 0, Stunt 1, backstory circumstance bonus +2
> rolled 4, 4, 1, 7, 8, 6, 4, 10
Lizardfolk of the Cold Sun tribe are technically independent of the Fengari (which is what the local mammalian beastfolk call themselves) but allied. In a fair pitched battle, all against all, the People of the Bronze-Veiled Skull could probably beat their combined forces. Better gear, numbers, and your tribe's priests have real magic. Best the lizards can manage is cheap tricks like flashes of light or throwing handfuls of poison powder, while dog-brothers seem to be limited to brute force and occasional plundered toys they barely understand. Mostly skirmishes, though, and one on one, the average beastfolk raider is more than a match for an average human. Can't afford to fully armor everybody. Even if you could, can't run or scout as well with it on, or gather food efficiently while sticking together in big defensible groups. Lots and lots of your people have been caught in ambushes or raids and killed, or taken as slaves, over the years.

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rolled 10, 8, 1, 3, 1, 3, 7, 10, 10, 9, 2, 2, 4, 7, 10, 6, 7, 1, 8, 9, 3, 2, 2, 3, 6, 2, 8, 3, 4, 2, 2, 5, 5, 2, 9, 6, 9, 6, 4, 6, 1, 2, 6, 1, 1, 6, 6, 10, 2, 4 = 246

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>>1010243
> 5, 5, 6, 3, 9, 7, 3, 3, 1, 10, 2, 1, 10

From the Discord

> I would like to do it via Performance, with a six-mote second excellency, 4m from personal pool and 2 from peripheral.

Counting 9 total successes assuming there is a 2 dot stunt.

Ana has Dodge MDV of 6 normally.

"Why are you talking for hours when you could get your whole message across in an easier to digest fashion with simple prose? Because honestly, I barely even get what you are asking for other than you don't think people will listen to you."

1/2 --- 2021/09/15(Wed)13:55 No. 1010682 ID: 736b7e
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I take aim at the creature and Jui pushes herself in front of me with teeth bared. She hisses to me in a low voice. “Don’t shoot it! Who’s acting like an idiot now? What if you don’t kill it? What if you do kill it? We don’t even know if it’s hostile. We don’t know if we can eat it. It’d be a huge risk with practically no reward.” She looks over her shoulder at it. “Let’s just get the water sample and go. We can deal with it another time if we have to.”

She makes a convincing argument, though I mostly just wanted my rifle on it in case it decided to get up and attack us.

“... I want to get a better look at it. Just stay here and get your sample.”

2/2 --- 2021/09/15(Wed)13:56 No. 1010683 ID: 736b7e
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Jui seems frustrated but she really can’t stop me. I inch my way over towards it while keeping track of the treeline. It definitely seems to be sleeping. It is lying quite still and seems to be breathing with a regular, relaxed cadence. It almost seems cute as I get closer to it. I am no biologist but it does seem to be a predator of some sort. I don’t think I can tell if it is a scavenger or not. I think you’d have to watch its behavior to figure out something like that. I don’t think it would be a threat to the ship; it would take a lot to damage ship hull. It also can’t be the only one. If it is a threat, we’ll probably have to live with them. On the plus side, aquatic means it probably stays near bodies of water.

I approach on a side close to one of the blobs so I can get a good look at it. It’s large, round, and sticks out quite a bit from the body of the creature. It seems to gently quiver and bounce with the breathing of the creature. Even so, it seems to hold a solid form; always settling back to a blobby, spherical shape. Something seems off and I’m not sure what it is.

… I feel like I am being watched.

Get the water sample and leave. Investigation of the infected creatures can come later, with a full team outfitted for hazmat and weapons.

Sentient, parasitic blobs, you should content yourself with the inert sample from the trees and head back to report this sighting.

Eyes up, we just need to get the water sample and exfiltrate.

Toxoglossa 2021/09/14(Tue)19:49 No. 1010611 ID: 39dd6d
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Gabe pumps away at her shaft with one hand, feeling her pulse racing through his fingers. His tongue twists and curls, teasing and spreading as he plays a solo on her tailhole.

Vivian reaches back and lifts the mouse’s chin away from his busy work. “Excellent improvisation, Gabe. What do you say we move on to the next verse?”

Toxoglossa 2021/09/14(Tue)19:50 No. 1010612 ID: 39dd6d
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She lays forward, her fluffy white tails flagging an invitation. “Come on! Let’s make beautiful music together!”

Let's hear that chorus

Does it need to go INTO litany? Does litany have to be part of this? Maybe find the rest of the song first then you can figure out how to transfer it

Let Litany remain pure. Poor thing doesn't even know how to process what's going on.

The Storyteller 2021/09/14(Tue)22:32 No. 1010642 ID: 629f2e
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The teacher motions towards the door, and you see movement. There’s hesitation, but soon a figure emerges. She walks out to the front of the room, in the middle of the blackboard.

She was so small, appearing almost fragile from her size and demeanor. You could tell just by looking that this girl, this poor young girl, was terrified as she looked out upon a crowd of expectant eyes. You don’t know whether she knew of her status among you or not, but whatever preparation she’d done before stepping in front of you all was not enough. She fiddles with her hands, trying to form the words, but none come out.

Mrs. Chamberlane: “Dearie, could you try and introduce yourself?”

Her mouth opens, and among weak stutters comes something tangible.

Enid: “ee- um… Enid Anderson…”

Usually students were supposed to say something about themselves. What they liked, what they wanted to be when they grew up, whatever they wanted to say. Enid simply retreated to the back of the room and took an empty desk.

The class began almost like normal from there, but your mind was anywhere else. Between Enid being here, and the three people who had vanished, you just couldn’t focus on normal schoolwork. It almost got you in trouble when the teacher called your name, but you were able to fake your way through an answer.

When lunch period finally rolls around, you need to talk about some of these things with your friends. But what do you even think about this?

What does Roger think about all that has come up so far?

Get panicked about early graduation! It's more likely than you think.

Wow. Got outed having a dead parent before she even got to say her name. Even fathoming having to deal with that DIRECTLY after they died in a fire is brutal. I'm suprised she's even here. Give her a little wave with a smile if you've got the guts. She needs to try and feel normal right now.

Franklin's comment at the graduation announcement certainly got your attention. What did he see? You're honestly curious about what early graduation actually entails.

You're also curious about what happened at the Anderson house, but you can take a hint that Enid probably isn't ready to talk about it. If the game is gonna be put on ice, maybe you can occupy yourself after school with a bit of on-site investigation? In the meantime, maybe Enid needs a friend more than anything else.

It seems like Clive took the early graduations harder than anybody else, but was that entirely from his naturally surly demeanor, or did he have a stronger bond with Rodney than people realized? Or does he know something that Lillian doesn't? He's probably the "needs some space" kind of kid, though, so that's exactly what you'll give him for now.

>Enid
Your new long-term objective is to gain enough friendship points to affectionately hug Missus Anderson. Repeatedly.

>Graduation
Yeah, no, they're hiding something.
* Graduation is instantaneous. There's no acclimation period, no chance for students to say goodbye (or laugh it). Think back to all your classmates; how many would agree to graduate without so much as a letter?
* Nobody gets to talk to a high-schooler about any tips on surviving the protein-overdeveloped frat boys and alpha... sexy dog-girls. High-schoolers are cut off entirely, even from their parents, and if anyone would hate high-school they legally cannot drop out and complain about it.
* Most importantly, why the heck are you imprisoned here and now? There's no other High School in the state. Are you even allowed to leave the state? What if everyone hates you and your parents found a better job somewhere else, are you allowed to leave then? Is there a giant concrete wall surrounding the area?
* Read a history textbook and you'll see that every evil dictatorship had the same general formula: lie profusely, keep people separated, and when all else fails, use physical force. Graduation is all three on steroids.

>What do
Be a delinquent by day, honor student by night. Make scathing, sarcastic acts of devotion that link the town's primary religion to an evil empire. Do science experiments using whatever scrap metal you can find. Date all the boys and girls and all configurations thereof (or whatever you prefer) at the same time. Help the homeless and abused children the moment you find them. Run harmless yet humiliating pranks on the school. Study and exercise like your life depended on it.
Your reputation must be in the gutter and your character level must be in the high 20s by the time you turn 18.

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Maybe two Wards of redirection, one talisman of strength and two of thougness. I think each mail should ask their female what me want to know, supervise them.

Make four Wards of Redirection and a few Rapid Aging talismans.

The sooner you hide your base permanently, the better. This will give you the time you need to do some real hunting.

Also, ask about farming.

Baron 2021/09/15(Wed)02:11 No. 1010655 ID: 7a1a17
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You command Tok to make Wards of redirection, and pool the magic of the other vessels into rapid aging. You also delegate the task of managing the men to him, as he seems least likely to do something stupid over all the other men. Each will interrogate their own female.

Tok returns with his nightblade-claim-mate in tow...and that other ghostskin you've seen wandering around. What was her name? Bat-ray? You see them eye each other with hostility. There is a struggle brewing between Tok's females. It might lead to something worse. You've known clans to lose men and status simply because they failed to keep their nonpeople in line. Of course Tok, being as men are, is totally oblivious.

"All the females say the same. The Doh-kra and Roh-koff each hold one ingredient to making their poison antidotes as they think the other tries to steal control of the nightblades away from the other."

"That doesn't make any sense."

"It did not to make sense to me either. Then they told us nightblades of both clans worked with each other. Their task was to watch each other as much as enemies like us. We killed many, claimed some, but there are still more."

"How many more?"

"None of them know. Roh-koff never tells her own

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Vegetable Garden. Now.
You've overpopulated and underdeveloped, starvation will occur if you don't do something.

Take a slave with you. Have them identify if a hideout belongs to Rokoff or Dokra, then prepare a trap and plaster the rival's handprints all over it. Get the two clans to re-ignite their hatred of each other over finding you.
Ask what would make the clans really angry. Just don't go overboard or they'll figure out someone wants to play them.

For now is more important the non people’s garden, can we accelerate the growing of the plants with a talisman? You should ask Tok. Also remember that these women are from different clans so they already hate each other, be careful. Maybe you e can use magic to detect where is the location they are using? Ask Sizz. Oh and you should be cautious, remember it was Nietch who ask you to attack her rival clan, ask the new mates if they know anything about her also if we have any talisman to accelerate her pregnancy use it on her.

I agree, let's avoid the weapon contract: If we start an arms race the humans are bound to win it.

We're carving a bold new path through the landscape of runescripting. Let's try the moniker the RUNESCAPERS!
Take the weapons contract. Everything's pointing towards the humans raising hostilities as we continue to jump ahead in technology and allies, and while we may already be best known for our warriors, matching the humans' tech level means we won't just be throwing our numbers at the wall to try and overwhelm them.
Noodle gets as much of our gear as she can carry.
For now converting a section of Ignis' mansion is our best bet, we can expand operations later.
D. Logic's right. Get your money for certain, consider everything you give to Drift consumed and anything you get back a bonus.

Give Drift everything. We'll be getting a big shot of income, so we probably don't need the money, and I don't want to keep the leader core which is the only one that's better than money, right?

Take the blueprint/teaching contract, for the reasons >>1010482 stated.

If it's not all going to have to be spent at once, let's build the warehouse addition. Having our own specialised workshop will be a big boon, and we don't want to knock down walls in Ignis' mansion.

We aren't starting an arms race, we're trying to catch up. If we surrender military superiority to the humans they can just keep walking all over us. We need invading us to be an unsavoury option at best in order to be able to hold our own.

>>1010475
>>Contract
Yeah, take the BLUEPRINT CONTRACT, but should make it clear we'll be open to the others once our situation is more stable.

>>Runescripters Workspace
Lets do the room conversion, and ask PON if he'll pay the first installment, with the money he offered. Maybe in the future we'll buy or build our own location, but this should work for now.

>>Group Name
Im also going to support Laputa Runetech.

>>What to give DRIFT
D, Everything but 10K worth. Would like to give him everything, but we're going to need the money.

>>William's Search for Rubber
This is NOT a low priority, given how much trouble were having with seals and waterproofing so far. A source of rubber will also probably make future work on the Quality of Life contract, and anything to do with the Aquan Worldplate way way easier.
I'd say we should consider just giving Will the 10k as soon as possible.

I’m honestly not entirely sure on what to do here. The only thing I know that we should do is that we absolutely need to give the LEADER’S CORE to Drift.

With how split everyone is I'mma say go upgrade your weapon, then warm up at the gym before the fight. Maybe enjoy a steamy shower to make sure you stay warmed up.

Form a good relationship with the guards to get Armor. Guards liking you gives more benefits than just that.
Then get some intel.

>>1010541
>How did I spend my time?
You got some WORKSHOP parts to upgrade your ATTACK. It was laughably easy to get the necessary parts for your beam katana. It's almost like the guards don't care enough to prevent convicts from taking things.

You also built rapport with THE GUARDS to win you some ARMOR. Some of the guards think you're pretty cool and want to help keep you alive. But there are some other guards that placed bets on you winning, so they helped you get the armor to increase their odds of winning their bets.

If I'm reading this right, armour is worth one HP per attack the enemy makes, making it just better than HP. So not going for HP is obvious.

I say work on getting that armour as your main priority. If you have time left, see about upgrading your weapon or getting some intel, but my vote goes to stealing parts for the weapon.

>>1010569
This

*Agent Peregrine was silent the whole time due to seeing Maya Din in the audience, an important figure he recognized from the church he went to back home*

...

[inner thoughts] This shocking encounter and my instinctive response has meaning in the eyes of Inkiverusus and the path I'm heading. As for what, I am not sure until we go through the presentation. Maya doesn't seem to recognize me though. Just speak what is on your mind and have confidence that what you'll say is all a part of Inkiverusus' plan, good or bad. They're waiting. I must also give a reason for my silence

Agent Peregrine is the name. Also an assistant co-detective and investigator for the case involving Happy the Tragedy Phantom working under Triumphant. Agent Corax has explained Triumphant's and Dervan's absence expertly. I was merely waiting until there wasn't any more questions before I introduced myself. If you want more details about Dervan, and Triumphant's absence, I'll be willing to share more details about it through the presentation of what we gathered as even their absence has some more important reasonings which I believe we'll need to get into.

That said, Shall we begin?

>>1010356
*Looks briefly between Peregrine and the woman in the crowd.*

inner thoughts: I know that look on Peregrine’s face, that is one of recognition. She doesn’t match it however, either she doesn’t recognize him or exceptionally good at hiding her true emotions. Yet she targeted him, and she sounded expectant, like she was hoping for something better. Interesting.

Quite right Agent Peregrine. As you know, we have been contracted to act as investigators on this case regarding Happy the Tragedy phantom and his various… shall we call them, escapades across the dimensions? Our first interrogation and subsequent investigations have shown that our target is master manipulator. Most likely someone who sees himself as something of a chess master, able to move pieces and is very good at misdirection, able to make us look one way, while moving in another. He works through others, and we have a comprehensive list of his known accomplices.

Absurdity DeVoid 2021/09/13(Mon)11:50 No. 1010443 ID: 11b08a
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>>1010443
Inner thoughts: Ah, one with a superiority complex; as I suspect they all have one. Let's wow the man, and this is why it pays to read on the files of the superiors.

With all respect due where it lies, Count Murdusa, the development of one's home maketh not the man. As I believe you have no doubt encountered in your own time and own home, manners maketh the man. Such arguments of status based on livelihoods between gentlemen only lead to quite troublesome quarrels not worth the effort in the end.

As for the collection of our evidence, that we have presented here thus far of our sketch of our... Shall we call Happy an Unsub? Unknown perpetrator to those who do not know the term. This sketch was provided by our superior Dervan, yes. However the channels he went through were perfectly adequate and necessary. This sketch was acquired through interactions with a known... Perhaps, prophet might be too strong of a word; nevertheless Mr. Anthony's drawings have proven useful to this organization before as well as one of our colleagues, Laurence, who is also part of our investigative team. I believe some of his artwork is hanging in the galleries around here, one in particular of another of our colleagues, Triumphant and Mr. Daro, both of whom he'd never met before.

I digress, Ms. Algich brings up an interesting point, this figure is often use by the various robots and cybernetic beings. I'd like to put the question to you as well my partner. It's a known fact that this technology is frequently used by this organization. One of the questions we will be investigating is how our Unsub got his hands on such technology that is so readily available to our organization? It is my understanding that trade secrets such as this are not so easily handed

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Inner Thoughts: Don't let him drag you down to his level. Stand up straight, deep breath, remain professional.

*He sighs.*

"I t-think it's more likely the Corax would have broken one of your -uh- arms and handcuffed you to the barstool, Mr. Glasshrauder."

Inner Thoughts: Going from what you've gathered on his disposition it's more likely that Corax would want Dervan to live and suffer, be that stripped of all titles and privileges, or left as a mewling pile of broken bones. But that isn't the focus right now, redirect the conversation back to exercise. Be a tad more demeaning to Dervan if you have to.

"So it is your goal to make people act more 'genuinely' Mr. Glasshrauder?"

Inner Thoughts: Avoid 'I' statements. This is about their relationship, not your opinions.

"But as you've already said, this pushes you into a more hostile relationship with your colleagues. Seeing as Mr. Triumphant already has a more... jaded view of you, it's reasonable to assume that you've done something similar to him in the past as well."

Inner Thoughts: Now test his defences. See how he reacts to more probing questions. Try out some theories.

"But nevermind that, the bigger question is 'why?' It's obvious that these ploys are to both engineer the relationships you prefer and to keep those around you guessing, hence why Mr. Triumphant's foreknowledge upsets you. So why is it that you want people to hate you, Mr. Glasshrauder?"

Inner Thoughts: Now push him.

"It seems that you don't want others to trust you, but where does come from? Is it because you don't want others to start relying on you, or does such a prospect scare you?"

Or at least, you wouldn’t have been a dragon.

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But everyone tells you that you personally are actually better than your punk self when you describe her, and it's a feel good moment.

E

Dude we are so thankful ya keep doing this with us. DR has been so fun.

C

>>1010159
A

Well, if you bust through the right wall, it's a straight shot to the exit. It bypasses almost every room.

1/2 Argine 2021/09/13(Mon)06:19 No. 1010422 ID: 5bf1bd
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>Can you get up onto the tops of the walls with the Blink?
Probably could, yeah. Problem is, they're thin as all hell. I've got good balance of course, but that's like asking someone to fight in the middle of a tightrope. Not a good idea if I don't want to fall into a room and set off the presumable dozen IEDs she's got lying around.


>Shoot through the wall, you've got nigh unlimited ammunition.
Damn right I do. I may have to reload, but when I can keep printing more using my Parasignia, it's real bloody convenient.

I stand back, aim, and squeeze the trigger.
In an instant, I hear not one, but two blasts.
There's a brief rush of heat from under the door and the hole I've just created - fire?
For good measure, I shoot down the door as well - and the room's a mess.
A small fire's crackling in the middle of the room - guess when I shot the wall, the debris ended up setting off motion sensors. If I shot down the door first, I probably would've gotten blasted as well.

I look around in the blasted room, but there's not much to see - bits of debris are lying around, but the explosion was concentrated in the center of the room, presumably to stop it from blasting down some of the walls accidentally. Still no sign of Nickel, but there's probably no cameras in here, given how close it was to an active explosive.

2/2 Argine 2021/09/13(Mon)06:20 No. 1010423 ID: 5bf1bd
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We're at an intersection now - several different paths we can take, here.
What's the plan, folks? Take one of the existing three paths, or something a bit more creative?
There's definitely a few walls I could try and blast through with an explosive disc, if you're willing to spend it.

I'm personally betting on the straight path - get through two doors, and I'm straight to the exit.

Before you suggest it, while making a spiderhole's well enough with the shotgun, trying to cut out a hole in the wall with it for me to go through's just giving her all the more time to add even more traps to this place.


And a quick reminder that I've got those 'magic' cards on me as well, if I need 'em.

The wiki has Argine's current card count displayed, as well as the effects.

Shoot the walls to the two rooms to the south in order to set off the traps inside. THEN go to the one south-west of you.

Hmm, yes, it may be a viable strategy to blow holes into multiple adjacent rooms to make it harder to predict our movements.