Beside the negativity, I think this won't play out how in a satisfactory way. Either this will escalate too fast with every update having to do something fucked up, or it could be normal suggestions with calling her a slur tagged on.
I hope you understand what I mean.

subject matter aside, aren't you setting out the ending before you even begin? Seems kinda railroady. I mean if we have to suggest the character do something shitty then the story can only really go in one direction.

Maaaaaybe try something as extreme as this on Eka's Portal or something. I think you'll need a more specific audience than seems to hang here.

No shame in having dark fantasies, but even I would say this sounds like... a lot.

I like the idea but I think you're going about it backwards.

Abusive behavior usually comes from *somewhere*. Unprocessed childhood trauma, substance abuse, a lack of emotional control caused by life long suppression, projection of ones own insecurities, a fundamental inability to communicate, mutual lack of respect, One-sided Codependence, sadistic glee, narcissism, sociopathy, psychopathy, and much much more.

For this to work we need characters we can really understand. We need to know where they're coming from. What's the abusers petty justification? What triggered this behavior in the short term? What in their past makes them like this?

Plus, there's different kinds of abuse. A cry-bully can cause just as much distress as a violent substance abuser in the right situation. /quest/ has made abusive characters both by accident and on purpose before. We're more than capable of playing the part, but we need a direction, or else were just gonna come up with someone generically mean.

If you want us to play along with an evil character, then a mandatory amount of nonspecific "bad deeds" isn't a good way of doing that. Having to meet a quota is too artificial, and too obviously forced. It doesn't help us get into the mindset of the character we're supposed to be playing.

Instead, think about why he would act the way you want him to act. How does he think and feel? What motivates him to handle his feelings a certain way? When and why does he make the choices that further your story instead of the choices a good, rational person would make? If you want to mechanically encourage bad decisions, build your mechanics around the personality flaws that drive those decisions.

From the other direction, what should we as players be trying to accomplish? The idea of giving deliberately bad advice every update to avoid an enforced loss condition is, as I said, not very engaging. It only affects those who aren't comfortable with the story's premise, while anyone who was interested in playing that out post-by-post would be turned off by the arbitrary quota, and even more so by the possible failure state. It would help the players' interest if there was at least a general idea of what we might want to work towards, and possibly what might qualify as an "end" to the story aside from simply "losing" somehow.

Sounds like something you'd get better results from on 4chan.

Yes, a mouse of the Gravel Pit would be at home where things are most pit-like. Tunnel into the mattress.

1/2 Nalthar 2024/10/21(Mon)00:00 No. 1098838 ID: 355e44
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You wriggle into the crumbling mattress, and immediately feel at ease. Finding a small chamber in the moldering fluff, you curl up and take the opportunity to just rest, safely insulated from the threats of the open world. You indulge in some wistful dreams of settling here, digging a cozy den in the soft, warm slab. If only the circumstances were different.

2/2 Nalthar 2024/10/21(Mon)00:01 No. 1098839 ID: 355e44
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The first gnawings of hunger bring you back to the task at hand. Venturing deeper, you follow the faint scent trails of fungos til you pop your head into a larger hollow. Several small fungos are placidly chewing at the fibers of the mattress.

Fungal beasts are an odd breed, prone to strange mutations. Even such mild seeming specimens could harbor some defense. How best to play this?

>>1098839
Hmm. I guess once you're within the hollow, they will react... any fungal beasts that react with fear will likely be the easiest targets. Those that react by ignoring you probably have some manner of passive defense, and those that show aggression probably have nasty pincers.

It's good not to get complacent. This is still deep in unsafe territory.

Agreed, the fearless fungos are potentially the most dangerous. It may be prudent especially to avoid those that have prominent pincers. These seem to be feasting on the fibers of the mattress; would that diet lend itself particularly to some particular defense? No matter the form, I imagine that the best strategy generally would be to try to approach from behind and strike before being discovered.

>>1097904
Best leave it.
Might distract a pursuer with its debauched but somewhat deranged lewdity.

Dalvari maybe could cover the passage before leaving. Just some fabric would make it harder for the sond to pass and buy time... if there are not more Harroctar on the tunnerls

>>1098232
Good idea.
Soft, quiet and quick setup.

Lugging sonething heavy would be more effective at hiding the passage but the noise of doing so would likely draw attention.
Besides, the harroctar would tear through a bookcase or other solid cover about as quickky as a cloth drape so...
Yes.
Set it up.
May stop any cursory glances into the room by patrols.

>>1098232
This!

Better living and Marital guidance through texas holdem?
No, julianne,
stop.
No more weird books.
Weve got insectoid horrors to evade.

It would look odd for Bobbie to just take something from a supposed stranger, and this state of drunkenness can be used to cast suspicion on WW. Ask Nasty if you should trust this fellow, who hides behind a mask.

No matter how much it would be funny to see Bobbie drunk during the negotiations, it would be for the best if we avoid that scenario. Take the drink

Absurdity DeVoid 2024/10/21(Mon)02:04 No. 1098840 ID: 05aa5e
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Possible answers to the question that was asked:

A) Introduce yourself.

B) Shake his hand.

C) Spit in his face.

D) Other suggestions.

Go with the A

A) unless you heard of any other customs of theirs you should be doing.

Szszsz, yolkies suck up the toxic waste that leaked, and keep moving. Does splashing more dino data on Diira change the name again?

Don't use any more dinodata we don't know what it does! It's corrupted, that can't be good.

Kerplew! We need kerplew!

The rain is coming! And so too will the glowing radmoeba!
Though, if we can defeat it and survive, with so many culled (including the ones that will come with it in the rain), I doubt we'll have to worry about more any time soon after that...

Twig wand a toxic waste. If it makes more toxic waste, split the three toxic waste between the four big rad yolkies evenly.

Put our new corrupted dino data into Dora!
I bet it we can recover the third corrupted dino data from the blue radmoeba later, and combine it with the other two Inside Dora, something big will happen!

Keep moving, but rest when you need to.

BLU double down on Wub

sorry rad yolkies, you'll have to split the toxic waste we have

Oh right we know the dinodata does *something* when applied directly to a repteka, so let's apply some to ROCKS to see if that heals his severe damage.

We're a multitudinous multidimensional intellect. It would be weird if we *couldn't* read.

*Points out the employee manifest*
Get me closer to that.

>>1098801
It seems we can read.

Direct Silv in adding her name to the employee manifest, then stow it. W3AV3R still might not listen, but it's something in our pocket to give blue more leverage for control in an emergency.

See if there is a nameplate on the desk so we can name drop the boss when we confront weaver.

>>1098809
Agreed entirely.
Even if its a form for bring your pet to work day, it serves its purpose.
A prop for a distraction and a mental purchase for blue to grab onto.

Keep an eye out for a little card with a face and words on it covered in a transparent membraine.
Even an incorrect id has to be checked first.
Itd buy seconds at most, but that can be what you need sometimes.

Oh, and we should look for anything like a security override password.

It shall be about Yerma, the wolf who strongarmed them into her army of the Durmned.

We don't have enough info. We know little of Bobbie's sibling. We know Abdle and Eldba but both fit what you describe. Eldba is strong in both. While Abdle may have sought strength of self (and still has that ego) he sought out Bobbie and listens to us. Perhaps it could be argued Bobbie *had* to seek the aid of others but it's a limited case. Her curse only happened once she teamed up with Abdle. So before that we also lack info.

Gonna have to say A. I think I remember Abdle's sister working with others before, even if it's for her own benefit.

Both Abdle and Bobbie have to rely on others. I don't recall, what do we even know about her brother?

I would like to retract my previous question that I asked about your food preferences

Interrupt!

Caught them red-handed. Yes, let's interupt them. But how should we go about this, go in playing dumb, and put pressure on them, or go in confronting right away

Playing dumb may be safer but I doubt the Duke would fall for it (at least unless you wait a couple of moments so it's less obvious that you heard the conversation).

Interrupt, but try not to come off as too hostile. You were simply investigating an issue of song where there was not meant to be, and that investigation led you here. You would like an explanation for the kobold's actions.

>>1098837
Yes, play the dumb functionary.

>>1098784
Shes a natural screamqueen.
Great shot, excellent projection of building terror tina!

When Brett opens the door, the cabin is surprisingly well-kept. Somebody must have cleaned it up for the party.

Trisha points out that there must be someone already there, since she spies an open can of Chickadee Red Soda on a nearby table.

They enter the cabin to see a horrible sight...

Dean is on the ground motionless, with red liquid on the floor and on his shirt

the red liquid is actually Chickadee Red soda, Dean is just trying to prank Brett and Trisha. Maybe Tommy is in on the prank and will jumpscare Brett and Trisha for a laugh

>>1098788
This

>>1098788
Subtle.
I like it.
Maybe lingerbon the condensed moisture a moment. So cold. So refreshing.

>>1098818
You heard the lady.

>>1098818
Well something is going to pop

Oh! Try out other submission grapples!

>>1098818
You heard the woman. Squeeze her harder. And grind your muff right up on her nose.

Ay warrior. Reboot that thing that helps you think. Isn't that what you've been expecting? No need for hesitation. Get freaky. Magmarock. Magmacock. Its the show that counts, isn't it?

>>1098775
They've got... stingers? Those things are huge, you don't want to get stabbed with that! Try to lure one into jumping at you from a distance, then dodge and run. Try to find a decent weapon to pummel them with before any confrontation.

You have a few tradeoffs you can make:

Your jacket: on your body, it provides a little protection. Off your body, it can potentially be used to actively block or ensnare them.

Your boots: on your body, they of course protect your feet, and can be used for stomping. Off your body, they can be swung for extra reach.

welp, back to the locker room, keep the door closed and blocked, and wait for help. you can probably text your parents whats going on.

Run past then. If they grapple you, you gotta press left and right buttons fast enough to avoid the progress of... anyway, just try to avoid them for now.

Well, you can't cast magic just because you really, really want to.
Run.

Try playing the second and fifth notes together

>>1098769
Cover the second and fifth holes to make them both move, and keep playing? See how fast they can go.

What happens if you rapidly play the second hole or fifth hole note? What if you rapidly alternate between the two notes?

About the chain pole, check nearby, I bet there's at least trace of a second pole at appropriate distance to hold someone with their arms spread.

...Don't end up being that someone.

Resist the urge to pole-dance while playing

>>1098774
thanks for the good quest tiipler!

>>1098774
Thankyou for the journey.
friendship, hot blooded determination, romance, occasional violence and confronting god!
Just like in my meatworld animes

>>1098774
Maybe the real anime was the friends we made along the way

Aw, a happy ending, delightful

A good ending for all!
Huzzah!

Gotta dream of the future

Dream of the past for a brighter future

>>1098726
dream about the future and getting fat on pie

The distant future!

The Past!

HUH. Are all Barghests capable of doing that, or was it due to the nature of the mana we gave him?

Well, time to report to the other Guardians, careful not to break the oath, and then go back to work trying to find the moon gate stuff. Wasn't there a book we were translating? Graves could have found something I guess but it's not likely at this point.

Well, now we just need to find out what kind of fruit this thing gives.

DAMN that's a big tree. to think that's what that mana could do... and that's only half of the mana.
Investigating the tree comes later, we should be asking people to help us calculate the moon gate as fast as possible.
hell we should figure out what the gate is attached too, and if the gate is usable once a day or once a Lunar Month, or something else

>>1098745

Well, that's one way to keep them from getting out.

So, will those undead eventually have to be uncovered so they can be sent properly? Surely they shouldn't just be left down there forever. I feel like having that many restless souls unable to move on and haunting the roots of the tree could cause problems further down the line, even if the immediate crisis has been averted.

>>1098415
Change back!
A great wrong has been done unto her and a true knight of honour would crave not selfish reward but instead share the taste of JUSTICE'S salty leavings!

Would any knight truly worth their salt do anything other?
Nay!
That means in the vulgar, bestial tongue of the horse, no!

Asking her to change back assumes she would be interested in us romantically. Chances of this are low given our interactions of her. However! She needs to remove more than the mist!

>>1097329 >I realize this fair damsel has been petrified! As the fog clears in my vicinity I see more unlucky brethren frozen in time!

We need her to free our stone brethren! Plus imagine how grateful the real damsel will be to know you have saved her from eternal stasis!

> I’ll come back for you, my beloved. Just after the sweet licks of salt on my buds (>>1097420)

You would betray thine word and not return for the maiden???

>>1098560
...should probably ask the hag about the maiden.

lick it

Nuts to the block, theres perfectly good noncursed pillars of salt to lick.

Baron 2024/10/15(Tue)14:54 No. 1098631 ID: 7a1a17
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Hey hey! Let's not get ahead of ourselves. I still need to get the stuff. And right now I don't think Loquui's going to help much. She's all clingy and keeps muttering to herself. I'm starting to think there's a reason the other girls pick on her.

She just grabbed me and crawled into some dank tunnel. Why am I even up here?

"See? Down there, down there. She is down there!"

Oh.

Baron 2024/10/15(Tue)14:54 No. 1098632 ID: 7a1a17
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And there's the fearsome Shokzali. Talking to herself and swinging her spear around. Did I just stumble on the most insane bunch of Gormoamhi in the entire world?

"What am I looking for?"

"She hides it under her [color=#ff0000](shoulder guard). She takes it out when she spars with us. She beats us, and thrashes us. Only then she takes out tuglavu to give us pleasant feelings while our broken bodies heal."[/color]

Well that's great. Not on a table or a rock I can snatch it from. Just how the hell will I get it away from her?

"Does she ever sleep?"

"I don't know! She doesn't sleep when we sleep. She is awake before us to kick us out of our dreams! Shokzali is a [color=#ff0000](monster) with cinder for blood!"[/color]

"You sound like you admire Shokzali"

"She is amazing! I hate her..."

>Well now what?

>>1098632
Your civilization is about three cuckoos crazier... Note that half-Rezan Gormoamhi exist in these camps.

>What do
Loquui should try to seduce her while you find a way to smash her pauldron, forcing the liquid to seep into her shoulder.

Is she the type of person your slave could seduce? We should probably try to gather more Intel if possible

Yea, who is at this place? How many? Where? What are their habits, their roles? Where can you go that wouldn't get you in immediate trouble?

Absurdity DeVoid 2024/10/13(Sun)02:54 No. 1098568 ID: aad9f1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpU61EtpaDY

*Corax pulls out his notepad and begins to write and talk*

Peregrine denotes the song, and our reaction as "cute" then backpedals asking why he said it, saying something else made him say it.

Triumphant shows no immediate outward reaction, other than annoyance and suspicion at being a suspect.

I think when considering this, we have to look at 2 things. One, how each suspects feels the song relates to them, and how Essence relates to each suspect as well.

1. Melkior's reaction seems annoyed more than anything, as if remembering a bad memory. Based on his track record with women, it wouldn't surprise me if he attempted sexual contact with Essence and was rejected or worse.

2. Oxidius seemed more fascinated, as someone who studies beings like her and Andrew Goodwill, getting a view into their psyche would no doubt be intriguing.

3. Lorence, no reaction and the only emotion showed was boredom. He doesn't like Essence and probably knows enough about her to want nothing to do with her.

4. Felafaf and The Mad Creator showed the most emotion during it, I suspect that they as near godly beings themselves were showing sympathy for how they felt, I assume what Essence was singing about mirrored their own feelings.

5. Sirius showed amusement. I suspect he thinks it was just a good song.

Given this information and speculation, I'd like to ask them what they think of Essence of Life and have each of them give testimony to any interactions they might have had with her see if there is any contradictions based on prior knowledge.

>>1098597
The things in italic font are things Corax wrote down for himself

Agh, are we even going anywhere with this watch their reactions bit? Whoever is Happy must be skilled at hiding their emotions to have gone unfound so long.

Sure we could look then at how Lorence and Sirius had the most muted response, and assume they are hiding their true emotion. But any of the others could be performing to throw us off.

At the end of the day, cases are decided by evidence, and all we have here is speculation.

>>1098628
*corax’s eyebrows raise at that and the ghost of a smile crosses his lips.*

Inner thoughts: Well said, Hopkins. Well said.

>>1094115
For the love of all that is holy, do not hide it in your prison wallet.

Youve got fur. And hair.
Tuck it in to that temporarily while you appraise the new situation.

Have a sneaky look around your cell too.
Theres a possibility that they have cameras on you.
Look for spots one could hide a camera.
Small holes in corners .
Elevated and with coverage of the cells inside and out.

>>1094116
Why would they execute you now when they could do it live for the ratings or whatever? They don't need an excuse, its not like the audience is going to know if they're lying.

I guess just keep the pick under you until you free your head.

Derringer stock? Lockpick? This feels like the sort of thing we shouldn't convert into something else immediately. The potential is worth more than a toothpick launcher at the moment.

The new guys could be useful. If they're really that talented, then if we can spring them, they might be a big enough distraction to cover whatever we're doing. The downside is that they might be loose enough canons that we get caught in the crossfire. Communication is gonna be limited, but scoping out exactly what their talents are and how dangerous they would be to us should be a high priority.

>>1094056
What's that in the lower-left corner? It looks kind of irregular, not intended, especially with the discoloration. Does it go somewhere, is it a pipe, or just a random, unintended hole from a stray gunshot or something? Did someone punch it and leave blood around the jagged edges?

That toothpick is going to turn into your life line here. Might even be able to use it as a lockpick.

If you made a low-grade gun with the Concealment trait, something prone to failure and nigh-incapable of firing but with a supernatural chance of evading discovery, you could put the splinter in its hole.

>>1098630
It's got a bell, that means it belongs to someone! Call out, maybe its owner is nearby.

>>1098630
A mark of ownership means it belongs to a sapient, and something like a bell suggests at least a level of development where they can shape metal.

That means two things:
One, our mission objective is looking up!
Two, they might have arrows or throwing spears and will recognize the lizbolds as predators, so be wary.

It may be better if a small party of 'bolds goes on from here to avoid spooking them. Murdoc can track the goat's prints back to whomever it shepherding it, and bring Mirrak and Hilgar for negotiations. Bring just a single lizbold with our trade goods saddlebags, to give the appearance of a tamed pack animal at first glance.

Everyone else can remain behind. If a rescue is needed, we spirits can notify them to come in as the cavalry.

>>1098636
Good eye.

It is owned, possibly lost,
Try not to look like cattle rustlers if you do approach.
Maybe loudly ask if anyone has lost a goat?

Oh and do inform the lizbolds that if they see any other goats around not to approach them. Any natives of this planet would not know about the uplifting.

Make sure your companions recognize this goat as "not-food-yet". You need to catch it! You can return it to the owner for a reward or PR.