1/2 Blobbish 2021/06/28(Mon)14:04 No. 1004420 ID: 7f716e
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"whoa, hey man what are you doing I needed that water..."
"Ah, screw weapons i'm going to beat it at its own game!!

2/2 Blobbish 2021/06/28(Mon)14:06 No. 1004422 ID: 7f716e
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"Whoa hey!! OWww!! HELP, HELP ME!! ASSAULT ASSAULT!! GETTOFFME! Get off or I'll shoot you in self defense!

Eh? Sharks cant talk. And he's threatening to use a gun in our unarmed combat? He has no honor!

Knock it out by bonking it in the head several times. Meanwhile, while shark is distracted, brown shirt can wrestle the gun away from the shark

Boop his nose with a fist, sharks hate that. But watch out for the mouth or you'll lose an arm!

You have the jaw of a pitbull, a bear trap, iron. Just keep thinking that to yourself as you punch it’s snoot and wrestle the gun away. What a coward this big fish is.

Absurdity DeVoid 2021/06/26(Sat)09:09 No. 1004272 ID: 47be15
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Honestly I don't see why you simply don't check my registry at the spaceport where I docked before I left. You can get all information from them rather than for me to go into all the detail.

Absurdity DeVoid 2021/06/26(Sat)09:10 No. 1004273 ID: 47be15
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It is true that I could do that, but simply doing that would make our connection an impersonal one. I want to feel like I was also getting ready to go on this mission with you.

Absurdity DeVoid 2021/06/26(Sat)09:13 No. 1004274 ID: 47be15
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Notes from the quest author

Alright, all of this looks intimidating but it is much simpler. In the lower-left corner, there is the inventory backpack that shows how much free space you have and any item will consume a certain amount of pieces. The first item will be the red blaster that you get along with the holster, which means that this item can be permanently equipped widout the need to put it in the bag and its single cartilage only takes one square of space.

The next weapon is the ion shotgun which is represented with orange color, it is good at close range but not so much at the long-range. Also, its shells take up more space.

Third weapon marked with the blue color rapid-fire blaster, the best way in dealing with multiple opponents at once.

The last weapon is the grenade launcher which is designated with the purple color, this weapon is only best at long range but it is extremely dangerous to use it in close proximity. It can change its grenade types between explosive, incendiary, smoke, acid, and freeze grenade. But if this thing looks like it is taking a lot of space you can simply choose the grenade pack but then you won't be able to change between the other types. The last thing to mention about all the range weapons is that they all come loaded up with the proper ammunition.

In the next color green, we have two close-range weapons the laser cutter and the tazer. The gray color is for robotic companions Gideon and the earworm. The main purpose for Gideon is to follow you around in the rooming mode at which point he can carry additional things while the earworm is primarily used to assess the situation.

At yellow we have the short-range jetpack and the whist mounted portable shield. The shield can also be equipped to be carried all the time and take no space.

The last two pink items are the magical injector and the spear suite core. One can heal the H.T.A.P

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Notes from the quest author

If the concept of sorting out the items in your inventory is a bit confusing this video might help in understanding the premise a bit better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8xz5Lcyn94&ab_channel=coolkarmact

Absurdity DeVoid 2021/06/28(Mon)02:10 No. 1004370 ID: 47be15
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Here are some possible outcomes for the item box selection, just to show how it works.

rolled 9, 2, 7, 10, 9, 3, 1, 5, 6, 2, 10, 1, 5, 1, 6, 6, 2, 6, 1, 4, 10, 4, 7, 3, 9, 4, 7, 7, 10, 5, 5, 3, 4, 7, 6, 5, 6, 9, 7, 3, 7, 7, 7, 3, 10, 3, 10, 5, 9, 3, 7, 10, 4, 10, 6, 5, 9, 3, 3, 5 = 343

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>>1003186
>1, 8, 10, 3, 6, 10, 2, 8, 10, 1, 6, 8,
Prayer roll, difficulty 6 because you count a priest, no animal sacrifice or expensive incense or anything like that in the mix, but fateful (performance)excellency reduces the TN from 7 to 4, which gets you from 9 successes to 11, clearing the roll by a significant margin.
At the beck and call of fate's overseers, the least gods of the waves rise, a thousand tiny spirits pulling the boat forward- only to hear an unpleasant crack from the stern of the boat, accompanied by the shouting of the crew. First mate Doloma rushes to Ribbon's side:
"Ma'am, you're assistant to the dragons, yeah? There's some big sea monster wrapped around the ship, and I think it just busted the rudder. What are your orders?"


Before the journey started, chain of command was set up such that Marisa and Posu are considered of equal rank, and in charge of the ship, to be deferred to on all matters, then, in the case that they couldn't be relied on for direction, Ribbons speaks for the monk and threats of violence or operational concerns should be brought to her next, with the usual chain of command (captain, first mate, ect) spreading out from there. Ribbons can see the monsterous purple head of an infernal worm, yozi beasts bound to the service of the Lintha, rearing it's toothy maw at the back of the ship.

>>1003379
Agent Lobelia feels herself and her new friend suddenly rise much higher in the water as the least gods of the waves buoy you and start creating a channel of waves pulling towards your vessel. You can see an infernal worm rearing it's head, threatening the ship, and the crew preparing arms in response. Before we resolve the post-fight part of your post, is there anything Lobelia does now?

rolled 9, 3, 2, 7, 10, 6, 4, 7, 2, 5, 5, 2, 2, 4, 10, 10, 4, 5, 7, 1, 10, 1, 6, 2, 2, 5, 1, 2, 5, 6, 1, 4, 3, 5, 10, 1, 3, 2, 9, 5, 9, 2, 10, 1, 3, 10, 7, 7, 2, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, 7, 6 = 286

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>>1003442
Looks like I can't do a proper banishment with just adept-level warding and exorcism, but I'll try brandishing a prayer strip anyhow. Worth a shot. Bark out a few basic commands in the Lintha dialect of Old Realm, "halt" and "stand down" and "turn back" and so on. If it's bound to obey someone specific, maybe point out that they're already fleeing.

On the other hand, if it's too stupid to recognize individuals, much less follow politics, Compassion says I'm ethically opposed to hurting it so long as reasonable alternatives are available.

rolled 7, 2, 1, 1, 3, 7, 2, 6, 6, 4, 10, 10, 10, 8, 6, 3, 5, 3, 10, 10, 1, 5, 10, 1, 8, 2, 6, 8, 5, 9 = 169

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Great. with all the dragons gone dealing with the Pirates and getting lost at sea, the ship was left in the hands of the assistant who could not walk on water. But an assistant that does not take notes and documents that could be relevant to a given job, would be quickly fired. it is as simple as a thought as Ribbons reaches into their Elsewhere pockets and pulling out a dossier on sea Demons. They had a suspicion what this creature was,But double checking never hurt. Measure Twice and Cut once and all. While they were confirming this Hunch, Ribbons took charge and was telling the crew to brace the ship and repair what they can and sending a team to the storage to gather up as much Caustic Potash they can. a common alkaline cleaner and sterilizer usually used for wine, and seeing as this is a yacht, having wine would not be out of the question. the reason for this is, if this creature is a demonic sea creature, it might have come from the acidic seas of Kimbery, and if you mix a base with an acid. . . they tend to cancel each other out, similar to salting a slug. hopefully creating a hostile environment for this Demon will cause it to flee to safer waters, or at least by time for a more openly combat ally to make it back aboard.

rolled 5, 10, 5, 1, 3, 7, 1, 7, 8, 3, 2, 6, 3, 4, 1, 10, 9, 6, 2, 9, 1, 1, 9, 4, 4, 9, 4, 9, 6, 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 2, 3, 8, 5, 9, 6, 8, 10, 3, 10, 9, 5, 2, 8, 7, 8, 10, 10, 7, 8, 9, 1, 10, 2, 3, 1 = 343

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>>1003631
Charisma four, presence 0, stunt 2 (if you're going to use that to refill a pool, please post a recap that reflect your current levels in various pools) means you rolled...
>9, 3, 2, 7, 10, 6,
Four successes just falls short of an MDV of 5. Trying to get your rescued companion involved? Keeping your distance or working to close faster?

>>1003632
Let's treat this as a craft water roll to create a harmful substance in the water and drive the creature away- Intelligence two, Craft (Water) 0, stunt 2, means
>7, 2, 1, 1,
One success- the water is being churned by the emergence of the infernal worm, and the conditions to create a potent irritant to drive the creature away are far from ideal, what with only ship supplies, untrained hands, and no tools for measurement or mixing, much less a way to keep it from simply diluting away. Probably not more threatening than extreme heat or cold. At this point, we need to roll to join battle as the crew and ship come under fire from the beast's massive coils and slavering teeth.

>>1003781
Do upgrades make them idle? I didn't think so.

>>1003781
Upgrading doesn’t make them idle.

>>1003727
Rock: EAT
Dora: EXPLORE for new FOOD
Blue: DIG to discover the VAST SECRETS OF THE EARTH!!!

The exhausting of our lone known food source here means we have to switch to rationing food for the time being. Nobody eats anything today.

Lets plan to have ROCKS eat one VINE tomorrow and see how much that satiates them to get a idea how filling the VINES are; I don't want a REPTEKA to eat one when it'd satiate them over their maximum since I'm unsure if they can store the excess as fat or some such.

DORA: Bring FOUR YOLKIES and EXPLORE for new food sources. Avoid combat and try to find a higher vantage point so you can see farther.

BLU: LAY EGGS; Cheer ROCKS on.

ROCKS: Bring TWO YOLKIES to assist you. Pour one WATER on a patch of dirt, scoop a small hole in the resulting mud and plant the non-bulb end of one VOLATILE VINE in the hole. Then backfill the hole with dirt, followed by ZAPPING the VINE with the TWIG WAND. Maybe that'll make the VINE grow more VINES. If that doesn't work, then try repeating the test, but this time place a piece of RUINS METAL at the bottom of the hole before placing the VINE in.

If we can't find another food source nearby or discover a way to create or grow food here, then we're gonna have to consider the prospect of moving to a new home. If that is necessary then having BLU able to move is vital, preferably under their own power, but if not then at least light enough to be carried.

If BLU is carrying one or less eggs in themselves will that make them light and thin enough to travel long distances under their own power with no limbs? If they had basic legs, up to how many eggs could they have in themselves and still be able to move long distances?

>You have NINE WATER, ONE VOLATILE VINES, THREE BRICKS, FOUR DIRT, ONE TOXIC WASTE and ONE TECH SCRAPS.

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>>1004114
BLU, while resting after laying those eggs, think of what would be needed to build a wheeled handcart, pushed by ROCKS, big enough to carry all our lighter and more valuable items (food, glass windmill blade, etc., not bricks or dirt) plus yourself when you were most egg filled.

>>1003843
7, hard mode let’s go

4, though I'm sure you can get away with some plant-related side research. Breed something really weird and forbidden, and possibly tasty.

3.
Genetics sounds like fun. Maybe you can design yourself to stop looking like candy corn. Or maybe everyone else look like candy corn. The candy corn possibilities are endless!

>>1003843
4. Hydroponics

>>1003843
Research sounds fun.

>>1003264
Yiann is monstrous and cannot use the blood plasma rifle. The only ranged weapons we have that fit monstrous units are the Large weapons we got from the underwater mission- the large heavy harpoon gun and the large torpedo launcher. The large heavy harpoon gun can be used out of water but it doesn't have as much range.
The only other weapon choice we have for monstrous units is the plasma katana, which can be used by anyone.

Oh I forgot monstrous units can also use the Capture Foam Gun. Probably because it's shaped like a fire extinguisher and doesn't require you to fit your finger in the trigger guard or hold the grip properly with an oversized hand. Like the problems Neumono have with their big mitts!

Actually, put Kayree in reserve for this one. This is as easy a mission as we are likely to get, we should take the chance to give some of our other corgs some combat experience. Yeah she has that skill that lets reserves level too, but they'll have less opportunity to qualify for the cool skills. Kayree has no particular close quarters skill anyway.

(Or more accurately, I don't want her to level to 5 and be up for retirement quite yet. Eilie needs to retire with her <3)

>>1003336
Kayree will get a unique skill at rank 5 if we have her in every mission until then.

>>1003264
Just file the goddamn trigger guard off, there's nothing safe about a demonic parasite weapon anyway...
With better disthread info, it's easy enough to switch the BPG between Yiann and Baetriss. Gives her two high power guns, but she can use the sniper to conserve health, plus she has a talent for overwatch with it.

I just thought of a good use for the wand...
We could analyze and deconstruct it, then utilize it in purpose built golems, traps, mechanisms, and even running water for our denizens.
We could even go as far as engraving it onto our heart next time we gain a layer.

Water is very important for us to maintain life in the dungeon, and the ability to easily move it around would be invaluable.

>>1003078
Oh, wow, yeah! Using the wand in crafting would be amazing! It could be used to produce all sorts of hollow or near-hollow structures in a single piece. I am sure that Deem can whip up some heat-resistant enchantments to make it useful with whatever molten material it is being used on. It might also make weird alloys that would normally be difficult to keep mixed. I wonder if it can directly purify materials...

I guess it all depends upon the particulars of its manipulation faculties. Even if it isn't much use as-is, having it as an example might help with making a more sophisticated replacement.

>>1002812
The Waterbearer Wand, Critter Whistle, And Glossid all seem useful.
Deem could probably make a potion sprayer by herself if she wanted to, and it wouldnt even have to be magical, so we could hold off on that.

I do want to point out, since its being brought up a lot, That the Critter Whistle has uses other than capturing monsters for the Dungeon. It can be used for hunting too, so we can get food and potion or artifact ingredients. Or we could just use it to lure dangerous or annoying monsters away from the dungeon.

>>1003117
Honestly, I initially thought they were all stupid and pointless tbh, but I think the statement about hauling water sort of distracted from the real potential of the wand. With this sort of outside the box thinking it could actually end up insanely useful, although if used for metallurgy Hin may have to relearn/adapt a decent portion of her smithing in order to utilize the wand.

>>1003169
>Hin may have to relearn/adapt a decent portion of her smithing in order to utilize the wand.

Good! Our denizens are here to grow, afterall.

Adventure into the secret room!

>>985789
Secret rooom
but don't split the party.

A SECRET IS REVEALED!

Remember, your enemies showed you their secret stash. Test the secret room for traps.

This still alive?
cause I want to see that secret room

Alright Alex time to be the tank and use sword on monster.
Keimi can try to avoid being clawed, and instead apply fire to the problem.

I was under the impression fireball was a shotgun...
Fireball is a good option, but if you can move and attack it's better to slash the wendigo with your sword.

Wendigos are, like, immortal or something, aren't they? What are old people vulnerable to? Try asking about it's grandchildren! Or The Good Old Days, or what sort of music the young people should be listening to...

stab it in the legs, lower its mobility.

>>1001803
Stabbie leg is good.

>>1002329
It might not be a good idea to keep playing. If you lose track of time, then it'll be night. That's when all of the doors lock and Benny comes out to hunt. You don't want to be stuck in here all night!

Let's go do Kab's job.

>strange, isn't it?
Sure is. Maybe everything actually has a mind of its own, but can't express it without whatever this black goop is.

>Play?
You shouldn't keep playing. Time gets nebulous when you play games and Benny comes out at night. If you were to do nothing else here, then maybe, but if you're to take Kab's deal, just take the novelty for what it was - fun, but temporary. If you leave the place standing, maybe you can come back for another go, later.

Accept Kab's deal, check on the backrooms.

>>1002329
Let's start with the bathroom. Nearby in case we need to bolt, and we know where it is.

Equip the piston mace.

>>1002329
Ask if he can get you a better light source? You can’t exactly look for things with your lighter.

If it's still early yet hit that continue button.
If you're burning daylight... Well... You need to finish this before nightfall.

Anyone who's giving you a thumbs up cannot possibly be bad. Go over and see what's wrong.

>>993825
That's good enough for me. See if you can help with his car, if not you can give him a lift that probably won't end in double teaming a giant monster cock.

I think a thumbs up means we're in the clear to check out the car.

Woop yoop yoop yoop yoop yoop

RIP

Curt 2021/05/28(Fri)22:33 No. 1002061 ID: 0fbdcd
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You jump down with a heavy thud, and work quickly. There’s only one easy exit- but there’s a pile of boxes near it, and they can be shoved aside to make a makeshift barricade- then climbed up to perch safely above. It’s only a matter of waiting for the man to fully regenerate, and then you can try to propose some kind of working relationship. It’s better than executing someone in their sleep, at least.

About five minutes later, the quiet pops of joints and knitting flesh go quiet. The man has almost completely scabbed over with dense, pale chitin- it’s covered his face entirely. He wakes with a muffled grunt- and while he sounds irritated, he doesn’t seem particularly alarmed. He reaches aside for a sharp knife, made of a short piece of sharpened rebar- and thrusts it into his face, shattering the keratin shell. He pulls at it with his hands, prying apart enough to leave his eyes and mouth exposed, before searching around for his clothes.
You allow it, considering you don’t particularly feel like staring at armored man-ass, before clearing your throat and steadying your weapon.

As he looks up, his response is rather muted.
>”Oh. Surprising. Thought you would be dispatched by now.”

“Not everyone is as kill-crazy as you are. I’ve met up with the First Mate- we have plans to save this ship. Save everyone! We can put the engines back together- maybe even revive the Chief Engineer to help!”

He remains placid. His eyes scan the room, clearly trying to assess retaliation, but there aren’t many avenues for someone on the wrong end of a high-ground situation.
>”And my being on the end of a gun helps that goal… how?”

Curt 2021/05/28(Fri)22:33 No. 1002062 ID: 0fbdcd
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He gestures towards the fire- and you nod. He steps over into the light, seating himself, crosslegged. He idly examines his own body as you discuss, identifying just what’s changed in order to better heal him.

“You’re the only person on board with real combat experience, and I understand the engineering wing is packed full of hungry bugs. You working with everyone is our best shot to get in there and fix the engines.”

His expression is somewhere between annoyance and pity. He actually manages some incensed inflection to his voice.
>”Fix the engines. Fix the engines. You keep using that phrase and I become more and more convinced you do not know what you are talking about. There is nothing to fix. There was no- I don’t know what story the AI has fed you, but this is not a minor malfunction. If it were, we would not be in this situation. I would not be forced to cull those who will not survive on the planet’s surface in cruel mercy, in the hopes that the strongest of us will live. The primary engine is gone.”
>”It is wreckage. A gaping hole. I believe we may have been hit with some sort of warhead.”

He pauses, staring up at you, past the barrel of the gun. If he has any fear you’ll pull the trigger, it doesn’t show in the slightest.
>”But you are clearly tougher than I assumed- and I apologize for my assumption. I am a killer, but I do not revel in the fact. It is a raw necessity of our situation. Time pressure. Lack of options. But- consider this. I’m engaged in what I am because the AI is... malfunctioning. Driven by logic that cannot be satisfied. Everyone cannot be saved.”
He states it as a simple, assured fact.
>”I’m unsure if it’s the design of its directives, or a result of the infestation in its core. If it we

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>>1002062
What's the point of launching the escape pods early? If we can get a fuel source, the secondary engines will be good enough to keep the orbit stable, and we can repair the ship enough to attempt a landing with them if we stockpile enough fuel as well. We don't NEED the primary engine.

I don't trust him. He's already convinced of his course of action (leave ship no matter how many he has to kill), and he doesn't really need you - just your firearm. If he's lying and we ever get within arm's reach of him, we're toast.

If we're reluctant to kill him, we could just send him to go collect the Chief Medical Officer and Engineer and bring them to us - we need their help anyway, right? Tell him about the Engineer's current status, then send him to bring back the Engineer and a spare person (alive, of course). Hopefully that solves one of our problems, and even if he plans to betray you, he'll need to keep you alive until he gets back with the Engineer's stack.

Ask him to humor us in trying to fix things. Put all the killing on hold and collect the important people first. Maybe we can prepare some kind of killswitch for the AI (does our new captain have an override for the escape pods?) so that if we're down to, say, 30 minutes and it doesn't look like we can fix up any kind of thrusters, he can kill the AI and launch with whoever's left. He's going to need to collect those people anyway, why not focus on that next instead of randomly killing whoever he can find?

Or does he have a better idea? What's his new plan?

>>1002287
The regular Engineer is fine. The Chief Engineer is the one with the stack we need to retrieve, and right now we don't know if it's possible to get it. The bubble belt doesn't have enough time left on it.

Flashlight time. Sweep the room you're in quick then check the glow.

LiterallyJumble (Outside Story) 2021/05/25(Tue)23:56 No. 1001783 ID: 8b0c5a
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Hey guys, probably gonna take a break for hopefully a short bit, irl stuff makin me feel a little overworked sadly :( I want at least a day to myself lmao

But feel free to continue to talk and theorise here, it'll help a lot with figuring out what exactly to do :)

Thank you :D have this full image of Isen as an apology

>>1001783
Cute. Take your time, man. No pressure.

Time to use that flashlight to investigate the area.

Also pray to Jesus for the eternal rest of Isen's soul.

LiterallyJumble (Outside Story) 2021/05/28(Fri)23:16 No. 1002066 ID: e84066
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I'm sad to say that this break will probably last a while, I still feel burned out from it and I don't want to push myself into hating it

This might be a side project later on, and I could attempt to do something smaller to ease back into it

Have this Alpha gif as an apology </3

(If you have any questions or wanna see more of my stuff, I'm @literallyjumble on twitter and Zero#5868 on discord)

rent quest drkeiscool 2021/05/27(Thu)05:35 No. 1001899 ID: cdabe3
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Damn, now that I think about, I really wish I hadn’t packed my utility belt. I should’ve just left it out for after I was ready to move out of this apartment…! Maybe if I find a spare [b]utility belt[b] on my way through the city, I could actually have an inventory to manage… something to keep in mind.

This jacket doesn’t have pockets, and the pockets on my pants can only hold a couple small items at a time: my keys and wallet and a spare magazine of ammo; my hands barely fit as is! I can also only tuck one item in my waistband at a time, and right now that item is gonna have to be the gun.

The flashlight is a gift from one of Mylia’s friends that has a special kind of aether battery inside, I think he actually custom made it? It won’t run out of juice for a long time and is sturdy enough that it’ll actually weather a fairly strong beating. The problem is that I can’t remove the battery without, again, specialized tools. No hiding gun parts inside it, unfortunately.

Trying to disassemble a gun to hide it isn’t a bad idea though for future endeavors, I’ll try to remember that one. I’d probably need to wrap the pieces in something so that gun oil doesn’t get everywhere.

Also, I can take off the aether sheathe without specialized tools, thankfully. I guess that leads to the final consideration…

rent quest drkeiscool 2021/05/27(Thu)05:35 No. 1001900 ID: cdabe3
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Do I take the High Road and pass by the peace officers, or the Low Road and risk the gangs?

Normally, the peace officers are actually pretty laid back, but with the military build-up on the border outside the city and the State ordered curfew (thankfully, it ends every morning at 7), they’re stretched thin and on edge these days.

The gangs are taking advantage, of course, and while there has always been organized crime here (according to Mylia), the past few months… something has changed. They used to be “respectable businessmen”, the kind of mobsters with suits and ties and that actually helped the community in some ways. Nowadays there are mobs and beatings in some places, and even shootings. They do leave humans alone, but that makes me feel even less at ease for some reason…

… also, those are the actual street names. Its not called the “High Road” because the peace officers are super morally praiseworthy or something.

Take the high road, less likely to run into them if they're stretched thin

The high road! Keep risks to a minimum

I'd take the high road. Just go though casually and stay relaxed. They won't search you unless you're going though a check point or if you look suspicious enough, and being in a panic would make you suspicious. If they do search you, just be polite. If they find the gun, say it was a mistake or habit.

>>1001822
Why its James Bendelson that zig-zag armed, buck-toothed, bent-backed, needled nosed, live-stock boinking jerk who you loathe. You should kick his ass.

It's your arh-nemesis Max, the hyperkinetic rabitty thing with unaturally serrated teeth!

>>1001822
It's Steve the accountant. This oxygen thief dares to continue existing even after choosing to become the most boring being in existence

>>1001822
Ah shit it's Jeremy, dude's so fuckin' normal it causes a physical miasma of complete disinterest and boredom anytime someone gets close.

Like, the dude stood next to a Ferrari too long once and it turned into a Honda Accord

>>1001822
You sure you want to remember this dude?
Hell no! I’m not reminding you about anything related to this dude.
He might as well be an indescribable black void with how little you care to know about him. You’re just gonna have to get by with literally nothing! Nada! Zip!

This is an Exalted second edition game, basically a tournament-arc excuse plot for open playtesting on my attempt to finish what the Scroll of Errata started. Several old sticking points in the combat rules have already been reworked, and more changes are planned, but first the basic threat-assessment scale needs recalibration, especially with regard to grappling.

Houserules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10VAUEYEqWYWcQ9gz4bk9uok8OkAIYl1cy50KEw2y75o/edit

>>1001649
I'd be interested in playing with team teal. Not clear on if I'm just running one of the existing defenders as a character or if I should be volunteering another character.

>>1001655
Baidak are living humanoids with the mentality of automata, created by one of Madelrada's own component souls to fight like chess pieces. They're fearless and reasonably intelligent, but almost completely incapable of creativity or individual initiative beyond the scope of their explicit orders. In this context, they'll follow appropriate suggestions from anybody.

Mermaid-like demjen and their animated-ore minions will also listen to advice from the audience, but have more personality. Roleplaying a specific individual in more detail, or shouting advice at the group as a whole, are both acceptable approaches.

If you've got somebody else all ready to jump in, post a description and character sheet for final approval. I'd rather keep this thread focused on the visible scenery and events, but iterative character creation feedback can happen in the discussion thread ( https://questden.org/kusaba/questdis/res/120347.html ), or the houserule doc has a link to a Discord server for deeper analysis of the mechanics.

rolled 6, 8, 9, 10, 5, 7, 9, 5, 7, 8, 10, 4, 8, 2, 8, 5, 5, 9, 1, 6, 7, 3, 1, 4, 8, 5, 3, 6, 2, 10, 4, 10, 4, 1, 5, 9, 6, 5, 7, 4, 1, 2, 8, 10, 4, 9, 8, 6, 3, 10, 3, 6, 2, 9, 2, 1, 1, 10, 10, 3 = 344

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>Attackers win if Scathra yn Thera surrenders
>mind like an affectionate little puppy
>almost completely incapable of creativity or individual initiative
>Since this is just a training exercise, the Unquestionable has decreed that there shall be no deliberate killing

Demjen send a squad of Chalcothete under whatever the demon-realm equivalent of a white flag is in order to negotiate a truce and terms of surrender, as per the Unquestionable's orders. Clearly the most certain way to ensure her will is carried out and a single force wins without deliberate or accidental killing is for Scathra to willingly concede. Rolling for Red Team to gather/present appropriate bribes to the puppy-minded island. Not sure what the tummy-rubs and peanut butter equivalents are here, but I assume such knowledge could be found IC.

>>1001843
"Deliberate killing" in the sense of excessive force against soft targets, or continuing to attack someone already incapacitated or otherwise neutralized. "No accidental killing" was emphatically not part of the decree.

If red team all surrenders, they'll be removed from the field and teal team wins by default no more than three days later. The baidak aren't very interested in negotiating for anything else, and you'd probably have to get past them - either sailing or marching through lightning range out in the open, or searching for a sneaky route underground or above the cliff - to even attempt delivery of a bribe to the actual behemoth-manse.

>peanut butter equivalents
>rolled 6, 8, 9, 10, 5
Meat. Enough to be worth losing the exercise would probably be more than could fit in the cargo hold all at once, and this is a sparsely populated area on the outermost layer, so you don't know offhand where the nearest market which has that much for sale even is. If it's more than five or six hundred miles, Whirligig can't safely get there and back inside three days.

Can it talk? Say hello to it.

>>1000139
Yeah, I agree, she was definitely quadrupedal the whole time. It's pretty hard to miss just how round Klaatu's hindquarters are!

Hm, can you coil your tail around it to pick up? If you're holding it, can you also move?

Hey uh... if you don't have arms, how did you stick your finger in that weird box with the extradimensional hole earlier?

>>1000369
diss

He pretty much asked what those small pieces of memories Millie had those past five days.

Anyway, the key and detector was bought., bringing the points down from 110 to 10

Was initially going to get the coat to travel outside and investigate, but it was remembered that the coats all come in the prisoners' color, implying that there is plenty for everyone and can be bought later... unless someone buys more than one coat for some reason.

Couldn't help but feel like to Help was trying to hint that you buy the gun when it kept persuading you to buy something more expensive when Millie inquired about the key

2/2 Heretic 2021/05/18(Tue)20:03 No. 1000856 ID: 8fb3ba
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Dell writes his name next to mine on the metro door. He looks way too happy to have just written a name on a door, the fatigue finally hits me completely. I grab my Arrayan plush and settle into my sleeping bag. I doze off to the sound of Dell playing his guitar.

I have no idea where the future will take me. I may not die, but there are things worse than death I'll strive to avoid. Everything here's been coming along nicely, and even though it's hardly anything impressive I'm beginning to feel like I can call this place home…

DELL: Good night Rita.
RITA: Night.

--FOG WORLD: END THREAD 1--

Hmm... Subway Hill? New Metro Station?

>>1000844
I am all for this.

You could make some lame ass names for shits and gigles. I dunno, "Pineapple express" sounds horrible, give it a go!

Casa Delrita?

Nah...

The Conjunction

Suggestion 2021/05/17(Mon)19:27 No. 1000703 ID: 9675f4

Do not be afraid, this creature is only hurting us in order to enter our world, let's ask it if there is a way to facilitate the process without causing us a complete mental breakdown.

We can also tell our roomate about this demon inside our head. He does not like us, but he doesn't want to see us suffer either. We have friends to weather the storm.

Erupting Badger 2021/05/17(Mon)19:41 No. 1000704 ID: e7848c

>>1000668
Hey, if he comes to the physical plane, that gives you a chance to physically hurt him. Just imagine cutting this bastard with an edge of a circuit board or something.

Suggestion 2021/05/18(Tue)00:52 No. 1000739 ID: fb672b

Is this room soundproofed? If not, YELL at Seecha that you're under mental attack. Once this cat is out of the bag, it can't go back in.

Suggestion 2021/05/18(Tue)09:35 No. 1000794 ID: c09f5e

So let's assume this demon is telling the truth: You're not in a simulation. It can speak into your head, but isn't creating for the mental images your getting. You just react too strong and undisciplined to raw stimuli.

You're a psychic, untrained and sensitive. You're the one creating the images in your head, most likely inspired by your captivity and breeding urges. But this means you are capable.

You're already building a form into it. Next, try imagining this big holy stick or water gun you can wield when it feels too close. After that, see how much you are able to control its "movements".
Remember: you are not the only one who would get hurt if this thing gets out.

>>1000686
Oh, so this is where it's going: make Kei literally unable to masturbate to anyone else, much less have sex, but able to keep his demon in check.

naileD 2021/05/18(Tue)11:08 No. 1000801 ID: 26235b

So this is why you're tainted? This also implies that, in the past, you used to not be tainted. Can you imagine any special event that happened that could've caused this apparition to enter your mind? Something around the time your Landlord stopped talking to you?