Muschio 2009/07/31(Fri)14:14 No. 19015 ID: c01408
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>"Did you get the piece?"

I hand over the Portal Gem with a flourish.
"But of course."

Her normally deadpan deadpan breaks for the first time into something more excitable. She turns the gem over in her non-antitropic hands manipulating it with care.

A building, wicked laughter shakes from the Tinker as her eyes seem to glaze.

>"Ohhh ho ho ho ho ho... oh Master, you've really made my day. I'm going to power this thing up right now!"

>>19015
Whoa, steady girl.

>>19015
She's so cute when she's acting all Mad Scientist.
It compliments our megalomania nicely, don't you think?

>>19015
*DRAWN OUT INSANE LAUGHTER*

>>19015
>"Ohhh ho ho ho ho ho... oh Master"
"say that again"

>>19015
Well, we know what gets HER gears grinding now.
Stay around to cackle.

>>19015
Struggle with building sexual tension

>>19024
>Acquire AWKWARD BONER

"Finesse, can you construct us a beam weapon with which I could write upon the moon in letters of arcane fire? Would you like to try?"

Muschio 2009/07/31(Fri)14:30 No. 19036 ID: c01408
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That exchange left me feeling a little uncomfortable, but I can't place exactly why.

Finesse sets the gem in the portal base and it immediately begins to swirl with arcane energy as the runes come to life.

Through the crackling vortex of ethereal energy, Finesse laughs with a very pleased-sounding tone, rubbing her palms together and watching the magical display with wide eyes.

[animated]

>>19036
Awesome, Boss!

>>19036
Well now. Time to discuss with our resident goblin the workings of the portal. Which mannequins do we have access to? What is the portal capable of generating? How much mana does each monster cost, and of which types? Does she have any mana to contribute?

Also congratulate her on getting her first monster portal working. There may be many more.

>>19036
*hold out hands like you're grasping something and laugh like a madman*

>>19036
Say "Yesssssssss."

Place your fingertips to the portal to establish dominance.

It's allright, chief. Don't worry about that tingly little feeling. You'll find it to grow into a blazing fire in time, but it's nothing to be afraid of.
Let the goblin know she did a good job, and that you appreciate her hard work. Don't be scared to show a bit of your personal side. It's okay to live.

>>19036
CACKLE AND ASSUME 'WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY' POSE.

>>19040
In addition, tell her that if she feels the need for it, she may take a rest for the remainder of the day. She has accomplished much.

Of course, she is welcome to watch our first summoning to see her work in action as well.

>>19045
Punch portal in snout, etc etc.

>>19036
TIME TO SUMMON OUR FIRST MINION.
... How do we do that.
Where are the Mannikins?
Where's the Owner's Manual?

Muschio 2009/07/31(Fri)14:41 No. 19055 ID: c01408
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>>19041
>>19049
The laughter spreads like a contagion. I decide to join in.

Finesse grins wickedly.
>"Master, I gotta see this thing in action right away. Gimme a mannikin!"

[animated]

You're just taking a liking to her, nothing wrong with that.

esspecially concidering what a cute little thing she is~

Suggestion 2009/07/31(Fri)14:43 No. 19057 ID: 4e0411
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>>19055
"WHAT? You mean it needs new ones?"

"Yes. Let's see what sort the previous owner used..."

Try the SMALL TOY SWORD and the STONE IN SMALL CASE. If those don't work, seems we're going back to town AGAIN.

>>19055
...We have a Mannikin right?

>>19055
A Mannekin?
What do we need to get a Mannikin?

Can the carpenter make one of wood, for wood golems and the like?

>>19055
Well, this is just for a test run, right? Can we cobble one together with the materials at hand? Maybe some string and bits of wood could make something good enough.

>>19055
"Just a moment, I'll fetch one."

NO WAY IN HELL LET HER USE IT.
NO FUCKING WAY.
YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE TO USE THIS PORTAL.

Muschio 2009/07/31(Fri)15:00 No. 19074 ID: c01408
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A mannikin is like an ethereally-imbued totem. It requires a level of artificing far beyond the skills of most mortal men. There's absolutely no way I can just throw one together out of bits of cloth and wood.

"Well... I don't have one. I was thinking to start we'd just summon some of whatever kinds of creatures Red Fang had already attuned the Portal to."

Finesse's look of excitement disappears in an instant. There is a long and awkward silence as my Tinker stares at me.
I begin to feel very uncomfortable.

>"Master. The portal BROKE. We had to put in a completely new portal gem. This is a NEW portal. There's absolutely nothing attuned to it right now."

Muschio 2009/07/31(Fri)15:01 No. 19075 ID: c01408
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>"I'm going to bed."

Alright boss, uhh...

Breathe in.. Breathe out.. Then see if Red Fang had any unused mannikins. If not, we'll have to work from there.

>>19074
Blush.
Sigh.
Head back out to town tomorrow.

I bet for a minute there you thought this was going to be easy, huh Boss?

Don't worry, I'm sure we'll be able to find one tomorrow.

>>19075
Ok boss, minor setback.
Check again what loot we got from Red Fang. He must've had a mannikin around here somewhere. Possibly that junk in the chest?

>>19075
Right, I do believe we know our next goal:

Get some manniken and farm some monsters.

Check Red Fang's quarters again. See if there's any unused mannakins. ~nya

>>19075
FFFFFFF
... she was really into us for a few...
Ahem. Inform her that we'll be going out to get some Mannikins first thing in the morning.
FIRST THING.
... let's just go to bed.

Muschio 2009/07/31(Fri)15:05 No. 19084 ID: c01408
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God damn it.

>>19074
Woman, you need to tell us this shit BEFORE it becomes a block in our plans.

Maybe we should tell her we didn't intent to get her hopes up.


Either way, where are we supposed to get a mannakin for the portal from?

TO EVERYONE SAYING "CHECK THE CHEST" OR "LOOK FOR ITEMS":
Muschio has already cleared the dungeon. Muschio has ALREADY gone through the chest.

A complete inventory of everything inside the dungeon was ALREADY tallied up and can be found here:
>>13656

If you're looking for a specific item, check that list. If it's not on the list, it's not in the dungeon.

Serious Suggestion: Marvel at the Job finesse did on the Portal. Go to her, in the morning, exclaim how pleased you are at the fact she got it working again, and the quality of the craftgoblinship. Offer her the permanant opportunity to execute any "MAD SCIENCE" ideas she may be working on, in her head, with you as her funder and benefactor, as long as they'll advance the lair, defend the lair, can be used to conquer, or be used to induce industry.

So, it seems obvious to me that we should bring the curiosities from the list to the portal, as they have the best chance of being mannikens.

It might work.

Consider our "Curios" items. Are any of them likely to be mannekins? They seem at least similar to the examples shown in the explanation page. Ask Finesse about it tomorrow.

Otherwise, probably have to go see if High Roller has more.

Any other locations that might contain abandoned or "relatively" unguarded Mannikins?

Any NATURAL Mannikins? Like Fairy rings or Standing Stones?

Would natural gateways function as Mannikins?

The animal skull and the stone in the box, show them to dear Finesse.

I think a better question would be, how can we tell if something is a mannikin

>Small case w/ stone
That's a fairly fey thing. It might be useful in the creation of a new mannikin.

If we end up having one created, we should use the following things:

1. the Flyssa, for offensive capability
2. the pickax, for utility
3. the skull, for aesthetics

Didn't he say that new mannikins can not be constructed?

We need to figure out what can be a mannikin, and then find one.

>>19371
no, he said they can't be created by normal people. That means we could have one made if we find a suitably skilled individual who can be coerced into working for us. Theoretically, it also means we can do it ourselves if we become skilled in the craft, but that seems like more trouble than it's worth at the current moment

In ur thread, bumping it.

I hope you aren't too pissed off with us, please give us chapter five. We promise not to be such idiots in the future?