How do I shot trip!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/22(Thu)00:27 No. 210998 ID: e31d52
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>>210895
I tell her what I know of the runes.
"Oh, I think I know what they do!"
"?"
"They're Bracers of Illusory Armor!" she says happily. "When wearing them... Well, here."

She straps them to my arms, and I look down at myself. Plate armor flickers into being on my body.

"You see, a big part of armor is a mental thing for the attacker. If you know you aren't going to hit, why bother attacking a certain location? With that in mind, Darius the Swift, a noble Knight from the School of Short Blades, made these bracers with the help of a captured vile illusionist from the evil Ravelor's academy for Mean, er, for Minions."

Hm.

"Most creatures see the armor and try to aim for natural weak points, such as joints. Since you aren't really wearing armor, it makes it much easier to defend against attacks!"

Ah... my mage armor would not stack with this effect. It was cancelled when I put on the gauntlets.

"In fact, I think this would even work with my other forms, though..."

The armor flickers out.

"Once you know about the illusion, you can't see it anymore..." She sounds slightly disappointed, though I cannot fathom why...

>>210998
She was hoping you wouldn't be able to see her naked body if she wore the bracers. Oh well.

Where can we go next?

i suppose it would be best if she kept them, though for now keep them until you regen your luck.

tell her "thank you for explaining, and while it may not prevent me from seeing through it, it will stop any other sentient beings from noticing. perhaps it would be best to learn how to get over that hang up so that you do not need to feel worried about such things, as the only ones who would see you are ether trusted allies who would do well to not look at you in such a way, or enemies who you are about to slay."

>>210998
She probably wanted it to cover up future misshaps with see through spells.

Anyway, probably better that she wears them. Tell her that she did good in finding them and then lets get a move on.

How do I shot trip!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/23(Fri)00:08 No. 211183 ID: e31d52
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>>211017
>>211001
>>210999
Ah. Modesty.

"Samantha, perhaps it would be best for you to take these." I say, removing them. "I have my own abjurative magiks, and you may need these more than I."
"But... I..."
"It would be best, for our mutual survival, that you attempt to put aside trivialities such as modesty. We need to live, Samantha. We must proceed."
"..."
"I understand this is a hard thing for you." I state simply.
There's a long pause. She removes her helmet, looking it over. "Are... you really not... interested in me?"
"I might be. But it's not something to worry about right now. I have a sense of urgency about this room, about this golem. We need to distance ourselves.
She nods, looking over at me, and puts on the bracers after making room for them by slipping off her gauntlets.

"I... suppose you are correct." she says quietly.
"Good." I get up from my position on the floor as she ties back her hair with a white ribbon.
Where do we go now, though? North or... East?

>>211183
Go North!

i agree, we are right hand ruling so north is the next way.

>>211183
North seems good. Keep her in front of you and tell her to take it slow and don't rush headlong into things if she sees what looks like enemies. There might be some semi-intelligent magical things down here that would be willing to cooperate rather than fight to the death.

>>211183
She doesn't have any clothes under the armor? See if we can find something covering but easily removed to wear under the illusion. A cloak or robe perhaps. I mean I like catching a glance as much as any other head voice, but I wouldn't want to make her parade around like that knowingly if it can be helped.

And were we not just suggesting following the right hand rule? Go east.

>>211250
[that was a typo, we came from the south, the skeleton room was to the east, right now we have north and west exits unexplored.]

How do I shot Trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/23(Fri)17:19 No. 211339 ID: e31d52
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>>211250
"Do you not wear clothing under the armor? Linens, and such?"
"Well... the padding in the armor itself is comfy enough, and it's not like I normally take it off..."
"You sleep in it?!"
"Well, yes. I'm so used to it by now that it's like a second skin..."
Mayhaps that is part of her issue with removing it.
"... But that also means I feel so much faster with it off, like a burden I never knew about is removed." she shrugs. "I mean, even just without my helmet, I feel like I can almost look directly behind me! I feel so aware!"
She shrugs. "I dunno."

We walk into the next room, north of the golem room.
"As I thought." I say, looking at the large forge in the room. "This area is re-purposed towards building that golem." I look around the room and kneel down to inspect some of the discarded materials. Hm...

"MARCUS!"
I turn and stand just in time to see a massive hammer strike Samantha aside, her shield bending and warping from the stress as she is flung aside from the blow.

A small but stocky man hefts the huge maul onto one shoulder and looks at me with madness in his eyes, While Samantha struggles to get upright, letting out small sounds of pain. Her armor is dented painfully on her arm.

rolled 19 = 19

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tell her to get away from him and change forms and you'll slow him down. he has way too much power to defend against, you need to dodge. on the up side armor doesn't give anything in the way for magic protection. hit him with three missiles.

rolled 15 = 15

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Use Mage Hand to open the forge, so that there's a blast of heat separating the man and Samantha. Or maybe it'll roast him too.

Be sure to warn Samantha to get away from the forge first.

How do I shot Trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/23(Fri)19:41 No. 211402 ID: e31d52
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>>211344
((Luck: 72))
I hold out the book and three bolts of energy lance forward into his bare chest, slamming into his body...

To little effect. He might be bruised or have taken some interior damage but he's he's tough!
"Sam! Get away! I'll distract him, take on a form!"

She gets up shakily. No time to watch her, I have to focus entirely on staying away from him. He's fast! Fast for someone wielding such a huge hammer!

... speaking of, the damn thing must be magical to be able to stay together with a handle like th-

Woah!

He is very fast!

rolled 81, 25 = 106

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>>211402
Gah. Enchant Weapon on Samantha's sword. Then, I'm thinking Phase Door to both get some distance from the guy and maybe make Samantha feel less uncomfortable about disrobing.

rolled 23 = 23

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use dancing lights and have them hover in front of his eyes while you dodge!

How do I shot Trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/23(Fri)20:35 No. 211416 ID: e31d52
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>>211404

Hm. Maybe if I... Yes! That should work. Luck be with me...

I open the portal behind me and step out beside Samantha, touching her sword with the book and making it glow with a dim li-

>SPELL FAILURE

-ght. Huh. That was odd I feel something at my navel and the back of my ne-...

*fwumph*

Oh bother. It seems I am not exempt from the... joyous surprises this book brings.

>>211416

Use your huge flopping manhood to batter his hammer away! En-guard!

Seriously though how do you raise your luck? Can you steal his?

rolled 53 = 53

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no matter, whisper to her to keep going and that combat is no time to get distracted by anything. then let's go with the dancing lights distraction. get them out and have them, float all in his face, make sure he catches a glimpse of you every so often so as to stay focused on you.

>>211416
"Samantha! Focus!" Point at your opponent. You can discuss her reaction to your spellbook's unfortunate mishaps later. You'll probably need to explain that such occurrences will likely become more frequent as you draw more extensively upon the item's power.

>>211416
You know, this is THREE magical items that relate to nudity, the bracers working well with it not incidentally. I'm thinking some rather repressed and perverted artisans have been at work here.

If you see any tentacles around here, run. Or at least make sure they get Sam first.

How do I shot Trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/23(Fri)23:44 No. 211532 ID: e31d52
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>>211451
"Focus!" I hiss, and she snaps out of it, charging at the man.

And then I see just how much that few pounds of steel she left behind matters. The Dwarf swings wide, and she slides under it, then rolls into a spinging leap, blade first. The blade seems to turn in midair without her, on its own, directly into the dwarf's chest, sinking in without issue. It roars in pain, raising a single mighty fist to strike her...

Then falls limp, and she lets out a surprised cry as the thing simply collapses atop her, her legs sticking out comically. I sigh, pushing the thing off of her with a great deal of effort.

She sighs in relief at the end of the encounter, then looks me in the eyes... though not without a little wandering, I note.

"What is up with that crazy book of yours!?" she says, gesticulating.

"It appears that draining too much luck can hamper the normal function of entropy in the nearby area." I reply.

"...Huh?"

"... The more cool stuff I do, the more likely weird things are to happen."

"And all those weird things so far..."

I shrug. "We should be pleased it is something as foolish. After all, there is a tiny chance that your heart will simply cease beating."

"...Oh."

There's a long pause.

"C-c-could you get dressed, please!?" she says, her eyes sliding down then snapping back up, her face a deep, cherry red.


>>211510
... I can see your point.

... I can only hope that we need not cut through the Hall of Weavers on the way back. Summoned creatures can be... Well, let us just say I do not wish to borrow trouble.

[animated]

>>211532
Getting dressed seems reasonable. No need to keep things drafty.

Also, loot the room.

rolled 11 = 11

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also i suppose we should give this a shot as she can't get the arm armor back on and her shield is unsound. cast mend on them.

How do I shot Trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/24(Sat)01:13 No. 211585 ID: e31d52
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>>211550
>>211555
((Luck: 63))
I dress myself and repair her armor and shield so she may wear it again. "Thanks, but... I think I'll stick with the breastplate and fauld for now."

"Fauld?"
"The belt." she says, pointing at it.

We rummage through the room, but find little but the massive hammer (which she cannot use despite her beastly strength) And, ah, a key.

"Why would anyone build a golem down here?" Samantha asks.
"Most likely they seek to hold the entirety of the Labs. Dunno who would be smart and sane enough down here to do this, though." we move back into the main golem room...

The golem is missing.

rolled 67 = 67

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ffff

Okay. Uh. Use Peek around the next corner. The golem could be anywhere.

keys open things. whatever it opens would probably be good. looks like only thing left is the west room. good thing we right hand ruled. would of had to fight whoever was in charge first if we went the other way.

>>211588
what corner? it's a hallway....

>>211585
Well that sounds like it could be problematic. Send in Sam first and tell her to be cautious.

How do I shot trip!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/25(Sun)00:09 No. 212079 ID: e31d52
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We move quietly into the next hall, which turns North. I cast Peek to check arou-

>SPELL FAILURE!
*clang*

"Damn your book!" I hear her mutter as I turn around. Her fauld and breastplate lay on the ground and she's barely managing to hold up her heavy leggings of leather and chain.

My spell fizzles. Damn!

well if something was around the corner it heard you so brace for a fight. if nothing shows up in a few seconds then let he redress and keep going. this luck based magic is starting to get annoying. i mean, sure tits are great and all but life and death situation is not a good place for it.

>>212079
That is rather annoying. This book is seeming less worth it all the time. Perhaps we should simply avoid the use of magic except when highly necessary- Peek spells, for example, are a caution we can do without.

>>212079
Huh. That's three failure effects in a row focused on sex or nudity.
Marcus, your libido is obviously trying to work out its frustration via this book. You need to bring that under control before its attempts to get you laid get you killed.

I wonder what would happen if you had a spell failure while you were both naked?

>>212086
that is a good point... if you are both already naked then what could it do?

>>212079
Ok, just look around the corner manually.

[course we still have a greater then 50% chnace of anything we do working. it's just people keep making shit rolls.]

Hey, what happened to Samantha's amulet?

>>212079

I think the book wants you to have sex with her.
perhaps after that it will be more coaperative.

rolled 22 = 22

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Anyway let's repair the missing straps on her armor. Mend away. If Mend isn't able to replace the missing straps, then lend her a robe or something for now.

[also, new rule. peek is for looking THROUGH DOORS not around corners.]

>>212122
That certainly appears to be the case.
Best get on that, then. Failures are always potentially fatal, but ones in combat are even moreso.

>>212079
Turn your back to her and let her get redressed. She needs that armour anyway if she's going to be an effective meatshield. And you should probably give the book a rest for now. The misscast spells have only been annoying so far, but if something like this happens in the middle of a fight then things can get problematic.

How do I shot Trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/25(Sun)05:54 No. 212165 ID: e31d52
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>>212082
No, I assure you that I diverged those desires into you.
"Dress yourself." I say simply, turning back around and making my way into the other room with care. As I thought. A room for summoning elementals.

traps.

Yes, this room is designed to trap elementals and other things of a 'pure' nature. Such things are used in powering many, many devices, from golems to airships to advanced wands.

Samantha enters the room now equipped with her breastplate, the amulet back on her neck.

I look around the room. At first I note many exits... but half of them are just exits to garbage dumps upstairs.

Only the west exit seems to lead anywhere.

I wonder... No, it is probably coincidence.

The missing golem still bothers me. It was too large to use any of the arches we've gone through. And I'm certain it wasn't in the room.

hmm... secret passages. a hidden door is somewhere in that room.

>>212167
by that room i mean the golem room.

Let's not burn through our entire supply all at once now. Spells only when needed, fizzle or not. Check manually.

That golem could kill either of them with a blow, it's better to be cautious.

>>212165
See if you can find any other elementals there. Then head west.

How do I shot Trip!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/26(Mon)21:32 No. 212722 ID: e31d52
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>>212167
>>212168
>>212183
We make our way back, and one look at the floor reveals everything.
"I can't believe we missed this." I say, leaning down to inspect the massive gouges in the floor. "Something was dragged..."

I walk up to the wall where the gouges stop, and knock.

It's hollow here.

hrmmm... look try any bricks that look loose. if that fails then have same bulldoze if over or something.

rolled 10 = 10

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>>212722

Let's Peek inside.

>>212722
Lets not use anymore magic. The constant wardrobe failures are starting to get irritating. Just get Sam to open the place instead. Probably not going to be much more than the golem dragged into a secret alcove by the dwarf or something before he went to smash you.

>>212722
Keep knocking around and find an entrance. If that doesn't work, have Sam knock around and make an entrance.

Looking into a secret room that probably contains a very dangerous enemy is exactly what Peek is for. I still think we should look first. Besides the golem, there could be other dangers in that hidden room, from traps to failing architecture.

>>212744
Agreed.

>>Just letting you guys know that voting for actions is closing now. I can only tell Larro to start over so many times before I feel bad!

How do I shot Trip!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/28(Wed)03:30 No. 213139 ID: e31d52
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I place the book against the wall and cast Peek. The spell doesn't generate any light ( the sensor created is intangible, invisible, and incorporeal ) so what I can see is limited. The hallway is mostly dark, and at the far end is the golem, on the floor, with the Boss Werk standing over it. He seems very angry. He stands and begins to walk towards me and Samantha.

>>213139
Prepare an ambush for him.

Do you have any melee weapons you can use yourself?

rolled 6 = 6

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i am a little scared to risk this but channel MAGIC MISSLE to 3times when it comes out and then have sam sword it really hard!

He's possibly angry because the elemental core is missing. You might be able to use that to your advantage as a distraction or otherwise. How solid is the core? Can you throw it around the room without damaging it?

Quickly tell Samantha that an angry boss werk is coming. Once he emerges hit him hard together using the successful magic missile and a surprise sword to the flank. The obstinate ooze style will probably come in handy to prevent Samantha from getting hurt.

>>213141
We can't cast spells through the damn wall.

I'm tempted to say we ambush the Boss when he comes through the secret passage. Is that a good idea, or is he too tough? If we can take him out with a surprise attack we'll be in good shape.

How do I shot Trip!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/29(Thu)03:40 No. 213505 ID: e31d52
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>>213141
I prepare Magic Missle.

>Prepping spells
>Almost every spell can be 'prepared'. That is, cast then held onto for an amount of time.
>Only one spell can be prepared at any time: If another spell is prepared or cast during that time, it is lost.

I hold out the book and signal to Samantha to stand at ready. The door opens, and he steps out...

Facing Samantha?

He waves, and there is a burst of
!?!?!!!?!??

AAAAAGH! MY KNIFE?!

It's pushed out of my pocket and forcefully into my waist on my left side!

I feel it finally wrench itself from my side and rocket into a nearby wall, sticking there. Samantha is tossed a few feet, rolling on the ground heavily.

My magic missles fly towards him, each slamming into one shoulder, tearing a hole in his metal hide.

"Give me the Core." he says, holding out one hand to Samantha, who is scrabbling at her armor's neck area, behind him. "Or she dies."

He is cobbled together from any number of things. A banner juts from one shoulder, and the bloodied flag of my school stiffly extends from it, the blood rendered it less than cloth and more like stiff paper.

"You recognize the emblem? I suppose you would. It's just about the only thing you don't throw away."

In less than three seconds he has rendered Samantha helpless, wounded me deeply, and has me defeated.

I have never felt so terrified in my entire life.

say "i'll give it to you, just remember that you should be wary of any OOZES." with luck it will not understand what you were getting at and sam will. then hold out the core. if it tells you to bring it over say "your attack severely wounded me, if i move i fear making it worse."

>>213505
"Accursed son of an OOZE! Was it too difficult for you to simply ask for this glorified glowing rock?!?"

>>213505
Nah you're not defeated yet. Tell Sam to go into Ooze form and she will get out of the armour.

Meanwhile you could keep blasting him with missiles.

rolled 54 = 54

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He seems to be using some kind of magnetic powers. That knife was well concealed and Samantha only seems to be struggling with her armor. If she goes into her slime or ooze forms then she should be ok. Have you got any other metal equipment on you? dropping it might be good.

Perhaps we can use one of these low level spell failures to undress Samantha for her alternate forms while buying some time...

Put the core on the ground and back away. Cast Restore Luck to force a random event and power up your luck. Then try using Dancing Lights to make lightning crackle around the core in a seemingly uncontrolled manner.

>>213540
restore luck CANNOT be used until our luck is under 50. which it is not.

>>213542
>>Actually, your luck is at 49.

>>However, he only made one roll, he needs to roll both Dancing lights and the result of the Restore luck.

rolled 47 = 47

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Let's do this thing! Rolling Restore Luck

How do I shot Trip!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/30(Fri)01:54 No. 213842 ID: e31d52
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>>213564
"Samantha! Ooze, NOW!" I say, holding out the book. The werk holds up a hand to defend himself, and...

Butterflies spew out of the book and the hundreds, no, the thousands of them form and obscuring cloud. I rise, limping to my knife.

Save. Save!

"I know, damnit. I know. Shut up." I reach down and grasp the blade, yanking it from its place in the wall. "Sam!" I call, running past Boss Werk, holding up the book to cast Dancing Lights in the space I once occupied.

"But my armor..."

"LEAVE IT!" I roar, and I feel her prescence behind me. I pull a lever I see behind the secret doors, leaving me and Sam behind them while Boss Werk screams in rage. We don't have much time.

"I can't maintain this for long..." Samantha says quietly...

And I hears a crackling sound through the wall. I recognize that spell.

Ray of Rust. Damnit!

Of all the times to panic. Of all the times to run away.

rolled 18, 15 = 33

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Charge up another 3 Magic Missiles, then cast Restore Luck again. Also, where can we go from here?

We might want to consider using the elemental to give us power, now.

rolled 32, 36 = 68

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give her the knife and tell her you will try another thing of magic missiles and then she is to wrap around it and stab it in the face a bunch. if she feels she is about to come out of the form then she is to retreat. if it still isn't down after repeated face stabbing and more missiles, then use even MORE missiles. both channeled to three times of course.

So are you trapped in a room now or can you continue onwards? What has Samantha's Teacher's Brooch got to say? Does it know any enemy weaknesses that we can exploit?

This might be a good point to renegotiate a better deal with the elemental in that core. Can it offer anything other than a specialization for you? Could you convince it to fight for you until you get out of the underschool or to perhaps enchant some object with electrical power? You've certainly got the upper deal as either the elemental helps you or it will be the plaything of that Boss Werk for the rest of its life.

>>213879
This, but do the result 15 Restore Luck FIRST.

>>213842
Give her the dagger and tell her to be wary of it slicing through her. Then prepare some more magic missiles. The fight isn't over yet.

How do I shot Trip!H508X.HbJ6 2010/07/30(Fri)05:09 No. 213924 ID: e31d52
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>>213881
We can continue on. There's nothing blocking the far end of the tunnel, in fact. I'm not sure how long we have before the Boss circles around.

>What has Samantha's Teacher's Brooch got to say?

"It says that he's very very powerful... possibly beyond us. His armor is made of random magical bits and things, and the enchantments have sorta melted together until they've solidified."

"What does that mean?"

"I could hit him with my sword all I like, but unless it's magical, it won't do anything."

So that explains the effect of my magic missles.

"They say we should run." she says quietly. She's solidifying.

"I'm almost certain that if we run, there's a way out past here."

"How are you sure?"

"Well... he had to be collecting all those bits from somewhere. If my mental map is correct, the second area of the Artificer labs, the Arcane Armoury, should be ahead."

I charge a channeled Magic Missle, the power crackling in my fingers.

"Biri. Make me another offer."
Power. Enchantment. Work. Offer.

"The enchantment?"
THUNDER! Noise! Deaf!

"Not good... and your power offer remains?"
Yes!


So the question is... do we run?

Or do we fight?


>>Out of Depth monsters
>Some creatures you encounter will be beyond your abilities in straight combat. Remember, you can always run away!

>>213924
If you were both wellrested and prepared I would say go for it. As it is now, it's probably better to run away. That way you can return one day and curbstomp the fucker when you're more powerfull.

rolled 7 = 7

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hmmm... pull the lever so the door opens, shoot him and then close it again! then charge, open, shoot, close again. will piss it the fuck off.

>>213924
Run away. Don't open the door again, it might be fast enough to run through, or get right up to the door so that when it opens it can just grab it to keep it open.

>>213924
Blow a small hole in the wall so you can aim at it, then pound away with Magic Missiles until long after it stops moving.

Because, c'mon, golem.

The sword won't do shit unless it's magical. Can we use the little zappy guy to enchant it?

>>213947

Biri wants to be freed, not tied to a sword.

Look, we can cast Magic Weapon on Samantha's weapon when we get it back.

Keep in mind that we just left all her armor and weapon. If we don't get it back quickly, it will likely be turned into a werk or integrated into the Boss Werk.

We may find a replacement in the armory, or we might not. But Samantha's brooch is right: we need to keep running. With the Boss Werk not far behind I think we can't spare the time to retrieve her gear. We'll have to scavenge.

Do we still have the Bracers of Illusory Armor, or were those left behind too?

>>213982
If we keep running, then everything that we do from now on will be on a time limit, because he's clearly capable of following us.

That said, if there is an arcane armory ahead, we might be able to acquire enough additional materials that we'd overcome him. Certainly, facing him now seems unlikely to work. If we do, we'd want to give Sam our knife and enchant it, then support with magic missiles. But that'd be a gamble.

Eh, I've no strong feelings either way.

How do I shot Trip!H508X.HbJ6 2010/08/01(Sun)05:46 No. 214550 ID: e31d52
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>>213934
>>213982
>>213925
>>Marcus

>Run away!

"We're running, Sam. We need to get moving."
"B-but my-"
I grab her hand, and look into her eyes as she returns to normal.
"I need you alive."
Her face flushes and she blinks, then nods quietly.

We run.

>>> Level Complete!!!
[cont]

How do I shot Trip!H508X.HbJ6 2010/08/01(Sun)06:00 No. 214555 ID: e31d52
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>Marcus has gained Experiance!
>Marcus has gained a level!
>Samantha has gained Experiance!

>>Marcus
>You may loosely specialize in one of the Schools of Magic, but not Luck.
>This specialization will grant a Boon, and Special Casting Costs, as described earlier in this thread.
>Level-up specialization changes are free, and do not count against the two-change limit!
>Max luck increased to 110. (roll d110 when casting)

>in case you forgot, the schools of magic are:

>Abjuration
>Arcana
>Magic that does not fall into any of the categories below.

>Divination
>Allows you to percieve things you normally cannot.

>Enchantment
>Changes how things behave magically. Enchants items, enhances mental attributes, etc. Also used for mind-affecting attacks, like Sleep.

>Evocation
>Channels raw elemental energy in a usually destructive manner.

>Illusion
>Changes how things seem or act.

>Necromancy
>Works with the spirits of the dead or the negative energy associated with death.

>Thaumaturgy
>Changing physical things. Repairing, physical empowerment, and changes to the body or some of the environment.

>Weavecraft
>Workings of time and space. Summoning, teleportation, and similar effects.

>>Vote for your specialisation here! Voting closes in three days, at which time this thread will be reported completed.

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>>214555
>>Abjuration is magic which protects you from outside forces.

>>214555
Lets go with Evocation. Adventurers always need to do some heavy duty blasting.

As in love with necromancy as I am...

Weavecraft! We have a heavy duty fighter already. The tactical options provided to us by weavecraft are far too delicious to pass up!

Let's go with Necromancy.
Our "heavy" duty fighter showed already how useful she is. That is: not much. One strong enemy and she stopped being useful at all.
She's a meatshield. Nothing more, nothing less. We need to upgun a bit and what is more gun then an instantdeath spell?

I like the idea of Weavecraft if summoning is going to be available.

we can also pick: nothing.
i don't think we should specialize at all.

>>214652
>>I should note that Arcana is the school of gerneralization, as it offers NO PENALTIES to any other school!

>Alright, extending the voting period. Listing boons.

Special costs are listed in this order: Abj Arc Div Enc Evo Ill Nec Tha Wea

>Abjuration
> -25% -15% -15% --- +10% --- +30% +15% -10%
>You are consistently warded against most attacks, gaining a measure of protection against all damage.

>Arcana
>--- -25% -10% --- --- -10% --- --- -10%
>Arcana does not have any penalties to casting from any school.

>Divination
>--- -10% -25% --- +15% +10% --- --- ---
>The range of your divinations doubles, and it can pierce some illusions.

>Enchantment
>-15% +10% --- -25% +15% -10% --- -10% ---
>The chance enemies will resist your mental attacks is much much lower. Also, enchantments are permanent.

>Evocation
>-10% --- +20% +15% -25% +20% +15% -5% ---
>When channeling a spell, instead of using the spell's original cost, you only add the spell's level for each level of channeling. Furthermore, the potency of your damaging spells is doubled.

>Illusion
> --- -20% -10% -10% +25% -25% +15% +10% -15%
>You may add another component to your illusions. (Tactile, visible, etc)

>Necromancy
>+10% --- -15% +10% --- +20% -25% -15% ---
>The number of undead you can command doubles. Also, undead are nuetral to you and your party.


>Thaumaturgy
>-5% --- +10% -10% +10% +15% -15% -25% -5%
>You have magically conditioned your body and have more energy than others, meaning you tire slower. You are also more durable, and have more health.

>Weavecraft
> -15% -10% -10% +10% --- --- +15% +15% -25%
>You may control the destination of spells such as phase door and other teleportation spells. Also, their range doubles, and you cannot be harmed by teleportation. Further, you will never be afflicted by teleportitis, and you may take another person with you when you teleport any distance.

>>214671
Either Enchantment or Weavecraft. The benefits those offer are substantial and the penalties aren't too bad. The bonus from necromancy is pretty great, too, but it wouldn't be my choice.

Thaumaturgy and Weavecraft.

Evocation or Weavecraft.

Double damage for Magic Missile, plus channeling it costs 5 instead of 9? That's REALLY good.

Granted, a group controllable teleport is also very good.

weave-craft then.

>>214671
I'm gonna stick with Evocation. The amoung of asskicking we can deliver with that is rather high.

And then either weavecraft or enchantment for the next one.

I'd say generalize but the votes are completely against that. So, weavecraft.