>>299577
Hmm, that would indeed be a great help, as they can station the base while we're away, but...

We will have to hide the princess from them, won't we?

>>299582
Oh, christ, I didn't even think about that.
But the help of additional soldiers can't be underestimated. Especially since there are already multiple groups who want us dead.
We'll have to figure something out.

Uh.

Delay? Tell him we don't have the resources to support additional troops right at the moment. But we should be able to prepare for their arrival in about a fortnight or so. So if he could just send the troops over THEN...

But we'll need that forge as soon as possible.

Yes, let's stall it until we can build more room and a place to hide the Princess really deep in the vault and then when they get here and we tour them around tell the men that access to the dungeon is expressly, strictly, very, *insert more adjectives here-y* forbidden.

>>299579
Pretty much this.

Regarding the princess, we now have Ona, and physical proximity. Does she know any memory-wiping curses? :V

>>299601

She'll probably just say that *insert spell here* isn't the kind of spell she delves into.

But go see anyway.

>>299577
More manpower is always welcome. In other news perhaps we should contact Cori about this recent scuffle with the paladins. They may be their next target. Though sending a messenger at this time may repeat what happened to poor Ethos.

Wait, can we shard him too? You know, to keep in contact and stuff.

Muschio 2011/04/27(Wed)14:42 No. 299676 ID: 543aa6
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"I'm afraid we are limited on space. They would need to be stationed... outside. In war tents, perhaps."
>"I understand. Muschio, I must ride! I will send reinforcements as soon as possible. Expect them within a few hours. They will keep an eye on the surrounding area, and discourage any further hostilities from the Paladins.
>Until we meet again, my dear friend!"

Maybe you should stick people in coffins more often.

>>299677
Yeah, pretty sure that was a one-time thing.

Well, that went pretty well.

So, boss, are you adverse to the idea of a super-powerful magical death-hand?

>>299676
Don't throw the thingy in the thingy until the Odds are fixed.

>>299676
Consult Pendle about possible treatment for the Odds

>>299682
see >>299313 >>299319

>>299676
Is there a little switch thingy on the portal which makes the monsters made from the amount of manniquins or mana you've collected? At least you could make more than one of those things with the other option if it proves useful.
I'm sure you've collected enough of those mana points to do so. You've done a lot of cool shit since you switched over, we don't even have to think about it. Poof, let's make a few of those motherfuckers.

Are you two buddies now? Good I guess. Speak to Finesse and Wes about fixing a certain problem of yours. Missing a hand is bad, especially for combat. And writing, depending on which side you write with. Are you ambidextrous?

>>299691
Don't forget to ask Ona if you can grow it back using weird healing magic. If that hand was your good hand, well shit son, the ladies aren't going to like a robohand massaging them.

Note, this episode with the paladins means we have been too lax in developing the economic heart of our empire. An inner keep consisting of this dungeon, with a limited access list for trusted retainers, is a great heart of a powerful capital city. WHERE'S THE CAPITAL CITY WITH REGIMENTS OF GUARDS, MANY DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS, MILLIONS OF TAXPAYING CITIZENS AND FORTRESSES FILLED WITH ARMIES?!?

>>299699
I must add to this, recent events have been really boring. I am tired of seemingly pointless character development. Break the monotony, do something interesting Muschio! Nobody else seems to do cool stuff.

>>299676
Oh wait maybe we should've asked him to heal your hand!

OH WELL! He already knows about it, anyway. Maybe he'll take the initiative?

But yes, we need to do something about the princess. Hmm, you know I thought we'd have heard about the nation being in a state of panic or something and him offering vast sums for her return. Has there been anything of the sort? Does the king even CARE about her?

Muschio 2011/04/27(Wed)16:14 No. 299711 ID: 543aa6
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I'm exhausted from my trip back and haven't had a moment to relax. But there's still work to be done before I can sleep.

"Ashedel. We need to expand our operation. Too long we've just been a gathering of officers. We need soldiers, workers, to bolster our ranks. It's time to look into that recruitment in the Timore Woodlands you mentioned."
>"Aye aye sir."
"Ona. I'm going to have Finesse and Fumo work on a prosthetic hand in the meantime, but I want you to see what can be done about growing me an actual replacement hand, eventually."
>"You got it. It'll take some powerful stuff, but it should be possible. Eventually. Like you said."

Hm. What else for this evening?

Might be prudent to begin the reconstruction of a cell, along with the beginning of some better defensive positions outside and inside of the fort. Even if it's very simple holes and traps.

The paladins offense has showed that we are highly vulnerable to an attack at any moment.

Let's put the thingy into the portal and see what happens.

>>299714
That can wait till tomorrow, on the off chance it produces a giant fire elemental which threatens to accidentally destroy the entire facility and makes us not have a bed any more.

>>299714
Remember to switch to mana using mode instead of manniquin using mode to make two or three of them.

>>299711
Guys idea, steam powered robot work force/army.

Having a fake hand is not so bad, actually very beneficial if increases your strength.

Next thing for you to do I think is check on the princess. She needs to be put in a cell where she doesn't need to be guarded 24/7

>>299718
we can see what it will make before calling the creature. remember when we first attuned the mimic, we knew it was a mimic even though we didn't have enough mana to make one.

let's see what happens if we try to put Ethos INTO the portal.

Muschio 2011/04/27(Wed)16:49 No. 299732 ID: 543aa6
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"Babrakus."
>"Yeah."
"Oh. I like what you've done with the prisoner. Anyway, we need her back in her cell."
>"Is it even built yet?"
"...hang on. You may have to watch her for a bit longer."
>"'Kay."

>>299714
Muschio an only get his mannikin up after a victory. It's not going in anyone's portal for now.

Well, toss the trinket into your monster summoner. Put Ethos' corpse in too, I suppose.

>>299733
Not to mention that, from a glance, the thing looks like a gout of fire. We may want to safeguard all combustibles before just chucking that thing in.

it looks more like a beaked head with feathers to me.

The manikin idea is good but I think Muschio should be rested before he does such a thing. It could have undesirable results. On another note, how is Sir Ridder doing? Good I hope. Maybe even good enough to help our cause... He is very loyal to us.

>>299735
Why don't we ask the two others how we should deal with that before we do it? For all we know that might be a very good or bad idea, or something else could prove more beneficial.

>>299736
Could be flames, so yeah let's do that. Could also be smoke so be ready to vent the place just in case. Or it could be tentacles... better keep the females back a bit.

Anyways we need to take care of the damn ore before taking any chances with new guys.

Muschio 2011/04/27(Wed)20:32 No. 299778 ID: 543aa6
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Hm. I suppose I should wait till tomorrow.
I can't do much of any work without a forge and the necessary heat. That includes rebuilding the princess's cell. Further, I wonder if I should hold off on the new mannikin until a later date. I suppose there's no harm in getting some rest, but I should lay out everyone else's schedules first.

>"Boss? What should we do with the Princess?"

we need to move her elsewhere, pendle needs this room. but to where? hmmm... your room?

Well we could just set up a rotating guard schedule until we get a cell ready.

Lock her in a closet with a loaf of bread and some water.

...Let's mess with her head a bit. Start listing off horrible options in front of her like slavery, rape, throwing her through a portal, polymorphing her into cattle for milking. You know, fun stuff. Give Babrakus a little wink so he knows you're messing with her. Then settle on "...or maybe she can be made useful as she is somehow. We'll wait on it a bit longer." Might make her start thinking of how she can serve your interests.

Then just tell him to watch her a bit longer, you'll either find somewhere to stick her or send someone to change guard duty.

Now I'm starting to think he's asking in the long term.
I'd consider just killing the waste of space but... Dompag might not like that and that's just fuel to the fire for the damn paladins.
Tied up in the storeroom will work just fine. She might be resourceful enough to use the objects in there to try and escape.
Preventing that would be fun.
Ona should just make her high as shit or out like a light with drugs if we don't want her trying to escape if we want to leave her be without a set of bars between her and the exit.

For now... we're just gonna have to keep someone guarding her until we get the cell repaired. We could move her to a different room though I guess?

For the long term however...
I would like to restate my transmogrification plan.
You know, give her a permanent transformation potion and dump her somewhere.
It's poetic justice AND no one can trace her back to us afterward!

>>299778
Since you seem so intent on torturing her while she's here... how bout a night with Dompag and his new roommate?

A non electrical mouse 2011/04/27(Wed)21:23 No. 299789 ID: ba4eb1
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>>299787

No. She is too potentially useful for that.

We need some way to manipulate her.

Then when all is said and done let's get back to that game, Eh?

>_> <_<

>>299778
I guess we'll just have to leave her be for now. Although once the Odds are back up, we could make a cell made entirely of stone.

>>299813
I see your stone cell, and raise you an oubliette.

Bury her up to the neck. On second thought, up to the nose - it's much quieter.

You silly, silly people. Where's your psychological engineer who strategically drives the Stockholm Syndrome she should be raging right now?

cement shoes in a shallow pond?

or shallow pool, we have one of those, right?

>>299888
Dompag's been busy.

Why not put Geppa in charge of her? It could be good for Geppa too.

>>299888
>>299893
Yeah, he's kinda been getting beaten up and all that. But once this paladin stuff blows over, he'll be right back to making her feel pretty. (Oh so pretty~)

>>299897
Geppa may be doing better, but we don't need a "Woe is me" princess to try to beck sympathy from her. That... that will just end badly. VERY badly.

Weaver 2011/04/28(Thu)15:08 No. 299945 ID: 543aa6
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"Dompag. The Princess will be remanded to your room for the night, until we can mend the cell bars."
>"You got it, boss."

"Ashedel, Pendle will have your room for the night. I'll have the kobolds lay out a cot for you in the barracks, if that's agreeable."
>"Aye aye, sir."

"As for me, I'm going to retire to my room for the night. It's time I got some sleep."

>>299945
dont forget to say g'night to Finnie :D

Muschio 2011/04/28(Thu)15:14 No. 299948 ID: 543aa6
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aaaand what the hell is this

>>299948
It's Ona's phylactery. Be careful not to mess it up!

oh, sorry. that's ona's magic mojo focus symbol. it's harmless.

>>299948
Oh. That was your room? Whoops. Thing doesn't glow in the dark, does it?

It does, doesn't it.

>>299948
LICK IT.

This is the best night light ever.

>>299948
It's presence is an advantage and it's proximity to you harmless, that's all you need to know. If it's really that distracting just cover it up.

>>299948
A gift from Ona to improve her (and thus your) power over the world! Through it you will be able to extend your reach and other such things!

Ask her about it after a good rest. And maybe some tea.

Muschio 2011/04/28(Thu)15:30 No. 299961 ID: 543aa6
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whatever

Good night, Muschio.

  2011/04/28(Thu)15:38 No. 299965 ID: 543aa6
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>"Marjani?"
>"Marjaaaaani~!♪"

I am guessing this is a dream?

Ona 2011/04/28(Thu)15:40 No. 299967 ID: 543aa6
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>"Marjani Openda! You come inside and get washed up right now. It's almost time for dinner, young lady."
"But mmmooommmm!"
>"You can play later. Come inside and help me."

Well if your mother needs help, you go and help her.

>>299967
Get inside and get washed up right now young lady, you know what happens to little girls that don't listen to their mothers.

Don't listen to her, I think this is one of those rape things.

help mom.

>>299967
Get in there you don't want your hide tanned again.

Ona 2011/04/28(Thu)15:47 No. 299975 ID: 543aa6
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"MMMOOOMMMM! Hafan was going to show me a frog he caught!"
>"That boy's no good, Marjani. I told you stay away from that little troublemaker."
"Why don't you just not let me have ANY friends?"
>"Just come help me with dinner, young lady. Don't make me ask you again!"

fine mom! she just doesn't understand, frogs are cool.

Are we actually able to interact with Ona right now, or is she just dreaming? I hope this is Ona's dream we are in, I dunno why Muschio would have this in his mind.

>>299975
Why ain't you doing like your mother says? She tells you to come in and wash your hands and help, and you do it. Your old mother needs what help she can get, and you best be doing it. It ain't right giving your mother trouble like you be doing.

>>299972
This is almost definitely one of those rape things.

>>299977
I think she pulled us in on her own accord.

Anyways dreams tied to memories will likely keep on with whatever they are going to do. We likely can't effect how it goes.

>>299979
...But she still might remember what we were saying. So quit it.

Ona 2011/04/28(Thu)16:12 No. 299987 ID: 543aa6
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Okay okay FINE geeze.
"Okay MOM."
>"Here, take this plate to your father, will you? And no sneaking any food of the plate this time young lady, you're starting to get a little plump."
"MOM! Geeze, thanks."

What a bitch, amirite?

Where is your father, anyways?

dang it, you could of been like 'no YOU'RE the one getting plump!' anyway, go bug dad with food.

>>299987
Oh no she didn't. Make a mental note to fake anorexia in a year or two, that'll show her.

Ona 2011/04/28(Thu)16:32 No. 299995 ID: 543aa6
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CRACK
TSSSSSSS

>"MARJANI! LOOK OUT!"
"MOM!"

>>299995
HIT THE AFTERBURNERS, PILOT! DIVE, DIVE, DIVE!!

Ah ha! I was right. This is one of those rape things.

>>299995
...Damn, sorry Ona. I think we know how this ends, and you don't need to see it again.

WAKE UP!

MARJANI! LOOK OUT!

There is a stovepipe about to land on your head. It just sort of broke or something. There must be foul magic afoot. Assuming you guys are lazy as hell and didn't fix it when it obviously needed fixing. It doesn't look to be in obvious disrepair to me, but that could be art style.

>>299995
Dive forward, getting both yourself and your mom out of the way.

>>300000
I was going to comment on that but it seemed a bit dickish.
grats on the get

Suggestion 2011/04/28(Thu)16:44 No. 300005 ID: 5eea01
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Do you:

a) Push your mother out of the way?
b) Try to grab the hot pipe and move it aside?
c) Shield your mother with your own body?

Ona 2011/04/28(Thu)16:45 No. 300007 ID: 543aa6
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I...
I can't get her out of the way...
There's not enough time...
I...

I-...
I can't--

>"GET DOWN!"
"Oof!"

blue stuff all over the pipe!

Ona 2011/04/28(Thu)16:47 No. 300009 ID: 543aa6
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>"...Marjani, are you hurt?"
"I-... n-no, I'm okay."
>"Thank God we got out from under there in time. That pipe's very heavy, and very hot."

>"...Marjani, what's wrong?"
"...I just... thought I saw something."

Ohhh, I seeee...

>>300009
Blue. Like a hand, grasping it. Keeping it from falling.

Methinks you did a little bit of magic there, Marjani.

I suppose it is fortunate that nothing bad happened to Ona's mother. So this is a story/memory of how she learned her magic?

Ona 2011/04/28(Thu)16:57 No. 300016 ID: 543aa6
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>"It's just the steam, Marjani."

>>300016

might want to start looking at your family tree, see if any seers are in the branches