>>324110
Looking for edible plantlife is an option too; try that. But yeah, we should at least hunt a monster or two while looking for some caves.

(Hey, how do we use Upgrade Points?)

>>324143
see
>>323993
about upgrade points, and
>>the post directly before you
about survival checks relating to food

Psithief 2011/07/09(Sat)19:35 No. 324390 ID: 3bad4c
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>>324121
>>324124
>>324143
Yeah! Abed is really psyched to go stab something.

Then she walks into a web.
It's an ettercap web!
Abed manifests a power to help free herself just as the ettercap notices something has walked into its web.

It comes down to bite, but Abed blocks it with her shield!
Focusing, she swings the magic scimitar, surprising the ettercap! The scimitar sinks deep into its hide, and there is the sound of frost shattering.
Wounded, the ettercap withdraws. It climbs high into the trees, much faster than Abed could.
Should Abed follow it (on the ground) and try to kill it (possibly with the bow)?
Or try to find something else?
Or some other course of action?

>>324390
FOLLOW IT INTO IT'S NEST FOR BEST OUTCOME :V

>>324390
Trap-laying monsters are a pain in the ass to kill, and that thing isn't going to make a good meal. Go kill something else.

>>324390
Injure it a bit more with an arrow and then follow it towards the nest. Following the blood trail should be possible for you.

>>324390
Wait, is that Icingdeath? BWAHAHAHAHAAHAHHA.

Anyway, remember that Ettercaps travel in groups, in company with Large Numbers of Giant Spiders. Also, their flesh is horribly poisonous. So yeah, screw this. It's better to leave and become a loveslave than be eaten by hundreds of giant spiders.

attempt to follow it.

Don't follow!

The quest continues... Psithief 2011/07/10(Sun)06:36 No. 324545 ID: 3bad4c
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>>324391
>>324448
>>324504
>>324526
Abed isn't sure it has a nest, but is definitely sure that if it does then going there could be a very quick way out of her predicament.
Even so, maybe she can still kill the fleeing creature!
She manifests grease on the branch the ettercap is standing on. It falls from its branch, hitting the leaf-covered forest floor with a sickening crunch.
Wow! I can't believe that worked.
She yells as she charges it, sticking the scimitar through its side, ripping a gory hole. It collapses, spewing green blood across the leaf litter.
Haha! Die, die!
She giggles as she stabs it a few more times.

Later, Abed finds some items in the branches nearby. They're probably what's left of someone else that passed through.
• A sack, made out of some kinda hide
• A piece of jade
• A gem? Carnelian?
• An amulet. Magic? Must be!

Abed can't follow the dead ettercap anymore. Also, her sword appears to be fairly awesome.
Search for more danger?

>>324545
DO NOT PUT ON THE AMULET.

If Nethack has told me anything, it's that unless it's an amulet of ESP or Lifesaving, IT WILL KILL YOU DEAD.

Just loot everything, and leave. AND WATCH OUT FOR SPIDERS.

yes. kill more things.

I'm from Buenos Aires, and I say kill 'em all!

>>324545
The dragon lives in a cave on a mountain, right? Can you climb up the mountain to survey the area?

Ask the dragon if he would be willing to take you flying. If he agrees, then keep an eye out for towns you can visit on your next outing.
If you see one, then when you next go out tell the dragon you plan to go there to get supplies - fruits and vegetables and other such things to keep your diet balanced, plus a bedroll so you don't have to sleep on a pile of gold.
Again, the dragon is going to keep a close eye on you, so do what you said you would do and return.

1/2 Psithief 2011/07/10(Sun)08:04 No. 324555 ID: 3bad4c
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>>324549
Abed already has a bedroll. This is what Abed started with:
• a backpack and a sack
• flint and steel (used to set alight the doctor's office)
• 1 shortbow and a quiver of 20 arrows
• one bedroll
• one waterskin
• one torch (unused)
• scale mail (discarded)
• one heavy wooden shield
• one longsword (discarded)
Abed also had to climb down the mountain to get into the forest, at least part of the way down.

>>324547
>>324546
>>324548
Abed was all gung-ho for killing more things, until she realised they'd probably be more spiders.
She turns back in the direction of the mountain, and runs into a spider.
Surprised, she just barely dodges out of its way!
She brings the scimitar down in a blow to the spiders head!
It carves its way straight through the beast's head.
Ok..wow. Too bad whomever had this sword didn't succeed in killing that dragon.

2/2 Psithief 2011/07/10(Sun)08:19 No. 324558 ID: 3bad4c
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Maybe just one more? Just one more..
A snake. Can I sneak up on it..yes!
The scimitar finds the snake's heart, and it dies confused.
Abed is now level 2.
The snake looks edible. Drag the snake up the mountain, or eat it here?

>>324558
Eat here and camp outside. Tomorrow it's time to kill more monsters. We're taking that god damn dragon down and aborting its vile spawn. Or possibly raise the vile spawn as a future mount. But the dragon dies!

>>324558
Are you sure we should try and kill the dragon? We're level TWO, and apparently this dragon killed Drizzt PERMANENTLY. Or at least recently enough that he still hasn't gotten his stuff back.

Also, be VERY careful with the snake. I know this is BAD end quest, but I just got emotionally invested in Abed! Avoid the head, cut it off and then don't touch it. Those muscles are spring loaded, and the fangs are envenomed with god knows what. Remove the organs and glands and cook the muscle well before eating it. DO NOT eat the liver. Snakes are carnivores, and it probably won't be healthy for an omnivore to eat.

>>324558
It's probably safe, but we're looking to avoid needless risks.
Take the snake back with you and eat it inside the dragon's lair. If it's poisonous then the dragon will either heal you or take you to somebody who can heal you. Besides, you don't want the dragon to think you're trying to escape the very first time he lets you out.
Go back and enjoy more mind-blowing dragon sex. Nothing bad could possibly come from something that wonderful.

>>324568
>>324565
Abed totally knows about venom glands. She cuts the head off, leaving a good margin for error.
Wait, this is a constrictor snake, it doesn't have venom glands!
Abed doesn't know much about guts though, so she just dumps them all out.
She makes a fire and cooks the meat/muscle, and succeeds in not setting the forest on fire. It was a close one though.

She thinks about going back for a good long hard ten minutes or so, and decides that it's probably much safer than being out in the forest with no shelter at night.
*whimper*
Abed decides that whomever created dragons must have been a huge pervert. She can't think of any other reason they would need a prehensile penis, nor the ability to control how much it engorges.
She rubs her legs together at the thought, almost wishing there was some underwear that would fit in the dragon's hoard.
Maybe I'll just steal his next meal's panties.

>>324574
I highly recommend wandering around a little more before going back.

Also, too much information.

>>324574
Climb as far up the dragon's mountain as you can and survey the area, then return to the dragon.
Remember, you want him to think you're loyal so he'll trust you.

>>324574
You can build shelter in the forest, and if you're wimpy and stay by the side of some protecter when things look rough then you will never get free. There is also a time limit. You still got cancer, time is not on your side here.

you are pissing the dragon off. don't piss off the dragon goddammit. return to the lair.

Psithief 2011/07/11(Mon)01:39 No. 324974 ID: 3bad4c
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>>324588
>>324600
>>324603
Abed decides to return to the lair, but is going to have a good look at the surroundings before going inside.
By the time she hauls the cooked snake up the mountain it's getting to be late. The sun is going down, and the sight is pretty.

Abed sits down to consider all her problems.
She considers that she's a man currently trapped as a female due to pregnancy.
She considers that there's a dragon that keeps her as a pet.
She considers that she killed her son's uncle.
She considers that her son has been burnt to ash by a dragon. Good thing she never met him.
She considers that all the people she knows are dead.
She considers that she has some mental issues, probably from being sexually abused by her step-mother when she was a boy.
She considers how awkward pronoun usage is for her right now.

She wonders at length if the dragon is going to be perturbed by her increase in power. Is she going to have to do something ridiculously risky to survive, or can she keep it amused for long enough?

She worries about all these things as she chews bits of snake and watches the red sun paint the clouds in crimson hues.

Psithief 2011/07/11(Mon)02:54 No. 324983 ID: 3bad4c
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Moping done, Abed looks around.
She can't see any obvious signs of civilisation, but obvious civilisations probably wouldn't last long with a red dragon around anyway.
The sun sets as she meditates on her new abilities, she picks and chooses carefully. Then, expending the last of her power, she stretches out her senses, looking, searching.
Fifty seven k to a village called La'themi. It sounds elvish.
The name and direction drift into her mind, and she relaxes. Finally, an obvious opportunity.

But when to flee? Occasionally the dragon leaves for much of the day, usually returning with new treasure for its hoard, but she never knew when that would be.
How should she ask when it will be out longer without the dragon getting suspicious?

>>324983
If you're in good shape and you have a clear path then you might be able to get there in a day. You do not have a clear path.
The dragon could get there in under an hour, has your scent, and would obviously know the location of the nearest town.

Your best chance to flee would be to convince the dragon you are both loyal and madly in love with him, then tell him you plan to go to the town and give an estimate of when you should get back. Then fake your death. He'll destroy the town in a rage, but it might fool him long enough to get out of his hunting range.

For now, return to the dragon and show him thanks for letting you outside. Start to be affectionate towards him.

>>324983
Hmm, 57 k over uncleared terrain. Can be done in a day if you're in good shape and know how to move in the forest. Which means you need more time out there hunting and killing as well as building up stamina.

You need to convince the dragon to let you out more. Since it's likely still planning to eat you I don't think it's going to fall for any plot involving you being madly in love with it. But you could say that you want to get more food for yourself and hunt the lands outside because you like killing stuff with your own hands. Then try the cravings trick, tell the dragon you crave something special that is hard to get and far away, if he falls for it then that's great. If not then try to see how long he lets you be outside before getting suspicious. If it's long enough then you might have a chance to simply wait until you see him fly off and then make for the village.

>>324974
>>324992

Actually, lets review:
Everybody you ever knew is dead.
You've been feasting on elf flesh, which is a crime punishable by death in addition to being abominable.
Escape is nigh impossible, and attempts will result in more restrictive slavery, if not the deaths of you and/or entire cities full of people.

Now that you are allowed outside it's not so bad living with the dragon; you aren't subject to abuse, your 'owner' doesn't really care what you do, your dragon is concerned for your physical well being, and the sex is indescribable.
And what of your pregnancy? If you don't intend to end it then you will either have to leave it with a dragon that wouldn't know how to care for it, or take it with you and keep it secret from the world lest its father find it. Neither would be right for the child.
Dragons live for tens of thousands of years. It would think nothing of spending a century hunting you down; you would live in constant fear of the day the dragon finds you.

Even if you escaped, you have no home, no friends, no family, no mission, no goals, and no prospects for any of these things.

There is only one way you will ever know happiness. Return to the dragon, and indulge until you no longer wish to leave. Perhaps one day your powers will grow until you can become a dragon yourself.

>>324998
This sounds good. But also, make sure you develop extreme bloodlust, as that's the only way to get more powerful... somehow. Balance your two mind-fracturing addictions.

>>324998
One little problem with that. The dragon still considers Abed as food. Now it's just food that happens to carry the dragon's progeny. Once that's no longer the case then it's likley Abed will go back to being just food. And there's the cancer to consider. If it's real then it will lead to death in a fairly short while if not treated.

Staying here means death. Not immediatly but it's inevitable, and both probable ends are rather gruesome and painful deaths. The most immediate goal is killing the dragon and escaping. Followed by curing the cancer and possibly getting rid of the baby dragon.

After that we will have an entire dragon hoard to spend. No real goals are needed aside from ale and wenches at that point.

>>324998
One little problem with that. The dragon still considers Abed as food. Now it's just food that happens to carry the dragon's progeny. Once that's no longer the case then it's likley Abed will go back to being just food. And there's the cancer to consider. If it's real then it will lead to death in a fairly short while if not treated.

Staying here means death. Not immediatly but it's inevitable, and both probable ends are rather gruesome and painful deaths. The most immediate goal is killing the dragon and escaping. Followed by curing the cancer and possibly getting rid of the baby dragon.

After that we will have an entire dragon hoard to spend. No real goals are needed aside from ale and wenches at that point.

>>324998
One little problem with that. The dragon still considers Abed as food. Now it's just food that happens to carry the dragon's progeny. Once that's no longer the case then it's likley Abed will go back to being just food. And there's the cancer to consider. If it's real then it will lead to death in a fairly short while if not treated.

Staying here means death. Not immediatly but it's inevitable, and both probable ends are rather gruesome and painful deaths. The most immediate goal is killing the dragon and escaping. Followed by curing the cancer and possibly getting rid of the baby dragon.

After that we will have an entire dragon hoard to spend. No real goals are needed aside from ale and wenches at that point.

>>325010
Assuming the cancer is real, the dragon WILL see to it that it's cured.
As far as staying alive goes, I wouldn't worry too much. Do you really think the dragon is going to want to take care of a half-dragon kid on his own? Do you think the dragon is going to even be capable of taking care of a half-dragon kid on his own?
It'll be years until the kid is capable of surviving in its father's care, and by that point it will already be old enough to talk and the dragon won't be able to kill Abed without permanently alienating it.
One meal is far from worth the trouble.

the way I see it, power is our goal and the birth is our deadline.

I wonder how long a half-dragon would take to gestate.

(
>>325018
Hmm..looking at gestation times..
I'm going to guess 18 months for now.)

>>325013
I think the dad will kick out the kid and let it survive or die on its own to prove its worth and then eat Abed. I also think the cancer is real and it's a very painful way to die.

That's why I think your plan of settling down is bad in the extreme. Suicide would be better.

Why don't we, instead of trying to guess what the dragon will do, attempt to find out? At the very least we're still going to be there in the short term. Let's just fucking well ask!

You are all overthinking this. We get points for BAD END. We litrally need her/him to die horribly to advance.

Psithief 2011/07/11(Mon)08:58 No. 325037 ID: 3bad4c
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>>324992
>>324993
Abed is fairly certain that she's absolutely terrible at fooling the dragon. He seems to be able to read her very well. She'll try to make her actual feelings towards the dragon useful somehow. Half-truths should be easier than lies.
>>325001
Yeah, Abed sure didn't learn how to kill things with a sword only to not kill things with a sword! It's so obvious!
>>325026
>"Ah, my little pet knows it's way home."
And so the dragon managed to sneak up on her as she pondered.
Craning her head back, she answers, trying to think of the most likely method to manipulate the dragon.
"Yes.. I uh, sliced a few things out there. Just keeping your forest clean of uh, vermin."
The dragon chuckles.
>"I like you, little pet! You know you are nothing compared to me, and yet you still look me directly in the eye as if daring me to eat you."
She sighs. "Other people, humans. They would say I'm crazy. Violent."
>"Ha! Yes, and now they're all dead aren't they?" He is grinning.
"Yes." She pauses. "I wouldn't have lasted long there anyway."
True enough, I am a murderer.
He's moved his head closer. He sniffs her.
"Why..", she stammers, "why keep me?"
>"Ah, brave little pet. I had a half-dragon pet guarding my hoard when I was younger. They're suprisingly loyal, and entertainingly vicious!"
He turns to bark a laugh, probably remembering a particularly gory scene.
>"And of course, there's that thing you can do, pretending to be a different female every night. Hmm." He sniffs her again, then licks her face once.
Oh gods..
>"I should let you out more often, you taste much better when you're sweaty."
Abed breathes out hastily, feelings of lust and feelings of shame battling it out in her mind. Desperate to think clearly, she puts all of her focus into clearing her mind. Suprisingly, it works.
You're such a dirty girl. Stop lusting and keep looking for an angle.
She notices her pulse is slowing again. The dragon sees her as cowed, possibly even predictable. She considers if she can use that. The dragon would never believe she's fallen in love.. but maybe something similar?
She reaches up, gently touching the dragon's jaw. "I don't want to fight you anymore," she says, softly.
>"My pet is finally acknowledging its master. I knew you would. Come inside, little pet, I'll make good use of you tomorrow."
Abed doesn't know what that means, but it sounds like progress. She follows the dragon inside and has a wonderful, dirty night.

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Early the next morning, Abed finally manages to open the hide sack she found by using her teeth on the leather strap.
Inside she finds sixty coins, they're Aurae, worth ten gold each.
She looks around, then sighs and just empties the sack onto the dragon's hoard.
>"Don't be so hasty, little pet," the dragon says as it stretches and gets up. "Today we're going to do a little test."
"Tell me," she states without a hint of argument.
>"You're going to be my delicious little spy. I'm going to drop you off near a nice big town and you're going to find out where all the most valuable things are."
"So you don't burn them?"
>"Yes! So I just burn all their defences, and we add to my hoard at our leisure."
"How many days do I have?"
>"I'll say three, little pet. I'm sure you can manage without me for that long."
Abed looks at the dragon longingly, or does her best impression.
"Alright. Don't forget about me."
>"Haha. Now see if you can find something wearable." He looks over to the pile of bits of clothing his meals wore.
Oh good.. now I get to watch another burn. What is wrong with me? Three days of chances, and I'm still terrified!
Abed sorts out a new outfit, packs her backpack and a few coins. Coins that will probably be back in the dragon's hoard soon enough.
She tries not to think any rebellious thoughts as she the dragon picks her up.
Some hours later, they start descending. Abed can see a town, and though it seems to be home to quite a few people she's sure that it will fall to the dragon just as easily as her home did.
He lands in nearby forest, drops her, licks her face once, and flies off.
Okay. Here I go...

Okay so the dragon wants us for sex and his half-dragon kid. No objections here! I say, provided we don't get a bad end in this place, we stay with the dragon.

Holy crap we're good at this whole dragon sex thing.

>>325037
Wander into town along the side of the road.
Make up a believable story about a borked coach. Wander around town and chat up the locals about the local locales.

>>325037
Wander into town and see what they have. Look for a temple that might have a healer priest, lets get that cancer thing verified and hopefully fixed. Then it's time to go to the tavern and look for any adventurers or similair types. If you find them then point them towards the dragon. If they fall for the bait then it will be a win-win situation. Either they kill the dragon and you're free to go or they die horribly against the beast and you can loot their body for any useful artifacts or weapons.

Also, good thing that the dragon thinks you're cowed. It will make the stabbings more unexpected when they come. You're fucking Abed the Red, servant and fucktoy to nobody! The dragon will die and learn its proper place in the order of things, below you, same as everything else.

>>325037
You're already a murderer and a cannibal. There's nothing you can do to keep this town from burning three days from now, and the dragon said outright he was testing you.
If you try to escape or betray him then you're going to suffer horribly for it.
Do what was asked of you, but also find whatever adventurers might be in town. In the middle of your last night here murder some of them in their sleep, and collect their heads to present to the dragon. Going above and beyond the expected will surely sway his opinion of you.

>>325047
This, but instead of HEADS, bring CHOICE FLAMMABLE TREASURES. This will please him, as the treasures will be destroyed otherwise.

Psithief 2011/07/12(Tue)02:01 No. 325279 ID: 3bad4c
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>>325403
It couldn't hurt to know.
Abed enters the nearest Temple of Light and talks to the priest there.
After introductions, she tells him, "Sir, I am worried that I may have cancer."
He looks Abed up and down.
>"You're one of us, aren't you? An awakened?"
"Well, yes." He's referring to people with strong souls.
>"Then you have nothing to fear, you're immune to such diseases until you die."
"Really?! Thank you sir, I feel much better now."
>"It is no problem. Do come back if you have any real issues."
That IS interesting. Power has such strange advantages.
Well, that's sorted.

Abed leaves the temple, stepping back into the town.
She breathes the fresh air, a little giddy with delight. Such a weight off my mind.
Fuck it, I'm going to get drunk.

>>325279
Good plan! Adventurers love to get drunk, so you'll be able to spy on them early and have plenty of time to plan their murders.

Getting drunk is a bad idea while a dragon is "testing" you. At least wait until you have found something good.

>>325285
don't listen to this man with his logic
getting drunk is the best plan

Psithief 2011/07/12(Tue)03:19 No. 325291 ID: 3bad4c
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Right..right, I should get a sheath for this sword before someone tries to steal it.
A brief shopping trip later she has one.
Alcohol time! Of course, it's not really late enough to start drinking..
And I need somewhere to stay tonight. Maybe I can get some of these things identified?
She asks around the shopping district and finds a little corner store that deals in disposable magic.
Handing over the equivalent to 229 gold pieces, she learns that her amulet will summon a giant wasp to defend her once a day,
and the potions she carries have spells to neutralise a poison, make her harder to target, and make her more agile.
The sword, she finds, is worth a substantial amount. Finally she learns the command to stop it from freezing everything it touches.

Then she goes and arranges an inn for three nights.
She finds the nearest tavern for all those out of town people, and walks between the inn and the tavern a few times. Sometimes it helps.
Abed wanders around, taking in the sights.

After sunset, she finds her way to the bottom of a nice tankard of strong booze. Or a few. She's not counting anymore.
She just wants to forget for a little while that she values her own life so much more than all these strangers' lives put together.
I'm a bad person, but..
Right on cue, the three men in shiny armour sidle up to her big, empty table.
Welcome to my trap, boys.. as she puts on her best 'sexy drunk girl' act.
>"Hey, I'm Garm," says the first. "How's your day going?"
"Oh..hey! I'm Lilly," she lies. "I am having SUCH a good time!"
The boys try to chat her up, but she insists they get just as drunk as her.
"I don't want to be the only one here having a good time!"
"Don't lemme forget my stuff," she slurs.
Later, she's gone with one of them to his room, and she lets him fuck her.
A few minutes later he's asleep. Reaching into her backpack nearby, she unsheaths the sword.
Gently covering his mouth, she stabs is deep into his chest, killing him instantly.
After cleaning the blood of the weapon, she sneaks out, and finds the next of the trio.
"Oh man, your buddy almost threw up all over me!" she exclaims. He immediately hits on her.
She repeats the process, and soon all three adventurers are no more.
She loots all the bodies, absconding with their items in one of their own extra-dimensional space bags.
She, of course, shifts her appearance, as she had planned in advance. Nobody will suspect the adolescent girl,
nobody has achieved a strong soul before they turned 18.
She finishes her thought from before.
I'm the lesser evil.

>I'm the lesser evil.
Good, evil, those are just words. Do whatever the fuck you want with disregard for any consequence or weight of morality. Chaotic neutral up in this bitch.

(>>325294 That is chaotic evil and you know it. :D)

>>325291
Well, you're on a roll!
Too bad they their crude fumbling was nowhere near the masterwork that your dragon lover provides.
The night is young, so go ahead and look around for places with flammable valuables.

Oh, and put that blade away. Blood draws the wrong kind of attention.

You should make use of that bag of holding. Once you've had enough looting of valuables that will soon be lost you should fill your bag with food. Mostly things that keep well, but you need lots of vegetables in your diet.

>>325291
Nice job there, shame you can't get those things identified here in town. Someone would probably notice something amiss if you came in with stuff taken from the dead adventurers. Also, that extra dimensional holding bag will be awesome, you can use it to store stuff needed for an anti dragon fight and a seperate cold stash to buy stuff like that. Now wash off that blood and go to sleep. Have to find out what sort of defenses they have and what the dragon should avoid burning today. Then on the last day you can attempt a raid against a potion shop. Grab every resist fire and stoneskin potion you can find alongside with any healing potions they might have.

>>325291
:D

i like us

>>325309
oh also we should have 51 upgrade points now~
or maybe that'll be updated in the next one

Psithief 2011/07/12(Tue)05:50 No. 325313 ID: 3bad4c
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(>> 3­25310 Ah, thanks. I managed to add it up to 54.)
Abed groans..
It's morning, and she spent th­e rest of the night throwing up.
She staggers around for a bit, then does her best to clean herself up.

Then she sits down and cuddles a pillow for a bit, wishing she could be around the dragon again, just to be wanted. Just to be useful.

She looks in the mirror. How should she disguise herself today?

>>325313
Middle-aged noble lady.
We want to find out where the wealthy people are, and looking the part helps.

See how you miss your dragon? By going above and beyond his expectations you can have him go from tolerating you to actually valuing you. One day he might even truly love you.

>>325313
Older lady look could probably be useful. Try to make sure you don't have any clearly memorable features. Then it's time to go look around at the defenses and stuff.

And there's no reason to get attached to one dragon. When you're done you're going to have an entire harem of the things. Besides, that fucking thing is using you, and it burnt down your shit. That demands vengence!

aye, be a noble and visit the houses of the rich people. later on you could probably turn into a maid or something and infiltrate them. we're looking for flammable riches; better prove our worth.

Psithief 2011/07/12(Tue)06:56 No. 325321 ID: 3bad4c
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>>325315
Such is the nature of adventurers. A dragon burns down your home and everyone you knew and yet you inevitably get richer than you've ever been in your life.

>>325314
>>325315
Abed dresses up, doing her best to look the perfect combination of unattractive and haughty.
Finished, she goes to walk around town.
She starts asking the locals where the wealthy people live, looking for wealthy suburbs. Two hours later she's fairly sure of the general area of town where the best stuff is.

Next she asks about the town's defences, framing it as looking for a particular militia member. It takes the another seven hours of questioning, but eventually she finds someone willing to cooperate.
It's been a long day, but she got all of the information. Abed is starting to want adventure, violence, sex or alcohol again.
What should she try to get?

adventure.

Why not all of them at once?

>>325321
Go wandering around back alleys in the bad part of town as if you were lost.
You will be jumped by thieves. Kill them with something besides your scimitar and leave no survivors or witnesses, memorize what they look like, and shove their bodies into a bag of holding. Do not loot the bodies.
Assume the appearance of one of them, take the sword and get it identified, rob some rich guy's home without letting any bags of holding be seen, make sure somebody sees you murder the owner with your scimitar.
Head back to the bad part of town, dump the bodies in an alley, assume the noble woman disguise, and call the town guard.
Claim they jumped you and you killed them. Insist on keeping at least the sword for having to do their jobs for them.
Take the sword and get it identified again. You now have somebody who can attest that they identified the murder weapon for three different people - one of which brought it in last night when she entered town and then vanished, a second which then used it for a bloody robbery, and a third which took it from the murderer.

>>325321
Revenge is also in the nature of adventurers. What he took was yours, he must pay for that. Preferably with his life.

Now lets go for some adventourus violence. Assume the shape of someone fairly well known in town, sneak into a shop and kill the owner then steal anything in it of value. Don't bother with not being seen, just make sure you don't get captured and then change back into someone else. Bonus points if it's a very vicious murder.

And sometimes you roll poorly. Psithief 2011/07/12(Tue)08:13 No. 325332 ID: 3bad4c
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>>325324
Night adventuring! Of course!
Abed wanders around the town as it gets dark, looking for trouble.

Trouble finds her.
There's a poke in her back. A raspy voice comes from behind her.
>"Drop all your valuables, old hag."
Abed turns to swipe at the mugger with the back of her hand, but he's too fast.
Before she knows it, she's been stabbed twice.
She grunts in pain, but stays standing.
The mugger is surprised she isn't down yet, and stabs her again. Without the element of surprise it only hurts a little.
Abed grabs a dagger of her own from the magic pack and stabs it deep into the man's chest.
He staggers around, gasping for air. Desperate, he tries to escape.
Abed lets him stagger away. She doesn't feel like hiding another body tonight, not after those wounds.

She decides to go rest.
Walking along a dusty street, she comes across sounds of fighting.
Two groups of armed men are battling it out in the street. They don't seem to be guards.
Recently reminded of the lucky hits though, she decides not to join in.
The men are to busy fighting each other to bother the old lady.

Abed makes it to her inn room without further incident. Inside she examines the damage.
Her wounds seem to be closing up already, so she decides to rest.
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The next day has come.
The dragon will probably be back late today. This is probably the last day this town will ever see.
What should she do with it, this last of days?

>>325332
Time to rob the potion store. If there is one in town that is. You need healing potions, fire resistance potions, magic resistance potion, any and all magical bombs they might have as well as any magical carrying devices they have. You're going to need them all if the dragon is to go down.

If there isn't a dedicated potion store then ask around for a place where one can get their hands on various potions or magical iteams.

retrieve flammable valuables goddammit. you need to prove your worth. you've been fucking around too much. I don't wanna fixate on the idea of robbing the rich folks, but I can't think of anything else.

>>325334

this is a good idea. check out stores that deal in magic paraphernalia.

>>325332
Cut off strips of the sheets to bandage your wounds, then head out to finish casing the town for caches of flame-vulnerable valuables.
You're still rather wounded, so try to avoid fights.
Get the rest of your loot identified at some point before your dragon returns.

You can't wait to rejoin your dragon, can you? Once he gets here he'll heal your wounds. Ask to ride him into battle and use your abilities to aid his attack.
Soon after that he'll bring you pleasure beyond anything you could otherwise have, and reward your loyalty. Don't resist his pleasure, give yourself over to it.

Psithief 2011/07/12(Tue)08:41 No. 325337 ID: 3bad4c
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>>325334
>>325335
Abed is extremely wary of this idea. Anyone that has the ability to create magic items is already on par with her in power at the minimum. On top of that, anyone with access to magic is going to spend quite a bit of that just securing their merchandise.
As much as she likes her scimitar, she's been getting by on misdirection and subterfuge. Robbing is one thing, but robbing a place selling magic is just suicidal.
>>325335
There will be time for retrieving valueable goods when the dragon starts creating the ultimate distraction. Until she's got the backup she shouldn't be trying to in broad daylight.

So yes, all this is going to be looted, but it's not "safe" to do so yet.

>>325337

perhaps I should've been able to tell all that. I guess my WIS stat is lower than Abed's. must be like a 6 or something.

okay, how about some recon? we can learn where the good stuff is stashed before our dragon daddy comes a-thrashing.

>>325337
Well then not a broad light robbery but possibly something more sneaky and insidious. Like offering to move the wares to a safer location in case of a dragon attack.

Or sleeping with the manager and then knifing them in the dick. It's the high risk high value loot that we need.

>>325346
To add something. If stealing in any way is not possible, then buy. There should be some stuff you're able to purchase now, and you will get the money back. Or well, not exactly, but it's not like it was your money anyway.

>>325337
HEY! Rope in that bloodlust! You're getting your crazy all over our interface!

Also, consider that you've become more powerful in two weeks with your dragon than in the twenty one years leading up to it.

>>325348
point. we can recon like >>325345 suggested, but we can also purchase some flammable goods - the gold won't necessarily burn, so as you say, we can get it back.

i think we should also avoid robbing what with being stabbed.

and apparently crazy. what's going on with our interface?

Psithief 2011/07/12(Tue)19:08 No. 325616 ID: 3bad4c
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Abed does a quick check.
Yep, still pregnant.
>>325345
More reconnaissance couldn't hurt, though her old disguise (ha!) has probably already attracted too much attention.
Abed wanders around the shopping district, making note of what's close to the first obvious targets for fire.
As she does so, she comes across a purveyor of magic goods, and one catches her eye.
It's a mask that allows its wearer to breathe freely in smoky conditions. That would be very useful, but it's also got a price tag of two thousand pieces of gold.
Perhaps she could sell the potions and amulet and have enough? She's not sure of the worth of the rest.

>>325616

that's way too convenient to pass up, what with all the fires about to pop up all over the place and all. I support this purchase.

also, try to haggle a bit.

Psithief 2011/07/12(Tue)23:04 No. 325843 ID: 3bad4c
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>>325645
There's been a whole lot of very convenient items on sale, but this is the first one Abed has really considered.
Abed now owns a MASK.
All places of interest have been memorised.
She's got the rest of the day to kill.

>>325843
>rest of the day to kill
>kill
shall we?

Psithief 2011/07/12(Tue)23:26 No. 325855 ID: 3bad4c
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>>325845
Yes, yes. Abed is finally starting to like being a deranged psychopath.
But kill whom? She's only been good at killing things that have interacted with her first. She doesn't know how to start picking targets that don't pick her.

>>325855
Go to some rich person's house.
Kill them.
Take their burnable stuff. Tapestries and paintings and such.

>>325887
go to the richest house that you're confident won't have magic defenses! then carry out rest of this suggestion

>>325855
Actually, nevermind. The dragon is probably waiting for you already, and you spotted the likely treasure troves you were sent in to find.
Go to your Dragon, tell him what you've found, and ask to ride into battle on his back.

>>325855
Actually, don't go after anyone right now. Instead ask the dragon if you can attack the place on the ground after he has done his initial firebreathing pass. The smoke won't really have any greater effect on you and in the confusion and terror you could come up to the magic goods place again, kill the owner and then steal all of their shit.

If the dragon asks you why then don't tell the entire truth of wanting to steal goodies. Instead say that you wonder what it's like to charge through the streets of a burning city and cut down everyone you see and that this seems like a perfect opportunity to do so.

So have some patience for now. You will get many more victims later.

(Does this need a discussion thread?)

>>326518
Yup.

>>326536
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[Cutscene]
Mission successful!
The town has been destroyed, but all of its best stuff is now part of the dragon's hoard.
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It's been a relaxing few days (hurr hurr?) but Abed has a decision to make and she finally feels ready to make it.
She doesn't want to stay here. [Addiction resisted]
Should she:
• attempt to kill the dragon in its sleep and kill its unborn child (and revert to being a boy), but then need to find a way to escape the lair?
• attempt to part with the dragon on friendly terms, probably staying friends with occasional benefits? (Also stay female, pregnant)
• attempt to part with the dragon on friendly terms, then kill its offspring at the first opportunity? (Bluff modifier too low for any chance of success)

>>326763
second option

>>326763
Second option.
Did we retrieve our amulet of vermin atleast? Please?

>>326763
Second option, I suppose. I don't see why she shouldn't be happy with her current situation, but oh well.

>>326763
Is this possible?
>• attempt to kill the dragon in its sleep and keep its unborn child to raise as your own.

Why would she want to keep it for herself? It's going to have an inherent genetic bias towards Chaos and Evil like its daddy.

>>326763
Explain that you enjoy being with him and everything you do together, but living in a cave with a lava pool is bad for your health and you need accommodations that are more comfortable for you.
Tell him you'll try to find a castle for him, and in the mean time you'll meet with him as often as possible.
Part on friendly terms.
Keep the kid.
Grow in power.
Once you find a castle that is fit for the dragon claim it, then claim him as your mate and rule together.

...actually, what's the dragon's name? Does he have any artifacts or spells that would let you communicate easily?

>>326800
Because Abed's already acting pretty Chaotic Evil so far? Also, if viable, I'm actually voting for this just because it seems like it might have interesting consequences.

Alternatively, option 2.

>>326814
Except if she kills him then she won't be able to have him guard her horde once she gets a castle for him to live in.
And she won't be able to have dark forces bind his life-force to hers so she can live for thousands of years.
She's a Psion. She can bend him to be loyal to her, and this friendly contact will give her a chance to do it.

no fucking way we're killing the badass dragon offspring.

>>326763
First option, dragon fucking dies. We might have to kill a few more monsters first to become more awesome though, but the dragon is not going to be allowed to make it out of this alive. And think about the hoard, it's ours if the dragon just meets an unfortunate death.