In your dream,
you are the Big Man, it's you.

Are you ready to be the Big Man, Clamp?

whelp, ether you just went insane or you have been chosen. hello. how many are there? and what do you have to work with in here?

Clamp 2011/07/20(Wed)22:00 No. 328809 ID: c811c4
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>>328805
Ready to be? I already am.

I'd have let myself get killed in combat like any self respecting gnoll would do, but no, I let myself get tied down in a promise to a late friend. I can't die here yet, I gotta find a way to get outta this hole.

Clamp 2011/07/20(Wed)22:01 No. 328810 ID: c811c4
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Or at least my friend's kid. Good god, I didn't know things got this small.
>>328808
I bet insane. Gettin old'll do that. We got a dozen combat worthy. Decent gear, good weapons. Me, I find heavy armor to be for wimps. As for other stuff... well, we got an alchemist who chose a hell of a time to join us. Too bad she makes useless crap.

define useless. you'd be surprised what we can figure out a way to kill people with.

useless how? some REALLY bad smelling shit could be used to ward them away long enough that you can get out. we need to look at everything you have as a resource. and they can't be out there ALL the time unless the local wildlife population is thick enough that they don't have to go very far at all to eat. and how strong are they? could you break murder one easy in a one on one fight but there is so many you can't win? or are they flying war gods?

So this isn't your homeground? This dungeon you're in? Do you know the layout? How much of it have you explored? Is it possible that you might have hostiles to your back even as you have to deal with the harpies? I doubt the harpies will try to come into the dungeon and attack you, as they'd lose their mobility advantage if they went indoors, and you could just club 'em as they came through a doorway or something. So then they'll probably try to wait it out, in which case we need to know our surroundings and the conditions of our supplies. However, your original point is probably the biggest one.

We need to be acknowledged as the leader.

Which means rounding everyone up and giving a great display of dominance. A rousing speech, a refusal to die, combined with an unquestionable amount of Gnollish aggression.

Can you give us a map of the area? With it we can set up some plan to fight back or escape.

Tell us what she has, we're pretty crafty.

Also, who's the little girl you got there?

Clamp 2011/07/20(Wed)22:29 No. 328826 ID: c811c4
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Useless like you would not believe. Stuff like "Potion of Love" and "Essence of Gnoll". Don't want no harpy love, and th'only people who can fight're already gnolls. Man, least I think that's what "Essence of Gnoll" is. I don' even wanna know.

>>328815
Jus' a tiny barracks or something. I think dwarves, but there haven't been any dwarves around in ages. An' yeah, they're waitin us out. Eesh, you enrouch two inches on their territory and they'll chase you for days just to kill ya. Insane as me.

Anyway, we're outta supplies, we can't hold much longer before we start lookin' like steaks to one another.

I ain't a leader type. I just wanna hack an slash stuff, and from what I see, havin to be leader and maintain morale and stuff just messes up the art of good ol' fightin.

Also, I dunno this kobold's name or nothin. Mother died right after birth, hadn't settled on a name. Promised my friend I'd take care of his family. Messed up kinda hard on one part already, don't wanna mess up again.

>>328816
Lemme draw up a map real quick.

Clamp 2011/07/20(Wed)22:30 No. 328829 ID: c811c4
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Arrows are exits. Two of em, tons of harpies out of each. The darkish spot in the upper left goes deeper. I don' wanna go deeper. From what I know, and believe me, I know, these abandoned dungeons have some nasty shit down low, and I don't wanna get sieged by harpies and uh.. driders or somethin weird.

anyone good with a sling? could sling that essence of gnoll at a harpy and the others may think it IS a gnoll and attack it. depends on how smart they are.

Well this is bad. You ran out of food two days ago so you're all getting pretty hungry and the temperament of gnolls has never been one of their greatest assets. Hopefully you've yet to let on that you've got a baby with you, else they'll want to devour it I'm sure. Filthy savages. I'm not really sure what gnolls think about cannibalism or what happened to the other gnolls you were with like the leader. And, quite frankly Clamps, whether you want to or not you've got to become the leader at this point, since your Crazy Head Voices are in YOUR head and being leader, even temporarily, is probably the only way you'll be getting out of here alive. Being a leader of gnolls, however, isn't so much different from your current mindset. You pretty much just fight and beat up whoever tries to create any dissent over your plans. And you get all the ladies. Or something. I really don't know.

When it comes to the harpies, going out either exit isn't exactly something recommendable unless there's no other option, as you'll not just be going into a bottleneck where they can surround you from the sides, but they'll also come at you from above. Are there any raw materials about? Wood or stone slabs that you might use as cover? How far are you from someplace 'safe'? I mean, it's one thing to be able to run a few miles from the harpies in order to make it to home base, as it were, but if they'll continue chasing you for days or until either you or they are dead, then running isn't an option at all unless you can lose them, which isn't likely when they can fly and spot you from above. Unless outside is a jungle. What IS the outside like? Open ground or thick undergrowth, something like that? And perhaps we could get the alchemist to make something that just gives off a lot of smoke to provide cover?

Failing all that it looks like you might have to gnoll-up and Go Deeper (tm)

You can throw the potions at the harpies. How many are there out each exit, and how many potions do you have?

Was the father of the kobold a gnoll?

Clamp 2011/07/20(Wed)22:56 No. 328842 ID: c811c4
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>>328837
Nah, they know I got a kid. Both parents are kobolds. I'm bigger than the other gnolls though, so they don't dare touch him. I think it's a him. Or make fun of me for gettin friendly with kobold's, either. Filthy savages? Maybe. We haven't bathed, and we don't go dressin up fancy with, er.. what're those things... monocles. Nothin' wrong with that.

But you're probly right about that leadership bit. Sure beats goin' into anarchy with our current position. Hell, I coulda probably been leader by now, but I always refused. Never my deal. Harpies might make it my deal.

First I'll go check on the alchemist and bring up smoke bombs. That's not a bad idea, and therefore the alchemist probly can't do it. It's all jungle out there. They won't be able to spot us through the sky, but trust me, they got some unbelievable trackers.

Well, we don't have any slings. We'd just throw it at a harpy. And if it worked, one harpy down, a hundred to go. Only got the two potions mentioned.

Oh great, it's Zeis, my favorite passive aggressive partner in arms.

>"Ey! I'm pretty sure I told ya to check out our food stores. I know we had some more in there."

"We ate them all."

>"Maybe if ya weren't so fat we could last another week."

Chief didn't have to deal with this. Maybe bein' leader wouldn't be so bad. Dunno how to go about it, though.

>>328842
Dude, she is so in to you.

But anyway, gnolls get ahead in life by clonkin' skulls. You should do that and become leader.

just loudly proclaim you are the leader now and if anyone wants to argue about it. anyone who does you punch in the face. then ask again if anyone wants to argue. make sure you only punch hard enough to make it bleed, not break it. still need them able to fight.
also, you throw it out one door and when they all swarm the one that smells like gnoll you run out the other.

>>328842

"We've all been eating the same amount. And besides, what good would another week do us? They're not going to get bored out there. I don't even know why they give a fuck about what we do on the ground, they live in the air."

Okay, the harpies can track you, and there's a hundred of them out there and only a dozen of you. There is no way you're getting out through the jungle. Your only hope is to go deeper in, I'm sorry to say. And hey, if you can kill a monster or something you guys will be able to eat it, right? It's better to venture into the unknown not knowing if you'll die or not than to venture out and know you will die.

Becoming leader? That could be as simple as showing you know what you're doing and telling people to follow you and take orders if they want to live.

That might not be a 'she'. Anyway, them tracking you is possible but 'Jungle' is the best we could have hoped for... As long as you remain in the undergrowth they wouldn't be able to fly in after you, meaning they'll have to walk, and with their chicken-legs harpies ain't too good at walking. A forest would've prevented them from spying on you from above but they might've been able to still fly between the trees... Jungle means there's probably enough growth all around to prevent that. When it comes to tracking... Like I said before, do you have any raw materials around? If you lay down a huge smoke bomb at the exit you plan to use and make sure everyone sticks together (either by holding hands or keeping linked by a rope or something) with the last person obscuring your foot-trails with a broom, brush, or stiff leaf or something, you might be able to elude their tracking.

But yeah, make sure to express dominance. Someone throws something at you that some way resembles an insult? Bear your teeth and throw it back at them in a way that leaves their nose bloodied. As far as I know, being a gnoll leader means you don't take their shit.

Another point: how far are you into the jungle? Most of my planning is based on the idea that harpies aren't going to be moving or maneuvering in the jungle, but if they've been chasing you through the jungle for days I clearly am mistaken.

could also use the potion and have one fall in love with you. and then when she comes in convince her to tell the rest that you are gone through a back way. they fly off to see if they can cut you off and you just have to deal with an annoying hanger-on.

>>328854
The potion is temporary though. We might be able to get a harpy to tell them that but they'd just come back to track us down and chase us again after the potion wears off and the harpy confesses they lied.

It might give us a head start but we'd just be going back to the same situation as before- chased by harpies for days.

Name the kobold Chee.

>>328856
depends how long it lasts. could have her tell the rest to go and she will stay as a sentry in case they double back. then she is with US and would have to fly all the way to the group and lead them back.and if it wears off we just kill her later.if it wears off but she acts like it is still in effect due to real love well then.... we'll cross that bridge later.

>>328842
Name's Clamp huh? I bet you sure love clamping down on your enemies and shit.

Let's name the kid Bender for now, on account of the fact if we get out of this alive and we deliver this kid to safety, we're gonna get flat out drunk out this and go on a bender. Your friend, who I assume is the father and is alive somewhere else, can give him a proper, appropriate, and less symbolic name when he gets him safe and sound.

Harpies attack with their claws so you're going to have to defend your eyes and vital parts in decent armor. Get a fucking helmet it'll save your life. Then just hack and slash harpies because that's pretty much the best I idea I can think of. Use the hallways to thing the crowds, don't get surrounded, accept you're gonna have losses, but you're gonna make it out because you're all badasses. cut through 'em all. Hell, maybe cave in an entrance somehow.

What are the harpies so pissed at you about anyway?

1/3 Clamp 2011/07/20(Wed)23:52 No. 328867 ID: c811c4
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We're pretty deep in the jungle. There's some clearings where lumber's gotten, but for the most part it's pretty thick stuff. Mostly we got cocky, resting in here, we were sure we lost 'em. Maybe worth a shot tryin again. Still. While a single one of us can take down multiple harpies, it just ain't good when they outnumber us so bad. Seriously, they gotta have somethin' better to do.

>>328860
That's the name of a weakling. I ain't the parent, it just isn't right for me to name 'im anyway.

>>328847
Got nothin' for raw materials. Anything of value here was looted a long time ago. Heh, maybe by us. I'll still check out the alchemist, but first thing's first.

"Hey! Meetin' over here! That goes to everyone!"

2/3 Clamp 2011/07/20(Wed)23:53 No. 328868 ID: c811c4
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"I'm the Chief, now! Any problem's with that?!

>"Yeah, I got a problem wi-"

3/3 Clamp 2011/07/20(Wed)23:58 No. 328872 ID: c811c4
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"Wrong! Any problems with me bein chief still?!"

"Anyone?!"

>"No, Chief!"

"Then throw this wimp on his bed till he sacks up!"

Okay, becoming leader was easy. It's staying leader I'm worried about. They got an even earlier retirement than other gnolls, if you catch what I'm sayin'.

Ask who's real sneaky. We should get some of the deeper area scouted a little to see if there are traces of... anything down there. Maybe there's some stuff like barrels of explosive liquor or catapults or what have you.

Well like I said, they're hungry and they're bored, which pretty much spells disaster for organized society. You've got to keep them occupied and give them a sense of progression. Show them that you're gonna get them out of here, one way or the other. Which means we've got to settle on a plan. Please, by all means, go into detail as to how you think they tracked you, what you know of the surrounding terrain, where your standard 'base of operations' is, and whether you think any of the plans listed has particular merits or any flaws you can see.

I'm gonna ask again, what the fuck did you do to piss off these harpies?
>>328872
And who's this chump that defied you? Someone you know?
>>328867
Nothing wrong with a nickname, to identify with a cool form of affection, like the one I brought up, Bender. For the one that you'll go on when you when, Clamps. Where'd you get that name anyway?

As I said, find some way to protect all of your eyes, helmets or something. Birds love those shiny, juicy suckers. You should be able to make some out of barrels or things lying around.

Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)00:56 No. 328887 ID: c811c4
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>>328881
Sorry there champ. Lotta voices throwin weight around. We moved through their territory. Didn't even do anythin' in there other than leave footprints. Bitches acted like we burned their homes. Probly should've if we knew this would happen.

I'm wearing a helmet already. You know it best as my skull.

The chump's name.. well, his name is Chump, now. And yeah, only a dozen of us here, we know each other, maybe even more than we'd like. As for my own name.. dunno. My mother gave it to me, I assume. Never thought too hard about it, all us kids were too busy crackin' each others heads. Speakin' of kids, I'll name this one 'kid' until I find a parent. The dad died in the harpy mess, along with some others includin' the chief. The other chief, I should start sayin'.

>>328875
It being a jungle, it's real hard to move too much without breaking twigs and ruffling bushes. Not too hard to track, we just didn't think they'd go after us so hard. We're nomadic anyway, no base of operations. Least not for more than a couple days at a time. We got chased pretty far though, we're dangerously close to human lands. They don't take too well to gnolls comin by, but damn if they're as territorial as these birds.

Doesn't matter what plan we do. Toss a love potion, go in deeper, go out in a blaze of glory. Just gotta survive, I ain't breakin' a promise.

>>328874
Sneaky one would be Leaf. Sounds like a good start as any.

"Leaf."

>"Yeah, boss?"

"Scout the deeper area, let's get some eyes down there."

>"Sure thing, boss."

Heh. Not sure I'll get used to bein' called that.

Get ahold of the alchemist and see about making those smoke bombs. If we make a run for it, we don't want to get bogged down at the exit, and potentially we can set smoke bombs down at both exits, then maybe pour some Essence of Gnoll at one (hopefully causing them to smell gnoll in the area and think we're trying to go out there) while you make a break out the other one. Problem with that is it means you'd have to have at least one person at the other exit when the operation started, and they'd have to catch up to everyone else.

You say you guys are nomadic... Does that mean you tend to roam cyclically though places you've been to before or do you tread out through ever-unexplored territory? You say you're close to human lands so you're somewhat familiar with the area. A good wide-scale map would be great about now.

If we assume that they'll continue following you indefinitely, then you've either gotta kill 'em all or lose 'em, and considering the numbers we're not killin' 'em. So the tunnel might be a good bet if we knew anything about it, so the scout is good. But the key to the jungle plan is that we have to LOSE THEM, not merely create some distance or else they'll catch up eventually (if they do continue the chase). If you and the others are somewhat knowledgeable about the layout of the land, you can perhaps split up into four groups of three and have a designated place to meet up at. Someplace with food. Assuming the harpies fly in a flock, they'd only be able to follow one path or else split up. But that IS an assumption and I don't know squat about harpy culture. The love potion idea doesn't seem to hold much water, as it hinges on the idea of somehow hitting a harpy with a love potion. Even IF we manage to throw one and douse it to make it love us, I'm pretty sure the other harpies aren't going to think everything's okay when that other harpy starts acting soft on us. Assuming it falls in love with us and not another harpy. And assuming it falls in love with all of us and not just the one who threw it.

>>328887
Have a few men stationed at the corridor that leads deeper, just in case Leaf comes running with Hell on his heels.

Once that's set up we can talk to the alchemist dude and see if he can make a smoke bomb or... maybe a firebomb, to set the jungle on fire behind you? It'd be harder to find your trail after you torch it.

1/3 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)02:17 No. 328907 ID: c811c4
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We move in a cycle, usually not goin' out of the jungle. I'll have someone draw up the region later, they know it better than me. I'm goin' to pay a visit.

"Alchemist."
>"Ah! Big gnoll. What do you need?"
"Smoke bombs."
>"Ahh, I do not know how to make them."
"You made a love potion and you can't make some smoke?"

Knew it.

>"I'm sorry... um.. what are the chances we'll be okay? I'm hungry."
"Not good. Can you at least tell me what this essense of gnoll stuff is?"
>"Yes. It is a limited mutagen. It is meant to give the strength and some attributes of a gnoll, but it may have some side effects. Never tried."

Arrrghh...

2/3 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)02:18 No. 328908 ID: c811c4
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I'm thinking it may be good to properly introduce some of us. From left to right is Zeis, real good with a bow. Don't care much for her attitude, but she hangs tough in a fight, and that's what's important.

Then the scrawny one is Leaf. Real good tracker and spotter and the like, also a nice shot with a bow. You've seen him, he's also the sneaky sort.

Then there's Knife. Not much to say about him other than he's the only one who could almost stand toe to toe with me in melee combat. Seems even more averse to bein' chief than me, oddly.

These three are definitely the ones I'd want for any special jobs.

The remaining 8... well, nothin special. Not bad for gnolls, not good for gnolls. Then we got the two kobolds. A baby, and an alchemist worth right as much.

Um...Are you still just holding the kid?

Are you sure it's wise for a baby to see such violence?

Also >>328860 , better idea; Name him Chop.

Ask the alchemist how the love potion works.

3/3 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)02:21 No. 328911 ID: c811c4
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>"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Oh for the love of! They only make that sound like that when they're about to attack! Looks like they're gettin cocky and gonna try and finish us off. Leaf should be comin' back before too long, but not soon enough. Not much time for thinkin' anymore, we either stand our ground or move deeper in. That or a real creative third option. And I ain't a thinker.

While you are talking to the alchemist, maybe ask what she can make.

Also, ask whether the effects this 'essence of gnoll' are temporary, and whether it would have any effects on a gnoll.

>>328911

Use the love potion on one of the leading harpies and use your new influence on her to make her agree to let you all leave with your hides intact.

Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)02:25 No. 328914 ID: c811c4
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>>328909
Oh right, the kid. Chop ain't a bad name, but it still ain't my place to name 'im.

"Alchemist, watch the kid."
>"Ah, sure?"
"Oh yeah, and how about a firebomb?"

>"No idea, sorry!"
"And how does the love potion work?"
>"Dunno, it's my first!"

I'm not one to give up, but I have limits.

Nice of the harpies to tell you when they are planning to attack. (Hopefully that means they are not too bright.)

Since two entrances are harder to defend than one, I suggest you retreat a short distance into the Deep tunnel and use it as a bottleneck. That would give you a single side to defend from while not leaving you backed into a corner. (If you are still in the barracks after the attack, you might want to close off one of the entrances).

If you kill any of the harpies, are your gnolls able/willing to eat them? Meat is meat, after all (unless it is poisonous or something).

>>328913

One harpy entranced, 99 more still going for the kill?

"Oh for the love of- What DO you know how to make?!"

Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)02:45 No. 328919 ID: c811c4
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"What CAN you make, Alchemist?"
>"Essence of Gnoll and Love Potions! I think."

>"Cl-Boss! Harpies comin in fast, they mean business!"

Leaving. I don't have time to fool around with the alchemist.

>>328916
Harpies. Incredibly dumb. All their mental facilities seem to go in the fight, too bad they don't have the bodies to reflect it.

Not a bad idea, though. I'll pull everyone back for a single bottleneck deeper in. Leaf better not bring any more friends to the party.

Harpies ain't poisonous, but they taste rancid as it turns out. Been two days since I've eaten though, and you know what they say about beggars.

>>328917
The hundred was just a guess, it ain't like I could get a perfect headcount. Could be at least 50, could be hundreds.

Well them attacking you here is pretty much a good thing, since you can lure them into a bottleneck and remove their advantage over mobility and air superiority. Split your team up and cover both entrances/exits, yourself commanding one group and Knife commanding the other. Assuming they don't have any projectiles they'll have to come through the relatively narrow entryways at which point you've got them surrounded and you proceed to wreck them. Let's see how many we can destroy before they realize that on the ground they are no match for the mighty gnoll.

Oh, and have someone drag away every harpy body that falls. Food, after all. At least potentially. I don't know how dirty they are.

Um...We never actually got a good view of the ceiling, Can you give us an estimate of the height of this barracks and how many bird women women would fit?

>>328919
Hit the harpies with love potions. Once they start tearing each other apart they'll probably keep at it until there's almost none of 'em left.

Do the harpies have bows or similar projectile weapons? If so than you are going to need a few guys with shields. If you have spears, I think those are quite good for defending bottlenecks.

>>328919
Stand ready to cut them down and toss love potions at them. Then it becomes much easier to cut them all down.

What makes people think that being doused in a 'love potion' will work? Don't such things usually get imbibed? (ignoring metagame knowledge) Also, who's to say that any harpy affected won't just fall in love with the harpy next to it?

>>328929
Nothing really. But they should be disoriented for a moment or two. That's when we strike.

Try hitting one of the harpies with the essence of knoll potion. Maybe it will cause the other harpies to attack it.

bottleneck is clever- I hear 300 good men in that kind of position can take out 10000 attackers.

don't forget that there are two entrances though. watch your rear.

Get the alchemist to chug the Essence of Gnoll.
If it works, extra manpower for the fight!
If it doesn't, all you've lost is a completely useless alchemist.

Mixing potions never turns out well. If you're going top toss potions at the harpies, toss both.

yeah may as well throw potions to while they charge, only one essence of gnoll at first, to see how it works.

Sounds like using the essence of gnoll potion on a harpy would result in the harpy becoming stronger. Better not.

Just go with the simple plan of using the choke point.

1/2 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)12:42 No. 329044 ID: c811c4
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Thinkin' I'll go for the single bottleneck. Cause if we try an' defend two, then if one group fails the other'll get flanked.

Let's see.. looks like the entrance is about 13 or 14 feet. Two harpies could stand on each others' head with a few feet left over. Wouldn't be good, but I doubt they'd fight well flappin their wings on toppa each other. They ain't some graceful hummin' bird.

We only got one potion of each type. If I'm gonna play potion test drive, may as well be on some important harpy, cause it ain't gonna do much on a single one.

Shields. Good idea. Most of 'em fight bare clawed, but some invested in bows, they're the dangerous ones. Most our surplus was lost in some chase, so we only have a couple shield for th'twelve of us.

2/2 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)12:43 No. 329046 ID: c811c4
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Leaf still ain't back. Seems like this is as good a place as any, around these crates. Wood's a bit rotted, but they're sturdy. Maybe use em as cover or something. I'd break 'em into makeshift shields, but we don't have any straps or nothin so it'd be pretty awkward.

Lets smartly presume Leaf's dead, best you could do now is hope the baddies don't come up behind you now and the harpies don't force you to retreat.

If Leaf returns mid-battle with good news, then it's a goddamn miracle. If Leaf returns with bad news, it's... not so bad really. An extra fighter with the already present possibility of attack from behind. Even if we're attacked from behind, fuck it, try and get those motherfuckers to focus on the harpies in the chaos of battle.

Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)13:44 No. 329055 ID: c811c4
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>>329051
Man, I don't wanna think I sent him off to his death. But if he doesn't come back, he doesn't.

"Zies, you look like you got somethin' to say."
>"Yeah, "Boss." What're the chances we're gettin outta here?"
"Shitty."
>"Then it's no problem if I say that while we were in the harpy area, I just so happened to burn their nest."

......

>"What the fuck, Zeis!? You're gonna kill us all!"
>"Shut up Boulder, I'd damn well do it again!"
>"He's right! The harpies better eat you alive bitch, or I'll kill you myself!"

It's like workin' with children. That's not to say Zeis didn't fuck up hard. Already got half a mind...

if you see anyone that looks like a leader. fancy hat or something. that is the one you want to use the love potion on. ... maybe rip your shirt apart and turn it into straps. so you can make shields.

>>329055
hmm.

Put him in the front. He'll get to kill as many harpies as he likes before he dies.

Use em as a shield. If he complains, whack him against the wall until he becomes more shield shaped.

hrmm... also if you see them you could yell out "we give gift if you stop and not attack!" and if they stop grab Zeis and hold him up "this one is traitor, he hurt your nest. take him without fight if leave us alone."

>>329055
Make sure Zeis Lives to regret it. The burden of every loss taken so far is shared by all.. but her share is going to be a heavy one.

You're the chief now. Its more important that you can show you're strong enough to control her, not simply kill her.

>>329060
This could work. Maybe.

look, you've got a whole buncha harpies to kill now. everyone, including Zeis, should concentrate on that instead of arguing about what's done. after this is over, and if you're still alive, you can think about what to do with her.

Suggestion 2011/07/21(Thu)14:01 No. 329068 ID: 6e44d2
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Yeah, pull back into the bottleneck and get ready to fight. Do you have shields? If so, do this. Otherwise, just get ready to kill a whole lot of harpies. Stand shoulder-to-shoulder with your crew and hack away. If beasties start chasing Leaf out of the depths, you'll at least have warning when he screams a heads-up to you. In that case, you'd be in a real bind, but there's still a chance you'd be able to survive, if you can get the harpies to fight the monsters without fighting you.

>>329055
Whoop-de-do. Promote her to second in command for initiative.
Then get back to being ready to kill a lot of harpies.

Slap a few heads and tell them now's not the time. You can make her pay later, when your not getting assaulted by big ugly birds.

Zeis gets to stand in front and help block enemy fire. Shields and armor form a line behind him, followed by archers and unarmored fighters. Pile up crates along the wall if your front line doesn't fill up the whole tunnel.

You need to keep her alive. Not because she deserves it but because she's now very useful for taking the blame for anything bad happening. If you remove her from the situation then the only guy left to blame is you, the leader.

1/2 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)14:25 No. 329078 ID: c811c4
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Yep. Ain't gonna kill 'er, least not now. Remember, my priority is to live. Kobolds are in the back, hopefully safe. Ain't protocol for a gnoll to be so concerned with a promise, but I guess I was a lil' different. As for offerin' her up, well.. harpies are a real stickler for guilt by association.

>>329070
Hahahaha! Ol' chief woulda done somethin' like that! Maybe I should be more like him. Oh right, he's dead.
>"...boss, are you okay?"
I better not laugh out like that.

"Alright you saps! We're gonna kill every last goddamned harpy! Zeis, you better pull double your weight!"

2/2 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)14:26 No. 329079 ID: c811c4
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>>329056
It'd be real nice if the harpy leader was so dumb to come down here 'erself. Good idea about the straps though. Better ta lose a shirt than gain an arrow in the eye.

"Line up, we're gonna do this like a team, first hero to charge in is the first dead one!"

>>329055
Cold-cock him with your pommel, tie him up, then see if you can talk the Harpy leader into parlay.
We're going to try to negotiate with the harpies to get out of here in exchange for this fuckup who got most of you killed and said he would do it again.
If you have any booze then offer some to start the negotiation. If the harpy leader accepts then spike it with love potion.

continue with the plan to kill all the harpies. fuck negotiating, those disgusting feathery hags all deserve to die. I think. that's how they sound so far, anyway. I've never actually seen a harpy. anyway, sacrificing Zeis for a meager chance to get away with your lives seems cowerdly and pathetic to me. you're a warrior. do the warrior thing.

Alright chums up, let's do this.

LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRROOOOOYYYYYYYYYY
JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENKKIIIIINS

Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)15:00 No. 329091 ID: c811c4
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>>329082
You're speakin my language. Just lookin' at 'em pisses me off!

>>329081
I wish we had booze! Heh, not unlikely there is some deeper in. Hell, this was a dwarven outpost at a time, probly dug out a whole new wing just to store all their beloved ale.

Expend two skill points to use Demon Slash

with your strength think sideways slashes would work bestif you don't cut through one then you just slam it into the one next to it.

>>329091
Starts hacking and whacking their feathery assholes to death!

>>329091
Ugh, they have weapons. Be sure to avoid being stabbed by that knife.

>>329091
Stab both of them at once, then kick them off and hopefully get a third.

RIP AND TEAR. RIP AND TEAR.

>>329091
You are a gnoll. USE violence ON problems.

wait. try not to break formation. unless there are ranged attackers, because I doubt you'll pull off a Thermopylae with shity shields like that.

Make use of superior reach. Fight.

1/8 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)16:22 No. 329129 ID: c811c4
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Yeah, ain't a normal fight. Sure, these ain't the best shields, but we should still hold formation. Man, gotta do it all tactical like. Not the normal deal. Truth be told, we'll probly die either way, I doubt they sent their whole force out to us.

Man, I fucked up with the kid's mother. I gotta break another promise? How's she doin, anyway.

2/8 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)16:24 No. 329131 ID: c811c4
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Oh fuck me she's lookin right at me. Goddamnit, I gotta keep cool gotta think of a way out. Ain't gonna do anyway to be chief and start runnin outta formation right after I say to keep formation.

Damnit all, god damned fucking sonuvabitchharpies

3/8 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)16:29 No. 329134 ID: c811c4
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"GRAWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"

6/8 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)16:30 No. 329141 ID: c811c4
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>"SCREEEeeeeeeeee

7/8 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)16:32 No. 329146 ID: c811c4
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CHOMP

>>329147
Yo dude, time to wake up. You're not allowed to die, remember? So get your ass out of that pile of dead harpies and get up on your feet.

>>329146
Whoa dude, you turned your fucking head like a champ, clamp. Hope you got a good bite out of her and that's her blood. Looks like it she didn't even lower her dagger and there's blood spray everywhere.

you now got plenty of food.

GIVE 'EM THE CLAMPS

ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER

 

>>329163

Damn did you just lose an eye?

Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)17:42 No. 329179 ID: c811c4
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Welp. Lost my temper again. No idea how much time passed. Coulda been minutes, coulda been days. Can't remember where the dungeon was either.

Promised the chief I wouldn't do that anymore. Scratch another broken promise. Anyway, I recognize this place. Looks like I'm alarmingly close to a rival gnoll camp. Mostly alarming because I seem to be missing my weapons.

No sight of harpies. But I smell 'em.

>>329179
This smell could potentially be because you are absolutely soaked in harpie blood. Dang. Ah well. Look at your tracks. Retrace your steps backwards through the forest you went crashing through. Look for broken blood spattered branches. And also look for something to bind your semi gaping woulds, and find an arrow extractor.

So... you are a Berserker... good to know...

What usually happens when you lose your temper? Is is just kill everything or do you occasionally do other things? You must have had a post-berserk adventure to figure out what you've done before, since this is a regular thing for you.

I hope you didn't end up getting married or removed anything.

you have the knife from the harpy in your back. reach behind you and feel for it.

>>329179
Pull the knife out of your shoulder. It's tiny, but it's better than nothing. Follow your blood trail back to the dungeon and see if anybody isn't dead.

Well that's disappointing. Anyway you've got to make a call here. Either your promises to your buddies matter, in which case you've got to go back, both to your gnoll pack and you're kobold child, or you're in it for yourself, in which case we advise you how to survive best without the others.

>>329185
That's a terrible idea unless you like bleeding to death.

Follow the trail without dislodging anything helping plug wounds.

>>329179
You may want to pull some of those arrows sticking out of you out, check how much of the blood on you is your own. Look about, see if you can find any of the others. Also, go in the opposite direction of the other gnolls. See if you can't find some sort of landmark where you can meet up with the others.

>>329179
Follow your bloody footprints back. You need to find the kid.

Unless you're carrying her.

>>329189
Pulling out arrows only works if the arrow maker is stupid (which may well be the case with the harpies, but it is best not to count on that). Smart archers use arrow heads that detach from the shaft easily, so if someone tries to yank them out, the shaft comes off and the head stays in.

>>329189
arrowheads for warfare are usually designed so that you have to make the wound worse to be able to pull them out, so if that's the case, i am so very much not supporting this

did the harpies even have arrows?

1/3 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)18:29 No. 329199 ID: c811c4
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Not a berserker actually. Got a case of the ol' Gnoll Blight. Ironic it's called that, since it kills most species. Some are immune, but for gnolls, well... temper. I've been tryin' to mellow out. Obviously hasn't worked perfectly. Sometimes I killed other gnolls. I'd rather not think 'bout it. 'cause right now, the last promise I could possibly keep is hinging on that kid, and I'd like to keep a promise intact before I die.

An' yeah, I ain't gonna pull anythin' out. Tried an arrow once. Head didn't come out. Better not chance it. Already used my shirt for the shield. Th'others better have made use of 'em, cause I sure didn't.

Now, gonna follow my tracks back, seems easy enough.

Oh. I've been busy. There's my sw- that ain't my sword. Gonna move on.

2/3 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)18:29 No. 329201 ID: c811c4
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A river? Oh, man. And it's flowing north? Well, least I know where I am. Lemme get my bearings.

3/3 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)18:32 No. 329202 ID: c811c4
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Red mark's our path, X is the dungeon. As you can see, we were tryin' to squeeze between the gnolls and humans, figured it was less dangerous than the harpies, assuming they didn't follow.

Green part's where I am. For those who're wonderin', we were passin' through the harpy region to do a little scufflin' with the other gnolls, maybe even take 'em over.

Fuckin' Zies.

Welp, go grab that sword since a sword's better than no sword, and head back across the river and back towards the dungeon. You've promises to keep.

are they edible? if so then at least everyone in the dungeon has meat now.

Great let's get back there now.

But first, if it doesn't hurt to move, try washing away some of that harpy blood. AND GET THAT SWORD DON'T BE PICKY IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.

And where's the kid? If s/he's not with you, let's hurry back to find him/her.

>>329203
Ayup.

>>329201
wash off and get a drink if the water's clean, you probably need it. i bet you look like a bloodied hunk of easily-killed gnoll. also tasty.

then get moving again, maybe the gnoll camp could help you out. provided nothing terrible happened when you were blinking out. which is almost an inevitability.

might just be how it's drawn but the goggles on the alchemist at the gnoll camp looks a lot like the alchemist that gave chee a love potion. Only the one in cheequest had a lot of bandages. Which really makes me hope they're not the same alchemist.

Wow, some of those harpies were decently attractive. Too bad they have to be batshit insane. I bet they're fun at parties.

Look for a way to cross around, I doubt even your tempered-self swayed through this mess with just his bare legs, unless this thing is shallow, then just cross it. If you can't find anything, now's the time to grab one of the swords and start chopping at trees to use as a bridge

>>329202
Look for a surviving harpy to haul around with you. Keep it so you can train it to constantly piss Zies off with the understanding that any harm she does to it she gets 10 times worse.

Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)19:19 No. 329228 ID: c811c4
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Yeah, th'hell am I doing, I got a promise to keep, and ol' Clamp isn't gonna get hindered by a dinky river. Excruciating pain though, havin' the water whip around my wounds. Don't have time to whack trees, probably. Not with this dinky lil' sword anyway.

>>329209
Work on that optimism there, champ. I ain't easy to kill. Damn strongest gnoll either side a' that river. An'way, there's a reason why we call it the rival gnolls, And it ain't cause of competition to see who bakes the meanest muffins.

>>329213
It'd constantly piss ME off, too. I like your train o' thought, though. I bet there's more dead ones closer to the dungeon.

Smells like gnolls too, now. Zies? And others.

Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)19:20 No. 329229 ID: c811c4
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>"Well well, you did survive, "Boss!"

We don't put glitter in our ears and I don' recognize the others. Definitely the other camp a' gnolls, buddying up with Zies. I may not be a thinker, but I ain't dumb either.

"Long enough to see a turncoat."
>"Ha, no! I was always with this group."
"Since when do we do espionage?"
>"For as long as it's worked, dumbass. It'd be a damn shame to kill you here like planned, you could really fight. How about you come on to our side too? You're not chief material and you know it. 'sides, everyone else is dead."

That had better be a god damned lie.

Rape everyone

Well this sucks. Time to gnoll-up and say something intimidating like "Not everyone. You're still alive. For now." And then go buck-wild on them. I don't exactly see their reason for doing this, what profit they get from killing you or your pack. But whatever... There's only one way to react to such villainy.

>>329229
You have a weapon, and you outweigh all three of them put together.

Rip and tear.

fake giving up and then at the last moment you jam the sword into one, strangle the other and then let go of the sword and grab Zies. knock her out and drag her back to the dungeon. if JUST the kid is alive then you kill her. if a good number of your people are still alive and the kid then she should be put on the bottom rung and become the town bitch.

I want you to cut her. I want you to cut her so bad, but that depends on whether you think you can win this fight. If not you should probably at least pretend to be on their side for now. And pull that friggin' dagger out of your shoulder. Arrows may be barbed, but blades generally arn't dumbass.

>>329229
You still have that dagger in your back. Any good at throwing? ...are you sure that these three are the only gnolls around? Maybe we should wait a minute before agreeing to this.

Just ask for them to show you. If they really are all dead, then there's basically no reason to stay 'loyal'. It would be joining up with other gnolls, past rivalry or not. Besides, do you really think you could protect the kid by yourself?

I would, however, like for you to warn them that if they keep Zeis around the harpies will want to kill them forever.

hold on, you kill them all you are on your own. offer to join the on the condition you get to kill zies. then tell them you have something in the dungeon you need to retrieve.

>>329229
Decapitate one of Zies' buddies.
Then the other.

Zies lives so she can suffer. Also, so she can be used to rebuild your population.

>>329229
You smell the kid anywhere?

>>329229
There's always Leaf, he could have survived when he went down, regarding your team of Gnolls. Let 'em know you got a goddamn promise to keep and want to know where the goddamn 'bolds are, then we can all fight to the death in glorious battle once you're sure the baby's safe. Alchemist is just a bonus if he lives.

I bet the situation with the bolds got worse, the alchemist probably retreated down into the dungeon mid-battle with the kid. That's the most predictable outcome because shit always gets worse.

N-no...The kid! What did you do to him/her?!

>>329240
I second asking them to show you. If nothing else, fighting three of them at once should be easier in a corridor than our in the open.

>>329229
Ask them to show you. If they're dead, ask for Zies dead. They're just dicks, Zies is the traitor.

Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)20:10 No. 329270 ID: c811c4
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Survival says I tag with 'em. Buddy up and pretend, and hope they ain't onto me. An' it's Zies makin' the deal, she ain't gonna agree for me to join on principle that I kill 'er.

But I got my pride, and there's no joinin' em. They're gonna die, even if the entire camp comes at me. Cause it's what we do. I don't hate 'em, cept for Zies. I woulda killed 'em cause my chief wanted me to. Now I'm gonna kill 'em in the off chance she's lyin'. I don't smell the kid, so he ain't around dead or alive.

She ain't gonna squeal the truth till I beat 'er. No point in talkin, till then.

>>329270
"I just carved my way through dozens of harpies, and you think you runty whelps will do anything but irritate me?"

Use your right hand to wrench the offending sword out of the dying gnoll's grasp and swing wide with it while you figure out if your left arm is still functional.

Rip their heads off and use them to stone Z

Go left while swinging the guy on your sword into the one on your right.

>>329278
What'd I ever do to you?!

>>329270
Damn it. That looks like a bad wound. See if you can use that body you just gained as a projectile.

>>329281
I don't know what you're talking about.

That sword you got cut with looks better than yours. Take it.

1/2 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)20:51 No. 329294 ID: c811c4
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Left arm is shit. I can move it, but not like I have to. I ain't right handed...

2/2 Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)20:52 No. 329295 ID: c811c4
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...but nothing like that'll stop me from slicin' such a weak gnoll!

Problem is, I'm completely open, and Zies ain't some incompetent bumbler.

You've got a face, right? Headbutt or Facechomp! Assuming she's close and not aiming an arrow at your eye, in which case you can tug the person you've now killed in the way

>>329295
Just pull the sword out quickly as you can and take as much if the gnolls guts out with it as you can. That should slow em down at least. Then take a choice piece or two off of Zies.

yeah, this other gnoll is as good as dead, just doesn't realize it yet.u se leg to prey it off or yank it in the way.

>>329295
Dodge forward, then.

>>329295
Fling this still-moving corpse at Zies to knock her over, then disarm and pin her.
She'll suffer for what she did.

>>329295
Now would be a good time to do a Super Combat Dodge Roll out of the way of that arrow Zies just fired at you.

>>329305

Seconding this.

Two for the price of one!

Ask Zies
"Do you always get your team killed, or did you just betray us to idiots?"

use right arm to swing left arm behind you.

Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)22:24 No. 329334 ID: c811c4
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Swingin' the weak one to Zie- crap, my neck wound!

>"God damn blockhead! Thought you liked living?!"

"You always end up killing your team, huh?"

use right arm to swing left arm behind you.

>>329334
I WARNED YOU ABOUT NECK DAGGERS BRO!!!
I TOLD YOU DOG!

...

Continue swinging like that. You should be able to smash Dead Gnoll #2 into Zies.

Ha, this situation is better than it looks. Use your momentum to spin around with the body you're swinging. The body will impact her, she'll lose grip on the dagger or it'll get yanked out, and that'll be the end of the fight.

>>329334
Bitch.

Use both of your arms to do a hard swing with the sword all the way back around to your left. The momentum of the body it was on should land it on Zies, and the momentum of a big ass swing should cut him down well.

could also fall backwards. using your size to pin.

Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)22:52 No. 329349 ID: c811c4
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Gad - damn! Awkward as hell, but she flies off and messes with the knife too before lettin' go! Gonna turn an' face her. Fallin back on her is just askin' to fall on her sword.

spin left, let your arm go limp. and let it FACE SMACK.

That is not going with the momentum and spinning >:|

Let go of the sword so that the body falls between you, giving you time to spin around and apply fisticuffs.

Clamp 2011/07/21(Thu)23:11 No. 329362 ID: c811c4
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>>329353
Hell, it was awkward enough tryin' to hit 'er when she was so close. Here's some momentum!

nice. now while they are stunned turn around and follow it up. use their belts and clothes as bandages and rope.

Now we're talking. Keep her off balance. Also, she twisted that dagger in you, you're bleeding a lot. Fix it somehow.

>>329362
Continue applying fists until she is sufficiently subdued.
Then politely question her on the validity of her previous statements.
If those statements turn out to be correct; brake her fucking spine. If not; do it anyway.

The other two are dead as dead can be. You don't recover from those wounds. Time to subdue and disarm Zies and then drag her (possibly literally) with us back to the dungeon

1/2 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)00:03 No. 329391 ID: c811c4
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>"I'll fuckin' kill you!"

Demand the location of kobold cub and then rip off her traitorous skin, slowly.

2/2 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)00:03 No. 329394 ID: c811c4
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And that's that. Question is, what do I do with her. I'd rather not drag her off to the dungeon. Not without a leash or somethin'.

"It true ou- my companions 're dead?"
>"Fuck off."

>>329394
Squeeze that wrist.

Beat her silly until you get answers, THEN follow my previous command. :3

you can rip up their clothing to make rope to tie here up, and also leash.

once she's secure you can use what's left to bind your wounds

You're at a disadvantage with one arm heavily out of commission. Break one of her wrists or something. And yes it'd be best to get some rope and bind her before we drag her along, but first we need to break her. cripple her and knock her unconscious then you can bind her and see if she and the other two gnoll have anything you have need of.

Keep an eye on her other arm and her legs, she might try going for a hidden blade or something

"Wrong answer." *Snap her wrist* "Now, since you won't give me what I want, what should I do first? Slowly gouging out your eyes and cutting off your limbs inch by inch. Or eating you alive?"

1/2 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)00:44 No. 329408 ID: c811c4
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>>329395
>>329401
>>329404
SNAP

>"FUUUCK!"
"Stay still for a minute or I'm breakin' your ankle, too."

2/2 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)00:52 No. 329411 ID: c811c4
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"Where's the pup?! I haven't had my fill of meat after the siege, and you're lookin' tasty, and I ain't in the mood for moral dilemmas."
>"Fuck, just kill me already. I ran as soon as you tantrum'd your way out of the dungeon. Left everyone behind."
"So you don't know if they're dead."
>"... they're not, to my knowledge. Our other hunting party couldn't find them. They left the kobolds behind though, and we found them. No, we didn't kill them."
"You'd better keep talking, or I'm gonna start choppin' limbs and eyes."
>"Erk... we were going to raise the pup as a slave. We think it's got Gnoll Blight though. Probably won't live another week."

FUCK!

"WHERE IS HE?! WHERE?!" Grab another wrist in a threatening manner.

>>329411
if the kid has gnoll blight, it's time to give it some gnoll mutagen. you said gnolls couldn't die from gnoll blight, right?
and then do one of those hilarious montages sequences.

Gnoll blight... the only chance it'll live is if we give it some Gnoll's essence to make it more like you.

Look around, I got a bad feeling about an ambush.

Okay so it looks like we're in something of a dilemma. Your primary target is the child, but the kobolds are with the main enemy camp. You could use Zies here as a hostage, drag her along with you to convince the others that you've defected (with one hand on the back of her neck ready to snap it if she tries to raise any sort of alarm), walk in, take the kobolds, and leave. Make up some other story about these two guys. Or you could go reunite with the rest of your pack and try to think up something better.

>>329411
We can't take on an entire enemy camp. We need to either send her back to them and have her tell them if they want the pup as a slave they need to feed it an Essence of Gnoll potion... or go back to the dungeon and see if we can track our group. Perhaps Leaf found a way out, and led them to safety.

We could hedge our bets and do both. Send her back with instructions on how to save the kid, and then go looking for our dudes.

1/2 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)01:12 No. 329420 ID: c811c4
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Of course, that potion.

"We had some essence of gnoll. That might work, but I need to find the alchemist. She's with your camp, right?"
>"..... she was a useless alchemist."
"And? Ya said she wasn't killed."
>"...just kill me already."
"Where is she."

2/2 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)01:15 No. 329421 ID: c811c4
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>".............. we thought it'd be funny.... to hide the pup and.. tell her we sold the pup to the humans, and we let her go. She went north, to the nearest... human town..."

>>329421
Slit her neck and MOVE! Catching that kobold is first priority.

Punch her in the face. Really. Fucking. Hard.

...Kill her.

Don't leave her alive. She'll only cause trouble later.

>>329422
 She doesn't deserve a clean nor a quick death. Slice off her ears, slash out her eyes, and stab her in the chest in various places. That should guarantee a long and painful enough death.

"That was for the Ol' Chief, and this is for the Harpies' nest. I hope you enjoy your slow ride to Hades, Zies."

Ok, do you still remember the alchemist's scent?

Three different things to do..
>Reunite with your pack
>Get Alchemist
>Get Kobold Child

I'm personally for trying to sneak into the Gnoll encampment with Zies as hostage/cover, but if other people have ideas then i'm all for it.

But WHERE is the pup??

>>329431
THIS!

How about tie some weights on her feets and then throw her down a river?

What's more important, thinking up clever ways to kill her or actually trying to accomplish something?

get the pup, then get the alchemist. those are the two most time sensitive things that you have to do now.

Getting to the pup isn't time sensitive. She's got a week. The alchemist, however, could get caught by humans within the hour.

We need that potion.

>>329437
Except the gnolls, having no reason to keep a kobold child whom they think has an incurable illness which will result in its death, might just decide to help themselves to a little snack. Savages.

>>329434
I see your point, but we still can not risk letting her live to try and kill us again.

If we plan on sneaking the pup out of the camp without anyone noticing or without Zies, we're going to need Leaf (if he's still alive).

>>329439
Well it's not so much sneaking inside, rather you walk in arm-in-arm and she, being a known double-agent, validates that Clamp is now on 'their side', and you walk in, take the kobold child, and walk out. And if she makes any funny moves, we snap her scrawny neck.

>>329421
Kill the bitch and then go towards the humans. You're getting that fucking alchemist and nothing is going to be allowed to stand in your way.

She could be lying. Just to throw you off track. Her party doesn't come back, they kill the pup just to spite you.

How good are you at tracking? Cus if you can find a single kobold in a forest then do it. If not, I say we go back for the other gnolls first, we need that tracker. To see if there is a kobold going north, to track it down if there is, and to skip that entire mess of tracking if he cant find a trail.

Plus, do you expect to take on the entire camp by yourself to get the kid back?

1/3 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)03:35 No. 329450 ID: c811c4
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"Kid's still at your camp, yeah? And how far's the alchemist?"
>"Yes, and the alchemist got a day's head start."

Shit. I really was out for awhile.

"Tell me where the camp and human town would be."
>"Alright. It's...."

She goes on to explain the locations. I don't know if I can trust her, but it's all I've got.

2/3 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)03:36 No. 329451 ID: c811c4
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It ain't like she couldn't be of use. Maybe use her to sneak in, maybe keep 'er alive so I can make sure she's tellin' the truth. But that's assuming I can control 'er. Nothin' saying that as soon as the moment comes she won't stab me in the back. Hard to wrap my head around it, it ain't like she joined us just last week. Saved each other's asses a couple times.

I may not be like other gnolls with my sense of promises and honor an' crap. But I don't think these gnolls are monsters and would eat the pup. I dunno, no saints among us. Either way I need the alchemist. I hear human's are okay with 'bolds cause they're hardly seen as a threat in small numbers, so that ain't the problem. Problem's when some 10 foot gnoll comes paradin' around. I got her scent at least, but I ain't much of a tracker.

Pup, alchemist, or gettin' help by seekin' out my mates. These are my options, and so far it seems to be leanin' to the alchemist.

One thing's for certain. Keepin' Zies under my foot is askin' for trouble, and I don't want to get cocky. The three of 'em got that way, and look at 'em now. I ain't a hero. Jus' wanna keep a single promise is all. And to do that, I need to survive. An' that's what I'll be doin' for as long as I can. Time to replace my sword, 'cause I'll be fightin' more gnolls before this is over. I'll take on the whole rival clan if that's what it takes. For now...

3/3 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)03:37 No. 329452 ID: c811c4
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SHUNK

"Goodbye, Zies."

>>329452
Well lets go find the alchemist first. You might not have to fight through a bunch of enemies to get to her, and you only really need the potion, so that makes it easier and safer to transport. After that you can return to your group and see if they're willing to help you get the pup back.

THE WITCH IS DEAD!!!

>>329452
Good, thats one less thing to worry about.

In before necromancers bring her back.

>>329452
Ah, too bad. You could have strapped her to your chest like armor and charged into their camp since whatthefuckIdon'twanttofightthatcrazyguy, but with that no longer an option I'd say go for the alchemist.
Just walk up to the town guards with your weapons sheathed and ask if they've seen your kobold alchemist friend. It would take a really stupid guard to pick a fight with a polite giant Gnoll.

I feel sad, even though bad gnoll was bad :<

>>329453
Sounds reasonable.

Don't forget your dagger.

>>329465
She directly caused the deaths of Clamp's old chief, allies, and the two Kobold parents, the bitch got what was coming to her.

>>329464
>could have strapped her to your chest like armor
>no longer an option

He can still do that. The blood will add effect.

>>329520
It would be rather heavy to carry someone around, and make cruddy armor anyway.

>>329520
>>329522
Skin her then and make a new shirt out of her, she's owes you a shirt anyway, you ripped yours for a shield to use to clean up her mess. then wear her armor.

>>329525
what the hell is wrong with you?

>>329525
We don't have time to mutilate our dead enemies, silly.

she's a bit too much on the skinny side to wear her skin/armor, isn't she?

1/4 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)17:09 No. 329669 ID: c811c4
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Ain't gonna skin her, geez! I may not think much of a meat corpse, but wearin' her just feels wrong. Ain't that kinda gnoll. I do need a shirt though, and much of our stuff was abandoned at a camp. Right on the way to the human town. Harpies probably took stuff of value, but it's worth a shot. Ain't got a whole lotta time to screw around though. Alchemist better be alright.

2/4 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)17:10 No. 329670 ID: c811c4
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Nice! 'pparently harpies were so caught up in the chase, they din't care to take a damn thing. Even left the arrow removers. Still hurts like a bitch.

3/4 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)17:11 No. 329671 ID: c811c4
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No more time to waste. Ain't gonna make another stop till I get to that village, don't care if night comes by the time I get there. Which it probably'll be.

4/4 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)17:12 No. 329672 ID: c811c4
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....or city. God damn, it ain't some crumb on the map. Really does look like it could have a slave business, specially with the river comin' right through it. Wonder if they got a soft spot fer gnolls.

Well on the bright side you're rather civilized, don't look too much like a filthy barbarian at the moment, and hopefully you speak their language. If anything happens you can always raise your hands above your head and shout 'I come in peace!' and if they still come at you hostile-like, well your sword's on your back so having your hands up means it wouldn't take all that much movement to get to it pronto. So, think you can do a quick circle around the city to see if you can find the kobold's tracks and/or scent?

>>329672
Clamp, lets be honest, nobody has a soft spot for gnolls. Not even gnolls. Especially not gnolls.

>>329672
Best way to find that out is to probably approach via the road, all civilized-like.

And the visibility is mutual so if they start drawing bows you can peg it back to the forest.

>>329672
Probably not, your lot doesn't tend to make good slaves, or that good slavecatchers really, too brutal on any prisoners.

But they are humans, and fond of commerce. So if you go up there like you have legitimate buisness and don't get hostile then you might get through the gates.

>nobody has a soft spot for gnolls.
I do~

Anyway, I agree that stating that you are there for business seems worth a try.

>>329592
You've people have suggested far worse in regards on how to treat Zies, there was that torture bullshit, rape bullshit, all perfectly fine in regards to Gnoll culture apparently.
I merely wanted to make good use out of recycling available material that happens to be on a used corpse that would be very comparable to the standard of orcs chopping off heads and putting 'em on pikes. Nobody gives orcs grief for that, nope. Plus, you know, sorta an extreme joke of a low moral code, i.e. like ya'll doing above. A dirtbag can't even be a dirtbag, geeze.

Got a white flag or something you can make a white flag out of? Write a big fat "Peace" or "Consumer" on it to announce that you're a merchant gnoll meaning to spend some money. Which I assume you do, since the harpies left a lot of good shit behind.

1/3 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)18:22 No. 329688 ID: c811c4
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Bit of a walk. They see me, of course, and I see a few bows stickin' out of the towers. I'm in range though. If they were to shoot me on sight, they'da done it by now. Open hand towards the target's a pretty universal sign of peace though, and I'm up to them without holes in my face. Good start, considerin' yeah, no soft spots for gnolls. My bit about that was a little bit of gnoll humor.

Alchemist's smell could be here, I dunno. Too many smells.

2/3 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)18:23 No. 329689 ID: c811c4
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...now I know where Zies got that helmet at. Good thing I don't wear 'em.

The one on the right speaks first.
>"What're you doin here, gnoll?! This better be good, cause you're only this close because nothing else ever happens around here. Remember that."

Heh. Ton of 'em starin down at me, and it smells like fear. Well, here goes.

"I'm here for trade. We got some, uh... lumberin' operation, figure you guys might enjoy a little trade route."
>"Gnoll, we got all the lumber we need, the forest is right there. Far as we're concerned, the only thing you guys export is death and war. Try amusin' us one more time, then it's to the gravepit."

Welp. It's kinda true, come to think of it. Ain't known for our mean businessmen.

"Lookin' for a kobold that came through here in the last day."
>"Ha, a gnoll lookin' for a kobold? Funny stuff. Archers! Ki-"
>"Wait! Gnoll, describe it! We have a few comin' in frequently."
Left one suddenly got a weird tone in his voice, there.

"Short. Well, okay, most are. Eesh, they look the same. This one's an alchemist though. Probably came in lookin for a kobold pup."

3/3 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)18:25 No. 329691 ID: c811c4
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...their eyes sparked at that last bit. Dunno if that's good. They whisper to each other, like I can't hear 'em, left one piping up first.

>"Think it's the same one?"
>"Gotta be. Damned gnoll bastard must be tryin' to get a slave back or something."
>"Good! If he pulls it off, good, if he fails and dies, good!"
>"Hey, yeah."

He turns to me.
>"Alright, gnoll! Follow us. One wrong move and the vultures are getting a real treat!

Well that's unexpected.

>>329691
Well, what's the worst that can happen?

Wow, EVERYONE IS DICKS. Well I guess there's really not much you can do. I mean, a lot of their talk is bluster meant to intimidate you into a role of submission, as they probably know that even with their archers you could probably take a few guys down with you. So they probably won't (or at least they SHOULDN'T) be too quick to order your death. However, ultimately your life is now in their hands and they can end it, even at some cost of their own. So it'll pay to be polite and compliant. They seem to want you to get rid of some kind of sticky situation on their end... but once you're of no use to them... Well, at that point you'd best skedaddle.

>>329692
Way to go jinxing him there. Anyway guess you might as well go with them. Sounds like you'll have to deal with something dangerous, but so what you have a fuckhuge sword.

Claim you ain't gonna do shit to them. Get the alchemist, leave, go save the kobold pup from where it really is and from Gnoll's Blight, maybe save your friends in a dungeon along the way, get the pup to a safe place, then die in glorious battle with the rival Gnolls. OR win a glorious victory with the rival Gnolls. Tell 'em this so they'll be more relaxed around you since they'll know what you're all about, plus they're bored guards and the Tale itself will probably make 'em lighten up a bit towards you too.

Daydream about the glorious battle. Yes, it's gonna be so good.

>"Good! If he pulls it off, good, if he fails and dies, good!"

Sounds like they're gonna make a game out of this.

Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)19:22 No. 329737 ID: c811c4
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>>329712
I'd love to live out my success and glory through words, but I'd live it out in reality. And that's what I plan on doin', so we're gonna walk in silence. Which is what the walk was like, tons of people starin' out me outta their windows. Almost got stage fright. More gnoll humor.

I'm sat down, and there's the alchemist. Utterly terrified. The human doesn't seem to be anything but jovial.

>"My word but you're a big one! Oh, but my manners! I am Gareno, mayor of this fine city. I hear it you are friends of my dear Sholkus! Any friend of her's is a friend of mine, gnoll or not! Dear, this IS a friend, right?"

She nods frantically. So that's her name. She's makin' frantic hand gestures at me under the table. That sign language? Too bad I don't know it.

>"So! What can I do for you, friend?"

"yes, Sholkus can make a potion known as 'essence of gnoll' and i believe i need it to save someone's life."
the dude is bad news. Sholkus is trying to signal you without looking like he is signaling you. listen HARD for anyone else in the room.

Let's assume this guy is dangerous and possibly has access to powerful magics. There has to be a reason why the guards want this guy 'dealt with' and the kobold is terrified of him. Plus the fact that he doesn't seem at all worried about your presence. Now we COULD Jump the gun with the element of surprise and just deliver a neck-snapping thrust-punch, but i'd feel better if we had a better read on this guy's potential abilities before we did so. Can you tell us what the gestures of the kobold look like? If it's a sign language we don't know it's probably hopeless, but if he's making throttling gestures or crosses or something we might make sense of it. In the mean time, we'll have to make smalltalk while we attempt to learn more. Tell him that you're aware his city has been having problems with the band of gnolls that lives a short distance away and that you represent an alternative, and possibly you and he can work together to eliminate them and work out a cooperative existence.

...dear? What's going on here? Oh god she used a love potion on him didn't she... Wow. Just wow. Maybe we shouldn't let on that she's an alchemist.

Say that you've got a favor to ask her- she said she knew of something that cured Gnoll's Blight, and you need that cure.

>>329737
>...dear? What's going on here? Oh god she used a love potion on him didn't she... Wow. Just wow.
Ahahahaha!

That's so awesome that it might very well be true.

Step careful.

Can you describe her hand signals to us in detail?

Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)19:52 No. 329766 ID: c811c4
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The gestures are complex and not repeatin'. Certainly nothin' like slitting a throat or somethin'. An' I dunno about this guy. Don't know much about mages, but he doesn't have the look of a fighter in 'im. Don't hear anyone else other than some soldier's tolling around on duty.

"I am trying to save someone, I believe Sholkus had the medicine I need."
>"Ah yes! If my dear is alright with this, you may have it."
"I would also like to bring her along."
>"No. She is to stay.

Can't read those gestures, but they just doubled in speed. Too many to describe in detail. A flurry of stubby kobold fingers is all I can say.

>"She has brought attention of a kobold pup to me who was lost to the slave market. I am doing all I can to find this one, but the fools at the docks never kept their records straight. She must stay so she can recognize the kobold in question."

Fantastic.

>>329766
The you're staying too. To "assist" your kobold pal.

>>329766
"That's actually why I'm here. He's been captured by the nearby gnoll tribe, and I need the medicine for him before I go rescue him."

>>329766
Say something like "Well in that case I'll just take the medicine for my kid back at the tribe, unless you think there's a way I can help."

That should clue in the alchemist on where the kid is.

"of course, i need the medicine for a kobold pup as well, it has caught gnoll blight" stare REALLY hard at Sholkus. should get the hint.

Well what the other voices have already said is probably true... she probably gave this guy one of her love potions. Gads those things are terrible creations. Maybe this'll teach her some caution? Not likely. Anyway, we don't really need her, just the potion. However, I'm willing to bet that the guards are upset that their mayor is 'like that' with a kobold, as it's rather unseemly for a public official I'm sure. So they want us to take care of it, or her, somehow. You can explain the 'mix-up' with the kobold child, and, hey, If the Mayor is so eager to please his kobold, why doesn't he take charge of the operation and send out a battalion of Knights to the gnoll camp to rescue the poor child? And I'm sure he'd want to be there to oversee it and show his support of his darling kobold's whims. And while everyone's out you can snatch both kobolds and be on your merry way.

1/2 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)20:30 No. 329804 ID: c811c4
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Okay, here's somethin' I've given the foresight to think about. I don't want to leave the alchemist here, at least not for a lengthy period. My promise is to look out for 'em, but not to raise 'em. I need an exit plan, and this is the only kobold I can trust to take good care o' the kid. Hell, she ran to a human town just for the pup, wrong as it was. In order to fulfill the promise, I want to get the kobold outta here, too.

2/2 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)20:30 No. 329807 ID: c811c4
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Sholkus suddenly bursts out.

>"YES! I mean yes the pup is definitely definitely missing and sold as a slave there is no mistake about it and anyone who says differently is a bumblehead.

Uh... gonna take that as a hint. Guess I'll try the assist route.

"Uh, well, I would like to have that potion for my pup back at my camp.

Okay, that look on the alchemist shows she got the hint.

"If I find the kobold's pup, you'll let Sholkus go, right?"

>"Oh heavens no! I must be frank, Sholkus and I will be staying together for long after! It is frowned upon, this forbidden love, but we will be together. Do keep this a secret. I already receive enough trouble from people who think my love has changed me, but it simply will not do if our affair is made public! I already have all the guards on high watch around her, due to assassination attempts!"

"I hear ya got a gnoll problem, then. Well okay, I know you do. But I ain't with em. At war, in fact. Perhaps we can cooperate?"

>"Of course! If you have any information to there whereabouts, that would be superb! And of course, if you would like to join the fray, you are welcome. If we can eliminate the threat, I can post more resources to finding the pup!"

Man, that's convenient. But then humans would be enroaching on what should be gnoll territory, and possibly settling there if they actually take it over. Guess I could go back and get the pup first, but that could be spending time I might not have. Can't help but feel it wouldn't go too hot if I asked to speak with her in private, but it'd be real nice about now.

point across the room and at a window and yell ASSASSIN! when they both look grab the kobold and RUN!

Get the mayor to start making a WRITTEN CONTRACT ceding the appropriate land to the gnolls to live in and hunt in and all that jazz in return for promises that they'll not kill any humans or poach on human land, etc etc. We can finalize things later.. The question is whether we go after the pup before the fray or after/during. Also don't bring up trying to get Ms Alchemist out again. She got herself into her situation with deciding to invent a potion that VIOLATES THE FREE WILL AND MIND IN THE WORST POSSIBLE WAY. I mean, think about it. Someone could just chuck a potion at you and you become their 'willing' slave for the rest of your life. Is that really something you want to reward? She reaps what she sows.

>>329807
Oh, she spilled some love potion on him. Idiot. Try to imply to the bold you get what happened now, using the word potion in emphasis in a sentence. Then try another sentence with reference to a cure of the potion, with cure being used as a pun soon after. Then ask the man if there's another alchemist you can see in the city for painkillers where we can get a cure for him.

>>329807
Haha yep she used a love potion on him alright. That will probably not last forever. If you can get a written agreement that our tribe will take over the rival tribe's territory and will not attack any humans passing through, but the humans would not be allowed to build a settlement there, then this could be very, very good for us. This is assuming our tribe is still alive. Let's bet on it for now. If we're wrong, well, we'll deal with that when we find out.

Even after the love potion wears off I imagine he'd be okay with the agreement.

...oh, and I didn't say outright but we should reveal the location of your rival tribe so that we can bust in and grab the kid.

In order to get the alchemist out... well, that's gonna be tricky. The only option I can think of is to wait until the potion is gonna wear off, make sure these two are the only other people around and be there to grab him and keep him from doing anything hasty. Then we just calmly explain the situation. You'll still be doing him a favor, and we can take the kobold off his hands so he doesn't suffer any further embarrassment. It would be helpful to know when the potion's gonna wear off though...

Maybe the potion lasts a long time? I wish we had some details on that.

God dammit, Sholkus.

We need to get her to sweet talk him somehow. Involve her in the negotiations, and I bet he'll do whatever you want.

What exactly is a girl YOUR AGE doing trying to do SCIENCE anyway? There are at least two things wrong with that. Unless we're erring when we presume that 15 years is still in the 'child' section of aging in your species. Anyway, you need to pay your debts in whatever ways you can, no matter how embarassing it might be. How fit are you? I mean if you're completely recovered you could try helping the guy.

Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)21:17 No. 329857 ID: c811c4
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>>329809
I like you're thinkin', but the town gate ain't right around the corner.

>>329819
Man, when you put it like that, that is nasty. I wouldn't want to get hit with any of that stuff. But it doesn't seem right that Sholkus would use somethin' like that, least not on a human mayor. I could see it for someone that wanted a grab for power, and Sholkus ain't that someone. But if I don't rescue her, I gotta find another way to get someone to take the pup in.

I'll question her when I get a chance, but that can wait. And now that it's mentioned, it's also pretty weird she can make a love potion, yet virtually nothing else. Ah, I remember her sayin' that it was no permanent thing, so... oh. That means he could snap into it any second. Better hurry this up...

"Alright. I'll tell you where the camp is at, but I want it out of human hands. Written contract. You give it to my tribe, and in return, we won't attack your lands-"

>"I think that is a wonderful idea!"
Thanks, Shol.
>"Haha! Then so be it, we will create the contract immediately!"

>>329821
Pretty sure she knows the love potion's been used.
"Nice. Another question. Do you have an alchemist in shop? Would help taking out the other gnoll camp."
>"But of course! I can arrange for good sized force for you before the night is over."

Well, there's that option, too. I don' wanna be anywhere around though when the mayor gets his senses though.

Well until we get some private time with the alchemist it's not really possible to figure out what the circumstances were regarding his dosage or how long it'll last. Perhaps we can get some words to her when he goes to inform the troops. But yes, the faster we act, the better, both in terms of keeping the potion from wearing off, getting a contract made quickly, the welfare of the kobold pup, and making sure your mates don't wander off too far. When it comes to terms of the contract, make sure of the following

-Establish a clear demarcation line between the Gnoll lands and the Human lands, with allowances for either side to expand on their side away from the border (If the human lands are north and the gnoll lands are south, then the humans can expand anyway but south, and the gnolls can expand any way but north)
-A mutual defensive pact. That is to say, if one side is attacked by an outside force, the other will help them out
-Establish possibilities of trade

It's really too bad we don't know how long this shit lasts, hurry and make the contract, he can't back down once he signs it.

1/4 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)22:01 No. 329896 ID: c811c4
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Ya know, I never thought I'd be pallin' around with humans to take out gnolls. Not like I think there's a thing wrong with it, just never actually occurred.

We spend some time discussing the specifics, he's real agreeable to established borders, trade routes and mutual defense. Real good for short term, but again, I gotta worry about what'll happen with the love potion goes off.

>"And there is the signature! The deal is done, I hope the best to us!"

There's a smell... best ignore it.

"Let's go see about getting those guys. Sooner we move, the better."

2/4 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)22:04 No. 329900 ID: c811c4
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>"But we cannot yet, Sholkus has not eaten! Feast with us."

Steak. Chicken. I've barely eatin' for three days now. I guess I should be polite about this. Manners and all.

4/4 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)22:06 No. 329902 ID: c811c4
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>"How is the steak, dear? I made the cooks make it just for you!"
"It is very good, thank y...ou..."

I need that steak. I need that steak.

calm down, once that chicken hits your stomach you should be feeling a LOT less hungry. just need to hold out for a bit. and i REALLY doubt she can eat it all. she will eat a bit more and then when she is finished, ask if you may have the rest.

>>329902
NO! LEAVE THAT STEAK ALONE! BAD CLAMP!

>>329902
Cover your nose and eyes.

Try very hard to communicate that you have been traveling without rations and if he can spare any more food you would be more fit for fighting later.

>>329902
Fight the urge, bro. One faux-pas and our deal goes down the shitter. Just enjoy your chicken.

Resist, man... The Mayor will freak out if you in any way slight his dearly beloved. But if you can't resist, at least throw a distraction like "WHAT'S THAT?!" while pointing away and then devour it whole while their attention is elsewhere.

Another point... When you go outside with everyone, try to single out whoever's highest in rank in the guards (or alpha status) for a private talk. Tell him (or possibly her) that you are aware of their problem with their mayor and you know how to take care of it, you just need some time so please bear with us. They need to trust you for at least a little bit so that they don't try to stage a coup or put some other plan into effect right away. Buying time, that's what we're doing.

>>329902
Control yourself. Think of a giant celebratory feast that you'll give yourself after you get out of here and after you save that bold pup. Right now we need a head with less hunger and more cunning.

"Thanks for the food but I'm feeling restless, if Sholkus can help me choose an alchemist right now I'll feel better. She can bring along her food and eat it on the way. If she is ok with that, of course."

NO CLAMP NO!

1/3 Clamp 2011/07/22(Fri)23:20 No. 329950 ID: c811c4
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>>329904
>chicken hits your stomach
>eat a bit more
>>329905
>LOOK AT THAT STEAK
>>329906
>words words rations
>>329907
>something something chicken
>>329910
>WHAT'S THAT? Devour it whole!
>>329914
>GIANT.
>CELEBRATORY.
>FEAST.
>>329937
>DO IT CLAMP