>>402457
That's not real money, is it.

Also did you explain that you were intending to simply scout out his forces and he trapped you via use of a magical ring?

>>402457
Time to get angry. Threaten her.

"I suggest you pay me what you owe me. Or there will be trouble."

>>402460
Well I dunno about threats. We DID fail to do as she asked- she specifically asked for us to help her beat him. We went and did it on our own, so we did not technically do what she told us to do.

Still, we did do her some good, so we should get paid something. Possibly a reduced payment, 10k was a lot for a simple combat mission anyway.

...god damn it all. That's not even real. Thousand does not have a z in it. Hell, it's not even the same grammatically. We risked our lives for that bull with mediocre rewards and almost losing our units and she pulls this just because she can't have her petty revenge? Bloody hell.

Of course, if we just WAITED instead of just trying to scout an unknown unit under equipped, we might have gotten the actual money.

>>402460
Hold on threats
>>402462
Why would we take a reduced pay?

>>402464
I... just said why? We didn't do what she asked. In fact, she said it was her job to kill the guy, so by doing it without her we made her look bad.

>>402457
Explain he had a ring that made it so anybody who saw him was stuck in a fight to the death.
Ask why she's so upset that she wasn't there for his death?

She asked us to help her. Not that she must be in combat. Help can be acting as her champion in her stead. Help can be setting the forest on fire to weaken them. She never specified so she has no right to complain.

So yeah. She is going to pay for full price.

Overlord 2012/04/19(Thu)22:11 No. 402468 ID: 97486c
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".... Did I do something wrong? Did I offend you?"

>"Offend? Uhm... No. I don't think so.." She looks at you confused, "Why? Do you think the amount I gave you isn't enough? I can speak with the village to possibly give you more."

"The problem isn't the amount the problem is the money itself. This is obviously a piece of paper with a rather poorly spelled amount on it."

She nods.

>"Yes, it is."

"This isn't real gold."

>"What!?" She takes a step back and appears to be genuinely startled "But... I'd gotten that money from the largest bank in the village.. They would never trick a captain of the guard like that.."

She looks at you again after regaining her composure.

>"It is probably just that you are not used to our currency. I'm sure any place that exchanges money would be more then glad to take that from you."

>>402468
Uh, yeah. Let's ask for more examples of her currency. Maybe visit the bank in the village? Actually you know, if this isn't our currency it might not be worth 10,000 in our currency. How about we use it to buy things in her village? That would be good for her economy would it not?

Or we could just ask her to come with you to Fabio to confirm that the money's worth something.

Whoo boy, poor girl doesn't know about exchange rates.

"Alright. We can take it to the bank and convert it to gold coins. Shouldn't be a big deal. After all, if you paid them the gold for the note, you should be able to get it back if you exchange it right?"

>>402470
Oh yes, you're right. She said there's a bank in the village so obviously we can go straight there with her and exchange it.

Emphasis on WITH HER. Don't let her run off. She might not even be the captain of the guard.

"well, if it is a form of local currency then only your bank and village and perhaps a few other specific locales deal in it" (they have a bank in such a small village?). "This means that the only place in the world this money can be spent is in this village. Would you mind showing me to the bank" (and potentially local stores to spend it on high liquidity goods if it is genuine currency but no conversion is available).
Make sure to stay with her until this is resolved.

I doubt she is seriously trying to trick us considering we just proved ourselves able to defeat the enemy threatening her village that she couldn't defeat. We know where she lives and are very powerful.

Also, "You should know, I meant to bring you with me to the fight but I got caught while scouting and had to engage prematurely, I still won"

Overlord 2012/04/19(Thu)22:43 No. 402474 ID: 97486c
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"Alright. We can take it to the bank and convert it to gold coins."

>"Uhm... We don't use coins here.. Only paper money."

"Hmm. Then I may as well spend it here."

>".... Maybe the bank does have coins. We can check. But only there, ok!? You only have permission to go there!"

You nod.

"That'll be good enough. Lead the way."

Without warning she grabs your arm and runs with you into the village. It takes all you can to avoid being dragged along. The two of you run into a large building.

>"There's a line... Oh, Deada! Come on, he's open. This lane is for captains only."

She leads you up the line. You quickly notice that this place is just as quiet as the rest of the village..
When you reach the teller you simply stare in utter confusion.

>"Deada, we were wondering if you had any gold coins in the back that we could exchange this note for? Yes that's the man. I told you he showed some promise. Deada we.. No... He needs golden coins not paper..... Well?"

"... Well what...?"

>"He asked if you were willing to instead simply spend the money here."

"I... Uh..."

>>402474
Tell her the truth, that the Overlord wasn't the one wearing the armor. It was an impostor. Then tell her what happened to the real Overlord. Every detail we have so far. Including when he woke up with no memory, and only three remaining minions.

>>402474
....
....
....
.... I think another name for this island is Undead Isle.

So, break the delusions or go along for now? Might as well go along with it. Lets see what we can 'buy' here?

>>402474
...oh sweet bloody hell
is that a leaf in his hear
This is a village of mannequins and woodchippings. Girl is crazy a la 'I am legend'.
Maybe everyone got turned into ghouls? Maybe she was just crazy from the get go.

Or maybe this is totally legit in some odd way. Magic world, can't rule it out.

in any case.
"Please explain why you are talking to a statue."

The poor girl must have lived in total isolation for so long that she created a set of imaginary people to keep her company.
We aren't getting our coin here (unless there is some hidden unlooted cache somewhere in the village).
Best we could hope for is to get her (recruit), this would be good for her mental health but must be approached very carefully.
We could just kill her and then enslave but that will result in low starting loyalty.
I think we should play along for now and find out, finding they lack the coin suggest that she keep the paper money and instead come work for us.
Alternatively we could try to convince her she is talking to puppets.

Neither is ideal though.

>>402474
"I don't hear anything, but ok."

I'm thinking we should use the 'money' to hire her, since the threat to her 'people' is over.

Use to money to buy her

Well, she's almost certainly crazy. Do be sure to look into petrification curses and the such, though, just in case.

Laugh. Absurdity is for laughing at.

Island full of undead, wanting to kill Fakey, and being the captain of the guard? Poor girl likely suffered from the old hero standby; was out of the village for a day and when she came back, everyone was dead.

If we are going to break it to her, we do it softly and gently. Breaking an illusion with no regards to her can just cause her to mentally break down.

Use the money to buy her services as a body guard and have her get use to our castle. If she asks whom we are, we tell her honestly though I believe using our 'name' may help as well.(Remember, we picked out a name for a reason.)

actually, this could be a situation where a corruption potion could be a kindness. get rid of this horrible nightmare of a life and start fresh.

nope.jpg
are we in any way equipped to provide psychological treatment to someone? I am going to guess no. If we can't make any headway with her by talking it out with her right here, I don't know that recruitment is a good idea.

As for what to say right now, maybe start with some behaviors that wouldn't be acceptable if they were all real people. Turn around and have a seat on the bank table and continue talking like it's not a big deal. Maybe ask her where all the ghouls came from.

Yes. Yes we are willing to spend the money here. ((After we spend the money we should ask to meet the "sacred beast" with her))

>>402518
actually, yeah. The whole island is full of ghouls. I'll bet the 96 square is a necromancer or something.

>>402511
>Use the money to buy her services as a body guard
I like that idea. If the money turns out to be worthless to everyone except her- well, then, there's nothing for it but to spend it on her. And more minions are always nice, even mercenary ones.

>>402514
>corruption potion could be a kindness
Let's not if it can be avoided.

Ask what wares they have on sale. Maybe we can buy it with their currency and sell stuff to Fabio.

>>402565
Yes, maybe they have something useful so we don't have to go back to the fortress with some manky old armor that'll probably possess us and some paltry baubles.

You should probably take a closer look at the "people" standing in line too.

Overlord 2012/04/21(Sat)02:43 No. 402725 ID: 97486c
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It seems that 'everyone' here was made in a similar way to... Deada. A quick scan reveals.... Nothing. They're a bunch of sticks and stones.

I decide to take a seat on the desk.

"It is possible to buy things here I suppose. What does this village mostly have?"

She gives me an odd look like she's not quite certain how to react to this.

"I know you are all fencers but none of my troops are.. Well I'm certain you must have potions and stuff. We could always use more of those."

>"You..."

"Or even any alchemy ingredients you may have. We can always use that as well."

>"Will you get off his desk!?"

I look back at the 'man'.

"He doesn't seem to mind."

>"It... He's too shy to say anything! Now get off!"

"Oh if it's not bothering him I don't think it's that big of a deal."

>"J-just do what I'm saying!! Please!"

"Wait.. Maybe I can hire you."

>"W-what!?"

"I can use more troops. You seem to be a capable fighter."

>"I can't just leave the village! I'm the Captain of the Guard, these people need me!"

Move them into my fortress. It's well-defended and not infested by ghouls.

>>402725
Shrug
"I could just put this place under my protection. I station a few troops here, and if anything shows up they can't handle I can have an elite strike force here in seconds. You could even be on the strike force, if you like.
That would make the village much safer, you know.
Don't you agree, Daeda?
...
Daeda says yes!"

>>402727
This is excellent.

>>402730
No, it isn't. Using her delusions to go against her wishes is a terrible idea. It'd probably screw her up worse. Just convince her that transporting them to our castle/garrisoning our troops here would be safer.

>>402725
They can always hire a new CotG, you know? Surely you have been training someone for the task?

Or maybe you should be be forward with it, sort of. "These people can't speak or move, girl. They're cursed into sticks and stone, can't you see? Notice how they can't speak to me, or how they react? This man is not shy, he cannot move his twiggy arms without your assistance and cannot speak unless through you, and neither can the rest of the populace. If these were ever people, then they have been cursed with you as their only means of expression because only you can communicate with them. It's a torturous experience to watch and never move for eternity. You owe it to these people to fix them, figure out what did this to them, you know?

Or have these people always been like this. Tell me, girl, where were you born? If you made these stick people to make it seem like there's people here, it means you aren't feral and were raised around people, and there's these buildings here, and that means something up and took them. Let's find out, shall we? Then destroy it?"

>>402733
That would be excellent for provoking hysteria or a comatose state. Since we want neither of those, let's not. The girl's already stressed enough.

>>402727
this.

What if we go ask the SACRED BEAST if it'll take up that job instead?

We could also bring in Kassandra to help us out in this--she's a healer, maybe she covers mental health as well

start making out with the banker. tell him you love him too.

get off the table, its upsetting her and does not benefit you in any way

Overlord 2012/04/21(Sat)18:10 No. 403068 ID: 97486c
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>>402794
It doesn't but it was a bit funny. You get off the table. The relief that shows on her face is rather sad.

"I could put this place under my protection. My troops have defeated the one harassing you so they are more then capable to defend this place."

She shakes her head.

>"I appreciate the offer but this is my job as well as the other guards here." She gives you an odd look, "Why are you offering to do so much just to have me join you?"

"I just think it would be useful to have someone as skilled as you work with me."

>"No, that's not it. Tell me the truth."

Hmm.. You could just bail here and buy some random things from the store here. You are in no way a 'people person'.

>>403068
"Very well, the truth is that I believe your money will be of no use in other areas and your selection of goods here will be poor; you are likely the most valuable thing this village has to offer me and I am loathe to leave this location when the best it has is so close to being mine. Further I have a fondness for acquiring servants, particularly attractive and powerful females, which often drives me to efforts towards acquisition disproportionate to their value. I want you, and if having you requires a certain amount of effort be spent monitoring your village for incursions it is easy enough to pay that price for a man of my resources."

If she seems reluctant, take off the mask and say "Are you sure? You will have no reason to regret joining me, I am certain."

"From my perspective, this bank teller is a mannequin. I was concerned about your mental health as a result of isolation, but let's face it, subtlety isn't my greatest attribute."

wait, is that a giant X scar on the back of her head?

>>403068
"The truth? Is that what you really want? Fine, then.
The truth is that you're living a delusion because you can't handle reality.
The truth is that all these 'people' are mannequins you made to cope with loneliness.
The truth is that you and I are the only living beings in the village.
The truth is that I wish to offer you friends and a chance to heal.
The truth is that I want to learn more about what happened here so I can, if not restore everybody, then at least see to it that justice is done.
The truth is that it's long past time to wake-up, Rachael."

>>403068
Tell her it's because you feel sorry for what happened to her.

>>403070
>>403073
no
>>403071
tentative yes (unless a better plan is found)

>>403072
Scar? Why there could be. She might be brain damaged, in which case we could see about healing her.

>>403072
Pretty sure that's just two chopsticky things holding her hair up.

I really don't know that she's going to be worth the trouble. Quality over quantity of minions, remember? But, we've forced the issue, and now she wants an explanation, and she seems pretty well-versed in detecting deception (somehow). Maybe something along the lines of "I am putting together a small team of friends and co-workers with unique skills. It looks like living in this place has taken a toll on you. I thought you would get along with them, and have something to offer in terms of your skills, as well as being able to get away from here. If I misjudged and that's not what you want, that's perfectly fine. Now, where is this shop?"
So we're playing up the facts that she'll have companionship and be actually useful just in case she wants to reconsider, but if not, no harm done. We can probably see her later anyway.

>>403071
This is best.

she's batshit insane, that's why. but I guess you can't tell her that. unless there was a way to magically make you more convincing.

oh wait, there is. lift your mask.

Definitely lift your mask before you say any of this.

"At first, I accepted your refusal to allow me into the village as an understandable caution on the part of a captain of the guard. But then I defeated the one you requested, you give me money that has no worth -- you insist that it does in the village, and yet you still do not wish for me to enter. And now we are here, and I see your fellow villager, and so many small details are falling into place.

Beyond this, I think explaining further would upset you, do you still wish me to continue?"

>>403241
This. Also lift up the mask.

Yes, take off the mask.

Maybe the zombies around the island are from a necromancer who messed with her brain to make her appear crazy and deter would be do gooders from finding him?

Overlord 2012/04/22(Sun)17:45 No. 403493 ID: 97486c
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You lift up your mask and say this >>403241 however most of it seems to fly over the poor girl's head as your charm works it's magic.

>"Yes... Tell me more..~~"

"do you agree to work for me?"

>>403493
"Would you kindly join me and my group? I'd be very appreciative if you do."

Also, do we have a muzzle or something? Our nose and mouth looks a bit odd

>>403497
the target views us as the ideal male. so she is seeing us as what her race looks for in a mate.

>>403493
"I don't know what happened to the people here, but I can help. Come with me, and help me set things right here. Together, we can do so much more to help them than pantomiming a normal life in this silent village."

Don't lie.

"I believe you may be the only one in this village still alive. They are now the undead that populate this region, are they not?

Please, don't stay here any longer. For your own sake."

Overlord 2012/04/23(Mon)15:30 No. 403888 ID: 97486c
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"Will you join me? Together we can even protect this place."

She stares at you for a while then shakes her head with a sad smile.

>"No, you can't. I'm the only one that can."

Somewhere a bell rings. Her eyes go wide and she shakes her head to clear it up. She flips down your mask and begins pushing you out of the village. Even with your considerable weight she still easily pushes to the gate.

>"It... It's late. The shops need to close up so you need to leave. Come back some other time, you have my permission."

This is it. You can leave now or do something drastic.

>>403888
We need to return later and figure out where that bell rang. Also possibly bring someone who can detect magic. Maybe something strange is going on here?

Also say fine, we'll have to come back later to spend the reward money.

locate the bell, circle the village, watch it from above perhaps.

Get the ninja and have her shadow the elf.

>>403888
OK, who rang the bell if she's the only one here? Stand your ground. We'll get to the bottom of this.

I say we leave, but have nin scout to see WTF is going on here.
We can always come back later since we never resolved the money issue.

KIDNAP HER
go home. You can deal with this later. You still don't know the fullness of this story.

>>403895
Good idea, but remember she's not our unit. We'd have to ask it as a favor.

Before you go... flip your visor back up for a noserub. I bet she'll be all over it.

leave. you'll deal with this shit later. go check out Lily Island, it sounds like the loveliest place ever.

Actually, you should probably stop showing your face to so many people. They may end up talking or even arguing among themselves as to what species you are and feel betrayed that you could be controlling them with a charmed face. While it is not likely all of them would be angry, some of them may and wish for some sort of vengeance.

>>403888

"Another time, then."

Let her be, there's something really wrong here.

Overlord 2012/04/26(Thu)22:05 No. 405115 ID: 97486c
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"Another time, then."

You leave the village. Before you go home you kindly ask Nin to scout out the place and report anything unusual to you back at the castle. She gives a curt nod and goes off to scout.
-------------------------------

You return to the castle and are greeted by a familiar, though not exactly comforting voice.

>Shana: "My lord~ I have a package for you."

"A.. Package..?"

She nods.

>"It's not from me, but I'd love to give you a gift myself later. In my room if you want~"

"The package, Shana."

>"Yes! Here."

She hands you a bag filled with G1000, a small gem and a note. It reads 'Thank you, the Shadow Mage Guild.

You note that the gem is a Gem of +2 Acc.

=The Imps have finished repairing the Garden=

Leaving, and having the ninja scope out the town, especially the bell, seems prudent. Though maybe we should see if we can get her to open up about what's up with the town a little?

>>405027
This, but amend "...If you'd like to talk to someone about whatever happened, I'll listen." Before walking off. If she honestly believes that she has an actual town going here, that statement will hopefully at least make her a little more aware of her delusions, but subtly enough that she doesn't just... snap, hopefully.

and here we see the effects of mercy for those that deserve it. ask ruby and kass about the shadow mages.

>>405115
With the Garden repaired, what are our other major potential construction projects? We'll want those imps to get started on the next one right away.

>>405115
What can we do with gems, exactly?

Have the imps work on... uh... the demon lab expansion next.

Also we can ask Shana about the Shadow Mage guild too.

>>405115
Well, might as well take a look at the garden. Have a sandwich. Enjoy the day. We just got some unexpected money and only need to wait for Nin's report.

Might as well check out the garden then.

>>405136

agreed.

also, ask Styx about gems.

>>405126
This. Then we go chill in the garden.

>>405136
Agreed. I think we should let everyone take the rest of the day off. And we'll make it up to the nin somehow, since we asked her to work during this time.

You should reciprocate for the gift. Maybe send them a small amount of Silvas wine if you can make some or ask Fabio if he has anything the shadow mages might appreciate.

I suspect the gem is either wielded as an accessory or used in alchemy combinations. I propose using it with Rose, Emily or Alice.

Other than that a trip to the gardens sounds nice.

How to be an Overlord Chapter 8 End Overlord 2012/04/28(Sat)01:06 No. 405374 ID: 97486c
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You have the Imps work on the Demon Lab. Meagan will surely appreciate this.

Pondering what to give the Shadow Mages you wind up bumping into Shana. You ask her what would be a suitable gift for them and she says that anything from the demon world will suffice. You make a note to send them some surplus alchemy ingredients. You also notice she looks a bit ill but she waves away any concerns you have.

You decide to visit the newly repaired Garden.
It's... Well, it looks nice, actually.

Emily floats beside you and smiles.

>"It looks just like it used to."

"It was always this green?"

She nods.

>"I think so.. My memory isn't too good but I do remember it was nice. I used to fly around here a lot~"

You look at Emily as she examines the repaired garden. She still has her usual smile but there's something mixed with it. An emotion you can't quite name or are even familiar with. Before you can ask her face goes back to normal.

>"I'm gonna go play with Rose~"

You nod and she flies off. As you watch her leave you can't help but wonder what goes on in her mind.

Ah well, that is a mystery for another day. For now you just want to rest and contemplate what happened today.

>Shana
FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

>>405374
>Shana is ill
FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

>Shana

Joining FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU-chorus

FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Talk to Meagan and Styx about this. Also Kassandra and Solaris. She *might* just have caught a cold.

>Shana

meh.

>A cold
Really? I think its more plausible that she is still abusing dark mana despite your orders.

>>405445
A cold that causes cracks along the side of your face.

It *might* be a magic cold. Okay, it's not very likely, and we should assume the worst, but...

Yeah, it's dark mana.

Will Shana get over her 'cold'?
Will we ever find out what Emily was thinking about?
What happened to cat elf village and what's causing the ringing?
And will Abel continue being a dick?

Find out next time on How to be an Overlord Z!

>>405541
No.
Probably.
Who knows?
No.

>>405406

K!