>>451418
Definitely try and subjugate Gram. This man is your true enemy. He confessed to trapping you in an endless war for his own purposes. Will you stand with me against him, and free yourself from this slavery? Avenge the wasted years of your life?

>no rules
Pick the wire grid off the ground and tie him up with it. :V

>>451417
"Did you hear that? Gram, Tikka?
The dividing pyramid wasn't LOST, it was stolen and used against you!
Join me; and have your revenge!"

[Add Tikka to battlespace. Add all human units to the battlespace.]

Overlord 2012/09/03(Mon)19:16 No. 451496 ID: 97486c
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Gram agrees to help you and has joined your team.

You decide to take advantage of the broken battle field and add Emily to the battle.

>Emily: "Yaaaaay~"

>Rule Breaker: "Whoops... Wasn't supposed to work for you too."

============================================
Rules Restored
Your move still.
============================================

Kass Heal Gram.
Alice Aim.
Overlord shoot.

Gram move 1 left then use the Book.
Emily move to him. Attack.

>>451493
Overlord: Move one to the left and fire at RB with Force Shot.
Alice: Aim and Attack RB.
Kass: Heal Gram.
Gram: Use the Book on RB.
Emily: Run four spaces forward and one to the left.
Trinity Beast: Do kitten things.

Overlord: SCAN.
Alice: Aim attack the rulebreaker.
Kassandra: Summon Demi-Angel.
Emily: Move forward a couple spaces.
Gram: Uh, I dunno if you're under our control but using Rocket Punch would be best right now, I think. The book is better against multiple opponents.

>>451500
>scan someone that breaks the rules
>implying the rule that the stats reported are true.
no scanning.

Tell Gram that you no longer have any quarrel with him, and that you intend only to kick this rulebreaker's ass. You are no threat to him.

Next time this guy tries any rule fuckery we add Silva or Lenion. Although I like Silva just because she is two fighters. Or we could throw the moonchild in, see if we can't beat Trickery with more Trickery.

You know something, I wonder what would happen if the Overlord steps to the left of the Rule Breaker and performs a simultanious Overlord - Magical Beam! attack with Kassandra.

>>451498
Do this, except I suggest Emily sees if she can use levitation to climb the ledge and get in range for melee attacks.

Also Overlord move Northwest. Goal is to get behind Rule Breaker. Then a pushback shot from the force gun could potentially push him off the cliff.

>>451501
Agreed. Intuition is that scanning isn't going to be as helpful as usual, for someone who breaks the rules.

>>451670
Move range is 3, Emily can't get in range without running (which takes up a move action).

>>451710
Or action phase, not move action.

I wonder... if he's sloppy enough that he doesn't realize his rulebreaking can be used against him, maybe he raised his stats to their natural maximum? Which could mean that if we buff him over that, he'll roll over? Scan him and throw a single buff on him.

>>451752
.... :O

Derp he's already agreed to join us.

>>451760
I like it.

>>451752
If the rules don't apply to him, he probably doesn't HAVE a max. Shiiiiiit might be infinite.

>>451780
It's been shown that he has to activate/deactivate his ability consciously, and iirc you can't use abilities outside of battles. Or was that just for combat abilities? He hasn't glitched his stats yet, I don't think.

And we could try and scan him anyway, it might still give us *some* info.

>>451752
Rule breaking doesn't necessarily mean he can change his stats like that. You are making too big of an assumption.

I think the best way to think of this guy, is a wizard of rules, a Rule-mancer if you will. just because he can break the rules, does not mean he has perfect control over them.

>>451833
This. While breaking the level cap would probably be within his capabilities, he'd probably have to train manually to go over it.

Overlord 2012/09/06(Thu)10:40 No. 452183 ID: 97486c
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With Gram on your side you give orders to your units.
You fire at RB dealing 25 dmg and knocking her back a space.
Alice fires but misses.
Kassandra heals Gram.
Gram uses the Book of Infinite Spells and casts... Summon butterfly! The butterflies do nothing but block RB.
Emily moves up.

Overlord 2012/09/06(Thu)10:42 No. 452184 ID: 97486c
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>"Let's change things up a bit.."

=======================================
Enemy units now have 2 move phases.
=======================================

RB moves.
RB moves again.
RB slashes Emily dealing 72 dmg.

>Emily: "Ow. :D"

Emily attack.
Kassandra move 2 right 1 up then G. Heal Emily.
Gram: Book if Infinite Spells
Alice: Aim
Overlord: Move 3 right then scan.

emily double slash

>>452185
This sounds reasonable.

>Enemy units now have 2 move phases.
...it occurs to me that neither faction in combat is tagged in any significant manner. "Allied" and "enemy" is entirely subjective. We should totally see if we get two moves by virtue of being RB's enemy.

Emily: Double Slash on RB.
Kass: Heal Gram.
Alice: Aim and fire at RB.
Gram: Continue using the Book.
Overlord: Move three spaces to the right and Scan.

Noting that 72 damage is more than the amount we could heal Emily to even with Greater Heal. If a Potion of some kind would restore her to full health, would Overlord running over to use it be possible, or does running use up the Item Phase? If possible, do so. If not, do as above. Besides, if Emily is taken out we can just repair her, and it gives us access to Overlord Beam.

Overlord 2012/09/06(Thu)13:55 No. 452207 ID: 97486c
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You get ready to order your units when Gram uses the Book of Infinite spells and casts...
Thee-ad!?

The spell hits RB and kills him instantly.

"Woah.."

Congratulate Gram.

Be prepared for the RB to cheat and not die. (Otherwise, enslave).

>>452208
Will enslave even work on a rule breaker?
We're gonna have to confine him to an actual dungeon until we can figure it out.

Overlord 2012/09/06(Thu)14:01 No. 452212 ID: 97486c
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You win the battle!

==========================================
Kassandra has gained 5 levels!
Emily has gained 2 levels!
Alice has gained 1 level!

The Trinity Beast has awarded you G400
=========================================

>Breaking the Rules
>Not Chaotic

LOOT LOOT LOOT LOOT LOOT

LooT!

LOOT

ALL THE LOOT

Oh my god. Loot.

Cangragulate Gram. He killed the person responsible for everything.

Talk about a lucky roll of the dice.

...as much as I'd love to enslave a lvl 20 with the power to break the rules... we need da pyramid. Loot.

Thank Gram for his assistance. Now that he's free, does he wish to remain in our service?

>Kassandra has gained 5 levels!
Fantastic. =D That puts her what, level 11? She might be eligible for a class change upgrade now.

Actually his class was warrior... the loot included a Rule Breaker blade which I bet is where his abilities came from. We need to integrate that thing into Overlord pronto.

Loot. We'll talk to Styx about replacing our current blade with this one. Plus, since Abel knows all the loopholes and flaws in the rules, this will give us a nice balance against him.

Brofist or high-five Gram as the fight ends and the battlefield limits explode in the background. That fight would probably have been a lot more difficult if he hadn't pulled off a Thee-ad.

now that we have the pyramid explain to tikka and gram that it shortly became obvious to you that it was the cause of this battle. but also it's power would never let them just forget about it. so we had to basically beat them back to themselves.

Time for the secret golem handshake with Gram. Also say thank you to the Trinity Beast together with Kassandra.
See if Tikka and Gram would be willing to join your side while you 'neutralize' the pyramid. By neutralize I mean put it to use in regaining your full strength while keeping your moral framework intact. You did kind of save them from eternal hellish warfare and you now have a common enemy. Ruru the Rule Breaker must have had some kind of ulterior motive keeping them busy like this.

Yeah no, we loot and not enslave. Unless we can break the rule to get both... anyhow, this guy should respawn because of the human area. If he causes more problems we could always nab him again.

That was... unexpected.

Get the sword. Be very fucking careful in case it makes the wielder go crazy or something.

>>452212
We NEED that pyramid. We can try to meet the Rulebreaker again later to see if they'll join us. Or maybe they'll come after us on their own.

Loot.

>>452212
Wait... WHAT!? How did Kass get 5 levels!? Ah, well, no complaints here.

Definitely, take the loot. We need that pyramid.

Also, the Trinity Beast gave us money? How odd. That little furball still really confuses me. Somehow, that seems like the point.

Also, random rolls are random, and always seem to do ridiculous things, like Thee-Ad at a time like this.

There's no gold in the loot option. Maybe if the Trinity Beast survives, they give us the gold, guaranteeing we get it even if we enslave?

Loot all the things!
We need to fix the rules so enemies don't have two move phases immediately.

My guess is Trinity Beast gifts its summoner 3x gold and experiance. Because that was a lot for a single level 20.

Overlord 2012/09/06(Thu)17:28 No. 452261 ID: 97486c
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Hold on! You decide to take the loot but before you can talk to Gram something must be decided..

Kassandra has reached level 11 and must decide on a new class.

She can continue with her current path and become a Priestess. She gains access to even higher level healing spells and buffs.
Or
She decides to put down the staff and become a Monk. Specializing in Buffs and Hand to Hand Combat Kassandra can not be put into the front lines and fight. Her healing spells will not get much more powerful.
Or
she can become a Paladin. She exchanges her staff for a sword and losses most of her buffs and some higher level healing spells. In return she can now fight in the front lines and heal friends and even learn Holy dmg spells.

With all classes she gets to keep her current levels. Her spells and other stats will be adjusted as if she'd started off at that class if she chooses either Monk or Paladin.

I vote priestess. We've got enough fighters of one kind or another, the team as a whole is better off if we've got a powerful dedicated healer / buffer.

Failing that, Paladin looks better than monk.

I know we're leader and we should totally be the one to choose but well...
this is also kind of a career decision for Kassandra. It's what she'll be doing for the rest of her life.
What has Kassandra always wanted to be when she grows up/grew 10 lvls?

>>452261
Priestess. It's the best choice for our team and can you really see our shy, stuttering Kass as a kick-butt monk or as an inspiring paladin.

I thought not.

Kass, we would totally support you in a new class IF we had another healer. But we don't. You are a Priestess now!

>>452263
I can respect this logic. If she's got a preference of her own, we should consider it. (I was vaguely bothered when Alice showed so little interest in her own job upgrade).

>>452261
We should really talk to Kassandra about it... but based on everything I know of her personality, she is more interested in healing others than harming them. And she makes a lovely healer girl, rightfully beloved by all who lay eyes upon her. That kind of screams "priestess".

Confirm with her that it's what she wants, though.

It's not like we have a bunch of healers that we can diversify them. Still it wouldn't be terrible for her to be a bit tougher... her armor is top tier of its kind already though. Only thing Monk has going is she wouldn't need her face covered anymore.

I say Priestess, unless she feels strongly about being a Paladin. Ask her first!

>>452261
I'm saying priestess, because that sounds like what she would enjoy the most. But Kass is free to veto that is she wants to take a more active role.

priestess

>>452261
So... Buffs+healing-tank, buffs+tank-healing, and tank+healing-buffs?

Personally I think I would like it if our healer didn't die in one hit half the time. On the other hand I don't know what kind of crazy buffs are available or advanced healing spells... I don't know what we'd be missing out on.

No matter what she picks, I suspect she would spend most of her time simply casting spells rather than beating faces in. So the fightyness doesn't matter as much as the HP difference.

The HP difference is pretty significant though... bah! Let's just reincarnate her at 20 and pick Paladin next time. Then we keep all the Priestess spells, and she gets the HP boost as well. I can actually see her as a paladin more than a monk.

Wait, Wait, WAIT! We just got a RULE breaking sword- use it, have her choose all THREE!

>>452304
Yes! She will be the HOLY (class) TRINITY.

I'm voting for Priestess. We're gonna die or waste money on healing items or something like that if we don't have an actual dedicated healer.

>>452304
BRILLIANT.

Barring that, ask her what she would like to be. If she isn't sure, suggest Priestess, as she seems like she'd be more comfortable in a healing role.

>>452304
I like the way you think.

>>452304
This cannot go wrong. Superposition state.

Obviously as a priestess-monk-paladin she gets to fight with a sword-staff and punches.

>>452304
UNLOCK CLASS: HOLY TRINITY plan go

>>452304
Well, if you think about it, if Kass becomes a priestess-paladin-monk hybrid, we could use her to gain the support of the churches and temples that are now supporting Abel. We'll weaken Abel and strengthen us in one fell swoop.

>>452304

Yeaaaaah! Rule break: Can choose all options

What if we fuck it up and she becomes a horrific mutant mess and will never be able to recover?

>>452342
Unlikely. I'd sooner expect her to end up with a hodgepodge of the classes traits, the ability to switch between them, or all of them and a penalty to xp gain. Because this rule breaking is going to get way too damn silly if there's no drawbacks.

And on that note, lets be certain of what the sword actually does before applying it to her.

>>452342
If picking all three has horrible consequences, then we use the diving pyramid on her to separate out the three jobs again, and pick one the normal way.

Or we blow our all our money on a wish to fix it. ...or we blow one of our few remaining continues to load game before it happens.

>>452342
>>452345
We don't actually need to make the class and apply it to her, just REMOVE the LIMITS on how many classes she can choose.

Overlord 2012/09/06(Thu)23:04 No. 452349 ID: 97486c
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You can not use items during the Change Class screen, that would be against the rules!
You ask Kassandra and after some talking the two of you decide on Priestess.

>"I'll.. I'll heal any wounds you guys might get so.. Let's do our best!"

On the side you see Gram and Tikka glaring at one another.

hold up the dividing pyramid "you guys know, he was the one that took it, and he used it on you and your kingdom. he wanted you fighting, and distracted.

Speak with Tikka and Gram, ask what's wrong. Remind them that neither of them is at fault; the trouble-maker was manipulating them for his entertainment.

Overlord 2012/09/06(Thu)23:25 No. 452353 ID: 97486c
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You go up to Gram and Tikka to remind them who the true culprit was behind the entire endless war.
They seem to not hear you.

Overlord 2012/09/06(Thu)23:25 No. 452354 ID: 97486c
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However
You get the feeling they know.

oh.. okay then. back up and let them 'sort things out' let's see what lillith is up to and ask how she plans to manage the troops.

Ok well, that end is tied up. Now for the next... call up our fledgeling succubus lord and see if she has decided to betray us yet.

Overlord 2012/09/06(Thu)23:37 No. 452358 ID: 97486c
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You leave the two of them to talk about their feelings and whatnot.
You have a succubus to deal with.

You summon over a rather worn looking Lilith. You ask her what she plans to do with her new found army.

>"You know Overlord. For a moment I seriously considered betraying you and taking the army I'd massed. But then I thought long and hard about it and I decided that I would probably be better off just sticking around with you for a bit longer. Whatever you want me to do with the army is what I'll do, my Lord."

>>452354
Emily is pleased.

>>452358
Tell her to warn us when she decides to betray us. We'll throw her a going away party.

haha, controlling that many people with just sex has worn her out.

>>452358
"Good, I'd hate to have to kill someone I like. Go to bed, ALONE, you need some rest."

>>452354
I think Emily wants something. You might want to take off your mask and lean in ~real~ close to hear what it is.

>>452358
"You need some rest. Hand me the army for a while while you sleep off all that... whatever you did."

Chapter 9 End Overlord 2012/09/06(Thu)23:57 No. 452366 ID: 97486c
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"Good, I'd hate to have to take down someone I like. Go to bed, ALONE, you need some rest. We'll decide what to do with the army when Gram and Tikka are able to talk."

>"Will do. See ya~"

She leaves.
Hmm.
Emily 'is' hovering a little closer then usual. You won't take off your mask though.

Hmm?
Emily reaches over and takes off your mask.
She

!?

Oh boy. How about we avoid talking about how we feel about that until we get the other eye in and pyramid-based shielding in place. I suspect that will give Overlord more emotional depth so he can react more appropriately than just "UGH. No hugging no kissing."

Now, do we pursue a relationship with our mother/daughter?

>>452372
DOUBLE INCEST

>>452376
Who cares, it's not like they can procreate.
...
I hope?

>>452349
>Can't use the rule breaker to break the rules
>Because that would be breaking the rules

Dang, bested by tautology.

>>452366
We are not going to be using the Dividing Pyramid. Instead we are going to study it so we can reproduce it.
Alternatively, we use a mimic wish to discover how it was made.

Don't worry about the gold; we'll use the Rule Breaker to disconnect the act of spending money from the result of us having less money.

>>452388
Ughhhhhhhh

Look, I agree we should at least try to find out if it's reproducible, but ONLY if using it to control our chaos would wind up consuming the pyramid. If it's just like, a catalyst that doesn't get used up, we should use it immediately.

We could also ask our mimic how much it costs to duplicate objects. Maybe we can even duplicate phoenix rings on the cheap!

Don't really consider her our mother/daughter. That shit is to do with genetics people. No genetics here. She's at most like our adoptive mother and that's a little less taboo. Like a hot step Mom I guess.
And I don't consider raising her from the dead to make a new her out of her old parts making a new daughter either. That's a dumb association to make.

>>452372
Creator/creation, technically.

>>452395
I doubt anything with regard to using the mimic for stuff is "Cheap"

But you do remind me of something. If we have the spare cash, we should get the revival ring repaired/recharged.

>>452404
no no, mother/daughter is right. cause she is our daughter, made out of our mom.

>>452416
She built us, she died, we built a flesh golem out of her corpse. So, technically, no mothering or fathering was done.

You're all a bunch of shameless biological process-ists. How dare you so blatantly disregard the validity of construct reproduction! To deny them the status of mother or father just because the means are different. Shameful, I say.

emily is definetely not overlord daugther

Okay we need to have a talk about this. This shit will not fly with the Overlord.

We should probably take off our Magical sexy face before the talk though.