uhhh, is that bloody armor over there on the table in the upper right corner? also that little red orb right next to the bloody armor looks like that defense orb that Waran set up back in camp, soooooo you might want to watch out for that.

Mmm, don't eat the magic globe just yet, you might need the light to read by.

>>498741
Don't miss the seemingly identical red orb sitting in the bookshelf if we're worried about defense systems.

Things to examine:

Glowy thing.
Open book on table.
Red orb on a pedestal on table.
Mangled corpse(?) on table.

Kaktus 2013/03/08(Fri)09:51 No. 498747 ID: b3ca75
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>that open book on the table.
It’s a book about how to divert magic from a magic well. It’s currently open on the subject of diverting it to yourself. Would have been good to know if I wasn’t a lich, which means I can just use Energy drain instead. The other two books are about the fallout effect of having too much magic and magical beasts.

>check the blood stained grey mass on the table.
It’s… something. Looks like a pile of some weird flesh. Luckily whatever it once was it seems to not to be alive anymore.

>Examine EVERYTHING!
Let’s see… Bookcases filled with book of some language I don’t know, a few candles, some kind of green goo in a glass container and a guardian orb. It seems to have been out of power for years.

>consume the blue glowy orb.
…It’s…It’s…It’s beautiful…
[Claire consumes the magic well! Necromantic Power: MAX]
[You have become more powerful! You learned how to block detection magic! You learned how to life drain!]
Yes… YES…. HAHAHA!
Huh? Where am I? What happen to the doo- Claire!? Oh, good, we found you! We thought we had lost you in the maze. Wait… where are the others… and where’s the exit!?

Renault has joined the party!

So, how are you gonna get out Claire?

Take the gaurdian orb and look behind the bookshelf. THeres always an exit behind the bookshelf.

Also did you move that lump o flesh at all when you examined it?

If you didn't I think it moved a little.

Whew, that was close. Claire you have to be more careful about doing any deranged laughing when your friends may be near. Now panic, creepy fleshy thing at nine o'clock.

Hello, Renny. Haven't seen the others, or the exit, or the thing we're supposed to be looking for, either.

I think the table thing moved.

Start looking for secret compartments or exits, or maybe something will happen when everyone ends up here?

Oh! Have Renault do detect undeda on lump of flesh!

Kaktus 2013/03/08(Fri)10:29 No. 498755 ID: b3ca75
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>So, how are you gonna get out Claire?
Um… well…

>creepy fleshy thing at nine o'clock.
EEEEEEEEH!!!!
AAAAH!!!
HOLY SHIT!

Screamer attacks Claire(Parry)!

Insert Grom Hellscream’s EEEEEEE!_

Nevermind. Its limbs seem magically attached. Destroy the torso!

Pity renault is only just learnign to be a paladin we could really use some divine retribution right about now.

I thought there were only supposed to be shamblers out here. What is a screamer? Watch out it's winding up for a second swing, Ren get behind it and take it down while Claire keeps it busy.

Floating magic hands, huh? That means you can't just cut them off.

Does center of mass still apply as the weak spot for this kind of undead?

Oh well, parry and try and cut it up. If you keep it busy, Renny can stab it from behind. (Mercifully, The Shining One doesn't care if paladins use sneaky stabbing attacks on the undead!).

It also looks like it has some kind of stinger on it's tail, so watch out for that.

Kaktus 2013/03/08(Fri)11:17 No. 498762 ID: b3ca75
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Screamer cast Terror Scream on Claire!
Claire is panicking!
Claire is Knocked Prone!

EEEEEEEEEEEE
AAAAAH!

>Destroy the torso!
AAAAAH!
>Pity Renault is only just learning to be a paladin we could really use some divine retribution right about now.
REN HELP GODSDAMMIT!
…Coma faveo me…

Kaktus 2013/03/08(Fri)11:17 No. 498763 ID: b3ca75
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TURN!

Renault cast Turn Undead!
Screamer is Feared!
Claire is Feared!

…!!
Hisss!!!

[You have lost control of Claire! You now control Renault!]

Insert The turn in the battle

The Torso!

Also it looks liek Clair is still paniced. Try not to hit her too if she flails unexpectedly.

Fear makes it helpless, right? Hit it with your axe.

Can you hit that thing without hitting Claire Because I think she would really like it if that damn thing was off of her. And be careful that thing still has Claire in a panic so try and calm her down.
And if your wondering why you now have voices in your had, well lets just say that this is a desperate situation at the moment and a lot of weird things happen in desperate situations.

Kaktus 2013/03/08(Fri)11:45 No. 498771 ID: b3ca75
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>The Torso!
Of course!
Don’t you dare run away from me! Lux, addo me fortitude…

Screamer is fleeing!
Renault attacks Screamer for 16(Double damage: Helpless) Damage(Magic Nexus)!
Screamer is heavily wounded!
SMITE!
Renault Smites Screamer for 32(Double damage: Helpless) Damage(Magic Nexus)!
Screamer has been slain!
Who’s awesome? I’m awesome!

>And if your wondering why you now have voices in your had, well lets just say that this is a desperate situation at the moment and a lot of weird things happen in desperate situations.
…um... what? Are you like the spirit of the wizard that lives here or something? Was that your body I just killed? Wait, are you going to be some kind of mentor to me and guide me on some legendary quest!? Are we going to find the Sword of Truth!? This is so cool!

Insert Cool beans_

Nope.

Anyway, go make sure Claire's okay.

>are you going to be some kind of mentor to me and guide me on some legendary quest!?
Yes, we will totally guide and mentor you along your quest. Like all good mysterious mentors though, we may pop in and out unexpectedly at important moments. We're mysterious like that.

And yes, we are very cool. So nice of you to notice.

>Are we going to find the Sword of Truth!?
Probably. I mean, what's the point of a macguffin that never shows up? Although you're not the sword user in the party. We'll have to find you the Axe of Awesome or something instead.

I suggest you check up on your mantis friend, there. Any idea how long magic fear takes to wear off? Or do you have something that can fix that? Anti-fear techniques seem like something that might be thematically appropriate for a paladin.

Nah, we're the reason the Empire is hanging around. allow me to introduce ourselves. Presenting the one, the only. the souls of the past, and future.... The Voices of the Many!

Typically our presence indicates the Vessal is nearby. The Empire sensed our presence but havne't had much luck finding it. We've been hanging around in Claire's head since she arrived at the academy so its probably around there somewhere.

Kaktus 2013/03/08(Fri)12:16 No. 498782 ID: b3ca75
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>Allow me to introduce ourselves. Presenting the one, the only. the souls of the past, and future.... The Voices of the Many!
The voice of whom? You’re the voices of the dead?
>Typically our presence indicates the Vessal is nearby.
…what?
>We've been hanging around in Claire's head since she arrived at the academy
Wait, you’ve been talking to Claire!? I… I’m so confused right now…
>make sure Claire's okay.
Huh? Oh, right!
Claire? You okay? I think I still have it in me to cast a lay on hands if you need one…
*Sob*

…T-that’s… that’s not good…

Insert Wait, how does mantises cry?_

I don't think she was injured so Lay on Hands shouldn't be necessary, and so help you if your just using it as an excuse to touch her inappropriately.

>Whom, what?
Look, we're magic, okay? Plot related mentor stuff. You don't have to worry about it right now. Feel free to look up the capitalized words we threw at you later- there should be records in the library or something.

>Claire
I don't think she was physically injured, actually. She's still under the mental influence of Fear, I think.

>>498786
literally magic. as in the source of all magic.

Screamer used a magical Fear on her, it's why she couldn't attack it herself. Good thing you resisted it!

Anyway, she should be fine in a couple minutes when the magic runs out. To kill time, how exactly do your smite, lay on hands, and turn work?

Kaktus 2013/03/08(Fri)13:01 No. 498795 ID: b3ca75
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>Look, we're magic, literally magic, as in the source of all magic.
You’re magic? …so you are the souls of the dead that we use as magic which somehow can talk to me? And is usually with Claire… wait, why are you with Claire?
>Although you're not the sword user in the party. We'll have to find you the Axe of Awesome or something instead.
While the axe of awesome sounds awesome, I doubt there’s a legendary weapon like that.

>She's still under the mental influence of Fear, I think. Any idea how long magic fear takes to wear off?
Wait… magical fear? Who casted fear on her? Screamers don’t use magical fear, though they do use magic to seem more fearful… I think you confused magical fear with just plain old normal fear.
>do you have something that can fix that?
Well, no. I’m still not that good with magic. I’m surprise that I actually was able to cast those spells just a moment ago because I usually muck up the words… Besides, she isn’t really that afraid anymore, she’s just… um… crying…
>how exactly do you’re smite, lay on hands, and turn work?
Um… I use part of my own life essence to either heal someone else’s wounds or damage a magical creature physical body / mind.

*Sob* mom? *Sob*
Um… there, there?
Um… you’ve been in her head. How do I calm her down? I’m… not really good with this kind of emotional stuff.

Insert Cry me a river, because I want to take a swim, baby_

>>498795
Tell her to use her secret item you don't know anything about.

Also be careful. She hated her parents. She might lash out at you, if she's thinking about them now.

A little History lesion on Clair here
Both of her parents were torn apart by undead in front of her before she came to the school and I'm sure almost being torn apart by an undead may have resurfaced some very unpleasant memories.
>>498800
I thought the happy stone only worked when Claire was low on power.

Kaktus 2013/03/08(Fri)15:23 No. 498829 ID: b3ca75
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>Both of her parents were torn apart by undead in front of her before she came to the school.
No wonder she broke down…

>Tell her to use her secret item you don't know anything about.
Claire? The voices says that you should use the “happy stone”…
…

…No response. Hmm, maybe I can…
I’m sorry, but I’ll just check your pockets real quick, okay? …this gem must be it. Let’s see… how do I-?

Renault uses Emotions stone(Joy)!
Renault is extremely happy!
Claire is extremely happy!

HAHAHAHA!
HAHAHA!
Oh, man, that was awesome! Hehe!
Hah, this is amazing, haha!
…are you okay… heh…
…hah… I’m fine…
…
Hey, Claire? I wa-

*Crack*
Thanra breaks down the door!
See, I told you Renaults lockpick would work.
That’s a crowbar…
The universal lockpick! Oh, hi guys! Sorry, we kind of lost you in the la- …are you alright? You two look like you’ve seen a ghost…
What is this place? Some kind of mage study?

Insert Beware the man with the crowbar, because he’s always free_

Oh nothing much just some study we found than got attacked by an undead screamer, Killed said screamer, kinda freaked out there for a bit, calmed down shortly there after, and then you two busted in. So that was our day what happened to you two.

>>498829
Tell them there was an undead thing in here you had to fight. A Screamer. Pretty nasty.

Are we still talking to Renault? Don't tell anyone else about the happy stone, it'll bring up awkward questions. It's just a therapeutic device she got from the Dean, don't worry about it.

[Switch to LizClaire]

Kaktus 2013/03/08(Fri)16:13 No. 498839 ID: b3ca75
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We got ambushed by a screamer. Claire is still quite shaken from the whole thing.
A screamer? Here!?
It’s probably just some left over from the mage. This place hasn’t been touched in years after all… Maybe the screamer even was the mage himself?
I’ve got some good news, at least. We found the roots we were looking for, so we’re done with the contract. All we have to do now is hang out in the camp until tomorrow.
…an old broken guardian crystal… some dusty books… man, no good loot?
We better head back to camp then. I think Claire needs to take it easy for a while…
…
…Ren, wait a second…
yeah? What i- Off.

Claire uses hug! It’s super cuddly!

…
…
…um… this might be the wrong time but… no wait, never mind… forget I said anything…
Are you guys coming or what?

[You now have control over Claire!]

Insert …_

>>498839
Ah, and we're back.

Did you see any interesting books? Maybe... some... forbidden necromantic tomes?

glad to see your ok, we were a little worried there for a minute. So lets head back to camp then shall we. Oh and don't forget your weapons and Renault's helmet. And if it's not to painful what happened after he used turn undead on you, we lost contact with you for a bit.

And on that note Renault now knows that we are with you since we had to jump to him so we could try and help, don't worry we didn't tell him you were a lich just that we were with you to help but he may ask you some questions about us in the future. Just giving you a heads up.

Kaktus 2013/03/08(Fri)17:16 No. 498868 ID: b3ca75
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>Renault now knows that we are with you.
Great, because knowing that someone has crazy voices in her head is such a turn on…
>Did you see any interesting books? Maybe... some... forbidden necromantic tomes?
Nearly all of them are written in some other language, so I have no- wait, one of them have the arcane symbol for necromancy on it. I have no idea what it’s says but it’s probably about necromancy, right?
[Claire gained Weird book!]

----------------
A few hours and a dinner later…
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Well, we should probably set up a guard schedule for the night, with the screamer and all.
I think the screamer was an onetime thing. There are probably just shamblers in the woods around here and the guardian crystal can take care of them. Besides, the crystal was designed to eliminate this whole guard duty thing.
I did put up some traps around the camp too… non-lethal ones, but they should at least stop whatever that walks into them…
Well, if we do put a guard schedule then I think Claire should be exempt. She is still a bit shaken after getting jumped by that screamer. Or do you think you can handle it, Claire?

Insert she can handle my rod any day_

I think we should be fine, no real chance of a zombie paladin using Turn Undead on us.

Say you'll guard. After all we have to put our tough girl front back up and who knows maybe we can get some time in with our necromancy book (the old one not the new one we can't read yet) and get some practice in with it.

>>498868
Should be fine.

Yeah, we'll be fine.

>>498871
Yeah, I think the turn undead was really what got to her, not the screamer.

Note to self: we need to craft some kind of magic item to ward us against turn undead or that casts a passive bolster undead or something.

I mean, liches are totally supposed to use their spare time crafting magic items to remove their weakness, right?

>>498868
wait, did we get the death coil?

Kaktus 2013/03/09(Sat)04:12 No. 499029 ID: b3ca75
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>Say you'll guard.
Don’t worry, I can still guard.
Well, at least take the first shift. I’ll take the last one, okay?
I’ll take the second.
Third!
…I’ll be fourth then. Well, goodnight.

>wait, did we get the death coil?
Thanra and Waran found some while we were stuck in the study, so yes.
>we need to craft some kind of magic item to ward us against turn undead or that casts a passive bolster undead or something.
I really need to learn enchanting…
>Yeah, I think the turn undead was really what got to her, not the screamer.
Let me tell you, being forced to feel every fear you ever had, will have and few that’s even worse for a few seconds and believe they are all true is not something that’s good for the psyche.

>maybe we can get some time in with our necromancy book.
Oh, maybe my other more talkative book knows how to read that language.
I’m a book, young lady, I don’t have any ocular organs to perceive anything. On a completely different note, I most show you some gratitude for finally putting one of my old neophytes to rest.
Um… you’re welcome?
Now, I suggest that you learn some enchanting so we can impede the next turn of the undead. Here, let me inculcate it’s teachings to you…

You are now Level 2!
+5 hp! (Current: 40)
+2 magic item slot (Current: 0)
You are a little bit more skilled in most things!

You learned basic enchanting!
Runes: Fire, Ice, Earth, Life, Steel, Strengthen, Protect, Infusion, Opposite.
Maximum rune count per item: 3

Kaktus 2013/03/09(Sat)04:12 No. 499030 ID: b3ca75
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Meanwhile, it the hall of injusti-

Kaktus 2013/03/09(Sat)04:12 No. 499031 ID: b3ca75
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Alert! Unable to load your current quest thread. Would you like roll back to a previous working quest or create a new quest? (Last quest saved: 2012/07/01.)

Roll back <--
Create a new quest

Create a new cityquest

So to make a turn undead ward we would probably want Life, Opposite, and either Protect or Strengthen. Let's do a roll-back just to see how far back we'd have ended up, we can always decide to just exit out and start anew anyway after we see how much we lost.