>>690335
quick, pull out your trident

Retrieve trident and jump for another roof.

>>690335
Ummm. Unless the tongues tears, or you can unwrap it, you're going to be ripped off the roof and/or the roof is gonna be ripped off the building.

Gonna have to go with the flow. Pull out trident, and jump to land somewhere in range of your tether when the demon falls. On the ground, near the head, maybe? Then you could finish it by trident stabbing through the eye into to brain while it's stunned from the zap and the fall.

Take your trident back and jump towards the shocked demon. While it's still dazed, poke its eyes out. Then proceed with attempts to completely neutralise it. You have to confirm that kill.

Pull the spear from the roof and slingshot into the demon's face. While the trident stabs his mouth, use knife and bracer on his eyes and keep going until you reach his brain.

>>690335
Use the Immovable Nail on the tongue! Or fuck, even the part of the building the tongue is pinned to!

>>690335
No time to waste, press the attack, it is stunned, and we are agile.

remove trident, jump onto it's head->shoulders-> stab it in the neck, right in the spine. Get some good ol' fashioned paralysis going on. Even if it falls back, the trident will embed further in fully severing the spine, and when the body decomposes we can grab it back.

Gnuk 2016/01/01(Fri)13:19 No. 691096 ID: 5bf959
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>quick, pull out your trident

>Retrieve trident and jump for another roof.

>Gonna have to go with the flow. Pull out trident, and jump to land somewhere in range of your tether when the demon falls. On the ground, near the head, maybe? Then you could finish it by trident stabbing through the eye into to brain while it's stunned from the zap and the fall.

>Take your trident back and jump towards the shocked demon. While it's still dazed, poke its eyes out. Then proceed with attempts to completely neutralise it.

>Pull the spear from the roof and slingshot into the demon's face. While the trident stabs his mouth, use knife and bracer on his eyes and keep going until you reach his brain.

>remove trident, jump onto it's head->shoulders-> stab it in the neck, right in the spine. Get some good ol' fashioned paralysis going on. Even if it falls back, the trident will embed further in fully severing the spine, and when the body decomposes we can grab it back.

You pull out the trident from the roof, the tongue quickly slingshot back from your position.

But you don't even notice it, as you have flexed your muscles and you leaped toward the falling monster.

Gnuk 2016/01/01(Fri)13:21 No. 691097 ID: 5bf959
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You barely land on the creature face, aiming the trident it's difficult due to your own momentum and the creature's falling trajectory.

But you find a target and you jam the trident into the Gorger demon's eye.

Gnuk 2016/01/01(Fri)13:23 No. 691098 ID: 5bf959
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Unable to find good footing for another stab, you jump backward and land on the ground.

The gorger demon's body quickly follows, slamming against the walls of the nearest building. Imps scream in pain as they are crushed by the huge monster's mass.

Gnuk 2016/01/01(Fri)13:25 No. 691099 ID: 5bf959
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>You have to confirm that kill.

You prepare to strike again, but the Gorger exhales a last, smoking gasp and then it's body goes limp.

It start turning into ashes and dust. Confirming that anything that was keeping it going is gone.

Behind you, Diamante and takabanda cheer on your victory.

But you catch a glimps of more imps swarming into the streets.

You need to regroup slash take advantage of the opening the big demon's death allows you before you're overrun by imps again. Gotta get the group to somewhere more defensible.

You're currently the most mobile, since you can hop around and take to the roofs.

>>691099
Return to the main group and form ranks! We'll take them as they come.

Find a bottleneck position before you get flanked!

Perhaps we should go to where the Flame guys and their alchemist are.

yeah, everyone needs to regroup and fallback. even if the imps are easy to kill, pure overwhelming quantity can still take down some things.

also, maybe someone should cast a seal to force the spirit of the gorger to cross over instead of trying to get a new body.

>>691099
Make sure that house it crashed into isn't going to fall on you!

Gnuk 2016/01/04(Mon)12:40 No. 691671 ID: ee5ed4
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>You need to regroup slash take advantage of the opening the big demon's death allows you before you're overrun by imps again. Gotta get the group to somewhere more defensible. You're currently the most mobile, since you can hop around and take to the roofs.

>Return to the main group and form ranks! We'll take them as they come.

>Find a bottleneck position before you get flanked!

>Perhaps we should go to where the Flame guys and their alchemist are.

>yeah, everyone needs to regroup and fallback. even if the imps are easy to kill, pure overwhelming quantity can still take down some things.

You go back to the group, that has managed to dwindle the number of imps.

Alaiv: "We need to move! We can't stay put for too long or we'll be overrun!"

Takabanda: "Yeah, and my throat is starting to hurt!"

Diamante leads the way, moving the party toward the barn. The knights following you.

>Make sure that house it crashed into isn't going to fall on you!

while you run away, you can hear the house behind you falling down. Hopefully it will slow the imps coming from that position.

You face more and more imps, but they quickly die to your group serrated attacks.

Gnuk 2016/01/04(Mon)12:42 No. 691672 ID: ee5ed4
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You manage to somehow outrun most of the imps and reach the barn. You hear terrified neighs coming from the building.

Diamante: "Here! Get inside! The horse must still be alive!"

Gnuk 2016/01/04(Mon)12:44 No. 691673 ID: ee5ed4
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You open the doors of the barn to reveal yet another violent scene.

A large quadrupedal demon, stabbed across the chest by the spear of another knight.

Both are dead, as the dissipating body of the demon hints, with his maw still clutched on the bloody remains of the knight's head.

The horses are still alive, closed into their personal stables but they are agitated and scared.

can dumb animals be possessed without dying? if so then making sure the demon goes away instead of hopping is a good idea.

Right. So our options are either to hole up here (ward and fortify the building, put protective runes on the horses and new allies to prevent demons getting in them?), or to saddle up and make a run for it. Are there enough horses to go around?

>>691673
Takabanda should be able to calm the horses down so we can ride them out.

Also, drat. I wish we could have gotten here just a little quicker, we might have been able to save that dude.

>>691694
actually, is he dead dead or only mostly dead?

>>691727
His head is gone. What do you think?

That sword looks kinda special, it might be worth the quick salvage if it ends up carrying some demon-slaying properties.

Neat spear/sword. See if you can take it.

So, the horses are too spooked as is. They will be unrideable once they are outside with a crowd of demons around them.
While it's gruesome, you could try to put the horses out. That might distract the demons long enough for you to fortify. UNLESS, there is more than one entrance, in which case we should go for Alaiv's plan. If we do follow that; free the horses, go out the back and lock the door. The horses should be distraction enough to close/block the front.
>Alaiv interjects: "The barn! We can trick them into following us and trap them there

>>691673
I asked earlier if it was possible for mule-sized imps to burst out of infected animals and I guess I was right? Maybe?

The fact that that demon looks like it's the size of a horse is unsettling, especially since we're in a barn full of horses. We should check if any of the horses in here are infected. We don't want to deal with that many horse-sized demons! DX

>>691673
Not to disrespect the dead, but if we can have someone marshal the horses to get us the fuck outta here, while we give that knight a quick once over it would benefit us. Takabanda can help with the horses.

We just need to get some identification for the church and any family he may have, as well as any coin or valuables he may have...ya know, for the family. I elect sizzle for this task.

The rest of you be ready to defend, get the spear, pass it to someone, its not going to kill anything if no one wields it.

Gnuk 2016/01/09(Sat)12:02 No. 692471 ID: a3d375
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>can dumb animals be possessed without dying? if so then making sure the demon goes away instead of hopping is a good idea.

>The fact that that demon looks like it's the size of a horse is unsettling, especially since we're in a barn full of horses. We should check if any of the horses in here are infected. We don't want to deal with that many horse-sized demons! DX

>So, the horses are too spooked as is. They will be unrideable once they are outside with a crowd of demons around them.

>Takabanda should be able to calm the horses down so we can ride them out.

>Takabanda can help with the horses.

You look at the dissolving creature and ask Alaiv and Takabanda if it is possible that animlas get possessed.

Takabanda: "Yeah, it's possible. But they would have turned inside out already i think."

He points to an empty broken stall with the remains of a dead mule.

Takabanda: "Where the mule also infected?"

Diamante: "Yes."

Takabanda: "And the horses"

One of the knights answers that they were brought here by the flame after the infection.

Taka nods. "They should be safe then. Gotta calm them down. Help me, Sizzle"

The bard and the alchemist start managing the horses.

>That sword looks kinda special, it might be worth the quick salvage if it ends up carrying some demon-slaying properties.

>Neat spear/sword. See if you can take it.

>The rest of you be ready to defend, get the spear, pass it to someone, its not going to kill anything if no one wields it.

>We just need to get some identification for the church and any family he may have, as well as any coin or valuables he may have...ya know, for the family

You check the corpse of the knight, his head completely mushed into a pulp, partially hanging from what remains of the neck. What a gruesome way to go. But at least he managed to take a demon with him.

You grap the tip of the spear, the handle snapped when the creature fell on it, impaling itself.

You don't have time to check it better because one of the knights grabs the rest of the handle and starts tugging it away from you.

"Please, don't touch it. Only the Knights of the Unquenchable Flame can wield these sacred spears."

You tell him that you just wanted to know who was the owner of the weapon, as you let him take it.

Knight: "Our captain... Sir Marcus Flamebiter."

Gnuk 2016/01/09(Sat)12:05 No. 692474 ID: a3d375
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>While it's gruesome, you could try to put the horses out. That might distract the demons long enough for you to fortify. UNLESS, there is more than one entrance, in which case we should go for Alaiv's plan. If we do follow that; free the horses, go out the back and lock the door. The horses should be distraction enough to close/block the front.

>Right. So our options are either to hole up here (ward and fortify the building, put protective runes on the horses and new allies to prevent demons getting in them?), or to saddle up and make a run for it. Are there enough horses to go around?

There are enough Horses for everyone, Taka and Diamante can share the same horse with someone else. And hopefully you too, since you have never ride one in your life...

You ask Diamante if there are other openings.

Diamante: "There are two. The one we came in and a secondary one we use when we need to stored carts. This place is solid. Made of stone, first thing we built when this colony was made. The secondary door leads to the main road, toward the exit of this hamlet and the other one, well, in front of the small square we went through to get here"

>>692474
An Unmovable Nail would help for blocking doors. Optimally you'd want to put the nail on the toughest part of the door. Or put something else incredibly tough against the door, and the nail on that.

We could totally block one exit that way and try to kill the rest of the imps via chokepoint. ...unless there are other big demons around? If we could get a rough estimate of the enemy forces' strength, we could determine if we can eliminate the threat without having to go back for reinforcements and risk letting some demons escape. On the other hand, I suppose holing up here would give the demons a chance to escape as well.

Right. I think we should mount up and ride out. Someone should get the horses ready while the others make sure the path will be clear. Do be sure to mention you have no idea how to ride a horse.

Get a list of inventory items from the knights, as well as a recap of your squad's abilities and items. Now's the time to plan, use a nail to keep the imps out while you think.

This is grim but use Marcus' corpse as bait, throwing what's left of him into the fray while you escape through the front office. Armor the horses, you need speed but you will be constantly attacked in a narrow set of paths.

>>692471
Protip: try to be respectful of the dead. Looting a body in front of it's still living friends is generally not going to do you any favors.

>idea
Any chance we could use alchemy or order of the flame stuff to rig a fire trap of some kind? We let demons in one door as we retreat out the other, light the place up, and seal the door behind us. They won't be able to break out of the stone fast enough, and they'll clog the other door fighting to get back out if we let enough of them in. They'll burn to death, trapped. (Immovable nail on the door is a good idea).

Should thin their numbers and give us a distraction / opportunity to run.

Fitting funeral pyre for a captain of the Unquenchable Flame, too.

Gnuk 2016/02/04(Thu)13:19 No. 698970 ID: 247b8f
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>Protip: try to be respectful of the dead. Looting a body in front of it's still living friends is generally not going to do you any favors.

You will remember next time. It's weird how customs are so different from your tribe. usually a dead body has no need for things that can help the living.

>Get a list of inventory items from the knights, as well as a recap of your squad's abilities and items. Now's the time to plan, use a nail to keep the imps out while you think.

Gnuk 2016/02/04(Thu)13:20 No. 698972 ID: 247b8f
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>We let demons in one door as we retreat out the other, light the place up, and seal the door behind us. They won't be able to break out of the stone fast enough, and they'll clog the other door fighting to get back out if we let enough of them in. They'll burn to death, trapped. (Immovable nail on the door is a good idea).

>We could totally block one exit that way and try to kill the rest of the imps via chokepoint. ...unless there are other big demons around? If we could get a rough estimate of the enemy forces' strength, we could determine if we can eliminate the threat without having to go back for reinforcements and risk letting some demons escape. On the other hand, I suppose holing up here would give the demons a chance to escape as well.

Gnuk 2016/02/04(Thu)13:21 No. 698973 ID: 247b8f
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>This is grim but use Marcus' corpse as bait, throwing what's left of him into the fray while you escape through the front office. Armor the horses, you need speed but you will be constantly attacked in a narrow set of paths.

Gnuk 2016/02/04(Thu)13:21 No. 698974 ID: 247b8f
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>Any chance we could use alchemy or order of the flame stuff to rig a fire trap of some kind?

Gnuk 2016/02/04(Thu)13:25 No. 698975 ID: 247b8f
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>Fitting funeral pyre for a captain of the Unquenchable Flame, too.

>Should thin their numbers and give us a distraction / opportunity to run.

>An Unmovable Nail would help for blocking doors. Optimally you'd want to put the nail on the toughest part of the door. Or put something else incredibly tough against the door, and the nail on that.

Alright. You had to use two nails for each door, but there is no real way that those almost mindless creatures will be able to get out. The rest of the building is made entirely of stone and bricks, so they are now being burned slowly inside. You can hear their horrid screams.

>Right. I think we should mount up and ride out. Someone should get the horses ready while the others make sure the path will be clear. Do be sure to mention you have no idea how to ride a horse.

Takabanda managed to calm the horses. But since there are two dwarves and you, all unable to ride properly, the escape might not work well as you thought. You are not sure how many demons there might be still around, but the ones in the stables are out of the picture at least.

>>698975
Can't you just tie some of the horses together so that those without riding skills are being directed by those that can ride properly?

One of you use a torch to rally the horses, and the others use weak rope to lead the horses towards the flame.

>locking demons in a barn and leaving them to burn
It's good to be an adventurer.

>But since there are two dwarves and you, all unable to ride properly
Can we grab a cart or sled or something for the non-riders to ride in?

Or... if Sizzle has shrinking potion or something, the three of you could just ride with one of the others.

>>698978
yeah. sitting on a horse is easy enough. just need someone to lead.

>>698975
by any chance is there a wagon or cart available to make our escape?

Everybody who knows how to ride a horse, do so, and spread out, but stay in shouting range. Everybody else stick close together, spears out, ranged attackers second rank, wounded and noncombatants in the middle. Cavalry scouts ahead and off to the sides so infantry can march along steadily without being distracted or outflanked.

Gnuk 2016/02/07(Sun)12:43 No. 699804 ID: b904a2
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>Can't you just tie some of the horses together so that those without riding skills are being directed by those that can ride properly?

>One of you use a torch to rally the horses, and the others use weak rope to lead the horses towards the flame.

>Everybody who knows how to ride a horse, do so, and spread out, but stay in shouting range. Everybody else stick close together, spears out, ranged attackers second rank, wounded and noncombatants in the middle. Cavalry scouts ahead and off to the sides so infantry can march along steadily without being distracted or outflanked.

>yeah. sitting on a horse is easy enough. just need someone to lead.

You ask Alaiv if he could lead the horses while you grab on.

Alaiv: "That's too risky. We need to be fast, and if you don't know how to handle a horse on full speed you'll fall down. Same goes for our dwarven friends."

>Can we grab a cart or sled or something for the non-riders to ride in?

>by any chance is there a wagon or cart available to make our escape?

You look around for a cart or something, while telling the others your idea.

Diamante: "getting the horses to a cart is going to slow us down even more! We gotta act fast!"

>Or... if Sizzle has shrinking potion or something, the three of you could just ride with one of the others.

Sizzle: "Actually... i think i have an idea!"

She grabs something from her bag.

You ask what that is.

Sizzle: "A solution! You might not like what it does though. But it's either this or die in the middle of the monsters"

You tell you'll take that. It can't be worse than being stuck here for too long.

Just get it over with.

Gnuk 2016/02/07(Sun)12:45 No. 699806 ID: b904a2
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...

You really hope that if any historian or bard decides to write a story about your adventure he or she will leave this part behind.

You strengthen your hold on Sizzle's handbag while her horse speeds up.

Gnuk 2016/02/07(Sun)12:49 No. 699808 ID: b904a2
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Your group finally runs out of the village, the demons tries to chase you, but are too slow to keep up with the horses.

You run for a good mile before stopping.

You managed to get out of the village alive. Diamante and the two knights are still with you.

You are all shaken but happy to have made it out alive.

Takabanda: "So, i think i'm going to say something that everyone is thinking? FUCK DEMONS!"

Get to the cave, and stop this nightmare before the demons reach the city. Some of your minions may die if you rush the dungeon, but the entire city is in danger.

Disagree with Takabanda's sentiment as demons are not physically appealing by any stretch of the imagination.

So... we should probably split up at this point. We're pretty sure the source of this is in those mines, and we need to put a stop to it. But the knights need to get back to town and warn people so defenses are up before any demons get over there.

while regrowing and getting your stuff back on explain your idea that curing the one dwarf triggered the rest into acting because they sensed the demon that was growing in him suddenly getting destroyed and knew if they didn't act then they were next.

Have the two knights of the flame go warn/protect the town and take Diamante with us to the mine so we can find the cave/den.

>>699808
Gonna have to agree with you there, Takabanda.

Okay the knights can report back to town and alert the guard there so that they can defend properly. We'll go to the cave and try to eliminate the problem at the source.

>>699827
Given how Takabanda normally talks, this is the perfect assumption for the meaning to his wording.

>>699808
Now that you're away from demons, ask how long until the potion wears off. And if it takes too long to wear off, ask if you can have a potion that turns you back to normal size. And if Sizzle doesn't have a potion like that for some reason, glare at her and ask, "Why do you have a shrinking potion, but not a growing potion?!?!"

Gnuk 2016/02/14(Sun)05:06 No. 701773 ID: b405ab
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>Disagree with Takabanda's sentiment as demons are not physically appealing by any stretch of the imagination.

>Gonna have to agree with you there, Takabanda.

>Given how Takabanda normally talks, this is the perfect assumption for the meaning to his wording.

You tell to Takabanda that you agree with the sentiment as long as he doesn't mean having sex with them, because you can't imagine whoever would be so stupid to do such a thing.

Takabanda: "Oh boy! You'd be surprised about the people i met in my life hahahahahah!"

Gnuk 2016/02/14(Sun)05:12 No. 701774 ID: b405ab
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>So... we should probably split up at this point. We're pretty sure the source of this is in those mines, and we need to put a stop to it. But the knights need to get back to town and warn people so defenses are up before any demons get over there.

>while regrowing and getting your stuff back on explain your idea that curing the one dwarf triggered the rest into acting because they sensed the demon that was growing in him suddenly getting destroyed and knew if they didn't act then they were next.

>Have the two knights of the flame go warn/protect the town and take Diamante with us to the mine so we can find the cave/den.

>Okay the knights can report back to town and alert the guard there so that they can defend properly. We'll go to the cave and try to eliminate the problem at the source.

>Now that you're away from demons, ask how long until the potion wears off. And if it takes too long to wear off, ask if you can have a potion that turns you back to normal size. And if Sizzle doesn't have a potion like that for some reason, glare at her and ask, "Why do you have a shrinking potion, but not a growing potion?!?!"

You ask Sizzle how long it takes for the potion to wear off.

Sizzle tells you that it's permanent but she has several enlarging potions so the effect will balance out.

While you and the dwarves grow back to normal size, you explain to the knights and Diamante what might have happened. The knights agree to run back to the town to fortify and to alarm the rest of the temple.

Knight: "May the flame light your path, friends!"

Alaiv: "May the flame shine upon you too, friend."

Gnuk 2016/02/14(Sun)05:14 No. 701775 ID: b405ab
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>Get to the cave, and stop this nightmare before the demons reach the city. Some of your minions may die if you rush the dungeon, but the entire city is in danger.

>take Diamante with us to the mine so we can find the cave/den.

>We'll go to the cave and try to eliminate the problem at the source.

It takes one day to reach the mines, while avoiding any possible encounter with demons and other creatures that might lurk around.

Diamante guides your party down in the shafts, the poisonous mist seems to be completely gone already, but the caves smell horribly. The stench of rotten meat hits your nose at every second, but you are sure that the rune is protecting you, as you feel it warms over your skin.

Diamante: "There. that's the spot!"

Gnuk 2016/02/14(Sun)05:17 No. 701776 ID: b405ab
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The mineshaft is partially collapsed.

Alaiv asks Diamante if the knights have sealed off the opening where the gas came out.

Diamante: "Nay. No one came here after the accident. And that is neither a good or a bad job. No miner did that. Nor delicate-finger knights. I know for sure."

okay, watch out for ambushes and try and shift some rocks, if it's clear its not going to open then we need to get to the temple instead and get in there from the other side.

Examine the collapse with Diamante and try to figure out if it's supposed to keep people out or keep something in.

Diamante should lead the way as the expert so you don't cause a cave-in, considering the poor state of support columns.

There should be some tools lying around. Find a way to reinforce the tunnels as you dig your way through.

Advance, cautiously. Let your former miner check out that collapse, see if he learns anything from it.

Unless there's something hidden behind the rockfall, there's only one way to go, until we hit a fork in the tunnels.

>>701776
that second beam is dangerous, might we need to reinforce it less it caves in immediately after we walk past it?

>>701776
Don't mess with the rocks. Whoever or whatever did this is likely still here. Explore a bit down the tunnel to find the culprit.

Gnuk 2016/02/16(Tue)13:58 No. 702416 ID: 364ed6
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>okay, watch out for ambushes and try and shift some rocks, if it's clear its not going to open then we need to get to the temple instead and get in there from the other side.

>Examine the collapse with Diamante and try to figure out if it's supposed to keep people out or keep something in.

>Diamante should lead the way as the expert so you don't cause a cave-in, considering the poor state of support columns.

>Advance, cautiously. Let your former miner check out that collapse, see if he learns anything from it.

>Unless there's something hidden behind the rockfall, there's only one way to go, until we hit a fork in the tunnels.

>that second beam is dangerous, might we need to reinforce it less it caves in immediately after we walk past it?

>Don't mess with the rocks. Whoever or whatever did this is likely still here. Explore a bit down the tunnel to find the culprit.


The tunnel ends abruptly few meters after the turn. There is no one around here. Not even tools.

You ask Diamante if they managed to grab their own tools when they opened the breach.

Diamante: "Nay. We barely got out of here alive. Someone must have picked the tools..."

He checks the rocks

Diamante: "Probably the same that did this. They closed the breach with rocks and other shit. But they didn't do a good job."

You ask if that is the breach he was talking about.

Diamante: "Aye. Behind this there is a small tunnel that we didn't manage to check, since the gas hit us."

Gnuk 2016/02/16(Tue)14:01 No. 702417 ID: 364ed6
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Diamante tells you that he will reopen the breach again. Sizzle suggests that she can help out with rock acid if necessary.

It takes almost an hour for the both of them to reopen, while you and Alaiv help out by clearing the rubbles and reinforcing the beams with a couple of unmovable nails.

You then enter the tunnel, which descend for a while, until you reach a underground cave with a lake.

Sizzle: "Well... this is certainly different."

The large statue on the other side reminds you of the first dungeon you visited.

You are sure now that this should lead to the right place.

Gnuk 2016/02/16(Tue)14:03 No. 702418 ID: 364ed6
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Your group has to swim across the lake, to reach the little opening on the other side.

You help Sizzle out since she admits she isn't really a good swimmer.

After you reach the other side, you take a moment to dry up.

Gnuk 2016/02/16(Tue)14:05 No. 702419 ID: 364ed6
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Takabanda: "MMMMMMMMH"

You ask Takabanda what's wrong.

Takabanda: "I can hear someone chanting down the tunnel. At least two dozens of people. I can't understand what they are chanting though."

You try to listen, but you hear nothing. You ask Takabanda if he is sure.

Takabanda: "Trust me. If we bard are good at something is hearing other people singing ahahah."

>>702419
Two dozen... that could be a problem. We need to scout the area, see if there's a way past without getting into a fight with numbers that big. Who's the best at being quiet? Maybe a potion would help too.

Ask him if he feels kinda drawn to it. Hope there's no such thing as Cave Sirens.

>chanting in an abandoned tunnel
That sound like cultist stuff. Cultist are the worst. You better sneak up on them at see what they're doing. Use some any stealth potion that are available.

Well, shit, Takabanda, anything you can deduce about the meaning as we get closer?

>>702419
...I'd be reluctant to attack someone completely blind, but I rather doubt we're going to find friends down here.

Sneaking up on them to see what's up seems reasonable.

Wait, I've been rereading the thread, and I think I have a concern, I just wish we could talk to S'shimh right now.

We might be coming around the Mud Dragon cultists. Annnnnd the Mud Dragon might be the demon source or allied with demons. S'shimh said the sickness was Mud Dragon Magic, and said magic produced demons eventually. Logically speaking, we're not walking into a potentially old ally of S'shimh's ruined temple, we're walking into a potentially CURRENT enemy of S'shimh's fully functional and working temple, and that enemy is a dragon that can produce demons with its magic.

So those cultists that we're likely hearing right now? Fuck them, and fuck that mud dragon. The [;ace we're coming up to has likely been MAINTAINED. Be careful for traps. Really good, recently made traps even.

>>702435
I'm pretty sure that the demon from S'shimh's temple wasn't the only one. I think it was just one of many that were sent out to different temples to infect dragon eggs. The demon Flycatcher killed infected him with a soul bug thingy of some kind, so maybe the demon that was sent here was actually successful and the Mud Dragon hatched infected. That means it's an Infected Mud Dragon that we're going to end up fighting!

>>702589
If that is the case, I wonder if Takabanda can heal it? May as well ask him now.

I mean if we just try to kill it without discussing our options... what if we could have saved it?

>>702596
The soul virus was likely designed to spread and integrate with the host until it would literally be easier to create a dragon from genetic manipulation than to "undo" what has become a core aspect of its being. So I don't think we can cure the dragon after a few months of uninterred infection.

However, we might be able to capture the dragon alive, which should open up some PAINFUL alchemy experiments. All we need to do is sever their arms and wings and then torture them until they can't think straight. With any luck, we can bleed the dragon dry and purify their blood for crafting reagents.

Gnuk 2016/02/22(Mon)13:24 No. 704536 ID: c923aa
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>Ask him if he feels kinda drawn to it. Hope there's no such thing as Cave Sirens.

Takabanda: "No. Their voices are really rash. They should get some singing lessons. Seriously!"

>Well, shit, Takabanda, anything you can deduce about the meaning as we get closer?

Takabanda: "Well i can. But i am really bad at sneaking around. Not my style! As bards use to say: 'If they can't hear you, what's the point in singing?'."

Gianni: "I COULD! B-BUT I AM NOT GOING THERE ALONE..."

>I'm pretty sure that the demon from S'shimh's temple wasn't the only one. I think it was just one of many that were sent out to different temples to infect dragon eggs. The demon Flycatcher killed infected him with a soul bug thingy of some kind, so maybe the demon that was sent here was actually successful and the Mud Dragon hatched infected. That means it's an Infected Mud Dragon that we're going to end up fighting!

>If that is the case, I wonder if Takabanda can heal it? May as well ask him now.

>I mean if we just try to kill it without discussing our options... what if we could have saved it?

You wish you could ask a couple of questions to S'shi'mh. But entering the mindlink in the middle of a dungeon where monsters can pop out at any moment is too dangerous.

You ask Takabanda if he would be able to heal the dragon, if they have been possessed by a demon, similar to the way he cleansed you from the parasyte.

Takabanda: "No. At least i don't think. We were lucky your parasyte hadn't start to spread. But it might be too late for the dragon. The demon might have already completely absorbed and corrupted the soul. If we are talking about a demon-dragon here, our only option will be to..."

Alaiv: "...Kill them"

Takabanda: "Yeah"

Diamante: "I'm ok with that. Serves them right for what they did to Pirite!" He spits on the cold stone.

>Two dozen... that could be a problem. We need to scout the area, see if there's a way past without getting into a fight with numbers that big. Who's the best at being quiet? Maybe a potion would help too.

>Sneaking up on them to see what's up seems reasonable.

Since you are the only one that has been into a ranidae dungeon, you are the only one that might have the experience to deal with whatever waits for you inside the tunnel. You volunteer to scout ahead, but you ask the group if they have anything that can help.

Both Takabanda and Sizzle raise their hand.

Takabanda: "I can enchant you to be completely silent. It will also make you unable to speak, but no one will ever hear you move around. It only works for one hour though. "

Sizzle: "And i have a couple of potions of invisibility! With these you can move around without being seen! They only work for half an hour so you'll have to take that in consideration and drink a new dose. Don't drink three potions in a row though! It might cause... secondary effects..."

Gnuk 2016/02/22(Mon)13:26 No. 704538 ID: c923aa
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You drink the potion after Takabanda enchants you.

You and Gianni then begin your scouting route inside the tunnel.

You ask Gianni if it feels alright. But you are unable to speak at all, as Takabanda warned you.

Gianni seems to understand anyway, and tugs you with one of its tentacles.

You proceed down the tunnel, until you can finally hear the chanting.

Gnuk 2016/02/22(Mon)13:29 No. 704539 ID: c923aa
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You reach the end of the tunnel, which opens into a large cavern.

Here you can see other small tunnels caving the entirety of the walls of the cave.

But your attention is caught by the large pool in the middle of it. And what looks like an ancient church on the side of it. A towering construction of white stone, covered in moss.

That's where the chanting is coming. Now loud enough for you to be able to hear it clearly.

The chant is irregular and awful to listen to. It sound like a bunch of creatures gargling all together in a cacophony of sounds.

>>704539
Completely silent and invisible means that we can just go kill all of them. Go get a look at them to see just how killable they are.

Uh, avoid puddles and stuff like that. If your feet get wet they'll be able to tell where you are by your footprints.

>>704538
Be careful, they MIGHT be able to see your clothes and Trident.

I mean, they look faded out right now so they might be invisible but... I don't know how that invisibility potion works, if you were to drop your Tridant, and it IS invisible, would you be able to pick it up again? Can you see your Tridant and yourself right now?

Careful- you're invisible, but any ripples or displaced water you create won't be. And splashes might not be silent. And if you get wet, you might leave wet footprints or dripping water as you move around. So you need to avoid water - hop over it, don't swim through.

No attack or ambush, yet. Just get over to the door and peek around. See what we're dealing with, here.

Sneak a peek into the church interior.

Try to identify what they're doing and then get all wraith on their asses if you think you can take them on.

...oh. One issue is that we don't know if additional materials that get on you will turn invisible too. Like, if you get in a fight and blood splashes on you, will the blood reveal your position? If it did, then that means we absolutely cannot fight the mob. The first kill will get blood on your weapon at the least, and you'll no longer be undetectable.

The only way to test this would be to say, pick up a rock, and see if it turns invisible.

They're souleating demons, Its possible they have some sort of 'life sense'. Be careful.

Gnuk 2016/02/23(Tue)14:47 No. 704851 ID: eb8330
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>Be careful, they MIGHT be able to see your clothes and Trident.

>I mean, they look faded out right now so they might be invisible but... I don't know how that invisibility potion works, if you were to drop your Tridant, and it IS invisible, would you be able to pick it up again? Can you see your Tridant and yourself right now?

>...oh. One issue is that we don't know if additional materials that get on you will turn invisible too. Like, if you get in a fight and blood splashes on you, will the blood reveal your position? If it did, then that means we absolutely cannot fight the mob. The first kill will get blood on your weapon at the least, and you'll no longer be undetectable.

>The only way to test this would be to say, pick up a rock, and see if it turns invisible.

You pick up a nearby rock, and you can clearly understand that it hasn't turned invisible with you. Which means that if you ever get something on it would make you visible. Good to know. You should avoid blood splatters at any cost. And probably even getting wet.

You choose the easiest path. Jumping over any gap you can find, avoiding water and anything that could give away your position.

Gnuk 2016/02/23(Tue)14:49 No. 704854 ID: eb8330
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>Uh, avoid puddles and stuff like that. If your feet get wet they'll be able to tell where you are by your footprints.

>Sneak a peek into the church interior.

>They're souleating demons, Its possible they have some sort of 'life sense'. Be careful.

>Completely silent and invisible means that we can just go kill all of them. Go get a look at them to see just how killable they are.

You carefully move toward the church and take a peek inside

Gnuk 2016/02/23(Tue)14:53 No. 704855 ID: eb8330
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Inside, you can see finally the chanting creatures.

Over two dozens of them, chanting and praying to what seems to be a dragon skeleton.

Your attention is attracted to the skull in particular, sitting on a broken pillar.

And then, you fall unconscious.

Gnuk 2016/02/23(Tue)14:58 No. 704858 ID: eb8330
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You wake up in the familiar sensation of the mindlink. S'shi'mh standing right next to you.

You ask her if she opened the communication and why would she do that now.

She looks at you confused.

S'shi'mh: It wasn't me, Wielder of the Trident! I can't even open a mindlink on my own!

???: Not yet at least.

Gnuk 2016/02/23(Tue)15:01 No. 704861 ID: eb8330
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You both turn to see to whom the calm and warm voice belongs.

???: I greet you and your lineage, child of Si'Fud. Welcome Home.

[END OF CHAPTER 03]

>>704861
"hey you got a little something you know right... EVERYWHERE"

You okay, brah?

>unconscious
Well I guess we won't be found until the invisibility spell wears off, or until someone trips over us. At least we wouldn't have made any noise falling over or dropping the trident, with the silent spell.

>>704861
Looks like a mud dragon, yep. And not obviously corrupted by demons, either.

Dumb question, but that's not your skull they're worshiping, right?

"WHEW ITH TUH BEBEH?! I WAWWOW NO WHEW ITH THUH BEBEH!!!"

>>704861
Looks like... the dragon died, but its soul was bound to its corpse. It lives on, and the worshippers might even be loyal Ranidae. If that's the case... did they unleash the mud curse to try to keep this place secret?

If that's the case why is the curse creating demons?
Or... were the miners infected by demons all along, were guided to break into this dragon crypt to try to destroy the dragon's soul, and the curse isn't responsible? It could be the rune merely alerted the demons to the presence of someone who had access to dragon knowledge.

>>704863
Hey, Ranidae get that all the time. There's nothing new about it.