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79952 No. 79952 ID: 718d88

In the world of Teagea there are many wondrous places and peoples; from the modest kobolds to the villainous elves. It is a world where a man must strive to find his place lest he be swept aside by the times, and even the best of men struggle on the brink of ruin.

Today, young squire Francis of Athenry, you find yourself in the early hours before your first battle. Even as you review this inner monologue of yours you march with your youth brigade inexorably toward the enemy lines and your first chance, hopefully of many, to repay the vile foe for their transgressions against your clan.
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No. 80049 ID: dda9dd

>>80039
"or to loose ones teeth..."
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No. 80075 ID: 718d88
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80075

"Which part of the field should we lend our arms to?" Moonblossom eagerly inquires.

Your sponsor placed you in charge due to your level headedness, the party will follow your wherever you lead them.

You see that on the left flank (1) there is a line advancing on the enemy, you can see from the number of dead that litter the field this is at least the fourth attempt at taking that position.

in the center (2) you see another line of infantry that is also advancing, from their sloppy and uneasy manner you take it they have recently regrouped for another assault having failed a previous charge and retreated back to the rear. they don't look confident.

on the right flank (3) you see the Souther auxiliaries running down the fleeing enemy. you may not be able to catch up to them.

far off in the field, though, you see a group of soldiers that have been encircled by the enemy (4), they are cut off and fighting desperately to break free and retreat. you might be able reach them in time to help if you dump your packs and run.
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No. 80078 ID: 632862

>>80075
Assist 4.
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No. 80133 ID: 718d88
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80133

You take off running, Moonblossom energetically taking the lead.
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No. 80152 ID: 718d88
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80152

you are running.
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No. 80156 ID: 7128fc

Holy shit, it's Major Maxillary.

I know you.
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No. 80160 ID: 718d88
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80160

you think that wearing flat-soled boots was a bad choice today.
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No. 80174 ID: 718d88
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80174

you can just about make out the faces of your arch enemy....
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No. 80180 ID: 718d88
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80180

That's right...
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No. 80185 ID: 718d88
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80185

Aztecs.
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No. 80189 ID: 632862

>>80185
Bust a hole through their lines, so that our troops can rush out and surround THEM!
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No. 80191 ID: e75a2f

Aztecs are weak to gunpowder.
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No. 80199 ID: 718d88
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80199

You wade through the thin enemy lines, and are awestruck as to see for the first time the brave soldiers you have come to rescue...
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No. 80201 ID: 718d88
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80201

The Arbitrator General Baron Oglaf the even-handed and his personal retinue.
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No. 80210 ID: 718d88
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80210

"My beard is DEAAAAAD!" bellows Swordhammer...
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No. 80218 ID: 718d88
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80218

He immediately gets down to business.
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No. 80235 ID: 718d88
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80235

after what feels like hours you finally make a hole to allow you fellow warriors to retreat.
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No. 80239 ID: 0559f9

No retreat! No surrender!
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No. 80245 ID: 718d88
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80245

The Arbitrator General, seeing this, orders his men to withdraw, and you follow suit.
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No. 80256 ID: 718d88
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80256

everyone finally stops running and you take a moment to feel satisfied at a job well done.
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No. 80258 ID: 718d88
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80258

what's this, now?
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No. 80262 ID: 718d88
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80262

:D
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No. 80269 ID: 718d88
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80269

"What's your name, lad?" says Baron Oglaf in his smooth baritone.

what will you say to the baron?
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No. 80275 ID: 632862

Francis of Athenry, sir!
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No. 80295 ID: 0559f9

Francis the bloodthirsty, of Athenry, sir.
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No. 80300 ID: 718d88
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80300

>Francis of Athenry, sir!

"Good job on helping my men, young Francis." says Baron Oglaf.

and with that he takes off to the rear.


the battle seems to be winding down for the day, and the sun is setting over the eastern mountains.

as your party sets up camp for the night, you can't help but think you've forgotten something...
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No. 80310 ID: 632862

>>80300
Frederick is missing!
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No. 80313 ID: 718d88
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80313

>Frederick is missing!

No he's not, he's right over...


"I haven't seen frederic since the charge," says Moonblossom, "Just thought you'd want to know."
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No. 80314 ID: 718d88
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80314

Fuck.

TO BE CONTINUED.
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No. 80315 ID: 632862

>>80313
You dropped your packs to charge... check to see if anything's missing.
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No. 80316 ID: 632862

>>80315
On the other hand, he did charge up to the battle line. Looks like you get to check corpses for a while!
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No. 80377 ID: 718d88
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80377

>You dropped your packs to charge... check to see if anything's missing.

all our packs are right where they should be, and nobody in the group has reported any missing items.

None of your compatriots have seen Frederick since the charge.

You also realize that you've never actually seen Yeosophine without her helmet. LORD IN HEAVEN WHAT HAPPENED TO HER NOSE!?
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No. 80379 ID: 718d88
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80379

>On the other hand, he did charge up to the battle line. Looks like you get to check corpses for a while!

this is the most likely scenario. it can't be more than an hour since you left the fight, Frederick may still be alive. You should go find him, but nighttime is for skirmishers and stormtroopers. It'll be very dangerous and at least three of your party needs to remain at the camp in case the filthy Aztecs try to infiltrate.

who should you take on this rescue mission?
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No. 80409 ID: e7666f

>>80379
Take Hotario.
The Kith are supposed to be sneaky, he's decent in a fight, and that leaves the loud guy who'd inevitably yell at an inopportune moment, an elf who although also sneaky would be better spent on defense, and the dependable Yeospohine, to keep the former two idjits in line.

Be prepared for betrayal; do the Aztecs consort with demons?
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No. 80420 ID: 718d88
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80420

>

>Take Hotario.

Horatio, relived he doesn't have to fumble around with the tent anymore grabs his weapons and readies himself for the mission.


>do the Aztecs consort with demons?

Everyone consorts with demons. Demons have the best drugs and throw kickass parties.
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No. 80430 ID: 718d88
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80430

fortunately your fight ran the latest, and there wasn't time for either side to clear this part of the field of dead and wounded before sundown.

after searching the piles of dismembered Aztecs you find that Frederick is not among them.

betrayal is possible, but not likely as Aztecs don't take prisoners nor do they respect the rules of parley.

You have a nagging in the back of your mind that you should keep looking for him, but where would he go?
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No. 80436 ID: 632862

>>80430
Check the crashed vehicle thing.
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No. 80455 ID: 718d88
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80455

>Check the crashed vehicle thing.

as you approach the smoking remains of the goblin airship Kirov you notice a commotion. apparently there's still a fight going on over there.
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No. 80461 ID: 718d88
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80461

could it be?
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No. 80466 ID: 718d88
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80466

It is! looks like he's on his last legs, too. best to get into the fight right away!
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No. 80476 ID: 718d88
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80476

...
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No. 80478 ID: 718d88
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80478

this doesn't look good.
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No. 80484 ID: 718d88
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80484

...
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No. 80485 ID: 718d88
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80485

...
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No. 80486 ID: 718d88
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80486

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No. 80489 ID: 718d88
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80489

Frederick used HYPER BEAM!
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No. 80493 ID: 718d88
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80493

It's SUPER EFFECTIVE.
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No. 80496 ID: 7eda8b

He appears to be in charge of Malaysia.
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No. 80497 ID: 718d88
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80497

you are unsure what to do now.
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No. 80506 ID: 632862

>>80497
Go and help him up, he may need medical attention.
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No. 80534 ID: 718d88
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80534

>Go and help him up, he may need medical attention.

you help your friend up, and while he's conscious, he can barely stand. you can see that he's missing half his tail and was probably running on pure adrenalin since the retreat.
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No. 80558 ID: 632862

>>80534
Maybe you can find the rest of his tail and reattach it?
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No. 80685 ID: 718d88
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80685

>Maybe you can find the rest of his tail and reattach it?

Oh sure, let me just get out my magic wand and speak the words of power that will allow the halves of his tail to fuse back together!

I don't know what wondrous fantasy world you live in, but here in Teagea, grievous injuries can't simply be undone by finding the severed body part. Perhaps next you'll be trying to tell me that there's a cure for polio, too.

Anyway, you get Frederick back to camp. He's lost a good amount of blood, he's exhausted from fighting all day, and on top of it all he's lost his spear. He'll recover in a few days once he gets some rest and some extra food, but the battle will likely be over by then.

Yeosophine is the most concerned for Frederick; the two of them are very close.
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No. 80797 ID: 718d88
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80797

The morning greets you with the sounds of trumpets and drums.
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No. 80798 ID: 718d88
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80798

Upon getting up and stepping outside you see that the larger companies have mustered and sallied out to the field.

You also notice some new banners, reinforcements must have arrived during the night. you spot markings from one elite goblin regiment and two of Shistershire's wurstgarde bands.
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No. 80799 ID: 718d88
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80799

"Squire Francis!" a voice calls from behind. You turn to see a goblin messenger.

"You are to report to the General staff tent, sire!"
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No. 80816 ID: 718d88
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80816

in the General staff tent, you see the commanders presiding over this battle.

General Shaudayr of the Souther auxiliaries, to his left Rear Admiral Floyd of the Goblin air navy, Arbitrator General Baron Oglaf, and Commandant Pubah, leader of the kobold scouts.

they seem to be in a heated argument over how to proceed.

"I've lost three airships already, Arbitrator general." says Rear admiral floyd, "I refuse to risk any more of my air crews to that meat grinder!"

"I assure you, If you push your ships forward once more we'll be able to breach their lines and press on to the fortress." replies Baron Oglaf.

"I recall that's what you said yesterday, and we all know how well that turned out for us. I refuse to endanger my fleet any further, at least until my ground parties can recover the Kirov." snaps Rear Admiral Floyd.
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No. 80828 ID: 718d88
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80828

The generals barely notice you, but you've never been one to let arguments and politics get in the way of your mission.

It's obvious if someone doesn't do something this battle will drag on until the Aztecs win. but where can you lead your small band to do the most good?
You see that there is a large artillery camp(1), probably the cause of all the downed airships. you might be able to infiltrate the camp with the aid of the kobold scouts and sabotage the guns.

To the north you see a slave-powered behemoth(2), you could convince the REar admiral to risk one of his airships to place your party on it, to eliminate it from the inside.

The Rear Admiral claimed that he needs to recover the Kirov(3), you've already fought there and are somewhat familiar with the difficulties. Further, it looks like the Goblin Air Marines are fighting there right now.

far behind the lines, you notice the icon of army command marking the known position of the Aztec general's camp(4). If you kill him it may throw the enemy into disarray or even demoralize them into retreating.

what will you do?
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No. 80955 ID: 0b18ab

Souther, huh?

Does the enemy have Northers?
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No. 80963 ID: 7eda8b

Infiltrating the HQ sounds stupendously dangerous. We probably won't be able to convince the Goblins to send an airship to deposit us on the Behemoth without something in his favor first, which means either taking out their artillery or recovering the Kirov. Retrieving the airship seems really dangerous, since the enemy's focused on it. Moreso with their artillery still going.

I vote an attack on the artillery (1). It's away from the front lines, but probably not loaded with elite bodyguards. If you can get in quietly, and get out quickly, you should be able to avoid the main body of enemies.

Speed's essential, but you guys are PCs, so you can probably go fast. Still, I'd request some high-speed assistance for this. Not a whole army, but a little help if things go bad. Cavalry riding something exotic and sneaky, or maybe Souther auxiliaries. Those guys are fast, right?
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No. 80978 ID: 718d88
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80978

>KILL THE CANNON

You respectfully interrupt the general staff's argument and propose a daring plan for you to infiltrate the artillery camp and disable the guns. After some boring debate a rousing brainstorming session gives birth to a intricate complex attack:

with the aid of the kobold Scouts your party will disable the Aztec guns, upon completion Rear Admiral Floyd will position his air ships above the behemoth where his air marines will board and capture it. Meanwhile the souther auxiliary will maneuver around to support your mission.
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No. 80980 ID: 718d88
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80980

Elite kobold scouts have joined your party.
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No. 80989 ID: 718d88
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80989

after some boring travel and arguing with Yeosophine over how she doesn't need to look after Frederick since he's perfectly capable of washing and feeding himself but giving up after the third time she punched you you have arrived at the large artillery camp.

It is obvious at this point that "large" was in reference to the size of the guns.

You also realize that you have no idea how you're going to disable the guns.
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No. 80996 ID: 7eda8b

Give us a closer look at those guns using your trusty spyglass. How do they work?
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No. 80999 ID: 718d88
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80999

>Give us a closer look at those guns using your trusty spyglass.

My what? I'm not getting any closer until we have a plan.

>How do they work?

I've only ever heard stories about cannon from maimed war vets before today. I assumed they were like really accurate catapults, but they look nothing like any catapults I've ever seen.
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No. 81023 ID: 7eda8b

Do you have any means of lighting fires?

If they're like normal cannons, they have powder which goes boom when you light it, creating pressure in a tube which hurls a projectile out. If you pile up that powder around the base and light it, the whole machine should detonate nicely.

Detail this plan to the others and approach.
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No. 81039 ID: e7666f

>>80999
Well, one way to do this would be to spread out- even though the cannons are very destructive, they're limited in AOE and firing speed. If you spread out, you might be able to reach them before you lose more than one or two people, though you WILL lose those people.
I would advise stealth, trickery, or some kind of ranged fire, though you'll want to move immediately after shooting.
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No. 81043 ID: 7eda8b

Don't charge the cannons. Goddamn. Sneak up on them. If you can't sneak up on them, forget it.
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No. 81054 ID: 718d88
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81054

>powder that cracks with the thunder of gods when set on fire, LAMBDA OMICRON EPSILON, other strange gibberish and mad ravings

Honestly, sometimes I truly think I'm going mad.

>Don't charge the cannons. Goddamn. Sneak up on them. If you can't sneak up on them, forget it.

We've been sneaking up on them. they're about as snuck up on as they're gonna get. Any closer and I'll be able to spit on them.

I may not know how they work, but I know what cannons do. I'm thinking that they need to be pointing at you to make you dead, and they look so big that We can probably get in amongst them to make the prospect of using the cannon on uus a bad idea. I see some wagons and stuff and a long line of poorly armed soldiers moving boxes up to the cannon. and the cannon are of course making LOUD NOISES and probably making widows down at the front.

I'm thinking this might be easier than you're telling me it is, voices in my lunatic head.
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No. 81056 ID: 632862

>>81054
Slay them. Then take a closer look at the cannons.
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No. 81122 ID: d506fa

If u guys are confident in your skills take the enemies out with stealth and suprise to capture theguns, they will come in handy
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No. 81127 ID: 718d88
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81127

>Slay them. Then take a closer look at the cannons.

If We kill them all then why would we... You know what, fuck it. I've been laying here for an hour and my balls are starting to hurt.
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No. 81128 ID: 718d88
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81128

>capture theguns

I don't know what a... Oh! THE Guns. okay.


as you get closer you notice they don't look like they were expecting to be attacked.
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No. 81129 ID: 718d88
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81129

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No. 81130 ID: 718d88
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81130

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No. 81131 ID: 30ea23

Keep in mind you will eventually need to retreat. See if you can start blasting Aztec positions. In the confusion and... darkness...? (Is it night?) you can perhaps do a lot of damage. If the cannons prove too difficult to load and fire, or if the enemy rapidly gains its bearings to attack you, focus instead on sabotaging the guns by detonating large amounts of blast powder in/around them.
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No. 81133 ID: 30ea23

(If it is night, consider using Invert to turn your images into white lines on a black background, which is universally understood to represent darkness or similar esoteric effects.)
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No. 81134 ID: 718d88
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81134

After a short fight you kill all the gun crews and driven the ammunition bearers off.

You see in the distance the goblins have begun their assault on the behemoth.

you are now left with the question of what to do with the cannon.
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No. 81135 ID: c64058

Fire at their HQ or in that general direction
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No. 81136 ID: 30ea23

Don't fire at the Behemoth. You might accidentally hit the airship.

Fire at the HQ or at other cannons if you can't see the HQ.
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No. 81142 ID: 632862

>>81134
Oh man. Shoot the HQ. This will be awesome. Make sure to compensate for wind!
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No. 81144 ID: 718d88
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81144

>Shoot the HQ

I can't even see the HQ. how do you expect me to hit it with a siege engine I've never seen before?

>or at other cannons

This I can probably do.
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No. 81145 ID: 718d88
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81145

{rolled 20-20-20: critical gunnery success}

HOLY SHIT I DID NOT EXPECT THAT.
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No. 81146 ID: 718d88
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81146

Oh wow. I wonder what those crates were filled with...
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No. 81152 ID: 0818e3

>>81144
>I can't even see the HQ.

well, what can u see then?
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No. 81159 ID: 7eda8b

What just happened?
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No. 81172 ID: 718d88
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81172

>>81159

Apparently, I'm awesome. I'm as shocked as anyone.

the cannon are removed from the fight, and the behemoth is busy being fucked up by goblins. so where to now?
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No. 81174 ID: ab04d4

First did you really roll? Second you know that the board has a rolling function for you right? Because I'm thinking that you might not have really rolled; the easiest way to prove if you did or not is just to roll on the thread itself.
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No. 81175 ID: 7eda8b

GM gets to decide, regardless.

Blow up the cannon you just fired and get the fuck out of there before a tidal wave of angry Aztecs comes to fuck you up.
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No. 81182 ID: 718d88
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81182

>Blow up the cannon you just fired
I'm thinking that everything we could have used to blow the cannon up with has already been blown up.

>get the fuck out of there before a tidal wave of angry Aztecs comes to fuck you up.

Good idea, we make it back to base, and are greeted by a cheering army. apparently what we did was a big deal.
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No. 81185 ID: 718d88
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81185

After giving my account of the mission, we are informed that shortly after the behemoth was boarded the Souther auxiliaries assaulted the Aztec HQ and killed the general. there is now nothing standing in the way of this mighty army on its quest to push the Aztecs out of our lands.
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No. 81189 ID: 718d88
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81189

[END OF CHAPTER]

enemies killed: 947
allies lost: 0
allies seduced: 0
enemies raped: 0
cities looted: 0
critical successes: 1
loot acquired: 0
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No. 81191 ID: 632862

>>81189
Seems like we did a good job here. What a talented bunch of squires!
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No. 81242 ID: 7eda8b

Nice work.

>allies seduced: 0
Is anyone at the table a chick?
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No. 81273 ID: 718d88

>>81242

Yeosophine is, but I dunno if you'd want to fuck a disfigured, emaciated amazon.
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No. 81276 ID: 7eda8b

>>81273
I was more thinking about folks in the army.
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No. 81281 ID: 718d88

>>81276

well, the sergal commander was female.

did you wanna fuck a sergal?
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No. 81296 ID: 52b238

>enemies raped: 0

do dead enemies count?
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No. 81302 ID: 7eda8b

>>81281
Not me personally, but I want the main character to.
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No. 81330 ID: 718d88

>>81296

No. they have to be alive at the point of penetration.
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