Heretic 2017/10/01(Sun)12:16 No. 833868 ID: 8a947d
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It's cold outside. The wind hurts your skin. You can barely move. You hear a voice coming from above you.

???: What do you hate the most ?

The fact that we are alone. We don't have anyone with us to help or to lift our burden. We wish for companions for a family. We wish for a better world, where no one must be alone, a world of light and happiness.

>What do you hate the most ?
Do we gotta focus on the negative? I'm trying to make things better.

Steve.

>>833874
If to not hate is an option, I'll take that.

But from what we've seen of Gallows's own behavior, he does hate the Church quite a lot.

So, what do we hate most? The ones that tore Athmoor apart. But that does not mean we will let that hate drive us. To fix the world is our own goal, and we work towards it for the betterment of all. Not simply to spite the Church.

The traitorous false gods of the Regent Church.

>>833868
Pain.

all these ominous sudo-prophetic dreams :3

>>833868
>What do you hate the most?
The ones that took advantage of Athmoor's generosity!

They kept asking for things from him and he kept giving to them, never asking for anything in return, until they eventually tore him apart!

1/2 Heretic 2017/10/01(Sun)13:35 No. 833885 ID: 8a947d
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You: To be honest ? These weird dreams are starting to get on my nerves, but really without a doubt I hate the Regent Church, I hate the laws they enforce, and I hate the false gods they worship

???: A truthful answer. They tried to hang you when you were only 8 years old after all, there's no doubt you wouldn't die right away your little body would be too light to break your neck and you'd just hang there slowly suffocating while the church claimed it was for the best.

You: ...Gee, thanks for that.

???: Not to mention the eye they took from you, a constant physical reminder that they'll just keep taking and taking. You do want to restart the world because of the church after all, right ? sure it's also been devastated to a point that even a single tree takes a large amount of effort to grow, but you don't care about that. You just want the church gone.

???: I guess either way it'll work itself out, besides if you don't do it then who else will ?

2/2 Heretic 2017/10/01(Sun)13:40 No. 833886 ID: 8a947d
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If you don't do it, who else will ?

You wake up from another weird dream. You've been having more and more since you started doing this, you hope it's not stress related. You never remember anything from them except that you really hate some guy named Steve.

Somebody's knocking on your door.

Yormi: Hello? Gallows? It's Yormi from the shop Burqel told me to wake you up. He's in the conference, he wants you to meet him soon.

Yormi: Oh and sorry for almost killing you yesterday!

Hmm. But you do care about bringing life back. It's the important part. The Church is just in the way, and also happens to be full of dicks that are really easy to hate.

Creepy dream. It's almost like something is trying to manipulate you.

But enough of that. Get to the conference. Maybe finally we can meet this Castle fellow.

>>833886
Hey, Roland, you fell asleep with the Azurite in your hand, right? Check and make sure you didn't drop it off the side of the bed or something!

>Oh and sorry for almost killing you yesterday!
"Don't worry about it!"

Hello Yormi. I suppose I haven't properly introduced myself. Roland Gallows Conroy here.
I hope to see yours and Burqel's unique skills again. Hopefully not against me.

Heretic 2017/10/01(Sun)14:44 No. 833898 ID: 8a947d
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You wander through the den of the breakroom, Troy's playing the arcade cabinet by the front door, there's a cat on his shoulder did he pick up a stray yesterday ? Issei and Uma are talking at the front counter, Issei's ordered an even taller stack of strawberry pancakes today.

You wander further down the hallways following the signs as best as you can until you find the conference room. Burqel and another large bearded man are inside.

Burqel: Morning Gallows, this is Castle the pointman of the pagan firesquad we run from here. Castle the New Olmec pagans have sent Gallows here on important business to see you.

Castle: Have ya know ? Well it's a pleasure to meet ya Gallows, what d'ya need to see me for now ?

realize you forgot your neckerchief and have to go back after the meeting

>>833898
Pull out the MacGuffin. Ignore the art error.

Tell him your mission.

Show him the azurite, I want to fix the world.

>>833898
>Troy's playing the arcade cabinet by the front door
Oh no! Your high score is in danger!

>there's a cat on his shoulder did he pick up a stray yesterday?
Oh? I thought Issei told Roland about that?

Oh, well, I guess Roland can ask Troy about the cat later.

>Issei's ordered an even taller stack of strawberry pancakes today.
Good grief, try some blueberry already!

>Castle the New Olmec pagans have sent Gallows here on important business to see you.
>Have ya know? Well it's a pleasure to meet ya Gallows, what d'ya need to see me for now?
"Flint said to tell you that he sent me. And he wanted me to talk to you about this." Then pull out the Azurite and show it to him.

>>833898
I have a whole chunk of macguffin and plan to use it, I just need to know how to actually do that, I was told you could help.

Pull out azerite, ask if rezzing Athmoor could fix the world and make it green again

>>833886
>Oh and sorry for almost killing you yesterday!
And Troy.

And Issei.

And an entire building full of potentially innocent people.

And they somehow knew our friends' names despite the fact that we never mentioned them after they claim they started watching us.

And they somehow didn't notice us ever using any Pagan magic despite knowing everything else we did whole time.

And they lured you into a trap using real Pagan code phrases in a fake message supposedly meant for non-Pagans.

Don't trust them.

>>833898
Well, there's the top secret mission. You might also want to mention that you took care of the assassin that was sent after him. How did he find out about that, anyway?

>>833906
>Good grief, try some blueberry already!
At least he found something else he likes eating besides strawberries and people. Granted, it's got strawberries on it, but he's not just eating them off the top of the stack and leaving the pancakes alone.

>>833938
...and they told us to keep the incident a secret too.

Maybe we should bring it up with Castle.

Hey! When is our team going to level up? Those were some fights we had last time, and not easy, i might add!

>>833938
He said he was sorry!

I mean, come on, how the fuck was he supposed to know that someone other than the Priest was going to be wearing bandages on his whole body?!

>>833949
Keep it a secret because he's embarrassed about his mistake!

He even gave us some Level 3 Summons as an apology!

Besides, I'm pretty sure that Castle can figure that out on his own.

Or Castle will say something about how lucky Roland is that the Priest was caught before he came back from his business, otherwise he would've attacked Roland himself! And then he'll just take a look at the nervous expression on Burqel's face and realize that's exactly what already happened.

Or maybe Burqel already told Castle about that and Burqel just didn't want us telling Clancy about the ambush that messed up his shop's back room.

>>833940
Well, I know that. He and Uma were eating strawberry flavored cake at that cafe yesterday while Troy was running around and being attacked by the Priest.

I'm just saying, he really should try a different flavor already.

>>833938
What he said.

Heretic 2017/10/02(Mon)06:09 No. 834020 ID: 8a947d
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You pull out the azerite and place it on the table.

You: Flint told me you found something important and that this may be related.

Castle: Boy ain't that the biggest hunk of azerite I've ever seen! In fact...yup it looks like it might be perfect!

You: Perfect for what exactly ? What do you need to show me ?

Castle: Well me and a couple 'a other pagan scouts were out about north-east 'a here tracking an odd signal we were pickin' up. When we reached the place we found what looked like a door inside of a cave, we couldn't open it but there was a large indent in the front for somethin' orb shaped.

Castle: After a little analysis we found that the door would respond to a large enough amount of azerite being placed in the slot, whatever's in there must be somethin' important if you need that much azerite to get in. This could be our ticket to gettin' inside.

>>834020
"A signal? What kinda signal?"

So azerite is shaped like orbs to interact with ancient mechanisms? Hope it's not consumed in the process.
What's the plan. Will we assemble a group to explore the unknown?

That sounds like a long shot when it comes to achieving what we set out to do.

Heretic 2017/10/02(Mon)10:41 No. 834049 ID: 8a947d
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>>834034
That's true...you don't have time to go searching for weird ancient technology, but at the same time you've got nothing else to go on aside from this. For now you should ask more questions.

You: What sort of weird signal did you find ?

Castle: It was a magic one, strong but nothin' like anythin' we'd seen before. It ain't demonic or godly and it don't come from voodoo, whatever's makin' the the magic signal's a whole new type a magic we ain't cataloged yet.

Castle: If you do want to move out then we'll have to go alone, our firesquad's not in the best shape after the mission we just came back from. Though from what I've heard your friends took care of a priest on their own, so we might be more than fine.

Castle: You're the one with the azerite, what do ya wanna do ?

We have nothing else to do.
I would love to consult Ada about ancient magical mechanisms, maybe even bring her in this mission, but unless we find a functional waystone that is not an option.

The answers may be purely speculation, but what can we expect to happen? Will the door just unlock or will it use the azerite to do something? Does he thing there is a physical space on the other side or will it act like a magical portal to somewhere else? Beside the lock mechanism, how much the surrounding suggest the use of technology to deal with magic?

>>834061
That's actually a good idea! But I thought the waystone wasn't working?

tell him his beard is amazing (what if he was actually a reverse trap (gal dressed as a guy) and he glued the beard on)

>>834049
>door requires Azurite to open
Hmmm, this sounds like it could be Arcamagika. The key word being sounds, there's no telling if it is or not. We could ask Ada.....if we can find a Waystone.

Make sure you ask him to show you on a map where they found the door. (So that if you ever get a chance to warp back to Ada, you can show her and ask if her people have left anything there.)

And then ask where the nearest working Waystone is. You'd like to be able to travel without having to use the boat, it takes too long.

>Though from what I've heard your friends took care of a priest on their own, so we might be more than fine.
"I also heard that Priest was covered in bandages just like me! Boy, am I lucky that none of the Pagans here attacked me by accidentally thinking that I was the Priest!"

Oh, speaking of the Priest, can we give Castle the Priest's Pool Cue Charm so that he can teach us something?

>>834063
>But I thought the waystone wasn't working?
It's not. That guy is saying that we need to go find a working one in a different city if we want to even consider asking Ada for any kind of help.

We should also make sure we don't betray her trust in us, so even though this sounds like it could be Arcamagika, let's not mention it or Ada to them.

>>834076
But see that’s why it might be a good idea to bring her along. We don’t want to betray her trust in us by asking her about it and gaining knowledge of Arcamagika, but if we told her our deal and what the machine sounds like and if she would want to go along I honestly think she would agree. Especially since there maybe some artifacts that she would have interest in. Honestly she has a lot to gain by coming with us. The best part is we don’t HAVE to know how the arcamagika machine works, she can just come with and she can know it, that way it’s secrets stay hidden.

>>834082
I never said to not bring Ada, I just said that we shouldn't mention any of this to other Pagans without her saying that it would be ok for us to tell them.

If her people are willing to blow up Church towers to keep them away, then I'd hate to accidentally get on their bad side and they start blowing up Pagans!

Just because they're against the Church learning their ways, that doesn't mean they'll allow Pagans to learn them.

If this is Ada's type of magic it might indeed be a good idea to warn against investigating this.

Heretic 2017/10/02(Mon)13:37 No. 834094 ID: 8a947d
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>Ada and Arcamagika
Ada probably would know the most about something like this along with the waystones, but there's no way for you to get back to her fast enough.

You: I may know someone that knows a lot about ancient magics and technologies, but they're across the continent down in Moree I have no way of getting there fast enough.

Castle: Well you can use this.

Castle pulls out a metal canister fizzling and crackling with red electricity, you can feel demonic energy coming off of it.

Castle: A few pagans tried to reverse engineer whatever technology the waystone uses, this here's a warp relay. It should work as well as a waystone as long as ya have a waykey. It ain't perfect though: it only works once for a trip to and from your destination, you can't bring anyone with ya, and after ya come back to it it'll need a month to recharge.

Castle: Also ya might, MIGHT, blow up just a little. Like the tiniest bit, you won't die just get a little hurt.

Buy The Waystone.
Take it with you and bring it back once Ada looks at it.

>>834094
Convenience! Hit that shit up and go see the cutie.

>>834095
Agreed. Though it's technically a waystone shell.

Could we get a better location on the signal? How far north east?

>>834094

Can we use that tech to bring someone back with us, someone who's no friend of the church? With a find like this, we might be able to convince Ada to come with us.

TO MISS CUTIE PATOOTIE! AWAY!

>>834102

Also, is slotting our azerite into that tech-place going to use it up? Because we have other plans for it. If it's just, like, a key thing, then sure. If not... well, this thing's the key to your whole plan of restarting the world. Can't give that up idly.

>>834094
That's.....risky.

We could use it to go to Ada, but if Ada wants to come with us, then we can't bring her.

And if there's another attack from an asshole Priest, then Roland will be on his own.

We could bring that Waystone shell to her also, but buying it from Burqel may not leave us with enough money to pay Ada to fix it. Because I doubt she'd work on it for free. And, like that one time she asked us to go get a part for her machine under her shop, she may not have the needed parts to fix it if we bring it to her.

Then again, if we show her this thing that the Pagans have reverse engendered, she might be able to make improvements to it so that it'll work better. Wait, no never mind, we can't bring it with us. It's going to stay here while we do the warping.

Actually, ask him if there's a time limit between warping and coming back? Like if you warped to your destination, do you have to warp back here in a certain amount of time before it shuts down or can you come back whenever?

And do you have to come back from the place you warped to or can you warp somewhere, travel to a different Waystone, and then warp back here?

>Risk of injury.
That's not very reassuring!

But the only way he'd know about any of this is if it's been tested already. So as long as no one has been killed from using this thing, I guess we can give it a shot.

Also, we'd better tell our friends that we'll be leaving and we'll be back.

>>834098
>Could we get a better location on the signal? How far north east?
If he's got a map to show us where they found the door, then we can easily point it out for Ada. Which will make it easier for her to tell us if that door is something her people put there or not.

>>834102
Castle just told us that we can't bring anyone with us if we use this thing that he's showing us.

>>834104
For all we know, the key to resetting the world is behind that door.

>>834094
EXPLOSIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS!!!!!

Ask how bad the explosion would be, also you really should just wait

Cant you see if they have a spare in the New Olmec pagan safe house (The Lounge), because the way they talked about their Waystones made it sound like hey had multiple. And setting up Waystones between pagan hideouts seems like a safe thing to do in case a base is found out since if the church doesn't already have an attuned Waykey they wouldn't be able to use them (easy pagan escape rout, if a hideout is compromised just use waystone EVAC).

Oh! Before you forget, can you see if Castle can teach you something new in exchange for the Priest's Pool Cue Charm? Or do you have to go back to Flint to learn new things from him?

Heretic 2017/10/03(Tue)09:09 No. 834253 ID: 8a947d
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You purchase the Waystone Shell for Ada to look at. [558G==>158G].

You ask some more questions to Castle.

>How the Warp Relay works.
Castle: You can go anywhere and comeback once, if there's another waystone somewhere else you can still use that one and travel between other ones. Don't take all day though.

>How far is the signal ?
Castle: It's a ways away, but we have ways of gettin' there faster.

>The Pool Cue Charm
Castle: Oh I wouldn't know what to do with that thing, if ya wantin' to ascend a demon summon you'll need another skilled summoner. Unless yer wantin' to sell it, you could get a nice price fer it.

Castle places the Warp Relay on the table.

Castle: Just touch yer waykey to the little square on the front 'ere and you'll be on yer way. Be sure to be quick with ya business, I'm mighty curious to see what's behind this door

Has it been long enough since we visited the glassblower? We should comission a glass eye that functions as a container we can fill with reagents. If we get captured or robbed, we'll have a way to summon without the rest of our inventory.

>>834253
>You can go anywhere and comeback once, if there's another waystone somewhere else you can still use that one and travel between other ones. Don't take all day though.
Ok, so that means that we can go to Ada and then warp somewhere else before warping back here.

>Oh I wouldn't know what to do with that thing
Dang. Looks like we'll have to take it to Flint if we want to learn a new spell or something.

>Just touch yer waykey to the little square on the front 'ere and you'll be on yer way. Be sure to be quick with ya business, I'm mighty curious to see what's behind this door.
"I'll try to hurry, but no promises!"

"Oh, and if my friends ask, tell them that I'll be back as soon as possible!"

>>834257
I'm pretty sure Roland will be against shoving random things into his skull! Especially if it's animal viscera, rotten fruit, or something equally unsanitary!

>>834258
A volatile deviant's materials aren't unsanitary. If we pack bullets there, we could also use them if we snag a firearm.

Alright let's visit Ada to see if we can get her to make a new waystone for us, and also ask her about the ruins/signal. Then we go upgrade a summon using the pool cue.
We don't really have much funds for shopping unfortunately.

>>834267
This.
Though we might be able to sell those two special bullets if we need too.

again you didnt answer anout how bad the explosion would be

We still have the broken handgun we bought a while ago. We could try fixing it ourselves or taking it to the shop we blew up.

1/2 Heretic 2017/10/04(Wed)06:02 No. 834406 ID: 8a947d
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>>834257
While that does sound like a good idea the though of shoving animal guts and human teeth into your eye socket isn't too pleasant, besides you probably wouldn't be able to fit a whole lot into it. Maybe you'll get one, but you're not sure what it'll cost you.

>>834305
Castle stressed how you'd explode "the tiniest bit" and he said that it would be unlikely to happen. You're a little worried but you'll manage.

You tap your waykey to the warp relay and teleport back to Luucc's Bar in Itsdin, the teleportation isn't the same as usual there's a large delay between leaving and arriving and when you get there you're a little dizzy and smell smoke, Luucc is probably cooking downstairs. There's no explosion though so you head for Distant Wonder.

2/2 Heretic 2017/10/04(Wed)06:06 No. 834407 ID: 8a947d
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Ada's in the shop looking at weirdly colored jars in the back.

Ada: Hello Roland! It is nice to see you again...do you smell smoke ?

Smoking!
I heard of an enormous door with a lock mechanism that require key shaped azerite to open and immediately though that would interest you. Do you know anything about ancient technology that use powerful magic?

also do you know anything about warpkeys

also you smell smoke because i used a experimental pagan tool that acted like a portable warp-thingymadoo with a small case of exploding as a side effect

>>834407
>It is nice to see you again
"It's nice to see you too."

>...do you smell smoke?
"Oh, that's probably me. I just warped here from Ebony Port using a device that the Pagans have supposedly reverse engineered from the Waystones because there isn't a working Waystone there. And let me tell you, it could use some improvements!"

Show her the Waystone Shell and tell her that since it's a mix of magic and technology, you thought that she might know how to fix it or something.

If she requires payment and it's out of your price range, ask if you could get a discount in exchange for some more knowledge of Pagan Magics? If she agrees to that, then you can show her Fiddler Imp again and explain how he got upgraded!

After all of that, ask her if she knows anything about an ancient looking door in a cave to the north-east of Ebony Port. Some of the Pagan Scouts found it because they were following a magic signal that doesn't belong to any existing category of magic. It's not Pagan, it's not Voodoo, and it's not from the Church, so you're all pretty confused by it. From what you've heard, the door sounds like it might be Arcamagika, but you don't know for sure.

>>834419
Pretty much this.

But here is a moment of truth with Ada. Can we trust her enough to show her the Azurite? Because if we ask her about Arcamagika (without actually asking about how it works) what will happen when she sees it. Maybe bring that up too, take her by the hands and look her in the eye ask her if she trusts us because we need her help.

That's me.
Had to use a janky reverse engineered teleporter to get here.
I think I'm missing a layer of skin.

How are things? You look well!

>>834407
Tell her about the weird magical signal thing and how you suspect it might be Arcamagika. You don't want her people to blow up your people so does she have any advice on that?

1/2 Heretic 2017/10/04(Wed)09:52 No. 834451 ID: 8a947d
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You: Yeah that's me sorry. Anyway I need to ask you something important.

You: I've been told that somewhere up and west of here there's something underground emitting an odd magical signal unlike anything we've seen.

You: The door to whatever's down there requires a large enough shard of azerite to open it. I was worried it might be related to arcamagika, do you know anything about it ?

Ada: There is no way that could have anything to do with the Unter, our current arcamagikal technologies do not emit any signal traceable to non-arcamagikal devices or techniques. Otherwise we would be constantly attacked by people tracking us! besides no arcamagikal device we have created runs on azerite, it is so rare it is unreliable to use.

Ada:...but that makes me curious as to what is down there if it is not our own. If it is possible maybe tell me what you find, yes ? I am always excited to discover new types of magic and machinery!

You show Ada the Waystone shell and ask if she knows what to do with it.

Ada: Ah yes, these are older arcamagikal remnants from what we assume were our ancestors. We have advanced so far in the field that we do not bother trying to hide these anymore as it would take thousands of years to get to where we are with only a waystone, that and there are so many it would be a hassle.

Ada: Still, repairing this will not be cheap. In fact it may be a bit more difficult since I will need to use some of my more hard to find spare parts...from the look of it this will cost you around 1250G.

You: Yeah, I can't afford that. I spent all I had buying this thing. You sure there's nothing else I can do to pay it of or something ? anything you need help with ?

2/2 Heretic 2017/10/04(Wed)10:00 No. 834453 ID: 8a947d
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Ada thinks for a second before going into the back of here shop. She comes out holding an old rusted knife.

Ada: I found this a little while ago, I suspect that this knife may have magical properties associated with demonic energy. I will be honest, I kept this from you out of fear of you demanding to take it due to it's pagan magic.

Ada: I don't know if you have any knowledge in cleaning or sharpening knives but if you can clean it for me I will repair your knife. I have all of the necessary equipment in the back you can use.

You: Why can't you clean it ? It's only a knife.

Ada: It is embarrassing to say...but when it comes to repairing simple things like knives, I tend to break them. I have broken at least ten possibly magical knives and swords trying to clean or repair them...so I do not want to try it again.

Ada: What do you say ?

>if you can clean it for me I will repair your knife
Is this supposed to say "I will repair your waystone"?

>>834453
Let's give it a shot. Man this thing looks old. Really beat up, too. Can it even be restored? What are those markings?

Hmm.
Gallows... Cut yourself with it.

You can never have too many knives. Let’s see what we can do.

>>834453
Take a look at the symbols on the knife. Can you read them?

Tell her that it might be a while before you can bring this knife back to her, so if you're gone for a few days, you didn't run off with it!

>>834463
And if she's interested in learning something new, you can show her Fiddler Imp and explain the process that resulted in his new form.

Heretic 2017/10/04(Wed)10:50 No. 834465 ID: 8a947d
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>>834458
Oh sure you'll cut yourself with it! You just love tetanus!

>The Markings
They seem like ritual blood runes, smearing blood on them would cause the ritual spell to take effect but in it's current state that could possibly break the blade. It's in abysmal condition but with enough work you can definitely get it done.

You follow Ada into the back room of her shop, the room is covered in dust and cobwebs. Bottles and jars line shelves on the walls and books and pages liter the floor it's a bit...cluttered. There's an area in the back prepared with tools necessary for repairing the knife. Ada takes off her coat and ties back her hair in preparation to fix the Waystone shell, you roll up you sleeves and take of your bandages and start to clean the rust off of the knife.

Ada:...So those runes really do cover your whole body, do all pagans have those ?

>>834465
Nope. They're to contain your overwhelming magical power.

No. They were to seal magic when I was a child.

I was wondering if you would like to come with us to see that door. I need someone that can tell if that thing will consume the azerite and you are the closest I can think of an expert.

>>834465
Wanna see four your self ;) ? But no, not all pagans have this, only a few, it allows me to cast summons more faster.
I honesty don't remember the thing with the runes, but we shuldn't be talking to much about this. Maybe another time.

>>834465
>...So those runes really do cover your whole body, do all pagans have those?
"No, only some of us do. But even then, so far I'm the only one I know of that has them."

And then explain that you were told you're what's known as a "Rune Child" and explain what that's supposed to mean.

.....and then explain that apparently someone was supposed to tell you all of this by the time you were old enough, but they forgot to do that, so you yourself only recently found out about this.

Heretic 2017/10/04(Wed)12:02 No. 834492 ID: 8a947d
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You: No, apparently they help me channel the large amount of demonic energy dormant in my body and allow me to summon more efficiently. Some other pagans have 'em but I doubt they're common

Ada: Fascinating, so you have sort of innate talent for summoning? I will have to remember to examine you later.

You: What ?

Ada: Nothing. So, you seem to know a lot about knives from how well you can maintain and repair them. Did somebody teach you or were you also born knowing how to fix a chipped blade ?

>>834492
"I've spent some time in the army. Although everyone was able to summon, we used mundane weapons against priests due to their ability to banish everything we pulled out of the Aether. Gun and blade maintenance were part of our training."

>>834492
Knives are really practical for everyone, but probably moreso for Pagans.
Since summoning reagents tend to involve bits and pieces of lots of different materials it's handy to have a sharp, clean blade on hand.

I remember hearing that at some point sickles were a popular choice, until the church caught on and would arrest anyone carrying one.

"Pagan training starts with what you have. Most of my teachers had at a knife and a gun on them at all times."

Let her keep the waystone shell for long-term repair, you can buy it back from her when you have the dough.

Well I’ve taken part in the pagan knights raid and they taught me that careful maintenance of gear is essential for survival. But not only that but having a blade is necessary in a lot of pagan summons, either for getting viscera or even using the knife itself in the summon. My old teacher used to tell me “you can never have too many knives.”

Heretic 2017/10/04(Wed)13:27 No. 834523 ID: 8a947d
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You: I volunteered to be part of the pagan knights for a while. Summon's were our main weapon of choice, but against priests a knife and gun were always good to have as well. proper maintenance of our gear was paramount to survival.

You: A common pagan saying was "you can never have too many knives" and since a lot of rituals involve guts and blood it was all good to have a sharp clean blade with us. Sickles use to be popular, but church guards caught on and began to arrest anyone carrying one so we stuck to knives.

Ada: You volunteered to fight against the church? How noble, few of the Unter's inhabitants even think of leaving the city for fear of the church. Was everybody a volunteer ?

You: Not all of us, somewhere drafted and others were hired mercenaries. I joined when we were having a shortage of troops. People thought I was crazy for wanting to fight the Regent's army on the field at all, but I had to help, I have to do everything I can against them.

Ada: We have a lot in common do we not ? far from home and doing our best despite the church. You are much braver than me though, I haven't committed an act of defiance against the church in a while. Even when I had it was only to keep the Unter safe...that makes me wonder, what is your goal Roland ? Why do you continue to do what you do ?

"...I've been lucky, I got my pagan name of Gallows because I almost died by hanging as a kid. I somehow managed to escape my captors after I lost my eye. And I found this..."

Show her the Azurite.

"But luck can't get by, and the church is only going to keep people down. I want to give everyone their lives back. I want people to look out their windows and not see endless desert and wastelands. I want people to have a chance, I want to see the world green and growing again."

>>834523
Part of me just hates the church and the harm it does and I want to see it destroyed no matter what, but i'm also curious by nature and I really want to know where this path leads for now.

Two reasons. One, you really hate the church, because of everything they did to you and everything they do to others. Second, you want to restore the world to its former glory.

>>834524
No showing Ada the Azerite.

>>834535
Agreed!

"Do you have any idea what it's like when the ruling government hates your very existence on the basis of principle? If I ever tried a different life, they'd hunt me down for exp."

I want a future, Ada.
This world is dying. We can't pick from the scraps forever. I want my future children to live in thriving green world of plenty, not rooting around in the barren wasteland.

I also want them to be safe. As long as the Regent Church keeps sending Psychopaths to roam the streets... that'll never happen.

The Gods of the church... They took something from this world. That's why it is the way it is. I have to take that back somehow...

Convenient, really.
Burn the Church, grow my the world from its ashes.

>>834523
I just. I think we have a shot at making a lasting change, I can't not see that through.

This is as good a time as any to ask her if she wants to come with, you could always say that hearing about it second hand probably won't give her the overall picture. She also seems to want to learn about different froms of magic so this could be a learning experience for her.

Hey, if all this turns out well in the end, we could probably work with Ada, look artefacts, repear them, teaching each other things, that sounds really nice.

>>834576
She already told us that she can't come with us because she's got a shop to run.

tell her if the church fucks her over and forces her to leave or something happens to the shop she can come with us on our quest

>>834523
I just realized that the magic symbols above Ada are The hex code for the color of the symbols. XD

Suggestion 2017/10/05(Thu)10:43 No. 834654 ID: 9b80a5
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we eventualy will have to get her some mad scientist goggles for her and meybe a white labcoat if possible but those goggles tho

I'm happy with Ada staying where she is. Although it would be neat seeing what shawty could do in a fight, she won't be able to sell us illegal memes if she's not stocking her shop.

>>834646
Nice catch. I didn't even notice that.

Heretic 2017/10/05(Thu)14:10 No. 834700 ID: 8a947d
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You: I can't just let the church keep existing, you and I both know the damage they've caused to everything around them. They almost hung me when I was a child, almost blinded me in the army, and now they continue to hate my very existence. I got lucky but luck can't keep me going for the rest of my life.

You: Not only that but the world as it is right now is dead and barren, barely anything grows and most of the planet is covered in deserts. Once I fix all of that we'll have green pastures and lush gardens.

You: If I work hard enough I can change things, even if it is the whole world. Whatever's behind that door we found might help me do it too, I'm gonna reset this world if it means my life.

You run the restored knife across a piece of paper, a clean cut with no resistance.

Ada: I have heard men talk like you, most of them were talking without purpose or drunks rambling in bars. I don't get that feeling from you Roland, no matter how ridiculous this mission of yours is your words are not empty. You truly believe in what you are doing.

Ada: That or you are an amazing liar, either way your Waystone is done.

>>834700
Cool, the colony will love having a functional waystone. The knife's done too. Hope it sells well.

>>834700
... I'm a pretty good liar regardless, you know.

>>834700
>You run the restored knife across a piece of paper, a clean cut with no resistance.
You should probably put some blood on it to make sure it works.

Buuuut if you did, then it might do something and make it where Ada couldn't sell it anymore.

So I guess just tell her what the markings are supposed to do and then give it to her so she can sell it.

>your Waystone is done.
"Thanks, Ada."

".....heh, you know what I just realized? Whenever I'm in trouble, most of the time it's something I bought from your store that ends up saving my ass. So I guess in a way, you saved my life a few times."

Heh. I might need to get some more cash so I can buy this myself.

Also, Wow that was fast. You're pretty amazing Ada.

Knife is done too! Want me to bleed on it and test it out for you?

>>834730
You stop that now.

I do like the idea of complimenting her and pointing out that she has indirectly saved our but a couple of times

While it would be handy to test the knife to see if the runes work, it's a weapon so the runes probably will make it hazardous to us if it works. So unless you can translate the runes and determine if it's safe or not, don't test it on yourself.

awww no mad scientist goggles... okay...

Heretic 2017/10/06(Fri)11:41 No. 834840 ID: 8a947d
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You: I didn't think an ancient technology could be fixed so quickly!

Ada: Normally it can not be done, but I have worked all of my life to learn how these things work. Something like this is child's play.

You and Ada return to the front of the shop where you hand over the knife and Ada gives you the fixed waystone.

You: Now that I think about it a lot of the stuff I buy from here does come in handy a lot, In a way you've saved me more times than I can count.

Ada: You are exaggerating, even without my store you would have made it through somehow. Besides I did not do anything but run a good business. Did you notice anything about the knife ?

You: The runes on the side are rending sigils that stop wounds from healing, nasty stuff but pretty basic. I'm surprised that this knife is worth as much as the waystone being fixed.

Ada: Oh it wasn't. That knife is no where near the value of a waystone no matter how nice it is, even with the work you put in to clean and sharpen it. If any one heard that I gave you that waystone for this knife they would think me a fool who has been scammed.

You:...Then why'd you fix it for me in return for a worthless knife ?

Ada: Because I know you will use the waystone for something important, That belief is reinforced by what you told about the church; Think of it as a favor. Besides, it was a nice excuse to talk with you some more!

>>834840
>A nice excuse to talk with you some more!

... You wanna go out some time?

>>834840
>>834841

You don't really need an excuse.

I though she would love the opportunity to come along. Pity it's not even an option...

Let's go visit Flint to exchange the priest charm for something useful.

rolled 15 + 9 = 24

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>>834841
>>834843
Here, let me help you guys with that.

(d20 + 7 from Charm Stat + 2 from Speech 1 Skill)

>>834840
>Besides, it was a nice excuse to talk with you some more!
".....you don't really need an excuse to talk to me."

Also, since she's so interested in learning about Pagan stuff, offer to tell her about Demon Ascension and show off Fiddler Imp to her.

>>834844
>Flint
Yes, do this!

After that, we warp back to Castle to drop off the fixed Waystone!

>>834840
Stop by the glassblower's first. It might take a while for him to make a commission, so you should order one earlier rather than later.

1/2 Heretic 2017/10/06(Fri)18:17 No. 834867 ID: 8a947d
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You: I mean...you don't really need an excuse to talk to me.

Ada: I guess not, but with you on your mission to reset the world I am not sure when you can and can not.

You: Maybe when you and I find some we can talk a bit more huh ?

Ada: I would like that! Until next time Roland.

You leave Distant Wonder and warp over to The Lounge, you don't want to spend too much time in one place. Castle did tell you not to take too long.

2/2 Heretic 2017/10/06(Fri)18:24 No. 834868 ID: 8a947d
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You find Flint walking around the halls of The Lounge.

Flint: Hey there, glad to so you in one piece. What're you back here for ?

You show Flint the priest charm.

Flint: Well if you want I can ascend a summon for you, but if you want to ascend that Fiddler Imp again you'll need two of these.

Flint: If not that I can give you a new ritual spell to use, the choice is yours.

>>834868
Let's try a spell this time.

Also, tell Flint that this Priest was a pain in the ass and it wasn't from fighting him, since your friends did that and you yourself never fought the Priest. But he was a pain in the ass because he was dressed like you, wrapped head to toe in bandages! And that caused some of the Pagans in the area to attack you by accident!

.....hey! Tell Flint to stop laughing, it's not funny!

>>834868
a spell would be nice, also can we have that priest card back? I don't know why but I feel like it would be useful someday.

>>834872
I'm pretty sure we don't need that asshole, so let's just leave him here.

>>834872
You think today is that day? We can come back to the card when we need. Until then let's not risk get cough with it or it doing something on it's own on our hands.

Let's see what ritual spell will be produced with the physics god charm.
To be honest I don't even remember what a ritual spell is and just want to find out what it does.

>>834868
Let's hold off on ascension for now. A spell is fine. Ask him if needing two charms to power up Fiddler also means that we'll need to cut the connection of two other summons.

Leave Karas here. There's no need to carry around a smoking gun.

I think we should use it to regain use of the Voyeuristic Globule.
With our new fusion summons, long-range scouts could be useful.

Make Fiddler Imp a @#$%ing powerhouse.

Heretic 2017/10/07(Sat)09:28 No. 834964 ID: 8a947d
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>>834880
You: Will I need to sacrifice two summons along with two charms to ascend a summon another time ?

Flint: Yup, you can ascend a demon three times and it will take one more of each to do it. Fiddler Imp needs two summons sacrificed and two charms.

You decide to get a new ritual spell with the priest charm. Flint shows you two possible spells you can take.

Instant Summon: Flagellum (10oz, 5 per minute activated): Quickly summon a Demon Flagellum.

Aether Barrier (34oz): Conjure a barrier of Aether energy to form a shield that can block a single attack either magical of physical.

i say barrier as we need some sheilding

>>834964
Aether Barrier

Instant summon.

We already use the flagellum so often we might as well!

also i cant remember did fiddler imp say he had a specific name? or was it just fiddler imp? if he doesnt have one i vote that we call him fid or fiddy

>>834964
Wait, we need to use the charm to get a spell? Nevermind, then.

Flagellum. It's an awesome weapon and having a guaranty way to summon even without materials will be great.
The barrier can be useful but it drain so much blood that we risk unconsciousness. It could be useful if our enemy is bleeding heavily but at that point we would already have the advantage.

oooooh i did not see the 34 oz blood requirement yeah deff get the demon D

>>834968
Seconded.

Instant Summon. The barrier is too damn expensive and will only be used when the plot requires it.

Instant Summun: Flagellum
We can easily use it as a shield in most circumstances, and since fights generally happen very quickly we won't need to keep it out for very long. Not only that but it gives us a nasty, instant, and easy to hit surprise attack.
Sure the shield will prevent us from being hit by an unseen adversary, but its blood cost is so high we won't be able to use our other skills should we use it.

Instant summon.

Demon dicks for everyone!

1/2 Heretic 2017/10/07(Sat)13:38 No. 835010 ID: 8a947d
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You decide to learn Instant Summon: Demon Flagellum.

Flint: That should take care of that, so you found Castle alright ?

You: Yeah, there was a little road bump but I found him alright. We're about to go to that door he found.

Flint: Glad to hear progress is being made. More importantly I need to tell you that recently a large amount of Church forces have been moving out towards a certain source west somewhere in Dolvan.

Flint: We're not sure entirely what for but once you've found out whats over there come back here quick. I want to try and show you more advanced summoning techniques when we both have more time so you're a little more prepared for what might be coming.

Flint: To be honest even though you're a rune child you're sort of lacking in real fire power. Anyway I gotta get back to work, don't get yourself killed.

Flint leaves and you return to the Waystones to warp back to The Breakroom.

2/2 Heretic 2017/10/07(Sat)13:44 No. 835011 ID: 8a947d
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You re-enter the conference room in a puff of red smoke and sparks, Your spine's tingling and you mouth is full of dust. You're starting to realize you don't like the warp relay too much.

Castle: You got everthin' ya need ?

You put the waystone down in the room, Burqel looks over it in awe.

Burqel: You actual got it fixed, Impressive.

Castle: Now, we should start to move out. Your team is still relaxing in the main room, get them ready and we'll go.

As Castle goes to pick up the warp relay the canister starts to spark and fizzle before blowing up scattering red liquid and bits of machinery all over the room.

Castle: Ah shit!...It's a good thing we don't really need this anymore.

>>835011
Ask if you can have the wreckage of it. I'm sure Ada would pay for the magically charged scraps.

>>835010
Ok, so go see what's behind the door and then come back and tell Flint about it and he'll teach us some new stuff.

Afterwards, if we have time, tell Ada what we found behind the door.

>>835011
Go ahead and tell Castle what Flint told you about the Church moving towards something in the west somewhere in Dolvan.

It might be something he'd like to know about and he could probably send a message to any Pagans in that area to warn them or have them spy and report what they find.

You know, this waystone is actually ours. Burqel didn't let us borrow the thing to fix it, he sold it. When we are done, if they don't want to buy it, we can take the waystone with us to the next city.

>>835022
Let's not be an asshole.

The Pagans here need it more than we do.

>>835024
We also kind of needed that 400G, not to mention our implicit debit to Ada.

>>835031
The Pagans here also need that 400G to keep their secret hideout running. After all, secret barber shop hideouts don't run on sunshine, rainbows, lollipops, and thoughts of bringing down the Church!

>>835018
That's fair actually. You did just pay so you could fix their waystone... Just to give it back.

>>835022
Sell it back to them, at a suitable markup for being fully functional rather than hollowed-out scrap.
>>835038
Find whoever's got a waykey around here (somebody must or they wouldn't be working on experimental substitutes) and bring them along on a quick tour of the other waystones you've visited in your adventures thus far, so they can establish same-day communication and supply lines with other pagan outposts. That should be more than enough for this deal to be a net gain for the local pagans' survival prospects, even if it means you've cleaned out their cash reserve short-term.

It's probably fair to ask for your 400G back if this gets to stay here. I wouldn't worry about an upcharge.

>>835049
Nice idea, set up that pagan trade/communication/EVAC net so that pagans wont need to expose themselves to inform other branches, plus it acts as an emergency out.

>>835049
This is sound logic.

1/2 Heretic 2017/10/08(Sun)11:36 No. 835167 ID: 8a947d
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>>835112
>>835022
You talk to Burqel about the Waystone explaining how it makes no sense that you'd pay money to give it up for nothing. Burqel's reluctant to pay you back but he does since he's getting an important tool for the breakroom.
You get 600G back.

>>835012
You pick up 3 Warp Relay Bits.

2/2 Heretic 2017/10/08(Sun)11:42 No. 835168 ID: 8a947d
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You wander into the main room. Troy and Issei are talking in the middle of the room.

Issei: you sure you don't want to stop smoking any time soon ?

Troy: I'd rather not, I've gotten quite used to it again. You got a problem with it ?

Issei: yes actually the smell is awful, and in a room with no windows it's much worse than usual.

Troy: Hey you got strawberries and I got cigarettes.

Issei: strawberries don't stink up a room. Besides strawberries are healthy and good for you, cigarettes kill you.

Troy: Oh don't start with that there's no proof of cigarettes killing anybody. The day I'll die it'll be in a shoot out over somethin' stupid, itty bitty cigarette couldn't kill me.

>>835168
>itty bitty cigarette couldn't kill me.
"Unless someone throws a bucket of gasoline on you while you're smoking. Or if the smell of smoke gives away your position when you're trying to hide from something/someone."

Also, compliment Uma on her new outfit and mention that you're amazed that she didn't catch a cold wearing that bikini all the time earlier.

Tell them the situation and ask they're ready to go.

>>835171
ask if they're ready to go.

You ladies seem ready to go.

Troy please don't smoke indoors.

>>835187
Generally a nice idea, but we don't want him wandering alone because he doesn't feel welcome with the group. That was, after all, how he got in trouble with that priest.
If he want to smoke let him, but let's not pretend it's not a bad vice.

>>835201
That's true.

Plus, he's probably not the only one doing it.

So if he wants to smoke, let him smoke.

>>835168
It's fine if he wants to smoke, but he has to do it were there is fresh air, so quit it, no everyone likes smokes.

1/2 Heretic 2017/10/08(Sun)14:53 No. 835216 ID: 8a947d
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You: Troy maybe wait 'til we leave to start smoking.

Troy: Fine, honestly little smoke never killed nobody. We've been through worse.

Castle walks into the room.

Castle: Alright, everythin' should be ready. Y'all follow me now.

Castle leads you down a flight of stairs into what looks like an abandoned train station, only underground. There's car sitting on the tracks.

Castle: This is our way outta here, the fastest path out of the city unnoticed. These tunnels go a bit out into the wilds so it'll be a bit of a drive, it's faster than walkin' though.

You take the passenger seat while Castle drives...

2/2 Heretic 2017/10/08(Sun)14:59 No. 835217 ID: 8a947d
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The car sputters a bit before starting up.

Troy: These tunnels are huge, never though somethin' like this could be under a city.

Castle: Yup, it took us a while but we managed to use some space manipulatin' rituals to set this thing up.

Issei: never been in a car before, smells weird.

Uma: There are lantern beetles down here! We must be really far underground!

>>835217
I wonder if Issei is feeling cramped back there? He's a tall guy, so he might not have much leg room back there.

I guess since it's going to be a while before you arrive to your destination, you can pass the time by talking.

Let's tell Castle what Flint told us, about the Church moving towards a certain source west somewhere in Dolvan.

Heretic 2017/10/08(Sun)16:47 No. 835245 ID: 8a947d
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>>835226
Issei doesn't seem to be complaining, then again it's hard to gauge emotions from his face. While you're driving you decide to tell Castle about what Flint said to you.

You: The head summoner of the New Olmec branch told me there are a large amount of church forces moving west.

Castle: That don't sound good, sounds like they might 'a found somethin' important. It's probably not anything related to the Pagans but it's gotta be somethin' big.

You: Think it could be related to what we found ?

Castle: Heck I don't even know what we found! It could be for all we know but for now it'd be best if we kept our guard up. What d'you think's down there Gallows ? Somethin' worth luggin' around that much Azerite ?

Dunno. But if there's a chance it can help me restore the world, I'm gonna investigate it. If not, I'm gonna have to keep looking.

If it involves azerite it's gotta be important.

>>835245
Well, considering the rarity of the material it uses as a key, there must be something even more useful or valuable than the azerite behind the door.
Or dangerous, but in that sort of situation surely you'd just wall it off instead of making a door.

>>835245
"I've got no idea. I'm just hoping that putting the Azerite into the door doesn't use it up. That way, after we're done exploring behind the door, we can keep the Azurite and use it for something else."

".....I've heard of this weird rumor that some talking gecko can save you 15% or more on car insurance. If that thing is real, do you think you'll go find it to get your car insured?"

Hopefully the Azerite isn't "broken", there's a clear chunk blown off and it would look like a sphere otherwise.

Heretic 2017/10/09(Mon)08:30 No. 835342 ID: 8a947d
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You: If the key to it is something as precious as azerite then it must be something important, or dangerous. Whatever it is I'm hoping it can help me restore the world, and if not I'll just have to keep looking.

Ada: I-If it was something dangerous, w-wouldn't it make more sense for it to be closed of entirely ?

Issei: unless someone wanted it to be found again, in which case they would use something as rare as azerite.

You:...Now that I think about it there's a chunk of this azerite missing. Do you think that might be problem if we get there ?

Castle: I don't think so, then I ain't familiar with ancient technology. I'm just hoping it'll be useful to use, especially since apparently the church is doin' somethin' too. It don't help that they got more resources and troops to work with in their mission.

Castle: How many priests you guys gone up against ?

You: Three, we beat two of them.

Castle: You go toe to toe with any high priests yet ?

I wouldn't know their ranks. Maybe you heard of the guys we meet: Leighton, Karas and Ann.

>>835342
No idea, that first one seemed pretty overwhelmingly tough, though that might have just been your comparative lack of gear and abilities at the time.

>>835342
We technically beat all three of them, but only captured two. Issei drove off the lightning priestess while we were unconcious. None of the priests we've faced have claimed to be high priests, so we wouldn't know.

>>835344
Are the interludes meta knowledge, or is Gallows actually having visions? Ann hasn't had revealed her name to us outside of an interlude, so we shouldn't know it.

>>835342
"I'm not sure, the 3 Priests didn't tell us their ranks. Unless the names Karas and Leighton ring any bells for you?"

".....although, there is someone that I'm positive is a high ranking member of the Church. Back when I was a Pagan Knight and before I started this mission of mine, I was captured and then some asshole with a stupid looking hat came in and tried to convert me. Of course, I refused and he ripped my eye outta my skull. Luckily I was rescued before he could take my other eye. But.....I'll never forget that asshole's name: Father Collen. Maybe you've heard of him? I don't know how or when, but one day, when I get stronger and I meet him again, I'll return the favor and see how he likes it when I rip his eye outta his fucking skull!"

>>835348
He is having visions because of the Azerite.

>>835363
True, but was that a vision that Roland could see or was it just a story narrative thing that only we the audience could see and Roland couldn't see it?

Because if it's just a story narrative thing that only we could see, then Roland wouldn't know Ann's name.

“Yeah I have... he took my eye...”

Heretic 2017/10/09(Mon)12:42 No. 835399 ID: 8a947d
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You: I think I might've, a while back. When I was in the Pagan Knights I got captured with the rest of my squad and some fucker named Father Collen ripped my fucking eye out.

Castle: Sounds like a high priest with that "Father" title. You'd know a high priest when you see one though, even as a group you four couldn't take one down.

Troy: I heard a high priest could take out a whole squad of soldiers at once.

Castle: Well that may be a bit of an exaggeration but their definitely dangerous, they've got a lot more trainin' and know how to channel their magic better. All in all you outta stay away from 'em.

Another car passes by yours.

Troy: Jeez lotta people use these things ?

Castle: Yup, these tunnels run all under Ebony. They're helpful when we gotta send messages or packages to other areas. Or just plain don't wanna deal with surface traffic.

Castle: Anyone want music ?

if you look at the 2nd pannel it does seem that roland could see them and either doesnt remember or doesnt realise their significance

dang it i replied just that little bit too late

>>835399
>All in all you outta stay away from 'em.
"Thanks for the warning. But just so you know, if I ever get strong enough to stand a chance against that guy, then I'd like to pull his eye outta his fucking skull. As the saying goes, 'An eye for an eye.' But until that time comes, we'll keep away from him and any other High Priests."

>Anyone want music?
"Sure thing."

Silently hope that he doesn't start playing old person music like Polka or something else like that.

Sure, some upbeat music would do nicely, get us off the darker parts of conversation.

Heretic 2017/10/09(Mon)15:24 No. 835422 ID: 8a947d
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Castle pops a cassette tape into the dashboard and the music flickers out of the radio before coming in completely

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQWAcgefsQQ

Troy: That's not bad music.

Uma: Aww! the musics scaring away the bugs...

Issei: there's somebody trying to pass us.

Castle: Yeah we are gettin' to the smaller tunnels, I'll try to find a place to turn into so they can pass.

After a little driving Castle pulls right to let the car behind pass him. The vehicle continues to follow your car.

Castle: They headin' out the city too ? That's fine long as they keep their speed we should be fine.

Castle continues to drive while the vehicle stays behind you, you realize that you can't make out the vehicles shape in the darkness, just the two bright headlights on the front. Even after the car makes a few more turns the lights behind you follow you.

Troy: Could it be other pagan's comin' with us ?

Castle: They woulda told me about that. I think this guys just tryin' to leave same way we are. What do you think Gallows ?

>>835420
Uhh... are they speeding up to catch us? Keep an eye on those rear view mirrors because we might have a shoot out on the road

they are being suspicious so slow down and stop so you don't get rear ended by suddenly stopping and see who is tailing you and if its those shadow men or the priests get ready to fight

>>835422
Pay attention to the front. If these guys are tailing you, there's probably another group trying to cut you off.

How about we check it out with Aether Sight.

>>835422
Ask Castle if these tunnels are Pagan only or if they're public accessible?

Because if they're public accessible, then the car could be full of more of the Shadow man's voodoo flunkies or someone he hired. Or it could be Priests.

Let's use Aether Scan to see who is behind us! Better to be safe than sorry!

Heretic 2017/10/09(Mon)17:03 No. 835445 ID: 8a947d
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>tunnels are Pagan only or if they're public accessible?

Castle: These tunnels can only be accessed through pagan controlled checkpoint's. There's no way anyone else could get down here!

>Aether Scan
You activate Aether Scan [68oz ==> 58oz]

The light's still shining in your eyes but you can make something out behind them. The car's some sort of weird vehicle you can't make out entirely, it doesn't look like any car you've seen before. The longer you stare at it the less it actually looks like any sort of car at all! Whatever it is it's picking up speed!

It's some kind of spiky critter! Stun claw it!

rolled 8 = 8

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Stun claw that thing!
Also inventory check?

NOT A CAR! NOT A CAR!

>>835445
Ah shit. Roland, remember that Worm that could phase through the ground? I think these are the same kind of creatures, which means that whoever summoned them isn't in the tunnels with you, so the summoner isn't a Pagan! Which means only one thing: they're Voodoo beasts!

>Whatever it is it's picking up speed!
Tell everyone that it's hostile and you think it's Voodoo beasts that can phase through walls, which is how they got down here!

>>835445
It looks like there's a pair of raptors with glowing eyes chasing you. Don't change your speed, but have Troy get his shotgun ready for when the raptors get close.

I think it's more likely that another Pagan is trying to kill you. Maybe the same one, even. Voodoo monsters are spooky, these look bestial. We can verify the origin once we take them down and pull over to examine the bodies.

Inform everyone else of the danger then roll down the window and start shooting at them.

>>835457
The same one? You mean Burqel?

>We can verify the origin once we take them down and pull over to examine the bodies.
Wrong.

Once a Pagan summon takes enough damage, it'll poof back to the Aether, leaving no body to examine.

>>835462
Yes, and fine ugh we'll just have to get a better look at them during the fight. Maybe Issei can tell what they really look like since he doesn't use eyes to see.

We could also try to nab one in a black ice prison. Speaking of black ice, can Troy make any caltrops at this speed?

rolled 19 + 15 = 34

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Oh right I should roll for the bang bang shooty.

tell them to speed up while you shoot it from the window and then have troy black ice it if he caan

rolled 14 + 6 = 20

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>>835485
Since you're rolling for Roland to shoot his pistol, I'll roll for Troy to use Jet Black!

>>835445
My first though was that they might not be an enemy and could just be Pagans or summoned monsters minding their own business, since all they've done is follow us so far, but if they're deliberately staying behind us and picking up speed they definitely don't intend to drive safely.

Quickly describe what they look like and ask if Castle recognizes them. Long legs, short arms, spiny backs, does that sound familiar? We should know what to watch out for in a fight.

1/2 Heretic 2017/10/09(Mon)22:30 No. 835516 ID: 8a947d
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You tell Troy to ready his shotgun and get the sunroof of the car. You lean out of the side of the car with your Ivory Repeater loaded.

The two of you unload everything you have.

>Stun Claw: rolled 8 = 8
>Ivory Repeater:rolled 19 + 15 = 34

You attack with Stun Claw [58oz ==> 48oz] and your Repeater (39 ==> 33) on the first light, the bullets roll off of the front of it and barely phase the light but the stun claw bolt causes it to seize up and fall. (Light A: 150hp ==> 134hp)

>Jet Black: rolled 14 + 6 = 20
Troy's jet black bashes the second light (Light B: 150hp ==> 135hp) but it only stops when it notices it's partner is down. The second light stops and soon they fade off into the darkness of the tunnel...

2/2 Heretic 2017/10/09(Mon)22:37 No. 835518 ID: 8a947d
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You: Hey Castle ? The fuck where those things ?

Castle: Ugh...Look's like a couple 'a pest's snuck into the tunnels.

Troy: Those are more than pests ! How often does this happen ?

Castle: Not at all! We have systems in place to make sure somethin' like this don't happen. Somethin' musta gone haywire...Now we gotta deal with Headlights

You: These things are local ? I've never seen those kind of animals before.

Castle: They only come out at night, and I guess they've taken a liking to the dark tunnels down here. I'm steppin' on the gas! We gotta get outta here pronto 'fore they show up again! They're probably on our trail so the best thing we can do right now is try to lead them out of the tunnels.

What do you mean they are local? Those things can accompany the speed of a car and barely flinch after been shot! How can the local fauna be this dangerous and not prevent people from building cities?

>>835516
That's a lot of hp.

>>835518
We might have to summon something to get rid of them. Fulgurbeast maybe? Fulgurbeast hawk fusion for an even stronger ranged attack?
Choirkin would be optimal I expect, since it could just block the Headlights, but we have no tongue or sugar. I suppose we could fusion it...?

Well, let's see if they come back.

>>835518
"I'll be honest with ya, I'm glad these things are local wildlife and not Voodoo summoned monsters that can phase through walls! Because I do not want to have to fight another one of those things!"

>>835525
>summon
Roland is gonna have to stick his hand outside of the moving car to summon and hope he doesn't drop anything before the summon is finished!

And whatever he does end up summoning, he's gotta make sure it's fast enough to keep up with the car or it's light enough to ride on top of the car, otherwise it'll end up getting left behind and unable to help us!

>>835528
Do we even have the stuff needed to make any of the summons that could help us?

>>835528
>hand out the window
What?
>summon's gotta ride on the top of the car
Or inside the car? Or climb on top of the car like Troy did? Gallows could climb up there to summon, even.
Also yes I believe we have ingredients for summons considering we can use Fusion to fill in the blanks. We might be running a bit low on a few things though.

Oh and hey you're doing that thing again where you nitpick my suggestions without suggesting an action yourself. Stop it.

>>835532
>Or inside the car?
You really think something like the Fulgurbeast is going to fit inside the car?

>Or climb on top of the car like Troy did? Gallows could climb up there to summon, even.
But he didn't climb up there, he opened the sunroof.

>Oh and hey you're doing that thing again where you nitpick my suggestions without suggesting an action yourself. Stop it.
That's because I can't think of anything myself, but I want to make sure we cover everything in order for your idea to work.

everyone here has missed the 1000000$ question, what ARE the headlights and what does castle know about them, weaknesses and such

>>835561
>Fulgurbeast in the car
No, obviously. It would ride on the top. Though a fusion might be a different size. Choirkin would probably fit in the car.
>he opened the sunroof.
Makes no difference. There's roof access.
>want to make sure we cover everything
You're just nitpicking. This isn't a detail-oriented quest, you know.

>>835564
Yeah, let's ask this! And let's also ask if they come in packs because I wouldn't be surprised if there's more than those 2 down here!

>>835564
Good point we need to be sure to ask this, but I bet one of their weaknesses is really bright light. Why else would the prefer the dark so much? I doubt it would kill them but it might blind them long enough to kill them.

Really? Bright light? They'd be weak to themselves cause werent they emmiting a bright light like why else would they be called headlights

Heretic 2017/10/11(Wed)10:05 No. 835838 ID: 8a947d
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You: Do you know anything else about these Headlights ?

Castle: Well I'm pretty sure you can tell that their tough creatures. Their bodies are covered in strong scales that make any sort of physical attack useless, even the bulb on their head is extremely durable.

Castle: -but they all have on weakness to them that gets past their scales, the back of their necks as a soft spot. If you can hit that they'll be done for.

Uma: H-How anyone can set up a city with these things running around? their speed and durability definitely m-makes them apex predators!

Castle: Church's got enough firepower to be above them. More importantly we should watch out for more, they tend to hunt in pairs but It ain't impossible for there to be more...

>Inventory Check
https://pastebin.com/9LPi14pP

As you continue through the tunnel another pair of lights shine down they way you're headed, there are two tunnels going left and right to the sides of you.

>>835838
>Weak spot.
Good luck hitting that! But it is nice to know that they do have a weakness!

>Inventory.
Why is the Facsimile Recipe still there? Didn't we already use it and Roland memorized it? I thought it wouldn't still be in our inventory, just like the other recipes we found.

And didn't Roland return that Smartphone to Burqel after they cleared up that misunderstanding?

>As you continue through the tunnel another pair of lights shine down they way you're headed
Shit, there's more of them!

>there are two tunnels going left and right to the sides of you.
Turn right!

Castle knows these tunnels better than us, so hopefully he knows which way to turn that won't put us in a dead end and will keep us going towards our destination! But if going to our destination is too dangerous, then going to the nearest exit would also be helpful!

When you get a chance, ask Castle if he's got a radio or something so that we can report at least 4 Headlights, with the possibility of more, here in the tunnels to other Pagans! That way no one else ends up running into them and they can work on closing the breach and/or getting rid of the ones in the tunnels!

>>835855
>Recipe
I left it there because it could be sold or used as a reagent. If you think it'll be too hard to sell, I can remove it and add a unit of paper.

Summon pack buffs when?

>>835838
>weak spot is the back of the neck
Issei might be able to grapple them and attack that spot. However that involves him exiting the vehicle and most likely falling behind.
Better would be a hunter-killer-hawk since they can fly above a Headlight and aim for the neck. Yikes, we only have one see-through item left. Better make it count.
I guess if we're really in a tough spot we could use one of the car's windows as the see-through item.
...looks like our choices are hawk-vanguard or hawk-Fulgurbeast. The fusion really needs to be able to fly, though, and fast enough to keep up with the car.
Man we really need more viscera and amethyst.

Speaking of the car, go left.

>>835935
>Hawk-Fulgurbeast fusion
Hmmm, I wonder if fusing 2 summons with similar attacks can make it even stronger? We know the Hawk can shoot red lightning from it's horns and the Fulgurbeast can shoot lightning from it's entire body, so maybe the fusion of those 2 would have very powerful lightning?

>The fusion really needs to be able to fly, though, and fast enough to keep up with the car.
Yeah, that would suck if we get a powerful fusion and it can't keep up. But in this kinda situation, we're just gonna have to take that risk and hope it works!

But my only concern is the weak point. Would hitting it be an instant kill or would it only do a big chunk of damage and the Headlight is still alive?

If it is a one hit kill spot, then we can just send in a normal unfused Hunter-Killer Hawk!

>>835965
>normal hawk
Can't. We're out of feathers and viscera.

>>835983
Fuck! DX

1/2 Heretic 2017/10/11(Wed)18:33 No. 835987 ID: 8a947d
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Castle turns into the right tunnel, The Headlights behind you turn in to follow.

Castle turns on the radio in the dash of the car.

Castle: Breakroom come in! This is Castle, there's been a break in of Headlights in the North-West tunnels. We are currently being pursued by non-Church threats!

Radio: Affirmative Castle. You're too far from any checkpoint for us to send immediate aid to your position but forces have been sent were possible. Hang on and try to get somewhere safe.

2/2 Heretic 2017/10/11(Wed)18:37 No. 835989 ID: 8a947d
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You drive out onto a bridge in a more open part of the tunnels. Over the railings two more Headlights climb and spot the car giving chase along with the two others. You have 4 Headlights chasing you.

Attacking them all directly may be difficult, if you can destroy the bridge somehow then maybe getting away will be easier.

dont break the bridge as that would be REALLY shitty for the rest of the pegans but try to get to somewhere where you can shoot the sides or back of their necks like a right or left turn whenre you could see where you came from

>>835989
Just keep driving. Try taking potshots at them with magic attacks while we wait for backup.

>>835989
Just keep driving. Try taking potshots at them with magic attacks while we wait for backup.

rolled 8 = 8

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>>835987
>Too far from any checkpoint
Well that fucking sucks!

>>835989
>more Headlights.
Fuck!

>if you can destroy the bridge somehow then maybe getting away will be easier.
Woah, hold on there! Let's not get too drastic just yet!

How about you try to chain stun them? If they're grouped close enough together, a single cast of Stun Claw will paralyze all 4 of them!

Rolling for Stun Claw!

>>836002
Yay! A crit!

1/2 Heretic 2017/10/12(Thu)10:26 No. 836198 ID: 8a947d
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>rolled 8 = 8

You fire another Stun Claw blast [48oz ==> 38oz] and manage to hit all four headlights at once. They fall to the ground as you drive away.

2/2 Heretic 2017/10/12(Thu)10:32 No. 836200 ID: 8a947d
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Castle: Goddammit! We're bein' driven off of the main path. I'm gonna try to find a way back around, but It's gonna be hard with all of these fuckin' headlights around here.

Troy: How many could there be anyway ?

The car passes through another tunnel as it enters a second larger area. Below beams of light shine up into the air searching around, further back on other bridges more lights move around in the dark.

>>836200
This is time for a deadpan "I thought we agreed not to say anything that can jinx it."

>>836200
"Uhhhh, Castle? You might wanna call someone and tell them about this! Someone should be warned about how many Headlights are here! And the number we're seeing right now means that there is an extremely large breach in whatever defenses you were using to keep them out!"

Is there water under this bridge? If there is, then Uma could use Deep Blue to create some fish minions to distract these Headlights before they start climbing up!

I was already impressed with the tunnels, but now I'm thinking you guys are trying to build an city bellow the city!

Why there are so many headlights in here? Is there a god with power over those beasts? Can voodoo men move the wild life from place to place? Did the church secured an entrance and fill the tunnels with animals from the zoo?
Maybe we can summon a bait. The Serpentine Vanguard would be ideal but we don't have reptiles... We are short on obsidian for the Bulwark Brute and it share those creatures weakness, not ideal for a situation where it will be surrounded. We are also lacking animal viscera for the Fulgurbeast.
What about this: we stop somewhere the headlight can be bottlenecked, summon a Fiddler Imp to cause bleeding damage, use their blood for the new Flagellum and kill at least one of them. With their parts we can summon a Serpentine Vanguard and/or a Fulgurbeast to cover our backs so we can escape.
We need to replenish our ingredients soon.

>>836200
is there a bigger Headlight variant called a Spotlight?

Heretic 2017/10/12(Thu)15:57 No. 836241 ID: 8a947d
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>>836205
Uma needs to be close to the water to make minions!

You: That...was a lot of them.

Castle: Yeah I saw...How could it have gotten this bad ? There's no way this many could sneak in at once...

You: ...Their like big lizard things ? D'you think maybe one got in a long time ago and laid eggs ?

Castle: Uggh, probably. There are enough rats and other things down here to feed them. I'm gonna call this in...

Castle turns on the radio in his dash again.

Castle: Breakroom, this is Castle. The infestation is worse I thought before!

Troy: Dammit, it's always gotta be somethin'...

Castle: Let's just hope we can get outta here fast! We might have to leave the tunnels early if we get too far from the path. As it stands right now our best hope is to just keep goin' 'til we reach an exit.

Issei: i can smell a lot more of them around us, they smell like filth and rat shit. what do you think we should do roland ? you're normally the one that has a plan for this kinda stuff.

As of now there isn't much you can summon. The one complete summon you can do is a Volatile Deviant by sacrificing bullets, and if you can kill one Headlight then you'd have enough viscera to summon something.

rolled 20 + 11 = 31

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>>836241
Well, start dismantling some bullets while you try to think of a plan. But don't summon the Volatile Deviant yet, just have the stuff ready for if you need it.

Also warn Castle that you might have to blow up a bridge or collapse the entrance to the next tunnel we go through to hopefully get these Headlights to stop following us!

Rolling to think of a plan. (d20 + 11 from Intelligence Stat)

>>836281
GOD DAMN SON

>>836241
You could also try having Fiddler stun them as they get close.

>>836288
Fiddler can't stun.

He can cause bleeding, he can blind the enemy, or he can heal us.

>>836294
Blinding is basically stunning. If they could track us through sound, they wouldn't have flashlights for eyes.

>>836297
Yeah, I guess your right.

Although, do you think blinding one of them will turn off their light?

>>836297
It's a fantasy creature, so anything go, but if their eyes work like ours the light can't be coming from them. Maybe it's above the eyes in a position that conveniently avoid any light going at the direction of the eyes.

1/3 Heretic 2017/10/12(Thu)21:21 No. 836338 ID: 8a947d
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>rolled 20 + 11 = 31
You rack your brain for a little bit, maybe it would be easier to escape if the car had a little more mobility to it; not just speed but some offensive capability too. You look down at the tires of the car, it wouldn't be too hard you just need some viscera to get started...but that means you'd need to kill something first.

You: Okay I've got a plan that's either completely brilliant or will get us all killed.

You: Anybody have any dead rats or horse heads ? Nobody ? Great.

2/3 Heretic 2017/10/12(Thu)21:23 No. 836339 ID: 8a947d
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Something jumps from a maintenance vent to the side of you and hits the side of your car. The sound of screeching and claws scratching at metal fills the car as a Headlight clings to its side.

3/3 Heretic 2017/10/12(Thu)21:27 No. 836340 ID: 8a947d
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Before anybody can react fast enough the headlight moves to the roof of the car and shoves it's head through the sunroof and bites the first thing underneath it, which happens to be Troy [30hp ==> 15hp]. The headlight gets a Troy's arm and shoulder in its mouth and tries to pull him through the sunroof!

Troy: AHHHHHHGGGGGGG!!!

rolled 12 + 12 = 24

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Issei save Troy!

rolled 16 + 17 = 33

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>>836340
Issei grab onto Troy with one are and use your other are to Puncture that thing straight through that light in the middle of it's ugly face!

If Issei is going to attack that thing, he should be using his flexible limbs to hit the back of its neck.

>>836353
Damnit autocorrect!

That's supposed to say "grab onto Troy with one arm and use your other arm to Puncture"!

>>836353
I forgot about the +5 to unarmed rolls. Issei is a beast!

>>836354
Good point. And Issei don't even need to contort himself too much since the headlight got in from the ceiling.
The back of it's neck is completely exposed to the front passengers. Maybe someone can roll a gun attack from Roland.

>>836354
Sure, if he can reach it, then do a Puncture to the back of the neck.

But if he can't reach, then he can still hit the back of the neck.....by going straight through the face!

rolled 20 + 15 = 35

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I'll roll for Roland trying to shoot it in the weak spot.

>>836373

Damn, son! That weak spot was neither giant, nor glowing, but I think you got it! Now loot y'self some viscera, quick!

rolled 7 = 7

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I Think We should Save Troy Before Killing this thing

>>836373
Well, it is a Critical... But I really don't think we want to kill this thing just yet. When an animal is killed in a violent way, ir's muscles tense violently (as far as I know), and it could rip Troy's entire Arm off, and even with Fiddler imp, I don't think we have much to deal with that much blood. We need to save troy before killing it.

>>836340
Troy, try to use Jet Black (or maybe Ice Prison) into it's fucking mouth. Make it Choke on it! I haven't been keeping up with how the Dice's works, is it a 1d8 or a 1d20 for Jet black? I used a 1d8

Otherwise, I think Issei should try to save Troy. These thing hunt in pairs, Right? Uma Look out for the Second one.

1/2 Heretic 2017/10/13(Fri)08:04 No. 836416 ID: 8a947d
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>rolled 20 + 15 = 35

You can't hit the back of it's neck from where you're sitting, but you do manage to shoot out both of it's eyes on it's left side.

Issei wrestles Troy's arm from the headlights mouth while it's distracted from the pain...

Heretic 2017/10/13(Fri)08:07 No. 836418 ID: 8a947d
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>rolled 16 + 17 = 33

...and Punctures it through the mouth up into the back of it's head! The headlight twitches for a while before going limp and dying.

You can't pull the whole thing in through the sun roof, if you want to harvest all of it's guts you'll have to stop the car; you needed to stop it anyway if your plans going to work.

this thing is massive the guts from the head and neck will be fine for now.

Summon Fiddler making the back even more crammed. We can drag that thing for some time until Castle find a defensible position to stop and Fiddler should heal Troy as much as he can in the meantime.

Nice! Make sure Troy is okay first and then hey, we now have a giant headlight carcass to use, how about we summon something up with it and get the other headlights off our trail?

https://dontdrinkbeer.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/1332397100700.jpg

>>836416
>Issei wrestles Troy's arm from the headlights mouth while it's distracted from the pain...
Good, that means Troy didn't lose his arm.

>>836418
>You can't pull the whole thing in through the sun roof, if you want to harvest all of it's guts you'll have to stop the car; you needed to stop it anyway if your plans going to work.
Then tell everyone what your plan is. That way Castle doesn't argue with you when you tell him to stop.

As soon as the car stops, summon Fiddler Imp to heal Troy. Don't summon him while the car is moving, just in case he appears outside of the car when you summon him!

While Fiddler is healing Troy, get to harvesting the Headlight corpse so that you can execute your plan!

>>836422
>Summon Fiddler making the back even more crammed.
Actually, looking at the inside of the car here: >>835217 , I think Fiddler is small enough that he can ride in the front with Roland and Castle.

1/3 Heretic 2017/10/13(Fri)13:25 No. 836464 ID: 8a947d
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You tell Castle to stop the car somewhere safe. There with help from Issei you dislodge the headlights corpse from the broke sunroof. With more help from Issei you remove 10 good chunks of viscera, 2 tongues, 5 teeth, and a shard of the headlight's jawbone.

You summon Fiddler Imp quickly to heal Troy's injury.

Fiddler: Damn! Ya know Moji neva got in dis much trouble even wit all da shit he did.

You then go around the sides of the car painting summoning sigils on all four hub caps of the car.

Castle: Hey! That's gonna fuck up the hubcaps !

You: It'll also help us get the fuck outta here! Trust me.

Almost as if on queue 3 light's shown down the hallway onto the car. You leap inside quickly and channel your summoning...

2/3 Heretic 2017/10/13(Fri)13:28 No. 836465 ID: 8a947d
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Demon Flagellums shoot from the tires of the car and lift it off of the ground. The Flagellums carry the car off.

You: I'll be driving from here Castle, lead me from here.

Castle: God damn you summoners are insane, head left up here!

3/3 Heretic 2017/10/13(Fri)13:31 No. 836466 ID: 8a947d
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You follow Castle's orders while at the same time dodging headlights leading you to another open hub area, in front of you there are three tunnels leading into different areas.

Castle: Our exit's to the far right! The way out's in tunnel T-3!

T-3's tunnel is full of lights coming out of it.

jesus christ its a dick car

Take T3, the demon car should have enough maneuverability to get past the oncoming headlights. Just jump over them, or spider climb up the walls if possible.

>>836467
Prepare another flagellum on the hood.

HELICOPTER MOTION, BITCHES!

>>836466
Tell everyone to buckle up, hold on tight, and don't fall out of the sunroof!

Then ride upside-down on the underside of the bridge so that you can avoid the Headlights!

>>836485
Or if you can ride the underside of the bridge without being upside-down, then do that so that you can be right side up!