>>736177
...There are worse ideas.
Second.

[1/5] Bau Shua 2016/07/18(Mon)19:21 No. 736834 ID: 395c02
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>eat him
Somehow, I really don't think this is a good idea!

>Tell Dreng you will sit on him until he helps you.
Look, I'm not going to try to hurt Dreng, okay?

>Why did he choose to come here.
"I-is that really all you have to say to me?!"

Dreng sighs loudly.

"I'm thinking, you imbecile. I don't exactly have a list of magicians who specialize in artifact mishaps handy, you know. That's really not my field."

"Oh."

He starts muttering to himself.

[2/5] Bau Shua 2016/07/18(Mon)19:21 No. 736835 ID: 395c02
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>Also, I just noticed... are you still growing?
Gack!

[3/5] Bau Shua 2016/07/18(Mon)19:21 No. 736836 ID: 395c02
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... No, it looks like I'm the same size as I was? Don't scare me like that!

"Bau," Dreng says.

[4/5] Bau Shua 2016/07/18(Mon)19:22 No. 736838 ID: 395c02
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"Huh?"

"Important question for you. Cho said you broke a 'magic thing.' What was it, and where did you get it?"

"Um... it was a sort of necklace thing with a big green jewel in it. And, um... I got it from a mail-order service for unidentified magical items."

"You... what."

"I didn't think it would be a big deal!"

"Spirits, seriously? You bought a magic thing you didn't even begin to understand and then broke it?"

"I was trying to take it apart! I didn't know this was a risk!"

"Unidentified. Magic. Item. Look, just stop talking and let me think if there's anyone I can refer you to."

Um...

I guess I'll just wait...

[5/5] Bau Shua 2016/07/18(Mon)19:23 No. 736840 ID: 395c02
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... Dreng has been muttering and pacing so long I think Cho is napping.

"Wait. Okay. Two people."

"Huh?"

"Two people I can think of, who might be able to help you, who are close enough that you could get there in... a day or two? I don't know how fast you move."

"Um..."

"Whatever. That's your problem. Anyway. Kotsiki, up in Yakipeto—"

"What?"

"Kotsiki is his name; he's a specialist in identification magic so he can probably at least tell you what you've done to yourself. Yakipeto is the name of the city. It's north of here, in Kesusu, where the tezakians live. You can take the main road from Hau To Tyo—you probably shouldn't actually go to Hau To Tyo, though—anyway, just follow the road north into Kesusu and it'll be the first big city you come across. How you get him to come out of the city isn't my problem, but if you tell him I sent you he probably still respects me enough that he'll help you."

"Um..."

"Your other option is more or less exactly in the opposite direction. I don't remember her name, or exactly what the village is named, or anything like that, unfortunately. She's a kobold who lives in the Krorıqar Woods, which you've probably never been to, but you can't miss them. Anyway, she's in the woods, somewhere. Only magic specialist the kobolds have. I've never actually met her, but I've been told that she's the best generalist on the continent."

"Okay..."

"So. Those are your options, that I know of. If they can't help you... I guess you'll have to figure out something on your own, because this is the best I can do. I'm going back into town before someone thinks to come figure out why I'm not in my shop and sees you."

He turns to leave again. Um. I guess I'm going traveling...?

>>736838
Spirits? Those might be us.

Kobold because avoiding a city.

I say we go south to the kobold mystic. While going north would be easier, the guy there can only tell you what you did to yourself. While being a generalist the kobold might be able to identify and cure you. Also, whats an adventure without some mystery?

>>736840
Go 2 kobolds. Identification magic will tell you what's wrong but not be able to fix it, which means you'd have to travel some more afterwards. The generalist might be able to fix you right away. She should be able to at least tell what's wrong with you in general, or offer a temporary solution, right?

OOOOOR if you're up to a week of travel time you could go get identified first and then get fixed at the kobold. Unless Kotsiki can refer you to a specialist, but I suspect there would need to be more travel time anyway.

>>736840
KOBOLD!

>>736840

Let's see the kobold!

>where go
Kobold mystic, I should think. Less chance of collateral damage or panic if we're avoiding cities.

...there's no language barrier with kobolds, is there? They speak the same language you do?

>>736840
Ask him to wake up Cho for you before he leaves. You're not sure it would be safe for you to do so, considering how big you are.

And thank him for helping you as much as he could.

Tell Cho where you're going to be going, it's better than just disappearing on her. ...and maybe invite her along? It might help if you had a normal-sized person to act as mediator. Or you know, go into places you can't.

Kotsiki is more of a known entity. There's a good chance he will at least be able to tell what exactly happened to you. That would probably be the smart choice.

...but stumbling around the woods, looking for a tiny kobold you know very little about sounds like a much better adventure. You have to go for that.

Before he get too far give him a hug to show appreciation for his help.

If she agree, you should absolutely bring Cho with you.

Visit the kobbles! They're used to everyone being bigger than them.

>>736840
Go see the kobolds. If you head into a forest, you're less likely to attract trouble from civilization.

See if Cho wants to come with you.

And thank Dreng for helping you. He actually came to help, despite whatever happened in the past, and you probably won't see him for a while.

You might actually ask him, before you leave, if he or anyone he knows in town happens to need anything done that you could help with. Moving something massive and heavy, digging something, or otherwise doing something that would normally take a while but that someone with house-sized hands could easily do.

What exactly happened to make him hate you and still not forgive you?

Magic seems like the sort of thing where actual USEFUL information should beat out having the right skills to do something but not being sure what the issue is.
Like, it might even be that Dreng could fix you, but without knowing WHAT the issue is, he'd be basically going in blind and hoping he doesn't accidentaly make you explode and cover the country in feathers. Let's go get identified first, if we can swing it.

>>736841
I believe he was just using it as a generalized 'curse' word.

Either way, we may have more help from the bold? I mean we wouldn't look like we are attacking a gigantic city.

Go find Kotsiki

Don't forget to say thank you.

Kobolds sound like a plan.

>>736987
Don't forget to say fuck you.

>>736840
ask cho if she want to come to ur epic quest

Kotsiki, they can probably identify the magic and give us a referral to a specialist to cure it from there. The generalist may be able to do both but might not be good enough at either to do them making them a waste of time. Basically, Kotsiki is a longer route with greater likelihood of success guaranteed so go with that.

[1/3] Bau Shua 2016/07/25(Mon)14:46 No. 738613 ID: 395c02
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>Don't forget to say thank you.
>You might actually ask him, before you leave, if he or anyone he knows in town happens to need anything done that you could help with.
"Hey, Dreng, could—"

Uh.

... He ran off as soon as I stopped looking right at him.

Wow, I had no idea he could move that fast.

>What exactly happened to make him hate you and still not forgive you?
It's... complicated. He might feel like I'm responsible for his career as a magician stalling at village level.

>a lot of actually well-reasoned debate
... So it sounds like you guys think going to the kobold generalist is the better idea. Which I guess makes sense, since she might be able to just solve everything in one fell swoop. It can't be that hard to fix me, right...?

... Also not having to try to go to a city is probably a good thing.

>...there's no language barrier with kobolds, is there? They speak the same language you do?
Iiiiiiiii don't actually know very much about kobolds. It's not like I've been very far away from here before, you know.

Thinking about it, the kobold traders who occasionally stop by the village square seemed like they had a bit of an accent, but I don't know if that's because they speak a different dialect of the language I speak, or if they normally speak some other language and they learned this one so they could trade.

I guess we'll find out?

[2/3] Bau Shua 2016/07/25(Mon)14:47 No. 738614 ID: 395c02
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>See if Cho wants to come with you.
Oh, right! That'd probably make things easier. Or at least less lonely.

"Hey, Ch—"

"HI I'M AWAKE WHAT YES HI"

"... hey, Cho, do you want to come with me—"

"Sure!"

"—to the kobold— oh."

"Sure!! Kobolds!!"

Well, uh, that was easy...?

[3/3] Bau Shua 2016/07/25(Mon)14:47 No. 738615 ID: 395c02
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"... Um, don't you want to, you know, get some stuff together for that?"

"Nah I already thought about this! I don't really need something to sleep on, 'cause I can sleep on top of you or next to you or something, and I don't really need to bring anything to protect myself with, because I'm traveling with you and seriously who is gonna fight you, and I don't really need anything to make a fire with, because it's not like a little fire I could make would do anything for you anyway, and I don't really need food, because I can just count on you to probably scare a deer to death or something... so really I should be fine!"

... I feel like her argument is not as solid as she thinks it is, but I know from experience that I'm not going to convince her otherwise.

"Um, you should probably at least take some stuff with you for when we get to where other people are again, I think? Like, uh, some money or something?"

"Oh right I was gonna go get my pouch!"

She and scampers into her house.

... Uh, actually, what am I gonna do for food while traveling...?

Do you like broccoli? You see those trees over there? Basically broccoli. More seriously, though, I don't think there's an ecosystem in the world built to support something like you, and you certainly can't afford to buy that much food, so I feel like you're going to need to just collect every single large animal you see on the way, and maybe make a few detours if you can't find enough normally. I hope the local wildlife isn't too cute, because you'll probably need to eat them like popcorn.

>>738615
She might want fire starting supplies just for warm food, even if she can rely on your body heat for sleeping on. And she might want some kind of food, just in case you're an incompetent hunter.

>... Uh, actually, what am I gonna do for food while traveling...?
Starve, probably. I mean, your meals need to be scaled up as much as you have, right? That's a lot of food!

I suppose if you're herbivorous you could just defoliate the landscape as you passed, but securing large quantities of meat or other foods might be tricky.

You need to tell Cho, more decisively, that she needs to pack a few things. Some of her suggestions would get her hurt or killed.

>>738615
> "Nah I already thought about this! I don't really need something to sleep on, 'cause I can sleep on top of you or next to you or something,

If she wants to sleep on you during the day while you walk, and stay up while you sleep, that might be OK, if she can find a way to do so securely without any chance of falling off; however, if she sleeps on or near you while you sleep, one minor motion from you and she gets crushed or falls from a deadly height.

> and I don't really need to bring anything to protect myself with, because I'm traveling with you and seriously who is gonna fight you

This much is probably true, though size isn't always an advantage; you can pretty much stomp anything, but you can't be discriminate; if someone or something attacks her, we'd have a hard time hitting them and not her.

> and I don't really need anything to make a fire with, because it's not like a little fire I could make would do anything for you anyway,

It'll help keep her warm, though. (She won't be able to use you for that at night, because of the crushing/falling problem above. And it'd be a bad idea for you to stay awake and travel at night, because you won't be able to see well enough to avoid stumbling, or stepping on someone.) A fire will also let her cook her food, unless she likes eating raw meat.

> and I don't really need food, because I can just count on you to probably scare a deer to death or something... so really I should be fine!"

It might take us a few tries to figure out how to do this. She might want to bring at least a day's worth of food as a backup plan.

>>738615
> ... Uh, actually, what am I gonna do for food while traveling...?

Judging by Cho's comment, she eats meat; do you as well? If so, you'll probably end up eating wild game, whole, and often. (Another good reason to head into the forest: more likely to find food there.)

>>738615
Well, there's magic. Is it possible for you to get a magic item that keeps you from starving?

>>738625

This is a good option. As for the sleeping thing, there are a few places she could sleep where accidental crushing is less of a problem. Certainly suggest to bring her own supplies, but there is no reason to not experiment if it makes things easier.

Also, Bau, seriously, you are big. No, you don't have to be monstrous and destructive, but you seem almost too careful. Enjoy yourself; keep it in your mind everything will work out in the end.

what do you normally eat? because you're green and seeing as you're heading towards an area with lots of green you could probably ambush something. If you know how to swim you could try your hand at fishing... maybe... now that I think about it normal fish probably would do jack shit to fill you up and anything that could fill your gut would probably be something out of nightmare. Well if all else fails you could raid a farm or something in the middle of the night for some of there crops.

So now you want to thing about your bodily functions...
For a short period of time you can just eat whatever cross your path to avoid starvation and keep moving to hopefully avoid environmental consequences. For the long run you either need a good deal with a productive agrarian civilization, or good nets to live on the most plentiful creatures of the ocean.

>I don't really need to bring anything to protect myself with, because I'm traveling with you and seriously who is gonna fight you?
Adventurers who, through many misunderstandings, will think Bau is a monster and attack him. Because let's be honest, I'm sure they've killed things as big as and/or bigger than Bau.

>>738654
This does raise a good question: are multiple languages in widespread use in this region, and do you speak the most common one? Are you likely to be understood in most places, by most other beings?

(And do you speak any other languages?)

I see two options.
1)You could use your INCREDIBLE GIANT STRENGTH to do things that would take entire teams of people long periods of time to do. I'm thinking construction, demolition, and earth-working. You can then use the pay that would otherwise be given to entire teams of people to buy massive amounts of food.

or... 2)
BEAR SMASHING.
Or any large animal for that matter. You are easily The Apex predator. Every terrifying horrible man-eating creature you've ever heard about is little more than food to you now. Just one good hit should take about anything out. Any thing too fast for you can easily be trapped under a mountain of thrown dirt or crushed under a thrown tree.

[1/4] Bau Shua 2016/08/06(Sat)13:24 No. 740730 ID: 395c02
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>Is it possible for you to get a magic item that keeps you from starving?
That would be really convenient, but where would I get it??

>Judging by Cho's comment, she eats meat; do you as well?
Uh, yeah, that's pretty much what ketzas eat. I've heard that before we had domesticated animals we just ate whatever was small enough for us to kill, which...

>I hope the local wildlife isn't too cute, because you'll probably need to eat them like popcorn
>you'll probably end up eating wild game, whole, and often
I, uh... I don't really wanna think about that...

I mean, I'm not really, like, a hunter or anything! I usually just buy—uh, bought—food from someone else!

Even if it scaled up, ketzas don't have to eat that much... I hope...

I'm just gonna, uh, think about something else for a while.

[2/4] Bau Shua 2016/08/06(Sat)13:26 No. 740731 ID: 395c02
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>are multiple languages in widespread use in this region, and do you speak the most common one?
Pretty much every race has its own language. Conveniently, though, the language we ketzas around here speak is the local language of trade!

I'm not totally sure why. Maybe it's because of the nobles? I know the noble over in Hau To Tyo is a ketza, and the noble above him is a ketza, and I think whoever is above her is a ketza too? I'm not, like, super familiar with the nobility or anything, though.

>And do you speak any other languages?
I do not! Hopefully it won't be a problem...? Um. Hadn't thought about that before either.

I hope this works out okay.

>Every terrifying horrible man-eating creature you've ever heard about is little more than food to you now.
I, uh. I'm pretty sure I'm smaller than a dragon. Like, potentially, a lot smaller than a dragon. Depending on how big the dragon is, I guess. But I hear they're really big.

Or, like. A roc. Rocs are a lot bigger than this, too. One of the university souts was showing off a roc feather, and, like, he was keeping it in a wagon, okay? ... I mean, it wasn't the only thing in the wagon, but it was big enough to need one, is the point.

I mean, even the smaller big creatures are probably as big as I am.

... I guess I probably won't run into anything like that in the forest, but, uh... I'm not that big! Ketzas are pretty small, so even if I'm as tall as ten ketzas, that's not as big as you seem to think it is!

[3/4] Bau Shua 2016/08/06(Sat)13:27 No. 740732 ID: 395c02
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"Bau, are you okay? You look like you're thinking really, really hard about something."

Uh, how long has Cho been back? It looks like she packed something halfway substantial, anyway.

"Uh, don't... don't worry about it."

"Okay!"

"So, um, what did you actually end up putting in there...?"

"I put in some coins, like you said, and then I thought about it and figured maybe I'd want a fire anyway, so I have a little fire starter stone thing, and then I figured it couldn't hurt to be too comfortable so I got my bedroll cushion thing and put that in there too, and then I grabbed some jerky in case you really suck at hunting or something."

... I think that's about everything you were going to have me bring up with her, actually.

"Oh and I went and got everything valuable I could find in what's left of your house! Mostly just coins. Everything else was kinda broken."

"Uh, thanks... I guess it's time for us to—"

[4/4] Bau Shua 2016/08/06(Sat)13:27 No. 740733 ID: 395c02
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"... cho please"

"You seem like you need a hug!"

"but that's, like, my foot"

"I'm doing what I can, okay? Who complains about a free hug from a ketza, anyway, huh?"

... well, um.

... before I head out on the road I should probably think about how exactly I'm going to be traveling, shouldn't I.

Travel off-road. Have Cho ride you, otherwise you won't make good time.

Also,you have Rocs there? That's some scary shit.

>>740733
Travel along like, the side of the road if there is one. Less animals to step on near roads.

>... before I head out on the road I should probably think about how exactly I'm going to be traveling, shouldn't I.
Are you heavy enough to actually crack or damage the road?

If we come to a place with a bridge, you might be better off just stepping across the gap.

>>740733
Offer her a hand up!

I hope you're feet are clean! Otherwise, Cho just hugged some really big and really stinky feet!

Stay close to the road. It will prevent you from getting lost and it gives people forewarning that you are coming by. It might scare them, but at least they'll see you coming and avoid you if they want to.

>>740767

Indeed, give Cho a hand! No need to unnecessarily tire her out having her try to keep up with you.

>>740785

Also, yeah, I hope your feet were clean. Heh.

>>740745
> Travel off-road. Have Cho ride you, otherwise you won't make good time.

Agreed. Probably easiest for her to ride on the top of your head. Plenty of ways for her to hold on there. Plus, then she won't have to yell as loud for you to hear her.

>>740767
But what if we need to engage in hand-to-hand combat?

It's likely that the enlargement made Bau huge but none of the things ON him. Like, no dirt or other smelly grime got embiggened so he's proportionally much cleaner.

I can only assume the necessary bio-ecology inside him was enlarged, though. If not he's gonna have some problems.