But why does he dig?

>>712584
To get to the other side!

Digging or burying? That's the real question.

>>712579
Upon closer inspection it appears I have made a terrible error, and I feel compelled to fix it. But why does she dig?

Sing a wicked song. E.g.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQHdAJqtEn8

Use the headstone as a shovel.

Please, fair gnoll maiden, there are easier ways to get a midnight snack!

>>712579
NECROMANCY

"Don't really have a use for waking bones...and besides the master said that this shovel lead's to treasure."

After any specific treasure or just loot in general?

For what purpose?

>>712608
Master? And who would that be?

>>712579
Gnolls are well known for graverobbing, not just out of hunger but because many of their cultures consider it an insult to waste tangible wealth on the dead.

fuck this become The Black Knight

>>712579
Ah snap, it's OUR OWN grave we're digging!
Why do you want to dig up the one place we hid the money after that faked death shenanigans, Rip?

Root_Beer 2016/03/31(Thu)16:24 No. 712751 ID: f50d96
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"This is the last time I sell my soul for a damn talking shovel!" the gnoll sigh as the cursed spade cracked against something hard.

Ow, my face! Get this skull out of the way so we can continue digging.

>>712751
Of course it is. You only have the one soul, and you're not getting it back.

Also, bleh. We can taste that, you know. don't you have anything better to stick us in?

So is that skull a treasure, or are we just a complete let down?

Delicious corpse meats! But boy did someone bury this guy shallow. Plus his eyes are glowing a bit. Might want to back of in case of zombies.

Maybe you should smash the skull into tiny, tiny pieces before you proceed further.

>This is the last time I sell my soul for a damn talking shovel!
Why would you sell your soul for a shovel? Though if you are capable of selling your soul again at all that is pretty impressive.

>>712751
No refunds.

>>712751
you probably should have thought that investment through a little harder huh?

Also I think whatever you're digging up has glowing eyes so that might not be a good thing, or it's just a trick of the light.

Also why are we here tonight instead of sleeping?

>>712751
Hey you, skull in ground.
Get moving, this is OUR grave! We only have until sunlight to get under it!

Why on earth would we be worth your soul? A parrot soul, maybe; but not a humanoid's.

We better be a damn good shovel. Otherwise I would be disappointed yet again in crazy looking gnolls. You are a gnoll right? Shovels don't have eyes you know.

Well, the shove's eyes stopped glowing and the skull's eyes started, so we're in the skull now. You traded the talking shovel for a regular shovel and a talking skull! Improvement?

Root_Beer 2016/04/03(Sun)20:43 No. 713754 ID: f50d96
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Giving the skull a good crack over the head made it's eye's glow brighter Spade was then given the traditional greeting of the undead "FLESH"

It then proceeded to politely rip her clothes of as it attempted to devour her.

The young gnoll would then give the beast the common gnoll response of "Eeeeeeeeh!"

Give it a good wack with us. We will use our amazing shovel powers to send it back to whatever horrible nether world it came from.

(I really hope we have amazing shovel powers)

>>713754
Shovel it in the snout, establish (our) dominance.

Then skin it. You need new clothes more than it needs the leather, and undead leather makes for excellent armor.

Shovel stab go!

congrates, you found something. Now if I were you I would suggest whacking it until it stops moving.

>>713754
How gentlemanly of it, to undress you before attempting to devour you! You should show your appreciation by struggling as little as you can manage.

Stab us under its ribcage!

>>713754
As a shovel, I recommend you shovel dirt onto it.

>>713754
Run away like the brave young tittygnoll you are

>>713772
Don't forget to trip on an exposed root.

Well, this con worked out very well! We got ourselves a Gnoll victim here, eh, Skully?

>"Dang right Shovey"

Push the undead away and RUN! What's the current stance on undead; abominations, tools, or cash cow attractions?

Whack him good!

Root_Beer 2016/04/05(Tue)18:55 No. 714081 ID: f50d96
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"Taste Shovel!" she'd yell while trying to keep her chest covered cus ya know who can resist gnoll. Oh and dont worry she remembered to trip over that vine ;3

NOT ENOUGH

Use both hands and aim for the neck!

Why are you covering yourself? The only people who can see you are a zombie and a shovel for gods sake.

So stop being a idiot and bash that thing to pieces before it mauls you to death.

That head looks rather sturdy, go for the shoulders and see if you can disable its arms instead. Or its writst! Limp handed swipes aren't going to be as effective at tearing up clothing.

Attack its leggs, they look pretty weak and should disable it enough to safely finish it off.

>>714081
Now is not the time to concern yourself with modesty. When you arrive in hell, do you really want to explain how you got killed because you lost a fight with one hand tied in front of your back?

Your life is more important than your modesty. Doublehand that shovel for maximum stopping power.

Roll out of the why before it can attack you again and then get up and get ready for another swing

>>714081
Dodge woman, don't die right after buying us!

And gods sake, quit covering yourself and tear this aberration apart!

Root_Beer 2016/04/21(Thu)06:07 No. 718140 ID: f50d96
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Standing her ground Spade got ready to swing again as the undead stood strangely still as it's rotting body morphed into a a less monstrous form.

"Pardon for the outburst mistress I must thank you for reviving me...Arch Druid Kathowin at your serves."

Sweet an undead thrall.

Poke him with.... us, I guess.

CONTINUE WHACKING HER

Knock yourself out with the shovel.

Well, greet him/her i guess...

keep your guard up and try talking to it

>>718140
Oh... kay?

What does an arch druid do? And I thought undeath wasn't compatible with druidism?

This might be a trap so keep your guard up.

Ask them to reveal THE MYSTERY.

Also, what's going on with this shovel and the revivifying.

> And I thought undeath wasn't compatible with druidism?
That's what I thought, but a rotting body probably makes an excellent host to young seeds of several plants.

>>718296
Maybe not plants as such, but carrion eating worms, insects and bacteria are a vital part of many ecosystems.

>>718296
>>718314
I really want to see an undead with a small garden planted in its flesh. What better sort than a former druid?

Root_Beer 2016/05/12(Thu)21:51 No. 722898 ID: f50d96
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"Your shovel speak's of the mystery that coat's this world let me shed some light on the situation." Leaning forward he would whisper to the young gnoll making her almost blush in shock!

what?

Back away. Run.

Lead the lich to an allied base. Imprison and interrogate.

>>722898
What he say.

>>722898
Hey, speak up, we're missing the good stuff!

WHAT WAS THAT

>>722898
gasp

Twisted_Root 2016/08/20(Sat)18:09 No. 743525 ID: f50d96
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The wraith would eye the gnoll as she took in the news her lord was dead..while normally this would be good news considering she could sell her soul to another demon it had appeared that a new demon lord had inherited her soul "By the abyss it can't be h-how could it be!" she would gasp upon hearing who now owned her soul.

he probably pilfered your old lords corpse and grabbed your soul along with some other things.

Also who grabbed your soul and what makes it so bad?

Oh @#$% you didn't read the fine print did you

So what? You already throw that away for a useless artefact. Will the new asshole treat you worse than the old one?
Maybe you were planing to recover your bargain chip, and now the new owner make such feat much more difficult.

If your objective is truly this ambitious, you should ascertain how much of ally Kathowin will be. Ask him about his loyalty and motivation.

It is us, the shovel! We are your new master now!

>>743562
Yes we are you lord you are our slave now

Twisted_Root 2016/08/23(Tue)18:41 No. 744114 ID: f50d96
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Banging the shovel against a rock the gnoll would sit down for a moment as she took the news in...

Meanwhile in the abyss Spades new master and the new deomonlord of the burning abyss dances on his throne. The little imp had snatched his former lords scepter of power as he lay dying forcing the other demon's to bow to the new lord of Death, Chaos, and award social situations.

Congratulations dark lord.
How did you do that? Did you overpowered your predecessor? Did you outmaneuver them? Certainly you must be more than just an opportunist.

>>744114
gnoll your new master is a imp so is there any way you could go find him and use us too Beat him into a bloody pulp it's a IMP having that as a master is embarrassing.

Something tells me he won't last five minutes.

Either way, this is not good for our little gravedigger. How will she defend against this psychotic @#$%er? No seriously, are there wards or contracts or something that can be done when a reigning champion of hell suddenly keelhauls and his stupid comic relief grabs the hilt of the estate for like five minutes?

We could just step on the imp

We could just step on the imp

He has a @#$%ing bomb, what do you THINK will happen? Also, every other demon who will fight for that scepter.

Awww he's cute! Go hug your new dark master imp

>Banging the shovel against a rock
OW!, bitch

>Meanwhile in the abyss Spades new master and the new deomonlord of the burning abyss dances on his throne. The little imp... "IMP"
Son of a bitch, our new master is a fucking imp? The bottom of bottom feeders in the underworld. Damn girl I cans why this news upsets you, this is just embarrassing.

Twisted_Root 2016/08/26(Fri)23:31 No. 744664 ID: f50d96
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Spades covered her face in raw embarrassment she had sold her soul to the last demon lord for a shovel and bragging rights that he was one of the most powerful demon lords in the abyss. Now the thought of this small imp being able to command her was horrifying.

"B-but I don't want to dance!" she would whimper much to the undeads confusion.

well... I mean it's not like he even knows who you are? I mean he's never met you so he probably doesn't even know who's soul he's got. Plus their's not much you can do about it anyways. I say just go back and do what you were originally here for and stop worrying about this. Unless you were doing something your old lord wanted you to do, if that's the case then lets say fuck it and go home. I'm sure the imp will get slaughtered before the week is out and things will be back to normal.

This is not good. You're a prime test subject for Stubby McStabface. He might not get much downtime but if he's as petty as he looks, he might start off his short reign of chaos with his boss' suckers.

Maybe you can do something with the shovel. What powers does it have, anyway?

Come on... It's not every day that this sort of debauchery happen. We may as well enjoy for the short period it will last.
Beside, the way I see this is a great opportunity to gain some favor. As a new ruler the Dark Lord will need help cementing his power and securing his position. At the same time, many pretender will see this as their chance to lead the lord of the abyss to his demise and take his place. Either side would be smart to recruit our help.
Whatever we decide to do, it's important to not assume this master to be incompetent. The only reason we have to do so is the stereotype of imps, but for all we know he could be extremely clever.

>>744678

I agree. This is a chance to gain influence! We could become Dark Lord Imp's most trusted advisor. We'll make him the most powerful and feared demon in the abyss!

>>744664
Don't fret about it. I'm sure some stronger demon will kill the imp and claim your soul before long.

>she had sold her soul to the last demon lord for a shovel and bragging rights
...not that selling your soul for a shovel is worth bragging about. You know Faust sold his for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures, right?

Enough with the self-pity, you're a gnoll with a sentient artifact for god's sake. This is a threat, but also the opportunity of a lifetime. Play your cards right, and who knows how far you'll go.

In the short term, your first priority should be to gather information. This zombie seems to know something about the underworld. Ask him about the scepter, specifically find out how hard it would be to raise a rebel army.