How does the slime continue to live with her core broken apart?

chiggedychoo 2018/05/02(Wed)16:22 No. 882189 ID: 72c1dc
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It’s been years since the mysterious knight murdered you. You were once a great leader, queen of the slimes. But that was ripped from you when your core was struck with their mighty blade, destroying it into pieces. The hilt of the sword remains embedded in the very center piece, which is the only piece that stayed where it was defeated. The smaller fragments joined with your remains, and forming slime dragons of their own, have gone into hiding far from you. You were left with very little of your self.
It has been many years, but you’ve finally collected enough moisture to form a working body.
What do you do now?

>>882183
Now THAT'S a tit@#$%!

>>882189
Find the nearest river. Every animal must bow before it, that is where your hunt begins.

>>882185
Kindof looks like the hilt isn't embedded in anything at all...

>>882189
Find more moisture immediately. Even dew will do. Can you eat grass to gain water without spending more than you gain?

>What do you do now?
Groooooooow.... and find out what happened since you've been rebuilding yourself. Also side note, why did someone come to slay you in the first place?

>>882183
Heart breaking.

>>882189
>What do you do now?
Look around for stuff to eat. It's time to start building up again!

Long term plans involve slowly dissolving that knight's descendants. Alive.

>>882189
Short term: eat everything small enough for you to absorb. Maybe not river, but dew and small puddles should do.

Longer term: Find your slime dragon fragments. Hunt them down. Make them part of us once more.

Very long term: VENGEANCE!

Well that was rude! What did you ever do to him to make him want to come kill you?

>What do?
Well, obviously you’ve got to pull yourself together! Go find the rest of your fragments!

Graze on grass, get the heck outta here, find a hideout.

>>882189
DEVOUR THE LIVING (and maybe the dead, undead, and inanimate as well)

Use your Slime-sense to hear the Slim-song and reconnect with your people.
Learn that slime-dragons have been bred into trash-mobs that are a universal joke...

Gather your bits, and the sword, and whatever else seems useful, maybe some grassy grub... Go to high ground and get the lay of the land.

>>882189
Keep a low profile. Whoever killed you might have known you'd come back.

chiggedychoo 2018/05/02(Wed)20:35 No. 882235 ID: 72c1dc
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You’ve spent so much time sitting here stewing on the events of that day. You have no idea who that knight was, or why they wanted to kill you. You remained powerless and vulnerable for gods know how long, waiting for your strength to return to you so you could seek out your revenge. You used to be powerful, respected, and if you do say so yourself extremely attractive. Now you’re nothing. You’re less than nothing. You’re no better than a common field slime.

chiggedychoo 2018/05/02(Wed)20:35 No. 882236 ID: 72c1dc
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You stop by a nearby stream and look at your reflection, taking care not to fall in. You're in no state to get in any body of water larger than yourself, you'd be instantly dissolved.
It's a shame too, there are some fish in there that would be so much better than the stuff you've been feeding off of. You eye them hungrily.

chiggedychoo 2018/05/02(Wed)20:36 No. 882237 ID: 72c1dc
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There are a couple of things stopping you from growing back to your once glorious size. First of all, you need to eat real food to bulk up. You've only just managed to get as big as you are from bugs and grass and the occasional mouse or bird, and it’s taken years.
Second, your core is weak and broken. You can only hold onto so much mass before the life magic holding you together gives out and you dissolve. If you plan on getting big again, you're going to need to not only all your fragments in one place, but they’ll have to be fused together again.
Third, you can’t go eating anything larger than yourself. For one thing, you can't first anything you can't fit in your body, and for another, anything that large will definitely have the willpower to fight is way out of you, and that's a fast way to lose your precious mass.

chiggedychoo 2018/05/02(Wed)20:38 No. 882238 ID: 72c1dc
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You decide to go investigate your village, as it's the only one in sight. No good will come from lingering near the water in your current state anyway. It's a short walk but you're soon at the gates. They're in bad shape, having been bashed open by you as you chased the murderous knight out of there. You can only hope everyone managed to escape as you look down the street. There's no life, no sign that anyone has lived here for some time. Down the road in the village center is your shrine

Go looking for fruit and berries. They're delicious, nutritious and don't usually fight back.

Maybe you can get some civilized food. Can you just walk into town and get some honest work to buy food?
How easily could you hunt down a squirrel or rabbit? Could you go eat some fruit? Maybe fruit and vegetables are your best option.

How likely is it that you'll be pulling that sword out of your core anytime soon?

>>882238
Look into houses occasionally just in case, but head for the shrine.

Oh I didn't see the full post. Check out your shrine first. Even if the village is abandoned maybe someone still visits the shrine.

chiggedychoo 2018/05/02(Wed)21:07 No. 882246 ID: 72c1dc
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You climb the step stairs leading up to your shrine, and you can just make it something in the shadows. It used to be well lit by torch under here but now it's completely shadow. As your slime eyes start adjusting to the dark, you call out a cautious
"Hello?"

chiggedychoo 2018/05/02(Wed)21:09 No. 882248 ID: 72c1dc
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"Your Majesty!! They said you'd never come back!"
A large slime is sitting on one of your fancy pillows. They look very happy to see you. How do you want to respond, or what do you want to say?

>>882248
Ask about your subjects. Where are they now? You still have a long road to recovery so you need all the help you can get.

>>882248
Ah. My loyal subject.

I am weak. May I consume you?

"Yes yes, my perception of time six feet under was strangely brief. Where are my pieces, and what means do we have to seize them?"

Never is a very long time.

Don't eat the first subject you've seen after your swording. Ask what happened to the village.

Ask if your loyal subject knows where to find, or how to make, a fishing pole. Those fish will put up less of a fight once they're out of the water.

Your remaining follower is adorable. Were all your followers slimes? You should enquire after whatever you need to repair your heart.

Well, I'm back.

Ask what happened after you were defeated... and if he has any idea what the prick who stabbed you deal was

>>882248
Befriend the slime. Mention death-related mental illness and request their name.

>>882248
An ally! A patient one at that, from the sounds of it they stuck around loyally way past the point of sensibility.

"Thankfully 'they' were wrong, though it's been tough and I'm still not in a good way."

I'm calling them Humphrey.

Humphrey! It's good to see a loyal subject. As you see, I have been reduced, and must regain my glory. I require your aid to do so.

Add them to your party, and by party I mean total mass.

Ah, at last. Someone you can get some answers from.

Don't eat them, though. Good help is hard to find.

Acquire Companion: Have them bring you up to speed on what happened and the state of the world that they know of. If you're going to build yourself back up, you need to know what you're dealing with and how to deal with it.

Chiggedychoo 2018/05/03(Thu)15:08 No. 882390 ID: 3cb580
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You approach the slime and bow. You don’t have to do this, but you’ve always done it as a sign of respect to the peoples you command. The slime likewise bows to ou. "Greetings!” You say, “It pleases me to find at least one survivor of that terrible attack. Pray tell what has happened since I was destroyed."

Chiggedychoo 2018/05/03(Thu)15:09 No. 882391 ID: 3cb580
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The slime looks somber as it recounts the events. "Well, after you chased that bad knight out of the village, we all went to watch you pummel them. You put up such a good fight, but somehow they dodged every single one of your attacks," he closes his eyes, the memory clearly an uncomfortable one, "then everything stopped. You... you fell over and... and your core exploded.



"The Knight came back to the village and began to attack us. We fought the best we could, but we're not as strong as you. They stole everything, all our food, all our treasure, and then they just left." He is silent for a moment.



"A few of us were able to hide. We waited a few days before daring to check on your remains, and we couldn't find anything. We couldn't find any of your core, and your body had probably dissolved by the time we went to check. Some of us escaped into the wild to hide, a couple chased after the knight, and I stayed behind hoping for a miracle." There's a quaver in their voice as they say, "It's been decades since that all happened. I've been trying to keep the place in good repair, but there's only so much I can do."

>>882391
Alright, first order of business is retrieving those slimes that fled into the wild. Should be easy enough to find them again, right?
Repopulating the village will give you a base of operations. Very useful if you want to track down the rest of your core.

It'd be nice at this point to get a map or something of the surroundings so we can see where slimes may have gone.

>>882391
Is there anything we can do to help with the village? We're in no rush - it's been decades already - so if we're going to bring our new friend along on our quest, we should make sure we're no longer needed around here.

>>882393
Seems like the proper first step.

...wow, that knight is an asshole. Ask if he has any idea why the knight attacked the village. As for what to do now... I guess take stock of what's left in the village and then see about finding a way to find the missing parts of your core so you can grow bigger and rebuilding your village. Might have to make it more of a fortress this time around though so something like this doesn't happen again.

so far it seems we were attacked simply because we were 'monsters' that had grown too powerful.

do you think we can get the sword out or is it lodged in there too good still? i mean we have a friend to help us with that now.

Has a slime with a ring around it that refers to everyone as "Dem Boys" come through?

>>882398
Now now, language please. The polite term is "silent protagonist".

Whoever they were, they must be long-gone by now. Let's unfurl the banners and clean the parapets! Let all who can see know that our once-great civilisation is on the rise!

Well, considering he's probably died by this point or grown old, i guess the best course of action is to prepare for the next guy before it happens again

>>882412
Well, decades is as little as 20 years, so he could be a tough badass still. It pays to not assume.

>>882405
Is it time to reference other slimes? Albino magical girl. Okay, I think we've got it.

>>882393
I have to agree with this course of action. But the thing to do would be to keep it quiet for now. Keep it low-key so we don't get any anyone noticing and suddenly putting up a beginner level Quest to Eradicate the Slime Kingdom.

We got to revise our fighting strategy.
When we rebuild the queen no longer will fight alone in the front to protect the kingdom, elite guards must accompany her at all times.
The strength of the invader must be measured with progressive stronger groups of cautious fighters. They must retreat at the first sign of danger but also be replaceable in case they fail to retreat.
After some a few test rounds the invader must be ambushed in an open space by the majority of the army forces including the queen and her guards.

>>882411
>The polite term is "silent protagonist".
True, but after what he did, being polite went out the window a long time ago.

So I think “asshole” is a more fitting name.

>>882424
agreed

1/8 Chiggedychoo 2018/05/04(Fri)05:41 No. 882465 ID: 72c1dc
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"How long has it been exactly?" you ask him after several long moments of thought.
The slime looks like it's thinking about it.  "Well, it's definitely been years.  I've tried keeping track of it on the calendar, but then I ran out of squares and I had to start making my own, but then I ran out of paper, so I tried to count it in my brain, but I lost track.  I managed to record at least fifty-ish years, I think..." he looks sheepish for a moment, "but it was a lot longer after I ran out of ways to keep track

2/8 Chiggedychoo 2018/05/04(Fri)05:42 No. 882466 ID: 72c1dc
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You sit down on one of the other giant pillows, and take a moment to think about all of this.  How could so much destruction happen so suddenly, and by the hand of one evil person?  You feel angry for being so foolish, for falling so easily.  You are humiliated in your current state, so small and weak that you could only now after decades muster the strength to move. 
The slime watches nervously before piping up, "Your majesty, I understand it's a lot to take in, but you've got us!  Well, you've got me.  But I'll do everything I can to help you out!" He hops closer. "Anything at all and it's yours, my Queen!"

3/8 Chiggedychoo 2018/05/04(Fri)05:43 No. 882467 ID: 72c1dc
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You smile at him and give him a big slimy hug.  He seems surprised by it, but doesn't pull away.
 
"Do you have a name?" you ask after a while.
"No, I don't think so."
"I'm calling you Humphrey, then."
YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HUMPHREY HAS GONE FROM ACQUAINTANCE TO FRIEND

4/8 Chiggedychoo 2018/05/04(Fri)05:43 No. 882468 ID: 72c1dc
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You need a plan of action.  There are still some items of yours strewn about the room, things like books and pens and other types of furniture.  Everything looks about how you remember it.  Your faithful friend who you have decided will be named Humphrey has done a fantastic job keeping everything as neat as possible all these years.
You grab a pen and some paper (you tear a blank page out of a book, much to Humphrey’s amazement) and start jotting down a list of tasks:
 
THINGS TO DO
 
LONG TERM GOALS
 
* Reacquire core fragments, and restore body to full glory
* Exact my revenge on the murderous knight
 
MEDIUM TERM GOALS
 
* Rebuild the town with Humphrey's help
* Recover the slimes that went into hiding
Conduct research, try to learn anything we can about the world since you've been gone
Build an army to help fight the knight with you and protect the town
 
SHORT TERM GOALS
 
* Eat a real meal
* Remove the sword from your fragment
 
 
You go over the list with Humphrey.  "If you're up for it, I need help finding the slimes that ran away.  We've gotta start somewhere, and it's possible that one of my fragments is hiding closer than we realize.  Rebuilding our people will help us get more resources, which will in turn help us rebuild the town."
Humphrey nods in understanding.
"In turn, the slimes we rescue will have information we can use to find out what's been going on in the world, and if we're discerning we should learn more about my murderer, and what happened to my core."
"Ok," he says, "what about that last one tho?"

5/8 Chiggedychoo 2018/05/04(Fri)05:44 No. 882469 ID: 72c1dc
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You look down at the cracked fragment inside you.  The gem is a dull purple, shaped roughly like a heart, and pierced with the hilt of that horrible blade.  "Well, I don't fancy having this stuck in me forever, and maybe if I can get it out I can get a little more mass going.  There's not much I can get done at this size.  N-no offense!" you say, quickly realizing you're roughly the same size as Humphrey.
"None taken."
 
"Well, I don't think I can pull it out, "he says, "It looks like it's in there good.  You'll need someone with solid hands to pull that out."

6/8 Chiggedychoo 2018/05/04(Fri)05:45 No. 882470 ID: 72c1dc
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"As for food, I don't have anything to offer other than some fruit I found nearby.  There's a forest with some mushrooms nearby, and some cave  systems with a bunch of little critters."  He perks up, "Hey, actually!!  We should definitely check out those caves!!  It's nice and moist underground, so it's possible some of our guys are down there somewhere!"

7/8 Chiggedychoo 2018/05/04(Fri)05:45 No. 882471 ID: 72c1dc
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"Good idea!  Let's gather some supplies and go check it out!"
You both jump in the air and do a cool high five.

8/8 Chiggedychoo 2018/05/04(Fri)05:46 No. 882472 ID: 72c1dc
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Now it's time to figure out what to bring on your adventure.  You and Humphrey are slimes, so you don't need a bag to carry your items.  However, you may not want everyone to know what you're carrying, so it might be a good idea to cover up with something.  You take a look around the room and come up with some outfits to try on.  It should be something flexible for when you start regaining your mass)
As for a weapon, you’ll have to make do with a simple pound attack, as there are no conventional weapons to be found right now.
You can also shape shift a little! Just remember you can’t get much bigger than you are now, but otherwise you can make minor changes to your appearance. If you fuse with another slime you can gain temporary bonus combat advantages.
What are you gonna wear in the caves?

I mean, you could probably find a 2x4 in the rubble worth using as a club but idk if that's better than slime fists.

As for outfits, you'll want "boots" and "gloves" with traction and anything else should be tight fitting enough to not get caught on anything. Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raiders might be a decent example.

>>882465
Oh, and if it's 50 years... A human would have at least retired, probably, though I suppose there's no proof that you weren't attacked by an elf or something. But getting revenge on a retired person is a very different situation. But that's for later.

wear a slightly to big hat and an oversized trench coat. Like ridiculously oversized so we can grow into it as we get larger.

we're looking for missing people and a killer, this is totally a noir story so we should dress the part

>>882477
This sounds good.

What do we have in terms of offense? Any natural attacks, bites or slimy acid or whatever? If not, we should bring a weapon too: a spear is a good choice, easy to learn but effective.

JiggyDino 2018/05/04(Fri)07:23 No. 882479 ID: ca0e20
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The robe is folded in a way that if you get more mass you can unfold it to allow more slack and refold it to fit the new size. Assuming the size up is minimal to begin.

Sleeves and collar to try and hide the sword and fragment. Wrist bands are... I dunno, I just thought it was cute I guess lol.

Suggestion 2018/05/04(Fri)10:02 No. 882492 ID: b40778
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Cigar-holder not included.

Have you tried using a tool to pull the sword out? You just need a little lever action to separate the two. Look for a blacksmith's shop in town.

>>882528
I believe the goal is to pull it out without damaging our core further, which considering how bad it looks so far...

Probably not a good idea, we need something to keep our core intact so we can pull it out safely.

>>882545
The thing you are describing is called a tool. So, let's go find some.

>>882492
>>882479
Combine these two. Also a rope! And a shield, too, if you have any.

Suggestion 2018/05/04(Fri)17:17 No. 882585 ID: 91ee5f
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OoOoooOoOOoo it’s a spooky ghost!

Suggestion 2018/05/04(Fri)17:59 No. 882590 ID: 074011
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Royalty should have ornamentation. There should be some colourful rocks you can gather. I also suspect that skirts go well with tails.
Belts are important. Sometimes you need an emergency strap, sometimes you want people to see something, and it can be faster to grab things tucked into a belt.
You will be strapped for elegance until you recruit a tailor.

>>882590
You're an olive branch away from having to go "et tu Humphrey"

If possible, find some rope or twine or something else similar with which to bind your dangerously unstable core. It looks like just a bit of leverage might force the pieces apart.

Suggestion 2018/05/05(Sat)15:21 No. 882710 ID: 3abd97
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>As for outfits, you'll want "boots" and "gloves"
Boots and gloves and nothing else, got it.

>>882710
You're acting like this isn't super stylish.

1/3 Chiggedychoo 2018/05/05(Sat)15:42 No. 882715 ID: b9d85b
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Boots and gloves is a very good idea, but without something to cover your middle sections, you’re left just as exposed as before. You’ll keep an eye out for a nice outfit to pair them with, but for now ou’ll go with something else.

2/3 Chiggedychoo 2018/05/05(Sat)15:43 No. 882716 ID: b9d85b
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You pick out a nice robe and put it on. It's made of a nice light fabric that probably doesn't offer much defense, but if nothing else it'll keep people from staring at your core or seeing your items. 
The wristbands do offer a whopping +1 to your CHARM stat, so there's at least that!
 
You take a moment to consider your stats.  With a damaged core you can only operate with a fraction of your HIT POINTS, leaving you incredibly vulnerable.  The best solution is to take the hilt out of the sword, but that seems to be impossible right now, at least not without damaging it.  You should look out for items that can boost your defense, or alternatively, don't get hurt at all ever.

3/3 Chiggedychoo 2018/05/05(Sat)15:44 No. 882717 ID: b9d85b
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You recall that the town did have a blacksmith.  You doubt that any of the good tools and materials still remain, probably carried away by the knight as they pillaged the place, but you take a look anyway.  Maybe you can take a mundane tool for offense.  You do some poking around and come up with a few items you can use as makeshift weapons.
 
FIRE POKER
It's long and pointy, with a little hook near the tip for pulling logs around a fire.  For you, it's like a short spear.
 
SLEDGEHAMMER
Long, heavy, with a solid wood shaft, and a dense metal head.  Well-worn but sturdy.  You'll be weighed down a little but you can crush most things with a few blows.
 
NAILS
By themselves, not particularly useful, but you can expel them from your body to punish anyone foolish enough to strike you. 
 
In addition to the tools, you find some rope and a couple of bags.  You can use these to store anything you find that you don't want inside you (such as food or explosives)
If you want to make a different weapon, you'll have to do it with the resources available to you, since without fire, the furnace is no good.  If you can recruit some fire slimes then you'll be in business, but until then, it's handmade tools and cold soup for you.
Will you take the FIRE POKER, the SLEDGEHAMMER, the NAILS, or will you try to make your own weapon?

>>882717
Fire poker works. Spears are great.

>>882711
Hehe, thanks! Too bad Queenie's too modest to show off her core.

>>882717
Fire poker is good. A spear for now, a sword if you get bigger, a toothpick if you get really big.

>>882717
the fire poker realy isnt supposed to be used as a weapon, the nail throwing could be good though.

Sharpen the fire poker. Shouldn't the hook be pointing the other way, so you can pull things with it?

Assuming you can stick your arms into your own chest, tie one end of that length of rope down there to the sword handle, other end to the anvil, and walk backwards. Use the tongs to keep the core inside you.

Could also try pulling on the sword with the tongs, using the hammer or poker to try and hold the core in. I'd avoid grabbing the core with the tongs though, looks a bit frail.

Weapons-wise, I think the hammer on the toolboard would be more practical, as I doubt the poker's balanced properly for use as a weapon. Might as well take the nails too, not like they weigh much. Can carry them in that bag, assuming it hasn't rot too much.

Getty the poky FIRE POKER.

>>882717
Sledgehammers are cool.

Make a serrated chain whip. Remember, you're a SLIME. Your weakness is apparently pierce, but slash and blunt attacks will be stopped by your jelly flesh before it can hit the core. If you whirl a whip around it won't hurt if you accidentally hit yourself. Plus, with all the slime shapeshifting you can also interlace your slime with the whip to make a controllable weapon at higher levels.

>>882740
Do you mean a rope with nails through it? It's a bit unreliable for a primary weapon, but could discourage something at a distance.

can you take the fire poker and nails? Fire poker incase you need to poke something and nails incase something tries to poke you.

SLEDGEHAMMER!!!!

Sledgehammer! Might have a bit of a windup now, but soon you'll be big enough to swing it around with ease!

>>882717
Two questions:

Even if you had fire slimes, do you have the necessary skill to use the forge yourself? Or would you need someone with that skill?

And if the former: do you know how to start a fire yourself, if you gathered the necessary fuel, kindling, and tinder?

FIRE POKER and NAILS

Fire poker. Even before it's sharpened (assuming it's not) it's a really heavy, really mean piece of metal. Whacking people with it like a poleaxe would do plenty of damage.
So go for that, yeah.

Chiggedychoo 2018/05/06(Sun)10:02 No. 882865 ID: 72c1dc
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You don’t know dink from donk about forging. You’ll need someone skilled in smithing for that, and fire slimes tend to be naturals at it. You make a mental note to keep an eye out for elemental slimes you can recruit to the town’s workforce.

Chiggedychoo 2018/05/06(Sun)10:02 No. 882866 ID: 72c1dc
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You attempt to remove the sword from your core despite your hesitation to try, and oh boy does it hurt, like a lot
You stop that at once. Someone experienced with this sort of thing will have to do it, but for now, that sword is stuck good and fast.

Chiggedychoo 2018/05/06(Sun)10:02 No. 882867 ID: 72c1dc
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After some cough minor adjustments https://youtu.be/THL8hAPkz70[/spoiler]cough cough
You take the fire poker and hide it under your robes. This lets you unleash a surprise piercing strike by launching it out with your body! You can also use it as a blunt weapon, but it’s made of iron and can bend fairly easily so be careful with it.

Chiggedychoo 2018/05/06(Sun)10:02 No. 882868 ID: 72c1dc
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You also take the nails, and after swallowing them, you’re now a walking pincushion. Anyone foolish enough to hit you unprotected will get a fist full of metal!

Chiggedychoo 2018/05/06(Sun)10:02 No. 882869 ID: 72c1dc
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Ok, you think you’re ready to start exploring the caves! Is there anything else you’d like to do before leaving town?

>>882867
(https://youtu.be/THL8hAPkz70
This didn’t post right, whoops)

>>882869
Check out if anyone else in town needs anything down there in the caves. Pick up some sidequests we could do while there.

>>882869
Hmm, maybe get a shield of some sort? A pot lid maybe?

>>882869
Let’s get going!

>>882871
There isn’t anyone else in town. Humphrey said he was the only one still here.

>>882870
Yeah, tags tend to append themselves onto the end of urls if they touch. You can get around that by adding whitespace between the url and tag.

>>882869
>Is there anything else you’d like to do before leaving town?
See if there's anyone else in town, and if there's any trouble. See if there's anything that needs immediate attention instead of fixing later.

Leave a note in case anyone visits.
Visit the nursery and remind yourself why you're doing this.
Go to he tallest point in the city and check for smoke or similar.

Suggestion 2018/05/06(Sun)16:41 No. 882911 ID: dbf422

Since we all know that there is no one in town and that's not confusing to anyone here, we should head out on our first mission.

Oh, do ask Humphrey about their abilities.

Chiggedychoo 2018/05/06(Sun)22:47 No. 882954 ID: 72c1dc
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The two of you roll some divine die and come up with some stats.

YOUR STATS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
 
HP = 3
MP = 5
SP = 7
 
WEIGHT = Couple bags of flour
 
HP are your HIT POINTS.  Get too close to 0 and you enter Critical mode.  Attacks deal bonus damage, but you move more slowly.

MP are your MANA POINTS.  You need MANA to use magic attacks or effects.  If you eat a spell book, you'll gain the knowledge inside, and as long as you have the strength to do so, can cast any spell at any time.
 
SP stands for SLIME POWER.  Slimes can do special things with their bodies that other creatures can't, such as devouring prey larger than themselves, compressing their matter into smaller forms, etc..  Each move requires a certain amount of SP to use at the beginning of a turn.  Continuing to use a power will drain your SP, at a rate of one point per turn.  These points restore at places of rest.
 
WEIGHT is how much you weigh unburdened.  As a slime, your most basic attack is a simple pounce.  The heavier you are, the more devastating the blow. 
 
 
YOU KNOW THESE MAGICKS:
 
* no magicks
 
 
YOU POSSESS THESE ABILITIES:
 
* Rocket Punch = 2
* Compress     = 3
 
(Compression allows you to crush anything inside you with intense pressure.  If the act defeats the threat, it will not cost any SP)
 
AS SLIME QUEEN, YOU MAY USE YOUR ROAYL INFLUENCE TO SWAY ALLIES AND ENEMIES TO YOUR WHIMS.  THIS CAUSES A CHARM SKILL CHECK, AND IF THE NEED ARISES, OTHER CHECKS MAY BE UNLOCKED
 
CHARM = 2 (+1 from wristbands) = 3
 
In addition to your special abilities you also have whatever basic attacks you can think of.  This includes kicks and punches, tail whips, bites, weapons, and anything else that doesn't necessarily require you to change your form to use. 
 
It goes without saying, but finding your core fragments will increase these stats and unlock more abilities and options.  You may even have the option of deciding how your new physical forms manifest!
 
 
HUMPHREY HAS THE FOLLOWING STATS:
 
HP = 5
MP = 3
SP = 10
 
WEIGHT = roughly three bags of flour
 
HE KNOWS THESE MAGICKS:
 
* Ironskin
 
HE POSSESSES THESE ABILITIES:
 
* Swallow  = 2
(Engulf a foe in your body and drain their HP)
* Compress = 3
 
 
CHARM = 5
 
HE POSSESSES THESE PASSIVE ABILITIES:
 
* Bioluminescence
* Unyielding Optimism

If everything looks good, the party will depart!

Just to double check, does the fired off part return on its own when rocket punch is used?

>>882954
Wouldn't it be a better idea to give the nails to Humphrey? If they do retaliation damage, then they'd be more effective with a greater health pool.

Seems ok?

how the fuck is he better than you

>>882965
I dunno if you remember but the Slime Queen has a sword in her core and Humphrey doesn't.

Let's get going!

>>882965
Divine dice rules. They are starting an adventure together and the queen is the mage. No spells, of course, but that just takes time. She SHOULD get a mild "chosen one", "Draconic heritage" and "Lost royalty" boost, but she opted for the "sealed potential" version. It will all work out so long as they don't TPK...

>>882965
She's going to get stronger, he's not. A typical early game party member.

>>882956
What happens with Swallow or Compress AND nails?

Chiggedychoo 2018/05/07(Mon)15:29 No. 883030 ID: d754ec
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(You can command either the Queen or Humphrey!)

You and Humphrey stand at the mouth of an enormous cave. Humphrey leads the way, his body producing a soft yellow-green glow for you to see by. It doesn’t spread very far, but as slimes you’re able to see much better in low light than most. All the same, it’s very slow going.
The dirt and plant life slowly begins to grow more sparsely as you push back into the cave, and eventually it starts to slope down, down, down, until suddenly you’re met with a sharp drop into total darkness.
“Well, looks like it just goes down from here,” says Humphrey. He cautiously peers over the edge. “I can’t see anything down there at all.”
You do some poking around and it looks like there’s no clear pathway down. You kick a pebble down and wait for the sound of it hitting the bottom. It’s a very long time before you hear a tiny splash.
“Sounds like there might be a pool at the bottom,” you report to Humphrey, “That would break our fall if we jump, but it could be a deep pool, and that would dissolve us if we can’t get out in time.”
Humphrey thinks about it for a bit. “Well, we do have rope, so we could rappel down a bit. It’s only so much rope, but it might be just enough to get us to the bottom.”
You remain silent as you both consider your options. Jumping will definitely get you there faster, but if the water at the bottom is deep, you might not be able to swim out of it before dissolving. Climbing down with the rope is of course a much safer option, but it still doesn’t get rid of the water below.

Rope. You can survive force damage, but if there is water in this cave it will naturally flow downwards to the bottom, which is where you're trying to land. So the odds are against you surviving a leap of faith.

Rope. Dissolving is bad, not having a way up is worse.
Is there any time limit other than your stomachs?

>>883030
If there's water down there you'll be able to see it when you reach the end of the rope, which means you can tell if it's too deep or not.

Use rope.

rope a dope

Good point Humphrey. We'll lower you down on a rope first, to see what's down there.

Rope. And controlling Humphrey, have them go first, for light.

>>883008
oi!

>>883030
Jumping may be faster but it's also one way. Use rope.

>>883030
Is Humphrey a Light Slime? And try to tie a rope off on the stalagmites!

Rope. Ask if Humphrey will lead with his light - it'll be easier to see the bottom, then.

>>883159
(Sorry I missed this! Powers can be combined, so moves like Swallow and Compress play out how you would expect them to together. It costs half the SP of the additional move on top of the SP of the first move (so Swallow is 2 + Compress which is 3, so half is 2, meaning it costs 4 SP to use), plus a drain of one point per turn for sustained use.
Using tools alongside SP does not add any drain, so Compress mixed with the nails would cost the same as without the nails, but would deal both crushing and piercing damage.
Also, Rocket Punch is just an extra forceful normal punch, but can stretch very far. It doesn't actually eject any matter.
All that to say that you can be creative with your solutions! I hope that makes sense? I'm open to suggestions for a better system but for now this is how I'm keeping things.)

>>883194
Ah, it's a Zoom Punch, like in my etc etc.

we are a sticky slime, why not just slowly slide down the wall?

Chiggedychoo 2018/05/11(Fri)19:11 No. 883852 ID: 14762f
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You tie one end of the rope around Humphrey and the other end to a nearby stalagmite, and very carefully start to lower him over the edge. He weighs a little more than you do, but you have a good grip of the rope. The light radiating off of him grows dimmer and dimmer the farther he descends, until you can’t even see your own hands. Humphrey is just a speck of light below.


You are Humphrey. All around you is inky darkness, save for the wall behind you. The rock surface is grey and unremarkable, jutting out at odd angles. It doesn’t look like there’s much surface to grab onto, even for a slime.
You drop lower and lower and lower, until suddenly you stop.
“That’s it,” the queen calls, “can you see the bottom yet?”
You take a look down. It’s still impenetrably dark, leaving no indication how much farther you have to go

Twitch your nose.
Can you drop a speck of glowing slime to see a little further?
Or stretch down a bit, you might be just above something.

See if you can swing onto the wall and get a hold of it. There might be something that you can attach the rope to...

>>883852
If you drip a little slime will it glow? You could see a bit further down that way. Queen Slime could drop another rock, which you could hear better at this distance.

On the other hand you still can't get back up with this little rope. Looks like we gotta leave the cave for later.

Well their should be water below you, can you spit or something and see how long it takes to hear a splash?

Hock a glowing loogie at the bottom.

Chiggedychoo 2018/05/11(Fri)20:33 No. 883865 ID: 14762f
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Q: Can you stretch down a little? Or maybe drop a bit of yourself to see how much farther it goes?
H: I can try that, hang on!

There’s silence as he goes.

Chiggedychoo 2018/05/11(Fri)20:33 No. 883866 ID: 14762f
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(Humphrey)
You let a bit of your mass drop off and watch it quietly fall. It gives off a healthy glow for its size, and at one point you think you can see it illuminate something! A platform juts out into the void, and for a moment you see the uniform pattern of old mine cart tracks glitter. Not much further and you hear a splash as it hits the water. At once the light goes out as that matter is dissolved.
“I found some kind of railroad!” You shout back, “we can probably reach it with some swinging!”
“Great!” She shouts back, “I’ll start heading down now.”

Chiggedychoo 2018/05/11(Fri)20:33 No. 883867 ID: 14762f
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(Queen)

You’re here. Now you need to figure out how you’re going to reach that platform. Should you

A) jump for it! It’s not that far down, you can take the landing, assuming you jump far enough
B) Stretch down! You can get level with the platform but you’re still some distance from it horizontally
C) Suggestion?

Stretch down and swing over.

>>883868
Seconded.

B, then swing and grab it.

A, with some swinging. The longer you're in the air the more horizontal distance you'll get.

Climb back up and reposition the rope to be as close to the tracks as the cliff-edge can accommodate. You're in no hurry, it'd be foolish to take unnecessary risks.

>>883867
B.) Stretch down, swing over.

>>883867
A
Get to swinging and then jump.

Give your stuff to Humphrey so you can be lighter, and then jump for it!

Humph is looking unstable there, fling them to the ledge. Then fling your stuff. Then swing and jump for it.

Chiggedychoo 2018/07/31(Tue)15:14 No. 895420 ID: 3a7952
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You start heaving your combined weight back and forward, gradually gaining momentum. Closer, closer...

Chiggedychoo 2018/07/31(Tue)15:14 No. 895421 ID: 3a7952
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You take a flying leap off the rope and *just* barely manage to cling to the edge of the cliff. You scrabble at the ledge for a moment but manage to pull yourself up safely.

Chiggedychoo 2018/07/31(Tue)15:14 No. 895422 ID: 3a7952
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Humphrey follows suit, releasing himself from the makeshift harness, and rockets towards you. He hits you like a sack of flour, but you manage to catch him safely.
You have both made it safely to the platform!

Chiggedychoo 2018/07/31(Tue)15:15 No. 895424 ID: 3a7952
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You did it!!
You both take a moment to collect yourselves and take in your surroundings. The rail you noticed earlier runs into a small opening to the right (your left), and disappears into the inky void in the opposite direction. Looks like you can go either way from here.

Hmm, well, first priority now is to find the exit so I think we should try to follow the tracks out. Makes more sense for the opening to lead deeper in, so go the other way.

We should head deeper, because that seems more likely to have slimes

Insert Self and Companion into Ominous Hole.

into the cave!

Slime five your faithful friend for your success!

>>895424

Oh, mine tracks. Cool! They should lead outwards and inwards, so try to follow the ones that are going upwards, that way you should find the way out first. You should always try to find the exit first!

Go deep(er).

>>895424
Follow tracks to the left

Chiggedychoo 2018/08/19(Sun)21:53 No. 898126 ID: 6f6552
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After some discussion you both decide that the best thing to do would be find a way back to the surface first. Left seems to be the way to go, since it’s roughly in the direction you came from.

“I had no idea there was a track down here,” says Humphrey, “I wonder who laid it and what for.”

“No idea,” you reply, “I don’t think I ever was in here even when I had my whole core together.”
There are a few moments of silence as you plod along in the dark.
Something suddenly occurs to you.
“Hey, Humphrey, why were you the only slime who waited for me to come back?”
He doesn’t answer immediately.
“Just, it’s kind of weird. I’m grateful you did, but why only one? Why did nobody else come back?”
“It’s complicated,” he says with a sigh, “but the thing is I just had to come back. How could I not? I can’t explain it. I was just as scared as the others but I couldn’t make myself leave. I just hid and waited. I guess the others were just scared enough that the knight would still be there, that they decided it was safer to stay away.”

That is what a body-controlling predator would have its host say to put potential meals at ease!

>>898139
What?

>>898126
Tell him that you appreciate his devotion in the face of death. He gets to be your right hand man!

...
Sorry I wasn't strong enough to protect everyone.

Maybe they found other leaders in the absence of their ruler.
Do you hear anything coming down the tracks?

>>898126
Well, whatever the reason, I'm glad to have you here.

I'm glad you stayed.

Wholesome quest. Pet his feelers

Chiggedychoo 2018/08/29(Wed)21:24 No. 899547 ID: 7779cc
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You never considered it before but it's quite likely that without a ruler, your people sought other leaders, and if that's the case, you hope that you can win them back without having to destroy someone's King or Queen. If it comes down to it, you'll do what you must to look after your people.
“Well, whatever the reason, I’m glad you stayed,” you tell him with a warm smile. You give him a friendly pat on the head and he beams at you in response.
“Just doing my part to protect our wonderful queen!”

Chiggedychoo 2018/08/29(Wed)21:25 No. 899548 ID: 7779cc
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You continue walking down the tracks for quite some time, making more idle chatter as you go, until you begin to see a light far ahead of you. A few minutes more of walking and it starts to grow larger and larger, until you realize it’s daylight!
“Look, we found an exit!” says Humphrey excitedly.
You squint ahead at the light and notice a strange figure silhouetted against the light, standing in the doorway. Two eyes gleam at you through the dark, almost as tho daring you to approach.
“Do you see that... person?” You whisper to Humphrey. He stares ahead at the figure, almost seeming to freeze in place as he takes it in.
“I see it... your highness, I think ... I think that’s the Knight...”
You’re cracked heart beats quicker. “But that’s impossible! What would he be doing hanging around a place like this?”
The two of you stop and stare at the shadowy figure nervously. In your current state a confrontation with the knight could be devastating. If he was able to almost kill you before, he certainly could finish the job now.
On the other hand, it‘s entirely possible he wouldn’t even recognize you like this. He might just stay his hand.
You shake a little, not sure if you should proceed or turn back and advance further into the caves. One way or another you’ll have to come through here to leave, since you can’t guarantee there will be another exit in the other direction.
What should you do?

Uh...

well, that's not a slime. We came down here to recruit slimes, so we're not leaving yet. We just found a potential way out, and that's why we went this direction. So mission accomplished, suspicious shadow or no. Let's go back and see if we can find any slimes.

Random hero goes to caves and encounters slimes...
FLEE!!!

run!!!!

>>899552
You can't call finding an exit a success if it's actually blocked by certain death.

Yeah flee. There's very few things with drawn swords that are okay to approach, even if that's not THE Knight.

You don't need a glowy slime in broad daylight. Let's go back to the dark caves where bioluminescence is more appreciated.

whelp, we found where this path leads, now time to do the age old adventuring thing of back tracking and seeing where the other path went.

Methinks the "knight" might be a machine or golem.

This would explain why there is another one on a seemingly abandoned mineshaft.

Even if they aren't, they are definitely not the knight. Even if they were extremely young when they fought you, that would still mean they are now pushing 60+ years old. They would be in no condition to fight or explore abandoned mine shafts at that age.

I say go talk to them. Extend an olive branch, but do it cautiously. (maybe reform so you look like a regular slime)

>>899548
Is... it moving at all? Maybe it's a statue or something standing in front of the light.

Chiggedychoo 2018/09/20(Thu)20:40 No. 902576 ID: 7779cc
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You decide against moving forward. Death surely waits, and you hope to the gods they can’t see Humphrey’s light. You both sneaky sneak away from the opening and back to the ledge you started on.
Meaning the only way forward is now through that dark hole. So you push onwards!

Chiggedychoo 2018/09/20(Thu)20:41 No. 902577 ID: 7779cc
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As you go the tracks eventually come to a halt. Upon closer inspection it appears that they were left unfinished. Several rails and beams lay stacked neatly close by.
Also of note, Humphrey is no longer the only source of light! Tiny mushrooms litter the ground and walls, each one giving off a blue or pink glow. They look pretty appetizing, and you suddenly remember how hungry you are.

eating them carelessly is probably a very bad idea. is there some way you can envelop a tiny piece of one, and if it starts having any ill effect you can essentially just jettison the piece of your body that’s absorbing it? your mass is precious, but it’s also useful, and sacrificing a little is better than risking tainting the whole thing.

>>902577
Hold off on the shrooms for now, unless you know they're safe.

>>902579
Do this.

Eat a tiny part of a mushroom and if something bad starts happening, then eject that little bit from your body. But if nothing bad happens, then go ahead and eat.

>>902577
Eat one. Just one.

Can... can slimes get poisoned?

As a slime, I think your dietary restrictions are a bit looser, namely that you don't have to think twice about eating strange mushrooms in a cave. Go ahead and eat them til you're full.
Turn off Humphrey's illumination for now to save battery power, or something.

Slimes are pretty tolerant of what they eat and you need to bulk up. Go on a mushroom spree!

>>902585
Science!

Eat metal beams while you're at it.

Chiggedychoo 2018/09/21(Fri)08:34 No. 902647 ID: 7779cc
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You’re hungry but you’re not stupid. The last thing you want is to eat something that will destroy you from the inside. You pick up a mushroom and consider it. It doesn’t look especially dangerous, but looks can be deceiving.
If it’s just a poisonous mushroom, you can probably still eat it and you’ll be just fine. However, the important thing to remember as a slime is that, in a manner of speaking, you literally are what you eat. This means that if you eat enough of a poisonous food, you won’t be poisoned yourself, but you will become a poison slime.
You also don’t want to eat something that has the potential to infest you and overtake your mind. You’re certain you’ve heard of some mushrooms that can do that, and the thought chills you to your broken core.
“Humphrey, do you know anything about these mushrooms? Are they ok to eat?”

Chiggedychoo 2018/09/21(Fri)08:34 No. 902648 ID: 7779cc
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Humphrey has already eaten some. He looks fine. Sheepish, but fine.
You decide to let him be your litmus test for eating. You pack a handful of mushrooms and store them in your bag on the off chance they turn out to be ok.

Chiggedychoo 2018/09/21(Fri)08:34 No. 902649 ID: 7779cc
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You try to eat a metal beam to sate your hunger but that's not the kind of iron you're supposed to have in your diet! You drop it.

It looks like the cave keeps going and the mushrooms get thicker further on.

humphrey....... sigh
anyway, we might as well keep going! ask humphrey if he knows any tunes. maybe he can hum a lil song as we move on

wonder if the glowing shrooms will make humphrey glow more?

The knight appearing here, it's impossible of a coincidence for that to happen after so many decades.

It's an illusion, either left behind by the knight to prevent passage here, or simply a general illusion that displays your biggest fear. Or perhaps it's some other creature that's displaying that illusion. I say we go back to the knight and face it...
well, after we're done with the stuff down here. No point walking that far just to confirm an illusion until we're carrying enough stuff with us.

Humphrey always seemed like a fairly palatable slime, I doubt it is easy to turn it toxic.

>>902649
Keep going then, let's see what else is down here.

Chiggedychoo 2018/10/21(Sun)21:39 No. 907877 ID: 7779cc
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You progress further into the cave, following the natural path made by the mushrooms. It seems as tho they grow even thicker the deeper you go, their light shining almost as brightly as Humphrey. Humphrey is humming a tune to himself, the colorful fungus seeming to put him at ease.

You turn your thoughts to the knight blocking the exit a ways back. There’s no way they would still be there after all these years. Even if they did manage to live that long, what would be the point of coming and blocking off a random exit to an abandoned mine? You can’t figure it out, and it just stresses you out trying to.
You’ll worry more about it later, when and if you end up needing to come back and face them.
You’re starting to get pretty hungry now, and those mushrooms are looking more and more appetizing. Humphrey seems to be doing fine. He also, you remember, is carrying a bag of food. Maybe you can snack on some of that instead?

>>907877
Eat the food. If the mushrooms turn out to be fine, you can refill with those.

>>907877
Eat food, collect mushrooms to replace it. If the mushrooms are safe then hey, you didn't lose any food supplies!

Eat food, you brought it along so it would be a was not to eat it

Accidentally eat Humphrey.

>>907877
If you are worried about parasites you could probably eat the mushrooms if you peeled and removed the gills?
Unless the food you brought is perishable I don't see much reason not to eat them. Maybe do it a bit slower than Humphrey though.

Eat the food you brought with you and save the mushrooms for later.

>>907878
Yeah

Eat some mushrooms, this plan is unsinkable.

>>907877
Stop short, be embarrassed when Humphrey doesn't stop quick enough and ends up with your tail in his mouth.

Delicious mushrooms! Eat them all.