Jrinifiblin? Must be a common name.. a warrior from MY camp is named that.

He's... a bit of a jerk, broke the main builder/Tribe leaders husbands arms...

Anyway, we better be following! And.. I'd be careful of those rabbits buddy....

nooo someone's stealin' mah shtick!

Actually your cutebolds are better than mine. Proceed.

Nevermore 2009/06/18(Thu)20:09 No. 922 ID: bde1b8
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No, no! You've been such a great help, of course you can come along! We're here now, where he usually hunts, so keep an eye out for anything suspicious!

For example, if you see a Dorf or something, let me know, so we can... um... Uh. What is that thing?

Nevermore 2009/06/18(Thu)20:10 No. 923 ID: bde1b8
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This is starting to scare me. Its getting closer. Its all curvy and twisty and floaty and weird. What should I do?

Catch it! It's certainly no scarier then a rabbit after all.

Looks like a sheet of fabric being blown in the wind.

... Is there any wind? That's kind of important. If so, try to grab it. If not, say 'Hello.'

Suggestion 2009/06/18(Thu)20:26 No. 933 ID: af8aee
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>>923
It looks like a scarf. Wear it, so you'll be a sexy hero kobold! Impress Jemilin!

Nevermore 2009/06/18(Thu)20:40 No. 936 ID: bde1b8
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>>926
There is some wind, but it doesn't seem to follow the direction its blowing. I say "Hello!" It doesn't respond.

>>924
Well, it doesn't look all that scary! This could be fun!

Jemilin and I chase it! Nifimlis doesn't want to help, though. He's always been a spoil sport.

Aha! There we go! Caught it!

Are you okay? You look a little wigged out there. Feeling alright?

Nevermore 2009/06/18(Thu)20:55 No. 940 ID: bde1b8
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Oh, I'm fine, thanks for worryi- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Son of a bitch!

>>940
o/` Jrinifiblin, in the 22nd Century, Jrinifiblin, in the 22nd centuraaaaayyyy~ o/`

ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR JEMILIN!

Well this is going to sting. Try to roll when you land!

Nevermore 2009/06/18(Thu)21:22 No. 944 ID: bde1b8
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Oh! Someone seems to have caught me! She buckles under the weight of my impact. Something heavy holds me in place on her shoulder. Definitely not a hand.

She asks me, in a strangely rigid voice, if I "am in operable condition." I am not really sure how to respond. I hear noises from around us.

Say "Hi! I'm Jrinifiblin! What's your name?"

Nevermore 2009/06/18(Thu)21:54 No. 947 ID: bde1b8
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>>945
She sets me down... somehow. I'm not really sure how, but it was like slow falling. As she did, she told me "You are very fortunate, Jrinifiblin. I am Arlanko. Your response implicates positive physical status. I am required elsewhere, so please protect yourself from harm."

Now that I have a chance to look around, I see that the ground is cracked and dry. There are two suns in the sky, and mountains waaaay in the distance. I don't see any plants anywhe- Holy shit she doesn't have arms.

Hold up your hands and say "Hold on! Where are we? How are you making that thingy float around? W-why don't you have any arms?"

Say "Thank you for catching me!"

>>947
Follow her! She'll be our new friend.

The behemoth is.. quite clearly scarier than a rabbit, so um, lets just watch for now! We can check out that cloak on the ground though.

Maybe say hello to that other person there... to the left of the BIG thingy

Nevermore 2009/06/18(Thu)23:00 No. 954 ID: bde1b8
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>>948
I try to stop her, and ask her what's going on. "Later. I am required elsewhere." She replies. Looking ahead of her, I think I see why.

>>949
As she deliberately walks towards the behemoth, I shout "Th-thank you for catching me!" She replies "Your welcome" without turning.

>>950
It doesn't look like she is going very far. What the hell is this place?

Examine prone chick (are those hands for feet?)

Examine cloak.

Keep one eye on Behemoth. If he looks crossly at us, run the heck away.

Nevermore 2009/06/18(Thu)23:49 No. 958 ID: bde1b8
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This cloak looks a lot like that other person's cloak, and smells a lot like Arlanko. It is probably hers. Maybe she took it off to fight that thing? There is also a cart here.

The other person on the left was not prone, just moving backwards. She seems very fast. And yes, I think those are hands! But its hard to get a good look from where I am. I think you can see her more clearly. I can't tell exactly what her weapons are, but they look very very small. Even smaller than my kni-

...

...I don't have my knife! I put it down to chase after that hole! I didn't want to hurt it...

Yeah, we were about to ask about the knife...

Without it, your combat ability has been reduced from Minimal to Nonexistant. No offense. I'm just saying.

Look in the cart. Maybe there's something inside it you can use to help! But don't take your eyes off that monster.

Nevermore 2009/06/19(Fri)13:39 No. 973 ID: bde1b8
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No offense taken, /Quest/. Kobolds are not known for their vicious talons or their fire breath, after all. Mainly because we don't have those.

The cart has a crate, some pots, a bag, some weird sticks with metal bits on them, a little box labeled "SHELLS", a sock, a horn and a metal tube with a trumpet shape on it. None of this looks useful at all.

What should I take? Remember, I can only take what I can carry. I don't have a backpack or anything.

No time to worry about loot just yet! There's nothing here a kobold would know is a weapon.

What is Arlanko doing?

Take one of the clubs lying in front of the crate, they might be suitable replacements for your knife. Shells sound tasty. Seafood is always good, grab some for later.

Nevermore 2009/06/19(Fri)21:29 No. 990 ID: bde1b8
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Arlanko seems to be doing well. She and her friend appear to be bickering. I can't quite catch exactly what it is they are saying, but it sounds like they're arguing about me. The other woman seems to think that, um, that I'm dead weight, and wasn't worth saving. Arlanko doesn't challenge the argument.

I'll take the shells later. This creature is far too scary to safely eat around. I hope this strange club will be enough to protect me, should the behemoth charge.

Arlanko's friend has monkey feet. Pretty strange!... But that can't really compare to Arlanko's lack of arms huh?

Anyway... there's not much we can do here..but watch unless that's a MAGIC CLUB of GIANT UGLY MONSTER slaying.

We really are dead weight ;_;

>>990
That club looks really weird, maybe we should examine it closer...

Nevermore 2009/06/19(Fri)22:11 No. 996 ID: bde1b8
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The club has a metal tube, a wooden blocky part, some kind of lever, and a slot. There's a red tube with a gold bottom in the slot. I wonder what this thing is meant to do. Do you know, /Quest/?

>>996
It looks kinda like one of those crossbows the Dorfs use. You know, the kind that totally fucks shit up.
Let's use it on the monster! See, there's a trigger down there at the bottom!

Empty out whatever is in the bag and dump all your stuff in it. That way you can carry more than what's in your hands.

Nevermore 2009/06/20(Sat)16:12 No. 1083 ID: bde1b8
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It kinda DOES look like a crossbow! But I can't find any arrows for it. And how does it shoot without string? I'll have to ask Arlanko to show me how to use it.

I don't have much to store, but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to check out what is in the... the... This bag is heavy. The bottom feels damp.

Briflno.....bri... Br...he's.. oh my...!

FREAK OUT! ;________;!

ASSBACON SHITMINTS

Loot the cart and get the hell out of there, you don't want to end up like your poor friend.

Nevermore 2009/06/20(Sat)17:50 No. 1124 ID: bde1b8
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Ohxom ohxom ohxom ohxom ohxom...

>>1099
Hey! Watch your language!

>>1124

I don't see you carrying anything. I said to loot the cart FIRST, go back and do it properly!

Oh crap no.

Too late for loot! Keep running!

The armless chick must have saved you for some ulterior motive. Keep running! We'll find some other way to survive in the desert.

Nevermore 2009/06/21(Sun)18:48 No. 1281 ID: bde1b8
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>>1126
>>1167
Um um um, keep running, or go back for loot, keep running, or... ehhhhhhh! I don't know what to do anymore!

ELSEWHERE
Arlanko: "I think it would be prudent of you to chase down our fleeing comrade, Sage."
Sage: "I think it'd be prudent if you shoved it up your ass, Arlanko. If you want your pet so bad, go get it yourself. I'll be harvesting this thing's skin. Not sure what I'll do with it yet though."
Arlanko: "Very well."

Oh crap they killed the big monster thing, they're coming for YOU now.

Find somewhere to hide! Assuming that giant nose of yours fits anywhere.

Nevermore 2009/06/21(Sun)19:09 No. 1284 ID: bde1b8
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Where am I going to hide on a flat, featureless - oh look, a house! Arlanko doesn't seem capable of moving faster than a brisk walk, I can probably make it there in time!

...Unless her ninja friend helps...

Nevermore 2009/06/21(Sun)20:24 No. 1288 ID: bde1b8
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...I think I just got railroaded.

Nevermore 2009/06/21(Sun)21:51 No. 1290 ID: bde1b8
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"Welcome back, Jrinifiblin. I see that you are a male. You would be wise to disguise this fact from Sage. For what reason did you attempt to flee, Jrinifiblin?"

>>1290
"How do you know I'm male? Is it my nose?"

Well obviously it was his nose. Look at the size of it. Gets ALL The kobold ladies, anyway.

Anyway.. well we can point out that one of your best buddies was found dead in the cart ;-:! Hence the running.

And.. two.. um... is Sage the monkey lady? Why doesn't she like guys? Did one throw a yucky bug at her or something?

Lament lost Briflnok!

"My friend Briflnok's rotting corpse was in a bag in that cart! I was trying to go find and save him and HOLY CRAP IS THAT PERSON CUTTING HIM UP?!"

Sometimes I like to draw silly scribbles Nevermore 2009/06/22(Mon)20:13 No. 1338 ID: bde1b8
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>How do you know I'm male? Is it the nose?
"Your genitals were in plain view while you were upside down. Is nasal size a secondary sexual characteristic of your species?"

>Is Sage the monkey lady? Why doesn't she like boys? Did they throw an icky bug at her or something?
"Yes, Sage is the monkey lady, although it is worth noting she is racially a human. She is far too stoic for mere bugs to pose a threat to her mental stability. Sage has had poor experiences with men in the past, and refuses to travel with them, regardless of species. I think she was raped, but she is not too specific on the details."

>I ran because you had Briflnok dead in a sack!
"Ah, an understandable cause for concern. I was unaware the creature we found was your friend. I apologize for your loss. We were going to consume him, but I suppose a burial is in order instead. Come now, let us walk back to the cart."

"Now, you had some questions earlier, if I recall correctly. Remind me of their nature."

Say something like, "Well... I didn't have this question before, but... How did he die? Did you kill him? Are you going to kill me? You'd might as well tell me cause I can't get away."

At this point give a barrage of the ol' puppy eyes.

"How big is this desert? How do folks survive with no food or nothin' around?"

Chapter 1 - This Endless Desert Suggestion 2009/06/22(Mon)21:34 No. 1351 ID: bde1b8
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>Well... I didn't have this question before, but... How did he die? Did you kill him? Are you going to kill me? You'd might as well tell me cause I can't get away.
"He was dead when we found him. Judging by the head wound, he probably died from the drop. The portals' flight patterns are erratic, but they rarely soar above 5 meters. You and your friend had poor luck."

>How big is this desert? How do folks survive with no food or nothin' around?
"The portals provide for us. Nevermore could be best described as a pirate dimension, stealing creatures and materials from entire other worlds. They kidnap matter from other places, other times, and drop it off here, in this endless desert. There is no going back. The portals are one way. Welcome to Nevermore, Jrinifiblin."

"Well fuck."

Wait... DON'T eat the dead? Eating him is the silver lining of the dark, sad cloud of his death.

Perhaps we can trick her into letting only us eat him. Claim it's a religious thing.

Cry pitifully about your ruined life and permanent displacement from everyone and everything you have ever known.

>>1359
"My poverty! ;_;"

>>1355
>cutebold
>trick
cool story bro

Nevermore 2009/06/30(Tue)19:38 No. 1784 ID: bde1b8
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>>1359
I'll miss the nose rubs with Jemilin, but there really wasn't much for me back home. I mean, sure, it'll be hard here, but these two ladies look tough. Maybe I will be okay?

>>1355
"Um, uh, Arlanko... Its, ah. Its okay if we eat him, if we have to..."
"Are you sure? That is very courteous of you, although it is simultaneously a bit unsettling."
"Yeah, its fine."
"Then he shall be tonight's dinner."

I am not nearly brave enough to try and ask for all of him to myself.

We've now arrived back at the wagon. That other lady, Sage, seems to be doing... something... with the dead behemoth.

>>1784
Ask, cutely, why you are eating your friend when there are apparently several hundred tons of meat right in front of you.

What the heck is that thing made out of, anyway?

>>1784
You should probably let your knew acquaintances know that kobold meat is poisonous.

Suggestion 2009/07/05(Sun)07:15 No. 2428 ID: bde1b8
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"So, ahh, Arlanko... Why are you eating my friend if there's hundreds of pounds of meat right there?"
"It is imperative that nothing go to waste in a world such as this. When our next meal should present itself is a mystery, and your comrade has been deceased longer and will spoil sooner. In the interest of not suffering food poisoning, he should be consumed first."
"Oh, right! Umm, kobolds are poisonous. You probably shouldn't eat him. I mean, I can, but you can't."
"..."

For some reason, that seems to have made her suspicious of me.

>>1786
I don't really know. I'll go ask Sage!

Nevermore 2009/07/05(Sun)07:30 No. 2429 ID: bde1b8
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She seems really engrossed in her... whatever she's doing.
"Hey, you're, um, Sage, right?"
>"...Aye."
"What is that thing made out of?"
>"I'm not quite sure. Its like cutting through stone. Very tough. It could breathe here, so its probably a carbon based life form, making me think it's skin has a molecular compound similar to that of coal or pyrite. I'll probably end up using it to..."
At this point, she looks up at me.
>"...You're not Arlanko. The fuck do YOU want? And what the hell ARE you anyway? Can you do anything special?"

She certainly is strange looking. One of her ears is pointy like an elf's, and the other is squishy like a human's. She's got cuts all over, most of which are all stitched up. She must get cut up a lot. Her eyes are a bright green, and her hair is a dull red.

Whatever she's holding in her hand seems to be glowing a light orange color. I don't know what it is, but it cuts through that creature's skin, so it must be really sharp.

>>2429
Uh, my BOYFRIEND just fell out of the sky a while ago and we are gonna eat him, but I'm just a little GIRL kobold and I am fell through the ribbon thing too so I'm just here to help.

What, they don't have any magic to preserve some meat? They seem to be loaded with magic!

>>2429
well, i'm kinda stuck here, so i figured i might as well get to know everyone here, get used to the situation. i can come back later, if you want.

Nevermore 2009/07/05(Sun)16:21 No. 2555 ID: bde1b8
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"Uh, my BOYFRIEND just fell out of the sky a while ago and we are gonna eat him, but I'm just a little GIRL kobold and I am fell through the ribbon thing too so I'm just here to help. I'm kinda stuck here, so I figured I might as well get to know everyone here, get used to the situation. I can come back later, if you want."
>"Alright, so you're called a kobold, and you don't want to be dead weight, if I heard all that right. At least, I HOPE you don't want to be any fucking dead weight, or we'll be having you for stir fry. Can you do anything useful at all?"

She seems less angry now, but still not too happy. Well, I did have a job back at camp before I was a soldierbold... what was it, again?

>>2555
SOAPMAKER

>>2555

Camp..setter upper? Shelter maker?

>>2555
MILKER, SOAPMAKER, CHEESEMAKER, WEAVER

>>888
>Hello, /Quest/! I am Jrinifiblin, or Jim in your human tongue. I will be your protagonist today! I have with me a copper knife here, and I am the hunterbold of the tribe. With my leather armor, nothing can touch me!

>hunterbold

Apart from Hunterbold (which should be extremely useful for tracking skills, survivalism, etc) ... actually, that's the ONLY thing that seems useful in a freaking desert.

Nevermore 2009/07/05(Sun)17:56 No. 2598 ID: bde1b8
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>>2567
That's my most recent job. I had a few before that. I'm a ripe 4 years old, after all.

>Panel 1: I am a legendary soap maker!
>Panel 3: I'm pretty good with dairy products too.
>Panel 5: And, um, I was a basket weaver...
>Panel 7: Um... uh... I'm also a pretty decent hunter...
>Panel 8: Well that sounds potentially useful!

>>2598
By the way, we need to find some way to keep our loincloth from flipping up or getting undone, so the crazy woman doesn't see our dong and then freak out and kill us.

Nevermore 2009/07/05(Sun)18:52 No. 2630 ID: bde1b8
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Ah! That sounds like a scream! ...A vaguely familiar, koboldy scream.

>>2630
INVESTIGATE!

>"And what the hell ARE you anyway?"

Say "I'm a nose! With feet!"

Then do a little dance.

>>2632
But don't get ahead of everyone else! Suggest we investigate and follow from behind.

>>2642
>do a little dance
Then ask Sage if she wants to make a little love, and subsequently get down tonight.

Suggestion 2009/07/08(Wed)21:44 No. 4431 ID: bde1b8
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...You people are so strange. Why should I dance? And how do you make love? I never learned how to craft that.

Anyway, look! Its Jemilin! She's here! I hope she's okay.

Help her up, while quietly explaining the need to pretend you're a girl.

>>4434
Seems like the obvious choice.

>>4431
Oh crap! Make sure the boldbrew is okay!

...also Jem.

Nevermore 2009/07/08(Wed)22:15 No. 4454 ID: bde1b8
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>>4434
"Jemilin! It's so good to see you." I lower my voice. "Listen, for my own sake, we need to pretend I'm a girl, okay?"
>You mean, like that one time we-
"Yes, just like that, but all the time."

Her eyes light up.

Add "Remember, pretend I'm a girl ALL the time, okay?"

Then bring her back meet your new friends.

Okay, now rescue the bold brew. Make sure it's okay.

Nevermore 2009/07/08(Wed)22:49 No. 4494 ID: bde1b8
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The bold brew spilled a little, but seems to be okay.

Sage has arrived. "Well well, I see you were followed in. Sucks for your friend."
>Hi! I'm Jemilin! Its nice to meet you, You are sooo pretty, I love your hair, your ear kinda scares me though, are you a half elf or something I've never seen a half elf before it makes sense they'd have half the pointy ears that and -

Jemilin likes to talk.

Return to the group. See how the carving up of the big monster is going.

Nevermore 2009/07/08(Wed)23:13 No. 4521 ID: bde1b8
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>>4499
Since Sage was doing the carving, and she is right here, I think its not going at all.

Sage looks unhappy with Jemilin. "WHY DO YOU TALK SO MUCH?"
>Ahh! AHHH! JRNIFIBLIN! AHHH!"

>>4521
Run over while yelling at sage to stop chocking Jemilin. Push her if you have too.

Run up to Sage and yell "Stop! Please! Don't kill her! Just let her go and we'll leave you alone and not come back!"

Let's try to find shelter in that dwelling we saw earlier. We shouldn't try to travel with these people if we can help it. Sage seems to be an overly aggressive psycho who is incapable of being civil, or even nonviolent, while Arlanko appears to be some kind of meat automata who either doesn't realize or doesn't care that she's traveling with such a loony.

Nevermore 2009/07/08(Wed)23:39 No. 4534 ID: bde1b8
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"Stop! Please! Don't kill her!"

Nevermore 2009/07/08(Wed)23:40 No. 4535 ID: bde1b8
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"Just leave her alone and we'll leave you alone and never come back!"

After a moment, Sage drops Jemilin. "Deal. I didn't want weaklings like you anyway."

Take a moment to make sure Jem is okay.

"Let us have our friend's body. You don't need it. You've already got more meat than you can carry."

Give Jem some time to recover, then carry this stuff (if they'll let you keep it) to the house you saw.

>>4535
Jemilin! That girl is scary, don't worry about her though.

So we are in some desert that goes forever and has no food and water. Welcome!

Nevermore 2009/07/09(Thu)10:41 No. 4636 ID: bde1b8
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Jemilin looks like she is mostly unhurt, but she'll need a minute to catch her breath. I'm just glad Sage didn't want to kill her or anything - that would have been bad.

"Let us have our friend's body. You don't need it. You've already got more meat than you can carry."
>"...Hnnn. Fine, sure. You can take him."

Sage grudgingly accepts my plea for food. It seems she can't deny the logic of the argument, but she is clearly not happy with it anyway.

>>4636
Sheesh. It can't harm her in any way. She's just unhappy to help someone even if it costs her nothing. It's not like we're thrilled about having to eat the rotting corpse of the guy we were sent to rescue.

Okay. Approach Arlanko, and say "I'm sorry. Your companion is too random and violent. If we travel with her she's going to kill us eventually. We'd rather take our chances alone."

Take the corpse and the brew and any other equipment you can lay claim to and head to the dwelling, unless these two are going to claim it.

>>4636
Wait for them to finish with the thing, then scavenge what you can from it. Keep the body in a cool, dry place.

>>23043
Remember, you are kobolds.

Sure, you might not be that good at combat or several other fields most take for granted, but you can scavenge the shit out of anything.

Surviving here may seem hard, but remember that the place is essentially designed to be a paradise of scrounging. You can do it!

>>4636

Go on a gathering spree, we need resources to stay alive.

Do not try and talk to her again until you prove your worth in one way or another. After you do, maybe then you can get her to defrost.

I recommend either scavenging, diplomacy, or morale boosting, but be VERY CAREFUL, especially with those last two.