Overlord 2011/10/17(Mon)14:01 No. 358932 ID: aa4c27
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You stand high above them looking down.

This worries you, someone else besides the angels actually knows you are here.

can you tell what classes they are?

Hmmm... looks like a cleric and paladin and something else at least. Obviously good aligned folks. Well, I guess the best way to do this is carefully. Have Kassandra answer the door, but be ready to withdraw her the moment things go south. Perhaps her being a cleric can help in terms of negotiation.

>>358932
These guys are clerics. Kassandra would be a good spokesperson for us. Possibly paired with someone else... maybe Alice. Think about it. She's been very upfront with us that she has no intention to bow before us. She would be very honest and forthcoming to these people, as well. I would like an enforcer there too though, in case things go bad. How about Solaris?

They don't all look like clerics, but holy types all the same. That isn't better. Change Kass back into her robes for now (I hope we didn't sell them) and send her out there. Ah... actually I'm not sure what she should say. You'll need to trust her to make a good impression and say that the new master of the castle isn't a bad guy.

Change Ruby into the sailor suit for now and put on her robes. You look enough like a mage that you can pass for them and not a golem/demon thing.

>>358931
Send Kass to the door to tell them that you don't want to talk to any Pelor's Witnesses today.

WAIT! Have Kass take a peek before she goes out there, maybe she knows them?

Overlord 2011/10/17(Mon)14:45 No. 358948 ID: aa4c27
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You summon Kassandra. As she approaches you you hear Alalia dragging herself along the floor.

>"You know I could get rid of them all.. For G200."

"Hush you. Kassandra, do you know these people?"

Kassandra looks out the window at the group and gasps.

>Kassandra: "They actually came for me.."

"Hmm?"

>"Those are my sisters. Well not uh... They're not really my sisters but they sort of are.. It's uh... Hard to explain. They were able to track me down.. I didn't think that really happened.."

"What are they here for?"

>"They want to uhm... Take me back. By force if they need to.."

>>358948
have her assure them she is well and they are welcome to join us for a cup of tea...

what about have her be a spy, go with them willingly and see what they know about us and spread misinformation. if she can't lie then it's fine, the truth that we are a lot nicer works too.

>>358949
Entertain them to a cup of tea, yes. In fact, everyone gets some tea! Huge tea party! By the time they realize they are surrounded by evil minions inside a huge castle it'll be too late, and their tea will be spiked with sopoforics. Once they're out, we take them far away, drop them off, and go home.

>>358948
Have her get back in her old robes, then invite them in for tea.

Kass is free to come and go as she pleases, we ended Sylva's rampage, we just brought a mass murderer to justice, the angels know we're here and are leaving us alone, and we're working on a cure for the plaguespreader curse. She's doing more good for the world helping us than by healing sellswords.

Well we aren't about to give her up. Just think, how many clerics are we going to get to actually honestly like us? But killing these girls may defeat that purpose, so lets avoid that.

"I'm not about to give you up, but I would avoid bloodshed if possible. The threat or true death is there for all humans here. Is there nothing that could get them to leave peacefully?"

Ask the mimic about what exactly she's offering. If she can manage not to kill them then I don't see why not do it.

>>358948

Invite them in, present them with tea, and apologize for being tardy in receiving them. "We weren't expecting guests today! You should have called ahead, sent a letter or something, we're always happy to receive friends of Kassandra's."

"Now, I imagine you're here about her terms of employment. As you can see, we're a small operation and we're just finding our feet. Kassandra surrendered when the partner she was previously working with lost against us. We were happy to accept her surrender, and have had her working on practical issues that may be of benefit to everyone.

"In fact I will present my bona fides, so to speak. So far we've ended Sylva's rampage, we just brought a mass murderer to justice, the angels know we're here and are leaving us alone, and we're working on a cure for the plaguespreader curse. It's all interesting work.

"She's not mal-treated; in fact she's an important member of the team."

If they claim that having her work with you at all is a problem, point out that 1) She surrendered and 2) She either needs to work off her value as a prisoner or they need to pay a ransom. 3) Or they can all help her work it off, it's all the same to us.

No matter what they pick, we'll need to nail down a value for her, a value for the work she provides, and maybe a value for the work they want to provide.

>>358948
Ask her if she wants to go with them. It is really her choice.

In all fairness, Kassandra is doing better with us than with them. When we first found her she was basically being ordered around by a jerk. We helped her, healed her when we could have chose not to, defended her when she was picked on and helped her become stronger while doing general good.

I think we should try to shoo them away, not hurt them. Don't want to be drawn into another conflict.

Ask Kassandra what she wants to do.

Yeah, leave the choice up to her. Treat them peacefully, and don't do anything of the evil things people are suggesting.

>>358948
All right I don't even give a shit about Kass's sisters, hand her over, fight or talk, I don't care. What I believe is the real important situation is with that insubordinate, arrogant mimic. I want to throttle that mimic. She misunderstands the situation. She stole from us. Quite literally, she is a fucking thief. She can be unapologetic, we're defiantly no saints and have committed enslavement with the intention of dictatorship but she needs to understand we have power and that she needs to fucking own up that she stole money from us or money that was going to be given to us. I said just own up, just admittance to the crime. No apologies, just show no pride in that fact... or I will suggest that we make her life very, very miserable.

Besides just saying hello, you should have Kassandra show off her nice new outfit at the tea party.

>>358948
Well, that's inconvenient. Kassandra is ours; we don't call our ability "enslave" for shits and giggles. We're not letting go of her just because some people with swords showed up and want her; what kind of horrible precedent would that set? What's next, only enslaving new minions after asking nicely if they would care to spend their lives in our service? Hell no.

Scan them to determine how dangerous they are. Depending upon if we can take them and how, our tactics may need to change. It would be better to avoid a fight regardless but if it comes down to one we'd best prepare to win it decisively.

Ideally, Kassandra will want to stay with us and we'll be able to convince her sisters to shove off one way or another. She seemed pretty miserable before entering our service and acts rather contented now, so that might actually be possible. So let's try to talk this out... but don't lower our guard, and have people called up and prepared to fight if it comes to it.

>>358983
I am with you on the mimic issue- no way should we have stopped at one bracelet; she ate hundreds of thousands of gold easily and we're somehow apparently contented with less than we need to get the castle functional again? Hell no. That mimic needs to be shown the weight of our displeasure, and quite possibly we should talk with the demonologist to discover if there's a way to forcibly access her storage area by dissecting her or something, just in case she proves stubborn.

That said, I would prefer to deal with the holy types first. The mimic is going to be a frustrating issue and I don't want them deciding to kill us while we're handling her.

>>358991
I don't think trying to force it would work that well (she can use all that gold for her own spells, after all), but I agree we should talk with the demonologist about ways to get her to cooperate. (And to find out what that pentagram does.)

Overlord 2011/10/17(Mon)18:24 No. 359003 ID: aa4c27
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You agree, you really must take care of the mimic later but for right now we really should deal with the matter at hand.
You place a heavy rock on Alalia's lid so that'll work to keep her quiet for now.

You send Kassandra out to greet her sisters.

>Uhm... Hey guys.."

>???: "!!!"

The small girl places her hands on the ground and summons a hand made of light. It snatches up Kassandra and holds her up in the air. The armored girl approaches her.

>"Kassandra! We rescued you!"

>"I can't breathe!"

>"I can imagine with all this terrible demonic air around here."

have nyx "hug" the armored one. then step out and say "i am sure you know what she is, and know that attacking one in melee is a very bad idea. now, would you please set kassandra down and talk like civilized people."

Damned idiots. Go out with Alice, Emily, Lenion and Ruby to tell them to put her down so we can talk.

WHY ARE ALL THE HEROES PRICKS

>>359005
This.

Guys, Nyx cannot even understand our orders and them KNOWING we have a plaguespreader at all is a bad idea!

Optimally we want these guys to go away and tell other people we're not a threat. We want to be left alone until we've got defenses and powerful troops.

>>359003
"She'd be lucky to get any air with you holding her like that! Loosen up on her a bit, ok? Now then how about you folks come in, I'll order up some tea. Sorry for not answering earlier I was afraid you'd mean us harm. But any friends of Kass are welcome here."

...Keep Silva nearby and hidden, I want to have a dance of the ice queen handy to cool these fools off. Just in case.

>>359010
nyx understands us just fine. she just can't respond to them verbally. we say jump she jumps. we said talk and she opened her mouth and leaked goo everywhere.

>>359006
Leave Alice behind, she's half naked and doesn't quite like us yet. Putting her in the sailor suit would be an even worse idea.

>>359005
Nyx is a dead last resort.

>>359003
She's not in her adorable magical power suit? Aw.

Make sure our minions are on standby here and politely request that they release Kassandra, then come inside to talk. If they refuse and it comes to a fight, I want them taken down before they know what hit them.

>>359011
Good plan with Silva. She should also be equipped with those speed-boosting boots so that she can close as quickly as possible to Dance.

>>359011
"will you sto-"STAB STAB STAB
they have no reason to listen to us. we need something to stop them from attacking and nyx's job is to do that, not to attack them.

Overlord 2011/10/17(Mon)19:00 No. 359018 ID: aa4c27
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Sending anyone out right now might send the wrong message.
You put your units on standby and go out yourself.

"Excuse me, I think you're crushing her lungs."

The armored one looks at you.

>Armor: "?? Who are you?"

"The Overlord. Sorry for not answering earlier I was afraid you'd mean us harm. I can see you're only here for your friend now."

>Armor: "That's correct. We know you kidnapped her!"

"I did no such thing."

>Kassandra: "H-he s-s-s... oh god I'm going to pass out..."

She passes out. The short one places her down.

>Armor: "Severely beat you up? We figured. Vile demon, we will destroy you!"

She charges forward, you can hear your group behind you getting ready to move. Before the Armored Girl can reach you the short one steps in.

>Short: "Down."

The Armored girl stops.

>Short: "You are not the Overlord. My Detect Evil spell doesn't sense you as the strongest evil here. Where is the real Overlord?"

Say "Dead, and I'm all that's left" and try and get them to drop Kassandra before she suffocates.

>>359018
"I am the real Overlord, regardless of how evil I am or am not, and I'll thank you to not question my words. Now please heal Kassandra, who you have now severely beaten up with no good cause, and we shall talk peaceably."

>>359018
"Dead."

"oh? overlords can only be beings of pure evil? i didn't know that, i guess i will need to up my rape and pillage quota so i don't lose my license."
give them a bit
"now, why don't you wake kassandra up and listen to her, or do you think she has nothing important to say?"

>>359018
"I am the Overlord. Try a Detect Lies spell, and you'll see it's true. I found Kass working with an unpleasant gunslinger, and slew the gunner. I offered Kass the chance to join me, rather than be forced to respawn with nothing. She is here by choice, and should she wish to leave with you she may do so. Unfortunately, now that she is unconscious, we'll have to wait until she comes to. Tea?"

Invite them in. Prepare tiny sandwiches.

>>359018
Oh great, she's detecting Silva.

Uhhh... yeah, tell her you've never been the greatest of evils, and if Kassandra hadn't had the air squeezed out of her maybe there would be someone that she'd listen to, eh? But you do have a servant or two who could be considered evil. Ask if they would like to meet them.

Call out Solaris, she should be able to help bring Kassandra back to consciousness via her healer form.

>>359024
This plan involves tiny sandwiches, so it has my support.

remember that door ruby asked styx about? it had what looked like some kind of magical circle around it. I think she might have something dangerous sealed in that room. that could be what the detect evil spell is picking up. we should ask styx about this latter, but we should not mention it with these guys around.

>>359018
"I'm really him, just different now. I was mostly destroyed, lost my body and memory save for a fragment. I'm still in the same line of work, the demon lands do still need ruling, after all, but I'm not committing to the mistakes the old me made. The whole 'destroying everything' bit in particular."

"I would say that I'm not a bad guy at all and that you should leave me in peace, and allow Kass to remain. But no, I think I'll let her speak for herself. Please do take the time to listen to her... When she wakes up. Really now, was that necessary?"

>>359018
"First, wake Kassandra up. Your boundless enthusiasm was too much for her to handle. By boundless enthusiasm, I do of course mean your hand's grip.
Second, I am the real Overlord, although the one you're thinking of died months ago. I suppose you would best describe me as his son.
Third, don't be absurd; if evil was power you would be like ants. What you sense is probably Sylvas the wicked, whom I recently defeated bound to my will.

>>359031
do not mention silvia the wicked at any point. there is no way that will end well.

Yeah, anything evil, we don't talk about without kassandra acting as our mediator. These heroes are far too lawful stupid to even have a normal conversation without them trying to attack us.

>>359018
"I should really get a sign. I am The Overlord, once conquered, never killed. My memory was destroyed by the same force that nearly killed me - and as a result, I no longer hold the same motivations, ideals, or methods. Hence, I probably do not ping as 'evil'. However, I am still the overlord. Would you like some tea, while we wait for Kassandra to come to and give us the whole story, without interruptions?"

Overlord 2011/10/17(Mon)19:37 No. 359039 ID: aa4c27
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"I am him. I was killed some time ago and lost all my memories. Still trying to be an Overlord but trying out some new less destructive methods. Kassandra can tell you all about it. When she wakes up that is. Why don't you come in? We can have tea while we wait for her to come to."

They look at one another for a moment. The short one walks in and the other two follow. You have Rose serve them tea while Solaris heals Kassandra. You take Styx to the back and talk to her.

"Question, what's behind that sealed off door."

>"Oh right, I had meant to tell you about that sooner. Well Silva was not your only helper. There was another who was quite powerful. She was your last tinkerer before I moved up the ranks. You considered her far to dangerous and sealed her away in that room."

"-I- considered her more dangerous then Silva?"

>"Yes."

"Is she evil?"

>"Very."

"Why exactly did I lock her up?"

>"Because not only was she evil but she was insane and an incredibly powerful tinkerer."

"Could she be detected by a Detect Evil spell?"

>"Anyone within a 3 mile radius could detect that with a used Magical String of Detect Evil."

"...."

>Armor: "Hey this is where all the evil is coming from! The overlord must be in here!"

>>359039
Yell "DON'T TOUCH THAT YOU FOOLS YOU'LL RELEASE HER!"

>>359039
"NO NO NO DO NOT UNSEAL THAT EVIL VERY BAD IDEA"

>>359039
Also this might be a good time to ask Styx if she looked at the acid-resistant claws or if she knows what sort of male companion you might have had at some point. When conquering the now-slime city, perhaps?

Stop them and warn them there is a reason the seal is there! Bloody stupid heroes! BLOODY STUPID HEROES!

step in front of them and point at a random symbol "do you understand what these symbols do? these are runes designed to hold things. why would the overlord be in a room he could not escape from?"
have styx pop out your eye from the body
"because i told you EYE i am the overlord, the only things back there are things i no longer want to be associated with"

>>359039
"STOP! That seal is there for a reason! Sit down and have some bloody tea instead of poking about and getting us all killed!"

>>359039
RUN over and stop them!
"Stop! This is sealed from the outside!
What could possibly possess you to mess around with a seal on a being so evil that an evil overlord sealed her away where he could keep watch on her?

I know how this goes! You muck with the seal, she breaks loose and destroys half the world, then I get blamed for everything! How about we not do that, 'k?"

Oh dear, considering the speed at which she reacts to occurrences it may be too late to stop her.
Either way, get Styx to raise the alarm and gather everyone combat-worthy, and run down there to see the damage and (hopefully) chastise them.

Overlord 2011/10/17(Mon)19:50 No. 359049 ID: aa4c27
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!?

"Stop! That seal is there for a reason dammit!"

You run out to stop them.

"WHY ARE ALL HEROES RETARDED PRICKS?!"

>>359049
Tell them what it is and then let em open it.

>>359049
"What the hell is wrong with you? What kind of moronically reckless ASS sees a top-class seal obviously meant to contain something dangerous, knows that there's something unspeakably evil behind it, and decides that the best course of action is to set it free?

"Oh, wait, I know the answer to that. The kind that's YOU."

UGH they opened it they help us fight her when she comes out wanting to kill everything and everyone.

Get everyone together, battle formation.

"Seriously, I get that you want to stab Big Evil in the face, but don't you think a tiny bit of forethought is in order here?"

"Well you've doomed us all be unleashing an unspeakable evil. Good job. Who were the bad guys here, again?"

ruby, stand in front of it and the moment you see what's inside shoot it with the pretty beam.

PEOPLE CALL ME EVIL AND THEN THEY UNSEAL AN ABOMINATION

I SWEAR I'M STARTING TO SEE THE POINT MY TERRIBLE PAST SELF HAD

>>359049
say:"Do you guys think that we would seal this thing up if it was our boss? Seals like that are for keeping dangerous things in, not out!"

Oh yeah and I don't think it needs saying that we should put those who can respawn (Rose, Silva and Emily) in front.

And if we can get the door sealed that'd be GREAT.

>>359049
Facepalm and call to Styx "Styx, go get everybody."

Continue facepalming, and address the Stupid Good crew of failure there.
"What possessed you to open a door containing something so evil that a demonic evil overlord hid it away and sealed it from the outside?"

Overlord 2011/10/17(Mon)20:19 No. 359070 ID: aa4c27
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"What the hell is wrong with you? What kind of moronically reckless ASS sees a top-class seal obviously meant to contain something dangerous, knows that there's something unspeakably evil behind it, and decides that the best course of action is to set it free? You! You are the only idiot who would do that!"

>Armor: "Relax we can take care of any evil that's h-"

The door slams open. Something flies out of it past the Armored Girl.
The Armored Girl can't even react, she's sliced to ribbons.

Overlord 2011/10/17(Mon)20:20 No. 359071 ID: aa4c27
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The old tinkerer moves to the middle of the room and climbs up the walls.

>"Hahahaha oh man feels good to be out! Overlord, where are ya!? "

Your units gather around here staring up awaiting your orders.

If none of your homies are immediately at risk of sliceage, then don't get involved. Instead, shake your fist at the heavens and shriek "Karmaaaaaa!".

>>359070
Don't even bother trying to enslave her. Idiot deserved it.

>>359070
>ENSLAVE instead of looting.

"I have company over for tea and you murder them without so much as an 'excuse me'!
This is why we can't have nice things!"

>>359072
If she isn't immediately hostile, we might want to just try slipping her some Wine later.

As it is, though, we locked her in there, so she is probably pissed.
Quietly move your units into position, with the demonic melees (Rose, Silva, and Ellen) in front, since they can re-spawn.

"he was imprisoned in the lands of abel, you'll need to go there to get him"

Also, we should try to help the stupid heroes survive, as their deaths by stupidity would look to outsiders like an 'unfortunate accident', and attract more stupid heroes to bother us.

"He's hiding out somewhere in the swamps of Alemor, last I heard."

>>359071
All of our minions who won't respawn need to get back from her. Now.

And we... we get to try and talk her down. Shit. There's no point in trying to lie to her- there's no reason to think that she'd go chasing after an Overlord somewhere else rather than settling in here to do crazy things and slaughtering the lot of us.

"I am here. Less than I once was, I'm afraid."

>>359070
>Enslave

>>359071
"You do NOT attack without my permission, is that clear? Next time you do that, I'll punish you myself. Now, since I lost my memory since we last met, who the hell are you?"

Overlord 2011/10/17(Mon)20:42 No. 359081 ID: aa4c27
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You move all your non-demon units away.

"He's hiding out somewhere in the swamps of Alemor, last I heard."

>"Don't lie to me. I know he's not there. You're him aren't you? Yeah I remember that body. How are you Overlord? I missed you in there."

"I'm good. But I'm afraid I lost all my memory. Who are you?"

>"You really don't remember me? I'm the girl you locked into a room for a hundred years."

"A hundred years?"

>"Well not really a hundred for you but there was like some kind of time slowing down thing in there. Time went reaaaaaalllly slow for me. Felt like a hundred years. It's cool though. Place looks like it's a mess though, you really let the evil lair go."

Styx, I hope you can reseal because this is worst case shit here. If we can, we simply knock that psycho back in and reseal it asap!

"Yeah, it's a mess. I've been busy trying to scrounge up the gold to repair it. Why don't you help me out with that?"

shoot her with the gun and run into the room but hide around the corner, when she chases after you jump back out and slam it shut and have everyone help hold it shut while sty reseals it.

Say:"That tends to happen when you get dismembered by a bunch of adventurers."

We might want to consider using Silva's corruption potion as a more permanent way of controlling her (unless her insanity prevents that), though the tinker would likely recognize it if we tried to simply give it to her.

>>359081
Jam an apple of life down the paladin's throat.
"I got killed. Only started rebuilding a little while ago.
Dying sucked, so I'm trying to be less evil this time around."

>>359081
Can you enslave the armored girl? But yeah, time effects sound dickish. Could be useful though.

Like, incredibly fucking useful.

Anyways, tell her the overlord died. You're just using his body.

Oh wait I know!

Tell her you're about to assault the angels. Ask her if she wants to come along. Just you and her, that's all we'll need! (then we let the angels kill her and go "THANK GOD OKAY BYE")

>>359081
"Yeah well, I was pretty much dead and the castle was sacked. It happens."

"Look uhm... I don't really have any problem with you. Really. I just don't want any more complications right now, it's hard enough to get anything done as it is. The old me couldn't control you and I'm sure not going to try. So I suggest you go off and have fun someplace else, because with me or against me I don't have much to offer you right now."

Overlord 2011/10/17(Mon)20:58 No. 359090 ID: aa4c27
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"Yeah, it's a mess. I've been busy trying to scrounge up the gold to repair it. Why don't you help me out with that?"

>"No. I think I'm going to kill you and everyone here."

Battle Start
Placement Phase. No Limit.

???
Level: 15
Class: Tinker
HP:242
Spd:??
Atk:??

doll right in front of her, melee units a bit back, and ranged units behind that. first turn silva uses the dance of love and blows the doll up in her face.

Us, Silva, Rose, Emily, Doll.

Basically, ourselves and all units who can't permadie here.

also nyx, swords vs plauge spreader = lol

>>359094
That's not enough units. We won't be able to do enough damage to kill her before she slaughters us all; we've got to bring everyone and rely upon Solaris' resurrection abilities to restore those who fall.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

>>359090
Overlord, Rose, Silva, Emily, Silva's Doll, Nix. Doll right in front of her in fact. Nix should be the next closest, then everyone else, out of the blast radius of either Nix or the doll.

Nyxsplosion, final destination
plague spreaders count as demons and are revivalable here, right? Nonetheless, with Nyx up front and the tinkerer cuts into her, it'll dissolve her weapons like hot butter.

ANY unit who cannot die here and as much cover fire as we can safely retreat in one turn. We can't allow her to pull off any special moves so we need to try for a 1 round KO! If Styx knows anything, inform us NOW!

Oh also put Styx in. Even if she can't really fight, that's one more body to take a hit. I bet she CAN fight though, she's a Tinker too.

And Meagan!

and the mimic, her chest has to be able to take a hit. and maybe she will actually do something useful if in a dire situation.

Overlord 2011/10/17(Mon)21:31 No. 359102 ID: aa4c27
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Units placed, your move.

Yes, may want to inform our mimic that if she manages to win, chances are she may experiment on her and quite possibly use all her gold for funding.

>>359102
Everybody but the boss out of the doll's explosion radius? Good.
Sylvas does the Dance of love. After that our melee move in to attack while our range shoots her.
Nix's job is to throw herself into the enemy's blades so they'll be ruined.

>>359104
This sounds good, but have the doll attack first. No sense in wasting an attack.

oh, look, we could of had alice in the back shooting arrows, and kass healing with solaris and all those awesome things, but no, we need to just tank any damage we get and PRAY we don't need any healing and shit.

I'm not going to risk the doll being broken on a counterattack, so it stays put as Silva uses the Dance of Love to blow it up before anything else.

Next we have Nix move and inflict zombie status, Rose uses her Jump attack and Emily double slashes. Lastly we cast fire.

>>359102
Doll: Attack.
Silva: Walk one square right and Dance of Love, please. Boom goes the doll.
Nix: Walk over directly to the left of the tinker and spit.
Rose: Walk one square right and Jump at the tinker.
Emily: move one square forwards.
Overlord: Scan.

we should probably scan before we do anything else. also it looks like she only has bladed weapons so nyx might be useful.

Hmm, I wonder where the other "sisters" are, seeing as I doubt they would just sit at the sidelines and do nothing after releasing the most evil thing in the castle..

I swear, when this is all over and if one of those two 'heroes' say something stupid, our entire army should bloody unicode stare them.

the doll attacks. then it explodes with love. emily will be the tans, so give her some +def... wait, we don't have a healer? shit. EVERYBODY EXCEPT NYX RUN

Overlord 2011/10/18(Tue)11:54 No. 359164 ID: 25d645
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Silva's Doll attack dealing 15 dmg.

Silva starts the Dance of Love.

>Tinker: "Silva! I thought that was you. So you finally forgave the Overlord for betraying you?"

She stops her dance.

>Silva: "What..?"

>Tinker: "You know. When he betrayed you. A year ago or so? Or it might've been 50. You two had this giant fight."

>Silva: "I... I don't remember that.."

>Tinker: "You lost your memories to? And now you serve him? Isn't that convenient. For him. That you lost your memories of him betraying you and kicking your ass. And now you serve him. Do you understand what I'm saying here, I'm really trying to make it simple."

Silva is stunned.

>Tinker: "Is that a plaugespreader? They still have those? I learned how to cure that decades ago. Or it could've been a few months ago. Hard to tell when time moves agonizingly slow for you."

Nyx is stunned.

Rose moves into position and prepares to jump.

>Tinker: "Hey Rose. How are your parents doing?"

Rose is stunned.

This isn't going well.

Tinker skips her turn. Your move.

I see, you fight by playing head games. no wonder i sealed you away.

Well the good news is that Nyx still has enough of a mind remaining to know what people are saying. Inconvenient at the moment though.

We should not attack before she does, as that would make the fight look like our fault.

Instead, say: "Yes, I am sure that we could have a lovely discussion of who did what if you hadn't just stated your intent to murder everyone.
And please, how would you have developed a cure for anything while locked in a room by yourself?"

To say if Silva asks about her past (but we shouldn't bring it up ourselves right now):"Yes, we fought before I died. When we next met, you tried to ambush me during a supposed meeting. I could have slain you permanently, but instead I allowed you another chance at life. I suppose I could kill you if you would prefer that."

Regain the momentum NOW.

"You're still decades behind in your thinking however. Even if you do know how to cure Nyx you wouldn't do it out of goodwill. Plaguespreaders still exist because you never had any interest in actually helping them."

"I've heard that Silva and I both hurt each other in the past, but we've both died and been reborn. I now care for her like she is my beautiful little sister and I will never hurt her again. Unlike you who seem to only love tearing at wounds."

>>359164
"Damnit, why is the only one who knows anything important fighting me? I don't even remember who you are! Come on Silva, we can figure out the gaps in our memory later, when this bitch isn't trying to kill us."

yeah "even if you knew about a cure, look at you, you would never share it, and i bet you are just lying to be a bitch."
"rose, after she is dead we can do whatever you want to your parents, but right now if she won we wont really have any ability to do so."

for moves, rose move back and throw, silva finish the dance, nyx move in and puke that yummy acid poison all over her face. us shoot and Emily move forward.

>>359164
"Sylva, I don't remember that fight either, and we're both crippled from what we were.
Nyx, I recruited you so I can find a cure, but unlike her I intend to use it.
Rose, I don't know what she's talking about, but she's trying to hurt you.
Fight now, introspection later."

Doll attacks.
Rose moves one step to the right and jumps on the tinker.
Sylva does the Dance of Love if Rose is clear of the blast
Nyx moves forward two spaces and spits at the tinker.

Megan 2011/10/18(Tue)13:22 No. 359176 ID: 25d645
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"Damnit, why is the only one who knows anything important fighting me? I don't even remember who you are! Come on Silva, we can figure out the gaps in our memory later, when this bitch isn't trying to kill us."

>"Hold on though, why were we even fighting? What happened?"

"I don't know Silva, I lost my memory as well."

>"Then how did you know we were allies?"

"I just knew okay! We really need to get back to this fight!"

>"I'm not doing anything until you tell me what happened! I know you know!"

You and Silva continue to argue.
Tinker's move.

She moves next to Silva and punches her dealing 59 dmg.

Silva falls to the ground in pain.

>Tinker: "Neat huh? I made it so I can keep my specimens alive. Hurts just enough to cripple not kill."

shoot her from here with gun.
"we are going to all be horribly experimented on unless we kill her NOW." emily move up

>>359176
Tell everybody to kill her.
"ARGUE LATER!"

>>359178
Actually, have our allies outside of battle direct fire onto the tinker. They are literally RIGHT THERE after all.

we should just have said that her doll told about it, it's the truth

This... Isn't good.

"Any answers we get from her won't be worth their price. Let's solve our problems later, by our own strength. Now, we fight."

All things considered, this looks bad. I think this may call for unnecessary heroism.

"Look, you said you would kill us all, but it's ME you really want right, the past me sealed you, it's my sin to bear. Leave the others, and I will surrender without a fight, you can do as you please"

On another note, I suspect mindreading/mental manipulation might be at play here.

>>359182
Everybody here can't die in combat.
Sadly, other demons like Megan, Styx, and the Mimic aren't on the field in spite of being called in.

Overlord 2011/10/18(Tue)13:53 No. 359185 ID: 25d645
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"Every just focus on the fight dammit! She's going to kill us!"

You fire at the tinker dealing 17 damage.

Overlord 2011/10/18(Tue)13:56 No. 359186 ID: 25d645
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The Tinker punches Rose dealing 68 dmg. Rose falls.

This is bad, really bad.

"Just stop this! There's no reason to kill anyone else here but me!"

>Tinker: "That's very true but you see.. You're very hard to kill. I can do almost anything in the world but killing you, truly killing you, isn't easy. No instead I think I'll just make you suffer. First by crippling everyone here then hacking you into little pieces and taking you away with them and forcing you to watch as I torture each and everyone one of your minions. Especially Emily. You were always quite attached to her."

OVERLORD BEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>359186
Sylvas and Rose: Desperation attack Tinker.
Overlord: Shoot Tinker
Everybody else: Attack Tinker.

"...no... I am not going to let you.. I have worked too hard to try and rebuild everything, to try and make up for the follies my previous form did. I have tried to find a cure for a plague out of duty instead of boredom, treated my followers with respect instead of fear, even trying to redeem and reform people when others would have just killed them.

Then YOU come along, act like you are the best damn thing since sliced bread, while being a BITCH to my followers!

I hate waking up with nothing including who I am, I hate being treated like a monster because past me was a dick, I hate heroes who can't learn to respect others and not only hurt innocents 'for the greater good' but can't go TEN SECONDS without touching a forbidden seal!

But most of all, without a shadow of a doubt, I hate, hate, HATE manipulative, psychopathic, sadistic little mechanical spider bitches!

OVERLORD BEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAM!"

Move past Nix and Overlord Beam.
If she really does have a cure, we can enslave her after and get it for Nix if she doesn't die.

>>359192
I rather doubt she does though. I think we would be better off enslaving the armor-adventurer if we can do that.

Overlord 2011/10/18(Tue)14:41 No. 359194 ID: 25d645
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No, she's not going to harm any more of your followers.

OVERLORD BEAM!

Overlord 2011/10/18(Tue)14:42 No. 359195 ID: 25d645
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The beam hits the Tinker and sends her flying back with enough force to smash the barrier surrounding the field.
Her mechanical arms move in front of her and take most of the blast.

Overlord 2011/10/18(Tue)14:44 No. 359196 ID: 25d645
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She falls lands outside the field and grins.

>"Impressive very impressive. That's your most powerful attack isn't it? And it's powered by the suffering of your troops? That's pretty damn hilarious, I wish I'd come up with it myself. A machine that feeds off of misery. Nice."

>>359196
She's outside of the field now.
Everybody blast her with ranged attacks.

"wrong, it is powered by LOVE!"

>>359197
Or just say "Get out of here, Tinker."

Oh no, not this time. No more words for you! Hammer her. Hammer her hard. Hit her with everything you can possibly do. don't let her dodge, don't let her retaliate, don't let her say a damn thing.

She's outside the field? Then we cut scene curb stomp her. If we can fire the beam again, do it. Say the speech if needed because right now only being beaten to an inch of her life and promised the worse fate ever seems to fit her.

"Is it? I thought it was powered by my anger. It makes a good desperation attack either way. Now get back in here and fight, you one-armed one-titted half-brained bitch. Styx is twice the tinker you'll ever be, you know. Certainly has twice the body."

"Tinker, look at me. I can die. I did die. Who you see as The Overlord is technically his son. I want you to just leave, I don't care that you are free, I don't care that you are insane or evil. Just go, go and do what you want besides revenge, because you will never get it. Your captor is dead and he left nothing behind but a husk. This fight isn't worth the effort. Lay fire to many lands, raise your own army, do those things, but don't continue to fight. The Overlord is Dead. He. Is. Dead."

or smaller get back "You've come up with sicker inventions, I'm sure. You sad, lonely woman."

>>359197
>>359200
Nah, let's finish her and enslave her. She apparently has a cure for Nix, which we really should get out of her. It's a shame we used up the Corruption Potion on Silva.

So yeah, seconding everyone shooting her, including the backup units outside of the field, now that she's out of the barrier.

>>359216
no, she doesn't, she just said that to confuse her.

Oh we should end her, but that's it. Look at Silva. She was nasty, but it was only focused on us. Now this psycho, she hates anyone and everyone. I don't even think a corruption potion would make her nicer. She's not worth the effort, the pain, and the very obvious fact she will betray us. She is also too dangerous to live.

50 bucks say she escapes and we're blamed for it.

fucking white mages.

Overlord 2011/10/18(Tue)16:06 No. 359224 ID: 25d645
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"Is it? I thought it was powered by my anger. It makes a good desperation attack either way. Now get back in here and fight, you one-armed one-titted half-brained bitch. Styx is twice the tinker you'll ever be, you know. Certainly has twice the body."

The Tinker stops smiling.

>"... Okay that's it. When I'm done with you you'll wish you could die. I'll take each and every person you care about and make them scream. Beg. And I'll force you to listen to that every day for the next 1000 years. Then I-"

Overlord 2011/10/18(Tue)16:07 No. 359225 ID: 25d645
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>Short: "BIND!"

Two hands of light grab the Tinker and hold her still.

>Short: "You're not getting out of that one."

She looks over at you.

>"I'm sorry."

>>359225
Could somebody behead her? That would be a greeeeeat help. Honestly, your previous self should have just done that before. Or we could try putting her back inside the door again.

Tell the girl she doesn't have to apologize. Her idiot friend that did this payed for her mistake.

Kill her. Wait, no. Call Nix over, have her infect her first. Then say "If you were really telling the truth about the plaguespreader cure, tell me and I'll test it on you first."

"I won't say letting her out wasn't foolish, but I am rather experienced in doing stupid things seeming like a good idea at the time. Nobody died from this, at least."

>>359229
Except, y'know, someone did. Also it was really foolish. Very very very foolish. We should accept their apology anyway; they suffered the worst from it I think.

>>359230
I said "I won't say (it) wasn't foolish.

Sigh and shake your head. "apology accepted. You knew nothing and lost someone due to it. That's punishment enough. But please.. listen to Kassandra before you decide your actions with her?"

As for miss psycho, ask Styx if the portal can teleport people into oceans. Preferably the bottom of them.

>>359234
Thou shalt not send an enemy do a death trap you can't see when you could pop his head off right then and there.

Kill her if it means she won't come back to life somewhere. I want her dead. Permanently.

Ahhh, but we can. Last I check we are a golem. We don't need to breath. She does. Of course, if we aren't sure, we can have everyone have turns kneeing her in the stomach.

have nyx cut herself open on her and zombify her, then have ruby burn her to death.

she CAN heal nyx you know... sounds useful there...
And a corruption potion will erase her memories but not her skills...

Do we even know if she counts as a human or a demon?

No MrTT, I don't think so. First off, it erases memory, not personality. She's a evil monster who was going to slaughter anyone and that will not change. Second, we just saw that the potion was not a fix it all. Third, we already have the stuff needed to do it ourself or at least begin the process. Even then I wouldn't let her even NEAR any tools.

She is not worth it. For the amount of trouble she can cause, she is not worth it. Unless there is a potion that purifies her, there is no reason to have her live unless we want to make our lives hell.

"That is a damn lie. Now tell me how to cure Nix and I will merely kill you. Otherwise I will be forced to get creative."

>>359247
This.

>>359225
"If you would like to make it up to me then hold her steady for me; I'll solve at least one global problem in a moment."
Turn to Nyx
"Nyx? Infect her."
Turn back to the tinker
"If you tell us a cure we'll test it on you. If it succeeds you go with these paladins and have at least a chance of escaping. If it fails we'll simply destroy you."
Turn back to the paladins
"This isn't a moral quandary for you, is it?"

>>359243
Silva lost her memories yet remembered how to make her wine.

But fine, kill her. Although we shouldn't get "cruel and unusual" about it. The very suggestion of infected her with plague is horrendous. Not just for what it does to her but in general what plague-spreaders are. We are trying to at least keep our PR clean.
If she is irrecoverable then destroy her.

>>359261
Ok, actually that is a really REALLY good idea. While we risk her escape, we are also getting a cure for a previously incurable global disaster.
But give her time to actually tell us how it is done before infecting her.

>>359247
(That's the girl apologizing for opening the door, not the demon)

[quote]"If you tell us a cure we'll test it on you. If it succeeds you go with these paladins and have at least a chance of escaping. If it fails we'll simply destroy you." [/quote]
That is of course a lie... once we cure her as a test we kill her.
And if she doesn't believe you, use the potion on her and hope she remembers the technique. Learn it, and then if still needs be, destroy her.

Overlord 2011/10/18(Tue)18:50 No. 359290 ID: 25d645
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You consider the best way to deal with her. Death will suffice.

The Tinker turns to her captor, the place where her right eye is twinkles.

>"I know you! Hey how's Zephie doing?"

>"!!!"

Her hold on the Tinker falters and she breaks free. The Tinker dashes to the gate and smashes the doors open. She looks back at you for a moment then simply vanishes.

yell "I KNEW IT! mind reading, she knew what you were all most worried about and said them just to catch you off guard."

"..."

>>359290
"Kassandra! Solaris! Silva and Rose need healing, badly!"

The mind reading seems to be based on eye contact.
Therefore, everyone needs to acquire sunglasses.

>>359296
no, she had it covered in a bandage while we fought. just needs to be pointing at the person she wants to read. maybe a giant mirror and trick her into reading herself and make a feedback loop.

Either she has personal teleports effective enough that we will likely start losing people as soon as a small group leaves itself exposed, or it's just invisibility of some kind. A hail of projectiles may do some good.

>>359290
Sigh, then turn to the paladins
"Well, you survived your screw-up, so at least you can tell the others I did my best to stop this from happening.
First to find her calls the other to help take her down, agreed? Lovely.
Kass should be awake now, and hopefully your overconfident sister was treated in time.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go see if she kept any notes on that plaguespreader cure out of a futile hope that this has been something besides an utter disaster.
Styx, would you care to accompany me?"

If the tinker did just flee, we should consider talking to the angels. Perhaps they could help deal with this situation.

>>359296
This.

Hold a clenched fist to the sky and yell after her, "I'll hunt you to the ends of the Earth! Do you hear?! THE ENDS OF THE EARTH!"(or whatever else the name of this world)

...*sigh* Cannot catch a break with her. Tell styx if she can make the surgical gear we need from the slime tooth, if the translator is ready, and if we can scavenge anything from the sealed room.

We are going to need to do damage control among our members. May have to explain things to Silva.

Umm, the armoured sister got sliced and diced so I think we need Solaris to resurrect her, fast.

>>359323
take her before the elder slime. he recognize her and says "don't you work for the overlord?" and we say we are the overlord. and he is like "oh, you look different"

I'd say we have a 50/50 chance with the derpadin. She technically died while we weren't in combat so I am not sure how effective it would be.

As for the elder, it is a good idea, but we should do it personally as well. She is confused as hell and it might be a good idea to have genuine loyalty there as well. I don't like spider bitch and if she ever makes a anti-corruption potion, we will be in trouble.

Overlord 2011/10/18(Tue)23:57 No. 359371 ID: 4a1c1f
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You'll worry about those damned heroes and the crazy bitch later. Right now it's best to focus on your own men.

You have the now awakened Kassandra start healing Silva and Rose while Solaris heals the mortally wounded Paladin.

After being patched up Silva approaches you.

>"Overlord, what was that crazy chick saying? Did we really fight?"

>>359371
"Neither of us remembers our past - if we did fight, then it means NOTHING now. It was over ideals we no longer had, or things we no longer own. Best not to worry on it, right now, we have things to handle."

"sigh, yes, but it wasn't a betrayal. i only know what others told me, but we fought over what would be the best way to do things. you wanted to keep fighting while i felt it would be best to consolidate what we already had. so we fought and separated. you made your doll army while i kept gathering minions and then they fought and weakened both our forces so when the army made by the heroes appeared. they took us both out easy. i was reduced to an eyeball and you were using large crystals to maintain your power. you sent me that letter and attacked me when i arrived. i destroyed the crystals and it made some kind of backlash on you. next thing you remember is waking up on the table. so fighting each other is rather obviously a thing we should not do again."

I think we should tell the truth as far as we know. We did have a fight with her from way back which caused a bunch of problems, but we have no reason why other than the obvious dislike of each other's management skills due to only really having second hand information.

Hell, our info sources weren't that close to past us either. The last straw could have happened over a whole bunch of things but we have no idea. We don't know what caused everything to topple, why we did what we did, and who that third member of our group was.

In short, aside from knowing that we did fight and it was because of our methods (we were more rebuild and restore while she wanted to destroy if I recall) all the information we've been getting have basically been either common knowledge, second hand, or vague.

I think I speak for everyone when I say I want to know as much about past us as possible. This lack of knowledge has been almost killing us every where we go.

"...From what I've heard, side by side we destroyed all and then you took offense when I wished to build upon the ruins. I know of no "betrayal" more than that, save that we became enemies. In the end we both lost our power and ourselves. I have sought restraint from the ways led to my downfall, and I aim to help you do the same. And I... apologize, for the ways I might have wronged you then. Can you accept that?"

whatever we tell Silvia mention that she seemed crazed when we went to see her after she sent us the letter. after we deal with silva's question we should probably talk to nix,
"you seem to be aware enough that tinker was able to get to you, so I know you can understand me when i say this, I swear to you I will find some way to help you."

>>359371
"Our past incarnations fought, I heard. There was this weird betrayal thing going on, not even I know all the details. You were almost as insane as her but driven more by revenge then bloodlust and ego. I hardly would call your state when I found you 'living'. You lived in a hole and thought of nothing but my previous life's demise. You had nothing, not a single thing but that."

>>359375
second. it's not perfect, but it's close, and it's honest

>>359375
This.

Also we need to tell Nix (we know she understands english now) that the tinker was probably lying, but it doesn't matter. We already have one possible method of curing her available- we acquired some acid-proof claws and we'll try surgically removing the plague organs.

>>359371
"I lost my memories when I died so this is second-hand, but my understanding is you left after some argument over what to do with kingdoms after we destroyed them. You wanted to leave them in ruins, while I wanted to have the survivors rebuild them in our own images.

I do know that the tinker's eye let her see people's worries. She was sealed in that room two years ago, but talked about things that happened within the past few months. Her words were based on your fears, not reality."

>>359375
This sounds good to me.

>>359375
This
>>359385
Also this

aye, tell 'er the truth.

...I want my 50 bucks.

Overlord 2011/10/19(Wed)21:10 No. 359510 ID: b9c01a
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"...From what I've heard, side by side we destroyed all and then you took offense when I wished to build upon the ruins. I know of no "betrayal" more than that, save that we became enemies. In the end we both lost our power and ourselves. I have sought restraint from the ways led to my downfall, and I aim to help you do the same. And I... apologize, for the ways I might have wronged you then. Can you accept that?"

She stares at you for a moment and folds her arms.

>"I suppose. You should have told me sooner idiot. Did you think I would attack you or something?"

"No. I just didn't want to confuse you more then you already were."

She smiles a bit and shakes her head.

>"Idiot. I'm gonna go repair the place a bit."

She leaves. You approach Nyx.

"Nyx. I know you can understand me. We're working on a cure ourselves. That girl, she was just trying to mess with you."

Nyx doesn't reply.

pet her head. "we have something we can try once we get this place cleaned up."

Overlord 2011/10/19(Wed)21:22 No. 359514 ID: b9c01a
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"We'll cure you Nyx. I promise."

She still doesn't reply. You feel someone grab your shoulder. You turn around and see the short cleric. She gives a small bow.

>"... We are truly sorry for what we did. It seems our earlier assessments were wrong. After speaking with Kassandra I think that this is the best place for her to continue her practice. If there is anything we can do for you please just ask."

"yes, i have heard that someone has made progress on a cure for plague spreaders in the lands of abel. i could never even get close, but if you can get some information on that it would be good."

then find rose.

>>359514
>>359516

+ "Aside from that, your apology and humility are enough. I will gather all the information I have on that tinker and send it to your people - this is not a threat we can fight alone."

>>359514
Hmm. Well, first priority is tracking the evil Tinker's movements so we can take her out before she becomes a real threat. Second priority would be tackling the plaguespreader cure from other angles besides surgery (which we need to attempt soon, possibly with this girl's help) Third priority would be monetary, material or martial assistance.

>>359514
Heh. Well at least we know that someone is still in there, so I guess that bitch did some good after all in showing us that.

>>359514
"You tell me what you can do for me, because I can't think of compensation enough for releasing what may just kill us all. Or worse."

>>359514
"There is something. I considered that one too dangerous to deal with even when I was mighty. Even finding her again, let alone sealing her once more, is likely beyond me now... but who would believe my good intentions were I to ask for aid? You are not so crippled by poor reputation. Gather those who might be able to stop her where I cannot."

>>359526
Downvoting this, as well. This is not a time to point fingers. She knows she erred already. Now is the time to unite people.

Overlord 2011/10/19(Wed)22:00 No. 359529 ID: b9c01a
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"There is something. I considered that one too dangerous to deal with even when I was mighty. Even finding her again, let alone sealing her once more, is likely beyond me now... but who would believe my good intentions were I to ask for aid? You are not so crippled by poor reputation. Gather those who might be able to stop her where I cannot."

She nods.

>"I will do the best I can. My name is Makie. The Paladin is Dera and my monk is Eirin. We will see what we can do. Perhaps Lord Abel may help. Also here."

She hands you two golden rings.

>"Those are Phoenix rings. They cast Auto Revive on someone who falls in combat. It only works once though but it 'can' be recharged."

You take the rings.

"Thank you. Now if you'll excuse me I must go talk to the rest of my team."

>"Very well. We shall tend to the wounded."

Who should you talk to now?

let's talk to rose. she froze when asked about her parents, which is common enough that someone can just guess it. so ask her about them and why it made her freeze.

>>359514
If more word about you being alive gets out, like when she hears such a discussion, spreading the truth that the Overlord has changed because he died and came back with no memory or identity would be a great help as well. I mean, we're still using unethical methods of growing like some slavery and such, but the old personality of pettiness, paranoia and corruption are gone.

You know, to prevent getting ransacked and having this mistake happen again. Also spread the fact that, for the love of god, do not approach the fucking overlord lair. Damn place is a death trap of a ruin with its own evils and secrets The Overlord doesn't even fully understand, and until the situation here is under control, no hero raids should be attempted. You want to rescue the people that do happen to be enslaved, also if the heroes that do raid could not be idiotic hypocrites, that would also be very appreciated. Very much. In fact, point all the good and straight and narrow heroes towards us when we got our feet back up. Especially if they have money.

Yeah, just spread the word that only non-hypocritic, smart heroes are allowed to raid in big fucking neon lights. It is exclusive to those. Just to rile the dumb, awful barely at all heroes up. Also get that dumb paladin some common sense classes, please.

>>359529
One last thing before she leaves- make sure she remembers to tell everyone involved about the Tinker's special eye that sees into the most emotionally vulnerable part of the target's past.

>>359529
We need to talk to Rose about what was said to her that made her freeze, and then to Rose, Styx, Emily, and possibly Megan to get all available information about that tinker and our past with her. Does the tinker have a name, by the way?

Yeah let's ask Rose if she's doing alright. I don't think anyone else needs to be seen to urgently, but see if Kass or anyone else looks unwell. After that we should talk to Styx about repairs and other things.

We also need to hire a psychologist now because everyone's got issues that are pretty vulnerable. Which means we need a medical and benefits plan, but we can't afford that. I wish there would be some stable money flow. Shit, we have got to invest some money so we can get returns without having to slog through battle after battle to get some dolla dolla bills.

>>359553
Kassandra can probably do that, being a healer and all. Also, everybody likes Kass anyway.

Actually, something occurred to me. Our third member was a male demon spear user right? Well, this may sound odd, but maybe he was Rose's dad? It might explain why she joined our 'harem army' other than her moxy.

Besides, if that is true, then she either joined us for one of two things: To follow her dad's footsteps or for revenge if we were the one who caused his death.

Overlord 2011/10/20(Thu)01:22 No. 359566 ID: b9c01a
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"Oh, don't forget to mention her weird mind reading eye thing."

With that vital bit out you decide to speak with Rose. You look around the castle for her and find her in the kitchen sitting over a tub of ice cream the size of her head.

>"-sniffle- Oh... Hi my Lord.."

>>359566
"Want to talk about it?"

Dear god... CHOCOLATE ice cream?! It hit her harder than I thought. Engage caring overlord mode.

put arm around shoulder, "so... parents. what up with that?"

>>359566
Can demons get fat?

perfect. a woman is never more emotionally vulnerable than when eating ice cream in tears. we must treat this delicately.

let's just listen to her story, let her talk a bit.

>>359570
And if she gets fat, will she gain more HP?

>>359572

will it reduce her movement speed? will it double her jump damage? will she occupy two spaces instead of one? will we have to upgrade our kitchen to keep her? will she be too heavy to use her flying ability? will she count as two units when deployed? does that mean Silva is fat?

man, I could really go on and on.

Overlord 2011/10/20(Thu)01:49 No. 359575 ID: b9c01a
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"Just came to check in on you. Are you okay?"

>"Of course I am..."

"You don't look like it."

You sit beside her.

"That girl said something that really hurt you."

>"... It's kinda funny since I'd already told you this once before." She continues eating the ice cream as she speaks. "I'm not exactly the strongest demon in the world. I'm also very short. Did you know I'm 200 years old? Most demons by this time have a pretty set goal in life. Mimics live in chests, dullahans mope about the fact that they can't wear scarves, imps play tricks. Me? I have nothing. It's all because of my stupid parents."

"What do you mean? What did they do?"

>"A few centuries ago the demon of pleasure played a nasty trick on our world. Long story short there were half breeds everywhere. My father is an imp and my mother is a succubus. The result of the two of them was me. A mutt demon who can't do anything. I can't turn invisible or hide like my father could and I sure as hell don't have the charms my mother did. In the demon world I'm nothing. That's why I fight. To try and do 'something' And I can't even do that!" Tears start forming again as she remembers the past few battles she's been in. "They don't even talk to me and just thinking about them makes me remember what I am."

give her a small quick hug. "well then, let's find them and show them how awesome you turned out without their stupid powers!"

>>359575
I can not help but think that her inability to do the things demons are meant to do is the gift of freedom. Seriously, her mother and father "have" to do what they were born to do. While she might not have the innate ability to what either of her parents do, she has her own ability and that is choice. She can do what ever she wants and pretty much has the freedom her parents do not.

>>359575
Point out that she doesn't really have any disadvantages either. An Imp isn't terribly useful in a fight, and neither is a Succubus. She's perfectly capable as a soldier, especially with her flight. Sure, she's had some problems hitting targets in the last few battles but we haven't given up on her. She shouldn't give up on herself, and we can make her stronger so long as she remains with us.

Don't believe in yourself! Believe in me who believes in you!

Hand her one of those revive rings to show her our intent.

>>359588
woah woah woah, woah. handing her a ring after saying how we want to keep her with us is basically asking her to marry us. and if she thinks that is what we are saying bt don't like us like that, then things will get really weird.

>>359577
>>359588
These sound good. Add a little something about her previous problems only being a bit of bad luck, nothing more.

>>359591
Er, right, let's avoid that matter too. We'll later announce the rings to the group as a whole, and state that they'll be switched among the group according to risk in every given battle.

And I'd like to add the following:

"...All the same, even if you aren't born with their gifts outright, it's hard to believe your heritage doesn't provide some kind of aptitude. Perhaps you have a knack with illusions or enchantments? If not learning spells then wielding such items? We should look into that."

>>359594
figured that much. we we put the sailor suit on her she felt weird. she isn't a mage but she could feel the charm power.

>>359594
This

>>359575
"Rose... it might not seem like a lot to you, but you stood with me even through my death and return. That kind of loyalty is something I value more than the powers of a dozen imps or succubi."

>>359575
"Demons are usually crappy parents, and you're being far too harsh on yourself. They're just pissy that you can't follow in their footsteps, and that's their own problem.
Actually, where are they? If we go beat the crap out of them and take their stuff then they'll have to respect you. Keeping powerful company and all that."

"But your parents named you 'Rose' so they must have felt sure that you were going to flower into the most beautiful demon with the sharpest thorns."

Also get her to speak with Megan Nekkoh. Maybe there's a secret to her demon powers. Even if there isn't there's no reason she couldn't wear a revive ring and take the frontline to level up and grow stronger.

Overlord 2011/10/20(Thu)21:34 No. 359732 ID: b9c01a
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"Rose, you may not have the same demonic gifts as your parents but because of that you have so much more."

>"Huh? What is it?"

"Freedom. You're not bound to the same paths that they are. You can choose what you want to be. You are a great fighter and very brave. The fact that you enter countless battles for my sake only helps prove that.
And I think they do care about you. Why else would they give you such a name? Go live it out and blossom into something that is both beautiful and deadly. If anyone can do it you can."

>"O-overlord... Uhm... Thanks..."

Overlord 2011/10/20(Thu)21:36 No. 359733 ID: b9c01a
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If you could smile at her you would. A quick pat on the shoulder will suffice. You leave her to her ice cream and search for Megan. You find her examining Silva's torso, or lack thereof.

>Megan: "Hmm? Hey Overlord. What's up?

"i am sure you could tell that rose is a half-breed demon born from the lust demon's trick. i wanted to know if you knew any ways to help her use her powers, charm and invisibility would both be useful in a battle."

"...Are you studying, or just thirsty?"

With that line out of the way, go on and started on a list of issues for her. First ask about what she knows of our new minions abilities. In Leons case she may need to help him learn how to use his new form. Inquire as to the potential of hybrid demons such as Rose. If she can help Styx with studying our plaguespreader that would be great, or at least lend her expertise to the matter.

>>359629
>Maybe there's a secret to her demon powers.
Huh. Maybe? I guess we can ask what use she has in combat and if she is worth training that way.

Ask Silva if she minds being studied.

>>359733
Honk her boob.

Ask her about Mimics. Tell her we've got one now.

Overlord 2011/10/21(Fri)14:29 No. 359847 ID: b9c01a
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"...Are you studying, or just thirsty?"

She laughs.

>"No no no I'm just studying. It's an interesting biology to say the least. She can still drink things. I wonder where her organs are.."

>Silva: "Even I don't know that."

>"I'll figure this out later.. So what's up?"

"Well I'm not sure if you'd noticed but Rose is a half demon."

>"Well technically she's a full demon, just half of two different types. But yeah I noticed, why do you ask?"

"I was wondering if they had any powers from their parents?"

>"Depends? I don't know. It's usually on a case by case basis. From what I can tell though she's a few hundred years old. She would've shown some powers by now."

"So nothing? Well I'm sure she'll be fine."

>"Oh should warn you though, don't give her anything Charmed."

"Why not?"

>"It'll awaken her inner demons so to speak. Also I noticed you got a mimic and a slime."

"Yes, good eye. Is there anything you can tell me about them?"

>"Slime are rather boring creatures. They just go about eating plants and junk. Mimics on the other hand are neat little demons. They have many many powers that all use money as fuel. They can do pretty much anything, like a djinn almost. But they're really really greedy. They'd sooner take your money then actually use it to help you."

"I did manage to convince her to part with some gold."

>"What? How the hell did you do that?"

"There's this pentagram on her stomach, I pressed it and she-"

>"Woah you actually touched that? I didn't figure you as that kind of person..."

"Huh? What? What did I do?"

>"It's.... Well Mimics brought into this land are bound by a contract. When they come here that mark is place somewhere on their body. It's a great way to control them. Basically if they're being stubborn you can just poke or press down on it. It gives them a really great feeling and they'll listen to you better. It can also be a bit addicting if used to much.. Every once in a while works best cause trust me the last thing you want is a clingy mimic."

>>359847
"Oh uh, thanks that's good to know. And what if I give Rose something with other enchantment powers or invisibility? And about the slime, it isn't a normal one but formerly a human archer. Maybe he can be more capable in battle because of that? Something you can help him learn to do?"

say that you had her try on the magic suit, it has a charm enchanment on it to make the wearer charming, is that going to be a problem or does she need to have it on for a long time to be effected?

>>359847
Get a spray bottle and squirt the mimic in the face every time she steals something or tries.
If it's something valuable then have Kass bless the water first.

>>359854
So long as the holy water won't actually harm the mimic in any permanent way, I'd back this plan.

Also, ask what kind of demon Megan is and if she has any abilities we should note.

Is she really CURSED to eat gold. We need to find out. And if she is cursed, can anyone of our minions recognize the curse and who can break it.

Also, don't we have enough money to buy the flotation ring? we should do that.

>>359847
"Don't figure me as any kind of person, I barely understand much of what goes on in this world or its inhabitants thanks to my complete amnesia, which even took my old skills away. Speaking of which, think you could study me as well, I know I'm a construct, and Styx knows a bit of my past but I bet there's a limit somewhere, but I bet you could learn more past that. Maybe, I dunno, unlock my past incarnation's skills quicker then me just learning them slowly over time and experiance? There might be something I can do no one else can. Like with Silva's wine. Uhh, I apologize talking about you like your not there ahead of time there, Silva."

>>359847
What's she trying to grab? Can we sell it?

Overlord 2011/10/22(Sat)00:39 No. 359930 ID: b9c01a
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Megan grabs Alalia and starts pulling her out of her box.

>Alalia: "Hey leggo!"

>Megan: "See? So greedy. Bad mimic. If you keep stealing I'll punish you."

>Alalia: "What're you gonna do book work?"

>Megan: "Oh trust me, I know your anatomy inside and out. I 'can' hurt you."

Alalia looks a bit worried.
Megan puts her down.

>Megan: "She's stuck in the box so if you don't want her to try and steal something just put it high up"

"That will be useful to know. Oh, about that Charm thing. I gave Rose that sailor power suit thing. Was that bad?"

>"Not really so long as she doesn't keep wearing it. Though I admit it would be interesting to see the effects it'd have on her..."

"And what about you Megan, what can you do in combat?"

>"Me? I'm not much of a fighter. I 'can' fight if I wanted to but I'd prefer not. Most of my actual attacks are just a few simple spells. Enough to let me either run away or just some flashing lights that scare off things. Anything else you need to know?"

"Well I was wondering if you could tell me anything about myself."

>"Mmm... You're just a construct. I really don't know anything about you."

very well, that is enough for now, thank her for her time. and how much does it cost to upgrade ourselves? think we should buy 2~3 lvls depending on the price.

"I think that is all I have for question right now. Oh, that slime did used to be a human so mentally it isn't as simple as one of them. If you can help him learn to do something useful like throw acid that would be some help.

>We are a construct
>No one thinks to ask who constructed us

All right, well. Tell Megan that we'll entrust Alalia to her oversight, since she seems best suited to monitor our new resident mimic, thank her for the help, and move on.

We'll want to talk to Kassandra about what she said to the others, if she's all right, and to thank her for her loyalty.

>>359935
I did try to ask Styx last thread but it was ignored in favor of trying the new outfit on all our troops.

We could do that now, though. We're due for badgering our tinker anyway. We need to ask her about trying to remove Nix's acid glands, about that dude we destroyed the slime ruins with, and if she knows who created us.

"Just a construct? That hurts. I'd thought I'd shown myself as more then that. *sniffle*"

"A mere construct? I'm not even that, only a eye from an age forgotten and buried by fools who may never know the consequences of their actions.

>>359935
Seconding asking who originally constructed us.

>>359983
This

"As far as abilities I suppose not. But I am the Overlord, and my own history is lost to me. I turned to many for scraps of what I had forgotten, and now I am turning to you. I'd like to think one as learned as yourself had at least paid attention to my actions in the world. Or to the events that lead to my rise... or very existence?"

Overlord 2011/10/22(Sat)16:36 No. 360072 ID: b9c01a
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"As far as abilities I suppose not. But I am the Overlord, and my own history is lost to me. I turned to many for scraps of what I had forgotten, and now I am turning to you. I'd like to think one as learned as yourself had at least paid attention to my actions in the world. Or to the events that lead to my rise... or very existence?"

>"Nope. I don't read the news much. Sorry."

"Shame.. Well, I think that is all I have for question right now. Oh, that slime did used to be a human so mentally it isn't as simple as one of them. If you can help him learn to do something useful like throw acid that would be some help."

>"I'll do my best."

"That's all I ask for."

You leave her with Alalia and go check on Styx.

>"Mmm... Hello my Lord."

"Styx. I need to ask you a few questions."

>"Go ahead."

"Who created me? I know I'm a construct so..."

>"I do not know my Lord, it was before my time. Beatrice might know, or Silva."

"Beatrice? She was the Tinker right? Well that's not going to happen.. When I was traveling through the slime village I was told I had been partnered with a red haired male spear user. Do you know who he was?"

>"Again my Lord that was before my time."

"Damn it... It seems like there are simply no clues about my past. No one around me knows anything.."

>"I wish I could tell you more my Lord. If it helps I do know the spearmaster's name. It was Lugh. But that's all I know about him."

dang. well while we are here let's buy an upgrade.

Requesting Loyalty Screen for all minions.

Also Quest Log.

>>360072
She... seems down. It occurs to me there would be more reasons to that than we can guess at. Even if a few are obvious. Ask her to tell you whats wrong, because you don't want to make assumptions.


If Silva knew anything about you before she probably forgot after the corruption potion, due to the way it removes memory. Oh well, we'll just need to look elsewhere for answers.

>>360072
Lugh's our best bet for learning our long term past, besides an authentic psychic fortune teller. Yeah, ask her what's up with the long face.

Then, ask around the base about Lugh. Emily's also our own creation and probably from a while ago, so you could ask her. Then ask why we named her Emily, because why not learn stuff like about her creation.

thank Styx for at least managing to tell us that much.

>>360072
Ask her if she's doing alright. Slumped over her desk like that isn't her usual posture.

Is she bored? Ask her what kind of work she can do- can she make constructs for us? Or bombs? Guns? Armor?

Overlord 2011/10/22(Sat)21:59 No. 360150 ID: b9c01a
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"Are you okay? You seem down."

>"I am fine my Lord. Is there anything you need of me?"

"Well I was wondering if you could upgrade me?"

>"Certainly. It's 100 per level with a max level of 20. You're level 3. How much would you like?"

>>360150
Make out with her face.

>>360150
Give her a hug
"The mask hid your eyes. Your eyes betray lies. Please, tell me."

uhhh, guys, how do we know her eyes just aren't always like that?and buy 2 lvls.

>>360150
Can we get a more diplomatic-looking body than this one, and definitely more so than the war forms we used last time? We need something that will give a positive impression to others since we're trying to talk our way through problems these days. That's potentially more important in an upgrade than sheer power.

Ugh. Let's get one upgrade if we can afford it, and during the process let's try to get her to open up.

"...I may be a construct but I'm not so hard headed that I can't see something is wrong. Speak honestly with me please. You are upset about what happened today and I need you to talk about it."

If she refuses to comply, say something about "drastic measures" and equip her with the sailor suit.

>>360150
...are the clerics still around? We could ask them to heal her face.

>>360150
subtly hit on her and lightly continue to press her about whats wrong.

Overlord 2011/10/23(Sun)21:23 No. 360522 ID: b9c01a
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"...I may be a construct but I'm not so hard headed that I can't see something is wrong. Speak honestly with me please. You are upset about what happened today and I need you to talk about it."

>"No. Now what kind of upgrades do you want? For the right amount of gold I can make any custom upgrades. If not I'll just go with the stuff your old body had."

let's first get a basic lvl up upgrade. guess have it take the form of our waist getting a bit thicker.

>>360522
"...No? Styx, you are in many ways my most important servant. If not for you I would not even exist. You can ask much of me, but I can not accept this behavior. Speak your mind, or there will be punishment."

Punishment in this case, is our usual one. De-equip the robe!

>>360522
An expressive and natural-looking humanoid face. Our personality seems to default to male, so go with that. We need a face that will inspire confidence and loyalty. Being attractive probably wouldn't hurt either.

And we should have a voice to match. I'm not sure what's generating our voice right now, but it's probably artificial and we can probably upgrade it. It should be smooth, strong, and compelling. The voice of someone who can be trusted and persuade people of things.

We'll also want to sculpt our body into a more closely humanoid form, so that we can wear armor or clothing and appear natural.

I suspect that none of those are as easy as slapping new guns on us, but we'll need them at some point. Speaking of guns, deadlier guns wouldn't hurt.


>>360527
Argh. I really don't want to use directly forceful disciplinary measures on any of our three original servants. They stuck with us when all else was lost; surely they've earned a little bit of lenience? Perhaps instead we could ask Rose to feel out Styx and determine what's bothering her, then tell us or try to fix it. If that fails or this problem persists, then we can resort to equipment modification.

I don't think we should push her right now. just say something like "if there is anything you want to talk about i'll be here for you,"

>>360533
>really don't want to use directly forceful disciplinary measures on any of our three original servants.
I'd normally agree with that, but this seems like a situation that will end better by breaking resolve then letting it slide. It's the kind of thing that can fester into something worse.

>>360534
I agree. We need to let up here. If we keep pushing she would only get upset/angry. We said what we wanted to say, so let's drop it at that.

Don't punish her. It would be a dumb thing to do, since she hasn't done anything wrong.

>>360527

No way José, that's not our style.

Instead we'll go with "...No? You're one of my most trusted advisers and assistants. If something is troubling you, it causes me distress. If you are set on not speaking of it to me, I won't force the issue. But I think talking about these things can help. So please, pick someone you feel comfortable talking about whatever the issue is, and discuss it so that the emotion does not fester. I simply want you healthy and happy."

If she doesn't open up to us, then go on to buying upgrades. We want a social upgrade, so let's see about getting a face that has some articulation. We look creepy right now.

"so this isn't a problem i can just kill to get rid of it?"

>>360522
Wait, she's way loyal but she won't tell us what's wrong even when we ask? Uh, how many stars does she have? It was 4 stars when we woke up.

I think we should drop it for now, since she flat out refuses to tell us. One thing that could be very useful is some form of levitation or outright flight. How much would that cost?

>>360542

Yo being loyal doesn't mean being a mind-slave. It means sticking with your leader through thick and thin, it means being a loyal retainer, it means working as hard for his interests as you can. It doesn't mean telling him all your personal thoughts and your secrets and every little embarrassing detail of your innermost thoughts.

>>360527

no. if she doesn't want to talk, she doesn't have to.

let's get three levels of upgrade. not sure how much money we have though...