Oh ho ho oh. Yes let the little ninja have a look.

"he says i can keep you as long as i give back the doctor."

write a letter
'dear lord abel,
i was forced into the situation when i simply wanted the doctor come cure some of my people of the plague, but then the ninja in question knocked him out and was about to get other guards so i was forced to restrain her and carry them both out. they are both in good care and the doctor will return when he wishes to.

from, (not sure what to put here, ideas?)

My apologies for inconveniencing your minion. I was unaware - I thought the doctor was a freelancer, not someone in your actual employ. As it stands, he is working on a plague cure here, with my help. There are several important things he needs here, so I sadly cannot return him. As soon as he is finished, however, he will return to you - you can probably administer the cure much better than I. Your resources far outstrip mine.

What a relief to finally hear a voice of reason! Here I was worried you may set out to kill me simply for my location and people. I'm glad you can be reasonable. I've yet to call myself something besides Overlord - but I do have a new symbol now, which I'll use to seal and sign this letter. I'm glad you're okay with me keeping the ninja, she is quite the rapscallion! You train them well, she is very loyal to you.

I believe we can work together for the good of this land. May this be the start of something wonderful.

Signed,

The New Overlord

Have the ninja look over the letter you recieved - in fact, make it freely available for anyone to read.

We should ask the doctor to write something as well. Hearing it from the doctor will probably be more convincing than hearing it from us.

>>393063
"My apologies for inconveniencing your minion. I was unaware - I thought the doctor was a freelancer, not someone in your actual employ. As it stands, he is working on a plague cure here, with my help. There are several important things he needs here, so I sadly cannot return him. As soon as he is finished, however, he will return to you"

Everything else, I have to say no to. We also need a better title than 'New Overlord". We were working on a name a while back, use that.

>>393065
Agreed. But make sure we read it first, don't want him 'accidentally' sending out classified info.

Don't let her see the letter, just hide it badly and let her go steal it herself if anything. I think it would have a better effect.

>>393069
Sounds good. And let's not go with Abel. Given that we're not trying to spite him, it'd be pointless if he doesn't recognize it and counterproductive if he does. Still going with Calmasis.

Wait, didn't we come up with a new name? Like Solomon or something? We should use that in this letter. I know there was already a huge debate about this, but come on, people, let's just pick one and get on with it.

>>393076
Meh, not a debate as much as a lot of people suggesting stuff. And in my opinion, biblical names are a bit pretentious atm. Considering Abel has a kingdom's resources and super magic armor/weapons, let's not come of as arrogant/openly hostile.

>>393065
Also, this.

Dear Abel;

I apologize for the abduction of your ninja and doctor. While the ninja was purely accidental, the good doctor was needed to help heal a small plague breakout before it grew severe. He is in good health and will return as soon as he finishes his research to improve his cure for the Plague. We too have been working on something to aid those affected, so a collaboration was eventual.

It is nice to hear a reasonable response for once and to be sure we will do well to try and treat your servant well. She did give us a bit of a run around, but hopefully this exchange can help broaden her horizons and perhaps teach her restraint.

In closing, I thank you for the polite response and I give you one in return. I will take to heart your words and have already changed my symbol. Hopefully my new name may help clarify my intentions.

Until we speak again;
Razgriz
(Razgriz was one of the more popular names and it had no religious meaning. It did have a very nice song attached to it though.)

Say the doctor is being paid for services rendered with the chance to research a cure for the plague. He is not being held here--he is allowed to return to the Land of Abel whenever he so chooses. (It's the truth, after all)

I think a politely phrased rebuke for artifacts such as the blood-gem producing orbs would not be out of place in this letter, but let it be known that you are open to negotiations concerning ending those practices/peace in your time/etc.

...and sign it with your symbol instead of any name or title. (Both new and old symbol should send a clear message)

>>393058
Abel,

My title is one of the many things which I inherited from my predecessor, and while it bears a number of dubious associations I am nevertheless not inclined to discard it.

I do apologize for the disruption of your Land, but it was vital for the health of several of my followers that the doctor be persuaded to assist them. I have placed no holds upon him, and he may leave at his option; if you wish to send him letters or dispatch a representative to persuade him to do so they will not be impeded in that task. Just the same, until I am confident that the health of my followers is restored I cannot in good conscience send him away unless he actively wishes to go.

That said, I am not certain how long he will require to restore their health and it is entirely possible that all will be well and he able to depart within your specified few days, in which case I may well be able to take you up on your generous offer to keep the ninja.

I look forward to many mutually agreeable interactions with you and yours in the future.

Overlord

Do not change our name. Symbol yes, but the name is ours.

>>393092
THIS.

>>393092
Thirded

WAIT. Wait wait wait. We should only send anything if we can ensure he won't be able to hijack our teleport when we send it.

I would also like to add in the letter that we think his use of the Moon Children is despicable.

>>393109
Big negatory on that one, comrade.
1.) If he could control teleportation to that degree, he'd probably just warp the doctor back without sending a letter.

2.)This guy publicly crucifies and tortures demons to death. Just because. And he has an army of invisible death ninjas. Insulting him is a really, really spectacularly awful plan.

>>393092
I like this, but the reason we discussed changing our name is because The Overlord name comes with annoying baggage.

Razgriz is the most popular pick of them. I suggest a formal title of Overlord Razgriz, where we can keep old name at the same time, but fully establish ourselves as an individual different from our predecessor.

I can't help but want to ask a little bit about the Ninja's and other followers of his' behavior. Is Demon lover a serious cultural insult he supports? It's very annoying getting accused of loving something when you're just working professionally with colleagues. We should hint about future concerns in the letter as well that we may bring up in full detail later, the prejudice is annoying and inconvenient for a prosperous and orderly community. A better foreign policy and outlook may be far more practical in business affairs, etc. But don't do it in a passive aggressive manner here, we don't want to insult the man in the first letter. That's why I suggest just hinting concerns.

Indeed, I agree with Dirtbag. Going by title alone will make it hard to make alliances or use diplomacy. Badass Overlord did a lot of stuff that's pretty nasty and considering how many people attacked us thinking we were the OLD overlord, a name is pretty much crucial right now.

There is another reason why I think we need a name. Remember how Overlord went berserk? That was due to a connection with the old overlord. Our means of dealing with that is making Emily strong so she could not be harmed easily. Forming things that separate us from the old us may further serve as means to prevent the old personality from showing up. The more anchors we have with the present, the less chance we have of drifting to the past. Besides, the name will make us more approachable.

Again, I also suggest making the Garden as well. We will likely be receiving guests soon enough.

>>393109
Politics, bro. He holds a lot of cards, so we've got to pick our battles. One day, we'll be powerful to overthrow him, and then, it won't matter whether or not he knows we think he's despicable, because we'll be in charge.

>>393092
"Overlord" is, in this case, both a title and a name. Keeping it as a title is fine, but we do NOT want to keep it as a name.
If "Razgriz" is what won the vote then it would be "Overlord Razgriz". Identify with that.

Also, rather than saying the doctor is still healing our people we should say that he has taken up residence while we repay his services and is free to come and go as he pleases.
That puts it in a context where if he were to be removed then it would be harming the doctor, not us.

Also, we should note that our intent in capturing the ninja was only to question her, and the only reason she has not been returned is because she chose suicide instead of revealing her orders or what she knew of the old overlord. She was apparently unaware that she was in the demon realm.

Also? Let the ninja read his letter.

>>393204
Her reaction will be palpable.
>he has taken up residence while we repay his services and is free to come and go as he pleases.
though I worry that you're wording of this implies the doctor has become a traitor to Abel. It's much better to admit he's just staying here for research purposes of his own free will, to help the infected better. We should tell Abel we'll let the doctor know Abel's requested to return to the lands as soon as possible, so he'll haste, probably. The man's a scholar, and you know scholars, always not giving a shit about anything else than what they're researching.

I agree with letting Nin read the letter.

he will fuck that doctor's shit up if he gets his hands on him, so you'll be doing him a favor by not sending him back. but do inform him.

Okay-- manipulative idea. Worriedly refuse to let the ninja read the note, tell her it really isn't anything she should have to worry about, act concerned for her feelings. She's a ninja, obviously she'll find some way to sneak a look at the note. When she does, not only will Abel come out of it looking uncaring, you'll end up looking concerned about her feelings when, by rights, you really don't have to be.

>>393219
We don't have any indication that Abel actually mistreats his citizens. Just demons.

>>393222
bahahahaha. awesome

>>393223
also yeah, he is magic hitler basically.

>>393223

Remember Tour Guide? I'm pretty sure he's running a pretty totalitarian government.

On the remark... How much do you want to guess that the Plague is something that Abel's exploiting (As he holds a monopoly on the cures, and he's more concerned about getting the plague doctor back then an elite ninja/assassin/minion). As part of a power grab? You've got a Cancer Mage that's running around and wasn't apparently strangled at birth (Adorable as she is, you can't deny that letting Summoner run around is in /Anybody's/ best interests). Yet enough people know about what she is that damn near everybody keeps her from eating, and pulls right the fuck out on sight (Except Fluffy, who's not exactly running on all cylinders, and Overlord, who's currently a Blank Slate).

I dunno, something's going on here. We need to talk to the Plague Doctor about this letter, Nin is a gamebreakingly powerful asset (Who only lost because she did something stupid that seemed like a good idea, and because she couldn't instakill Overlord), and fanatically loyal to Abel, yet he's willing to give her up (And she'll be loyal to us too probably if Abel tells her to) that easily.

Overlord 2012/03/16(Fri)14:39 No. 393304 ID: 97486c
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You draft up a reply.

Abel,

My title is one of the many things which I inherited from my predecessor, and while it bears a number of dubious associations I am nevertheless not inclined to discard it. If you wish to give me a name you may call me Razgriz. The Overlord Razgriz.

I do apologize for the disruption of your Land, but it was vital for the health of several of my followers that the doctor be persuaded to assist them. There are several important things he needs here, so I sadly cannot return him. As soon as he is finished, however, he will return to you.

That said, I am not certain how long he will require to restore their health and it is entirely possible that all will be well and he able to depart within your specified few days, in which case I may well be able to take you up on your generous offer to keep the ninja.

I look forward to many mutually agreeable interactions with you and yours in the future.

The Overlord Razgriz

You seal the note with your new symbol.

>"Hey, you jerk! Let me read the damn letter!"

Hmm..

"Oh no... I really don't think you should. Emily, would you please dispose of this?"

You hand it to Emily. Nin runs up to her and easily snatches it from her hand.

>"HA!"

She starts reading the letter.
You see her face go from smug, to shock, to utter betrayal and sadness.

She starts crying.

>"He... He'd just give me up like that..? To get back the doctor?"

"you were loyal to him, but did he ever show he was loyal to you? that's why i got so angry when you made fun of emily, because i CARE."

I think the best thing we could do in this situation is be sympathetic, don't try and get her more angry at able, don't use it as an example of why we are a better leader, just try and comfort her. maybe even point out abel has no reason to think she's being mistreated if we are confident that she won't grasp any straw to try and rationalize this. if she asks why we are suddenly being nicer to her say
"no one deserves to be simply thrown away"

if we are kind to her the simple contrast between us comforting her and able throwing her away will do more for getting her loyalty than anything else we need.

>>393313
ohhh, nice.

>>393304
"Abel's a ruler, not a sentimental man. A doctor is more rarer than a soldier, and that's all you are to him. What do you expect? We're you personally trained by him? A daughter? A lover? No, you were a tool. As are many under him. This is not unique to his leadership, all rulers must think this way, you should have expected this. The greater good is more important than you are. Did you read the part where he complimented the way I accomplish things? We're more alike than you thought, huh? He complimented a 'demon lover'."

I don't like the some of wording you put in that letter. You made it sound like you own the doctor. Abel might take that as a sign of overt aggression.

>>393313
AGREED

say that Abel is an idiot. which he really is, so you won't even be deceiving anyone this time.

don't bother comforting her, it's way too obvious and not classy in the least.

>>393313
Mhm. Don't touch her, though. It'd break the mood, and Overlord isn't a touching kind of entity anyway.

>>393304
"Perhaps the doctor is just that important."

>"no one deserves to be simply thrown away"
BOOM, headshot.

>>393304
Err... He's a plague doctor, and he cures the plague instantly. You told Abel that either you're having him cure plague spreaders or you're spouting bullshit.

Overlord 2012/03/16(Fri)17:02 No. 393361 ID: 97486c
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"He is a leader. To him you are nothing more then a pawn. A thing to be thrown away once it has fulfilled it's usefulness. To be honest though.. I don't think anyone loyal should be thrown away like that."

Nin just starts crying even harder.
You won't hug her or anything. You don't do those things.

You are about to call Kassandra in to comfort her when Lilith drops in.

>Lilith: "There there, it'll be okay."

She wraps an arm around her.

>"Come to my room for a bit, you look like you could use a cup of tea."

The two of them walk off.

>>393318
The letter is not final, just a draft.
You make a note to change that part though.

hey, do we have the moolah we need to upgrde our body? 'cause we should.

No, more importantly, let's visit Fabio and get us some BETTER PARTS for Overlord.

Indeed. Right now we are kind of under equipped compared to our other soldiers. The time orb, some components and some cash may get us some neat stuff.

I suggest regeneration, defenses, or improving our dark energy weapons. Perhaps improve them so they can serve as arm blades that can shoot blasts of dark energy? Maybe a dark energy shield of a much larger scale as well?

Equip her some pants, at least. She'll be looking down at her legs as she cries a lot, to manipulate her successfully, we can't have her reminded of what we have directly done to her.

>>393374
Yeah, this.

Overlord 2012/03/16(Fri)17:48 No. 393388 ID: 97486c
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You decide to equip her pants back on. They are shortly De-equipped.
Stubborn girl..

You go to Fabio's.

>"Overlord mah main man! What can I do for ya?"

>>393388
Yo. What's that Goldeon used for? Can it be used to upgrade constructs or other awesome stuffs? Also, what's this Time Orb thingmajig for?

>>393388
Lets get that chunk of goldeon. No reason NOT to.

we know the watch it is made from the stuff. so it is obviously REALLY FUCKING MAGICAL.

The Goldeon is rare... but I'm not sure what we could use it for at the moment, aside from alchemy... but let's buy it!

Also ask to see his stock of parts that Overlord could equip. And also any equipment Solaris could use.

Also, immediately alchemize your body with the Goldeon and Time Orb. Don't stop for the laws of causality or physics. Just do it. Now.

>>393395
Yes. Do this.

>>393395
No, I think we should hold onto the orb for now. Don't be so hasty. We should be patient and see if a better opportunity presents itself.

If you want to buy and use the goldeon, fine, but the orb is an interesting commodity, and I don't want to use it up so soon. It may seem like a good idea at the moment, but the continual investment into our minions is a better plan.

yeah, do ask for stuff Overlord can rquip. and do buy the goldeon, because I recall we needed it for... something. I forget. I bet Styx would know.

>>393395
Ask what the Goldeon and Time Orb are first.
Then we can do that. Maybe even alchemize our body with the Goldeon Watch too. See if we can't get some or all of the Day Eater's powers, and whatever he hoped to gain from the Watch. It clearly has synergy with the orb.

How did nobody yet catch that Lillith is seducing your ninja right now?

because we simply do not care. Let lilith have her fun.

>>393485
We originally offered Nin to Lilith regardless.

I was wondering if we should get some armor or HP enhancers for our melee troops. It looks like we may be fighting Abel and his troops quite soon and a strong defence would be necessary.

Also, I'd really like to see Silva in battle so we can see how good she is with our troops, but the fact that she takes up 2 slots is annoying.

>>393492
To be fair, Silva's abilities are pretty damn powerful.

lillith said her seduce power would be hard to use. most likely not because of it being a girl, but because she loved something else.

>>393494
Well, the ninja is currently emotionally distrought and Lilith is taking the opportunity to make her a minion. After Nin swears loyalty to Lilith (and us by hierarchy), we should congratulate Lilith on a smart move.

Suggestion 2012/03/17(Sat)01:37 No. 393508 ID: 1444d5
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>Chunk of Goldeon
I think we need this.

Another crack at the letter:

Greetings Abel,
I seem to have acquired the title of Overlord with my command of the remains of his reign so it wouldn't be inaccurate to call me that. However, my name is Razgriz, and I am pleased to make your acquaintance.
Currently your doctor is unharmed and I have every intention of returning him to you that way. I need his help to deal with problems that are his specialty. He remains here voluntarily and under my protection until I can return him home; if there's any particular emergency that necessitates his attention I can pass that on but he will want to return here after that is dealt with actually.
The reason for that is I have had some rather unfortunate experience with the plague here and he is currently studying my own experimental attempt at curing an advanced case of it which achieved results he finds interesting and important, possibly leading to new methods of curing or even preventing the plague. If you wish to verify this yourself you are welcome to visit or send a representative to do so; I will also show him this letter and transmit any correspondence he may require.
The circumstances of my visit to acquire his aid were unfortunate and hopefully don't require discussion in detail. I would like to set up a protocol for us and our representatives to visit each other without being unexpectedly assaulted in the future, and look forward to your correspondence on the matter.
Sincerely, Razgriz.

>>393747

here's my take on the letter:

'sup dude,

I'm keeping 'em both, and if you don't like that you can go fuck a goat.

sincerely,
me

Overlord 2012/03/17(Sat)23:19 No. 393763 ID: 97486c
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You decide to buy the Goldeon setting you down to G1230.

"Fabio, can you tell me what this Time Orb does?"

You show him the item.

>"Hmm.. Never seen it before. That's not somethin I'm used to mah man.. I'll buy it offa ya. G20,000?"

"I think I'll hold onto it for now. Do you have any weapons I could use? Or Solaris my Gaian?"

>"Hm hmm hmm... Of course I do. What would ya like? Something that blasts holes in things or are ya more of a slice an dice kinda man?"

Oh god are we low on funds now.

I think we've been doing very well with the gun, so let's get a better gun. Can we wield two?

>>393765
jumping through the air while shooting two pistols?

>>393763
Blasting would be nice. More convenient and flexible, generally.

Considering how awesome Fabio is, I'm wondering if he could put a gun onto a sword for us.

Because that would be awesomely awesome to the power of awesome squared.

Both have their advantages but given our lack of traditional skills something interesting and versatile would be best. An unusual weapon or one with multiple uses... actually with this logic a gun would be best. A gun with unusual functions, like doing greater damage at close range or to do area damage.

slicing. we don't have a lot of tanks and I'm thinking Overlord is a really good one, with his high HP and immunity to most effects.

>>393783
But he if his body blows up, that's like a zillion gp down the drain. I say some kind of automatic weapon.

>>393813
If his body blows up, I doubt gold will be our primary concern. Firstly, something was powerful enough to get through our army- especially Shana- and then destroy the Overlord. Second, we're fucked anyways.

>>393779

Given that we can switch out weapons fairly easily, instead of one wondergun, maybe we should just pack several kinds of gun, if they're available?

Heck, given we can use multiple styles of weapon, frankly I think we should pack at least one of every kind we can use that has a distinct difference. The path to success begins with being Crazy Prepared.

A gun weapon is the way to go. It works better with the scanning role. Also the strongest and smartest enemies are either likely to be highly dangerous up close or fast enough to avoid melee.

I say ask Fabio for some kind of heavy ranged weapon. A dark energy emitter, disintegration ray, lightning cannon or anything else like that really. Might be cool if it has claw fingers on the end so that in melee an enemy can be grabbed with business end of the gun arm for max damage, but that would be more like a backup surprise for things that insist on getting close.

Can we equip more than one weapon, or more than one type of weapon? If so, can we keep the gun we already have and get a bladed weapon as well?

>>393847

I thought that already was our current setup.

>>393763
How much would it cost to combine our gun with a better gun, to take an archer's philosophy with guns?

Just add more gun to your gun.

Honestly, we have a bunch of long range units and a bevy of good melee units, but no real mid range unit type aside from Rose in terms of physical power.

Guns are a straight line, so if the enemy attacks us in a angle or behind cover via magic, we cannot hit them.

I suggest a energy based weapon. Sword like at close range and can fire a burst of energy at further range.

We used energy weapons before, why not improve on that? Heck, we can make them arm mounted and then dual wield them.

>>393943
Grenade launcher? RPG? It could be homing, and it'd go in an arc, which a straight line of energy wouldn't. Also, our "energy weapon" consists of a desperation attack. I don't think that's a weapon so much as a magic thing.

>>393982

he means like back when we were a flying eyeball. which is not bad thinking, actually.

Overlord 2012/03/19(Mon)13:02 No. 394133 ID: 25d645
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>>393857
That would require alchemy which saves on money actually.

"Do you have any sort of Energy Gun I could buy?"

>"Energy? You'll have to be a bit more specific then that Overlord."

"Like... Force. Something that uses magic. It needs to able to be used at close range as well as long range."

>"Hmm.. Sorry, don't have such a thing in stock. It's possible to make one and I can sell you a few elemental guns for G100 a piece if you want."

Can we use the element of plasma or maybe Plutonium?
I mean, if you can make a golem out of theoretical elements like Chaos, I imagine Neutronian golems and more specific scientific elements are possible. And I figure if you can make a golem out of it, you can make a gun out of it.

>>394137
... How would you make a gun out of fire, water or flesh?

>>394141
That's the beauty of it
Somehow it probably works
This world's engineers are insane.

... I want a meat gun now.
Ask Fabio if he sells guns made out of meat!

Clearly, we need a gun that shoots Chaos.

How about a gun that launches grenades of concussive force? They might not be spectacular at doing damage but the explosion has a certain radius, and pushes everything inside to the nearest square outside. Might add a new layer to combat, let us rearrange the field a bit.

Why not use what we have?

Styx probably has the dark energy blade and guns from our eye form. All we need is to alchemize them together. Maybe add Goldion to fully improve them.

I think it would work since the weapons have similar power sources.

Overlord 2012/03/19(Mon)20:31 No. 394262 ID: 97486c
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"What about some kind of force grenade launcher? Something that pushes enemy units would be useful."

>"Hmm hm hm... Possible Overlord my man. Such a thing though would be a bit weak. Maybe 15dmg? Maybe. But it'd hit anyone around it and push them back so that might be very useful. Wouldn't be able to push them off the map though ya know? I can make one for ya for... G700."

>>394262
Meh. Ask him how much raw damage he can get out of any gun. I'm interested in what our maximum potential output is at this stage.

Yeah, ask what the maximum raw power we can get out of one is right now. Also if he has anything interesting we can use to alchemize things.

after we get it we can add the fang and mak it a poison nade launcher. hits a bunch of dudes and poisons them. overkill.

>>394262
Thought. Get grenade launcher. Get deadly blaster gun. Alchemize-> ???

hey, we can alchemize that up. sure.

Overlord 2012/03/19(Mon)21:49 No. 394299 ID: 97486c
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"Maybe something more powerful?"

>"Well Overlord guns just aren't all that powerful. Not normally made ones anyway. The most I can do for ya is boost the damage to 20-25 and make it blast one target away. That's about it really."

"How much for that, and do you have any alchemy ingredients?"

so guns are very easy to use but lack power. need big croosbow. like something between ballista and crossbow.

>>394299
Works for me. We'll look into strong weapons later, this is solid enough for now.

I am kind of in favor of getting the splash one and alchemizing it later. (And that also lets us choose which direction we move them in, unlike the other gun.)

With the splash, the sides push away from the center of the blast, but what happens to a unit in the middle of the blast?

Buy it.
>>394301
He said NORMALLY made ones, that doesn't mean we can't alchemy up a crazy cool gun we make ourselves.

Let's buy the grenade launcher and alchemitize it with a fire elemental gun and maybe some other ingredient. Or maybe TWO elements?

Oh wait, we have to save some money to buy something for Solaris too... Ask if there's any ingredients we have that are particularly valuable but not useful for alchemy.

Overlord 2012/03/19(Mon)23:31 No. 394317 ID: 97486c
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You decide to put the Force Gun on your 'Maybe' list.

You ask Fabio how much some of your items would sell for.

::7 Potions G15 a piece
::Super Potion G20
::Cloth Armor Plus G50
::Slime Wand G250
::Vintage Spear+ G100
::Vintage Healing Staff+ G100
::Vintage Whip+ G100
::Vintage Dance Ring+ G100
::Steel Sword G10
::Vintage Robe+ G100
::Hard Leather Armor (Rank 3 Armor) G150
::2 Screecher Wings G10 a piece
::3 Bundles of Spider Silk G30 a piece
::2 Thorny Tentacles G30 a piece
::1 Fruit of Wisdom G100
::1 Unknown Fruit of Unknown Powers Which, When Consumed, Can Have Many Effects Which Can Either Be Good or Bad Depending On Several Circumstances None of Which Are Fully Understood G250
::2 Lilies G10 a piece
::Dread Fang G 100
::Qiang(Rank 2 Spear) G50
::Jester Ring (Rank 2 Ring) G50

>"That's the best I can do mah man."

>>394317
You know what, let's sell all our Vintage weapons.

>>394322

I dunno man, some of that stuff is better than what our current units have. for example the healing staff might be better than Kas' current one, though I'm not really sure. same with Lenny's whip. and Shana isn't wearing a robe right now, so she could use the vintage robe.

I think the cloth armor and the steel sword are Nin's, but I'm unsure.

but yeah, the vintage spear, the vintage dancing ring, the qiang and the jester ring can go.

And equip Kassandra with the Slime Wand.

Have Meagan pluck the thorns from the tentacles and alchemize them with the healing staff.

Hey, did we leave Shana back at in The Wilds?
I mean, she might have been having nonstop diplomatic sex for the past... ever.

>>394336
Hm. Oops.

>>394336

something tells me it would be good to assign her to Lilith by having her beat the leader up. plus we never got to test her combat capabilities, which seem to be fairly suitable for one-on-one combat. she could probably take a lv 15 with a resurrection ring.

>>394365
She's level 20. Why would she need a resurrection ring? Or does the level 15 have it? And she 1-hit-KO'd the tribe leader, though admittedly with an instakill ability.

>>394368

uh. I tried to say that Lilith should beat her up. the tamer boss, I mean. not Shana.

Sell the rank two weapons, we'll use the vintages for alchemy.
Ask how much the Force Gun would cost.

>>394371
Referring to Jester Ring and Qiang.

>>394322
We might need them for That One Boss Where The Weakest Weapons Do The Most Damage.

>>394411
There have been no signs of such a boss. And even if there were, the rank 1 weapons would be best.

Overlord 2012/03/20(Tue)21:55 No. 394602 ID: 97486c
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You sell the Cloth Armor, Steel Sword, and Rank 2 weapons.
You now have G1390

Fabio says the Force Gun will be G500.

You've been shopping for quite a while, you'd like to speed things along now.

Sure, gun sounds reasonable, and then I think we're done here. To the alchemy station! And then somewhere where we can make easy money.

Let's get the plasma gun and get back to base. I suggest we check up on the Doc and his progress and get his voice on the matter.

After that, we need to get our prepwork done. Make the castle presentable, talk to the Doc about the poison spitter village, and the Elder Slime if we can set it up in his territory. We have been delaying it long enough.

>>394611
suggest what you want to alchemy here. instead of going there and then asking for items. gun +fireballs?

Overlord 2012/03/20(Tue)22:46 No. 394618 ID: 97486c
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You buy the gun for G500 leaving you with G890.

You teleport back to the castle, go into Styx's room and activate the Alchemy Machine.

You hear a conversation taking place outside as you contemplate what items to craft.

>"So do you like him?"

>"I love him~ He's the best Overlord and he watches all of us and for Gift Day he got me this beautiful dress a-"

>"No no no I mean 'like' like. Like do you like him?"

>".... What?"

>"Arg... I'm asking if you're in love with the man you st---! Just... Do you love him?"

>"I love him lots~ And I love Rose and I love Alice and I love Meagan and I love Nin and I love Lun and I love-"

>"Oh god this is hopeless.."

Styx gets your attention.

>Styx: "My Lord, I must warn you that you can't really use alchemy on things that are inherently incompatible. For example mixing a holy staff with a dark mana orb may not be the wisest thing."

You nod and listen in on the conversation once more.

>"----- like romantic love. You know, kissy feely stuff. Boyfriend girlfriend type of stuff."

>"What's a kiss? Is it like a hug?"

There's silence.

>"Seriously...? It's... It's like a lip hug and.... GAH, HOW THE HEL-"

Styx speaks up again.

>"My Lord, I really need you to listen to this. If you try to mix things that simply could not work well together you may even end up blowing up the tower. This is very important. There will usually be a warning before you try such things."

goldeon watch, time orb.
nothing can go wrong :V

but seriously, dread fang in the middle with thorny tentacles. make some kind of death tentacle. then mix that with gun. shoots death tentacle bullets.

>>394618
"Thank you Styx, I'll be careful. Do you have any notion what things I could use the Time Orb with?"

>>394619
Haha sure let's see what that first alchemy formula makes. Should be interesting. As for what to use the result with... that and the Goldeon.

I want to combine the 3 spidersilk we have too, see what that makes.

second person is obviously emily. first is not anyone she listed.

>>394618
Hmm.

Perhaps... could Styx and/or Meagan inspect the Time Orb, the Chunk of Goldeon, and perhaps our other ingredients and tell us a little more about them?

Because my instincts tempt me to the Burst Shoes, Chunk of Goldeon, Time Orb combination and I'm not sure if it would do what I think it would do.

Thorny tentacles and fang for one. Three spider webs for another. Neither of those should conflict with each other. Quietly tell styx that you understand. Can we tell who the non-Emily voice is?

1/2 Overlord 2012/03/20(Tue)23:02 No. 394630 ID: 97486c
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"Thank you Styx, I'll be careful. Do you have any notion what things I could use the Time Orb with?"

>"Time Mage stuff? I'm not certain as to what the item is so I can't really say.."

She gives an uncharacteristic shrug. It seems she's bothered by not knowing what it is.

You combine the three Bundles of Spider Silk to make...

Silk +

How... Expected.

>>394618
I was thinking we alchemize the three Bundles of Spider silk together.

With whatever we have from that, we add a Thorny Tenacle and either a weapon or armor. That would probably make it sticky and spiked which would be good for Lenion's Rose Whip

Overlord 2012/03/20(Tue)23:10 No. 394633 ID: 97486c
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You listen in on the voices again. One is Emily, you'd know that voice anywhere. The other you feel may be Shana.

>"So would you be fine if I ever dated him?"

>"Uhm... I dunno."

>"What do you mean?"

>"I don't know how I'd feel about that~"

>"It's a simple question. I mean if we ever did go out I'd be very happy and so would he. You want that right."

>"Uhm... Yes~!"

>"Then it'd be okay, right?"

>"Maybe.."

>"You... you can't just switch from yes to maybe. It's a yes or no question."

>"I don't know.."

>"Just think, seriously. Picture us going out. Doing lovey dovey stuff. Kissing and stuff."

>"I..."

>"Oh I can read it on your face. You look mad. Well a-"

>Styx: "My Lord, I think I've heard of such an orb.. I'm going to look over my notes for a moment.."

She retreats to the back of the lab.

The two of them have stopped speaking again.

You decide to combine the Dread Fang and Thorny Tentacles.

Warning: The results of these items, while not deadly, are completely unknown. Do you wish to combine them anyway?

>>394633
"Uh, Styx?"

can you poke it and make it elaborate on that. is it going to make an explosion? if not then DO IT!

>>394633
Hell yes we do.

And oh shit, of course it was Shana. She will make it so hard to let her down easy. Maybe clear your throat loudly and say "I DON'T KISS OR HUG PEOPLE, SHANA."
Yeah, that'll go well.

>>394633
For Alchemy!

>>394636
lets pretend we didn't hear that for now, we don't have the full context and when it comes to romance you need the full context. though if someone makes advances of a romantic nature towards us we should have a prepared response. something like

"i'm flattered, but any sexual or romantic inclinations i had in my previous incarnation were learned behaviors, not something inherent to my nature. I have not had the time to relearn such behaviors so for now at least i don't think i'm capable o feeling romantic love. though it is something intend to eventually peruse, but not until I have fully reestablished myself."

if they ask why you intend to wait say you understand that the emotions associated with romance are very strong, and your not sure if you could keep it from affecting your performance as a leader, as such your going to wait until your position is not quite so precarious to try and learn about love.

we might also want to consider asking Styx about this,(namely why our old self was interested in sex, be we are not) its embarrassing but the complete loss of sex drive might imply something about our nature.

>>394636
no yelling.

Hmm.

We should think to ourselves, "How do I show affection?"

Overlord 2012/03/20(Tue)23:49 No. 394651 ID: 97486c
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You decide to craft the items and create...

The Fanged Whip: +11 atk, inflicts Bleeding on enemy unit.
That's interesting.

You interrupt Styx's study for a moment.

"Styx, I was wondering why my older self seemed so interested in sex but I do not."

You hear a sudden scrape and turn to see Styx has almost fallen out of her chair.

>"Ah well uhm.. It may be that you're missing that uh part of you? I could tinker and add it back if it uh bother you that much."

She sits back down in a more comfortable position.

>"I mean you seem more kind then your previous incarnation so you might not be as brutal as you once were so uh maybe it would work?"

play dumb
"what do you mean?"

>>394651
Tell Styx... that maybe we should leave it like it is. It would serve mostly as a distraction, and with your face charmed as it is, it wouldn't be fair to potential partners.

Alright, let's try the Goldeon with the gun. Oh, and throw our old gun in too.

>>394651
Ha, she took it.
That's fine, though. We are a leader, not a pimp. Tell her you were just curious. Then, thorny whip with gun?

>>394654
>>394655
No weapon and weapon alchemy. We don't put Fanged Whip with the gun. Fanged whip is pretty powerful as is and I don't wanna lose it. Give the Fanged Whip to Lenion.

>>394651
Ask what happened when my libido was around. what was I like at the time?

>>394656
he is saying whip and two guns. the gun part will win out and become a better gun.

Oh, and as soon as Shanah's done talking to Emily, let's send her out to kill weak stuff for money. Just y'know make sure she's aware not to fight anything she'd need dark mana for. Even if it would make a lot of money for us. It's not really a high priority mission, she's just the best we have at it.

"honestly i'm not that bothered by it, it just seemed odd that something as fundamental as the presence or absence of a sex drive would change after I was reconstructed. as for adding a sex drive I do not think making such a fundamental change to my mind while i am still Establishing myself would be a good idea."

>>394659
not a sex drive. a dick.

>>394657
I get the two guns into a better gun, but why the whip? It's so much better when compared to our current whip. Plus Bleeding is a petty good debuff, especially against enemies with lots of HP

>>394660
He asked why he's not interested in sex, and this is where the conversation went. I get the impression the two are a...

...package deal.

sunglasses.jpg

>>394651
"Well, then would you create those parts for me? Something you'd consider fitting for me."

Overlord 2012/03/21(Wed)00:23 No. 394666 ID: 97486c
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"It's fine Styx. As it is such a thing would only serve as a distraction. I was simply curious as to how such a thing could simply have vanished."

Styx seems to relax a bit. She goes back to her notes.

>"You did suffer a rather traumatic wound. It's changed a lot about you. I remember some times you would summon a bunch of succubus a- Oh hey here it is.. Okay one more second.."

You decide to place the Fanged Whip and Force Gun to see wh

Warning: The following combination is dangerous. It may either explode or produce an unusual item.

You take them out.
That doesn't work.

>"Okay... A Time Orb amplifies any Time Mage powers and can even allow them to cast some spells without wasting MP."

odd. the other guy could use it to teleport. it wasn't listed in his skills so the orb alone was the cause. insert goldeon, speed shoes and orb.

if that doesn't work have styx put ob and our eye in.

>>394666
Ugh, no.

Gun+Gun+Goldeon.

let's not get a dick. it'd just make things cheesy.

the time orb seems pretty nice. we should keep it in case we get a time mage. hell, maybe even Ruby could branch off into time magic once her level is high enough.

don't we have like tree whips now? we should alchemize 'em together. which incidentially is what we shoulda done with the dancing rings we had. we sold those, right?

ask Styx what you can do with the chunk of Goldeon.

>>394669
Combining things isn't always beneficial. I think maybe we'd be better off cutting our losses with this whip rather than risk making it worse.

I am half tempted to ask Styx if she can set up a sort of system that allows us to safely tap into the time orb. If it can make a time mage cast spells with ease, perhaps it can give us some basic time magic?

>>394666
"That's interesting. I'm tempted to try alchemizing it with something, but perhaps... Styx, do you you think you could integrate it into my body so I could use at least some time magic?"

Time Orb + Goldeon Watch?

>>394719
If you are going to do that you might as well add in the Chunk of Goldeon.

>>394770
The Day Eater seemed to believe the Watch and Orb specifically were connected, or at least had synergy. Adding more isn't always better if you only need two for a special alchemization.

>>394772
not really, he was going to trade the orb FOR the watch. simply, he felt the watch was a better time artifact.

>>394772
I thought the Goldeon Watch might be connected in some way to the Chunk of Goldeon (unless that is just a type of metal or something.)

>>394783
I think Goldeon is just a kind of metal.
>>394774
Yeah, rereading you're right. Still, it might be something to try.

Overlord 2012/03/21(Wed)22:36 No. 394855 ID: 97486c
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You place the Goldeon Watch and Time Orb in the alchemy table.
It seems the results won't explode at least.

>"Is it possible to combine this with myself? The Time Orb I mean."

"Hmm... It 'is' but it wouldn't give you the same benefits. You're a chaos golem so I highly doubt it would do anything for you. I don't have the ability to change you into anything else but that."

"Just wondering. Also what will this Chunk of Goldeon do?"

>"That will enhance the power of anything you mix it with. It's very versatile and can even stabilize what would otherwise be dangerous combinations."

DO EET

>>394855
ADD THE GUN AND LETS GO

>>394855
So tempted to throw Burst Shoes into this. Walk through time, you know you want to.

Hmmmmmm, maybe we should try using the goldeon to improve our self? I'm not talking armor, but our frame itself. Make it more durable, stronger, possibly with more health included. Should take less goldeon to improve the frame than make pure goldeon armor.

Not only that, but the the stabilization might allow for a more stable buffer for the time orb. While it may be a awesome combo, it may be junk as well... or it may produce another day eater.

>>394864
Wait. YES. PERFECT.

Shoes+orb+goldeon. Teleport shoes!

>>394864
Potential time travel would be pretty nifty.

Is the Goldeon Watch a "one of a kind" artifact or are there multiple scattered throughout the world?

>>394865
Also, seconding Goldeon body improvement.

>>394865
Gotta say Goldeon body improvement sounds great. Let's get some work done on this grill.

Just these two things. let's see what it does before we add something else to the mix.

we gotta level up the body sooner or later anyways.

Idea! Break the Chunk of Goldeon into several smaller Chunks of Goldeon. Repeat this for infinite Goldeon. It doesn't say how big a "chunk" has to be anywhere.

Hmm.. Time Orb plus Watch would probably yield some sort of "rewind disastrous combat turn" device.

It would mean having the watch wouldn't be so 'bad'.

>>394855
I'm not fond of us using both the chunk of goldeon and the time orb on us right now. But if people really want to go with this combination of time orb plus the watch, I'm fine with that.

Lets just get this over with and move on. We really need to finalize our letter to Abel and send it on it's way.

Overlord 2012/03/22(Thu)14:22 No. 394974 ID: a06505
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>>394910
That doesn't seem to be possible..

You decide to mix the Goldeon Watch and Time Orb.
It creates....

The Goldeon Watch?

That's odd..
You hear it ticking and for a moment you panic. You then notice that the clock now has an actual clock face on it and is merely keeping time.

>>394974
That... huh. Well I guess we stopped it from being the dangerous thing it was before, so yay? Take it to Styx and see if it has any special properties besides keeping time.

If nothing else, we can use it to bluff others into thinking doom is imminent.

play with the dials.

Overlord 2012/03/22(Thu)14:43 No. 394980 ID: a06505
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You decide to twiddle one of the dials.
The hands spin backwards and in a flash you find yourself outside of the castle.

>"What the!?"

>>394980
The eye... perhaps we are seeing the process of Overlord's creation

oh wow this looks cool. look around.

Yay time travel. Or whatever. Let's see what we can learn, investigate! Look at the person next to us there - no wait, is that us or are we seeing ourselves from somewhere else? That could indicate if we can change the past or not.

Overlord 2012/03/22(Thu)16:04 No. 394995 ID: a06505
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Hmm... You seem to have lost your body.
Styx is floating beside you without her robe or mask.

You hear a loud crack.

>"My Lord! The Floatation Ring has broke!"

ah, we are at the battle. let's find you.

>>394996
Yeah

We're at the Overlord's last battle then. Let's go to the throne-room and see Badass Overlord in action.

>>394996
Sure, but lets keep an eye out for survivors. We should be recruiting anybody who didn't die.

>>394999
Do we even have a physical existence? If so, hide. No need to be mistaken for the "real" overlord by the invaders or an impostor by your forces.

Overlord 2012/03/22(Thu)16:20 No. 395003 ID: a06505
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You enter the castle, passing through a wall as though it weren't even there.

Inside you see your older self surrounded by warriors. He slams his fists together and roars unleashing a frightening attack that instantly vaporizes those around him.

You hear Emily yelling from behind him.

>"MY LORD! MY LORD RUN!"

>"THEY INVADE MY CASTLE AND YOU EXPECT ME TO RUN!? I WILL NOT STOP TIL THE VERY METAL IS RIPPED OFF MY FRAME!"

Overlord 2012/03/22(Thu)16:26 No. 395007 ID: a06505
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>>395003
Another group of Heroes charge at him.

>"CHAOS BEAM!"

He fires another blast of pure energy out of his hands. With a slight turn he manages to slice the approaching group in half.

>"Is this the best you got Heroes!? I've taken down Demon Lords far more powerful then any of you!"

It seems no one notices you.

I bet he's this badass because he has the sword. man, I want that fucking sword.

>>395007
Rose is there. Go look at her more closely.

rose is up top there.
go to the treasure room and see if anyone is taking anything really valuable.

>>395010
I see no sword.

Check the treasure room, or search for your mysterious ally who seems to have vanished.

you notice how he seems to be using inherent powers rather than weapons? i think when you have both eyes it lets you throw around crazy amounts of power, as big ass energy beams.

Overlord 2012/03/22(Thu)23:33 No. 395146 ID: 97486c
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Styx is still with you. The two of you float up to see Rose staring down at the fight, horrified at the whole scene.

>"Let's avoid my room. I'd rather not be around when the attack happens again. Still this is fascinating. We can see exactly what happened in the past from any perspective.."

Overlord 2012/03/22(Thu)23:34 No. 395147 ID: 97486c
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You head down to where the treasure room is.
It's as empty as when you went down there recently.

There is a small machine there.

>"A miniature teleporter. That would explain a lot actually. When I cleaned it was nothing more then scrap metal."

>>395146
"Do you know where anyone who remained loyal would be right now, if they were still alive? I'd be interested to see if any of them escaped... though I suspect that we won't be so lucky."

>>395147
"Any way to track the other end of it in the present, now that you're aware it was there?"

Of crucial importance is finding that other surviving minion.

Let's do a quick tour. Barracks first, then the courtyard, then... anywhere else we missed.

hmm. maybe we can get it working again.

where was Shana?

>>395151
in that town we found her in.

let's try... the barracks maybe we can see some old minions.

try to figure out your range of movement later and if you can still teleport. Use for scouting and espionage when necessary

>>395150
>>395149
These.

You know what? This is a golden opportunity. Remember how we wanted to know who tricked rose and did a lot of the stuff? We now have the chance to know. It could save our asses later on and if he does show up, we'd at least know he is not someone we should mess with.

Not only that, but we can use this to see where our remains ended up and possibly see the heavy hitters of Abel's army. After all, I don't expect them to be fighting Badass until the final wave. Have the rank and file be used to soak up Badass' best attacks and then come in as big damn heroes and gain fame from it. Besides, I am pretty sure whom we have with us is whom remains of our previous army.

Short version: Find out who made Rose betray us, keep an eye out for any Heroes who would likely be major trouble makers for us, and watch the final battle and after math.

Overlord 2012/03/23(Fri)22:08 No. 395334 ID: 97486c
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You return to yourself and see a red haired spear user fighting with your old self.

>"Man, makes you wish we had Silva here, hmm?"

>"That girl left. We do not need her help in this battle."

>"Just saying we could use her gentle touch. Should I teleport and grab her? I'm sure she'll help if we just toss her in the battle hmm?"

>"The teleporter is compromised. I doubt anyone who's retreated is still alive."

>"Hmm hmm.. That's no good. Guess I can't bail on you when things get too messy."

>"Ha."

>"Hey, I finally got you to laugh."

>"That's the last time you'll hear it."

>"I hope not!"

The two of them slay more heroes.

>"Hmm hmm.. They have to run out sometime."

>Overlord "Somehow I doubt that's going to happen."

>"Well I got your back so let's do this hmm?"

he seems like someone you trusted implicitly. not sure what will happen next...

Overlord 2012/03/23(Fri)22:26 No. 395341 ID: 97486c
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Styx flies up to you. It seems in all the commotion you didn't even know she'd seperated.

>"My Lord! The teleporter! It leads to the Land of Abel!"

The world fades to black.
-----------------------------------------------

Styx falls and lands in her lab in the present. You follow shortly behind her.
The watch has stopped glowing.

>"How odd. It has time travel powers now.. No not travel... That's incorrect. More like we can simply see what happened. But my Lord that teleporter in the treasure room led straight to the Land of Abel! I saw many of the people from our castle there to."

did you see anyone you knew to be loyal? if so that would mean the teleporter was hi-jacking the signal making anyone that tried to flee go there.

>>395342
loyal or not no demon would flee to the land of abel. i find the fact that tel-porters can be comprised like that disturbing. it also means there may be another traitor, even under charm magic i doubt rose would sabatoge her friends means of retreat.

try another dial

No thank you on pressing the other button. If one is the past, the other is the future and I would rather not deal with a BAD FUTURE.

Could the Fruit Of Many Things be used to enhance our body? It seems like a Chaos thing.

It's possible that the old overlord set the teleporter to go to the land of abel to punish deserters and traitors. Just throwing that one out there.
Don't get greedy with your new toy. I have a feeling the "stopped glowing" thing means it needs a while to recharge...hopefully it wasn't single-use.
Ask Styx who the red-haired spear user was and where you might be able to find him/her if still living, or where to find the body if not.

cave of memories. let's get a roll on.

Couldn't handle the cave of memories before, still won't at the moment. Honestly, let's focus on using the goldeon chunk to improve our frame and then check on Doc for what his thoughts are on the letter.

>>395374
This.

>>395359
>"The teleporter is compromised. I doubt anyone who's retreated is still alive."
Think that might be possible.

>>395374

dude we didn't even try the cave.

We didn't try the cave before because the cave basically said we should come back when we are at least level 10. The majority of our units are level 7-8. We are not ready in the slightest.

Let's not go commit suicide in the Cave of Memories.

Send Shanah out to hunt for money (and tell her not to fight anything that would require Dark Mana), and let's visit the regular ol' Land of Trials place. We could try our hand at the championship!

Also remember to finish and send the letter.

>>395466
Well, we could send people to hunt for money. We do need it for better equipment and to clear the courtyard. I suggest three groups of three or four.

First Group will consist of Shana, Lun, Lenion and Nix. Shana will be the leader. I don't think we have to beat around the bush here with Shana. Tell her our primary objective is to get money. Secondary objective is to get everyone some experience. Also, no using Dark Mana.

Second Group will be Silva, Alice and Kassandra. Silva will be leading the group. I was thinking since Silva was a subcommander when we were badass, we could try to get her to remember her leadership skills.

Third group will be Lilith, Nin, Solaris, and Rose. Lilith will be leading. We will frame it to Lilith as a training exercise. Now that Lilith has gained the loyalty of a minion, let's see how she does in leading a group in combat.

Ruby can choose what she wants to do. Go with any of the groups or stay in the castle and do whatever

Overlord and Emily should go to the Land of Trials for tag team action and hopefully emotionally bonding moments.

>>395374
This first, and once we have Doc's opinion, touch up the letter and send it.

>>395473
This second, it seems like a good plan with structure and reason.

>>395466
>>395472
These two, but also send silva out to fight since she cannot into championships, too.

And see if you can enslave a Myurii for Meagan to experiment on. Why? No reason.

>>395500
*Smack* Bad thoughts! No!

>>395528
Bad thoughts? Did you read her description of the thing? It's got time magic! That seems useful, right? Plus, it's apparently a caring and giving lover, so it can't be all bad.

Overlord 2012/03/27(Tue)23:03 No. 396527 ID: 97486c
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>>395500
A what..?

Anyway you decide to combine your armor with the Goldeon Chunk.
It's completely used up and your armor has taken a certain shine to it. Styx informs you that it should now take less damage from physical attacks.

You thank her and leave the watch in her possession so she may examine it.

Now, before you can even write any sort of letter to Abel you should first see if you even need to keep the doctor. You walk to where he is examining Nix.

>PD: "Ah Overlord. I was just coming to talk to you. This is a fascinating half cure you have here. A little damaging to the epidermis but efficient. I must confess though that even with a complete removal of all the poison glands a full restoration to the subjects previous self is near impossible. At least that's my hypothesis. I could, theoretically, remove all the glands within miss Nix here and see what happens but that might be a bit dangerous to us both."

>>396527
Ask why it would be dangerous.

you can see why it would be dangerous to her, but why dangerous to you?

>>396531
Agreed.

Hey Nix, you okay there?

It would likely be wise to stabilize as opposed to cure outright. Right now, stopping them from sliding back into a plague spreader state would probably be helpful. Would give you a good staging ground to work on the full cure too.

Coincidentally, we were planning on starting a small village for the Poison spitters in some friendly slime territory. Slimes tend to be poison resistant so the weakened venom will likely not affect them and a key resource for the procedure is near-by.

Since Nix shows memory loss and some people may consider the 'half state' to be just as bad, a village there for them can help their mental recovery, allow them easy access to what they need, and in a area where their spit will not harm anyone. What are your thoughts on that, doctor?

Overlord 2012/03/27(Tue)23:34 No. 396548 ID: 97486c
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"Nix, are you ok?"

>"...."

>"She's been like that since we started. Anyway a few of the poison glands are either too small to safely cut out or they're attached to organs that I'd be worried about damaging with burns or other cauterizing methods. There might even be a few in her head."

"Then is it possible to instead use this half cure to create a society for them? Help them live on their own not simply wander around and mindless drones?"

>"Anything is possible with the enough money and resources. Even a cure might be possible. I personally however do not have the means of gaining either of those things."

>>396548
"But you work for Abel." pause. "No, wait, this makes sense. Give me an estimate of what you need."

"do you mean abel doesn't give you supplies you ask for? even though he knows you could make a cure?"

>>396548
We do. And so does Abel, to a far greater degree. However, from what we've seen Abel would not agree with curing plaguespreaders born of demons, would he?

Hmm. Ask him what resources he'd need for the full cure.

Well, the land may not be that hard to do. We can go to the Slimes and try to negotiate. As for supplies, we are willing to lend him the tools if it helps with the plague spreaders.

Also, let us not forget the letter. Abel wants you back and having a written response from you may alleviate any worry. You can be honest with us if you feel you are being forced. We will not tell Abel.

before we start pouring resources into trying to find a cure we should try and find out about how many plague spreaders there are. considering they are fairly weak and most people have kill on sight policy when dealing with them there may not be that many of them.

I think Nyx needs to spit or whatever to remove some of the poison.

Hmm, if the doctor goes or is forced back to the land of Abel, why not inform him that we have some contacts there; Kassandra's sisters. If he can get the churches on our side or at least neutral on this issue, that's a huge diplomatic coup against Abel.

Yeah, Nix spits to keep the poison levels down, but a more stable means of doing so would be wise in my opinion. Plague spreaders are likely rather common honestly. They explode when hit, their abilities can make the infected become a plague spreader as well, and unless you have fire, they cannot be truly killed. Hell, to make a full cure, we would need to somehow stab and cure those vital zones without damaging them. This would either require tons of money we do not have, or somehow getting materials that could burn, then heal instantly which would mean pheonix feathers.

Making a place for the plague spreaders would be much cheaper and a lot quicker as well. Remember, the Slimes live in ruins. All you need to do is make them a bit nicer and you have housing and such.

Overlord 2012/03/28(Wed)23:52 No. 396838 ID: 97486c
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"Wouldn't Abel be willing to give you the supplies?"

>"If I were to present him with this partial cure then maybe but I would have to find a different plaugespreader. He wouldn't accept someone... Like Nix."

You understand what he means.

"Well what kind of material would you need?"

>"Gold. Lots of gold. And people willing to work with these people. It can be quite dangerous. There's a good number of people infected and it would take an even greater number of people to work on curing them. We don't even know how to track the Spreaders down."

You see Nix still hasn't moved. Her mouth seems to be filling with something. On impulse you poke her cheek making poison spill out of her mouth.

>"BLEH"

"Nix? What happened..?"

>"I... It's rude to spit and I don't know thi.... S Man so I kept it in.... And it sorta got out of... Hand. Sorry. Did he find... A cure..?"

"No, nothing yet."

She nods.

>"That's ok-k-kay. I didn't get my h-hopes up.. Too much."

well you have a tribe of tamers at your command, they may be able to track them. and the slimes could possibly distribute it. since they could get in close without getting infected.

Well, as it is we may as well talk to the slimes and see if we can set up the refuge. A half cure is far better than no cure given to them and while it won't be a 'full' cure, they will be able to lead semi normal lives... so long as they have buckets on hand.

Also, inform the doc of the note and ask him to send a note with yours so that Abel knows you are not in danger and are here of your own free will.

Hmm yes if slimes are immune to the plague like constructs are, they'd make the perfect assistants. On the other hand we could just make a ton of golem assistants for the task.

Tamers tracking the plaguespreaders sounds like a good idea too.

tell him about the letter.

>>396838
fucking genius, plus she is adorable...

>>396869
Oh, yes.

>>396838
"Lack of resources, Nix. If we can gain him the backing of Abel then there is hope. If not a cure, then at least improved quality of life."

Order your tamers to start tracking down plague spreaders, and your various immune minions to capture at least one.

Ask Shana if she is resting between sessions with the tamer leader, and ask how it went.

I don't think we should allow Abel the chance to go for the full heal. If we ever do go out against him, having him be the one to 'cure the plague' would make it a lot harder to garner support and say we are the good guy. We do not want to give Abel any more of an advantage then he has now.

Incidentally, we can round up a plague spreader or two, use our partial cure on them and have the doc watch the procedure. He can then set up shop in a neutral area(slime village) and improve himself from there.

Overlord 2012/04/02(Mon)21:20 No. 398330 ID: 97486c
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"Lack of resources, Nix. If we can gain him the backing of Abel then there is hope. If not a cure, then at least improved quality of life. Doctor, I'm going to work on getting more people who are infected to at least get partially cured. In the meantime I want you to write a letter along side mine to tell Abel you are here willingly. And check mine to see if there is anything there he'd object to."

He nods and takes your letter.

>"Nix stay here with the Doctor, I need to check on something."

You walk up to Shana. She seems to be daydreaming a bit as she looks out the window.

"Shana."

>"!! My Lord! H-how are you?"

"Good. How did everything go with the Leader?"

>"Oh god... My lord.. She is insatiable... The entire day.. By the end of it I couldn't even feel my legs..."

"What did you guys do?"

>"She had us hunting animals as big as a house all day.. It was scary.. And I couldn't even use my magic.. And birds... Oh god the birds... I did it all for you my Lord"

>>398330
Chuckle quietly.
"Your every sacrifice is a testament to your undying loyalty. I appreciate it, deeply. Trust me on that."

She deserves a proper reward of some kind.

Perhaps something personal.

Like a personal massage from her dear Overlord to those sore muscles.

>>398335
This. First say: "...Wh--Ah, yes. Hunting. Of course." Then avert your eyes for a bit.

>>398330
"I appreciate your willingness to take up any task on my behalf, even those which make you uncomfortable. You did well, I trust."

toosle her hair.

>>398330
"I thought she was expecting sex. Regardless, your service is exemplary."

"You did well. I expected such a result from one of my most loyal people. You should rest. I do not want to lose you to exhaustion"

Overlord 2012/04/02(Mon)23:37 No. 398376 ID: 97486c
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"I appreciate your willingness to take up any task on my behalf, even those which make you uncomfortable. You did well, I trust."

>"Of course! I will always try my best to do what you order!"

I nod. She is so loyal to me.

"I'll be sure to reward you. Once I can think of something suitable."

>"Well... We could go out.. Like, on a date.."

Oh fuck.

Uhhhhhh

Tell her it would be inappropriate for a commander to date their troops. Yeah.

>>398377
"It would not be apropos for me to date my troops - I am sorry, Shanah, but you ask of me something that might destabilize the loyalty of my people."

Tell her that, while you appreciate her devotion to you, that you have to keep your priorities straight. Getting power and stability for everyone that you care about must come first. If she understands that, then the two of you could go on a friendly outing of some sort.

"You know how I am Shana. I am not one for being touchy feely and with the current situation, taking a break may cause trouble... however, perhaps you would like to come with me as I check up with the slimes? It's quite a bit calmer than the wilds and they are rather peaceful so long as you play nice."

Next stop, slime village to set up the foundations for the Poison spitter refuge.

"Unfortunately, Shana. I cannot show favouritism to any one of my troops. Such things will destabilize the morale and loyalty of all under me. However, if we make it a whole group thing, like a picnic, I will acquisce to such an idea."

"if i go on one date, everyone who has any sort of feelings for me will want one as well and declining could cause a drop in loyalty. simply, while i am flattered, i cannot date anyone.

I see nothing objectionable about this. let's go on a date!

Well, let's not be hasty. Ask her what sort of date she was thinking about. Where, and what do?

It could be a secret date.

... We lack equipment...

>>398376
"I would say it's inappropriate for me to go on a dinner date, a movie watching, or other romantic activities, because it is. However, if you can find an alternative activity we can both enjoy, something tasteful and respectful of a man of my stature, maybe. I should let it be clear that I am celibate this incarnation, so if "that" is part of your desires, than I must respectfully inform that you will be disappointed. At most I enjoy eye candy. If you desire a more physical romantic relationship, then I'm afraid you'll have to find someone else, or find a way to convince me that celibacy is overrated in terms that a man with no sex drive can understand."

Just be plain and out forth with it all. We shouldn't step around the issues that a romantic relationship with the overlord will be a bit dull outside our charms.

>>398376
Super do it.

"Hm. I am afraid that I do not do well with emotions such at that, but I was about to check on the slimes. It's rather nice there, and it's also fairly peaceful if you don't start anything. We could find somewhere private and see how it goes. Would that satisfy you?"

Overlord 2012/04/03(Tue)19:55 No. 398556 ID: 97486c
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"You know how I am Shana. I am not one for being touchy feely and with the current situation, taking a break may cause trouble... however, perhaps you would like to come with me as I check up with the slimes? It's quite a bit calmer than the wilds and they are rather peaceful so long as you play nice."

She looks a bit disappointed but nods.

>"Okay, I can do that. I would still prefer if we can get some alone time later.."

You say nothing. The two of you leave the castle and teleport to the ruins of Cineta. The Slime King is there. His center crystal turns in your direction.

Hmm. I did not expect to see you again so soon. What brings you here?

"I wanted to see if the heroes were leaving you alone. Shana here is my best unit. I brought her for backup and company."

>>398556
Breach the topic of the partially-cured plaguespreaders living here.

>>398556

"Well, I'm here with Shana for a short rest. Is everything all right? The heroes still harassing your slimes?"

If slime king says yes, tell him about the plan of putting a plague spitter village in his lands. As they are only vulnerable to fire and the slimes immine to poison, this could be a good deal.

If he says no, ask if he'd mind going into a trade agreement. Slime fangs and a piece of land for a plague spitter village for security from heroes. Surely that's a win-win deal.

Overlord 2012/04/03(Tue)21:05 No. 398595 ID: 97486c
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"Well, I'm here with Shana to check up. Is everything all right? The heroes still harassing your slimes?"

"Nothing has happened. Life has been quiet since you last came here.

"That is good. I'm glad you are finally doing well. However, the main reason I came here was to make a trade with you."

"A trade?"

You nod.

"I'm working with a doctor who believes there might be a way to fully cure the Plaugespreader illness. However at the moment there is only a partial cure. These people are now sentient but lack memories and are still poisonous. If possible I would like just a bit of land and some Claws and in return the cured plaugespreaders will live here and protect your people full time."

"Hmm. I agree to this. However it is because you have proven yourself trustworthy in the past. The ones who stay here, if they harm my slimes you will be the one to pay."

"Fair enough."

That was easy. Shana wanders around and examines the land a bit

You might want to establish what paying means in this context. Then go spend some quality time with Shana, if only to check her sanity and Dark Mana levels.

>>398595
Thank him, tell him we'll be back when we have some people able to move in, and go talk to Shana.

"See anything interesting?"

"You know, I never asked you how we met. My memories are incomplete, but I'd appreciate hearing about it."

Make absolutely certain that the slimes will be immune to the disease, even if it's just to make sure that the slime king knows you care. Also yeah go for a walk with Shana, see how she's doing, maybe broach the subject of her romantic interests. If you can do so without angering her, try to explain that it's not something you're into anymore.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DO YOU BRING UP STYX'S OFFER.

>>398604
Yeah, this is about right.

>>398605
I don't think we really need to talk about romance so explicitly, unless she presses us for more information.

Overlord 2012/04/03(Tue)23:44 No. 398632 ID: 97486c
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You thank him and go check on Shana.

"See anything interesting?"

>"Not really. This place is a wreck. Most I've seen are a few Slimes."

"This is where they've been forced to stay. Hopefully this all works out and they can have some guardians."

Shana looks at you and smiles. It's a sad smile.

>"You've changed."

"Have I now?"

>"Mmhmm. When we'd first met you were far more ruthless. I liked that."

"..."

>"But you've still got that same loyalty about you. You care for your troops."

She leans against a piece of rubble.

Overlord 2012/04/03(Tue)23:44 No. 398633 ID: 97486c
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>"I really like that about you."

Lean on the rubble next to her. Say something about how that's strange, because you were under the impression that your precursor was less loyalty-inspiring than you were. Shana herself said that he created more loyalty through fear than anything else.

Let her talk about old overlord for a while. bitches love it when you listen to them and shit.