Athena Tannis 2012/05/11(Fri)22:10 No. 410620 ID: 09e5bf
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You are approached by Captain Ulysses Archer, who has your first asignment.

A new mage is rumored to have come to Jordan, a nearby town. It's 2 hours travel by train. He gives you the mage's name, $150 for any supplies you might need, and tells you to check out the Saloon by the train station. The latest wanted posters are kept updated there. You'll be able to check the latest sketch of what thay look like.

Where would you like to go? The General Store has food and basic gear, while the The Train Station would have todays train schedule, the Saloon has entertainment and drinks, and the Knight Depot has special supplies for fighting mages and monsters.

>>410620
Check out the posters in the Saloon first, that way you'll have an idea of what you'll need. See if anyone in the Saloon knows what Jordan is like. What shops are there, what it does for its economy, who is in charge, basic stuff like that.

The Saloon seems a good place to start, as the man suggests. Then off to the general store.

Glancing at wanted posters isn't a bad idea, but I'd definitely hit the Knight Depot and make sure you have everything you need before you get tempted to blow cash on frivolities. Might want to save some cash to rent a room in Jordan too.

What does the DREAMCATCHER do?
What is your FAMILY MEMENTO?

Is there a distinction between mages who abuse their power and those who don't, or are all mages evil?

Athena Tannis 2012/05/12(Sat)00:01 No. 410642 ID: 09e5bf
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You decide to visit stores on the way to the Saloon, first going with the Knight Depot. Paul is tending the store, as usual.

> "Hey Athenna, looking sharp! Congrats on becoming a knight!"

"Thanks Paul, now how 'bout ya let me take a look at your wares. I wanna make sure I'm good and ready for today"

> "Sure thing"

The Pempton Bluff Knight Depot inventory can be found here:

>>/questdis/364301

>>410627
>What does the DREAMCATCHER do?
Your DREAMCATHER protects you from Boogeymen, terrible monsters that roam the dreamlines. It is ingrained from childhood to always have a DREAMCATCHER at your side, especially when traveling.

>What is your FAMILY MEMENTO?
Your FAMILY MEMENTO is a picture locket of your dear grandparents, who came to the then new Coal Nation. The lock has broken, so you leave it closed, as not to damage it.

>Is there a distinction between mages who abuse their power and those who don't, or are all mages evil?
You have been taught that all mages, no matter how kind hearted they may act, are a tool for demons. That mages are a destructive people whose elemental powers go against the natural order, and they destroy what civilization creates.

Even the tales of mage heroes you've managed to pick up end in disaster. The most noble mage of lore is Thunderfoot. He was a dragonborn lightning mage who united the West when the West was young. He led dozens of young kingdoms to their death when they attacked the demons, and were betrayed by the Trolls and Scarecrows.

The mystics laud him as a tragic hero to be admired, but you see him for what he is, a fool who put his faith in monsters and demonic power, and dragged everyone down with him.

can't see much you need. pure water and a throwing weapon could be useful

I'd pick up a Miasma antidote and pure water. Those seem like the sort of things you don't want to be caught without if the need arises. A pure silver throwing knife is probably a good investment too. Covers the same ground as a quicksilver vial (dealing with spells before you get into stabbing range), for half the price, and you can always pick it up and use it again.

Past that... gaze whistfully at that heavier armor and wish new recruits weren't asked to pay for these things out of pocket, head to the tavern to check those wanted posters, and try to save your last $25 for emergencies.

get one of each single-use item.

Athena Tannis 2012/05/12(Sat)10:05 No. 410729 ID: 09e5bf
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MIASMA DRAUGHT, PURE WATER, and THROWING KNIFE have been bought! Athena now has $25.

>gaze whistfully at that heavier armor

Done

> Go to the saloon

Sounds good.

I approach the bartender and ask him some question,

>What's Jordan like?
"Jordan's a nice enough town. It's got good folk and nice weather."

>What shops are there?
"Jordan has a General Store, Jewelry Shop, Saloon, and quite a few clothing shops."

>What does it do for the economy?
"Jordan's got a healthy textiles industry. A lot of the frontier towns use fabrics from there."

>Who is in charge?
"Mayor Walton's still running Jordon last I heard"

Was there anything else you needed to ask?

Is there a doctor there? There's got to be. A newspaper?

Besides those basics, the rest we can learn on the scene.

Athena Tannis 2012/05/12(Sat)12:53 No. 410772 ID: 09e5bf
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>Is there a doctor there?
"Yes, Jordan also has a bank, a couple barbershops, and a diner."

>A newspaper?
"A small one. Most major news makes way to the Pempton Bluff paper. The Jordan News is usually more of a way for people to keep track of upcoming events."

You decide you've been putting it off long enough, so you head over to check out the wanted posters

The bulletin board is full of long standing bounties, including some from before you were born!

There are four new mages to pursue, one of which is the one Captain Archer said was in Jordan. Which one was it again?

Pick a MAGE, NAME and SUBELEMENT.

Explanations of Magic combinations can be found in the quest discussion, here:
>>/questdis/364322

It's the guy in the coat. A Dreamcrafter (Fire/Air). Goes by the name of René.

>>410773

I was about to suggest the exact same thing! Well, not the name, but sure, let's go with that too. Shouldn't be too hard to deal with as a first assignment, just need to remember not to go clothes shopping in his neck of the woods.

Air-Spirit, Lyssa

Heals!

>>410772
Oh, I know this!
First Metal Man, then Wood Man, then Air Man, then Bubble Man, then Heat Man, then Crash Man, then Flash Man, then Quick Man.

>>410801

You caught that this is someone were going off to kill, not us learning spells, right?

>>410933
Right. So they shouldn't be much of a challenge with just healing power, right?

René 2012/05/12(Sat)18:05 No. 410958 ID: 09e5bf
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You have chosen René, the Dreamcrafter!

Let's check in on this man. What a layabout! How is his coat not setting the grass on fire?

Well, René, what skills do you have?

Pick 1 advanced Skill, 2 Average Skills, and 4 Beginner Skills.

Example Skills can be found here:
>>/questdis/364344

René has Beginner Mage, and Beginner Survivability, which can be upgraded to free up a Beginner slot.

René has the FIRE TYPE and AIR-SUBTYPE perks!

Pick one PHYSICAL EDGE perk: Is René STRONG, TOUGH, FAST, or AGILE?

>>410944
oretty sure it's not JUST. they can probably use the pure element as well so they are like benders of that element. but can also do the other thing. air and healing would mean she can fight back off and heal and then keep fighting making her a LOT more durable then first thought.
so fire/air

>>410959
Yes, all mages can use their root element. A healer still commands the winds, and a Dreamcrafter can still throw fire at things.

From a pure "just look at the guy" standpoint, I'd have to go with agile.

advanced blacksmith
average mage
average rifleman
beginner swordsman
beginner alchemy
beginner survivability
beginner demolition

tough

Advanced>MUSICAL TALENT
Average>Gunslinger
>Scavenger
Beginner>Brawler
>Horse Riding
>Climber
>Cooking

Perk>FAST

>>410964
he HAS to have mage and survivability.

>>410966
Which you automatically get in addition to the other 6 skills.

>>410963
beginner hunting and cooking.

>>410964

This.

Suggestion 2012/05/12(Sat)21:58 No. 411036 ID: 5c94e7
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>>410958

Advanced Womanizer
Average mage
Average guitarist
beginner duelist
beginner gambler
beginner skulldugger

>>410963
I like this except for the physical edge. Fast instead, maybe?

Character Confirmation René 2012/05/13(Sun)00:08 No. 411108 ID: 09e5bf
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You are RENÉ, a HUMAN MALE DREAMCRAFTER.

Your skills are as follows:
Advanced: Musical talent
Average: Gunslinger
Average: Blacksmith
Beginner: Mage
Beginner: Survivalist
Beginner: Brawler
Beginner: Climbing
Beginner: Scavenger
Beginner: Cooking
Hobby: Womanizer
Hobby: Gambling

Physical Perk: FAST

Is this information correct?
Please specify any corrections that need to be made.

hells yeah

Does the ability to dreamcraft fancy duds like these come standard with the magical ability, or should one of those skills be swapped out for something related to fashion design?

Otherwise, eh, seems fine to me.

>>411112
Starting Dreamcrafters can craft simple clothes and one handed items. As they progress, they can create things from small animals, to vehicles and monsters. A skilled one may even be able to manipulate the dreamlines.

René is wearing a completely mundane duster and jeans. It's a mage's ELEMENTAL AURA which causes their clothes to reflect their nature.

>>411108
Hell yes!

René 2012/05/13(Sun)18:56 No. 411486 ID: 09e5bf
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You are RENÉ, a starting dreamcrafter from the town of Pineshadow. You crossed the Purple Peaks, and came to the town of Jordan for a very specific purpose: to buy your sister a NICE DRESS for her birthday.

You have a few items: your father's old TRUSTY SIX SHOOTER with 15 BULLETS, your HARMONICA, DUSTER and JEANS, a TENT, and 1 day of RATIONS.

As a beginner mage, you can suppress you ELEMENTAL AURA for a few hours at a time, but require a 30 minute break inbetween. Casting magic will break the suppression.

As a beginner Dreamcrafter, you can create personal items as long as they relatively simple. You can make a GUITAR thanks to diligent practice. You can also THROW FIRE, or create a localized FLAME AURA around your hands and feet.

You may be able to try other simple magics, but these three spells are the ones you currently have down well enough to do at anytime.

You have $300 saved up. You have suppressed your ELEMENTAL AURA for the past half hour.

You are currently at the border of Jordan. Where would you like to go?

just walk around town. see if anything pops out at you.

A clothing shop!

Make your way around town, all nice and charming. Maybe stop by a saloon, flirt with some of the local gals, impress them by whipping up some fancy little rings out of thin air and such. And yeah, see if there's already a high end clothing shop in town, if not, you can looking into setting yourself one up and making an easy living.

Where would women be? IN WOMEN'S CLOTHING STORES, obviously.

Flirt + shop.

>>411513

I can see nothing wrong with this.

Walk down main street. Walk until you see a store with a dress in the window. Feel free to play your harmonica as you walk.

Also how are you carrying the tent?

Suggestion 2012/05/13(Sun)23:13 No. 411615 ID: 5c94e7
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>>410772
>>411036
How did I not see this?! Rene was a decoy!

A general store.

>>411615
Athena couldn't beat him anyway. He's got a bounty well over 300,000,000, at least.

>>411675
There is also a legitimate King on that bounty board.
As well as a Lightning Knight, which isn't even one of the elements at all.

>>411683
the king has a 100000000 bounty. simply, it sounds like they want to take him out but god damn he is way too fucking powerful to take out. so he has a quasi-legit kingdom, an area where he is in charge.

Shoot self in Face with Trusty Six shooter

Rene, go buy your sister's gift. Once you get it done you can have some fun

Athena isn't gonna beat rene anyways. He is the real main character.

René 2012/05/14(Mon)20:19 No. 411872 ID: 09e5bf
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>As well as a Lightning Knight, which isn't even one of the elements at all.
Lightning is the purview of Air/Fire mages.

>Also how are you carrying the tent?
The tent has been placed in René's DRAMA INVENTORY

>Shoot self in Face with Trusty Six shooter
Your TRUSTY SIX SHOOTER isn't an evoker!


René plays his harmonica and looks around town for women's clothing shops as well as other places of interest. He noticed the saloon was quite lively. He could probably find a game or two there.

There's a few barbershops, a jeweler's, general store, diners and multiple clothing stores. He stops by the most popular women's clothing store, and is greeted by a satyr dressmaker.

René says he'd like to buy a dress for his sister, and has her basic measurements. The Satyr says they can make a few types of dresses, with different costs. René could get a SIMPLE DRESS for $75, a NICE DRESS for $200, or he could go for a FANCY DRESS for $300.

They could also improve the fabric quality for a charge. for $50, he could get a prettier fabric which is less sturdy or a sturdier fabric that is less pretty. For $100 he could get a both prettier and sturdier fabric.

The dresses would take a few days to make, and he could pick out the fabric. A rush order would cost $100, but be ready tomorrow morning.

There are a few fine ladies in here. Which should he hit on? The HUMAN WOMAN, the LARUUT WOMAN, or the HARPY WOMAN? There's a SATYR WOMAN as well, but she seems to work here.

If he does hit on them, should he try to impress them with his looks, his words, his skills, or his magic?

>>411872

Considering who you are and where you're from, I'd suggest the SIMPLE DRESS with sturdy and better fabric for 175$. No need to blow ALL your money when there's gambling to be done!

Let's see... since she's our sister, any time she really needs to turn some heads we could just whip something temporary up on the fly, so we might as well get something made to last, so we're dropping at least the extra $50 for something tear resistant. The top of the line is out, but we can get a +Fancy +Sturdy Nice Dress no problem, that should work out great. This, of course, is on the assumption that the $300 we're talking about is our dress-buying budget, and her birthday is far enough off we can afford to wait. Otherwise, we might have to downgrade, unless we can work out a way to get free room and board while we're in town and/or a way home.

So, maxed out Nice if we can actually afford it, otherwise, say we'll be back with a decision and head out to brainstorm some personal finance ideas.

As far as deciding who to hit on though, just going by the body seems downright racist. I say pull out the harmonica, play a quick tune, and strike up a conversation with whoever seems most impressed. Showing off magic tricks later on might seal the deal, but you'd want to get to know her a bit first, make sure she's not going to report you to any crazy anti-magic zealots, and generally be in a more private setting.

Plus you don't need to go rubbing the fact you can summon fancy clothes out of thin air in a dress-maker's face. That'd pretty much be the height of rudeness!

We haven't asked the most important question.
How much is 1$ worth?
How much does food costs per month? housing? weapons?
How much money do you make a month? (do you even have a job?)

hit on the harpy with Music and words. aka, a song.

René 2012/05/14(Mon)21:24 No. 411903 ID: 09e5bf
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>$300 we're talking about is our dress-buying budget

René only has $300 on hand. The amount which he spends on a gift for his sister is up to him.

>her birthday is far enough off we can afford to wait.

Her birthday is 2 weeks away.

> How much is 1$ worth?
$1 is roughly worth what it is in modern day America.
> How much does food costs per month? housing? weapons?
Food costs about $200 a month. René gets a discount for working at his dad's farm
His housing costs about $200 a month.
A standard pistol costs about $500.
A standard rifle costs about $1000.
A standard shotgun costs about $1500.
> How much money do you make a month? (do you even have a job?)
René helps his father out on the farm, and repairs tools for people around town. He makes about $1,000 a month.

-----------------

René tells the dressmaker he will think about what dress he wants to get. The Dressmaker says he has 4 hours to make up his mind, or it'll take another day!

>I say pull out the harmonica, play a quick tune, and strike up a conversation with whoever seems most impressed.
>hit on the harpy with Music and words. aka, a song.

It seems the Harpy woman is impressed by your harmonica playing! Her affection has gone up by 2! What do you say to her?

René has now been holding down his elemental aura for 1 hour.

"what's a pretty gal like you looking for around here, a beautiful dress would simply distract people from your natural beauty"

Hmm, may wish to duck off someplace quiet soon (not immediately, not urgent yet, but soon) just to bleed off the elemental aura and refresh yourself.

Actually, come to think of it, may want to look into renting a room someplace. We're likely to be staying here for a little bit.

>>411872
Oh, we can find a game at the saloon, if we're real lucky we can get a fancy dress with a pretty and sturdy fabric and have plenty left over.

If we're not so lucky, we can stop before we're down our first hundred and still get her a quite nice dress.

>>411903
Tell her you were just passing through town, and it's been a long time since you've seen anyone as beautiful as her.

>>411937
How about we try and earn enough for a PRETTY+STURDY FANCY DRESS? 400$, or 500$ if we want it fast~

>>412155
no reason to rush, we have time.
But I agree about aiming for pretty+sturdy+fancy.

>>411910
too shallow and cliche. Pretty girls get this daily.
How about "I noticed you paying attention to my music.. could you tell me honestly what you think about it? where could I improve". After you break the ice start talking from there, try to get her to talk and you to listen mostly. You learn more about her, people love talking about themselves, and they love a good listener.

René 2012/05/15(Tue)19:15 No. 412342 ID: 09e5bf
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"Hello there. I was just passing through town, and I don't recon I've ever seen a girl as pretty as you. What's a pretty gal like you even looking for around here? A beautiful dress would simply distract people from your natural beauty."

>"Why thank you. You're quite good with that harmonica."

"Well thank you kindly, do you play anything?"

>"I play a little piano, nothing much."

"I'd love to hear that. Maybe you could show me around town, and I'll get a chance to hear more of that pretty voice of yours. The name's René, what's yours?"

>"I'm Florence. I suppose a walk around town wouldn't hurt."

Keep an eye out for EASY JOBS, GAMBLIN' SPOTS, SECLUDED LOCATIONS TO AURA UP

Make small talk! About your family or something I dunno

René 2012/05/15(Tue)21:03 No. 412433 ID: 09e5bf
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The two head around town, and René successfully keeps the topic focused on Florence, and plays a few more tunes on request.

She shows him different stores: The general stores, the clothing stores, some barbershops, a few diners, and the saloons, including the lively one Rene saw earler. She shows him the textile mills, and mentions she works there. He also notices an inn he could stay at for the night, and a bathhouse where he could keep his clothes off while he rests from suppressing his aura.

He talks about how he came over from Pineshadow to get a gift for his sister, she says that's sweet of him. He asks if she has family. It seems she moved here with her Dad, and stayed behind as he took a job further out in the frontier working on the railway.

After 30 minutes, Florence's affection rating has risen by another 3, and she's shown him all there is to see that she can think of, and René has a decision to make:

Do you stop by the Diner and grab a bite to eat with her, go to the saloon and gamble or eat, go shopping some more, or something else?

Go shopping with Florence and then get a bite to eat with her at the diner-or reverse the order if it's close to a meal-time. See if she has any recommendations/suggestions for gifts

We're partway through with the womanizing and our vices don't mix well. Swing by the diner.

diner. get a GOOD meal, not great but not bad.

Mention you'd go somewhere fancier if you weren't about to buy this dress for your sister. You come off sensitive and like a bigger spender under other conditions.

We have 3 and 1/2 hours remaining.

>>412504
3 1/2 hours until we want to be in a private area with our clothes off. No worries, we could do it in less.

>>412568
Like.

René 2012/05/16(Wed)19:42 No. 412863 ID: 09e5bf
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It's getting close to noon, so René asks if Florence of she's getting hungry. He say's he'll buy her lunch, and asks if she knows anywhere nice.

The two hop down to a diner and grab lunch.

"Florence, what do you think would be a good gift for my sister?"

>"I'm sure you'd have a better idea than me, what does your sister like? Try starting from there."

"Well, she enjoys horse riding, and likes reading books. I think she recently got into the works of some guy called Day Latorre"

>"Do you mean Ed Delatorre? I really like his book 'The River Strider'!"

"Yeah, that's the guy. She just started his series on..."

The two get caught up discussing some of Delatorre's books, as well as those of similar authors. René unfortunately didn't have much knowledge about the topic, but made sure to listen intently.

René pays for the meal, which costs $30 all together. 1 hour has passed. René is starting to get worn out from suppressing his aura.

Florence had fun, but says she should get back to her shopping before it gets too late. She says she had fun, and hopes to meet up again later.

Should René accompany her on her shopping, go shopping by himself, go gambling, or something else?

If he goes off by himself, is there anything he needs to do before parting ways with Florence?

kiss her hand.. wing.. thing. and see about a book store. getting her a new book she would like is a nice gift.

>>412867
Yeah, sure.

How long do we have before we need to rest? Another hour or so? We could go to that bathhouse if it's coming up anytime soon, but if we have time to do a little book shopping first we can just do that.

>>412867
That. Meet her again later.
For now its time to go off on your own.

As much as I hate to say it, you should probably leave to rest. You can always catch up with florence later!

René 2012/05/17(Thu)20:02 No. 413311 ID: 09e5bf
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René kisses Florence on the hand, and says he'd love to get together again later tonight.

Florence's affection is now at 10!

He recommends that they meet up in front of the dress store where they first met at around 7, and she agrees.

With that, he bids her farewell, and heads to the bookstore, feeling he has enough time to at least check out one more place before resting.

It is probably to rest first to be on the safe side; it would be a bummer to need to skip town now because you got delayed.

René 2012/05/17(Thu)20:13 No. 413316 ID: 09e5bf
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5 minutes later, he has found a bookstore, and is greeted by the naga storeowner.

>"Howdy there, stranger! What can I help you with?"

"I'm looking for books by Ed Delatorre, do you have any?"

> "That's a pretty popular author nowadays, I should still have some over there, in the fiction section. The name's Claire, just holler if you can't find what you're looking for!"

"Thank you"

René wanders over to see what books this store has, and notices they have a copy of 'The River Strider'. He decides to take a glance.

It seems to be a series about Helen, a satyr mage adventuring through the frontier on a journey of some sort.

15 minutes pass, and he catches himself getting caught in the book, before remembering why he's here.

He recognizes a few of the books that his sister has: Some books from Delatorre's "Meggiora Highlands" series, and what seems to be a new one.

There are also books by the authors Florence recommended, not to mention other sections in the bookstore.

What should René do? The average book costs $25. René notices 'The River Walker' is $30.

Buy the river book. Find a place to pop your aura ASAP!

get her the new delatorre book and one florence recommended.

>>413316
Get the new one. Your sister will appreciate getting a book she doesn't have already.

René 2012/05/18(Fri)02:29 No. 413445 ID: 09e5bf
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René buys the latest book of the 'Meggiora Highlands' series, as well as 'The River Strider'. The two books cost him $55 altogether.

"Hope t' see ya again soon!", says Claire as she waves goodbye to René.

Now to focus on more pressing matters. Where should René duck away to so he can relax?

The Bathhouse is a nice option. Somewhat public, but in a way that he doesn't have to wear clothing, so he won't have anything to display his ELEMENTAL AURA on him. He could either get a bath, or a half hour massage.

There's the inn, which has the added benefit of ensuring him a room for the night. He'd be able to head back and forth as he needs, but it might stand out to the inn keeper that a guy keeps coming to and fro.

He could head out to the wilderness, but it about a half hour walk to get someplace secluded.

Or he could do something else, like duck down an alley, or find an empty building.

Where should René go?

Definitely the bathhouse. It's the safest, leaves plenty of time to get other things done today, and hey, always nice to be clean.

>>413445
Bath house seems like the most reasonable choice. Get a bath, not a massage

>>413622
Yeah, good plan

>>413447
agreed.

René 2012/05/18(Fri)19:54 No. 413685 ID: 09e5bf
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René pays $5 and takes a nice long bath. It's the middle of the day, on the middle of the week, so most people are out working or doing things, so René gets a moment to himself.

What should René do while he's here? He could use this time to try and cast some spells, read one of the books he bought for his sister, or just do nothing for a half hour.

After the bath, what should René do?

try crafting some roses to give your date.

Do we want roses on the second date?

>>413685
Don't read the gift it's not classy.

See about money-making ventures after the bath

René 2012/05/19(Sat)02:38 No. 413844 ID: 09e5bf
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René decides to just spend the time relaxing, and not thinking about anything other than what to being when you see Florence later. He decides to go with flowers.

Once the bath finished, René makes sure that no one is around, and creates a BOUQUET OF ROSES for Florence. René loses 1 Gossamer. Go here for more information on how Gossamer and Dreamcrafting work: >>/questdis/54952

He gathers all of his things and heads out to look for a way to make money.

Where should René start? He might be able to find a job somewhere, but most people get extra workers at the beginning of the day. But who knows what could happen. There could be openings. He could also go gambling at a tavern. If there isn't a game now, there's sure to be one eventually. He could try checking out bounties, and try his luck looking for desperados, but this is pretty far into the Coal Nation-States. Surely no criminals would wander this far in without being sneaky about it.

Gamble, of course. Nobody can beat a dreamcrafter at cards when he doesn't feel like losing.

>>413844
Take a gander at the bounties....Juuuuuuuuuust to make sure you aren't on them...~

>>413892
yeah, don't want someone going "wait a minute.. you look like" and then you in trouble.

Athena Tannis: stab Rene through the back, drag his bleeding body to the Sheriff's Office to the bounty.

Sweet Yahoo! I forgot about the bounty board! Uh, I think some people MAY not nessasarrily like you much Rene....

René 2012/05/20(Sun)19:38 No. 414593 ID: 09e5bf
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René goes around taverns, looking for a bounty board to see if he's on there. He finds one near the train station.

Huh. It seems he is on it. This is mildly confusing, he hasn't even done anything! While it lacks a picture of him, it has a written description. Where did they even get this information?

It seems there's also a trio of desperadoes called the Whittaker brothers, they must be a big deal, since their posters take up most of the board.

There's a catfolk called Peter Branson, as well as a few lesser desperadoes with bounties below S10,000, and another mage: A satyr blood mage.

Well, at least there's not a picture of René, but what should he do about the fact he has a bounty posted?

Casually take it down when no one is looking, make a note to use a fake name in the future. Also: Hair dye

>>414593
Welp, we should probably change our look so as to no longer fit that description. If there's a poster here, there are probably similar posters all over the place.

Change your clothes, your hair color, and the side you keep your gun on. Not all at once out in public though, that would be kind of conspicuous.

Huh, not much info that can't be changed. On the other hand, no sense in changing your look just for something like the feds. Keep an eye out for the other people on the bounty board, may as well earn a few grand if you get the chance. As for the poster with your own description, may as well take it with you. It'll make an interesting bit of memorabilia some day.

get rid the poster smooth like.

>>414596
The gun part stays, that's something that would fuck you up if it were changed.

>>414593
What species are the Whittaker brothers? I'm not convinced they are human. But they are worth a whole lot of money...

I say lets go after one of the lower bounties. Lets prove we aren't a bad guy! I mean, what kind of bad guy spends his earnings on a dress for his sister? Don't worry Rene, you're a sweetheart. ^.V.^

René 2012/05/21(Mon)00:58 No. 414703 ID: 09e5bf
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René sneakily takes his warrant off the wall in the most unsuspicious fashion he knows. His expert display of sleight of hand let him hide away the bulletin and slink out of the saloon completely unnoticed.

He is truly the smoothest of criminals.

So what should he do from here? Getting some new clothes seems like a popular idea, but so is bounty hunting. The posters didn't exactly say who operates locally. Heck, it had him on there, and he's from the other side of the Purple Peaks. So he'd have to either ask around, or roam the streets hoping to bump into one.

>What species are the Whittaker brothers? I'm not convinced they are human. But they are worth a whole lot of money...

They look human enough to René. If they were taller, he'd assume they were giants, but they'd need to be a good 3 feet taller for that. Maybe they're half-giants, or just really tall humans.

>>414669

Actually, thus far, we've completely failed to do that and blown a bit of cash hitting on random floozies.

sure. if you are here then the odds of another being here are pretty high!

I say we track down the bloodmage, but not to get the bounty on her... Her crimes are "vandalism" and "drunken" and "mage"... Not exactly something that warrants the death penalty, no?
Lets see if the two of us can find safety in numbers

Yeah, the blood mage is a potential ally. So's the highway robber, for that matter.

For now though... keep your eyes peeled for people like that, but meanwhile just chill. Gamble a bit. Be ready to meet the dame later.

>>414703
Bounty hunting to collect bounties is not only rather infeasible when we're likely to be recognized by whoever we turn the bounty into, at this point it feels a bit like attacking people on our side. That side being the wrong side of the law. Admittedly teaming up with murderers seems like a poor scheme, but for those of lesser crimes I'm more inclined toward alliance than opposition.

René 2012/05/21(Mon)18:58 No. 414940 ID: 09e5bf
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René decides to hunt down some desperadoes to try and join forces, or capture them for a bounty. he's not quite sure yet.

He spends about an hour asking around town for rumors about Ellen, Peter Branson and other desperadoes, and gets some solid rumors about the first two.

Ellen seems to be more of a roaming problem that's already hit this town and passed. She tends to show up at towns, get drunk, and has a nasty knack for getting into barfights. It wouldn't be too big a problem, except she tends to wreck her surroundings in the process. On top of that, the people she fights are rarely as strong as she is, so she tends to leave quite a few injuries in her wake too.

Branson tends to operate locally, but has a habit of hopping around to evade capture. He tends to focus on small groups or individuals, avoiding the big caravans. Occasionally he works with others, but generally only for big jobs.

Eventually, René runs into a woman from the Crow Kingdom trying to get his attention. She noticed he was asking around about bounties, and has news on one he can hopefully take care of. She says she's a merchant who was coming to town today, when Branson attacked her and stole her merchandise. She says if he hurries, René might be able to find Branson before he moves on. She was attacked about 10 miles out. It was at this little clearing on the road to Embercliff.

Rene's got about 5 hours before he said he'd meet up with Florence. Easily enough time to make it out there and back.

Well, this is the only lead René has, so unless something else comes to mind, he'll run out to where Branson is and do something.

René has been holding in his aura for 1.5 hours.

well, once you find branson you will obviously go full magic man on his ass. so sure. if you are absolutely SURE you can get there and back in time. kick some ass get some extra dosh. then you can buy the BEST dress for your sister.

>>414725
Only one identity of ours is known to the law. We can easily create a new one to collect money. As for whose side we're on, well, nobody's side but our own at this point.

>>414940
Seems like a good plan to me.

>if you are absolutely SURE you can get there and back in time.

René can run a marathon in about two and a half hours. He's pretty sure he could head out a mere 10 miles, fight or recruit Branson, and walk back with time to spare.

>>414950
cool. then branson-ward we go!

Let's go BEAT'M UP and get that merchant's wares back

If this Branson works locally he would probably know people in town. She might be an accomplice trying to get you into a trap.

Probably for the best you don't worry about the bounty, especially since there's a bounty on you. It's always good to have other people with bounties to distract from yours.

But if you do go for Branson you should check if the story is legit.

>>414940
He robbed her but didn't take her jewelry or mask-thing? Did they look at all valuable?

Could be a setup. Probably IS a setup. Are you comfortable walking into a trap if you know it's coming?

>>414969
what jewelry? i see bangles, but those look to be cloth.

>>414940
Go for it. Also, rest your aura a little once we're out of sight.

>>414969
Hmmm. You've got a point. This may very well be a trap. I say take some extra time to find another route to the bounty just in case there's a gang waiting to ambush you or something.

1/2 René 2012/05/22(Tue)14:20 No. 415160 ID: 09e5bf
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>find another route to the bounty
There aren't exactly a huge variety of forest trails to pick from! René might be able to find one, but usually alternate routes in the woods mean going tens out miles out of your way, finding animal trails or hunting paths, or cutting straight through the forest. Maybe if he had more to go on than 'a clearing along the road' he'd do that.

>her jewelry or mask[...] Did they look at all valuable?
Those are just ribbon bangles and a wood mask with feathers on it. Her dress is probably the most expensive this on her at this point.

René decides to run out to where the merchant was attacked. But not until after asking around quickly about the Crow Nation woman.

Nobody knows her. Well that didn't narrow things down much. Either she really is a merchant and new to the area, or she is part of a trap, and either in disguise or from out of town.

Either way, if René is going to find his man, he needs to head out.

He didn't have much time to specifically rest his aura, but he did let it out some when the road was clear. Eventually he found where the trail to Embercliff broke off the main road. He summoned a backpack to make him a slightly more tempting target than 'gunman carrying a tent'.

>Are you comfortable walking into a trap if you know it's coming?

The current plan is go where the bad guy apparently attacks people and takes their stuff, then hope he comes out. René is not sure what suspecting it to be a trap would add to that. Though all these concerns are starting to get to him.

2/2 René 2012/05/22(Tue)14:20 No. 415161 ID: 09e5bf
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About 1 hour out, René figures he's about where the merchant was attacked. It doesn't seem like there's anything out here though, so he's trying to decide if he should investigate the area, or head a bit further out.

HIT THE DECK! FLAME AREA WAVE!

Drop down, flame on!

Behind you.

DODGE TO THE RIGHT, THEN DEFLECT FIST.

Drop to your hands, kicking a foot out behind you, see if you can't connect with a shin. Then rise and turn.

Stop drop and....uh, fire!

René 2012/05/23(Wed)08:12 No. 415393 ID: 09e5bf
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>DODGE!

Wait, what?

>FIRE

Applying fire!

René knocks Branson back with a flaming punch!

René 2012/05/23(Wed)08:15 No. 415395 ID: 09e5bf
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"Drop your gun and hand over your things, and I'll let you leave unhurt!" Says Branson, his words having lost a little of their bite from the fresh burn mark on his face.

René knows there must be a good response, but is too pumped up by finally fighting someone! What should he say?

"... No."

"how about you surrender and i wont hurt you, much."

I cast FIST

Draw your gun.
"The gun stays, but I'm giving away free bullets to uncooperative cats."

"Right back atcha, buddy!"

Can you surround yourself in a large persistent flame that will not burn yourself?
If so, do it and then "reply" via flaming fist to face (don't over exert, be prepared for him to dodge it and follow through by kneeing him)

Don't try too hard to act badass. Just tell him you're leaving unhurt no matter how this goes down.

>>415420
This only if you point your fingers like guns at him while saying it.

>>415395
>"Drop your gun and hand over your things, and I'll let you leave unhurt!"
I don't have a good response for this guy. Not only did Rene clearly get the upper hand on him, he talks like the most prudish highwayman I've ever met. Wonder what his background is.

"drop the attitude or I'll drop you."

René 2012/05/25(Fri)20:52 No. 416045 ID: 09e5bf
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>Can you do something other than the three tricks specifically mentioned?
Maybe. René has three tricks* he can do in battle with certainty. If you want him to do other things it's not a matter of can he do it, but rather, can he try it. René is totally willing to try out new abilities in battle, but they aren't guaranteed things he can do, and won't always have the desired effect.

*Those tricks being:

Throw a ball of fire like a baseball. It has some force behind it along with the fire

Punch or Kick with fire. The fire protects his hands and feet to a degree, letting him hit hard things that would normally hurt his hands or feet. They would not, however, stop spikes from hurting.

Make simple items. Examples being bullets, melee weapons, a backpack

-------------
René tries to pop up a fire aura, he now has random flames licking off him.

"Right back atcha, buddy!"

"That doesn't even make sense."

okay, this may be slightly harder than expected. At leeast he burned himself hitting me.

try to de-pants him.

fight dirty, throw a fireball at his face with one hand and punch with the other. go for the neck.

also, if you get any range on him for any reason, don't be afraid to shoot him.

oh, and give yourself dream brass knuckles.

When you have a gun and your enemy has a MANLY PHYSIQUE, you don't run towards him.

Bare-knuckle brawling is not the way to go here. As is, if you try and back up, he'll follow. What you want to do is give him an incentive to get some distance in there. Best way to manage that is to will up something sharp, lightweight, and hard to drop in your non-gun hand. Something like a cutlass would be ideal. Not sure if you objects made of metal are fair game, but you can manage bullets of a sort, so, I'm assuming either dream-metal is OK, or you can pull off something with similar properties.

Get that in hand, and you should either be able to do some damage, or at least get him to back away so your standard tricks won't get you smacked in the face.

>Not sure if you objects made of metal are fair game

Metal objects are perfectly legitimate choices for dreamcrafting. René can make gossamer items with the weight and strength of real metal. Real metal will pop them, but otherwise they're about as good as the real thing.

Athena Tannis: let fight play out, stab the winner in the back with your rapier, take both bounties in.

>>416046
in the vein of this idea, what about igniting his crotch?

Forget brass, go titanium... or if you can't at least steel:
-Helmet with face covering and padding on inside.
-Crotch protector with padding on inside.
-Knuckles

>Depants
More effective to set them on fire with fireball... But that is just beyond mean (burning a guy's junk) so don't do that unless we are trying to kill him.

Don't forget though, we can't make a whole lot in a given day, and we already spent some of our MP on those roses. This is why I say go with a bladed weapon with a nice solid grip. Nice and small and not too complex, so we can actually afford it, and definitely enough to change this from an up close fist fight we're losing to either an easy win, or one we can get enough distance between us to get the pistol out.

René 2012/05/26(Sat)19:20 No. 416213 ID: 09e5bf
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René is torn between getting brass knuckles and getting a sword, but ultimately decides to summon a sword to try and keep Branson away, while shooting at him with a gun.

Branson tries to keep to René's left, to make him harder to shoot, but isn't fast enough to get behind René.

What now?

wow, he got hit in the gut and didn't flinch at all. just sword at him and shoot again.

>>416213
shoot him in the legs while kiting like a boss.
if you run out of bullets before he runs out of legs, start throwing fireballs.

Oh, for clarification:

Branson has not reacted to being shot yet because the last frame is happening as he is being shot. He is not some unharmable wall of muscle.

And for the record, René has 4 shots left in the gun.

Well, the original idea with the sword was really more of an intimidation sort of thing, but if he's going to lean right in like that, you can use it to do some pretty serious damage to his arm. You could also probably just straight-up run him through, but the plan was to take him alive, wasn't it?

>>416213
Wait for bloodloss to happen.

>>416222
stop wasting real bullets when you can make gossamer ones.

>>416243

Guns are made of metal. They would disappear when you tried to load them.

>>416245
at the moment. get mad skills and we can make ones that only start melting when they touch metal.

Well, not much chance to ally with him now that we shot him. It's gonna have to be the reward. Aim for the head, you should be able to make it at this range no problem. Give him a chance to stand down before pulling the trigger, though.

>>416245
stop wasting real guns when you can make gossamer ones?

Who the hell is this guy? Why hasn't he tried to run away yet? Jesus. Anyway, keep doing what you're doing. You should be fine.

Well... this guy's reputation is not undeserved since he is mugging you... and he is probably gonna try to kill you now. Might as well use the sword and finish him off. Then try to turn in his head for the money.

slash him in the forearms.

>>416045
Ouch! Ok, lets make a shield, charge him with it, then let go of it and open fire when he's staggered! (aim for the legs)

>>416464

You seem to be a post behind on that one, it's pretty much what we just did (although it's a sword, not a shield, same basic principle though).

1/4 René 2012/05/27(Sun)17:50 No. 416518 ID: 09e5bf
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René lunges at Branson with his sword, but his inexperience and use of his off hand open him up to a counter!

2/4 René 2012/05/27(Sun)17:51 No. 416519 ID: 09e5bf
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Branson yanks René off balance, beating Rene as he's helplessly pulled along!

3/4 René 2012/05/27(Sun)17:51 No. 416521 ID: 09e5bf
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BANG!

4/4 René 2012/05/27(Sun)17:52 No. 416523 ID: 09e5bf
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Branson yells out in pain, throwing René aside into a log.

"Surrender, Branson. Or I'll shot to kill this time."

"Kid, this is the part where you're supposed to accept loss and go to sleep"

"One... "

*sigh* "Goddamn it...

Fine. I surrender. You know my name, so what do you want with me?"

"i WAS going to just talk to you, but then you tried to punch me in the back of the head. now i'm just gonna turn you in and get my sister the best birthday gift ever"

This is a COUNTER ROBBERY

You want all his stuff, including the stuff he took from the merchant earlier.

your bounty.

I'd suggest playing it a bit more cool. Just say, "There's a $17000 price on your head."

René 2012/05/28(Mon)17:47 No. 416806 ID: 09e5bf
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"I've come to claim the bounty on your head."

"Really? A mage is after my bounty?"

"Yeah, thought I'd get my sister something nice with it. I'll also be returning the stuff you've stolen to their rightful owners."

René has Branson lead him to his camp, it's just a small clearing a small walk away from the road.

Branson's Things:
Bedroll
Foodware (pots and dishes)
Dreamcatcher
Spare clothing
Bandages
A few days worth of food
Money $130

Crow Woman's Merchandise:
Clothing
- Dresses
- Coats
Jewelry
- Beaded Jewelry,
- Turquoise necklaces and rings
- Feather Jewelry
Rugs
Personal Wagon
Money $620

Lizardman's Items:
Animal furs
Money: $45

Branson asks if he can bandage his wounds. René allows him to.

The two walk back to town with Branson staying ahead of René.

Right now they're going straight to the sheriff's office to turn in the bounty. Branson is pulling the personal wagon, which is loaded with all of Bransons things, both stolen and otherwise, while René keeps an eye on him.

It'll be just over a 3 hour walk, so René will be refreshing his aura while they approach the main road.

Is there any changes that should be made to this plan, or things you want to ask Branson?

>>416806
The moment that we go into town, Branson will peg us as a mage just to screw us for turning him in. The only reasonable way to collect is to bring him in on this with us as a co-conspirator, possibly in a way that involves us turning him in and then turning around to break him loose shortly thereafter and jointly looting things/stealing vast quantities of money.

yeah. why banditry?

>>416808
uhhh, we COULD just gag him so that it will be after we leave he says anything. also, why would they believe him about us being a mage "the guy who captured me is a mage, lock him up too!" yeah sure, GREAT story there buddy.

>>416812
How would we gag him? That would involve getting close enough for him to snatch the gun.

>>416812
this is a vote for NO CHANGE OF PLANS.

Ouch! Well you're one of the best big brothers ever going this far for your little sister! I knew that not all mages are bad guys! Anyway, when we get to town, we should just turn branson in. They can't possibly prosecute you if you've done a good thing......right?

>>416922
Yes. Yes, they can and will. A mage is far more dangerous than a bandit. One "good" act won't change anything, and I'm sure they can think of some way to make capturing Branson seem bad and then arrest/execute you on trumped-up charges.

>>416876
Gossamer gag?

>>416808
Which is why I said it was necessary to have killed him, we could have magicked up a disguise for ourselves and the dead don't blab.
A mage IS a greater "threat" to them then a bandit.

We could bind and gag him with magic and make a disguise but the thing is, he saw our REAL form and will describe us in detail so they will start posting pictures of us rather then verbal descriptions. He also knows we have a sister now for either personal revenge or for telling the sheriff, good job!

So at the moment turning him in is completely impossible since we fucked up the capture in so many ways, unless we first execute him which I am really loathe to do. So lets talk to him on the way instead and come up with something better. For starters, I wanna know if he limited himself to taking of property and maybe giving people a small beating or actually been murdering/raping etc. If the latter I sure will feel better about cold blooded execution. If not, then we can make a "manly deal" with him to rehabilitate him so to speak.

Also, why did we say we came for his reward? We specifically wanted to recruit allies. With him specifically we ALSO considered getting the goods back to the merchant specifically for HER not for the bounty... which we can still do, in fact we cut a deal with him so that he returns the stolen goods to their owner directly and NOT turn him in... what with both of us facing the noose if we walk into the sheriff office (unless perhaps its a lone pushover one we can intimidate... who will then call for help and add to our charges "robbing sheriff"). We could disguise both of us for that part.

Yeah, something went very wrong along the way here. Personally delivering this guy to the authorities is basically suicide... as is just suddenly turning around and letting him go, really.

I think the only safe way out right now is to talk to him as you head back towards town, ask what turned him to the life of crime, and hopefully pull something out of him that'll give us cause for a sudden change of heart and let us work something out.

well too bad, we can't join forces we shot him. so turning him in is the only recourse left other then forgetting the whole thing and letting him go.

also, you are STILL thinking the cops will believe ANYTHING the guy says! WHY THE FUCK SHOULD THEY?! bandit says the guy who captured him is worse, sounds like a plan to get out of jail to me. so turn him the fuck in, buy the dress and skip town. jesus fucking christ.

>>416949
1. We match the description, they could recognize us even without him saying so.
2. He has burn marks.

So what is going to happen is we walk in, we turn him in... assuming they don't recognize us outright he says "this guy is a mage!" and then they look at us and probably recognize us from the wanted poster!. Even if they don't, it now comes down to how convincing we can act.

The only safe way to turn him in is to execute him and then wear a disguise / get an accomplice to turn him in for us.

Or we can team up.

>>416955
you mean the wanted poster with a vague description of us?

>>416956

... the wanted poster that has a pretty darn accurate picture of us actually:

>>414593
>>410772

>>417049
the one athena looked at was at NO MAGES central. we are in another town which has a description of us, but not a picture. also, what's the sheriff gonna do? arrest us? him and what army? we can just make a pickaxe and dig through the wall if we get captured

>>416949
this

René asks Branson why he's a Bandit

"Does it really matter? I can't do much more than fight, and people just aren't paying to go see a boxer in his 30s anymore. I guess I just decided it'd be easier to steal to get by, rather than hunt bounties, or try and carve a name for myself out West."

"How far have you taken it?"

"I'm no murderer if that's what you're implying"

"Well that too, but... have you ever raped anyone?

Branson stops and turns around.

"No. and if you ever try to suggest something like that again, I will break your jaw."

no, Branson is not standing 3 feet away. I'm just drawing it like that to have them both on panel.

René 2012/05/30(Wed)00:52 No. 417246 ID: 09e5bf
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>>417245
forgot to include René's injuries

so he isn't a asshole but he decided to just take stuff rather then find a real job. got good at it too. still say turn him in.

>>417246
so he was in a tight spot, and he was basically stealing to survive. given hunting bounties would probably turn roughly as bad as his fight with you went, we can't really blame him.

we also have that problem where if we try to turn him in he'll eventually give a very accurate description of you, especially since the vague description is already here.

since he's still willing to talk to you, maybe you should try teaming up instead. you could try returning the crow lady's stuff for a reward and then work with branson to claim bounties. just find someone whose bounty is high enough to clear his for the first, and then you've got someone who could turn them in without the risk of getting arrested at the same time.

>>417254
sigh, and still, people think the cops will trust everything he says.

>>417259

It continues to not be an issue of trust when the same law enforcement agents have a poster of your face up right next to his. Or at least a very accurate depiction of you and your flaming coat anyway. Which frankly kinda screams mage enough to begin with that you wouldn't want to walk in with it even if there wasn't a bounty on you.

>>417254
sounds like the best idea currently

Apologize for shooting him. Hug it out. Make a fake replica of his severed head, return it and the stuff for a reward, gef laid, get a pretty dress, become bandit bros.

>>417270
are.. are you even listening to yourself? his coat is on fire because of his aura. which he can turn off. only a few adjustments are needed to make the poster's description worthless. and
>>417254
what? if turning in branson's bounty is too risky, then why is another bounty better?!?! what the hell are you smoking?

just turn branson in while wearing a mild disguise. use the poster you took for what NOT to wear.

i dont think the bounty for rene is lawful and the authorities have very little reason to doubt or care about arresting him especially when he is turning in a huge bounty. he's basically admitted to crimes and your current impression is so bad right now that there's little you can do to associate yourself enough to make not turning him in worthwhile. just turn him in and try to climb to the top quickly

Rottel has a point. After being gutshot he probably wants no hugs. Ah well. Turn him into coins.

>>417375
>i dont think the bounty for rene is lawful
It is WRONG, it is IMMORAL, it is UNJUST... It would be called "unlawful" in a hypothetical deceleration of independence...

It is, however, the rule of the land that all mages are persecuted just for being born with the capacity for magic. You cannot turn yourself in and then appeal the sentence. You can only avoid getting caught and justify to yourself the violence committed against law enforcement agents with that logic.

>>417254
I like this. But make it clear we let him go regardless so he doesn't agree just to turn on us later.
Point out his mistake in assuming that being a bandit is safer then hunting bounties in that being a bandit means you attract bounty hunters and the hangman noose. Also in revealing his face, he is gonna have a makeover if he wants to avoid further hunters.
Apologize for that last question. We just wouldn't let go / be willing to work with him had his response been different.

I totally support the notion of turning in a a fake head in disguise, allowing him to disappear, and the two of you teaming up to fight magical injustice across the country in principle. As far as having a decent motive to do it though, that's a little tricky to rationalize.

>>417411
>>417416
BRANSON IS NOT A MAGE!! HE IS A HIGHWAY MAN!! NO ONE WAS PERSECUTING HIM! HE JUST STARTED STEALING THINGS!! JESUS CHRIST!!

>>417419
None of us said he is a mage. stop shouting and stop using strawmen.
We said the government is proven to be unjust by persecuting mages.
We said that his petty crimes which are not mage related, are not sufficient to justify us or the government executing him since they do not merit the death penalty.

>>417443
the de- WAHT? where are you getting death penalty?!?!

René 2012/05/30(Wed)16:47 No. 417476 ID: 09e5bf
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René decides to turn in Branson, so the two head to the sheriff's office. They leave the personal wagon beside the door.

"I've caught the bandit Branson, and am turning him in."

"Glad to hear it! Let me just put him away and we'll talk about your reward."

The Sheriff leads Branson to a jail cell in the back.

"So, how does this bounty work?"

"Oh, this is your first time? That's a mighty big bounty for a new bounty hunter to catch, good job! Well, it takes 1 day for bounties to be filled. You can either hang around town and wait for the money, or we can have the money sent to a bank of your choice. You brought him in alive, so you get the full bounty, dead bounties generally cut the reward in half. So, how would you like the reward?"

"I'll wait in town for it."

The sheriff writes some things down on a piece of paper and signs it.

"Then take this. It'll allow you to collect the bounty tomorrow at the bank after noon. Just hand them that, and you'll get your reward."

"Thank you, sir."


René heads out, passing the woman from the bathhouse as he leaves. The personal wagon is still there, untouched.

Where should René go now?

René's been holding his aura back for about two and a half hours.

René has 7 Gossamer left for today.

The current time is 6:15 PM.

>>417476
Make a new coat and a snazzy hat.

head to the tailor and show im your bank note "think you can start working on an amazing dress. i'm good for it now" also look for a dress outfit for you and have it just resized. and pay with the saved money.

Oh, and go to the hotel first.

Go ahead and give the crow woman her stuff, maybe she'll give you a bit of extra dosh as thanks but don't

>>417482
Yeah, do this.

>>417480
>>417486
This is a good idea. A shirt and vest at the very least, so you can look a bit formal since you've got a date this evening. The gun hangs low enough not to interfere, since your belt buckle is too high, take the belt off and stash it somewhere (or wrap it around your thigh like a JRPG character) and make a new one from dreams.

don't forget you have a date in 45 minutes! maybe go clean yourself up, you look like you've just been in a fistfight.

That delay until tomorrow is a problem, that gives plenty of time for them to figure out you are the Rene they are after and set up an ambush. So we should be prepared for one when picking up the cash just in case.

René 2012/05/31(Thu)09:25 No. 417700 ID: 09e5bf
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René remembers to reload his TRUSTY SIX SHOOTER now that he has the time. It now has 5 bullets loaded.

René remembers the hand in some of the Lizardman's items while he's at the jail, since he doesn't know who they are. The woman from the bathhouse stops talking when she notices René come back in. The Sheriff thanks him for the stuff, and says they'll try to make sure the furs and money make it back to their rightful owner. He also hands them Branson's dream catcher; it just wouldn't be right to take that from someone.

Then René puts the rest of Branson's items in his backpack, and takes the personal wagon back to the Crow Woman.

She is very thankful to have her things returned to her, and gives Rene a piece of jewelry as a reward (choose one of the following: Simple turquoise ring, Good Feather earrings, or Nice Beaded necklace), suggesting that he give it to someone special.

hmm... feather would be a bit... out of place, to give to a harpy. and arm-wings wont take rings to well. get necklace. then sit in hotel for half hour clearing aura.

>>417701

I was just thinking the same thing.

René 2012/05/31(Thu)09:57 No. 417704 ID: 09e5bf
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René decides to go with the Beaded Necklace, and heads on to the inn to rest.

He pays $50 to get a room for the night, and unloads his stuff in the room.

He takes this time to rest and create a nice set of clothing for his date with Florence.

What should he wear?

what, with gossammer? no way, you'll end up naked as soon as you pick up a spoon. go buy something.

>>417706
I think you may be exaggerating slightly. The spoon would have to actually touch René's clothing, and would only affect the one piece.

>>417710
So you're saying one-piece catsuits are out.

>>417713
You can draw whatever you want on René, but he has the final say on what he goes with.

Currently the only suggestion is >>417673

Googleshng 2012/05/31(Thu)11:43 No. 417725 ID: 131de9
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How about some class?

IdiomAlphae!a1..dIzWW2 2012/05/31(Thu)12:40 No. 417735 ID: 067a04
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Watch out, ladies.

>>417710
Then it will not strip him naked but still reveal him as a mage (or someone who recently got a full set of clothes from one).

Cruxador 2012/05/31(Thu)15:08 No. 417748 ID: 72d49b
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Look classy.

(shoes are hard to draw)

>>417748
This, but with a nice long coat to match.

reply to 417704 kathryn 2012/05/31(Thu)21:58 No. 417836 ID: 86559e
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>>417704
Casual class. :D

>>417836

Just take the gloves off before you eat, yeah. I dig this one.

>>417836
very nice!

>>417836
hellsyes

Ficus 2012/06/01(Fri)23:13 No. 418210 ID: 09e5bf
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René decides to go with a slightly casual look. He spends 4 Gossamer to create an outfit, and rests up his aura before heading to see Florence.

He gets there a little early, in part to try ordering a dress for his sister, but the place is closed for the night. Florence arrives shortly.

"Hey, René. Were you waiting here long?"

"No, I just got here a little early to place an order. I didn't realize they closed so early."

"Yeah, the owner spends his evenings working on orders, so he closes up shop during that time. But look at you! I didn't know you were planning on dressing up! I should have worn something nicer."

"There's no need for that, you look plenty nice as you are. Here," René says as he hands over the bouquet, "I got these for you."

"Why thank you! So what do you want to do?"

>>418210
Probably not blowjobs!

I dunno, movie theater?

any shows in this town? take her to one of them. then get a dinner that is a notch up in fanciness from lunch.

Is there a saloon with a rooftop balcony or something where you can sit outside and sip drinks while watching the sun set? Because that would be good.

Flowers?

Friendzone officially avoided. Go nuts.

>>418210
Maybe you could take her out dancing! You can dance right?

René 2012/06/03(Sun)08:52 No. 418385 ID: 86559e
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René and Florence decide to go see a play.

A local Saloon has a production of The Fall of Isidore Ragot by Roland Beaumont on the second floor, so they see that, René paying $50 for the play, and $40 for food.

It's the tale of Isidore Ragot, who joined the military as a young man.

In his early days, he was wild and carefree, having a wild romance with a young catwoman while out on tour. They parted ways, promising to see each other again.

As the years go by, he worked his way up the ranks, and gets an order to take over a foreign town, and does so, but finds the catwoman he once knew dead, with a crying baby in her arms. He took the child, naming her Ysabel and brought her to an orphanage, leaving her with a picture of her mother, and sending money to support her and the orphanage.

Isidore advanced in the ranks until he is one of the top generals in the army. As time has gone by, he has done more and more horrible things, but always reasoned it to himself as following orders; that he was still a good man.

Ysabel grew up, as children are apt to do, into a young woman. She hears tales of the terrible Ragot, who conquered the land. She eventually joins the resistance, and a Rebellion starts.

The fighting is fierce, but Ysabel makes it to the home of Isidore Ragot, and they fight. "Ragot! When you are dragged to hell, let them know it was Ysabel who ended your life!", the young woman cries as she is beating the once proud soldier. Ragot, realizing this is the child he saved, the thing he holds on to as evidence of being good, stops fighting. Ysabel does not, and slays the man.

As she investigates his house, she finds letters. Between a young Isidore and his far off love. A picture of a young lady that matches her own. The play ends with the sounds of cheering in the background, the revolution has won, but Ysabel remains behind, sitting beside the dead Ragot.

2 hours and 15 minutes later, the play has ended.

*sniffle*

IdiomAlphae!a1..dIzWW2 2012/06/03(Sun)10:01 No. 418392 ID: 067a04
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>>418390

Seconding this.

Waitaminute...

If she has a beak... how the hell does making out work??
Do it to find out, FOR SCIENCE!!

ask what part she liked.

Suggestion 2012/06/03(Sun)22:34 No. 418650 ID: abbc45
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>>418645

The fact that it ended!

>>418463

Two words: long tongue.

Winston 2012/06/04(Mon)02:35 No. 418691 ID: 0d7a83
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>>418392
Thirding.

René 2012/06/04(Mon)10:39 No. 418735 ID: 09e5bf
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René talks to Florence about the play as he escorts her to her place. She tells him about how she generally doesn't go to see plays, but it was fun to go see that one. She particularly liked the part where Ysabel found the letters between her mother and Isidore.

Florence lives a short walk outside the main town. The two talk about the play, and René asks Florence how her day has been. She tells him it's been nice; she got to do some things she doesn't usually get to do. She notices the remnants fo the bruise Branson gave René, and asks what happened, so he tells the tale of how he valiantly fought a dangerous desperado (leaving out the bit about his magic), and saved a poor merchants livelihood. He segues into how they were so grateful, they gave him a reward, and as he says he'd like her to have it, he hands her the beaded necklace.

Florence thinks the gift is lovely.

At this point, the two have arrived at Florence's house. René could take this chance to continue talking at her doorstep, bid her goodnight and head back to the inn, ask to be let in, or try leaving a pause to see if she would invite him in.

René's aura has been suppressed for 2 hours 50 minutes.

Rene currently has $200

Bid her goodnight, go back to the inn. You will probably need to rest your aura soon. Maybe thank her for a lovely evening...?

Dude, come on, you should be good at this. What's her body language saying? If she's inviting you in with everything but her words, then give her a kiss. Otherwise, thank her for the lovely evening and go get some sleep.

leave a pause, girl has to say it or you will seem to eager.

ask her if she feels up to some red hot lovin'.

or, y'know, give her a reluctant goodbye and walk away ever so slowly until she does ask you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypyiAT1RelU&feature=related

Barry mode ACTIVATE. you know what to do.

Don't actually ask to be let in, get her to ask you in. If nothing else you can continue talking here until she does so, she's clearly in no mood to turn you away.

René 2012/06/06(Wed)10:54 No. 419241 ID: 09e5bf
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René keeps the conversation with Florence going for a short while outside her home, before taking notice of how late it has gotten.

He mentions how he should hurry back to town for the night, then kisses her goodnight.

As he begins to walk off, Florence says if he needs a place to sleep, that he could stay at her place, which he gratefully accepts.

It's not a very big place. There's a bedroom, kitchen, dining area, and main room. In the main room, he can see she has a console piano, some chairs, end tables, a half full bookcase, and a rug that really brings the room together.

What should René do?

As a side note, unless René plans on spending his whole time here naked, he may need to tell Florence he's a mage, or she'll find out on her own pretty soon.

"by the way, i'm a mage."

ask her what she thinks about all those stories about mages.

>spending his whole time here naked

sounds good to me man.

how on earth do you kiss something which doesn't have lips

You should piss on the rug and tell her you're a nihilist.

>>419241
The play could be seen as an analogy for the life of a mage. People seem to think that dabbling in magic eventually leads to corruption, much as the General gradually became a monster to be overthrown, all the while thinking he was still a great man. You can avoid that kind of fate, with friends to watch out for you. People you trust.. and love.

Tell her you're a mage, and that she's one of the only people you trust to keep him an honest man, the view of the law or not.

After all.. how do you think Isidore's life would have turned out if he had kept young Ysabel a part of it?

Tell her you're a mage via bursting into flames. If she doesn't take it well act like you've spontaneously combusted and hightail it out of there.

Be an alpha a tell it to her straight.

>>419241
>unless René plans on spending his whole time here naked
Sounds like a good plan to me.

René 2012/06/06(Wed)23:52 No. 419481 ID: 09e5bf
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René asks Florence what she thinks about books like 'The River Strider', that have mages in them. She says she finds those stories to be pretty exciting. The mage stories are always these larger than life tales where it seems like anything is possible. She has heard rumors that some of them are actually the true stories of actual people in the frontier.

René says he has to tell her something: that he is a mage.

Florence is surprised by this news, but then starts reasoning it to herself. It seems the town doesn't have a florist. Huh. Well, at least Florence seems to be enthusiastic about the news.

If you want René to do something specific tonight, suggest it and I'll see about getting it in, otherwise I will be gradually updating what happens, with a sort of auto-pilot.)

I'm hoping said happenings involve people putting their pee-pee-places into other people's pee-pee-places.

>>419487
...
ladies and gents, the bluntest man alive.

anyway. if she asks about it explain how your magic works and take some requests. if you don't know it then have her describe it and do your best. could make some funny things out of half formed interpretations.

René 2012/06/07(Thu)07:49 No. 419552 ID: 09e5bf
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It's still fairly early in the night, so René invites Florence to play the piano with him. He's the better player, but uses his ability to support her playing, rather than overwhelm it.

Afterwards she asks him about his magic, and what he can do. He explains, but can only give a few demonstrations before running out of Gossamer for the day.

She asks how he got his magic, so René explains that it's always been innate to a degree, but he only got specific tricks down proper through practice. it's like playing piano. You have the tool there, and can make notes by hitting keys, but you need to practice before you're truly able to make music. She wonders if someone could learn how to do it from scratch, but unfortunately René doesn't really know one way or the other.

The_Falcon!Z/kS4uKGRU 2012/06/07(Thu)08:56 No. 419561 ID: a7cdd7
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Kiss di girl you fool
I'm sorry, it had to be done

>>419561
Don't move too fast, though! A cute peck on the beak first. Then gauge her reaction.

They already kissed, man. She invited him in. Deal's practically sealed. Kisses, touching, maybe a playful spank, if the moment's right. Feel it out.

Is she suggesting she wants to become a mage?

I think that could be very dangerous.

well have her try things. just focus her will and see what comes out.

René 2012/06/07(Thu)14:16 No. 419617 ID: 09e5bf
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>Kiss her
René already did that!

>Try teaching her magic.
It's much too late to start doing such things.

Florence says it's getting late, and they should get to bed.

>Take it slow

Rene thanks her for the place to stay, and ask if she has any blankets he can use.

She says she does, and pulls him into the bedroom.

René 2012/06/07(Thu)14:17 No. 419618 ID: 09e5bf
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The next morning, René wakes up just before Florence.

He starts the day with 10 gossamer, but spends 4 of it recreating his clothes.

What should he do this morning?

Here is his current to do list of things to do for the day:
Order a dress for René's sister
Collect the bounty from the bank after noon
Collect his things from inn, or rent the room for another night.

Are there any additions or changes that need to be made?
What kind of dress should René get his sister?

well since you are rolling in dosh right now it should be really good. with both fabric upgrades. should be easy to move in. but still very good looking. and ether wake her up and make breakfast or or leave a note explaining you got a busy day, and you are still in town.