Jryuv 2010/02/18(Thu)20:13 No. 134935 ID: bd36a1
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"Hmm? Oh, when did you arrive? Well, welcome to my study.

Hi! hihihihi!

I dunno, when DID we arrive?

I think we teleported here.

Read me a story, Gramps!

Thanks!

...Are we Binky?

WHERE ARE THE LORHKES.

Jryuv 2010/02/18(Thu)20:16 No. 134949 ID: bd36a1
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"People only tend to come here when they want to hear a story about Riarda's history. Well, I've got just the one."

Jryuv 2010/02/18(Thu)20:16 No. 134952 ID: bd36a1
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"Now... who was the main character again?"

Select Species

Well, I was planning on robbing this dump. But I guess you can read me a grand old story.

Then later, I can rob you.

slime

Do it, old man. Tell us the story.

The story... of your people.

Nah'Goda.

Nah'Goda. That looks interesting enough.

>>134952
I don't know what a Vataruk is at all.

So I'm gonna go with that.

Slime

>>134952
unlock mind-flayer....

Otherwise, Dragonkin or Slime... leaning on the slime side...

Vataruk?

>>134952
Dragonkin

SLIME, SLIME, SLIME

Slime of course

Vataruk. If I know silhouettes, the Vataruk is gonna be worth the pick.

>>134952
SLIME

>>134959

Jryuv is a Vataruk.

I vote for Vataruk. We already had a slime quest and we might get a story about playing with a dog.

Vataruk

Vataruk

>>134972
Vaturuk then, definitely.

Let us be the kangaskhan.

Vataruk.

Slime
Or Nah'Goda. Dat Tongue.

Dragonkin

We HAD a Slime Quest already! Choose something else, like the Nah'Goda!

Vataruk

I do like me some slime.

Nahgoda

Jryuv 2010/02/18(Thu)20:31 No. 134995 ID: bd36a1
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"That's right, it was a fellow Vataruk. Now... hmm... was it a boy or a girl?"

>>134995
Boy

>>134995
Female.

>>134995

DAMMIT.

Uh, girl.

>>134995
GIRL.

>>134995
We always wind up going with girl anyway.

>>134995
Girl.

Where do you think you are? Y!Gallery? This is the internet, we're going to pick girl.

Dragon-kin!

A girl. DUH

Look where you're asking, man.

>>134985
But Slime Quest left us with blue balls!

Male

Fegirl.

>>134995
Female.

>>134995
Femme.

Female

Boy. Females don't have tits.

Male, dammit.

Boy

man w/ tits

>>134995

Female!

:3c

>>134995
Female.

male

Giiiiiirl.

Lady

Jryuv 2010/02/18(Thu)20:45 No. 135036 ID: bd36a1
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"Oh yeah, duh, it was a girl. How could I forget? What was her fighting style again?"

Magic

>>135036

Melee. We're an up-close-and-personal kinda gal.

>>135036
Magic

Let's FIREBALL SOME FACES!

MATRIMELEE.

Range. Always good to hit from afar.

Melee

Melee

Range.

I guess.

If i recall correctly, it was magic.

Melee

Test Pattern 2010/02/18(Thu)20:49 No. 135057 ID: cfad4e
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Magic.

>>135036
Majiks.

>>135036
Magic.

Yeah deleted posts, changing vote to Melee, though still hoping for the Multi-class.

Melee!

Melee

Melee.

range!

Magic.

>>135070
>>135072
>>135074

Okay, who's changing their IP address to make unique posts?? I'm on to you, buddy! D:<

Melee

>>135036
Melee.

>>135036
... magic using melee fighter?

WHAT PUSSY BABY GIRL USES MAGIC TO FIGHT!?

MELEE THE MOTHERFUCKERS.

MELEE

Already voted FYI.

I think a melee fighter with a tiny bit of magic, likely focused in one area to give her an edge, would be interesting.

Something like a certain well-dressed lizard dude, and his fire breath trick for example.

Jryuv 2010/02/18(Thu)21:18 No. 135105 ID: bd36a1
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"Oh yeah, she was a close in fighter. Now... how did she like to do it?"

Light Melee: prefers bare claws or light bladed weapons. Frequently prefers to use stealth.

Medium Melee: Highly defensive, using a medium blade weapon with a shield.

Heavy Melee: Heavy hitting power, preferring to use large bladed or bludgeoning weapons wielded in both hands.

Berserker: Channeling the power of the Dragon God of Fury, a Berserker is in complete control of its rage, using their bare claws, or frequently hooked weaponry to tear into targets.

Please suggest a weapon type: sword, axe, flail, chain, etc with your vote.

>>135105
Berserker, flail.

BERSERKERRRRR with an axe that has a hook on the other end, like a one handed halberd without the spear tip.

Clearly the best option for a warrior lizard chick like yourself.

>>135105
Light.
Punching Daggers (Katar).

Suggestion 2010/02/18(Thu)21:20 No. 135113 ID: 099247
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BESERKER

Heavy; sword

>>135105
Hmm... I'm stuck for either Medium or Heavy. But either case, I want a sword. Preferably as big as you can get in the respective range.

Heavy, Hammer

Suggestion 2010/02/18(Thu)21:21 No. 135117 ID: 34470e
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>>135105
Light Melee, cat claw(s).

>>135112
Seconded. It's like punching, but with CUT!

Berserker, claws

Light. Chain Sword.

Heavy.

Speak softly and carry a big sword.

My love for you is like a truck, Berserker!

Medium, Falchion

>>135105
Medium, swordanboard.
Khopesh and tower shield.

Swords are retarded. It's a slashing weapon with zero ability to penetrate armor. If we want a weak slashing weapon we already have our claws.

Use a mace, flail or axe. Swords are retarded.

>>135105

Light. We like it from behind.

Light.
Daggers akimbo. Held gangsta-style.

Suggestion 2010/02/18(Thu)21:27 No. 135132 ID: 19ecf1
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light, katars

Sword 'n Board it.

I also vote for light, katars

Putting my weight behind light, Katars.

Jryuv 2010/02/18(Thu)21:35 No. 135142 ID: bd36a1
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"Of course, she was a stealthy light fighter. Alright, now that my memories been jogged, let us begin..."

>gonna have to pause it here for the night most likely while I flesh out the character design and starting location fleshed out<

Light, Katars.

Medium, flail and shield. I want to see faces meet maces.

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)11:31 No. 137806 ID: bd36a1
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"Nnh, Miyerine's Judgment, why's it so damn cold!? Volqel, what happened to the damn fire?"

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)11:33 No. 137807 ID: bd36a1
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"And why is my lean-to knocked over on me? Volqel? Volqel?"

Hmm... that's odd...

>>137807

Bloody footprints! Oh boy! Can you identify from where they came from?

Hey what's in that cave by the way?

>>137807
Yeah, uh, blood + footprints + fire gone out = fight of some sort? Not sure though.

>>135117
This, but with a strap instead of a hold. That would allow us to wield a simple weapon with little penalty - no penalty if the claws are retractable.

Remember, we're a legendary hero. We can do shit like that.

Investigate blood and tracks.
What are you doing here anyways? Who's Volqel?

>>137807
Well that's fucking odd. It looks like someone started bleeding and then left the place. But there are no footprints going away next to the blood. Looks like whoever bleed flew off.

Anyway this is no time to lie around in a pile of sticks. Get up and move some to get some warmth back in your joints and see who the fuck is coming towards you.

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)11:47 No. 137815 ID: bd36a1
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>>137808
Looks like there's two sets of foot prints. One set looks like Volqel's and seems to be accompanied by a fair bit of blood, and is heading up the foot of the mountain to this camp. The other set, I can't identify, but it looks like who ever it was came up here, and went back down.

The fire's been kicked out.

>>137813
Volqel's my partner, the brawn of the team basically. We're a sentry team sent down here to the foot of the mountain to keep an eye on the nearby villages or camps. There's a monster-kin camp about a day from here that we've mainly been keeping an eye on.

The cave is where Volqel's been sleeping, also where we've been keeping all our supplies.

>>137815
There is something odd near the edge of the cliff you have been camping on. Examine what it is.

>>137815
Gather some supplies (basic survival tools, food, water, preferably in a pack) and follow Volqel's footprints.

>>137815

Check the cave then, making sure everything is intact there.

>>137815
Tell us more about your people, also about monster-kin.
We have to know with what we're dealing here.
Information about your equipment and skills would also be good.

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)12:04 No. 137820 ID: bd36a1
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>>137816
This? Looks like some sort of claws dug out a chunk of the stone. To small to be a Behemoth, could have maybe been Volqel, or what ever left those other foot prints.

>>137818
Everything seems to be in order back in the cave as well. Looks like everything's there, which means Volqel left without supplies.

>>137819
I'm a Vataruk, we live in these mountains in the country the Hugavid call "Ceretar." I'm a Xyphor trained in the art of sneaking, spying, and if necessary, finesse fighting. Volqel is a Vedur, a large armored guard basically. Monster-kin are essentially beast people, sort of half-way steps between Hugavid and monsters. The ones in the camp nearby are primarily behemoth types. Large claws, horns, etcetera.

>>137817
If there's nothing else to check around here, I'll grab what I need and can carry and try to back track Volqel's foot prints the best I can.

>>137820
Doesn't seem to be anything else there right now. Collect what you need and start tracing.

>>137820
Well if you've already noticed everything we have then yeah you should probably get going.

>>137820

I'm pretty sure that:

a) Volqel heard a noise. Went to investigate.
b) There was an assailant waiting outside with a range weapon. Volquel got shot and probably one of the shots destroyed the lean to.
c) The assailant ran away frantically given how irregular the footsteps are.
d) Volquel followed him with a bleeding wound. Given how big those splotches are I'd say that she was either running or having a major blood loss.

Either way - quickly cover up the entrance and go find your companion before she/he bleeds to death

>>137823
It's a hole in rock. Trying to cover it up will just draw more attention to it.

>>137820
Actually I can't help but notice that you're awkwardly avoiding giving Volqel a pronoun.

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)12:34 No. 137826 ID: bd36a1
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>>137821
I've grabbed what I can into my pack. I've reached the foot of the mountain, ahead are the woods. Volqel's tracks seem to stop with the snow though...

>>137823
It's a natural hole, so it probably won't draw to much attention. I scatter the remains of my lean-to though, and spread the ashes from the fire out, just in case.

See if we ca pick up the trail in a sandy or muddy spot, we'll at least see where they came from.

>>137826

Where's the blood trail?

>>137827

Agreed. We need to pick up the trail. Look for any disturbed ground or grass.

>>137826
Volqel sounds like a big person so there should be tracks that you can follow. If not immediatly at the foot of the mountain then in the nearby forrest.

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)12:52 No. 137839 ID: bd36a1
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>>137829
The blood trail looks to have stopped part way up the mountain side, a few yards from here.

>>137827
>>137832
I'm not really the most adept tracker. That's more of the ranger's sort of bag than a spy's... There were a whole lot of those weird foot prints up where the blood trail starts, and a lot of them down here too. The grass doesn't look out of the ordinary to me. There are a few patches of dirt that look like someone might have stood in at some point, and some spots that look like Volqel's claws might have been there over by the lake, but that's about it.

>>137839
Follow Volqels clawmarks. If he or she is big and heavy with clawed feet then there should be tracks that even a spy can follow.

>>137841
This is basically your only lead for the moment, so.

>>137839

Could someone have swam away?

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)13:20 No. 137851 ID: bd36a1
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>>137841
His claw marks are only around here by the lake. Volqel was on guard duty while I slept. This is the lake and stream we've been getting our water from. He might have been down here getting water, or maybe he heard who ever left those other foot prints?

>>137851
Are there more tracks on the other side of the stream?

>>137851
Check in the cave.

>>137851
Or he is walking in the stream to make sure he doesn't leave tracks and a blood trail. So follow the stream and hope you picked the right direction.

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)14:03 No. 137873 ID: bd36a1
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>>137858
The small hole in the mountain appears to just be an old Amaran den.

>>137860
The rocks in the stream all seem to be moved in an odd way... like something was being dragged.

>>137852
a ways down the stream it looks like something was dragged up on shore. It looks like there was some kind of struggle here and there's more blood on the ground and some black liquid as well.

>>137873
Damn, those are some pretty big claws that scarred that tree. Is that something Volqel could do or would that have been a Monseterkin?

Anyway, follow the trail into the forrest. And be on the lookout for traps or ambushes.

>>137873
Yeah your friend Volqel was definitely involved in some kinda fight thing.

So uh I assume the blood and such keep going? As long as they do, keep following, I guess.

Be stealthy while following the blood.

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)15:08 No. 137922 ID: bd36a1
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The blood leads me further into the woods. I seem to have come across some sort of clearing here. Looks like there used to be a fire.

>>137922
Something's behind that tree stump!

>>137922
Was that tree torn down recently? Because if it was then you might be following something very big and dangerous.

Also, ready your weapons and approach the stump stealthily from the left.

>>137922
Yeah, the stump over there looks a tad suspicious.

Also if that tree got torn down by something you'd potentially have to fight, uhh... let's hope for not a fight.

>>137922

Throw a knife toward that shape by the trunk!

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)16:11 No. 137961 ID: bd36a1
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There looks to be some bones back here. Two skulls, I guess that means there's two different people...

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)16:12 No. 137962 ID: bd36a1
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...

URK

>animated<

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)16:14 No. 137964 ID: bd36a1
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Th-That's Volqel! Zurka, it's Volqel!

>>137964

Then that shape by the tree trunk must have killed him!

REVENGE GRR

>>137964
Keep on the lookout for fire-eyed catgirls or alien hunters that make clicky noises.

>>137964
Well that explains part of what happened to him. Whose is the other skull? By the way do you see any bitemarks? Skin and flesh just doesn't disappear that fast.

>>137964
Time to hide in the bushes and wait for whatever it is that did this to come back.

>>137963
So what you're saying, then, is that Volqel is extremely dead.

And he/she/you-haven't-given-us-a-pronoun was a bigger, more effective fighter than you. The brawn of the team, as you said.

I would suggest getting the hell away from here. You seem pretty outclassed.

>>137970
Or, y'know, at least hide.

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)16:47 No. 137982 ID: bd36a1
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I've never seen this kind of skull before... it has bite marks all over it, like something was gnawing on it. Volqel's skull has the same kind of marks. It looks kind of like a Hugavid skull, but way to big and the proportions and teeth are all wrong...

>>137982

So... this isn't Volqel?

>>137983
I forgot to link to the post. That's the other skull lying behind the stump. Volqel's is now lying in front of the stump

>>137982
Ok, so now we know Volqel was attacked by something. He ran away because he didn't want it to get you too. He got to this place where a huge thing that rips down trees like nothing probably got him. Then it ate him.

Ok, this is far beyond your capacity at the moment. Get the fuck out and get some reinforcments.

Roqan 2010/02/23(Tue)17:20 No. 138000 ID: bd36a1
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>>137987
Ok, where should I go? There's the Monster-kin camp that's probably few hours, less than a day, away from here, though they're allied with our Ceretar enemies. And there's another Vataruk scout camp a bit over a day's travel from here. Alternatively, I could try and treck back to the capital and seek audience with the king.

>>138000
You don't really have anything to come to the king with yet and the monster-kin would be disinclined to help you or believe you. Head on back to the Vataruk scout camp.

Scout camp seems the only good option.

Vataruk scout camp seems like the most reasonable place.

Bring the skulls. maybe somebody can identify the marks or the type of skull that you can't identify.

>>138000
The scout camp seems like the most rational option. I don't think it would be a good idea to visit an enemy village, and the way you describe the king's location implies that this is a long way off.

If nothing else you probably want to collect yourself, given that you just found your companion's skull about a minute ago.

If it's only a few hours? Check the monster camp, not for 'help' or anything, but to spy really. Be sneaky, check the status of the place, a little extra info. See if what attacked your buddy is giving them any trouble, or if all is normal.

Then head back to the other scouting camp. I think going straight to the king over this would be a bit much.

Take along some of that 'black liquid' that's scattered about too.. I'm sure you've got some sort of viable container for it. It's unusual, could be a clue as to what did this.

Add Volqel's remains to your inventory. He deserves better than rotting in the woods.

Roqan 2010/02/25(Thu)10:39 No. 138582 ID: bd36a1
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>>138097
There aren't nearly enough bones back here to be Volqel's entire body. Especially if this other skull's body is here too. I gather what I can make out to be his remains and place them in my rucksack. The skull is to large, so I carry it in my other hand.

I'll make my way to the other scout camp.

After traveling for many hours, it's begun to get dark. I should probably think about finding a place to sleep, some where in this small clearing would probably work, or I could try and push on through the night.

>>138582
The thing that ate your partner might still be out there. And so could monsterkin. If you had other people with you that could stand guard I would say it's a good idea to stop and rest.

But there is only you. I say press on through the night. Once you're at the scout camp you can rest.

>>138583 makes a good point. Do you feel comfortable sleeping outside in a random clearing somewhere with no one to stand guard?

Roqan 2010/02/25(Thu)11:11 No. 138587 ID: bd36a1
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>>138584
I can make myself pretty well hidden, either up in a tree, or by digging a hole to sleep in. But I can also probably keep going.

>>138587

Keep going.

>>138587
This thing knocks down trees and is probably a mean digger as well. I think getting more distance and most of all more bodies between yourself and whatever it is, is quite important.

That and you need to notify command about it, so far you're the only one that knows about it. This thing cold be something that will effect strategy and tactics in the future. So push on through the night.

Roqan 2010/02/25(Thu)11:52 No. 138591 ID: bd36a1
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Alright, I'll push on through the night.

I arrive at the spot my map says should be the scout camp. I'm exhausted and need a nap, but I made it here safely, and relatively quickly I think.

"Halt! Who goes there?"

>>138591

Identify yourself.

Keep going.

Answer truthfully. Introduce yourself and explain the situation.

Roqan 2010/02/25(Thu)12:21 No. 138598 ID: bd36a1
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>>138592
>>138595
"I am Roqan'Kotaj, I was positioned at the scout came to the west of here. My partner went missing and I discovered his remains in a clearing down stream from our camp."

I produce the skull form under my cloak.

"What do you want us to do about it?"

hmm... this one seems kind of rude...

>>138598

"Nothing. As you were!" then take a nap.

Alternatively,

"I thought some of you might be interested in what killed a Vedur silently and quickly, stripped, and scattered his bones before the night had passed."

...

"I need help in exchange for sexual favors!"

Yeah.. informing him as to -how- he was killed would be good. Full story, if he has any questions about it answer them as honestly as you can. But.. lets skip that sexual favors bit, keep it professional!

Making note that you're in much need of a safe place to rest.

>>138606
I second skipping sexual favours. Other than that it's good.

Roqan 2010/02/25(Thu)13:28 No. 138613 ID: bd36a1
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>>138601
>"I need help in exchange for sexual favors!"
You've GOT to be kidding. Most women tend to be AGAINST the idea of being split in half by a Vedur.

"I thought some of you might be interested in what killed a Vedur silently and quickly, stripped, and scattered his bones before the night had passed."

Another Xyphor emerges from the cave.

"Damnit Goz, what did I tell you about your damned attitude."

"To never change?"

"... no. What can we do for you? You look tired. Why not have a seat by the fire and we'll talk about what you found."

Sweet deal. Let's go take a load off by the fire.

>>138613
"That sounds good, thanks."

>>138613
Have a seat by the fire. Unwind some and tell them the full story.

Also ask them if they have encountered anything odd recently or recognize the second skull you have with you.

Roqan 2010/02/25(Thu)14:04 No. 138629 ID: bd36a1
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"That sounds good, thanks."

Oh man, it feels good to sit down next to a nice warm fire... I tell them about all the things I had found.

>>138618
I didn't bring the other skull with me, I didn't have a good means to carry it with me.

I show the Xyphor the Volqel's skull. She turns it over in her hands and runs her claws along it.

"I've seen these kind of bit marks before."

What kind of beastie are we dealing with, then?

Roqan 2010/02/25(Thu)14:27 No. 138633 ID: bd36a1
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>>138631
"So what kind of beast are we dealing with here?"

"We haven't actually seen what made them, but we've found corpses in various locations out in the woods near here that had similar bite marks and missing body parts. We never went to search further because someone always needed to stay at our post and we didn't feel safe tracking something that could do THIS by ourselves."

You should at least describe the other skull to her. Honestly I thought it was the more important one.

Why not join them in tracking the thing to get revenge.

Roqan 2010/02/25(Thu)14:52 No. 138640 ID: bd36a1
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>>138634
I do my best to describe the other skull I found, and try to scrawl as accurate a representation as possible in the dirt.

"Hmm... I haven't seen any sort of animal with a skull like that before... it looks like it's set up like a Hugavid's, no snout, but it's way to long and lumpy... Maybe one of the beast-kin? If you'd like, one of us could take you to where we found the corpses and you could check some things out for yourself."

That sounds like a p. good plan. Even though the huge one is a dick, he might be a better choice. Whatever killed your buddy sure did kill the everliving fuck out of him.

I dunno, it also seems like we'd get less help out of the big one due to his stubbornness. Either way, can we get more detail on their skills?

Roqan 2010/02/25(Thu)15:04 No. 138648 ID: bd36a1
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"I'm sorry, we forgot to introduce ourselves. My name is Chord'valtuk, and this is Gozan'falkud. Now, which of us would you like to accompany you?"

Take the lady.
We don't want to make a ton of noise and attract the thing early.

Roqan 2010/02/25(Thu)15:07 No. 138650 ID: bd36a1
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>>138647
"We're both pretty skilled trackers. I'm a ranger, and pretty good at sneaking and shooting, despite my handcap. And Goz here pretty stubborn, but he's a hellbeast of a Vedur in combat. Can't sneak worth a damn though."

>>138648
Take Chord. Whatever it is, it has already killed a Vedur and it didn't look like your friend went down quietly. So I doubt fighting it would be a good idea. It's probably safer to avoid it and if that's not possible then run.

>>138651
Agreed, sneaky is the way to go.

Yeah, sneaky lady

Take Chord. That way when you return to camp only to find Gozan reduced to a mere pile of bones, you can get over your shared loss with lesbian makeup sex.

Roqan 2010/02/25(Thu)16:30 No. 138693 ID: bd36a1
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I ask Chord to take me to one of the corpses. She tells me to go ahead and leave my things here, instructing Goz to put them in the cave and bury the remains of Volqel for me.

Chord leads me through the woods, we keep low to make ourselves more difficult to spot. We arrive at a torn up looking bush, something was clearly there for some time as the bush is parted.

"Hmm... well this is where one of the corpses was..."

>>138650
"Handicap?"

Also, this is looking like a dilemma. If one goes with you, the other is stuck watching their territory alone, while there's a monster out there that isn't afraid to go right up to a Vedur's den and attack them. I allmost suggest the big guy, since the lil' lady should be capable of hiding better if there's trouble.. unless it gets the drop on her.

Also, the Vedur could carry you while you get some Much Needed Sleep.

>>138693
Well, follow the blood I guess.

Look in the bushes around the blood trail.

>>138693
Another knocked-over tree. maybe there's bones near it.

>>138693
That blood still looks pretty fresh. So either this thing needs alot of meat or there are several of them running around.

Also this time it took the entire body with it. Which might indicate that it wasn't immediatly hungry but took the body either for future snacking or for someone else.

This stuff is starting to get really strange now. I think it might be time to try and track it down to get some eyewitness reports and then take these findings higher up in the chain of command.

Ask Chord if she can track whatever did this so you can follow it and maybe see what it is so you have something a bit more substantial to report.

Roqan 2010/02/25(Thu)17:11 No. 138713 ID: bd36a1
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>>138698
Chord inspects the bush.

>>138703
I check the tree. There's no bones by this one. Just a few impact marks. Something hit this tree a few times before it fell over I think.

"There was part of a Tracker corpse here. But it's clearly been dragged off deeper into the woods."

"You can track it right?"

"Anyone could probably follow this blood trail. But there's no real guarantee that this trail was left by the same thing. All these foot prints around the bush are a jumble and I can't make heads or tails out of them."

>>138713

Scout out where the blood trail leads.

>>138713
Start tracking then. Whatever this is it could be quite a threat. I think you need more than skulls with strange bitemarks on them to convince your superiors to act against it.

So getting more information about it and then getting that information to the proper people should be priority number 1 right now.

Follow the blood trail.

Roqan 2010/02/25(Thu)18:10 No. 138742 ID: bd36a1
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We follow the blood trail. Along the way, I ask Chord what she meant by "handycap" earlier. She taps the eyepatch on her right eye.

"Doesn't make shooting any easier when I aim with my right arm."

I hear something ahead and we quickly drop to the ground and slowly crawl toward the noise. I reach up and slowly part the bushes peeking out.

*Sksssssssss*

>>138742
Is that something new or something you recognise?

Also, do the teeths on that thing look like they could match the teethmarks on the skulls?

I think this is a different monster than what skinned your bro. Prolly need to back away real slow-like

Back.

Away.

Slowly.

>>138742
inb4 lolscaleandperspective

>>138742
Better bring up your guard.

Holy Crap.

Who's That Pokemon(tm) ?

>>138742
Close the bushes again. Then go home, and never speak of this again.

>>138943

Cowardice! Our hero's courage knows no bounds. Now is not the time to attack, however. We should consult with Chord and plan a course of action. If this is the thing that got your partner, then it should face judgment, but since you can't match it in brawn, you'll have to find another way to take it down.

Roqan 2010/02/28(Sun)12:19 No. 140164 ID: bd36a1
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I slowly let the bushes close back with a faint rustle. I've never seen one in person before, but I THINK this might be a dragon... or possibly a pseudo-dragon... It doesn't seem to react, it's just kind of standing there, swaying its neck.

>>138743
I can't really accurately judge the teeth without a closer look or one of the skulls to compare to.

Can dragons smell you? Think you ought to start running now, or wait and see if it walks away?

Sneak around behind it.
Find a weakpoint.
Assrape.

>>140164
I take it that dragons and pseudo dragons are not that common. Try to sneak away from it.

Then ask Chord if she thinks this is the thing that has been attacking people. If she says yes then go back and report it to someone higher up in the command chain, if she says no then keep trying to find it.

Roqan 2010/02/28(Sun)13:14 No. 140180 ID: bd36a1
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>>140165
A dragon would undoubtedly be able to sense my presence... unless something was wrong with it.

>>140166
I can probably sneak around it and find a place behind it to...

wait what?

>>140180
Oh, nevermind.
It's already getting assraped.
Well, stealth-kill the rapist, and take his place.
Pegging time.

>>140181
No, you idiot.

It's using a fake head to scare you.

>>140180
clever girl... False head was false.

>>140180
Ok, so it's a giant bug with a fale dragon head as a tail. That's fucking odd. And it's gnawing on somethings thigh bone. I wonder if that could be the thing that has been killing stuff? Well it's probably best to get away from it before it sees you.

>>140182
So it is.
I concede my mistake, and recommend killing it.
No sense in letting it hurt more people.

Roqan 2010/02/28(Sun)13:53 No. 140198 ID: bd36a1
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>>140187
I skulk away, back to Chord. I tell her what was at the end of the blood trail.

"That has to have been a Pseudo-dragon. Makes sense, they're scavengers. It couldn't be one of those that killed your partner. They usually chose to poison predators and flee rather than fight, and tend to eat carrion. I found a few foot prints though, they look like someone tried to cover their trail. They lead off in that direction." She motions into the woods. "I'd accompany you to their destination, but I need to check back with Goz to make sure he's ok. Feel free to come back to our post any time you need to ask something. I'm pretty well versed in the local monsters."

The direction she pointed in, if I'm not mistaken leads back to the Monster-kin camp.

>>140198
Go back with her to her camp and rest some. Once you're rested up take her with you again and then follow the trail. You really should be more than one person checking it out.

>>140200
Would take too long... Just head off towards the camp, be sure to keep low.

>>140202
It's not really like we have a time limit here.

And our dear lady hasn't had time for sleep for some time now. Going alone into unknown potentially hostile territory without sleep or back up when there is no need to do so would be unwise.

Roqan 2010/02/28(Sun)14:53 No. 140227 ID: bd36a1
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Chord is willing to let me take a rest at their camp and head out in the morning.

"Goz! Hey Goz, where are you?"

there's no response

Crap. Tell her you'll look around the area while she checks inside.

>>140229
No, don't split up. Stay as a group.
Scan the perimeter for any outgoing tracks, if nothing turns up, look inside.

>>140227
Stay together, search for signs of a disturbance.

>>140227
Stay together. It doesn't look like there are any signs of struggle outside the cave or even tracks leading away from it. So check the inside of it cautiously.

Roqan 2010/02/28(Sun)15:16 No. 140242 ID: bd36a1
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We silently nod at each other and start to slowly move toward the cave.

"WHAT!" Goz yells poking his head from the cave further down the mountain side.

"Zurka, damnit Goz, get over here! Roqan is staying here for the night and heading out to track the thing that's been killing things around here in the morning. She'd like one of us to come with her again, so be ready to watch our post, or go for a walk."

We set up in the cave, I'm given a bedroll to sleep on. Who should I ask to accompany me to the Monster-kin camp tomorrow?

>>140242
Depends on what kind of visit you have planend. If it's recon then Chord would be the best choice. If you intend to meet with them and ask them about whatever is eating people in the forest then Goz would be the best choice.

>>140242
Chord, tracking and stealth are more useful.
Best to avoid combat all together, if possible.
Since whatever you're looking for tried to hide it's tracks, we can assume that it's at least reasonably intelligent.

>>140242

Fuck chord.

>>140258
No, save that for later.
We barely know her right now, if we rush into things she won't want seconds.

Let's bring Goz, we may need the muscle

>>140242
try working with Goz this time. You may be up against whatever the horrid thing is very soon.

Roqan 2010/03/09(Tue)10:22 No. 144347 ID: bd36a1
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The morning has come and I request for Goz to accompany me this time. He snorts and reluctantly gathers a few of his essentials for the long walk.

It takes us a little over a day to trek back to the Monster-kin camp. Goz has been following the scent of the path Chord pointed out earlier. Other than that trail, we haven't seen any other new signs of what ever it is we're following. We arrive at the gate of the Monster-kin camp.

>>144347
Looks like whatever it was got there first.

Looks like there is something stuck on one of the logs and a figure huddled against one of the houses in the distance. Examine log first and then figure.

Roqan 2010/03/09(Tue)10:52 No. 144356 ID: bd36a1
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>>144351
This looks like it used to be a gate. There are impact marks on some of these logs like the ones I saw on that downed tree.

"Somebody sure did a number on this dump."

Any survivors?

>>144356
Ok now check out that house that looked like it had a figure slumped against it or something. Also ask Goz if he can smell anything, whatever did this might still be in the area.

Roqan 2010/03/09(Tue)11:29 No. 144365 ID: bd36a1
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>>144358
The camp is eerily quiet. Like a ghost town.

>>144359
"Goz, do you smell anything?

"Blood. Lingering traces of Behemoth, probably the beast-kin. And the scent of what we've been tracking."

We approach the object huddled behind the building. It looks like one of the hugavid's constructs.

Is the robot alive?

>>144365
Does it have any memory crystals or something you can take?

Very cautiously examine the bot. Have a weapon drawn, assuming your weapons can hurt it.

Roqan 2010/03/09(Tue)11:56 No. 144377 ID: bd36a1
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>>144368
I'd be lying if I said I was really familiar with the way these things worked. I don't THINK these things ever actually "live". I've only seen them stomping around the woods on patrol. But this one doesn't seem to be active now.

>>144371
I guess I can rummage around a bit and check.

It's active. Get away from it.

>>144377
Move back and see if it gets up. If not then poke it with your 10 foot pole. If you don't have one then find one.

Eye lighting up. Get away from that thing!

Roqan 2010/03/09(Tue)12:16 No. 144382 ID: bd36a1
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It's arm starts to move and I quickly jump back, flipping my blades into the ready position. It raises it's arm in front of it and begins yelling something in the hugavid language. I can't make out much of it all I can really understand is "Daragon" which is their word for us, and "don't hurt."

Say "I won't hurt you," but feel kind of silly saying it, since it's a gigantic robot covered in armor plates.

Introduce yourself. Maybe it'll switch to your language.

>>144382
Put the Katars away and repeat what it said, then say "I won't hurt you."

>>144382
Move back further and ask it what happened here.

Roqan 2010/03/09(Tue)12:37 No. 144392 ID: bd36a1
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I flip my blades back and motion to Goz to stand down and try to look less threatening. He shrugs and does what he can.

"I don't want to hurt you"

It just keeps saying the same thing.

I try my best at copying it's language

"No... want... go... hurt... you... yes?"
guh, their language is stupid.

It stops waving it's arm and looks back and forth between me and Goz.

If I want to ask it something like what happened here, I'm probably going to need to come up with a way to ask it without words... I don't know much of the hugavid language and it doesn't seem to know mine...

>>144392
Get a stick and draw on the ground.

Roqan 2010/03/09(Tue)13:15 No. 144404 ID: bd36a1
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>>144393
My claw will probably work well enough for scrawling in the dirt.

Roqan 2010/03/09(Tue)13:16 No. 144405 ID: bd36a1
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Ok... now what should I draw to get my questions across?

>>144405
Draw the fort undestroyed, then draw it destroyed. Tap on the ground between the two and look at it questiongly.

>>144406

That's a good idea. Do this.

>>144393
it's on its back, faceup.
Does Goz know the language? He may not have said anything because he didn't think to.

Roqan 2010/03/09(Tue)14:01 No. 144419 ID: bd36a1
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>>144406
I do my best at representing the camp as it was, and as it is now, then tap my claw between the two pictures. I don't think it can see my drawing.

"Goz, do you know any hugavid?"

"I know how they say 'AAAAAH' and 'It hurts' does that help? If the construct can't see what you're doing, why don't we just rip its puppeteer out?"

>>144419
Well that tells us something about Goz we didn't necessarily need to know.

... "Puppeteer." So, like, is there a dude inside the robot thing? Is that how that works?

Could you guys get him out without mangling him?

yeah, find the eject button or something.

Or... just get Goz to prop it up so it can look at our drawing.

Roqan 2010/03/09(Tue)14:57 No. 144436 ID: bd36a1
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"Do you know how to get into one of these things?"

"well, I know one way."

"Without maiming him."

"pfft, yeah, I'll be reeeeeal gentle like."

Roqan 2010/03/09(Tue)14:58 No. 144437 ID: bd36a1
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A yelp emits from the construct and a pair of arms poke out of it's chest.

...is that how it works? Looks kind of illusory.

Ask about it.

Show tiny baby man the picture.

>>144447
Grab the hands, pull. Tell Goz to back off, first, of course.

Roqan 2010/03/09(Tue)16:52 No. 144484 ID: bd36a1
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A hugavid crawls out of the chest. I tell Goz to stand down and drag him over to the drawing. I tap the undestroyed picture first, then the destroyed one. He seems jumpy, understandable, what with us being enemies and all. He begins frantically spouting more gibberish in his stupid language.

Point to the sand, emphatically. Grab his tiny, human hand and put it to the sand. He needs to understand that he's got to draw to communicate with you.

>He seems jumpy, understandable, what with us being enemies and all.
Oh, well that changes everything.

Kill him.

>>144484
Do you know how to say "slower?" Or something close to it?

Preferably coupled with your best expression of exasperation.

>>144487
Hey now, he did surrender.

... We can at least try to ask him questions first.

>>He begins frantically spouting more gibberish in his stupid language.

Your language is stupid. And gibberish.

Ask him to slooooow down.

>>144486
Sounds like a good idea. And ask Goz to give him some more space. Goz is a rather intimidating fellow.

By the way the information that whatever it is attacked them as well as you is good in some ways, then it's atleast not a new weapon of theirs.

Roqan 2010/03/09(Tue)17:23 No. 144504 ID: bd36a1
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He scrawls in the dirt with his stubby little finger, muttering to himself. When he's done he points to the drawing and begins spouting his nonsense again.

>>144504
Hmm.

Looks like a Goblin.

But could be a poorly drawn Ork.