But it feels so right!

I'll say! That hole's not deep enough.

Suggestion 2010/02/26(Fri)10:44 No. 139090 ID: b3256b
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Manuel: "T's what we can do, Father."
Father:"It still doesn't makes it right. Why wasn't I asked about this?"
Manuel: "We knew you'd say nay."

I see a woman. Have sex with her.

I also see a dead body.

...Have sex with it.

Suggestion 2010/02/26(Fri)10:49 No. 139094 ID: b3256b
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Father: "I agree that boy didn't do the smartest thing by bringing her here... but skipping her last rites is way too much."
Manuel:"An' how's we supposed ta explain a stiff that's not here?"
Father: "The underground is the devil's land. Burying her won't do good, neither for us or for her soul."
Manuel: "Can't make a pyre either... those demons are all fireproof."

Suggestion 2010/02/26(Fri)10:51 No. 139095 ID: b3256b
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Lia: "Well, technically she's not a demon yet... we could test if she's really fire-resistant."

I'm sorry it ended this way.

>>139094
Unless you plan to keep a fire going till she rots or something... wait... what if you used a vat of acid and then boiled it? Would that count? or is acid immunity involved too?

Ignore them and keep burying the body.

- Player 2010/02/26(Fri)10:55 No. 139100 ID: b3256b
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Manuel: "Ya need to do something about this girl yours, ol' holy Father."
Lia: "Oh, come on."

I can hear you, you know.
Voyeur gender-swapping necrophiliac incestuous xeno-pedophiles.

>>139095
Actually, that's not a bad idea.
It's the respectful thing to do, and if it works it works.
If not, then you're no worse off than you started.

>>139100

Well, duh.

You know, that list is just going to get longer. Just say we're perverted and get on with it.

>>139100
... we're not all that way...

Honestly, apologies. MOST of us did what we could... though some people had some cat problems...

In this case, a cat wasn't fine...

Shoulda stole her soul while we could.

inb4 raaaaar zombie

>>139100
Ignore them and keep shoveling dirt on her. Shit didn't work out as planned but that's part of adventuring. Atleast she wasn't one of your old friends that had saved your life a dozen times.

So what are your plans once she is properly in the ground? Time to venture into the dungeon again?

>>139118
you mean adventure in her name...

>>139121
We don't even know her name.

And Player still needs money and stuff. And the demonic threat is still out there, and you get tons of chicks for saving the world from demons.

oh goddamit.

the one time violence WAS the answer noone listens to me?

curses. just... goddamit. what if her name was Player Two?

Fuck me, this is depressing.

Well, I suppose we need to find a way to summon souls or cure death.
Not that I object to her being at peace, mind you, just that INKY seems to harbor a strong enmity towards her charges that makes her undeserving of her position. Anything we can do to aid karma is worthwhile.

[Actually, can you answer a question?
Was it possible to save her?]

My condolences about the girl, Player. I'm afraid these comments is something you'll hear as long as you carry us. Some of us deal with grief, horror and death in odd ways.

Why is McLaughing so upset, by the way? And as the other voice asked, what are your plans now? I think a chat with Lia could be productive, or at least informative. And there's still purchasing that bag from Manuel...How's your silver supply after yesterday?

>>139107

Should'a, would'na, could'na. We have no proof or precedent of any soul-sucking capabilities, just one of contacting a different plane of existence.

>>139127

It wasn't, really. Check the quest-discussion thread.

>>139158

I suppose we shouldn't.

[Start rant]Inky's job appears to be to handle the souls of the dead, not the living, and to guard her sister from trouble. Yes, she's impatient. Yes, she wasn't easy to talk with. Yes, she had the impertinence to gloat at expelling us, but we could still have brought her around earlier. It was just so much harder for us to do that than the quest-creator had imagined.

Check the quest discussion thread if you want Word of God on that, but essentially, convincing Inky was a group effort and we failed. This is the result of that and going after Inky in the future won't change anything, and possibly just detract from the real quest. Player deserves better than us trying to make an enemy of his local gods. His heart's in the right place.[/end rant.]

Y'no what? I know that everyone's pissed, but I've had enough talk. The world's a lot simpler of a place when Player has a sword in his hands and something in the way. Go out to that damned dungeon and kill some god damned naked ninjas.

- Player 2010/02/27(Sat)07:38 No. 139535 ID: 8ae1fe
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>keep burying
>keep shoveling
Ahead of ya.

>McLaughing, upset
Its because we're buring her.

.. allright, maybe you really don't know; you're supposed to burn the dead instead. Wrap in a rag, soak with alcohol or some other flammable, tie or nail to a post, and torch it. Hay or coal are also used to get it going. When needed, oils are used to keep it going for long enough.
Closer to the sea, it isn't uncommon to set the deceased into a boat and set on fire.
Usually the priest makes a prayer, offering the deceased to the skies and the Angels for protection. Something he can't do if we bury her.

>see if she burns, not a bad idea, respectful
Making the pyre would draw attention... and really, if it went wrong, it would be that much harder to explain. Better to not risk at all, and pray that she'll be in good hands.

>Inky
Who's her, exactly? You said she's the kitty reaper, but really -- I didn' knew the kitties were the reapers What's the whole tale on her?

- Player 2010/02/27(Sat)07:39 No. 139536 ID: 8ae1fe
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>plans
I agree on one thing, life's simpler when there's a sword between me and my problem. I just need to prepare to it. Have those silvers, and a few credits... maybe I'll have to sell something. Eh. I still need to talk to Manuel about the whole money deal.

I don 't know about Lia. Do you have something to ask her?

I can't think of anything else to be done. But then, this isn't a very good morning.

>cure death
You can't be serious.

>zombie
That.. is a good reason to not bury her, in hindsight.

<Was it possible to save her?> -- You gotta be kidding if you think I'll ever answer that.

She was enslaved, and the slavers are still clearly in the mine.
Kill them.

>>139158
it is not the possibility that we should think of. a good roleplayer would stick with the character and its role. a good RPG player would maximize his character to his liking, finding new ways of using his strengths and weakness agains the dungeon, a resourceful being that is neither and both can do both and neither.

a DnD character would have dragged the body, paid the 5k gold needed and ressurected the demon gurl just to ask questions and then say "sorry im CE" before killing her again. a exalted would peform necrosurgery and gaved her wholesome horrible new scars just to say "MY JOB IS DONE, PRAYSE ME PUNY MORTALS" and strided to the next village. beardbeard would have just punched death in the nuts and that would be it.

its not the fact that player wont/cant answer, that he is playing plausible deniability for then we may feel uneasy.

its the fact that anyone resourceful, skilled and powerful enougth would have succeeded anyway. player wont be a beardbeard godslayer so soon, but if we keep "second guessing" what we should do against two opponents he surely wont.

consider this. next time its him. we failed here. when we fail next, will it be OK?

>>139254
i concede the point for i was just jesting, but amuse me for this funeral.

>cure death
>You can't be serious.
yus we are. get used to it, we suceed sometimes oftenly.

>Closer to the sea, it isn't uncommon to set the deceased into a boat and set on fire
>zombie
>That.. is a good reason to not bury her, in hindsight.
i had a bad idea. in the dungeon there was a spot where you could leave her body to be burned. problem is, you would need some protection and lots of fuel because the demon ants could eat her anyway.

>>139536
Well, there is still a lot of that dungeon to explore, and its obvious that dangerous, more organized horrors lurk in the deeper, darker corners... Let us sally forth and make most righteous war upon them!

They shall feel the sting of your blade yet, let your anguish become theirs.

>>139536
>Zombie, reason not to bury

No, that's a reason to bury her in a wooden box six feet under. That's the standard burying practice... somewhere. Not because of zombies, no, but it definitely makes zombies more difficult.

About the kitty reapers, Amanda does the whole soul unweaving, Inky watches out for stuff I guess, I don't know. Inky's a jerk, Amanda's pretty cool though.

Ask the McLaughing about Inky and Amanda. He'd probably have more "official" information for you than what we pieced together.

- Player 2010/02/27(Sat)15:00 No. 139651 ID: 8ae1fe
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>wooden box, six feet under
I'll be here all day if I try to dig that much, the soil here is clay-ish when you go deeper than the second foot. And I think the wooden box would just get her to rot slower... right?

>Ask the McLaughing
Always a possibility.

>DnD character, exalted, beardbeard
... you guys have a weird view of death...

"Sun, I'm done here. Let's?"
Sun: "Right."

>>139651
We've fought eldrich horrors in sunken tombs where life is hell and the escape of death has no permanence.
That tends to skew your concept of death.

>>139666
It's kinda of the reason we're in a orb... We don't really die. We're voices in an orb. We've also seen things die, and then come back to life countless times (it gets annoying sometimes when it's the other thing rezzing)

then again, different dimensions, different rules.

- Player 2010/02/27(Sat)20:28 No. 139827 ID: 8ae1fe
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>horrors, tombs, life and hell
>orb, voices, don't really die, come back to life
... yeah, that would get anyone jaded, I guess...
... you still surprise me with how much alien you can be.

"Hmmnf"
"Heeeave!"

- Player 2010/02/27(Sat)20:33 No. 139835 ID: 8ae1fe
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The plan was to stop any scavengers from digging her out, but I guess it will also stop any undead uprising.

Manuel: "Are ye done?"

say a pray for her in spite of her being a demon.

>>139835
Tell Manuel he wasn't obligated to come or stay for the burial.

Anyhow, some kind of simple prayer would probably be best, if we can't burn her it's the least we can do.

>>139835
Sorry, Player, you're just gonna have to get used to our weirdness. It's part of the package and all.

Anyway, if we're about wrapped up here, I believe you had a dungeon to crawl?

(If we seem a bit chipper, remember: time doesn't work for us the same way it works for you.)

>>139849
I guess a little prayer couldn't hurt, though.

>>139851
A prayer is kinda pointless now. You say those to ask for whatever divine beings exist to guide the souls of the dead to the afterlife.

Since that was sorta kinda EXACTLY what Inky and Amanda were doing when we were in there, I think it's safe to say that prayer won't change anything at this point.

>>139835
"Rest in peace."

>>139835

Walk away dramatically, without saying a word.

If you're at full HP, go on into the dungeon again.

Give Sun a hug. He looks like he needs one.

- Player 2010/02/28(Sun)06:36 No. 140119 ID: fd1f72
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"You didn' need to come, Manuel."
Manuel: "Ah disagree."
"What, needed to make I'd not run with your shovel? Here, take it."
Manuel: "Nah, keep the spade. T'must be jinxed now. See you in town."

Ass.

Father: "And we have our parish to tend to. Sun, Lia."
Lia: "Roger that, Father."
Sun: "Understood, Father."

- Player 2010/02/28(Sun)06:37 No. 140120 ID: fd1f72
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"You allright there?"
Sun: "I am. How about you?"
"Well, it's the first time I... does it gets any easier?"
Sun: "I hope not.
"Heh."

- Player 2010/02/28(Sun)06:37 No. 140121 ID: fd1f72
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Goodbye, demongirl.
Rest in peace.

- Player 2010/02/28(Sun)06:57 No. 140124 ID: fd1f72
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[Warning: Dungeon Game can be pretty heavy on the amount of little details. Most situations are self-contained. Random comments aren't discouraged; dedication or knowledge of previous events is advised. Let's see if this warning label thing works. -Author]
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You know, its pretty weird to feel so down about someone I never even met. It's time to clear my head now.
Objective is... dungeon. But I should prepare first, instead of diving head-first like last time. Also, get my stuff at Manuel's, and do whatever else that may need to be done.

So, what's next on the schedule?

>>140124
You just said it yourself, c'mon now. You need to get your stuff at Manuel's and prepare to go back down into the dungeon.

Mind you, I don't really know what all you need to head down there, but that's what you've got multiple voices in this thing for, right?

>>140124
Completely separately, yay, free shovel.
I suspect it will be quite useful.

>>140124
Suggested equipment:
BACKPACK FUCK JESUS UPGRADE DAT INVENTORY
Rope and grappling hook
Sledgehammer for locked doors
10 foot pole
Weaponry

>>140136
If we get some kind of longspear, pike, or staff it can double duty as a 10ft pole (remember to bring backup weapons however)

>>140124
Well you need the backback, rope, preferably with a grappling hook and new torches. A potion or two might not be a bad idea either.

Other than that you should also take some back up weapons if you can afford it. A hefty dagger alongside with some throwing knives would probably work out pretty nice.

and on your way in, pick up that chain again, thing came in handy as hell.

- Player 2010/02/28(Sun)15:47 No. 140253 ID: fd1f72
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You wanna discuss my shopping list? Let's go.

First of all, all I'm carrying with me is money, my Iron Sword and this fancy new cursed Shovel. Which really sucks as a weapon, might I add; I'll be lucky if I can break somebody else's nose with it.

The rest of my belongings are at my room over Manuel's; That piece of Marbled Metal, the Halberd, three Torches, and a Cure Potion.

Now, that's two decent weapons -- even if I tend to not have them in my hands for too long -- plus the halberd can dub as a ten-foot stick, I guess. I'll have something mildly rope-like when I retrieve all that chain I found.

About anything else you might wanna buy... I think I should remind you Manuel practices some arbitrarily eye-gouging prices.

I'm not resposting his pricelist right now; we're not at his shop. Might I remind you it can be found in the first thread... images 074, 075 and 076.

>>140253
you should go retrieve that iron chain and sell it, since even if you only get 1/2 how much he's selling one for, it'll more than double your current cash flow. (at that rate, you'd be able to buy a backpack and still have 1s left over, assuming those credits are good)

alternatively, fashion part of it into a belt and somehow bind it to your sword, so that you stop having the issue of dropping it. with enough belts and pouches, a backpack is unneeded.

what is stopping you from jamming the shovel and sword into the same slot?

>>140253
Well, you've got a bit better than twice what you did last time you went and bought stuff.

...

Which is still enough to buy next to nothing. You might wanna figure out what you can sell and for how much, I guess.

(Also, wow, I forgot how you don't even need our help to screw up talking to people, going back through this conversation with Manuel you had here! Birds of a feather and all that, eh?)

>>140361
Actually, since I'm busy putting our eidetic memory to use.

Hey Player. You ever collect on Miss K's promise of a lamp?

- Player 2010/03/01(Mon)00:33 No. 140471 ID: a93f1e
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>retrieve that iron chain and sell it
I think Manuel would appreciate if we keep eye-to-eye to a minimum, so I'll do that first.

>fashion part of it into a belt, bind it to your sword
Now that's a silly idea. It would restrict movement; I just need to learn to have a better grip, methinks.

>with enough belts and pouches,
... I 'd look like a Third-era Dungeon crawler / Dragon slayer reject.

>shovel, sword, same slot?
.... slot?

>what you can sell
I thought you could advise me there. I'm a bit of a hoarder myself, I'm afraid...
Hmnf, as much as I loathe the thought, Manuel could write credit on anything I offer him... and that metal bit, maybe at the church... I don't know. The halberd would be a bad idea, for obvious reasons.

>lamp
Eh, after last night? I doubt she made one. I'm not going to show up there and ask for something that's technically a gift, its not proper.

>(don't, need, help, screw up talking to people)
Shush. You brought the subject, so I'm still blaming you.

>>140471
Well, you can't say I didn't try.

And yeah whatever we know about selling stuff is probably not gonna help too much when the shopkeeper makes up the prices off of the top of his head, y'know?

Hey. Stop staring at Sun's juicy behind.

- Player 2010/03/01(Mon)08:20 No. 140567 ID: 93d1e8
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>sell, shopkeeper, prices
Guh, no kidding-- not mentioning the whole thing about making his own money. Seriously, I wouldn' be putting up with it if he wasn' the only source in anywhere. I'm sure there's an aesop about monopolies somewhere in there.

>Stop staring at Sun's juicy behind.
You can't see it from under that robe, you--

- Player 2010/03/01(Mon)08:22 No. 140568 ID: 93d1e8
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"Wait. What?"

HA! Looks like we're not the only ones perverted in here.

>>140568
... Hahahaha.

So, uh, whenever you feel like heading down to Manuel's.

Or are you just gonna keep staring at Sun's behind? Didn't know you went for that, but I suppose it's all cool. |3

think all our sex talk is starting to get to you.

The Orb voices will never cease to tease you to our own amusement Player.. don't put too much merit or meaning to our words.

Anyhow... lets ask around this time before our next dive, perhaps these clerics would know more about the particulars of the demons we faced. For instance, how high a priority should killing off those demon ants be?

Or about those peculiar command strings and the way those summons seemed "damaged" or "wrong" somehow?

Do they recognize the description of the spider 'Mother" and 'child'? (also, something indicates that those demons had a base or command center above ground from which they were projecting that simulacrum of the 'child'.)

- Player 2010/03/01(Mon)10:53 No. 140578 ID: f670dc
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"Oh Fuck OFF!"

- Player 2010/03/01(Mon)10:55 No. 140579 ID: f670dc
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Sun: "Excuse me-- are you feeling--"
"YES! NO! Whatever! I'm shouting at my pants, okay?!"

>>140578
Don't get angry at us, it just makes you seem insane to everyone else.

- Player 2010/03/01(Mon)11:04 No. 140581 ID: f670dc
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Guh. Yea, I just noticed that. Thank you, guys.

>ask around, demons
Yea, whatever, I guess, maybe the Father or Lia would know more.

>summons
... I don't really know who to talk about that. First because it makes no sense. Second, because a mage would know about summons, and so far we met none.

None on OUR side, at least. Who would know about such things?

>spider
I think I mentioned, it didn' rang any specific bells on nobody... I think I didn' do a good job describing the whole thing to them, actually. Could use a hand.

Player, if we had physical form, you would see me rolling on the ground laughing my poor, no-armed, bluish, possibly large and triple eyed ass off.

Anyway, What did you see? Despite our jest, you wouldn't have reacted like that if you hadn't seen anything unusual or appealing. If it's appealing, then I honestly have no idea why you are telling us to fuck off other than, y'no, being our normal, trollish selves.

>>140583
He could have from Lia's robes to be fair. It's just from this angle we only see we only see Sun walking away.

Ohh this is another thing I am not sure if we mentioned. We don't actually look out from the Orb very much... hell we don't even look out of your eyes. We see things from a somewhat randomly determined viewpoint... usually one including orb or our bearer.. we are currently looking at you past Sun's face... hence the comments.

Anyhow, on a business note: The spider deamon was large white/grey and brown, had red eyes, wore a harness studded in large blue, light emitting gems, and was about the size of well fed juvenile elephant. Charlotte was like a smaller version of this, with a spider-like humanoid torso grafted on.

Also, ask if anyone here knows of any local (ish), hopefully friendly, wizards?

Let's focus on not alienating Player, eh? He has a shovel now, no need to give him cause to use it. (oh please don't use it)

Ahem. Headsup, Player. Something might've been observing the whole burial thing from over by the signpost. Unless that's just a rock or a greyish cute jelly over there. Would you mind having a closer look?

You might want to give the area around that sign a good once-over anyway. Perhaps your lost silvers spilled from your pouch when you crashed into it yesterday. Recovering those would certainly help a bit on your money woes.

And did they ever figure out what'd happened to the dungeon guards? Did MacLaughing and Lia manage to cure them all?

As for your courses of action...Here are my suggestions.

-Return the Halberd to Rightful Owner and check up on the local guards. Might be a reward there for you, but don't get your hopes up. Could get some useful tips and information about the dungeon, at least.

-Fetch chain, metal 'thermos' (don't forget to pick up torches to do so) and marbled bit of metal (from room).
-Sell stuff. Chain to Manuel. The 'thermos' and metal bit might interest MacLaughing, I suppose. Unless you want to show off the 'thermos' to Miss K first to convince her it's not a woman's aid.

-Confer with Lia about the nature of these demons and ask her if the texts speak of any 'House Darkhope'.

>>140581

How is this our fault?

>>140629
Show the thermos to Miss K. You want more information about it before you sell it, since it might be something you would want to keep.

Also? She seems to be interested in you, and being on her good side is probably going to be MUCH more useful than silver. Remember that she's a metalworker, and you know she'll give you a better deal on things than the jerk running the general store.
Don't be too surprised if we ask you to just give the thermos to her - we think in longer terms than adventurers, and have a wealth of experience from which to draw.

we also really think it may be a large bullet. which if you had the proper mechanism would launch a large chunk of metal at VERY high speed. the amount of force behind that would most likely be able to destroy Charlotte's mom with just the one.

do you have cannons? like on a castle or a boat?

>>140657
If they do, it would likely be of the ball and powder kind... and this thing would be pin-fired. It would almost be easier to custom build some kind of disposable launch lance than refit ye olde cannon into use (another reason being friends with Miss K is very useful, "benefits" or not.)

- Player 2010/03/01(Mon)18:22 No. 140772 ID: f670dc
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So. Ransack dungeon, buy goods, gather information... I vote gathering the info first. Since we kind of are here already.

>physical form, rolling on the ground laughing my poor, no-armed, bluish, possibly large and triple eyed ass off.
Now, that... is a strangely specific and rather weird mental image to call on.

>viewpoint
Yea, I think you said something in that effect.. and no, I wasn'-- nevermind.

>signpost
You noticed that? I think its that cute jelly you wanted to catch before. Well, now I'd need another apple... just remind me later.

- Player 2010/03/01(Mon)18:26 No. 140779 ID: f670dc
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>cannon
'Cannon' is a type of mage for siege warfare, isn' it? One cannon with their batts are an unit, plus support fighters a squad, twelve units make a battery, which are a part of regiments or battalions.... sorry, getting carried away.

>bullet, mechanism, chunk of metal at VERY high speed
... mechanism, kinda like a ballista? If that's a kind of bolt, you'd need a siege engine to fire it. That shit's heavy, seriously. And you'd need to make it stable, somehow-- it's too short, needs a way to stabilize...

>wizards
>demons
>guards
>everything else

Well, why not ask straight to the source?

- Player 2010/03/01(Mon)18:28 No. 140781 ID: f670dc
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"Excuse me. Lia, right?"
Lia: "Mmmnhmn, that's my name."
"Eh, could you spare some time? I got a few questions."
Lia: "About?"
"Demons, the guards.... the whole deal. Sun told me you'd know those things."
Lia: "Mmmn..."

- Player 2010/03/01(Mon)18:30 No. 140783 ID: f670dc
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Lia: "Well, depending on what you ask, we'll have to wait 'till we get to the archives... What can I be of use?"
"Oh, I'll be quick. Don't want to be in the way of your priestly duties."
Lia: "Don't worry, I'm all time."

Allright so... house Darkhope, Charlotte, broken summons, guard's recovery... what, anything else in mind?

>>140772
It's that specific because that was the form he had when we were communing with Inky and Amanda - ask about them, by the way - and he decided to act like a blithering idiot.
Yes, all goddesses like to be told "YOU'RE A KITTY", since that shows great skill with diplomacy, perhaps even rivaling those of a mentally defective six year old. You really helped win her over with THAT one.

But I digress. Ask about the two goddesses, ask Miss K about the torch, realize you probably could have prevented the creation of a half-demon zombie by pouring holy water down her throat, go get a backpack and some lamp oil, then go and get the thermos.

Have you got all that?

>>140772
>>140779
>>140781
>>140783
>a strangely specific and rather weird mental image
Which happens to basically describe what we look like. That bit with the kitties was really strange.

>what to ask Lia
You look like you've already got a good handle on it yourself. But since we've got this eidetic memory of everything you've done since meeting us that we can access at a moment's notice, hm.

Well, in the order you found them:

- Demon ants. But I think you already seemed to have an idea of what these were? And they're most likely there because, well, demons.

- Broken summon. Somehow I don't think Lia is going to know any more about the malformed ID thing than you do, but you can still ask about how, say, it had no clothes.

- Demon guys/freaky wormhole thing/Charlotte. Yeah, alright. I'm gonna assume you remember this bit well enough.

- The kitties. One called the Watcher ("Inky"), another called the Guardian ("Amanda"); they're basically your world's psychopomps as far as we could tell. Oh, and they mentioned another one they called Harm. And something about the demons breaking reality, which was probably the only thing they weren't totally nonchalant about. They don't handle crowds well. I think we've already been over this. Anyway, I bring it up mostly because you seemed kinda clueless about them when we asked you earlier, so if we want to learn something about them, the resident expert on metaphysical entities seems like a safe bet.

... That's all I got.

>>140783

Ask her if she has to take a vow of celibacy.

>>140826
LATER. AFTER YOU HAVE SEDUCED HER.

Ask about the priesthood and what rules it expects its members to follow.

Not to flirt with her, just for information.

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:10 No. 142002 ID: b4631c
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"Are you familiar with Inky and Amanda?"
Lia: "Mmmnot really. Should I?"
"Eeeh... the Kitty Goddesses, Inky and Amanda. They're supposedly a pair of Reapers, one keeps watch while the other handles the soul. Something like that..."
Lia: "Nnnnnhmmmmmnnn......"

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:10 No. 142003 ID: b4631c
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Lia: "Player, right? Do you know where the term 'The Twin Deaths' comes from?"
"When someone dies, somebody, somewhere else, dies at same time. My father used to tell me that."
Lia: "Eheh...And do you know where that comes from...?"

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:11 No. 142004 ID: b4631c
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Lia: "A long time ago, back in the Dark Ages and before, the demons were looking for ways to overcome their last shred of mortality.
Their search led them to a way of tying a person's lifeline to another's. In theory, with the two lives tied together, one could not be ended without the other meeting its own demise.
It did not have the intended effect. When two lives were bound together, ending one immediately ended the other. Yet, this discovery was still used a number of times, as demons would bind one slave to another, one demon to another, for the most varying reasons."

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:11 No. 142005 ID: b4631c
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Lia: "But, of course, the demons never stopped seeking a better way to tie two lives together. One where, instead of one life dragging another down, they would support each other. I've never read anything concrete on the subject, except for a footnote saying the very first tie made was of this nature."

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:12 No. 142007 ID: b4631c
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"... interesting, but how does that answer my question?"
Lia: "Well, you tell me. You're the one with a new meaning for 'Twin Deaths'."

Nice. All the females in this place are weird.

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:13 No. 142009 ID: b4631c
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"What can you tell me about demonic ants?"
Lia: "Ugh, they're an old pest. They were discovered a little after the demons started storming the old dungeon...Seasons ago, their queen was slain by a crew of seventh-levels. The guards sealed their old tunnel, and we never heard from them since. Please tell me you didn't spot one."
"Sorry."

Yeah, great job they did with that flimsy door.

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:14 No. 142010 ID: b4631c
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Lia: "Any idea why they're back?"
"No. Do you?"
Lia: "Eh, maybe those adventurers didn't do a good enough job. Maybe the demons got a new Queen."
"Maybe it's just a second hive who got uncovered."
Lia: "Heavens above, don't say that."

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:15 No. 142011 ID: b4631c
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"What about the demon spiders?"
Lia: "The mother and child? Mmmnh, I remember you talking about them, seemed like your typical beast and fury, except for the blue illusion trick."
"I wouldn't call the big one 'typical', it was the size of a small elephant."
Lia: "Then you would not believe the ones we have on record. Demonic fauna can be very intimidating."
"I think I said it last time, but the large one had a harness, studded with large, blue, light-emitting gems. The underside seemed patterned."
Lia: "Hmn, I could search the books for something like that. Any patterns in particular?"
"Sorry."
Lia: "I see..."

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:16 No. 142012 ID: b4631c
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Lia: "Did you give her your name?"
"Pfft. 'Course not. Used whatever Cinnabarr."
Lia: "Good. Don't use it much, though. If an alias becomes too much a part of you, it's as good as a Name."
"Then how do people like the Black Knight get around?"
Lia: "Mmmnwell, The Black Knight never actually chose it; the bards made it up. Did she give you an alias?"
"Charlotte of House Darkhope."
Lia: "Hmmmn..."

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:16 No. 142013 ID: b4631c
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"Ever heard of them?"
Lia: "Mmnuh, Houses come and go... But that she is part of a House... t's not really surprising."
"Anything special about it?"
Lia: "Eh, Houses are extended families that grew too large or too powerful. I'd be worried if she's someone close to the patriarch or matriarch."
"Hmn"
Lia: "I suggest to discover their specialty. Houses used to have roles, existing to fill -- or because they fill -- a niche in the demonic society. If this still holds true..."
"Mmmnhmmn..."

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:17 No. 142014 ID: b4631c
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"... would teleportation be a 'niche'?"
Lia: "Hey, I'm being serious here."
"Me too! I told you about the blood!"
Lia: "That in itself means nothing; Blood magic is demon magic, and demon magic is blood magic."
"Bringing a living spider the size of a small house from nowhere must've meant something."

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:18 No. 142015 ID: b4631c
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...
"You've seen the splatter."
Lia: "... I did."
"So what's the problem?"
Lia: "It's... you can't just... gate, it doesn't work like that. Tying takes time, dedication, lives, its strictly A-B as you tie both locations... the farthest something was ever 'gated doesn't even reaches a mile. It's like reality was built against instant travel. There are entire bibles written about the attempts, it can't just be done!"
"I thought in Central X they had those town portal things."
Lia: "Which only works in..."
"Point taken."
Lia: "There are only six gates that seem to ignore this rule and Great Neko, nobody knows how they happened... Logic dictates what you saw were summoned simulacrums of some sort."

I bet everyone was more concerned with things like, building Central X around one of the six.

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:18 No. 142016 ID: b4631c
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"What's all this 'tying'?"
Lia: "... eh, it's arcane jargon, they have all this knot and string metaphor about the whole binding process... t's slang, really. Like, tying a spell to a sword..."
"... what would 'weaving' be?"
Lia: "In that context? Eh, a 'woven' thing is intrinsic, unlike a 'tied' thing. Much like a blade's sharpness is 'woven' into its edge."
"Mmmn..."

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:19 No. 142017 ID: b4631c
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"You didn't strike me as a mage."
Lia: "I'm not, heh. The church's archives just have the right literature."
"Does it have something about monster summoning systems?"
Lia: "Maybe. Ask away."

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:19 No. 142018 ID: b4631c
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"I think the dungeon's system is broken, the guards were very... odd."
Lia: "How odd?"
"Basically, they were these grey, tall strong guys, patrolling the areas. They fought pretty badly too, just one of them could hit me."
Lia: "I can't see why you're complaining, it's working well for you."

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:20 No. 142019 ID: b4631c
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"One of them was naked. And a male."
Lia: "Mn?"
"The one that could hit me had a whip. And was dressed as a french maid."
Lia: "Mnhuh? Really?"
"And the naked one seemed to have a speech impediment, like he couldn' talk because... Idunno, it wasn't like grunting, more... like a crackling?"
Lia: "Hmnf, those creatures were spawned wrong for sure. I didn't knew they had frenchie suits in the loadout."
"Any idea on what could be wrong?"
Lia: "I'm not a mage, I can't exactly debug it."
"Nobody ever mentioned this to you?"
Lia: "Why would they? We may keep the books safe, but the dungeon's guard have their own experts."

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)08:21 No. 142021 ID: b4631c
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"Well, how are they, by the way?"
Lia: "Fine, it just was a simple sleep charm. It was dispelled already. They're going to raise the dungeon's level requirement, the preventive quarantine should be in effect by now."
"Oh goo-- Wait, WHAT??"

>>142005
that looks like how we where supposed to save her.

comment to her what we saw, about the glass constructs and the puppeteering. it could be this second type of bonding she was talking about. or how they managed to gate like they did

>>142021
Well more risk=more reward. Gear up and prepare for some dungeon delving. There is a mystery afoot and you need to solve it. And you need more cash for booze and hookers. Although this town seems frightingly low on hookers for a town catering to the needs of advneturers.

Oh, and ask Lia about teleportations between dimensions. The demons of Darkhope might have a pocket dimension that is laid over the dungeon. That way they could theoretically teleport directly into town without exceeding the 1 mile limit.

>>142021
Damn that's a lot of information to process.

Okay, most important thing out of the way first. Something you picked up on yourself.

"Preventative quarantine ???"

More to come after I properly read through all this, probably.

i just realized: doesnt the demon girl had a box with her? it doesnt have any markings to analyze?

also you managed to bypass the guard because the demons where planning to use the village as a feeding ground for the spider. consider also that they are the ones that corrupted the dungeon guards along with the extra huge creature that we coulnt identify.

>>142021
well you shouldnt be worried. seriously, the dungeon isnt more dangerous that before, you simply luckied out in the first time. now i hope you are experienced enought to strive properly with the right tools that we have money to get.

without a sidekick that already contains huge knowledge of your enemy.

feels bad, bro =c

Ask the level requirement.

i bet i know what happened. demon girl was life-tied to another. they didn't kill 3 slaves, they killed six, 3 at each end. the tying caused a bizarre link-jump.

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)18:15 No. 142182 ID: fce8af
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"What do you mean by 'quarantine'?!?!"
Lia: "Hmn, according to Ancient Law, 'a place of danger must be sealed until a destined hero arises to vanquish its evil'. Nowadays, that translates to studying the place, its monsters, dangers -- all that so a proper level can be assigned to it, and the would-be heroes --"
"Cut the crap, I went to goddamned fighter school, allright?"
Lia: "-- can take an informed decision about its dangers, and even be denied entrance if the risk is pointlessly too high. In the meantime, access is denied to everyone."
"How long that takes?"
Lia: "Eh, sometime next week they should be sending a messenger to Central X to--"

- Player 2010/03/04(Thu)18:19 No. 142188 ID: fce8af
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"What?! That's retarded!"
Lia: "Are you getting angry at me?"
"I'm just getting angry! Central X's over a moon and a half away!"
Lia: "No it's not, a caravan gets there in less than a cycle."
"Hey, I arrived yesterday, I know what I'm saying."
Lia: "... did you by any chance 'just arrived' by foot?"
"That's beside the point. What's the new level?"
Lia: "They're aiming for six."
"Oh For Fuck's SAKE!"

Well, that makes MY job easier.

So, with a minimum of a full cycle until they reassign the level (and being too low a level to enter it anyway), why don't we just exterminate everything in the cavern the easy way?
You'll need Miss K's help, a decent sized body of water, a few dozen planks of wood, a saw, some clay, quite a bit of scrap metal, and all the logs you can manage.
Miss K will work for free once we explain the idea. Trust me.

>>142194
Oh god I want to hear what you've come up with.

>>142199
I somehow doubt that drowning will kill everything in there... it's not like we want the things that live in those lightness waters beneath the earth to have surface access do we?

Besides, with portals, underground drainage, bottomless pits ect, ect filling this thing may take longer than the expected lifetime of the sun.

go wail on random critters, like those jelly things. you may not like grinding but you may have to do it if you want in without being a fugitive.

>>142202
Pfft, why would we fill it with WATER? Then we couldn't collect anything from it!

>>142222
we just need to control the river. it definitively has a drainage system of its own, the problem is it may be stronger that what we can place on the dungeon. at least we cant do lava

player, you are now a rogue. lets sneak the shit out of that dungeon before anyone takes its sweet non extistant loot.

also offer help to carry some of that nice rack of hers.

>>142188
Man you need to get back in there. There's some important crap you left behind, and you handled yourself well enough even if you were technically underleveled to be in there in the first place.

Besides, you got experience with the place and you know the layout, so that's even more reason why you're less likely to die.

They should at least give you a chance to get your stuff.

Sneak your way in to get the loot we left behind, then grind for two levels.

>>142188

HEY YOU'RE LEVEL TWO. YOU CAN TOTALLY TAKE THE DUNGEON.

>>142266
I think he's level four, actually.

>>142268
He's almost there then.

Player, you should slaughter everyone in town for exp. Townsfolk don't give a lot on their own, but it adds up after a while.

>>142320

Oh man, no, don't do that. Don't you know ANYTHING?

The merchants are always maximum level and have all this crazy nonsense.

Plus the priest! He can probably spam deadly smites even without equipment boosting his stats!

>>142350
Don't forget that you would lose honor with the Miss K faction. Worse still, her LOVE stat would drop like a rock!
Naturally, her not loving you is a fate worse than death.

Oh, and guys? Gunpowder DOES go bad. Even if that WAS a shell at one point, by now it would be nothing more than a chunk of steel. Or an adult toy.
Of course, Miss K would be interested either way.

you can probably get to the bullet, just tell a guard that you left some stuff because you were trying to get away from the giant ass spider and if he would escort you to get it.

>>142194
Sounds like you're planning to make a giant clay furnace, and pipe in smoke through a door made of the wooden planks that's sealed up with clay. Or maybe the furnace is going to be metal, and the clay is just for sealing the door.

That plan won't work. The dungeon is too big, and it also goes down. All the smoke's going to stay in the upper levels. Plus there are probably vents in place. Player would have to go trekking in the mountains to seal them all up, while the smoke is being pumped in so he can see where they are.

Then he'd have to go back and unseal them once we think the dungeon is sufficiently smoked... and we have no idea how long that will take!

Player also won't gain any experience from doing this.

>>142360
its too heavy to be gunpowder. it msut be a recipient of some sort, if not simply a alloy to be melted for construction later on. remember that the guards use money to be summoned? what if that dildo canister is worth thousand?

- Player 2010/03/05(Fri)08:53 No. 142409 ID: 3d1c96
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>Miss K, water, planks, metalscraps, wood, clay, log and other noodle implements
>river
... what are you planning to make, a walking animated bronze armor that'll make up for my level difference problem??
Seriously, maybe you missed that but there are no rivers around here. There barely are trees, maybe up the mountain... but sides that, this is a grassy expanse in the middle of nowhere.

>grinding
... levels don't work like that... we had this conversation before.
... I'm not ... murdering ... seriously, what the fuck?!
... I'm level four now, I think... I feel different, now I think about it.

... I think I'm ... Fuck, now what?

dunno. we gave you our ideas and you say none would work, so you think of something, smarty-pants.

>>142409
Borrow a guard uniform and say that you're part of the evaluation team or something.

Calm down, player. You look like you're head's about to explode. Do you need to set us down for a bit? Just, uh, don't forget us.

Anyway. You know more about these sort of things than we do. Perhaps if you explained what these things mean, we'll be a bit more helpful. Is there any other dungeons around, or are you just going to have to bite this bullet?

- Player 2010/03/05(Fri)10:29 No. 142419 ID: 3d1c96
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Hey, all you did was to give me a crazy shopping list then spend all the time talking about it.

>guard uniform, evaluation team
I'd have to sneak into their fort first... and hope all uniforms are equal... and I don't think they'd fall for the evaluation team story, but maybe.... ugh..

Damn, I think I'm getting into a funk here. I need to think this through.

"Sorry Lia, I think I'll have to drop you off here."
Lia: "Sure, we arrived anyway."

Mn?

- Player 2010/03/05(Fri)10:32 No. 142421 ID: 3d1c96
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Oh.
I'm really out of it all of a sudden...

Lia: "Player. Are you okay? It's just a dungeon, you know, there are others."

Not anywhere near here, but... still...

well, say bye.



wait... can you just bluff you are lvl6 or do they have a detector of some sort?

Hey, Player. I know that you probably need a moment alone, but I have a question. I promise, this particular voice will leave you alone after this, if you want.

What is the highest level you've heard people get?

>>142421
Well however you get back in again you're not going to be able to go the blunt force approach. You're going to have to be sneaky and clever for this one.

You're going to need a way to get in and out of the dungeon without being noticed. So lets start with what you know right now. How many ways of getting in and out of the dungeon are you familiar with?

>>142421
no other dungeon posses this intricated history. of course we seem to have 3 choices: either re-evaluate yourself to try this same dungeon in the hopes noone got the loot first, sneak your way in NOW or look for another dungeon.

Question, How can one tell what level someone else is? Is it obvious from looking at them, do you need magic, or what.

So much for this place being ripe territory.

Hmm...First of all Player, you should apologize for your outbursts. Your frustration relief methods are honestly rather disconcerting. Asking someone to "cut the crap" isn't very polite either, even if you do not want to waste your time or find the topic boring. Work on your poker face, please, especially if you intend to keep us around.

Now, as for that quarantine...Waiting it out is obviously out of the question. Travelling elsewhere...Possible, but I can sense you aren't keen on doing that.

These things in mind, you could...

Check with the garrison commander if an exception can be made for you. You did save them all yesterday, and you left some valuables lying not too far into the dungeon on account of your encounter. And you could do some pre-evaluation testing, see if you encounter any more demons on your short trip, and then report back. Perhaps he can be swayed by argument. If he isn't, don't get sassy with him...We'll find some way of getting you in there.

To wit, your second option. I think Charlotte said that there were other exits out further up. I'm not sure if that was a reference to the room you were in specifically, or that level of the dungeon itself. Maybe the garrison doesn't cover every entrance, and you can sneak into the dungeon from up top. This idea likely necessitates climbing gear and feather falls, though.

Third option. You do have a shovel... Nah, I kid. Digging your way in would be foolish.

If you're stressed out, you should do something to relax.

Since we're at the church, let's see how Sun is doing. Maybe we can do something fun with him.

>>142421

Well. If you really need to burn some aggression AND level up...

It's time for a TRAINING MONTAAAGE

Suggestion 2010/03/06(Sat)09:45 No. 142916 ID: dcd509
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I.. just...

"Bye."
Lia: "Take care, Player."

- Player 2010/03/06(Sat)09:48 No. 142919 ID: dcd509
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>fwump<

- Player 2010/03/06(Sat)09:49 No. 142920 ID: dcd509
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*Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighh......*

Mmm...

A penny for your thoughts, Player.

- Player 2010/03/06(Sat)10:47 No. 142924 ID: dcd509
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Hrrrmmn....

- Player 2010/03/06(Sat)10:49 No. 142925 ID: dcd509
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If Charlotte had eaten those ingrates, we'd not be having this conversation.

Pay up.

They're only trying to look out for people's safety. It's their job. You've probably heard stories of reckless adventurers who got in over their heads. Or maybe they didn't survive to tell stories.

>>142925
Just put it on our tab.

Hmm, a thought just struck me. They are going to do evaluations of the dungeon to see if the level should be raised. Well what better way to evaluate something than sending in an adventurer and see if he survives. And what better way for you to get back in there than voluntering for it.

Of course they might need a bit of convincing but we should be able to guide you through it, or your natural charm might be enough.

Bah. Got me there. Tell you what, maybe I'll make you another poem one day.

*sigh*

And that's likely. Though I doubt having Charlotte and her ilk as door guards would've been much better for your situation.

>>142925
I Charlotte had eaten those ingrates you would likely have been the garnish, thus meaning we could not have this conversation, making it a bet we could not win.

Never the less, what do you want? As you can see we are a little hard up for gold unless you plan to pry that chain off of us (I really wouldn't mind that as long as it was done carefully, always would prefer to be the knob on a wizard staff or gentleman's cane instead, less gaudy than our current 'bling' design.)

And if it's data you want we are almost always willing to provide that for free (or almost free, entertainment and information is our only constant desire.)

- Player 2010/03/06(Sat)13:52 No. 142993 ID: dcd509
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Hah! Hey, no tab; I need every coin I can get my hands on, if I am to succeed in this crawl.

Ah... I'm good now.
Sorry about all that, it's just... this situation is so moronic. I really shouldn't let it get to me.
Hmmmn.... I need to apologize to Lia.

>people's safety, their job, reckless adventurers who got in over their heads
Sure I did. Bessin's Schawer, slayer of evil. Some old song of a crazy paladin... really can't remember the lyrics.
But who cares about him, I'm living my own reckless adventure anyway.

>evaluations, dungeon, level raise
Hmn, now there's a thought. Wanna discuss strategy? Let's get to business then.

- Player 2010/03/06(Sat)13:54 No. 142994 ID: dcd509
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There. Much more comfortable, at least to me.

>noodle implements
let me see... village. There's no civilization without water, so it gotta come from somewhere. I can't see any aqueducts or ponds. They gotta have a well somewhere.
Two houses are prettymuch pure wood. It must come from upmountain; problem will be making lumber out of it.
... I wouldn't be surprised if Miss K has a mill in her basement.

I think the big problem of your plan, whatever it is though, is that we're working on a 11 bits and 5 papers budget. Plus time. Plus, we didn' finished exploring the dungeon, we have no idea how big it can be.

>intrincated history
Oh, every dungeon has a 'cool' story. But you have to admit we're just scratching this dungeon's actual story...

>entrances
Oh, quit it. The dungeon only has the front door, and its well-guarded. Trekking the mountain after other entry points is a needle-haystack scenario. A passage big enough to fit that spider would totally be guarded.

>>142994
We don't care about making lumber out of it, we just need things that burn. Lots of things that burn.

- Player 2010/03/06(Sat)13:59 No. 142997 ID: dcd509
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... now, if I snuck or bribed my way IN and started searching for exit points -- that could work. The tunnels up gotta go somewhere. With three torches, I'd have only a couple hours to search the place though.

The whole evaluation chat could work, if -- well, I'm sure it still would involve a metric fuckton of paperwork being sent to Central X. But THEN, actually talking to the guys could help me somehow. Still worth a try.

>things that burn
Sheesh, what are you gonna do, dungeon BBQ?

>levels, max
I.. think the highest level I heard of, in any serious way, is 9. The highest level person alive is an eight -- the Grand Sorceress of the Stargazers Guilde (mistress of the Void and keeper of the Lunar Cycle).
By declaring the dungeon a six, they're expecting a troupe of fivers to clean it up... it's not an unreasonable scenario. Many adventurers peak around level five. It's just, is hard to find something that gets to you enough to go past five.

>levels, reading
You gotta go trough a few tests and forms to certify your current level, and you get... kind of a badge for that. The tests are supposed to gauge your level with accuracy.

In any case, on knowing someone else's actual level... it's a gut feeling kind of thing, like...

what ever you did that made you go from 1st lvl to 2nd lvl, do it a bunch. from where we are from that does it eventually.

- Player 2010/03/06(Sat)14:00 No. 143000 ID: dcd509
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Have you ever looked in the eyes, some jolly guy who's just sharing some ale with you, telling his ol' stories and smiling a bunch, everything's jokes until the exact moment he frowns, and all of sudden you know; he's a psycho, he's a badass, he's covered wars, (you know)... as if for a moment he gave you a sign, tiny as it is, that gives an exact and rather pathetic sense of how far that man travelled, from where he started, to the point he's sharing beers with you.

That's how I knew I should never fuck with the Sarge. And he wasn' even a fiver, not officially.

Naw, cooking the dungeon would take FAR more effort than we want to put forth. Besides, heat travels upwards, and we want something that will sink into the cave.

>>143000
Yeah I know that feeling.

I think your first bet for getting into the dungeon again would be voluntering for the evaluation team. It should be pretty clear that paperwork isn't your strong suite, so hopefully you get to evaluate how dangerous it is.

>>143011
he may not get money nor loot from it, but if he gets "lost" in there he may find a way out to return later.

the problem is, are you sure you want to take on a dungeon so strong without backup or proper power?

you know what my new personal goal is? get you to level 10. how would you like that? be the most powerful thing in the world.

power tripping is nice, but player feels more like a CG rogue that a fighter.

anyway this looks so much like DnD that im betting a 7th level mage is stronger that a 9th lvl fighter.

I'm wary of doing anything illicit. We've made some friends in the town, and if we sneak in, it'll be hard to get back out and harder to explain why we want their help.

- Player 2010/03/06(Sat)18:02 No. 143122 ID: dcd509
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>cooking the dungeon
Then I have no idea of what you're trying to accomplish.

>1st lvl to 2nd lvl
Sure! I'm gonna go back to Central X, re-join the Academy, study for all of my young adulthood until I finally finish the full Fighter course with flying colors, twice again, just to reach level 6.

Wait, that was from when I went from 2nd to 3rd level.

>level 10
Pfft, why not shoot to the moon already and go for 255? Yeh right...

>mage, fighter
It's a matter of situation. A level 7 mage would be able to take down a small army by himself, but spellcasting is hard work. No matter how many fireballs he has up his sleeve, he can't just take a punch and keep kicking ass like a fighter.

>CG rogue
Hey, I'm not a thief. Nor I am CG, HD, PHP or whatever else. Stop that.

>ilicit, friends
True... but I'm not going to just pack my things and go away without trying.
Even if I should.

>without backup or proper power?
... I can always hope the spider was a fluke?
Come on, a little faith here please.

hahahaha. oh man, that is funny.
there is a place where you could, with months of work, get to lvl 9999.

don't think too hard on that, it's in another universe.

>Sure! I'm gonna go back to Central X, re-join the Academy, study for all of my young adulthood until I finally finish the full Fighter course with flying colors, twice again, just to reach level 6.
>Wait, that was from when I went from 2nd to 3rd level.
shit, if it is that easy to pick level 6 dont even take levels in consideration. simply train skills, you have a way with dexterity and agility, with light weapons and some nice leather armor you can be a danger.

>Hey, I'm not a thief. Nor I am CG, HD, PHP or whatever else. Stop that.
aw, dont be upset. a rogue isnt exactly someone that steals, its someone that has a way with dexterity enought to steal, set traps and peform sneak attacks. CG means caotic good, you do not truly care if the law or the folk abide by it, if it is a good deed, you do it.

you are most definitively no kenshiro, but you are no pushover. however...

player, this may sound odd, but you need to move laterally for the victory. so far you are thinking within the box, and this is restricting your potential.

a dungeon crawler would not only bash things to get gold, he also disable traps, scouts rooms and talks with monsters and townspeople alike. you need something of your own.

in "here", player characters always have something that simply dictates their superiority, be it a divine dictatureship giving you powers and duties, the hability to level forests or a incredible hability to learn faster.

you need something nice that isnt us.

let us begin with the basics: what classes are there and are you willing to lead a party, provided one?

>>143167
He was being sarcastic. He said that graduating from the academy only got him to level 3. It isn't enough of a challenge to get to level 5 let alone 6.

I think Player is more of a swashbuckler type. A dexterous fighter, focused on combat instead of utility.

I suggest you volunteer for whatever will get you back into the dungeon.

- Player 2010/03/07(Sun)05:30 No. 143415 ID: c70e2c
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Okay, so the plan is talk to those guys. Let's get this ball rolling.
First stop; buy a bag, grab my stuff.

>party
... define 'classes'.
And really, a party? I don't fancy myself as a leader. Sides, parties are big and loud, Idunno. Not mentioning a lack of people to recruit.

And really, if I didn' knew the basics of dungeoneering, I wouldn't be doing this. I can handle the occasional trap or door, I just am not equipped to do it.

... and I guess maybe 'CG' can describe me, a bit... whatever. Stuff to be done.

>>143415
idea. Training montage. that should level us quick enough. after we get other things out of the way, training montage of you killing boars for days straight should level you fast enough.

>>143420
There's nothing outside the dungeon that's strenuous enough to level Player.

If anyone wants to be useful right now, go look at the item list and see if there's anything we want to buy. Other than the backpack... I think the oil lamp is probably a good investment, as well as the climbing kit. We've already seen a couple places to use a climbing kit at.

>>143420
I don´t think levels work like that.

>>143415
so far you described me 2 classes, a mage and a fighter, even tho as your dude there described, you are more a agile type like a pirate dude or solid snake that a actual fighter.

its a pity, you sometimes feel like a paladin in trainning wheels.

>>143426
they seem to do, and that is disappointing. for each level there seems to be a expected power to yield; he was able to reach "level 3" by going to the academy a second time to then ace every test. this means that Player cant JUST do a amazing feat if he focus on it, he needs trainnig, grinding, a teacher, a proper test to pass.

he needs approval of others to act like a level 4 instead of simply peforming deeds that a level 4 can, but above anything else, he HAS to prove to the dungeon masters that he can do it.

>>143420
...

this idea is not that bad. player, how much of a badass you want to be? you claimed that there is a mountain up there, you want to set up camp to make a trainning course?

it should be personalized for your deeds along with some trainnig on survival and trap building. all you got to lose is maybe the dungeon not really opening so soon. you train for a couple of days/weeks, when the dungeon paperwork gets ready you could do the test for level 5 or maybe even 6 and go on the dungeon in the first day it opens. it only takes hard work and skill development.

So, offhand, we have Lia, Miss K, that bard, annnnd...hmm...Who else?

Sun?

Dunno.

*ahem*

I think you have a full party right in front of you.

- Player 2010/03/07(Sun)12:49 No. 143440 ID: 69a173
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>classes
Well, that's it isn't it? You're either killing things with weapons, or killing things with your mojo.

Of course, fighters come in many flavors and many specialties - swords, hammers, hands, crossbows, knives... stealth, tanking, wrestler, brawler... but in the end, we're all fighters.

In the end we're all killing things, so I really can't see where is the whole class thing.

>training montage
>level
>grinding
>back to school
Sheesh, can't you take a clue? You don 't level up by doing the same thing over and over for the rest of your life, that's stupid!

Oh, I get it.
It's like fighter specialization.

well then we are out of ideas, go kill some slime things.

>>143440
Go buy the needed gear. Backpack, new torches and climbing gear.

Then go talk to the evaluation team. Volunteer your amazing capabilities in evaluating wheter or not you can survive the dungeon. Who knows maybe you can get some free gear to evaluate and see how it works.

>>143440
>Sheesh, can't you take a clue? You don 't level up by doing the same thing over and over for the rest of your life, that's stupid!
well thats a relief. how do you level then? going into dungeons and not dying? physical and mental trainning? body modding?

>>143436
im pretty sure we cant use them to our party. asides player just claimed he doesnt want to lead, thus he shant.

>>143440

Actually, referring to earlier things... leveling up is apparently done by EPIC!

Speaking of which, I'm throwing in my two cents here: You need to talk to Central X about the portal. Can you imagine the power of demons if they can teleport things anywhere? The death of that spider is probably a minor setback, where the real test was simply the transportation of it.

Anyway... yeah, talk to them about it. Under truth spells, if they exist and they don't believe you.

- Player 2010/03/07(Sun)15:25 No. 143475 ID: 69a173
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>fighter specialization
.. I still feel like we're talking different types of Common here.

>gear
Well, to buy all that we're going to have to sell something; can't evade much there. And if we'll go in to search for ways out... maybe the climbing gear is more important than the bag.

Oh, what the hell? I need to stop saying such silly things.

>warn Central X
I'm sure the guards are gonna do that already. Right?

- Player 2010/03/07(Sun)15:27 No. 143476 ID: 69a173
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Mmn?

Manuel: "Always a pleasure to have your business, miss Ash."
Ash: "Oh Manuel... you waste your kind words in this old lady."

Look at that, more townsfolk.

>>143476
Say hi!

... Or maybe you shouldn't. |3

Hang back. Let Manuel have this. It might brighten his mood and let him loosen up when it comes to prices.

>>143476
Don't butt in.

>climbing gear is more important than the bag
maybe. if in your work there you manage to get something that could pay up for the bag it could be worthy.

in a way or another, a sample leather bag should be much more inexpensive that climbing gear.

huh, manuel isnt married? he seems really interested on her.

we shoulnt tease him with that, but maybe if we give him a hand...

>>143475

Not necessarily.

>>143476
Keep walking, circle back in a few minutes.

totally - Player !TEEDashxDA 2010/03/08(Mon)04:53 No. 143785 ID: 3b6c92
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Manuel: "What can ah do for ye today?"
Ash: "Little Mika was telling me about Johnny last night."
Manuel: "Aaah yes, he brought some fine apples last night, they're..."

totally - Player !TEEDashxDA 2010/03/08(Mon)04:54 No. 143786 ID: 3b6c92
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... Hum dee dum....

Idunno, Manuel doesn' strikes me as a bachelor. I never really wondered about his personal life though... I know he lives by himself here, he has a room in the back, lower floor. If you're curious, we could ask.
Okay, not ask him.

Hmmn, can't hear them, I guess they should be finished.

>>143786
Nope. She's still there. They're just grinning at eachother. Wait a bit. We have a good visual angle on them... but we can't hear anything, like you.

>>143786
Hey, Player.

I know this is probably gonna sound antithetical to your existence or whatever, but...

Y'know? Could it hurt to apologize to Manuel for being a jerk, regardless of your thoughts on the matter? I mean, if you're gonna be hanging around Podunk, Population: Less Than Two Dozen for some time like you say you are, it couldn't hurt to try to patch up relations with the guy, if you feel me?

But yeah, wait up on that, they're still at least smiling at each other over there.

>>143791
typo is right. even if it is unrelated to you, you really should apologize for bringing up bad memories.

>>143786
maybe that is why he is so interested in her. what if he simply lost that opportunity?

- Player 2010/03/08(Mon)07:45 No. 143801 ID: 79f646
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>Wait a bit.
I guess I will.

>apologize
... I really am going to have to, huh?
...hff... don't expect me to, you know, sound sincere.

>lost opportunity
Maybe yes, maybe no... hmmn...

>>143801
Okay they're done.

>>143801
>don't expect me to sound sincere
Even if it's stilted and awkward, this is one of those things where the thought is usually what counts. You might wanna have us temper your speech a bit, if you can do that, though.

By the by, I can't tell because she's the same color as the cloud >:( but I believe miss Ash is trotting off to wherever, meaning you can go ahead and get to your chat with Manuel.

- Player 2010/03/08(Mon)11:18 No. 143826 ID: c1e955
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Well, moment of truth.

Manuel: "Ey. What can I help ye with, lad?"

Good mood. I guess that worked.
Lemmesee... apologize, buy bag, not negotiable. Pay yesterday's meal. But how can I get the climbing kit then?

Hey, she's white-gray, and the cloud is white-blue, so ... I should've outline her next time. My bad. Or I could say its cloud cammo.

>>143826
Try getting it as loan or set up a tab. If that's not allowed then I guess you can do without it.

>>143826

Sell stuff?

>>143826
This is that whole bit about "figure out what you can sell and what it's worth" we mentioned earlier. The bag is a must, but if we can afford anything else if we sell some stuff that'd be quite handy.

You think that 'Gauche is going to be useful? I wouldn't sell the shard of marble metal, rather, give that to Kay. And does a rope come with the climbing kit? If so, sell the chain.

>>143834
as a agile character, player can do a better use of a light blade and a rapier that a sword and shield. keep the gauche plez

- Player 2010/03/08(Mon)14:04 No. 143853 ID: c1e955
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>Gauche, chain
The chain's still in the dungeon -- and don't tell me about that gauche. Ugh!

"Manuel. I'm gonna be frank; can I set a tab with you?"
Manuel: "You must be jesting."
"Fair enough; then I might sell some stuff, what's your rate?"
Manuel: "Half price, paid in credit. As always been since the day I set this shoppe."
"Allright."

>sell stuff?
Sell what?
My Sword? Halberd? Cure Potion? Shovel?

Selling the torches would be stupid. And yes, I'll keep the metal bit. Seems important anyway.

"Does your climbing kit comes with rope?"
Manuel: "Nope, only hammer, boots, and as many nails as you'll ever need; if you don't just squander them away, that is."

Eh, I can climb almost any surface with those. Just need to be careful about falling.

>>143853
What happened to that length of chain? If you still have it, why don't you sell that?

>>143854
..... did you just skip the part he said 'it's still in the dungeon'

>>143855
Well now I feel stupid.

Anyway, I don't think he'd appreciate you trying to sell his shovel back to him, and he thinks it's cursed, and that's about the only expendable thing you've got on ya right now. There are still a lot of places we can explore without needing a climbing kit, so I think we can skip it grabbing it for now.

>>143858
we need the shovel. if we get in its the easy way to make a exit if we find a patch of dirt on the roof.

I see. Experience is basically life experience and levels are the measure of how it would help you adapt and be victorious in further adventures/experiences.
Thus I'm guessing the best way to level would be a treacherous journey, spanning areas with various extremes such as horrible weather, hostile creatures and the like. So if the dungeon thing doesn't work out, a nice expedition would do you well.

>>143853
I note you still haven't apologized.

I was kind of hoping for you to lead off with that, but 's a bit late for that now I suppose.

And... right, you've got nothing in your inventory that you can really sell, either.

Buy the damned bag, then, and maybe next time we can actually come back here with some loot, eh?

>>143853

You should probably give the halbred back to the guard, what with the sleep spell and all not being his fault. YOU OWE LOTS OF PEOPLE APOLOGIES, DON'T YOU.

What are we thinking about apologizing for? Being an adventurer? I can't remember actually doing anything to Manuel.

- Player 2010/03/09(Tue)04:05 No. 144317 ID: c1e955
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"Bag."
Manuel: "'Nything else?"
"Pay last night's meal. Should be a bit, right?"
Manuel: "Nah... I'm not taking money from that... is bad luck. That meal was on the house. What else?"
"Nah, that's all."

- Player 2010/03/09(Tue)04:06 No. 144318 ID: c1e955
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Manuel: "Here you go."
"Thanks."
Trade: 10 silvers and 5 credits for Bag

- Player 2010/03/09(Tue)04:07 No. 144319 ID: c1e955
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Manuel: "Huh... I remember this scrip. Shouda put that strange stick on the shelves."
"I'll go upstairs to grab my things."
Manuel: "A'aight, lad."
"And... uh... for the record, I'm sorry I've been a jerk."
Manuel: "No you're not."

- Player 2010/03/09(Tue)04:09 No. 144320 ID: c1e955
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"Still... I should be ashamed--"
"But ye'renot."
"Look, I'm trying to do the right thing here, okay?"
Manuel: "Oh, what's done's done, what's gone's gone; don' go moppin' about it. Now go pack your things."
"Thanks."

- Player 2010/03/09(Tue)04:09 No. 144321 ID: c1e955
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Hmn.

Maybe you should look into renting a room from Miss K.
Just a thought.

>>144321
You still haven't returned the halberd?

>>144321
Wow, you're even worse at that than I thought you'd be. Oh well. You did try, and I appreciate that.

So, um. Is something missing? Per your own statement not all that long ago at all, you're supposed to have
>That piece of Marbled Metal, the Halberd, three Torches, and a Cure Potion.
I see the Halberd and Cure Potion; are the other things small, or in a drawer, or are they missing, or what?

"Hmn" and a mildly puzzled expression is only going to invite questions, y'know.

huh, player i think you actualy got a good standing with him, maybe you caught him in a good moment. pity you didnt tried to haggle the price of the bag.

can you ask what was the manuscript about? also to who the bag used to belong?

well player, you dont want to join a party wich would be tedious, you dont want to lead a party wich should be profitable, but you do have a bag and a bad rep. you can either take the test to prove you are L4 or luckily L5 to try your way alone or simply sneak trhu the dungeon and hope that maybe somehow you can get over with it.

>>144321
Nobody seems to be missing that halebard so keep it. Pack up the rest of your stuff and pack it down in your fancy new bag. Then head on over to Miss K and see what's up.

we cant really keep the halberd! it belongs to the governement or something like it, its a standard issue so its easily recognized.

>>144390
If it's standard government issue then there should be thousands of them in circulation out in the world. Unless they have serial numbers I don't think they're going to recognize this one. If they do then Player can just say that he found it outside the dungeon.

'Sides. Returning the Halberd is the right thing to do. You wouldn't be chaotic good if you didn't fufill the good part of the equation, yes?

Just keep the Halberd in your bag, unless you're in the dungeon alone. No one should see it there.

Hell, look it over for any numbers or distinguishing marks. Could just say you found it in the dungeon, on an Adventure's corpse.

>>144403
a foldable halberd! genious!

>>144394
it means EVERY FREAKING GUARD will expect him to be a guard OR a thief. he does not have guard armor, trainnig or post, so its definitively a no on the halberd.

>>144508
Well, it was in his pockets before, and no one noticed it.

Maybe they just thought he was happy to see them?

>>144508
Well yes that would be the case if it was say an AK5 in sweden. It's not.

Reasons for them being in circulation would be for instance that the company supplying the government with them also sell them to the population at large and mercenary companies. Or the government makes them itself and still sells them.

Maker's mark. Generally that's what you want to look for, or some other script or picture; such as the picture of a ruler or a brief phrase from a national anthem.

- Player 2010/03/11(Thu)04:59 No. 145674 ID: 8ed86e
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>invite questions
I just thought this went unexpectedly well. Maybe's because I'm vacating his room, heh.

>room, Miss K
Maybe. I'll worry about that when I'm back.

>drawer, missing
Well, the torches are on the floor, and I've put the metal bit in that drawer. Lemme put this thing to use.

Inventory upgraded to Bag
Player acquires 3 torches

Cooking with coal! That should help me with my pocket space issues.

- Player 2010/03/11(Thu)05:03 No. 145675 ID: 8ed86e
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>serial numbers
>maker's mark
Want an analysis? Ok.

Player acquires Halberd

This is a pretty high-quality halberd; more like 'semi', as its not much longer than a spear. Shaft's some kind of pine, not too hard, not too soft, it has some elasticity, made for swinging. The head's two different grades of steel, with a harder one lining the blade to have a better edge. Sharpened points give some extra ways to thrust the blade at people.

The metal's throughly polished, no dents, no identifying marks yet. I must've been the first to use this one in actual combat. I cannot read auras, so I cant know if its been 'fidded. And I'm not taking it apart to look for crystals.

>standard issue
Ironically, this is the kind of thing that ruins market value.

>foldable halberd!
Okay, that's just silly.

>>145675
Sounds like it should be safe to keep it then. Just say you found it in the dungeon if anyone asks. The guard was asleep so some mischevious thing from the dungeon could have stolen the halebard and then you found it later.

Looks like you have everything. Head on over to Miss K. By the way I have a buisness proposal for her, she could become your sponsor for your dungeon diving. She supplies you with a room and food as well as some handy trinkets and iteam repair and in exchange she gets say 30% of your income from dungeon delving as well as a pick of the loot you bring back.

>>145676
Agreed.
Now, to sneak in and steal the dild- Er, Artifact.

>>145675
Okay, put the halberd away and let's see if we can get into the dungeon.

>>145675
i dont mean for market resale, i mean to use and to produce. ironically the halberd is very well crafted so its likely you can use it without anyone suspecting it. you now have 2 weapons! maybe!

>>145676
considering we gained about 9, thats quite a steep margin. id advise asking the clerics to help, more specifically, Player, what do you think about learning some magic?

>>145675

Pine? Oof. Don't try to block with the shaft, then. ...Do you have a whetstone or something for keeping blades clean to prevent rusting? Might be a good choice if you want to go campaigning.

Don't know if magic weapons in this weapon need that sort of treatment, but I'll assume "it depends."

Hey, he could use it to block. Hell, he'd even wind up with an axe and a five foot stick at the end of the day.

Anyway, few questions. What is the practical use of holy water, what is the reason you've been staying out of the "give it back or don't give it back" debate, and why aren't you at Ms. Kay's place yet?

Suggestion 2010/03/11(Thu)16:46 No. 145809 ID: 051a02
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>pine, block
Oh, its not that bad. I just need to avoid the really heavy stuff when parrying, like most hammers.

Getting an actual mahogany shaft might be nice, but most hardwood is too heavy to be used in agile combat.

>learn magic
Sure! I'll go back to my ten-year-old self and tell him to become an apprentice at some crazy warlock's tower. Or maybe kill a dragon or two to pay my way into an actual mage school, spend my next twenty-five years sitting in a library.

Player acquires Marbled Metal Bit
Player Acquires Cure Potion

So, what business do we have with miss K exactly? I'm not very keen on going there just so you can get me bitten again. I'm partial to trying to get in the dungeon already.

>>145809
Mainly to see if she has anything helpful she feels like parting with and see if she is up for the sponsorship plan. Well atleast if you're up for it. It's your money after all.

>>145809
you poor fool. have you not heard of 'love bites' well, not love yet maybe, but she does like you, that much we are sure of.

anyway. just tell her that since you can't use it and nobody else wants it cause it could be 'cursed by demons' and she seemed kinda interested in it she could have it, ask for no compensation. that's right, give it to her for free.

>>145809
Honestly, we're trying to get you in her pants. That's sort of one of our big jobs. But she can wait, I don't think we have anything particularly pressing to ask her, I forget.

Try sneaking into the dungeon. Or at least seeing how they're quarantining it.

>>145812
this.

shenanigans with the opposite gender are a nono with adventurers least they are in the party. he will spend his money in ale and whores like any good fighter would!

Let's not try romancing Miss K. She's obviously not interested, and if we keep trying she'll probably just keep toying with Player. If we want to get Player a love interest, we should aim for someone he actually has chemistry with, like Sun.

On another note, could you tone down the sarcasm, Player? We don't know much about your world or how it works apart from what we learn from you. Things that seem obvious to you won't always be obvious to us.

>>145852
oh yes, the male druidess. that will work well.

>>145860
>male
>druidess
wut

>>145809

True enough. I have no idea why some people want to go down to Miss K's, something about a crazy plan.

Unless you want her special oils if you know what I mean. Wink wink, nudge nudge, know whatimeanknowwhatimean?

Hey, I was just thinking that Ms. Kay would like to see the marbled metal bit.

>>145942
she already looked at it. it's demon metal. as in, metal made by demons.

>>145809
I agree that we have no real reason to visit Miss K. Instead, we should go around town and see if there's anyone we haven't met yet. Some other female we can try to get you hooked up with.

>>146050
Or some other male. It's good to keep our options open.

- Player 2010/03/13(Sat)09:52 No. 146711 ID: 15ffae
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>sponsorship
That's a valid --

>her pants
>love bites
>special oils
-- reason to avoid her. You bunch of --

>chemistry, Sun
>male, options open
-- voyeur gender-swapping necrophiliac incestuous homoerotic xeno-pedophiles.

ANYway why not some compromise? I'll just take this path on my way to the dungeon, if I'm not mistaken there are a few houses...

- Player 2010/03/13(Sat)09:56 No. 146712 ID: 15ffae
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... back here.
Hmn, not many people living in this side of the village.

>sarcasm
Sorry, sometimes I forget... well, you guys do seem to know alot from time to time, you know.

I've spent at least 20 hours on this panel, including character design. That's what I get for making NPCs on-demand. Ugh.

>>146711

The oil thing was a joke. You know, the lamp she was talking about that was powered by crude?

actually. how much we want you to have sex is reverse proportional to how hard you fight our suggestion to have it. when/if you finally do it we will lay off about it, A LOT.

also, as a result, people who WANT a lot of sex we tell repeatedly that now is not the time and to chill out.

Seriously, you should consider a relationship with Sun. He already likes you, and I think you'd go together nicely.

He seems fairly sexually disinterested, actually. And we won't lay off if you speak about it, in fact we'll probably ask for more. It's a form of conditioning. Just look at Karen's Heart.

That being said, Player should at least try to go for someone. Hell, you are going into a dungeon filled with monsters that all want to kill you. The least you can do is put yourself out there before you possibly die in there, try to get experience a relationship before you possibly die.

>>146810
We're not going to die. We're going to discover the dungeon's secrets, save the world and win fame and fortune.

But first, we're going to introduce ourselves to the rest of the villagers.