Kill it until it stops being alive.

Jehral is the point man. He is hopefully fast enough to not die horribly before he discovers the beast. Then Thodren after him, you after Thodren and Gustav bringing up the rear.

Jehral and Gustav stay back and provide ranged support with you and Thodren get in close and smash, stab, cut and generally just kill the fuck out of the manticore until it can't move anymore.

First thing: Investigate where it has been attacking, figure out its habits and patterns.

A trap of some kind will need to be set, even if it's just you guys waiting to pounce on it. It would be done best if we can manage all of the following: locate it, keep it from running and especially flying, keep it vulnerable, disable or avoid it's poison, and kill it fast.

We know Jehral can track things, is he a trapper as well? The safest thing may be to set a trap for it in its lair or elsewhere in the forest. Maybe easier to wait for it and set a tap in the town, but too high a chance for collateral damage which will likely get taken from our pay. Just try to avoid fighting it in the wide open, if you meet just try to snipe the fucker hard and drive it off. Gustavs magic might be able to do something about its poison, freezing up whatever part of the body it comes out of is a good idea, if he can't disable it directly.

In the forest, it will be easier to keep from getting hit. There's more cover around. You can ambush it... and also wear it down gradually after the initial strike with ranged attacks.

The most important thing to do in this fight is to disable its stinger.

Test Pattern 2010/08/08(Sun)11:27 No. 216371 ID: 8bdb6a
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Don't forget to use your weapons.

If it's big and the forest is dense, fight it there. It'll have a lot more difficulty moving about, especially in turning to hit you with it's sting.

Let's camp out in the village and attack it when it comes in. See if we can arrange a few people to attack it with us. Tell them all they need to do is look out a doorway and fire an arrow at it when given a signal and then hide and we'll do the rest.

We are going to set an ambush. First step is to select the killzone. Let's gen an old western style street with houses on either side. Next comes the trap. We need to keep it from fleeing. We have to seal both ends of the street. We need something like fire from whatever or wagons to physically block the exits. Third comes the attack. The ambush will be enacted as soon as the target steps on the metephorical red x. Set Thorden on the side of the street North of the red x (any direction will work as long as the others shift to match the plan) hidden from view in a building. Get Rynh and Gustav to hide South of the red x. Jehral stands in the street right on top of the red X. Now the actual combat tactics. Whenever the fuck the Monster gets here get him to confront Jehral. Now have Jehral purely evade. We want to get Monster on top of the red x. Jehral will see him coming and will move into position east or west of the x depending on what direction the monster comes from. There is no excuse for not being in the right place when it gets here. As soon as the monster hits the x the attack begins. (Fuck Rynh needs a sword for this. Borrow one or something.). Any of the volunteers let off their bow or crossbow shots and then immediatley hide again. Thorden comes out from the north with a good battle cry and some fierce bashing. Monster should prioritize Thorden as the one that needs dealing with first. As the monster turns to engage him Rynh and Gustav attack from what is now his rear. Gustav opens up with a powerful slow/freeze/paralyze spell to slow its movement. Rynh comes in with her sword (I said this was important. You will see why.) and puts everything she's got into one swing aimed at the tail. We hope it severs clean through. Then Jehral attacks from his side and it turns into a slugfest with the enemy already surrouded, slowed, and missing 1/3 of his offensive power. The rest of the fight should be really easy compared to a straight up duel.

TL;DR A basic ambush.

>>216377

I don't really like the idea of using Jehral as bait, but if no one agrees on a plan nothing will ever get done, so I second this.

I'd only add that I agree that a field of battle populated by trees or otherwise obstacles would give the advantage to you over the manticore.

>>216377
I'm not really feeling this plan. We would need to pay the damn villagers. Which is bad.

But it also feels like a needlessly complex ambush plan that has too many variables that could fuck things up. If we're doing an ambush then we should stick to something simpler, like giant logs smashing the manticore as it goes up to eat a goat or something. Or we just jump out of the bushes and smash the shit out of it as it comes to eat a maiden or a goat or something. Possibly a maiden goat, named Nan.

Okay, it's very simple, we do standard RPG battle formation. Marching order goes: Thodren, You, Gustav.
Thodren smashes things up close and directly. You assist from a close distance, alternating between direct attack or ranged magical dependant on the situation. Both of you have the job of protecting Gustav, who nukes the shit out of things from a distance with magical awesome.
The Chimera's main target should be Thodren, but you're there to interpose yourself should he become too damaged or the chimera breaks off in an attempt to get at Gustav.
Jehral is the thiefy rogue and so will mostly look for openings, possibilities for sneak attack, or resort to ranged bowmanship should none of those present themselves. If things go horribly south, he will provide a distraction, if only because he's probably the fastest should be able to get away by himself.

The chimera should drop pretty quickly from the combined assault, unless it's ridiculously powerful.

Rynh 2010/08/08(Sun)15:47 No. 216434 ID: 8c0848
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We wait for the manticore to come out and enact the plan to kill it until it dies, shoving Thodren out in front and keeping the ranged attackers to the back.

This thing is fucking ugly. Let's get to smashing.

>>216434
Jehral.
Bolt cutters.
Tail.

Any questions?

>>216434
if you can get thodren underneath it, he should be able to inflict some crazy damage to its gonads/ chest/ stomach

oh. AND GO FOR THE EYES JEHRAL!
Rynh, see if you can climb that damn tail.
Gustav, distract.

Rynh, Gustav: shoot magic at it.

Thodren shouldn't try to get under it, because that is really fucking stupid. Just hit it with the hammer, geez. Jehral, be useless.

Target the tail with your magic. Blast the stingers so that they're useless.

Thodren is going to be the one all up in it's face, Jehral and Gustav stay back and range attack. Rynh, you need take out that tail. Charge up your spear with lightning and stab it, then put all the fire you can into one of your blades and chop the fucker off. Just a knife and fork cutting into a manticore steak.

If you can get that out of the way, jump on its back and go for the head and neck for a deathblow.

The scariest thing here is that tail. Try throwing fire at it, see what happens.

>>216434
Attempt to use diplomacy.

Is it a boy manticore or a girl manticore? If boy, hit it in the naughty bits. If girl, have Jehral go seduce it while the rest of you get in position for a beatdown. :3

>>216440
He seems strong enough to take it's weight...

That said, the thing won't be able to claw at him under there... only try to slam. Which will hurt it if the mintosaur can swing that hammer in sync

Have Thodren try and cripple its legs. If its too agile for her have her levy strikes against the body.

also get in the melee with thodren, any time you have a moment where the thing isnt facing you blast it with magic

>>216434
Rynh and Gustav, engage tail in attempts to cut it off and keep Thodren from getting stabbed and poisoned to death.

Thodren, stand there like a meatwall moron and try not to die. Jehral, stop being a useless drain of resources.

>>216434
Gustav + Jegral, aim for the face. Try to disable the senses.
Thodren: distract, and try and break some legs.
Rynh: flank and kill. Disable its tail if you can, but the best bet would be massive damage to where the creature's heart and lungs should be. Try the lightning spear thing.

Jehral: Get out of its direct line of sight and annoy it from the side, aim for it's eyes.

Rynh: Put on a magic shield over yourself and enhance speed. Prepare lightning lance.

Thodren: Go on in, aim for its Feet, try to break something.

Gustav: Enhance Thodren. Lots of defence, attack and speed(in that order of priority). Keep them strong and blast the beast when possible. STAY BACK. Three lengths out of its attack range (meaning it would have to lunge its own attack range 3 times to get to you).

Rynh 2010/08/09(Mon)17:24 No. 216799 ID: 8c0848
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Gustav and I blast the thing. I hit it with lightning, he hits it with ice. Jehral is firing arrows from range, then Thodren rushes the bastard after taking a hit from the tail and smashes the hell out of it. It looks pained and Thodren looks cut up, but it doesn't look like anyone is going down yet.

>>216799
Join in the melee and give Thordren some help in close range.

jam your spear in it and use like a lightning rod. pump it full of death.

>>216799
You're a gish, not just a blaster! Get on the side away from where he's fighting Thodren, charge up your spear with fire, jam it through its ribcage and channel lightning into its heart.

>>216799
Throw the spear and use magic to surf it into the beast. Bonus points if you electrify it.
Okay while cool that would totally end in you dying or losing your spear or something. I guess pump it full of magic and stab the fucker. Do so from a side that doesn't currently contain a minotaur then make sure to get clear before it turns around and attacks.

If you can, get Thodren those enhancements I mentioned.

Compliment the manticore on its devilish good looks.

>>216809
Just want to add to this, when you are adding elements to you attacks don't just consider how strong it is but how it effects the target.

Lightning is great for stunning and sudden death, but if you put it on your spear and attack something big it's muscles will tense up and it'll be harder to penetrate or your weapon can even get stuck. Shooting lightning into the heart, head or neck however can take creatures out right away.

Fire will work more like a hot knife through butter for your sharp weapons. But heat also cauterizes wounds so if you're hoping something is going to bleed to death that isn't the one to use.

Ice has the downsides of both fire and lightning, but combined with a blunt weapon it can do greater damage. Doesn't really matter though, unless you or Gustav can elementalize Thodrens hammer for him.

Damnit go for the tail

incapacitate that tail

you don't want that tail to kill you all

kill the tail now before the tail kills you

>>216799
Flank it with Thodren. Keep it from focusing all its power on him, while hitting it with lightning and spear. If Thodren starts slowing from wounds or is otherwise in trouble, have him pull back while you tank and call in Jehral to act as a closer-range distraction. It is a bad thing to have one person in melee with this critter alone.

>>216799
Aw fuck he got hit with the poison. Now you can't even eat him if he dies. Guess there won't be any medium rare steaks tonight. Anway, get in there and cut off that fucking tail, then hamstring the fucking thing. Then climb up its back, cut off the spine, then walk up to the head and plunge your spear into the brain and let out a roar of victory.

Dammit, WARD THODREN! If you can't get Gustav to.

If you can hit the tail with a metal shafted arrow, a dagger, or your spear, then hit this conductor with lightening, you should be able to knock out it's poison at least temporarily.

Keep away from its mouth, dunno if it has a breath weapon.

Rynh 2010/08/15(Sun)11:56 No. 218595 ID: 8c0848
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Thodren is off balance and misses his chance to attack, Jehral and Gustav are firing wide in order to avoid us and fail to score any solid hits.
I do manage get in a thrust that drives square into the manticore's side. It let's me know how much this pisses it off by slapping me with that damned tail. I'm a bit cut up, but neither me or Thodren seem to be poisoned by the hits.

>>218595
Now channel a lightning spell through the spear and into the Manticores gut. Should give him a nasty heart attack.

>>218595
inb4 ride manticore like a mechanical bull

Ride the manticore like a mechanical-OH GOD DAMMIT!

No poison? This battle is more straightforward than we thought.

Try to get behind it, both so that the ranged attackers don't have to avoid shooting you as much, and also so that the beast will have trouble tracking both melee attackers.

>>218595
That's odd. Those fuckers should be fairly poisonous.

Oh well, time to push that spear a bit deeper and then channel some motherfucking lightning through that spear. Crisp that fucking beast inside out. If it's still standing after the lightning then unleash some flame breath on the fucker.

You might also benefit from raising your overall fortitude through magic buffs just in case you did take a shot of poison and aren't feeling it yet.

>>218595
You know, if you can just inflict a few bleeding wounds serious enough, you can back off for awhile while gradual bloodloss weakens it. Then you'll swoop in and cut its head off.
That's kindof a dick move and would take a few hours of waiting, but I'm just saying.

>>218595
Are the elemental charged weapon attacks too hard to pull off or something? Lightning when you stabbed that things ribcage should have messed him up pretty badly.

See if you can get Gustav to coordinate with Thodren, if you can freeze the tail a good smash to take it right off. Then go for the gut again, come in a bit behind and up to bypass the ribcage, go for the heart and shock the fuck out of it.

Rynh 2010/08/20(Fri)15:59 No. 220262 ID: 8c0848
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We keep on the offensive and pound away at the monster. It's thrashes wildly, hurling spines at Jehral and Gustav and slashing and clawing at me and Thodren. We're all bleeding and tired, but the Manticore obviously bleeding quite a bit more than us.

I can smell it's flesh burning as I channel lightning into the spearhead, aggravating the wound and making it's entire side spasm.
It's dazed and puking out blood. I think this fight is almost over.

>>220262
Okay, I think perhaps you should go on the defensive now. Prevent any further injury to yourselves.

In fact it looks like it's about to try to jab you with its tail.

>>220262
Hmm, to go for an awesome coup de grâce or just let it bleed out? Eh, mercenary way is to play it safe. Back off and heal up while it dies from the injuries.

Rynh 2010/08/20(Fri)16:05 No. 220268 ID: 8c0848
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It doesn't get the chance to strike again. Thodren's hammer cracks off of it's skull and the whole thing goes crashing to the ground.

It looks fairly dead and if it's not, it will probably bleed out before it gets a chance to wake up.

Just in case... cut of and bag it's head and tail. the head to prove you killed it an are not just taking credit and the tail for research and/or selling.

Hit it with a few more spells and then cut off the head. It should be dead enough after that.

Hmm, I wonder if you can sell manticore hearts? Maybe they're some sort of delicacy for excentric nobles or something. Or maybe you should try it yourself, might be good.

Right. Cut off the head so we can prove we killed it. Cut off the tail too, if those spines are valuable. Now let's go collect our reward.

Check on everyone's status. Administer medical care!

RAPE THE CORPSE
PILLAGE
PILLAGE AND BURN

Well that went quite well for a 4000 monies job. Cut that creature's throat and make sure it is properly slain as per the job description.

Have Jehral keep an eye out for any potential dangers while Rynh and Gustav try to get everyone healed up. So far the job's gone pretty well, but it's possible that someone could try to take credit for the kill. There could even be more chimera/manticores in the area...

What's your take on Gustav so far? He didn't get to shine much since he tried to avoid friendly fire. Does he have an ice elemental focus?

Eat its heart.

>>220268
>>220299
and the liver too while your at it

>>220312
Carnivore liver?
No, go for the brains.

Find its poison gland.
Extract gland
Put gland in jar to be processed for weapon use.

Harvest tail blades
Harvest teeth.

those are the best things to take...
Take its entire head if you can... that'll be great to mount on your kill wall...

Cut off some parts and sell them as an aphrodesiac. Easy money

Well, you've proved you can destroy a fairly dangerous monster.

Of course, you could've planned a little and saved everyone a beating.

FINISH HIM

ITS SKIN SHALL BE YOUR ARMOR!

>>220268
check for injuries, then make sure the thing's dead.
Take all the thing's parts with you.
All of them.
Taxidermy can be a acquired taste but having a stuffed manticore will buy the mercenary company some hero-cred, right?

Rynh 2010/08/22(Sun)05:12 No. 220954 ID: 8c0848
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>get medical attention
>carve up parts of the monster
>devour it's heart to gain it's powers

First thing's first. We gotta get paid.
The secret is to pretend you're not hurt, so no one tries to off you while you're weakened so they don't have to pay.
I now have ¤2654 in my personal stash and have to pay off the others with the other ¤3000.

>>220954
...you're splitting it evenly? You didn't let them know how much the job paid in advance, did you?

Because you and Thodren did all the work.

>>220955
Gustav provided valuable ranged support. Jehral basically didn't do shit, but he's our little boy toy.
Look, we knew he was going to be useless fighting a bigass manticore but we brought him anyway. The least we can do is give him a cut.

>>220956
>Jehral basically didn't do shit, but he's our little boy toy.
Rynh can shapeshift into Rynh-sized Rynh-esque versions of animals she's familiar with, and she just got familiar with a manticore. She can always give Jehral another chance to earn his share by defeating her in bed.

Force Jehral to striptease for his cut.

Well you brought Jehral with you in case you needed him to eithertrack the damn thing down or use him as bait, but the manticore more or less threw itself on your weapons. Maybe next time you can agree different pay rates.

Either way you should bask in your relatively quick and easy victory. After all the hero is supposed to kill the monster, receive treasure and get the girl! You've completed part 1 and 2 so it's only part 3 left. Heal up and go spend some of your money on sexy clothing and then get ready to seduce Jehral. Also this might cheer him up from the fact that he's useless in a fight.

It's not the deed that counts, but the fact that they still were by your side. You have to pay the troops that you brought into battle regardless of whether you used them or not - as it was your decision to take them along in the first place.

Rynh 2010/08/22(Sun)08:02 No. 220984 ID: 8c0848
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We head down to the nearest flowing source of water and wash the blood and dirt off, then heal as much as we can manage with magic before bandaging up the rest. I give everyone their share of the reward. If I don't pay, they'll probably beat the crap out of me and it's not good to have a reputation for ripping people off for when I want help in the future.

>Jehral basically didn't do shit, but he's our little boy toy.

He fired a bunch of arrows into it and drew it's attention on occasion, so that it was focused on shooting spikes at him instead of slashing at me. That's always worth paying for.

>spend some of your money on sexy clothing and then get ready to seduce Jehral.

I don't know if I'm good at being sexy. I don't think I have the figure for it or whatever...

>>220984
>I don't think I have the figure for it or whatever...

It's not about the curves, it's about the attitude!

>>220984
Last time I checked, you don't really need any 'sexy clothing' anyway.
There's also no conceivable reason to get any either.

well at least give him a kiss on the cheek for helping you with your bandages

>>220989
I second this. Jehral is a good friend, regardless.

forget the money splitting and Jehrl stuff, you just killed a giant monster and looked kickass doing it! This calls for a celebration after you all get healed! Ale, Dance, and Revelry for all!

So you don't mind seducing Jehral, but you're not sure if you can pull off being sexy? You're a shapeshifter so you're potentially the most awesome girlfriend ever. You could be a different woman every night! Apart from that you're pretty good at innuendo and dirty talk. If you set up a vaguely romantic mood then you can easily talk your way into his pants.

>>220984
Figure or not, close those legs young lady.
You're bearin' it all for the world to see.

>>220984
First of all, do not tell us that or we'll be forced to prove you wrong. You know not what you've unleashed.

>>220984
Best not to press it, then. I'm sure its hard to feel sexy in the wake of savaging a monster.
How'd the other two come through, injury-wise? They aren't off cuddling in nothing but bandages too, are they?
Consider getting to know the other members of your company better. I'm not talking about forming some kinda harem (yet), but getting a better understanding of who you're working with could put you at an advantage, or help avoid catastrophe.

For example: Can you, will full confidence, say that Gustav didn't sneak back to the battlefield to collect shed dragon-bold blood samples? You remember all those things we mentioned were possible with blood and wizards, right?

Rynh 2010/08/22(Sun)10:39 No. 221014 ID: 8c0848
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If I really wanted Jehral I could probably just... ffffuck!

"THODREN! Put on some god damn pants or something! Cover your shame!"

"HAW! I ain't ashamed of this. It's kind of a point of pride!"

"T-that's not what I mean! Just cover up before you put someone's eye out or something!"

"BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

>get to know the other members of your company better.

There is such a thing as knowing too much about someone... but what's to know, really? He's a minotaur. He's large. He breaks things. He curves ever so slightly to the left... Gah!

I've heard the minotaur language has over thirty words for 'smash', but none for 'subtle'.

>>221014
I can't imagine all thirty of those words get used regularly.

just turn around, and yes, that is knowing someone too much. mean the other peeps you kinda have no idea about.

>>221014
"Cut it out or I'll cut it OFF."

>If I really wanted Jehral I could probably just... ffffuck!
Sounds like a plan.

>>221014
I bet Jehral's better in bed anyway, Rynh. Just avert your eyes from his massive erection.

Obviously he's trying to seduce you and is just really bad about being subtle about it.

>>221014
Look away Rynh!

...if you can :3c

>>221014
Having thirty different words for smashing is pretty subtle.

Ask him what he's doing. He doesn't seem to be bathing or anything.

>>221018
Agreed.

Rynh, the problem with Thodren is that he's more than a little self absorbed. Sex with him would mean him SMASHing your insides until he gets what he wants, then ignoring you. He's too strong for you to assert yourself anyway.

Jehral, on the other hand, has none of those problems. If he failed to please you then you could simply force him to get it right.
Besides that? You enjoy having that much control, and you both enjoy the teasing.
Also? while you can turn Jehral into a well-equipped minotaur, you can't turn Thodren into a better lover.

Seduce Jehral while you're still riding the victory high. You know you want to.

>>221017
>just turn around
...and bend over?

Eh, never cross a woman that can roast your sausage.

>>221014
Just turn around and walk away.

also: >>221032
That's what I call over complicating the situation...

>>221014
Ask him if he's trying to seduce you.

>>221032

That's racist, bro.

Don't avert your eyes. Fold your arms and tell him to put his dick away.

Sniff his dick.

>>221066
It's racist to extrapolate the future behavior of Thodren and Jehral by looking at their past behavior?

Rynh, seduce Jehral. You know you want to~

>>221095

It's racist to think he'll be a violent lover just because of his race.

Maybe he's a gentle soul deep down.

>>221098
not because of his race, that is just how he seems to roll. smash shit and laugh about it.

>>221099

You'll never convince me of that, cow hater!

>>221014
He seems to have recovered completely, already.
Be concerned. Maybe ask how.

Also, stop staring at his third horn, it might start staring back.

>>221019
then again, you did give him a handjob which proceeded to splatter your face...

That said, you can decide about that later. In the situation you're in, you got wyverns and craziness to deal with. Violence first... Violent sex later

>>221014
"Yeah, yeah, cover your pride then. Now's not the time to be swinging that thing around!"

Hm. I wonder if Jehral would be interested in helping you out with Thodren. Maybe I shouldn't be thinking in that direction. In any case, maybe you should set up camp, or hit up an inn at the village. If it's close enough, maybe just head back home to get ready for your new job.

Actually, I'm gonna agree with some of the others from before. Maybe you should go check on Gustav!

"If I really wanted Jehral I could probably just... ffffuck!"

That is a great idea. You should just go ffffuck Jehral! (And yes I totally took this out of context ^^ but who cares!)

Look shocked but then smile. Suggest you all wind down with a threesome.

The mage looks untrustworthy so don't invite him.

>>221393
This is a completely valid plan of action.

Gustav might actually be a really nice guy, but he IS a mercenary... Just like all of Rynh's friends...

>>221014
Why on earth is Thorden sporting a hardon to the point that you can clearly tell he curves slightly to the left?

Rynh, get your tail between your legs and back away 'cause Thorden's putting on his rape face right there.

Unless that's your thing, you harlot.

Ask him if he wants to go another round. Right here. Right now.

Rynh 2010/08/28(Sat)09:05 No. 222945 ID: 8c0848
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"Come on... Cover up." I tell him, looking away.
He sits right next to me and shrugs it off. "I gotta dry off first, but I guess the kobold's finally learning the difference between boys and girls, huh?"

"I always knew the difference! I was just pretending so no one would hassle me."

"Oh yeah? We all thought it was just you being a kobold and that left you kinda dumb about that kind of thing."

"I'm pretty sure she knows more than you think." says Jehral, piping up to be a total ass.

"So where did Gustav get to?" I ask, trying to change the subject.
"Off on his own somewhere. Those educated magey types must not like us beasty fighting types."

He probably just didn't want to hang around the bellowing, naked minotaur splashing water everywhere. I know it makes me kind of uneasy.

Everybody is patched up enough to stop bleeding, but I still feel plenty sore. I don't know if fighting naked Thodren is really good idea right now... or ever.

>>222945
>but I still feel plenty sore
Clearly this calls for backrubs.

>I don't know if fighting naked Thodren is really good idea right now
True, it wouldn't be a fair fight.

You're still clothed.

>>222947
This man is clearly an intelligent individual. I believe his assessment of the situation to be accurate, as well as his proposed course of action.

Compliment Thodren on his ability to hammer things, and Jehral for his adorable tiny baby bow and arrow, which looks almost like a real weapon.

Put Jehral on your lap to embarrass him.

At some point it might be wise to inform the others that you can transform into a dragon...It would not be good for one of them to mistake you as an enemy if they did not see you transform.

Rynh 2010/08/28(Sat)10:21 No. 222957 ID: 8c0848
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"Well, you did good hammering the shit out of that thing and Jehral here totally made it look like he was helping with his little toy bow."

"I was useful!"

"Yeah? Well if you can get beat up by a girl, how could you kill a manticore?"

"First of all, you're not a girl. You're a huge bitch!

We then commence trying to slap the shit out of each other while Thodren laughs.

Seriously, can you put on some pants now? That thing is terrifyingly huge.

>>222958
My insides hurt just looking at it.

>>222957
You must place Jehral on your lap to protect yourself from the minotaur dick.

Wrestle Jehral into your lap. It shouldn't be hard difficult.

Tell Thodren that there is such a thing as too big.

Nono, let's try to get Jehral jealous.

KEEP STARING RYNH.

>>222957
So this means some of them knew you were a girl the whole time?

>>222965
She's not even paying attention to it anymore. Only we are.

>>222971
No, I think it means they ALL did.

Hey Rynh, how about you and Jehral go see what Gustav is up to, and leave Thodren and his girth to himself. Or just go and leave Jehral there to feel inadequate.

Propose a threesome but insist that it's not just them screwing you.

>>222957
Suggest to Jehral that Thodren could show him a thing or two about swordfighting. Sit back and watch.

Whoever wins, we do too.

>>222995

A sandwich would be better with Jehral in the middle.

Yeah I kinda want to go find out what this Gustav is like, well aside from the fact that he dresses like a final fantasy villain. Maybe he knows some interesting magic?

(and you can try out your tail swinging slinky walk on the boys as you go to do so...)

Rynh 2010/08/28(Sat)14:31 No. 223020 ID: 8c0848
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I guess I can go see what Gustav is doing.

>That thing is terrifyingly huge.
>My insides hurt just looking at it.
>KEEP STARING RYNH.
>leave Thodren and his girth to himself.
>She's not even paying attention to it anymore.

Huh? I didn't even really...

OH GOD DAMN IT, NO! WHY DID I LOOK AT THAT! MY FUCKING EYES!

>>223020

Thathathathat's his leg right

>>223020

Ask Jehral if he could ever ride a beast like that.

Groan and fall over clutching your head

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

GA! we said DON'T look at it. quick, think about jehral's so it washes the image out of your head.

>>223020
Ok, so he's a foot and a half long and as thick as your neck when flaccid.
If you ever had sex with him, you would die.

Now, go ride Jerhal on your victory high~

>>223020
Well, he's doubtless aware of your interest now, you brazen hussy. On the upside, you can polymorph into slightly larger creatures, right?

Offer a casual handjob

>>223020
Bury your face in Jehral's crotch to avoid the sight of large dicks.

>>223030
Whoa whoa whoa, there's nothing 'casual' about THAT THING! You need to dedicate yourself to the task!

I'm going to leave, and when I come back there'd better be a sandwich or a wobbly H.

I don't really care who's in the middle.

just keep on moving, vagule mutter incomprehensable gibbrish attempting to involving phrases like 'ill kick your asses later' or 'weak ass manticore' while mentally fleeing. Keep on moving, keep on moving.

Blurt out something embarrassing.

Lie back, close your eyes, and strike up a conversation about what to do with your pay. Also potential other jobs that might be of interest, happenings in the merc company, that sort of thing. Point is, turn your mind to business.

>>223027
>If you ever had sex with him, you would die.
I'm sure she'd be fine.

Polymorph him into a punny chicken or a kobald. That will show him.

Or just illusion his penis into a tiny one.

>>223054

We should test this

>>223054
Well, she is half-dragon. Reputation to uphold and all that.

>>223020
Go check on Gustav. He's likely the frailest of the group you've got there. He shouldn't be alone.

>>223061
Seconded. Talking to the lonely mage guy will take your mind off harder matters!

Don't think about it Rynh. Don't think about how you would be able to feel every vein and texture within you. Don't think about how pleasantly full it would make you feel.

And most of all don't think about that spider crawling up your arm.

Rynh 2010/08/28(Sat)16:45 No. 223091 ID: 8c0848
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I get dressed and find Gustav. He's just sitting a fair distance away by himself. I greet him and he turns to face me. "Are you alright, Rynh? You don't look well."
"Yeah, I'm fine... Just a bit shaken."
"Then Thodren is still wandering around in the nude, I take it?"
I just nod and try not to think about it.
"Is everyone doing well now? No bleeding or anything?"
"Everyone is fine, pretty much. We should be good. We can wait for them, then head for home."
He nods and sits quietly, waiting.

>>223091
Did you turn Jehral into Elf Mode?

talk magic with gustav.

Ask him about his immensely stylish clothing. That mane, man...

>>223091
Ask him if he knows why the Manticore didn't seem to have poison. We thought that was a standard feature of manticores.

>>223091
We don't actually know that much about Gustav. He seems like a quiet sort. I guess it would be annoying if we tried to talk his ear off, and we might not see him much after, but it would still be nice to know more about him.
Ask what got him into magic and mercenaries or something!

>>223091
Ask him what's up with him, what he thought of how the battle went, anything about the manticore's presence and behavior, etc. Any subject except Thodrens Meat Hammerer.

>>223091

>> Is everyone doing well

>> doing well

Oh, this guy's good. Watch out for him.

Don't forget the money, Rynh. Don't forget the money.

Say "That was really quite a monster. The chimera. Huge and intimidating, but not so much of a problem when we got together to handle it. Nice teamwank. Everything went pretty much according to penis. Plan."

Give him his share of the money.

If he asks you if anything's wrong, interrupt him by blurting "MINOTAUR COCK? WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT MINOTAUR COCK?"

Fuck him. Fuck him hard and fast and don't stop till he covers you in thick white cum.

Ask Gustav to show you some magic. You're not an arcane mage like he is, but you can probably duplicate the effects of most of his spells if you've got a little bit of time to try them out.

Rynh, it is clear you can shapeshift but can you shift specific parts of your body?
because if so you should give yourself bigger tits and a better ass, f'sure.
jehral would jism all over himself

>>223113
This is NOT the time for that. Wait until the only guy around isn't an elf, jeez.

>>223125
Yeah she can't do it piecemeal, but maybe a bit of tweaking on the final transformed shape is possible. She was able to influence her ethnicity as a human after all.

>>223106
>>223124
I like both of these.

Also, ask Gustav if he has any feedback on how we did today, and how we might improve as a leader.

>>223091
Once you get home, it's time to have a private celebration with Jehral, alcohol, and a bed. In a locked room.

You know i don't think it'd be too awkward and unreasonable for Rynh to have a little fling with Thodren. I mean it's not like she's in any real relationship at the moment, and he does seem to be a guy that she gets along with to a pretty good degree. Spars with him, brings him along on missions, are comfortable with one another not to have nudity be a huge issue... he's just a bro like Jehral, just larger. In many ways. Not sure of course that HE'D be interested in it, but there's definitely a spark of potential there, as well as the possibility that if the two of them do have a bit of intimacy Jehral might get off his skinny butt and show some initiative. -Z

Ask if its male or female. You never can tell with elves.

Gustav is a male name, I think. Also, talking magic with him is going to be pointless... Elves don't cast magic the same way Dragons do.

I guess you could just show off to eachother though.

>>223262
Well we don't get magic the same way, but it is still magic so he might have insight into its uses or tactics or how things interact. Maybe we could try to imitate some other more complex kind of magic he does, some thing we can do but never thought we could.

>>223220

Thodren is self-confident, neither stupid nor creepy, and doesn't appear to take himself too seriously. Frankly you could do a lot worse.

I dont think she's that into thodren.

>>223275
Hell, beats the neurotic pipsqueak that thought you were just "playing around".

Besides, dragon. The answer should always be "both".

>>223279
HA that was just him trying to not admit the truth.

Rynh 2010/08/29(Sun)11:34 No. 223327 ID: 8c0848
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>Elf
No, he's pretty clearly a human. I can tell by the ears and from having seen quite a few humans in my time.

>Ask him if he knows why the Manticore didn't seem to have poison. We thought that was a standard feature of manticores.

"They are poisonous. It's just a matter of delivering the poison in battle against armored opponents. Also, Manticores are a large predator with exceptional combat abilities. They don't really require a virulent toxin to subdue their prey, since most of their methods of delivering the poison are more fatal than the poison itself. The fact that they are poisonous at all is likely the result of their magical origins rather than any sort of practical need for venom."

"Oh... Yeah? You know a lot about magical monsters?"

"I'd like to think I know a good deal. I like to keep my studies diverse."

"Maybe I should study more magic stuff..."

"It's probably wouldn't hurt. Gaining a better understanding of the underlying principles would likely make things easier for you, but you're using magic based on your inherent abilities, right? That type of magic is primarily based on your willpower and personal capacity. In other words, you just have to practice a great deal."

"Yeah... Okay, thanks."

Phew... I think I understand most of that.

>>223327
Ask how he came to be a mage. Especially a combat adventurer mage. I mean he's obviously educated and looks wealthy enough to have been a noble or something.

>>223327
Well, you may as well get to practicing.

Magic sparring? There's probably no way you'll win, but it'll make for good practice.

>>223327
I think you should start learning how to heal.

ask him how hes not burning in that long robe of his... I mean it even looks like it has fur on it!

Although it is quite spiffy looking.

>>223327
So far you have basic elemental stuff and shapechanging. Ask him what other sorts of magic you should look into first.

>>223327
Who would create a monster like a manticore, tho? It attacked you guys with all power and no cunning. A predatory animal would have at least tried an ambush. The thing didn't even try to flee when you showed you could actually hurt it.

Could it have been under someone's control?

Ask him what he knows about half-dragons. Anything secret that most people wouldn't know? What magic skills are they most commonly known to use? After all it seems shapeshifting comes extremely naturally to you since you got it down perfectly after just seeing your mom do it once and fire is pretty much a given.

Are there any powerful forms you might be able to shapechange into? Gustav might know of a few! Ask him!

Rynh 2010/08/29(Sun)16:32 No. 223416 ID: 8c0848
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>Could the manticore have been under someone's control?

"I wouldn't think so. It's fairly common behavior for them attack settlements. They're aggressive to an extreme degree."

>Ask him what he knows about half-dragons.

I ask him about being a half-dragon and about what kind of special abilities that gives.

"Half-dragons are fairly uncommon. There are quite a few people in the world who can trace their bloodline back to a dragon, but direct descendants are few and far between. From what I've heard, half-dragons are gigantic, living weapons. Usually taking the appearance of a huge version of the non-dragon parent with draconic features.
You are about twice the size of a kobold, so that would make you quite large... relatively speaking. As for powers, I believe it's mostly just a larger body and a very high level potential for sorcerous magic, but that's usually more than enough."

"Yeah... I like being able to reach the high shelves. All I can do right now is shoot bolts of stuff and shapechange, kind of. I can't change size or details very well."

"Healing yourself is pretty important in this line of work. It can get more complicated the more you want to do. Adding mass and removing mass requires channeling various elemental planes and pocket dimensions and you need to properly visualize the transformation while concentrating on everything else. Of course, the more extreme the change the more energy required.

"I always kind of look like me, even when I'm not..."

"Ah... If you don't concentrate on a fully formed image, your subconscious will fill in the blanks with your self-image and you'll look like yourself. It's quite tricky, but if magic was easy, everyone would do it."

Healing is awesome. You should cut something and practice healing it.

Ask him if he has any nice tricks he could show you for efficiency or general nice magicky stuff.

>>223416
Ask if he'd mind helping you practice sometime. I agree with Gustav; healing would certainly be especially useful.

>>223416
Ok try this then. Look at Gustav, study his face his features, his posture, even his garments. Now polymorph into him. Keep looking at him while you do it.

Best case you end up looking like a female Gustav. Worst case you look like yourself as a white boy.

>>223419
Well she has some wounds right now, so she can try to do some healing.

>>223422
Sounds fun, give that a shot after trying the healing.

>>223416
>From what I've heard, half-dragons are gigantic, living weapons.
Woah, woah, woah. This is important information!

Ask him why you aren't like that yet. Being twice as tall as a kobold doesn't mean anything on its own. After all, Jehral's 50% taller than a kobold, but that doesn't mean elves make things 50% larger. "Half dragon" is clearly the important part, due to magic and stuff.

Ask him what's stunting your growth, and how to develop faster. If he doesn't know right now, ask him if he could research it.

You can't really afford to wait decades. You might die while you're still (relatively) small and weak.

Rynh 2010/08/29(Sun)19:03 No. 223476 ID: 8c0848
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>>223426
"If half-dragons are giant war machines, does that mean I'm going to get huge and powerful too?"

"Er... It's hard to say. There aren't really any half-dragons available for study and they tend to descend from races like fae and elves, sometimes humans. It's hard to guess on things like that. If the race the dragon mates with effects the outcome, you may be close to your maximum size.
That's not to say you may not continue to grow, I'm just making a guess based on the few half-dragons I have heard about."

"So I'm a giant version of something really small?"

"Pretty much. By kobold standards, you are immensely powerful. Even by most larger race's standards, you are quite formidable. It's probably not that much of a downside. Being the same size as most other races is likely a blessing. You fit in, literally and figuratively far easier than if you were a hulking behemoth, crushing things underfoot."

"Yeah, I guess... It would have been kind of cool though..."

aww, don't worry. maybe one day you will get powerful enough that you can turn INTO a behemoth that crushes stuff.

>>223476
>There aren't really any half-dragons available for study
There's one. :3c

>giant version of something really small?
Pfft. Jehral is giant by kobold standards. Does that mean elf blood makes things huge?
Don't accept this!

aww, don't worry. maybe one day you will get powerful enough that you can turn INTO a behemoth that crushes stuff.

"Hey wanna see me as a dragon"

>>223476
"You could always study me as deeply as you wanted~"

dammit, stop trying to turn her into a whore.

>>223481
Hell, why not.

I'd say offer to help if he wanted to run any experiments.

And don't forget to pay him his share!

>>223479
Elf blood makes things huge? You mean the thing down there? Can we get a comparison?

Also, no jumping the mage or offering sex. We only flirt with our husband.

>>223490
We are not married.

>>223476
Ask him what the magical theory or whatever is behind healing magic, and try it out on your wounds. It could be "positive energy" or visualizing the mended flesh or whatever, figure it out first.

Ask him to show you healing... sexual healing...

Rynh 2010/08/30(Mon)04:25 No. 223554 ID: 8c0848
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>Ask him what's stunting your growth, and how to develop faster.

"If I'm not fully grown, when will I be? Can I do something to speed it up?"

"Growth in dragons is extremely slow, but then, growth in kobolds is extremely fast. I can't properly gauge it with no other information, but you should grow considerably faster than a half-dragon who is half-elf or human.
In terms of developing powers faster, I don't know. In terms of developing physically, the only thing I can think of is that some races only develop secondary sexual characteristics after mating."

"Pfft... Shaddup."

"You did ask. I'm just telling you what I know."

I'd believe the whole 'just telling you what you wanted to know line' if he didn't have that smug smirk on his face. Oh well...

whelp let's grab jehral and drag him into the woods. we have plenty of woods to drag him into afterall.
even if it's not entirely true you could still test it.

>>223554
well Rynh

I think you have three folks who would be more than willing to help you grow boobs.

I'd recommend starting with Jehral and working your way up to Thodren.

But you know, one right after another.

Choo choo all aboard the Rynh train!

>>223554
Tell him he should work on his flirting more. And that if he wants into your pants, he should just say so.
Because you are a highly desirable half-kobold half-dragon mercenary spellwarrior.

>>223558
This. All confident like.

>>223562
+1

>>223554
Rynh DID have boobs after she visited the elf village. They were just small. They disappeared after she leveled up and got all muscly again. She's just burning off all that shapely girl fat that goes to boobs and hips.
Clearly the solution is to eat more cake.

>>223570

it's a lie, you know. The cake.

>>223570
probably all that estrogen-soaked elf cuisine.

Still, the guy's clearly just teasing. Its weird and kinda pathetic to assume that a touch of innuendo instantly means Rynh should try and shack up with a lad.

On the other hand Rynh is a dragon, and therefore can lay claim to whatever or whoever she feels strong enough to keep. Being half-dragon is only a matter of scale.

He only wants in your pants so his children will be quarter dragon and he'd be an unstoppable tyrant with his quarter dragon children lackies to take over the world. You can tell Gustav is evil on the inside and is hatching a master plan, just look at him.

>>223554
Your mom said you'd mature fully within another 100 years. Heh. Let's hope that she set the maximum limit that high to keep from there being any possibility of her being wrong.

I'd say you should have decent size boobs in at the latest another year or two, since they've begun growing already.

You could also get busy with Jehral later to test that mating theory~

>>223554
Just because he's smirking doesn't mean it's not true. He's probably just amused by you.

>>223554
Ask him how he knows all this stuff. He doesn't seem like he's particularly old, yet he's very knowledgeable.

>>223554
let it be noted that size doesn't matter in this case...
Mainly cause shapeshifting powers can change things by ratio...

That said, wonder how Jehral would shape up vs. Thodren when ratios are taken into account...


AAaaanyway, you're a mercenary. Rape, pillage and burn; right?

We can worry about your sex life when that comes up. Your shapeshifting will eventually finetune, and you can meet any standard, and change men to your standard... So lets focus on personality instead on endowment.

Moving on, just keep grinding at that grindstone. You need experience with your magic...

Proceed to have Jehral break your Hymen so you may Repairo it. Very fine way to fine-tune healing.

>>223554
>I'd believe the whole 'just telling you what you wanted to know line' if he didn't have that smug smirk on his face. Oh well...

He is. He's just getting his fun out of the process.

Meanwhile? Jehral will gladly help you get your secondary sexual characteristics, and considering how much you've complained about being under-endowed before I don't want to hear any arguments about it.

>>223558
this, say it like you mean it.

I think he's coming on to you.

>>223711
Like she means it? She'll be lucky if she can keep a straight face.

>>223732
You have no faith in her abilities.

Rynh 2010/08/30(Mon)17:29 No. 223742 ID: 8c0848
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The only way I'm going to fuck any of these guys is if and when I feel like that's what I want or because I've been drinking too much, because that's how nature intended it!

So I might have a few body image issues from growing up in a primarily human town as a hairy, gray lizard thing, but I'm pretty much fine with it now and I don't care what anyone else thinks, because I can probably kick their ass!

Now... Why are we waiting around in the woods? I guess we should head for home, unless there's something else.

Nope! We're good. You should probably take Gustav's advice and practice healing when we get back.

>>223558
>>223711

This, then tackle him and rape him.

fine fine. don't think we have anything else to do at the time. think heading out to stop that golem from being built is a good idea. if you can get the controller thing then you can have a giant pet.

>>223742
>>223745

Damn.

Ask Gustav about healing magic theory and try it out, then discuss that golem job with him.

Hey, remember how you helped Jehral releasing some tension back at the inn?

You should do the same with Thorden. You don't have to fuck him or anything, just a little help between friends.

>>223751
no, Jehral owes us one, he needs to relieve Rynh's tension.

>>223751
I approve of this plan.

>>223754
It can be both.

>>223754
Do it.
DO IT.

Forget Thorden already. He's just being an ass. He hasn't even made any moves at you! You don't have to jump at him just because he has a big... big... ba-big........

>>223742
That's right we're out for a fucking magical adventure, not a magical fucking adventure. Let go see what else (non-cock related) the world has for us before we give weight to such matters again.

Also, you need to make some friends with other woman adventurers. Someone you can talk to about things without them trying to show you their cock or something.

>>223754
Plenty of agreement here!

>>223770
>implying that you can have a Gnoll quest without lots of gratuitous sex scenes

>>223777
Gratuitous? :3

>>223742
We were just waiting for Thordren to get pants on, I think. Threaten to fireball his ass if he doesn't get moving.

>>223742

Check on Thorden and Jerhal. Maybe they're playing with themselves!

Dammit stop trying to turn her into a whore.

>>223790
It is inevitable.

>>223742
We are forcing her to have sex...
This is like... third party rape... kinda odd...

Give her room.
Even though she's all wound up. She needs to find something to relax or relieve tension. It doesn't have to be sex...

She needs a sport or maybe to pick up dances or whatever the hell they do for fun round there.

Dancing is a very good idea actually. Put that on your list of things to learn.

It would help you by:
-allowing you to be convincing as a greater number of polymorphed persona

-allowing you to look more feminine (mold those hips whoooo)
-giving you a medium to channel excess energy through
-giving you a new way to fight(trust me)
-Helping you to relax
-giving you a new method of seduction (your current tools ain't that great >.> *cough*)
-Giving you something to do between missions to make money
-etc blah blah blah

I could go on and on about that. But yea, go learn how to dance.
-

Rynh: Modify your stance into a full-scale 'And not a single fuck was given' pose.

>>223840
Agreed.

>>223908

Agreed.

No one was forcing her to have sex and no matter how much /quest/ collectively wishes it could, it couldn't even if it wanted to.

All they were telling you to do, Rynh, was to call him on his "oh look how fucking clever I am" flirting. Then you could just as easily have shot him down or told him off or just walked away. The suggestion was little more than calling him on his shit, not "okay now let him fuck you crosseyed".

>>223742
Head on home and kill and eat any small fuzzy animals you come across on the way. You need some proper high protein dragon diet if you're ever gonna get bigger, and it gives you a chance to train your powers.

>>223840
This

>>223840
my suggestion already.

Also: Dancing will increase her dexterity and grace.

... I have a feeling we're gonna end up with a kind of dancing Rynh's gonna be pissed about though...

Rynh 2010/08/31(Tue)21:26 No. 224341 ID: 8c0848
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We head home and each take our share of the money. Now I'm feeling conflicted on what I should do now. Look into more jobs, learn more skills, practice what I already know, dancing...

I don't know about trying to fill out my figure by eating. After doing a bit of math I'm like five years old by human standards. Even if I mature differently, I might just get fat.
I did have a bit of something going on there for a while, but a bit of training burned that right off. Maybe I should put off worrying about that for a few decades.

Learning to dance might help with a lot of things, but I'd feel weird doing that. I'm big and I'm not all that ladylike... I'd feel weird doing that, 'cause dancing is all fancy dresses and little tiny, pointy shoes and I can't fit my feet in those. I'd never live it down if anyone from the company saw me like that!

>>224341
There's a lot more to dancing than that!

we mean intense awesome dancing, not poofy dress dancing.

Yeah. There is way, way more to dancing than that. You should try it, really!

>>224341

Man there's other styles of dancing..

though i'm not sure where you'll pick those up.

Check out the kind of dancing that has you holding a couple of swords while doing it. That sounds like it would mesh with you and the company a little better.

>>224341
There are lots of kinds of dancing. It existed before poofy dresses and pointy shoes and ballrooms and the whole bit. Ask your fellow lady-mercs about it.
Start with Shera. She's a flippy-dancy fighter anyway, right?
Or you could take up pole dancing. You know where you can find a nice sturdy pole.

>>224341
Look into a dexterous and mobile dance-based martial art. It can only help your technique, even if you never really perform it artistically. That and healing magic are two good things to focus on training in.

Also go see about that golem job, if it's still up. Maybe that's something we can get a number of out mercenary friends involved in, if it calls for it.

>>224341
Study ballet. After the first bit you'll realize it's just about as physically demanding as your combat training.

>>224341
Some of the strongest and most brutal people known practice ballet. It does wonders to keep them agile and dexterous, and they don't care who knows because they can crush skulls with their bare hands.

Who cares what they say? Don't even bother trying to hide it; if anybody makes themselves a nuisance, then you can just show them why strong people can do what they want.

>>224341
Dancing is great for training agility and finesse, I bet you could even convince Jehral to come with you as your dance partner.

>>224341
Okay, first off, you're a mercenary. Combat is your bread and butter. You should be eating a lot, and you should also be training a lot. And that should be building muscle, not fat. If you're building fat, you're not training enough. If you're not, you're not eating enough. This is how you become huge.

Second, dancing doesn't have to be fancy. Get some buddies on congas and tamblas and whatever other stuff, make some music with a rhythm that you can feel in your soul, and your body will dance how your soul dances.

Your company can laugh all they want.

We don't mean you have to do ballroom dancing though. We can go from seductive to interpretive to damn near anything.
Hell, theyll all take work. Do it for fun though. He'll, it will sculpt your muscles in a different way. You'll get harder compact muscles vs. Bulky muscle.

Really though. Go do something to relax or entertain yourself. Whether it's as sexual as hiring strippers to brain oriented as chess. You need something other than fighting aNd magic to do.

We just think dancing will help you tap your feminine side as well as provide an output for your stress

he'll, you may even get some classy contacts from attending a dance.

Excuse: Learn to dance to meet with people higher up.
Learn to dance to increase your sexy (learn to walk, learn to move)
learn to dance to work on your finesse (moving your feet quickly and accurately

nuff said- go dance

Rynh 2010/08/31(Tue)21:54 No. 224361 ID: 8c0848
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>Check out the kind of dancing that has you holding a couple of swords while doing it.
I don't think they have that... anywhere.
The only kinds of dancing I know of are the fancy ballroom stuff nobles do at fancy galas and the stomping around a tavern kind.

>golem job
It's still there. The bounty is up a few thousand. Maybe it's too difficult or too much trouble to bother with. It's all in some fortified complex way up north. Probably full of mages and soldiers or something.

just eat more. should more then balance out your training.

>>224361
Belly dancing is good. Will muscle up that tummy of yours.

>>224363
Agreed. You must dance, it will improve you in pretty much every way.

>>224361
None of your fellow mercs are tribals?

also that golem job is probably better suited to a small infiltration team.

>>224361
and you just said that dancing wasn't your thing. I am sure that there are others out there.

If you cant find any, try the ballroom dancing. Your instructors to be might know something, just try and find a laid back guy not one of those prissy, pompous ones.

If all hope is lost just find elves. They either have huge orgies or dance... or both at the same time.

On second thought, you could always invent your own type. Nothing stopping that.

I hear there are desert tribes that practice a form of dance in their martial arts for monks! you should go seek those out, adapt the style for swordplay, and open your own school with exorbitant fees and calling yourself a blademaster... er mistress!

There's more to dancing than the poofy ballroom crap. There's the getting drunk and dancing the fiddle music kind of dancing. You can do it to the right kind of lute music too.

>>224366
with your skills it's actually right up your ally. watch the place and wait for someone to come out. then interrogate them and using the info make yourself look and act like them. then just waltz in, steal the golem control stick and make it rampage in the place.

No fair, they don't have dervishes here? Oh well, forget that, then. Acrobatics and the like are cool and all, but it sounds like you're going to be built for heavy armor one of these days; best to take advantage of it. Eat hearty, train harder, and use the heaviest weapons you can find.

>>224363
Dancing will make you the best mercenary ever. Maybe if you went to a raunchy club you could find someone to teach you.

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Tavern fiddle dancing doesn't really translate to much for combat training... It's mostly just jumping and spinning and flailing around. Ballroom is all strict and coordinated, so it probably be good for improving footwork. It's just so... It'd be embarassing. I don't think I'm suited for it.

>the golem job is probably better suited to a small infiltration team.

Probably. If you had a large force, you would likely be repelled by their defenses, the smaller the force, the easier to infiltrate, but you have nothing to fall back on if things go south. I'm not actually sure how long I have before the thing is operational and the mission isn't possible anymore, but if it was just a standard golem, they'd only take a couple weeks and it wouldn't be worth this bounty. Must be big...

>>224382

true but the more built it is the harder it'll be to destroy...ho hum.

is why i keep saying to steal it instead. think about how popular your company would be if it could pull in a golem for big operations.

>>224382
In any case. Go train your polymorphing. You will need it for the next mission.

Don't rush it, just pick someone and observe them for the day, Jehral is a good choice given your relationship, and then at the end of the day, try and turn into him.

You will likely still be female, but you will be able to mimic him well I suppose.

>>224382
if this is a giant war machine then it will likely become your problem at some point if you don't deal with it now. best to get it taken care of before it's finished.

>>224382
Hm. Why don't you ask Jehral what he thinks?

Shapeshifting?
Dancing Dragon?
:3c

Scout out the Golem alone.
Don't necessarily go in for the kill. Just find out what's up.
You can polymorph. That's useful for infiltration, but not if you have to lead other mercenaries in. I mean, you could probably carry Jehral in your backpack, but that's it.

As for nutrition, just eat like you're growing up, because you are. Don't worry about dieting until you've finished growing or you actually start getting overweight.

>>224382
I think we should work on magic enough to heal ourselves or turn invisible before approaching a heavily guarded fort.

>>224382
Lets go for the Golem job. You could bring along Shera, Jehral, Gustav and Kryssa. They should be sneaky enough for the tast, and you're pretty good at sneaking around yourself.

And you could pick up acrobatics instead of dancing.

>>224450
Or, you know, we could bring a SMALL team of no more than three sneaky operatives total.

Unless you were planning to put together a Ocean-esque heist team, in which case we need more specialists.

>>224486
It's usually a good thing to have someone keep an eye on your exit, as well as having some access to emergency medical attention in case things go bad. Gustav could stay near the exit, use illusions to keep himself hidden if he can and communicate with the team through telephaty spells if he can.

Rynh could also use her shapeshifting powers to change people into appropriate forms to not arouse suspiscion. Then they could see what kind of uniforms the people at the fortress have, snag some similar ones and go in, get the job done and hopefully get out without anyone noticing.

>>224486
yeah, have to agree. your options are a really small task force, or a giant act that ends with them missing the golem for a good few hours before they even notice it is missing.

I don't think we should be concentrating on the Golem.
Getting the Manticore-thing down wasn't that easy. With the money paid for that golem job I'd say it's quite possibly that it's out of our league at the time.
Learn dancing, practise healing magic, kill goblin raiders.

We need Jehral for this mission as his tracking and sneaking would be useful. As well, we have the most experience polymorphing him.

Leave Theodern behind. We don't need smashy smashy or HUGE penis for this mission, although raping all the female guards would be an option for the minatour.

We have to think about this. The golem's obviously the story mission, so we have to finish up more of the sidemissions before we lose the chance.

Take the golem job, aquire plot
The other jobs would be boring, like this one and romancing/etcetera should really only be a secondary goal.

>>224382
>Ballroom is all strict and coordinated, so it probably be good for improving footwork. It's just so... It'd be embarassing. I don't think I'm suited for it.

So you don't think you fit in high class society? Girl you a dragon! Dragons kidnap princesses and princes, they are made for high society and nobility! Hell, half the time they created the nobility anyhow.

Anyhow, It seems like what we need is a more info about the golem. A scouting mission (and possibly sabotage) sounds like what we need. Gather the sneaky types, it's time to go undercover (and don't forget that shape-shifting.)