How did you react to Emily?

Let's go ask the Mimic how much it costs to duplicate the Pyramid. Alternatively, what it costs to restore the Pyramid after it's used up.

Meh. Use it. Might as well.

Ruru the Rule Breaker managed to use the pyramid without using it up. I bet he broke the rule that states using an item consumes it. Ask Styx if she can get the sword to work for us.

need more of them. figure out how to make them and sell them for mad moolah.

Just use it as is. No sense making this process MORE uncertain.

Overlord 2012/09/08(Sat)00:36 No. 452627 ID: 97486c
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You reacted in a very calm normal way when Emily did... 'That'.
You don't want to dwell on how well you handled the situation.

"The man I fought to obtain this pyramid had already used it's powers once before and it seems to be fine. Is it possible the blade he left behind, the Rule Breaker, helped with that?"

>"I'm almost certain it did. However this artifact is very strange. I've tried to find out how to work it but how to actually use the thing is beyond me. And if it's beyond 'me' then.. Well I doubt any normal person would be able to understand how it works."

>>452627
We're not normal. Wield it, examine it.

"that's because it doesn't work, it doesn't follow the 'rules' of how things work."
equip it.

>>452627
EQUIP RULE BREAKER

APPLY MIND OF CHAOS TO SAID WEAPON

Equip the Rule Breaker.

Overlord 2012/09/08(Sat)01:27 No. 452633 ID: 97486c
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You decide to equip it.
Nothing happens.

>"My Lord.. I should point out that wielding the weapon is one of the most basic of all tests a tinker would perform."

"I figured because I am a being of chaos.."

>"That would imply that your opponent was one as well. From what everyone told me he seemed to be a normal human. Well, as normal as one wielding that could be."

It sounds like we'd need to get him under our wing in order to make the sword work.

Experimentally touch that black thing in the blade.

Overlord 2012/09/08(Sat)01:30 No. 452635 ID: 97486c
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>>452634
You decide to poke the black thing.

Overlord 2012/09/08(Sat)01:33 No. 452636 ID: 97486c
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Beside you the Dividing Pyramid glows.

>"My Lord...."

The black part starts to crackle with energy.

Overlord 2012/09/08(Sat)01:34 No. 452637 ID: 97486c
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The object explodes knocking you away from it.
You black out.

Time to wake up as an eyeball again!

>>452637
Oh for fuck's sake.

Overlord 2012/09/08(Sat)01:44 No. 452644 ID: 97486c
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You are woken up by Styx.

>"Are you ok my Lord?"

"Mostly, yes."

>"Why don't we leave the tinkering to the Tinker?"

Very well. We do still have to talk to Rose about our actions when we were True Chaos afterall.

>>452644
Um, yes. Of course. The Pyramid glowed, though, is anything different about it?

>>452644
"Yes, of course. But then again, I can explode and survive! Hahaa. ha. ha."

Overlord 2012/09/08(Sat)02:03 No. 452648 ID: 97486c
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"Of course. At least I can't die from such an explosion."

>"The object that exploded was the Rule Breaker so we can't.. Well, rule anything out. Luckily both artifacts still seem to be intact.. I will have to examine the Pyramid again."

"Very well. In the mean time I need to speak with someone."

You leave Styx's lab and head into the Barracks. You are about to enter when you see Emily and Rose inside having a discussion. Being a gentleman you decide to wait outside and listen. It would be rude to interrupt.

>"And it turns out kisses are like even better then hugs~~~!!!"

>"Mmhmm."

>"Have you ever kissed anyone Rose?"

>"A few people."

>"Isn't it the best thing ever!?"

>"It's uh.. Pretty good. I guess."

>"Kisses hurt though but that's only at the end other then that it's fine~"

>"Huh?"

>"The part where they push you away. It hurts a bit. Inside. But other then that it's great~~"

>".................... Uhm, Em?"

>"Yes~?"

>"....... Nothing."

>"~~~"

>>452648
Apologize for hurting her feelings. Tell her you're just not comfortable with kissing anyone, at all.

Turn and walk away. They did not see you.

Review agenda.

I remember we were going to look into the mysterious island later but I'm sure we have other tasks piled up that I'm forgetting.

>>452650
Yes, good idea. Talk about it later with Emily. In your quarters. Alone. Just the two of you ~together~.

>>452627
Think of it this way, Overlord. Now that people know you are temporarily stunned by kissing- you've got to elimate the potential for it to be used against you. So logically, you must immunize yourself through gradual and increasing exposure to it. Trust me, it's a Chaos-Golem/medicine thing.

... We still have to apoligize to Rose about losing control like we did. We forgave her for her betrayal and acting on whim like we did when we had both eyes together was reprehensible.

We still need to give rose her sweet tooth back!

>>452654
No, that is Styx's decision.

give rose a kiss and say sorry for hurting her earlier.

nothingtoseehere.jpg

Time you gotta review roses performance and see if it's time to give her her sweet tooth back yet.
(or maybe next year)

We aren't going to apologize. It's not even a decision, overlord just won't. But we could say something about it not happening if you kiss the right person. I don't think that's too subtle for her.

One way or another, dismiss Emily so that we can talk to Rose in private.

Overlord does not hug, and he sure as hell does not kiss. This conversation changes absolutely nothing. It is no concern of ours. Just go talk with rose about accidently trying to kill her.

Overlord 2012/09/09(Sun)01:05 No. 452891 ID: 97486c
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>>452650
Agenda:
Nin is still out on her mission elsewhere.
The Pyramid has yet to be used.
The Doctor is still with you and is working on the cure.
Those are things that can be done.

However, kissing weakness aside you do need to speak with Rose.
You enter the room making Rose jump a bit. Emily smiles brightly at you.

>"Overlord!!"

"Hello. Emily, can I speak with Rose alone for a moment?"

>"Mmhmm~"

You'll deal with that later.

Emily hovers out of the room.

"Hello Rose."

>"Hey my Lord..."


........

I don't know what to say.

"i want to apologize for my earlier action, it was rash and obviously spiteful, and i can see now why so many of my previous troops all ran when they had the chance"

>>452891
Rose has been absolutely loyal to you.

Time for you to be the same.

Get on your fucking knees and apologize for your asshole self.

Do it.

>>452891
Hmm how about this? "Even before my loss of control, when you willingly died at my command I considered you as paid for your previous... poor judgement. When I went mad you suffered yet again. Because of that I set out to have my greater chaotic powers brought under control. I will see that your punishment is lifted after that is done with, and your continued loyalty rewarded.

Now, is there anything besides that you wish to discuss?"

>>452895
I love it. Do it!

Honestly, it will show great humility, and will surprise everyone that we would go to such lengths to apologize. If we half-ass this apology, it won't have quite the effect it could have.

>>452895
That's ridiculous. We're an Overlord, we don't need to lower ourselves to that sort of thing. Not only that, but we weren't even in our right mind at the time. A sincere apology while standing will suffice.

The best way to apologize is get her her damn man-maid slave already.

>>452937
She was interested in a boyish spear user, we'll reward her with that when we come across one.

>>452936
I doubt he'll be willing to kneel. I don't really have a speech.Perhaps just keep it simple.

Rose I am sorry. I should not have attacked you, and I definately should not have killed you. I am grateful it wasn't permenant and it did not make you hate me. Would you like me to ask Stix about removing her punishment? Or is there another favor I could do for you?

Really, don't offer to have her sweet tooth fixed. Either we have to order Styx to do it when she doesn't want to, or we're making a promise we can't keep when Styx denies us. Either way, we're losing face for no reason.

I mean, c'mon, if Styx we willing, she'd have already done it.

Apologizing for murderizing her seems reasonable. Especially since she didn't really even betray you. If she hadn't done what she did, 'you' wouldn't exist at all right now! Your previous regeneration incarnation with his radically different philosophy would still be around instead.

Thats why I said we'd ASK Stix. We aren't making any promises to do it ourselves. Or ordering her to do it.

Don't make it crazy overcomplicated, don't rationalize, don't offer to fix the sweet tooth.
Just give a nice, simple "I'm Sorry."

>>452958
Agreed.

Then shuffle out of thar.

>>452894
This sounds about right.

>>452923
This is a good idea.

>>452958
So basically this, but without the part at the end about the punishment.

Can we see her star stats? I don't want her to still be afraid of us.

I am against saying that Styx will remove the curse; that is STILL her decision. It's her personal punishment, and Styx is our right hand woman.

>>453126
Agreed. That's between them, nothing to do with us.

Overlord 2012/09/10(Mon)03:05 No. 453272 ID: 97486c
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>>452895
You are the Overlord. You kneel before no one. An apology is needed but you will not do that.

"Rose... I had overestimated my ability to control the powers of chaos contained in my other eye. While you may have had a lapse of judgement before you've already been punished for that. What I did earlier was excessive and uncalled for. I'm sorry."

She smiles at you.

>"I don't blame you my Lord. If anything I... Sorta felt like I deserved that."

You did not. It seems we are attracting an audience so lets get back to work.

>>453272
None of my cute subordinates deserve it.

wait what symbol is that? fear is just an X. some... different kind of star. along with 5 stars of loyalty.

"we seem to be gathering a crowd, see you later"

>>453309
Discipline, maybe?

>I deserved that
You didn't. But thank you for understanding.

>>453309
Well, it can't be love, because we'd have seen asterisks pouring out of Emily and Shana.

Maybe it's some kind of tempered fear? Intimidation, respect? Dunno.

>>453311
Pretty sure it's Trust - Kass had some when she upgraded.

"You deserve nothing but my respect."

"The fact that you believe you deserved it proves that you did not... there are things to be done, and we are drawing a crowd." Awkwardly exit the room and let's go see how the Doctor's work has been going while we were out. Let's see if he needs us to find anything for his cure.

>>453317
Also, maybe it's Self-Esteem? Kass had a lot of them when she upgraded, but Rose believes she deserved punishment and has only one.

Either that or Trust seem the most likely, though.

Trust makes sense, it's maybe a kind of a negative result of our fear sense function.

NO CODDLING.
>>453272
Okay, that's settled. Tell her she should act clear of conscience from now on as far as you're concerned. Let's ask if any of the ladies watching have something they wanted.

>>453537
Sounds good.

Overlord 2012/09/11(Tue)00:44 No. 453546 ID: 97486c
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"The fact that you believe you deserved it proves that you did not... Anyway, there are things to be done and we are drawing a crowd."

>"It's fine. Thanks for talking with me. It makes me feel a lot better."

You nod and walk off, ignoring the few who had gathered outside. Once you leave they step in and talk to Rose. You would listen but you have other things to do.

You arrive at the Doctor's makeshift office and inquire about the cure. He laughs and produces a cup filled with a red liquid.

>"Overlord I think this may be it. I'm not entirely certain but I believe this potion may restore someone infected to their original state. I was able to create it by using-"

He then proceeds to go into ten minutes of sciency babble that makes no sense to you.

>"I had it tested on myself and it seems to be far better then even my cure when it comes to restoring someone who's partially infected back to their previous state."

"You infected yourself?"

>"I will do many things in the name of science. The best part is this is so very cheap to create. Disregarding the initial creation any subsequent ones will only cost maybe G20 to create."

>>453546
Sweet raptor jesus doc! What's the catch?

"sounds like we should catch a few fully infected individuals to test it."

We should ask Nix if she is willing to test this cure on herself. And then we must go find some fully infected individuals to test as well.

We must be sure this works before we announce it is available.

First thing is to secure this knowledge and the notes. We cannot let this be lost, not even allow for it to be vulnerable for a moment. I want the ingredients and instructions written down in triplicate and in our possession before he even leaves the room, then he reports to Styx and explains it more properly.

>>453546
I wonder if Nix WANTS to be cured? She's immortal, and the only drawback is that she has to spit her poison occasionally. We demonstrated just how strong she is because of that in our battle against Gram's troops. I suppose if she still wants to become normal again despite the advantages, we will accept her request. I rather wish to have a plaguespitter in our forces though. Maybe we can find someone who prefers living that way.

Praise the doctor for his incredibly fast work. We expected this to take months, and he's accomplished it in days? Lord Abel might not even believe us when we say that it's fine for him to take his doctor back.

I'm not sure if we should risk Nix by testing the prototype on her, but it's her choice. We should approach her and say that we have a prototype cure ready for testing and we wanted to let her know before we went out to find a test subject, just in case she didn't want to wait for a proven cure.

So I suppose it is tme to extend the testing sample?
Even if we encounter exceptions to the cure it simply means we have the potential materials to improve the cure.

>>453554
I agree with your logic; ask Nyx if she wants it or if we should find someone else to test it on.

what do you mean test it?
The doctor INFECTED HIMSELF and then CURED HIMSELF with it already.

>>453563
He only partially infected himself, like how Kassandra and Fluffy were infected. He hasn't tested it on a full plaguespreader, nor a plaguespitter.

>>453546
"We'll start searching for a test subject immediately."

Nix has expressed a disinterest in being cured. We will find another plaguespreader to test it on.
If it works we are going to have him teach Styx how to make it, then get in contact with the holy order and pass the info along to them. They have the people and resources to start curing people en-masse.

>"You infected yourself?"
That was reckless and dangerous. Had you made a mistake, I would have had an unknown plaguespreader unchecked and lose within my walls, no doctor when the spread of the disease was discovered, and likely attack by Abel when he discovered the fate I allowed you to suffer.

I appreciate your aid, and your life is your own to risk, but in the future if and when you plan to place me and mine at risk I expect to be informed.

Ask if such a cheap cure is only possible with the doctor's presence, as you understand he has pressing engagements with Abel. We should make sure it works, make sure we can reproduce it, and ship him back out ASAP.

>>453586
Yeah. Even though Abel's a complete jerkface we don't need to antagonize fellow world leaders needlessly... We'll antagonize him over legitimate issues--like his treatment of demons.

Guys even if it didn't work he still has his proven cure for the early stages of the plague. He had a fallback just in case.

Tell him you'll search for a full plaguespreader to test the cure on. Nyx expressed some disinterest in being cured, and there's no way to tell if it would work on a full plaguespreader even if it was tested on her, since her state is not so extreme.

Afterwards, go consult Nyx about the possible cure.

Hey lose ends:

What happened with Gram and Tinka? Did we just leave them making out there in the shattered remains of their kingdoms? Or did they come back to the castle with us? What did we do with the Lilith's new harem recruits? She brought in what, around 30 new people? I'm not sure if the barracks had space for that.

>>453600
I was under the Impression that Lilith had rather large quarters and that she was keeping them there, but that doesn't really make sense. Maybe Lillith has her own Wing? We don't spend enough time at home.

Also, would it be out of line from Overlord's new moral/professional code to Infect one of Lilith's dudes with plague to test the cure on a full onset Plaguespreader? If not, we could always heal Nix (thus regrowing the venom glands) and use Cure on her (keeping some venom to reinfect her with if the cure works all the way). Then we can just do Plaguespitter surgery again. I'd also like to test the potency of spitter venom on whoever we get to be the guinea pig. For example, In high enough doses, can Spitter venom make a Full-Fledged Spreader?

>>453708
My main concern in using Nix is negative consequences when used on progressed cases. Using one of our (currently) unique units as a guinea pig for an only somewhat tested cure doesn't seem wise.

Overlord 2012/09/11(Tue)23:18 No. 453820 ID: 97486c
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"Infecting yourself was needlessly dangerous.. However I am very impressed that you managed to create a cure so quickly. Take your notes to Styx immediately and make several copies. Place a few of them under lock and key. We don't want anything to happen to them. Right now I will see if perhaps Nix is willing to test the cure herself."

>"I am hoping she will say yes. I would like to know as soon as possible if it works or not."

>>453600
Right now Lilith is in the newly reformed land of Tzentorral. She will remain there until we can decide what exactly we wish to do with our newly acquired army. Tikka and Gram are still.. Getting to know one another again after such a long time apart.

You make your way back down to the Barracks and find Nix. You explain to her that a cure has been found and if she wants she can be the first to test it.
She's quiet for a long time.
She smiles.

>"Thank you but... I think I would like.. To stay like this... It's who I am now... And... I am worried that whoever I was... May not be as kind... As I am now... You know what past you did... What if I... Was someone who hated you? That... Is the kind of thing... That would happen.. Don't you think? But thanks for... Asking."

You nod.

"I just wanted to confirm."

>>453708
Using the Gunner as a means of testing Plague is a decent enough idea. There are several lounging around Tzentorral and one under Alice's command. However you refuse to turn Nix back into a Plaguespreader.

>>453820
Just get all our new recruits together somewhere, like in the courtyard, and ask for a volunteer.

While infecting some Gunners might be an idea it should be strictly volunteers and I don't know of anyone who would risk it if it didn't work. Imagine the bad PR if word got out we were playing mad scientist with our minions minds and lives.

So instead its time to go hunting for fully infected plague-spreaders. Now where would they be?



>>453820
Gotta respect the Overlord for that stance.

>>453820
Knew you had a heart in that tiny metal orb, O-lord.

>>453822
Explain that if the experiment is successful, they will have taken part in the curing of the Plague, allowing the recovery of all the wandering Plaguespreaders to their original states, and making it possible for Cancer Mages to exist without being threats to society. Add in that if it fails, you have a means to recover their mind, and they would become immortal until a successful cure is developed. Even if they died in the demon world, they could regenerate.

If no volunteers bite, we'll go look for a fully infected Plaguespreader.

>>453820
Testing on our units against their will does little to help with our troop loyalty. Asking for volunteers is better, but putting them through a full infection seems a little much. Besides, who is to say that a recent infection isn't easier to cure than a long term sickness?

With our resident infected not willing, what we really need is another plaguespreader. We need to go where fully infected people are and bring one in.

That should happen as soon as we settle the issue of what we do with Gram and Tikka and all of that mess. Tell our good doctor to do what he can to secure the knowledge and prepare for later.

to the beast tamer lands! to pick up some plague spreaders.

Overlord 2012/09/12(Wed)00:06 No. 453830 ID: 97486c
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Forcing someone to become a plaguespreader never crossed your mind. Instead you gather up most of your units and ask which of them would like to partake in the experiment.
Emily raises her hand.

>"Me! Me!"

>Rose: "Em, you're a golem. It won't work."

>"Oh... Nevermind."

Lenion raises her hand.

>"I will, Winner. If it will help you."

>Alice: "Hell no."

No one else seems to agree outright. A few look uncomfortable so you assure them it is only if they want to.
Lenion, Emily (won't work), Fluffy, and Ruby agree to help.

let's start with lenion, she is the most baseline human. so her odds are the best. then move on to ruby, then fluffy.

>>453832
That seems about right. Human, mageling, demon. It would be nice to have like, an elf or something, but this is probably enough to tell if it'll work in most cases.

Do them one at a time.

Wait, why are we testing it on our own units? Aren't there plaguespreaders out in the wild? You know, spreading the plague? Let's just go enslave one of them instead. I think Nix was only level 1 when we first enslaved her, it should be easy enough.

>>453841
Wow, someone with common sense. Seriously, guys. This.

>>453841
thisthisthis

>>453841
this

>>453841
This.

>>453841
Logically, we only need to test the cure on our own if we can't find any plaguespreaders. And if we can't find any plaguespreaders in the wild, then the plague isn't a threat anymore!

So no need for gruesome medical experiments on our own. Bad overlord. Stop thinking like that.

Ruby is a good choice if you need to do a super fast test right now. She hasn't seen much action lately and most importantly her physical strength has a very low baseline! If she transforms fully she can be contained easier unlike Lenion who is already a claw wielding combat powerhouse.
Otherwise take all the volunteers and just go looking for wild plaguespreaders. Bring spare cures.

Also offer Nix a cure potion in a reinforced and sealed container. Even if she doesn't want to take it now it might be good to keep a cure around. For example if she somehow accidentally infects someone or has a relapse. Additionally if anyone powerful ever tries to kill her for being a poison spitter then she could risk the cure rather than dying.

>>453894
The strength of the person isn't a big deal. Nix as a plaguespreader was very weak. The disease seems to drain the majority of the infected's strength.

>>453841
I thought we were testing our own units for convenience, quickness, and quality control or whatever. Also Because neither us nor any of our units hunting independently has seen another plaguespreader yet. If we want to look for a fresh one first, we can.

Also, we should send word out to Kas' sisters about the availability of a cure, as they're healers and our allies. I think we might have said we'd keep them posted.

Since the Beast Tamer village are our allies and, presumably under our protection, Should we provide them with a dose of cure, too? For emergencies? There's no way they'd be able to reverse engineer it if we are still concerned about that, and they'd provide good protection. (if someone was able to obtain the sample by force, they'd be strong enough to just take the village from us.)

If we can get the cure in a form where we can just chuck it at people and cure them that could make it easy to get the cure distributed.

OH! To make things as safe as possible, we should go to the human world and do the test nearby whatever location that the test subject would respawn in. Then we can rush in fast in case they die as a plaguespreader and wind up respawning in the town.

It makes little sense to infect someone to test this because it comes with amnesia (as Nix DOES NOT REMEMBER her past life).

You should drop this idea and just hunt down an existing plague-spreader to test this on.
Heck, you don't even need to hunt them down. Just pop off to every town via teleport and put up some fliers saying you developed a cure and if they know of any victims to contact you. Worse case scenario the cure doesn't work and you do the nix treatment on them.

>>454424
That's cause we didn't cure Nix, we surgically reduced her symptoms.

I personally don't care whether we test it on a volunteer, or a fresh plaguespreader. Just get it done.

>>454437
>That's cause we didn't cure Nix, we surgically reduced her symptoms.
I know but my point is that if it DOES NOT WORK PERFECTLY then we just erased the memories of a minion.

If we are 100% sure it works perfectly then no need to test it.
If we are not sure it works perfectly (recover lost memories) then we mustn't infect a minion intentionally.

Why are we still debating this? Test it on a plaguespreader in the wild. Period. End of story.

>>454605
PLAGUEHUNT: BEGIN!

>>454605
>>454606
Thirded

Just test the cure on some plaguespreaders found in the wild, man.
Don't risk your troops.

Overlord 2012/09/17(Mon)22:59 No. 455863 ID: 97486c
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Ok ok you -won't- test your subjects.
However the odds of you finding a plaguespreader just wandering about is quite slim. You have a better chance of-

>Meagan: "My lord. I couldn't help but overhearing your problem and I think it's time to tell you that I actually have a fully infected plaguespreader in my lab for just such an occasion."

Overlord 2012/09/17(Mon)22:59 No. 455864 ID: 97486c
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"..."

Please tell me you didn't infect it yourself.


Whatever the answer we have a cure to test.

Oh, that's excellent!
But.
Um.
Are there any other incredibly dangerous things in your lab we should know about in case they break out or something?

>>455864
Oooookay. Meagan, please tell me you increased security in your lab like we asked.

>>455864
do the thing to the guy that the stuff is made to do.

then never speak of this again, unless the stuff doesn't do the thing it's made to do to the guy.

I am becoming increasing annoyed with my subordinates taking on potentially dangerous personal experiments and not keeping me informed!

...but thank you Meagan. That's most helpful. We can test the new cue immediately. Are there any preparations to be made?

"thank you, though from now on I want you to keep me informed of any dangerous creatures you have in your lab"

"Oh that's handy. When exactly did you catch it...?"

Goddammit Megan.

Okay, so we straight up administer the cure, get the Doctor present. Maybe Styx,too, so she can watch the process. Do we want to get Kass in on this, Have Doctor teach her the ways of the cure? She is a healer.

From now on we ask Megan if we need living things to Science on.

I was about to suggest having our new army split into search parties to cover a lot of ground, but that works too...

Okay... remain calm... clearly we don't need to be bothered about ever little thing she does, right? I mean really, that would be annoying. But there needs to be SOME kind of control here.

So calmly, rationally, tell Megan that everything she ever considers bringing into the castle from this point onwards has to be brought to Styx attention first and can only be kept under the conditions that she dictates. Failure to abide by these restrictions will be met with her placement into the most boring, peaceful, monster deprived location we can find.

Overlord 2012/09/18(Tue)13:33 No. 455950 ID: 97486c
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"Meagan... You did increase the security in your lab. Right?"

>"Of course. The creatures in there know better then to disobey me while I'm in there. It's perfectly safe so long as no one goes inside that isn't me."

Meagan. Please tell whatever owns those tentacles to stop going after Rose.

Perhaps its best if you bring the plague spreader here.

"could you put a sign on the door then? and tell those... whatevers to put rose down."

>While I'm in there

...Can you extend those security measures to work while you're NOT in there as well? In the future.

>>455950

*point behind Megan*

Overlord 2012/09/18(Tue)14:32 No. 455959 ID: 97486c
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"Meagan. I believe one of your creatures is assaulting Rose. Can you stop it?"

Meagan turns around and gets the creature to let go of a shaken Rose.

>Meagan: "Sorry about that. I'll make sure he is punished. And put a lock on my door."

"Next time you bring something into the castle show it to Styx first. Ok?"

>"Very well."

"Now bring the infected plaguespreader here."

Meagan fetches the Plaguespreader. With the Doctor and Styx watching you administer the cure.
Almost immediately the Spreader stops drooling the infection and looks around.
Meagan begins speaking to it in a odd guttural tongue.

>"Her hair used to be red, since she's been infected it's stayed black. However it seems that she has her memory back of before she was infected but nothing after that until this point."

>Doctor: "I detect no trace of the Plague. I believe we have truly found a cure."

"Let's keep her under observation for a few days to make certain there are no side-effects, aside from the hair. If not, we should begin gathering the wild Plaguespreaders to cure them."

Cool. Let's work out pricing and such.
Perhaps we could make the cured plauge spreader a minion?

>>455959
She's going to have to stay some amount of time with the doctor to see if there's some long-term side affects. But otherwise, yes, we've cured a horrific thing in the world! This will be excellent.

Try shaving her hair though, it may grow back red. If she consents of course. It can still be fixed with hair dye or cosmetic magic.

>>455959
I say it should cost 200g. Twice as expensive as the other permanent ailments. I would be willing to lower it to 100g if there's any objection to it. Regardless, we should contact Kassandra's group, and tell them of our success.

Oh! And let's test to see if the cured plaguespreader still has any regenerative ability. Uh, with her permission, of course. What sort of creature is this, anyway? It doesn't look like a demon, and is female but with no sexual characteristics?

We should also test it on our minion volunteers now that we know it's safe.

Keep her under observation for a few days to make sure there are no side effects that we can tell. Better safe than sorry.

After that, I'd say get it ready for distribution to the major city centers--make sure to give the doctor royalties for it. But otherwise we should send him back home so we don't have a diplomatic incident with jerky mcorderface

>>455965
>We should also test it on our minion volunteers now that we know it's safe.
Why? The only point of testing them at all is now irrelevant.

The problem with trying to put a price on it is that plaguespreaders by definition wealth (becoming one involves dying while poisoned, which makes them lose their gear). That also means that the cure cannot be bought and kept for personal use, as by the time the cure becomes necessary the cure is lost with their items and they are not sane enough to drink it anyway.

I think our general order of business should be:
1. Wait a few days to test for lingering side effects
2. Contact Kass's group
3. Work with Kass's group to arrange a means of distributing the cure (because mass-distributing a new potion would look much less suspicious if we do it while working together with an established healer organization)

>>455970
Sounds sensible. We should ask for a share of the profits, both for the doctor and ourselves since we did help contribute to the cure in a big way.

>>455971
>>455970
Or we could not mention a reward for ourselves, only the doctor, earning some respect/trust from the church. If they offer one, we can graciously accept, of course.

it should come in two waves first wave costs just enough to cover materials and is for curing the already infected who have no one left that cares about them. second wave is the buyable in a potion version. they are the same thing, but the extra cost to make it 'long term transport stable' is on the potion version.

>>455972
Agreed. Don't mention it. Even if we don't wind up getting money, we'll generate good will--which is more important than funds in our situation.

>>455968
Agreed.

Its a cheap cure (20g). Demanding a high price will make us look like a villain, and we care about our PR.

It will be more profitable to give out the cure for free (both libre as in handing out the method of making it, and gratis as in paying yourself to make batches you hand out at no cost to those sick).
The good will it garners could result in finding wealthy donors to our cause (which we could even solicit directly) or recruiting new champions who would otherwise not work with us.

So firstly do this:
>>455970
And secondly, using teleporting place notes in every major city and large village that you have developed a full cure and that anyone who has (or has spotted in the wild) a plague spreader to cure can contact kass' org. Have a liason with them so that when someone goes to them they also talk to one of your people there on your behalf and who hands out free cures and well as the free service of capturing wild plaguespreaders if given their location. If demand is high then directly solicit donors to help finance this.

We're getting ahead of ourselves here. We can't begin manufacture and distribution of the cure until we're sure it's permanent (what if it wears off? What if the infected needs regular doses to suppress it?), that there's no horrible side effects, and that the cured person isn't still a carrier for the disease.

We need further observation of our subject, and to test on a few more, before we can be certain.

>>455981
We can put out to Kass's group that we /think/ we have a cure; to get them thinking about distribution and keeping an eye out for more victims to cure and observe the effects of it on.

>>455959
Good god, just imagine the butthurt that will ensue when Abel hears of this...

But yeah, let's keep her for observation for a few more days to ensure that it's actually safe to use.

>>455977
>more profitable to give the cure away for free
IT COSTS MONEY. You cannot sell at a loss and expect to get a profit! 100g is not a high price at all anyway! 200g is just the STARTING point for suggesting a cost, and considering the severity of ailment and rarity of cure, it's a completely appropriate price! Come on, seriously. Supply and demand. Basic economics.

A villain would ask for like, 1000g. Enough to be on par with top-quality magical items- enough for an adventurer to afford, or a family pooling their money. It would be effectively extortion for the common man.

Also the point of doing additional tests would be to make sure it works for all species.

>>456008
We're not looking for a strait monetary profit. Money is just one resource or advantage among many- we can make a profit in other ways.

We're trying to improve our PR with other factions, and the world at large. To build goodwill. Proof of our changed nature and generosity when we attempt diplomatic solutions in the future. To make friends and potential allies with Kas' healer faction. To show up Abel for being too lawful stupid to looking for a cure.

There are loads of long term strategic gains we're looking at here. We can profit greatly without charging a cent.

The Cure Costs 20 gold. I'd say, for general distribution to uninfected, $35 minimum, meaning 20 for the cost, 10 for the doctor, 5 for us, And if we find any ourselves, we turn them Spitter first and ask them if they want to be Fully cured later. But we can deal with that later, it's not our most immediate concern.

Right now, we need to Get Kassandra's healers on the line, I want them to come over and see this in person. Then, Figure out if we can communicate with this new chick (we DO have the Goldeon communicator), and ask what she is. (also, do we want to keep her? Seems like a pretty easy Subjugation, but if she's useless, she's useless.)

But yeah, I'm not really concerned with Making money for it either. We could sell it at cost to the uninfected and just cure the infected for free. It's the equivalent of winning one level two fight, anyway. Most of our girls could one-shot that.

I figured the doctor would probably want royalties, though. He did charge us a fair amount for his services initially, but that could have been at cost or hazard pay for working (1) on demons (2) in the demon realm (3) without Abel's Permission.

>>455959
...also, get this woman some cloths! We are her host while she is under observation (i.e. until we turn her over to the healers).

Who is this person? What is she? Some manner of demon? Where did Meagan find her?

Offer her a place in your retinue, but if she wants to go home then let her go with an escort (perhaps Fluffy?). Keep in mind you don't know how long she's been a plaguespreader. It could be years. Her family could have died or moved on by now.

I would still like to test the cure on someone who has been partially cured like our spitter for a while, see what happens to the memories formed then.

So, what's this girls name, ability, home, etc?

>>455959
Who is she, when was she infected, and what can we do to help her?

We will be telling the clerics how to make the cure, and producing some amount beyond our needs for them. No reward or restitution required. Those doses are for people who can't afford the cost of the cure, either because they have no surviving friends, family, or assets, or because they are simply too poor.
People will want to know where the cure came from and who subsidized their treatment, and the clerics will answer truthfully.
The truth will spread by word of mouth; it's the most effective form of advertizing, and people will notice the lack of bragging.

We'll have to tell the clerics that Abel tried to keep us from working on the cure, and that they not allow anyone to attribute the cure to Abel.

Overlord 2012/09/19(Wed)02:45 No. 456086 ID: 97486c
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Contacting the priestesses will have to wait until you are certain that there is no negative side effects to the cure.

"What exactly is she?"

Meagan hugs the creature.

>"She is a Frost Imp and really rare in these parts. Useless as a unit but I find them so fascinating. Did you know that they breed using very complicated method known as the Bladed Dance? Basically the male grows a sort of sharp solid pe-"

The doctor speaks over her.

>"Overlord, may I have a moment of your time?"

"What is it?"

>"Concerning the price of the cure... I hope you realize that once this cure goes out I will be out of a job, right? My specialty is the Plague and only the Plague. While finding the cure does make me happy I must insist that I get a large chunk of the profits. If only to help maintain a decent life."

"What exactly where you thinking?"

>"Well if each potion were sold at G200 I would like at least G120. 20 of that to cover costs and 100 for myself. I believe this is fair. Also I would like at least 2 days to make sure the cure is actually working and not simply holding back the Plague."

again think split series is best. can get it for cheap in person but is full cost in potion format.

>>456086
200 sounds about right, really. Agree to his terms. That leaves 80 for us... Oh, I bet what'shisface the Law Golem will want a cut too, considering the Doctor is technically under his employ. How about we give him 20 if he bitches at us, leaving 60 for our profit.

>>456087
He'll be making the potions, and is not willing to give them away without a profit. There's a difference between trying to get good PR via the distribution of the cure, and trying to convince the Doctor to work for free.

Oh right the doctor. Well, he does deserve to be paid and he is also the only one who knows how to make the cure.

>>456089
If abel wants a cut due to the doctor working for him thats between the doctor and abel... He can quit working for abel and come work for us if he wants. I am more concerned about abel hurting him for working with demons.

Accept his offer. I guess for PR can just simply use some of our cut to put towards payment assistance for those who cannot afford it.
I am a bit concerned though that he is the only one in the world who knows how to make it though, what if something happens to him? Point that out and ask if he will be willing to trust us with info on how to make the cure (play straight with him, we will adhere to our agreement) and he still gets paid per potion sold as per the agreement.

Or, how much would he require for a single lump payment to make the method of making the cure public to all.
We can do a public fundraiser where we donate part of the amount and others donate the rest and we get our good PR that way; and he gets enough to retire on, can still make the cure for profit (only now with competitors), and can branch into new fields.

>>456086
Yes the price is fine
You do realize that even then, the money will probably stop coming in eventually though? In the meantime you really should work on getting a new specialization or finding a new disease to cure. You're going to grow bored in the coming years, becoming more of a merchant than a doctor.

Point out he's not going to be completely out of a job.

Someone's going to need to oversee the manufacturing, and quality control of the cure. Even if we (or the healers) provide the resources and people to make them, he seems a natural choice for that role. The formula may need to be adjusted as time goes on- as the plague mutates into new resistant strains. The plague won't vanish overnight.

And someone will need to do an extended study of the people we cure as well- with any drug, you want to run long term studies (years) to try and determine long term side effects.

And even if he's specialized towards the plague, he has a great deal of medical and biological knowledge that could likely be put to other uses.

>>456086
Seems reasonable. Also remind him that so long as Cancer Mages exist, more of the cure will eventually be needed at some time or another. He will not so much be out of the job as in 'working retirement'.

Tell him he is incorrect. With the disease being curable it might be possible to explore its positive effects. Like the powerful poisons, immunity to bladed weapons, immortality, regeneration and so on. Just look at Nix. He's got to be kidding if he thinks he's out of a job. This is just the beginning. Think of what other problems could be alleviated by inducing a plaguespreader condition and subsequently curing it. Can limbs be regenerated?? A cure all that might only cost 20-40g is pretty hard to replicate.

But yeah around 200-250g per cure might be feasible. Has he got any estimate on how many plaguespreaders are out there? There's also the question of who will buy the cure, but I guess the rulers of those areas might be willing to cough up to get some taxpayers back at work.

We're going to need a new objective now. What do we have that requires doing? Any outstanding tasks?

Also: Penis fencing!

>>456104
no no, males and females are separate, the girls just have to deal with it ;-;
good thing they are a demon class so they have improved regeneration.

>At least two days
Seems a little short to me. Let's give him a week. In the meantime, we can see if we can find a few more 'spreaders in the wild to test.

We should offer to let him join in the negotiations with Kass's group about distribution, because we might as well and it could be helpful.

>>456086
"I was hoping to avoid charging for the cure at all.
Would like to expand your research to cover the Signed and potential therapeutic uses of the plague? Or perhaps some other worthy cause? I would be happy to fund your research."

Turn to Megan: "Please, continue. This is absolutely fascinating."

>>456100
Good points--he still gets his cut per potion, too.

The doctor's price is perfectly acceptable.

Now, what is our next Order of Business? More training? Training is always fun. Or we could go exploring again. We could try to find Lugh, the red-haired spear user.

>>456131
If we really want to get the cure to everyone, even those who can't afford it, we'll use our profit from those who are capable of buying it to fund charity efforts. Distributing it for free is not feasible.

Overlord 2012/09/19(Wed)23:47 No. 456203 ID: 97486c
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The two of you talk about prices and wait times a bit longer. The Doctor states he will inform you when he feels the cure is truly ready.

In the meantime there are a few things you can do.
Nin is still on her mission. It's been quite some time.
Lilith may need help and Gram and Tikka need to be talked to.
And Styx informs you that the Dividing Pyramid seems to be fully functional so whenever you're ready to use it she is.

>>456156
You'd forgotten about him. Finding him can be a thing too.

>>456203
Alright, first, let's talk to our mimic, and ask how much it would cost to either
A) Duplicate the pyramid
B) Prevent it from being used up
C) Emulate its effects without using it
or
D) Get information on how the Rule Breaker sword works so we can just use that to make the pyramid not break.

>>456204
If all of those are obscenely expensive, also ask how much it'd cost to:
A) Get information on the guy who we took the sword from, specifically a spot where we can meet him again
or
B) Summon him directly here for battle

let's get nin's report.

Overlord 2012/09/20(Thu)00:08 No. 456207 ID: 97486c
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You haven't spoken to Alalia in a while. May as well see what she has to say.

You find Alalia wandering about the castle. As you go up to her she sets down her chest and gets into the most casual looking pose she can muster.

>"Overlord. It's not often I see you these days."

"I've been busy."

>"Of course. What can I do for you?"

"Do you know of the Dividing Pyramid? I need to know how much it would cost to either duplicate it or make it so it's powers last more then one use."

>"Hmm... Both are pretty much the same. I'd charge you G1500 and that's the lowest I'd go for that."

"Right. How about the Rule Breaker? What would it cost to find out what it does or to teleport the person who previously owned it here?"

>"Finding out it's abilities with a Wish? ...... G10,000. As for teleporting someone across the planes of existence without their permission.... G20,000. Sound fair?"

She smiles

Yikes, those latter two are expensive. 1500g sounds not too shabby for the pyramid... ask if that's the same price as creating a new one after we use the one we've got.

What would she charge just for information about the rulebreaker guy's whereabouts?

>>456208
1500 sounds doable. Do we have that on hand?

>>456207
"How much for the knowledge of how to produce more dividing pyramids?"

Overlord 2012/09/20(Thu)00:35 No. 456211 ID: 97486c
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You currently have G2690.

"For the Dividing Pyramid, is the cost of duplicating it the same as making it have more then one charge."

>"Exactly the same."

"What would you charge to tell me the previous wielder of the Rule Breaker's whereabouts?"

>"Yeah I could easily for G100 but it's limited in that they could just move out of whatever spot I tell you. I could also craft an item that tracks them for G2,000."

>>456211
>teleporting someone across the planes of existence
>across the planes of existence
That's a pretty useful hint right there. Let's see if we can milk a bit more info:

"What if we moved to another plane of existence, and called him from there? How much would it cost then?"

I say we pay 1500 for the dividing pyramid and 100 for his current location. I doubt hes moved on much since repawning and knowing that is half the battle.... I also kinda want to see if we can earn some loyalty from her.

Alalia is there anything I can do for you? The things you have done are very useful and while they cost gold they are appreciated.

>>456211
So... it would cost 1500 to get another one, no matter what happens to the one we have. Good.

Let's just go ahead and use the pyramid right now. We don't know of any reason to keep it usable at this point in time, and we can just make another one later for a fairly affordable price. That chaos ability upgrade will be VERY nice for us.

Go ahead and toss 100g at her right now to find out where the rule breaker dude is. Just for kicks.

We can get back to the rule breaker thing when we have enough money for that tracker. So! Buy the extra pyramid, use one, then go make some money!

>>456214
>>456216
Um, guys, do you have a reason for buying an extra pyramid? I mean, what would we use it for? We can just get another one later if we need it, and having it just lying around is tempting fate.

>>456218
Duplication is easier then creation. Theres no saying how much an entirely new pyramid would cost.

Overlord 2012/09/20(Thu)00:58 No. 456220 ID: 97486c
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"What if we moved to another plane of existence, and called him from there? How much would it cost then?"

>"Forced teleportation is still expensive.. Maybe G5,000?"

"Very well. I would like to replicate the Dividing Pyramid and know the man's current location."

>"Pay me first."

You hand Alalia G1,600.

>"Now... Tell me 'exactly' what your wishes are."

I wish that the Dividing Pyramid did not expire after use.

I wish to know the current location of Ruru the swordmaster, a previous wielder of the blade called the Rule Breaker.

>>456219
THEN ASK HER! Hell, I asked, and got the 1500g number.

>>456220
Well FUCK. It's too late now. Let's hope we actually DID need to spend that money or we just wasted a significant amount.

For duplicating the pyramid:
"Copy the pyramid so that both are usable independently"
and
"Mark on my map where Ruru, the former owner of the Rule Breaker sword, is."

>>456221
Uh, the wish was for duplicating the pyramid, not extending it.

>>456211
Look here. Its for either duplicating OR extending its use. And I figure if Styx sees how it differs afterwords she can extend it even further.

Overlord 2012/09/20(Thu)01:20 No. 456230 ID: 97486c
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"Copy the pyramid so that both are usable independently and mark on my map where Ruru, the former owner of the Rule Breaker sword, is."

Alalia closes her eyes for a moment.

>"Done. Now... If you'll excuse me I think I'll sleep for the next 24 hours.. Two wishes in one day is just.. Bleh.."

"Thank you Alalia."

>"Mmhmm.."

She goes inside her chest and closes the lid. You examine your map and see part of it is lit up with a faintly glowing mark.
You also now have 2 Dividing Pyramids.
The time has come to use one of them.

Welp not that what I wanted... however now Styx is free to tinker with the other one. Lets use one Dividing Pyramid and then find Ruru.

DO EEEET.

Overlord? 2012/09/20(Thu)01:26 No. 456236 ID: 97486c
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With Styx by your side you use the Dividing Pyramid to separate your more chaotic evil form from your other eye.
Styx stands beside and watches as the Dividing Pyramid lifts itself into the air and begins to glow. You feel yourself being pulled away from your body.

>Styx: "Wait.. That's not supposed to.. Overlord!"

Styx reaches out to you, to the pyramid, to something. But before she reaches you you see something being lifted out of her body as well.
Her body falls to the floor as you lose consciousness.
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The next few moments are the most frightening in your short life. You feel yourself being thrown around a swirling indistinct vortex of emotion and thought. There are others around you, you can hear them. Talking to them seems impossible.
Finally you find something. Something you can attach to to end this ethereal feeling.
-------------------------------------------------------------

You wake up.

>>456236
Emily frowning? That's not right.

Oh no. Ask what happened.

>>456236
Warning: You now have numb blades instead of hands. Be very careful with your blades for hands. You would not want to cut anyone on accident. You know, with your blades for hands.

Oh great we're in Emily's body.

wait, if we are here, then where's emily!?

Are you /seeing/ Emily or do you have bladehands now.

Overlord 2012/09/20(Thu)01:47 No. 456246 ID: 97486c
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>>456240
What
the
hell

You examine your new blade hands with a sort of detached horrified interest.
You're guessing something didn't go quite right.

There's Rose. Ask her where your body is.

Rose, something just went very wrong.... unless Styx?

Something has gone horribly, horribly wrong. Go check on Styx and your [possibly chaotic evil] body

Hey Overlord, how do you feel about hugs NOW?

Okay, who's in what body now? We'll need a list as soon as possible.

Okay, I think we just found our new project. >>456249
>>456260
These.

>>456246
Bet you're wishing you gave her real hands when I said to!
HA! Serves you right!

Well, so much for checking in with Gram / Tinka or Lilith. Would have thought that was the practical next step before we went back to experimentation. Oh well.

Seems kind of obvious we separated yourself from the eye, not just our past incarnation. The interesting questions now: what happened to Emily? Did we swap positions? Is she just suppressed / asleep while we steal her ride? Is she still in here with us and just hasn't spoken up yet? Or has their been a whole big body shuffle?

Ask Rose if that's really her over there. And when you need to prove you're you, and not Emily just acting crazy, your grumpiness and dislike of hugs should be enough.

>>456267
Sword hands makes her special, and it's not like it stops her from hugging anyway. It's fine.

>>456246
Time to figure out precisely who is in what body. Also to find something to catharsis to death.

Well, those of you who wanted to get into Emily's dress, you succeeded.

Now let's see if anyone else switched bodies besides us and Styx.

Theory: remember when the Rule Breaker made the pyramid glow? Oops, we maybe broke the artifact. and then duplicated the already broken artifact.
Alternate theory: in reaction to the pure chaos that is probably Badass Overlord's soul, the pyramid went 'fuck this' and threw it wherever wasn't there.

>Mind switched into body of a woman
>Blades for arms
Do NOT do the first thing that comes to mind!

Lets go back to where our body was.

Actually, let's be very careful with those arms. You're not used to having several foot long blades for hands. Keep your distance from people, be conscious of where they are at all times, and absolutely no gesturing while talking. We want to avoid accidentally cutting up your allies.

>Do NOT do the first thing that comes to mind!

What, you mean like don't make sure the others are okay?

Overlord 2012/09/22(Sat)00:06 No. 456704 ID: 97486c
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You suddenly have the urge to hug everything forever. However you are able to control yourself long enough to fl-

You trip over your new floaty legs and crash into a wall.
Rose? walks up to you.

>Rose?: "Emily what happened!! I'm half naked!"

"Who are you?"

>"?? It's me, Kassandra!"

"I see.. Kassandra you are in Rose's body. I am the Overlord. An experiment of mine went horribly wrong."

>"B-b-but I shouldn't be like this! I need a face mask! And clothes!"

"I think there are bigger problems then that."

You try to make yourself stand upright. It takes all your concentration to control the two hoverdiscs long enough to simply not fall over.
Moving about may be a bit problematic.

Get Kassandrose to push/pull you around. Just stay stable and she can get you places.

First thing's first, get to the lab and see who's in your original body.

I hope someone loyal got our body. Anyway, practice moving... though the urge to hug everyone forever might mean Emily is still in there. Try to stop thinking about staying upright. And instead just move forward without thinking on the hows.

no wonder emily is a ditz, almost all of her brain power is going towards controlling this thing. need to issue a general alert and have everyone move into the throne room or something...

i really hope meagan wasn't in the middle of an experiment when this happened. if someone switched to her they could be in for a rough time.

>>456709
Worse than that, imagine if her monsters got in on the swapping!

>>456705
In fact how about we grab Kassandrose with our arms, like riding piggyback? It's definitely not exactly like a hug.

>>456713
Definitely don't grab her. With our luck, we'll misjudge the distance or the force required and impale her. If we are going to have Kassandrose be our means of propulsion, have her pull or push us.

See if we can't summon any minions to us. Failing that, call out and see who's close.

Stern Overlord face looks so out of place on Emily.

Anyways, ask Kassandrose to push/drag you to Styx's lab.

>>456704
Kass is going to have to push you around while you try to stay upright. Try to calm her by telling her she shouldn't be embarrassed by someone elses body.

Use your blade-arms to stab walls and pull yourself along while staying mostly upright

>>456704
"Kassandra I really hate to ask this but it would be fastest if you acted as my legs for a moment."

>>456732
Changing vote to this, clearly the most Badass method.

"Kassandra, you aren't half-naked. Rose is half-naked. Worry about finding your own body and hoping it isn't half-naked. While you're looking, can you tell everyone to gather in the throne room?"

Overlord 2012/09/22(Sat)01:59 No. 456741 ID: 97486c
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"Kassandra, you aren't half-naked. Rose is half-naked. Worry about finding your own body and hoping it isn't half-naked. While you're looking, can you tell everyone to gather in the throne room?"

>"Ok..."

You try to summon everyone to you as you would normally do but it seems that your class is not longer Overlord but simply FleshGolem. Without that title you can't summon everyone conveniently.
Rose goes ahead of you as you stab at a nearby wall and drag yourself around on your newfound legs.
Even in her body you find it hard to naturally 'walk'.

As you move along you bump into... Yourself.

>"Emily!"

"Before you go any further you should know everyone switched bodies. I'm the Overlord. Which one are you?"

>"It's me you idiot! Fluffy! What the hell did you do!?"

"It was an..."

Overlord 2012/09/22(Sat)02:01 No. 456742 ID: 97486c
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You suddenly feel very odd.

It's the charm effect

Tell her to put the mask on, claim she looks silly without it.

Then tell her to gather in the throne room and get anyone she sees on the way to do the same.

edit: Wait no, she has the Overlord title right now. Tell her to conveniently SUMMON everyone to the throne room.

yeah tell her to close the faceplate, and then tell her that she should be able to call everyone in the castle to a location

Tell her to PLEASE put the mask back on and Summon everyone here.

Makeouts ensue.

Oh dear, Fluffy isn't someone I would have picked. Why couldn't it have been Shana? She just would have perved on it. Or Alice? Alice might protest but she is loyal. Fluffy? We have no idea what she will do once she realizes just what she can do with that body.

>>456781
Worst case, we can always smack her upside the head. She can't do much as an eyeball.

>>456741
Fluffy, you really need to stop blaming us for everything that goes wrong. That's not what is going to help her achieve her dream of becoming a great hero. Adapting to situations and solving them is what's going to get shit done, not seeking blame for them, you'll be damned if anyone in your body is going to starts doing dumb things because she can't stop to think every once in a while and solve the actual problem instead of seeking justice for it's cause.

Now shut up and help us, our body is irresistibly sexy and we don't like thinking this at all! For one, there's no curves and no exquisite beauty to even enjoy from afar! It isn't right! How are we supposed to be full of ourselves and our accomplished harem and do absolutely nothing with it but watch if someone else has the body that holds those accomplishments!

>>456782
Oh oh, do this and go "There's a reason I leave the visor down, y'know."

Tell the Fluffster to put the visor down. I'm starting to think the magic sexyface has been more trouble than it's worth.

Voting against having FluffyLord conveniently summon everything though. She and Kassandrose can gather everyone together well enough as it is. I'd really rather not have a zealot with a loose grip on reality KNOW she can use our powers. What if she decides to release everyone from the Enslavement spell? Nin would start teamkilling everyone and we'd have a big mess. Or what if she teleports the hell away and starts mucking about with our foreign policy? Fuck.

>>456741
"Lab accident. Could you please put my mask back on? Emily's body is responding in ways that make me very uncomfortable."

"Fluffy! Close the helm immediately! There are dangerous enchantments woven on my head!"

Explain that the Dividing Pyramid misfired. Your evil part might be out there in someone elses body so everyone needs to be accounted for. Try to frighten Fluffy a bit to keep her mind away from thoughts about abusing her newfound power. Hint that she could have swapped with Meagan so that Fluffys real body could be molested by unspeakable horrors at any time...

Overlord 2012/09/23(Sun)04:19 No. 457228 ID: 97486c
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"Fluffy please close my visor and stop yelling. I'm going to gather everyone and try to sort this mess out."

She flips the mask back down and the effect ends. You really must get an off switch for that thing.
Instead of revealing her new potential powers you decide to gather everyone the old fashioned way. As you carefully make your way into the throne room you see Ruby, Alice and Styx are already there.

>Ruby?: "Like I said Ruby it is a simple mix up resulting from the Rule Breaker contaminating the Dividing Pyramid. If we can simply gather everyone who's been affected together it should be an easy enough fix."

>Alice?: "Well do it fast! Unlike the Archer 'my' face is not to be revealed until I've mastered all the arcane arts!"

>Styx?: "Styx how the hell can you stand this back pain? And it feels cold everywhere.."

>Rubyx: "You get used to it. Ah, Emily, my Lord. Glad you two are OK."

"I'm the Overlord."

>Fluffy: "And I'm Fluffy!"

>Styx: "My apologies. You can understand why it might be a bit difficult. My Lord I am pleased to report that the negative side of you has been separated. However, the separation only affects the eye and if the personality bound to it has been moved elsewhere like the rest of us have then I fear it may still be quite... Evil. In the explosion I seem to have lost the eye and without that we can not return everyone back to their former self."

>Fluffy: "Can't you just summon everyone together like you always do?"

"No. The power was uh... Divided from me."

>Fluffy: "So then how the heck do we find a small orb? And where's everyone else?"

>Styx: "Probably 'flipping the fuck out' as Ruby here was moments ago."

Oh good. A Search Quest.

>>457228
Emily is probably not freaking out too much. Anyway, send everyone out to the various corners of the castle, and tell them to inform everyone that the throne room is the gathering spot. You will stay here, and anyone that isn't back in 10 minutes will be assumed to have met Nega-Overlord, and the group in the throne room will then go to that location to apprehend him.

Oh god, whoever swapped into the demonoligists body is probably having a bad time.

>>457233
Or a very good time.

well as long as it's just meagan's body having the 'time' it's fine. if meagan in someone else's body tries to have fun then THAT is a problem.

Get a marking pen or some stickers and write a note on everyones foreheads or clothes to mark clearly who they are or this will get very confusing very fast.

Take charge with determination. Styx should stay here and wait for any others to arrive. She can explain things. Overlord goes searching with Fluffy to keep an eye on his body and the others should go off in a separate directions in pairs. Tell everyone to not go around alone and to send back people to the throne room in groups as they are found to be reassigned to further searching or guard duties. Suggest that everyone should just consider this a good chance to get to know each other. An occasional change in perspective is only healthy. This is probably something you will laugh about in a few years time.

(I want Overlord to go searching to see what kind of embarrassing situations people have got themselves into)

>>457239
Sounds good.

>>457239
Name tags might be easier than writing on everyone's heads.

>>457233
Oh jesus, you're right. Have Fluffy go up there, since Overlord's body doesn't have anything that the lab's stuff can molest.

Ask Fluffy what it's like being in a golem body with a "normal" set of senses.

Why does Styx's back hurt?

>>457891
Probably from when she was beaten and blinded by the Heroes who defeated Badass Overlord.

>>457969
Also from large gazongas?

>>457970
yes

>>457891
From her terrible posture.

Right, name tags for everyone. Remind Ruby that it isn't her face so don't worry about it.

Ask Fluffy, Kass and whoever is in Styx's body where they last were when this happened and if they were with anyone. Unless Alice is in Styx's body then that'll give us three leads for finding the others.

Gather everyone, we will need a group to handle some of the problems we'll face, and splitting up sounds like a hassle and possible liability. Let's just make one roaming group that can fan out and gather everyone as we go.

>>457976
I think the posture is more a consequence than cause.

Saisai 2012/09/27(Thu)00:17 No. 458335 ID: 97486c
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Ok. The one in Styx's body is Shana, the one in Alice's body is Ruby, and the one in Ruby's body is Styx. Also you are in Emily's and Fluffy is in your own. You make a note on everyone's clothes to make sure you keep this in mind.
You tell Styx that if anyone comes in here to explain the situation and keep them calm. In the meantime you will try and find anyone else.
First you want to check on Meagan's lab.

It's upstairs.

You manage to make it up a few steps before your hover legs give way and leave you tumbling down. You slam into someone and knock them into the ground below you.

>Shana?: "Hello, me!"

Found Emily!

Injured Emily, too! D: Nice going there, Overlord.

Don't try and help her up you will probably stab her more

>>458335
Whoops, it looks like Emily is in Shana's body and you cut her with those blade arms. Check to be sure she isn't seriously wounded. If she is, administer a healing potion.

Also tell Shanily that you're the Overlord, and everyone switched bodies. Ask her how the heck she can use these legs, it's maddening.

give her a kiss :3c

Check her for further injuries, if the cut on the forehead is all there is give her a healing potion if possible. If there is a serous wound and items don't work have her hurry to Styx and the others to be treated.

Hopefully everything is fine and she can pull us or whatever to where we need to go. Alternatively, we could learn to fly properly.

...hello Emily. I don't know how you get around in these.

Interesting question: who do we need to heal that cut: Kas, or Kas' body?

>>458360
We are currently fleshgolem class, and presumably fluffy is overlord class. That would lead me to believe the class abilities stayed with the bodies. We'd need kass's body and also someone who knows how her stuff works.

Closest Emily will ever get to a hug from Overlord.

Don't try to help her up, just have her position you upright herself.

Man this search quest is just meant for all kinds of awkward lol

...Can Emily move around alright in a body with limbs? Can she carry us?

sloppy makeouts tiem!

or, y'know, healing at Kas'. just make sure Fluffy isn't around to find out she can play Overlord with out body.

Say it's you and ask if there's a trick to the hover legs as you seem to be having issues with them.

Briefly explain the swappage situation. Has she met anyone else?

Overlord 2012/10/08(Mon)20:25 No. 461266 ID: 97486c
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She's fine, no need to worry.
I quickly explain what's going on and ask if she's run into anyone else.

>"Nope~ You're the first one I've seen all day~"

"I see. Perhaps you can help me move around? I'm finding it rather difficult to-"

Shanily, you mean Emily, quickly pulls you in for a hug.

>"My chest is soft~ Where do you wanna go Overlord?"

First we need to check on the labs. Whomever got Megan's body might not be fairing well.

>>461266
>Emily in a real body

Hnnnnnng
>Emily hugging her normal body

HRNNNNNNNNNNNG

>>461266
I know no one hugs you Overlord, but this may be necessary for practicality. Plus, honestly, even with the awkwardness about it, can you deny a person to kinda grope their own body from an alien perspective? I mean, you remember your feels when you saw yourself. Don't you deny it. You wanted to get up all in your own business, even if it was technically Fluffy's at the time.

Plus I don't think Emily will capable of stopping at this point, even if you ask nicely. So you might as well move on, you can preserve your image when it's you presenting your own body. Fluffy luckily doesn't hug anyone so don't expect your image ruined anytime soon.

Come on now, get up the stairs.

Technically you aren't hugging anyone. More technically, YOU aren't being hugged. Just point her towards Megans lab so we can get this over with already.

Hey, you didn't immediately shove her away, you're improving.

Get her to move you into the labs.

>Hey, you didn't immediately shove her away, you're improving.
I would be difficult to shove her away without bisecting her. We're only tolerating this hug because we don't want to kill a useful minion (possibly two, depending on how the swapping works). That's the only reason. It's... not like we like this or anything. @_@

Labs seem a good place to check.

To the demon labs it is! Shanily and Emverlord Awaaayyy!!!

I was kinda hoping you could go to the baths... You know to make sure no one is drowning...

Overlord 2012/10/10(Wed)17:07 No. 461733 ID: 97486c
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You are okay with this only because it is needed to get up those blasted stairs.
You have Emily carry you up to Meagans lab and step inside.

Oh..
This is..
Hmm..

It appears there is someone in a pit with some sort of tentacle demon. The person, who is either Meagan or someone in Meagan's body, reaches out to call for help but can not talk due to the various prehensile appendages inside their mouth.

>>461733
Give the two some privacy!

Help Meagan(?) out

Pull'em out. Hack off some tentacles if you must, no biggie.

Give the tentacles a gentle prod with your pointy limbs. Given the alternative of fighting sword arms with reproductive organ arms, I think they'll back off quickly.

Tell Emily to stand back, you go and cut her out of there.

>>461733
>>461734
>>461735
Consider the following:
The overlord is in a female body. Emily's at that.
Emily is in a female body.
The Pit takes a liking to female bodies.

Based on these facts, we can assume the following: there is no possibly way a rescue attempt can go wrong. Go for it.

hold out a thumb and have them grab on.
hopefully whoever this is isn't traumatized forever since it's not their body and the body should b used to this treatment.

>>461742
The overlord is in a flesh golem body, it lacks most orifices and comes equipped with blades. So even the worst result isn't that bad...

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>>461742
It turns out that with blade hands the tentacles are less of a threat then one would think.

Less can be said for the one who has already suffered under their touch.

It seems this person is too disoriented to speak.

...since you have blade hands, have Shanily there help her out. Clean her up, cover her up. Hopefully she snaps out of it before we have to have her carried down to the others.

have em clean them up and try to coax a name out of them.

That was hardly the only threat in here, disoriented or not we need to get her out of here.

>>461753
Hmm. Who are we missing?

We've located (us), Fluffy, Ruby, Kassandra, Emily, Shanah, and Styx. Bodies located are Emily's, Ours, Alice's, Rose's, Shanah's, Styx's, and Ruby's.

That leaves Alice, Rose, Meagan (it's not Meagan), Lilith, Lun (I really hope it's not Lun), Butler (likewise), Golem, Nix, Lenion, Silva, Solaris, Alalia. Also, our evil side.

Bodies not accounted for: Lenion, Nix, Lilith, Lun, Butler, Golem, Kassandra, Fluffy, Silva, Solaris, Other Eye, Alalia.

Anyway, check around briefly for anyone else and then have Emily dress whoever this is, and take them out of the lab. Meagan's old clothes should include the key, so lock the door behind you.

>>461757
>our evil side
Now THAT would be hilarious

>>461757
You left the monsters out of that list. Dunno about the demi creatures, but the slime Queen and that archer we slimified might be up for swapping.

Overlord 2012/10/10(Wed)19:45 No. 461768 ID: 97486c
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You get Meagan(?)cleaned and dressed up and leave her room, locking the door behind you. You instruct Shanily to, you mean Emily, to take the poor soul downstairs with the others since they still seem unwilling to talk.

As you wait for her to return you hear someone yell at you from behind.

>"Hey! Emily! Where the hell is that Over-Moron!? Idiot did something and now I'm trapped in Kass's body!"

>>461768
"I'm the Overlord, Lilith, and if you're that rude to my most loyal minion, you need to work on your manners. We're working on the issue now."

>>461768
"I am the "Over-Moron" and you are exposing Kass' face against her wishes. Correct that immediately."

Try to look a bit intimidating, that's gotta be scarier coming from Emilys body. Then find out who that is, although it's probably Alice, ask her where she was and if she has seen anyone else. Then tell her to get to the others.