If someone sent trackers after it, it must be worth SOMETHING. You just need to find someone who actually knows what it is!

Yeah ask your dad where you can find a really good wizard or something to identify it.

Of course nobody complains about you bringing gold back. Nobody complains about getting gold. You only complain about gold when it falls on your foot or something.

How long until the town guard let those walking carpets out of jail? 'Cause once they're out, they're going to run back to their employer and tattle on where and, more importantly, what you are. Then whoever comes along next is going to be ready for you. You've got until then to identify that glowy gem, sell it, and make it another person's problem.

Go round up that minotaur you dragged back with you so you can fill him in on what happened, then figure out where you're going next.

They still have no idea she's part dragon.

It's pretty obvious she's part really-not-kobold, which is all the gnolls particularly need to say. If the next people to come after her are adequately prepared to stealthily dose her with lots of poisons/drugs it doesn't matter if she's part dragon, part human, or part kudzu really.

Since you already seem to have figured out where you're going you should get ye supplies and move ye arse, in the feeble hope that speed and distance may help you avoid whoever is sending folks after you. They probably have people that travel a lot faster than you do or agents already waiting to make trouble for you where you're going though so this is a feeble hope certain to be smashed into smithereens shortly. Because this hope is feeble you must make sure you are reasonably armed and protected, and prepared for keeping watch. It's probably too much to ask that you bring along a guide or a good enough map so that you can avoid the probable ambush/trap locations: I mean I really don't think I'm working with skilled guerrillas here.

>>472096
As long as she doesn't announce to everyone where she is going that will no doubt put the slip on any would be thieves for the time being. No doubt they only have as much information as that wizard had so skipping town is probably the best bet.

Rynh 2012/11/17(Sat)11:37 No. 472462 ID: 14a1d0
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>ask your dad where you can find a really good wizard or something to identify it.

I go back and ask my dad about wizards, which he doesn't really know about. I guess I should have known that, but it never hurts to ask.

I guess we can just go to Styrewood like I planned originally.

"Rynh, be careful if you're going into elf territory. They don't care much for kobolds around there," says dad.
"I know, they're a bunch of dicks to everyone. I'll watch my back, you know... more."

>They still have no idea she's part dragon.
If they figured out I'm part kobold, then the other half can only be so many things. Kobolds can't really breed with anything other than weird magic creatures. I can still try to surprise anyone that comes after us with firebreath. It's hard to pass on what to expect when you're on fire.

>As long as she doesn't announce to everyone where she is going that will no doubt put the slip on any would be thieves for the time being.
We'll just keep where we're going to ourselves and watch for anyone creeping up behind us. Simple.

As for the gnolls, I don't know if they'll be back because I may have threatened them with horrible violence. They don't know who they're working for either. The job was placed by a third party and they never met the employer in person.
We can wander off any time, I guess. After dinner, of course.

>>472462
I think I'd be more concerned with them surprising you with something like an arrow in the back. They probably won't announce themselves next time and might just figure it's easier to shank you and just loot you guys after the fact. I would imagine whoever hired the gnolls might just hire someone else. Hopefully your companions have armor I suppose.

Go poke Jehral in the nose for making that face at this touching display of fatherly concern and familial affection. Man, doesn't he get that this is adorable?

Since you're heading into elf country, add tools to extract arrows and arrowheads from wounds to your medic kit, along with extra healing potions. Yanno, in the highly unlikely case you manage to piss them off and your party is shot at.

Consider that you're on the clock from now on. Eat dinner with dad and the rest of the party, then get on the road to Styrewood. Stick Jehral on Thodren's shoulder facing backwards so the both of them together can act as a "watchtower." Jehral's something like thirty pounds soaking wet, so Thodren'll have no problem carrying him.

>>472462
Poor bastard. Jehral's eyes are almost exactly at crotch-level on Thodren.

>>472462
So who's the brown kobold? Your dad's wife?

>>472700
that's Jehral

>>472702
Oh. He was only in color once before, so I thought he was grey.

>>472705
Well he doesn't have the puffy head of hair anymore so he looks completely different.

I don't think anyone in the group knows how to use a medical kit so I dunno if that will really help that much. Might be best to just try to avoid getting shot at by arrows for the time being.

Rynh 2012/11/20(Tue)12:10 No. 473263 ID: 14a1d0
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Dinner time.

It would be a good idea to stock up on arrow removal supplies, just in case. I mean, elves are just dicks to everyone, as a whole. They're all bitter that their ancient empires of perfection are crumbling and all the "imperfect" races are showing them they're not so perfect by outpacing them at pretty much everything.

>"You know, Rynh," says Dad, "If you want to know about that thing, why don't you go after the person that told you about it in the first place?"
"I don't know, Dad. The reason he sold me the info in the first place was to get some cash to skip town. It would probably be a huge waste of time."

>"Yes, but some people don't like to leave familiar surroundings, it makes them feel safer than some place foreign. He may try to hide locally until the pressure is off of him, especially if word gets around that there are people searching for you because they know you have what they want. He may feel it's safe to resurface in the same area."

"Wow. You're really good at this kind of stuff. Where'd you learn all this?"

>"When you get to be an old man like me, you pick things up along the way."

"Dad, you're thirty-four..."

Wow, he is an old geezer.

Ok, follow his advice and take a look around town. You will probably end up in more street fights. Yay.

But he's got DEPTH of experience. Whose tail is that off to the left? Also it looks like there's a third plate on the table, belonging to someone who eats quite a lot...

He's right, anyway. What was the guy like?

>>473263
>>473266

that's a horn.
If you need another clue, all you'll have from me is pity and disgust.

>>473280
Oh, it's Jehral? He must be hornier than I thought.

>>473280
Oh, I figured Thodren would be buying his own meals or something, but having a friend over for dinner makes sense too.

>>473281
...

Yeah, he's thirty-four. He also has a half-dragon daughter, a bunch of scars that he likely didn't get from being really bad at sharpening farm implements, and a Solid Snake headband. Dude's probably had to lay low more than a few times, so listen to the old coot. It'll at least confirm whether that guy skipped town or not.

May as well take advantage of your dad's vast experience and ask him if he was the guy you were looking for, where would he hide in this two-bit town. That'll be your second stop, after first asking around in the tavern you met the guy in.

>>473355
Yes, I know it's Thodren. I just did it for the sake of that incredibly bad pun, which is probably enough of an offense in itself.

Rynh 2012/11/21(Wed)19:23 No. 473586 ID: 14a1d0
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>ask him if he was the guy you were looking for, where would he hide in this two-bit town.

Oh, I didn't meet that guy here. I was wandering around in Belja. It's the capital, so all the interesting stuff kind of gathers around there.
It's also pretty big, so it might be a bit of an adventure just finding someone in a big city like that.

Jehral and Thodren seem to be getting along.

Well then. It looks like the place to go is Belja. Then if hunting the guy who gave you the info doesn't pan out, there'll almost certainly be someone there that could tell you something about that crystal. For a price, that is.

Still ask your dad where he'd hide out in Belja, if he had to. While watching how Jehral handles Thodren.

Let's go see if the gnolls want to join us in going to Belja. That gem might be worth a lot once we find out more about it, and we could use the extra protection just in case there's more trackers after us.

>>473745
Oh neat a crossover

>>473745
Alright, Im laughing a bit too hard at how abrupt that was

good thing you already have that pump installed, turn it back on.

Rynh open a door so the water can flow out

>>473586
>>473745
This is far more amusing than it should be.

Rynh 2012/11/23(Fri)09:14 No. 473932 ID: 14a1d0
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So I guess we have our plan worked out and we won't even have to deal with elves. I mean, there are elves in Belja, just not in big concentrations that shoot at you, I hope.

>watch how Jehral handles Thodren.
Now, if Thodren doesn't catch him immediately, he's probably going to be too bulky to do anything and he's gonna get bit up something awful.

They'd better not break anything...

Idly mention that's what you get for trying to take a kobold's food, while pulling the table away from their fighting so it and your meal don't get wrecked.

You might want to break up their fight soon, 'cause I suspect your father won't appreciate minotaur inflicted holes and dents in the walls.

while they're busy fighting steal and eat their food

'round them all up and talk about stuff.

Rynh 2012/11/25(Sun)15:14 No. 474444 ID: 14a1d0
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>steal and eat their food

It's not stealing, they left the table. Obviously they don't want any of it.

So, I guess we'll be wandering off to Belja soon. I wonder if I should do anything to prepare or whatever.

>>474444
This was the best of all possible solutions.
Nothing left to fight about, AND they learned that there are consequences for being dorks and not paying attention to what's important: you.

be sure to bring a 10 foot pole some rope and plenty of trail rations

Rynh 2012/11/28(Wed)00:48 No. 475130 ID: 14a1d0
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Jehral heads home after dinner, something about telling his parents he's leaving town to track down potentially dangerous individuals in bad parts of a major city. I'm sure they'll be fine with it.
Thodren ducks outside as well. It's almost like he doesn't like being inside, just because he can't stand up straight or his horns go through the ceiling.

On a more important note, my sword is all busted up. I guess I am a little rough on it. I don't know if I should try to fix it or just melt it down into something else. The design is a little crappy, seeing as how it's just a slab of melted scrap on a stick.

>>475130

Melt it down into a steel dildo that menaces with studs of steel or alternatively just have it fixed. Crappy or not it can still chop.

well it's weakness is apparently rocks, so i think it was working okay.

Aye. Big cleaver-like swords are cool and all, but you're in the staying-alive and kicking-ass business. Either get it made into a full-blown warmachine halberd, or make it into a nice concealable cutlass and dagger set.

>>475130
Unless you have the money to buy a fancy sword that doesn't suck, you might as well fix what you have. As long as it can hack into things, it'll do.

>>475130
Do whatever is easier. If it takes too long to fix it or your are shitty at forging, just go buy a new one. Either way don't worry about quality past being sharp and not fragile, since I'm sure you'll be picking up something better off of a corpse in the near future.

>>475130
Get a heavier weapon. You're super strong so you should be swinging around a weapon that uses that strength.

With the all the abuse you've heaped on that overblown butter knife, at this point fixing it would require melting it down to reforge the blade, so you may as well change it while you're at it.

Get it remade into another single-edge heavy blade, but with a wide blunt side. Then you'll have a choice between a slash-y side for soft targets, and a bash-y side for harder targets. That way you won't be dulling your edge all the time smacking around armored opponents.

Get a longsword and a dagger. Good general combat stuff.

Rynh 2012/11/28(Wed)10:32 No. 475182 ID: 14a1d0
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I haul my sword out to Dad's workshop and get ready to work with some liquid hot steel.

>Reforge it into a giant halberd or a tiny dagger or something in between

Okay, I can do that. I mean, it probably wasn't necessary to melt it by breathing on it, but then I wouldn't be able to say I have a weapon forged in dragonfire, which probably doesn't do anything special, but it just sounds really cool. Oh god, why is everything spinning so much? Those colors are pretty though. I should really be standing for this part. Give me a minute here...

>>475182

Try and hallucinate your way to the outside where there's fresh air.

i am sure there is some weird monster out there that can only be harmed by metal forged in dragon flame. and it will be totally surprised when you stab it.

>>475182
Go outside, take a deep breath. Don't close the door behind you.

>>475182
Work your weapon as soon as you can sit up again. Let the pretty lights guide your hand in making a weapon the world has never seen before.

Oh man you are so high right now, we should take advantage of it.
Let's see the four characteristics of being high are being Hungry, Happy, Horny and Sleepy. Quickly, Rynh! You've already eaten so unless you get some quick munchies and can satisfy your heightened taste attribute, the best way to enjoy this moment is to stimulate touch!

Hell yeah. Make a spear, or a sword, or a swear, or a spord. Get your pa to put some mechanisms in it, like springs and stuff. You should try to buy some kind of animal to bring along as an emergency ration/pack mule kind of deal...

Also make sure you sleep in the same room as Thodren for the night. You know so he doesn't get lonely being away from his family. You can make small talk long into the night.

>>475208
I can see no fault with this reasoning.

I'm thinking spear is probably a good way to go. That way you can fold the metal from the sword back into itself to make it stronger and not as breakable.

Rynh 2012/11/28(Wed)16:51 No. 475290 ID: 14a1d0
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>Spear/sword/halberd/club

A bit of melting, pounding, more melting, swearing and grinding and I have something like a weapon. It's almost like a halberd or spear, but I slapped a big bracing chunk thing on the back for bashing too. If I could figure out a way for the handle to come off, I could use it as a sword, too...

I wonder if it's pointy enough for stabbing?

Nice clothing. Holes are in the totally wrong place though.

If you get any armor/clothing, go with hard leather armor. It's light, Sort of flexible, sort of fire resistant, sort of protection. And it's cheap.

>>475290
Just one way to find out. Stab something.
Someone
Jehral
in the tailbutt.

>>475290
Getting some quick practice might be good if you aren't used to fighting with a polearm. Gotta remember that you target zone has a minimum range or else you will just be bonking people on the head with an off balanced wooden stick. Once you have a feel for the target zone you should be good to go as you can get a lot more force and power behind a polearm then a simple sword. Not to mention the ability to brace your polearm to the ground to stop anyone trying to charge you either on foot or on a horse.

I'm assuming ratty work clothes isn't a long term plan for traveling armor.

Find out if it's stabby enough by swinging by the butcher shop and sticking it into the side of a recently killed pig or cow or something. With the butcher's permission, of course.

Make a mental note that the next time you work with hot metal, do so naked, since you're fireproof and your clothes aren't. Oh, and get at least fireproof underwear so you won't end up completely naked if you get caught on fire later on.

What're your options for armor right now? Go without? Cheap hard leather set you replace when it inevitably gets burned up or broken? Too bad if you want armor as fireproof as you, you have to go the magic route, which is expensive. Unless you can get armor made out of layered asbestos fibers, but that sounds nearly as expensive as magic.

You got enough metal left to make Thodren something simple? Like a set of minotaur-size spiked knuckles?

>>475294
Yes, we never got him back for that asspatting. We need to spank him.

Rynh 2012/11/30(Fri)16:41 No. 475770 ID: 14a1d0
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I go over to Jehral's place to see what he's up to, I'm probably not going to stab him in the butt with anything though.
His dad answers the door, "Krr'strki yakrrk Leirynhja vprssk yitkrntyrrista" <Greeting Rynh welcome for big honor>

Aw, man... My Yyp'yik is so rusty. Jehral's parents are the only people I know that actually speak it all the time, but they're a lot more traditionalist than my dad. Which sometimes makes things weird because of the whole dragon thing.
<"Hello, Mr. Gretus. Is Jehral around?>

<"Oh, yes. He is here. Would you like to come in?>

<"I guess I could. I've been all over the place today and I just got back in town. If it's just for a bit, sure.">

<"You do too much. You should settle down. You know, having children is a good way to settle down. You like Jehral? You could have children with Jehral. You are both at the age to start having children.">

See what I mean?

<"Haha... Well, you know... I haven't really thought about that and I like keeping busy, so uh... Maybe later or something?">

Easy for them to say. They have six kids that still live at home and a bunch more that spread out all over the place. I guess it's normal for kobolds to have lots of baby kobolds and they probably think it would be really prestigious to get me in the family, but I'm just an amateur adventurer that digs around for shiny objects and my dad is a mechanic. It's not like we're some rich, powerful dragon nobility or something. It's no big deal, just kind of awkward.

Go inside and cuddle with Jehral.

well if you lay eggs it wouldn't really be that big a deal, you could probably even get them to take care of the little blighters.

anyway, get jehral, see how prepared he is for adventure.

>>475770
Figures such frail, tiny, shor-lived creatures would take the 'shotgun' approach to passing their genes on.

Still, be thankful for those traditions: some races find cross-ethnicity breeding, within their own species, abhorrent.

Much better than living next to people that would throw you down a well for being halfsies.

>>475776
>you could probably even get them to take care of the little blighters.
I don't think Rynh wants to turn into her mom.

Pfft. Children.
Could you even nurse? They'd die of starvation within the first few days.
Children aren't even fun. Do they serve a purpose? Nope, just hungry little shits.

>>475773

Agreed. Snuggle the fuck out of him, until he's gasping for air and needs help walking.

... Because of lack of oxygen. Gosh, what did you think? But no, that'd be okay, too. Fufufufufu~

Snuggle levels are dangerously low.

I forgot to suggest something. Make this situation awkward by saying that he really shouldn't be pimping out his son as a stud and encouraging you to bone. I mean, is he visualizing only the children, like by merely marrying they just start showing up? Because, hello, to get from A to B there's a journey you know, and that's sex. Please, stop implying you want to have Rynh have sex with Jehral, Jehral's Dad. Because that's what you're doing.

Unless he knows of a way to just make a random baby with no action (or the horrific gestation) whatsoever between the two people, then sure. But he's taking care of the children since he wants them so much.

Rynh 2012/12/01(Sat)16:11 No. 476005 ID: 14a1d0
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I'm just going visit for a bit, check on Jehral and not worry about any arranged breeding.
We should probably decide when we're going to leave too. I can't think of anything else to be doing right now.

>Figures such frail, tiny, short-lived creatures would take the 'shotgun' approach to passing their genes on.
Kobolds can live a long time, but usually don't, out in the wild anyway. One yapping, biting thing can't do much, but ten thousand could wipe out the countryside. So, it's better to have lots.

>>475845
Why would someone with a bunch of kids know anything about how they're made? That's just silly.

>Snuggle levels are dangerously low.
Kobold pile, engage. Falling asleep around here results in me being used as a heater. Sika and Kreeyu are already crawling on. I'll wake up completely buried, probably.

>>476005

:3

>>476005
GET ON WITH IT!

>>476005

Adorable. :)

For all the crudeness Rynh still ends up being damned cute a lot of the time.

Is there anything else we should do today, like packing details, fetching maps, making sure Thodren is looked after, or anything else like that? Because if not I think sleeping in a kobold pile might be good for the stress level before heading out on another adventure dealing with Elves that probably won't like you and probably more assassins or mercenaries or something from this other guy that's after you.

Rynh 2012/12/02(Sun)23:54 No. 476234 ID: 14a1d0
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>Get on with it

Ngh... Everything'll work out. Tired... Sleep now.

...

YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAARRRRGH! Ugh... Morning already? I guess I should throw some stuff in a bag or something, then gather up everyone who's going. Jehral's around here somewhere, right? Sika, Jisati, Kuhra, Jehral. There he is.

Buh. I can't think of anything important I need to do, so I'm probably just being lazy. We'll have to get moving, in a bit. I need a few more minutes, then breakfast.
Priorities.

Go find that guy who knows stuff about the thing.

Grab some food for the road before you leave, some water, whatever weapons, and you're basically set.

Nom on Jehral's head while you wake up. Take him with you on your magical journey.

>>476234
Trade armload of kobold kids for breakfast.

Get breakfast. Be awkwardly huge around everyone.

Wait, your real name is Leirynhja?

Gather ye armload of 'bolds and bring 'em all in for breakfast. After all, you need someone to cook it for ya.

Ask Jehral's parents and family if they have anything they'd like you to deliver to Belja, or bring anything back from there. Check in with your dad and ask him the same too.

Get all your gear and travelin' companions; Weapons, food, water, ammo, campin' stuff, first-aid, healin' items, etc. Double-check you've still got the glowy gem too. Then it's time to head out.

Rynh 2012/12/04(Tue)03:44 No. 476461 ID: 14a1d0
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We won't have to carry much with us. It's just a simple trip down a major highway, about a day away, depending on our pace. We'll just have breakfast here, carry enough to tide us over. Hunger is a great motivator to keep moving, until you start starving and pass out, but for this kind of trip, we can just force through and gorge ourselves on the other end.

Oh yeah, I got the gem too. That might be important.

Sika flies out of nowhere and sends Jehral flying with a kick. This is clearly hilarious and she got an impressive amount of force into that for such a little thing.
>"You're going off and taking my stupid little brother with you and leaving me here? I want to see the sights too. I bet you're only taking him 'cause he's your boyfriend."

"Jehral's not my boyfriend! He asked to come along so he's coming along. It's only because we might need someone small to sneak around or something."

>"Well, I just kicked his butt and you thought he was good enough to take, so that means I'm even better and I can go, right?"

"That's a convincing argument, but I don't know..."

>>476461
It's a good question though I mean why do you want to bang Jehral until a blue moon? He doesn't seem to have any skills beyond being tiny and all he does is complain.

If you can barely find a reason to bring him along why do you need a second one?

Bullshit, he's totally your boyfriend.

Might as well take her along, seeing as how you're obviously too much woman for Thodren and he needs somebody.

>>476461
"Ask your parents"
And warn her that her pants might be schmoozed right off by big ol' meaty here. He looks like he likes tiny types.

>>476461
Let yourself be compelled by her argument.

Her ability and willingness to beat the crap out of Jehral is invaluable all on its own.

let her join the party, the more the merrier

If you're okay with her coming along, and you don't think she'll be trouble, sure.

If you want to leave her behind, point out that you're bringing Jehral for stealth. The ability to loudly beat people up and argue is not exactly what you're looking for.

>>476502
She snuck up on Jerhal in order to kick him though.

The correct answer is, "I don't really care."
After that, she will join the party, because any objections from Jehral will be outvoted by yours and Thodren's inability to give a fuck.
Because that's how voting works.

>>476461
I don't see any reason why we can't have both of them along.

>>476461

Take her, or suffer the indignity of our awful singing for all eternity.

Make out with Jehral to deter her from wanting to go. If she thinks you're legit, and still wants to go, let her go with, as she has the willpower your group needs.

Yeah go for it. Bring Sika with you. Two flat-chested girls are better than one.

You should probably discuss fighting strategies and stuff while you walk. Thodren was pretty fire proof when you first fought him. See how he feels about you breathing fire around him if you get into fights or trouble. If he ends up in a difficult wrestling match with a treeant would he be ok with you catching both of them in a flame blast? Maybe get the kobolds trained to hide behind you stronger guys without getting in the way and have them stab things in the legs only if it is really appropriate.

Rynh 2012/12/08(Sat)22:37 No. 477434 ID: 14a1d0
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Alright. Two kobolds are probably better than one. I mean, if I didn't have dragon powers, I'd totally want two or three or fifteen more kobolds to back me up.
We grab whatever we're taking and take most of the day to reach Belja. It's so much more built up than Gedan, to the point that it makes the castle look out of place with all the newer houses and industrial buildings. So here we are. The biggest city in the country; modern, sprawling, kind of rough in spots and pretty impressive when you come from a bland little town.

Thodren is the most out of place. He's probably not going to fit through any doors properly or anything. I'm sure he'll work it out eventually. You can only bang your head off things a few times before you start watching for low hanging objects.

We're getting into the town a bit late. We could get somewhere to stay or get right into strongarming people about magic sparkly rocks.

>>477434
Well lets put it this way, if someone sees you headed to the inn and knows the guy you're looking for, word might get to him and he could go into hiding. Sure it's a long shot, but why risk it? Night is a better time for this kind of job anyway. Get investigating.

>>477434

find a hotel and sleep for the night. go bar hopping tomorrow afternoon for information.

Better get investigating now before he gets wise. I'm sure SOMEONE in contact with him will notice the 5-person managerie that just walked in, and getting to him before they do is probably a good idea.

>>477434
Head right across the plaza to that corner building with the large windows and apparent crowd outside.

Clearly there's a party, and they forgot to invite you.

>>477434
First order of business: Dinner. That looks like some sort of cafe over at the corner of the square.
That is a nice cityscape!

Find the apothecary shops, they might hold the information you seek.

Rynh 2012/12/10(Mon)00:53 No. 477585 ID: 14a1d0
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We'll get straight to searching. This is were I got the information about the stone in the first place. Now we can hope that the guy spent all the money on his bar tab instead of skipping town like he said he was going to.

"Okay, so this dive is a good place to start looking. We'll just go in and try to be inconspicuous until I see someone who might know something."
"How are we going to be inconspicuous?" says Jehral. "We're three kobolds and a minotaur, and one of the kobolds is twice the size as normal. That's really super conspicuous!"
"Just act like you should be there and nobody will even notice... right? I don't know, but we can only stand around out here for so long before we really start being conspicuous."

You could at least have the other three stand outside to wait for you. Then you'll be a bit less conspicuous in the bar.

>>477585
It depends on what kind of bar this is.
Is it a regular bar? You're fucked, you'll stick out like a sore thumb.
Is it an adventurer's bar? You'll be the least interesting thing in the room.

>>477600
Just run into the bar and yell "What year is this!? My god I'm too late!" Then everyone will just think you're drunk and won't pay much attention to you.

>>477585
maybe there's prostitutes in there. If Jehral and Thodren go for those immediately, you'll immediately blend in.

>>477585
if this is pub's the first one in view of the entrance of town, its sure to get a mixed bag of travelers.
I'm sure as long as you come across as mopey,tired, and thirsty nobody will give you a second look.

>>477585

Make Thodren do a stripping act. He would get all the cash from the girls.

>>477585
This is a big city. I'm sure you won't be the only peculiar crossbreed/rare creature.

Assuming this is an adventurer's bar.

You may see ninja squid men and ancient robot golems from lost civilizations preparing to go on adventurers to the furthest reaches of R'lyeh.

Seriously you'll only make it a problem if you think it's a problem.

So a minotaur, two kobolds and a cute girl walk into a bar...

>>477814
You forgot a kobold. And where are they gonna get a cute girl? I don't think this works at all!

Rynh 2012/12/14(Fri)02:44 No. 478651 ID: 14a1d0
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>Make Thodren do a stripping act.
That's really stupid. But, nobody has ever seen him here before and he's huge. He would distract everyone forever.
I give him some coins and have him go in first and demand booze in a boisterous manner. The rest of us wait until he's well into it, then slip in and sit down. I bet nobody even noticed or cared we came in.

Great! Now look around and see if you can see the guy. If not, we'll have to ask around. Maybe ask the bartender, even.

Look for and talk to, in this order:
>The guy in question
>Anyone you already know
>Someone who you have reason to believe knows where to find him
>The bartender

Tell Jehral and Sika what the guy looks like, as best you can. They can at least keep an eye out for whoever generally looks like him, and bring them to your attention for a closer look.

This guy you're after have any distinguishing features or odd clothing or jewelry that anyone else would note? That'd make asking around a heck of a lot easier.

>>478664
This seems like a good order of actions. If they're all a bust, call it a night and get a room at a minotaur sized inn.

Rynh 2012/12/20(Thu)13:24 No. 480048 ID: 14a1d0
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>Look for the guy in question

He's not here when we arrive, but after a while he just strolls right in, all casual like. How does someone this predictable survive to even get involved in things like this?

Doesn't matter, I guess. Now it's just a matter of how to approach the situation.

Wait 'til he sits at the bar then sit right next to him and clap your hand around his shoulders and say "Heyyyy buddy, long time no see!" Then ask him about the thing while keeping him in your grip. Unless he like, doesn't try to escape and is actually helpful, then we can probably ease off a bit.

Or if it's just standing space you can do that while standing.

>>480053
This, but don't be real loud about it. You'll be plenty close enough to speak softly and still command his attention. And make sure you're on his right side, so it's at the end of the bar and further from anyone elses hearing range.

> Now it's just a matter of how to approach the situation.
At high speed, pointy end first, yelling like a banshee?

>>480053
>>480066
yes

>>480048
Approach in a friendly manner, cheerfully hug him from behind.

then suplex him into the liquor-soaked floorboards.

Rynh 2012/12/21(Fri)10:47 No. 480145 ID: 14a1d0
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"Heeey, Kino. I never thought to ask what this magical rock thing actually does, so I come back here thinking that there's no way you'll be here because you're fleeing for your life from shadowy figures trying brutally murder you, but you're still here. That's great. Did you think that after I got my hands on it, they'd come after me, leaving you alone to turn your liver into a cocktail onion with my money?"

"Y-yeah. That's pretty much what I thought."

"And how's that working out for you?"

"Pretty good until 'bout fifteen, twenty seconds ago."

"Fantastic."

Extract all information from him on the basis that you might be ok with letting him live.

>>480147
Promise to kill him last then go I LIED! and kill him.

>>480172
But its so much more fun to let him fear for his life, forever.

Well, ask him what it does.

So tell us how to get rid of it then. Who'd pay for it.

Ask where he got the info on the stone. Was it from a creepy person wearing a black hood in the shadows or was it through an intermediary?

"Let's rent a room and have a nice talk."

Rynh 2012/12/22(Sat)20:48 No. 480412 ID: 14a1d0
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I keep a tight grip on the back of his neck so he doesn't wiggle away. "So how did you find out about this thing anyway? You seem kind of lame."

"Yeah, well... Fuck you too. The ones after your little twinkly are your standard religious cult assholes called the 'Order of Perpetual Light and Harmony'. It's all bullshit, spiritual enlightenment and happiness as long as you do what we say and give us all your money types. So I pretended to join up, stole their shit and fucked off. I was gonna grab that thing myself, but they were putting too much heat on me, so I sold the info to you and they forget all about me chasing you. It was going fine until you show up here, lookin' to fuck it all up."

"So what's the rock do? It can't be worth all this trouble just for a nice paperweight."

"I don't know, man... It's magic. Maybe it lets you shoot lightning bolts out your ass or something. "

Alright! Now I know stuff. Stuff that doesn't really help much. Hmm... Kino stole this from a creepy cult who's gathering magical artifacts, probably in some kind of crazy world domination plan. It's always world domination. Gotta be.
I don't know what I can do about it. I guess I can sell it off or keep it safe from the forces of evil. That might be a pain in the ass. Ugh!

think it depends on what it actually does. if it really makes lightning come out your ass then sell it :V , but for most cool magic things it could do keeping it could be awesome.

sell it.
Who cares about world domination, it'll fail anyway
you can't control the world

Sell it, unless you want to keep on bashing goons...

Actually, keep it. That way you get to beat goons, steal their shit and grow rich from defending yourself.

"Give me a lead on something that won't have shadowy figures trying to kill me and we'll call it even."

Ditch the rock. Fuck it's not worth our life. And we can work on killing those fucks when we are being paid for it. There is always a big hiring of mercs right before the end of the world. Seriously just drop it in a back alley or some shit.

How about we find out if it can do any awesome magical things before we ditch it? If it lets us fly or teleport or shapeshift, then that's worth keeping.

Hell, we can make a big show of pretending to sell it and keep it if we have to.

Hey, that keeping shit from forces of evil can be a profitable venture, too. And selling it might bite you in the ass anyway. Especially if that world domination stuff is even a little true. Besides, anyone who wants to buy it is going to more than you do, and will probably be all evil-stupid and try to kill you anyway.

Now then, is there somewhere in town that'd have info on these clowns? Maybe the local church?

>>480418
>pretending to sell it
Better idea: let's get a fake made. I'm sure we can get a jeweler to knock out some cheap crystal that looks close enough and get some simple glowy effect on it. Then if we do get cornered at some point we throw the fake and abscond.

Or the selling the fake too, but only if they're one of the more insistent sorts.

We should at least find out what it does. Then maybe turn it into some Good Guys for a cash reward? I don't know.

>>480423
We make three fakes.

One we make a big show of selling.

The second we throw if someone still insists.

The third we enchant to be mildly glowy, and we throw *that* if they figure out the second is a decoy.

>>480412
This guy's an eel. If you let him go he'll push the order your way the moment the approach him again.

Hell, you didn't have to try that hard to get answers out of him.

Knock his ass out so he won't be able to track down where you're staying for a bit. Or better yet, push him into Thodren and let him react naturaly.

>>480475
Yeah, pretty much. Any reasons not to kill him (not right now, of course)?

>>480475
Starting a fight is risky, there is a fair chance we make more trouble than intended and he still slinks away. Better to convince him to leave with us peacefully. All we need to do is make sure he can't rat us out until after we leave town, so he doesn't know where we are going. Leaving him bound and gagged somewhere he'll maybe be found should do the trick.

Wait, hang on; he stole their stuff, then went and hid it in a shrine-thing guarded by a fire-breathing-rock-spider, then sold you the info on where it was? That doesn't make a lick of sense!

>>480482
he stole their stuff: part of what he stole was the location of that gem. he probably never left town.

Ever. In his life. That's townie scum right there.

Rynh 2012/12/24(Mon)10:20 No. 480596 ID: 14a1d0
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>make sure he doesn't run off and rat on you

"Are you completely fucking retarded?! Who the fuck am I going to tell? I'm sure the unstable cult fucks are going to pay me a fuckton of money to turn you in, to partially fix their problem I caused. I'm sure they'd go for it immediately, as long as we don't have a break down in communication where I say 'I wanna sell you information.' and they hear, 'Please fuck my face with a knife and torture me to death.', but I'm pretty sure that would never happen, you stupid fucking stunned fuck!"

Geez... Anger issues much? I'm not even really worried about him. I'm more concerned about what to do next. I have no idea who would know about something like this. More importantly, who would know about this that wouldn't fuck me over for it if it's something important. I don't even know any magical nerd types.

Of course it's a retarded thing to expect someone to do. Why, it's almost as retarded as joining and stealing from insane death cults. Fucking twit.

We need people information? Get what brains are left to this genius here while his head is still attached to him.

Ask for a lead on something else to call it even then throw the crystal into a back alley.

>>480596
Hedge your bets. Another buncha bounty hunters might grab this guy if they're trying to tail you.

tie him up and leave him on somebody's roof.

>>480600
This, pretty much.

why, it'd be almost as retarded as leaving the only one who can rat you out to the murdercult alive.

>>480600
I agree with this person.

It's not too late to become a cold blooded killer, do you know any good places to hide a body?

Create fake crystal, shove into his mouth, deposit him on doorstep of aforementioned cult. They're his problem then.

Rynh 2013/01/02(Wed)16:22 No. 481889 ID: 14a1d0
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As wonderful as murdering people for no reason is, I don't think killing him is really going to accomplish anything. I just need to think about what to do with this crap. Normal treasure just kind of sits there and is worth money. This one has a bunch of weird fuckers after it, because magic, I guess. I'm kind of drawing a blank as to what I should do.

>Create fake crystal, shove into his mouth, deposit him on doorstep of aforementioned cult. They're his problem then.
This is a terrible idea that makes no sense and isn't even plausible in any kind of reasonable timeframe. What do I do? Hire a jeweler to make a perfect copy, wait a week, come back, get him to tell me where they are, then do the whole mouth-shoving tie up thing? Stupid...

"So, what's the plan?"

"I have no idea. Ugh... It's just... bleh."

I can't think of a single decisive thing to do that isn't totally insane or stupid.

Throw crystal into a back alley. Find something to kill.

find wizard that can tell you how to use it's crystal power.

Yanno, why are you doing this yourself? Aren't there, like, orders and organizations out there dedicated to hunting down and stopping cults like this one, or capturing and either destroying or locking up items like that crystal? You know, paladins and shit like that? At least in the past there were. And in modern times there would at least be agents of the crown, dedicated to protecting the realm from this kind of crap. Couldn't you seek out one of them and drop this in their lap?

>>481889
Sell it to a pawn broker or other ignorant idiot, probably a wizard.
Like he did, only he didn't actually have the crystal in hand, only the info. I mean, face it, it's not like his method of getting people off his tail was stupid or insane. Without having the crystal, killing you wouldn't accomplish much more than killing him would besides at most "sending a message", as ridiculous as that concept always has been.

And if you sell it to a squishy wizard, he's probably going to get himself killed by the cult to get back at and kill you for selling it to him. Or you could sell it to a scholarly institution like a museum or university of magic, then as a professional business, wouldn't track you down in retaliation for sending a cult after them. Because everyone wants all their super priceless magical shit so they deal with it all the time.

Any profit is a nice profit at this point, as long as the damn jewel is gone. Fuck whatever plan the cult has drudged up, no doubt there's some prophetically predicted heroes to prevent an apocalyptic event should said jewel plan lead to an apocalypse. Gods willing it isn't your shapely ass or Thodren's muscley one or Jehrel's... I dunno plain ass?

You can keep it. Get it made into a necklace.

And you've got a team of people and are in a bigger city. You should get some easy mercenary work.

You're a dragon. Eat the crystal. That's what dragons do with treasure right? Eat it?

Why don't you just go kill the cult? If they want this big ass magic crystal they probably have more loot as well. Then you are not only getting more money and loot but doing a valuable community service in eliminating a dangerous cult.

Go to a defensible inn and put together some escape routes. It's a big risk but you could just sit and wait for the cultists to show up, kill them with hit and run tactics, then take their loot. We don't know what kind of resources the cult has so it would be informative to provoke a response.

First figure out what the dang thing is. Then we can sell it or whatever. Find a trusted mage that deals in identifying stuff.

>>481889
>I can't think of a single decisive thing to do that isn't totally insane or stupid.
Decisive, not insane or not stupid: pick two.
Assuming 'give the shiny thing back to the cult' isn't an option, that leaves 'burn down their shit' or 'just ignore them till they run out of assassins'.

Rynh 2013/01/04(Fri)05:53 No. 482172 ID: 14a1d0
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"Alright, so we have a few options here. We can sell the thing to the university or we can go off and uncover the evil plans of a weird cult, do battle with their forces, who we know nothing about and then... I haven't thought that far."

"That first one isn't very adventurous.", says Sika.

"Yeah, I know. It's pretty lame, but it pays out without much risk."

We huddle in closer, "If they are a cult, they would certainly demand offerings from the followers. They probably have lots of valuables.", says Jehral.

"That is a good point. We could probably come out a lot richer screwing over this cult, but last I checked, we were three fuzzy earthtone lizards and a cowman from the mountains. I don't think we have the resources to do anything head on. We also don't have much information about them. I mean, I could ask Kino, but he'd want me to pay and he's almost certainly a greedy prick. It would suck if we can't make back the initial costs."

"Adventuring is hard."

"I usually just do the 'smash the monster, receive treasure' stuff. This political crap is way harder to figure out."

"Yeah, so what do you think we should do?"

Pawn it off as a random shiny for however much. Go find monsters to smash.

How about we attempt to get the information for free, or very little? Maybe we could do a service for him instead of paying out gold, even.

We should hire an adventurer or two to help us in our quest of defeating an evil cult!
Maybe some low level young wizard or a cleric or whatnot since our party already has brawn but... not so much brain.

Recruit additional party members (preferably a wizard or cleric) and go get the damn thing identified. Bonus point if the recruit is capable of identifying it for us.

Recruit a brawny cleric with bulging biceps, we have no room for lanky wizards in this party. You will then force the cleric and Throden to compete for your affection over the course of this adventure.

>>482191
A wizard or some kind of mage would probably have a better idea on what a cult in the area would be doing and stuff. I'm still in favor of dismantling this cult piece by piece. Hell maybe you guys could join the cult and kill them all when they least expect it.

>>482265
Yes, go for the cult in some way. Not so sure about joining it though, since it'd most likely only lead to the magic thing eventually being discovered and promptly confiscated.

Rynh 2013/01/06(Sun)12:57 No. 483118 ID: 14a1d0
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"Hey Kino, do you know any wizards?"

"Are you still here? Oh yeah, I am well known in fucking intellectual circles. The most magic anyone I know uses is something to blow off locks."

"What about clerics?"

"Now you're just fucking with me, right? No, but I'll ask around for you when I'm at church with my granny. Fuck off."

"Fine, geez. So what about this stupid cult? Where are they based out of, if I was interested with busting them up?"

"Well, since that would take the heat off me... They don't have much presence here, but I wouldn't go flashing the rock around, unless you're lookin' for trouble. Word is they have a lot of higher ups in Arkram'sul, but a lot of them roam around lookin' for artifacts, magic weapons, anything that you could use to start some shit, so watch your ass."

That was slightly informative.

>Get a young wizard or a cleric
I guess if we happen across some. If the enemy has magic users, we'd be at a disadvantage. Unless we punch them first. This is a big city, so there's probably a bunch of wizards around somewhere.

>party already has brawn but... not so much brain.
Screw you. We all went to school, except Thodren. We can all read and everything, except Thodren, maybe? Unless you mean that we don't have anyone who's a huge nerd. Maybe we need a nerd.

We need more information about this cult, and the easiest way to do that is to capture us a cultist.

If you are feeling dangerous we could do what Kino told us not to do and go flashing our glowing rock around. Hoping that some cultists ambush us and try to take it from us.
Then we just gotta beat em up and possibly torture some answers out of them.

We should probably visit a mercenary guild or something like it if this city has one for more party members (nerds). How much money do you have? Are we going to have to mug Kino here for some cash?

>>483118
>smarter than you
>automatically a nerd
JUST GO GET A SCHMOTT GUY

>>483118
Let's go to Arkram'sul.

>>483118
They were definitely saying you need a nerd.

>>483129
Honestly she should mug Kino anyway for being a dick about all of this.

>>483167
>JUST GO GET A SCHMOTT GUY
But none of us even have a hat!

>>483118
Rynh, the hell are you thinking? You shoved one of these guys off a cliff and then killed a giant stone spider. AND you too the shiny rock they were after. So rather than go after you directly with all the magic and loot he supposedly must have, he sent 3 dipshit gnoll mercs.

I dunno about you, but it sounds like this cult is crap in a fight. If you can keep their numbers low, they won't pose a threat.

That's why I propose beating them at their own game. Start hunting for magic loot. Get it before they can. Draw them out, rough em up, get the info and whatever they carry. Sure we would basically be neutral-good bandits, but it does mean becoming fabulously wealthy and powerful.

Oh yeah. You might need a wizard (and one more interested in being your friend than your gold), unless you know how to use and identify magic swag.

Rynh 2013/01/07(Mon)19:48 No. 483432 ID: 14a1d0
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I hold off on showing off my shiny magic rock and we rest for the night so I can go ask somebody a little more knowledgeable about it in the morning. Wizards are good at knowing about magic and there's apparently a magic college in the city. I'll just head over there and get it checked out. Maybe I can pick up some weedy magician for all our sparkly, zapping needs.
It's all pretty fancy looking and almost everyone here is going to be some kind of weird mage. Maybe I could come back later...

Go look at the chapels and see if you can find a cleric. Your best ally against an insane religous group is to get help from an insane religous group that outnumbers and persecutes the cult.

>>483432
Might as well go to the mage folks during the day.

If things don't go too well you'll have the whole evening to be a jerk.

Fuck no. Wizards love dragons. Walk right in there and demand to have your shiny crystal examined.

Better leave Thodren outside. He'll stand out like a sore thumb in there, and I bet they'll get pissy if his hooves mar the floors or he accidentally gouges the door frame with his horns.

Step inside, find the administrative office and ask for a faculty directory. Look in there for the lowest ranking person in either the history department or the whatever-they-call-identifying-magical-crap department. It'll almost certainly be some poor TA working out of a broom closet that might be receptive to doing outside work for coin.

If that fails, go trawl the pubs around the college and ask if there are student mages around that do odd magic jobs for booze money.

>>483441
Good idea, but that'll be for later. She can go to whatever major temples are in the city later in the day.

>>483470
Fuck yeah man up and act like you own the place.

Rynh 2013/01/08(Tue)10:02 No. 483571 ID: 14a1d0
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I just walk in, even though I have no idea where I'm going. There are people in funny clothes going everywhere, so I'm not sure who I can ask about glowing stones.

"You there," says an old man in a funny robe. "What are you doing roaming around unattended? I'm certain you're not a student here. In fact, I don't even recognize what you are at all. Have those boys in the Transmutation lab been horsing around again? I warned them twice already!"

"No, I'm a kobold."

"I find that a little hard to believe."

"I am. I'm a half-dragon kobold."

Rynh 2013/01/08(Tue)10:03 No. 483572 ID: 14a1d0
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I can tell by his silence that he's impressed with how awesome I am... and suddenly I'm surrounded by people in goofy looking headgear murmuring things I can make out.
No, wait... I'm pretty sure I heard something about taking my blood. Maybe this was a mistake.

>>483572
Great, you told evil wizards you're full of valuable spell components. Nice one.

I recommend firebreath and a tactical withdrawal.

gang-banged by wizards
what a way to go

"Hey, you poke a prod me without my consent I dragon-breathe on all your asses!"

>>483572

"Invasion of personal space will result in violence. Sweet, sweet violence." Grin. "Anyway, I'm here to get an item examined. I' am willing to provide minor blood and hair samples as payment."

>>483572
Do not talk about anything in front of the students. push by the student wizards and talk to oldbeard there in private.

They're probably just nerding it up since most of them will never, ever see a dragon up close.

I wouldn't count on fire breath doing anything but solidifying your claim as being a dragon though. With this many apprentices the whole place, down to their clothing, is probably fireproof.

>>483572
They just want a little blood. They'll probably pay you for it.

But now is not the time. Warn them that you CAN breathe fire and will kick their asses if they don't back off, and say you're here cuz you want something identified.

They're squishy wizards. If it comes to violence, brute force is probably a better option than fire. They're used to magic- getting their asses kicked not so much.

Before it comes to that, try and take control of the situation. If they want dragon samples, it's gonna cost them.

yes anyone here other then old-beard is probably not magical enough to do any damage. but saying you will pay in a blood sample may get them running to find magical doodads to try and trade with you.

For god's sake don't volunteer any damn components, you don't even know what kinda trouble people can get up to with blood.

>>483572

Reiterate the "dragon" and the "keep your distance" part with a light if flashy application of flame breath.

We should get down to business: you're looking for someone with reasonable competency in magical things to take on an adventure (while dropping a "subtle" hint that you'll take anyone capable of slinging a few spells around)

Man all you guys need to settle down and stop being wieners. Nobody needs to yell I NEED AN ADULT, you just gotta put your foot down and let them know what you want.

Wizards are nerds and nerds are always awful at standing up to authority and powerful figures. Once you demand respect and let them know you mean business you've got this. Not only can you show them who's boss but you are also a girl and nerds are also terrible at talking to girls. So you could also just bat your eyelashes and make suggestive comments and they will all turn into shy mewling babies who can't stammer out two words.

Don't freak out. These are either student mages, or academic wizards, and either of those generally don't have much social experience. They probably don't get that they're invading your personal space and creeping you out by acting like you're a spell component. ...And they also don't get that crowding a half-dragon is a good way to end up dead, either.

Bristle your fur, put on a snarl and growl out that anybody who tries to take your blood is going to pay with all of their's; Up front and in full. So they better start talking to you like you're a person and not a fuckin' pile of spell bits. Then you might be willing to make a deal with them.

Rynh 2013/01/10(Thu)13:44 No. 484134 ID: 14a1d0
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I just shove past the crowd and talk to the old guy, since he seems to be more in charge.
He waves his hand at the others, "All of you, return to your business." he says harshly, causing the crowd to disperse.
"I came to see if anyone here would know what this is." I tell him, producing the gemstone.
He holds it up and examines it, "High energy, dense concentration, interesting. I can not be sure of anything with just a glance like this. Where did you find this?"
"Up north, in the mountains around Senegha. There was a giant stone spider in the cave with it, if that means anything."
"Perhaps. By the way, would you happen to know the name of your dragon parent?"

"Uh... Leimahtaa." Damn it. Even the geezer is on about the dragon thing now.

"Oh ho! Leimahtaa. Now that you mention it, the resemblance is uncanny when you scowl like that."

"You know my mother?"

"Not personally, but I've heard tales, read about incidents... Anyway, your bauble may be worth some further evaluation. Would you be willing to leave it here for examination?"

"Dragons have natural magic talent, right? I've never been able to do anything more than breathe fire. Is there any trick to using magic or something?"

Stick around a bit, you might learn something.

"should warn you, crazy cult also wants it, is why i'm sure it is something special."

GOOD THING: he will certainly examine your gem

BAD THING: I have no idea if you will get it back, or under what conditions you will get it back.

Be prepared for gem ransom.

No. How long would it take? We can hang around.

So long as I get it back, sure.

Oh, also, all this talk about your blood is opening up possibilities, I think.

If a dragon removes some of her own blood and uses it in a spell, is it stronger than if the dragon just uses the spell normally? What if the dragon removes the blood, stores it while they recover, and THEN uses the blood while they themselves are full of blood? Moderate power boost?

Not right now. You've got other places to go today, and you're not going to let that gem out of your sight at any point. You'll come back in the afternoon or evening and then he can make a more in-depth examination. You'll still not going to let it out of your sight then either.

You may want to stick around while the wizard has a look at the gem. You might be able to get more info on dragons and crazy cults have a habit of attacking places where you leave a macguffin crystal.

>>484134
>>484144
She might not have to worry about gem ransom.
If the mage knows of Rynh's mother, and knows about dragons, then he knows that stealing from dragons is the worst thing ever.
I mean, he's got this huge school and its right there in public. Rynh could probably, very quickly, negate any profit from stealing the rock.

So, let him look at the shiny for now, and go strain the school's hospitality in the meantime.

Rynh 2013/01/10(Thu)18:00 No. 484261 ID: 14a1d0
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The place seems legit enough to leave it a while. It's not like they can make off with it without me knowing where they are.
Besides, the old man, Galaf makes sure to make out a fancy claim form that states they have my thing, with a seal on it and everything. Very fancy.

I guess I could do something else now.

Learn magic. Or at least how to start using it. Being able to put out raw magical energy would be a start.

>>484261

rub the scroll all o ver your body.

Sell some blood.

Magic sounds like it would be useful.

learning some magic will be nice, you can't chop up EVERYTHING with sword!

>>484285
>>484261
pose for a biology student. Make him draw you like his French girls.

Time to go hunt down a group that hates this cult that's after you to ally with. Start by going around to the major temples and such and asking the priests and suchlike there their opinion on the cult. Keep going around until you find one that doesn't like them, then ask who else around here really doesn't like them. Then keep going around until you find a group opposed to the cult that woult know more about the cult's inner workings and might hire you to cause trouble for the cult.

>>484265
>>484287
>>484289
Knowledge of using magic would be useful, but Rynh is on a bit of a timetable here and doesn't have a spare couple of months to get the basics in. Perhaps Galaf can suggest a wizard in Ryhn's price range to hire, or one that's just looking to get out and do stuff.

>>484285
>>484292
Maybe when Rynh is really hard up for money, but not a second before.

Rynh 2013/01/16(Wed)09:41 No. 485725 ID: 14a1d0
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>learn magic
I ask about learning some magic, but the school year doesn't start until spring and it's late summer now. It's really not schedule friendly right now.

>Find out about the cult
Nobody at the mage school seems to know much about them. There's always a few crazy religious-types drifting around, but nothing notable.
Maybe they're not really a religion so much as an organization of whackjobs. Kind of the same thing, but whatever. It looks like they have more ties to organized crime then anything. Maybe they wander around stealing things, then pretend to be a crazed cultist to throw off the trail... or maybe they are crazed cultists pretending to be criminals pretending to be cultists?

I'm sure I'll find out eventually, what with them trying to track me down and all.
For now, I guess I just wait until they figure out that my valuable nick-knack is. Maybe not here. Waiting here is boring.

They're probably whackjobs who are willing to do criminal things because of some poorly devised belief system.
Like, "We'll cleanse the earth of bad people by killing everyone!", or, "We're gonna take over the world and no one will possibly rise up to stop us!"

Go look around the school for discontent teenagers who want to join your motley crew of vagabonds. Be on the lookout for people complaining about how the school isn't good enough for them / lacks vision / cliche motivation #46.

>>485725
This is a school of mages.

There is probably more to read there than anyplace in a hundred miles.

You could find out what they know about dragons, half or otherwise.

If you're actually serious about joining later, you have an excuse to wander around the place looking at things and talking to people. Maybe you'll get a lead or meet someone interesting.

Start wondering around and accidentally stumble into the boys dormitory.
No Hijinks ensue since they will think you are dude.

Why aren't your kobold friends stealing expensive wizard stuff? Stealing should be right up their alley.

>>485725

Could always find somewhere to let off some steam.

Whatever that might equate to~

>>485747
Bow chika bow wow!

Bored? You were so busy roughing up Kino you never actually had dinner. Feast time!
>>485743
I'm assuming they're just going to turn up later with sacks of magical junk.

>>485725
Kill some time with Thodren. In a bed.

If you catch my drift.

>>485880

Yeah... we need to see if the book was right about those minotaur dongs

Rynh 2013/01/17(Thu)19:55 No. 485993 ID: 14a1d0
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>>485859
Alright! Big city, fancy restaurants. Kobolds can eat pretty much anything, but meat is best. Gotta throw fuel on the fire, possibly literally. I'm not sure how that works.

"You've eaten enough for ten people. Where do you even put it all?"

"Mmph... Places."

Now other than stuffing our faces, which I am the best at, there's not really much to do for now until my shiny gets stared at by old guys.

>>485747
>>485775
>>485880
>>485921

The only hole I'm interested in shoving anything into is my mouth... Just meat.
Cooked meat. Shut up.

all right, scratch that joke I just made
Go to a random potion shops and drink hallucinogenic potions for fun by playing a drinking game with your fellow adventurers. Or play poker. Money betting or strip, who cares?

We could check out the shops around here. Maybe get some potions. How much spending money do we have, again?

go try on some pretty dresses, preferably when jehral isn't around.

maybe some frilly undergarments too? :3c

>>486004
>isn't

That's a suspiciously specific misspelling of "is". Anything you're trying to say?

>>486014

you want jehral to see rynh in frilly undergamrents??

>>486016
I believe there are, indeed, a number of people that have clearly established that to be their goal in life.

>>486016

Maybe we want to see Jerhal in frilly undergarments.

>>485993

You'll get a hunger for some beef at some point, I'm sure.

You know, one of the great advantages to the whole adventuring gig is being able to romance people on a temporary basis. And everyone's cool with it, because you are an adventurer and you're going to leave so they don't make a big fuss about relationships and stuff, you just get to have fun.

Have to watch out for angry parents though.

>>485993
Do some sparring with Skia. There probably aren't many people stronger than you in this town, but there's probably more than a few that are faster.

>>486099
Bow chika bow wow!

>>486145
But yes you probably should think about some training or something to not get rusty.

Rynh 2013/01/19(Sat)13:47 No. 486334 ID: 14a1d0
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>go try on some pretty dresses, frilly undergarments
This is as sexy as I'm going to go, which is pretty sexy. I can only blame myself for that, though. It's not the outfit's fault I'm so hot.
"So what do you think?"

"I think you're copying my look."

"I think that looking good isn't going to make up for your personality."

"Hehe... Oh man, Jehral. That is probably the most naive thing I've ever heard."

"THAT'S THEM!"

Rynh 2013/01/19(Sat)13:47 No. 486336 ID: 14a1d0
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Oh no. It's Yerga or whatever her name is again, with some guy this time. I thought they'd keep her locked up a little longer then that. Damn the justice system.

"That one! The big one. It might not look like much, but it's freakishly strong."

It? What a bitch.

"And you couldn't handle this? What are you being paid for?"

"We tracked 'em for you, so you can pay for that. I can't deal with this."

The man focuses on me, "You there. You have something that doesn't belong to you. However, if you turn it over now, I would be willing to compensate you for finding it."

Oh boy. Creeps from secretive organizations are making demands of me. I need to think of something cool to say.

Sorry, we're fresh out. Check back Tuesday.

"and what's stopping me from just kicking your ass like i kicked your little bitch's?"

"Good luck getting into the damn wizard academy. I ditched that thing as soon as learned you assholes would keep bothering me about it."

"Now, Miss Gnoll, it's time for another beatdown."

Kick the shit out of her and take her money.

>>486336

"Hey Gnoll chick, are you a masochist? Because you sure love when I beat you senseless."

Do NOT say anything about us not having it. Instead imply that we ate it.

>>486336
It's getting appraised right now. Leave a contact point in a few days, in public space surrounded by people, and everything will be easy. Do anything other than that, and it becomes hard.

>>486342
Fuck that shit. You go "Sure ok don't hurt us!" walk upto the guy in the hood and just light him up. Never see it coming and problem solved. Also you should probably just kill that Gnoll if she isn't gonna give up.

>>486343

Go with this plan if your clothes are fireproof. If not come up with a takedown that will show your great legs.

>>486336
"I dont make deals with jailbait"

>>486334

Oh shit, girl! You are ROCKING that look~!

MM.

>>486336

Assuming you haven't gone back to the Pointy Hat Society (mages), it would NOT be a lie to simply say "I don't know who you are, and the only stuff I have is what you see here."

Because let's be very honest: we don't have it, so it's no longer our problem (until we go to get it back).

On top of that, it's the gnoll's word against yours at this point, and she's clearly in an inferior position not only for failing to apprehend you, but also for being a huge wimp. Mr. Freaky Cultist might just buy it.

"Oh my god you're right! This fist, I must have accidentally stolen it from your face. Let me return it right away."

Casters love it when you skip straight to the melee and don't give them any cooldown time.

>>486354
I like this one

"Nah, sold it to some guy in a bar. Weedy looking, had a yellow bandanna on. Can't miss him".

Breathe fire on him.

Rynh 2013/01/19(Sat)22:40 No. 486441 ID: 14a1d0
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"Oh yeah, you're right. I think I stole my fist from your face. How about I return it right away?"

Hehe... That's pretty good. I'm not going to back down from some punk that thinks he's so great.
Besides, we're in the middle of town. What's he gonna do?

Rynh 2013/01/19(Sat)22:41 No. 486442 ID: 14a1d0
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HOLY CRAP! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!?

>WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!?
Magic bullshit, that's what!

Kill him with extreme prejudice, now.

Grab him, bring his face to yours and light him up point blank. Make it count.

>>486441
I TOLD YOOOOOU

It wasn't him! The light is coming from the crack between the buildings behind you. What's going on?

That would be him belonging to a cult that's been collecting items of magical power for years, and most likely has enough of said items of magical power under his cloak to turn this city block into a crater, with you as the epicenter. Bet you wish you didn't stop to make a stupid quip and just punched him, now don't you?

Lunge towards him while taking in a deep breath. Grab him by his hair, yank his face to yours, lock your mouth over his, and hold his head tight to you as you breath dragonfire into him. Let's see if he has magical protection against his lungs getting incinerated. But if you can't get a good enough grip for that, just hold his head still long enough to roast it.

>>486452

And it'll be your first kiss too!

>>486442
Well, ask him.

Pretend to surrender and wait for an opening to exploit.
If he is too careful just lie that we left the stone with Kino for safe keeping. So if they want the stone they should go bother him.

>>486470
Please do get some clarification on what the fuck was that that just blew a shallow trench in the street. It'll delay things just a little bit that might give you an opening.

>>486483
Kino? C'mon, really? She should just say she sold it to the wizard's college... Yanno. In the highly unlikely case she loses her nerve and doesn't attack this guy. Having a new chunk of money would fit with her faffing about eating and buying clothes. Now she just has to have conveniently left the fancy claim slip in the clothes she just changed out of, so this guy doesn't find it.

Fight fire with fire?

One up this magic bastard. Shout "Mine's bigger!" then light him up.

>>486442
It was a warning shot. He's clearly worried about getting into a fight for ~some~ reason or he would have hit you dead on. He probably thinks you have the gem on you, and doesn't want to risk destroying it, or go through the trouble of cleaning Rynh-bits off of it later.

No more threats. it adventure time. Punch the bastard's brains out. ~maybe~ let the others help.

Time for a tactical retreat.

Utter "Omae wa mou shinderu" and run away.

>>486619
You have to actually hit someone first for that to work.

Rynh 2013/01/21(Mon)14:46 No. 486730 ID: 14a1d0
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I figure he did it with that sword, but it's probably some fancy magic sword or he knows magic, that he uses with the sword. Either way, he has a sword and magic and I have nothing, because it's generally frowned upon to walk around armed in the middle of a city.

Hmm... If I tell him I gave it to someone else, he might just blast me and go after them.

>Time for a tactical retreat.

You think I'm just going to run from a fight against some scrawny boy and a stupid gnoll? I can take them.

Rynh 2013/01/21(Mon)14:47 No. 486731 ID: 14a1d0
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And I totally will. Later.

SO LONG LOSERS!

Suggestion 2013/01/21(Mon)15:02 No. 486732 ID: 66a0db
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>>486731

Good call, Rynh. After all, "he who... somethingsomething... runs away, lives to fight another day."

Figure that Mr. Magic is going to have a contingency plan for in case you did a runner, and hope it isn't slicing that sword in a horizontal sweep at you. 'Cause that would be bad, to say the least. So expect ranged attacks, and move erratically.

Haul Jehral and Sika up to they're looking backwards over your shoulders, and can speak into your ears; They're your kobold rear-view mirrors for this getaway. They'll tell you what the guy back there is doing, so you can dodge it. Keep your eyes forward and making sure that nothing jumps out in front of your feet to trip you up, as tends to happen in these situations if you look back.

Make your way through the nearest spot with a crowd, or someplace where Mr. Magic would get his proverbial or literal shit kicked in for pulling a weapon or magic in public; A city watch/police/guard station or the wizard's college would be good. Try to pass or go through as many of those as you lead him on a wild goose chase across the city and lose him.

...And where the heck is Thodren? Don't tell me you let your big beef-shield get shit-faced drunk last night and he's still at the inn sleeping off a giant hangover. See, you should never go anywhere without your meat-shield to hide behind... Though in this case he would have ended up bisected if he tried anything. Well, they're still good to have around to keep the local criminal riffraff from bugging you.

When are city guards that walk all over the city EVER helpful when magic cultists are around? Go to the wizards or Throden's well toned ass.

>>486731
Conan would be proud.
The only way he could be prouder is if you come back later and strangle the pretty bastard.

Rynh 2013/01/23(Wed)18:57 No. 487219 ID: 14a1d0
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I run for my weapon and pass by the restaurant for Thodren. If he's going to cost so much for upkeep, maybe he can work it off on some guy's face. I hope they didn't get lost chasing me or something. That would be disappointing.
I'm sure I can make a big enough scene that they find me again if I need to.

Go for overkill. Get some guards on your side too.

Okay, here's a plan: Thodren walks just past the magic guy, sucker punches him in the back of the head, then pins him to the ground. It probably will work since they don't know you're traveling with Thodren; The most they'd know is a minotaur was with you on the trip back from the mountains. So you, Jehral, and Sika go on ahead to find Mr. Magic, and Thodren'll lag behind so when you do find the target one of you can slip back and tell him where to go.

Oh, and don't hold that halberd thing too prominently. With your luck the city watch'll be looking to fill their quotas for the month and zero in on you. You'd likely just get just a fine, but it'll still be a waste of time and money for you.

Rynh 2013/01/25(Fri)09:34 No. 487532 ID: 14a1d0
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The others stay back for potential sneak attacks and I go on ahead, but they've disappeared. Dang... How can I slap them around if they run off the moment I leave to get reinforcements and weapons?
It's like my whole day is ruined. Even the sky is getting dark, like it knows how disappointed I am.

Oh they ran away, maybe the magician ran out of spells or something. Might as well gather your party and head to the magic school and see if they are done identifying our dumb rock.

Also check those clouds to see if it will rain, no one likes the smell of a wet kobold.

Is it only dark around you?
If yes MOVE.

>>487537
Yeah I agree, you're probably about to get jumped or electrocuted, so move.

Eat the lightning.

>>487532
Throw a gout of dragonfire into the sky, maybe that'll get their attention.

Rynh 2013/01/25(Fri)14:53 No. 487559 ID: 14a1d0
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>You're about to get jumped

Whoa crap! He's putting some force into this. Almost like he's trying to hurt me or something.

I might have to deal with this guy before he does some damage. If he keeps this up, I might even need to use both hands.

He's going to land behind you. Turn to face him while giving a nice strong strike. Put your rotational force into it. Try to get enough distance to hit with the blade.

He's still in the air and barring ridiculously implausible ninja-like acrobatics, shouldn't be able to control his descent appreciably. Turn to face him while giving a nice strong strike. To his dick. Put your rotational force into it. "It" is his dick.

What I'm saying is punch him in the dick. Because he is a dick. It is funny and also an action full of wit.