Tav.

Tav

Tav

Vat?

Aggeia

DoubleTav

Tav

>>48224
Aggeia

Aggeia

Tav

Tav

Tav

Aggeia. MORE THIGHS!

Hips lady with the whip.

Duh.

Tav

>>48246

She doesn't have one, or at least I've been told.

Tav and Binky!

Wait can we vote on just Binky? If so, Binky.

Journey 2009/09/20(Sun)16:36 No. 48258 ID: 42b14f
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The Lazuhrek says there's a guard on the other side of this door. Things'll probably be getting ugly pretty quick. Someone needs to take charge here, how should I go about this?

>>48258

CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGE

>>48258
Send Binky in to investigate further. He's a smart shocker crab.

>>48258
Kick open the door, swing the shocker lance towards the nearest Engsami and say "Get the FUCK out of my way."

>>48258
How close is the guard to the door, and are there any more guards in the room?

If the guard is close enough, you may be able to fire a lightning rod through the door and impale him.

Also, remember not to underestimate Binky. He could save your ass with his amazing taser powers.

>>48264

Are you crazy? The second we fire the lance the entire fort is going to come down on us.

Let's just threaten people with the lance as long as possible. Try to get out of here quickly and quietly.

>>48258

Silent as long as you can! Let Aggeia kill single guards. When hell breaks loose you can start lightning everything. Ask if she can kill him stealthily.

>>48266
You have a point there.

Tav, just get Thighs 2.0 to snap the guard's neck, if possible.

>>48268
She's not Thighs, she's Hips.

Journey 2009/09/20(Sun)17:11 No. 48287 ID: 42b14f
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>>48260
>>48263
Sounds like a plan

*BAM* Tav puts the boot to the door sending it flying open. The guard on the other side looks startled by this sudden action.

"BAM!"

>>48287
Cap her bitch ass

>>48287
Point the gun at her and say "GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY WAY!"

>>48287
Yeah, they're not equipped to deal with us. Hold them at lightning-gun point and demand access to the cells.

If they call for help, feel free to gun them down.

>>48291
Then pull the trigger. Leave no enemy behind you.

Threaten her with the gun, motion her to get over against the wall and don't take your eyes off her as you exit.

Yell "Eat hot jiggawatts!" and shoot the engsami.

Journey 2009/09/20(Sun)17:50 No. 48318 ID: 42b14f
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>>48289
Love to... but unfortunately, I can't.

>>48291
>>48292
>>48314
"GET OUT OF THE WAY OR PREPARE TO EAT JIGGAWATTS! Take us to the cells!"

She's dropped her weapon, but is keeping her shield between me and her.

>>48318
Keep it pointed at her, that shield won't save her. Exit the room.

Can you discharge your weapon without firing a rail? It can make for a good bloodless elimination tool

>>48318
Kick her weapon aside.

>>48318
>Love to... but unfortunately, I can't.
How come? It looks like your hand's on the trigger.

YES! THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT!

Now let's get out of here quickly and quietly. Free Demesi, run for the next town over, ???, Peace, Profit!

>>48320
It'd shock him too.

Let's focus on getting out of here. Also, we appear to not have any ammo, so let's keep the bluff as long as possible.

Press the weapon up against the engsami and give it a zap. That should stun or kill it.

Tell Aggeia to get in here and keep on the lookout while we handle this one.

>>48318

Press muzzle against shield and release tazer prime.

Well... do you need specialized metal, or will any do? Like, say, that sheild?

Journey 2009/09/20(Sun)18:46 No. 48366 ID: 42b14f
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The guard leads us to down the hall to a door. I let her have a shock to "thank" her for her cooperation. She lets out a shriek and drops to the ground convulsing.

>>48323
>How come? It looks like your hand's on the trigger.

I've modded the Shock Lance so I can carry it with one arm, and re-routed the trigger to the second handle allowing me to generate the electric charge. But this is MY Shock Lance, it's air compressor is still cracked and can't hold the air necessary to launch GUIDE RODS. Even if it was capable of still firing, I couldn't load the rods with only one arm...

>>48366
Excellent. Is that shock good enough to kill or just stun?

Let's keep moving. Out the nearest door we go.

>>48366
Well... enjoy your new extremely intimidating but unwieldy close combat weapon, then.

Tell Aggeia about this. You'll just have to trust her. If she mistakenly thinks you can kill people at a distance, it could get you both killed.

>>48366
Well, you need to repair that. Then have somneone follow you and load the rods for you.

>>48366

Clearly, later, you need to engineer it as an arm attachment, to have an auto-loading LANCER ARM.

But later.

We'll get you a new arm outta this, don't worry about it... I hope.

You can grow arms back, right? Or at least attach a cool robotic one?

Journey 2009/09/20(Sun)20:08 No. 48460 ID: 42b14f
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>>48371
>Excellent. Is that shock good enough to kill or just stun?

No idea, guess we'll just have to wait and see.

>>48372
>Well... enjoy your new extremely intimidating but unwieldy close combat weapon, then.

I plan to make the most of it. I inform the Lazuhrek about my Shocker Lance's lack of effective range, she just nods. I was always a little unsettled by their silence and lack of eyes...

>>48374
>Well, you need to repair that. Then have somneone follow you and load the rods for you.

I'd need to go back to the store room for the supplies for that, and the GUIDE RODS.

>>48376
>You can grow arms back, right? Or at least attach a cool robotic one?

I've never lost an arm, so I can't really say from first hand experience, but I've got nothing but pain shooting out of this stump, not another arm. I don't know what a "robotic" is...

The door the guard was leading us to suddenly swings open, loudly slamming against the inside of the next room. A large figure squeezes through the doorway. I think he heard us...

Suggestion 2009/09/20(Sun)20:09 No. 48464 ID: b94893
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>>48460
CHEESE IT!

>>48460
Have our furry friend assault it first. She's fast and very aware, so she should have no problems dodging that sword while you move in ans shove your SHOCKER where the monster doesn't want it.

Attack him from two directions!

>>48460
Seconding the previous poster. Weave in and out of combat while Aggeia hogs its attention.

If this boy convulses as bad as the last guard, we may be able to do quite some damage. We just need an opening.

shock his big metal club thing

>>48495
Seconding this; have Aggie distract him while you move in to zap the bastard.

This guy's goddamn massive, though, so be prepared to dodge to the best of your ability if the lancer doesn't immediately bring him down.

>>48460

Any magical or otherwise equivalent prosthesis? We could use something to manipulate things with, and furtermore, we could totally look badass with a weaponized arm or quick loader for the Shock Lance.

>>48460
He's suggesting that you attach an artificial arm produced with technomancy to your arm stump and interface it with the severed nerves in your arm so that it moves just like a real arm.

get outta there, we can't fight all of them.

Journey 2009/09/21(Mon)16:01 No. 48941 ID: bd36a1
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"AGGEIA!"

With just that, she quickly leaps forth and slinks between the engsami's legs, slashing them with her punching daggers as she goes. His attention is drawn, time for me to move in!

Journey 2009/09/21(Mon)16:03 No. 48946 ID: bd36a1
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"HWAH!"

As I ram the SHOCK LANCE into the gut of the engsami I hold the trigger down, pumping a dangerous amount of electricity through the coils. I back off when my glove starts to smoke.

>>48946
That's our man, Tav!

Check for damage.

Journey 2009/09/21(Mon)16:37 No. 48966 ID: bd36a1
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The engsami guard shudders under the electric assault. I can see his muscles tensing and locking up. He roars, what I can only assume to be, an engsami expletive before bringing his stiffened arm down. I leap out of the way narrowly dodging the attack as the club shatters a portion of the stone floor. His muscles still look tensed from the shock, so he's definitely still feeling it. I've got his attention now.

>>48966
If club is metal, shock it. If not, move in while his club is down.

Jump onto his sword and stick your feet to it! Then zap him in the face!

>>48966
Yeah that could not possibly go wrong. Let's get aggeia to bury one of those daggers in his kidney while he's distracted with us.

>>48966
Yeah that could not possibly go wrong. Let's get aggeia to bury one of those daggers in his kidney while he's distracted with us. Or better yet, just stick it in his torso and use it for a guide rod.

>>48966
Tav, run up the wall, jump off, shock him in the face then get prepared to get the hell out of the way.

>>48966
Try running a current through his big metal weapon.

Journey 2009/09/21(Mon)17:20 No. 48993 ID: bd36a1
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>>48974

Journey 2009/09/21(Mon)17:21 No. 48994 ID: bd36a1
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*KRAKKA-KOW*

>>48994
Yikes. He's down for the count.

Let's get the hell out of here. Head to the room above Demesi's cell, quickly, and then let's run the fuck out.

Journey 2009/09/21(Mon)17:48 No. 49013 ID: bd36a1
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If that freaky leather nut engsami was telling the truth the cells should be in-

:D

>>49013
:|
:)
:D
:Dc

>>49013
Shoulder your weapon.

"Sorry we're late, but I was a little..."
*have Aggie put glasses on you*
"...disarmed."

>>49013
TAV HUG DEME

>>49017
oh god, do this

>>49017
YES

>>49017

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!

Let him out, Get him a weapon, and do a status check on the team.

Arm up, heal what you can and we'll start planning the next move.

>>49013

Damnit, you're on the wrong floor. The hatch is on the ceiling and Demesi your chubby hubby can't possibly fit through the bars.

Tell him you'll be right over and hang in there. We're busting him out and then busting your whole clan out the pits.

...Don't we wanna be in the room directly ABOVE this one?

Journey 2009/09/21(Mon)18:41 No. 49076 ID: bd36a1
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>>49021
>TAV HUG DEME

There are metal bars in the way

>>49017
"Sorry we're late, but I was a little...
Disarmed."

>>49040
"The hatch on the ceiling is the only way we can get him out. I know the drains lead there, but I don't know how many guards there are now between us and there." Aggeia points out.

>>49076
Aggeia works well alone. Send her up to free our friend, we will keep him company.

>>49076

You even put Binky into it.

I fucking love you, man.

See if the slinky one can sneak through the bars and gain a peek upstairs via hatch. If not, we'll have to formulate a plan of action.

Also, I'm reinstating a need to double check conditions and weaponry. Least we can do is arm Deme and charge for the door latch to bust out the flying comrade.

>>49076
Beautiful.

>>49076

Tell Aggeia to go free Demesi. You'll draw the Engsami after you and they should make a break for it. You're not leaving before you have freed the rest of the Lohrke.

Journey 2009/09/21(Mon)18:52 No. 49091 ID: bd36a1
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Ok, Tav sent me up here to bust the Nedynvor out. Doesn't look like there's still any guards up here, which is good, I'm down to one dagger after Tav fried my other one... There are four hatches on the floor set up in a line, which one(s) should I open?

>>49076
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!

>>49091
Both. Why not?

Just start on the far left and go right. Open and peek in to see if it's our boy.

>>49091
Should be the second one from the right.

>>49091

All, start from left to right. If it's something dangerous just punch dagger it and close it back up.

>>49098
My right, not yours.

Journey 2009/09/21(Mon)19:09 No. 49111 ID: bd36a1
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>>49097
Ok, I'll start at the far side.

Huh, well then...

>>49111
ALRIGHT NOW LET'S GO RUN OUT THE EXIT GO GO GO BEFORE THEY FUCKING SEND AN ARMY AFTER YOU

Let's run to the docks, maybe you can kill the chief on the way there.

>>49111

Lift Demesi out of there. You've got a chief to kill, he's got his people to free and Demesi... hm. Time to find the chief and do your job.

You guys want to kill the cheif when you have one dagger and a broken shocker lance? Fuck that, let's go to the next lorhke city and stock up while we try diplomacy first.

Journey 2009/09/21(Mon)20:00 No. 49137 ID: bd36a1
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>>49130
Ok, we've hoisted the Nedynvor up, now to get back to Ta-

Well... I wonder if this is what that ruckus I heard earlier was. Looks like something set off these Engsami and they're completely immersed in beating on eachother...

>>49137
Just get out.
This is handy but ultimately unimportant.

Sneak by while they're distracted

>>49137
GET THE HELL OUT! Don't engage! Get back to Tav and get out!

Journey 2009/09/21(Mon)20:12 No. 49144 ID: bd36a1
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>>49140
How do we get back to Tav? I've mostly stuck to the drains in here.

There are two doors on the far wall. The door to my right smells like it's the kitchen. There is also a door to my left (camera side)

>>49144
Go to your left, the camera side door.

AND MAKE IT SNAPPY YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THERE.

Journey 2009/09/21(Mon)21:04 No. 49159 ID: bd36a1
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>>49145
Whew... ok... was almost sure the Nedynvor was gonna get us spotted...

There's a large door in the floor. At the other end of the hall is another door, and a metal grate in the floor. Something smells... like mushrooms?

Go down, we need to get to Tav and he's downstairs.

Let's grab him and get out of here, we can figure out what to do when we meet up with the Lorhke leaders later.

Woah. That's a beefy hatch.

Look through the grate to see what's below.

Journey 2009/09/21(Mon)21:46 No. 49172 ID: bd36a1
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>>49164
There looks to me... Lohrke? I guess this is "The Pit"

>>49172

We must free them!

Examine hatch lock symbol.

>>49172

Jump in.

They look like they're having FUN.

>>49172
Break them free. It'll cause a whole lot of chaos!

>>49172
Now might not be a good idea, but there doesn't seem to be a better one.

Let's free them and watch them get slaughtered as we give them false hopes of freedom.

Better than a lifetime of slavery.

Better still to first equip them with weapons and provide an avenue of escape. If only we could find one.

>>49172

See if the keys you have can free them.

>>49172
We need weapons to arm them, and possibly armor for them. We'll get them out and take them to Tav. From there, we go to the room where we get our weapons and stuff, and have them re-equip. Re-equip Deme as well, and then we'll head for the docks. A small squad might not be the best for sneakin' about, but strength in numbers might be the difference in how we manage the next encounter. Look at it this way:

Aggeia - Scout, able to check around for possible enemies and alternate routes.

Deme - Able to fly up and take a quick look around in the city. Also, not a bad fighter in a pinch.

Binky - Can open doors, also necessary head protection for Tav.

Tav and one Lorkhe - Needs a fix for his Shock Lance, but at least we can try and get someone else to find a working launcher in the mish mash of equipment. One can launch, the other can shock - Makes for a quick fix system until we can find a prostisis for Tav. Otherwise, we can throw them.

The other three Lorkhe - CQB or Shock lances as we can find them. Try to get ranged weapons if we can find them, but As we've seen with Tav, they can at least be somewhat useful with smaller and quick weapons.

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)12:37 No. 54345 ID: bd36a1
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>>49174
>Examine hatch lock symbol.

Aggeia stoops over and runs her fingers across the large symbol attached to the door in the floor. "This symbol is way to big for any of these keys to work..." she says.

>>49176
>Jump in.

There's a metal grate built into the floor over the hole and the door is locked.

>>49179
>Break them free. It'll cause a whole lot of chaos!

Unfortunately, we need to find some way of getting the door open first.

Aggeia tosses you a familiar looking satchel and backpack. They're yours! They still contain your PLANKTON LANTERN and LUMBER AXE. You put them back on where they belong.

>>54345
Deme! Deme deme deme <3

How strong do the bars on that grating look?

Ready the axe, shit is about to go down.

>>54345
I'm afraid to ask, but Aggeia can't possible squeeze through the grate?

>>54345

Inform the Lohrke's that help is on the way and that Tav is here. So be ready when the time comes to bust out, we just need the key to the hatch.

Check left hand door.

>>54358
But why?

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)13:03 No. 54369 ID: bd36a1
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>>54348
>How strong do the bars on that grating look?

You're no metal worker, but you think they look quite strong. Strong enough to keep you out at any rate.

>>54350
You equip your LUMBER AXE

>>54358
>I'm afraid to ask, but Aggeia can't possible squeeze through the grate?

"The gaps are to small for even me to squeeze through. Also, what good would me getting myself locked on the other side of this door do?

>>54359
>Inform the Lohrke's that help is on the way and that Tav is here. So be ready when the time comes to bust out, we just need the key to the hatch.

You inform the Lohrke in the Pit that help is on the way, once you can figure out how to open their cell, at the mention of Tav, a few of them seem to perk up a little.

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)13:04 No. 54370 ID: bd36a1
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>>54359
>Check left hand door.

You open the door and poke your head through

>>54370

Is that an armour or that's actually a guard?

>>54370
Well this won't end well..

>>54370

Well, shit... inform Aggeia that death is looking at you.

>>54370
DISTRACT HIM WITH THE DANCE OF YOUR PEOPLE.

>>54376
Then, you know, have Aggeia knock him out when he's distracted.

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)13:23 No. 54390 ID: bd36a1
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>>54376
>DISTRACT HIM WITH THE DANCE OF YOUR PEOPLE.

This seems like an inopportune time to bust a move.

>>54371
>Is that an armour or that's actually a guard?

It has drawn a weapon, you assume that it is indeed a guard.

>>54373
>Well, shit... inform Aggeia that death is looking at you.

You call for Aggeia and she is swiftly at your side.

The armored Engsami approaches.

>>54390
See if we can distract him long enough for aggiea to steal that torch off the wall and shove it into his face.

>>54390

Demesi, see if you can engage the engsami in direct combat.

Aggeia, try to slip in and use your katar to puncture straight through the armor while he's fighting Demesi.

"Do we really need to fight? I mean come on big guy, be reasonable. Let everybody have a nice day for once, goddammit. Let the Lourke be active members of your economy instead of goddamn slaves. I mean [insert messiah here], what about respect for life man."

>>54390

It seems to wield electric weapon similiar to Tav and wears a metal armor. Mayby we have to sacrifice PLANKTON LANTERN to short it out and hopefully stun/kill him.

>>54390
Draw him away from the wall, flank.
Distract/attack/dodge.

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)14:20 No. 54428 ID: bd36a1
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You wield your trusty LUMBER AXE and engage the armored Engsami, hoping to distract it long enough for Aggeia to launch a flanking attack.

*K-TANG*

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)14:22 No. 54430 ID: bd36a1
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*SH-WOCK*

The Engsami blocks your attack with his shield, and swings his weapon at you. You feel your muscles tense as the electricity courses through your body.

Aggeia leaps off the wall with the torch

>>54390
Flee

>>54430

Throw PLANKTON LANTERN at club.

>>54432
shit, too slow.

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)14:40 No. 54436 ID: bd36a1
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>>54430
Aggeia pounces upon the Engsami's back and slams the torch into his visor, raking it across the vision slots. The engsami lets out a shriek as his vision is filled with flame and ash.

may as well put him out of his misery now.

Go for the flying sword kick to the mouth.

>>54436
His mouth isn't armored. Stab up into his brain with your dagger.

>>54436
SWORD-KICK HIM NOW, WHILE HIS GUARD'S DOWN!

FOR TAV. <3

Heroes don't kill disarmed opponents.

Shove him down and get on your way, Demesi.

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)15:13 No. 54455 ID: bd36a1
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>>54440
>SWORD-KICK HIM

Your body still won't move how you tell it to. Your muscles still haven't relaxed.

>>54439
>Stab up into his brain with your dagger.

Aggeia tries to make it as quick and relatively painless as possible, thrusting her PUNCHING DAGGER up through the engsami's upper jaw. She quietly apologizes as his limb body drops to the floor.

You feel a little stiff, but you can move again.

>>54455

Shimmy through the vent to the right.

>>54455
That's two people you could have let live but didn't, Aggeia. Apologize all you want, have fun trying to sleep at night.

Demesi: Grab the shocker lance and get moving.

>>54455

Take shock cudgel and peek out of the small window. Then peek out the door if it seems safe.

>>54462
>>wanting to save evil people who cut off your friends arm and want to kill you.

I'm asking you to take a step back and re-evaluate the situation. Just make sure you have thought through your point of view.

Not being rude >_>

I'm guessing Aggeia would prefer to assassinate her target with as few other killings as possible.

Suggestion 2009/09/30(Wed)15:34 No. 54471 ID: b94893
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>>54466
True Heroes don't kill unless they absolutely have to, and even then, the best of them try their damn hardest to prevent death of any kind, whether they deserve it or not.

>>54471

Take it to >>/questdis/313664 you strange man.

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)16:04 No. 54506 ID: bd36a1
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You can't quite get your head up to the window. From here, though, you can see the sky. It looks like the sun is setting.

"I'll scout ahead with the drains, see if I can find Tav from here, and see if I can locate the docks." Aggeia says as she does that weird slinking into the drain thing again.

You take the SHOCK CUDGEL from the engsami.

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)16:05 No. 54507 ID: bd36a1
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You poke your head through the door. It looks clear. On the right side of the hall there are a series of doors, one small, one large pair of double doors, and a large stone slab-like door. On the far end, opposite this door, there is an enormous double door made of stone. and on the left wall (camera) there is another double door, but it appears to have another lock on it.

>>54506

Peek out the door, equip shock cudgel.

>>54506
Flap your wings a little, or stand on the guard's corpse (loot it, by the way) or just jump. It's trivial to get high enough to see through the window.

>>54507
The stone door is probably something important, let's not go in there. Let's try the small door first.

>>54506
I don't suppose the body has any other items on it, does it? Keys or the like?

>>54507

Peek in first door to the right. If dangerous go to second door on the right.

>>54506
Put that body somewhere out of view.

Deme: Hide. You are alone and frankly quite weak.

>>54507
That chain crank thing looks like it would be for letting down a drawbridge or something.

Hmm, maybe I should try making a map.

Grab that shock stick.

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)16:34 No. 54538 ID: bd36a1
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>>54513
>I don't suppose the body has any other items on it, does it?

The guard has nothing on him other than his armor and weapon, which you have taken.

>>54509
You jump up and catch a glimpse of what's outside. To the right side of the window looks to be more of the fortress, to the left, all you can see is desert.

>>54515
>Put that body somewhere out of view.

There isn't really anywhere to stash a body nearby, it's to big to fit through the drain.

>>54510
>Let's try the small door first.

You slowly poke your head into the small door. It looks like someone's sleeping quarters. There's a bed, a dresser, and some random knicknacks. There is a door over behind the bed.

>>54538
Is there anyone sleeping in there?

Inspect the items in the room, let's get a better look at it all.

>>54538
That looks like Tav's mask, let's take a look at this stuff but stay on your guard.

That has to be Tav's mask, meaning this is probably Kyaos's room.

Meaning we should close the door quietly and hope she's asleep if she's in there.

If you see Kyaos, run.

Oh hey, that's Tav's mask. Take it, and also the dagger-thing holding it in place.

Then... I'd probably GTFO.

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)16:45 No. 54556 ID: bd36a1
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>>54542
>Is there anyone sleeping in there?

The room is empty

>>54543
>Inspect the items in the room, let's get a better look at it all.

There is a large... thing... on the bed. It looks like a large piece of a shell or something? On a shelf above the bed is an oil lamp, next to that it looks like a gas mask, like the one Tav was wearing back in the Lohrke city, is pinned to the wall with a knife. On the dresser there looks to be pretty standard doodads and what-nots for a person's bedroom.

>>54538
You probably got hit by her knockout-breath attack in the tunnel. It's a pity neither you nor Tav was wearing a mask at the time- you would've won then.

>>54556
>There is a large... thing... on the bed.

Way to be creepy, Kyaos. Sleeping with your dead boyfriend's scales?

That's a shell off of her deceased boyfriend.

Definitely Kyaos's room.

>>54556
Anyway, leave for now without touching anything. That door leads to the same room as the double-doors. She must be pretty important to have her own office.

>>54556
This is definitely Kyaos's room. Keeping the shell of her dead lover right next to if not on her bed... Manly tears.

...

Does she have a diary there?

Go ahead and open the closet door. She's probably got a little shrine for Ga'nneda in there or something.

>>54556

Check the door.

FFFFF it is Kyaos's room.

Open the door. Let's get out of here quickly before she returns.

Let's get out of here and see if Aggeia is back yet.

Let's get aggeia in here so she can slit that bitch's throat as soon as she walks in the door.

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)17:01 No. 54574 ID: bd36a1
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You check the small door behind the bed. It is a small closet. There is an open hatch in the ceiling with a ladder leading up.

>>54572
Bad idea. She's an important person, and there's a band of intruders rampaging through the base. Especially in her current state, she probably has a bodyguard with her, and I bet her breath still works. Huge backfire potential.

>>54574
Go up, if you can fit.

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)17:16 No. 54585 ID: bd36a1
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>>54576
You squeeze through the opening and climb the short ladder. It leads to a small stair case that leads you up to, what you think is over the bed chamber you were just in. There is no ceiling in here and multiple cages hanging with squawking birds. You can feel warm air rushing down from above.

Get up to the platform.

>>54585
Well that's interesting. If we didn't have to take Tav and Aggiea with us, this would be a great out for us.

Check on those cages a bit closer, Deme.

>>54585
EXCELLENT! Let's grab Tav and Aggeia and fly out the top!

>>54585

Shit! Get out of there before Kyaos comes swooping down and sees you!

Fly out and see what's up?

Let's go get Tav and Aggeia, tell them we've found a way out.

>>54585
We don't have a landmine or something we can put under her pillow do we?

Tav needs protection to get out of there, and we need to figure out how to get the Lohrkes out.

>>54600
There's a bedsheet right there we can use to cover Tav from the sunlight, let's move before the other engsami catch us.

ESPECIALLY Kyaos.

>>54600

Yes, the attention span of the average quester. At least this will hopefully let us see the correct direction for the harbour.

>>54602
Tav has no UV protection, being a Lorhke. Suffice to say, he would die if exposed to sunlight for an extended amount of time. First he'd get what appears to be really bad sunburns, then boils that pop and shit, and then... well, you get the picture. BAD END if Tav goes out into sunlight unprotected.

>>54604
Tav = vampire?

>>54604

Yes, I know this or are you just telling it for the benefit of everyone?

I was agreeing that we need to free the other lohrke also before we even think of bailing out.

>>54608
Eh, optional. We should really be focused on getting ourselves out. The less time we spend here, the better.

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)17:51 No. 54611 ID: bd36a1
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You climb the wall to reach the platform above you. From this perch you can see the sun slowly dropping below the sand dunes. You can see another large section of the fortress to your left, and a long bridge-like section with strange looking craft sitting anchored to the planks.

>>54609

... . . . . You're the bbeg in the end aren't you.

Anyway, two choices. Wait for nightfall or find underground tunnels to harbor. We're saving those lohrke.

Screw the slaves, we can deal with them later. Maybe hijack the ships that they take them out on.

Get Tav and get the hell out of here.

Go get Tav, grab Aggeia, leave.

Hope there's nothing that prevents you from doing this.

We gotta go back and help save the lohrke, or at least let Tav know we found a way out. If we leave this way we should totally take a dump on Kyaos's pillow and throw her ganneda fragment out

>>54611
Docks! Yes! How far away are they? Could you find them from inside the structure now? How good is your sense of direction, Deme?

We ain't leaving anyone behind... We ain't gonna get Tav killed.

>>54611

Okay, back down to corridor. Go to the second door to the right and peek in.

We should chuck her shell fragment out the window to make her cry.

>>54612
If I was, Tav would be dead already.

But I'm not, so let's go grab him before someone else does and let's get out of here without any more trouble.

>>54625
I'mma change my idea. We should put her shell fragment up on the ledge where she can see it, but can't get to it.

>>54629
That is hilariously terrible and I approve.

>>54629
I like the way you think.

Rastin.jpg

Journey 2009/09/30(Wed)18:14 No. 54638 ID: bd36a1
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>animooted

You climb back down the tower. Aggeia will probably intend to meet you back in the room you last saw her in. Hopefully Tav will be with he- wait... did you hear something?

>>54638
Hold your breath and get your club ready
Then swordfoot through her head when she's down.

>>54638

Oh, shit...

>>54627

Save the cuties >>/questdis/313685

>>54638
Run, you dipshit.

>>54638
Turn around and look at the shadowy figure.

Try talking before doing anything else. If it is who we suspect it to be, they're probably not too keen on fighting again, especially when we're armed and they're injured as hell. Fighting at this point might not only reopen wounds but re-dislocate leg bones and such.

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)14:49 No. 62286 ID: bd36a1
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Chapter 11

Previous chapters can be found in the archives
Chapters 1-3: http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questarch/res/7108.html
Chapters 4-5http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questarch/res/18678.html
Chapters 6-7: http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questarch/res/26410.html
Chapters 8-9: http://www2.tgchan.org/kusaba/questarch/res/37805.html

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)14:53 No. 62290 ID: bd36a1
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"NEDYNVOR!" The creature perched on the elevated platform screeches.

You whip around to look up at it.

"It seems you and your little friends have been causing quite the ruckus in our fort... Will that glow worm of yours ever cease to be a thorn in my side? You are of no interest to me, just more money to line my pocket. Your Lohrke friend is who I want. Bring him to me, alive, and I'll see to it that you are... 'released' ssss" she trails off with a sort of hiss. She looks like that Engsami you and Tav fought in the tunnel, but she looks a little worse for ware compared to the last time you saw her.

>>62290
"...you have almost no membrane left to your wings.

How the HELL are you managing to stay aloft in the air?!"

Okay, lady. You wait right here.

While we skedaddle right back down and find another exit.

Say you'll do your best.

I'm sure Tav wants to see her too. With his gun.

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)15:09 No. 62304 ID: bd36a1
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>>62298
>"...You have almost no membrane left to your wings... How the HELL are you managing to stay aloft in the air?!"

"Ssss, I DON'T filthy bird! The two of YOU saw to that. Now bring me the glow worm before I remember MORE of what you are responsible for!"

You tell her you'll do your best. You get the feeling Tav wouldn't mind seeing her again as well, now that he has a gun strapped to his arm. Where should you head now?

>>62304
"Well then how in (insert deity here)'s name did you get up there? There's no stairs, or ladders! STOP FUCKING PHYSICS IN THE ASS, DAMMIT!"

Just leave. Lets go find Tav <3

>>62306
She jumped down...

>>62308
Tav<3

>>62304
Go back to the hallway, and check out the single stone door.

>>62313
She would have to go up first in order to jump down.

She's a witch! A goddamn lizard witch! BURN HER AT THE STAKE!

>>62315
There are surely stairs somewhere.
But yes, BURN EVERYTHING.

>>62304
I vote we try to find an alternate way out after we hook up with Tav. ... we probably couldn't carry both him and Aggie up anyway.

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)15:43 No. 62341 ID: bd36a1
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You consider asking how she got up there, but her glare makes you reconsider. She probably just climbed up there like you did anyway. You head back to the room you last saw Aggeia. Tav is here.

"Aggeia said she had some business she needed to take care of before we all busted out of here, and slinked back into the drain." he explains.

Should you tell him about the formerly winged engsami, or keep it to yourself and worry about getting out?

>>62341

Tell him. It's time to end this shit.

>>62341
Tell him, but mention that, y'know. She's probably planning to spring a trap on Tav, and it would be most prudent to just avoid her altogether.

common sense dictates we could probably get out without telling him, but w probably should tell him about this trap anyway and see if he still wants to go.

>>62341

Tell him but remind him about the prisoners also and if he has a plan to free them. Also remind him that fighting an enemy on her own terms is really stupid and we should just find an exit. This will hopefully lure Kyaos out of her nest and he can fight her then if she shows up.

Tell him the truth, but also tell him about the prisoners. They're more important to him than she is, I hope.

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)16:22 No. 62405 ID: bd36a1
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You tell Tav about the engsami you met in the tower, and her demands, also reminding him about the prisoners in The Pit. Tav's face immediately becomes serious.

"I would love to finish breaking that bitch... but getting my friends free SHOULD be my priority... I don't know how though. The hatch to the Pit needs a large key, and Aggeia said she hasn't seen any keys large enough to fit it."

Ok, where should you and Tav go next?

>>62405
Maybe Kyaos has the key. Bosses usually have dungeon-important items like that on them.

Only so many unexplored ares left. Go to the corridor and try the double doors.

Say "I have a risky plan. I'll tell her we want the key. If she has the key somewhere, then you'll face her. The woman's obsessed. She'll do it. Then we can put a stop to her and get your key."

>>62422

I like this plan, except I don't think she has the huge key but she can certainly tell us where it is. If she does tell say Tav agrees to face her without any other distractions after.

After we get the key of course.

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)17:00 No. 62439 ID: bd36a1
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You tell Tav that you have a plan. Kyaos might know something about the location of the key to The Pit. If you agree to fight her, she might reveal where the key is. You explain as you lead him toward Kyaos' roost.

"Is... is that my gas mask?"

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)17:01 No. 62443 ID: bd36a1
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You lead Tav up the ladder and into the tower. Kyaos is still sitting up on the platform, glowering at the both of you.

"Nedynvor, you will leave now." she commands.

>>62443
Step out, wait for her to jump out and start attacking/talking to Tav, then jump in and zap her in the back with the shock cudgel.

Deme, you should hide in the doorway under the platform. That way you can still see in the room and help out if you need to, but bitchtits won't know you are still in the room.

Well this didin't go accoring to plan. Now you have to fight, key or no key. In fact with her obsession right there she dosen't have to tell squat. And she most definately dosen't have the key.

I guess we just fight then.

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)17:21 No. 62459 ID: bd36a1
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You slip into the door and draw your pilfered Shock Cudgel as Tav continues with the plan.

"Alright, I'm here Kyaos! Before we end this, I want you to tell me where the key is to The Pit!"

"Kyeheheh, what makes you think you're going to be around long enough to use the key? Either way, there are two. One is in possession of the Chieftan, and one is mine. If you want it so badly, you'll have to TAKE it from one of us. Kyeheheh! If you want MINE I'll see you at the top of this tower glow worm."

With that she digs her claws into the stone wall and scales to the large opening at the top.

damnit...

>>62459
Chieftan? We're gonna be killing them anyway. Aggeia's original goal and all. I just say we kill two birds with one stone and take out the Chieftan.

Sides, you don't really want another dose of knockout breath, do you?

It's a little bit too late now. Let's finish this stupid bitch off once and fer all.

>>62459

"Didn't think you were that much of a coward." Star climbing.

>>62459

Well, I'll be damned, she did have a key and not just the chief. Following her up seems stupid with prepared ground and the risk of losing the key to a fall being high. If she actually has a key as I've never seen a large key on her and she didin't show it. Liar, liar...

But I would be a liar if I said that I don't want to see highrise boss battle that's been building up. Though it would be far smarter to just stick to the plan and try to avoid obvious death trap.

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)17:43 No. 62475 ID: bd36a1
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"Hmph, I didn't realize you were such a coward Kyaos." Tav snorts. "Demesi, go find another way out, or Aggeia. I'll meet you all back at that entrance to the main hall once I get Kyaos' key." He begins running up the tower wall.

Control has now switched to Tav.

She's trying to lead you up to the sunlight
Don't fall for it.

Slap her in the twat. Be on guard though, it's definitely a fucking trap.

>>62475

Be ready for the fight of your life, little dude.

And be careful. She may try to push you over the edge.

Look around for stuff to protect us from the sun.

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)18:21 No. 62505 ID: bd36a1
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Alright, lets get this trap over with. The cursed sun isn't out, thank Urn'kel. But I don't see Kyaos... I can see the land dock from here. It looks like it attaches to that main hall, I would guess, based off this tower's location... Wait... I think I hear someth-

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)18:21 No. 62506 ID: bd36a1
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"Ssss good, good, the glow worm came..."

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)18:22 No. 62507 ID: bd36a1
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"Ga'nneda wanted you to meet one of his... friends... from the Leviathan pit."

*K-doosh*

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)18:23 No. 62508 ID: bd36a1
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*ROOOOAR*

"He's... not much for words."

... son of a liege...

>>62507
Maybe a retreat is in order.

How crap is our weapon? I mean, we can at least try a little, bitch did take our fucking arm off.

>>62508
I think I remember this guy from Skies of Arcadia.
"I'M TOTALLY GOING TO FIGHT YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE WRONGED ME SO ATTACK MY MINIONS WHILE I LEG IT LIKE A BITCH"

In fact, that's a good idea.
"Not going to fight me yourself?"
Also, hope the fuck it's slow and that you can keep zapping whatever you do manage to stick it with.
And actually, if Kyaos does attack you, it gives you an excuse to try to call in Deme.

Keep in mind that you can also stick to walls. Let's see what this thing does. We can move into the inside of the tower, which will probably restrict its movements.

>>62508
"...good god woman, you give new meaning to the term 'size queen', you know that right? Frickin' hallway is all I'm sayin'...."

>>62512

Well, considering the original Ga'nneda didin't give a shit about our weapon until we stomped a rod in his neck to charge lightning through. Our current weapon is overpowered tazer with zero penetration... yeah, we're fucked.

If you're going to stick around charge up immeadetly and shock it's hand. Repeat to other and so forth, give it no chance to climb to your level.

Throw a sexual insult. "Geez, Kyaos, you just can't settle for a normal sized man, can you? Goddamn, your snatch is probably as wide as a cave down there."

Or

"And the girls back home thought I was big."

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)19:07 No. 62535 ID: bd36a1
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>"Not going to fight me yourself?"

"Ssss, what's the matter? Not so confident now that it's not YOU outnumbering ME in a cramped cave?"

This new guy looks a bit bigger than Ga'nneda was, but less armored. It might take a few tries, but I think the modified Shock Lance will PROBABLY still be able to hurt him... but don't quote me on that...

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)19:07 No. 62536 ID: bd36a1
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I'll try the frontal approach

"You coward! How about you fight me yourself?"

Walk down the shaft and hurl more insults at her, her bravery, her wings, and her genitalia.

Follow this with. "I'll put my weapon away if you stop hiding behind expendable boyfriends."

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)19:09 No. 62539 ID: bd36a1
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*KSSSSSS*

Urn'kel damnit! I'm holding my breath, but I can't do that the whole damn fight... I'm in close though, how should I go about this?

>>62535
>>62536
Super Paranoia Powers, activate!
Form of: "He probably has a breath attack, oh fuck!"

Stick your lightning raper in his mouth and hold down the trigger.

>>62539
You have a giant pimped out taser.

He has his mouth open.

Mouths have saliva.

Saliva is mostly water.

Water conducts electricity.

I think you get the picture.

Well, if it wants to open it's big yap humor him. Stick it right down to the gizzards and give it all it has.

>>62546
Problem is Kyaos is probably planning on us doing that. Its a giant worry if we ain't got the mask on and she decides to be a sneaky bitch again and gases us win or lose

I think we should back the fuck off and try and get her off of the damn thing. Maybe we can get it to chase us if we climb off the tower and drown it in the ocean below.

Full Frontal Assault! Keep going!

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)19:30 No. 62555 ID: bd36a1
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>>62550
>Maybe we can get it to chase us if we climb off the tower and drown it in the ocean below.

We're in the middle of a desert.

>>62542
>>62543
Works for me.

*ploonk*

Journey 2009/10/10(Sat)19:30 No. 62556 ID: bd36a1
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*CH-KOW*

After discharging back off. We need to keep mobile! Well as mobile as possible.

>>62556
Let go of the shocker lance and run backwards.

Disarm (no pun intended) yourself again and get the fuck away from that mouth.

Last thing you need is it chewing on more than your gun. Set the thing on maximum charge as you let go.

>>62559

We got it rigged to our backpack. We CAN'T do that

>>62561
Fine, then let's get the fuck out of here. This is a pointless battle, the cheiftan has a key and he's probably smaller fry than this guy.

We have NO reason to be here. WHY are we here. Let's get the FUCK out of here.

>>62563

CAN we run away? We're a one-armed Lorhke probably starved after possibly days of torture and we have only one arm and a broken shocker lance with who knows how much juice left in it.

Wait, what? Yeah, running is a good idea.