rolled 3, 1, 4 = 8

not this shit again

Alright-Frost Giantess
let's see if our new arm has any flaws

How's our captive ice elmental been doing?
Still frozen under the pond?

rolled 3, 2, 3 = 8

>>8085095
You exit the Hall with Jerith behind you, moving your new arm in a circle. It's flexible, but a little numb. You try picking up a barrel, which is no trouble at all. The new hand is exactly the same as your old one, save for the color. A few swings don't cause the thing to come flying out of its socket, so you think it's safe to say it'll be fine.

rolled 2, 6, 5 = 13

>>8085136
Still frozen. Hretmar's been keeping in contact, so you're aware of its status. Calmer, but still restless, trying to break free but unable to move. The confinement will be impossible for it to cope with for more than a week or so. It's a storm elemental, used to being able to move freely on the winds. If it's released a month after being sealed, its rage would persist until it was destroyed.

>>8085143
Well, at least we don't need to go all Gottz von Berlichingen and replace our arm with a crossbow or something-
Though that would've been awesome
Right, time we got some answers from our ice elemental

rolled 6, 4, 3 = 13

>>8085183
Jerith wants to accompany you, in case something happens. Kel as well, for the same reason.

>>8085183
We should ask our mage to come along.

>>8085219
Alright, they can both come, though I would warn Kel that he wouldn't be much help in a fight with this thing, seeing that it's intangible.

rolled 6, 5, 4 = 15

>>8085251
That matters little to him. He is your apprentice and your friend.

You journey to the lake, moving your arm absently. It gets colder as you approach, eventually becoming freezing, though that obviously doesn't affect you. Both of your companions are wearing fur-lined garments, so they should be fine for a while.

You speak to Hretmar, preparing yourself to link with the chained elemental. He will shield you, and break contact if you're in danger.

A light gleams in the darkness. You touch it, lightly.

A voice. "You... are... protector?"

rolled 17 = 17

>>8085372
"Protector of what? Yes, I protect this village if that's what you mean."

>>8085372
"I'm not sure- does the protector have something to do with why you attacked me?"

rolled 2, 6, 5 = 13

>>8085417
For god's sake no rolling.

>>8085417
Terror of rolling aside, this.

rolled 3, 6, 3 = 12

>>8085417
>>8085424
There is a pause. The light dances, waving about in confusion. The surface of the lake shakes with unfelt tremors.

"You... protect... humans? You... die. All... here... die."

>>8085487
"Why? Why must all die here?"

>>8085487
Well that's reassuring.

"Why will we die? Are you referring to the fact that all of us are mortal and therefor will eventually die, or do you mean something more immediate and less natural?"

rolled 1, 2, 6 = 9

>>8085497
The light halts, expanding in your vision. The lake shakes with a massive force. Hretmar is whispering in the back of your mind. Not much time left.

"My... place. My... sanctuary. Taken. All die. All die. All die."

The frozen lake is cracking, quaking from the assault of the thing beneath it. Hretmar is about to break the link. The spell that will end the elemental has been prepared.

Jerith and Kel are behind you, magic and weapons ready.

Don't worry, I'm good at this. I'm the guy who got 2 20s (21 and a 20 actually) in the row when we killed the DoD and searched for gems.

>>8085455

Joking aside, ask elemental:
"Why do you want to kill us? Or are you saying that someone else is going to kill us?"
>>8085487

>>8085575
Wait, wait?
So the village was built on an ancient site of ice?
Or did someone else just recently designate the town as ice central?
Ask-
"WHO SENT YOU?"
or, alternately
"Stop trying to kill me and listen for five minutes!"

>>8085575

Where is your sanctuary? Who took it? Why would attacking this village avenge your loss?

>>8085632
+1

>>8085632
+1

rolled 4, 1, 3 = 8

>>8085604
"Give it back give it back give it back give it back-"

The lake is bubbling upwards, its breaking surface letting out a rush of cool air.

"Stop trying to kill me! I can help you! Who sent you? Where is your sanctuary?"

The voice of screeches in your ears, almost unbearable. "I... live... in the wind. Nothing escapes! The air... is mine alone!"

The elemental is struggling against its bonds, focusing all its power on motion, on force. It's going to escape, unless something is done.

A bright light is shining on the ice, illuminating the quietly falling snow with a shimmering glitter. You can see a faint pattern of runes around the lake, inscribing themselves into the ground.

The elemental retreats from your mind as Hretmar takes its place, pushing it down with a mighty, ethereal fist.

"I CANNOT CONTAIN IT. I MUST ERASE IT FROM THIS PLACE. I MUST RETURN ITS POWER TO THE PLANE OF ICE."

>>8085745
"Then bring the interdimensional Banhammer down on this sucker already!"

>>8085745
So he's pissed because Hretmar is shielding our village from bad weather?

>>8085745

Give it a final parting grace then time to let our god step in.

>>8085779
Maybe- I don't know how elementals work in this dimension.
If only we could talk to it some more

>>8085779

Hmm. That sounds like it may be correct. But we cannot be the only town that uses supernatural powers to affect the weather...shouldn't there be a precedent for this then?

Do our books have anything on elementals?

>>8085745
"If you feel it's necessary, by all means."

Can't we try to hold the ice together with our ice magic? Maybe our proximity would enhance our strength when compared to Hretmar's, and I don't see any bad effects even if we fail.

>>8085745
Alright, no sense in risking it escaping. Time to banish it.

>>8085791
Some things you just can't reason with. This thing is made of anger and storms.

>>8085814
Is it possible to bind the ice elemental to something?
Like with the demon in the scroll?

rolled 3, 2, 4 = 9

>>8085778
The lights are gone from your mind, the contact broken. Light pours down from the heavens, casting dark shadows from the surrounding trees. For a moment, the snow halts, suspended in the air, as the power of a god breaks its way into the mortal realm. The runes flare as you and your companions back away, bursting into a cascade of bluish sparks, arcing into the lake.

The scream of the elemental breaches the surface, making the three of you clamp your hands against your ears. The ice presses down, compacting the being against the lakebed, as blue and white lights sparkle beneath it. And then, just as quickly as it started, it's over.

The scream fades into nothingness as the ice slowly returns to the top, no longer a prison.

"THE SPIRIT WILL TROUBLE THIS PLACE NO MORE."

>>8085875
"Well that was... confusing."

>>8085875

Ask hretmar about the possibility that our messing w/ the weather attracted the elemental.

>>8085875

I'd like to start adding some kind of underground safehouse to our village. Just in case there are more of those things coming for some reason.
It's shouldn't be hard for us to build one with our magic.

And we shouldn't forget to thank Hretmar for his help.

rolled 3, 3, 1 = 7

>>8085846
Hretmar's face appears to you as the three of you brush yourselves off, safe and unhurt. He looks weary, but triumphant.

"IT TOOK MUCH OF MY POWER SIMPLY TO REMOVE IT FROM THIS PLANE. TO BIND IT INDEFINITELY WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, AND CARRY AN INCREDIBLE RISK."

>>8085908
"IT IS POSSIBLE. I HAVE PREVENTED NOTHING, ONLY ALTERED THE PATHS. IT IS EASIER FOR A STORM TO PASS YOUR TOWN THAN TO MOVE THROUGH IT. I DID NOT THINK THIS WOULD CAUSE EVEN LARGER PROBLEMS."

>>8085964
"Is it possible one of the other Ice gods found out about me and sent the elemental?"

>>8085745

Ask Vasian how his weather station works, do any of the instruments use magic charms or chained spirits or any kind of enchantments?

Ask Hretmar if he has any idea about what that thing was talking? (Sanctuary, etc?) Also did he had any ice gods hostile to him? Hrotnar the Bookburner or somesuch.

rolled 3, 4, 3 = 10

>>8086000
"I DO NOT SEE WHY THEY WOULD BOTHER. YOU ARE NOT A THREAT TO THEM. THOUGH... I SUPPOSE THIS WOULD BE AMUSING TO AT LEAST A FEW OF THEM."

>>8085950
You thank the god for his assistance, and he bows to you, telling you he's happy to be of help, even when things aren't all crashing down around you. As his face slowly dissipates into the air, he tells you he's going to get some rest. It would take some effort to disturb him.

>>8086058
Hmmm, maybe we can try to create some kind of underground tunnel leading from town to our cave? Could be useful.

>>8086035

He said it used a barometer. Sounds like pretty mundane stuff.

rolled 5, 6, 6 = 17

>>8086035
The weather station only watches, it does not effect anything.

>>8086039
He had not heard of an elemental referring to a sanctuary before. It was probably talking about the place in which it felt most comfortable. As for hostility between the gods, alliances are made, pacts are formed, and deals are broken constantly. The Lords of the North are much like squabbling siblings, bickering and shifting allegiances abound. That said, he has not been talking to any of them recently, which has kept him out of politics.

>>8086095

+1

Can we timeskip until the town is repaired?

>>8086119
We need to know more about these elmentals.
Did our scholar friend ever do research on them?
Check library for books on relevant knowledge.

rolled 3, 5, 3 = 11

>>8086125
Yes. Do you want to try repairing the granary or build a new, better one?

rolled 3, 5, 1 = 9

>>8086141
Added to list, will be done during timeskip.

>>8086147
We can rebuild it... make it smarter, faster, stronger....

>>8085745

IT'S OUR METHANE COLLECTION! LET THE GASSES FREE!

>>8086147
I would prefer a new & better one.

>>8086161
he did say
>>"I... live... in the wind. Nothing escapes! The air... is mine alone!"

Talk to Hretmar about this.

>>8086176
Don't we need to help with the repairs of the rest of the town as well, though?

>>8086159

+1

rolled 4, 2, 1 = 7

>>8086161
>>8086190
Storm Elementals have nothing to do with methane. That would be a type of Gas Elemental.

>secretly hoping against immature jokes

>>8086197
The rest can easily be handled by the villagers alone, but you will be helping, unless it's decided against.

>>8086155

We should build ourselves a house in the town, perhaps under the granary. As long as we aren't visible to outsiders and we've got an escape tunnel available, it should be safe. Sleeping in a cavern in the woods isn't very convenient, and if there is an emergency in the town at night we should be on hand to help out.

Build a hidden tunnel complex and bomb shelter beneath the village so people can hide or evacuate to the woods in an emergency. Also, hidden storerooms for emergency supplies and tax evasion.

Expand the library so we can fit inside, or at least reach through a window and grab a book without having to ask someone to hand it to us.

Research Ice Golems, you never know when you'll need a few friends/decoys.

We should build a road down to the quarry, and put together a crane with a pulley and winch so the villagers can easily haul rocks out and cart them into town. We can help break large quantities of stone out of the ground with our ice and earth magic, but we won't be able to stay in the village forever and should aim to provide them with some more tools and technologies that don't rely on us. Easy access to stone will let them improve, expand, and fortify the village in a way that doesn't draw undo scrutiny from outsiders.

>>8086275
>Sleeping in a cavern in the woods

Please read all previous threads before posting in a quest.

>>8086236

Lets summon a fart elemental.

trollface.jpg

>>8086275
>>8086302

What? I don't see anything wrong w/ 8086275 ideas. He's just saying that we need a underground tunnel connecting to our hideout cavern and that if we are going to build that we might as well build a place to sleep under the town so we can respond faster in a bad situation.

>>8086275
seconding

>>8086302

Sorry, a cavern at the bottom of a CHASM in the woods, my mistake.

rolled 5, 5, 1 = 11

>>8086275
It would be difficult to structure the library shelves in such a way that you could easily pick out a single book and retrieve it. Enlarging the building so that you can fit inside would be a sizable project, but obviously nothing you can't handle.

Vasian spends about half the day in the library, either reading or writing, and is more than happy to pass you whatever material you're seeking.

The rest has been added to the list. Do you want to enlarge the library?

>>8086337
He's just saying that we need a underground tunnel connecting to our hideout cavern

That's what I was talking about here >>8086095

>>8086375

If it is close to being full yes, otherwise nah.

I don’t like it, not one bit.
First we ran into those demons of the deep, far outside of their natural range, and now this ice elemental which was impervious to a frickin’ ice god.
It just doesn’t add up.

>>8086375
Do it

>>8086375

How about a giantess sided add-on. That we could be indoors and read, either alone, or do a reading for the town children.

>>8086375

If we have more farmers than we need to feed the village, we should devote some of our spare resources to alcohol production. Alcohol is great, you can drink it, you can sell it, you can burn it, you can disinfect wounds with it, and you can use it to gain political or economic leverage. "Would you like a wagon full of booze" is an automatic success for any diplomacy checks. Invent some unique, high quality brew and get the local nobility hooked on it, they'll have a hard time executing us if we're the only ones with the recipe. Exporting booze provides the village with a low tech but legitimate, not-suspicious-at-all, source of wealth, which will help us launder our demon gems. We can use our ice powers to easily distill large quanties of high-proof ethanol, which makes a better fuel than methane since it is a liquid at room temperature. Large scale ethanol production opens up all sorts of fun technology paths, like combustion engines, smokeless indoor heating, flamethrowers, and Molatov Catapults.

>>8086449
Wouldn't that be a rather large tip off if someone came to town looking for us?

>>8086470
We already have some alcohol distilling,
no molotovs in the works though

>>8086375
Meh, leave it as it is for now.

>>8086471

Only if it were obvious.

It could be like a large decorated hall. That we happen to be able to fit into.

This ice elemental is going to vex my mind all night for not having revealed its motives in any concrete, discernable fashion... that is, if it even HAD a discernable conrete motive... What if it was simply... biPOLAR (lol)

Get it? Ice? Polar? They're both cold. But one also means crazy.

I am a comedic genius.

>>8086470

We should plant apple trees and then make hard apple cider.

>>8086662

>>8086471
It doesn't need to be that large. Remember that we are only 2-2.5 times taller than regular person, and 15" (4.5 meters) high library wouldn't look THAT suspicious

>>8086470
I'm under impression that our people buying stuff never outright lied where the gems came from to the people in the other tows, obviously emitting part about giant, saying it stumbled onto village and our hunter manager to kill it with some lucky shots. And the story immigrants told actually makes it's even more believable, because it seems there's dome DoDs coming to the surface lately. Also DM said that goverment requisitioning our treasure is very unlikely.

rolled 6, 6, 3 = 15

It has been one month since your last encounter with the Storm Elemental. Thankfully, nothing has come to destroy the village and kill you for a while. When the elders were first getting to know you, they didn't think they would have to face anything more than bandits or forest trolls. Instead, they got Demons, adventurers, and elementals.

Bem organized another trip to Fain, joking that it's a shame elementals don't drop gems. He took some furs, some gold, and one of the smallest rubies, and came back with a few books, one on appraising gemstones and jewelry, as well as a hog, three pigs, and a stallion for the two horses you already have.

Repairs to the majority of the town were completed in eight days, after which you began constructing a new granary, bigger, better, and less likely to fall over. The grain was transported from the old to the new one carefully, under your supervision, and after that was done, you deconstructed the damaged building piece-by-piece, piling up a large quantity of stones that you then used to help expand the library, now complete with a you-sized door and entranceway, made to look ornate and decorative, 'cathedral-like', in case anyone comes calling and starts to wonder. A smaller entrance to the left accommodates normal humans, and the two stories of shelf space will suffice for a long time. Vasian is very happy.

>>8086662
I facepalmed so hard my hand broke the sound barrier.

rolled 5, 1, 4 = 10

>>8086808
The road to the quarry is being laid, though it will take a while to complete, and excavation is beginning underneath the town, where there will be, months from now, a 'bunker' of sorts to protect the inhabitants from attacks and government scrutiny, connected to a place for you to sleep, close to your people, and several tunnels leading into the forest, camouflaged by 'ruins'.

All that syrup you've collected has been experimented on for a while now, yielding all manner of strange brews, none that were truly something special. Until now. The perfect combination of ingredients and effort has produced Dreamwood's own unique brand, a not-too-sweet blend with a hint of berries. There is nothing like it in Fain or anywhere else.

Booze of various kinds is collecting in the inn and in storage, most of it not particularly good. There is now a bottle or two of alcohol for sterilization, and a small barrel half-full of ethanol to augment the heat of the furnace. The Bathouse is actually capable of running hot now.

rolled 3, 6, 4 = 13

>>8086822
Research has brought you an invaluable understanding of elementals. Those of the wind prefer to wander, moving wherever they wish and wreaking havoc wherever they land. They do not like aircraft or shields, and they especially don't like being put off the path they want to take. Some are very intelligent, but most are not, since they don't interact meaningfully with other beings. They can be tamed, but as they are intangible, only powerful magic can restrain them.

As for golems, they are what you'd expect. An inanimate object shaped out of some solid material, like ice, clay, or metal, and given life by runic inscription and a spell of power. They know only what is written on their bodies, and can be rendered inert by the simple erasure of their symbols. Constructing one is not difficult, since you only have to make a rough shape. Bringing one to life requires one to study the runic arts and learn the spells that give the golem motive force, and these are often a well-kept secret of their original builders.

On the magic front, the track-removing charm is complete, though it still doesn't last nearly as long as your cold aura can. It prevents you from leaving footprints in the snow, and lessens the impressions in the earth, though they can still be detected by a skilled tracker, like Eron the infantryman. Your ice arrows strike with massive force, your 'cold lightsaber' can freeze straight through anything, and you can see into a pane of ice and out another, though that is ridiculously draining.

>>8086847
And that would be an 'oops!' with the weather redirection magic.

rolled 2, 3, 1 = 6

>>8086876
Indeed. Hretmar's decided to back that off, just in case.

>>8086847
If the runes for the golem are engraved into it, would that make it more difficult to remove them? Also, let's get reading on the gem appraisal book. Though come to think of it, it might be better for someone else to do thatm, since at our size it'll be difficult to get a good, close look at them individually.

>>8086902

It'll be fine as long as we construct our weather station to serve as advance warning instead.

rolled 4, 5, 1 = 10

>>8086911
The runes are only useful as long as they are intact. You don't actually have to remove them completely, just partially, though being thorough is a good idea. With an ice golem, melting its runes a little would do it. For a stone golem, you'd have to use earth shaping or blast a chunk out of it.

The elders are taking a look at the appraisal book. The very back section has information on geodes, and states that ones of pure diamond have only been recovered by Demon-slayers, most of whom retired to massive mansions afterward.

>>8086949
That is its only purpose.

>>8087019

Rebuild that whole village as a gigantic mansion
advicegiant.jpg
Turn all the villagers into maids

>>8087019

I think we have enough projects on the queue to last us a looong while. Maybe we can timeskip again? Anyone else think this is a good/bad idea?

rolled 3, 1, 1 = 5

>>8087065
Another month or longer? As before, the skip is paused when events pop up.

>>8087065
Good idea. Seconded.

>>8087083
One month sounds good. We'll be able to evaluate our progress and make adjustments.

>>8087083
Can we go until the end of winter?

>>8087083
Can we get a point-form list of what's pending as tasks? We have so many I can barely remember anything outside the top 3...

>>8087065
Yup.

An unrelated question - I assume when shaping ice/stone/whatever the details makes it more draining, for example if raising house out of ground is very draining raising block of stone of same size/weigh is easier?

rolled 5, 3, 4 = 12

>>8087121
Most are ongoing, and about half of them take place in the background.

Auto-generate defense tasks like archery training
Educate the villagers so that the knowledge is self sustainable
Use earth magic to detect shallow deposits in forest, dig them up with ice
Build up the town to take advantage of the natural resources such as explosion trees and mining
Continue to learn Frost Giant language
Work on reducing our weakness to fire, be it through magic or armor.
Learn more magic, ice-scrying, ice that spreads like fire, doom comets, cold lightsaber, ice shard rain
Weapon practice
Magic: Heat pump, transfer and concentrate heat, don't create fire outright
Continue to strengthen palisade
Practice with bow, make a stronger one
Increase magic capacity
Start constructing underground 'bunker', with hidden storerooms and tunnels leading to the woods, as well as a place for you to hide and sleep under the fake granary.
Build road to quarry, crane and pulley
Make alcohol, syrup
Ice-distill ethanol for fuel
Later: plant apple trees

>>8087155
Correct. Raising a solid cube or sphere of stone or ice is less difficult than shaping a detailed statue of the same mass.

>>8087241
Timeskip for a month it is, then.

>>8087241
Apples? We're gonna plant apples? That might attract polar bears though...

Also, I see our list does not include learning anything about our host nation. I think we might benefit more from learning about what's between us and the North than learning the frost giant language at this time. We could be unprepared for obstacles we encounter while heading north.

>>8087306

Yeah. We're going to make hard apple cider with them along with eating them. That way we can get another cool, unique export.

rolled 6, 5, 2 = 13

>>8087306
Added to list.

>>8087339
Cider? Weak. Ice girl here can make us some APPLEJACK.

>>8087061
Dear god....

>>8087306
How would apples attract polar bears?

can you make alcohol out of maple syrup?

rolled 1, 1, 5 = 7

>>8087448
Yes. Same way you make it out of honey.

>>8087414
It's an old(ish) /b/ meme. Pic related.

>>8087414
What? Seriously?

>>8087448
IIRC, yeast + sugar = alcohol. I think that's how wine's made anyways, just adding yeast to grape juice?

>>8087489
that is not a /b/ meme

>>8087481

>>8087489
>>8087484
Okay, so it's not an actual threat. Good. Though would apples grow well this far north?

>>8087522
I didn't say that it was :p >>8087484 did.

>>8087567
We have apple orchards in New England. They make some dandy wine.

>>8087448
Bam. Maple-mead recipe at the bottom of the page.

http://homedistiller.org/wash-sugar.htm

>>8087522
I know I saw it on /b/ back in the day, usually posted with "I'LL POST THIS EVERY DAY UNTIL YOU LIKE IT," or something to that effect. Did it start somewhere else?

>>8087638
Stop saying New England! I'm in New England, it's an out of date term for the original 13 colonies! I mean, far north you have Maine but you also have states further south. It's too big and general a term to trow about for something like this.

tl;dr- What state? Maine, Vermont, NY, Denver, other?

>>8087386
Applejack:

1. Fill barrel with hard cider.
2. Let sit during a cold New England winter.
3. Drill through the frozen ice to the concentrated alchohol in the center.
5. Get crunk.

>>8087712
Rhode Island, in this case. However, there are apple orchards in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Canada, so I don't think the temperature is too big a concern.

>>8087751
Needs moar crabapple orchards.

>>8087751
Ah, thank you. Also, I apologize if I sounded ticked off. Damn RL problems transfering over to the interwebs. Anyway, if that's the case them by all means, let's grow apples!

Apples and maple syrup liquor? Cidermead, maybe?

rolled 6, 5, 3 = 14

Another month has passed. Bem and the other elders have been working through the gem stock with the book, referring back to it constantly and using Lark's meager remaining ability for magnification and examining internal structures. Their estimate is that there is enough wealth in the non-geode gems to buy about nine hundred cows. For the geode alone, one thousand and enough land for all of them. In the scarcity brought by war, this is a staggering amount. There are 91 miscellaneous gems and 1 geode.

The road to the quarry has been completed, along with a crane-and-pulley and a counterweight, which is remarkably easy to operate. You make an occasional trip to loosen things up with your magic, but the villagers are handling most of the operation on their own. The steady influx of stone is mostly being used for paving, in the absence of any large above-ground construction projects.

Dreamwood Bunker is taking shape beneath the surface, carved directly into the rock at about the same depth as your cavern. The entrance tunnel leads from the fake granary, and it's connected to your original escape tunnel. Right under the granary is a little alcove for you to sleep in, with a rock weapon rack for easy retrieval of your axe and shortsword. From there, the excavation blooms into a huge area with apartment-like divisions set into the walls. It will be a miniature subterranean city when you're done. Light has so far been provided by Jerith's flash-wand and Lark's magical torches, but it's rather harsh.

rolled 2, 4, 4 = 10

>>8087912
The flow of booze has filled up the inn and a lot of storage space with barrels, there is more syrup than you know what to do with, and there is enough ethanol to keep the bathouse comfortably warm for hours and hours. Add to this the attempts to convert the syrup into yet another brew, and you've got one happy little town. The farmers and carpenter from outside your enclave have been thoroughly indoctrinated; they have never had it this good and regardless of your blueness, they are staying.

The palisade's durability has been increased markedly, though its status as a last line of defense is clear. Anything that makes it that far without being stopped by you is either flying or very, very powerful. A small weather station, complete with instruments, has replaced Hretmar's protective influence, so any approaching elementals are not likely to be enraged.

You've got plenty of books on Perin and its history, and you've shifted your focus to them for the time being. This nation has a rich culture that goes back hundreds of years, to the first isolated settlements and the first Lord. The absolute power of the single leader is an inbuilt tradition, springing from the defeat of a troll army by that original Lord, a magician. Every Lord since has faced some sort of epic challenge to prove his worthiness, and only a few have failed. The challenge has come in many forms, from diplomatic to economic to the well-known test of the roving army, and it is widely believed to be triggered by an unknown god. Speculation abounds as to what the current Lord's challenge will be.

rolled 6, 5, 6 = 17

>>8087921
A breakthrough has been made with the heat pump. You have learned to dampen your innate fear of heat and fire, and to see both in the terms of the other elements, no more powerful or threatening than ice or earth. It is still quite impossible for you to do any kind of direct manipulation of either, but you are able to redirect the heat siphoned by your cold magic with reasonable efficiency. It is difficult, tiring, and sometimes frightening, with the omnipresent possibility of an accident doing you serious damage. But if it helps the village, it is worth it.

It is the twelfth month, the middle of winter. Bem has been to Fain and back to let the local innkeepers sample the syrup and some of the booze. You have a buyer for both, because Bem is just that good. The hype about your town is increasing, drawing in the dispossessed and the weary from every direction, even wanderers from the city. Some are finding work in Fain, but others are remaining lost and unwanted. So far, none have managed to actually find your place, because Bem is very careful about how he approaches the hub, and who he lets see his route.

>>8087933
I dislike the notion of increased traffic. It results in increased passive spot checks.

Maybe we should have Bem spread rumours of strange illnesses or a curse of nightmares.

>>8088008
or sightings of FIRE DEAMONS AND ICE ELEMENTALS

rolled 5, 5, 5 = 15

>>8088008
Or elemental attacks.

>>8088008

I'm not sure we should use that method to drive away visitors. Those methods may backfire and draw unwanted attention anyway. I would like to see a guard/alert force posted a ways down the road, who are equipped with a magical button or charm that let's maya + elders know of impending visitors.

>>8087933

Oh dear, I hope this doesn't mean we're drawing unwanted attention to us...

>>8087933
>because Bem is just that good.

And don't you forget it!

About the wandering potential immigrants, perhaps we should think about letting in another half dozen people. If Bem can find some who are open-minded/are too desperate to care.

>>8088008

Build a giant tavern. Raise the floor slightly above ground level, make the ceiling high enough that we can walk around inside. Make the bar slightly higher than normal human scale, with similarly scaled bar stools. Put a trench behind the bar so we can tend without towering over customers, ideally their heads would be at about the level of our chest. Include a step above the trench so that a human can also bar tend when we aren't available. When adventurers come to town chasing rumors of a rogue frost giant, they will inevitably head to the local tavern to gather information, when they walk in they will find us serving drinks while wearing a bar wench outfit that shows plenty of cleavage. Being adventurers, they will find it nearly impossible to attack anyone who offers to give them alcohol. As any human or dwarf can attest, people who provide you with alcohol cannot possibly be evil. Once the adventurers have been placated with booze, we can send them questing in the demon tunnels, or just erase their memories with tequila and send them on their way. If anyone tries to tell people outside the village that they saw a frost giant in a tavern, they're just going to get laughed at.

>>8088050
Sounds good.

>>8088050

We'd have to work there continuously entertaining adventurers before long, though... which would be quite a waste of our time. But other than that it's an amusing idea.

>>8088050

Adventurers will attack any one they want. Bars are natural centers for fights. Being the one serving booze will discourage only the crappiest of adventurers.

rolled 3, 4, 5 = 12

>>8088050
You're assuming that the newcomers would not just run straight out of the tavern upon seeing a giant behind the bar.

>>8088116
>Being the one serving booze will discourage only the creepiest of adventurers.
FTFY.

>>8088050
It's not just that we're tall, our proportions are bigger too. Our head will be as wide as their chests. They'll know we're not just an ordinary person. And why would we be the ones bar tending? Don't we have better things to do?

rolled 3, 3, 5 = 11

>>8088164
They're not meant to think you're a normal person, they're meant to be placated by your non-threatening bar-wenching and serving of booze and wings.

>>8088183
Well in that case there are better ways to seem non-threatening. Like being a librarian. With glasses. Maybe keep the revealing outfit.....

>>8088118

Maybe we could hide in the back and let the villagers serve them until they're too drunk to see straight?

rolled 5, 6, 6 = 17

>>8088183
I do think you have bigger priorities, and the plan is not guaranteed to work, but taverns are the most active in the evening, so you could tend at night after a day of more constructive work.

>>8088050
the best part is, if they decide to attack us, we tell them that we ARE the town's distillery. and that we invented that wonderful drink they're guzzling. should shut them up rather fast.

>>8088183
>>8088147

Sorry, I'm just not convinced that dangling some food + alcohol would discourage anyone. We saw how freaked out those immigrants were when they saw us. If they had been trained as fighters, their first reaction would be to fight or run away. Adventurers are not stupid, the payoff of a collected bounty is worth way more than some food or drinks. And plus the inn is where all our friends are. If there is a fight there, some of them are almost guaranteed to be hurt.

This giant-sized tavern is a stupid idea. Get on with something else.

>>8087902

How about this, though? Cidermead? Maybe apples will be the answer to the kind of special product we want.

But now the problem is what we should do with the village, especially as it becomes more famed. Do we want to assimilate ourselves into the kingdom?

Yup, tavern idea is very silly. We should have discussion with villagers how they feel about getting some new immigrants, and if so, how many.

>>8088274

+1

Like DM said, we have better priorities. The giant tavern idea sounds like too much investment of resources for too poor a result. And that's not counting the chance of it backfiring.

>>8088316

It was mentioned before that the villagers are already a bit uncomfortable at the pace of change in the village and that perhaps we should slow down. I think we decided in an earlier thread to put off immigration for a while to let people get used to the new status quo?

The increased traffic is a big concern. I think that now would be a good time to take a "vacation" from the town and see about becoming a noble.

With any luck when we come back, we'll be a full blown citizen.

>>8088316
This. Let's see how the villagers feel about accepting more immigrants.

>>8088308
Apples are pretty versatile, so we can do all kinds of stuff with them. Cider and wine, jams and preserves, hot apple pie...

Hey, Dreamwood grew nothing but wheat before we came here, right? Is there much in the way of a breadmaking tradition beyond families feeding themselves? It might be something else to expand on.

>>8088334
Yeah, and with timeskips it's been ~3 months. I think we can at least broach the subject to them.

Let's go on a hunt, we haven't done that in a while.

>>8088353
we can't hide forever. Considering we just had a deadly random encounter, the town should be safe for a bit.

Leaving a portion of our wealth to the elders for emergencies, they should be able to manage.

>>8088391
I'm sick of hiding all the time and we're also endangering our village.
How much would which title cost?

rolled 5, 5, 3 = 13

>>8088368
The elders are fine with it, as long as they're checked out first and they don't attempt to slaughter you or go insane with fear. The reactions of the rest of the people range from neutral to 'keep them away from me', but Vasian is quite vocal in his support for further immigration. This town can support at least twice its current population with all the food it has, and, in case you hadn't noticed, it's the middle of winter in the far North. There are people dying out there.

Taking in more migrants would have a minimal effect on the majority of the town, but you would probably have to go through the same shock and awe ordeal when they see you.

>>8088413
There is an awful lot of assumption that the throne would even hear us out, let alone grant us a title. Wouldn't one of the elders or the twins make a better choice for that? Besides, there are still bounties on us, so leaving isn't really any safer than staying.

We should look into introducing yourself to some mid-tier noble. (Through Brem). If we can get a noble on our side we may have a shot at legitimately speaking with the king about our predicament/becoming a citizen.

rolled 6, 3, 4 = 13

>>8088413
According to Vasian, Bem, and Sahl, the lowest title of nobility, Lord of the Manor (Marq-Baron), would fetch a rather low price in the middle of the war. No more than half the gems. Though you would have to travel all the way to the Capitol and get an audience with the Lord to obtain it.

>>8088449

We can't ride so roughshod over the heads of the villagers. Let's take this slowly. How about we offer temporary help to those we do find outside in the cold - it would be immoral to leave them to die.

Then we can give them some food, let them sleep somewhere separate from the rest of us, and in spring we'll decide if they stay or go.

>>8088476
I wish I had a bearded dragon ;_;

>>8088476
That may be what we have to do, since even if we get to the Capitol, we'd never get an audience with the king without either major support or illusion magic and hiding who we are defeats the purpose of coming out of hiding.

>>8088449
Then let's do it. No more then a dozen people who Bem deems suitable.

>>8088490

The gems should not be used to ennoble us. If there is something else to do that will allow us to become normal citizens, or at least not on the wanted list, so be it. But the gems aren't ours.

In fact, to show our good faith with the village... where are the gems kept?

>>8088490
Half the gems... for the lowest title...
I vote firmly against.

>>8088511

I love my beardie. He's currently sleeping on the floor under my desk 8)

I think we should mark the day we showed up in this world and spend it thinking about our life, our past accomplishments, and our goals

>>8088525
No, gaining a title so that we can really get the town going without having to hide is EXACTLY what the gems are for. And besides, half of the gems (I'm assuming the geode wasn't taken into account when you said that) is a reletively small price to pay.

I'm for finishing up current projects and then letting the villagers run things for a while.

>>8088557
Did we get a firm description of the benefits of having the lowest title?

>>8088557
But we don't know if they would even let us near the capitol, let alone buy a title of peerage

rolled 3, 2, 4 = 9

>>8088472
It would be possible for one of the elders or one of the twins to obtain a title. The twins have a Letter of Minor Favor from this region's governor for uncovering the Forusian refugee camp, which would lessen the price. However, the title would be theirs alone, passing to their children after death. Noble title can only be transferred to a person with no blood connection with the permission of the Lord, which usually happens when a nobleman dies without heirs, leaving his wife to take care of things.

>>8088476
That would be a much simpler task than getting all the way to the Capitol. There are numerous manors around, in between the small towns, and there is always the Governor himself.

>>8088525
The elders keep a few up top for emergencies. The rest are now hidden in one of the bunker storerooms.

>>8088545
Marked. You can narrow it down to the last week in the first month.

>>8088558
+1

>>8088558
>>8088524

If we take in immigrants we would have to stick around for a while to let them get used to us and accept us.

I agree though that we can't wait too much longer for this. I vote that we make our move(whatever it is) during the late winter/spring. By that time, most of the hubub around our first appearance should have died down.

>>8088600
A) We won't have to hide anymore. B) We are entitled to ask for and receive military aid should we need it. C) I *think* we can collect taxes, though I doubt we'd do that.

The main thing is that we wouldn't have to hide. We could let people in to the town without fear, and wouldn't have to worry about spending gems and expanding anymore. That has been the major thing holding us back from going full out.

>>8088557

If we can do that without the gems, why should we waste them? They're precious, and I'm not giving them to the authority just so it says I am allowed to live.

rolled 5, 1, 2 = 8

>>8088600
The very least of the minor nobles rule a single town from a manor on the property. They pay tribute in coin, resources, and men, occasionally submitting their daughters to a political marriage, and in return are left mostly alone, following the orders of the local Governor of course. All nobles, no matter their status, are entitled to protection from the Lord, which generally means a personal guard and the ability to call reinforcements from the nearest garrison. In addition, all nobles can vote, while most peasants cannot.

>>8088476
I agree that this is a better plan. We don't need a title, just citizenship and a pardon.

>>8088628
>>8088626
>>8088558

More timeskip then? What say you anon? Yay or nay?

>>8088620
The only problem would be that if Bem or one of the twins buys a title, we STILL have to hide from everyone.
Shit, we need to do some super heroics around and up our rep.
Are there any dams or dykes that leak we could plug up, or dragons to slay, or cute kittens to rescue from trees?

>>8088641
Disregarding the Frost and Giant parts for a moment, would the -ess part cause us any issues? Are noble titles for men only?

>>8088641

Can we just be a peasant then? I mean, apply to be a commoner. Surely not only the nobles are counted as those under the law of Perin.

rolled 2, 5, 6 = 13

>>8088654
Citizenship can be conferred by the Governor. It does not need to be bought, but it would require you to swear loyalty to the Lord and submit to his laws, including that which regulates taxes and the draft.

Sahl warns that even if you were successful in obtaining citizenship, a shrewd Governor would draft you on the spot.

>>8088694
Well fuck that then,
the repression is inherit in the system!

>>8088694

Is that a risk we're willing to take...?

... I'm for it, personally.

Is there any way we can... declare independence?

Dude, we are citizens, all of us in Dreamwood.

rolled 6, 2, 1 = 9

>>8088665
The easiest way to gain favor and fame would be to achieve great victories in the war, or take care of local troll infestations, things like that.

>>8088671
No. There is no (legal) sex discrimination in nobility. Nor is there racial discrimination.

>>8088727
You can, if you're willing to fight the whole might of the army.

>>8088694
Oh, Oh, governor eh? Very nice. And how'd heget that, eh? By exploiting the workers. By hanging on to outdated imperialist dogma which perpetuates the economic and social differences in our society.

>>8088748
Is the price ever negotiable, or is it fixed in, like, a constitution?

>>8088710
Agreed.

>>8088636
Because to do it without the gems would mean spending years in the military against a country whose main weapon is incredibly deadly to us, ie. fire. Which seems a hell of a lot more risky than just handing over some gems and being set for the rest of our life.

>>8088748

The army is mainly preoccupied with Forus though, is it not?

Or look, let's just go to the governor and see what happens...

>>8088748
Trolls sound easy to kill, lets do that. Are there any troll infestations relatively nearby that we can rip and tear?

>>8088782
NO!
DO YOU WANT TO GET MAYA KILLED?

>>8088771
Wait, I misread. Not agreed, just become a noble. We can be infinity more helpful that way and we won't be beholden to anyone but the lord himself.

>>8088808
+1

>>8088808
palindrome

>>8088694

If the villagers are at the point where they can keep improving and expanding without us, then maybe we should do a tour of duty with the army. We're a frost giant mage with a sack full of gems, we should try negotiate the terms of our service so we don't get used as cannon fodder and the villagers don't get screwed over while we're gone. Maybe ask for some of the drafted villagers to be returned home to defend the town while we're away, and buy a title for one of the elders so the villagers can retain control of their own economy.

rolled 5, 5, 2 = 12

>>8088764
The price is negotiable. It depends on many factors, one of which is how much the Lord thinks he can squeeze out of you. Understandably, great heroes can be conferred title with no or negligible cost. The price itself is looked upon as a show of support to the crown, an investment of sorts.

>>8088789
Grennet, the next hub town after Fain, has been having sporadic attacks from a mixed band of feral creatures, including trolls. Its garrison is substantially smaller, and its wall deteriorating.

What are the rules surrounding drafting? How long and in what capacity are we required to serve? If we are offered a suicide mission are we obligated to accept it? Do we get training? Is there discrimination in the force? How is the army structured?

Gah so many questions???

>>8088808

Wait, so we're in this just for our own nobility then, is that what you're saying?

I'd rather go bash some trolls and become a hero and citizen of Perin. Come on, we haven't got a stake here. We have things to give to this world.

>>8088841
I'm up for troll bashing!

>>8088841
Can someone speak on our behalf in the negotiations? Does the negotiator need to be noble?

>>8088748
>take care of local troll infestations
Is there an actual troll infestation nearby or is that just example?

>>8088841

Let us go to Grennet, then. But maybe send someone to find out about it first. Fain should have information.

>>8088868
>>8088841

The question is how can we claim credit for these good deeds without revealing that we are the frost giant with tons of bounties on our heads? If we claim credit, people will definitely find out about maya's nature, but if we don't we're in the same position...

>>8088841
send a messenger to offer our help to save that place in return for lordship. have all details be secretive, other than the fact our name is Maya Terrasdottir.

>>8088841
There we go then. We get to bash trolls and begin making a popular case out of our pardon.

>>8088899
WE BECOME ROBIN HOOD!
DEFENDER OF THE WEAK
FRIEND TO THE OPPRESSED
WHEREVER EVIL REARS IT'S UGLY HEAD-WE'LL BE THERE!

>>8088841
Awesome, let's go defeat evil.

>>8088855
Oh my god are you not listening? IF WE BECOME A NOBLE, WE WON'T HAVE TO HIDE. AS A NOBLE, WE CAN PROTECT THE TOWN FROM THINGS LIKE THE DRAFT AND TAXATION BY PROVIDING OUR OWN SERVICES AND ADVENTURING GAINS. AS A NOBLE, WE WON'T HAVE TO HIDE, WHICH MENAS WE CAN HAVE TRAVELERS AND MERCHANTS AND TRADERS COME, THUS STARTING AN ECONEMY. IF THIS WAS JUST ABOUT US I WOULD HAVE SAID "TAKE ALL THE GEMS AND LEAVE FOR SOMEWHERE ELSE TO LIVE A LIFE OF LUXURY".

>>8088899

That's why we get someone to negotiate with Grennet. Maybe Bem. Someone with a great way with words.

Bem says he's got someone he knows who would much rather not show itself to the town itself. But he can get rid of the trolls in, say, two weeks.

Cue us beating the trolls, hopefully in two weeks.

Bem becomes a hero, Bem then turns around and says, HERE is the real hero(ine). It won't diminish him; as someone who's dug out a frost giant and is generous enough to give credit away, it only gives him greater cred.

Everyone wins. Except the trolls, but fuck the trolls.

>>8088899

Hmm maybe we can keep the troll heads as a trophy and show them later as proof of our good deeds? Will that work?

>>8088935

We have done all that so far without having to become one of the same figures our friends hate and fear all their lives.

We can continue doing this. There has to be another way out.

>>8088915
I don't even know where to start, so I'll keep it short; No.

>>8088937
Hopefully these are always chaotic evil version of trolls

>>8088841
Should probably fix their wall, too. Just do it without them noticing.

Can you imagine the garrison waking up one morning to see their wall completely repaired, and they have no idea how it happened?

rolled 2, 3, 5 = 10

>>8088845
>What are the rules surrounding drafting?
If you are drafted, you get shipped to a training center, either in one of the cities or near the front, depending on what your skills are.

>How long and in what capacity are we required to serve?
The standard service time is five years, though that can be doubled or even quadrupled if circumstances warrant. Lark only served two years, because a cease-fire was signed a ways into his tour. When you are drafted, you essentially become a slave of the military until you are released.

>If we are offered a suicide mission are we obligated to accept it?
You are obligated to follow orders. If you are ordered to charge into certain death, you will do it, or be executed for insubordination.

>Do we get training?
Yes. The amount and type varies, from a three-week basic course for front-line 'meaties' (glorified human shields) to a year or more of special instruction for Intelligence and Research soldiers.

>Is there discrimination in the force?
Sometimes. Only males are allowed to serve in actual combat, except in special cases. The Hagrek are infrequent participants, but are usually used in engineering corps or as berserkers. The Ulls have their own separate regiments, as they dislike associating with other races.

>How is the army structured?
I'd appreciate if you could make that more specific.

Oh look, a poorly developed quest thread on /tg/. How novel.

>>8088914

but, but, but. TROLLS! We need to kill them with FIRE (or acid).

Question.

We've spent the last several months regaling the townspeople with largely anti-noble propaganda. Getting a noble title for ourselves is probably going to look awfully hypocritical; it might be seen as a betrayal of principles.

Has this been addressed? Did I just miss it?

>>8088937
except now we know your plan.

>>8088937

This sounds like a plan. We will need a way of sneaking to Grennet without discovery, but that might be possible under cover of darkness or something.

>>8088960

Why do you have to assume that a noble is someone automatically bad? Don't be so narrow minded. The villagers know us, they know our nature. If we explain why we are doing things to them. I believe that they would understand our reasoning and as long as we don't suddenly become a douche. They would accept it.

>>8088960
*facepalm* No, we haven't. We don't have merchants and travelers because they would see us and we can't risk them revealing us. We can't stop taxes or drafts yet. They don't fear and hate nobility, only the Lord and only then because they had it really bad. Now that things have improved they are probably not so cold to him. Staying in hiding is completely counter-productive after a point and we are getting closer and closer to that point. There is no harm in becoming a noble other than loosing some gems that we can't even really spend right now because people would become suspicious.

rolled 1, 6, 3 = 10

>>8088871
Normally, you speak for yourself, though there are exceptions. For example, several nobles are mute.

>>8088937
Bem is willing to go along with that. He would prefer if your actual nature remained unknown until you had built up a worthy reputation.

>>8088994
Not all nobles are classist bastards. Nobility itself is simply a means to an end, after all. A necessary evil. If gaining title helps you revolutionize the nation, who would argue against it?

>>8089006

Kindly read >>8088994. A very big part of our popularity is that we're willing to help, and that we don't actually have real, legal power over the village. All we had was our great strength, which we have willingly used to help people instead of smashing them around. That's why they love us.

Hretmar told us to be careful and remain humble before. The problem with nobility is not that nobles are evil; it's that nobles are *seen* to be evil. It doesn't matter if we're Lady Maya the Nice; we're still Lady Maya, and that title is going to arouse unnecessary suspicion.

>>8088973

Is there a strict top down command structure, with everyone following orders from the top down or is there some flexibility to allow for tactical decisions after some point?

If a nation has split its forces are the generals in charge of each force free to do their own thing or would they have a commander in charge to coordinate?

Does the army have a professional nco (sergeant) corp or is it straight commanders/commandees?

We can do magic and fight physically. Would we be grouped with the magic casters or the physical fighters?

I say we ask our god; he should have an idea about this.

>>8088935
+ 1

We simply cannot hide whenever someone comes by anymore. Given that immigration will become exponential as our prosperity increases we need to nip this in the bud and buy a title.

>>8089061
>>8089006
Thank you, an iceberg of sanity in a sea of ridiculousness.

>>8088994

When the hell did we do this? All I remember was some bs stories we made up? If we did do this then it was incredibly short sighted...

>>8089002
Maybe have one of intelligence brothers to act as our "face", he would get all the information we need, convince them not to attack us, etc.

>>8088982
Do we have any books on trolls? Only D&D trolls MUST be killed with fire, in most other settings fire is just the easiest way to kill them, but enough brute force/ice explosions should do the trick.

>>8089126
Troll-cicles!

Okay this thread is getting bogged down in endless discussions. Time for a vote. Put your favorite option in a post.

1) Use gems. Become noble (either going ourselves or someone else)

2) Help towns. Gain fame. Do something with it to get a pardon or something else later.

3)Go to the govenor and let us be drafted into the army.

4) Continue on current course. Let's wait longer to decide

5) something else

>>8089170
2

>>8089170

3

>>8089170
2 culminating in 1 seems to be the best course of action imo.

>>8089170
4. I'm good with the way things are.

rolled 2, 6, 1 = 9

>>8089088
>Is there a strict top down command structure, with everyone following orders from the top down or is there some flexibility to allow for tactical decisions after some point?
In the field, orders from on high cannot always be received in a timely manner. Decisions at a tactical level tend to be made by the equivalent of sergeants, with strategic command falling to lieutenants, who take their orders from a regular command chain. In the heat of battle, it often falls to the 'men on the ground' to make the tough calls.

>If a nation has split its forces are the generals in charge of each force free to do their own thing or would they have a commander in charge to coordinate?
The generals in the capitol make generalized decisions, often involving entire armies at once. These orders are then implemented by the commanders of each army. Coordination is taken by spheres. The entire battlefield is worried about by the capitol commanders, while the generals of the army only concern themselves with their own forces, and on down the line.

>Does the army have a professional nco (sergeant) corp or is it straight commanders/commandees?
There is an equivalent to NCOs. Sahl reached the highest NCO rank as Over-Lead, commanding eight five-man squads.

>We can do magic and fight physically. Would we be grouped with the magic casters or the physical fighters?
There are squads of combat mages who use magical and summoned weapons, as well as heavy spells. This is where you'd be likely to end up, unless your elemental skills got you assigned to engineering.

>>8089170
2.

>>8088937

Ask Bem if there're ways we can do that, then. We can even launder the gems while we're at it. We can say they're hoard treasure; as adventurers keep their finds, we probably can too.

The diamond geode should stay in the village though, as a token of good faith.

>>8089170
2

>>8089065
Fucking this. Approaching a potentially hostile noble in order to bribe him with a king's ransom to give us a title is neither careful nor humble. There is absolutely no benefit to becoming a noble that we can't reach through careful work and planning (I don't count blocking taxes and the draft as us being noble would affect neither). It hasn't even been a full year since we arrived, and we haven't even seen the benefits of some of our earliest plans yet (crop rotation, in particular). Talk of nobility seems to come up whenever there is a lull in the action and people get antsy to do something. Lets just bash some trolls, gain popular sentiment, and eventually we'll be able to move openly as a hero of the people who couldn't be targeted by the Lord without sparking an uprising. Have some patience.

5. Inspire the REVOLUTION!

>>8089170

3.

Negotiate the terms of our service, make sure the town is taken care of while we're away, have adventures, spread our knowledge to other towns.

>>8089170

2. We already have a good plan for doing that. And it'll be more exciting than just become Lord Quest, seriously.

Bash trolls! Clear out goblins and kobolds! Maybe even take out another demon! Why not?

>>8089170
2, maybe 4

>>8089210
Actually, 2 if Dreamwood is willing/does not veto us taking extended absences. Otherwise 4.

2

>>8089170
1, 2, or 3.
Really it doesn't matter to me which one, but NOW's the time to do this before any more immigrants show up/the spring workload piles up.

Also, If we DO go to war for the nation, winter would be the time to do it. We're in our element. They aren't.

I suggest we call a meating of all the elders/intel guys/mages/etc. and ask what course they think would be best. Hiding is no longer an option.

rolled 3, 6, 4 = 13

>>8089126
Trolls are vulnerable to fire, as their thick hides protect them from cold. They are resilient, but will go down like anything else if you pierce their vitals.

Why don't we ask our friends what they think would be the best course of action?

>>8089170
2, leading to 1.

>>8089170
2, eventually gaining 1 with our fame.

rolled 1, 6, 4 = 11

I'm seeing mostly 2. The vote has been taken.

It seems option 2 has the plurality if not the majority. I guess that's our plan from now on. I was originally for option 1, but I'll go w/ what anon wants to keep the quest moving.

Seems the thread is autosaging. Time for a timeskip and new thread?

Oh and a archive please.

>>8089264
Once we get some adventure cred, and become a bit more well-known, we can hopefully get a noble title without hassle.

>>8089302
Oh no,
what about the adventurer guilds?

Helping towns isn't going to be easy. Considering they will all SHIT THEIR PANTS and/or try to BREAK YOU DEAD. Our little hamlet is the exception, not the rule.

That said, I still hope for the best.

>>8089302

That will be the hope, yeah.

Maya Terrasdottir, Heroine of the Kingdom.

>>8089006
As this is a quest thread on /tg/, I submit that we are in fact *likely* to suddenly become a douche. In most of the ones that come to mind, as soon as the PC gets a bit of power, they start using it, and don't think too hard about the consequences.

Pic related.

rolled 3, 6, 1 = 10

>>8089243
>>8089248
As far as the elders are concerned, the best chance of getting the bounties rescinded early and gaining some real, tangible power you could use to assist the town at the next level would be what you've decided. Gain fame, circulate rumors, build a reputation, and call it.

It would be much easier if you just waited for all the Frost Giant hype to die down and the bounties to be taken down naturally, in two or three years. However, if you don't think you have that long, they will support you in your quest for citizenship or title.

Archive please. I will make a new thread.

How do our bounties compare to our hoard of gems?

>>8089321
... I fail at 4chan.

>>8089316

Agreed. Even if we let bem do the negotiations for a service, then reveal ourselves to be the true heroine. The towns will talk. People will talk. And suddenly adventurers will be pouring into the region hoping to cash in on the bounty...

>>8089321
I disagree with your submission.

>>8089341

Maybe we can't reveal ourselves too early, then. Let Bem take the credit first. He'll go around saying 'I've got a mysterious friend' and not say anything about it, hopefully.

>>8089368
That sounds like it would work.

rolled 5, 3, 6 = 14

>>8089333
Poorly. Most are worth only a fraction of it, with only the really big players offering upwards of three-quarters. And that's not even considering the geode.

>>8089387

Can I ask... do we know exactly *who* is giving out all these bounties? As in, are they the nobles? Adventurers' guilds? Who?

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>>8089428

Nobles mainly. Apparently having our head mounted on the wall is quite a trophy/conversation piece. Think of it like a deer head/fish mounted to a wall..