Some updates:
Slicks is in bad shape right now, but you're pretty sure that her injury is treatable, even by your own minimal medical skills.

Thanks to your bet on Slicks to take out two opponents, your money supply has gone from 43 (pre-bet, you bet 5 on her to win and 5 on her to defeat at least two) to 53. You also get 15 SP (5 per fighter entered) from the arena, bringing you up to 68.

Septimia and Antonina seem to be doing fine, physically and mentally. Septimia seems to have, independently of you, taken it on herself to make Antonina's transition to her new life as an arena fighter go as smoothly as possible.

Some sort of medical staff, I think. Faster recovery = more fights = better everything.

Barring that, make sure they eat properly.

>Some sort of medical staff
Hire, one-time contract, or slave?

>Barring that, make sure they eat properly.
You've done your homework regarding the proper diets of various species. In this area, your slaves are very healthy.

>>14712670

For now, one-time contract. We can buy our personal doctor slave later when we have more gold and fame.

>>14712718
You visit the local doctor, pay 2SP, and get Slicks cleaned, stitched, and bandaged up. She's to replace bandages regularly, and avoid straining it for a week, at which point you can remove the stitches. Light exercise is fine, getting knocked around isn't.

Any additional things you feel like investigating? If not, you're still responsible for the girls' training schedule and your monthly meeting with Marianus, the arena manager, to try to book favorable fights.

more vaguely erotic than interesting. i'm listening for now

>>14712842
>>14712759
Yeah, OP, you went too far with those tits. thread over, thread ruined

>>14712883
Like the idea wasn't sexualized to begin with? I don't think it's that bad, given the physiques of the other girls. At least Slicks wasn't sexualized.
>>14712842
Is that Zelda in a bikini being piledriven? Also source.

/tg/ - Hentai/Alternative

>>14712931
>I don't think it's that bad, given the physiques of the other girls. At least Slicks wasn't sexualized.

I specifically asked b& to not give her tits. I also specifically asked SirBriggs to make Antonina "more buxom [than Septimia]" so that is my fault, but she is supposed to just generally be bigger (ie: she is taller and heavier too). Sometimes there are tits.

Anyway, meta break over. Do you people have any clever ideas on alternate sources of income? Things you want to investigate? Stuff you're curious about? If not, let's move on to training, a meeting with Marianus after a couple of weeks, and presumably some fights a couple of weeks after that.

>>14712931
its a japanese artist whose site, to my knowledge, closed a long way back. general fantasy parody erotic wrestling to my knowledge, princess vs elf

Wooo Gladiatrix quest.
Any news on upcoming bouts and such?

>>14712975
At your level, no.

At the main event level, you assume it's going to be the usual "Atifa the Ravager, local champion, takes on Travelling Challenger in Gimmick Fight" business.

>>14713024
then let's have Slicks heal while still training her stamina.
In the meantime, have Septi and Antoni spar against each other using padded sticks/wooden swords or something. Maybe 'rent' them for bodyguard/escort service for a little buck on the side.
But first I want to ask /tg/'s opinion on bodyguardwhoring: yay or nay?

You have Septimia and Antonina spar with the padded clubs. Slicks sits out, but you make her watch and report her explanations.

Slicks is clever as fuck. You may have misjudged her at first glance; she seems to have limited skills in speaking and understanding Imperial, but the truth is that she only has trouble making human noises. She picks up on what is going on immediately, and simply prefers to not spend ten minutes trying her best to squeeze out a sentence when a nod will do.

Once Slicks gets her stitches out, you put her back on sparring duty, occasionally having her or one of the girls sit out to analyze the fight she just saw. It works pretty well. You can tell the girls are moving from being competent attackers and defenders to having their own adaptable styles and counters.

You aren't sure about renting out your slaves as guards (1 vote in favor of considering it, no votes for it), but you keep it in mind.

The second week goes by quickly. You head over to Marianus' office at the start of the third week for your monthly meeting.

Marianus is a bit surprised when you walk in, but he seems happy to see you.

"Got some great news for you! It looks like after your last fights, I can bump you up a bit further. You'll have your girl's name on the sign and everything. And fifty silver as pay. An easy fight, too... a pushover opponent.

Oh, and it's a deathmatch. But, like I said, a pushover. So, sign here?"

>>14713154
HOLD IT. Deathmatch? We can't afford to have one of our girls killed. Not yet. Must train more.

>>14713192
"No. Uh. You'll win this one. 75 gold?"

>>14713192
I am with you on this. Let's not get into death matches just yet. Is there anything less than that? Like an animal brawl for three?

rolled 1 = 1

>>14713214
It's a bloody gamble, man.
Let the /tg/ dice decide, then.
if 1, go for it.
if 2, don't.

The dice have chosen, but who are we sending out? I vote Septimia, but make damn sure she knows what is going to happen in this match. Stick to basics and make sure you keep your defense up.

>>14713224
"Uh, we're having a Dire Jackal shipped in, should be here by the end of the month... I won't pay you 100 silver to fight it though, I'll tell you that right now."

Marianus smells like stress.

>>14713214

Am I reading this wrong or did you just bump the pay from 50 silver to 75 gold?

Sorry, I haven't been participating in this, I was just scrolling through /tg/ and saw the last few posts.

>>14713256
Marianus has been bumping up the pay without making reference to the change, yes.

>>14713273
I find that worrying and agree with the general sentiment that we're not quite ready for a deathmatch just yet.

>>14713281
It will be a pushover all right. We are the pushover that is going to be killed by a champ if we do this. Stare him down till he tells us the truth.

Agreed. /tg/ dice is untrustworthy in times of great need in quest threads. I say we don't go with the deathmatch.
But on the other hand, if we won that deathmatch, we could enjoy some fame as underdog usurper or something. Which way will you pick, /tg/?

I say we get the facts before we accept anything.

As a gladiator manager you can have sex with your gladiators, have sex with Slicks

Marianus slumps down in his chair and looks at the ground.

"Alright. I can see you're not ready for the big leagues. ...three for that dire jackal, then?"

Marianus isn't happy, but you sense something else. Relief? You're not sure.

>>14713323
We're a female neutered gnoll.
AKA we don't have sex organs, not after they took it out and sewn it tight.
If we do go against the Dire Jackal, I vote we send out Septi or Slicks, as long as Slicks put some extra armor/padding on her wound.

>>14713327
Inquirer who the fighter for the death match is. Do not enter the fight, just find out who it is. The manager behind the death match with rookies will become a problem later, I feel.

Also, enter our three vs the Dire Jackal.

>If we do go against the Dire Jackal,
Dire jackal is 3v1. You have the option to send in one or two fighters and have the arena fill up the other spaces.

>Inquirer who the fighter for the death match is.
"A scrub. Her owner insisted on entering her way out of her league. New guy, aristocrat, bought one girl and a trainer, wouldn't take no for an answer. Has no idea what he's getting into."

There's that smell again.

>>14713378
I think dire jackal is our safest bet, although the profit and fame is kinda low. But what say you. /tg/? I am kinda torn between sending Septi to the DM vs sending Septi/Antoni duo vs dire jackal.

>>14713378
Ok, here is the plan. Enter Slicks into the fight death match. Tell her under no uncertain terms to not kill the scrub, make her knocked out. Stand next to her trainer in the pits and find out who the hired help is and who the noble rat might be.

Enter Septimia and Antonina with one of the arena fighters vs the Jackal .

>>14713413
This is kinda OK. But make sure to draw blood. As long as most of it is the enemy's.

>>14713401
We seem to be on the same wavelength. I say we find out information on this rich noble rat and teach him the honor of the fights. No Death Matches. Any time he tries to set up a death match we enter and only knock the other out. If our girls can handle it of course.

>>14713413
This can work as an investigation if you're curious as to what this is all about, but if Slicks is supposed to kill her opponent and doesn't, you don't get paid.

>>14713438
For that fight, that is.

Make sure to outfit her in some metal armor before the match. Train her in its use. Slicks that is.

>>14713446
I am OK with this. We need to teach the Noble Rat a Lesson. He won't get paid either.

Also, this is what the Dire Jackal is for.

Guys, just go for the deathmatch or don't.

Don't try and teach the other guy a lesson. It won't end well.

Anyway, I'm off to bed.

>>14713466
But conflict is fun~

>>14713466

Seconded, there is something going on. Either fight for real or not at all.

>>14713480
If it has to be that way, my vote will be don't fight. But can we make sure that no one else takes it up? Buy up the slot?

>>14712324
I suggest we hire some male gladiators.

Means we can have more audience.

>>14713532
You might want to read the last two threads. Only girl fighters allowed.

Waiting on you gmq

"fucking garbage"

(Sorry, my dog is retarded.)

It's a shitload of money, and it might even go up again, but the thing about giant mysterious piles of money is this -- they're never worth it.

"Yeah, three for the dire jackal. Find someone else for... whatever it is you're doing."

Marianus writes it down.

You get a nice, solid three weeks of practice in, focusing on the sort of group harass-and-fade tactics that work well against large predators.

The day of the fight shows up, and as your turn approaches, all of your backstage preparations go off smoothly. Planning to bet anything?

Just gonna sit here and wait.

You have 51 SP, by the way.

>>14713653
We now that death match is not going to go well. Bet 5sp for the Noble rat and the sacrifice. Go under and help the coach hired by the Noble before our fight. That and try and get some info on the noble.

>>14713653
also 10 sp on our girls

>Go under and help the coach hired by the Noble before our fight.

A few minutes of asking around leads you to one desperate coach putting up an unconvincing positive facade.

He's a recently purchased slave, and while he isn't physically impressive, his graceful movements and scars convince you that he must be worth something.

You give him a pep talk and impress on him the importance of yelling. New fighters often panic, and constant reassurance and reminders of what they're to do are legitimately helpful. He is grateful for the attention, and seems to believe you, but his mood doesn't improve.

>>14713715
Coach with him during the fight. Ask about the Noble that hired him. How long did they train a day? What was his bet, stuff like that.

>>14713731
You're the final event in the scrub leagues. His fighter ("his") is the opener of the serious leagues. You promise to return immediately once your own match is over.

You make a stop at the bookie before your fight begins to put 5 SP on the underdog and 10 SP on your own girls.

The dire jackal is shaped like a tall, lithe dog with a thick neck that makes its head and torso blend together. Its nose comes to a point, and its mouth stretches back impossibly far. It stands at shoulder height to a human.

It is coated in weak spots and has a short attention span.

Still, it is dangerous. It enters through one portcullis, stalks around the arena, then sits down and scratches itself before your girls are allowed to enter from the opposite end.

Yelling time.

>>14713771
"Flank it! Gut it from the sides you daughters of bastards!"

>>14713771
And what are the girls armed with?

>>14713771
one of them should distract, the other attack. Suggested yells:
DISTRACT, ATTACK! COOPERATE!

>>14713797
Club, light armor, buckler.

My favourite all-purpose yell. 'FIGHT HARDER YOU FUCKS!'.

Tell them to lure it in and surround it. Slicks goes around back and try to hamstring it while Antonina and the scrub draw! The instance it turns to attack Slick, rush and tackle it!

>>14713810
Well, that would make stuff harder if all they have are blunt clubs... Were they provided by us or by the arena?

>>14713810
Can we say that we purchased more appropriate weapon for a 3v1 large animal fight before this, since we knew it was coming? Say, spears?

>>14713836
By us. Don't we have spears?

"IT CAN ONLY ATTACK ONE OF YOU AT A TIME! AND IF THAT ONE HAS THE GOOD SENSE TO BACK THE FUCK UP, THE OTHER TWO WIN!"

Slicks takes the bait position. She's actually slower than a human in terms of her average distance travelled per minute, but she can hop about five feet in the blink of an eye.

The jackal can pounce seven in the time it takes an eyelid to shut.

Slicks does a very good job of parrying, considering she's being trampled by an animal far outside her weight class. She quickly switches to a grapple that renders the beast's jaws a bit less effective.

Then the humans charge in. Septimia knocks the thing off balance a bit, and Antonina at least provides a bit of overstimulation for it.

>>14713848
>>14713840
>>14713836
I'm hesitant to do this, but since I didn't give you a chance to re-equip, it's my fault and I'll allow a retcon. Money spent, weapons bought and used.

Current action stands, except the jackal now has a big shoulder scrape dripping red.

>>14713866
THE NOSE! THE LEGS! ATTACK THOSE FIRST!

>>14713866
HIT IT IN THE BALLS! CRUSH ITS HEAD WITH A BUCKLER SANDWICH!

Why is my name 'neutered'?

>>14713911
We are a nameless neutered female gnoll.
Hence the nickname Gneutered.

>>14713911
>because the person writing this fanfic is a piece of shit tranny rp fan

Please ignore the trolls, you are doing a bang up job with this thread.

"YOU HAVE IT RIGHT WHERE YOU WANT IT more or less. WE'VE GONE OVER WEAK SPOTS! NOTHING SURVIVES A JOINT SHOT! IF YOU HIT THE NOSE, IT WILL PANIC!"

Antonina and Septimia flank the jackal, switching to close range, brawling techniques with the spears, hitting one of its forelegs and hind legs from opposite sides before ramming the beast to keep it from having a clear shot at Slicks.

Slicks, still unable to really do any stabbing, has given up on using her spear and manages to nail the jackal's face with her claws. It yelps and backs up. It is hurt, badly. It has a shorter range than your team, and has lost the speed and bravery that allowed it to counteract this.

The new holes its torso quickly acquires do not help.

Antonina, unwilling to get her ass near the jackal's teeth even if it is dead, but under standing orders to go for the sexy post-match humiliation, pretends to fuck the jackal with a comically oversized imaginary cock.

You're not sure if this is normal, but it gets widespread laughs from the crowd. It must be normal.

>>14713996
>typical garbage

>>14713996
Note to self, retract that order for matches against animals...

Anyways, onto the scrub coach and the sacrifice of the rat. We need to Help Coach a sub par fighter against someone of our girls' skill. And find out information of the Noble Rat.

Next up is the deathmatch. It's the first fight that actually gets advertised, despite the two unknown fighters. You vaguely recognize the underdog's opponent; though competent, she's rather less experienced than your fighters.

The underdog is still, of course, exactly that. She looks very unsteady.

Both fighters enter the arena after they are properly announced. The underdog's coach makes a solid attempt to reassure her and remind her which end of the sword goes forward.

This looks bad, but it can't hurt to try.

Can we find out the name of the Noble Rat, the Coach and the Scrub?

>>14714058
Once we find out her name call it out loud and follow it up with this, "GET IN CLOSE, A SWORD CAN'T CUT YOU IF YOU ARE RIGHT IN THEIR FACE! GRAB THE SWORD WRIST AND NECK!"

>>14714061
Scrub is Volcatia. Coach is Cato. Noble rat is a mystery, currently, you haven't caught his name.

Am I the only one who is say that we should help her? It matters not, but I like this.

Get ready to give her a step by step guide in not getting killed. Calling out for her to Dodge and Tackle right after her opponent swings.

Betta ya it is a show and she is actually a true murderess being hidden in order to fuck with bets.

>>14714172
Good thing we bet on her then, is it not.

"YOU KNOW HOW SHE HAS TO BE AT ARMS LENGTH FOR YOU TO STAB HER? IT WORKS BOTH WAYS! GET CLOSE GET CLOSE GET CLOSE GET CLOSE."

Volcatia looks like she's seconds from breaking and running uselessly for the edge of the arena.

At the last second before her opponent strikes, she gets close.

She doesn't make anything resembling a good attack, but she closes and ties up her opponent. The situation, for one brief instant, is a tie.

It's hard to tell, especially at the distance, but Volcatia looks a bit old to be bought as an arena slave. Maybe she's in her 30s? It stands out to you as a strange thing.

Cato is staying calm and being reassuring, but his words are becoming closer together as time passes.

Things will probably get worse as soon as Volcatia's opponent recovers from the surprise.

>>14714178
HEADBUTT HER! HEADBUTT!

Once she is stunned go for the arm holding the sword, she will expect a kill shot and try to dodge, but not try and move her arm holding the weapon.

"GO FOR A TRIP!"

>>14714178
Is it considered bad form to shout orders or encouragement to the gladiators?
We want the scrub the Noble hired to survive, so we can ask him a bit later about all these deathmatches.

New question: What would it cost to hire a slave trained in Spear and Shield? It might be handy for more beats fights like this.

>>14714219
We are going to train them in Spears, we have the skills. But also in how to use swords and Tridents & Nets. Fun fact, you can use a net to entrap the weapon of your opponent, like using a cape as an offhand weapon in fencing.

>>14714178
Which of these two combattants is heaviest?
I'd advise trying to trip or tackle - even if your opponent is armed, when they're on the ground, they can't hit you very well, and can't defend themselves worth shit.

Hurry, you are cutting into my Portal 2 time... jk, but are doing a good job, can't wait to find out more on the Noble Rat.

>Is it considered bad form to shout orders or encouragement to the gladiators?
This is completely standard and also a central part of your strategy.

>What would it cost to hire a slave trained in Spear and Shield?
50-100 SP, or you could start training one or all of your fighters in that style.

"FUCK THE SWORD FOR RIGHT NOW. KEEP HERS CONTROLLED, DON'T GET STABBED. YOU KNOW HOW TO WRESTLE ALREADY. YES YOU DO. DON'T GET STABBED. BEAT HER UNARMED FIRST."

You groan uncontrollably at what happens next. Volcatia's opponent pushes her off and gets ready to attack again. Volcatia isn't discouraged, and once again they lock up.

You cringe. It's going to come down to grappling skill with a heavy dose of luck. Volcatia is at a disadvantage. She misses obvious chances to gain superior holds, stays off balance, and doesn't pursue her opponent's weaknesses. At least she's too close to stab at.

Then they both fall over.

Volcatia is on top. It's pure luck.

She lands a shield bash. It's more of the same.

She lands another one. It isn't.

Volcatia takes a breather. Everyone screams. When she has caught her breath, she makes an absolutely worthless slash with her sword, catching her opponent on the torso and doing superficial damage. She follows it up with a thrust to the neck. It's a mess.

Volcatia stumbles out of the arena, alive.

>>14714303
Tell the coach that that was luck and she is to old to be fighting. Go collect our winnings and be on the look out for the Rat.

Cato thanks you unstoppably until his master makes an abrupt exit with him and Volcatia in tow. Your comments on Volcatia's peak abilities go largely ignored -- he agrees with you utterly, but is stuck. Slaves don't make the rules.

You get a quick look at the owner. He's a rich hobbyist. You're fairly certain he was born into the position. He's used to being taken seriously.

Your fighters are all fine. You make 18 SP on your fighters from the bet, 15 from the base pay, and a whopping 40 SP for the underdog bet victory that you had a hand in, giving you a total of 64 (counting the retconned spear price). Aside from the overall weirdness of the event, this was a very good day for you.

On your way out of the arena, a messenger approaches you and gives you an envelope.

You are invited to a party. The number of squiggles involved in the invitation imply importance.

End of part 2.

Wooo! Dinner party! Exciting. I guessing our fighters are not invited, lets bring them back some food from there.

I like where this is headed.

>>14714382
Epilogue: The party is in about a week. Details coming in the next thread, it's a bit late for me right now.

As usual, thread about to be archived, and e-mail in the field if you want to receive warnings about future thread times.

>>14714364
Wear something appropriate.
In this case, something to keep all of the fur from flying into the fruit punch. Body cover clothing.

>>14714303
Talk to Volcatia about who she is, what her history is, why she fights (if not covered in history), and who is employing her.
Also talk to the coach for similar questions.
We could stand to learn more about this mystery deathmatch setter.

Also, how is the emotional health of our slaves? Talk to them, see if they're at least content enough not to run off. Ask them if there's anything they'd really like or if there's anything missing.

What would it cost to talk to someone - like an apothecary or a private cook - about proper diet for a warrior? Presumably our slaves will be alive for a while, and we want them well-nourished if at all possible.

As for earning money on the side: I don't see how. Short of illegal activities, there isn't much a person trained only for combat can do to earn money, and illegal activities are not a good idea.

>>14714407
aw balls slowpoke.jpg

>>14714407
That and having them guard or fight risks death while they are away.