>>Previous threads can be found at: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Sorceress%20Quest>>Thread 38 wasn't archived properly, so here's a direct link: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/19777591/>Fate Points: 1>Signature spells: Summon Elemental, Control Magic, Soulfire>Location: Cerulean Province.Once Dame Brunhild, The new High Lady Cerulean sat at the table in the citadel's hall with you. Marigold was on one side, and Grayson in the back, snoring- it seemed he was tired after his escapades in human form.You take a sip of tea; You'd never had this kind before."So, Queen Ishelda- what are your goals for New Arcturus?" The high lady asked. "And the coalition that Sirius told me about?"
>>19792662"Just the usual stuff. Prosperity, peace and happiness. I'm sure every country starts out with these as a goal."
rolled 33 = 33gentlemen.
rolled 78 = 78>>19792671HUZZAH!Rolling to brew awesome tea.WITH MAGICExplain to her what we told Sirius and the others.
rolled 41 = 41>>19792699NO! YOU! GO FUCK YOURSELF!Rolling to fuck him with magic.
"Just the usual stuff. Prosperity, Peace, and happiness. I'm sure every country starts out with these as a goal.""Indeed." She said, taking a biscuit. "But most of the time, the founder's image of their country gets.. twisted, eventually. With greed, or pride, or lust for power."
>>19792742"Please I'm a 14 year old girl. Do you think greed or corruption would play any part in my rule?"
>>19792742Meh, we know several people who will set us straight before that happens. Besides we don't seem to have much interest in wealth and power
>>19792742Well Kristoph is sworn to tell me off if I start doing stuff like that. Which I won't.
>>19792742Didn't we say before that we'd keep in contact with a council of delegates from other nations? Mention that. We're not a dictator and won't become one.
>>19792742Also swipe a biscuit to give Grayson later.
Fucking motherboard RAM slots broken.....
rolled 21 = 21>>19792742I could never let such a thing happen! Even if it somehow did, I have good friends to help me stop.>lol we're about to find a bunch of treasure due to nat100>it doesn't mean Ishelda is greedy, though.>Just lucky.
>>19792742>>19792776This but followed by:"In all seriousness, civic duty is something that has been ingrained in all Arcturan Royalty. We acknowledge the fact that the pople give us the permission to rule over them and such we care for them before caring for ourselves. We plan to distribute land equally to all of the races while keeping a section aside for myself to establish New Arcturus as an actual nation."
>>19792803>A dictator is a ruler who assumes sole and absolute power but not officially sanctioned by heritage, as in an absolute monarchIt's impossible for us to become a dictator, we're royalty.
"Please. I'm a fourteen year old girl. Do you think greed or corruption would play any part in my rule?""That's precisely what I'm saying." She said. "I may have been high lady for less than an hour, but... you're rather idealistic. You'll age, and you'll gain greed and corruption. It's inevitable. Now, I'm not critisizing anything- if anyone can pull off the sort of thing you plan, it's most likely you- I'm just... warning you. I'll listen to Sirius, and I'll join his coalition. Or yours, I'm still not clear on that... But be careful not to fall.""Kristoph is sworn to tell me if I start doing stuff like that. I have several friends who will set me straight before that happens." You shrug. "I have no interest in wealth and power.""I see." She said, and sipped at her tea. You swipe a biscuit for Grayson. "I'm not a dictator, and I won't become one." You say.She smiled. "I believe you. You know, when I was your age, I started squiring. I'd already known what I was going to do with my life- I was going to be a knight." She said, and leaned forward. "And I succeeded! If I can. . .why can't you? I wish you good luck."
>>19792829Refer to map posted 2 threads ago, swap lizard and elves.
>>19792843Just asking, my lady, but have you ever heard of someone named Tyr?
>>19792843Thank you.
"Thank you." You say, and you give her your most brilliant smile. "Just asking, High Lady, but have you ever heard of someone named Tyr?""No, never." She says. "This is the first I've heard of this someone. Why, are you looking for him?"
rolled 47 = 47>>19792843I will be Ishelda! The Absentee Adventuring Queen! Thank you! Can you tell me stories of your ADVENUTRES?>>19792850I thought that map wasn't canon.
>>19792843"Thank you. I've heard you trained with Kristoph when he was younger. Any embarrassing stories?"
rolled 1 = 1>>19792902Not particularly.
rolled 31 = 31>>19792843thank you High lady...this is rather good tea, may I ask where you got it from? I might buy a bale for myself...pleasantries over I say we go about makin checking upon the buried ruins... in raziels domain...guys, if I write up a proposed general timeline for the timeskip would y'all be willing to make small adaptations to it for the sake of expediency.exabyte. that roll to scry for hidden loot last night...are you gonna keep to that or was that a drunken posting?cause I'm gonna start drawing up the line assuming that it's found at the half way point...
>>19792902Not at the moment. I'm just trying to find out a bit more about him.
rolled 55 = 55>>19792938>AND THEN TYR BURSTS FROM HIGH LADY'S EYES AND VOMITS LAVA ONTO ISHELDA.GAME OVER
>>19792944Tea isn't sold in bales.
>>19792944>That nat100 roll for riches will be used at the very conclusion of this 'arc', just before the timeskip, on thread 40."Not at the moment. I'm just trying to find out a bit more about him.""I see." She said, and nodded."I've heard you trained with Kristoph when he was younger. Any embarrassing stories?""Well. . ." She grinned, but hid her teeth with her hand, chuckling to herself. "There was the time he tried to seduce me. But... I'll tell you when you're older." She said."What? We're plenty old enough to hear this story." Marigold said, eyes glittering."Not particularly." She said, and set her teacup down. "Regardless, I believe Kristoph is waiting for you on your airship... The Jormungandr, I believe?"
rolled 47 = 47>>19792944loot roll was both.>>19793000~Please?~>rolling for magical bullshit to our voice for convincing tone or something.
>>19793000But we're already adults not fair
rolled 66 = 66>>19793048let me try that again.
>>19793000>40>not 45But you said 45
>>19793000Can't be worse than what we've already heard. Literally.
rolled 21 = 21>>19793000ah excelent, adjusting timeline...........done!indeed he is...and he has apparently gotten better at his seduction...he managed to get one of my non-human companions...(do not say which one...)
rolled 72 = 72>>19793000"Yes I do believe he is waiting. Couldn't you give us a hint?"Also, give her a communicator ring. Transmute it to gold first.
rolled 94 = 94>>19793076dammit it's turnng out to be more of an order of events thing than a proper timeline...
rolled 45 = 45>>19792938NOOOOO!! what have you done
>>19793119Mono, you might want to start putting down actions so you don't waste good rolls.Or at least empty your e-mail field so we don't lynch you for wasting a 100.Again.
>>19793133Relax, he didn't ask for an action.
>>19793070>It changed."It.. can't be worse than what I've heard in the past." You say, your ears going red. "I do believe he's waiting. Couldn't you give us a hint?""For the most part, it involved plying me with flowers." She said, her cheeks fading into pink."Ooh?" Marigold said."And then he ended up in my cot, waiting for me." She said. "It was not successful, I must say."You stand, and take a wooden ring from one of grayson's saddlebags- apparently it had transformed into his clothing while he was in human form. With a whisper of magic, you convert it into gold, and then with a curtsy, you give it to the high lady."This is one of those magic rings Sirius spoke about, is it not?""It is." Marigold said. "We all have one.""Then I suppose this is goodbye, for now." The high lady said. She stood, and bowed. "It was pleasant to meet you, your majesty."
>>19793197Okay, time to go to the orcs.FINALLY.
>>19793197It was nice meeting you too, High Lady.
>>19793197Curtsy, "it was my pleasure, high lady" <Mar, how's Sirius?>
>>19793248inb4 another diversion
rolled 20 = 20>>19793197000 timeskip begin001 continue excavating and reanimating skeletons in the ogre lands once the first city is totaly cleared and excavated002 more carefully plan the astral clearing along any known ancient roads and in a circular area around the first city (for farming)003 introduce groups of all races (including kobolds) into the first area have them start farming the small circular area promise them status once we bring in additional groups. We have only one requirement ABSOLUTLEY NO RACISM. 004 bring in flora and fauna from just one specific region (to cut down on cross region contamination). we could easily ask grayson for suggestions I bet in terms of fauna that work together. or hire a druid or two to keep the forests running till they can do it themselves005 untill the settlement has proper and steady supplies of things it needs we'll need to be importing stuff like food, water, cloth, raw wood, etc. if we have skeletons to spare we have them gather ores and other mineral resources like coal etc. 006 while the first settlement is being established we have skeletons continue digging up cities...tombs first a small contingent will expand the circle around the first city slowly.007 bring in another group or two once we have the space. again a massive mixed bag. 008 any ruins or mutant infested regions we find are to be cleared by soldiers from all constituent races, supplimented by some of Lewin's adventurers. a bonus is keeping a portion of any loot found assuming they don't damage the structure so Raziel can look at it first.
"It was my pleasure, High Lady." you say, and curtsy. You start climbing the tower."Mar, how's Sirius?""Sirius is fine." She said. "He was just hit by a basic evocation spell, and it hardly got through his armor. There was a bit of shrapnel for me to tear out, but when that was done, it was easy- Much easier than you and Redglare's 'training'."You reach the top of the tower, and climb across the gangplank to the Jormungandr."Where to now?" Ell asks."The orcs." You say. He nods, and the airship shudders, and sets off."Good thing, too." Neiriel says. "Up north is the safehouse Azariel pointed me to. You can likely drop us off there."
>>19793345"Whatever you do, keep an eye on Kaliel. I know she means well, but I would hate to hear she'd lynched by an angry mob because... well, she acted like she does."
rolled 48 = 48Lets speed up ship and we should learn some necromancy while in time skip
rolled 53 = 53>>19793345alright. is it okay if I come to visit from time to time...>>19793282addenda...on point 4 we could ask the creepy little kalak to build us some custom creatures for the lands
>>19793375Talking of Kaliel, it's been ages since she started work on our pet thing. Has she not finished it yet?>>19793393>learn some necromancyHuh? We're a sorceress, we don't learn spells.What we should to while travelling it contact Tyr, investigate our new Gareth skull, and possibly bind Eidolon to complete the collection.
rolled 71 = 71>>19793436We should atleast learn some things about living beings i dont want give someone third hearth while repairing broken leg
rolled 49 = 49Rolling to make the Brick of Eidolan.
"Alright." You say. "Is it okay if I come to visit from time to time?" "Certainly. That is... if Sadriel doesn't mind you. He's the keeper of the safehouse." She said. "And he's... not very agreeable. You may want to cast spells to protect your mind when you come to meet him."Kaliel spoke up."He's the one who taught me mental enchantment." She said."Hey, Kaliel." You say. "How is your progress on that... thing?""The rodent one?" she asked. "Yeah, I finished it. I can create it if you can supply the energy. I figured you wouldn't want me to turn an existing animal into one, because those age too quickly."
>>19793465Our magic doesn't work that way. It either does what we want it to, or it doesn't.
rolled 79 = 79>>19793470Rolling for teleporting brick to us
rolled 40 = 40Sure, lets supply that energy to make the creature.
rolled 95 = 95>>19793473Lets do this
>>19793495every time I see "Let's do this" I hear it in his voiceEVERYTIME
rolled 82 = 82>>19793473can you wait a second...lets get her to impress the making onto a crystal so we can make MORE OF THEM provided enough energy...
You nod, and she starts chanting. You close your eyes, and push your magic into the spell she's weaving. It takes... quite a long time, but you recognize bits from that shapeshifting spell, and from your nightly magic-textbook reading, you can tell that she's doing quite a long, involved spell- one that explains each and every fact about the creature she's creating. From what little you know, you can tell that she's not using her mind to shape the spell- it's usually faster, but not as easy and takes a tremendous amount of focus.An amorphous blob of flesh appears in front of you, and as Kaliel continues chanting, it continues changing. First, the paws sprout out, complete with finger-like appendages and claws. Second, the head. Third, the tail- almost more like a fin than a tail; and fourth, the two long, spindly appendages, tipped with claws. You see them twitch, and the claws spread, before squeezing back into a spike.> Zerglingatta acquired!The spell complete, you pull away- despite your willpower being quite strong, it seemed this spell took a lot more than a normal spell."...Wow." She said, scratching the ...thing's chin. "I didn't think you had quite *that* much power. What're you going to name him?"
>>19793560Bob
Summo recipis sounds good?
>>19793560Bob.
Bob sounds like shit
>>19793560Bob the Builderobviously
>>19793621Bob the Builded
>>19793597Seconding this.
>>19793616Then suggest something better.
>>19793649Top bob
Wait, check if it's a guy or a girl first.
>>19793644ThisBUT FIRST THIS >>19793673
>>19793673Silly Volty, Bob is a gender neutral name in Arcturus
Hey Exabyte, how long is this timeskip? 2 years or 3?
"Is it a guy or girl?""Neither. No reproductive systems." She said. "That stuff is way too complex for me at my current level.""Bob, then." You say."Bob?""Definitely Bob." You say, and scratch his chin. "No doubt about it."Bob sits there, looking at everything... then rolls onto his back. So you scratch his tummy. His leg starts twitching, almost like one of the hounds back in Arcturus.
SWARLEY.
rolled 18 = 18>>19793710Now lets find some open place and make him mutate into building preferablly in our kingdom
rolled 48 = 48Rolling to give Bob the ability to bud off so he does have a way to reproduce... give them ahive mind while we're at it.
rolled 96 = 96>>19793745Nononnonononono WE ARE HIVEMIND
>>19793710Daaaaw.Don't forget to thank Kaliel.
Let'cs play with Kell and Bob for the trip to Orcland
>>19793756And then Ishelda was Kerrigan
We should learn from Kariel while in timeskip it would make creating living things easier
>>19793710>hounds back in ArcturusWait, dogs don'r exist in this world?
>>19793790But in Arcturus they were phoenix-hounds.... Rolling to get some back to life here
rolled 11 = 11>>19793802Forgot roll
>>19793731>Sorry- He's a zergling, not a drone. If you have the prerequisites, you could research adrenal glands and make him run faster, but that's it.>>19793704>The timeskip will be two years, most likely. Unless I change my mind, that is.>>19793777>>19793465>>19793393>Learning things does not change how easy or how difficult your spells are. You're a sorceress, not a wizard- as in, you use magic via impulse and willpower, not by knowledge and intelligence.>>19793790>Wolves do, but dogs don't."Dawww." You say, and look up to Kaliel. "Thank you.""No problem." She said. "This was an experiment- I was using you just as much as you were using me. If I have enough power, I can make creatures from scratch. Now, I need to go research."She turned around, and with a twitch of her wings, she started below deck."Ishelda?" Raziel asked. "Kristoph told me what happened with Gareth. Did you happen... perchance, to take his remains?"
Another ability minion army for Void Queen.
>>19793820You mean his skull? Yes. I haven't given his permission to speak though.
>>19793820When we find some wolves have Kaliel create dogs.And in response to Kaliel hold up Gareth's Skull.
>>19793820>I was using you just as much as you were using me.Summon a copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People and give it to her. She really needs it.
>>19793820
>>19793820I just so happened to do that.
rolled 62 = 62If bob is not a drone but zegrlling lets make him able to create smaller himself with different genes from his body AKA it gets smaller but creates other one And yes i dont give a fuck that they cant do that
>>19793859>create dogs out of wolves>create>CREATEnigger you just went full retardjust throw them a piece of fucking meat, voila, dogsthe dudes fighting the mutants have them somewhat domesticated too
>>19793873
You hold up Gareth's skull.Raziel looks at it more closely."What are these carvings?" She asks, running a finger along one of the marks. "It looks like a totem... but more than that. It's like you also sealed his spirit inside. . ."She met your eyes. "Did you? If so... this is good news. Good news indeed."
>>19793936That's what I think I did. You never can tell with sorcery. What do you want it for?
rolled 75 = 75Yes I did, he spoke of the Void Queen and it reminded me of the last spirit we tried to talk to besides Azriel. Ragnorok.>>19793756I support Hive Mind Ishelda.
>>19793921Is a wolf the same as a terrier or a german shepard? No, I want to create one out of a wolf. Now shut up and think before you type.
>>19793936I suppose.
rolled 93 = 93>>19793936"I didn't want the 'Void Queen,' whoever she is, annihilating his soul, like she did to Ragnarok. No being deserves a fate that horrible. Not a madman, a megalomaniac, a demon, anyone. Plus, he might have some advisory for us; he has lived for quite a long time. Come to think..."Cast a Bringing spell (there've already been some rolls for it but I'll throw one in myself) and get dat fukken brick!
rolled 100 = 100Hmmm we are hivemind so we get stronger the more of us is here.... We need more beings in our side lets strat with some random birds
>>19793988Welp.
>>19793988We are all of birds now
rolled 86 = 86000 timeskip begin001 continue excavating and reanimating skeletons in the ogre lands once the first city is totaly cleared and excavated002 more carefully plan the astral clearing along any known ancient roads and in a circular area around the first city (for farming)003 introduce groups of all races (including kobolds) into the first area have them start farming the small circular area promise them status once we bring in additional groups. We have only one requirement ABSOLUTLEY NO RACISM. 004 bring in flora and fauna from just one specific region (to cut down on cross region contamination). we could easily ask grayson for suggestions I bet in terms of fauna that work together. or hire a druid or two to keep the forests running till they can do it themselves005 untill the settlement has proper and steady supplies of things it needs we'll need to be importing stuff like food, water, cloth, raw wood, etc. if we have skeletons to spare we have them gather ores and other mineral resources like coal etc. 006 while the first settlement is being established we have skeletons continue digging up cities...tombs first a small contingent will expand the circle around the first city slowly.007 bring in another group or two once we have the space. again a massive mixed bag. 008 any ruins or mutant infested regions we find are to be cleared by soldiers from all constituent races, supplimented by some of Lewin's adventurers. a bonus is keeping a portion of any loot found assuming they don't damage the structure so Raziel can look at it first.009 begin planting galadriels light in a massive field around azreals tower >>19793936why?
>>19793988Kalaks are birds too
rolled 27 = 27>>19794006010 eventually other cities are cleared. we begin bringing in more groups, contracting with the leaders of all of the races to keep to the anti-racism requirements. we might contract with that elf chick to piolot a second ship for us as either a people or cargo hauler011 we get second tier groups.(miners, [better]craftsmen, masons, higher level craftsmen, perhaps a few mages and alchemists)012 we begin producing trade goods now that we have craftsmen...013 eventually sheath azreals tower in orchalicum.014 build more prisms, any citizen can own a gauntlet if they can afford it...015 every city should have a street of cunning artificers. it must have them...they are essential016 we enjoy having tea at least once a year with every govener, judge, village leader, or village council...(not all at once, unless we really want to.)017 repeat the above untill there is just a wall of astral fire surrounding the lands acts as a curtain wall with a few gaps for land trade...
>>19793988... For fuck's sake, we kind of are an idealistic princess. We were bound to call the birds and start singing and tittering about with them one of these days, and with both a nat 100 and the fantastic circumstances of our plans for New Arcturus coming together we can't really resist it.So, I guess we learned a thing or two about Kalak cheep-speak from listening, enough to talk with the birds? And since it's a nat 100... Do we accidentally summon a Gryphon, or a Roc, so powerful is our birdsong?
>>19794021
rolled 88 = 88>>19794021We are hivemind with birds and bob already what next void quen?
rolled 66 = 66>>19794019>>19794006bear in mind this is only a proposed listing...what should be changed?
>>19794074Making zerg army and incresing hivemind
It's simple, isn't it?All of this war, all of this game.. . these trolls, the demons, the racism...It wouldn't be hard if you just... Became them all.You close your eyes, and reach outward with your magic.Raziel comes back first. She's the closest... so you reach into her mind, and Take it.You suddenly feel a boost of energy. Good... this should expand your reach.You Take Marigold next. And then you Take Ell. Taking the Mind is rather easy, he was soft.Suddenly, something barrels into you, knocking you to the ground. You're disoriented- but it was Ell that was knocked over. You still don't have the hang over this. . ."You're breaking the cycle." You hear grayson say.You feel teeth around one of your necks, and then there's a crunch.You try to Take him, too... But Kristoph is in the way. Your magic bounces off of him.Grayson barrels past Kristoph, and you take the opportunity to Take him too.The magic that floods within you is powerful, more powerful than anything else you've ever felt.From here. . . you just need to Take the world.>Good end - Eternal Peace.
>>19794082Birds=/=everyone
rolled 18 = 18>>19794082a good end it may be...but is it a cannon end?
>>19794082Except Kristoph, who will be left out of the glorious Ishelda hive mind all alone ;_;
>>19794082WE JUST WANTED TO SING WITH THE BIRDIES EXABYTEWE JUST WANTED TO SING WITH THE BIIIRDDIIEESSS
>>19794104canon only has one nunless it shoots stuff>>19794109he is magic resistant, not magic immuneSOON
>>19793921ThosE are dire wolves, which are magically intelligent. Not the same as domestication at all.
>>19794096>START with random birds.>Kalak are avian, for the most part, so you started with Raziel.>Loading previous save. Sorry, but being zerg, mind-controlling queen is a completely different quest. Yes, I'm railroading here, but at least you got a Good End out of it, as opposed to the True End which we're reaching for.>>19794109>Actually, his resistance is strong, but not invulnerable. Once you take over Grayson and the rest of the Kalak, it wouldn't be hard to crush his resistance."That's what I think I did." You say. "You can never tell with sorcery. What do you want it for?""Well... there's a bit of kalak folklore that Azariel once told me. It was the concept that one can gain three 'boons' from a captured spirit. Like.. wishes, I suppose, and then you're obliged to free it. After a bit of research and speaking with ogres.. I found out that they had the same concept. It's a ritual I think I can do." She said. "One second, let me get one of my books." She says, and runs belowdeck, her hair flowing out behind her in her haste.As she goes, you think.Maybe that brick you killed Eidolon with has enough of an impression to make a totem. . .You close your eyes, and reach for the brick...But the world key is part of the same cathedral. When you reach toward it, the bell rings, and your magic's sense is suddenly cut. You try again, and it is cut once again.At least you didn't waste any energy doing this.
rolled 11 = 11>>19794125but I like those too....
rolled 27 = 27Okay summon tyranid and join their hivemind but zergs look better
>>19794132No birdies, no bricks...What can we do, Exabyte?
>>19794147As may be, but they are different things.
>>19794132Shoot. Guess we'll have to make a pilgrimage during the Timeskip and say hi to Eidolon when we start the next quest arc.
rolled 62 = 62>>19794174Follow railsRolling for seeing rails and realizing truth
rolled 83 = 83HEY GUYS WHAT IF VOID QUEN ENTERED THAT WORLD?SHE IS NO LONGER PROBLEM AND EVERYTHING SHE CONTROLED TOO WE GOT THROUGHT PORTAL
>>19794132Ask the World Key nicely if we can have the brick. If not, go there and pick it up manually on the way north to the orcs. It can't do shit if we don't use magic.
rolled 8 = 8>>19794213Knowing our luck the Void Queen would overpower the Hive Queen.>>>>19794225Rolling for this
>>19794213>The void queen's mind is like a black hole, so it wouldn't be that easy.>. . come to think of it, mindslave queen and void queen would be one another's nemesis.You shake your head, and open your eyes. Raziel returns, a book in hand- But it isn't one of the thick, scribed books you've seen, but more like a notebook, with loose sheaves of paper and parchment, all scribbled in Raziel's hand. She flipped it open, and started reading."Now, this ritual pretty much works like this- you can ask him for three boons, and then you have to free him. But... if you only ask for two, you can just end the ritual there. You can only do it once, though, so you can't ask two boons and end the ritual, then start it up again." She says, and looks up. "I'm sure you can use one of those 'boons' to make him tell you what you want to know."
Just my opinion but we shouldn't let Raz do that ritual.
rolled 93 = 93>>19794248I think we should, we do need to know more about what he has done as well as info on this 'Void Queen' After that I see no reason to lock him inot a skull for eternity.
>>19794244If we only get one chance we should leave it a while and have a proper think about what we want to ask for. There's no rush.
rolled 4 = 4>>19794183but that is a thing you won't do, you see, because exabyte has carefully hidden those rails in a series of events that pulls us along to the tune of his playing...he has learned the playings of /tg/ like so very few ever do...
"If we only get one chance, we should leave it a while and have a proper think about what we want to ask for." You say. "There's no rush.""If you say so." She says. "This ritual does seem to need to be done at certain times and dates, though, so I'll need to wait until tonight so I can see the stars. There may be a rush, actually. I'll get to work deciphering them now. Hey, Gehenna?""Yeah?" Gehenna asks."You're good at dates and times, right?""Right." He responds. "It's my specialty, after all.""Then come help." She said, and he walked over.You close your eyes, and reach toward the world key.Strange... it's stopped ringing.You quickly grab the Brick and Move it with you. When you come to, the brick is sitting in your palm, perfectly cleaned of blood.
rolled 48 = 48>>19794318Scry on Eidolon, just to make sure he be dead
>>19794318Why do we want this fucking brick again? It's a fucking brick. And for all we know it was load-bearing and when we visit the place again it will be a pile of rubble.
rolled 47 = 47Well since we have the Brick we might as well Bind him to it. Rolling.((With how well we seem to move things its almost getting to be another natural spell))
rolled 81 = 81>>19794318We have some Eidolon blood around, maybe that will help.>>19794358It's the brick we smashed Eidolon's face in with, it's not connected to the cathedral any more. We didn't smash the whole cathedral into his face. Although maybe we should have.
>>19794381Would be a bitch to have with us.
You close your eyes.It *was* eidolon's murder weapon, so it should serve well to contain his soul...You reach outward... but nothing. You can't grasp anything, let alone anything in the spirit realm. It's as if there's no true connection, on the deepest level. your magic fades into the ether, and your muscles ache- no matter, you probably have at least a quarter of your magic power left. Perhaps with Eidolon's blood, you could bind him...You open your eyes, and see Gehenna and Raziel both hunched over one of Gehenna's books, speaking in hushed tones about random numbers and equinoxes- an almanac, it looks like.
>>19794412I presume even with blood we were unsuccessful.
rolled 27 = 27>>19794412Just summon him normally in a circle with the blood then.We can keep the brick as a backup non-magical face-smasher and maybe build it into the foundation of our palace or something symbolic like that later.
rolled 58 = 58Looks like that was a bust, oh well. Lets use up the rest of our magic on something silly. We do need to build more stamina.>>Rolling to have Bob, Greyson and Kell be able to share his thoughts \ emotions with Ishelda. No hivemind and should be their choice when to do so.
rolled 87 = 87I suggest scrying Eidolon just to make sure he's dead.
Finally, they stop speaking."Bad news." Gehenna says. "We have at most, a week, or the stars will be in the wrong position for another hundred years.""This is why I hate rituals." Raziel says. "The stars need to be just right, or it has to be the right day of the week, or you need some nebulous amount of arbitrary metaphysical concepts, like honor or chastity. . It's useless.""I. . I enjoy them." Gehenna says. "They're like puzzles.""Gehenna?" You ask. "May I use Eidolon's blood?""Certainly." He says, and pulls a phial of blood out of his robeYou close your eyes, the brick in one hand, and the phial in the other. Using the phial as a beacon, you call some. . strange, ghostly entity, snatching it with your magic, and binding it to the brick. You head Eidolon screaming, and see a spectral rabbit.Heh.The brick shimmers, and then chunks fall off of it, shaping it into a perfectly carved, statuette of a rabbit. glinting eyes of ruby stare out, and the same markings that were on Gareth's skull is now on the brick. "Do you want his crystal, too? The one he asked us to keep hold of?" Gehenna asked. He didn't seem to notice the rabbit statuette.
>>19794456So, set up a tele-empathic link? I'm down with that.
rolled 67 = 67Is hivemind capable of going intos spirit realm? I hope yes
Wait why is the world key not ringing anymore?
rolled 82 = 82>>19794412What about the Heart? It was named after his wife and it's just a useless crystal now but there might be an emotional connection there.
>>19794497Oh no thanks, I already got him.
rolled 43 = 43>>19794497Sure, let's see what the crystal is. We can't accidentally bring him back to life with it or anything now that he's bound.
"Sure, let's see it." You say, and he pulls it out of his robe... Then opens up the lockbox it's in, and *then* unwraps the cloth around it.The crystal is a pale, pale blue, very similar to a spellcrystal, but it's different, somehow. It reminds you of Ser Bubbles, back when you had first met him. You can't seem to discern what it is, mostly... save that it's related to Ser Bubbles, somehow.
>>19794615Ask Bubbles what it is. Seems the obvious course of action.
rolled 23 = 23>>19794615Read it. As in know everything it does, can do, meant to do, how it will interact with Bubbles, etc.
rolled 45 = 45>>19794651Oops, shit roll like that, my bad.
Please scry for the World Key
rolled 79 = 79>>19794665Rolling for this
>>19794615Ask Bubbles what it is. Then, let's figure out the boons we'll ask of Gareth.Since we're playing the collecting game, I think this sounds reasonable, though I'd ask of your opinions on it. And Exabyte's as to whether or not the third boon is valid.Boon one: Tell me of your master and her plans, why you've been harassing me all this time, and your story. If the 'and' somehow make it count grammatically as more than one then we'll just go with a general 'spill your guts' boon and then start asking questions.Boon two: Cut all ties to the Void Queen, and keep them cut for all time.Boon three: Join the counsel of spirits I'm building and serve as an adviser and confidant as Azariel is doing. You're free to roam the spiritual realm as you see fit, but I may call upon you through the totem. Since this boon is binding, you will be expected to answer unless something stops you.
>>19794715>The third isn't valid, as boons have to be 'completed' sometime. If it's a constant thing, it doesn't count as a boon. You can deal with the crystal later- for now, you need to find out what happened to the World Key.You close your eyes, and scry for it. It's easy to find, still not being rung... And it's simply sitting in the belltower of the cathedral.Oh. Simple- they just aren't ringing it right now.You pull away from the scry, and bring up the crystal."Bubbles? Do you know what this is?" You ask, showing it to him and Ell.Bubbles sparks, and a strong pulse of magic comes from him. It blows you, Ell, and Kristoph off of their feet, as the crystal tears itself away from your hand, and implants itself into the bracer."It contains. . .Orders." Bubbles says, the four pale blue crystals glinting from his surface. "From Eidolon. Codeword, Resurgence."You suddenly have a bad feeling.>Roll 1d100>Not your own magic-related, so I'm taking only the first roll.
rolled 35 = 35>>19794715First one is good. I'd rather only ask two boons and keep him bound which kind of makes the other two both irrelevant.>>19794734But he's already given himself and order not to obey orders. The crystal shouldn't do anything.
rolled 77 = 77>>19794734aww damn...BUBBLES YOU DELETED ALL OF YOUR STANDING ORDERS.CUT OFF ALL MAGIC TO AND FROM BUBBLES
rolled 90 = 90>>19794734FUCK A DUCK."Ser Bubbles! Remember! You are who you choose to be! You are NOT a tool!"
Suddenly, the crystals flickered back orange."It's a good thing I have my own standing order to prevent me from having to do anything against my will." Bubbles said. "I am rather surprised he kept a fourth part of me in reserve. It's just like him."Ell pushed himself to his feet. "Are you certain, bubbles?""I am certain." He responded.
>>19794734Would it be valid if it were changed to an offer, a consideration, rather than an order?>>19794767You roll-blocking motherhubber. DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE JUST DONE?
>>19794808"Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Sir Bubbles, are you alright? What were the orders?"
rolled 22 = 22Delete all bubbles orders its better to be safe
This is why we find out what Eidolon's shit does BEFORE almost ending up brainwashing our friends.
>>19794835We can't delete any of his orders because he has the standing order to discriminate about orders to maintain his free will. Don't be silly.
So can this hivemind acess spirit world or not? If yes how much it take for them to make everything one?
"Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Sir Bubbles, are you alright? what were the orders?""Obey Eidolon. If eidolon is deceased, bring him back to life. If Eidolon is disguised, recognize him by the word 'resurgence'." Bubbles says. "Overall, it's a second set of the standing orders I had when we first met. I'm deleting them." He said. "But now that I have a fourth part of me, I'm... better than alright. More powerful."
>>19794808What were the orders? Do you think there are any more parts you're missing?>>19794813Rolled a 35 instead of a 90. Yep, I did that deliberately. You mad?
rolled 7 = 7Guys we should summon some random ordinary magician that could teach us something about nature of magic
>>19794872"Well. That turned out better than expected. How many other pieces of you are there?"Time to start preparing for the ritual.
rolled 67 = 67>>19794884Reroll
>>19794884All the Kalak on board are ordinary magicians, and we're already borrowing one of Dariel's books to read through.
rolled 36 = 36>>19794915>Any of magicians here>OrdinaryAlso our nation should have shittons of rabbits in it to fuck with Eidlon
>>19794884>Listen>you're on a ship where the magicians outnumber the nonmagicians and Talented. Plus you have a book you've been reading through."Well. That turned out better than expected. How many other pieces of you are there?""I have no clue." Bubbles said. "I've always remembered having only three pieces. I believe Eidolon may have messed with my memories when he took parts of me away."
>>19794946"I suppose I'll have to ask Eidolon about any remaining pieces he might have hidden when I call on him. Raziel, Gehenna, do you think we can fit in two of these rituals before the week is through and our opportunity lost?"
>>19794946And then some idiot rolls to fix his memory, he remembers everything and becomes Eidolon in an artifact.
>>19794934Compared to us? Yes.
"I suppose I'll have to ask Eidolong about any remaining pieces he might have hidden when I call on him. Raziel, Gehenna, do you think we can fit in two of these rituals before the week is through, and our opportunity lost?""Certainly." Gehenna said. "These rituals aren't too energy intensive- you just have to do it right. We can do it twice. Why do you ask?"You hold up the rabbit statuette."Oh.""Anytime you're ready," Raziel said, having drawn a circle on the deck, and lit black candles. It's still in bright daylight, but she doesn't seem to care. "Put the soul container inside the center of here."> [] Eidolon> [] Gareth> [] Other???
>>19795015Now we ride to Orcland and play with Bob and Kell for the trip.
>>19795015Eidolon first. Asking Gareth about the Void Queen is probably going to lead to a thread-end and that's no good, so we'll start with Eidolon.
>>19795046You know Exabyte all too well my friend..
>>19795015> [x] OtherStand in it! Our body contains our soul, and when we're forced to release it we'll transcend! Flawless plan!
You set down the statuette, and Raziel starts chanting, in some strange, alien tongue you've never heard before. It's beautiful, almost painfully so, and something... remorseful lies behind it. As she sings, the candles glow brighter, and suddenly burn the dark red of hellfire.Light shines from the rabbit, and an ethereal face ascends above it."I have been bound by the Arakoatoa Compact, and must give you three boons. In trade, you must free me after my boons have been given. If either of us break this compact, their souls and lifeblood are forfeit, and the Arakoatoa will arrive. Do you agree to this compact, Ishelda, Queen of Arcturus?" The voice- Eidolon's apparently- said, somewhat robotically- as if he were reciting what he had to say. His voice returned to 'normal', and the face sneered. "And before you ask, no, I don't know what the hell the Arakoatoa is. Just let's get this over with so I can get out."
>>19795060Woop another rnd. Maybe an ally, even, for post skip. Anyway, for 2+ in quest weeks we've beentrying to get to orcs, now we actually have a chance.
rolled 35 = 35>>19795075Let's summon the Araktoa and have tea with them.
>>19795075d dammit. No, sorry for disturbing you, go back in the bunny. Raz you didn't say anything about forthwitting my life
>>19795075"Good day, Eidolon. Terribly sorry for shattering your skull with a brick and all, but you were trying to break reality and were hurting me and my friends to do it, not to mention many other innocent people. I agree to these terms."
"Raz, you didn't say anything about forefitting my life." You say, but she's still singing that unearthly, alien song."Uh. . .Then I recommend not breaking it." Gehenna says. "You'll be fine if you don't. In fact, it's entirely possible that the Arakoatoa or whatever have died off.""Good day, Eidolon. Terribly sorry for shattering your skull with a brick and all, but you were trying to break reality and were hurting me and my friends to do it, not to mention many other innocent people. I agree to these terms.""The compact is made." He says, in that robotic tone. "Now. What the hell do you want, girl."
>>19795102Seems like a good idea. It's probably really friendly once you get to know it, and it'll be lonely stuck outside the universe being whatever the hell it is.
>>19795140>accepting>only 1 said yes>araktaloas or whatever are DragonsDammit everything
>>19795140"Mostly to talk, apologize for our conflict, and make you an offer. But that part comes later. For my first boon, I merely ask that you share information with me freely, whatever I ask. To start; what is the Archeotheca and why was it so important to you? The vague information I've scrounged up about it is that it is key to becoming a God, something I don't think anyone can be trusted with."
>>19795140Ok Exabyte, you should probably wait more than 3 seconds for people to vote on these.Suggestions:Convince the elves to let everyone use Galadriel's Light.Tell us everything you know about artifacts (which will include locations any of Bubble's other pieces, whatever that long word he was trying to make before was, and other useful info)No third one, keep him bound.
rolled 73 = 73>>19795140I want you to tell me about your goal involving (long word I cannot remember involving a gathering of artifacts.)
>>19795192I'd suggest we should ask what he did to the Kalak twin Grayson killed.
Sorry, I'm kind of frustrated at the moment.
rolled 35 = 35>>19795192can't keep him or we die...
>>19795196Archeoteka?So, basically his plans and any information on the artifacts.
>>19795202That was most likely Gareth using illusions to get him killed right after we told him he knew we had the mask.>>19795210>you must free me after my boons have been givenIf he never finishes giving us the boons we don't have to do shit. Raziel said that before we even started.
"Mostly to talk, apologize for our conflict, and make you an offer. But that part comes later. For my first boon, I merely ask that you share information with me freely, whatever I ask. To start; what is the Archeotheca and why was it so important to you? The vague information I've scrounged up about it is that it is key to becoming a God, something I don't think anyone can be trusted with."". . The Archaoteca is that device sitting on my descendant's wrist." Eidolon said. "An artifact... made to consume other artifacts. To make them a part of itself. With enough artifacts... comes godhood. I see you've already used it to consume Gehenna's tome, and the crystal I gave the two. Mind, Resurgence.""Fuck you." Bubbles responds.He sighed. "Worth a try. What other questions?""What did you do to Ragnarok before Grayson killed him?""Ragnarok? I didn't do anything to him. At least, not after you smashed a brick into my skull. No hard feelings." He said, sarcastically.
>>19795244"Ser Bubbles, Language!"Question him about Tyr, the Wanderer and The Game.
>>19795244What was the game actually about?
>>19795244Are there any other crystals like that one and where are they?
>>19795244No offence Exa, but you kind of rushed them last few posts. At least my opinionservation
>>19795244"I already said I was sorry. Don't be bitter. Do you concede to having lost the Game? I'm well-prepared for any further tricks and you've played all your hands, so I'm not expecting a 'no.'"
rolled 57 = 57>>19795244>>19795269>>19795267ask about the game and Tyr Ironhandno need to ask about gareth when we have his spirit locked away...
>>19795304No reason not to ask about him, we get infinite questions and he might know something interesting due to being his teacher.Ask what happens now that Tyr has won.
rolled 81 = 81>>19795304no wait. not the game...just the tyr Ironhand...
"Ser Bubbles, Language!" You say."I'm sorry, Lady." bubbles responded."What do you know about the Game?""The game? It was the four of us- Tyr, Azariel, Gareth, and-" He froze. "Wait. How do I know his name? . . You killed him, didn't you? Gave his face back to him?"He shook, and you hear something whisper."Right, right, answer the question. It was Tyr, Azariel, Gareth, otherwise known as the Wanderer, and myself. We all wanted different things from the world, and so Gareth suggested we play a game. So we did. It quickly turned into a battle of wits and power, political manuvering, all of that. . .and then Gareth and I started to age, so we each chose our own way to become immortal. He removed his face, and I entered the Archaeoteca.""Are there any other crystals like that one, and where are they?""There is the Heart, and then the four crystals that make up The Mind. Other than that, I have no idea." He said."What do you know about Tyr Ironhand?""He's dwarven, a powerful transfigurer and alchemist. . very strong, ageless" He said. "He left across the sea soon before I was bedridden by age.""What happens now that Tyr has won?""Probably very little. For now." Eidolon said. "He was never a fast person- he always deliberated, and thought before he did something. I'd be surprised if he started doing things in less than ten years or so."
rolled 95 = 95>>19795354and what were his goals in the game?
>>19795354What other artifacts do you know of?
>>19795354"What exactly is a dwarf? Are they short mead drinkers with skill in metal-working and battle?"It kinda sounds like Exabyte made them golems.
>>19795354"Is Tyr's anti-magical sentiment militant, or is he tolerant of responsible, constructive use of magic? From what little I've heard, including from you, he's a man of logic, and since magic defies mundane logic I suppose I can see why he disowns it."
Well, I'll go to bed and try to sleep. I'd ask you to not fuck everything up, but I know that's an impossible request; either you'll do it yourself or Exa does it for you. Maybe we'll get to the Orcs post - timeskip, if we're lucky.
>>19795354"What exactly did you turn into when you first game back to life?"
"What exactly is a dwarf? A short mead-drinker with skill in metal-working and battle?""Hardly." He says. "A dwarf, despite the name, is a tall, muscled, powerful mead-drinker with skill in carving and battle. They deride metal, and say that working ceramic is easier and more powerful. But then again, when they can carve stone out with their bare hands...""Is Tyr's anti-magical sentiment militant, or is he tolerant of responsible, constructive use of magic? From what little I've heard, including from you, he's a man of logic, and since magic defies mundane logic I suppose I can see why he disowns it.""He's against the personal use of magic." Eidolon said. "He's okay with Talents, or powers or whatever they're called. He's okay with natural, magical phenomena, he's okay with dire beasts, wyverns... But he hates wizards. He hates magicians, and spellcasters. Their pride is their undoing, he'd say.""What other artifacts do you know of?""The Fell, The Ankh, your sword, The World Key, Azariel's Throne, his Knife, the Heart, the Archeoteca, The Gearworks, Sunder, and the Tome of the Hourglass." Eidolon said. "I don't know where Gearworks is, and Sunder is definitely with Tyr. The rest, you likely already know."
>>19795354"How did you manage to not get killed for so long with that attitude?"
>>19795463"Could you elaborate upon the Gearworks and the Sunder?"
>>19795463What do the gearworks and sunder do?
>>19795463Oh, and this is a pretty good question too.
THis one:"What exactly did you turn into when you first game back to life?"
>>19795463"Why did you all choose to play the Game? It's ridiculous, using the world as some kind of twisted playground, all in a petty spat over ideals, and I simply can't wrap my head around it."
>>19795525QUite frankly, that sounds like incredible fun. Completely heartless. But incredibly fun.
"How did you manage to not get killed for so long with that attitude?""Because I'm awesome." He said.The whispering started up again."B- because the few times I got into an argument with someone powerful enough to kill me, I either talked my way out of it or ran." He said, stuttering. The whispers faded."What exactly did you turn into, when you first came back to life?""A chimera." He said. "A fusion of every sapient being I'd ever seen before, with the strengths of all. I'd spent a lot of time in The Mind designing it.""Could you elaborate upon the Gearworks and the Sunder?""The sunder is a hammer. Massive, powerful, and it can only be moved by the arm of the holder. It can be an unstoppable force, an unmovable object, whatever the holder desires. I've seen Tyr stand on it, suspended by it as if gravity did not exist. Gearworks, meanwhile, is. . .different. It's a puzzlebox, with constantly shifting sides. I've only been able to get past the first stage, and ended up within a . . labyrinth. It's the only artifact I know of that is more powerful than the World Key. When I almost starved to death, and left the labyrinth, the Gearworks was gone.""Why did you all choose to play the Game? It's ridiculous, using the world as some kind of twisted playground, all in a petty spat over ideals, and I simply can't wrap my head around it.""Tell me." He said. "If you were on top of the world, wouldn't you be bored, too?"
>>19795566Not particularly, it'd give me all the time I wanted to throw tea parties and balls. Besides there's always something that could use a Princess's touch to make it a bit better. Like your face, when I killed you with a brick.
>>19795566How do you make the magic crystals?>The elves lost that knowledge, right? Sounds like a useful bargaining chip.
>>19795566"Yes, but boredom is no reason to get pointlessly malevolent. In any case, what are you going to do now, being a tad stuck in the spirit realm?""What were Gareth, Azariel and Tyr's motivations to play the Game? Azariel told me only the basics; you wished to spread magic, Tyr wished to spread logic, Azariel at first wanted to dominate and then, so he says, wanted to win the game for the sake of all after his megalomania was tempered with age and he no longer found domination appealing, and Gareth... Gareth didn't seem to have a goal, or motivation. He simply acted.""How did Gareth become The Wanderer?"
rolled 6 = 6>>19795566perhaps I would, but then again I'm only 13 (girly smile) I figure I'd just wear a disguise and walk among everyone standing at the bottom.I wonder, Edolion, what that whispering is...
>>19795633>Well, I already said that Eidolon made them a few hundred years ago, and some of our spellcasters learned to make them tooNope, it wasn't the crystals. I know there was something that Eidolon knew that nobody now does. Fuck.
>>19795566"No. One could always step down."
>>19795566"WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?!"BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT.
>>19795708Oh yeah, we can ask him about the best tea in the world again and he can't lie and say swamp brew this time.
rolled 65 = 65>>19795716or he might have just been telling the truth, it's a personal preference question...and he was never human so he could have very well been telling the truth...
"Yes, but boredom is no reason to get pointlessly malevolent. How do you make the magic crystals?""I alchemize either gold or quartz." He said. "The elves have this knowledge- You can ask them for the specifics.""What were Gareth, Azariel, and Tyr's motivations to play the game? Azariel told me only the basics; You wished to spread magic, Tyr wished to spread logic, Azariel at first wanted to dominate and then, so he says, wanted to win the game for the sake of his children. And gareth... Gareth didn't seem to have a goal, or motivation. He simply acted.""I wanted to turn the world into a utopia!" He cried. "Galadriel's Light covering the planet, prisms floating above the sky. Food, and wealth for all. Power for any who wish. And at the top. . .I would stand, with everything I could ever want attended to me. Tyr wanted to change the world into his own version of utopia- One where people worked for their own goals, instead of taking, what he thought, was the 'easy way out' and using magic. Azariel... I never knew what he wanted. He was a mysterious character. And Gareth... Gareth wanted to marry some woman." He said. "Some human girl from a different world- One that said she would only take him when he had a planet of his own.">continued; field too long
"How did Gareth become The Wanderer?""There was a certain star." He said. "A star that was said it would explode. So he. . made a ritual. One to remove the very concept of his own mortality, centered around that event. I helped him with it, and then the mask was created. Or. .removed from him, I suppose.""What is your favorite color?""I like forest green." He said. "And yellow.""What is the best tea in the world?""Ground up Galadriel's Light." Eidolon said. "It always revitalizes my magic, whenever I have it, and tastes rather pleasant. Any more questions?"
>>19795740Do you have any advice or suggestions to keep the elves from getting all pissy when they find I've been using Galadriel's Light?
>>19795740"Would you like to stay around?"
>>19795729Exabyte said it was a joke at the time.>But how?>Well. . You'd have to talk to Eidolon about that. But he's dead, so you're shit outta luck. The next best thing, you could talk to some of the crafters. They're the spellcasters who make the things. I'm not sure if they understand it either, thoughMaybe that's what I was thinking of? Ask him how the crystals work. It's not as useful as I was thinking, though.
"Do you have any advice or suggestions to keep the elves from getting all pissy when they find out I've been using Galadriel's Light?""Yes, I do. Use my second boon to ask me to do it directly. They won't listen to *you*." He said."Would you like to stay around?""Fuck no." He said. "Not as your minion, definitely not. Even the afterlife is better.. even though I'm forbidden to tell you anything of it."
>>19795740Tell him that our goals are so similar, it is a shame we got off to such a bad start. At least he will have his utopia though.
>>19795736>>19795740"Do you think it might be reasonable to attempt, in making my state, to take from your, Azariel and Tyr's schools of thought, all at once? When The Game isn't driving you to extremism, you all seem quite reasonable. Hence, it seems likewise reasonable to look through each viewpoint."
>>19795740>Ha ha, Mana Tea. Makes sense now Exa.Yeah, I dunno, ask him about the Fell's exact abilities?
>>19795779"I would have actually placed you in Ell's care, but suit yourself."
>>19795779Do you still get the afterlife if you are bound to something? We don't want to be eternally mean, do we?
>>19795779Is there anything else that you think it would be useful for me to know?
"What are the Fell's exact abilities?""You know how sacrifices work, correct? You have your goal, and you have your victim. You sacrifice the victim, and gain the goal. the Fell... is an aversion to that. It's simply. . goal. You want the goal, you cast.. and it just takes, and takes, whatever it wants in order to fuel. You don't get to choose the sacrifice.""Do you think it might be reasonable to attempt, in making my state, to take from your, Azariel and Tyr's schools of thought, all at once? When The Game isn't driving you to extremism, you all seem quite reasonable. Hence, it seems likewise reasonable to look through each viewpoint.""No. I don't." He said. "I don't know what Azariel's viewpoint is, and Tyr's viewpoint is in direct opposition of mine. He always argued that I would breed nothing but weaklings.""Do you still get the afterlife if you are bound to something?""In a way." He said. "I'm forbidden to elaborate, and the compact won't force me to.""That's always irritating." Raziel said, as Gehenna took up the singing job. "I can never get straight answers about the afterlife, from spectres."
>>19795779"Minion? No, no, no, no. No. No, Eidolon, I want you as a confidant. An equal. There's no reason for us to keep fighting; we have similar aims, and I have need of wisdom, wisdom you have, even if you are at times far too brazen. I might even see about reviving you if you prove trustworthy without the Game on your mind; it's only fair I do so after killing you. But more importantly, will you pledge to convince the Elves on my behalf, when the time comes, as my second boon?"
What do you know oh the 'Void Queen'.
>>19795826>I'm forbidden"Oh? Who forbids you to answer?"
>>19795828>Giving Eidolon freedom again>Maybe even reviving himIn the words of the great anonymous, "No, no, no, no. No. No"
>>19795858Just do the two booms, bound for eternity thing. Much safer.
"Oh? Who forbids you to answer?""I cannot answer that question in any capacity." He said."What do you know of the void queen?""The who?" He asked. "I know nothing. I may have heard those words, long ago, but I don't remember where from. They're vaguely familiar.""Is there anything else that you think it would be useful for me to know?""... Be careful." He said. "You may be unique, and powerful, but there are other worlds, and other powerful beings. For the greatest of them, it is best if you stay out of sight. And.. I cannot explain who told me to say this, but. . . Do Not Go Home.""Now. Any more questions, or are you prepared to ask me for my second boon?"
>>19795903"What's your greatest regret?"
>>19795903"Would you be willing to stick around in spectre form?"
>>19795858Oh come on. He'd be useful, and he doesn't have a motive to keep fighting us. Azariel was a monster who did awful things to his homeworld's people, and now he's just an old man. An old, dead man. We should at least make the offer as our third boon.>>19795880Binding him for eternity is horrible. Too horrible a fate even for Eidolon. He might have had dickish means, but his ends were noble. We're not a monster.>>19795903"Alright. I'm done. Will you speak to the Elves on my behalf, and see to it that the ban on exportation of Galadriel's Light is lifted?
rolled 18 = 18>>19795903you cannot say who told you, but can you say why?
>>19795903"Nope, get to diplomancing those elves!"Then end the ritual and be happy that he's not getting rezzed again.
rolled 30 = 30Oh, ouch no home coming for us.>>19795925He already said no.>> Rolling to bring any non-demonic survivors here from Arcturus
>>19795903>silly questions"Have you ever licked a lamppost in winter?""Can you lick you elbow?""Have you had any pets?""What is the Cycle?"
>>19795903>Do Not Go HomeNever? B-but...>>19795932>Binding him for eternity is horrible. Too horrible a fate even for Eidolon.It's not that bad, he said he still gets to experience the afterlife while bound.
"You cannot say who told you, but can you say why?""No, I cannot." He said."What is your greatest regret?"". . .Don't ask me this." He said. "Please don't."The whispering started up."Keledanis's death." He said, in a cold voice. "When she died, giving birth to my daughter. When I had no skill in magic, no ability in magic, and I was unable to save her."He shook. "Now. Beg me of my second boon. Ask me no more.""For my second boon... Will you speak to the elves on my behalf, and see to it that the ban on exportation of Galadriel's Light is lifted?""I can do that." He said, and became a full-fledged elf. "It will take me but ten minutes to set things in motion, and then I will return. It will take time, however, for the councilors to vote."He vanished, and soon later, he returned."There." He said. "Kyvann's group appears to be on my side, so this was easier than I thought. Now, ask me of the third boon."
>>19795969I'm sorry, but I cannot afford to free you.
rolled 80 = 80I can't think of a third thing to ask of you... perhaps in 100 years I will think of something. Perhaps.
>>19795969Apologize for asking about his regret. Also, let him know that it's likely that if we release him that his soul will be destroyed by the one known as the Void Queen.
rolled 26 = 26>>19795969what happens if I ask of you no third boon?
As I see it, there are two options for who warned us away from home, the vq, being sneaky, or our mother.
>>19795995That way it will seem like us keeping him is a good thing.
>>19795969No continuous things, so we can't use something like "live out your afterlife in peace and never interfere with the living again", right? In that case, I'd rather not risk it because I can't think of anything useful as a third boon.>>19795991Can't perform the ritual again on the same person ever.
>>19795969"As my third boon; will you consider maintaining contact with me through the totem, or if returned to the land of the living, joining my realm as a respected vizier? Your wisdom is valuable, and if there's anything I can do to earn your friendship after all the stupid conflict we've had... Well, I would be amiable to it, whatever it is. And you might not be safe unbound; something destroyed Ragnarok. It might be the 'Void Queen,' who might be the girl Gareth pined for. His soul no longer exists. I don't suggest going back to the afterlife."
"I'm sorry, but I cannot afford to free you.""What?! Ask me of my third boon." He said."I'm sorry for asking about your regret. And... if I release you, it's likely your soul will be destroyed by the one known as the Void Queen.""I don't care! No! No, ask me of a third boon!"You kick up the line of the ritual circle, and he vanishes.The small rabbit statuette vibrated. . and the eyes glimmered with anger. The runes pulsed, as if he were fighting against his bindings. It shook a bit more, then was still.The look in the rabbit's ruby eyes are the same thing you saw when you looked into Kaliel's raptor- Hate. Raw, utter, endless hate. Like that feeling that roiled up in your body every time you lost control. . . But this time, the look puts cold chills down your back.
>>19796024>You can preform the ritual again, you just can't re-forge the compact. So you can't try getting the first two boons over and over again, but you can do the ritual again and get the third boon.
>>19796029If you want something like eternal loyalty, you'd have to ask something like. "Cease your enemity to me."
>>19796044We should have asked him what he planned to do with his freedom after we released him or if he had a means of coming back to life again before doing that. This is probably going to bite us in the ass.
rolled 44 = 44>>19796044pick up the rabbit"I am sorry...I will free you once I am sure that the void queen is no longer a threat..."wrap it carefully in cloth and store it away.""Raziel, I think I'd like some time to concider what to ask gareth, perhaps tomorrow or the next day.
>>19796044Hey, we weren't going to let him go just yet!'sides, now we just look like assholes.
rolled 54 = 54If he didn't hate me before he does now. Store the Rabbit in our storage space.
>>19796044Well fuck. Why didn't we try this on the wanderer first.Maybe we can do it again now and try for a 'just kidding' or something.
>>19796044Oh look. We just did something monstrous. And created an enemy out of someone who might have become an ally. That's just terrible, /tg/, why did you think this was a good idea? He'll probably join up with the Void Queen if he gets a chance.>>19796060I don't want us to have his eternal loyalty. I want us to part on good terms and possibly forge a partnership.Exabyte, could we at least have gotten a final "are you sure" checkbox? He looked upon us with UNENDING HATRED. That should've made us pause to consider the decision.
>>19796044He mad. I don't think he really deserved that. But he was an asshole.
This would have been a very valuable question to ask. >>19796004Oh well. I suppose we can ask Gareth.
>>19796095> The line 'Now, ask me of the third boon' was essentially your chance to choose, and consensus appeared to be on not asking for one quite yet."Raziel, I think I'd like some time to consider what to ask Gareth. Perhaps tomorrow, or the next day.""Okay." She said, and cleaned up the circle. You pick up the rabbit, silently apologize to it, and slip it into your pocket. You can do the ritual sometime in the next week, and use it to free him. . But then again, you could even just shatter the rabbit, and free him here and now."Good idea. We're there." Ell said, pointing down. "Above Carved Fortress. We can't set this down in the water, so I'll try to find a field we can use..." He says.As you look down at the orcs, you see the knights training again. Some of them look up at you, and salute- they were the knights who fought the demons with you. The Venerable King is there too, so he directs the knights to clear a space. You land the airship, and he cheers. "Lady Ishelda!" He says. "It's glad to see you. The queen is ill." He said.>>End of thread 39!>>I'll stick around to answer questions>>And my twitter is @futureexabyte
>>19796146Oh godammit.Time to go heal the queen.Were you planning that Mana Tea thing?
rolled 77 = 77Would it be possible to bind Eidolan to the afterlife permanently so he can't be resurrected \ summoned.>> Rolling for it anyway
>>19796146Our boat isn't waterproof anymore?If we had have known how the ritual worked a bit better, I would have voted to handle it differently...
rolled 97 = 97>>19796185back a while we modded it past the point of sea worthiness.
>>19796146Is Eidolon suffering? Because that amount of pure hate he's projecting makes me feel like he's suffering in that rabbit, because of us not asking for a third boon. And that's terrible.
>>19796170Actually, the mana tea was basically 'why the hell not, it makes sense' so yeah, you can make mana potions. Also you can cure astral fire by making tea out of the modified, anti-astral-fire GL.>>19796184>Not exactly. The closest you can do is what you're doing now. It's either completely free, or bound to an object.>>19796185>Hasn't been, since you added the GL. Alongside removing the mast and sails, they also wired long GL vines alongside the outside of the ship, and the cabins each have windows now and stuff. The windows were an afterthought, after they figured you couldn't go in water anyway, or you'd drown the flowers.
As one of our questions we should have asked if there was any way he could be resurrected again or if he had any more contingency plans. It might have been safe to free him. Can we still ask questions seeing as the ritual isn't over?
>>19796220Ah, forgive me for not realising that we put light absorbing flowers on the Bottom of our ship.
>>19796223>>19796233WHAT IS THIS?!Also, their roots came out the bottom.
>>19796217>Keledanis is dead too. This is an important factor in his anger.>>19796223>Yes- he's still bound to answer any question, and he will be bound until you ask the third boon and free him.>>19796233>It's not on the bottom, it's on the sides. Also, arbitrary limits because I felt like it.
>>19796220So we can't land on water or land? Seems slightly inconvenient. We've been awfully lucky with the conveniently placed towers with large windows everywhere so far. We'll need to get a carpenter to give us a flat bottom.
>>19796251>Keledanis is dead too. This is an important factor in his anger.Ohhhhhhh.Well hopefully we'll oust the VQ soon enough and he can get back to whatever he was doing.
>>19796267We just landed on Land.
>>19796267It can float pretty much indefinitely. All we need is a regal looking ramp to exit on.
>>19796251>Keledanis is dead too. This is an important factor in his anger.Use Keledanis's Heart to bind her into the rabbit as well! They can be together forever, so romantic!
rolled 12 = 12Take his love from what is likely a happy afterlife... and expect him to be happy about it? No I don't think so.
>>19796251Exabyte, why do you have to make us accidentally become the evil one all the time?
>>19796272No. We can't. We have a WEEK. The Void Queen isn't going to confront us until the next arc.Which is two years in the future. He won't be able to be freed properly until a century passes. If we break the Rabbit, the Arrakoatoa will probably get pissed and destroy us both utterly for disrespecting the Compact by unbinding him before he's given a third boon.Next thread we're going to do some right and proper thinking, because we acted in haste. Maybe ask that he help us heal the Venerable Queen as his third boon, apologize for trying to 'protect' him when he can damn well do it himself, and let him go to his love, wishing them well.>>19796281... Anon. What's wrong with you?I mean, theoretically that might work and keep them both safe, but I don't think Eidolon will like it. I guess we'll have to ask him if he would concede to that, to keep him and her safe from the Void Queen baleeting their souls to get at us.
>>19796332Maybe we can magic up some sort of anti-necromancy field and tie it to his spirit? Then he can have his afterlife uninterrupted by anyone else.
What if we leave his soul bound to the rabbit, but send the rabbit to the afterlife. Then it's impossible for him to come back unless somebody works out how to resurrect a rabbit statue made out of brick.
>>19796267>You can land on land, and it already has a flat bottom, as it's orcish design.>Made up the orcish design fact just now, whee, fiction!>>19796281>The Heart is actually only named after her- it isn't her spirit, soul, or anything about her other than her name. It's Eidolon's monument to her.
>>19796347>>19796383Why are you all so darn focused on preventing him from coming back? He's not interested in the game anymore and probably would've lived happily (barring Void Queen shenanigans) with his love in the afterlife forevermore. What we're trying to prevent is Void Queen shenanigans; his very soul being annihilated. He doesn't even care about that danger, so we should release him. He should live and die by his own hand, not barred by us because "hurr i gotz 2 protekt u." We can ask about keeping him and Keledanis safe in Eidolon's totem, but if that's not cool with him then he's being released. We'd be a monster to keep him trapped.
>>19796476this.Jeez guys stop white knight monstering "for the greater good" Monster is a Monster
Idea for another psuedo-badend Ishelda version:Ishelda decides the best way to stop Void Queen is by absorbing and integrating all of the souls under her own will. ALL of them. The Wraith Queen is born, in direct conflict against the Void Queen, Mind Queen, and of course - the Infinite Cloak Works.
>>19796571>Infinite Cloak WorksHAH!
>>19796571>Mind Queenyou mean the "good end" zerg queen from earlier in the thread?
>>19796571What happens when True Ishelda ends up meeting her dozens of multiversal doubles with their silly gimmicks?Heck, what happens when they all meet the Ishelda from the Nearfuture/Space Cyborg Quest universe, who is a HOUSECAT?
>>19796615Yes.
>>19796618Obviously they all cease their in-fighting as soon as Cat-Ishelda shows up, and immediately bow down before her as the Queen of Queens.
>>19796636Obviously.
>>19796665Is there ever going to be an Exabyte crossover quest? That 'obviously' is rather suspicious.
rolled 53 = 53>>19796703watch as exabyte fails to either acknowledge or deny your question...
>>19796703Well, I'm just saying, Ishelda is pretty royal, the way she carries herself, the way she acts- she acts like a queen. But a cat, see. . .a cat is the same way. Now, if Ishelda and a cat are combined. . .Nothing can be more queenly than that.
>>19796636>>19796665>Implying our retirement plans are not to find a nice quiet world and live as a cat, annoying our magically charmed owner as much as possible.
>>19796722The question is if Ishelda, the cat, would be apathetic towards Grayson, the bear, or if her being affectionate to Grayson, the person, would carry over to Bear Grayson.
>>19796748Other than the namesakes and the similar relationship 'loving animal - loving owner', they're not the same people. To be explicit, other than random comments and references, I doubt there will be a crossover quest. At least, not until I've done many more quests.
Okay, so let me see if I've got these straight so far:Void Queen is what happens when Ishelda goes full demon.Mind Queen is what happens when Ishelda goes full hippydippy.Wraith Queen is what happens when Ishelda starts literally eating souls.Infinite Cloak Works is what happens when Ishelda summons ALL the cloaks.So the basic premise is that Ishelda taps into some nigh-infinite power source and goes mad with power. Let's build on that premise. Because reasons.Ishelda goes full mother nature, becomes all of the plants, and creates a sort of world-mind not unlike James Cameron's Avatar. Result: Nature Queen.Ishelda creates an artifact using the new Rose Heart that transforms Astral Fire into Magic energy at an infinite rate, and then has it replace her own heart. It's so efficient that she uses all the stars of every system of every galaxy in her entire dimension to fuel her own power. Result: Tengenn Toppa Gurren Queen or Astral Queen.Ishelda attempts to feed a thunderstorm with magic in order to create rain for the Wastelands so that the new Galadriel flowers will bloom and spread more quickly. The Thunderstorm begins a feedback loop, giving Ishelda more energy through lightning which she then feeds back into the storm. It becomes a planet-wide storm with Ishelda at the center, unable to stop feeding it. Result: Maelstrom Queenc'mon guys, let's come up with even more.
>>19796889dear god what the fuck do you think you're doing?
>>19796889Ishelda obtains true enlightenment, and gains the ability to see through the fourth wall. She uses this to converse directly with Exabyte.Meta Queen.
>>19796903Creating dozens of side-villains Exabyte might force us to deal with later, because that anon's a horrible person?
>>19796889It's like Batman purposely creating more villains to put into his own rogues gallery! WHHYYYYYY
>>19796889So True Ishelda is partway between each of them? We have demonfire, we made an astral fire elemental, we've fucked about with people's minds and we've made snazzy cloaks.
Ishelda tries to enter the spirit realm for some reason. It tries to destroy her for her trespass. She absorbs it's attacks instead. Death Queen.
Finally.Peace.Everyone in the world is doing as they should. Living, breathing, talking. . There are no more arguments, no more sadness. . .Your ears go red as two of the minds you've Taken reproduce. You're still not used to having so many different... sensations going on at once.You hardly notice as a long, golden sword tears through your chest."Your mind will be useful." The emotionless voice says, as the cloak falls around her shoulders.You gape.She's you.She puts her hand on your forehead, and tears . . *something* from you.You sit there.No urges.No drive.The entire world, sits there. Doing nothing. Thinking nothing. Eating nothing.In less than a month, every living being on the planet is dead, having starved to death.Peace. Finally, peace.>BAD END- No more Mind Queen
>>19797045Goddamnit.
What do you think of all these queen shenanigans, Exabyte?
>>19797069ouch.
>>19797069Damn it which anon suggested the hive minds? Now VQ is ANOTHER artifact ahead of us!
>>19797092The bad end I just wrote should answer that.
>>19797112So the Void Queen's schtick now is just eating all the variant copies of the real Ishelda?The question now is what she plans for True Ishelda...
Ishelda gets every artifact on the planet.Then uses all of them at once.Crux Queen.Probably the most powerful of the Queens.
rolled 34 = 34>>19792662EXA WHY CAN'T ISHELDA HAVE NICE THINGS!BY THIS ROLL, I RESUMMON THE MIND QUEEN!
>>19797156She's been stealing all sorts of things from our bad ends since we accidentally created her in one of them.Someone should probably write a list of her inventory or something, so we know what we're up against.
>>19797176and do all of Exabyte's work for him when he goes against us? Yeah, no.
rolled 90 = 90Our 100s, all disapearing, at least we still have Riker.>>rolling to create Artifact that invokes sympathy and other positive emotions in a target
>>19797069Turning the nat 100 into an alternate ending so it didn't actually do anything was bad enough, but turning it into a bad ending and increasing the void queen's power so that the nat 100 actually screws us over? No, fuck you.
>>19797200Well taht's what happens when someone >>19796889 starts trying for meta bad ends.
>>19797225I feel the need to point out that, technically, only the Meta Queen was the only one who was actually meta.
>>19797200That's why we shouldn't roll for things after the thread ends.
>>19797243>redundancySee, that's what I get for rewriting my post without proofreading it.
I think Meta Queen might be the strongest. She can see and possibly change her own character sheet.>access character sheet.>Add artifact: Void negater >????>Profit.
>>19797244But it wasn't based on any rolls after the thread ended. It was based on one guy thinking out a couple of hypothetical scenarios, which should in no way be punishable by anything.
>>19797275Wouldn't a Void Negator be an emotional wellspring? Like... say... Ishelda?
Obviously, the route to defeating the void queen is in hugs, and befriending.And I don't mean Nanoha "befriending."
>>19797309Yes you do.
>>19797309Special hugs?
>>19797287This makes me think, when/if we do defeat the VQ, will we get all of her loot? So we'd then have an alt bad end Ishelda hivemind in a box? That'd be quite useful.
>>19797331Possibly, with time.
>>19797331I'm pretty sure that lust counts as an emotion.hm.... Lust elementals....
>>19797321If I did I wouldn't have said I didn't.
>>19797388Anthropomorphic genitals.The Brundlepenis is a lust elemental.
>>19797388That really doesn't seem like Ishelda's territory, at least not yet.We really don't may much attention to that sort of thing, at least not yet. Maybe after the timeskip.
>>19797423>BrundlepenisYou motherfucker. I had forgotten. I HAD FORGOTTEN.WHY DID I KEEP READING THE POSTTHREAD DISCUSSION AFTER PEOPLE STARTED GOING "HARP DARP SEX UP THE VOID QUEEN"I KNEW THAT THIS WAY LAID MADNESS, BUT ONLY NOW DO I SEE WHAT KINDFUCK
>>19797470Hindsight is 20/20 and the only kind of filter it has is rose-tinted.
>>19797454Elementals aside, I meant more that I don't think the VQ would ever be motivated to do anything like that. I wonder if she's going to age like we do, or remain sort of 'stasised'.
>>19796889Ishelda feels the infinite pleasure of being cummed inside. Result: Slut Queen.
>>19796889Ishelda decides to tell this kingdom making business to go screw itself, becomes a bear and spends the rest of her days hanging out with Grayson in the forest living the relaxed life.Bear Queen
>>19796889Ishelda modifies the galadriel's light to feed on heat and freezes the entire continent. Result: Ice Cream.
>>19797487Every time you've seen the void queen, in bad ends or whatever, she's been different. Your age, a young adult, a matronly woman- she's been every age, at random times. It could be the result of shapeshifting, but you never know...
>>19798087Hey Exabyte, did I say "fuck you"? Fuck you.
>>19798087I can just see it now, after another 30 or so threads being dicked over by the void queen, we finally get to her lair, and before us sits an old woman with white hair and dark, empty eyes."Oh, this is the part where you kill me, isn't it? That's alright, I understand."voidqueensmiling.jpg"The next time you seem me was worth it."
>>19798405And then we roll a nat 100 in combat and kill her so hard that every version of Ishelda dies. Bad end lol.
