>>24306058
OH YEAH! SHADOW QUEST TIME!
Time to try and not die!

I'm in.

Events Summary:

You earned Sir Flint's trust in your defense of the town, and together, found the source of the magic plague - the rampant spell of a long-sealed lich. The lich explained that the chaos was unintentional, a last-ditch effort remaining from an ancient war, and you managed to prevent conflict between him and Sir Flint.

Meanwhile, Abigail was imprisoned, held responsible by Fredrick, the town mayor, for the recent plague - as well as the death of his brother, John.

Flint tried to persuade the townspeople to free her, but ultimately failed, in large part due to the strange creature latched onto his soul impeding his efforts. However, you managed to free Abigail while Flint provided a distraction and met up with Adavan at the edge of the wood.

But suddenly, horns sounded in the distance - an attacking force from Kan-Abar began to charge the town. You infiltrated their ranks to slow their progress while the townspeople escaped, and managed to kill three of their mages - though you barely survived the battle.

>>24306058
CONSUME!!!

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Ability Tree

(I know this is messy, but please bear with it until I get a tgchan account for organizational purposes)

GREEN abilities have been unlocked and learned.

BLUE abilties are unlocked, but are not yet purchased.

RED abilities are revealed, but locked due to prerequisites.

UNDERLINED abilities are active-use, as opposed to passive.

Unlocked Ability Descriptions Located in the following Pastebin link:

http://pastebin.com/haLZyQvH

Time to CONSUME the dying and those soldiers that are alone and confused!

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>mfw I finally spot one of these threads at the beginning

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>>24306168

>CONSUME

Current Statistics:

HP: 4/21
Mana: 0/4
EXP: 2
Humanity: 11
Temerity: 6

Basic Battle Options to keep in mind during fights (it would get tedious to list all of them every time):

-Physical Attack
-Shadow Attack (requires light source!)
-Magic Attack
-Defend
-Dodge and Counter
-specific ability (Battle-specific abilities activate same-turn; others burn a turn to activate)
-Flee (dodge check if enemy attacks)

Inventory:

None

Current Location:

Kelvere - Jacob's Field

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Notable Characters

Abigail - a young girl with powerful latent Spirit magic. You saved her from a zombie attack and have grown rather protective of her. (pictured)

Sir Donovan Flint - The fourth son of Timerius Flint, the Lord of Dobshire. He is strongly aligned with the light element. Competent and worldy, he's a fierce ally and skilled combatant - when he isn't tripping over himself.

Joey - a young boy that accompanied you and Flint to the Old Forest Keep

Fredrick - Pastor John's brother, and the mayor of Jacob's Field. He believes Abigail is responsible for the Spirit Plague.

Adavan - once a wizard, now a greatly reduced lich. He was sealed away under the Old Forest Keep during the Elementomachy. He has reigned in the spell that slipped out of his control, ending the plague.

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>Last time...

Your needles of darkness slam into the mage as his spell is unleashed.

His arms are severed from his torso.

The sun warps, destabilized.

It explodes.

BOOOOM

You're sent flying, part of you on fire. You land heavily on the ground a short distance away. Pieces of your shadow, shredded by the force, are lying here and there, twitching. Fire and smoke are everywhere.

The mage is vaporized.

You've survived three in succession. For a moment, you didn't think you'd live through the blast.

You crawl forward...the desire to consume and restore your strength burns within you.

...there. A soldier, still alive. His leg is seared nearly to the bone in one spot. A knife in his hand, he struggles out of the flames.

You roil toward the wounded soldier. He's barely making progress across the ground, scraping himself away from heat on instinct to survive more than anything else.

You fall on top of him and hook yourself into his soul. His struggle ceases quickly.

>You gain 1 HP
>You gain 1 EXP

HP: 4/21
Mana: 0/4
EXP: 2
Humanity: 11
Temerity: 6

Feeling slightly better, you lope your way out of the smoke.

There's chaos within the enemy ranks. The backside of their force is a flaming crater. However, they're still pushing into the buildings. Mages or not, the battle continues. But at least that's over and done with.

You see flames spread across the roof of another building. You find yourself hoping it's mundane, rather than magical fire.

You can see the twinkle of lights on the river - the boats are moving swiftly. But there's still more to go.

What do you do?

>stealthily return to town and meet up with Flint. He's sure to need your help.
>stay on the outskirts of the town. Focus on picking off lone soldiers to build up your strength.
>flee the battle and try to meet up with Adavan and Abigail
>something else

>also, sorry I'm late! Let the CONSUMption begin.

>>24306234
Scavenge the dying ones. We need our HP up to the double digits at least.

>>24306058

Ahhh SHIIIIT. Forgot "quest" in the subject field.

Sorry random tg-bros.

>>24306261
>>stay on the outskirts of the town. Focus on picking off lone soldiers to build up your strength.

>>24306261
>>stay on the outskirts of the town. Focus on picking off lone soldiers to build up your strength.
Make them scream.

>>24306261
>stay on the outskirts of the town. Focus on picking off lone soldiers to build up your strength.
We're what goes bump in the night.

>>24306270
time to buy parasite?

>>24306340
will improve consume...

>>24306261
Pick off a few men on the outskirts and then go meet up with flint.

Also, we should really think about getting parasitic or regeneration when we have enough points for that.

>>24306261
>stay on the outskirts of the town. Focus on picking off lone soldiers to build up your strength.
No more rushing headlong into battle for us.

>>24306362
we can afford parasitic already. start votation?

>>24306340
>>24306353
I was thinking we'd use that exp for Doom Aura. Use it to turn off all of the fires.

>>24306395
>>24306362
>>24306340
>>24306353

I sense a train of thought.

>>24306395
I'd support getting Parasite.

We consume so many people as it is, we might as well get the most out of their delicious flesh.

>>24306261
Building fires are sort of out of range for Doom Aura aren't they.

>>24306395
I'm up for buying it.
>>24306402
I would want Doom aura, but our needs at the moment are health regen or the like.

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I hope we get Supersonic soon. Being super fast would be hilarious.

>>24306434
I vote for parasitic. Makes sense and the shaddow obviously enjoy that

>>24306425

Doom aura would snuff out the smaller grass fires around you in a good fifty-foot radius. However, large fires and flaming buildings are too hot; they'd just go back up instantly.

Said another way, it controls light, but not heat. It's more for candles, torches, fireplace, etc.

>>24306452
>>24306434
>>24306420
>>24306405

K.

It seems like the obvious consensus is to consume to get health up as well, so I'll lock that in.

writing

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>>24306452
Enjoy what exactly?

Would it happen to be CONSUME? hmmmm?
Voting for parasitic.

Agreeing on picking off lone soldiers to build up strength, though pairs should be manageable.

also support getting Parasitic at this crucial stage in our OHGODITHURTS phase...

>>24306444
Supersonic requires at least getting Centipede, and the unlock below it, but that one possibly needs the ability below Fist to be unlocked also... just a guess based on the arrangement of the arrows. possibly completely unfounded, but a possibility none the less...

>>24306362
Seconding. Best we buy parasite and use it here.

>>24306470
Phooey... I guess I throw my hat in for parasitic.

I support parasite as well. It's good to join you my brothers!

>>24306497
enjoy the pleasure of consuming everything

Also with parasite and ink would we be able to enter someone's body to consume them? Think of the uses in battle!

Parasitic is gonna be great and all, but the next time there is a mage and we are alone, FLEE!

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>you've purchased Parasitic
>bonus healing from consumption

Unlocked: Viral

>Viral - gain even greater healing from consumption, and a small boost to ailment resistance. Every physical attack has a small chance to inflict disease on your foes, which impacts their attack strength and prevents their regeneration.

>>24306590
Find some dying raiders, CONSUME, then get back to Flint.

>>24306651
I say we find dying raiders, CONSUME, and see where we stand after that. One thing at a time, as it were.

>>24306590

Did we not buy Fist? I thought we bought Fist.

In any case, CONSUME back to double digit HP.

>>24306721
Nah, we decided we didn't need Fist because we were already killing our foes so easily.

>>24306721
what
>>24306741
said. Plus the only ones to really hit us hard, the mages, weren't really wearing armor.

>>24306671
I don't know, knowing that shade feeding on him, I'm a bit worried...

here's an idea. fit into a mage's armor, and fake being them. stumble into a burning house, screaming about a shadow elemental in a nearby house, wrecking havoc and eating the other mages. sound out the call to retreat, and fall over screaming in pain, as if our soul was being sucked out. then disperse into shadow, letting our armor fall to the floor.

>>24306741
I thought we did buy it...

You roll across the grass in search of...
...there's no other word for it...
...prey.

And you find it in a recently charred corpse. A trendril of energy hangs onto its body...you CONSUME it.

Like a trail of breadcrumbs, you latch onto a second corpse, and consume it as well.

>You've gained 4 HP. (8/10)
>You've gained 0.5 EXP. (0.5 total)

You've reached a farmhouse a short run from the town center. Flames lick the sky. Smoke, stained red and orange from the fires, billows up, blocking the stars. This army is clearly here to destroy, not to conquer.

You suppose Jacob's Field isn't a place worth holding - and you can appreciate the idea of striking fear into an enemy.

You hear a sharp gasp of breath from the other side of the farmhouse. You creep to the corner.

There's a Kanian soldier propped up against the wood wall. A thick bandaged is wrapped around his leg, which another man just finished tying off. The would-be medic isn't doing well himself - he's sporting a deep cut on his forehead and a bandage around his arm.

"Grit your teeth, you bitch."

"Easy for you to - "

The man tightens the bandage on the man's thigh.

"SHIT!"

"Aww, shut up. You'll be fine once we can get a wiz to look at you."

"Wizards? Did you see that explosion? I heard from a man that spoke with someone that ran - well, before he cut him down - that it some kind of shadow magic."

"Bullshit. Kelvere might not like the Empire, but they're not suicidal."

"Unlike us."

"The difference being we've got a pair and they don't."

The more injured man manages a smile despite his obvious pain.

You can only see them as ripe targets for consumption...but you also notice a small group of spearmen a short distance away. If you're not quick, you'll draw attention...

What do you do?

>CONSUME
>attack and finish them off, then consume
>move on, it's too risky

>>24306815

Lel, should be 8/21. Don't panic.

>>24306815
Jump out and yell "Boo!" then cackle and disperse.

>>24306815
Other. Let's get ourselves a prisoner...

>>24306815
They're already injured. attack and finish them, then CONSUME.
>>24306889
or consume one and capture the other.
EITHER WAY CONSUME SOMEONE.

>>24306889
Jump in medic's shadow, tell him to run towards the docks, full sprint towards the knight...

>>24306815
Consume the healthy one and take the other prisoner.

>>24306815
>>CONSUME

>>24306903
Medic might be useful to kidnap. Eat wounded man there, then take him over.

>>24306918
consume everyone, starting with the healthier

it's feasting time

>>24306932
I can support this. Medic's are more useful than most grunts.

>>24306815
CONSUME the medic. If there's time, do the same to the patient, but if the spearmen come running, leave him and flee.

GUYS, Let's use ink to enter the injured one's blood stream. Consume him from the inside. We can do that right? Can we do that?

>>24306815
Say something cool like, "SEEMS IVE GOT YOURS, DINNER! MUAHAHAHA!"

>>24306910

I'm not sure I understand. Jumping into someone's shadow does not let you control them in any way, shape, or form.

>>24306916
>>24306889

Eh? You're on the outskirts of a pitched battle. What are you going to do with a prisoner?

>>24306943
>Medic's are more useful than most grunts.
Not to us. I say we kill him since he's the more able-bodied of the two, and kidnap the wounded man since he won't be able to resist.

>>24306943
We are stronger then most other things, so we can probably physically, perhaps mentally too, take him in. Consume the soldier.

>>24306958
Not sure if we can do that...

>>24306958
Surely we wouldn't fit inside the circulatory system of a dude. I mean, we're man-sized ourselves.

And we've got easier ways of killing someone anyway.

>>24306958

A high roll will make this happen in as much glory as I can describe it. Because it's sort of...unnecessary.

But rule of cool.

>>24306977
I'm certain we could force our way into his body. Not saying it's gonna be pleasant for the poor bastard, but we could fit.

>>24306943
we are fucking HUNGRY. not the time to think in ..politcs!?

Rolled 46

>>24307007
YUS.

>>24307014
So eat the injured one and try to control the other? Sure why not.

At this point we really need the HP right now. Can we skip the ink trick this time?

>>24307014
He'll pop like a balloon.

>>24306972
Have him run towards our friend Flint, have him give up enemy information like where they are camped out, what their main reason for coming to Jacob's Field is, how many mage's they brought with them...

Plus maybe we can make them our friend!

(not likely...)

>>24307045
Okay you are right, now is not the best time to try this.

Rolled 79

>>24307053
Rule of cool. Relax. We don't have intestines and all that other delicious empty space that humans do.

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>>24307053

>>24307045
>>24307070
Maybe not, but when will we have a better chance?
Plus it would scare the fuck out of the pike men.

>>24307070
>>24307045
But they're already injured.
Now would be the safest time to try.

Rolled 96

>>24306910
Delusion is not suggestio-oh wait wrong quest.

>>24307095
This! Terrify them to their very core!
Imagine watching your friend burst into a meat spray. That fucks with well trained modern day soldiers. So hard.

>>24307097
>>24307095
I'm changing my mind just because I like the Idea of blowing bubbles with his blood like chewing gum.

>>24307058
>Plus maybe we can make them our friend!
>my face

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Alright, I've heard enough.

Roll 1d100 to attack the healthy man to incapacitate/kill him, then to consume them both.

In as bloody and vicious a manner as possible.

>modifers:
-surprise attack
-in stealth
-enemy injured

You can't possibly screw this one up...

>>24307118
Then we can get medic in a more suggestible nature...

Rolled 19

>>24307147
Rollin

Rolled 59

>>24307147
ROLLING

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>>24307147

forgot face

Rolled 32

>>24307147
Come on!

Rolled 6

>>24307166
Shit son.

>>24307114
...I gotta stop rolling like this...

Rolled 55

>>24307147
Good eats!

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>>24307166
>>24307171
>>24307188
>>24307195
We fucked with the wrong medic.

Rolled 100

>>24307147
MEDIC!
NIEN!

Rolled 65

>>24307147
ENTER HIM TO CONSUME.

>>24307210
STOP ROLLING. WE'VE WON. IT'S OVER. EVERYONE GO HOME.

>>24307210
>100
Jesus Christ.

>>24307210
I've never seemed to suffer from /tg/dice. Really never have. But I don't roll often.

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>>24307210

>so glad I get to write this

>>24307262

at first there was medic...

then there was confetti...

then there was Noms...

>and that was the first time I died...

>>24307262
As my first time being here, I couldn't be happier that my suggestion is working. Without a hitch.

You slowly creep to the side...

...the babble of the spearmen goes on in the background. Your attention is on the conversation in front of you.

"...but seriously. What if they did it?"

"I don't see any angels descending from the sky. Want some water?"

"Yeah, thanks."

The medic's back is turned to you.

Your shadow stabs into his spine.

He lurches straight. His arms twitch wildly. Spittle forms in his mouth and he gasps and gags. And then you're on top of him, roiling over his body like so much black acid, dissolving him to the bone and and then chewing those up for good measure.

The man, still propped against the wood, lets out a shriek -

- which is suddenly cut off when you throw yourself over his mouth. You liquify, Inking into his nose, down his open throat. Part of you tries to sink in through his cut, slip into his veins, but you're too solid, too thick. You burst open the inside of his leg as you go. Blood and flesh fly apart as you literally tear him into pieces from the inside out, feasting as his soul naturally drifts apart from his body upon his death.

In a moment, you Ink back, free of any gore or blood. It simply slides off you.

The spearmen are staring at you, mouths agape. One of them runs, and then they're gone, screaming into the night in the direction of the town, shouting of demons and shadow magic.

You feel quite satisfied.

>You've gained 10 HP (18/21)
>You've gained 2.5 EXP (3 total)
>You've gained 3 Temerity

HP: 18/21
Mana: 0/4
EXP: 3
Humanity: 11
Temerity: 9

You feel your strength almost return in full...
...but surely there's still a little room for improvement.

What do you do now?

>hunt for more prey
>get to the docks, Flint is probably pressed hard...
>something else

>>24307469
Now into the last man in the team! Make him our servant!

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>>24307469
Oh lord we're going to hell.

>go to docks, find Flint

>>24307469
>>get to the docks, Flint is probably pressed hard...
This

>>24307469
Go help Flint.

We are the terror in the night. Only if you fuck with our friends of course.

>>24307469
Let's bring a brand new friend along to say hi! And divulge military secrets and tactics!

>>24307469
>>get to the docks, Flint is probably pressed hard...

Flint needs our help, that Shadow Curse is probably fucking with him hardcore right now.

>>24307469
>>something else
use shadow sense to serach the spirit elemental

>>24307469
>>get to the docks, Flint is probably pressed hard...
We're patched up well enough. Let's do this.

Rolled 38

>>24307469
Go help flint murder some people so we can consume them as well.

what u guys think about shadow control and shadow assault?

>>24307574
>>24307566
>>24307551
>>24307542
>>24307528
>>24307511

Locked. Writing.

>>24307469
>get to the docks, Flint is probably pressed hard
We've had enough to eat for now.

Not that I'd be opposed to a light snack if the opportunity presents itself along the way, of course.

>>24307574
I'll support this, but let's leave two of them alive. One for a hostage/stoolpidgen, and one to have legends of us be told around campfires forevermore...

>>24307594
If you are talking about new things to buy I would say get Shadow control as it increases our shadow power and we can't use Assault right now

bit of a meta question about the skill tree... Since there is a physical combat ability called 'Darkness Within', does that mean that there is a magic combat ability called 'Darkness Without'?

>>24307594
I'm thinking that Shadow Control would be nice, should let our shadow do things like 'Remove talisman from cage full of skelly' or 'drop pot on Fredrick'...
But Centipede calls to me, while the rape train may have no breaks, it's nice to know that it has a soft landing... and many, many limbs to interrogate people via mass poking...

>>24307665

Personally, I think we should start expanding our magic tree. A lot of it's cheap right now, and who knows what crazy powers there a e?

You're well enough - your friend could need help. And the memory of the shadow creature latched onto his soul bothers you...

You sprint back into town. You can see how the battle has unfolded. Flint's leadership has done wonders - the men have formed a perimeter around the docks, blocking in the alleys between the houses with furniture, scrap wood and metal, and anything else they could find on short notice. Bottlenecked, the soldiers aren't making good progress. Though the untrained peasants are furiously defending their families, they're slowly being pushed back.

The major front is on a short grassy stretch between the buildings and the docks. You can see Flint's sword flashing, a bar of light flickering in the darkness as he lops of heads.

But suddenly, the light of his sword dies.

The ground rumbles under your feet...
...thrum...
...Drum...
...DRUMM...

One of the ramshackle palisades explodes outward. A construct of earth and rock thunders forward across the cobblestones - a golem! It's quickly surrounded by a wave of stalwart peasants, but the golem brushes them aside like dominoes.

Your sense flares as the golem moves and shifts. It's being controlled...but from where?!

What do you do?

>try to defend your position; attack the golem
>leave the golem to the peasants; try to find the mage
>get to Flint and help him
>do something else

Your senses

>>24307681
I'd be down for centipede
Also next time we're going super fast, can we try to shape into a scythe? Or a blade of some sort?

>>24307697
We need to get more MP first, we only have 4 of them, and I don't think we know how to get more MP...

>>24307681
>Darkness Without

That would have indeed been clever, but I named it something else (hehe)

>>24307716
Find the mage. Let's fail to make friends with him.

>>24307716
>leave the golem to the peasants; try to find the mage
Kill it at its source.

>>24307716
Ouch, this fight is getting merciless. Gotta find the mage. Flash impression to Flint to flee any way possible. The Town is lost. The only hope is to slow the attackers so more families can escape.

>>24307756
>>24307761
What if it's the "nice lady"?
Fuck.

>>24307718
Okay, I can get behind centipede.
>>24307716
Get dat mage yo.

>>24307776
Actually, lest wait and get detect magic as it seems to be something we really need.

>>24307773
Then she clearly is not so "nice" considering she is going against our desires.

>>24307773
Then why would she beat the shit out of the villigers? Those are the people who had no idea that she was down there, the raiders might have had a better idea she was down there if they are trying to take over this town.

>>24307773

no, the Nice Lady is Spirit, the golom is of the Earth domain.

theoretically, we could nom on some more soldiers, get an extra 1 exp, buy detect magic, hunt down some mages, destroy the golom and save Flint!
though this plan is so meta and OOC, i do not advocate it.
Though, IC we could hunt down the mage by asking some of the soldiers 'nicely' by showing them what happens to not-friends...

>>24307716

You focus your senses and try to locate the mage...

...a house to the south...somewhat in-between the barricade and Flint's line.

The peasants don't stand much of a chance against the golem, but they're almost certainly dead if you can't kill what's animating it.

"Don't attack head on!" cries a voice. You blink, then turn. Fredrick is standing at the back of the nervous farmhands. "It's slow! Stay out of its reach and give ground!"

You run toward the source of magic, following your senses. The defenders quickly adopt the strategy of baiting the relatively slow golem to-and-fro rather than face it directly...that should buy you a little time.

Perhaps you -won't- torture Fredrick before you consume him.

You reach the house. It's just outside the town square, relatively isolated. A column of spears runs past, headed for one of the barricades - probably to back up the golem's advance. You keep in the shadows until they march by.

There's a posting of five or so spearmen in front, and in back, guarding both entrances. A second-story window offers another means of entrance, if you can climb up without being seen.

Your senses tell you the mage is on the first floor. But other than that, he's alone in the house...if you can get inside, you just might pull this off.

What do you do?

>it's too well guarded. Get back to the real fighting.
>blast in the front! Terrify them out of your way!
>creep up into the second-story window
>something else

>>24307909
Snagging a hostage to get to the mage... good idea!

>>24307909
>almost die to a mage just a few minutes ago
>want to go looking for another one
Oh you.

>>24307927
Climb up the house. Get the sneak on.

>>24307927
there is only one option here...
>assassin's creed...

>>24307927
Secound story sneaking and then we get to sneak up and CONSUME that mage.

>>24307927
stealth creep into second floor of the house for that sneak bonus

>>24307927
Go climb that wall to the window. If our rolls are successful I want to hit with magic attack.

>>24307969
supporting.

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>>24307927
>creep up into the second-story window
Let's give the element of surprise a try.

>>24307927
>dissolve in the darkness, erase our breath

>>24307994
We got no mana left...

>>24308017
Analyze the target in order to predict his thoughts and movements.

>>24307994
>Magic attack
> 0 MP
If you can pull that off I would support that, but it seems unlikely.

>>24308019
woah, wait, we should have mana from consumption...

>>24308026
Take out the target before the target notices your presence.

>>24308033
I don't think we get mana from just anything we consume.

But I bet if we consume the mage...

>>24308053
This is why we should have consumed that Mana pool back at the Lich's place.

>>24308033
Nope... Maybe if we had ate the mage that we blew up, but we didn't.

>>24308033

Since when were you under the impression
That you were under the impression?

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Alright, Roll 1d100 for sneaking into the house.

Rolled 89

>>24308074
ROLLSAPLENTY

>>24307927

Stealth inside. We're a shadow, we should be decently good at that.

Rolled 12

Rollin

Rolled 7

>>24308074
yes, master.
Igor obeys.

>>24308019
Well then it should be a physical attack that's just repeatedly slamming the magic douche saying no over and over.

Rolled 58

>>24308074

Rolling.

>>24308085
TAHDAH!!!

Rolled 90

>>24308085
>>24308093
>>24308097
>>24308108
Don't worry guys, I might roll a 100!

Rolled 16

>>24308074

Rolled 58

>>24308074

Rolled 33

>>24308102
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_ZeD40Rg8A

>>24308085
Rolls always go better if you add an exciting battle cry or catch phrase.

>>24308133
Good job kid!

>>24308133
That'll do!

>>24308167
I find that my rolls go better if I use allcaps. See >>24308085.

>>24308074

After your last bout against a mage, you feel as though taking one head-on would be a mistake.

You slip past the side of the guards.

One of them turns toward you. You freeze.

He picks his nose a bit, then turns his head back to the group's conversation.

You slink up to the side of the house. Your strength easily pulls you up several handholds to the shuttered window. It's locked tight, but the old wood leaves a gap plenty wide enough for you to Ink through.

You pass through the wood and dip through a bedroom. A warm, earthy sort of soul glows from the first floor...you creep down the edge of the stairs, pausing at the edge of the light shining from a fireplace.

The mage is sitting at the kitchen table. His eyes are closed, and his features bent, as if he's deep in thought. A brown light folds and twists around his hands. As you watch, his fingers stir slightly, as if pulling the strings of a doll you can't see.

You know you've found the right man.

The room is well-lit...shadows are few and far between. But you're a little far for a surprise attack...and considering your last fight, you're not sure if you're willing to take risks now...

What do you do?

>sneak closer. Silence, then death in an instant.
>attack immediately while you're sure you're still unnoticed. Courage saved you last time.
>something else

>>24308273
Jump and maul him to death.

>>24308144
I was thinking more like that scene from Tombstone where Wyatt Erpe just loses it.

>>24308273
>attack immediately while you're sure you're still unnoticed. Courage saved you last time.

he most likely has guards watching from the shadows, sneaking will only give them time to strike.

>>24308273
Sneak Sneak and then bon appetit

>>24308273
Rush in and attack now. He's bound to sense our presence soon.

Rolled 1

>>24308273
>sneak close, then Ink to gag him and consume. It's hard to fight back while you're losing your soul.

>>24308273
>attack immediately while you're sure you're still unnoticed. Courage saved you last time.
Sever his head!

>>24308273
>attack immediately.
Punch his stupid mage face. We fighter now.

>>24308355
plan rejected on account of roll.

>>24308273
The other mages had communication, let's hope that by chance he can't call for help before he dies.
Murderous rush time.

>>24308370
plan accepted because he already ate the bad luck for us.

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>>24308355
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

captcha: omncere one

Rolled 81

>>24308273
use lightining speed to reach and bash him (surprise attack?)

>>24308380
true!

>>24308392
CAN WE SHAPE INTO A BLADE TO RIP AND TEAR!?

>>24308273

Locked: physical attack immediately

Roll 1d100

Rolled 30

>>24308442

lets do this

Rolled 18

>>24308442
ROLLIN

>>24308433

Creatively speaking, yes, but this grants no special bonuses. Attack strength is based on your statistics, not how cool you look while attacking.

Rolled 62

>>24308442
Rolling

Rolled 58

>>24308442
ROLLAN FOR MURDER

Rolled 87

>>24308454
but...cutting edge technology.

Rolled 3

>>24308442
RIP AND TEAR HIS GUTS.

Rolled 28

>>24308442
SHADOWS PREVAIL

>>24308433
http://images.wikia.com/souleater/images/0/08/Maka_-_Weapon_-_Shoulder_Blades.png

yes.

Rolled 55

>>24308442

Rolled 58

>>24308442
bon chance!!!

Rolled 57

>>24308442

Rolled 17

>>24308442
YOUR PRECIOUS GOLEM CAN'T SAVE YOU NOW~

>>24308475

hur dur dur

Well, looks like this combat will be lasting for several rounds.

>>24308501

when suddenly like the coolaid man

"...........!"*

*tn:............ translates to OH YEAH!!!!

You launch yourself off the stairwell.

The mage snaps his head up.

His hands clench tight, and he raises his arms in front of himself in a defensive posture. Brown light starts to flare up...

...but you're there before the full effect of his spell takes place! You crash into him, taking some of the brunt of his enchantment, but landing a serious blow!

The mage is struggling fiercely underneath you. His enchantment somehow stops your weight from pressing down on him completely...you can feel another spell welling up quickly!

What do you do?

>physical attack!!!!
>CONSUME
>something else

Rolled 52

>>24308475
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOWUgioSvsE
Derp

>>24308542

>You lose 1 HP (17/21)

Rolled 100

>>24308542
ATTACK. DISRUPT HIS SPELL. HE'S NOT WEAK ENOUGH TO CONSUME YET.

>>24308542
Attempt to consume him.

Rolled 77

>>24308542
Attack then CONSUME.

>>24308542

physical attack bash his head until hes either dead or unconscious

>>24308542
>CONSUME
Possibly ink over his face and suffocate him if he puts up too much of a fight to eat him outright.

>>24308542
Beat the shit out of him. I don't want to see what happens if we fail to consume a living mage soul.

>>24308558
Its a shame that likely won't count towards the attack. Truly.

>Attack then Consume

Rolled 25

>>24308542
conveniently he's lying on his own shadow.

>pierce him from below

Rolled 20

>>24308594
One can hope.

>>24308600
we should really do this. really.

>>24308600
This plan. I like this plan. A lot.

>>24308542

Attack and then CONSUME.

>>24308594

You've almost unanimously selected physical attack, so what the hell.

>you made the correct choice in not trying to sneak further, you already have a large advantage anyway

writing

>>24308645
no waiiiiit

>>24308600
OOH, yes, that'll be fun for everyone!

(sans mage)

>>24308645
So the 100 counted? Oh hell yes.

>>24308645
can we vote on shadow from below vs physical attack?

>>24308645

You realize something - the mage's shadow is right below him. And you're practically sitting in it.

You've already won.

Your shadows rage up from below him, tearing through his skin. A spear of darkness rips up through his stomach - and even while that occurs, you smash yourself into him, breaking his bones and pulverizing him into the wooden floor.

He's dead.

And you know what do you...
...you hunger...
you
must
CONSUME

You suck the mage's soul away like a thirsty man drinks water...

>You gain 2 mana (2/4)
>you gain 1 exp (4 total)
>you gain 1 HP (18/21)

But the noise of your struggle has altered the guards!

The spearmen burst into the room. "Wise one, is something - it's the demon!"

The men shift and hesitate. Their faces glaze over with fear at the sight of your form perched like a vulture over the dead and drained body of their mage.

"Hold your ground, men! It can't beat us if we work together!"

It's a man in the back speaking - you note that his rather ornate helmet has several colored plumes draped from its tip. A commander? Regardless, it seems they're firming up at his words...

What do you do?

>attack the spearmen. Blast your way through!
>use their hesitation to escape, you've got to get back to the docks
>try to frighten them into a retreat
>target the commander
>something else

>>24308645
I'm not gonna lie. I'd be down for a shadow attack from below.
Physical works just fine though. We just need to get the job done guys.

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>>24308600
>mfw we've discovered the joys of needlessly cruel and creative murder

>>24308738

When you roll 100, you get everything.

Well, no free magic. That's just cheating.

>>24308781
We found our hostage!

>>24308781
Target the Commander with a nice big shadow attack to the face.

>>24308781
target commander, try to take him hostage
>try to reach Flint and Joey

>>24308809
Get the commander. Jump in his shadow and announce that he is going to the docks by himself or he will die very, very slowly...

>>24308781
How many are there?
We're stupidly close to full HP. These guys don't use magic. I think we can take em if they're few enough.
Plus it's a doorway. They've bottle necked themselves.

>>24308809

>this fixation on the hostages

Note that the Kanians have a command structure in triplicate in case of magical assassination. This was stated earlier.

>>24308781
The commander is here and not immediately advising the assault on the docks? Even if they have backups in the chain of command this is quite an opportunity. They would remember a shadow killing someone so important though.

Ahh fuck it go for the COMM.

>>24308781
>>use their hesitation to escape, you've got to get back to the docks

Let's get the fuck out of here.

>>24308843
>How many are there?

Five at either entrance, for the moment.

>>24308861
Perect.

Guys let's blast through the 5 at the side with the commander. Take his "important" little head before we flee.

>>24308781
try to get back to flint
>buy detect magic
>try to contact Spirit Lady

Rolled 62

>>24308781
buy detect magic and locate the spirit elemental that look like us Adavan talked about (its not fleeing. The thing is that these guards are no more than ants to us)

>>24308846
Oh... Ah fuck it, kill him.

>>24308781
Now that we have 4 exp I say lets purchase Detect magic and hunt down any more mages.
After we take care of the commander of course.
>>24308882
I like it!

Rolled 27

>>24308882
woah, same time.

>>24308882
we need this anyway to find lich and abagail

>>24308882
>>24308883
Take commander's head and do these?

>>24308926
sleep time. until whenever this quest continues.

(I left my vote to >>24308882)

>>24308846
>>24308898
Besides which, he'll still have important information on troop locations and logistical shit.

>>24308781

Ok, here's what we'll do.

Action:

Target the commander. Bad rolls get you hurt. Meh rolls get you through. Amazing rolls get you a hostage.

Also, there's a side train here advocating for Detect Magic so as to try to get in touch with the "Nice Lady" under the town. Can I get final approval for this?

>>24309001
yes and yes

Rolled 20

>>24309001
I approve! AND NOW FOR ROLLING!

Rolled 75

>>24309001
Yes. approval granted for magic awesomes.

>RAWLING.

Rolled 13

>>24309001
Double yes. ROLLIN

>>24309001
Sounds like a plan and I confirm.

>>24309001
Detect magic is a go. Too useful to not acquire.
Everything else seems fine.

Rolled 29

>>24309020
Well what do you know. Inbetween amazing a meh.

>>24309020
hostage time

>>24309001
Yes, just waiting to see what skill will appear so i can go to bed XD

Rolled 40

>>24309001
Please don't be a shitty roll.

Rolled 33

>>24309001

Rolled 24

>>24309001

It's weird how I usually bounce back here in time for a roll, but not to choose a course of action. Whatever, I'm having fun.

Well.

These rolls ain't all that great.

Rolled 1

>>24309091
The 75 is above average though.

Rolled 39

>>24309110
SHIT. WHAT HAVE I DONE!?
THANKFULLY IT WAS TOO FAR DOWN RIGHT!?

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>>24309110
Good one...

>>24309110
fail so hard you win?

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>>24309001

Ok, sorry to discount those rolls but I was just getting everyone on the same page there.

Roll 1d100

>You have purchased Detect Magic
-passive bonus to magical detection

>Revealed: Focus

>Focus - concentration allows you to significantly improve your detection of both mundane and magical, but you also risk giving yourself away...

Rolled 11

>>24309110
well shit...

Rolled 30

>>24309125
I'm so sorry.

Rolled 15

>>24309143
go!

Rolled 100

>>24309143

Rolled 81

>>24309143
TIME TO REGAIN MY HONOR.

Rolled 33

>>24309143

>>24309166
AMERICA!

>>24309166
HOLY SHIT. WE WIN. WHAT THE FUCK.
EVERYONE STOP ROLLING

>>24309166
...HAHAHA! VICTORY!

Rolled 19

>>24309143
ROLLS PLEASE BE GOOD

>>24309166
STOP ROLLING
WE HAVE SOMETHING

>>24309110

lucky sons of bitches

>>24309001

detect magic is good.

also, in regards to their command structure, while it may be in triplicate, that means that we have three sources of high value information. while removing one may not effect their chain of command, it will give us access to the knowledge held by that level of their field command...

rolling for source of information.


also, as a side note, Adavan did say that he wanted to try and ally with the 'Nice Lady', so if we can convince her to join our 'Third Option Party', He will eventually find his way back to us.... maybe...

>>24309166
Congratulations Captain, you have won 'Kanian Commander Hostage'

>>24309199
HA. I love you man.

Rolled 10

>>24309166
THIS. EVERYTHING IS GOOD FOREVER.

>>24309143
since we got 100, tell flint we've got a hostage and we're going to get some help *wink wink*

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>>24309166

Rolled 53

>>24309216
STOP. ROLLING.

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>>24309166
>Mr. Shadow's face when

The dice gods have truly blessed the shadows of this thread, with the gift of not one, not two (count em'), but three 100's! All glory to the dice gods!

>>24309254
all hail Luch, Chance, and Oh Fuck You!

We should probably consider getting Shadow Control, it seems useful as fuck.

>>24309238
...I can taste the irony...

>>24309348
I was actually thinking we should get all the 1 point stuff be fore we aim for larger targets.

>>24309348
Yeah. Let's consider it for the next grab when we got the exp. I'm very interested in what it actually leads to/unlocks.

>>24309371
meh roll is good enough lol

Am I the only one super curious what's in the bottom right corner? It's the only section that's extremely far from all of our starting positions. Unless I'm missing something about how those starting positions are determined. I dropped in at around thread 4.

>>24309389
That's not a bad idea, was just thinking of getting that because it seemed like it could hep with what we're doing now.

You simply let go of your aura.

It flares around you, twisting, curling like smoke come alive. The men shy back.

"Spears up!" the commander shouts. "It's just smoke and mirrors! Get ready to -"

His words are cut off because you've already barreled through his ranks and slammed into him.

Your momentum carries you out the door and into a crowd of more men that was quickly forming up around the house - and through them. You bodily lift the commander and sprint through the streets, quickly leaving the men behind.

The commander struggles in your grip -
- and you -accidentally- smack his head into the wall of building you pass. He goes limp, but you can still sense life within him.

You're in no-man's land between the lines. The battle falls oddly silent around you, punctuated by shouts, clashes of metal, and the crack of fires in the distance...

...something's coming back to you...a sense of the souls around you...

<...erebus...>

You slow. What was that?

<erebus>
<erebus>

<Who speaks?>

<erebus>
<EREBUS! HEAR ME!>

<I can hear you! Where are you?!>

You turn about, but there's no answer. You feel something...Spirit. It brushes against you...

<...help...4 keys...find to...weak..please....>

The sense falls dead.

You stand there, unsure of what just happened. You feel tense and distracted. Was that...the thing under the town? It's message was too broken to understand...keys?

Your mind flashes to the key you found in the keep. It held strong spirit magic...perhaps that has something to do with it?

You struggle to call out to the thing, but there's no answer. Weak...perhaps too weak to continue to speak?

What do you do?

>carry on back to Flint
>something else