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Events Summary:

You stopped the magical plague at Jacob's Field and saved Abigail from wrongful imprisonment, but the town was attacked by an invading force from Kan-Abar. After a long, difficult battle, you managed to make enough of a difference to save the majority of the town - though barely.

The retreating flotilla of Jacob's Field has reached Evinbrook, the capital of Kelvere. You've promised Sir Flint, a knight you met in the village, to help him remove a curse on his soul - some sort of dark, parasitic creature. You've convinced him to join you in tracking down Adavan and Abigail, as Adavan, a lich, is a specialist in such spirit magic.

You met with the ambitious and brilliant Duke Vellik - a man with aims to reshape the political landscape of the world. He's asked for your allegiance, in return for a home and protection for yourself and your friends. You decided to offer your friendship, but without a permanent commitment to his forces.

But as you answered him, the sudden arrival of two angels - Raziel and Uriel - threw you into battle. Raziel hunted you as you fled, and his attacks pressed you into a corner on the Duke's airship. Seeing little choice, you consumed the airship's magical dynamo. The resulting explosion of power enabled you to drive off the angel.

However, the battle ripped open the hull of the airship, and you were forced to choose between saving the crew or finishing of your attacker. You saved the crew and successfully landed the mostly-intact craft, but Raziel managed to get away.

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>thread right before I have to leave.

Damn.

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Ability Tree

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/7fSeQRW6

Books the Main Character has read can be found here: (in-progress)

http://pastebin.com/i0zjDPpS

>>24422630
IT'S SHADOW TIME!

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>shadow quest
>mfw

for our upgrade I vote Viral for better feeding and Centipede for better mobility.

GODDAMNIT. EVER SINCE I HAD MISSED THE LAST SHADOW QUEST I'VE BEEN WAITING FAR TOO LONG FOR THIS THREAD TO RETURN.

Also, good to see you, SM!

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Current Statistics:

>meant to fully heal you after THE ECLIPSE, hence full HP. I was tired at the end of last time, my bad.

HP: 21/21
Mana: 4/4
EXP: 7
Humanity: 24
Temerity: 10

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 (gain initiative if you are successful)
-Dodge and Counter
-specific ability (Battle-specific abilities activate same-turn; others burn a turn to activate [UOS])
-Flee (dodge check if enemy attacks)

Equipment:

Utility belt with purse

Inventory:

Shadow Sword Shard
Spirit Sword (with Flint)
Fancy Sun-Moon Key

Current Location:

Kelvere - A few miles downriver from Evinbrook

>>24422705
Yah, yah.

I have been waiting for this thread to appear since Monday to post this bit of dialogue for the moment. We NEED to say this at Raziel's retreating form. WE HAVE TO.

This stuff is optional (Using Ink to shout this to the sky above, buying Regenerate to heal up, Replicate to look like a heroic knight, Shade because extra point)

This next bit is not.

(at Raziel's retreating form) "I AM THE EBON WANDERER. THE VOID KNIGHT. THE TRUE DARK. I CLAIM THE TITLE OF FINAL JURY OF THE NIGHT, OF HONORABLE AND TRUE JUSTICAR OF ALL GOOD MEN'S SOULS WHEN THE SUN'S LIGHT SLEEPS. AND I HAVE DEEMED THE ANGEL KNOWN AS RAZIEL, GUILTY, OF EMPATHY LACKING, DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR WITHOUT NEED, AND OF BEING A SHAMELESS WARMONGERER FOR SAKE OF ONLY BLOOD-THIRST. I AM SHADOW, AND I WILL SEE THEE JUDGED TRUE, RAZIEL, FOR WHAT YOU HATH WROUGHT IN YOUR LIFE."

>>24422705
Sounds good.

>>24422709

Nice to see you too!

>Last time...

"...you don't...kill me here...I'll hunt you down."

<Their lives are more important than yours, you pathetic creature.>

You feel your power coalesce on your back as it answers your call. Wings of darkness grow, and snap open, a bat's pointed wings. You fly into the widening hole in the hull of the ship.

The airship is assaulted on all sides by a torrent of hurricane winds wrapping it in a sphere of angry force. The airship itself is plummeting out of the sky, a half minute from crashing into the earth. It reminds you of something...

...you push your power into the wind, -spinning- it back the other way. The wind howls against you, but you will not be denied. You shove more and more force, more power into the act, using everything you have.

Slowly, the winds churn to a stop. The air is stained black with streaks of purple energy. And then it turns, back the other way.

The ship is consumed in a globe of black inky shadow. It surrounds it, holding the winds at bay. Slowly, the ship settles to the ground. A cloud of dust is hurled into the air as it grinds to a halt next to the river.

Your wings begin to shrivel up. The power is slipping from you. You manage to land next to the crashed vessel before it leaves you entirely.

A figure of light drifts out of the hull of the ship. Raziel's wings flap weakly, but steadily. He drifts away, upriver, but he's gaining altitude quickly.

Crewmembers are crawling out of the wreckage. They appear mostly unharmed, aside from some bumps and bruises.

The last of the power fades...

What do you do?

>run after Raziel. He can't fly forever...
>communicate with and assist the ship's crew in extricating themselves from the wreck
>you can't stay here. Run back to Evinbrook.
>Use Ink to flee downriver.
>something else (write in)

...wait a minute.

Your belt...your belt is gone! Where's your belt?!

>look for your belt, it can't have gone far

>>24422679
I'm going to have to go with Regen on this one and wait until that is unlocked before picking anything else.

>>24422727
Ehh, sounds kinda dramatic to be honest.

>>24422727
THIS.

>>24422740
Didn't the belt have the shadow shard in it? Can't we just spirit sight it?

>>24422727
>WHEN THE SUN'S LIGHT SLEEPS.
Makes us seem subservient to light

Also, you missed the chance, we could always say this when we kill him.

>>24422754
Kind of the point. We need to make ourselves look good in front of the crew.

>>24422753
Seconding buying regen then waiting to see what it unlocks before buying more skills.

>>24422740
>>look for your belt, it can't have gone far
Look to see if Raziel grabbed it, then search the ship. We need that belt.

>>24422740
>Belt has shard
Got to find that belt.

>>24422740

Find our precious belt, sense out that shadow blade.

go find the belt then help the crashed crewmen. Might as well do the best to mitigate the damage we did.

Remember to put "quest" in the subject field of your thread. Didn't we hire a guy to slap you for forgetting that, or was that somebody else?

>>24422740
Lets get Regen.
>communicate with and assist the ship's crew in extricating themselves from the wreck
>look for your belt, it can't have gone far

>>24422766
>spirit sight it?

Spirit sight assists you in seeing ghosts, spirits and other ethereal things. Mainly, this lets you see specific things you normally wouldn't and greatly negates the very large natural dodge chance of such creatures.

However, you do have detect magic. If you focused, you could probably find the belt, and the shard.

>>24422740
>>look for your belt, it can't have gone far

THE BELT!

>>24422806
Well, let's sense if Raziel has it, and if so, how to jump on his raggedy broken ass!

>>24422843
Detect Magic, right, I got the two mixed up
With Detect Magic it shouldn't be hard at all, lets find the belt and then deal with the Angel

>>24422836
>Didn't we hire a guy to slap you for forgetting that, or was that somebody else?

Actually, I hired him. My bad, sorry for the trouble.

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Since it seems universally wanted, I'll buy regen and show the tree with that purchased.

>>24422843
DETECTIN'.

>>24422740
Find that belt.
>>24422753
And I third the Regen and wait. We really need some way to get back HP outside of combat.

>go on suptg to see if shadow quest 12 is out
>it isn't
>dammit
>go on /tg/
>scroll to bottom of page
>bored
>but then

FUCK YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

How does it feel to make so many people so happy, Shadow Master?

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>>24422916
>How does it feel to make so many people so happy, Shadow Master?

Feels good, man.

Also, the artist of this picture is a pretty cool guy and doesn't afraid of anything.

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>>24422944
>doesn't afraid of anything

...

Why did you have to ruin the magic?

>>24422944
>doesn't afraid of anything.
Especially grammar

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New Ability Tree

EXP Remaining: 4

>fast regeneration: double the speed of your regeneration while in dark areas or shadows

It seems everyone wants to look for the belt, so I'll write that while you debate where to spend the EXP.

>>24422740
The belt! THE BELT!

Fuck stealth. We must have the belt. Then once we've got it we exfiltrate and reassess

>>24422835
>your ship crashed
>shadowy thing starts coming at you through the wreckage
Can't possibly go wrong.

>>24422971
>>24422973

Well some references are bound to go over peoples heads.

>>24422976
Rocky Hide. We're taking WAY too much damage.

>>24423017
I agree with this.

>>24422843
We just saved a shitload of people already. WE MUST GET THE SWORD-SHARD! It might be a clue to our past!

well I vote viral (preferr this) or centipede for the remaining XP

>>24422976
I'd like to get the 1 pointers out of the way so we can get a better view of the table, by picking Snuff & Shade. Not sure what to do with the other 2 exp.

>>24423058
We'll end up dumping a lot of EXP into things that aren't optimal for us though. Just saying.

>>24423000
Urban Dictionary, is there no phrase that you don't have a page for that fails to entertain?

>>24422976
We should probably get Fangs pretty soon, since we seem to already try to eat our enemies on a pretty regular basis.

>>24423000

I tried.

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You focus your senses...

...the shard of the sword stabs into your sense like a bolt of shadow. You jog toward the airship. A beam of steel is laying on top of it.

You grab the bar and, with effort, roll it to the side. Your utility belt is muddy, but unharmed! You clip it around your waist once more.

Phew.

"Help! Somebody!"

You glance up at the voice. It's away from where most of the crew is exiting the ship, near where part of the wing is shredded up and heaped like a pile of rubble.

"Can anyone hear me?! Help!"

You glance over your shoulder. Raziel is faltering, but still moving. You might just be able to catch him...

What do you do?

>help the crewmember
>after the angel!
>after that show, it's time to leave. escape downriver.
>focus on beating the angel back to Evinbrook
>Evinbrook is hardly safe. Sprint north toward Jacob's Field

>>24422976
>>24423058
Shade, yes, but I'm thinking we get replicate, so we can look more like a person and loose the guards that will inevitably find us.

>>24423115
Second.

>>24423085
I guess that would be true. Hmm. OCD vs. Optimal Min/Max.
Rocky hide is good either way though, so I guess I'll third that.

>>24423058
I still say Replicate is the way to go as it would make traveling and just interacting with people/things much easier.

i can support fangs, and the 2 1 pointers

>help the crewmember
>>24423125

>>24423125
Someone else will get him, and we have business to finish. We helped these people enough by landing the airship instead of letting it drop.

>>24423125
Help the crewmember. If we show people that we're not malevolent and evil we may be able to skip having to spend EXP on disguise abilities.

And also they won't try and kill us and all. And we did kind of crash their airship...

>>24423125
Find another crewman to help him and CATCH THAT ANGEL'S ASS. FOR JUSTICE!

>>24423125
I'm getting paranoid with all these chances to go after the wounded angel, damn it.
Go after the angel.

>>24423159
Okay, I can support that as well.
>>24423125
Help the crewmember

>>24423125
>help the crewmember

Because we might just be able to shift the blame for the crash onto the Angel. I mean, who'd crash an airship to help the crew? Not a suspicious shadow, that's how.

>>24423168
>>24423163
If we can make ourselves the good guys here we can rally support against the angels. The Duke is on our side (kinda) already.

>>24423125
Gotta go finish off Raziel. We can't let him get away or he'll turn the Duke against us for sure.

We've already saved most of the men, we need to think about the big picture here.

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>>24423125

>utility belt

Because it needed an image.

>DUHNUHNUHNUHNUHNU

>>24423125
>after the angel!
someone else can get the crewmember also if the angel lives it will just blame us and say we caused it all

>>24423125
After the angel we can go back later for the crewmember.

>>24423125
>after the angel!
We can't let him escape!

>>24423165
Well the disguise abilities will always be useful even if people like us as we might not always want people to know we are there.

>>24423133
I agree on this. Let's do it!

>>24423125
CATCH HIM! Point a crewmember off to his position by replicating another crewmember, and find Raziel.

>>24423125
>>help the crewmember
>>Evinbrook is hardly safe. Sprint north toward Jacob's Field

You people are forgetting that there was another angel with Raziel and we don't have another dynamo to eat.

OK

>help the crewmember, Vote 1

>after Raziel, Vote 2

INCLUDE in your vote:

>rocky hide

or

>replicate

or

>fangs + shade + snuff

>>24423194
>>24423207
The Duke is already angry at the angles. We can get him on our side, but we have to make up for crashing his airship. We can do this by saving his people that he (ostensibly) cares about.

>>24423226
True, but we haven't had to sneak yet and we've definitely had to hit things.

>>24423207
Which is technically right.

The angel was just doing his job, fighting the evil shadow elemental that targeted the powersource for the airships shields and propulsion.

>>24423227
GOOD IDEA.

>>24423125
Go after Raziel. The crewman might survive long enough for us to come back for him, but if Raziel gets away we're fucked.

>>24423236
1

fangs shade snuff

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>>24423229
>You people are forgetting that there was another angel with Raziel and we don't have another dynamo to eat.

Come on, don't tell them that.

(I think hes a bit too far away, he disapeared over the horizon and we can't fly)
1

>fangs + shade + snuff

>>24423236
2
fangs+shade+snuff

>>24423236
2

Fangs, shade, snuff.

>>24423236

1

>replicate

>>24423250
True Evil

>>24423236
Fangs+Shade+Snuff

I'd like to see what fangs two paths lead to..

>>24423250
Well, who was the one that was about to blow an airship out of the fucking sky WITHOUT REGARD for loss of life? Not us, no sir.

>>24423236
>>help the crewmember, Vote 1

Help him and then GTFO

>fangs + shade + snuff

>>24423250
I KNEW IT
And the second angel should be at same power-bracket as Raziel. No way we can beat them.

>>24423236
1)

>replicate

>>24423236
>after Raziel, Vote 2
>fangs + shade + snuff

We kill Raziel, we get to tell the story as it actually happened, including how we saved the ship and most of the crew. We don't kill Raziel, he tells the story and portrays us as a villain.

>>24423236
>>24423281
Ahh, and vote 2.

>>24423236
>doesn't afraid of anything.
Especially Raziel, help the crew member.
Also replicate

>>24423250
We could however have an angel to eat, a nice tasty EXP filled angel

>>24423236
2

Rocky Hide.

>>24423236
2
Replicate

>>24423288
yup, and since shes not LIGHT INCARNATE I'm a tad more frightened. She's probably more intelligent with how she battles.

>>24423284
Raziel's partner is not going to let us kill him even if she knows that. Actually, she might just kill us before we turn into a problem.

It is time to blow this joint.

>>24423236
2

No opinion about the skills.

>>24423308
If you want a number, 1

>>24423317
It sucks fighting enemies that don't get fooled easily.
I think Patton said something like that.

alright looks like we're chasing the angel... can we at least message the others in the ship that the crewman is there?

>>24423236
1)
Replicate
>>24423250
Oh, that is just evil SM>

>>24423321
All the more reason to chase down Raziel and kill him before he gets back to his friend. Afterwards we can fuck off into the forest and look for Abigail and the Lich.

>vote 2

>>24423337
Would it be possible to impression them with the image of the crew member and his location while we go after the angel?

I guess this is more of a question for SM.

>>24423321
Nope, we got to bring him in for warcrimes. we are the BRINGER OF JUSTICE, after all!

>>24423337
With replicate, we could. Plus, we might be able to replicate into a bird and catch him!

>>24423369
>>24423369
we're gonna eat the sonovabitch

>>24423337

Sure.

Yes, the majority have voted for chasing down the angel.

And for Fangs+shade+snuff

One moment

>>24423369
I perfer to think of us as the Punisher.

We don't kill the innocent, but when we find the guilty, we dispatch deadly justice personally and immediately.

>>24423369
Sometimes justice needs to be effected in the field. If we're going after Raziel we hunt to kill.

>>24423351
What makes you think she is not going to him?

Anyway, I hope we don't die if we decide to hunt him down.

well at least we have marathon monster and lightning shadow... hopefully this isn't an effort in futility

>>24423236
1
>rocky hide

>>24423369
Duke's got a war criminal and a shitload of negotiating material if we don't eat him. Plus we need to pay him back for the dynamo, and an angel prisoner might help ease hurt feelings...

>>24423394
If he's alone we have semi-good chances, full HP & Mana, and he's weakened.

This is a chance to strike down a potential END BOSS. And prevent some grungy angst powered angel from hunting us as some kind of malign rival.

Wrong posts, sorry...
>>24423387
>>24423391
>>24423393
See this.

>>24423389
Calling it now. The other angel is going to interfere, but is going somewhat nicer than Raziel.
>>24423419
Not going to happen I'm afraid as pointed out.
>two angels

>>24423419
It would be better if we could bring him in, but it's not worth the risk.

When we're more powerful we can do it, but the only reason we can even consider engaging him is because he's in pieces. Hunt to kill.

>>24423419
holding an angel prisoner is probably NOT a smart thing for any ruler to do. Even with Just Cause.

>Keep on wanting to call him a geometric shape.... darn english and its similiar nouns

>>24423419
Alternately, if we bring in a wounded angel as a prisoner, we could be creating a political nightmare for the Duke by making it obvious for all the world to see that he's allied with a shadow elemental.

>>24423432
If we kill him she's definately on our ass.

If we save him, she MIGHT NOT kill us. Maybe.

Holding him hostage might help that decision...

>>24423419
>Duke's got a war criminal and a shitload of negotiating material if we don't eat him.

That's a lot of ASSUMPTIONS you have here.
We are THE Satan of this setting. Or at least the vast majority of people will think so. Remember what Duke said to Flint? That if people even know that he was assosiated with a sentient shadow, he reputation would be in shambles.
Please, don't be a damn retard and think through what you say.

>>24423453
"Oh hey, I have your compatriot captive and before that I punctured his chest and ate his face. What's your sign?"

>>24423468
hahaha

>>24423453
Nah, if Raziel survives, he's going to tell everyone that we attacked him first and destroyed the airship for teh evulz. And of course the Duke won't be able to vouch for us because he already told the angels he had no idea we were here.

And who are people going to believe? An angel or a horrible shadow monster?

>>24423389

New Tree

EXP: 0

Unlocked:

>Crunch - Use your entire form to crunch the enemy at close ranges, gaining a greater passive armor piercing bonus. Larger chance of causing disease with Viral.

>Shadow Eater - Eat an enemy's shadow for a small heal. Their shadow will regenerate over the course of a day. However, things might turn sour if they notice their shadow is missing...

>Kindle - steal the darkness from a light that has gone out, letting it shine once more

>Multishade - Create several illusory copies of yourself, reducing the chance you’ll be hit. More effective against groups than Shade. (costs 3 mana)

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You call out in your best imitation of a normal man's voice.

"Over there! There's a man pinned under the wing of the airship!"

A few men start at your voice. They jog around the edge of the wreckage and help their friend.

>you've gained 1 humanity

But you don't have time to stay and help. You've got to get after Raziel before he can get back...

...you sprint after him. His flight is slow and unsteady, and soon you've caught up! It can't be long until that other angel shows up...

He's a few dozen feet above you. What's your plan of attack?

>leap up and physical attack
>leap up, attack him with shadows
>fire a magical attack (spirit whip or shadow strike)
>something else

>>24423468
OK, that made me laugh.

Regardless, I still say we catch him and have him brought in, by someone else at least. Would knocking him out be possible?

>>24423518
KNOCK OUT. JUMP ON HIS BACK AND RIDE HIM DOWN!

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>>24423518

forgot tree

>>24423518
Shadowstrike him while he isn't prepared for our presence, and then consume him afterwards.

Alternatively, CONSUME. Because it's always an option.

>>24423518
>>fire a magical attack (spirit whip or shadow strike)

Can we catch him with a shadow-whip and pull him down?

>>24423518
>shadow strike

Let's aim for his wings and try to ground him.

>>24423518
OOH, Shade in front of him, then grab and drag to the ground and knock him out!

>>24423518
Lets get Physical...physical!

use both spirit whip and shadow strike. Shadow strike his wings to get him to fall, and Spirit Strike to hit his torso to wound him further.

>>24423518
RIP. AND. TEAR.

Our physical attacks have been our most powerful so far, and we just bought fangs...

Latch on, tear out his wings, ride him down, pin him and then CONSUME.

Priority is taking out his wings. Without them he's ours. This has to be done quickly though, because we don't want to get caught finishing him off if we still want to play the self-defence card. We want a quick, clean murder.

>>24423518
>fire a magical attack (spirit whip or shadow strike)
Just how whip-like is Spirit Whip? Would it be able to wrap around him and drag him down?

>>24423523
Are you listening?! Brought in WHERE? There is absolutely no one but the Black Lady that would want an angel as a prisoner. The Duke is the only close by political figure that would have any use for high-value prisoners but he won't accept an angel for any reason.
Also I'm going to assume that angels have powers and mana that recharge over time, and being of light will likely mean he has a healing bonus.
It's like capturing a ticking neutron bomb before it lands.

>>24423601

No, it's more a basic striking attack. Has a chance of tripping/interrupting, but otherwise doesn't really have dexterity.

Ok, prioritize his wings. But do we use a physical attack or a magic attack?

>>24423561
>>24423597
Yes let's consume an angel IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE FUCKING CITY DURING A GODDAMN AIRSHIP DISASTER. Best idea EVER! I'm sure noone will ever notice the screams and the crunching!

>>24423656
Hey man, calm calm. We're a distance from the city right now and the angel is very weakened and a very obvious potential future threat. Opting for consume.

>>24423617
That nigga ASSUMES that no one is going to blame us for the destruction of the dynamo. God damn it, man, stop being so stupid.

We either kill him, or we flee.

>>24423654
Physical!

>>24423617
We cannot consume him in front of everyone, otherwise we are ABSOLUTELY getting kicked out forever, if not MURDERED TO DEATH.

>>24423675
That's why I said kill him. I did say kill him right? I guess it wasn't clear.

KILL

>>24423656

You're a few miles from Evinbrook castle. There's a cluster of farmhouses another mile ahead centered around a mill, but only plains and farms besides that.

>>24423654

Let's get Physical!

DO YOU ENJOY THIS CONFLICT YOU'VE CREATED SHADOW MASTER?
DOES IT BRING YOU SATISFACTION?
ARE YOU TRULY ENJOYING YOURSELF?!
ARE YOOUU?!

>>24423676
>>24423703
A few dozen feet above us, can we reach him with a physical attack?

>>24423691
physical I guess, we did just buy a physical attack

Maybe next time we should get Poison for our fangs. Though I think replicate is probably more important.

>>24423705
I can't help but read that in Russel Crow's voice from that scene in Gladiator where he yells "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!" at the crowd in the arena.

>>24423681
We're not in front of "everyone."

(since with replicate we can do angel form... hello flying!)

>>24423691
We need someone else to blame for the airship disaster. We are the most obvious choice. Keep the angel alive to shed some suspicion off of us.

>>24423681
>>24423674
>>24423656
CONSUME.

We're only surrounded by a few peasents. We're a monster to them no matter what. Worst comes to worst we can flee from Evinbrook forever. We can't flee from Raziel forever.

Physical attack. RIP AND TEAR his wings.

>>24423705

I'm having a fantastic time, actually. Most of the concerns are legitimate, which pleases me greatly. If you fuck up, I'll fuck you up, mark my words.

Waiting on votes.

>>24423730
I agree, we CONSUME after we pull him down

>>24423732
COME AT ME.

>>24423681
>We cannot consume him in front of everyone, otherwise we are ABSOLUTELY getting kicked out forever

We cannot stay after what happened. We are going to get murdered anyway whenever we eat hi or not

>>24423730
thirding

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Ok, sounds like a physical attack.

Roll 1d100

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>>24423730
NOT CONSUME.

His angel companion, dude. We kill him, we lose the chance to talk to his friend peacefully.

Rolled 24

>>24423758

Rolled 77

>>24423758
rolling

>>24423760
its made abundantly clear that angels hate our guts.

>>24423681
If they see us eat an angel, they aren't going to be looking to pick a fight anytime soon.

If a living incarnation of shadow leaped up onto a winged, humanoid star - that had just blew a hole through a good section of a fortress - and ate it like a biscuit, would you want to fuck with said abyssal shade?

Personally, I'd NOPE away as quick as possible and hope to god my breathless panting didn't offend it in some way.

Rolled 90

>>24423758

Rolled 93

>>24423758

Rolled 23

>>24423758

CONSUME his wings. maybe we can get them...

>>24423728

We nuffed out entire sky with darkness, there is absolutely no fucking way we can shift the blame to anyone. Even if we could, without the shadow of a doubt, prove that Raziel was going to blow the ship apart, they will take his side because WE ARE A FUCKING SENTIENT SHADOW

Rolled 8

>>24423758
inb4 1
>>24423760
We'll deal with that later. Horse before cart. Immediate future before far future.

>>24423764
>>24423767
>>24423772
>>24423774
I shouldn't have bothered rolling hah

>>24423785
FUCK YOU.

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Rolled 8

>>24423758

It's time.

>>24423769
They're angels. Of course they would. They're fucking zealots for their god of choice!

>>24423785
>>24423793

Stahp.

Rolled 6

>>24423758
Delicious angel meat.

Rolled 84

>>24423758
Time for an ADVENTURE

>>24423760
>It's a beautiful woman
>She was nicer than the other guy
>That means she is a walking cliche, goody-two-shoes

Calling it now, that bitch is more ruthless and cold than Raziel. She just hides it well.

Rolled 82

>>24423758
RIP AND TEAR

>>24423793
You're beguinning to devalue the baby seal market...

>>24423810
agreed, that or shes a very nice person... for a zealot who wishes to snuff out all non-light magic

>>24423810
She did just coldly stand by and watch as Raziel blew apart the Dukes castle, without ever saying a word or stopping him.
She probably enjoyed it.

>>24423817
He forgot the most important part of invoking the power of baby seals for a roll.
Which is, of course, to state so.

>>24423820
I'm hoping for a nice person, at least that would show us not all of them are assholes. Want to kill us sure, but at least not assholes.

>>24423820
That's kind of what I was getting at...

Better a calmer zealot who WAITS before attacking then a murderous one who doesn't.

>>24423832
Actually she did try, but he just kinda did it anyway.

>>24423848

That might be her. Raziel might have attacked before she could restrain him.

>>24423820
Let's at least hear her out...

You run ahead of the angel, making your way to a slight rise in the terrain. He's flying above the river, panting, oblivious.

You wait until he draws near...

...then sprint, and leap! You fly at your foe!

Raziel's head just starts to turn toward you. His eyes are filled with terror.

You land on him...and instinct takes over. You Fangs pierce into him, crushing against his light. It burns brightly...good thing you didn't use magic. But it's no match for your sheer crushing force!

His screams pierce the air as you rip at the base of one of his wings and tear it aside. Your momentum carries him over, down, and into the ground. You land on top of him.

He's buried under you. You tear a claw into his healing chest wound and rip out a hunk of glowing flesh. He twitches, convulsing, but somehow still alive.

It's time to end his pain...

...and CONSUME.

Something flashes in your senses. A star of light - and it's approaching fast. You know what it is. Uriel is coming, and swiftly.

What do you do?

>CONSUME. You must bolster your strength before she reaches you.
>you have her friend hostage. Wait for her arrival and bluff.
>rip off Raziel's head. That ought to do the trick. Then: wait and bluff, or run.
>some other strategy

>>24423785
>>24423793
>>24423805

Some people just want to watch the world burn.

>>24423884
STOP. Hold him for a bit, THEN TALK TO HER!

>>24423884
We have to create a situation where she doesn't engage us.

The only way we can do that is by taking her friend hostage.

Can we hold him in such a way that CONSUMING him will only take a split second? If so, do that, but don't eat him yet.

>>24423884
It would seem like we have a hostage situation.

>>24423884
HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS! AWAY!

>>24423884

>Wait and bluff.

"One false move, and Raziel dies."

>>24423884
>Something flashes in your senses. A star of light - and it's approaching fast. You know what it is. Uriel is coming, and swiftly.

Is she flying faster than we can run at our full speed?
If not, knock Raziel out, grab him and run away

>>24423884
>you have her friend hostage. Wait for her arrival and bluff.

>>24423886

Since your plan involved attacking, which was one action, I only counted the first three rolls.

Successive actions of a complex maneuver will take three rolls each, up to nine.

If a 1 or 100 rolls in the first ten responses, it automatically defines the action.

I'm thinking of editing the "ten" to something smaller, but for now, that's how it is.

>>24423884
I'd like to consume him as quickly as possible and then just fucking HIDE. No way is an archon of light gonna let a shadow use an angel as a hostage after we've brutally mangled him.

>>24423884
>>you have her friend hostage. Wait for her arrival and bluff.

>>24423884
Finish him now. CONSUME.

If we must fight Uriel, at least it will be on more equal footing.

>CONSUME. You must bolster your strength before she reaches you.


... I wish damnit. But we can't fight another Angel. So my vote is:
>you have her friend hostage. Wait for her arrival and bluff.

>>24423918
That's not a bluff that's a fucking promise

>>24423884
CONSUME he might try something and I don't trust the angels at all. I bet they treat shadow elementals like terrorists they don't negotiate is what I'm betting.

>>24423926
>Is she flying faster than we can run at our full speed?

No, but you don't know if she's flying at her full speed...

>>24423884
No point in holding him hostage.

If we negotiate for his release, there's nothing stopping her from attacking us. If we ultimately end up killing him, same deal.

Might as well CONSUME him now and gain his power.

>>24423953
.... can we consume his magic and leave his body largely intact? She would have to choose between trying to heal him and chasing us.

>>24423884
No way can we negotiate with our polar opposite, throwing in a CONSUME.

>>24423914
>>24423915
>>24423918
>>24423929
>>24423944
>>24423945

Why should we wait? Take him hostage and run away.
It's like you idiots WANT to get murdered. I even pointed out that going after him will ensure that we will be confronted by her.

>>24423953
Run away with him. If she catches up THEN it will be a hostage situation.

>>24423884
Ehhm.
Is it really a hostage if we have nothing to negotiate with?
Considering the hostage has been mutilated and already has no face.
I kinda get the feeling that the angels are already our given enemies and that stalling to negotiate is just going to give her more chances to charge up some light beam.

This is a hard choice...

>>24423884
>Hostage
OH GOD, PLEASE LET HER BE NICER THEN SLAUGHTER MCGEE HERE!

>>24423968
This. I do not understand the people who think we can use diplomacy in this situation.
Will used so much power that the ENTIRE world felt it, she would be an idiot to let us of alive.

>>24423975

A solid majority want to hold Raziel hostage.

But do you hold your ground, or run away with him in tow?

as fun writing 'Friends?' with his blood for her, i doubt that would endear us to her.

>>24423975
We need to talk to her in a peaceful manner. This might be our only chance!

>>24424010
>Will
We*

>>24423884
Throwing my lot in with CONSUME.

>>24424013

drag him into a forest or large shadow filled area...

>>24424013
STAND GROUND.

... actually changing my vote into FLEE AND CONSUME AT THE SAME TIME!

>>24424033

You notice a large boulder nearby. It casts a wide shadow.

It might be a good spot to run to.

>>24424022
>We need to talk to her in a peaceful manner.
No we don't.

>>24424013
Run

>>24423884
Wrap around him so that he can get eaten in an instant.

Stay there and talk to her - if she even looks the tiniest bit uncool then CONSUME.

We'll play it from there.

>>24424013
Stand Ground

>>24424046

...or this.

>>24424013
Stand our ground.
We might as well wait as I doubt we can outrun the angel.

>>24424013
so long as we CONSUME him I don't care. Personally i would like to eat and then run.

>>24424013
Let's hold our ground.

>>24424022
Our only chance to get ourselves killed for no reason.

A lot of these posts are strangely devoid of any reason to legitimately have the dick angel as a hostage, and everything else we've gained over the past five thread has indicated that the angels are hunters of shadow and never negotiate no matter what, considering they've been cleansing the land of our element for hundreds of years.
Letting a shadow go that can harm an angel is incredibly unlikely.

>>24424051
Stand ground at the boulder.

>>24424051
I doubt it'll be better than that tapestry that served us so well.

>>24424013
Hold our ground and wait for the angel.
Also, resist the urge to CONSUME.

>>24424053
Yes we do, eventually. Do you think she can't sense us? because she could sense us when we were behind a magic goddamn curtain.

>>24424081
Needlessly getting an angel killed is just as unlikely.

>>24424075
I agree might as well eat then run. Staying here is just gonna end up in a fight anyways

>>24424051
Consume and flee/do our best to hide.

>>24424081
>A lot of these posts are strangely devoid of any reason to legitimately have the dick angel as a hostage, and everything else we've gained over the past five thread has indicated that the angels are hunters of shadow and never negotiate no matter what, considering they've been cleansing the land of our element for hundreds of years.
>Letting a shadow go that can harm an angel is incredibly unlikely.

This.
These people don't even have any reasons for this suggestion expect assumptions out of their ass. According to what we actually know, they will not tolerate us.

>>24424013
Hide. Consuming him will only bring worse shit to our door...

CONSUME his feathery ass right here.

If anything, I think letting her see the horrible dismembering things we've done to Raziel might piss her off more than if he was just gone.

>>24424013

You grab Raziel and wrap him tightly. Your soul-dissolving tendrils hover just over the core of light at the center of his body.

He groans. You punch him in the face for good measure.

You hear a hiss of air...that turns into a WHOOSH.

Uriel lands before you, a dozen feet away. Steely grey eyes stare at you from beneath a cowl. Her gaze quickly assesses Raziel's condition. Her hands are on the pommel of her blue-white sword of light, but she doesn't move.

What do you do?

>now that she's here to witness...CONSUME.
>say something (write-in)
>do something else

>>24424107
We don't know that for sure. Nothing so far has indicated that the angels have sentiment for each other. Actually, the split at the castle between the two displayed otherwise.

>>24424127
Well if we're going in that vein, it was out of character, and somewhat foolish to chase after Dickiel instead of helping the crash victims. We could have changed Shadow's reputation for the better.

>>24424138
Well, too late now.
We're fucked cause we've fucked up.

Tell her this:
"Hey, I just met you and this is crazy but I've mutilated your friend forgive me maybe?"

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>>24424138

>pictured

>lol when her name is actually Auriel

I've been naming a lot of characters lately, my bad.

>>24424138
TALK. NICELY.

"Could you tell him next time not to destroy an entire airship without figuring out how to keep casualties to a minimum? I just barely stopped him from destroying the city."

>>24424138

impression him threatening to kill everyone just to kill an innocent shadow.

>>24424138
>say something (write-in)
"Well, this is awkward."

>>24424161
+1

>>24424139
I think this shows she's at least hesitant, from risking his life or whether she is catious of the power we might gain from CONSUME-ing is still a guess.
>>24424139

>>24424149
>Well if we're going in that vein, it was out of character, and somewhat foolish to chase after Dickiel instead of helping the crash victims.

I know. I suggested helping the crash victims and then fleeing as fast as we can. We couldn't stay here anymore, this is an Angel country now.

People were CONSUME CONSUME even after it was pointed out that Uriel will be here.

>>24424138
>say something
< I need to speak with one of your kind, one who isn't going to massacre an entire ship full of innocents just to slay an elemental. Can you fill this role? Raziel here could not, and made the mistake of trying to harm others.>

>>24424181
Second.

>>24424138
"Are you going to make sure he fixes what he's done to Evinbrook, ma'am?"

>>24424181
>>24424190

Combine these is my vote

>>24424190
>>24424179
>>24424173

Don't accuse him of anything yet. Let's be peaceful and co-operative to the extent that she isn't trying to kill us. If we start slinging mud right away she'll just get defensive.

Just start with something low-key that communicates that we want a peaceful, orderly resolution, and that we don't want to hurt anyone, but that we will if we must.

>>24424188
Because Raziel is what we call in RPG's a "high potential threat," someone who is weak now but who has also promised to hunt us down as soon as he gets the chance.
These are some of the most dangerous kinds of enemies.

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>>2442418

>>24424181
This to start. Then >>24424190 for the middle and >>24424216 for the end.

>>24424138
"Stay your hand, Angel. I offered ample chance for your comrade to leave in peace, but he struck first and I have defeated him in fair combat. Bargain for his life or leave him to the fate he brought on himself."

>>24424240
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Please guys.
Low-key and non-offensive.
Just communicate that we want to be peaceful.

>>24424265
Why would we not tell her that we only harmed him in defense of others?

>>24424262
Personally I like this

>>24424236
SO WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T WE KILL HIM AND FLEE?

THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS RETARDED BEYOND BELIEF
WE /WONT/ KILL RAZIEL ANYMORE. IT IS OUT OF THE QUESTION.

Because believe me, the majority of player are going to believe the lies that Auriel is going to tell us just so she can save her partner and put us into a weak position.
Why? Because she is a beautiful woman who acted nicer.
Wait and see. It is going to happen.

>>24424262
NOPE. LAST SENTINCE IS BAD, BAD IDEA.

>start time 18:17
>current time 19:45
>over 255 posts already

Damn man, be proud.

>say something (write-in)
He chased me, threatened the lives of all around me. Almost destroyed the vessal we were on. Only reason those mortals on it are not dead is because my actions. Give me a reason he should not die this moment.

>>24424240
I like it, but lets leave out the part about damages as it might imply we have some connection to the duke.

>>24424284
Because we don't want to start slinging accusations before she's said anything.
All we need to do now is defuse the situation. We do that by being peaceful and low-key, not by offering long winded accusations against people who are above reproach.

>>24424138
I know not what constitutes justice among your kind, nor can I fathom how one so thirsty for blood walks with you. What I do know is that I will kill this thing if you cannot convince me he won't be allowed to continue his false crusade if I release him.

>>24424291
Hey man don't ask me, I've been arguing and providing evidence for the reasons that we need to consume and flee ever since the airship landed, but everyone wants an angel waifu.

>>24424291
It's not that. We need him to survive so we can have a recurring rival character! Think like Gary from Pokemon!

>>24424291
/tg/ will without fail roleplay the lawful stupid paladin without a second thought. Unless its explicity stated that isn't gonna work and even then it has to be the gm.

>>24424332
Gary didn't want to kill Ash.

>>24424291
this guy is 100% right and it pisses me off that we didn't kill him when we had the chance

>>24424322
>>24424312
>>24424285
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

Last post I'm making on this, I've made my position amply clear, but for the love of God if we want to get out of this alive then let's not start our one chance at peaceful negotiation and dialogue with threats and accusations.

I am begging you.

>>24424322
This looks good.

>>24424138
"Come share this feast with me. Join me, oh servant of the light. Happy are they who come to my supper."

CONSUME Raziel and toss the severed wing at her feet.

Because we went well beyond the "talk this out nicely phase" when we dismembered Raziel. Might as well go full villain at this point.

>>24424342
Might have made the show better though, if he did...

>>24424291
Why did we even chase Raziel down? Whatever, we all have to deal with the consequences now, and get out of this situation in the best way that we can.

>>24424190

<I had hoped to speak with you,> you say, breaking the silence. <You seem more reasonable than this one - willing to massacre an entire ship full of innocents to slay one elemental. He has received due punishment.>

Her eyes flick to Raziel, then back to you. "...yet you have not killed him."

<That would only prove that I am the murderous beast he sought to slay. I am a rational being. I can show mercy. Perhaps more mercy than an angel...?>

"...what of the ship?"

<I saved it from destruction,> you say. <Most of the crew is unharmed, though I did not linger. I had other matters to attend to.> You tighten your grip on Raziel. He's fallen unconscious.

"What do you want?" Auriel asks.

<A peaceful, orderly resolution to this...predicament.>

"And what does that entail?"

Well...what DOES that entail?

>write-in your response

>>24424374
>Why did we chase Raziel down?
>>24424236
That's why.

>>24424332
She can be the recurring rival, especially if we eat her friend in front of her.

>>24424376
fricasseed angel

>>24424376
So basically we give up. Thanks moralfags.

>>24424335

Then I'll go out and say playing the lawful stupid paladin will make this game much, much harder.

If I were you, I would have said to hell with the airship and consumed him back in the engine room.

But it's not a novel, it's cooperative storytelling.

>>24424376
"You getting him to fix his mess, and keeping him away from diplomatic scenarios in the future. And possibly, to not killing me before I can help my friend.

>>24424421
thats what I wanted but noooo we have too many moralfags

Rolled 9

Oh dear god. I leave for a bit and come back to this. You know this is going to get us horribly killed, right? Not only have these thing proven themselves to not give a singular shit for anything other than the complete eradication of us, we also witnessed first hand the fact that they have powers that LITERALY CAN ONLY HURT US. Oh well, I'll sit back and enjoy the ride, fail train though it may be.

>>24424376
She throws down her weapons. Step one.

Then let's get her to agree not to kill us.

One she's on board with that, we'll move on to item two:
That she agrees to hear out our story.

Once she's done THAT, we ask her for hers. Not her life story, just who she is, what she's doing, some info about Raziel.
And then we'll go from there.

Do NOT release Raziel under any circumstances.

>>24424376
Peace between us. Or at least a ceasefire. Let me be free and you can tend to your companion, though I hope he faces trial for his actions.

>>24424451
This, this, a thousand times this

>>24424419
YOUR WELCOME, [amoralfag]

>>24424451

sounds good to me

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>>24424376
<"Just walk away.">

>>24424451
This is good, we do this.

>>24424421
I'm in favour of the PEACE THROUGH POWER Shadow. We must be strong so that we can possess a hegemony. If that means consuming a few people here and there, where expedient, then so be it.

>>24424451
I can dig it!

>>24424477
this

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>>24424445
This. I wasn't in the previous thread but I wasn't entirely happy with how that played out but OKAY, we made our choice, then why go back on it? It was obvious that not killing him there would turn him into a Nemesis.

I am moralfag myself but damn, I'm not stupid.

>>24424455
You are an idiot. At least your statement is. Angels are the judges and jury of the light in this time period. This has been said throughout the last SIX THREADS. (or at least in three of them, at separate points and in different ways)