When in doubt, always go the right way.
>Take the right door

>>28938131
>>Take the door in front of you.

>The girl takes the right path. Hopefully it is the correct one.
>She opens the door and
>She suddenly feels very cold.
>She looks down to see several blades sticking out of her torso. Her armor has been sundered as though it were made of tissue paper. She feels no pain though, only a terrible pinching sensation. She barely has a chance to gasp before she slips into the void...

>And then wakes.

Ah!
Oh... I died.

>The girl stands and clutches a small necklace. One of it's many beads has shattered and turned into dust.

If not for this I would be dead for good.
That was a cheap trap. Instant death? At least give me a chance to figure it out...

>She steps into the tower once more, her sword lights the way. The same three doors appear.

>Take the right door. (No.)
>Take the left door.
>Take the door in front of you.

>>28938131
>>Take the left door.
Left, always left.

>>28938266
Widdershins won't do you.
Dead ahead - too true

>>28938264
Always start left.

Left, left, right, straight, left, right, left. Works every time.

>Forward it is.
>The girl opens the door in front of her. It reveals a simple spiral staircase. Up she goes, her bright blade held in front of her.

As handy as this blade is I wish I could make it -stop- glowing. There are moments where darkness would be more helpful than light. Still, it is all I have that can kill the Overlord.
Savior is the blade's name. It glows in the presence of true evil and cuts them particularly bad.
Whoever made it glow is a moron, though. Have they never heard of stealth?

>The staircase ends at a door. With no other options other than to backtrack she simply opens the door.
>She can smell old paper... Before her is a vast library filled wall to wall with books of all kinds. Scrolls lay about on tables haphazardly and expensive maps hang on the walls.

Oh my... This would be worth a small fortune in the right hands...

>Loot library.
>Continue forward.
>Go back.

>>28938347
>>Continue forward.

Doesn't the sword have a sheath?

>>28938347

Look around and loot. We might get something that can give us an edge on Demon-butt.

>>28938347
>Whoever made it glow is a moron, though. Have they never heard of stealth?
Stealth is what evil uses.

To dispell the darkness you must bring light.

>>28938347
>>Loot library.
But... not for gain. Seek knowledge that might aid you in your goal only.

There will be riches aplenty for all if the Overlord is defeated.

>>28938362
It was sold years ago. The sheath was beautiful and made out of elvish metals and dwarven gems. They weren't terribly interested in the blade, it seems.

>>28938412
A good argument. Still, it would be nice if I could at least not shine as bright as a torch.

>>28938388
>>28938429
... It won't hurt to look. If there is anything like a Book of Slaying Overlords I will take it.

>The girl scans the library as she continues forward. Her eyes happen upon a scroll with golden writing and a red string. The parchment looks as expensive and there are arcane runs upon it. They read 'Scroll of Healing'.

This may be useful.

>The girl takes the scroll and packs it away. Nothing murders her so she continues.
>The next room is bare save for a door ahead and a single bronze statue. The statue is of a dragon crushing a dwarf beneath it's foot. The dwarf is smiling. There is a ruby embedded into the pedestal that the statue rests upon.
>Glowing runes shine below that.

>Go to next room.
>Read runes.
>Loot ruby.
>Go back.

>>28938347
Seek knowledge not wealth

>>28938454
whatever we do, don't read the runes. they are likely explosive.

>go to next room

>>28938454
>>Read runes.

>>28938454
Read runes

>>28938347
Use thine sheath for stealth, thou silly wench

>>28938454

Smite the Ruby. It's actually a monster egg.

>>28938454
>it would be nice if I could at least not shine as bright as a torch
What, you've never heard of Grues?

There are adventurers I've known who would have KILLED for a glowing sword (and who occasionally died for lack of one).

>>28938454
Why not wrap it in a cloak or something?

>>28938497
because otherwise we can't see shit. In a tower filled with deadly deadly traps.

>>28938483
...

>The girl looks at her necklace.

Guides, if I can not rely upon you for sound advice then I am afraid my quest is pointless. If not for you I would not even attempt this.

>>28938476
>>28938477
>>28938474
...
Well, I still have 34 beads left so...

>The girl reads the runes. They glow bright and there is a sudden flash. Searing pain burrows into the girl's body as her face is destroyed. It takes her a moment to die...

>She jumps awake, revived at the entrace of the door and with one less bead.

AAAAHH!
That hurt!
Also...
Those runes said 'Fuck you'
I'm going to murder this guy extra hard.

>>28938497
The light still bleeds through.

>>28938492
I will carry the Savior only as long as I need to...
Anyway, let us continue...

>She steps through the door. A spike is thrust into her body, piercing her heart.

D-dammit...

>She awakes at the start of the room once more. Another bead is broken.

Well, I'm out of ideas here...

>___

>>28938506
Then we can't complain about the lack of stealth now, can we? Besides, who would we ambush?

>>28938525
>exploding runes

Called it

might as well try to take the ruby.

>>28938525
Go left

>>28938525
Why don't you try opening the door with a piece of rope or something.

>>28938530
Honestly, I have no idea. She already said that there's no people in here. Just traps.

Pro adventuring tip, dearie. As soon as someone raises the possibility of "explosive runes", you don't read shit, no matter what the chucklefucks say.

>>28938525
>Guides, if I can not rely upon you for sound advice then I am afraid my quest is pointless. If not for you I would not even attempt this.

Aw come on Doll-face, don't we're all here for ya.

Lets going Right instead of forward this time.

>>28938545
>The girl tries to pry the ruby from the pedestal. As hard as she tries it simply will not budge.

I will need different tools for that...

>>28938551
Let us explore this room fully before we backtrack.

>>28938560
I... I will keep that in mind for later. Thank you, Guide.

>>28938555
Hmm...

>The girl ties a piece of rope around the door and with a hard tug she pulls it open. A spear materializes and stabs at where her heart would be. Of course, it misses.

Ha!

>She peers into the next room, holding her blade before her. In it she sees a laboratory. There are vials bubbling, machines venting out steam, and wires crisscrossing everywhere. There is a single door leading forward. There are signs that someone has been here recently...

I think I may be close...

>Loot laboratory.
>Go forward
>Go backwards
>__

>>28938595
Drink it
Drink everything

>>28938595
Break the vials. All of them.

>>28938607
>>28938615
Both of these will end up horribly. We either drink acid or choke on poisonous fumes.

>>28938623
Not if we run out of there after destroying the place.

>>28938623
Do them both

>>28938638
wait.

Is there a chance we're going to have to come back through here?

>>28938649
No idea

>>28938638
This. If we do both at the same time they'll counteract eachother.

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>>28938595

Just walk forward. Ignore the cretins!

Just walk forward and don't look back.

>>28938655
That would be a non-zero probability

>>28938659
If they counteract each other we may as well not do either

Leave this place to it's foul machinations.

>>28938595
Look at what your "guides" suggest and accept that you're thoroughly fucked

>>28938667
You just don't get it, do you?

You know what that place is? It's a lab.

You know what you do in labs? Fuckin science.

We need to try everything.

>>28938695
Ignore him

Drink them, fucking do it

>>28938704
No, don't drink them, smash them. Drinking them will get you killed.

>>28938702
Fight not with monsters, lest ye become a monster
Drink not their potions, because they're probably full of really bad juju.

We are not here to do science.

>>28938607
>>28938615
>>28938637
>>28938638
...
While I can simply ignore you I feel a strong compulsion to follow your advice. Do not abuse this responsibility, Guides...

>The girl grabs one of the least threatening looking vials and drinks it. For a moment nothing happens. Then a sharp pain shoots through her whole body. She falls to the floor and drops her blade. The pain focuses on her eyes and she cries out in utter agony as she feels them tearing apart. Finally, the pain passes. She stands up and blinks a few times.

... Hey, I can see better now. I was worried I would just burst into flames.

>>28938664
Hmm... I will save destroying the place for later.
Onward.

>She opens the door and sees another staircase. After a moment of climbing she reaches a door that simply -looks- better than the others. This must be the final room...
>She opens the door, revealing a beautiful room. It looks comfortable, with a fireplace and expensive furniture. Sitting in the center of it is the Overlord. He looks over a book he's reading at Arva.

"I am impressed you made it pass my traps, young warrior. But your tale ends here. If you drop your blade and submit I will make you my servant. If you do not I will not end your life... I will trap your soul within a flask and keep you as a trinket."

>>28938715
and don't fucking smash them either if you want to be able to leave through this room later.

On your way back out? THEN smash them.

>>28938725
Hold out the goddamn Savior.

He's evil, right?

This is a job for a blade of Evil's Bane.

>>28938725
>It's not to overlord.

Go around the room looking for hidden passageways.

>>28938715
Drinking them will make us mighty
>>28938725
I fucking told you. Say hi. We're his guest and we musnt be rude

>>28938725
We've already established that this sword is stupid bullshit.

Fuck it, drop that shit.

>>28938725

This can't be him. It's a trap.

Do not engage with it, I smell illusion hypnosis or something. Look for an escape.

>>28938725
"Shut up, you stupid Overlord! Do you have any idea how much trouble you've caused! I won't stand for this kind of conduct! Prepare yourself for battle!"

>>28938752
No, they MIGHT make us mighty.

They might also cause our eyeballs to explode in five to ten years time.

This is your brain.
This is your brain on magic.

>>28938725
This seems too easy. Ready the sword, be on guard.

>>28938771
Shut up your just paranoid. We have more lives

"Hello, Overlord. I'm afraid I will not stand down... You will die by my blade!"

>>28938746
>She holds the Savior out, it's blade casting away every shadow in the room. The Overlord's eyes go wide and he rises from his chair. He lets the book fall from his hands.

"You wield the Banisher of Darkness? I am impressed that you can hold such a thing." Flames engulf his hands and soon he is holding two flaming maces. Their tips are lined with white-hot spikes. It looks like it would hurt pretty bad to get hit with those... "Prepare to die, Savior's Keeper."

>The Overlord charges forward, arms raised to attack Arva!

>Dodge! (Roll 1d20: Best roll taken after a few rolls. 1 is instafail. 20 is a crit.)
>Counter Attack! (Same as above)
>Flee!

>Each roll can be granted a boon by the Guide. By destroying a bead any 1 can be ignored. You can also destroy a bead to grant any roll a natural +3

>>28938779
extra lives aren't going to help if we get out of here as a hideous deformed abomination.

Rolled 6

>>28938798
dodging!

Rolled 8

>>28938798
>Counter Attack! (Same as above)

Rolled 16

>>28938798
Chastise to stun.

>>28938767

Rolled 9

>>28938798
Ask him why he's so violent and try talking it out

Rolled 13

>>28938798
Counter!

>>28938825
>Arva's keen eyes spot a weakness in the Overlord's attack. He swings too wide and leaves his side open. She ducks under his attack and with a quick thrust she strikes him. Her blade easily slides through his armor and into the demonic flesh underneath. The Overlord howls in pain and drops his left mace. It falls to the floor with a loud BANG and it's heat quickly dissipates. Arva tries to draw her blade back but before she can the Overlord delivers a swift punch to her face. There is the terrible sound of delicate bone snapping and the girl is knocked back, her blade in hand.
>Blood is pouring out of her broken nose but she is otherwise okay.

He's strong but that stab wounded him...

>Move in for the attack. (Roll)
>Use scroll of healing
>__

Rolled 19

Try to solve it diplomatically, ask if something happened in his youth, as traumatic events in early stages can often have a severe effect on a persons outlook on life
>>28938875

Rolled 5

>>28938875
Attack again!

>>28938875
>__
Slump to the floor, blade still in hand

Play possum

Rolled 20

>>28938875
>>Move in for the attack. (Roll)

>>28938926
Fuckass

>>28938926

DO IT.

>>28938926
IT IS HAPPENING

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>>28938926

SMITE EVIL.

>>28938886
I get the feeling that he is not one to fall for such things but...

"Tell me..." She says, blood still pouring down her face. "Why are you doing this? Did something bad happen to you in your childhood?"

"My reasons are my own... I'm certain you have your own reasons for going into my tower, for wielding that blade, and donning that cursed necklace. I am a bit curious, why attack me? I have done little to your little city"

>The girl rises.

"I fight because you represent everything that is wrong. You do nothing but sit in this tower and gather riches. You... Are terrible."

He truly is. Just looking at him simply sitting down and reading pisses me off.

>>28938926
>The necklace glows brightly as the young warrior rushes forward. The Overlord swings his mace at her, faster than the eye can see.
>But she doesn't use her senses anymore. An unseen force guides her and she easily dodges the attack. She strikes back, driving her blade into the Overlord once more. This time her aim is true and she strikes at his dark heart. He drops his last mace and stumbles backwards, into the wall. He slumps down as blood pours out of his mouth.

"This... This cannot be..."

>>28938987
>"This... This cannot be..."
proof positive. Only the Baddest of Bad Guys ever say this

>>28938987
Please, I don't want to fight.
Give it up, find a nice girl to marry. Killing is badong

>>28938987
And she happily lived ever after.

>>28938987
MAKE A ONE-LINER

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>>28938987

>>28938987
"Can I have your stuff?"

>>28939004
Nah, this magic she's used is going to have it's price.

It always does.

The only question remaining is whether the price was worth it or not.

>>28939007
"I'll be back"
No, wait....

Why is everyone so violent

>>28939026
because asshole sorceror in tower of lethal deathtraps

>>28939055
I bet he's a nice guy if you get to know him

>>28939076
LETHAL FUCKING DEATHTRAPS

Literally stabbed through the heart for walking through a door?

Fuck him. And the horse he rode in on.

>>28939026
We've bled to death several times and have had our face blasted off. That's kind of a painful process, and builds resentment.

>>28939007
"It... Can be?"

I'm not good at this whole one liner thing.
Whatever, he's dead.

>She stabs him once more straight through the head. There is no final speech for this man.
>He slumps over and passes into the void. Arva smiles as she watches the Overlord's body crumble and vanish

Finally, the Overlord is dead.

>She walks over to the desk and sits down on a very well crafted and comfortable chair. She places her still glowing blade beside her and raises her legs onto the table. She leans back on the chair and folds her hands behind her head.

Now I can show these people what a real Overlord does.

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>>28939076

I found the woman.

>>28939088
>>28939089
We ARE invading his home, were the ones in the wrong here. He just wants to protet his home
>>28939095
See guys!

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>>28939095

Finally! Some REAL power.

Wait...no, we can't rest on our laurels yet. What if this is some kind of trap? No no, we must continue through and check the rest.

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>>28939095
YES GOOD

NOW LAUGH

YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO DO A LAUGH

>>28939095
Maybe we should remorse and throw the overlord a funeral

Rolled 18

>>28939130
look at Savior, kiddo.

thats what awaits you down this path.


Not gunna say "don't", because this has to be your call...

>>28939095
Summon you lieutenants! An Overlord always has inept, bootlicking lieutenants surrounding them.

>>28939095
I bet the real overlord is somewhere else.

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>>28939150
No. Why should I care.

>>28939155
Savior was merely a means to an end. The blade was useful and I will keep it with me but I doubt I will meet my own end by it.

>>28939139
>Arva looks around for a moment before laughing.

"Mwahahahahahahahaha!"

That felt good.

>>28939169
I don't think there -is- anyone else here beside-

>She feels someone standing behind her. The girl grabs Savior and jumps to her feet. Nearby she sees a small demon with a pile of books in her hands. The demon looks up at Arva like one would a mildly interesting rock. She goes and picks the book the former Overlord had dropped up and adds it to the pile before walking off again.

Uhm...

>Kill her. No witnesses.
>Stop her.
>__

>>28939197
>Molest her.

>>28939197
Poke the demon.

"So, are you some kind of librarian?"

>>28939197
Let her go. She has a family, a mother and a father who love her

>>28939197
"Stop. Explain your presence."

>>28939197
>Savior was merely a means to an end. The blade was useful and I will keep it with me but I doubt I will meet my own end by it.
It's not the blade, it's what it represents. Can't have shadow without light. The tool isn't what's important. You may not die by Savior. But there are other tools.

I mean, think about it. Where the hell did you get the sword? Where did you get the necklace.

Who the fuck is that demon girl?

>>28939238
Sword, my dad. When he finds out 'why' I took it...
Necklace... I 'may' have stolen it from an artificer a few years ago.
Anyway, I am not like that dumb Overlord. I will do this job properly.

As for the demon girl... Let us find out.

>>28939210
>>28939219
By molest you mean poke, right? Of course.

>Arva follows the demon down the stairs and to the library. She watches as she restocks the shelves in silence.
>After a few minutes of this she pokes the demon's shoulder. She turns around and stares at Arva with unblinking eyes.

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

"... I am Elvya, the librarian. I am here because the Overlord needs someone to tend to his books. You killed him." She says, matter of factly. "I assume you are taking over the tower?"

"Uh... Yeah."

"Then I am yours to command, so long as you can call this tower yours." She gives a small bow before resuming her work.

... So
First minion, I guess. Even if she is a bit runty to actually do anything worthwhile.

>>28939272
Dance

>>28939272
>I will do this job properly.
And what, precisely, is this job?

Rolled 10

>>28939272
I command you to find all books in this tower relating to immortality and the means of achieving it. Bring them here and compile them into a concise guidebook.

>>28939272
"I see the previous Overlord had quite a collection. Are there any books of special interest here? Magic tomes, things like that."

>>28939272
>Pick her up and hug her.

Positive reinforcement works, right?

>>28939272
We should probably ask her about the other inhabitants of the tower, see if this place has a seneschal.

>>28939293
That can wait, we've got a good while before we need to worry about a natural death. Focus on the here and now, things we need to take care of to settle into our new home.

Rolled 5

>>28939272
Ask her how her day was, and offer her better Medicare and a payraise

>>28939293
Dude, if the previous overlord had any useful information on immortality we probably wouldn't be here.

No, what you need to do is gather up all information on immortality, and burn it.

Then, you need to look up all the resurrection magic and relabel it "immortality spells"

Rolled 3

>>28939311
Good plan.

"Elvya, you will bring me all tomes we possess on crafting magic, then set about having other minions - do we have other minions - digging out a ritual chamber. Then, you will begin spreading false information about a supposed way to steal an Overlord's power by killing in and then casting a certain spell in that chamber. I'm off to find a mage to bind a personal resurrection spell on the chamber."

>>28939285
Being the Overlord. You know... Making an amazing fortress, gathering minions, oppressing the town. Stuff like that.

>>28939298
>Arva picks up the demon and hugs her. She doesn't seem to mind it but her legs dangle beneath her, eager to be put back onto solid ground.

"Why are you holding me?"

"... Sorry."

>She puts her back down.

"I see the previous Overlord had quite a collection. Are there any books of special interest here? Magic tomes, things like that."

"Dozens. Is there any in particular you're looking for, Overlord?"

"Any on immortality?"

"Only on expanding life. True immortality is impossible."

"Well... Get me any on that then."

>>28939311
After I learn their secrets I will burn them.

>Elyva bows and walks off.

>>28939306
"Wait!" The demon stops in her tracks. "Are there others in this tower?"

"Yes. There is Istur our artificer and Eluria our demonologist."

"Demonologist?"

"She is the one who summons demons from the portal here. It is how I was summoned. It is down the stairs and to the left. Istur created the traps and the laboratory. Is there anything else you wish to know, Overlord?"

>>28939346
Is there a map so I don't get killed by these traps?

>>28939346
>After I learn their secrets I will burn them.
no, no, no.

You have to assume that any tomes lying around are booby traps by the previous overlord to resurrect himself, or stab you through the heart or something.

That's how the fucker's mind worked.

>>28939346
"Thank you Elvya.

Are the traps still a danger to me since I don't know where they all are?

Are there any other important things I ought to know about the tower?"

Rolled 4

>>28939346
Your birthday

>>28939346
So this Istur character is responsible for the inconveniences we had while assaulting the tower... we'll have to pay back for that. Not not now, but someday...

>>28939380
do demons even have birthdays?

>>28939346
Can you take a more... I don't know... cute form?

>>28939389
But she's already super cute.

>>28939385
He was doing his job, now he's working for us. There's no benefit in punishing him for obeying the old Overlord's orders.

You don't get bad at hammers because a carpenter built a table you don't like.

Rolled 5

>>28939388
I dont see why not

"Is there a map so I don't get killed by any of these traps?"

"Now that you are Overlord they should no longer affect you. You may speak to Istur if you wish to place any traps yourself or expand the tower."

>>28939385
"I will have to speak with her soon enough..."

>>28939380
"Curious, do demons have birthdays?"

"No."

>>28939389
"Right. Also is it possible for you to take a form less... Creepy?"

"What is wrong with my current form?" She looks down at herself.

"Nothing just... The eyes and the stripes and... Nevermind. Thank you for your help."

>She bows, looks down at herself again, then walks off to gather books.

It seems there -are- others in the tower.
Let's pay them a visit.

>Check on Istur
>Check on Eluria
>__

Rolled 16

>>28939418
Ask her how her day has been. It makes people feel good when you ask about them

>>28939418
>>Check on Eluria
Demons will be useful for us.

>>28939436
Remove all traps from the tower.

Invest in some common or garden locks.

>>28939418
>Check on Istur

We'll be seeing them both, it doesn't matter too much which order we do it.

>>28939436
She doesn't care.

>>28939451
Locks won't stop people from getting into our tower. All locks do is force them to either pick the lock, or just kick down the door.

>>28939455
Shut up, fuck you.

Ask her about her day

>>28939455
We're not trying to STOP them from getting into the tower.

As a tactic that is obviously sub-par. The locks are just to keep people out of areas where it would be dangerous for them to be. LIke that fucking lab.

>>28939418
>>Check on Istur

>>28939470
Also
> Acquire hot demon butler to show people to your audience chamber

>>28939470
They killed us a number of times, they seem to be pretty effective against most people. Sure, they aren't the only defense, but they whittle down enemy numbers and force them to proceed slowly which gives us more time to prepare defenses.

If someone is actually invading our tower locks aren't going to stop them, and if they're coming in politely, considering we're Overlord of the tower, we can probably make it so they don't get gibbed by them.

>>28939509
>They killed us a number of times, they seem to be pretty effective against most people.
Exactly.

Being the kind of asshole who builds a trapped tower is what makes people want to kill you.

>>28939530
Why? It's not like they can complain when they're trespassing

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>>28939469
I really don't think she cares. The girl has as much emotion as a plant. I could probably call her names and she wouldn't bat an eye.

Anyway, let us check on Istur first...
Also, I don't feel like turning off -all- the traps just yet. I will, eventually, but for now let us simply get settled in, hmm?

"Hey, Where's Istur!?"

>The demoness simply points to a previously unseen door.

How did I not notice that...

>The new Overlord steps into the hidden door and sees a man wearing some sort of helm. He is busy working on a contraption that occasionally flashes with a bright light. When the door closes behind Arva he turns up and looks at her. He lifts the mask up revealing a refined face with a crop of white hair atop his head.

"... I sense that power has shifted to you. Tell me, did you slay the previous Overlord?"

"I did."

"Good. The man was growing fat and dull. We need someone sharp if this place is going to get any better. My name is Istur. Many years ago the last Overlord hired me to help him build this place. I have done as he wished but I have grown tired of making these silly traps..."

>>28939559
"I don't care summon me a succubus."

>>28939559
Fine, cunt. Your a shit overlord anyways. I have better overlords to council

>>28939548
Because if we're going to overlord effectively, we have to be able to address concerns of normal people, like we were.

Otherwise someone is just going to creep in and murder us. LIke we just did.

But we're not going to hear those complaints if anyone who tries to raise an issue gets a spike in the face before they get to us.

>>28939559
"I'm assuming you can make things other than traps.

Could you give me a basic run down of what you can create, and your specialties and preferences."

>>28939574
This is the artificer, not the demonologist. And why would we want a succubus right now?

>>28939581
If they want to raise and issue I would be fine with them knocking and then coming in and we converse. If they start kicking down doors then let a trap get them.

>>28939581
Hence: Locked doors.

Lethal traps? only BEHIND locked doors.

If you're behind a locked door, you're tresspassing and fair game.

>>28939581
We could pretend to not know how to get rid of the traps.

"I'm assuming you can make things other than traps. Could you give me a basic run down of what you can create, and your specialties and preferences."

"Of course I can create more than just traps! I am the greatest builder in all the land! Not even the dwarves can match my abilities!" He takes a deep breath and calms down. "Forgive me. I can make more than traps. If you with, Overlord, I can craft you almost anything within reason. Engines of war, expansions to the tower, entire rooms of whatever you desire. I need only the money and other resources. I keep track of everything we have so if you desire something simply ask and I will tell you if we have enough. If we do not you can gather some yourself, have a minion gather it, or maybe demand it from Strongwind."

>>28939590
I like that idea.

"So if I wanted, let's say, a room that has a bottomless pit?"

"It can be done."

"How about a room that makes a feast appear whenever I step in."

"Easy."

"Ballista?"

"Child's play, for me."

I like him now.
I can almost forgive him for his traps melting my face off.

>>28939618
>Visit the demonologist.

>>28939618
Excellent. Ask him to put together a list of already existing rooms, traps, and other things he crafted for the old Overlord for us to look over.

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"Perfect. I am still getting used to the place. Could you put together a list of all the current rooms, traps, and anything else the old Overlord built so I can look over them?"

"As you wish. Luckily, I keep everything on file."

>He gives Arva a quick bow as she leaves the room.

>>28939640
To the demonologist.

>Arva retraces her steps back to the first room of the tower and goes left. Inside she sees a room lined with bookshelves. In the back there is a massive black portal that occasionally crackles with energy. Standing beside it is a... Woman? She appears more like some eldritch creature taking on a female form.

"What's this? Another sacrifice?" She pushes her glasses closer to her face as she examines Arva.

>__

>>28939677
I'm Overlady Arva.

What do I need to do to get a hot demon butler around here?

>>28939677
>Get your hands off me you curvy eldrtich horror

>>28939677
"Your new boss actually, Overlord Arva. I killed the old boss.

The Overlord is dead, long live the Overlord, you know how it is.

Would you mind giving me a rundown of what you can summon and what it costs us to do so?"

>>28939688
We just got this gig, our first concern is cementing our position, not playing grabass with summoned creatures.

>>28939700
>We just got this gig, our first concern is cementing our position, not playing grabass with summoned creatures.
Arrogance implies power.

Which will help us cement our position.

The point isn't to play grabass, that's quite some ways down the list. A hot demon butler is for life, not just for Christmas.

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>>28939720
Besides, this is /tg/. We'll probably be lesbian by the end of the thread.

Hot Demon Butler is for showing off, not the sexytimes.

>>28939697
She isn't moving towards me, yet. But those tentacles are twitching rather excitedly.

"Your new boss actually, Overlord Arva. I killed the old boss. The Overlord is dead, long live the Overlord, you know how it is. Would you mind giving me a rundown of what you can summon and what it costs us to do so?"

"But of course, Overlord." She smiles, revealing a mouth full of razor sharp teeth. It is a wonder she doesn't slice her tongue as she talks. "I am Eluria, keeper of the Black Gate. For you I can summon almost anything you desire. Whether it be grunts for manual labor or even some good company. The only price is whatever is needed to tempt the demons into our realm. For some it is as simple as food or gold. The stronger ones will require souls. Have you met Elvya yet? Cute little demon. To bind her to this realm took only the promise of escaping the Dark Realm. Simply tell me what it is you desire and I will try and summon them for you. I can also bring about demons of disaster. If you want an earthquake or a storm just ask." She smiles again and winks at Arva.

>>28939740
A friendly and charismatic door guard to show people that we are not evil.

>>28939740
"We don't require the services of any demons right now, but for future reference, what would summoning a competent butler require?"

>>28939740
"I could use a steward. Someone to deal with finances, make sure projects are on schedule, manage the estate and servants, that sort of thing.

What would you suggest? And what would it cost me?"

>>28939740
A list of costs of the most common summons would be good.

Laborers, soldiers, archers, elite soldiers, staff like maids or footmen. Just to give us a baseline of costs.

Also, does the soul used for the summoning matter or are all souls equal?

>>28939740
Maybe ask her wether or not she can infuse others with demonic power
We may want to be able to do things other than swinging the sword later on

"I could use a steward. Someone to deal with finances, make sure projects are on schedule, manage the estate and servants, that sort of thing. Also a butler would be nice. What would you suggest? And what would it cost me?"

"Those are simple but you need to be more specific." She flips through a large tome. "Hmm hmm... Elvya usually takes care of the boring things like schedules and stuff like that but if you need a more traditional servant... It would be quite easy to summon one. I could bring one out right now. We have the gold for it stashed away. Or, I could do it for much less gold if we had a body to sacrifice. The demon would simply take it over. Many would jump at the chance to do that."

"I will keep that in mind. I will probably not do any summoning right now but it's nice to know."

"Sure thing, Overlord~ Also, if you ever want anything else special like a demon that can use magic or perhaps even a healer just come ask~"

>__

>>28939791
>>28939792
Aaah, those popped up after I updated... I'll address them in the next update.

>>28939797
Check out the view from the top floor. We need to work out what exactly our aims are, and we're going to need a view to do that.

>>28939797
Ask how much gold we have stashed away. Also if we have any souls in storage.

Can you store souls for later? It'd be a lot easier to collect them en masse.

Ask if there's anything she personally would like in the tower. We may be in charge, but we're going to be working with her for a while, we may as well establish a solid working relationship.

>As Arva walks out of the room a few more questions come to mind.

"Ah, there's a few more things I'd like to know..."

"Yes~?"

"How much gold and souls do we have?"

"You'll have to ask the little demon for exact amounts but as far as I can tell we are quite wealthy. As for souls we currently have 11 locked away. They don't spoil so we may use them as we please."

"Can you infuse things with demonic powers?"

"Of course."Her smile gets even wider. "It is a simple matter of summoning the demon and stripping it of it's powers. It still costs the same as summoning it, and perhaps a little extra for the ritual to transfer it's ability. I've done such things to myself many times."

"Okay. Does the power of the soul matter? Would a strong person's soul be more favored over a weak person's?"

"All that matters is that they are human~ Good, evil, strong, weak. None of those are very important unless you are trying to attract very specific demons."

"Understood. Now, is there anything that you, personally, would like to see added to the tower? I'm trying to make a list for everyone."

"Oh my... You certainly are more considerate than the old Overlord. I would like... A bath. A big bath, not the tiny excuse for one that we have. And a bigger portal, if possible... That would be nice."

"I'll see about getting that for you. Goodbye."

"Bye bye, Overlord~"

Ugh.
She kinda creeps me out.

>>28939807
>She climbs to the top. All around she can see forest and the city of Strongwind.

>__

>>28939877
Take a look at Strongwind. Are there any rivers? Are the roads of good quality? Does a lot of trade come in and out of here?

Are there any big opportunities for improving the infrastructure? The more money the town makes the more we get, it's worth our while to invest in the town.

Think about the fact that we rule this place now. Smile.

We should probably put together an announcement sometime. Make sure people know that someone new is in charge and is more reasonable than the old Overlord.

>>28939877
Yell down to the populace. Let them know they have a new leader.

>>28939877
>A bath. A big bath, not the tiny excuse for one that we have.
This is new, highest priority because it is the best idea I've heard anyone put forward.

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>>28939900
There is a single river running along the city and further into the forest. Eventually it will lead to Fellgrand and then split off. Strongwind 'used' to be a good city with a lot of trade but the previous Overlord put a stop to that. I need to change it. This is -my- city now and it needs to be perfect.
Yes... It is my city. I am the only one who has survived slaying the Overlord. I earned this spot. And with my new minions we will make this tower as grand as it used to be. It will be the beacon of a new age. One that I will take lead of.

>>28939903
"People! I, Arva, am your new OVERLORD!"

>Her voice echos through the forest but it doesn't seem to cause much of a reaction.

... I will make a more formal notice of this later.

>>28939907
But of course. Making sure my minions are loyal to me should take priority. For now though I think I will rest. I earned that. Thank you, Guides. This would not have been possible without you.

only just caught up with this, seems intriguing.

also, dunno if anyone has asked this yet, but does the necklace cure disease and old aging? and can we get our artificer to make more of them?

also OP, when you running next?

>>28939936
Going to archive this?

>>28939936
So, is this that OverlordMaker Quest I've been hearing about?
In fact, will you rename it?

>also, dunno if anyone has asked this yet, but does the necklace cure disease and old aging? and can we get our artificer to make more of them?

It will not cure old age but death from illness would work. She would die and then come back to life immediately.
If she simply died from her body failing naturally she would revive but then die instantly.

>also OP, when you running next?
Uhm... I'm not sure. This was kind of a spur of the moment thing... I will try to announce it beforehand on the QTG.

>>28939974
Oh, darn... Already archived it as Savior Quest.

>>28939936
Thanks for running.

What's Fellgrand like? Trade with them will be pretty easy considering the river so they'll likely be our main trading partners for a bit.

We can summon soldier demons to act as a town guard and to patrol the roads, right? Because the only crime we want around here is our taxes.

A list of common purchases would be useful, I like having a baseline to operate off of.

Also the resources around Strongwind would be good to know. We obviously have a good bit of lumber available, are there any mines or farms? Is there any artisanry this place is known for? Such as blacksmithing, glass blowing, stonecutting, or anything like that. We need to know how to market this place.

>>28940012
>It will not cure old age but death from illness would work. She would die and then come back to life immediately.
>If she simply died from her body failing naturally she would revive but then die instantly.
that was about what I figured.

>>28940012
>I will try to announce it beforehand on the QTG.
if this quest is going to become a longer running thing (more than 1 or 3 threads) you might want to get a twitter for it to keep anon apprised of times, post links and whatnot

>>28940012
Arva will certainly need to practise a proper ojou laugh for her Overlordshipping.

"Ooohohohohohohoho!"

>>28940034
But she isn't even blonde!

>>28939974
Was reffering to this post, not >>28939996

>>28940013
aaaaah, so many questions.
Fellgrand is a primarily human kingdom with a few elves scattered about. They had great relations with Strongwind but had to cut that off once the previous Overlord took control of the tower.

>We can summon soldier demons to act as a town guard and to patrol the roads, right? Because the only crime we want around here is our taxes.

Actually, the farther away things are from the Black Gate the weaker they get. For example, if Elvya walked all the way to Strongwind she would grow weaker and weaker before she simply vanished.

>A list of common purchases would be useful, I like having a baseline to operate off of.
>Strongwind Resources.

I will try to make a list of all of these before the next thread.

>>28940033
Ah, I see... I'll try and make one of those by the time the next thread comes around too.

For now I must sleep. I really hope you guys enjoyed this and thanks for following!

>>28940053
Ah, I should mention that the 'getting weak away from the black gate' thing only applies to demons that were summoned normally. If they were simply drained of their power and used to augment something or a sacrifice was used to give them a new body then they're fine.

>>28939936
>But of course. Making sure my minions are loyal to me should take priority.
Has nothing to do with your minions, Giant Hot Bath takes priority because, whether you know it or not, it is what YOU want.

>>28940067
But at some point we'd have to share it with Eluria!
Not that I'd mind, but that might be initially creepy

>>28940067
Getting a nice bath would be nice. We're the Overlord, we deserve some luxuries.

Also, our sword seems to only be special against evil, so we'll probably want to get some armor and another weapon, probably a sword, and upgrade them with demons.

We might not expect to be fighting, but it's a good just in case measure.

We'll want a place to meet dignitaries from other cities, and people within our city who want to bring something up with us.

We've got a lot on our plate.

>>28939936
>The eyes are slightly different.

We shouldn't have drank that thing...

>>28940148
We're an Evil Overlord, red eyes fits the job description.

They give us a bit of an edge in intimidation and authenticity.

>>28940159
>Evil
Woah, easy on the labels, dude
Check your alignment privilege

>>28940177
We have red eyes, a creepy tower, the last guy in charge was weak to a holy sword. We have a portal for summoning demons.

Even if we're rational, we're going to get seen as an evil overlord.

>>28940210
>Even if we're rational, we're going to get seen as an evil overlord.
Let's change this about, then. We'll dress everything up nice. Hell, we'll make a goddamn hospice/science place, and allow those who wish to pass on smoothly go on - they can either choose to donate their bodies to science (in fact demon summoning) or pay in gold.

Either way we gain!

>>28940210
That sounds very prejudiced to me anon. A simple smear-campaign should take care of anyone who dares make such claims.

>>28940210
>red eyes
What's wrong with that?
>creepy tower
Creepy=/=Evil
>the last guy in charge was weak to a holy sword
But we aren't though
>demons
That's racist

>>28940053
>Actually, the farther away things are from the Black Gate the weaker they get. For example, if Elvya walked all the way to Strongwind she would grow weaker and weaker before she simply vanished.

So can't we just build another black gate at the town?

>>28940229
Okay, our sword glows around evil. It's -still- glowing.
Therefore, we are evil. Or Elyva was. one of the two

>>28940222
While we may (may) be able to do that for the tower, ourselves (well, unless we get contacts we're about as nice-looking as it gets) and Elvya/Istur...how exactly would we dress Eluria up so she looks nice and friendly?

>>28940222
>We'll dress everything up nice
We need the whole tower redecorated, in fact
Get demonic guards and servants instead of traps, carpets, curtains, the whole stock. We need to make our tower more welcoming

>>28940240
>how exactly would we dress Eluria up so she looks nice and friendly?
You mean she doesn't already?
>>28940238
Nobody needs to know that. It's a sword of light that we wield, therefore we're good

>>28940240
A big fluffy dress.

>>28940255
Not to the filthy prejudiced proles of the nearby village she doesn't. Those plebs won't see her appeal.

>>28940263
Ah, the plebs
I always forget about the plebs
Well I got nothing. Telling her to hide or transform or something might offend her and I'd never want that

>>28940263
Clearly the answer is to institute a patrician-only policy for nearby villages anon.

>>28940289
Put her on the higher floors, don't let people up that far except the ones to be harvested. I'm sure she'd appreciate the peace and quiet.

Or we could ask her if there are any other methods of going about making her discreet.

Guys.

Guys, the first thing we need to do?

Get a bodyguard with duties to stop people ganking us, and to revive us if things go pear-shaped.

>>28940325
>and to revive us if things go pear-shaped
We got that covered though
If anything, we should get a guy to kill us if "things go pear-shaped" and we get captured or something
Speaking of which, we should find a way to get more of those things

I just realized that we fucked up that overlord without using a single bead nor healing scroll
Actually, we should get our nose patched up. This is awkward

>>28940333
I bet a broken nose gets us respect.
But yeah, let's get it fixed...

>>28940333
Magic sword and exceptional luck.

Also, secretly every Overlord wants to be overthrown.

>>28940325
NO.

You know why?

Because it NEVER FUKKIN WORKS.

No-one gives a shit about "the previous Overlord". Want proof? Look at the loyalty and devotion displayed by our minions.

We cant count on loyalty. The only reliable defence against death is not dying.

>>28940672
I think the previous Overlord was kind of old, also incompetent.

>>28940672
Not us
Unless it's Eluria who overthrows us If you get my drift

>>28940697
>No-one gives a shit about "the previous Overlord". Want proof? Look at the loyalty and devotion displayed by our minions
That's because old Overlord was an old jerk-off who got beaten by a mortal girl
We're gonna make an image for ourselves and care about our subordinates

>>28940714
>not realising that the previous Overlord probably got the job the exact same way we did and lived to a ripe old age.

Fuck, he probably did in the previous tenant with those maces of his.

>>28940697
>We cant count on loyalty

We can't count on THEIR loyalty. We need someone we can get the loyalty of, like a golem or something.

>>28940741
Everyone who came before us are worthless jerk-offs! We're gonna run this shit differently

>>28940741
Basically dont count on resurrection by your trusted leuitenant, because it never works.

If thats not on the Evil Overlord list it oughtta be

>>28940759
Run it into the ground, more like.

>>28940759
If the previous overlord was able to get ganked so easily, then either he wasn't challenged and didn't set up any contingencies, or simply has a backup contingency that we haven't found yet.

I vote we find a way to corrupt our sword and make it EVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL