>>29182766

> Slip under the shirt.

I think maybe we can invite a few village leaders. Get them to come up here, get them drunk, then threaten them to sell their grain to us for cheap.

We'll offer them 100 silvers to buy 2 months' grain each. If there's like three or four village elders who'll come, we'll have grain all the way to summer.

Also invite nearby hamlets here then tell them to join us.

>>29182766
>> Slip under the shirt.

>>29182766

> Anyone else to suggest plans for the feast? Remember that every event, feast or expedition you plan ought to be planned properly with proper goals. Luck favours the prepared.

>>29182766
>> Massage her behind.

Slip under the shirt.

>>29182766

Question: Have we gotten to that inn with the supposedly buxom wench that the old monk told us about?

>>29183528
>>29183405
>>29183055

You pause for a while after pulling the shirt up, wondering where you should go, and after a few moments Stella looks up, making you shrink back. 'Eh? Sorry...'

'Hmm?' Is she feigning ignorance? Surely she's felt you moving on her, but... 'well. Anyway, I don't know what you're after in this feast anyway, so I don't suppose I could give too much advice. Are we trying to pull a recruitment thing? Get the surrounding hamlets to join us, maybe? Or what?'

An idea enters your mind. 'Well. You see, the thing is, I was wondering if we could get some of those village chiefs up to join us. According to the map, we could easily invite 5 nearby village elders up here... we'll get them a little drunk, you know, and then-'

'Ephidel,' Stella interrupts you, her body twitching a little. Then you look down and realise your hands are already under her shirt, pushing them up along with you as you massaged your way up her back. You pause just a moment, then continue moving, sliding over her smooth, warm skin on its way upwards. She really is beautiful, this woman, and she's not objecting to your caresses.

'So... what do you think of the plan?' You continue pushing up and move the shirt up until it's bunched around her shoulders and tits. Now you knead her shoulder, except there's nothing between you and her, and it's a lovely feeling.

'It's... nice...' she giggles a little. 'My shoulders *are* tight, aren't they?'

Tight, and warm, and shapely, and beautiful, and several other compliments you can't think of off the top of your head.

> Massage a little more, then end.
> Carry on. (How?)
> Other.

> Invite just the hamlet people.
> Invite just the village chiefs.
> Invite them both.
> Invite others. (Who?)

>>29183607

> Not yet. Gaulois hasn't visited you since, either; but it seems his intelligence is quite legit...

>>29183867
>> Invite them both.
we should set the feast up a ways away from our village, no need to tell everyone exactly where we live, it prevents them from attacking us as easily.

> Carry on. (How?)Massage back down the sides of her body to her hips and ass.

>>29184003

This.

>>29184003
Yes, this.

What the fuck is up, OP? Where is the newest post.

>>29184219
>>29184048
>>29184003
>>29184999

> Unless you happen to be paying me to run the quest for you, I'd politely request for you to lay the fuck off me. I don't owe you this quest, and being impolite to me crosses the line.
> Just saying.

> Reading, and will type when I'm ready.

>>29185086

If you're going to start a quest the least you could do is update the thread reasonably, no need to act all high and mighty as if *I* owe *you* something. I acted well within my bounds when asking you why you haven't updated.

I'll just make my way out of this thread, your attitude is atrocious.

>>29185202
>Pay attention to me! I'm leaving forever, beg me not to go.

>>29185202
>>29185242

>Someone says they're leaving a thread
>Look at them begging for attention!

The don't think Aelfwyne meant to insult the OP.

>>29185318
Nice try Aelfwyne, was it too much to apologize?

>>29184999
>>29185202

> didn't even wait an hour to start bitching
Man, people these days have no patience. I remember Dragon Quest used to take anywhere from one to three hours to update.

>>29185347

If I were Aelfwyne, my name would be such. I think both he and the QM simply misunderstood each other.

>>29185202
If you actually played this quest before then you would know that OP takes a bit to post, hell maverick hunter quest takes around the same time and no one is bitching about that.
This quest is full of murderhobos and normal questers.

>>29185362
All the best quests do. I sitll remember waiting 2 hours for some replies to Omnipotence quest before it was ruined by only the waifufags having any idea what to do with the story next.

>>29185384
No, Aelf is just a douchenugget, which means he fits right in on 4chan, but doesn't change anything about his posts.

they were whiny demanding and rude, with no actual redeeming value.

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>>29185415
>TFW I'm still bitter about that one.

>>29185086

> Sorry. I only meant that to refer to the one impolite twat. The rest of you are of course welcome.

'I think it should be a recruitment as well as a feeding thing,' you say, taking Stella's silence as consent to continue exploring her. Applying pressure gently, you knead your way down from her shoulder, down her ribcage and past the soft, relaxed flanks, until you reach her hips. She shudders a little when your fingers find her hip bone.

'Mm. Then maybe we should... invite the elders first. So before you began molesting me, did you mean to say you wanted to threaten them into yielding up grain?' Stella sounds a little dreamy by now, enjoying your caresses.

'Yeah, that's what I had in mind.' You follow her curves back up, feeling yourself grow quite aroused. Well, you'd hardly be a man if you weren't... Stella gasps slightly when you move against the hem of her trousers, feeling the underpants she's wearing there, but still she doesn't move when you graze it lightly. 'Also, I was thinking we ought not to hold the feast in this hamlet.'

'Eh? Then where do you want to hold it? It might be a bit too much, mmm, to ask people to sit in the open and eat, no?' She's breathing a little faster now. You retrace your steps back up and down her shapely form.

> In another hamlet.
> Let's build a fort. (This will take *some* time).
> Other.

>>29185548

Oh also, let's just roll a d100 for luck.

>>29185548
Build a fort. Time to get serious.

And move our hands around to the front, if you get my meaning. Time to get serious.

Rolled 54

>>29185548
>> Let's build a fort. (This will take *some* time).

Rolled 53

>>29185626
rollin.

Rolled 11

>>29185594
>>29185548

Rolled 6

Some shit rollin' in here.

Rolled 66

>>29185594

Rolled 16

>>29185548

Maybe let's not *finish* a fort before we invite people for the feast. Why don't we find a site and prepare it, hold the feast here, and then move all our stuff to the new site and build a fort there?

Assuming we can find a good place to build a fort, of course...

Also, go round the front and up.

>>29185757

You're telling me, Anon.

Rolled 30

>>29185594

> 66: Slightly better than a fail.

'We should probably build a fort,' you suddenly blurt out. Stella twists around to look at you, just as you lean forward a little and practically embrace her half-naked body from behind. She does smell of sweat, and fatigue, but also a certain womanly scent. 'If we're serious about becoming bandits, we'll need that.'

'Are you serious?' Stella murmurs. Your hands move up to where her shirt is all bunched up, pressing against her soft breasts from below, and you're not very sure what she's referring to. Probably the fort.

'Yeah. Well, we can't stay here for too long, can we? We haven't got the men or women to defend this place, it's hidden but too open if discovered. We're simply lucky Kevo didn't find us... and we're *very* lucky right now that whoever those raiders and rapists were, they didn't find us either. But it's only a matter of time.'

'I've been thinking of that as well,' Stella says. 'Why don't you move over so that you aren't twisted around?'

She's inviting you to straddle her... well, you do, then move back to her shoulders. 'Yeah? You have any ideas?'

'One, actually. You know this creek we're drinking from? Have you ever considered tracing its source?' Then she chuckles. 'Because I did, and I did the tracking. And you wouldn't believe it.'

'Where does it lead?' You begin fumbling with her shirt, making your intentions clear, and Stella props herself up, sighing happily. You need only roll the shirt up a bit... hands grazing the undersides of her globes, you gasp.

'Shall I tell you later?'

'Boss? Boss! Something's happened!'

The voice from outside makes both of you turn, and Stella quickly tries to sit up. 'Get off!'

> What do/say?

>>29186002
Sigh, a bandits work is never done. Let's go see what's up.

>>29186002
"Raincheck I guess, time to be responsible for a change."

>>29186002
seconding >>29186029 & >>29186121

"Hold onto that thought, and those other ones, and that one too"

>>29186163
>>29186121
>>29186029

'Wait, wait-' Gods damn it, your hands are already *there*! Reluctantly you move away and pull her shirt back down while you're at it, rolling off your perch. Stella sits up and straightens herself out as you rush out to see Sarius standing there.

'Yeah? What's up?' You glance over her, and see that the camp is tense; even the ladies are grabbing their bows. Uh...

'We just heard screams from over northwards,' Sarius points. 'Very close. I think there's been another raid!'

You grab your bow, run out past the smoke of the fires being quietened down, and listen. Then you hear it again - screams, and some laughter. That hamlet! That one's not 200 paces from here, you know which it is. Damn!

> Follow me! To the rescue!
> Their affairs are not ours. Quieten the fires and stay ready.
> Other.

> Also, it has been raised by some of your followers - mostly Orvo and Stella - that you should consider holding frequent councils with your leaders, to check out their opinions and assign tasks. As is, you kind of see them whenever you do, but it might be better to have regular meetings as preparation.

> What say you?

>>29186315
>> Follow me! To the rescue!
Killing and stealing are ok, torture and rape are not.

Meetings are a good idea, do it.

>>29186315
>Follow me! Let's eye these raiders up.

Rolled 79

>>29186342
>>29186315
this, also yes on the meetings, and make them weekly.

>>29186315
seconding >>29186341 >>29186342 >>29186355
lets scout it out but be prepared to intervene, maybe we can catch them with their pants down and drunk on their conquests

>>29186341
>>29186342
>>29186355

Damn. Stella comes out, you tell her what's happened, and her eyes widen too. 'Fuck, they've finally come round to our patch of the hills.'

'Yeah.' You check your equipment - daggers, shortsword, bow. 'Right. All the men! And Stella. Get ready, we'll have to-'

'Are you sure it's wise to go? We'll give ourselves away,' Stella begins, but you cut her off.

'I have no problem with killing and robbing people. But what those people do go way beyond that. We *have* to stop them. How many people are there roughly?'

'I went to check,' Orvo jogs to keep up as your whole line of 15 men begin moving out into the forest, headed for the hamlet. Damn. A few days ago they even sold you some cloth and you gave them meat in return, for which they were so grateful... 'there're about 15 of them as well.'

'Noooo! Nooooo!' You hear someone wail in the forest. You're almost there! That hamlet is bounded by a stand of trees on its north, but open to the other three sides. When you come within visual range, the place is already burning and clogged with smoke, but you're sure people are alive. You're hearing them getting tortured and raped, after all.

> Frontal assault while they're distracted!
> Split up! Attack from three sides. We want to kill them *thoroughly*.
> Other.

>>29186617
>Split up! Attack from three sides. We want to kill them *thoroughly*.
Set up, take aim with our bows, and give 'em hell.

Rolled 76

>>29186617
>> Split up! Attack from three sides. We want to kill them *thoroughly*.

>>29186617
>> Split up! Attack from three sides. We want to kill them *thoroughly*.
No chance to rally, no chance to escape.

>>29186645

No! No bows. There are innocents in there with them.

>Split up! Attack from three sides. We want to kill them *thoroughly*.

If possible, try to capture one or two alive though. We want to ask them where the fuck they're coming from.

>>29186737
>>29186734
>>29186660
>>29186645

Time is of the essence; you understand that to rush in will probably have a better chance of saving whoever's still alive and hollering their guts out right now. But to be honest, you're no longer so sure those people are saveable...

On the other hand, damaging those raiders, that's one thing you can do. 'People! Split up! Sarius to the left, Orvo to the right! Attack once you're ready!'

Taking a few men each, they melt into the forests, and then you are forced to stand there and listen to men scream and women beg for mercy and/or death for what feels like an eternity. Fuck, maybe that wasn't the ideal choice? One man eventually falls silent, then a woman, and a man gives a horrible howl of agony before falling quiet too. Stella grits her teeth.

'Where the fuck are-'

'UAAAAAR!'

'There!' You nock an arrow, aiming at one of the raiders who's just pulling his pants down. Thankfully you can't see the woman he's looking at, but a moment later, he can't either - there's an arrow in his eye. The others look up at the attackers, and Stella yells.

'CHARGE! DEATH!'

> Charge on. A leader leads!
> Hang back and provide overwatch. A leader supports!
> Other.

> Either way, roll d100. You have a +20 bonus from surrounding the raiders.

Rolled 83

>>29186881
>Hang back and provide overwatch. A leader supports!
Try to pick off anyone with our bow that might be giving our guys a hard time.

Rolled 57

>>29186881

> Charge on.

I know we've got a good bow, but a bandit leader ought to prove his strength.

Stick with Stella.

Rolled 82

>>29186881
> Hang back and provide overwatch. A leader supports!
we are good with a bow, and don't want to lose more fingers

>>29186931
>>29186930
>>29186906

> 83, 82 (+20): An easy victory!

With their pants down or exhausted from lifting, and surprised by the ferocity of your attack, the raiders are immediately at a disadvantage. Crouching a little, Stella does yet another of her amazing leaps, and you see her bring down a man who's just reaching for his long wood axe, slicing his throat wide open and spraying blood everywhere.

Orvo, meanwhile, hacks the right leg off one of the raiders with a mighty swing, but then he gets jumped by a second man who is fortunately dragged off by one of yours. As he tries to recover, the man perforates him with his sword twice, and Orvo decapitates him.

But the most men are on Sarius' side, and now you see how good his swordsmanship is. He's holding off two men by himself as the others seek out foes, but then suddenly he slips on something and falls back. The first to attack him is impaled, but the second quickly rushes up, ready to strike!

You draw your bow when suddenly another sound, this one more familiar still, tugs at you. Stella's kicked someone away and then turned around to stab a second man, putting the shortsword right through his belly. But then a huge man, apparently the leader, runs in and bullrushes her, and she yelps in surprise and pain while crashing to the ground, the dagger in her other hand knocked to the ground...

> Shoot Sarius' attacker.
> Shoot Stella's attacker.
> Other.

>>29187124
>> Shoot Stella's attacker.
one is wearing armor and supported by 4 other guys, one is not, do the math.

Rolled 3

>>29187124
> Shoot Stella's attacker.
we lost a finger for him, he said he would spill blood for us, never said who's blood, but after this, the debt is even

Rolled 15

>>29187124

Rolled 47

>>29187124
seconding >>29187146 & >>29187161

Rolled 66

>>29187124
How good are we with a bow? Shoot 'em both.

Rolled 91

>>29187205
we would need an awesome roll for that, but it would be fucking wicked to nock 2 arrows and hit both targets with one release

Rolled 73

>>29187267
I was thinking rapid fire, as exceptional archers can shoot ten arrows under 15s.

> 91: Excellent shot!

You quickly step up, wishing they were close enough for you to try nocking two arrows together and shooting both; unfortunately, Sarius is a long way off, while Stella is just about 15 paces away. Clearly you have to help her first!

'Damnit!' Stella yells, and the yell then turns into choking as the huge man straddles her and wraps his hands around her throat. Her grey eyes bulge as she attempts to breathe, and you quickly steady your own breathing, aiming at the man's focused, slightly grinning face. The fucker's *enjoying* it - enjoying strangling someone.

Whoosh!

And then he isn't enjoying it anymore. The arrow plunges right between his eyes, and your bow is so powerful it shatters the skull on both sides, the arrow head pushing out the back of his bald head. His hands clench for the last time, then fall limp, and you rush up to see his eyes roll into their sockets. Then he slumps onto Stella, who shoves him off.

'Woah-'

You nock another arrow, remembering Sarius, but when you turn around it seems it's already solved. One of his brothers kicked that last person, then wrenched the weapon out of his hand and is about to kill him with it. It seems he's the last survivor, judging by the amount of blood all over the place.

> Let the guy kill him.
> Wait! Hold it right there!
> Roll d100 for civilian survivors. There's unfortunately -20 penalty, owing to the slight delay in splitting up to attack the raiders.

Rolled 78

>>29187490
>Wait! Hold it right there!
Shoot him in the damn knee.

>>29187510

> Oh, sorry, to clarify: that guy's already down. He's on his side and Sarius' brother is about to slit him open.

> You could still shoot him in the knee, of course; it would only be just desert for a monster of his ilk.

Rolled 69 - 20

>>29187490
>> Wait! Hold it right there!
>> Roll d100 for civilian survivors. There's unfortunately -20 penalty, owing to the slight delay in splitting up to attack the raiders.
We need to know if there are more of them

Rolled 92

>>29187524
Oh, alright.
>Shoot him in the damn knee

Rolled 62

>>29187490
>> Wait! Hold it right there!

Rolled 48

>>29187490
>> Wait! Hold it right there!
He's a dead man, but we're going to learn what we can from him first

So we obviously need to give this hamlet a proper burial given exactly how lose they are toi our own place, but I think that after we strip the raiders of their gear we should string them up from a tree a good ways off with a sign saying"Rapists" under them.

>>29187596
>Given exactly how close they are to our own place.

Goddamn I am awful at typing when it's late.

>>29187510
>>29187531
>>29187540
>>29187546
>>29187560

> 92 - 20: Well, it could be a lot worse.

You glance around you at the dead bodies and the men and women who have been strung up. A man is quietly choking as he hangs upside down, blood running from several chest wounds towards his face; the wounds aren't serious, but he could either bleed to death or drown. Another man's been tied to a rock and his pants pulled down; it seems they were about to castrate him just when you came. And then there's the women, tied or nailed to trees and mostly naked. Four men, two women who look salvageable. It could be worse.

'Orvo, Sarius! The survivors! Get them down!'

You then rush over to the struggling bandit and stomp on his left leg, making him holler in pain. As Stella comes up, you point downwards and kneecap him, the arrow smashing into the joint and making him scream and trash so hard he throws the guy off. 'Boss?'

'Leave it, I'll deal with him.' You put a knee against the man and Stella thrusts a dagger through his arms, pinning them together and over his head into the ground. He screams, fear filling his eyes. Not so rapist now, are we?

> What do you want to ask the snivelling cunt?
> And what do you want to do to the dead etc. when you're done?

> Do you want to hold an inaugural council once you head back to camp, meanwhile?

>>29187742
This for the bodies
>>29187596
Make sure to loot the camp too, they shouldn't have managed to make off with any food yet, and we're going to need it badly.

"So, where did you and your buddies come from huh? you should probably talk quick, I have plenty of arrows and if I like your answers well enough I can end the pain, if not, well, I've been known to shoot poorly on the rare occasion."

And hold the council when we finish up, yes

Rolled 84

>>29187742
> What do you want to ask the snivelling cunt?
interrogation, bandit style, every answer we don't like, we cut something off him

> And what do you want to do to the dead etc. when you're done?
give them a burial, dont spend too much time on it, but be respectful

> Do you want to hold an inaugural council once you head back to camp, meanwhile?
yes, we need to designate leaders of the various groups/responsibilities, like Sarius, for training people, Orvo for general man stuff (couldnt think of anything) and a woman that isn't Stella for foodstocks & supplies

we should ask our people who they think should be on the council

and finally, to lift everyones spirits, and seeing as kevo is dead, we should split the treasure

>>29187818

> Yes, I know you're interrogating. Please be specific as to your questions.

>>29187818
Honestly, I think we should be able to do just fine fiving people 10 to 15 silver each, and declaring the rest of the silver for the village as a whole.

The gold and gems staying with us and Stella.

>>29187856
I like this idea.

Rolled 40

>>29187831
ask him lots of inane stupid and pointless questions that can't be answered to our satisfaction, like how many different trees did he pass on the way to the raid, or how many blades of grass did he step on

once we've done that a bunch and cut him some and he is right proper miserable, start barraging him with actual questions, where did he make camp, how many are at camp, details on locations and inventory, how much stuff they have, etc

we want to work him up with the useless questions, cut some toes and fingers off him and then once he understands we mean business, start with the good stuff, when he is in a mood to cooperate

Rolled 71

>>29187856
sounds very generous, considering the reaction that such a thing had when we first found our hamlet

I approve

>>29187831
Where is your camp? How many of you are there? Who was nailing the people to the tree's? Anything you feel like telling me to not nail you to a tree?

>>29187897
I support this.

>>29187897
This one. Karma's a bitch, ain't it?

>>29187930
>>29187916
>>29187897
>>29187879
>>29187856
>>29187948
>>29187818
>>29187804

> I'd just like to note that you already gave 10 silvers to every fighter in the band after Kevo's death.
> Give another 10? You definitely can sustain that... for now. You have about 1,150 silvers left, and about 380 gold pieces.

Once the survivors are gathered - you spot another girl who's not just been raped but also cut, so she's almost bleeding to death and had to be dispatched quickly - you get the men to bury the dead. 'We don't want people to know our camp might be nearby. Find all the food we can, and weapons and tools as well, get them back. No use leaving stuff lying round here.'

'Certainly, boss.'

'Now.' You turn to the man, who's still yelling and bawling over the shot knee. 'I'm not so good at archery. A bit better at knife skills, though. Answer my questions properly, or I'll cut a bit of you off. You heard me? So how many trees did you pass on the way here?'

> cont'd.

>>29188168
>inb4 bandit with perfect recall

>>29188168

'What? I-AAAAUGH!' That's the thumb gone. He's useless for combat now. 'AUUUGH!'

'Nope, wrong. Does the creek bend to the left or the right near your camp?'

'I don't know, I AUUUUUGH! AUUUUGH!'

'Ephidel,' Stella nudges you. But you simply grin at him as people dig graves.

You cut off all the fingers on his right band before returning to him. 'Right. Serious question now. Where is your camp?'

'I... I...' he looks dazed. It takes some time to force the answer out of him. Apparently there's another two raiding parties out now. And another few brothers in camp. That comes up to around 70 or 80 men, must be. He tells you they are in a birch grove, uphill, near a white rock.

Stella sighs. 'I know where that is. Wolf Cub Rock. Not surprising they'd base there.'

You then find out there are two, maybe three more such raiding bands, all comprising refugees from the west who've taken up arms... he doesn't know what their stores are like, but says they are quite well fed. And they're well armed it seems. The boys are stripping light armour off some of the corpses. Apparently the leaders of some of those bands are former officers and soldiers.

Shit. This could be dangerous. You're dealing with a whole different league of experience here...

> Would you like to know anything else?
> If not, how do you kill this man?

> Do/say anything more before heading back to base? You probably ought to hear Stella out now, on building that fort...

>>29188199
remove the rest of the mans fingers, and burn his eyes. Then turn him loose in the wilderness, as a warning to any who might find him suffering in the dark.

but before, ask him why these men enjoy such mindless slaughter

Rolled 74

>>29188199
>> Would you like to know anything else?
do they have set raiding schedules?

how are they going to react to this raiding party getting killed?

other than that, thats all the useful stuff we can get out of him, once he has given us our answers, slit his throat, no need to keep torturing him, death will be punishment enough

> Do/say anything more before heading back to base? You probably ought to hear Stella out now, on building that fort...
maybe a speech to the men that this is what we must prepare for, we must secure supplies and weapon/armor to defend ourselves from these raiding hoardes

also, hear out Stella

Rolled 79

>>29188199
>> If not, how do you kill this man?
tie him to a tree and cover him in animal blood and some meat and let him be eaten alive by wolves/vultures.
Also cut hit tongue out.

>>29188237
I think we've tortured him enough, and he did answer our questions, let's just kill him.

>>29188255
I'm thinking that our character would be especially cruel to people who do the same thing that happened to his village.

>>29188199
Slit his throat, make it quick, torturing him to learn the information we needed in order to put an end to the raids was justified, continuing on is not.

>>29188255
>>29188237
>>29188236
>>29188234

You want to ask a few more questions, but come think of it you can figure the answers to them yourself. If someone killed a raiding party of yours, how would *you* respond?

There's no doubt you'll just have to keep ready to defend yourself, that's all. You ask the man if they have set raiding schedules, and he gasps that they simply have scouts who go out to look for hamlets and other refugees, and then they come and destroy them.

'We've got to eat,' he says. 'So we take food.'

'You're taking a lot more than food. A beast wouldn't do this,' you point at the mutilated girl being laid to rest.

'They know what's happened to us now,' he says. 'People watch us. They know. They'll come and do the same to you...' he begins laughing. 'You think this is bad... we've done one village for four days once-'

You cut his throat at that, spurting blood in big gouts everywhere. He dies still grinning slightly.

'Bastard,' Stella says.

'Mmm.' Then you're slightly surprised when she puts an arm around your shoulder and presses her lips to your cheek momentarily. 'Eh?'

'Thanks. Good shot.'

The men come round with the survivors, who agree to take refuge in your band. Well, those who can speak do. The rest are just wide eyed in horror now... the mood is sombre when you return to the village and get ready to start your council.

> Confirm that this will be a weekly thing?
> What do you say to the crowd?

> You now have 17 fighting men. Will be 19 if Marrte can heal those two up.

>>29188336
>> Confirm that this will be a weekly thing?
>> What do you say to the crowd?
Tell them that we might be in danger soon that we will be making a fort.

>>29188336
Make this a weekly thing, yes.

Tell the people that there are raiders about. Yes, you're bandits, but you're bandits because you want to survive. These raiders are subhuman. They do more than try to survive, they do evil things because they're bastards, and they won't show any mercy to you. So don't show any mercy to them. They'll all have to work hard if they're to survive the coming year, but let them know that if everyone works together, you'll all make it, and nothing that happened to the other hamlets will happen here.

>>29188336

Start with

>>29188387

Then let Stella tell us about that thing she was going to tell us while we fondled her boobs but never got around to doing it.

>>29188336
given the predicament I suggest we either ask the elders for help to our fort in/around the village or run for it. Given the force we will be up against and the fact that the village will be attacked in retribution as well as us we will need and can probably count on their support defending their homes. If we leg it the village will be sacked by a revenge force and they will try and hunt us down.

>>29188199
>>29188336
Also, what supplies do we manage to get?

>>29188336
Yes, weekly.

"So, we've learned a bit about the Raiders, there's something along the lines of 70 to 80 of them, and they're camped out around white wolf rock, that's the bad news."

"The good news is we've killed 15 of them just now, it may cause something like poking a hornets nest, but we'll bleed them, hard before they ever find us if we play our cards right."

"On to better things, Sarius, I saw you fighting, you're good, you're trained, so you're in charge of training the men to use their new weapons, they did well today, but that was an ambush, I want them to be able to do that well every time, no matter the conditions. The womenfolk are going to need to step up their archery training as well, if we're attacked I want everybody fighting, make them kill you in combat instead of ending up like what happened in these villages."

"Anybody have any comments or any other issues that they feel should be attended to right now?"

Nineteen men, and a handful of women, against eighty raiders. Bugger me.

I don't think there's any possible way we can win in a stand up fight, so we have to trick them, out maneuver them, bleed them, or starve them. Never close combat. Never fucking ever. The closest we ever should get to them is to take potshots with arrows we cover in our shit so they get sick and die.

How thick is the forest in these hills? I'm thinking we might be able to use fire against them.

>>29188424

> ... I'm sorry, but I freely admit to having no idea what you're talking about. Which villages are these, the foothill villages? Why would they be attacked in retribution for something *you* did? They might be under threat, but your business is not theirs, and they have no incentive to help defend *you*.

> I'm reading the rest and will type once I've sorted this out.

>>29188429

> You manage to get three suits of armour, one of which fits you quite well. You can choose who to give the other two to, if you'd like.

> Other than that, nothing noteworthy. Some food and ale, that would last you guys a good week or so, some weapons - nothing special.

>>29188492

its >>29188424 here. ignore me. I only jsut joined and hav't read the archive yet.

>>29188492
Take the individual plates; at the very least, the cuirass, for ourselves. We're not a knight, we're terrible at close combat. Our strength is the bow, so let's focus on it.

Stella is better at fighting, but like us, her strength comes from her mobility and ranged capability. The armor should go to the heartiest melee fighters -- Orvo and Sarius, who also happen to be your lieutenants.

>>29188517

> Right. Sorry, I hope you're not offended. I'm just rather puzzled. Welcome, by the way.

You put on your gravest face and face these people. You've spent nearly a month with them by now, come think of it - hunting, scrabbling for food, raiding, cooking, talking and laughing. They're your followers, but by now they're also somewhat your friends.

'I have grim news. We intercepted and slaughtered that band of raiders and rapists. But apparently we have been detected, and they will no doubt know now that a band exists that dares to resist them. Those people are monsters. Some of you were their victims. Others have seen what they've done to the victims. They are not humans.

'We are bandits, and we kill, but we have only done so in order to survive. Never have we treated men and women as toys for torture and rape and mutilation. But clearly there are enough madmen in these chaotic times to follow such tastes. I've been told there were about 80 people in that group of raiders-' your announcement is met by gasps- 'and that's just one of the groups. These people from the west are making use of chaos to take over the hill and wash it with blood and get rich in the meantime.'

'We cannot fight so many,' one of the women, who's pretty good at grilling deer, says.

'Maybe we should attempt to leave the hills?'

'No! Wait!' Stella steps up. 'I know a refuge we can use-'

'And how long will that keep us in these hills? They're cold and it's going to snow soon and there are flies and wolves and bears and now those... those people!' The crowd suddenly turns against Stella, who looks stunned. 'We ought to leave the hills!'

'Yes, boss! Let us find safety elsewhere!'

'If we leave the hills, Ephidel,' Stella whispers angrily in your ear, 'you know exactly what we'll find. Every rapist here has ten counterparts who follow the valley routes east and north.'

Damn. She's right.

> What do you say to the crowd? Shit, they're agitated. Then again they *are* farmers.

>>29188644
Leave the hills for what? to be hunted down for some noblemans sport? to fall prey to some other bandit group as we travel? no, the only way to achieve safety is to take it for ourselves, I say we can fight these people, by stealth and trickery. We'll bleed them dry slowly but surely and take these hills as our own.

Rolled 63

>>29188644
step in between Stella and the crowd, get them to hear her out, everything we've done has been for the benefit of our group, and will continue to be that way, lets hear Stella's idea, see how it is received, then form the council to further discuss and plan

>>29188644
If we run, we die. We'll either starve, we'll be run down by soldiers, more raiders, or worse, we'd turn into the monsters ourselves. We've staked our claim here, and we can defend it. It's the only way we can survive. Things are bleak, but they can get a whole lot bleaker if we just up and leave. We've started a good community, here, and we can keep it going. This is going to be hard, fucking hard, but if we can get past this hurdle, you can guarantee everyone that they'll survive the winter.

>>29188644
"more now than ever, it s important that we band together. I don't have the answers to every question that we have, but every day we work together is another day we live with our heads held high. I ask you trust me that I have our own survival as my primary interest, and that your own patience in this matter is not going without notice. Rest your heads tonight, and we will address the problems when the sun rises, together"

>>29188644

Say something about how running from problems doesn't solve them, they ran from lords and their tax collectors only now to run from murderers and rapists. (maybe allude that metaphorically they are the same.) and that they need to rally with other local hamlets (that will surely be next on the chopping block) and over come the raiders together.

>>29188714
>>29188715
>>29188738
>>29188755
>>29188763

Damn! You quickly pull Stella to one side and step in front of her. 'People. PEOPLE! LISTEN TO ME! You want to run? Where the hell do you intend to run when you leave the hills and the tax collectors find you? Or the nobles who will then grab the men to serve in the armies and for the women to be the army whores?'

'But at least we aren't facing those monsters! We've all seen what they do when they come to a hamlet, and-'

'And if they do, we will certainly die fighting!' You draw your shortsword and throw it onto the ground, where it hits the little wooden platform in front of your hide with a lout THUNK. Giving a growl of frustration, you throw your spare hatchet too, and it embeds in the wood as well.

'What the hell are you guys ranting and raving on about? A little threat to us, and instead of hanging together, all of you are considering your own hides? Do you think I intend for all of us to die, myself included? If we run, each of us is alone. We will be hunted down like dogs. But if we stand, then we stand together. And then we'll have a chance - against winter, and against those bastards. Stella had an idea, so for the Gods' sake hear her out.'

> cont'd.

>>29188855
We are good at speaches it seems.

>>29188763

I would also like to add that as soon as we a chance we need to make a trip to the blacksmith mentioned way back when and order some arrowheads, halberd/spearheads, caltrops, bucklers, maybe mail hauberks depending how expensive they are and one particularly exquisite spearhead (with a sedimental engraving of sorts?) made of fine steel for Stella. (This is to be kept a secret until we can find an appropriate time to present it to her.)

We should consider paying the blacksmith a little extra to keep his mouth shut and avoid drawing any unwanted attention our way.

In the meantime have some of our folk create punji stakes and gather stones that weigh in around 4-16oz each

>>29188855

'Right.' Stella finally stands out, addressing the crowd. She still looks a little surprised at how they reacted; girl maybe has never been much with talking to lots of people... you wonder why you're thinking that so affectionately. Oh well. Anyway. 'You know the creek which flows past our hamlet. I've tracked that water uphill, all the way to its source, and that area is very good for fortification.'

'Where is that?' The calls are a good sign. At least they're paying attention. 'Is that far? And is it occupied?'

'Some of you may know that place. It's Tiger Rock, to the north. Not very far away - about three quarters of a mile - and very high up, so it's not occupied. Or it wasn't when I looked around three days ago. That place is surrounded on two sides by solid rock cliffs, and two sides by forest. If we chop down that forest, and build a wall across the gap, that is a fortress given to us by heaven.'

'But how much work will that be? It's winter, and we've only got enough grain to last us through half of it. And if we get attacked while building it, what then, boss?'

'Yeah, what then, boss?'

Well, that's the advantage of a council. At least you know what they're fearing. And you have to say - their fears are valid. Maybe that idea Stella and you had for a feast would not be amiss now...

> Right. So. It's time for action.

> There's only about a month left before winter is here in earnest, and it won't be pretty. You'll have to build up your fort, secure enough food to last the cold season, *and* not get attacked by the raiders. Not too keen on getting mutilated, thanks.

> That seems to be the most major task ahead of you now, to secure - and maybe to expand - your band. One band of raiders already has an idea that you exist, though they don't yet know where you *are*.

> So. What are your first moves? Plan on, bandits.

>>29188951

This sounds good. We definitely need more weapons.

Maybe we can get the blacksmith up for the feast and cut a deal with him.

last thread some mentioned hiring mercs to attack the raiders what do you guys think we know where they are now

>>29189002
Possible, but it would cost a bit and we don't want those fuckers hanging around us too much.

>>29189002

We'll have to probably go to the town to search. Sounds risky.

>>29188958

Let's get Sarius in charge of training people. Orvo will be in charge of defence and the watch.

Stella and us will go and scout out the tiger rock, and then go and invite the village elders. If we're moving house soon, we don't need to worry about the village knowing where we are. Then we blackmail them for grain.

>>29188958
Scout out Tiger Rock more readily.
Send messengers to the other hamlets with warnings of raiders and offers of recruitments.
See if any other villages will sell grain.

>>29188958

> Also, fuck. Clarification.

> Previously I said you had 1,150 silvers left. In fact you have some 1,600, but because last thread we agreed to set aside around 400 for buying grain, so I kept that in mind.

> So basically you have a 450 silver budget for purchasing food. Maybe if you blackmail them hard enough, you won't have to use it at all, wahey!

>>29188958
"For the grain, we'll need to buy more, we've only bought from one village, we should be able to get plenty more from the others in the area."

"As for if we're attacked, well the womenfolk are going to need to step up their archery training, we'll be doubling the watches while we build that fortress, and we'll want as many ready to fight as we can manage while we work, Stella and I will also be scouting around for any signs of the raiders in our area, give us as much advanced warning as possible if they come, might even bleed them a little if we get a chance."

"We'll need to move quick though, our first priority is the palisade, then sturdy shelters, but we'll still need both when winter comes. and to help with that, I say we have ourselves a bit of a feast, invite some of our neighbors to join us as well as the local elders, see who might be willing to join our merry band and spread the workload a little."

>>29188962
>>29189002
>>29189019
>>29189035
>>29189049
>>29189065

Now that the mood of the crowd seems to have changed, from the initial fear to a certain calm resolve, you feel it should be safe to intervene and give your orders. Then you realise you're still wearing the light armour - metal-backed leather - that you looted from the hamlet just now. Oh yes, two more suits.

'Sarius,' you say, and the man steps up. 'The suit of armour is yours.'

'Oh. Thank you boss!' He eyes the slightly worn but still usable armour.

'I want you to be in charge of training. The fighting men must learn to fight with swords, axes, shortswords, daggers. We should make a few spears as well, and train them. The women are to continue their archery training. We need every fighting hand we can get.'

'Yes sir.'

'Orvo,' you say, getting into the flow of things and sounding a lot more authoritative. 'The other suit is yours.'

'Thanks, boss, but, uh...'

'What?'

'That's definitely too small.' Giggles from the crowd. He's probably right...

'Never mind, then. I want you to be in charge of the defence and the night watch. The watch is to be intensified. But do not run after scouts. We don't want to lose people to ambushes, we just need to know if they're on to us.'

'Certainly.'

'Also, I'm going to need you to send messengers out to the surrounding hamlets. There must be about five or six within easy walking distance. Make them offers to join us for safety. If possible... find the ones with more fighting men.'

'Definitely, sir.' Orvo actually salutes you, which makes you smile a little internally. Damn, you really bandit leader now.

> cont'd.

>>29189169

'Stella.' You beckon to her. 'I want you to scout out Tiger Rock and prepare it as much as possible for us. I'll help you with that if you need help.'

'Of course, boss.'

'And as for the rest of you, brothers and sisters, I'm considering that we should hold a little festival like farmers do every late autumn. It'd be nice, wouldn't it?'

'Eh?' The surprise and joy in the crowd is palpable, and you grin. 'Oh, that would be good...'

'Yes. The bag of game has been a little sparse lately, but we'll have enough meat and there's plenty of grain. So we really ought to hold something nice.'

> Work personally on scouting with Stella.
> Work personally on inviting the hamlets (in the hills).
> On inviting the villages (below the hills, on the plains).
> Work on something else.
> Other.

>>29189223
>> Work personally on scouting with Stella.
also, we need to finish that massage

>>29189223
Work on inviting the villages
also finish that massage for Stella

go scouting with Stella, and see exactly what our future base has in store for us

>>29189223

> Right. I'm off for dinner, but I will be back after that for a bit before the new year thingummybob.

> Keep suggesting. I'll read and type when possible.

>>29189223
>> Work personally on scouting with Stella.

>>29189241
>>29189270
>>29189309
>>29189318

> Well, since we're kind of agreed I think:

'So,' you continue, 'I would like you to begin preparing for that feast to come. I want it to be a good one. We will be inviting guests who can help us...'

Later, after the meeting is over, you tell Orvo that he ought to invite the village leaders in the foothills as well. 'Don't go to any that recognise you. Don't endanger yourself. But as far as you can...'

'I'll do my best, boss. And you?'

'I'll scout it out. We want to move everyone into the protection of the fort as quickly as we can, so if Stella needs help, another pair of hands will be... well, handy.'

'Fair enough. If I get the hamlets to sign up quickly, I'll join you as well.'

'Definitely.'

> Roll d100 for scouting.

>>29189346
rolling

Rolled 4

>>29189346

Rolled 63

>>29189346
It's dumb for us to be scouting but oh well.

Rolled 76

>>29189361
fuck I forgot

Rolled 12

>>29189346

>>29189223
A quick trip to the blacksmith, bring $wag money and Stella + some of our dudes to safeguard us.

Rolled 50

Go dice go

Rolled 79

>>29189346

Rolled 12

>>29189346

Rolled 19

>>29189346
>>29189380

Whelp, I suppose we'll be very 'handy' to Stella on her scouting mission now wont we?

Roll'd for fondling

Rolled 78

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Rolled 65

>>29189431
rerollan

> Right, I'm back. Give me a little recuperating time.

> 76: Sort of a success.

>>29189764
>but the 78 >>29189533
is surely a success worthy of song?

>>29189794
it came to late

>>29189807
That's what she said.

>>29189819
yes, yes it was

>>29189794
theres also the 79, higher up than the 78

>>29189794

> That is, unfortunately, a success not taken.

After the council, you go back to the hut with Stella, who starts preparing. Watching her dodge around, getting stuff in preparation for the scouting mission, you smile. Such a devoted companion - she's already on it the moment the order's down...

'What're you looking at?' She says this while bending to pick up her quiver, and you blink. Don't jump to conclusions, Stella! 'Don't you need to get anything?'

'Bow, firestarter, some rations and rope. What else?'

'Get a hatchet as well.'

'Yeah, sure. Are we really doing this right away, though? It's late afternoon, and the days are short. Maybe we should set off under cover of night, when you can see the route anyway, because you're a fucking genius.'

Stella pauses at that. 'Damn, you're quite right... so what should we do now?'

The sky's getting dark, and you're a little tired from carrying grain, fighting, etc. You could do with an early rest too, to be honest...

> What do you want to do for the evening?

>>29189866
78 has more curves, so it's better

>>29189877
we need to finish that massage

>>29189877
>rest up
"I call big spoon"

>>29189877
As much as I'd like to return to the "massage", we should make use of Stella's nightly navigation to scout Tiger Rock ASAP

>>29189906
thats what we're going to do, wait until its night time before we set off, we're voting on what to do until then...

>>29189877
see if she wants to finish the massage

>>29189877
>well we've both been pretty busy so we could always take a nap, or I could finish that massage if you wanted

>>29189906
>>29189895
>>29189887
>>29189881
>>29189929

'I don't know,' you lie back on the bear skin cloak that seems destined to become a rug instead. 'I was wondering about the massage earlier... we kind of got interrupted, didn't we?'

Glancing over, you see that Stella's lit a lamp, and in the lamplight you can also see that she's rather flushed. Is that blushing? She comes up and sits on the bearskin rug, knees touching you, and you take a little risk and put a hand on her thigh. Girl sits cross-legged, so very uncouth for someone of a good upbringing...

'You were taking advantage of me,' she says, putting her hand on yours. 'And now you're doing it again.'

'You know very well that you need only tell me to go away.'

'Well, go away then.'

Wait, what? *What*? Seriously, Stella? That's cold, girl, that's not... you grimace and try to pull away, but she's clamped down on your hand, keeping it on her thigh.

'Stella, I can't stop molesting you if you don't let go.'

'Well. I'm not letting go...' she shrugs. The pressure's still on your hand, but it lightens a little. Clearly this is a 'your call' moment.

> What do? Where move?
> Stella estimates you can reach Tiger Rock in about three hours, so to get there at daybreak... well, you'll get enough sleep in. The nights are long this time of year.

>>29190006
she wants to play, I say we oblige her, start massaging her thigh under her hand

>>29190006

Caress thigh.

Then pull her in to cuddle, kiss if she wants.

>>29190006
Two-pronged attack. Assault her lips with our own whilst laying waste to the lower lands with our Fellhand digital battalion.

>>29190006
Nope, I say we make her want us, back off.
"Welp, I guess" Shrug then turn over and get some shut eye.

Rolled 76

>>29190123
Aye, this.

Woops, rolled for nothing.

>>29190158
Nay, 'twas a roll for the success of our glorious charge through the Honeyhills.

>>29190082
>>29190110
>>29190123
>>29190140
>>29190148
>>29190158

'Fine,' you say back, and begin stroking her thigh, tracing it from knee up to her hip. Your thumb gives a little rub near her underpart, and Stella starts and giggles.

'Ooh, that-'

And that's when you spring up. Propping on the other arm, you sit up and grab her, then pull her down towards you. But Stella's reflexes are seriously quick; instead of simply falling down over you, she quickly braces herself against your chest and pins you down, face just above your face. No! Your hand! It's not in contact with-

'Trying a sneak attack, are we?' Stella grins and straddles you. You're pretty sure she can feel how, uh, excited you are, as she inches forward and then leans down to you. Again, you catch a flash of her cleavage, the creamy, freckled skin, before she kisses your forehead and you grab her head.

She tastes of meat and a bit of ale and a little sourness, and you wrap your arms tightly around her shoulders as she does the same for your neck, your tongues fencing and wrestling. You want to know what her teeth feel like, you want to caress her all over, then strip her and caress it all over once more... the wrestling seems to go on forever as your lips shower each other's face and neck with kisses...

'Ahh, you...' Stella holds you at bay for a moment and grins, then kisses you again before giggling. 'Oh man, I'm a bit tired.'

'Are you. Your tongue didn't feel tired,' you say in between more pecks and nibbles.

'I really am tired,' she murmurs, 'but damn, a fuck would be a nice idea now...'

Slumping against you, her hips rub against your cock and you feel her tits mashed against your chest. She kisses down your face...

...

... wait a fucking minute, is she sleeping? She's fallen asleep! She's still giggling, but is now gaping slightly and snoring!

> Wake her up.
> Meh. Let's cuddle and sleep.
> Other.

>>29190229
> Meh. Let's cuddle and sleep.

The Honeyhills shall be charged another day.

>>29190229

> Spoon her.

Big spoon. Fondle her a bit, don't wake her up.

>>29190229
seconding >>29190245 & >>29190255

>>29190229
OP, you do know you have the option to fade to black? Or do you just like teasing these horny fuckers?

>>29190229
>> Other.
Fuck her in her sleep.

>>29190275
he likes it just as much, as evidenced by lewdlord

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>>29190275
OP IS the horny fucker, edging himself with every post.

>>29190276
Aye.

>>29190229
>be big spoon

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>>29190276
Seconded.

>>29190276
fourthed

>>29190229

Spoon

Well it looks like the murderhobos are still here.

>>29190298
>>29190314
>>29190322
yeah no, you can stop samefagging now

>>29190344
>friendzoned neckbeard confirmed

>>29190229
Spoon!

>>29190229
cuddle

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>>29190350
fuck you, faggot

>>29190255
>>29190310
>>29190340
>>29190351
>>29190352

samefag, I dare you to screenshot

>>29190370
you missed, friend

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>>29190376
go fuck your self ass

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>>29190348
Nope.

>>29190285
>>29190296

> FUCK YOU RUMBLED ME

Damn... you sigh and ease her off you, and she giggles a little while slumping onto the rug. To be honest, you're probably hard enough to go through a tree right now if you jog at it, and just then Stella turns around to sleep with her back facing you.

You look at her rump, and when you put your hand on its lovely curve she shudders and sighs. Rrrgh. No, Ephidel. You're not going to meddle with women like that. Sure, Stella might not be exactly a 'well-born' woman, but everyone woman's got her virtue to keep.

And in any case... you grin while caressing her flank and edging close to her. Stella gladly accept your offer of an arm as a pillow, and you tug her into an embrace, arm under her breasts where they were this afternoon. Yeah, no worries. You don't need to take what someone's probably going to give you anyway...

... you wake up to find Stella sitting, though your arm is still around her hips now.

'We better go,' she says. 'I just realised something while sleeping. There's two routes to Tiger Rock.'

'You *dream* about tracking?' You roll over and sit up beside her.

'What? I do it all the time. Anyway. There's a longer route that goes into deep forest and is well concealed. And there's a route that takes us pretty near the hilltops where I think all the raider bands are. Are you into living dangerously?'

Well. You're not too keen on Stella's death by rape, or your death by slow dismemberment. Then again, it's not like you can put off a fight indefinitely...

> Take the safe, longer route.
> Let's go scout out the bastards a little.
> Other.

>>29190424
>> Let's go scout out the bastards a little.

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>>29190376
Go fuck off, arsehole.

>>29190424
> Take the safe, longer route.

>>29190424
>scout the bastards
We can't have our heads tucked in the earth and our body exposed.

>>29190424
lets go the safe way see if we can spot any game

>>29190424
> Let's go scout out the bastards a little.

>>29190424
"Your choice, my life IS danger. I was so dangerous in fact that they burned my home village down."

>>29190401
>syntax error
>faggot

>>29190424
>> Let's go scout out the bastards a little.
It lets it check out the bandits as well.

>>29190424
>>scout out the bastards a little.
Most ideas she has proposed were good ones, might as well.plus we need to know how long it would be until they attack us.

>>29190424
This quest seems to have turned into an angry anon thread.

Fuck all of you niggers, enjoy your virginity. Oh.. And happy new year. I'm to old for this shit

>>29190449
what I thook a screne shot and then zoomed in and took a second one to cut out the tabs don't know what your proble is dickwad

>>29190490
F11

>>29190490
>syntax error
>nigger

>>29190496
on my tablet dosen't have it
>>29190497
came down tard theirs no resaento shit up the thread over a screne cap

>>29190526
>syntax error
>potato

>>29190526
oh god the spelling errors
clearly pulling two all nighters was a bad idea

>>29190424
>> Take the safe, longer route.

>>29190424
>> Let's go scout out the bastards a little.

>>29190562
>your father spewing his manjuice inside your mother
>a bad idea

>>29190424
> Take the safe, longer route.
we don't want to give away out future position

>>29190424
>Let's go scout out the bastards a little.

>>29190472

> Oh come on, don't go!

You grin, and tighten your arm around her waist, and this time Stella resists and elbows you before getting up to get her stuff. Oww. 'That's cold. Anyway, let's go scout out the raiders.'

'When I said scout out, I only meant that one we know at Wolf Cub. I don't know if we might run into other bands at night.' She takes her bow. 'I mean, fuck, I hope not...'

'I fucking hope not too. But look, they're eventually going to come for us.' Serious time now. 'We might as well go see what they're about. What say you?'

'What say me? If I said no, could you find them at night?' She squats to check her knives. Stella *knows* you're ogling. She *must*. 'Of course we'll go.'

You leave the members of the watch behind and follow Stella, up a relatively short route. Clearly the longer route is the one that follows the creek, since after a while you leave it and strike out over rocky fields and relatively sparse areas, creeping along in the tall grass.

The sky above you is cloudy but the moon is very bright, so it's not hard to spot Wolf Cub Rock from quite a distance. Actually, now, it's a lot fucking easier to spot since - as you quickly realise - it's lit. By torch light.

'Wow,' Stella says as you come to within a hundred paces or so. The camp is pretty impressive, perched on the slope just under the rock itself, and brightly lit. 'They don't give a fuck about hiding, do they?'

'I think if you go around raping and pillaging for a living, you probably are quite beyond fear...'

'They've sited that camp badly,' Stella says. You follow her a bit more. No, that's close. That's a bit too close! But then- the camp above disappears from view. 'see? Too high up the slope. This whole area below is dead ground. And they haven't been patrolling this area...'

It's not a very steep climb up, though the camp is walled. You can hear faint sounds from inside now.

> Nice. Let's mosey.
> Could we climb this slope, maybe?
> Other.

>>29190646
Nice let's mosey.

>>29190646
>> Nice. Let's mosey.

>>29190646
>> Could we climb this slope, maybe?
We hold her up so that she can glance.

>>29190646
> Nice. Let's mosey.
we don't want to risk anything this early, lets get on with scouting Tiger Rock

>>29190694
>>29190696
>>29190706

'Nice.'

'Yeah, very.' Despite not seeing any tracks, Stella is still looking. Also glancing around nervously. 'Very nice. They're having a ball of a time I bet. Wonder if they haul people back to the camp to play with?'

'Do you reckon if we climb up, we could get a closer look?'

'Unless you don't like your limbs, and can look through a wooden wall, I wouldn't recommend it,' she whispers, then starts at a sound and glances back. 'What the fuck was that?'

'Deer,' you point. 'Don't be so fucking jumpy. Fine. Let's go...'

You run across somre more deer as you navigate the gradually steeper terrain, following tightly behind Stella. In fact, you even make a detour at a point when you spot several wolves, only to realise they are simply making a beeline for a dead deer.

All this while, though, you can see Tiger Rock, and after a finall, hard scrabble, you find yourselves on a small flat spot at its base. 'Not this one.'

... the right place, it turns out, looks... very good indeed. A loudly gurgling stream at the base of the rock gushes down a steep slope. The sheer faces on the south and west rise up about 20 or 25 feet, sheer hard rock; but here is a large field, nearly 50 or 60 paces on each side and overgrown with shrubs and grass.

> Since I rolled two 99's while determining this terrain, you are allowed to choose one feature this plain also has. Within reason, I'll allow it.

> What do you think?

Rolled 2

>>29190856
diamond mine

>>29190856
strippers

>>29190856
A deep cavern behind the waterfall.

>>29190856
>personally I'd prefer a renewable food source, like either fish from the creek or a flooded cave. even a mushroom farm or something

>>29190856
"Tigers are stronger than wolves, even though they're shorter in numbers. We'll make it through if we camp here."

>A bottleneck leading up to the plains, ensuring either a tight march or plummeting down the slope.

>>29190856
Abundant amount of fish.

>>29190896
This.

>>29190896
this sounds useful

Stella looks around for tracks while you gravitate towards the spring. Gurgling and bubbling, it is a lovely-sounding-

WOAH.

You nearly slip on a patch of algae, turn around and grab a rock, and then step away to realise what you just avoided. The plain isn't just a flat plain with rocks shielding two sides; where Stella said there was a 'slope', there's really just a single, narrow route, sloping from left to right, down a dead drop that's perhaps 20 feet deep at its shallowest. You estimate that if people were to charge you, about three or four could cram into that path at most.

'Hey, what are you-'

'No, no, stop!'

'Eh?' Then Stella looks down. 'What the-'

'You've never *actually* been up here, have you?' You frown. 'Or you would have known about this. It isn't even a slope, it's just this route and then a drop.'

'Wow. No, I haven't been on this side, really...' Stella looks up, then down at the trees growing up from below. 'This is *amazing*, though. No wonder they call it Tiger Rock. A Tiger is alone, but it can face down a pack of wolves here.'

'Indeed.'

'Well, that's what I found for us anyway,' Stella says, sounding proud. 'Also, clearly people haven't found this spot. It's empty.'

> Well, well. What do/say to Stella?

Rolled 53

>>29190896
Voting for either a choke point

or

>>29190895

a cave with edible fungus that can be farmed

>>29191020
put arm over her should in a one arm hug and tell her it's amzaing

>>29191055
Then give her a light punch in the head for almost getting us killed for not telling us before. Slope...

>>29191055
"We should try to find someone at the feast that knows about fortifications. This land deserves no less than professional attention."

Kiss her forehead. "Great find, my tigress."

>>29191081
>"Great find, my tigress."
I cringed a little.

>>29191095
You're just jealous you never learned to say sweet nothings

>>29191081
>"Great find, my tigress."

Eh... can we leave that out?

>>29191111
Let's save the cringe-worthy nothings until after mind-blowing sex, when we've got so good will to burn.

>>29191111
Yeah...you caught me..really...really jealous.

>>29191081
Let's... not add the tigress part.

You have no idea how much I'm laughing right now at your sudden prudishness /tg/.

>>29191195
we can can be a very shy bunch somethimes

>>29191204
*sometimes
fucking hell auto-correct thats not even a word

You turn to Stella, watching her eyes glitter and gleam slightly in the bright moonlight, and then pull her into an embrace. 'Oof,' is all she says as she bumps into you; but then she returns the hug. 'Mmm.'

'This is amazing. It's an incredible base. Assuming we can set up here.'

'It is, isn't it?' She chuckles. 'Just now... did I fall asleep before we... because I got up and we were both dressed, and...'

'Oh yeah, I forgot.' You release your hug for a moment, then muss up her hair.

'Hey!'

'That's for falling asleep just now. And this-' you muss it again.

'I'm warning you-'

'This is for not telling me about the-' wait. Was that movement over there? You quickly grab Stella and pull both of you away from the slope before she turns around. 'I'm sure I saw someone...'

'What, coming up the route?'

'Yeah.' There's a shrub there. Stella glances at you, then pecks your cheek.

'You know, there are some things we can do now to ease the process of fortifying this place. If every night we came and cleared vegetation-' then she blinks too. 'No, there's definitely someone there. I think.'

You wonder if you've both been seen. You were talking quite loudly, but maybe you could sneak up towards it while it's hiding from you.

> Approach quietly.
> Call out.
> Draw arms and threaten.
> Other.

Rolled 21

>>29191262
> Approach quietly.

>>29191262
Approach Quietly

>>29191262

> Nock arrow, call out.

>>29191262
>other
We do >>29191306

And she does >>29191296

Rolled 35

>>29191262
>> Call out.
they haven't shot us yet, they might be friendlies

>>29191372
I like this idea, supporting.

>>29191378
or it could be one of the raiders who spotted us back at their camp

>>29191400
mind your own votes faggot

>>29191372
I support this

>>29191431
just giving my opinoin chodecomper

>>29191383
>>29191378
>>29191372
>>29191306
>>29191296
>>29191291

You quickly detach from your little embrace and look at the bush. 'Right,' you whisper. 'How about this. I nock an arrow...'

'And I sneak up?'

'Clever.'

'Just sensible,' Stella mutters, and crouches to sneak to one side while you take an arrow out and nock it. You've been doing good with your bow recently. Remember that shot that went in the guy's face - and out the back of his head! That was a good shot.

You nock the arrow, but do not draw until Stella is just a few paces from the rock, before calling out. 'Hey!' you say, tugging on the bowstring. 'Hey!'

'Wait, wait!' Suddenly Stella gives up all pretense of stealth and stands up. 'Wait, it's not-'

'Don't shoot!' You quickly loosen the string as a man steps out from behind the shrub, looking at Stella. He looks her all over, clearly undressing her with his eyes. Little creep. Tall and a little lanky, he doesn't seem armed, except there's something on his belt.

'What's that on your belt? Why're you here?'

'It's a flute, Ephidel!'

'It's a flute!' He takes it out and throws it on the ground.

'How do you manage to walk around here without-'

'I haven't walked around here before, lady! I often walk *below* here, but today's the first time I decided to-' he gestures a little. 'I just-'

> What ask? This man gives off a rather... scholarly air, if you would say so. This is intriguing.

>>29191456
>recruit scholarly mintstril as secretary and keeper of coin.

>>29191456
>Below?
>Who are you?
>What are you doing out here alone with only a flute?

>>29191441
Give your opinion with your vote, don't call out on other people's votes you nigger. This is why we vote. If you don't understand this you are retarded.

>>29191520
dees

>>29191526
If I want to try and reson with someone over their vote I will I am not going to be directed by a overreacting twat like you so clam down and get your head out of your ass.

Simmer down and brew yourselves some tea, fellows.

>>29191456
seconding >>29191520
odd for someone to be wandering around here, so close to that village of monsters

>>29191544
>>29191526
>>29191520
>>29191517
>>29191577

> Could everyone just tone it down a little with the reactions, please?
> Thank you.

'Below? What do you mean, below?'

'Below. Like there.' The man points. 'In the woods.'

'You walk alone in the woods with a bloody flute in your belt?' That's creepy. Mountains are, after all, the abode of spirits and ghosts, and... you suddenly remember one question to ask a ghost that will distract it, since the dead don't remember their name very well. 'Wait, so who are you exactly?'

'Me? I'm Kuredel.' Oh. So he's not a ghost then. 'I, uh... I live in one of those, what you might call hamlets. Not far from below. There's two families, and a few men who deserted the army during the battles in the west. As well you might, if you were fighting in those battles. Are you refugees as well?'

Hmmm. Stella comes back to you. 'Looks like a scholar.'

'Yeah.'

'With a bunch of soldiers. Could be useful.'

'... yeah.'

> What say to this... Kuredel? He raises the flute, about to play it, but you know what's not far from here and stop him, the dumb fool.

>>29191639
ask him if he will lead us to his hamlet and war him about the raiders

>>29191577
Fuck you.
If you leave your argument with your vote, and I think it is good enough I will change my vote.
You being a faggot, complaning and questioning my votes, thinking you are oh so clever, only bogs down the thread.
It also makes easily offended faggots like me argue, and thus bog down the thread even more.
You are not smarter than anyone here, make your argument with your vote, or shut up.
pls

>>29191639
"What do you know about architecture, good fellow? By the way, are the people of your hamlet interested in banding together?"

>>29191662
>>29191577
I suggest green tea, and calling your closest kin to wish them a fine rest of day.

>>29191662
Come on guys, he did say pls
>>29191639
How far is this hamlet?
Let's see if we can spend the night.

>>29191662
I wasn't complaining about your vote nor was I questioning it I was just pointing out a possibility that I thought should be mentioned and didn't mean to offend you and then you flew off the handle I never even said anything about intelligence so I don't know why your saying that I did. Now lets both shut up and stop clogging the thread
>>29191683
I already have an apple cider and will be seeing my family later today but thank you for the suggestion

kuredal is an assassin mercenary hired as a sleeper agent to infiltrate our camp. He tracked us, and is now attempting to charm us, in order to sabotage our efforts.

We should express caution

>>29191657
>>29191683
>>29191687

'So, Kuredel.' You step up. 'Do you know how close your hamlet is to being raided with horrible consequences?'

'We know. Well, some of us do.' Kuredel sighs. 'Well, *I* do. And that's why I came here in the first place. I was wondering if there's a place to hide, but it seems you're set on coupling out here, so...'

'Hold that thought,' you say. Wait, why did you say that exactly? That's not quite what you meant. 'Kuredel, are you by any chance a scholar?'

'Something of one, yes.' He smiles. 'I was brought up to be a squire and scribe, but then my arm got broken in a fall, so scribe it was. But I can tell you, for certain, that it will rain tomorrow - and quite heavily, too.'

You look up at the sky, which is clear and deep blue, the stars visible, the moon a great silver mirror. Right. Of course. 'Do you know something of architecture?'

'Enough to see the merit of holing up in this place.'

> Roll d100 for recruitment, if you wish to recruit.
> I don't know if you do, seeing as not many of the replies were suggestions at all. But do feel free to vote.

Rolled 68

>>29191822
>We're voting and defusing in equal parts, don't worry

Rollan for recruitan

Rolled 96

>>29191822

>>29191822
Yes recruitment it is.

>>29191909
>>29191853
>>29191845

> 96: Truly, the dice gods...

'So you do know...' you glance at Stella, who frowns but does not say anything. Knowing her, she'd definitely say something if she had suspicions, so... 'well, Kuredel. Are the people in your hamlet interested in banding together?'

'Do you mean, between hamlet and hamlet? Or do you mean...'

'We are also looking to... safeguard this mountain, shall I say. Many of our neighbouring hamlets have fallen prey to those raiders who are refugees from the west. Most of the things we see do not bear recounting.'

'I've seen someone disembowelled and hanged with his own guts,' Kuredel shrugs. Well, fine, you stand corrected. 'So I do know what you're talking about, and I wager those people in my hamlet do as well. Are you looking to move here then? Right now?'

'We have some arrangements to make...' Stella begins, then turns to you. Kuredel gives you two a look as if in admiration of a cute couple. Piss off, Kuredel, you haven't seen Stella when she decides to act on her own initiative...

> So, what sort of arrangement do you want to come to?

> Basically, this place is perfect in location terms, or almost. Water supply, flat ground, solid defences, all check. But it's all overgrown with grass and shrubs, which are both annoying and provide no good materials.

> According to Kuredel, there are about 12 fighting men in his group. That would make a good 30 fighters, not even counting the girls. Now we'd be talking...

>>29191962
seeing as they are close, if they can help us prepare for our fort, and keep an eye out on the raiders and give us a heads up on their activities, then they would be welcome to stay with us

>>29191962

Wait, wait, guys, why don't we get them to move here to this spot and do the preliminary work, while we arrange for the grain and other things back in our base?

Then we move our two bands together here, store up the grain, and sit easy.

>>29192041
sounds like a plan

>>29192041
Seems gud

>>29191998
>>29192011
>>29192041
>>29192062

> Right, last post for today. Thanks for playing, and have a happy new year.

'So, what are these arrangements?' Kuredel says, after you and Stella have a short discussion. Just then she backs off and nods.

'Sounds right?'

'Mm.'

'Yes.' You turn to the man again, and just then a breeze blows and you look up. Wait a minute. That's an enormous bank of red clouds over there. You have to be kidding. 'So the deal is this. I'd like your group to join with ours, and for your hamlet to shift up here and help to clear the ground. We have some business to attend to downslope, where our people are; once that is settled, we will move up and help with the construction. And when the fort is complete, it will protect us all together.'

'Hmm. Protection itself is a good benefit. But what else can you offer my people? After all, I've been considering where to guide them to, since many of them do listen to me.' He twirls the flute in his hand.

'How about enough grain to last us comfortably through the winter? Grain, as well as meat?' Stella says. 'That's what we're attempting to secure. Your gift will be to help us make a new home, and our gift will be the new home's larder.'

Kuredel gives the idea a little thought... and nods. 'I think, perhaps, you should come back here in a few days' time. But definitely I will attempt to convince my people. I'm confident that they'll listen, and after all, if you need to clear terrain, to tidy up this place will be easy.' He looks around. 'But you should come and talk to the people and convince them. Maybe some sort of... monetary reward would be nice too.

> Make an offer?
> Plead poverty.
> Other.

> So, since you've scouted this out - what do you wish to do after tonight? There's the invitations, preparations for the feast, and the general training that's going on. Or you can attempt to do something else entirely... like robbing, perhaps, or something.

>>29192259
offer 10 silver each person
and later go down to the black smith to get better gear for our people

>>29192259
>Make an offer
We're still filthy rich, for our standing.

>Train to knock up two arrows and shoot at targets. Might as well get gud with our main weapon.