>>29334970
>1.

With a little bit of effort, you manage to get the two of them to move out of your way so you can at least spend time doing paperwork as you talk to them. They both grab chairs and proceed to sit as close as possible to you.

>1. Tease them both as you work
>2. Talk with them as you work
>3. Let them guide the conversation as you work
>4. Custom

>>29335016
>1. Tease them both as you work

>>29335016
2. Stay sufficiently engaged as to make sure our paperwork survives.

>>29335016
>1. Tease them both as you work
>3. Let them guide the conversation as you work
They are drunk, which would easily help us with number 1.

>>29335016
>1
If we can't take one into the night, may as well take advantage of their drunken state in a comical way

>>29335016
since this is repeating the last question from the last thread, do you want us to repost our vote?
Because I vote for some truth or dare with the two of them.

>>29334979
you are just saying that because she has such big tracts of land

>>29335016
2 to begin with, then as we finish up with the paperwork, move into 1

>>29335016
>4. Start securing our precious paperwork so it will be safe from the inevitable tantrum one of these two will throw.

>>29335048
No, this is a different vote.

Also, could somebody rearchive the old thread so that it catches the latest responses before it dies? I've used up my archive allowance for now and I'd rather not lose some replies.

>>29335048
I love her big tracts of land
But I also am appeased by her ability to make Talon feed her.
I don't see undine or Sala managing that. Not yet anyway...

>>29335016
oh oops, different question than the last one in the last thread...
>3. Let them guide the conversation as you work
Just for a little bit because i am curious as to what they will ask

>>29335079
Eh, I like that Talon tends to get the better of the ladies. Suits his personality.

>>29335016
>1

>>29335079
>>29335096
I like both, they both have a lot of charm

>>29335075
already been archived.

>1.

As you find that mining form from earlier, you decide to engage in some light teasing. Before the girls get too comfortable, judging from the way they’re edging towards you, or too catty, judging from the way they’re exchanging glances. At least, you hope the latter is cattiness – or maybe you hope it’s something else. You don’t think too much on that.

“So, Sala,” you say, “at exactly what point did you realise those men weren’t appreciating their combat skills so much as how much of your skin they could see? And how more they hoped to see?”

Sala pinches your leg at that, shutting you up momentarily, but Undine swoops in, “OH, really, sister, did you not realise it?”

“Hmph,” Sala harrumphs, “I knew. I was just using them.”

“So, basically, you came straight here right after you found out.”

Her eyes dart to the side. “Maybe.” Then she looks at Undine and grins. “What about you, baby sister? Did you come here hoping to have some fun with our dear master after I told you all those juice tidbits?”

“Made-up tidbits,” Undine growls back.

You cock an eyebrow. “Undine, you spend each night in my room. Did that not strike you as the best time and location?”

Sala grins at that as Undine looks away. Then, somehow, things change and a signal is exchanged between them.

Then Sala turns to you with a sly grin, “Talon, Gnome said you weren’t that experienced at this? Is that why you’re dodging us?”

Wait, what?

>Response?

>>29335126
>already been archived.
I mean a rearchive. The thread won't update until 1am and it's missing the last 30min of replies. I can't manually rearchive it (by resubmitting it) until 12:30am by which time it will be dead.

>>29335257
>“Talon, Gnome said you weren’t that experienced at this? Is that why you’re dodging us?”
Oh gnome you glorious bitch.

>>29335257
Huh. Odd.
"She said that, did she? I suppose it makes sense after that evening we had together."

Pause to let their tiny imaginations go wild for a second.
"She asked me about how many women I've been with, and the answer shocked her. I suppose she told you a lie to try and encourage the two of you to tease me about it."

>>29335257
>nonchalantly reply, "Woefully inexperienced. Why do you think I've been taking my long lunches with her before we left?"

>>29335257
> That experienced? More like no experience at all I am waiting for the one and only

>>29335332
This

>>29335257
"That sounds like a challenge."

>>29335257
"Probably, but given that you seem to be proposing a ménage à trois I'm also playing for you two too sober up enough to think that through. I wouldn't want to do anything either of you would regret too much in the morning."

>>29335257
"Now, now. You both know what a reliable source Gnome is when it comes to my sex life. I've slept with quite a few women, including that young snot's sister."
If we got twins or whatever replace as appropriate.

>>29335332

thirding

>>29335332
Nah.
>>29335360
Hah!

>>29335376
>>29335346
>>29335332
SO MANY RUMORS

>>29335332
This. Propose we start taking lunch with them to help acquire more experience.

>>29335332
no
>>29335360
>>29335352
either or.

VOTE

>1. Tease them about Gnome. Imply you've been having sex with her during your lunches.
>2. Be honest and slightly prideful about your sexual experience
>3. Take their comments as a challenge about a ménage à trois
>4. Custom

>>29335280
I don't think its possible for anyone to re-archive a thread.
Maybe it checks more often when a thread is about to be pruned?

>>29335437
>3

>>29335437
>1. Tease them about Gnome. Imply you've been having sex with her during your lunches.

>>29335437
>2
I like honesty. We have to stop this rumor mongering nonsense

>>29335437
>1
>2
Why not both?

>>29335437
>3. Take their comments as a challenge about a ménage à trois
Goddamnit now I can't help but pick this

>>29335437
>3. Take their comments as a challenge about a ménage à trois

>>29335437
>1

>>29335437
1 & 3

>>29335437
We'll just make Undine and Sala jelly again if we counter rumor Gnome.
>3
I can't help but pick it. I can't DAMN IT OP STOP MAKING THIS AWESOME

>>29335450
It can be re archived.

>>29335437
>2. Be honest and slightly prideful about your sexual experience

>>29335512
how?
also, it appears to have been updated. did someone do so manually or did it do so automatically?

>>29335437
>3. Take their comments as a challenge about a ménage à trois

From the old thread.

>>29335467
>Now we can't have a conversation alone with someone without half the player base assuming it's going to result in a deep dicking and fully and permanently locking off every other character in the game by doing so.

Please don't assume this. I've mentioned before that I intend on avoiding this sort of trouble in the quest by obvious means (i.e. harem). You are, to an extent, currently engaging in it.

>I'm going to roll with 1. followed by 3.

>>29335437
>1

>>29335528
I did it manually.
And you just resubmitted it.
>>29335544
I can sense samefagging happening, but its too late.

>>29335437
>1. The lesser of two evils
Why the hell did I suggest taking those comments as a threesome proposition? Why did it end up as a choice?

Well played OP, well played.

>>29335437
>3. Take their comments as a challenge about a ménage à trois

>>29335563
This is why you never say a joke suggestion on /tg/, half the time they will roll with it.

>>29335591
I'm learning that Anon. I'm learning...

>>29335437
>1. Tease them about Gnome. Imply you've been having sex with her during your lunches.
>3. Take their comments as a challenge about a ménage à trois

>1 (3. Will come a little later)

“I am woefully inexperienced,” you tell them as nonchalantly as possible. “Why do you think I've been taking my long lunches with her before we left?”

The two of them freeze. There’s a very strange look in their eyes. You slowly and carefully put the paperwork in a drawer, hoping not to set them off.

“She’s really quite good at taking the lead, I’ve found,” you add once your paperwork is safe and secure. So long as Sala doesn’t burst into flame.

“That bitch!” Undine shouts as she stands up. “She said she was going to let me go first.”

“Hey, she said we could both go first,” Salamander joins her.

The both of them are fired up and start discussing how long it would take Sala to fly back to Harrowmont. You’re having difficulty holding in your laughter.

[DC16 Don’tLaughDon’tLaughDon’tLaugh]

>>29335544
Eh, don't worry yourself Aspirational. One guy's doommongering about waifus and such. Some guys really hate waifuing of any degree.

>>29335544

>tfw don't like harems much

I won't be too be biased to my favorites and cause silly fights.

Rolled 17

>>29335637

Rolled 7

>>29335637
Critfail? Critfail...

Rolled 19

>>29335637

Rolled 9

>>29335637
A man of iron.

Rolled 4

>>29335637
WE GOT THIS

>>29335659
>>29335670


Cant read Talons Poker Face...

>>29335659
>>29335670
screw you guys, we needed 1

>>29335646
Actually as the guy who said that, I'm in full support of waifuing. But I've seen anti-waifu guys actually seriously claim that they think that's will happen, just in other quests. I'm less worried about that happening now that Aspirational has stated we have the option to go full harem though.

>>29335700
Oh, you must not be the same guy then. There was one anon a while ago who was doommongering about waifus taking over.

Don't worry yourself anon, we are the emperor, I'm pretty sure one woman could not contain us.
No human woman anyway.

>>29335637
>“That bitch!” Undine shouts as she stands up. “She said she was going to let me go first.”
You are killing me here aspirational

>>29335700
He said it a while back. One anon asked about the societal practices that we lived in a while back. Tested the waters quite well.

>>29335731

My personal thoughts about this in the early steps of the quest since we found out about mages keeping mistresses was marry Caitlyn(dat dragon blood yo) and have Undine as a mistress ordeal. But... Now we have a lot of women. Good thing Talon just recently upgraded his Empower self to 3 hours.

>>29335797
>Empower self
>Now Viagra +1
God damn it you're killing me anon. You're killing me.

>>29335797
>recently upgraded empower self
We should probably work on raising that before we get back to Gnome. Just a feeling.

Rolled 1

>>29335816
>Talon not going 48 hours in the sac.
He will make them wish they never tried to bang him.

>Target met

With all your willpower you manage to hold it in. The two sisters are bickering over whether Undine should remain behind as Sala doesn’t want to carry her. You figure you’ve had enough fun, and before you burst into laughter and ruin things, move on.

You reach out with both arms and grab the two girls. It’s an old and familiar sensation, and you feel a familiar grin come onto your face. They squeak as you grab them and you try to squeeze too much as they squirm.

“Now, as I’m so inexperienced, I clearly need much more. You said I was dodging you and I do so apologise for that. I am, of course, happy to take up your challenge and get some more experience.”

The two girls like deer caught in torchlight, as they suddenly realise maybe Gnome was pulling their leg a little. Still, they meet each other’s eyes and you know they’re caught.

“I guess the liquid courage was a good idea, huh,” Salamander giggles.

Undine nods timidly, looking away from you, “I told you the whole sisterly fight thing would work.”

You can’t help it and burst into laughter. This should be fun, at the least. You didn’t get any paperwork done, but you’ve missed this part of life.

>FTB scene will go in the below pastebin once it’s written
>should be done over the next few days
>placing it here for any archive readers in the future
http://pastebin.com/FTix7sRs

>Moving onto the Maloric scene now

Rolled 10

>>29335890
>no rolls for fucking
Poor form man poor form.

>>29335890

I can't fap to this. YET.

>>29335890
>“I told you the whole sisterly fight thing would work.”
wait, this was an act invented by undine all along to get us to step up?
ohohoho.

>>29335936
it's not an opposed roll. Plus, for Talon its so routine its not challenging enough for him to need to roll.

>>29335936
Mediocre.

>>29335890
So, if we'd made any of our DCs against Gnome we'd already have FTB with her...

Rolled 11

>>29335969
Just wanted a roll for just incase a nat 20 or 1 happened.

>>29335936
we can't fail. also it would be a bit of a poor taste.

>>29335890
>Moving onto the Maloric scene now
i am surprised nobody yet suggested we husbando him into our harem too.

And now I can begin writing fapfiction for this quest. Whenever I finish it, I'll post it in a pastebin at the end of the next thread, if that's okay with Aspirational.

I want zero rolls for this
Because I know what would happen.
I know.
I know.

>>29336006
Triple crit-fail.

>>29335998
Nah. Talon appears to be strait. Plus, every quest needs to have some characters the GM can count on not getting laid.

Rolled 2

>>29336006
the nat 1 was wasted.9plus i would love a nat 20 FTB.

>>29336006
Honestly, our failed rolls with charm so far have so damn funnily written that I have enjoyed them more than our successes.

>>29336004
>2 writers, one fap scene, two writing pieces
Huh. I am oddly okay with this.

>>29335998
A fair number of people have actually, except they use wanted him and not a harem.

>>29336040
they have? I must have not been paying attention here.

>>29336040
I thought those were jokes from when we were failing our rolls.

>>29335994
Nah, Gnome and Caitlyn need a bit more work to get an FTB.

>>29336004
Knock yourself out. They'll likely be better than mine.

MALORIC SCENE
>The next day

“I do apologise for my brother’s behaviour, Talon,” Neir Gendarme tells you. She’s the youngest of Phillias’ four daughters, being only a few years older than Caitlyn. She’s also the only one you haven’t bedded.

“No harm done,” you tell her lightly.

“To you,” she says, smiling. “I jest though, he got what he deserved. He’s always been a brat – about time he got taught a lesson by someone as big and grand as yourself. He needs to understand how little he truly is.”

Maloric coughs, reminding the two of you he’s also have lunch with you. “Could you stop with that. It’s seriously creepy.”

You grin. Neir had been in town along with Agor and had arrived last night to see to him. Naturally, she’d spent some time with Mal, her old flame. She did enjoy teasing him a little too much.

>1. Tease Mal with Neir
>2. Move onto business about the Gendarme family
>3. Light chatter with Neir
>4. Custom

>>29336004
Any chance you could to one of Sarah relieving her frustration with us not noticing her intentions? And Maybe Undine walking in as she's finishing to try making peace but then seeing her and...

Rolled 18

>>29336066
>1. Tease Mal with Neir

>>29336066
>Spoilers
Oh hush. We love your writing mang.

>3
Let's get to know her some. I love all the NPCs. SO MANY

>>29336066
>Neir had been in town along with Agor and had arrived last night to see to him. Naturally, she’d spent some time with Mal, her old flame
Ok, bro code here.
1. No making moves on her
2. Be the best wingman you can.

>>29336066
>2. Move onto business about the Gendarme family

>>29336066
>1. He butted into the conversation, he should have known what he was getting.

>>29336091
I could do something like that, sure.

>>29336066
>2. Move onto business about the Gendarme family
Mal is a bro, let's wingman up here and not make him look like a fool.

Activate Imperator-mode! Onto business!

>>29336119
Which means we need to distract Agor. We have a plan!

>>29336119
I agree, Talon having every woman doesn't sit right with me.

>>29336119
Agreed. He's our bro, we can at least get him laid too if we can help it

>>29336066
>She’s also the only one you haven’t bedded.

Fantastic.

>2. Move onto business about the Gendarme family

Let's get some business done to end off on.

>>29336066
>2. I've onto business
Damn it Mal! She's yours but we should still be able to idly chatter with her.

>>29336211
>idly chatter with her
He was, uh, commenting on the comment about you being 'big and grand.' You and Neir were intentionally being euphemistic.

>2.

“Fine, fine, we’ll leave it alone,” you say, keeping Mal happy. “Spoilsport.”

Mal shoots you a sharp look at that last part but Neir gives a slight giggle.

You smile as well and move on to business. “So, Neir, what exactly brings you to Niorte? The last I heard your family held lands further to the south, near the capital. It seems strange to find both you and your brother this far afield.”

Her face darkens a bit. “Ah, I’m not one to talk about this. I understand you call yourself Imperator now, Talon, so…”

Ah, so she’s worried about allegiances.

>1. Try to convince her to speak up herself
>2. Let Mal try to convince her
>3. Try to talk business without testing her allegiances
>4. Custom

>>29336272
Question, is Heavy Mage Knight armor supposed to be the province of Her kingdom exclusively, or was it unsurprising that Taour had large numbers of those suits.

>>29336272
>3.

>>29336272
>3
we professional now

>>29336321
The RSK developed it recently. Others have started trying to manufacture knock-offs though. The Taour ones are definitely knock-offs - the RSK suits are much better.

>>29336272
>3. Try to talk business without testing her allegiances

>>29336352

Telling you people dwarves, even travelling ones/ones who live among humans and we have the best god damn enchanter around.

>>29336272
"Oh don't worry, I don't want to press you on something you can't say. I consider you and your family friends, but I understand."

>3.

You raise your hand, palm out, as you speak, “I understand, Neir. I won’t try to test your allegiances. With that said, you are a Seraphi noble and more than suited to act as a diplomat to a foreign ruler. As such, I hope we can trade information in such a way that can help both our nations.”

Neir shoots you a grateful smile and relaxes again. “Thank you, Talon. That would be for the best.

“I suppose I can tell you that our family has acquired a sizeable amount of land in Farrlouf province to the south-east. I shouldn’t say much about our presence in Niorte, though.”

You nod. So, the RSK were moving its more warlike nobles into land closer to the League. If they were here, it likely meant that they were looking at expanding their claim further.

“I see. Does this mean your father has relocated here? Or did they give Pia or Trielle separate title to the rest of the family?” you ask, referring to her two eldest sisters.

Neir ducks her head, a slight blush on her face. “Ah, actually, I have been granted the title of Countess and am responsible for the whole province, though we only own about half the land.”

“Bullshit. They put you out under that monster, Falwick?” Mal suddenly shouts.

Neir looks away. “We are at war, and he is our greatest general. It’s only nat-“

“No. No, no, no. if you fight under Falwick, you’ll die, Neir. He keeps the League at bay and earns that title because he grinds through his commanders like they are meat for the masses,” Mal says, anger permeating his every word.

>continued

>>29336577
Neir looks to you for support. You’re not sure if you should give it. Magister General Falwick is a monster of a man – in fact, you doubt he’s a man. He controls the nearby front the RSK maintains with the League and any nobles moving here would be under his command for military matters. As it is, his reputation is earned exactly as Mal says. You were lucky enough not to fight under him – for you would certainly have died along with many others.

>1. Support Neir. Keep Mal at bay.
>2. Support Mal. Let him lead.
>3. Ask Neir to let you help her. Falwick will get her killed.
>4. Custom

>>29336601
>3. Ask Neir to let you help her. Falwick will get her killed.

>>29336601
>2. Support Mal. Let him lead.
"I tried quite hard to avoid getting placed under his command."

>>29336601
>3
If we can assist we should. She's a friend, and we help our friends. Foreign Ruler or not. She will always be welcome to come to us for assistance.

>>29336601
>3.

could we arrange some kind of diplomatic thing which ties her up with our fledgling nation? Maybe something to do with the Taour front...

>>29336601
support mal...
i think we can perhaps try to wrangle having her assigned as a permanent diplomat from the seraphi kingdom to us, which will get her out from under his thumb, score mal some good brownie points if we let him lead on it, and give us an in with the seraphi kingdom.

We need to open diplomatic relationship with both the magi league and the seraphi kingdom ASAP and stay firmly neutral in their war, since they are both superpowers...
Or if we don't stay neutral get well paid for it.

We could also perhaps take darlessia and trade it to them for the two counties immediately south of harrowmont to give us some buffer around the source, they would like it since it gives them a change to flank the RSK there.
At the moment they can't take it themselves since the vamps hold it, but if we had it and just gave it to them...

>>29336601
>3

>3.

“Neir,” you say, taking her hand gently, “we’re friends. Please let us help you. Falwick will get you and your soldiers killed and your family's land given away. There is no glory or gain in dying pointlessly to build his fame.”

Neir looks conflicted.

[DC11 Charm]

Rolled 9

>>29336759
THE MOST CHARMING MAN

Rolled 2

>>29336759

>>29336759

Rolled 9

>>29336759
Man without a plan!

Rolled 12

>>29336759

>>29336719
>We need to open diplomatic relationship with both the magi league and the seraphi kingdom ASAP and stay firmly neutral in their war, since they are both superpowers...
>Or if we don't stay neutral get well paid for it.

Literally no. It has been discussed to death and every time it always comes down to staying out of it entirely.

>>29336768
>>29336786
>>29336793

We suck.

Fucking Wolf Quest...absorbing all the good rolls

>>29336811
did you fail to read what I wrote?
>stay firmly neutral in their war

>>29336793
I'm just going to stop rolling. Good night guys.

>>29336833
good and bad, wolf quest has a ton of crit fails too

>>29336836
neutral != staying out of it entirely

>Target not met

“Talon, I, I don’t know, I shouldn’t,” Neir stutters out.

You sigh, realising that she’s not going to easily buy in. Still, if you can give her a good option, maybe she’ll come around then.

>1. Bring up the idea of her becoming a diplomat to Harrowmont.
>2. Bring up the idea of her becoming a general of a different front against Taour in alliance against Taour.
>3. Bring up the idea of her becoming a vassal of Harrowmont.
>4. Custom

>>29336862
what?
no seriously, explain this to me

>>29336886
>1. Bring up the idea of her becoming a diplomat to Harrowmont.

>>29336886
>1

>>29336886
>1
This seems like a very respectable position. We're a growing power, and SOMEONE will need to do this job, right?
May as well be a good friend.

>>29336886
1

while 2 is the most beneficial to us, it will set us against the rsk.

>>29336889

Contacting both of them and then remaining neutral in their war is an idea discussed before, it was shot down.

Stay out of it entirely, by no contact, as we have been doing ever since that idea was discarded is what we have been doing.

They aren't the same thing.

>>29336928
They'll contact us first then, anon.

Just thought I'd remind you. If we take enough land, they'll come to us.

>>29336928
1. This doesn't answer my question in any way shape or form
You did not explain to me how having an ambassador from each side is different from staying neutral.
2. that was then, this is now.

>>29336886
>1

3 is a terrible idea at this point. and we are not ready to move on Tauor...

We can always play that we have 2 Pure Elementals in our employ... should be sufficient cause for 'Diplomatic Interest'...

>>29336886
Bring up both 1 and 2.
2. Probably makes the most sense given that she's already military, but 1. provides her access to Mal, probably a fair amount of action /if/ she wants to be involved, and could be passed of as a strategic deployment to foster ties with a prospective regional ally (she knows us and spoor that reason alone is a good candidate for the post).

That's all I got.

>>29336947

Which is the positon we'd rather be in. Where they come to us, recognizing us as a power, not us going to them, yelling, "HEY WE'RE A POWER RECOGNIZE US." RSK would probably still rather have Talon as a vassal lord and the Magi would probably laugh, they could crush us.

>>29336983
I'm cool with that then.

>>29336949
I think you guys are sorta arguing semantics. Either way, we're not engaging, so what does it matter?

>>29336976
It would also ally us firmly against the Magi league, and keep us from getting most of the benefits of conquest.

>>29336949

I don't see how I can explain it any other way.

>1.

“You’re a countess, right? And Harrowmont is a growing power. I’m a known entity to the RSK but I’m also threatening some of their plans. If you offer to be a diplomat to Harrowmont, you will be able to be safe,” you tell her.

She shakes her head. “I need to rule my lands. That was unconditional as part of the King’s offer.”

You frown, then smile. “Then all you need to do is make yourself the representative noble to Harrowmont – then you’ll be able to rule Farrlouf and still be kept from the front.”

Ah, RSK bureaucracy. You’ve always hated it before, but now it’s helping you. Any power considered large enough got its own noble assigned to it who had to manage all relations and diplomats. Darlesia had had one, you recall, but neither Vitria or Taour did. The Darlesian one was a hangover from when they were larger, of course, so technically Harrowmont was too small. But with the right leverage.

“I still don’t know. It feels like I’m betraying my country.”

[DC13 Charm]

Rolled 3

>>29337030

Rolled 14

>>29337030

Rolled 14

>>29337030

>>29337051
>>29337060
Fuck yeah

>>29337037
I swear...
>>29337051
>>29337060
Phew.

I hope our Cha levels up from all this. Damn.

We'll have to pick a side in the war between the two superpowers eventually, and personally I'd side with the RSK.

We have a history with the m (even if it did end on a sour note), we are friends with some noble families, and finally, they are a monarchy like our Empire will be - unlike the vehemently anti-monarchical League.

Rolled 20

>>29337030
...

>>29337107

Not necessarily. We are building an empire. We could just take them both out at the end of their campaigns against each other.

mmm...
>mfw she discovers we have a source and is bound to report that.
We need to have gnome build an embassy before she arrives.
Also, exact list of who among our troops knows of the source's existence.

>>29337133
It's in the deepest heart of the Keep, in a Vault. Only hearsay will talk of it's existence. And hopefully, our men aren't morons.

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>>29337107
The current plan I propositioned based on map

1. Take vitria and Taour
2. Take Farun
3. Take independent region to the north east of us.

At that point we are 2 region big and have a border with:
Seraphi empire 8.5 regions big
RSK - 7 regions big
Mage guard - 3 regions big

We could either attack the mage guard, or join the seraphi/RSK war on one side or another

Oh, did we ever set up a channel to purchase mage knight equipment from the RSK like was suggested earlier? Because we could probably convince her to do so.

>>29337189
>RSK - 7 regions big
meant to say Mage League.

>>29337189
Think is, I don't think we have the military might to defend all that territory yet. We need more recruits.

>Target met

Neir looks you in the eye and nods. “Okay, I’ll do it. Harrowmont’s too small now, but if you keep expanding like you are and with your reputation it should go over easily.”

Mal lets out a sigh of relief. “You don’t know how happy that makes me feel, Neir. You don’t want to get involved in that front.”

Neir nods a bit and rubs Mal’s hand before making an ‘oh’ noise and turning back to you. “I shouldn’t tell you this, but it’s vital to the plan – Vitria has backing currently from the RSK, but it’s only from the Ferrciffe family. They’re not supposed to be doing it – if you can deal with Vitria, which from your troop movements and other activities I think you are, then that will be enough to satisfy the test of Harrowmont being capable enough to deserve a specific noble governing relations.

“If you could find some proof about the Ferrciffe family aiding Viktor Oaln it would also be nice. My spies haven’t been able to turn anything up, yet.”

You blink. “Wait, spies? Troop movements? Neir, have you been keeping an eye on me?”

She smiles a little. “I’ve been keeping an eye on everything nearby. It’s what I do.”

Mal tells you, “She does this for fun. She always used to like knowing wherever I was in the RSK, even when she was still a minor that should have known better than to get involved with a big bad mage like me.”

Well, that’s another thing. You think you may have found your spymaster. First though, you’ll need to take Vitria if you want her to join you. You’re not too worried about her allegiances, so long as you don’t declare war on the RSK she should be happy to assist you, you feel.

ONE LAST SHORT SCENE (two-three posts at the very most)

>1. Lynn
>2. Sala
>3. Neir

>>29337235
We rule a nation with 1.7 million people. Our army is less than 1000 individuals.
Our bottleneck for military might is access to equipment and support staff not soldiers.

>>29337240
>1. Lynn

Flirtation spar.

>>29337189
Alright, I'm looking at the map, and this is what I see
>Enemy bordering nation has WAY higher military strength and quantity.
>Right on our border

Seriously, we need to spend some time getting a garrison. Enough of this extending ourselves shit.

>>29337240
>3. Neir

New character interaction!!

>>29337240
>1. Lynn
Haven't had a spar in awhile.

>>29337240
>>3. Neir
See if we can't get access to mage knight gear somehow. We do have monetary reserves IIRC.

>>29337277
General rule of thumb is that you'll have difficulty maintaining your army if you have more than about 1 soldier per 500 citizens. I might add that to a pastebin...

>>29337353
Supply cap, eh?
I approve.

But seriously, we should start recruiting. Fast. If Taour attacks...erm...I don't want our citizens all turned into slaves for their vampirism.

Alright, I'll roll with a Neir scene as she's a new character. Sorry to the Lynn fans.

>>29337353
...a recruitment rate of .2%? Holy fuck, the medieval rate was around 3% in a full war situation, WW2 was around 12%.

>>29337304
1. With each conquest so far we gained more than we lost. There hasn't been a single fight we lost more than we gained on, literally not a single one.
2. Which enemy, we are in a 2 way war.
3. Vitria: has 1 civilian magitech factory, buys magical weapons from RSK. Also owns a mage tower that can do manual enchantments. Their military might grows faster then ours since they are buying magical weapons and we at the moment are not
4. Taour: Has a functional magitech factory in capital manufactuing magitech (heavy mageknight plate, what we fought in most recent thread). Has also captured darlesia's magitech factory (magical plate) which is currently inoperative due to being sabotaged by darlasian loyalists as they were being conquered. Also has powerful mind control, and massive more pop and a more established economy.
Their military might will grow significantly faster then us as they churn out magical weaponry, mind control the remnants of darlesia's army as they catch them, etc.

>>29337343

While true I believe it was said that the money wouldn't outfit too many. Personally I think we should invest that money.

Opening up a knightly order in Harrowmont might be a good idea as well. We have the provinces that can provide arms and armour, but only mundane ones, while we do have Mal(who is working on his new project) to enchant and that other mage it isn't quite enough to get Mage Knights. Training others like ourselves and Caitlynn would help fill out our ranks.

>>29337421
You're maintaining a professional army, not a levy. Historically, in medieval times a lot of the soldiers would never make the battlefield. England had a pop of 4m, but Henry could only field 6k troops at Agincourt.

>>29337448
oh hey... knights wear mundane equipment which they boost with their own sorcery (because it conflicts with enchanted stuff) to the point where its actually superior to magical plate...
We could totally invite some knightly orders to open chapters.
We even have a knight errant from some order already working as a general in our army. He would be a good person to talk to about opening a chapter.

>>29337505
I'm not sure we really trust him enough yet...

Even more than that, I'd rather have one of our subordinates found a new knightly order + the ranger order.

>>29337442
>1
We do, but that isn't going to last. Every territory we take means more we have to defend. Right now, we're running on fumes to push our army everywhere. It's big now, but it can't be everywhere at once. We need to decide on some solid fortifications. Maybe try and think up some unique castle designs or defenses to keep our our enemies. Pushing past and hitting everyone we can is going to backfire hard if we have a particular engagement go poorly. If we lose all our forces, and have no back up, then what? We lose a whole lot.
Don't let this victory shit go to your head, dude. That's what killed so many aspiring nations.

>2 I meant the Vampires. They're my main concern because of their size.

>3
They're the ones that worry me the least. We can probably take them out before we worry about the Taour. But for now, I'd really like to work on some sort of fortifications.

>4
They are already way ahead of us, pushing ourselves to the limit to try and compete with them won't help anything. We need allies. Which is why it's great that this deal worked out.

>>29337558
why not do both? the more knights the merrier?

>>29337452
Huh. You know some neat stuff. I take it medieval stuff is something you enjoy?

>>29337558

Actually I think we kind of do now. Sarah is under our thumb, and General Felix has had nothing but success in the field. I don't see a reason not to trust him now, he's entirely proven himself.

>>29337593
Ayep. I have done a crazy amount of research into building this setting. There's a lot of detail you guys will never see (because it's boring to 99.9% of people) but it's there.

NEIR SCENE
>the morning after

You’re having an early working breakfast alone this morning. Undine and Sala have been pestering you ever since you reciprocated their attentions and it’s made it difficult to get any work done. As such, you had the castle’s cooks prepare food earlier so you could go over the last of the paperwork at breakfast before anybody got up. Before most, you correct yourself, as Neir walks in wearing her nightdress. She gives you a simple greeting as she gets some food.

“Are you not going to get dressed today, Neir?” you chide her gently.

She sticks her tongue out in response. “You walked in me and Mal having sex once before, so it’s not like you haven’t seen more.”

“You’re missing the point. I don’t think Mal would appreciate others seeing you walk around like this.”

“That’s his problem. I’m not getting dressed to have breakfast, only to get undressed once I go back to his room.”

Ah, so that was it. You shake your head and resume your work, but a thought occurs to you. Neir might be able to help you with some matters. You shouldn’t push her for too much, though, given how busy she is and that she doesn’t actually work for you.

>1. Ask Neir about acquiring mage-knight equipment
>2. Ask Neir whether she knows any mages or machinists who might be interested in helping you
>3. Ask Neir whether there are any knight-errants or mercenaries free that might help you

>>29337559
Don't forget the only reason we're getting so many recruits from these places is because they're independent, which is easily impressed by one as great as us.

I doubt vampire lands filled with thralls are gonna be so eager to join us. If they don't mass suicide or something crazy.

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>>29337559
>unique castle designs or defenses
You mean like this?

>>29337655
>2. Ask Neir whether she knows any mages or machinists who might be interested in helping you

>>29337655
>2
Knowledge is important and, if I'm not mistaken, our mages are rather pathetic (beyond our best buddies and all)

Also it seems innocent enough to ask.

>>29337559

Agreed with this Anon, we could actually work out going relatively turtle mode for a bit and do just fine, I think it is generally assumed Vitria will be the first thing to come under hold, because of logistics and how the warfront is going but we don't need to go crazy with it now. They are already scared anyway, and we have some new information with Nier here. If we cut their ties with that RSK house and continue our slow march to take over their lands they'll burn from the inside out and it'll be easy pickings. No need to rush now.

>>29337655
>2

>>29337655
>There's a lot of detail you guys will never see (because it's boring to 99.9% of people) but it's there
Can you make a pastbin on the information you're willing to disclose? Because you know, /tg/ isn't 99.9% of people

>>29337559
I agree with you about the vampires being the main concern AND needing to solidly fority

I propose the following plan for solving our current issue
1. Fortify olmm some.
2. (optional) find any pockets of resistance (military that is) in darlasia still resisting vampires and rescue them to bring them over to reinforce olmm. DO NOT actually conquer darlesia, after the raid retreat while doing some scorched earth.
3.Take port temby, this cuts off vitria's RSK trade and it ALSO gives us a mage tower. With it we could get some mages stationed in olmm to screen for vampire infiltrators.
4. Convince craol defenders via diplomacy that we have a legitimate claim for vitria's throne via sarah and that it is an internal affair and they should remain neutral as their solmn duty is to guard the border against the vampire menance.
5. Take vitria's capital. At this point, shift the bulk of our forces to the vale/craol border.
6. Take Darlesia
7. Take Crece... crece is a massive natural wall with only two passes, the passes are heavily fortified by taour, if we take it we could fority to hold agains them, this would be our toughest battle but we can cheat. Have gnome bore us a hole to bypass the defenders and siege them from both sides at once until they starve.
8. finish mopping up taour.

>>29337680
Uh...well that's an idea, sure.

But I mean, we're in a setting with access to crazy levels of magic! I mean, surely we can think of some sort of masterfully made trap that will surprise all our foes, and help protect our borders?

I'm really worried about the Tauor, mostly. If they hit us with full force, we will be hard pressed to stop them from winning at least one territory.

>>29337655
>2. Ask Neir whether she knows any mages or machinists who might be interested in helping you

WE NEED THESE. We have the mundane down pat, getting a machinist would make everything multiple tenfold.

>>29337655
>(because it's boring to 99.9% of people)
I think you got it backwards. its boring to 0.1% of the people here. we are all nerds on tg

>>29337707
Sure, I'll add it to my to-do list. It's all demographics and the like. I might need to filter some stuff out as it spoils a few other things, mind.

>>29337452
Checked my sources again, 3% is about the maximum for a medieval society on a full war footing then reaches 12% in WW2 then starts falling again for a variety of reasons. As for why Henry had so few people at Agencourt, that was for several reasons:
1. He had to raise and supply that army across a distance.
2. He had to keep a large part of his military at home to keep the nobles in line, guard against the Scottish, keep the peasants in line, provide a reserve in case the french decided to attack England directly, ect.
3. He was returning to England after a campaign and didn't actually have his entire army with him
Yeah, he had a lot more than that in his whole military.

>2.

[DC18 Machinist Luck]

I'm simply going to let you guys roll to see if there's a machinist available.

>>29337655
All of the above.

Rolled 12

>>29337775

Gah.

Rolled 12

>>29337775

Rolled 7

>>29337775

Rolled 6

>>29337775

>>29337749
Sweet, thanks.
And you said you couldn't write fapfiction

Rolled 3

>>29337775
Nope

>>29337787
>>29337800
>>29337801

To be fair they are incredibly rare mages. And its not like we have the supplies for him/her to set up shop immediately anyway.

Rolled 8

>>29337775
can we ask all of the questions?

>>29337696
That's mostly my point yes. If we can take Vitria with the least amount of bloodshed, we'd have territory we WON'T have to defend against a powerful nation. That, on top of having one less enemy nation would be IMMENSELY helpful. Right now, the vampires have the upper hand, and the only way we're gonna get it back is by preparing ourselves. Defenders advantage, and all that.

>>29337726
>1
Agreed. It needs more forts and maybe even a castle, if we can manage.

>2
If such a thing exists, hopefully our new ally will find them. That would help our numbers grow.

>3
Possibly. I am still looking into being able to take Vitria non violently, but who knows if we are THAT diplomatic?
I imagine they are really skittish right now about dying. Possibly make for a good vassal? (though I recall one of our subordinates saying to limit making vassals)

>4
I suppose we could discuss the option with Sarah.

>5-6
As I said, hopefully through the least bloodshed. Don't want to waste forces on them when we can use them for the bloody vampires.

>7
Interesting. If we did use Gnome that way, though, it would take quite a while, and collapsing it again would also take quite some time. Or, worse yet, collapse the mountain if it's too large.

>>29337756
>2. He had to keep a large part of his military at home to keep the nobles in line, guard against the Scottish, keep the peasants in line, provide a reserve in case the french decided to attack England directly, ect.

Yes, and so do you. You have militia in every town. That's your levy. They're part of the army even if you don't directly command them.

>1. He had to raise and supply that army across a distance.
The first is still true as you're maintaining a professional army.

>3. He was returning to England after a campaign and didn't actually have his entire army with him
I would also argue he lost a lot of troops simply because he didn't have the money to keep paying them for such a long period.

I also realise France tended to have much larger armies, but they also tended to rely heavily on mercs.

Ultimately, I'm going to use that as a good indication for how well you can maintain a mobile professional army, keeping in mind you'll have automatic garrisons at most places.

Rolled 13

>>29337655
4. custom: Ask how RSK protects itself against infiltration by vampire daywalkers... not the SPECIFIC DETAILS (thats national secrets), but if there are any methods that we might implement ourselves on our territories

Also, this reminds me, we need to instigate anti vampire infiltrator rules in all our provinces, a lone daywalker can walk from raupe across vale and into mier or harrowmont and start charming the mayors of towns.

Rolled 18

>>29337855
>(though I recall one of our subordinates saying to limit making vassals)
he said limit alliances, take vassals instead, since we are powerful enough to be the one in charge.

>>29337908
Oh, I must be remembering that wrong.
Good to note, I suppose.

>>29337908

There was a subordinate on either side of the argument. We haven't really made a direct decision yet on it.

Rolled 11

>>29337855
>4. I suppose we could discuss the option with Sarah.
it was sarah's idea actually, she said she thinks it will work but we must do so in person.

>7 Interesting. If we did use Gnome that way, though, it would take quite a while
Yea, but since gnome never took to the field they don't know we have her yet.
We could have her tunnel through marrn from the olmm mines into the crece mines. Take their mine town from the inside like that. And then use it to stage an support a blockade of the other fortress from both sides.

>>29337856
Weren't French and Italian mercs in that era complete badasses on par with professional soldiers though? Or have I been lied to?

>>29337941
Why do you think merc life was so romanticized in most stories around those times?

>>29337840
No, the idea is she can only work to help you with one. You chose mages, so you'll get some even without a machinist.

>>29337941
They were, but they were maintained separately to the noble-heavy armies of France in general (England didn't have that source of troops IIRC). France had a lot of nobles, too, now that I recall. I remember reading about how they got so many for the crusades because they had so many there was no land left for them.

>target not met

“Say, Neir, do you know of any mages that might be willing to help me? Machinists, researchers etc.”

She gives you a funny smile before replying, “There’s not really any spare machinists these days, Talon, but there’s a few running about. A tower was recently disbanded by the king and they’ve been looking for a new home – I might be able to make contact with a few. It’ll be mostly adepts and journeymen, but they should give you at least a base for any research.”

“Thank you, Neir.”

“Don’t mention it,” she says, as she leans over and steals your last egg. You frown at her – that was the last one, and then you sigh as you spot her dress slip down from the movement. You reach out and pull it back up.

“Ah, thanks, Talon,” she says, giving you a sweet smile.

“You really should at least try to preserve your modesty.”

“You’re like a father to me, so I don’t see why I should care.”

“Isn’t that precisely why you should care,” you growl lightly. This girl…

“Nope,” she says, biting into your egg. She stares at you for a while, before asking you a question, “So, which of the girls with you are you sleeping with? All of them?”

>1. Answer honestly.
>2. Tell her it’s none of her business (in a fatherly way)
>3. All of them (lie)
>4. Custom

Next post will be the last for the thread.

>>29337993
Not all of them... not yet.

>>29337993
>4. Custom
"Shouldn't you use your spying skills to find out?"

>>29337993
>4. Custom

>"Them? Eh, not many. You should see hordes I have in Harrowmont. Small wonder I manage to rule at all."

>>29337993
>2. Teasingly (because that's worked out so well for us tonight...)
Then >1.

>>29337993
Supporting this:
>>29338020

>>29338020
changing my vote to this.

>>29337452
But Agincourt was fought abroad and many of his troops had already died at a previous battle.

>>29337993
>Research
When you say this, I keep getting this image, like...of...researching weapon and armor upgrades...passive bonuses to our armies...

Fuck, my brain is going full x4.

>>29338020
no wait, rethinking again.
This is a bit too flirty...

mmm... wait. mal's "old flame". Help me with the english please, does that mean they used to be a couple and then broke up?

>>29337993
"Just Undine and Sala so far. I expect their sister back at Harrowmont will want to hop in to 'complete the set' as well. My bodyguard seems fond of teasing me of late, but I'm not sure if she's actually interested or if she just enjoys messing with me. And then there's this young noble girl from Vitria who's absolutely smitten with me, but I'm not sure if I should. Political ramifications, and she is just a tad young right now".

>>29338059
Yes, Agincourt was a terrible example.

>>29337993
>2

>>29338079
It means they have an extensive history together, but also implies that they're no longer together. Which is kinda weird because they obviously just slept together.

>>29338104
>because they obviously just slept together.
they did? wow I am bad at this stuff, I didn't realize that was implied at all.

>>29338074

Not... Quite. Battlemages would do that, not regular ones, but they all have their areas of expertise they delve into, so somewhat.

>>29338079
Old flame generally refers to a couple(not always dating) that ended on a mutual agreement, whether it be distant or otherwise. However they are still banging, right now.

>>29337993
>4
Ask her to guess which ones we're sleeping with...

>>29338104
I think it's more that they're on and off again, but they're together when they're near each other.

>>29338111
>“You’re missing the point. I don’t think Mal would appreciate others seeing you walk around like this.”
>“That’s his problem. I’m not getting dressed to have breakfast, only to get undressed once I go back to his room.”

>>29338079

>“That’s his problem. I’m not getting dressed to have breakfast, only to get undressed once I go back to his room.”

How did that not tip you off man?

>>29338112
Gah. Dang it. We need more mages. I want +3 weapons damn it.

>Old Flame
Huh...call me crazy, but I have trouble seeing her thinking of Talon as a dad. She treats him more like a grump who she wants to see if he'll do something.

Kinda like Sala I suppose.

>>29338074
well, mal researched for us a new bow type, we are now the only group in the world with such a weapon.
Taour researchers just built a knockoff of the RSK supertank heavy mageknight armor.
etc...
so yea, I think it pretty much is 4x-ish research

Which, btw, would put us on the mage guard's hit list, as their doctrine is to genocide active researchers.

Is the magi league currently at war with the mage guard?

>>29338111
>"I'm not getting dressed to have breakfast, only to get undressed once I go back to /his/ room."

Might have missed the emphasis. It refers to Mal.

>>29338085
Lutzen is a better one.

>>29338059
>>29338085
Abroad is very applicable for a professional army - that's how you'll maintain them. I don't believe the 3% mobilisation rate could possibly refer to a full-fledged professional military capable of campaigning for any length of time. I might stretch it to 1% in the heat of a major war, but it would stretch the economy. That, and they still didn't really maintain professional armies - these people didn't fight for a living for the most part. I'm going to leave it at that not to draw the thread out over something not of huge relevance given the already huge differences in setting.

>going with the playful spying/guess custom for the choice

>>29338132
i totally missed that post. thank you.

>>29338154
>Hit list of the Mage Guard
Wait, what, seriously?

Uh...shit. That's kinda important to know.

Aspirational, just out of curiosity. Can you give us a rough estimate of how large our Mage's Tower will be after those new ones arrive?

If you could also add a list of men at their respective ranks we have(much like our military) it would be somewhat helpful.

>>29338204
>If you could also add a list of men at their respective ranks we have(much like our military) it would be somewhat helpful.

I don't quite understand this question.

>>29338212

Yeah I worded that weird.

i.e.

12 Adepts
11 Journeymen
etc.

>>29338212
I think he is referring to how you listed the ranks of a mage tower.
Archmage, journyman, apprentice, etc.
Since we are trying to form a new tower in harrowmont he wants to basically know how many mages of each rank are currently in harrowmont, like how you list our troop composition

>>29338262
found it. mage ranks:

/////4.1.3. Mage Ranks

Apprentice - individuals (typically children) who are still learning magic.
Adept - the lowest level of tower mage
Journeyman - the most populous rank of tower mage.
Magister - the elite of the towers.
Grand Magister - the head of most towers. This rank signifies the greatest of mages.
Archmagister - some smaller towers without talented enough mages do not appoint a GM as their head, instead appointing a regular magister and using the title Archmagister of the Tower
Archmage - an honourary title for a grand magister. There is maybe one archmage-level mage born each century and they are not to be trifled with.
Mage Errant - typically referred to as their <RANK> Errant (e.g. Magister Errant), these are wandering mages.

>>29338227
Ah. In that case, I'll add it to my list. It'll come up in the updates in the next thread.

>4.

“You could just use their spies to find out?” you say, with a small smile. “Or just guess.”

She gives you a smirk. “Okay. I know you’re fucking the redhead and the brunette. They wear it on their sleeves. I don’t know about the blonde, Caitlyn, wasn’t it? I have my doubts, given how she acted in general – but I have a feeling you’ll take her someday.”

“You said I’m like a father then you talk like that to me. Why do you think I’ll take her?” you say, feeling exasperated.

“You are like a father – or maybe a mentor figure. As for taking her – she reminds me of me, when I tagged along after Mal. You just need to wake her up to the fact you’re interested.”

“What makes you think I’m interested?”

“She’s attractive and you sleep with any willing woman who’s attractive.”

“I resemble that remark. But I’ve yet to sleep with you.”

She sticks her tongue out. “You do it in spirit. Mal’s learnt a lot from you.”

“What?” you say, not having the slightest clue where this is going.

“The girls you used to bed would tell me how you pleased them and I would have Mal do that, too. It worked out quite well.”

You sigh. You remember when this girl was so innocent and now look at her. You hope it wasn’t your influence.

>That’s another thread

Next thread is 5pm EST, 9th Jan. I’ll be readying notes for that time.

This was a fun thread and quite easy to do. When I go to a weekly schedule, I may sometimes run a second thread like this on the backup day. I’ll work on that FTB scene, too. I’ll update on Twitter and the next thread once it’s done.

>>29338363
You slay may aspirational
That dialog is just precious

>>29338363
>I resemble my remark
Amusing Typos: 3

Also, sidenote: I can't help but feel like Mal feels like he walks in our shadow like a motherfucker.
Poor guy...

>>29338179
Well, so long as we keep our heads down and don't do something like researching this world's equivalent of the Akashic Root, we should be fine.

>>29338175
Sun Tzu put it best in chapter 2 of the Art of War, Waging War:

>One cartload of the enemy's provisions is equivalent to twenty of one's own, and likewise a single PICUL of his provender is equivalent to twenty from one's own store.

This wasn't exaggeration. The average rough estimate cost for keeping a pre-industrial army on the march was roughly twenty times that of simply garrisoning the same army in the homeland.

By the time enough supplies for one man reached the front, twenty times those supplies would have been consumed, lost, stolen, or be traded away illegally.

This is why I made the suggestion much earlier on to keep an eye on improvements to our supply chains.

Something as simple as bulk transportation by flight could cut supply costs by half. Canning your food, or switching from wheat-based breads and crackers to rice could still give credible savings of 1 in 4 in spoilage, which could then be leveraged back into more troops supported in the field.

>>29338363
This is even more hilarious when you consider that those girls are probably her three older sisters. We ever going to meet them incidentally?

>>29338363

That was a lot of fun for a spur of the moment thread, ace job.

Personal opinion, if you do make it a regular thing, don't lean towards sexual encounters. I know you don't and this thread was mostly all the pent up getting out at once, but implying it works. Unless we get specifically intimate with someone, just general fun character interactions.

>>29338398
That typo was intentional, actually.

>>29338421
Perhaps.

>>29338404
Holy shit, we have an anon that reads Sun Tzu shit here?

Fuck, listen to this guy, let him make war decisions.

>>29338421
I have glorious visions of one of them showing up when we return to our fortress. We then assign her as Sarah's escort to that Vitrain fortress and hilarity ensues.

>>29338404
>Well, so long as we keep our heads down and don't do something like researching this world's equivalent of the Akashic Root, we should be fine.
I think so too, as long as keep our research low key they probably won't go to war with us... especially since their leader mellowed out with age.
Thing is, their leader is a helldragon who considers the fall of dragons to be the fault of:
1. the feldragons
2. the magi league (of the time, not the modern one)

If she found we have lynn there is a good chance she will try to kill us for what she perceives as her father's crimes.

I suggest everyone read up on them on
http://pastebin.com/z7RSgixA

>>29338434
I'd say it was appropriate, the girls have proven themselves perverts, and we got a great spy out of the deal too.
I assume they will be that way until we bed them all regularly enough to calm them...though I've been wrong before.
Most of it's built up libido I reckon.

>>29338435
I am laughing even harder.

>>29338452
You mean you don't read sun tzu?
Although honestly his writing is mostly "well, obviously!" stuff meant to take a clueless dude at make him be semi competent.

>>29338462
We'll deal with them way after we crush the vampire rebellions.

>>29338452

You haven't read The Art of War? I think it is really must do reading for any GM who is building a setting with deep intricacies. And just in general for GMs and Players both to better understand and set up strategy.

>>29338434
That's probably the sort of feel I'll aim for in the future. I think a number of these scenes could have worked just as well without the sexual stuff, even if it did work out. To be honest, writing simple fluff scenes like these is good practice plus they're easy to do (you don't really need to plan) so they may become semi-regular after big and serious threads.

>>29338483
I don't think we should fool around with her sisters, they are loyal RSK nobles and a passing fling from our youth. Yes we are getting a harem but we shouldn't aim for every single girl we come across.

>>29338496
I don't. But fair enough.

The thing I'm mostly worried about is forgetting to do simple shit that could really help turn things our way.

For example: Our war with Vitria. If they import their weapons, what does that tell you? We should try and stop that (assuming it's not from the ocean)

>>29338520
I'd totally love relaxing after hard threads like the last one with these, where 'failures' don't really mean THAT much (Except for the bit with Neir.)

Incidentally, did our cha level up? I mean, that was a ton of Charm checks back there...

>>29338520
>>29338434
That's also why I'm going to be writing my fapfics in pastebins and doing them in the afterthread. That way they're still there, and still fun, but they're not getting in the way of the meat of the story.

>>29338520
>>29338434
I figure once we advance our relationship with someone to "sexy fun time" status we can assume it continues to happen in the background and instead focus on the non sex stuff in our interactions with her.
Not gone completely, but just not the main focus. for example, there is a ton of fun time banter and interaction can have with undine and sala.

>>29338434
Agreed, though the 'romance' in the story isn't disproportionate by any means, the whole harem aspect can bog things down. I'm here for Emperor Quest, not Harem Quest.

>>29338520
Personally, I don't like having sexual themes in quests. But that's a personal preference and in this case it's tastefully redirected to the pastebin and not simply spoilered in the quest thread. It also works into Talon's character well, though him having 50+ sexual partners by 34 or whatever is a bit ludicrous. But it's your setting, you're doing a compelling job and I love the characters, so I ain't complaining.

>>29338546
>If they import their weapons, what does that tell you?

That we literally found out who those mysterious benefactors were today. And we know we can stop them if we dig up dirt.

>>29338521
Wait wha?
I was referring to our elemental harem, silly.

>>29338520
I also like that you are doing the lewd scene on a pastebin, out of the thread so it didn't tie up your attention. That way we can have our cake and still get plot done.
...that's the saying right?

Anyway, I assume there will be plenty of lewd scenes in the future. I'd suggest doing the ones you'd like to do most the same way as this. Don't need to do all of em, if you don't want though.

>>29338546
oh yea, its definitely on the list
> Port Temby (town) - a large port town that handles a lot of trade and fishing. A lot of trade with the RSK takes place here.
Vitria imports its weapons from RSK through port temby mostly. If we capture this any imports would have to go from vitria directly and sail through our territorial waters (east of temby) where we can privateer them.

Quick question about Talon for shitty drawfagging purposes...
What kind of shield does he have? Circular, Oval, Tower, Large, Small...

>>29338563
>though him having 50+ sexual partners by 34 or whatever is a bit ludicrous
I figure the vast majority were one-night stands to relieve stress in between marches.

>>29338589
>I was referring to our elemental harem, silly.
oh, I misunderstood.

>>29338630

weren't they all?

>>29338589
>I also like that you are doing the lewd scene on a pastebin
Aspirational isn't doing a lewd scene at all.
An anonymous fan is writing some up as a fanfic and will post it on pastebin for those interested.

>>29338563

I'm just saying but I'm up to 14 by 22, 50 for a travelling mass of glorious future Emperor actually seems about right, especially given his past.

I do agree with you on the sexual themes though. I'd personally say they should stay out of the main threads, unless we get deeply intimate with one specific person, and stay in the off days. I'm not even big on harems really, it gets a bit too fetishy for me. But to each their own, the overall quest isn't being derailed so it is acceptable.

>>29338630
Most likely. It's common for a General of such renown to spread his 'name' in such a way. Even if it was protected.

>>29338643
I'm sure we kept one for a week or so when we occupied a town. Those were the ones that miss us most when we left.

>>29338657

Yeah he is, see >>29335890. Other anon is just writing fapfics for fapfics sake.

>>29338643
Well I have to imagine a few of them were at least a little longer term.

>>29338659
I imagine they'd stick to 'social' threads like this one, right?

>>29338687
>Other anon is just writing fapfics for fapfics sake.
Believe it or not, it's actually pretty good writing practice.

>>29338687
Oh, I missed that, thanks.

>>29338702
I imagine they'd come up whenever it was appropriate for the story. If there's a main thread and we're having a personal, private moment with one or more women, maybe throw up a pastebin and put some smut in it later.

>>29338710
It is indeed. And I always appreciate a piece of writing that can acknowledge parts of reality like that, and not break down.

>>29338710

Haha I believe you, but I was never able to do it with my settings/characters very well.

>>29338702

I'd imagine, unless it comes up for a specific reason in the main threads. Otherwise likely implied. Undine does like to sleep in our quarters.

>>29338546
Well, to keep your CHA from going through the room in these amusing threads, I don't raise stats in them. You got some Charisma boost from the Neir scene, though.

>>29338624
Tower or Large. I always picture him with a tower kite-shield from Dark Souls.

>>29338702
For the most part, I'll keep any actual smut or sexual playfulness to pastebins when it comes up. I'm unlikely to go much further than the scenes I did today in threads and they'll probably be kept to 'social' threads if I start donig them regularly.

>>29338743
Of course. I imagine she'd be much more cuddly now.
My prediction.

>>29337726
I just noticed that the plan I proposed doesn't leave us any time for acquiring places of power.
And for that matter, undine should know the location of 7 places of power linked to her source while gnome should know of at least 1 (her private pop).
Can we have a list of the locations from them so I can place them on the map?

>>29338659
The harem is a really elegant solution to the typical total shitstorm that is a waifu war. Especially if its relegated to a minor part of the quest so we can get on with the fun tactical warfare stuff.
Its also actually legitimately justified for an emperor.

>>29338757
>7 PoPs
They'll come along either this week or next as I finalise where they are. I'm still planning the continental phase of the quest. I'm not expecting to reach that until about Thread 20 or so but I need to lay the groundwork early in some cases.

>>29338752
>first thing
Aw
Well that's understandable, since there wasn't much consequence.

Also I think I misunderstood something: You said 5 was the max a human could go, does that mean we need magic buffs to increase it beyond that from now on, and all experience gaining stops? Or does it mean it just reeeeally slows down?

>third thing
Sounds great to me. I look forward to your work, Aspirational. Even if I have to stay up late...er...
It's 3 am man