With its last ominous warning, the spirit vanishes with a soft 'pop'. You'd really like to know how it does that. It seems just terribly convenient. Captain Darzi still seems to be in shock, staring at the symbol that has etched its way onto her hand with a mix of fascination and horror. You note that the symbols glow softly, like hot coals, yet yours doesn't seem to burn any longer.

After a few minutes of silence Darzi seems to come back to herself. She glances around the room hesitantly before softly saying. “I would very much like to leave this place, Mikhael.” You're slightly surprised to hear her use your actual name instead of simply calling you an aghtak, but this hardly seems like the place to bring it up. You begin to lead the way along the cobblestone path towards the exit. You don't get far before a familiar voice forces presses its way through the connection created by the Communication Brooches.

{Are you okay?} Fulvia ask, a hint of nervousness evident in her thoughts. {Could be worse. Say, do you know what an 'atma is?} There's a brief pause before she responds. {Records indicate that 'atma is the generic term used by natives in this region when it was still under Imperial rule to refer to any variety of nature spirits, whom they worshiped as gods. There were four known varieties, referred to as Yaratma, Niatma, Haratma, and Varatma. Respectively those are Fire, Water, Earth, and Air spirits.}
(1/2)

You take that in for a moment while navigating the winding hallway back towards the camp site. The spirit you'd been speaking to was likely a fire spirit, judging by the flaming clay pot it called a head. {Well I believe I just sealed a contract with a Yaratma. I'll explain more when I get back.} She responds promptly. {Very well, please make haste. The others are beginning to grow nervous.} With that, the connection is severed and you're left to your own thoughts.

>Return immediately.
>You've still got some time to kill. Try to clear the rubble from that one tunnel.
>Write-in

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>>31870270
>you awakened that which is not dead but can eternal lie
Shit.

>>31870298
>Return immediately.

>>31870298
>Return immediately.

>>31870298
>Return immediately

Obligatory fuck yes Banished Quest

>>31870298
>>>Return immediately.

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>>31870298
>>Return immediately.
We can clear the rubble later, also lets ask her what she got from us.

>Return Immediately
Writin'

>>31870391
Can we ask casually what she saw, and tell her what we saw while walking back?

Well, she asked you to make haste. It probably wouldn't do to dawdle. On the way you decide to make some light conversation with your companion. “So, the spirit showed me your memories of training and combat. It was quite interesting, I felt I learned a lot. What did it show you?” She grumbles out. “I would rather not talk about it.” To which you respond. “Oh come now, they're my memories! I feel I have a right to know what you learned of me.”

She sighs in exasperation but eventually caves. “Very well. He showed me your memories of your time as an apprentice, as well as the circumstances under which you were banished.” You raise an eyebrow. “Really? So what do you feel you learned from those memories?” She folds her arms in front of her chest. “I'm unsure. I could probably perform admirably as a healer in battle. Did your master really treat you like that?” You laugh, and nod your head. “Yes, my master was a bit of a loon. That said, believe me when I say he was not anywhere near the worst I could have been tutored by. I know of a vatis who insisted on slitting his apprentices' throats just so he may meditate by healing them all simultaneously.”

She looks horrified, perhaps rightfully so, but it occurs to you she only answered half of your question. “And as for the memories of my trial? Do you still feel that all aghtak are scum and liars fit to be executed on sight?” She's about to respond but it's cut off by a gasp when you exit the tunnel. You furrow your brow in confusion, looking forward to try and determine what it is that surprised her so greatly. You very nearly jump out of your skin at the sight you see.
(1/2)

>>31870584
This please

Sliding their way through the tunnel leading towards the river are not one, not two, but three or those plant creatures you killed at the bridge. Their glowing orange eyes roam over the camp looking for something, most likely looking for you. They haven't spotted you yet, but they probably will soon.

>Attack while you have the advantage!
>Flee across the bridge while you have the advantage!
>Flee back towards the shrine while you have the advantage!
>Hide, damn it, hide!

>>31870698
>Hide, damn it, hide!
We have a stealth cloak

>>31870698
>>Hide, damn it, hide!

>>31870698
>Hide, damn it, hide!

>>31870698
>>Flee across the bridge while you have the advantage!

>>31870698
>Attack while you have the advantage!

>>31870730
Low on vys, and its 3 against a tired mage, and a malnourished cop.

>Hide
Writin'

Roll 3d10+12 vs DC 25 to avoid detection.

Rolled 8, 2, 10 = 20

>>31870788

Rolled 6, 9, 10 + 12 = 37

>>31870788
okay
>>31870763
I think we can take them on, i just find it funny that people think being low on vys is suicide.

Rolled 20 + 12

>>31870788
nbi

Rolled 1, 10, 8 + 12 = 31

>>31870788

Rolled 3, 6, 7 + 12 = 28

>>31870788

>>31870799
>>31870814
>>31870819
>32, 37, 31 vs DC 25
>Great Success!
Writin'

Rolled 7 + 12

>>31870799
>>31870814
>>31870815
Great success!!

>>31870788
just kidding, heres another

So, does this mean we have to hold her close to us in order to both be covered by the cloak?

>>31870837
>>31870815
At least try and use the right dice.

>>31870835

+12 in hiding? Are we a ninja and no one told us?

>>31870864
the cloak give +6 and its double that in dark places.

>>31870864
cloak? and dark room

>>31870864
The cloak is a flat +6 to stealth which is doubled in dark places.

>>31870903
Jesus, I dread finding out what the downside to this thing is going to be. I fully expect creatures from the void to use it as a portal to enter this reality.

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>>31870926
That's a fantastic idea Anon, I'm writing that down.

>>31870926
Stop giving him ideas. I think the cloak was gives such a good bonus because we had the foresight to ask the guys whose job it is to protect all the artifacts, what they suggested, and in doing so, got the best picks.

I do hope they're is a side quest for it though

>>31870926
It's almost like you want us to suffer.

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>>31870926
Stop giving him ideas anon, we already gave him the full moon idea.

>>31870966
We made the "clever" choice too.

>>31871010
Honestly the other choice was to ignore it or ask our friend, but an anon had the insight of rolling with it and asking them for it.

>>31870270
OP, I love you so much, I basically read the entire archive of this quest in two days, and it was magical, like you. I really don't know how to contribute to the live thread, but please never stop

>>31871033
They gave us three choices.
The clever choice, the brave choice, and the reckless choice.
We chose clever.

Rolled 4, 10, 3 = 17

>>31871083
I'mnotacleverman.png

>>31871083
Let me check i'm sure asking for them for shit was a write in answer.

>>31870926
the downside is all the people it took to make, and the evil void demon inside

>>31871105
>>31871083
>No, hell no. You don't trust this at all!
>You've no reason to distrust Suresh. Being paranoid now will do no good.
>Write-in
a few post later some one said
>>31289438
>Write-in
Ask the figures for their suggestions.

You quickly stuff the lantern you'd been holding into your cloak, and the room is plunged into darkness. Your cloak almost immediately fades into ethereal, indistinct mist in the dimness of the caverns. You grab Captain Darzi by the wrist and pull her quickly along to a near-by outcropping of rock, where you duck down and throw your cloak wide so that it covers the both of you. You can tell she's shaking, and her jaw is clenched, but she says nothing.

From your hiding place, you see the plant creatures roaming across the campsite. They tear apart the remnants of tents and overturn boulders in their search. You see one pass only a few feet in front of you, one tentacle turning to face the glowing orange eye at its tip directly at you. The creature stops in its tracks, the tentacle inching its way closer until it's only inches from your face. However, just as you're about to start slinging fire the tentacle retracts and the beast moves on. Apparently it deemed you unworthy of its attention.

After what feels like hours crouched behind that rocky outcrop, the beast seem to decide you're not here. They gather around the collapsed tunnel entrance and begin to tear at the rocks blocking the entrance. They're making quick work of the blockage, but they're still going to be occupied for quite a while. If you're careful you might be able to sneak over the bridge without them noticing you, but then again they already passed you by. It may be better to just wait here.

A glance spared at Captain Darzi reveals she's not doing well. She's got a far away look in her eye and it seems as though she may be on the edge of hyperventilating. A panicked woman is the last thing you need in this situation.

>Try to quietly calm her down.
>Try to quickly make it across the bridge.
>Just hope and pray she can keep it together.
>Write-in

>>31871195
>You contemplate for a moment. The ring is right out, you're definitely not up for being haunted for all eternity. The boots seem kind of useless in comparison to the cloak. Sure, they're neat, but the cloak is just... well, it's just better in your opinion. “I'll take the cloak.” You state confidently.

>{The clever choice.}
>{I always prefer the reckless ones.}
>{The reckless ones always die.}

Remember this part?

>>31871229
>>Try to quietly calm her down.

>>31871229
>Try to quietly calm her down.

>>31871229
>Try to quietly calm her down.

>>31871229
>Try to quietly calm her down.

>>31871229
>>>Try to quietly calm her down.

>>31871252
I thought you were talking about asking to get our gear from them.

>>31871229
Did she got felt up by Ricky?
>Try to quietly calm her down.

>>31871283
Fuck, we totally do have a tentacle monster living in our cloak. We need to be more careful.

>>31871229
>Try to quietly calm her down.

>>31871229
>Try to quickly make it across the bridge.

>>31871283
I think it's more like she's afraid of being killed by plant monsters.

>Try to quietly calm her down.
Roooll 3d10+2 while I write. DC 20.

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>>31871283
oh anon, i like how you think...

>Darzi one step away from losing her shit
>Ricky's face pops out from the cloak and leers at her
>"SCREESCREEEEEE! [Hey woman, you alright?]"
>Darzi's face when

>>31871229
>>Try to quietly calm her down.

Rolled 1, 6, 3 + 2 = 12

>>31871344

Rolled 1, 9, 10 + 2 = 22

>>31871344

Rolled 1, 1, 8 + 2 = 12

>>31871344

>>31871369
>>31871370
>>31871373

RUN!

>>31871373
>>31871370
>>31871369
HA! Should have snuck across the bridge while we had the time, but I think this is even funnier.

>>31871369
>>31871370
>>31871373
>12, 22, 12
>Regular Failure!
Writin'!

Rolled 6, 3, 9 + 2 = 20

>>31871344

>>31871229
>>Try to quietly calm her down.
>>Try to quickly make it across the bridge.
this order

>>31871283
she spent the last couple months being raped repetedly being close to a man right now is a scary thing

did we ever go and search those crates?

>>31871485
No

Rolled 1, 8, 1 + 2 = 12

>>31871483
>she spent the last couple months being raped
nope

>>31871485
Nope even though i told you fuckers that we would have left them behind, and should have shoved them into the cloak.

>>31871483
First off your writing is atrocious and secondly your making an assumption we don't really know what happened to her.

>>31871483
ur face is a scary thing
#rekt

You let go of your grip on her wrist and try to speak in quiet, comforting tones. “It'll be okay, they didn't see us. Just try to rela-” You place a hand on her shoulder and she flinches away, glancing briefly at you and then at the plant creatures. “I can't do this.” She mumbles. “I can't do this. I'm not meant for this. I can't.” You can tell she's about to bolt, and you get a little desperate yourself. You grab her roughly by the wrist and open your mouth to speak, but that seems to be the straw to break the camel's back.

Before you know what's happening, you feel a fist come up and plant itself in your abdomen. The wind rushes from your lungs and you're sent into a coughing fit. The plant creatures whip around to focus all of their many, many eyes on you, and then on Darzi who's fleeing rapidly across the bridge while you're stuck doubled over and wheezing for air. You're really going to need to have a talk with her if you survive this, that was not cool.

>Fuck it, the gig is up. Run for the bridge.
>Try to cast a fireball large enough to incinerate the plant creatures while they're still grouped together. (8 vys)
>Try to freeze them all in place, at the very least it ought to slow them down and allow you to escape. (4 vys)
>Try to cast a ranged leeching spell at one of the plant creatures, the vys gained will help you fight the others. (Gain only half the normal amount of vys)
>Write-in

Regardless of choice, roll 3d10. Modifiers and DCs vary.

>>31871483
you do know that rape isn't something that always happens when you get tortured right?

Rolled 9, 10, 1 = 20

>>31871583
>>Fuck it, the gig is up. Run for the bridge.

>>31871583
>>Try to freeze them all in place, at the very least it ought to slow them down and allow you to escape. (4 vys)

Oh, something I feel I should probably mention. You could use your armor to boost your physical attributes at the cost of 1 vys per round. It would provide bonuses to the roll to flee across the bridge.

>>31871583
How many vys do we have left?

Rolled 3, 1, 2 = 6

>>31871583
>>Fuck it, the gig is up. Run for the bridge.

Drop the bridge when we're on the other side to keep em from following.

>>31871583
>Try to freeze them all in place, at the very least it ought to slow them down and allow you to escape. (4 vys)

Rolled 8, 1, 1 = 10

>>31871583
>Try to cast a ranged leeching spell at one of the plant creatures, the vys gained will help you fight the others. (Gain only half the normal amount of vys)

Rolled 2, 8, 3 = 13

>>31871583
>>Try to freeze them all in place, at the very least it ought to slow them down and allow you to escape. (4 vys)

>>31871583
>>Try to cast a fireball large enough to incinerate the plant creatures while they're still grouped together. (8 vys)
POWAAAAAH

>>31871622
You're at 8/26.

>>31871583
I would actually be legitimately okay with killing her at this point if it wasn't for the fact that Mikhael has an almost religious aversion to killing

Rolled 7, 5, 8 = 20

>>31871583
>>Try to cast a ranged leeching spell at one of the plant creatures, the vys gained will help you fight the others. (Gain only half the normal amount of vys)

>>31871583
>>Try to cast a ranged leeching spell at one of the plant creatures, the vys gained will help you fight the others. (Gain only half the normal amount of vys)
>>31871653
We kill all the fucking time anon.

>>31871583
>>Try to cast a fireball large enough to incinerate the plant creatures while they're still grouped together. (8 vys)

>>31871671
>We kill all the fucking time anon.
Sure, we kill bandits and what not. We usually go out of our way to avoid killing anyone who isn't murderous scum though.

>>31871653
>if it wasn't for the fact that Mikhael has an almost religious aversion to killing
Are you in the right quest?
We kill a lot,and even assassinated some one, hell even our own party isn't that adverse to killing.
>>31871688
>>31871639
We pass if we do this, and if we fuck up we are screwed.

>>31871583
>>Try to cast a ranged leeching spell at one of the plant creatures, the vys gained will help you fight the others. (Gain only half the normal amount of vys)

>>31871671
Actually we don't. We often avoid killing people as much as possible.

>>31871694
We assassinated some one, we didn't even know, and pinned his death on a random women.

Rolled 7, 5, 6 = 18

>>31871583
>>Try to cast a ranged leeching spell at one of the plant creatures, the vys gained will help you fight the others. (Gain only half the normal amount of vys)

>>31871653
wut?

>>31871600
>>31871625
>Book it!

>>31871688
>>31871639
>Burn them all!

>>31871708
>>31871671
>>31871654
>>31871633
>>31871738
>Delicious salad

>>31871613
>>31871628
>>31871638
>Ice to meet you!

Writin'

>>31871705
>>31871671
Besides the bandits we just fought and the ambush earlier we've barely killed anyone

>>31871718
when giving the choice we chose to kill, hell you can use this place as an example instead of knocking them out or letting the guy we knocked out we chose to end thier lives.

>>31871746
no dc?
>>31871752
Yet you said
>if it wasn't for the fact that Mikhael has an almost religious aversion to killing

>>31871726
When we were attacked by those two guards in Chryssa's village we went out of our way to paralyze the one attack us instead of killing him.

When those two dudes were stalking us through the ruins in like, the second thread we went out of our way to avoid killing them.

The only person who wasn't a bandit and who didn't attack us first that we've killed is Lord Spiros.

>>31871718
We kill people all the time.

Guards
Adventurers
Assassination
Civilians
Bandits (many of whom we ruthlessly execute once they're unconscious)

And more

Rolled 5, 7, 6 = 18

>>31871583
>Try to cast a ranged leeching spell at one of the plant creatures, the vys gained will help you fight the others. (Gain only half the normal amount of vys)
Use a bit of vys to boost the armor with earth magic. It makes the floor disapear right? try to make a good amount of it around us disapear.

>>31871752
We killed a bunch of innocent guards

And adventurers

and treasurers

And others

>>31871783
Our first kill was the assassination.

>>31871783
>guards
no
>Adventurers
no
>Assassination
yes, once
>bandits
only really viable part on here and that's only been in the past three threads

>>31871782
yes that was around the beginning, but soon after the guards we started killing anyone that threatened our life.

>>31871600
>>31871625
>>31871633
>22, 8, 12 vs DC 15
>Regular Failure!

Spend 3 vys to turn it into a regular success?
>Y
>N
Keep in mind, you're only gaining half the amount of vys you normally would from this spell.

>>31871782
That doesn't mean we have a religious aversion to killing.

T%hat means we don't kill random people for no reason. That's normal. We killed those bandits that we could have very easily let go for no problem to us.

>>31871838
Y

>>31871838
wait why are you using those rolls?

>>31871838
sure

>>31871838
y

>>31871809
We haven't killed a single guard, the assassination was specifically noted to be our first kill

>>31871838
yes

>>31871870
where does it say this?

>>31871653
Huh really?
We killed a politician that was going to get his own civilians killed for mmore power
and a whole bunch of banditos.
its not about having an aversion to it its more about killing within reason. But hey home girl was jusg introduced into a whole bunch of creepy otherworldly shit in about a couple of hours also I think that memory bond shit made her experience what we went through on top of her torturing. Makes sense she would flip out

>>31871836
>anyone that threatened our life.
That's not true though. We only paralyzed the racist dude that was giving us trouble when we could've done a lot worse.

>>31871847
Yeah, we killed wounded bandits in the pass. But we also healed the vast majority of the bandits that attacked us. In fact, if we don't outright kill someone we seem to go out of our way to make sure they survive. We hate killing people.

>>31871861
Because he asked for them.

>>31871827
Remember in chryssas village\


And in the Rhynian ruin?

And remembe the civilians from the fire?

>>31871893
>but soon after the guards
Yes it was around that point that instead of trying to save their lives we aimed to kill.

>>31871893
You seem to misunderstand what a reilgious aversion to killing is.

>>31871893
No we don't.

>>31871902
>Chryssa's village
We paralyzed the guard that attacked us. Chryssa killed her guard.

>In the Rhynian Ruin
Adventurers were killed because of our actions, but we didn't know our actions would end with their deaths. It was stated we regretted it.

>Civilians from the fire.
That was Profectus' fault, and we still felt horrible for it.

>>31871893
>We hate killing people.
Where does it state we hate killing?
I'm not saying we are cold blooded murder, but we never felt or expressed any guilt in the people we have killed.
>>31871893
>But we also healed the vast majority of the bandits that attacked us
We only healed one group and sold them into slavery.

>>31871902
>Remember in chryssas village\
They threatened to kill us

>And in the Rhynian ruin?
What? All we did was purge the unclean.

>And remember the civilians from the fire?
Was an accident we did feel bad for it after and so did prof

>>31871902
You mean all those people we didn't kill? Yes I remember that delusional anon.

>>31871893
He never threatened our life.

>Spend the vys
Writin'. Been writin' actually. Just forgot to mention.

>>31871963
>we did feel bad for it after and so did prof
not really bad more like some regret, but what happens happens.

>>31871975
Could you clear up the argument here?

>>31871975
So whats our alignment Soma?

>>31871881
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/31368459/

About a quarter way down one of our options is

>Meditate, this will be the first person you've ever actually killed, and you're still a little uncomfortable with that.

This is the thread in which we kill Spiros I believe

Say what you will but we had plenty of people we could have killed before that but we didn't

>>31872014
>>31872024
>Mikhael hates killing.
From his actions so far, I'd say that's likely. He seems to go out of his way to kill as few people as he possibly can.

Lord Spiros was the first person he ever killed, and he was apprehensive about doing it in the first place. Though he doesn't regret killing Lord Spiros, because Spiros was a huge asshole, he doesn't feel happy about it. Healing the bandits was also sort of a big deal, even if you did sell them into slavery. That's above and beyond what's expected as far as treatment of prisoners goes.

That said, I wouldn't go so far as saying he has a religious aversion to killing. He certainly doesn't kill lightly, even when fighting people who directly threaten his life, but he also doesn't mourn for the people he has killed. All... 10 or so, I'd need to go through the previous threads to get an exact count.

So, we'd be down to 5+whatever vys the spell will suck out of the mob.
How about using 1 to boost the the armor with earth, whip out our spear and get into a battle position. We mastered Marsala Ve so we got a +4 with the spear.
We can try paralysing them one at a time.

>>31872088
so he kills when he has to but doesn't enjoy it.

Exactly what we said.

>>31872115
Also the spear got +4 dodge.

>>31872115
>boost the the armor with earth,

We'd just disintegrate whatever we touch and were not sure what's that limited to?

>>31872048
That just means we don't enjoy it. Not that we have a religious aversion to it.

>>31872115
Seconding.

>>31872154
Basically, yes. You've been playing him very Neutral Good so far, though I hate the D&D alignment system and wouldn't hold you to that behavior.

>>31872185
Exactly, so not a religious aversion like we were saying.

>>31872185
>D&D alignment system

{Incoherent Screams}

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>>31872088

And save for later use. The best comparison I can think of is Maximus from Gladiator. Good at killing, but doesn't enjoy it or hesitates when its necessary.

>>31872209
>>31872170
well the exact line was
>Mikhael has an almost religious aversion to killing

And that seems pretty accurate to be honest, especially in a setting where the value of life is rather low,

>From his actions so far, I'd say that's likely. He seems to go out of his way to kill as few people as he possibly can.

Yeah I don't see anything contradicting that

You raise your hand towards one of the plant creatures and channel vys into your palm. Oddly, you don't really feel anything different as the energy collects, no creeping sensation of cold or anything of the sort. When you discharge the spell a tendril of vys shoots out of your palm and latches itself to one of the plant creatures. It's an ethereal, transparent thing. It almost looks like a fluid of some sort, the way it shifts and undulates.

As you begin to drain vys from the creature you can see it bleeding away into the surroundings instead of making it all the way through the tendril. You have to expend additional vys to shore up leaks, and in the end you feel you don't get as much energy as you could of out of the plant creature. You also don't manage to drain it dry before the tendril snaps and the connection is severed. Rather, you only managed to weaken it.
>Vys Pool: (12/26) You feel slightly drained, but you're not doing terrible. You could certainly put up a hell of a fight.

>Enemy turn!
>Enemies Remaining: 3x Plant Monsters (1 Wounded)

The creatures seem to decide that you are the bigger threat in this situation, and one of them begins to circle around to flank you while the other two advance. One is preparing to pounce, and the other is charging you full bore. You can already tell this is going to be a tough fight.

>Construct a partial wall of ice around yourself, so they can only attack from one direction. (3 vys)
>Try to incinerate the one charging you by channeling fire magic through your armor. (1 vys)
>Freeze the one about to pounce on you in place before it gets the chance. (1 vys)
>Just focus on full defense with your spear, you need to conserve your vys for the attack.
>Write-in

Oh, and of course roll 3d10 regardless of choice. By default, you can assume dice are needed in combat.

>>31872297
>Just focus on full defense with your spear, you need to conserve your vys for the attack.
Can we channel Leaching through the spear?

Rolled 9, 8, 5 = 22

>>31872297
>>Write-in
full circle flammenwerfer

Rolled 1, 8, 1 = 10

>>31872297
>>Try to incinerate the one charging you by channeling fire magic through your armor. (1 vys)

>>31872297
>Just focus on full defense with your spear, you need to conserve your vys for the attack.

>>31872297
Channel Earth magic into the centurion armor, and fall down several levels of the mine

Rolled 2, 1, 3 = 6

>>31872332
>>31872331
>>31872297

>>31872332
You can, but similarly to a Ranged leeching spell you'll only get half the amount of vys you normally would.

>>31872297
>Just focus on full defense with your spear, you need to conserve your vys for the attack.

Wall of ice sounds like ot might box us in atleast the way im imaging it to be built

>>31872297
>>Just focus on full defense with your spear, you need to conserve your vys for the attack.
Does the Marsala Ve count for defence too?

Rolled 1, 9, 6 = 16

>>31872297

Dice!

>>31872351
>>31872297
dice+3d10

>>31872359
Doesn't the spear amplify the spell though?

>>31872297
It seems they're intelligent.

Rolled 2, 3, 5 = 10

>>31872373
these rolls of mine.

>>31872297
>Just focus on full defense with your spear, you need to conserve your vys for the attack.

>>31872380
Ah, that's a good point. So I guess I'd just have the two cancel each for simplicity's sake.

>>31872406
So lets leach with the spear then.

>>31872343
>>31872344
>>31872358
>26, 14, 10 vs DC 18
>Regular Failure!

Spend 4 vys to turn it into a regular success!
>Y
>N

Also, as one anon suggested.
>Channel leeching through the spear.
>Don't channel leeching through the spear.

>>31872450
Y

Do it.

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>>31872037

Rolled 5, 7, 6 = 18

>>31872450
>>Channel leeching through the spear.
and yes

>>31872450
>Y
>Channel Leeching
I see no reason not to.

>>31872450
Y
>channel

>>31872450
So we'd be down to 7/26.
and 1 for every action phase right?

>>31872450
Does this add experience to our spear handling?

>>31872535
If we're victorious.

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>>31872572

You channel leaching through your spear, the sigils carved into its shaft beginning to glow softly. You feel more than ever that the spear is an extension of yourself, though its appearance does not warp as you would normally expect it to. When the charging plant creature reaches you, you brace yourself and your spear against the floor and catch it directly in the chest. Using its own momentum, and a burst of your own vys, you carry it up, into the air, and over yourself only to slam it down into the ground behind you.

Just as you jerk your spear free, the creature that had decided to hang back pounces. You step nimble to the side and it crashes into the position you once occupied. You stab it firmly in the side, twisting the weapon in the wound. Unfortunately, you can't manage to defend yourself from the creature that had decided to flank you, and you feel something puncture your neck. A needle of some sort. You jerk away from the creature, which had crept up behind you, and pry your spear free of its comrade.
>Vys Pool: (14/26)

You reach up to feel the wound on the back of your neck. It's a small hole, not bleeding too badly. It didn't even particularly hurt really, like a bee sting. You're worried about what the point of the attack might have been if not to hurt you, but there's hardly time to contemplate at the moment.

>Ally Turn
>Enemies Remaining: 3x Plant Monster (2x Wounded)

The two creatures you wounded are pulling themselves upright, but they don't yet seem ready to launch another attack. That means the ball is momentarily in your court.

>Flee across the bridge, collapse it behind you with Earth Magic. (2 vys)
>Channel fire magic through your armor, try to light all three of them on fire at once. (2 vys)
>Try to freeze them, it ought to slow them down and make the fight easier for you. (3 ys)
>Charge with your spear, the more you hurt them the more your reserves are replenished.
>Write-in

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>>31872458
Now, imagine that we get the job done for that spirit and it reward us with a summon(Ifrit in this case) would finding the rest (earth wind and water) grant us Titan Garuda and Leviathan?
How cool that would be?

>>31872630
>Try to freeze them, it ought to slow them down and make the fight easier for you. (3 ys)

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>>31872653
I like Knowledge better.
>>31872630
>>31872630
>>Try to freeze them, it ought to slow them down and make the fight easier for you. (3 ys)
then
>>Charge with your spear, the more you hurt them the more your reserves are replenished.

>>31872630
>>Flee across the bridge, collapse it behind you with Earth Magic. (2 vys)

>>31872630
>>Charge with your spear, the more you hurt them the more your reserves are replenished.
>>Write-in
use some water magic to remove any kind of poison this needle may have injected you with.
Hope it's not a psychedelic drug tho.

>>31872630
>>Channel fire magic through your armor, try to light all three of them on fire at once. (2 vys)

>>31872630
>Write-in
Heal our selves with water magic.

>>31872630
>>Try to freeze them, it ought to slow them down and make the fight easier for you. (3 ys)

Rolled 2, 10, 3 = 15

>>31872630
>>Try to freeze them, it ought to slow them down and make the fight easier for you. (3 ys)

Don't forget to roll guys!

Rolled 7, 8, 2 = 17

>>31872701
whoops forgot my rolls

Rolled 3, 10, 2 = 15

>>31872630

>>31872760
>>31872683
>>31872660
>>31872782
>Freeze

>>31872706
>Burn

>>31872701
>Charge

Combat is one of the few places I'll usually enforce the 1 action per post rule. I also need some rolls. 2 more, to be precise.

Rolled 7, 10, 8 = 25

>>31872802

Rolled 10, 4, 2 = 16

>>31872802

Rolled 6, 8, 7 = 21

>>31872802

Rolled 3, 3, 8 = 14

>>31872802
I was for charging and healing.
I'm still for healing

>>31872782
>>31872799
>>31872822
>19, 19, 29 vs DC 18
>Great Success!
Writin'

Rolled 1, 3, 5 = 9

>>31872847
I vote we impale all three and take their vys.

>>31872877

Yeah, we should do that.

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>>31872877
Sure why not

>>31872877
>>31872894
I kind of want to see how intelligent they are.

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>>31872611
>>31872632
>>31872714
A new challenger approaches

>>31872932

They are highly aggressive and dangerous (We are likely poison), don't take the risk.

>>31872984
Speaking of poison can shouldn't we check with our magic vision to see if they infected us with some type of vys parasite or something?

You channel vys into your free hand, raising it towards the three creatures in front of you. Water condenses from the air around them, locking their joints and their long, slug-like tails in ice. They screech as the frost creeps its way across their bodies, and for the moment seem completely immobilized. It occurs to you that you've likely sentenced these creatures to a slow death, as it's rare to find a plant able to recover from being frozen over. They usually wilt and die fairly rapidly.
>Vys Pool: 11/26

>Ally Turn!
>Enemies Remaining: 3x Plant Monsters (2x Severely Wounded, 1x Wounded)

They struggle against the ice that binds them, but whenever they make any sort of progress you simply patch the cracks and reinforce the ice. Effectively, you've won this combat. They won't be able to break free so long as you maintain the ice that binds them and even if you did stop maintaining the spell they would still be trapped for at least several minutes. You have the option before you of finishing them off or simply moving on and leaving them to either wilt or escape.

>Leave, they're no longer a threat to you.
>Drain them all dry, you could use the boost to your reserves.
>Keep them encased in ice until they wilt. (2 vys per turn)
>Just keep stabbing, hopefully you'll eventually hit something vital.
>Write-in

>>31873020
>Leave, they're no longer a threat to you.

>>31873020
>>Drain them all dry, you could use the boost to your reserves.

>>31873020
Drain them all

Rolled 1, 9, 5 = 15

>>31873020
>>Drain them all dry, you could use the boost to your reserves.

>>31873020
I think they're scouts.

>>31873020
>Drain them all dry, you could use the boost to your reserves.

Rolled 3, 1, 4 = 8

>>31873020
stab them

>>31873020
>>Drain them all dry, you could use the boost to your reserves.

>>31873020
>Leave, they're no longer a threat to you.

Hey did anybody see a screaming cop come through?

>>31873020
>>Drain them all dry, you could use the boost to your reserves.

>>31873020
>Drain them all dry, you could use the boost to your reserves.
>>31873020
>>Just keep stabbing, hopefully you'll eventually hit something vital.

>>31873020
>Drain them all dry, you could use the boost to your reserves.

>>31873020
>>Drain them all dry, you could use the boost to your reserves.
Cue Dracula music

>>31873054
>>31873055
>>31873063
>>31873075
>>31873080
>>31873093
>>31873100
>>31873103
>>31873107
>Delicious Salad

>>31873079
>STAB STAB STAB

>>31873049
>>31873091
>Bounce, nigga.

>Writin'

Rolled 6, 1, 4 = 11

>>31873020
>Write-in
Check for poison
>Drain them all dry, you could use the boost to your reserves.
>Just keep stabbing, hopefully you'll eventually hit something vital.

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>>31872957

>>31873137
>Elaudians

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>>31873117
Yeah baby

>>31873156
>>31873137
God I hope so.

>>31873199
>>31873156
Mind explaining?are these the jungle people that vanished?

>>31873117
Damn, that's a lot of votes and I haven't even voted.

>>31873232
Yeah.

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>>31873291
I'm hoping this crazy fucker is in the jungle as well.

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>>31873325

You approach each one of them in turn, stabbing your spear into their necks and waiting until they're drained of all vys. It's depressingly slim pickings, after a long fight and after already draining one of them fairly severely. Still, it bumps your reserves up once more to respectable levels.
>Vys Pool: (18/26)

You stop maintaining the ice that binds them after you've made sure that each one is devoid of energy, and then you take a moment to take stock of your injuries. You escaped surprisingly unscathed, though you're starting to feel a little woozy. You heal the puncture wound on your neck without much trouble but water magic is incapable of healing poison, even natural poisons. That would be taken care of using the Manipulate effect, which you don't yet know, in conjunction with the Poison effect.

An idea does occur to you though. You know that channeling water magic into your armor reveals the flow of ambient magic. Perhaps channeling water magic in conjunction with the poison effect would reveal if you'd been poisoned? You quickly do so, and the world shifts from the blue field of swirling energy to a dull monochrome reflection of the real world. The plant creatures, still trapped by the ice, are illuminated brightly with glowing red lines of what you can only assume are poison glands. It seems to be focused around a stinger that resides deep within their tooth-filled maws.

You glance down at yourself, and see that same bright red glow creeping its way through your veins. It hasn't gotten far past the site of injection, though it's begun to creep down your arm and across your chest. You're surprised that you feel only a little woozy so far, you'd expect to be feeling much worse.
(1/2)

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>>31873137

Still, this is cause for major concern. You have neither alchemical or magical means of negating poison, though you have books that could teach you either. You could perhaps use water magic to slow your heartbeat, and thus slow the spread of the poison, but that carries with it its own dangers. You're at something of an impasse.

>Slow your heartbeat and head back to camp, you can see what sort of options you have then.
>Maybe one of your companions knows a remedy to poison? Ask over the communication brooches if they have anything.
>Write-in

>>31873425
>>>Maybe one of your companions knows a remedy to poison? Ask over the communication brooches if they have anything.

>>31873425
Leech Poison

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>>31873401
>>31873425
>Slow your heartbeat and head back to camp, you can see what sort of options you have then.

>>31873425
>Maybe one of your companions knows a remedy to poison? Ask over the communication brooches if they have anything.

If nothing, then

>Slow your heartbeat and head back to camp, you can see what sort of options you have then.

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>>31873425

>Maybe one of your companions knows a remedy to poison? Ask over the communication brooches if they have anything.

Rolled 9, 5, 10 = 24

>>31873425
>Slow your heartbeat and head back to camp, you can see what sort of options you have then.
We are master level, so the DC should be reasonable.

>>31873442
Soma would we still need manipulate for this?

>>31873425
>>Slow your heartbeat and head back to camp, you can see what sort of options you have then.
>>Maybe one of your companions knows a remedy to poison? Ask over the communication brooches if they have anything.
Both.
Once we get back to camp, speed read the chapter about Manipulate and get Manipulatin' son

Rolled 10, 2, 2 = 14

>>31873425
>Maybe one of your companions knows a remedy to poison? Ask over the communication brooches if they have anything.
while heading back to camp, gonna need the gang for this.

>>31873493
Yup, leech doesn't really synergize well with other effects or even metamagic by and large.

>>31873490
For me its not about the DC nut rather its effects on us plus I'm vigilantin my pursuit against anything that makes us walk on the line of life and death again.
Don't want Mask 2 shenanigans in a dead world again

>>31873490
Oh, you wouldn't need to roll to slow your heartbeat. At master level it's well within your capabilities. It will only become a problem if something happens like sudden ambush or the like.

It seems like
>Start heading back to camp, contact your companions on the way.
Is popular. I'll start writin'

>>31873425
>Write-in

We could try making a deepish cut where the poison was injected so it can seep out with the blood. We can heal afterwards.

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>>31873442
Can't really do that.
>>31873436
I rather not have the poison spread.
>>31873470
>>31873465
I rather not risk the spread.

We could slit our wrists and let our blood - and the poison - flow out
we should only do this if we're able to heal more blood than we're losing

>>31873601

We were injected with poison, how the heck is it going to spread?

>>31873584
I wanted both but okay.

>>31873585
I'd allow this. Cut open a vein/artery and try to drain out the blood to drain out the poison. A success would cure the poison at the cost of weakening you for the day. A failure would weaken you and fail to cure you of the poison.
>Attemp it
>Too risky

>>31873548
Except its not that bad since soma just pointed it out its only a problem if we get ambushed.
>>31873632
Our heart is pumping right now at a steady pace, so i rather slow the poisons spread.

>>31873658
>Attemp it

>>31873658

Can we call for help first?

Rolled 9, 8, 4 = 21

>>31873632
>You could perhaps use water magic to slow your heartbeat, and thus slow the spread of the poison.
>>31873658
>Attemp it

>>31873658
>Attempt it

>>31873685
You could call for help first.

Rolled 2, 9, 8 = 19

>>31873658
ask companions first

>>31873658
>Attempt it
But maybe do it once we've gotten back to camp

>>31873658
>>Too risky

Rolled 3, 6, 7 = 16

>>31873658
let us try

>>31873619
To do that you'd need to go into a meditative trance, would you do that here close to the not so dying mobs and maybe some more around the corner, or safely back at camp?

>>31873658
Try.
If we can communicate to chess a that we need . We've been poisoned but killed all the enemies. Come pick up our body the captain will know how to find us.

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Rolled 2

>>31873658
Dice tell me what to do

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>>31873798
They lie to you anon, look at how they gave us good rolls.

>>31873688
>>31873698
>>31873706
>25, 24, 20 vs DC 25
>Regular Failure

I assume you'll spend 1 vys to make it a regular success, but would you like to spend 6 vys to make it a Great Success?
>Y
>N

>>31874092
Y

>>31874092
N

>>31874092
>Y
We have 18 vys, plus i want to make sure losing the blood doesn't hurt us too badly.

>>31874092
N

>>31874092
N
I want to study the effects of this poison upon our body.

Rolled 9, 2, 1 = 12

>>31874092
Y

>>31874137
Its already gone, but with a grat affect we won't be weak is my understanding.

>>31874092
Y

>>31874092
N

>>31874092
>>N

>>31874092
Y

Rolled 10, 8, 10 = 28

>>31874092
Y
we can meditate after

>>31874126
>>31874137
>>31874142
>>31874160
Vote properly

>>31874152
99% sure your understanding is wrong.

>>31874092
N

>>31874092
Y

>>31874092
>Y

>>31873325
Well Necromancy does have to do with Life, which is the basis of Nature magic.

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>>31874171
Damn son. Nice roll.

>>31874092
N

>>31874092
Y

>>31874180
>A success would cure the poison at the cost of weakening you for the day
So succeeding would cure us of poison, but great succes should make the poison not hurt.

>>31874179
I did
he never said this was final destination
read properly