You walk into the castle under armed guard, ahead you can feel an impossibly strong evil, a demon lord. You came here to meet a princess but you wonder what you’ve gotten yourself in for.

You continue into the castle, drawing closer all the time to the great evil you can sense. You walk down a long corridor with your guards. You can also see guards stationed everywhere you go. Seems they really do take security seriously here.

You walk towards a large set of double doors, every step taking you closer to that malevolent presence.

The old man opens the doors and you are led inside to a large open hall, doors in all four walls. In the middle of the hall is a huge column of fire, a cone of dancing flames reaching all the way to the ceiling. You feel no heat from it though. The evil you can sense is coming from it.

Unconcerned by the fire of blasphemy the old man and your guards escort you past the flame towards a door on the opposite side of the hall you came from. You turn your head to stare at the flames as you pass, wondering if it’s going to attack you. The old man notices you watching.

“Ah the Heartfire” he says “The wonder of the Island, no doubt you’ve heard of it?”

>I’ve never heard of it
>Of course, yes, who hasn’t?
>Why is it pure evil?
>Why is there no heat?
>What does it do?
>I’m leaving (flee)
>Other

>>33443749
This was the path where we might release a terrible evil, right? Is it possible to permanently destroy demonlords?

>>33443768
>I’ve never heard of it
>Why is it pure evil?
>Why is there no heat?
>What does it do?

>>33443778
This is a path that had trap options and told us we would be forced into a binary choice between letting a great evil go free or killing an innocent.

>>33443768
>"I've not, but I can feel the demonlord inside. I really hope that prison holds.

>>33443768
>I’ve never heard of it
>Why is it pure evil?
>Why is there no heat?
>What does it do?
On the subject of a binary choice. I frankly think killing one innocent to in this situation makes perfect sense. Releasing a Demon lord is guaranteed to lead to the murder of possibly COUNTLESS other innocents. Its the classic Trolley problem, its certainly not an easy choice but killing the one is the choice I'd make. Especially if I don't have any special attachment to the one. If I do... well the rest can fuck off.

Here's hoping the decision will only be required if we take this path to break the barrier. We could still use this place to do good an increase our power and allies, but not (fully) rely on it to escape the plane.

>>33443792

I'm not sure what's worse, being shoehorned into binary choices or giving up on alternate resolutions in advance.

Willpower should be 19, not 18
Arcane Energy should be 34 total, 14 base (assuming the energy we'd have w/o angel magic is 14 and not 4)
Divine Energy should be 26 total, 13 base


>>33443827
Hopefully, the fact that the prediction was made assuming we left for the Island immediately after hearing it but that we instead went for The Blood of Dragons will result in fate taking a different turn.
Even if it didn't we should still at least *try* and defy fate so that the demon lord stays captive and no innocent dies.

Absolute worst case scenario, we are denied a write-in option at the very end and forced to make a binary choice in the same manner as when choosing whether to accept our new familiar.
In that case, and that case alone, I would vote for the good of the many in such a manner.

>>33443896
Who the *fuck* said I was giving up on alternative options?
Preparing for the worst possibility doesn't mean I've given up on trying to save everyone.

“I’ve never heard of it” you say honestly

“The Heartfire is the centre of the castle, and the island” says the old man “Whilst it burns, no invader can take the castle.”

“There’s no heat” you say “Not from here, no” he says “But if you touched it...well...the Heartfire destroys all things.

“Why is it pure evil?” you ask, the whole procession stops for a moment as the old man comes to a halt, looking at you with a searching gaze for a long time before replying “Because the Third Duke, The Sorcerer, whose name I’ll not poison my lips by speaking, lies trapped within.” He looks away “The Heartfire destroys everything...or so we thought.” You continue onwards.

“What does it do?” you ask, he simply shakes his head “Too much, too little.”

You are led from that hall down another corridor and into a smaller hall, with a raised platform and a throne. You cannot see who’s sat on the throne as there is a crowd of well-dressed men and women crowded around it arguing. Something about duty and failing to live up to it and following your elders advice.

The old man with you coughs loudly, the argument continues “Ha-Hem!” he almost shouts. Nobody seems to notice.

“Oh for the love of-” He says, then mutters something and brings his hands together quickly.

Thunder crashes and a bright light flashes, forcing everyone to cover their ears and shut their eyes. Except for you, thunder and lightning flashes really don’t phase you anymore.
Everyone on the platform turns to look at the old man.

One old gentleman with a flushed face and a large nose with broken veins in it says “Really Master Hafness, trying to intimidate us with cheap tricks, wizard though you may be, the real power here lies with the Regency Council and furthermore-”

“We have a visitor to our island whom the Princess needs to see” says the old man at your side. “You can continue your discussion later Lord Maxberry.”

>>33443915
Thanks for spotting, will fix when I have a moment.

“That can wait!” insists the man with the drunkards nose “Important matters of state are being discussed here.”

“They really aren’t” counters a young female voice from within the throng “it’s just your usual attempt to bully me into a marriage that I cannot agree to.”

Voices raise around the throne, imploring the speaker to ‘think of her people’ and ‘this is what’s right for the kingdom’ and ‘Lord Ninver isn’t so bad, really’.

“Leave me” commands the unseen girl “I will see the visitor now.”

“Your highness”, “But your highness”, “really child you must listen” the protests begin.

“I said leave!” She insists. Roll Willpower 1d20+4

Surprisingly, they leave without any further fuss, walking down from the platform and out a side entrance.

Rolled 15 + 4

>>33443940

The fuck was that

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Rolled 6 + 4

>>33443940
>>33443915
I'm hoping for the same things as well. If at all possible I'd prefer to get through this without anyone dying unnecessarily. Glad we are in agreement.

>Pic would be an absolutely awesome fight though

Rolled 5

>>33443940

Rolled 10 + 4

>>33443924
Oh, apparently it's containing a hyper-asshole duke who was empowered by a demon lord.
That's so much better than them using a live demon lord as an arcane battery, that never works out well.

>>33443940
Did she just use the Voice of the Dragon spell?
That might provoke a willpower check to identify it.

>>33443969
Well, that demon lord is pretty rude, not giving Siyeri the chance to get dressed before their final battle.
We probably will fight a demon lord, given that this dimension is currently ruled by one and we need to kill or severely weaken him if we want the barrier to stay down forever.
He's just the big bad for the moment, not the boss of one of the side-quests connected to the main-quest, it'd be like fighting the arch-demon at the end of the Circle Tower in DA:O.

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>>33443827

>2014
>not suplexing the trolley

>Success

That felt very much like a Paladin ability called Voice of Command, a favoured power of Konig.

Used to command troops on the battlefield, you've never seen it used in a social setting.

Also it was...unfocused, weaker than normal.

Once the crowd has cleared you can see the thrones occupant. A young girl who looks no more than 14 sits on the throne, a frustrated look on her face.

She has blond hair and brilliant blue eyes and is wearing a white dress decorated with gold thread. She wears a silver crown that sits slightly askew on her head and her long hair reaches past her shoulders all the way to the seat of the throne. Her arms twitch on the thrones armrests as if she wants to pound them in frustration or possibly hit someone.
She is slender and has a fine, delicate appearance. As she rises from the throne and walks down to meet you, you can see that womanhood is a ways off for her, put her in different clothes and cut her hair and she could pass for a young boy. She’s a little under 5ft in height.

She stalks down the steps towards you and your guard, as she approaches the guards nearby grip your arms tightly, thinking they can restrain you.

Her attention is focused mainly on the old man at your side “Really Sam, they don’t listen, they never listen, I’ve told them dozens of times it’s not happening and yet they- oooooooh! I could just scream!”

Master Hafness says calmly “They’ll come around your highness, in the meantime” he casts a significant look at you.

The Princess seems to notice you for the first time and takes a moment to stare at you in shock, giving you a detailed stare top to bottom, and then again, before focusing on your wings.

“What...what are you?” she asks, somewhat breathlessly.

“More to the point” cuts across Master Hafness “Who sent her, your highness, if you would”

“Ah, yes, of course” she says and approaches you. The soldiers holding your arms try to push you down in a kneeling position, not that they can if you choose not to let them.

voting in next post

>Let them push you down into a kneeling position
>Stay standing
>What are you going to do to me?
>Introduce yourself as Sireyi
>Introduce yourself as Sireyi of House Valyenya [Plot Happens]
>The Princess of Jalweyen I presume
>Other

>>33444149
>Resist just long enough for them to get the point that they can't push you down, then kneel anyway.

Let's not mention House Valyenya, given that there is a, presumably demon-worshipping, if it's in Drache, noble house of the same name.

>>33444149

>show some respect for local royalty and kneel
>introduce yourself as Sireyi, paladin of Velya
No point in bringing up the family we don't hafe actual affiliation with.

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>>33444149
>Stay standing
>The Princess of Jalweyen I presume
>Introduce yourself as Sireyi
>What are you going to do to me?


I do somewhat want plot to happen, but lets give it a few posts.

>>33443982
I assume that the Duke is a demon lord. They are often given noble titles in fantasy literature.

>>33444149
>Give her whatever respect is appropriate to a ruler of our realm.
I assume this means kneeling, but if our position as palading places us outside the usual social hierarchy or lets us get away with another sign (bow/nodding etc) that is my vote.
>Introduce yourself as Sireyi, outsider of this plane, paladin to the goddess of Joy, Velya.

>>33444206
Duke is also a title for high-ranking nobility, the way he phrased it makes me think The Sorceror was some kind of traitor to the Island of Storms,
and was thrown into the Hearthfire, which is probably how they punish traitors, to destroy them utterly.
He also mentioned he was the third, which doesn't seem like a demon thing.

It could really be either, but let's just be optimistic about this one thing until we have the chance to get clarification.

The giving of noble titles to demon-kind in fantasy literature is probably a holdover from Goetia and The Lesser Key, which have influenced modern demonology greatly.

You kneel, giving the soldiers just enough resistance to make a point. Master Hafness frowns and reaches inside his pocket, quietly retrieving a wand, but not doing anything with it.

“I’m Sireyi” you say “paladin to the goddess of Joy, Velya, you are the Princess of Jalweyen I presume?”

“Hush” she says absently “You’re spoiling my concentration.”

“Don’t worry” says the princess “This won’t hurt” and then she puts both hands on the sides of your head, a look of concentration on her face.

Roll Willpower 1d20+4

Rolled 20 + 4

>>33444318
It probably will.

Rolled 3 + 4

>>33444318

Rolled 12

>>33444318
Willpower rolls seem to be the most common these last few threads. Also the most common we fail. Might want to invest in that.

>Success
You feel a familiar power surge within you, searching you for signs of evil. Very familiar in fact, this girl is a paladin. As her powers encounter your own, the two of you experience a moment of...connection. You can tell that she’s a paladin of Konig, and that her powers, though very strong are untrained, like a novice paladin only just called to serve. Through your connection you can feel her shock at discovering you are also a paladin, and her confusion that your powers are subtly different to her own (Paladin of Velya vs Paladin of Konig).

She doesn’t seem to want to stop touching you, keeping her hands on your head, revelling in the connection between the two of you. After a few moments Master Hafness asks “Well, is she an agent of Drache?”

“No” says the Princess, not taking her eyes off your face, shaking her head slightly “She’s not, she’s, she’s like me. She’s a royal, though I think she’s from another kingdom.”

“What?” asks Master Hafness in confusion.

“She has powers, royal powers like mine!” says the princess, her voice rising to a near-squeal of excitement “Oh this is amazing, tell me, where do you come from? How many of your family has the royal powers? Are you in the line of succession? Does all your royal family have wings? Where you born with them? Do you think I could grow some too?”

“This could still be a trick-” Master Hafness starts “Of course it’s not a trick!” says the princess “I would know. Let her go” she orders the guards holding you, they release their grip on you and step back, though they still remain close by.

>I come from another plane
>I’m not royalty
>I’m a paladin
>The wings don’t actually come from my paladin powers
>Let’s try that introduction again
>Let’s try that introduction again with my House name [Plot Happens]
>Stay kneeling
>Stand up

>>33444341
We have been, at this level Angel's Magic gives +3 willpower and +20 arcane energy.
Also a discount to purchasing spells.
The problem is more that we don't have any particular skills which boost the things willpower governs, such as resisting pain or identifying magic, rather than the stat itself being low.

>>33444373
>I come from another plane
>I’m not royalty
>I’m a paladin
>The wings don’t actually come from my paladin powers
>Let’s try that introduction again

>>33444373
>I come from another plane
>I’m not royalty
>I’m a paladin
>The wings don’t actually come from my paladin powers
>Let’s try that introduction again

>>33444373
>I come from another plane
>You seem to have some misconception as to these powers. Your powers come from an alignment/connection with the god Konig, who is currently barred from accessing this world due to the barrier the demonlord have cast. The goddess Velya chose to give me these powers, though I do not know how your connection came to be.
>Stand up

>>33444373

Stand up.

Those are not royal powers, majesty... I can explain.

>>33444443
I like that writin. Seconding that.

>>33444373
>I come from another plane
>I’m not royalty
>I’m a paladin
>The wings don’t actually come from my paladin powers
>Let’s try that introduction again
>Stand up

>>33444443
Maybe she may have a connection with the Horn we have. It is an artifact of Konig after all

“I come from another plane” you say, rising to your feet “You seem to have some misconception as to these powers. Your powers come from a connection with the god Konig, who is currently barred from accessing this world due to the barrier the demonlords have cast. The goddess Velya chose to give me these powers, though I do not know how your connection came to be.”

You see her mouth ‘Konig’ in confusion, like she’s never heard of him.

Master Hafness’ face twitches slightly, Roll Fellowship 1d20+5

“I’m not Royalty” you continue, “I’m Sireyi, a Paladin, and my wings didn’t come from me being one.” You bow formally, as you have been taught to.

“Of course, we haven’t been properly introduced” says the princess “I’m Princess Sofia Alwyn Victoria Blodwyn Jalweyen, pleased to make your acquaintance.” She curtseys to you.

“Oh this is going to be so great!” says the princess, holding her tiny hands up in fists near her mouth in excitement “There’s so much we need to talk about, I mean where do we start-”

“Your highness” interrupts Master Hafness “Your highness, there’s still a lot for you to do this afternoon.”

Princess Sofia’s shoulders slump “Oh yes, that” she looks at you, hope shining in her eyes “We’ll talk this evening and you can stay in the palace, please say you’ll stay.”

>Sure I’ll stay
>I can’t stay here

And since the princess has state matters to attend to, how will you spend your day?

>Walk around the island and talk to folk
>Walk around the palace and talk to folk
>Go get Ebonsong
>Go get Bokin (how?)
>Go back to coast town to look around
>Other

>>33444572
i'd love to stay but I have friends named Bokin and Ebonsong on the mainland. Can I borrow a boat to go get them?

Rolled 4 + 5

>>33444572
That sounds good >>33444620

I'd rather not leave them behind. They're liable to get murdered.

Rolled 5 + 5

>>33444572
>>33444620

Rolled 3 + 5

>>33444572

>Stay

>walk around palace and try to get more on the hearthfire

>>33444572
>Now that I have been cleared, may I retrieve my two friends who have stayed at the coast? By the by, does the cloud hinder storm-aligned teleportation by benign beings?

>>33444635
>>33444636
>>33444646

Wizard is not gonna like us I can tell.

>Failure

You have no idea what Master Hafness is thinking

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>>33444705
Wow. Well that looks like one of our very first failures at rolling fellowship. Awesome

“Now that I have been cleared, may I retrieve my two friends who have stayed at the coast? By the by, does the cloud hinder storm-aligned teleportation by benign beings?” You ask “If it does, do you perhaps have a boat I could borrow?”

Princess Sofia looks at Master Hafness expectantly, he responds “The Island is warded against hostile teleportation, but now that the Princess has met you, I do not expect you will be impeded. We have plenty of boats you could use, but any boat from here that went to the coast would attract a lot of attention from the forces of Drache.”

>Fetch them with Ride the Lightning
>Go by boat
>Leave them be

And I’m only seeing one response to what to do with the rest of your time (even a boat-trip won’t take the whole day) of
>walk around palace and try to get more on the heartfire

If no objections, that’s what you’ll be doing for the rest of the day, after picking up your companions.

>>33444785
>Fly back and then RTL back to the palace.
>Use scrying to make sure we don't RTL right next to somebody, no reason to terrify them.

I'd like to >>Go back to the coast town and look around
In addition to walking around the palace
Walk around town, too, if we still have the time.

>>33444785
>Fetch them with Ride the Lightning


>walk around palace and try to get more on the heartfire
That sounds fine with me

>>33444785
>>Fetch them with Ride the Lightning
Rest of the day:
>Find quarters for our group.
>Stay together, I don't want our giant child hurting anyone or being hurt by people who fear him.
>Find out about the history of this place. Who made the storm-cloud? When did the demon-incursion start? Does anyone remember the gods? How long has the barrier been there?

>>33444831
Oh, and warn people that our friends are an infant dragon and a child giant. Might want to mention that sort of stuff before terrifying people by appearing right in front of them while they a blinded by lightning.
Also only use RTL on the way back to the island.
And a question: can we sense where our familiar is? Is the bond similar to the horn in that way?

>>33444831
>>33444862
Sounds good

After leaving the Princess to her day job, you confer with Master Hafness about a safe place to teleport to, he directs you to a small courtyard that is seldom used and has a guard stay there to ensure that no one uses it until you do, to prevent any problems.

You also warn him about what Bokin is, “A frost giant” he says with a raised eyebrow, I though the Empire had wiped them out, I’d enjoy talking to him.”

With that you fly back to the mainland, the storm takes no notice of you. You pass high over the coast town and continue on towards the hills, where you can see Bokin trying to teach Ebonsong to fetch a stick, with little success.

You descend and tell Bokin what’s going on, Ebonsong swarms up your leg and perches on your shoulder.

“Hold on” you say to Bokin as you prepare to call down the lightning “This is going to be f-”
(DE 2/27)
“-un” you finish, as the three of you appear in the abandoned courtyard, startling the guard out of a daze. He looks up, and up at Bokin, his eyes wide “I...I’ll tell Master Hafness you’re back” he says weakly.

You decide to spend the rest of the day walking around the palace talking to the people who live there, finding out about the place. Bokin stays with you, gaping in astonishment at everything he sees. Ebonsong remains wrapped around your neck, simply watching and listening.

Roll Fellowship 1d20+5

Rolled 10 + 5

>>33444966

Rolled 11 + 5

>>33444966

>Captcha archdeacon weldge


I want to talk Archdeacon Weldge. He may have some information for us.

Rolled 15 + 5

>>33444966

Rolled 18 + 5

>>33444966

Rolled 19 + 5

>>33444966

come ON

>>33444966
Make sure to give Ebby affectionate head-scratches throughout the day.
Every reptile enjoys head-scratches.

>>33445021
Modded 20 is alright, probably enough for a mixed success at the least.

The Island of Storms has always been the property of House Jalweyen, Royal family of the Kingdom of Hanse. It was something of a personal home for the family, a chance to escape the duties of rulership, as most of Hanse was on the mainland. Hanse is now under the control of the Drache Empire, the Island is all that remains free.

The Drache Empire has been making pacts with demons for a long, long time. However 500 years ago they successfully summoned 3 powerful demon lords, who bought with them an army of demons, and set out to conquer the world. They first attacked Hanse 100 years ago, having started their empire thousands of miles away.

The Gods are remembered by a few, though most dismiss them as legends or ‘if they ever were real, they abandoned us long ago’.

You do find out that ‘Konig’ is the name of the first King of Hanse, who lived 2,000 years ago and founded the ruling house (Jalweyen), believed to have been named for his wife.

The islands barrier is a source of much hearsey and speculation, but this much can be agreed upon: Long ago the House of Jalweyen hired a wizard to create a way of disposing of filth and rubbish.

He created what is now the Heartfire – a magical flame capable of destroying anything, it is supposedly powered by something deep within the ground that keeps it burning forever. House Jalweyen found this so useful they kept hiring wizards to improve their private island, adding conveniences and defences.

The island is currently host to hundreds of spells, minor and major, most of which draw power from the Heartfire – if it was ever extinguished then the Island would be nearly defenceless.

Of course, as long as House Jalweyen survives, the Heartfire cannot be extinguished, so they say. Princess Sofia is the last surviving member of House Jalweyen and the few remaining nobles of Hanse are trying to convince her to marry in order to continue the line.

>>33445155
The Regency Council is engaged in a struggle both to convince the Princess to marry, and an internal power struggle over who she will marry. There’s talk of them passing a decree that the Princess must marry before she reaches the age of 18, or accept the husband the Council recommends. This is to be voted on by the Council in the next few days and is expected to pass.

Finding this out takes the rest of the day, it’s getting dark and Bokin is looking tired, worn out from walking all around the castle. Ebonsong is asleep around your neck. The princess seemed to want to speak to you later but apparently won’t be free until after dark.

The three of you have been given a suite of rooms, with three beds pushed together in one room for Bokin to sleep on.

What do you do?
>Go back to my quarters and wait for the princess to summon me.
>Go back to my quarters and go to sleep
>Do something else (what?)

>>33445167
>Go back to my quarters and wait for the princess to summon me.

>>33445167
>>Go back to my quarters and wait for the princess to summon me.
While we wait, I'd like to see if we can reach Veyla.

>>33445167
>Go back to my quarters and wait for the princess to summon me.

>>33445184

I'll second this. Pray while waiting.

Ok, roll 1d20+4 for praying

Rolled 3 + 4

>>33445155
>You do find out that ‘Konig’ is the name of the first King of Hanse, who lived 2,000 years ago and founded the ruling house (Jalweyen), believed to have been named for his wife.

So, the princess' divine powers would be due to her having the slightest bit of divine blood, yeah?
Unless the first King of the nation who's ruling house she happens to be descended from is just coincidentally named Konig, while she possesses completely anomalous paladin powers in a Prime cut off from the gods.

>>33445206

Rolled 11 + 4

>>33445206

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>>33445206

>Failure

You pray, and achieve a sense of peacefulness, but do not receive any communication or instruction from your goddess.

You wait for the princess to summon you. Bokin and Ebonsong are out cold.

That evening, just after dark a servant comes to your quarters and says that the princess will see you now.
You are led through the castle to the princess’ private chambers, with two guards outside. One gives you a quick pat down, looking for concealed weapons, and then you are allowed to enter.

You enter a large sitting room, with comfy-looking chairs near a hearth. Further back is a small dining table and chairs, being prepared by servants.

The princess is fussing over the servants who are setting the table for dinner “No that should go there, the red roses not the white ones, everything needs to be perfect. Yes, good like that, thank you.”

There’s a fire in the hearth and the table is set for a candle-lit dinner for two.

As your escort announces you the Princess spins around in surprise “Sireyi!” she says, rushing over to greet you “I’m so glad you came, please, sit, sit” she gestures at the dining table “would you like some wine?” To the servants she says “that will be all thank you” the servants bow and leave. The two of you are alone.

>I’ll stay standing thanks
>Take a seat at the table
>Take a seat by the fire, the chairs look softer
>I’d love some wine
>No wine thank you
>Well...this looks...intimate...
>I’d best not stay long, I’m sure your date will be along in a moment
>You didn’t need to go to all this trouble for me
>Other

>>33445277
>Take a seat at the table
>I’d love some wine
>Well...this looks...intimate...
>You didn’t need to go to all this trouble for me

We have a constitution score of 21, we can (probably) handle our wine.
And if not, drunk angel shenanigans.

>>33445277
>Take a seat at the table
>I’d love some wine
>Well...this looks...intimate...
>You didn’t need to go to all this trouble for me

>>33445277

>Take a seat at the table
>I'd love some wine
high constitution should keep us sober, or?
>Were you expecting someone, or did you go though all this trouble for me? (if yes:) that was unnecessary

>>33445277
>Take a seat at the table
>I’d love some wine
>Well...this looks...intimate..

“I’d love some wine” you say, sitting at the table, you’re wearing a formal dress that was lent to you by a kindly servant, apparently found in storage some time ago. The fit isn’t too bad, a little snug around the hips and chest.

“Well...this looks...intimate...” you say, you know how courtly romances are supposed to go and you wonder if you’ve given her the wrong signals.

“I know” she says, pouring you both some wine “Just the two of us, isn’t it great? No stuffy Council telling me what to do.”

The two of you start chatting, or rather, the Princess starts bubbling over and you barely get a word in. You let her gush for a while and then try to steer the conversation. After a while the servants arrive with your meal. It seems she wants to know everything, you have a few questions for her too.

>I’ll answer any question you have, as long you answer mine afterwards
>If you answer my questions first, I’ll answer yours afterwards
>We’ll take it in turns, asking 1 question each time.
>Other

>>33445501
>We’ll take it in turns, asking 1 question each time.

>>33445501
>We’ll take it in turns, asking 1 question each time.

“We’ll take it in turns, asking 1 question each time.” You say, trying to calm her down.

“Very well” she says “What is your first question?”

>Where do the, ah ‘royal powers’ come from?
>What do the nobles want of you?
>Regency Council?
>Why the rush for you to marry?
>Master Hafness?
>How has the Empire of Drache not conquered this place yet?
>Can you not sense the Evil in the Heartfire?
>Tell me about the Evil in the Heartfire?
>Has anyone ever spoken to you about the word of Konig?
>Other

>>33445548
>Tell me about the Evil in the Heartfire?

>>33445548
>Tell me about the Evil in the Heartfire?
sounds good

>>33445501
At some point
>Mention possibility that the first of her line ascended to godhood and she has her powers because she is a godling. Konig is currently barred, as mentioned.
>>33445548
>Master Hafness?
simple questions first. We have the whole evening and I don't want to ruin the mood by starting with evil and serious questions.

>>33445155
>The island is currently host to hundreds of spells, minor and major, most of which draw power from the Heartfire – if it was ever extinguished then the Island would be nearly defenceless.

>Of course, as long as House Jalweyen survives, the Heartfire cannot be extinguished, so they say. Princess Sofia is the last surviving member of House Jalweyen and the few remaining nobles of Hanse are trying to convince her to marry in order to continue the line.

A thought just occurred to me, what if 'sacrifice an innocent or allow a great evil to go free' actually meant that we'd either need to convince the princess to continue the line or allow her to not do such a thing and then the hearthfire goes out on her death, allowing the Duke to escape?

It seems that the choice, rather than being Murder/Release-evil, would be to convince her to marry that 'Lord Ninver', who is likely a terrible person, given that the best compliment the other nobles gave him is that he's 'not that bad', or to allow her to pursue...well, to put it bluntly, I think she might only be interested in women.

It might not be the case, but it fits too much for me to not say anything.

Of course, the correct answer is neither, instead finding her true love and/or learning enough transmutation to teach Hafness a spell so that her and whatever girl she eventually falls for can produce children.

Yes, I did just imply that the third option we so desperately seek is to find or invent a spell of Lesser Magical Realm.

>>33445595
That's not the supersecret hidden special 3rd option I was planning on. But you can make it a 4th option if you want.

And yes, there IS a third option planned, it's just not obvious.

I do not plan to force the players into a railroad binary choice, but the two most obvious options are both bad choices, just bad in different ways.

I remain confident that the players can and will invent options 4, 5, 6, 7 etc.

>>33445595

Soooo... belt of masculinity/femininity?

>>33445595
>>33445635
These spoilers make me happy

Also damn good job with the deductive work. This is certainly going to be an interesting couple of threads

“Oh that” she says, looking sombre “three powerful demon lords came to Drache a long time ago. When the Drache attacked Hanse, one of them led a personal assault on the Island of Storms, he said he’d easily conquer a place that’s never fallen to any invader before.”

“My grandfather and three of his brothers all had the royal powers very strongly, and they fought him in the castle courtyard, as his army tried to capture the town. In the end they defeated him, though my grandfather and two of his brothers died in the battle. Supposedly the demon claimed that he could not be killed, so my great-uncle cast his body into the Heartfire where it remains ever regenerating, ever burning.”

“The Demon Lord was one of three that ruled Drache, I can’t pronounce his name but everyone just called him the Sorcerer – the others are the Warrior and the Ruler. Without him to break the tie of power the other 2 Demon Lords spend a lot of time arguing and fighting each other, and the Empire has slowed its expansion ever since.”

“Huh” you say eloquently, digesting this information “what’s your question?”

“Oh there’s so much I want to ask you” she says, “but where to begin, I guess, I guess, tell me about the world you come from, what’s it like?”

>There’s fewer demons
>Tell her about the Kingdom of Dornmer
>Tell her about the Hundred Kingdoms
>Tell her about the town you grew up in
>Tell her about the world in general (you didn’t always fall asleep in politics class during your paladin training)
>Other

>>33445703
>Tell her about the town you grew up in

>>33445703
>Tell her about the world in general (you didn’t always fall asleep in politics class during your paladin training)

Oh and I totally forgot, pick your next question too

>Where do the, ah ‘royal powers’ come from?
>What do the nobles want of you?
>Regency Council?
>Why the rush for you to marry?
>Master Hafness?
>How has the Empire of Drache not conquered this place yet?
>Can you not sense the Evil in the Heartfire?
>Has anyone ever spoken to you about the word of Konig?
>Other

>>33445703
>Tell her about the world in general (you didn’t always fall asleep in politics class during your paladin training)

Next questions: are there any other empires besides Drache left?

>>33445746
sure >>33445763

>>33445763
Slight alteration, let's not specify empires.
>Are there any nations aside from Drache and Hanse?

>>33445703
>Tell her about the world in general (you didn’t always fall asleep in politics class during your paladin training)
>Are there any nations aside from Drache and Hanse?

You tell her about the world you grew up in, outlining the different kingdoms, their peoples, their histories, their successes and their failures.

“That sounds wonderful” she says “The way my tutors tell me the world used to be, before the Empire of Drache”

“Are there any empires besides Drache?” you ask. “No” she responds “there’s barely any countries left. The plains nomads to the east still hold out, and the Kingdom of Jarvik, the sea-raiders, is thought to be unconquerable, but the nomads live in clans, they have no single ruler, and Jarvik is a tiny island nation. Once there were many nations, now all are simply provinces of the Empire.”

“Your wings are beautiful” she says, looking them over “Can you fly? Can I touch them?”

>I can fly, very fast actually
>It’s more gliding than flying (lie)
>I can’t fly (lie)
>I’d rather you didn’t touch my wings, they’re rather sensitive
>If you’re gentle, yes
>Other

For reference, someone touching your wings is like someone touching the palm of your hand or the sole of your foot – they’re very sensitive but it isn’t automatically painful, or erotic.

And next question

>Where do the, ah ‘royal powers’ come from?
>What do the nobles want of you?
>Regency Council?
>Why the rush for you to marry?
>Master Hafness?
>How has the Empire of Drache not conquered this place yet?
>Can you not sense the Evil in the Heartfire?
>Has anyone ever spoken to you about the word of Konig?
>Other

I found more errors, OP.
I'm so sorry.


error from the background on the CS:
>But it wasn’t all fun. A particularly arrogant knight-aspirant wouldn’t give you a moments piece
Should be 'peace', not 'piece'
'Moments' may or may not need an apostrophe, it's a turn-of-phrase so regular grammatical rules don't really apply.

CS formatting error:
>(p)Willpower- 19 (+4)
Should be:
>(p)Willpower- 16 (+3) Angel's Magic 19 (+4)
So that we can tell what the base is easily.

CS formatting error:
When multiple levels of certain powers are purchased, some powers list the abilities of both L1 and L2 (Divine Warrior), which seems redundant given that only the highest rank matters.

CS formatting error:
>Smite 1: [Ability Description]
>2 - [Rank Description]
Should be:
>Smite: [Ability Description]
>2 - [Rank Description]

CS formatting error:
Near-identical situation to above:
>Healing Touch 2: [Ability Description]
>2 - [Rank Description]
Should be:
>Healing Touch: [Ability Description]
>2 - [Ability Description]

You may also wish to remove the '1' after Redeeming Touch but before the colon, instead placing it after the colon in '1 - [desc]' format to prevent such an error when we get RT2.

CS error:
Angel's Magic is still displaying the first rank, rather than the second.

Also, don't worry about any of us thinking less of you for a few CS errors.
Everything is amazing, and I usually catch them quickly enough that nobody really has a chance to be bothered by it.

Officially requesting that Ebby get a sub-section of the character sheet detailing her growth level, statistics, powers etc.
Also should include a brief segment explaining the familiar bond and specifics about how it works.

I am such a fucking autist about this kind of thing, goddammit, how did this happen.

Captcha: adatist was
That's two letters off from 'autist was'
It knows.

>>33445878

>Yes I can fly
>Go ahead, but please be careful

want to give her a feather as a memento?

>What do you know about Konig? In my world this is name of a warrior god.

>>33445878
>Yes I can fly, very fast actually
>if you're gentle, yes

>Where do the, ah ‘royal powers’ come from?

>>33445878
>I can fly, very fast actually
>If you’re gentle, yes

>>33445903
Sounds good
>What do you know about Konig? In my world this is name of a warrior god.

Yes

>>33445903
>Plucking out one of our own feathers when it might not be ready to come out on it's own

Do you have any idea how much that would hurt?
If we have any quills that are loose enough to pluck out without pain, then yeah.
Otherwise, It'd hurt pretty bad.
Like ripping out a fingernail.

>>33445878
>I can fly, very fast actually
>If you’re gentle, yes
> Konig?

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>>33445951
I don't know man. People are weird.
>pic related

>>33445951
With the size of our wings, it seems unlikely we cant find one feather ajar.

>>33445987
I don't know if Angel wings work like bird wings.
The quills are probably significantly larger due to the increase in wing size, as are the down feathers.
Not like a 1:1 increase in wing size/quill size, more like 1: .25 size increase ratio.
We might also never shed feathers or molt, who knows?

I just wanted to make a point of only pulling out a quill that would be loose, since otherwise there would be a lot of pain and a bit of blood.

>>33446015

I'm sure OP can clear that up.

However as for mechanics of angel's wings...

Magic
Aint
Gotta
Explain
Shit

I just thought it might be a nice gesture.

“I can fly, very fast actually” you say “and I don’t mind you touching my wings, if you’re careful”.

Princess Sofia stands up and walks behind you, running her hands over your wings, it tickles somewhat. “Amazing” she says “They’re so soft and fluffy”.

She continues for several minutes as you ask your question.

“On my world, Konig is a warrior god, do you know anything about him?”

“Oh yes” she says, as if remembering “I looked up the name in the library, Konig was the name of the first King of Hanse, my ancestor, some coincidence, huh?”

With the number of feathers you have, there’s always 1 or 2 ready to come loose. You do molt occasionally, but even when your wings get damaged, everything regrows.

>Give feather
>Do not give feather

“Tell me about yourself” she says “Where did you grow up? How did you gain your...paladin you called them, yes, your paladin powers?”

Please pick one from each bit to tell the story
>I was born into a noble house
>I was born into the house of Valyenya [Plot]

>I was supposed to marry...someone I didn’t love
>I was supposed to marry a crazed idiot who later turned to demon worship

>I ran away to escape this
>I ran away because I felt the call of Velya

>I’m the only Paladin of Velya in a long time
>I trained with lots of other Paladins (hints that there are other Paladins of Velya, not an outright lie)

>Other (optional)

And next question

>I’m not sure the name is a coincidence, ever thought you might be descended from a god?
>What do the nobles want of you?
>Regency Council?
>Why the rush for you to marry?
>Master Hafness?
>How has the Empire of Drache not conquered this place yet?
>Can you not sense the Evil in the Heartfire?
>Other

>>33446057
>I was born into the house of Valyenya [Plot]
>I was supposed to marry...someone I didn’t love
>I ran away because I felt the call of Velya
>I’m the only Paladin of Velya in a long time
>I’m not sure the name is a coincidence, ever thought you might be descended from a god?

>You enter a castle with an unspeakable evil inside. No foolish samurai in sight
These suptg archive descriptions are great.
I was actually about to go archive it and write some joke about the princess getting to >touch fluffy wing

>>33446057
>Give feather

>Noble house, don't mention Valyenya
>Someone I didn't love
>Escape this
>I'm the only Paladin of Velya in a long time

These are all technically true, we didn't hear the call of Velya until after we had already run away, if I recall correctly.

>Descended from a god?

>>33446057
>Give feather

>I was born into the house of Valyenya [Plot]
>I was supposed to marry...someone I didn’t love
>I ran away because I felt the call of Velya
>I’m the only Paladin of Velya in a long time

>I’m not sure the name is a coincidence, ever thought you might be descended from a god?

>>33446085
come anon, you don't want [Plot]?

>>33446057

>I was born into a noble house
(not sure if we should bring up the name, they may come to conclusion that our story is bullshit and we're demon agent)
>I was supposed to marry a crazed idiot...
>I ran away to serve the goddess
>I trained with other paladins, but the only one for my goddess

>why are your regents in such a rush to marry you off?

If the girl is the sole conduit for the divine power that keeps demon lord imprisoned, we might also be able to resolve her problems by simply breaking the demonic barrier that blocks the gods out.

>>33446114
I don't want to ruin our Not!Date by possibly momentarily confusing her into thinking we're part of whatever monstrous things House Valyenya in this world does.
We might get detained or have ninja assassin-bodyguards immediately attack us when we say that.

>>33446085
>These are all technically true, we didn't hear the call of Velya until after we had already run away, if I recall correctly.

Self-justification: 'I ran away because a Goddess called me to serve' sounds better than 'I ran away because I was a stubborn and willful brat'

Or did you run away because your future self planted the idea in your subconsciousness hmm? Is every choice you make a result of manipulation by your future self reaching back across time?

>>33446131
But the second one is the truth.
Also, she knows what it feels like to have people try and force you into a marriage, the only difference is we couldn't just say no.

>>33446131
Hmm.. you make a good point Pally.

Wait... That means we have no free will, and therefore everything is predetermined... QM IS RAILROADING! I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THE ILLUSION OF CHOICE! ABANDON THREAD!

>>33446131
>Future self mentally manipulated past self
Don't even imply things like that OP, even when joking like you are now.
Time Travel is about a thousand times worse than Magical Realm, especially if it fucks with player agency or the player's sense of free will.

>>33446229

What the hell are you talking about, he was clearly talking about how we replayed the backstory few threads ago. The "player agency" is clearly there, since we vote on stuff and clearly see the impact. You would only have right to complain if the thread started "this is what is gonna happen and I want you to get there".

“Here” you say, combing through your wings until you find a feather ready to fall out “Keep it, as a memento.”

Princess Sofia takes it carefully, like it’s make of glass “Thank you” she gushes, the conversation is interrupted whilst she finds a suitable box to keep it in.

“I was born into a noble house” you say, keeping the name to yourself no clear consensus so I rolled a die
”I was supposed to marry...someone I didn’t love” you say, not wanting to get into that whole...mess.
“I ran away because I felt the call of Velya” Although you wonder how long Velya had her eye on you.
“I’m the only Paladin of Velya in a long time, so I mostly trained with Paladin candidates of other gods”

Your story done, you ask your next question “I’m not sure the name is a coincidence, have you ever thought you might be descended from a god?”

Princess Sofia thinks about that for a moment “Not really, it’s always just been ‘the powers of the royal line’. I mean, what are Konig and his followers like?”

>They’re good fighters and they stick to solid code of morals
>His Divine Lordship Stick-Up-My-Ass is a bit stuffy
>They can get overzealous sometimes
>Most of them are ok, but there was this one who I knew in training who was an asshole
>Well, he has this Horn that summons heroes back to fight...

Next Question

>What do the nobles want of you?
>Regency Council?
>Why the rush for you to marry?
>Master Hafness?
>How has the Empire of Drache not conquered this place yet?
>Can you not sense the Evil in the Heartfire?
>Other

To head off any potential arguments: I was just joking, your future self is 100% NOT manipulating your actions. Player agency is key.

>>33446306
>They can get overzealous sometimes
>But most of them are ok, but there was this one who I knew in training who was an asshole
>What do the nobles want of you?
>>33446267
Yeah, pretty much what I'm thinking. I'm not sure where the lack of player agency is here. Eventually, if Pally was fucking around with Time Travel, it just comes down to railroading which Pally has been very good at not doing. While still managing to keep a coherent campaign going.

>>33446306
>His Divine Lordship Stick-Up-My-Ass is a bit stuffy
>They can get overzealous sometimes
>They’re good fighters and they stick to solid code of morals

>Regency Council?

>>33446229
But what if future PLAYERS manipulated past players into voting in a certain way?

>>33446267
I was talking about his joking implication that Future!Siyeri had mentally manipulated Child!Siyeri and implied that all our choices are the result of such manipulation.
Essentially, we chose to visit the dragon's lair first, and therefore future!Siyeri chose to visit it first and the only reason we did the same thing is because of her mental suggestion.
The implication would be that we're being railroaded, our future self is us and there's no path that will alter our future self due to all our choices retroactively having been identical to hers.
Which is true already due to being our future self.

...

My point is basically that time travel is confusing bullshit and should never be mentioned in anything ever.

>>33446306
>They can get overzealous, sometimes.
>Most of them are ok, but there was this one who I knew in training who was an asshole
>Well, he has this Horn that summons heroes back to fight...

>Regency council?

>>33446306

>They are good fighters and they stick to solid code of morals
>but they can get overzealous sometimes.
>Most are ok, but I've also knew some assholes

>why the rush for you to marry?

>>33445894
Thank you for spotting, I think I've fixed everything and am now writing some familiar notes

>>33446306
They are good and zealous fighters that stick to a strict code of morals. But sometimes that strictness and inflexibility can create problems. Don't get me wrong, against a great evil you want no other allies than Konig. But when encountering the lesser evils that people do day to day to survive... they tend to see matters as black and white.

>>33446359
...but anon. Theres no proof that its not that way. It also has literally no relevance since we are still making the decisions. Also
> our future self is us and there's no path that will alter our future self due to all our choices retroactively having been identical to hers.
Thats often how time travel is shown to work. Its paradoxical, but it is still recursive like that.

More than anything though the point is moot. Its literally just how you are choosing to see your actions. Its similar to how certain people believe that god knows everything that will happen and therefore all of your actions are actually predetermined and you don't have free will.
In theory thats problematic but in practice it has literally no effect on your decisions.

Something to consider:
>She can sense powers, to the point of recognizing ours
>We have a high-level artifact of Konig
We could ask her to look at it and find out whether it's the same power she has.

>>33445894
This is some white-hot autism right here.

And that's fine.

“They’re good fighters and they stick to solid code of morals” you say “unfortunately that same code of morals can lead them to be overzealous sometimes as they see the world in black and white. Most of them are good but a few...” You grimace at the memory “especially the one I met in training...”

You leave memory lane behind for now “What do the nobles want of you?” you ask.

“Hah!” she says “What don’t they want? They want to rule my every decision, Lord Ninver is the worst, would you believe he expects me to marry him? He’s fifty! He’s buried two wives and his daughter is older than I am, ugh, definitely not! And the law says as heir to the throne I have to marry one of them, I am forbidden from marrying anyone of common blood.”

“Tell me what you’ve done as a Paladin” she begs

Pick all the bits you want to talk about
>I made peace between some goblins and a village
>I’ve fought bandits
>I’ve fought fish-men
>I’ve fought ogres
>I’ve fought demons
>I redeemed a demon-worshipper
>I almost ended up stripping in a seedy tavern
>I met a young werewolf trying to control his powers
>I met a young woman who had quite a crush on me
>I met a young woman from a faraway land, trying to discover her past
>I put a suffering dragon out of its misery
>I overthrew a corrupt king

And pick your next question, of course

I meant to put it in 2 posts, yes definitely

>Regency Council?
>Why the rush for you to marry?
>Master Hafness?
>How has the Empire of Drache not conquered this place yet?
>Can you not sense the Evil in the Heartfire?
>Other

>>33446506
>>I made peace between some goblins and a village
>>I’ve fought bandits
>>I’ve fought fish-men
>>I’ve fought ogres
>>I’ve fought demons
>>I redeemed a demon-worshipper
>>I almost ended up stripping in a seedy tavern
>>I met a young werewolf trying to control his powers
>>I met a young woman who had quite a crush on me
>>I met a young woman from a faraway land, trying to discover her past
>>I put a suffering dragon out of its misery
>>I overthrew a corrupt king
Give her the works

>>33446506
Makes sense to just tell her it all.

>I made peace between some goblins and a village
>I’ve fought bandits
>I’ve fought fish-men
>I’ve fought ogres
>I’ve fought demons
>I redeemed a demon-worshipper
>I almost ended up stripping in a seedy tavern
>I met a young werewolf trying to control his powers
>I met a young woman who had quite a crush on me
>I met a young woman from a faraway land, trying to discover her past
>I put a suffering dragon out of its misery
>I overthrew a corrupt king

Its a great story lol

>>33446506
>>33446532
and
>Regency Council?

>>33446506
>I put a suffering dragon out of its misery
>I overthrew a corrupt king
>I redeemed a demon-worshipper
>I made peace between some goblins and a village
>I've fought bandits, fish-men, ogres and demons
>Seriously, a literal demon of violation OP, goddammit
>I met a young werewolf trying to control his powers
>I met a young woman who had quite a crush on me
>I met a young woman from a faraway land, trying to discover her past

Everything.
Except the almost-stripping.

>>33446528
>Regency Council?

>>33446506
>>I made peace between some goblins and a village
>I redeemed a demon-worshipper
Godess of peace, so fighting is not something to brag about.
>Do you need to marry to carry an heir? Could you not have a prince-consort or however those are called?
Question: We can accelerate pregnancy. I have no moral qualms to let her have a kid to save the nation, but I would feel bad to have her married for life to someone she doesn't like.

>>33446604
>we can accelerate pregnancy
No, we can't.
Also, 2MagicalRealm4me.

>>33446623
Oh, we still only have blessed health 1. Too bad. Nobles needing to produce an heir is magical realm? Does this mean we live in a magical realm?

>>33446623

>2magicalrealm
I share the sentiment, but I would have absolutely no problems with this from practical standpoint

If the council can make up new, ridiculous laws like forcing someone to marry at the age of 18 then they can change or remove old laws.
We simply need to convince them to change the law that says the princess cannot marry someone of the common blood. Since we are a very good diplomancer, this can work well.
Also, is that 50 year old geezer really the only candidate?

You decide to give her the works, giving her a complete run-down of your adventures. She seems to think you almost-stripping was very funny but is confused by the idea of a young girl in love with you, asking “how is that even possible?” before insisting that doesn’t count as her next question.

“Can you tell me more about the Regency Council?” you ask.

“Ah, politics” she says, looking tired “Even reduced to a tiny island nation, we live and breathe it”
“Until I am 18, I cannot officially become Queen, and until then, the Regency Council rules my life, I cannot wait to grow up and then send every single one of them packing” she says
“Currently they are split into three factions over...just about every decision. Lord Ninver leads the largest faction, who want the most control over my life, including” she takes a generous mouthful of wine “including, me handing most of my power over to my eventual husband because ‘women are not suited to rule’. Hanse has had queens who ruled in their own names, some were the greatest rulers in our history!” She stops ranting and says grudgingly “But they really hate the Empire of Drache, so there’s that.”

“Lord Michol rules the next largest, his faction wants to compromise on everything, I should share power, all the nobles should get to vote on my husband, we should make peace with Drache, and so on.”

“Lord Lenda” she says fondly “is a funny old man who doesn’t seem to care what people think of him, he only has a few allies in the Council but he seems to think I should have the most freedom. He’s also been poring through the lawbooks for me to see if there’s any old rules I could use to get out of my marriage. He suggested a sham engagement to someone to prevent a marriage, but the Council heard about it and changed the law before we could act.”

>>33446762
This might be a necessary rule because if your kingdom relies on the purity of blood, inbred nobles are actually a better choice than commoners. This only applies if the nobles do have traces of royal blood, of course.

>>33446784
“You’ve fought demons” she says, staring into her wineglass “do you think you could kill one, say if it was weak and unable to fight properly?”

Roll 1d20+3 for this one (knowledge)

>I wouldn’t kill the helpless
>I’ve fought demons and sent them back to hell, I’ve never killed one
>I could have a good try, I suppose

And next question

>Why the rush for you to marry?
>Master Hafness?
>How has the Empire of Drache not conquered this place yet?
>Can you not sense the Evil in the Heartfire?
>Other

Rolled 1 + 3

>>33446796
>I’ve fought demons and sent them back to hell, I’ve never killed one
>I could have a good try, I suppose

>Why the rush for you to marry?

Rolled 16 + 3

>>33446796

>I've fouth demons before

Rolled 16

>>33446796
>I wouldn’t kill the helpless.

>How has the Empire of Drache not conquered this place yet?

>>33446796
>>I wouldn’t kill the helpless
>>Why the rush for you to marry?

Rolled 2 + 3

>>33446796
>I’ve fought demons and sent them back to hell, I’ve never killed one

killing a helpless demon wouldn't cause us to fall would it, Pally?

>Why the rush for you to marry?

>>33446808

*fought

>>33446796
>I’ve fought demons and sent them back to hell, I’ve never killed one

>Why the rush for you to marry?

>>33446820
>killing a helpless demon wouldn't cause us to fall would it, Pally?

Not always, demons tend to be the exception to a lot of rules for paladins.

A weak demon that you had defeated yourself (i.e. its not a threat to you), with no bystanders in the vicinity for it to attack might force a roll to avoid falling.

A very powerful demon is never truly helpless, not for very long. Killing one in cold blood does not violate your code.

>Success
You can kill a demon, in fact servants of the gods (paladins, clerics, angels etc) are the only ones who can perma-kill demons.

Unless you kill a demon with smite, angel fire or a similar ability, it just returns to Hell.

>>33446874
Tell her that, then.

>>33446874

How difficult is it to banish a demon that has already established his presence in material plane?

Maybe there are artifacts or spells like
http://dndtools.eu/spells/players-handbook-v35--6/banishment--2305/
we could use...

>>33446935
>Level 3 sorceror magic
>Dismissal - banish an extraplanar creature to it's home dimensione
>Cost: 3 AE
>We have: 34 AE
>You can increase spell potency by spending additional AE

Do you think a Demon Lord could resist a 3+31 AE Dismissal?

>>33446951

Most likely, unless we find some further means of strengthening us and weakening the fiend.

>>33446963
>>33446951
I'll word of god this one, since it's a rules thing.

Yes, a Demon Lord 'could' resist such a powerful dismissal. You could weaken it first by beating it up, removing it from its place of power, removing any spells it has that give it resistance to being banished.

A fully-prepped DL is hard to banish, a weakened one is much easier.

“Why the rush for you to marry?” you ask

“My ancestors” she responds “in their...wisdom, decided that this island was an ideal place for their children to grow up, and being doting parents, decided those children needed protection.”

“The magical defences of the island are very strong, but whenever there is a child, someone under the age of 18, of the Jalweyen House in residence, the defences are much stronger, supposedly impenetrable” She finishes “Hence the rush”.

“But you’ve got years before you need to marry then” you reason.

She gives you a flat look and then draws herself up to her full height, every inch the princess and says “How old do you think I am?”

“uh...15” you say, it’s always good to over-estimate a young girls age, it lets them know you see them as mature.

She narrows her eyes at you “in three months” she says, her every word precise “I will be 18.”

“You said you’ve fought demons, but if you had to, could you kill one?” She presses you for an answer.

>I don’t know
>No
>Yes
>Other

And your question.

>So why not marry and produce an heir, if it safeguards your people, unpleasant as it is, do you not have a duty to everyone?
>Why do you need to know if I can kill a demon?
>Master Hafness?
>Can you not sense the Evil in the Heartfire?
>Other

Perhaps we could try praying again with princess this time? Perhaps she could establish connection with Konig using us a transmitor somehow.
Not sure what this will accomplish, maybe Konig will grant her a ton of paladin powers?

>>33446988
>>Yes
>Is there a reason why you can't marry anyone of common blood?

>>33446988
What would weaken it enough?

Smite:
4(2) + 23 DE + 57 HP-as-DE (this is a thing we can do when out of DE)

This is a joke, by the way.
Don't actually try this.

>yes

>Why do you need to know if I can kill a demon?

>>33446988
>I can kill a demon, however I expect it would be quite difficult and there is always a chance of failure.

>Why do you ask this of me?

>>33446988
>Yes

>If all you need is an heir, do you need to marry for life?
Second choice:
>So why not marry and produce an heir, if it safeguards your people, unpleasant as it is, do you not have a duty to everyone?

>>33446988
>Yes

>Why do you need to know if I can kill a demon?

>>33446988
>Yes
>Other
But if she's talking about the one in the Heartfire, very small chance to beat that. I mean you're not really a veteran paladin.

>So why not marry and produce an heir, if it safeguards your people, unpleasant as it is, do you not have a duty to everyone?

>>33447028
We can roll that one into the heir one generally.

“Yes I can” you say “though I have no guarantee I could beat one of course.”
She goes quiet at your answer, thinking it over.

“Why do you want to know?” you venture.

“My father” she says “Asked the wizards who once lived here if they could remove the Demon Lord from the Heartfire so that he could use his...royal powers to kill it.”

“After casting many divinations and consulting their spellbooks they concluded that they could interrupt the Heartfire for a few seconds without truly extinguishing it, at that point the Demon Lord would be very vulnerable, perhaps as powerful only as a minor demon, for several minutes, before its powers returned.”

“Unfortunately when they tried to interrupt the Heartfire something went wrong, and they all died” her voices catches “as did my father.”

After a moment she continues “I wanted to know just in case something were to...stop the Heartfire for a moment, if you could kill the Sorcerer.”

She takes a moment before asking her next question. It’s getting late, you might only have the chance to ask her one more tonight, before you both retire for the night.

“Is there anyone...special in your life?” she asks shyly, taking a drink of wine to cover her nervousness.

>Ah no, not the way I think you’re asking
>All of my friends are special to me
>You’re moving a bit fast aren’t you? Candle-lit dinner, roses, asking me about my...romantic life
>Other

Final Question

>So why not marry and produce an heir, if it safeguards your people, unpleasant as it is, do you not have a duty to everyone?
>Master Hafness?
>Can you not sense the Evil in the Heartfire?
>Other

>>33447153
>>Ah no, not the way I think you’re asking
>>All of my friends are special to me

>Is there a reason why you can't marry anyone of common blood?

>>33447153

>Ah no, not the way I think you’re asking
>So why not marry and produce an heir, if it safeguards your people, unpleasant as it is, do you not have a duty to everyone?

>>33447153
>Ah no, not the way I think you’re asking
>So why not marry and produce an heir, if it safeguards your people, unpleasant as it is, do you not have a duty to everyone?

>>33447153
>You’re moving a bit fast aren’t you? Candle-lit dinner, roses, asking me about my...romantic life

>>33447153
>Ah no, not the way I think you’re asking
>You’re moving a bit fast aren’t you? Candle-lit dinner, roses, asking me about my...romantic life

>So why not marry and produce an heir, if it safeguards your people, unpleasant as it is, do you not have a duty to everyone?

>>33447153
>>So why not just produce an heir, if it safeguards your people, unpleasant as it is, do you not have a duty to everyone?
I'd combine it with >>33447180 if possible. If the safety of all hinges just on her having children, would that not be enough reason to do away with antique notions of marriage, or at least noble marriage?

>>33447153
>>Ah no, not the way I think you’re asking
>>All of my friends are special to me
>Master Hafness?

>>33447153
Since we're a paladin of Velya, couldn't we officiate the marriage ceremony?
I doubt they have laws in regard to wedlock in a religious manner, given that nobody even seems to know what gods are.
Then she could marry whoever she wants and the nobles can't do shit about it.

>>33447248
I think it's clear that the entire goal of the Regency Council is to take her out of power and seat someone they like.

“Ah no, not the way I think you’re asking” you say “Oh” she says, disappointed “I was hoping you could offer me some advice about it.”

“So why not marry and produce an heir, if it safeguards your people, unpleasant as it is, do you not have a duty to everyone?” you expand upon your point “could you not marry a commoner? Do you even need to get married, could you not take a consort or something?”

She ponders this carefully before explaining “The law which says I must marry a noble – even a noble from a foreign land will do – was about securing alliances. It could be changed, yes. But the Council will not change it because they want me controlled – married to someone they control.”

“As for having a child” she pauses “I have visions sometimes, visions of what’s going to happen, do you think that’s a Paladin thing?”

“My Goddess has granted me visions before” you say.

“Demons can’t set foot on this island” she says, on a seemingly different topic “Nor part-demons, or anyone with more than a tiny amount of demon-blood in them. But they still send assassins to kill me. My life has been under constant threat ever since my father died, since before that really. In the last few days there have been seven attempts on my life – there was even one this afternoon.”

“I had a vision that if I were to get pregnant, the Empire of Drache would find out and increase their efforts, that I would die of poison before my child was born. And that if I did, the Island of Storms would be doomed – The Heartfire would go out, and the defences would fail.”

“Of course the Council doesn’t believe this” she says “To them it’s an idle girlish worry about the pain of childbirth – or a complete fabrication. But I know, I know that it is true.”

The fire has almost burned down and it’s very late. The Princess rises and you rise as well. She hugs you and says “Thank you for taking me seriously, I hope to see you tomorrow.”

You both go back to your beds.

The next morning, Bokin, Ebonsong and yourself are enjoying breakfast in your quarters. Bokin has successfully taught Ebonsong how to beg for food, as she’s sat in your lap looking mournful and neglected every time a morsel of food makes its way from your plate to your mouth and not hers.

A servant brings you a message for you, the Princess requests your presence at her morning training. The invitation names you only, but doesn’t prohibit you bringing others.

>I have better things to do
>I’ll go along (or with Ebonsong)
>All three of us, Bokin included, will go.

>>33447476
Let's go 3man team.

>>33447476
>I’ll go along (or with Ebonsong)

>>33447476
>I had a vision that if I were to get pregnant, the Empire of Drache would find out and increase their efforts that I would die of poison before my child was born
I bet they wouldn't be expecting the gestation time to suddenly cut down to a month, would they?
Getting Blessed Health 3 is another possible third option.

>>33447476
>I’ll go along (or with Ebonsong)
You should just assume that unless we're going somewhere dangerous or she's sleepy that we're going to take Ebby.

>>33447476
>>All three of us, Bokin included, will go.

>>33447476
>>All three of us, Bokin included, will go.

>>33447464
Visions are serious business. Also, the ability to speed up pregnancies suddenly seems far more important. Given the other benefits of blessed health I suggest purchasing that once we have enough exp.

>>33447476

Let's go all three of us.

We should make sure to ask the wizard some more about the heartfire and that ritual Princess mentioned.

>>33447476
>All three of us, Bokin included, will go.
He might learn something. Also, a guardian shouldn't leave their children alone too much.

You all follow the servant down to the gardens, where two figures in masks and loose-fitting armour are fighting with slender swords. Ah, it’s been years since you fenced, you use to love that as a child. During Paladin training you had no chance to – all of your training was done with heavier weapons.

One of the figures is an adult man, and the other, from the size and the long hair tied back, is Sofia. Nearby a half-dozen guards watch everything. As you enter the guards speak to you briefly upon the orders of the Princess, you are allowed to carry weapons in her presence – a rare declaration of trust. Bokin surrenders his greatsword, used to the routine by now.

The fencing is taking place in a square bordered by thick hedges, with only 1 way in or out, nearby a lone gardener is trimming stray branches with a pair of shears.

Nearby is weapons rack full of blunted or wooden blades of all kinds. Other nearby racks have various suits of padded armour.

You get there just as the bout is finishing, Sofia scores the final point on her opponent and the two raise their weapons in salute, bow to one another and then take off their masks. The man is someone you don’t recognise.

“You’re getting better your ‘ighness’ he says “Soon you won’ need the likes o’ me ta train ya.”

“You’re too kind Dyffyd” she demures.

Spotting you she comes rushing over “Sireyi, Sireyi, will you fence with me?”

It’s been years since you fenced, but you are a trained warrior, you can handle this.

>Sure
>Ah no, some other time perhaps
>How about we spar with different weapons (what?)

>>33447626
>Sure
We're supposed to smite now, right?

Rolled 4

>>33447626
Fence it like it's stolen goods.

>>33447626

>Sure

>>33447626
>Sure, but it's been a long time since I've used a rapier.

>>33447654
Fence like it's the 40s.

That was when white picket fences were still a thing, right?

>>33447626
>Sure

>>33447626
>Sure
Time to have some fun while we can.

>>33447671
If that's true then I blame the Jews for the end of white picket fences.

>>33447683
>If that's true I blame the Jews
>Not just blaming the Jews anyway
Do you even antisemitism.

"Sure" you say, picking out a blunted blade and examining it. One of these couldn't hurt you unless someone very strong tried to jam it through your eye.

"First one to 3 points" says the Princess "you should put some armour on, I'm pretty good at this."

>Put on padded armor and mask
>Mask only
>No protection, trust in Divine Warrior!

Also, in your first bout, do you

>Try your best to win
>Let her win
>Draw the match out, see what she can do

>>33447717
>Try your best to win

>>33447717
>No Protection
>Must win
>Final destination

MAXIMUM TOURNEYFAG

>>33447717
>No protection, trust in Divine Warrior!
Its not even trust at this point. its bloody equivalent of medium armor.

>Try your best to win

>>33447717
>No protection
>Try your best

I want to see her face when she hits us and the rapier bounces off.

We haven't used a rapier in a long time, we shouldn't hold back too much.

>>33447717
>>Mask only
Mention that we are very durable thanks to our powers.
>Draw the match out, see what she can do
We do this for fun.

Ok, roll 1d20+5 (Agi + melee combat training)

Rolling to win

>>33447717
>Mask only
Gotta protect the face.

>Draw the match out, see what she can do
Baby, baby, baby, whatchu got?

Rolled 16 + 5

>>33447769

Rolled 13 + 5

>>33447769

Rolled 14 + 5

>>33447769
MUST WIN

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Rolled 17 + 5

>>33447769

Rolled 17 + 5

>>33447769
roll

Rolled 2 + 5

>>33447777
>>33447784
>>33447785
>>33447786
>>33447790
Good rolls guys

Actually, OP?
Does the protection of DW extend to the eyes as well?

Also, have an error.

CS error:
Blessed Health isn't present on the CS
Seriously, how did I miss that.

After a few passes you have the measure of her, she's quick and well drilled, but not up to your level.

You quickly score the first point. She acknowledges it with a quick salute and then takes up her position again.

Do you
>Just fight
>Encourage her before you start
>Mock her before you start

And when fighting, do you
>Try your best to win
>Let her win
>Draw the match out, see what she can do

>>33447848
>Encourage her before you start
>Draw the match out, see what she can do

>>33447848
>>Encourage her before you start
>Draw the match out, see what she can do

>>33447848
>Encourage her before you start
>Draw the match out, see what she can do

>>33447848

>Encourage her
>Draw the match out

Rolled 4 + 5

>>33447848
>>Encourage her before you start
>>Draw the match out, see what she can do

>>33447816
>Does the protection of DW extend to the eyes as well?

It does, but not to any great effect, generally your whole body is resistant to damage, but your eyes are still a weakpoint.

BH added to CS

>>33447848
Encourage Draw.

As much as my inner tourneyfag wants to MOCK WIN, this is not in character.

Encourage + Draw out

Roll 2d20 first is for encourage, second is for fightan

>>33447848
>>Encourage her before you start
>Draw the match out, see what she can do

Rolled 10, 5 = 15

>>33447895

Rolled 5, 14 = 19

>>33447895

Rolled 18, 9 = 27

>>33447895

Rolled 13, 9 = 22

>>33447898

You offer her words of encouragement, urging her to focus only on what she's doing, only on her own movements and those of her foes, to block out everything else.

She does better and, as you draw the match out, scores an equalising point on you.

You salute her and take up your ready position.

Roll Willpower 1d20+4

Rolled 18 + 4

>>33447963
Training!

Rolled 2 + 4

>>33447963

Rolled 14 + 4

>>33447963
MUST WIN

Rolled 5 + 4

>>33447963

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Rolled 14 + 4

>>33447963

[paranoia intensifies]

>Success

Throughout your bout you noticed that Sofia kept almost using her paladin powers, then pulling back at the last moment. You think it's an unconscious thing, that as a Paladin of Konig they keep trying to kick in automatically in combat but she doesn't know how to use them.

Do you
>Just fight
>Encourage her to fight harder
>Encourage her to focus on her inner strength (unlock paladin powers)

And when fighting, do you
>Try your best to win
>Let her win
>Draw the match out, see what she can do

>>33447995
I think sparring with us might have awakened another 'Royal' Power in her, and we're rolling to identify.
Or possibly rolling to awaken.

>>33448007
>Encourage her to focus on her inner strength (unlock paladin powers)
>Draw the match out, see what she can do
>But try to win anyway

>>33448007
>Encourage her to focus on her inner strength (unlock paladin powers)
>Draw the match out, see what she can do

>>33448007
>>Encourage her to focus on her inner strength (unlock paladin powers)
>Draw the match out, see what she can do
But feel free to hit her if opportunity arises.

>>33448007
>>Encourage her to focus on her inner strength (unlock paladin powers)
>Draw the match out, see what she can do

>>33448007

>MAX POWER (encourage her to use her powers)
>Draw it out

Roll 1d20 for fightan

Rolled 19

>>33448053

Rolled 16

>>33448053
Lel

Rolled 14

>>33448053

Rolled 20

>>33448053
MUST WIN

Just a thought, but "teach person the princess likes to be a paladin, thus making them royalty" Might work

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>>33448190
Yeah.
Except for the fact that divine influence can't reach this dimension properly.
And Paladins are chosen when the gods call them, you don't just teach it.
There's probably more reasons why that won't work that I'm forgetting as well.

"Focus upon your paladin powers" you say "They are a part of you, just like your arms and legs."

Sofia nods and the two of you fight, exchanging several blows.

Her blade flickers towards you again and you prepare to deflect it with your own. As the two blades connect there is a flash of light and your blade is snapped in two.

In contrast, Sofia's blade is no longer a dulled, well-used practice weapon, it is a perfect example of the art of weapons-craft.

A paragon of blades with no rust or blemishes, it gleams in the early morning light. Sofia doesn't seem to notice, driving the blade at your chest.

You quickly step out of the way of her blow and grab her wrist, stopping her long enough for her to see what she's holding.

"Did,,,did...was that me?" she squeaks.

[Sofia Unlocked Holy Weapon]

[Holy Weapon: The Paladin can transform any weapon into a magical one. Favoured of Konig.
1 - The weapon has a bonus to hit and damage but no special powers.]

"Use it carefully" you say, she nods mutely and then responds "your point".

Well, maybe it is. You pick up another blade.

Sireyi 2
Sofia 1

With Sofia capable of doing that to an ordinary blade do you

>Keep fighting as you are
>Put some padding on

And in the next (possibly final) bout do you.

Do you
>Just fight
>Encourage her to fight harder
>Encourage her to focus on her inner strength (unlock paladin powers)

And when fighting, do you
>Try your best to win
>Let her win
>Draw the match out, see what she can do

>>33448223
>Keep fighting
>Encourage her to focus on her inner strength (unlock paladin powers)
>Draw it out

We've got a ludicrous amount of health, we were never in real danger.

>>33448223
>Put some padding on

Alright, she's getting serious now.

>Encourage her to fight harder
>Encourage her to focus on her inner strength (unlock paladin powers)

>Draw the match out, see what she can do

We're here to teach.

>>33448223
>Encourage her to fight harder
>Try your best to win

FINAL BATTLE

>>33448223
>>Put some padding on
Even if just to make sure we take her more seriously now.
>Encourage her to fight harder
>Try your best to win

I think this has been enough for one day. She now has an inkling how to unluck her powers.

>>33448223

Hmm... I'm thinking we have enough natural protections, but if she's actually scion of the warrior god, it might be wise to put on some padding.

>MAX POWEEEER
>Draw it out, give her time to try another trick

>>33448223
>Get our armor on, padding won't stop a superb magic blade.
>Encourage her to focus on her inner strength (unlock paladin powers)
>Draw the match out, see what she can do

>>33448223
>Keep fighting as you are
>Encourage her to focus on her inner strength (unlock paladin powers)
>Draw the match out, see what she can do

>Princess needs an heir
>MC has the potential to punch out a baby in a month

Feel like saving an island kingdom guys?

No padding
Unlock powers
Draw it out

2d20 first is for peptalk, 2nd is for fight

>>33448279
Yeah!
Lets turn princess into baby-making factory! Churn out scores of babies per year!!

>>33448279
We need 6exp to unlock that power. Even then we could only cut it down to about 3 months with our 26DE.

Rolled 17, 9 = 26

>>33448308

Rolled 4, 13 = 17

>>33448279
How much of a latefag/newfag combo are you?
First, we don't have that power, and we need another 18 GXP + PXP to get that power.
Second, we've already made that exact point.
Third, the main thing she's worried about isn't having the heir, or even marrying someone she doesn't love, it's that she had a vision that if she gets pregnant and assassin will kill her with poison before her child is born.

>>33448308

Rolled 18, 8 = 26

>>33448308
Praise the Death Star

Rolled 12, 1 = 13

>>33448308

>>33448321

Well, we're here, we could safeguard her for the duration. Also if she has paladin powers, she could unlock blessed health for herself, facilitating both accelerated pregnancy and poison immunity.

>Sofia rolled nat 20 for fighting
>writing
>Prepare to bleed

>>33448310
Nah we just polymorphic her into a dude
>>33448312
Immunity to poison and disease is pretty bitchin bonus

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>>33448367

Lay it on me.

>>33448365
And the last horse crosses the finish line.
Did you think everyone was voting to train her in paladin powers because it was *fun*?
Do you honestly think you're *so* intelligent that you are the only one who had these thoughts?

Also, her powers are due to divine blood, not being a paladin, which means she only gets favored powers of Konig.
As in not Blessed Health, which is favored of Velya.

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>>33448367
wantsbl gauley

>>33448399

...are you actually autistic? What the fuck is wrong with you?

>>33448365
True, that would leave our party alone for longer than I'm really comfortable with.

>>33448462

I'd think that Isla would by now figure out what the teleport device was and headed back to the city to notify churches of the development, or maybe is waiting for Matthias before doing so.

>>33448460
I think I might be, given that I'm also >>33445894

Anyway, I'm sorry for my behavior, because while correcting others about misconceptions is a part of any argument, I went about it in an extremely rude and uncalled for manner, throwing in personal attacks and other unnecessary implications.
I apologize.

>>33448491
Unless the fact that the pair were supposed to be our slaves is causing problems now that we are gone.

>>33448518
God damn it don't apologise on the internet.
It's the internet
Call everyone faggots and tell them to kill themslves.