>>33448711
>Spend time in the tavern

>>33448711
>Spend time in the tavern

>>33448711
[] Spend time in the tavern

Hey OP, I'm a little fuzzy on who our squadmates are. Can we get a pastebin with short descriptions of who everyone is and what class they are at some point?

I decide that I’m going to spend some time in the local tavern. Best way to meet new people, not to mention forget about the long marches. I’m not the only one who had that idea, a good chunk of soldiers are there too. It’s a simple bar, with nothing outrageous as far as décor or drinks, but it’s nice.

There aren’t that many women in here, so I get more looks than I’m comfortable with. I take a seat at the bar next to a woman with brilliant blonde hair and dazzling red armor. Judging by the design of the armor, she’s a Pegasus knight! Is she a Frelian scout? She’s drinking some kind of cloudy green liquid.

She notices me looking at the drink and says, “It’s the house special. No clue what’s in it, I just know it’s strong.” Her voice is calm, composed, and confident.

“Can I take your order ma’am?” The bartender asks, surprising me.

[] I’ll have what she’s having
[] Something light, I can’t hold my liquor
[] Something strong, but normal

>>33448890
Sure, I'll draw that up in a moment.

>>33448999
>[] I’ll have what she’s having

>>33448999
[] I'll have what she's having

Variety is the spice of life, after all. Let's try it out. Of course, don't chug it down in one go.

>>33448999
>[x] I’ll have what she’s having
We can handle it!

“I’ll have what she’s having.” The bartender raises a skeptical eye, but nods his head. He turns back on you and begins fixing the drink. “Aren’t you supposed to prepare that for me to see?”

“House secret,” he says over his shoulder.

The woman next to me takes a long draft from her glass. “Whoo! That is good!”

The bartender turns around and sets the glass in front of me, and it appears to be steaming. “Wait until the steam lets up and it’ll be good to go. Oh, and don’t sip it. Tastes like ass if you do.”

I wonder if it’s really a good idea to drink this mystery drink…

While I wait, I suppose I should make conversation with someone…
[] Talk to the woman about _______
[] Talk to the Bartender about _______


Squad Roster http://pastebin.com/fQDpzdvc

>>33449303
>[] Talk to the woman about _______
What she's doing here

>>33449303
>[x] Talk to the woman about _______
Ask her about her snazzy armor!

>>33449303
[] Talk with woman about _____
Ask her if she's from Frelia, and if so, if she has any news about how they're doing. Frelia is our ally, it's a good idea for us to keep up with what's happening there.

>>33449362
supporting this.

While my drink, uh, cools, I turn to the blonde and ask, “So, what brings you here?”

“Just looking for work, Figured a war would be a good place to look.” Another long draft, nearly finishing the glass. “Was gonna clear out the bandits myself, but your people beat me to it.”

“Uh, sorry?”

“Don’t worry about it kid. I’ll just have to be quicker next time.”

“So, your armor, are you a Pegasus knight?”

She smiles slightly, “Yeah, and the best one you’ll ever see! I was trained by Frelia’s finest before I left and started mercenary work.”

“So, you don’t know what’s going on in Frelia then?”

“Sorry. Haven’t been back since I left.”

My drink has, cooled, and I tentatively take a sip. And nearly spit it out. “Ugh! That was nasty!” I have no idea what it tastes like, it’s just horrible!

“He did warn you about sipping it.” She says before downing the rest of hers.

Mustering my courage, I take a larger sip. Tastes almost like kiwis and pineapples. Such a strange combination, but it works. “That is good!” I could barely taste the alcohol though.

The woman chuckles, “Told you. Barkeep, another round for me!” The bartender nods and begins working on another. “So, what’s your name kid?”

“Melarracal.”

“Christine, nice to meet you kiddo.”

“Nice to meet you too.” The two of you shake hands.

While you take another drink, she asks, “So, how high up on the food chain are you?”

“The bottom.”

“Damn. I was thinking of joining you, for a price of course. But at a premium rate. Grado’s the one who started it after all.”

[] More allies never hurt, talk to the Sergeant.
[] Tell her to try asking someone in the camp.
[] Mercenaries are unreliable, just keep chatting and drinking.

>>33449678
>[] Tell her to try asking someone in the camp.
"Sorry, I'm really poor."

>>33449678
Prince Ephraim probably doesn't have much of a budget to work with right now. The cost of a mercenary might be more than we can handle.

But...
[] More allies never hurt, talk to the Sergeant

http://pastebin.com/fQDpzdvc Squad Roster has been updated to include a brief description of their looks.

[x] More allies never hurt, talk to the Sergeant

>>33449678
>[] More allies never hurt, talk to the Sergeant.

>>33449678
>[] More allies never hurt, talk to the Sergeant.

Hey, a Fire Emblem quest, I'll give it a try.

Having more allies never hurts. “I can try talking to the sergeant for you?”

“You’d do that?”

“Yeah! It can’t hurt to have some eyes in the sky.” I quickly finish my drink and pay. “Come on, I’ll take you to meet him!” I practically drag her out of the tavern and to camp.

It doesn’t take long for us to find the Sergeant. “Melarracal, what is the hurry?”

“This is Christine, she’s a mercenary that wants to join us!”

“Hmmm, Come with me Christine, we’ll need to talk to the Generals. Melarracal, wait here.”

The two of them walk off with nary a word. And like the dutiful soldier I am I, oh who am I kidding, I go and…
[] Spar with _________
[] Actually, best not to ignore the Sergeant…
[] Find _________
Curse my short attention span!

>>33450659
>[] Actually, best not to ignore the Sergeant…

>>33450659
>[] Actually, best not to ignore the Sergeant…

>>33450659
>[] Actually, best not to ignore the Sergeant…

>>33450659
[] Actually, best not to ignore the Sergeant
We're that drunk... yet.

>>33450936
We're NOT that drunk... yet

Ugh. Typos are the most painful when you can't just edit previous posts.

Okay, it wouldn’t be smart to ignore the Sergeant. I was given an order, sort of, and I should follow it.

So I wait.
And wait..
AND WAIT…

Okay, the sun is starting to set now. Just what is taking so lo-

Oh, they’re coming back!

“Ah, Melarracal, sorry to make you wait so long. Negotiations took longer than expected, but say hello to your new squad mate.” The Sergeant doesn’t really show any emotion in his voice, but that probably comes with his job.

“I’m going to get Tabitha and then I’ll be right back,” Christine says pleasantly.

“Tabitha?” I ask.

“My Pegasus! Okay, I’ll be back!” With that she runs off back to town.

The Sergeant places a hand on my shoulder and praises me, “You did good bringing her back. We can send her out on scouting missions and get information back even faster now.”

“That’s what I was thinking!”

There’s a moment of silence between the two of you before he asks, “What do you plan on doing now?”

[] Back to the bar!
[] Spar with _________!
[] Spend time with _________!

>>33451020
>[] Spend time with _________!
Let's go give our buddies a heads up on the new member

>>33451020
> Spend time with ____
The whole gang, or at least as many as we can find in one place. Introduce the new(er) girl!

That, and we can talk to Christine herself some more. Learn a little about our new friend. Ask why she decided to become a mercenary (with obvious curiosity, rather than any rancor).

>>33451020
>[] Spar with _________!
Kellen, or Gareth. Don't want to slack in our training.

“I think I’m going to try and get the group together, introduce them to Christine.”

“Good idea,” the sergeant agrees. “Now get to it.” He goes off to do whatever it is he does in his free time.

I decide to check the training field, that’s where Gareth would most likely be. And sure enough, he’s out there running through basic drills. “Hey, Gareth! We have a new member to our squad!” I call out over his grunts.

“Oh? Where is he?” He doesn’t break from his routine.

“SHE is out getting her Pegasus.”

“A Pegasus knight? That’s new.” Still no real reaction. “Let me know when she’s back in camp, will you?”

“Sure! Do you mind if I send the others out here to wait?”

“No problem, might even get Kellen to spar with me while we’re here.”

“Speaking of Kellen, any idea where he might be?”

“Try with his horse. He’s been doting on it all day since we got back. Oh, and for Chris, try going into town. He said something about finding a ring.”

“Alright, Thanks!”

[] Find Chris first
[] Find Kellen first

>>33451565
[] Find Kellen
If we find him first, we might be able to find Chris faster.

>>33451565
>[] Find Kellen first

>>33451565
>[] Find Kellen first

Okay, if Kellen is with his horse, he is likely still in camp.

I go to where all the horses are tied up and find Kellen brushing his mount.

“Hi there Kellen,” I say as I walk over.

“Hey, don’t get too close, she’s still getting used to me and I don’t want you scaring her off.” Well, that’s just rude. “So, what do you want?”

“We’ve got a Pegasus knight joining us.”

“Sounds good. I take it you’re rounding us up?”

“Exactly that. Go to the training field when you’re done.”

“You know, I technically outrank you. But, I’ll let it slide.” He stands up with a smile. “Alright, anything else?”

I think for a minute, “Do you know where Chris is?”

“I saw him in town a little while ago. He was looking for a ring for some reason.”

“Okay, thanks.”

There is only one shop in town that sells accessories, but it’s a bit of a chore to find seeing as it doesn’t have a sign. Still, I get lucky and find Chris inside looking at the rings, more specifically, wedding rings. “Hey Chris.”

He jumps and spins around to face you, looking as pale as a ghost. “M-Mel? What are you doing here?” He stammers and looks around, but relaxes when he sees you alone.

[] Friendly teasing
[] Flirty teasing
[] Deliver the message

>>33452133
>[x] Friendly teasing

>>33452133
>[] Friendly teasing

>>33452133
>[] Friendly teasing

“So~ , who’s the ring for? Is for a lucky lady? Or maybe you just decided that you were a ring man?”

“I-it’s nothing, really.” He’s not acting like it’s nothing.

“Come on, I won’t tell Kellen you got him a ring!”

A look of confusion and disgust makes its way to his face. “It’s not for him!”

“Oh, then is it for the sarge?”

“NO!”

“Okay, okay, Well, when you’re done, everyone is meeting up in the training field. We have a new member too!”

“Oh really? Well, I’ll be there in a bit.”

“Okay, See you in a bit.”

On my way back to camp, I run into Forde. “Oh, hi Mel. How have you been?”

“Pretty good, and you?”

“I ride with the Prince, nothing could be wrong!” He seems to hold Prince Ephraim in high regards, but who can blame him.

[] Stop and talk to Forde for a bit (About what?)
[] Head back to camp

>>33452528
[] Head back to camp
As much as I'd like to talk to Forde, it would be really rude to leave our squad waiting. Plus it might make a bad impression on Christine.

>>33452528
>[] Head back to camp

>>33452528
>[] Stop and talk to Forde for a bit (About what?)
Why he looks up to Ephraim so much, perhaps? Seems like a decent lead in.

>>33452597
Oh and mention to Forde we need to meet with our squad, so he understands.

>>33452528
>>33452631

Changing my vote to this
>>33452657

Hey, sorry /tg/, something came up and I have to run for a while. I'll start writing again when I get home, assuming the thread is still here. If not then it will be tomorrow.

I apologize for the inconvenience.

Feel free to ask questions in the meantime, or just talk about how things are going/you think they will go.

>>33452726
Stuff happens, EQ, I understand. I'll keep an eye on the twitter, and keep this tab open then.

>>33452726
Real life takes precedence. Allowances must be made.
While we're still awake, we'll bump the thread if it gets too close to the bottom.

>>33452726

Giving it a quick bump

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So gentlemen, who's the ring for?

>>33455155
Us.

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>>33456812
Nah, I reckon its for an offscreen girlfriend, and he's just embarassed to be caught buying wedding rings.

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EQ, how do you plan to handle the Support system as part of your quest?

>>33458894
I plan to handle it similar to Awakenings support system. Meaning, you can get to A rank with a lot of people, but only one person can become S rank. Supports will also determine their loyalty to you, meaning that if they are nearby when you would take a nasty hit, they may take it for you.

Spend time with people to raise their support with you. Fighting alongside them works too.

And I suppose this goes without saying, but I'm going to start updating again soon. Thanks for keeping this thread alive for me!

“You really look up to Lord Ephraim, don’t you?”

“Of course, he’s a brilliant fighter, tactician, and friend.” Forde nods to himself as he talks. “You may not realize it, but he cares about every one of his comrades and does his best to get everyone out alive.”

“When I first talked to him, it was so surprising and scary. I had been training with some of the other recruits, and he came up and congratulated me on my hard work!” I find myself smiling as I recall his words. “He even gave me some tips on how to use my size to my advantage!” Being a little smaller than most of the other soldiers, I tend to be harder to hit.

“He has an eye for talent all right.” He says warmly. “He can’t really afford to now, but when he goes out on patrol, he usually takes time to get to know the ones he takes with him. Helps him connect with the people and learn about their troubles.” Forde snaps his fingers and quickly says, “Oh, speaking of trouble, having any with your new squad?”

“Nope, not at all! We have a new recur-“ Oh no! I completely forgot that we were supposed to meet at the training field! “I’m so sorry Forde, I have to run! I made plans with my squad and I think I’m late!”

“Well what are you doing here then? Get going!” He urges me onward with a smile.

I wave to him over my shoulder as I sprint to the field.

(1/2)

When I get there, I’m the last one and everyone is smirking at me.

“Well, well, well,” Kellen says, “The little lady finally decides to join us.”

“We’ve already introduced ourselves while we waited for you,” Gareth kindly informs me. “We also agreed that since you made us wait, you get a choice of your punishment.” He’s wearing a wry smile.

“P-punishment?” I ask hesitantly.

“That’s right,” Chris chimes in enthusiastically, “You can either, buy us all dinner in town, or you can fight Gareth in a duel.”

“He’s already beaten me more times than I can count.” Kellen says dejectedly.

“Thirteen times. But I haven’t sparred against you yet, and I’ve been wondering how you’d do.” Gareth is watching me with extreme anticipation.

“Well,” Christine says, “I could use dinner AND a show.”

[] Accept the duel, at least then your wallet will be spared
[] Take them out to dinner. Being poor is better than being humiliated.

>>33460914
>[] Accept the duel, at least then your wallet will be spared

Never turn down a challenge

>>33460914
>[x] Accept the duel, at least then your wallet will be spared
Embarrassment not a guarentee

>>33460914
>[] Accept the duel, at least then your wallet will be spared

Even if we lose, this should be interesting.

>>33460914
>[] Accept the duel, at least then your wallet will be spared

Free experience points

“I’ll duel you,” I say with a heavy sigh.

“Don’t worry, I’ll hold back.” He says cockily.

“Don’t. It would be insulting.”

He chuckles. “Fine then.” We walk into the middle of the training field where there are two training lances ready for us. The lances are really just long poles with wads of cloth tied to the end.

Now, how should I go about this?

>Strategy?
Roll d100, best of 3.

Rolled 55

>>33461052
We play defensively. Charging an experienced soldier won't end well.

Rolled 82

>>33461052

He's holding back, get off to a fast start. Use speed and mobility against a knight.

Rolled 46

>>33461052
He's big and well armored, but he should be slower. I bet we can use that.

Honest question from non-quester here:
wouldn't these free-from quests be better on a forum platform than an image board one?

Rolled 76

>>33461127

Take it to /qtg/

>>33461196

>>33452729

Nope

>Rolled 82

His armor is by far heavier than mine, so I should be able to maneuver around him no problem. Hopefully…

Gareth stands his ground and waits for me to make the first move.

I slowly advance, watching for any signs that he’ll move. But he just stands there in a defensive stance.

I try to rush around him and attack from behind, but he’s turning to face me keeping me from getting all the way around him.

Still, I try to attack from the side with a thrust to his arm, which he dodges by jumping backwards.

That surprises me quite a bit, I’m not used to seeing someone move like that in armor.

He thrusts his lance at me and I narrowly dodge, but he keeps up the attack!

[] Focus on dodging!
[] Try and counter attack!
[] Strategic retreat!

Rolled 83

>>33461284
>[x] Try and counter attack!

Rolled 28

>>33461284
>[] Try and counter attack!

Can't let him build momentum.

Rolled 16

>>33461284
>[] Strategic retreat!

>Rolled 83

I need to push back! I let him get me in the side of the abdomen so I can jab my lance into his chest. I stagger him, but only for a moment.

It wasn’t worth the blow to my side, but it allowed me to go for another attack.

This one is aimed at his shoulder, but it proves to be a glancing blow.

His thrust finds its mark in my thigh, nearly taking me down. If this were an actual fight, that would have pierced clean through. It’ll probably be bruised later though.

I work through the pain though and this time I
[] Aim for his head
[] Aim for his Shoulder
[] Aim for his legs
[] go back on the defensive and try to find a chink in his assault

Rolled 87

>>33461488
>[] Aim for his legs

Rolled 26

>>33461488
>[] Aim for his Shoulder

Rolled 45

>>33461488
>[] Aim for his legs

Tempted to go on the defense if this doesn't work

>Rolled 87

I aim for his legs now. The armor is meant to handle attacks to the upper body, aiming low should work.

A thrust connects with his shin, driving it out from under him. He falls to his knees, but doesn’t give up.

A thrust is coming at your chest!

[] Dodge!
[] Block!

Rolled 7

>>33461657
>[] Dodge!

Rolled 7

>>33461657
[] Dodge!
[] Block!

Rolled 6

>>33461657
[X] Dodge!

Save Roll

Rolled 7

>>33461673
>>33461679
>>33461690

RIP Mel

>>33461673
>>33461679
>>33461690
Were you all rolling d100 by any chance?

If so, I have no words for this...

>>33461673
>>33461679
>>33461690
>>33461706
Hahahahahaha

>>33461724

All 4 are legit according to 4chanx.

>>33461673
>>33461679
>>33461690
Wow... just. Wow. Really?

Rolled 85

>>33461657
I know it's too late, but let's see...

>>33461765
....WOW. We do so well, only to get screwed in the end. -sigh-

I need to go to bed EQ, so I'll read the archive tomorrow.

Good luck guys!

>Rolled 7
The thrust connects before I have time to even react and I feel something in me crack. I’m also knocked off of my feet and onto my back. I scream in pain as I hit the ground. He knocked the air out of me too, and I can feel my head spinning from it hitting the ground.

I feel like there’s a burning right where the lance’s tip connected. I try to sit up, but moving makes my chest feel like it will burst.

Gareth stands up and holds a hand out to me with a smile. “You okay down there?”

Finding it hard to breath, I shake my head.

“Do you need a healer?”

“Not sure,” I rasp.

Christine kneels down beside me and removes my breastplate. Without a word she starts pressing down on my chest, causing me to hiss in pain. I’ve never hurt this bad before! “Kellen, go fetch a healer, her sternum was cracked from that last attack.”

“Alright, just stay there!”

“Mel, you need to stay as still as possible, okay?”

“Alright.” The adrenaline is leaving and the pain is really starting to catch up to me now. I start gasping and I feel tears welling up.

“I am so sorry Melarracal!” Gareth is kneeling next to me now too. “It was just a reflex!”

After just a couple moments a healer is present and he lays his staff over my chest. A warm light is emitted from it and I can feel something, probably my sternum, move inside of me. Once the light fades I feel a sense of peace wash over me, but the pain is still there.

“It still hurts,” I complain.

“You are experiencing something we call, ‘Phantom Pains’. This usually occurs for the first few times a person has a staff used to heal them. It will pass within a couple hours.” The healer places a hand on my shoulder reassuringly as Gareth and Kellen both help me up. “Still, we like to keep our patients under observation. Please, spend tonight in the med-tent.”

I simply nod and let him lead me to the tent.

>>33462090
You won't be missing much because I'm going to bed too!

Here is your current information:
Recruit
Level 4
Weapon Rank: Lance D
Supports: Forde E

For the sake of the Narrative, Supports will start at E rank and advance from there.

>>33462128

Thanks for running

Are you going to continue this thread later or start a new one?

When's the next thread?

>>33462128
Oh well in that case, see you next thread then.

Wow, that sucks for Mel. Good thing it was just a sparring session! Despite the poor ending, I'd say we did pretty good there.

One last note, I have a twitter for anyone who wants to track me through that.

@EmblemQuester

I'll use that to let you know when I'll start running and other news, like not being able to run that day.

>>33462143
I am likely not going to run tomorrow, so I'll archive the thread. Keep an eye out this weekend and watch the Twitter for news

>>33462128
>>33462143
He has a twitter @EmblemQuester. That should probably be in the OP next thread, along with the pastebin.