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>>33667462
LAST VOTE
>1. Stay defensive. You’re more heavily armored and her superior speed makes her more able to counter your blows than you are able to land them.
>2. Charge her. She’s light on her feet but a hard blow from your shield charge might take her by surprise.
>3. Engage her in regular combat with your sword. You might not gain any special advantages but this should leave you less open than the other choices while letting you stay on the offensive.
>4. Custom

Rolled 2

>>33667462
>3. Engage her in regular combat with your sword. You might not gain any special advantages but this should leave you less open than the other choices while letting you stay on the offensive.

>>33667493
>>3. Engage her in regular combat with your sword. You might not gain any special advantages but this should leave you less open than the other choices while letting you stay on the offensive.

>>33667493
>3. Engage her in regular combat with your sword. You might not gain any special advantages but this should leave you less open than the other choices while letting you stay on the offensive.

>>33667493
>2. Charge her. She’s light on her feet but a hard blow from your shield charge might take her by surprise.
Let Lynn be Lynn.

>>33667493
>>3. Engage her in regular combat with your sword. You might not gain any special advantages but this should leave you less open than the other choices while letting you stay on the offensive.

>>33667493
1

>>33667493
>2. Let the Lynnsanity begin!

>>33667493
>3. Engage her in regular combat with your sword. You might not gain any special advantages but this should leave you less open than the other choices while letting you stay on the offensive.

>>33667493
>4. Pretend to over extend yourself with aggressive attacks to bait her into trying to punish your 'wild' swings and capitalize on the opening. She's seen your other fights most likely, time for people to realize you have more than raw power and toughness going for you.

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>2. & 4.

As you step into her guard, your shield raised, you consider the fact that Rayza will have seen as much of your fighting style as you’ve seen of hers. If she’s capable of switching things up to keep you guessing then you can do the same. If Talon can change his methods of fighting at the drop of a hat then so can you.

You hope.

Rayza tries a probing slash from your bottom-right and you deftly deflect it with your sword, pushing forwards against her. Your foot drags along the dirt as you create as much momentum in your upper half as possible and nearly remove Rayza’s head from her shoulders with a backhanded swing. She steps back out of range your swing with a quick hope, her body blurring slightly from her speed. You wouldn’t normally use so much strength and speed against your foe, knowing that you could easily kill them, but you felt no such qualms going all-out against this spellblade. If Talon asked, you could just say that you thought she’d be able to dodge it. No real loss if she couldn’t.

You demonstrate your own speed in dodging her reflexive counter, snapping your arm back in close to your body to avoid it being severed by her blade. You eye her sword carefully before attacking again – you saw her block a sledgehammer with it yesterday. The khazite it was made with was unyielding.

You felt the leather around your sword’s hilt tighten as you gripped it, readying yourself for several more chained swings. You needed Rayza to do something more than just a reflexive counter – you need her to make a killing strike as a counter to you overextending. If she did that then you might be able to seize on that manufactured opening. If you missed it then you could simply smash your head into her. You doubt she’d expect that, given how vulnerable she’d been to Toren’s attack in that other fight.

[DC16 Overextension Ploy]

Rolled 16

>>33667798

Rolled 2

>>33667798

Rolled 16

>>33667798

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>>33667823
>first roll

Rolled 49

>>33667798

by the power of the mad feldragon!

Rolled 15

>>33667798
DRAGONGIRL STRONK

>>33667838
This is my second roll in the quest captcha was

Treespa trees

Thank the tress anon

>>33667615
hey, now that is a creative idea

>>33667823
>>33667835
Holy shit! double 16s
>>33667832
And holy damn! so close yet not a 1

>>33667798
>you felt no such qualms going all-out against this spellblade. If Talon asked, you could just say that you thought she’d be able to dodge it. No real loss if she couldn’t.
>You demonstrate your own speed in dodging her reflexive counter, snapping your arm back in close to your body to avoid it being severed by her blade.
Ouch, both of them are going at it way too hard. For all that this isn't a fight to the death, they are both trying really hard to make it one

>>33667893
Too bad we don't get bonuses from dubs.

I wonder what would be the bonus if we roll two natty 1's

>>33667940
we already did, several times
IIRC its just a normal critfail.

>>33667963
Man you guys had it rough I remember when I was archive snorkeling all those target not mets and nat 1's jesus

Dat Blackwater fight though. Sick.

>>33668006
Agreed. I just finished the archives earlier this week (this is my first AEQ thread I'm hype), and there were a few times I had to take a break because of nat-1-induced-rage

>>33668057
You too huh? I finished archives two days ago, but I'm with you on needing to take a break when the 1's keep on trucking.

>>33667798
>>33667823
>tfw your first write in gets added and passes its DC.

>>33668006
>>33668057
>>33668098
Those were dark times that still echo to this day, we lost many during that time in and out of game.

>>33668098
>>33668117
Yeah, there was a noticeable shift in the number of players as those threads went on.

That, and I'm surprised at the lack of drawfaggotry
Which makes me want to draw Talon and co. even more

>>33668157
FUCKING DO IT

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>>33667823
>>33667835
Probably a good thing you had that custom to lower the DC by one point.

>Target met

Your first swing trims a few hairs off Rayza’s head as she underestimates how quickly you can surge forward. You regret not being a tad bit more serious in your attack – you might have been able to trim her head, too.

The second and third fall well short of her as she quickly adapts to your actual reach. Well, your ‘actual’ reach. Talon said to take things seriously so you’ve been planning the entire tournament – you’ve intentionally held back, even with your earlier swings in this fight, so that you’ll have that necessary trump card. Rayza was dangerous because she was experienced. That meant she knew how to adapt to and work around the limitations of her opponents so that she could defeat those better than her. You would just use that against her, just as Talon must have when he defeated her years ago.

You weren’t going to lose to a glorified mage.

It’s the fourth swing that draws Rayza in, having convinced herself that she can openly exploit your opening. You grin broadly behind your helmet, glad that she can’t see your expression. You’re a terrible poker player, as you’d learnt when Sala decided it would be fun to play strip poker with Talon. You don’t think you would ever learn how to pull a poker face like he could. Your warped smile just couldn’t match his ability to stare everybody down with complete placidity while holding a royal flush.

Those idle thoughts worked to your advantage, preventing your instincts from pulling you away from Rayza’s blade too early. Her sword brushed your breastplate and you felt her strange magic surge through it. This was the point where she blew you across the arena, breaking no small number of bones from the combination of the initial blast and the impact of the landing. If she pulled off the spell you’d be hurting no matter your draconic strength.

>continued

>>33668157
Just know I'm a vicious assman and dragon grill enthusiast

Gattai muthafucka

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>>33668173
Which is why your shield snapped up from its low guard, knocking her sword upwards. She was already pulling back, however. Damn her experience from preventing her from fully committing. You’d just need to improvise. You feel the crunch through your helmet as it crashes into her face. You were just buying time so that you could pull back your sword and gut her. Technically not what you were supposed to do but you doubt it would kill her.

Then she seems to blur, her feet suddenly in a different place as magic surges through her. Your entire body seems to throb in sympathy with her magic, the sorcerous power that is surging through you recognising hers. It’s only instinct that keeps you from following through on your attack.

Talon had told you that if something felt wrong then it usually was. The real talent was in determining why it was wrong. You didn’t have time to do that last part but you could at least act on the instinct. Instead of a fast and sharp thrust, you did a slightly more lethargic swing, careful to hide your true speed and reach.

As you lashed out at Rayza you could feel a sense of wrongness permeating everything. Magic suffused the very air itself, making the world itself feel alien.

Once again, instinct cried out at you to withdraw. You frown inwardly, not sure if you should follow your instincts or your training now. That wrongness was present even as your sword swung just shy of Rayza’s neck – if you’d used that extra reach she might be dead now, you think.

It still feels wrong, even as your instincts tell you to pull back. On the other hand, you were confident that you could end this. Rayza had nothing special, just as you’d told Talon before. You…

>1. Pull back. Your instincts are probably right, even if they were wrong just then.
>2. Push forward. You could have ended this fight if you just followed your innate confidence.
>3. Go defensive. Something is very wrong and all options feel bad.
>3. Custom

>>33668157
fellow draw fag here I may join you.

>>33668157
>>33668203
You are both extremely welcome
it would be nice to have some draw faggotry

Speaking of... just how buff is talon? I know its "ridiculous" but i am having a hard time imagining it

>>33668184
You, sir, have good taste

>>33668200
>3. Go defensive. Something is very wrong and all options feel bad.

>>33668200
>2. Push forward. You could have ended this fight if you just followed your innate confidence.

>>33668200
>3. Go defensive. Something is very wrong and all options feel bad.
>>33668203
>>33668157
That would be amazing, this has a lot of drawing potential.

>>33668200
>3
Rayza is not of this world, I can feel it in muh sorceries!

>>33668200
3

That reaction...
>Your entire body seems to throb in sympathy with her magic, the sorcerous power that is surging through you recognising hers
My first thought was a fellow dragon, and this might be it.
But then, why does she feel so wrong? either because she is hiding it. Or maybe she is a hell dragon...
Or maybe she is neither and is actually something fel dragons were designed to fight. After all, they were created for a reason and that reason was combat
so, what were fel dragons designed to combat?

>>33668200
3.

It's a shame we don't know more about Lynn's capabilities. I'm thinking she's getting confused by minor illusions and feints meant to throw her attacks out of position. Her opponent is heavily focused on counter attacking which leads me to believe that she had the exact opposite idea and is trying to bait Lynn into over committing be being slippery. I think it'd be a good idea to wait and find an opening for a shield charge, but only if we can make sure it hits. Charging past the opponent will leave our back open which will be bad.

>>33668301
>It's a shame we don't know more about Lynn's capabilities. I'm thinking she's getting confused by minor illusions and feints meant to throw her attacks out of position
She should be exceptionally hardy to those. remember when she detected that daywalker who tried to enthrall her by putting his blood in her cup?

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>>33668284
Helldragons were the ones that were created. Feldragons are just regular dragons who modified themselves for more power.

>>33668301
Lynn's extra capabilities don't matter right now. You'll receive a prompt about using them if they do. Otherwise, consider her to be like Talon with Iron Body permanently activated.

>>33668284
Rayza uses arcane power, and well.
The only race I know of that does that and is wrong or alien would be Infernals.

>>33668237
The buffest. The biggest hurdle for me is his armor...I've drawn armor for some of my dnd characters, but I want to make sure he has a damn good design.
Does anyone know what his new armor looks like? The ancient suit he picked up from Darlesia.

>>33668203
Anything/person/scene you want to draw in particular? I'm just sketching up some crappy concept art atm, trying to get a feel for what my headcanons are.

>>33668384
I always imagined it to be big and imposing but simple. It is an armor designed for efficiency.

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>>33668384
I'll be honest: I originally thought of the Knights of Basette to be similar to the Berenike Knights (or Tower Knights) of Dark Souls but with similarly bulky armour on the bottom-half. You could also picture the armour as like Grey Knights in terms of bulk. It's basically very big and bulky armour that looks intimidating.

>>33668384
I'm picturing a frog helm myself, though a more stereo typcial visor set up may look better.

>>33668407
I'm probably going to do a couple character models then put Talon Vs Volante on paper in some form. I'm a little slow so it probably won't be done till next thread or so.

>>33668384

From what I would assume, seeing as it was designed for the Most skilled warrior in the order of most skilled warriors, it would probably be designed for functionality, though in that would lie it's aesthetics. I believe it was described as being made of numerous smaller plates which slightly overlap to allow for great protection without hindering movement...

One would assume that it would inspire awe whilst being intimidating to a normal soldier. This is a suit which demands the respect of it's wearer, not for their position, or their wealth, but for their skill and power.

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>3.

Something isn’t right about this entire situation. Rayza is clearly manipulating a different power to most mages yet neither yourself, Talon or Finn can sense what it is? Now you’re caught right in the middle of a spell of hers and your instincts want you to pull out. Normally you’d trust them, as Talon advised you to. However, if you’ve never fought this sort of attack before how can your instincts be trusted?

Instead you snap your arm back, narrowly dodging a quick counter by Rayza that would have knocked you off-balance, and position it behind you to guard your back as you raise your shield in front of you. You focus your senses on your surroundings, trying to push past whatever your opponent is using to confuse you.

[DC12 Perception]

Rolled 5

>>33668499
Lynn has good perception skills. I'm sure she'll get this.

Rolled 12

>>33668499

Rolled 5

>>33668499

rolling?

Rolled 2

>>33668499
Is she a demon

>>33668464
wasn't the visor entirely magical? I remember that when he first put on the helm he saw nothing through it until the magic kicked it and showed him a projected image of the outside

>>33668515
Thank you, based anon.

>>33668515
Lynn is just barely meeting these DCs but she's meeting them. Dragon Waifu is credit to Harem.

Man, Lynn is scraping through these rolls by the skin of her teeth.

>>33668563
>>33668565
I failed Mal earlier, I'm glad I didn't let Lyn down.

>>33668332
>Helldragons were the ones that were created. Feldragons are just regular dragons who modified themselves for more power.
I assumed such a modification transformed them into a created being, and that created beings were made via such a transformation...
are you saying that helldragon were made out of thin air rather then out of a dragon?

>>33668570

I already killed (?) a quest protagonist today. I'm content to let you guys roll and meet the DCs.

>>33668539
Hmm... potential there. May be able to have some cool decorations on it if it's solid. Or glowing runes in place of the eyes etc. I'll need to skim the archives and check the descriptions.

>>33668569

she was too cocksure of herself and was not truly prepared to face her opponent of unknown abilities... It is to her credit that she is adapting enough to meet the DCs... Win or Lose, she will come out of this fight a more skilled fighter than she entered it...

>>33668441
>>33668449
>>33668464
>>33668469
Rad, thanks for the input/responses!

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>>33668157
Dif drawfag but I've been doodling characters from this quest. Have designs that I like for gnome, undine, talon, Lynn. Struggling with Finn and Vad, and have hazy ideas for Mail and Sal. Taira's a recent addition so haven't even though about her yet.

Inking pen is dead and I need a new one though, I'll prob try to post gnome by next week's thread. Pic related, gnome wip

>>33668627
That looks great anon.

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>>33668578
Created being implies that they're were created by something else. Being an otherwise natural being and making yourself something more is different - the Lords and their God-knights aren't created beings if they're uplifted humans, for instance.

>>33668627
That is amazing.

>>33668627
>dem eyes
Kissable.

>>33668627
Looks Awsome

>>33668627
That's awesome.

>>33668627
Wow, you have some talent!

>>33668627
Awesome gauntlets, and great overall. Very different than how I picture her, which makes it all the more fun!
I have ideas for Vad, Talon, Gnome, Sarah, and Sala. Mal and Taira (as well as other foxy ladies) I have a pretty good look for, but Undine and Finn are hazy for me, I haven't settled on a design I like yet.

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>Target met

You close your eyes, suspecting that whatever you’re seeing is a lie. Rayza has been able to hide everything about herself so far. You won’t let yourself be drawn into her illusion any more.

As you think that you punch through whatever aura she has placed around you, your senses return to normal. Like she sensed what you were doing. That sense of wrongness withdraws and you’re left with just Rayza, obviously in front of you but impenetrable to your senses.

Could it be that the same spell that prevents you from determining what she truly is was confusing you earlier?

You shake your head free of idle thoughts and instead focus on your opponent, snapping forward with your shield to throw her off-guard. Once again her sword clatters uselessly against your shield but this time you are ready for it.

[DC17 Counter]

Rolled 1

>>33668769

Rolled 7

>>33668769
You can do it Lynn!

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>>33668783

Rolled 13

>>33668769

Rolled 8

>>33668783
Fuck. Critfail imminent.

Rolled 49

>>33668769
not gonna be in time is it?

>>33668805
heh wrong die anyway.

>>33668783

I swear this quest crackbitches more than HMQ.

Rolled 16

>>33668769
>these DCs
Whatever Rayza is, she is not something to fuck with, that's for sure.

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>>33668783
3 nat 1s in a single night...

>>33668627
It looks really good... but for some reason I am getting a "batshit crazy" vibe from her.
Also, gnome's boobs should be bigger. Girl has massive tracts of land

>>33668836
Whoops, thats not what I meant to post.

>>33668850

It's appropriate anyway

>>33668848
Don't worry, that's what they look like under 5 layers of clothing. Imagine them without all that restriction

>>33668824
Agreed, JJ would probably win the lottery in AEQ-land

>>33668848
They look pretty big to me.

>>33668848
I don't see crazy, I see calm, imperious, confidence. Also her vest is pretty thick and shes still at a D cup in it.

>>33668873
I'd actually pictured her being quite a bit thicker in the frame. A strong core midriff with dem abs. In a way where you could really only fully appreciate just how damn curvy she is when she takes off the padding.

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>Dramatic failure

Or you thought you were ready for it.

Your shield slides forward as her sword slides past you and you immediately press the advantage. You are inside of her guard and prepared to land your killing blow. It’s over.

There’s a flurry of movement to your left but before you can react you notice that Rayza is clearly reacting desperately, attempting to fend you off with a swift punch. You shift slightly to knock her blow aside and hammer your pommel into her head in place of your slash. You hear the crack of her bones as your armored gauntlet impacts on her lightly armoured forearm.

But as you attempt to follow through with a sharp crack of your pommel into her face, you find your arm failing you. Then you realise that your entire body is failing you. You curse your own insensitivity to pain as you realise that the flurry of movement on your left had been Rayza launching a pincer attack, striking your chest and puncturing a lung while you deflected her other attack.

Clearly overconfidence did not become you, even if Talon did seem to like it sometimes.

You slumped to your knees, your left arm weakly deflecting a second blow before you dive to the side. The impact rattles your bones and although you don’t feel the pain you know that you should be surrendering now. You’re not going to but your body is quite clear in its opinion.

Your mind is even clearer – you can feel a strange surge of… something pumping through your body. It might work for you but it might work against you. You vaguely remember something similar from long ago – Talon had been so worried by you then. You didn’t want him to be so worried again. You would win this without this help.

[DC11 Berserk Check]

Rolled 20

>>33668934

Rolled 4

>>33668934
Here's hoping

Rolled 14

>>33668934

RAGE

>>33668953
nice

>>33668953
Do we calm fury?

>>33668953

Did she just become Lynn, Destroyer of Worlds or a Zen Master?

>>33668953
Fuck yeah, eye of the storm fury!

>>33668953
Berserk in control.

>>33668988
that is an oxymoron
At best tapping into her primal power reserves without going berserk
Or she just had a breakthrough with self control and doesn't have to worry about berserk roll anymore (or they get easier from now on)

Rolled 17

>>33668988
Ride the wave. Let the animal surge through your body but harness it and control it. A rage so consuming it wraps around back to placidity.

>>33669000
>that is an oxymoron
I have not realized it at all anon. Thanks for the input.

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>>33668953
ahahah every time! Nat 20 out of no where at the weirdest times.
Lyn's face win.

>>33668953
the funny thing is how we were whining about the two nat 1s earlier in this thread

>>33669046
It's been a trend. Same with Mal's Griffin. The Dice Taketh and Giveth back only to Taketh again like a school yard bully watching us jump in vain.

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>Exceptional success

As a current of pure fury and emotion runs through you, you remember something your daddy had told you. That dragons were creatures of pure passion, that your magical essence was that of fire and steel made flesh. It was the ability to bring this passion, this essence, from a mere concept into your very being that made a feldragon different to a dragon. It was the core of why so many dragons had rejected him and his kin – passion and sincerity was often rejected by those who could not reflect the same feelings.

With those memories you realise what this is – this isn’t some strange errant behaviour or bestial berserker rage. It was the representation of your passion – something in your body saw that you were failing at something you shouldn’t fail at. Something you couldn’t fail at.

Talon had said this fight wasn’t serious but he had told you that there was nothing wrong with showing your draconic abilities. That meant it was serious – your demonstration here would reflect on him. He was so callous at times but you knew he had his sincere side.

It hurt you to know that you might fail him like this. Hurt you more than you expected.

You didn’t like being hurt so you weren’t going to fail. You were going to grasp this raw rage and fury and turn it into your strength. You were going to crush this bitch like you had crushed so many others.

You rolled backwards, your body rapidly healing from its earlier wounds, and dodged a blast of magic. Rising to your feet you raised your shield and sword. You could feel her presence clearly now. That something within her was obvious despite its weakness. It was like you yet inferior. Like you yet superior.

Confusing. You didn’t like confusion. You…

>1. Charge her head-on with a shield-charge.
>2. Unleash your draconic sorcery. This may reveal to knowledgeable mages that you are a dragon.
>3. Try to counter Rayza’s attacks with your enhanced speed.
>4. Custom

>>33669104
>>1. Charge her head-on with a shield-charge.

Apply shield directly to forehead

Rolled 3

>>33669104
>>1. Charge her head-on with a shield-charge.

>>33669104
>You could feel her presence clearly now. That something within her was obvious despite its weakness. It was like you yet inferior. Like you yet superior.
Ok, so she is totally a dragon too.

>>33669104
i want to vote 2 because i want lynn to stop holding back and be all she can be (not using her magics in combat is surely stunting her growth).
but it feels wrong to make this choice for her in a PoV shift.

>>33669139
Helldragon or Draconic Royalty?

>>33669104
>4 Fake the shield bash, and instead swipe at her legs with your sword's true reach.

>>33669104
>1. Charge her head-on with a shield-charge.
Lynn at her best.

>>33669104
>2. Unleash your draconic sorcery. This may reveal to knowledgeable mages that you are a dragon.

Part of me finds it amusing that even after so long when Lynn is in a corner the first thing that comes to mind is SHIELD CHARGE!

Maybe it'll work this time.

>>33669104
>1. Charge her head-on with a shield-charge.

>>33669158
or maybe a human uplifted/created to utility dragon powers via some arcane research

Although the dragon royalty though really fits.
something less = weaker, she is a plain jane dragon. No hell, no fel.
something more = sylvanis said that all dragons can sense dragon royalty.

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This is about what I'm thinking for Gnome's body type. Thoughts?

>>33669104
>3:45am
>thread still going strong

aspirational, you are awesome. but you are killing any chance of me having a healthy sleep schedule

>>33669158
>Royalty
I think this is the case. It makes the most sense.

>>33669203
Too fat on thighs, legs and arms.

>>33668873
>>33668917
remember that she isn't human.
She appears human, but is a magical being
So while D is "huge" for a human woman (well, for most of them, there ARE exceptionally large women IRL), I am envisioning gnome's hugeness as something REALLY big

>>33669221
You have a weird headcannon. I wish you enjoy it. Just don't try forcing it.

>>33669218
are you kidding? she is too skinny

>>33669204
It's 10 in the morning here, and I still haven't got to sleep.
Nor will I, most likely.

>>33669237
AEQ > sleep any time

>>33669218
I agree. Shes a martial artist, not a house wife.

>>33669229
Yeah, if anything I'd say her hips need to be rounded out a little more.

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Rayza was initially intended to be part-Fae but I instead incorporated her into the dragon plotline to both reduce the number of characters and get rid of the obvious problem of a part-Fae character.

>1.

It once worked wonders against Talon. Maybe it will work against Rayza.

Before you can turn Rayza into roadkill with your shield and enhanced strength you first need to withstand the magical barrage she’s launching at you. It seems she’s sensed something changing about you and has changed tactic entirely.

Her sword whirls about her as she casts spell after spell. Magic whirls around her body wildly as she channels as much magic as possible to fuel her barrage. The problem with using so much magic so rapidly is that it makes it obvious to sharp observers like Talon and Finn exactly what Rayza is.

A dragon, just like you. Or not like you – you were once told that most dragons had a human form and a draconic form whereas yours is merged. You know Rayza to be a dragon of some form, however, and you know that she feels slightly special to your senses. You also know that the specialness about her doesn’t make her strong.

Not like you, anyway.

[DC11 Magical Defense; DC15/20 Shield Charge]

Roll 2d20 please.

>>33669221
Good point about her inhumanity, I'm still not sure she even has internal organs.
That said, Sala is small-chested and Undine isn't massive either, there's really no indication Gnome's tits are any more than large for a human.

Rolled 4

>>33669258
CHAAAAAAAAARGE!

Rolled 2, 7 = 9

>>33669258

Rolled 7

>>33669258
nat 1 incoming

>>33669258
mfw I was wondering if she was a fae and then dismissed it as me being silly, didn't even bother posting it

Rolled 19, 7 = 26

>>33669269
good thing I rolled wrong dice.

Rolled 13, 13 = 26

>>33669258

Rolled 12, 3 = 15

>>33669258

>>33669263
>I'm still not sure she even has internal organs.
I have actually been wondering about the exact same thing.
Aren't elementals naturally occurring patterns.

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>>33669272
>>33669282
>>33669284
Defense is successful but shield charge fails again.

>>33669326
going into overtime.

>>33669352

Time to Magic the Bitch maybe

>>33669326
lets hope it doesn't put Lynn out of the fight. Rayza is just flinging magic at this point instead of even pretending to engage in swordplay, it'd be nice to knock her down a peg without going felldragon on her.

>>33669352
Yeah. It is pretty much even.

So, which spellblade was it that alyce said genuinely wanted to become head of our royal order?

because if it was rayza we have quite an opportunity to poach her

>>33669258
Thought Rayza was using illusion magic or some shit. Guess she wasn't now that we know shes a drag

>>33669376
A Drag Queen (or Princess at least) in fact.

>>33669372
It was Rayza.

We do not want that happening.

>>33669409
why not?

>>33669415
reserved for lynn

>>33669415
Lynn is loyal and in love with us and has no personal agenda that goes against us

Rayza is a wildcard of unknown motivation who came within a hairs breadth of killing us in our backstory

You don't put a wildcard a the reins when you don't know she won't turn on you

>>33669415
Lynn>Rayza

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>Magical Defense: Target met; 2, 19, 13

Her magical blasts and lances scorch the dirt around you, creating small craters and filling your surroundings with dust. You stand firm, with your shield raised, and ignore all distractions. This is a blind barrage and you won’t fall to such desperation.

Your world is rocked several times by magical blasts directly impacting with your shield. Each time your own magic catches and funnels Rayza’s power around you, like water against a large stone. Water might defeat a stone over many decades but Rayza lacks the endurance to truly be a stream.

Plus, most stones don’t beat the shit out of the stream pushing against them. You reckon that Vad’s stupid water versus rock metaphor is dumb and you’re going to demonstrate why right now.

>Shield Charge: Target not met; 7, 7, 13

Power surges through you, channelling through your limbs and feeling like a very good drug. You know better than to let it linger, however. Right as one of Rayza’s magical blasts soars by your head you leap forward, your shield glowing a bright red as your power makes it like a battering ram. You’d never quite gotten the knack of Talon’s strange barrier projection but you didn’t need to – you could just put your power into the object.

Or that usually worked. You regretted not learning his trick when your missed Rayza by mere inches – Talon’s barrier would have knocked her flat anyway, as it projects to the sides. Instead you got knocked flat, tripped by the faster and more nimble foe while you were off-balance. You ignore the slash she makes against your arm, knowing that it will heal rapidly with the lingering power form your berserk rage.

“Really? You’re still going?” Rayza says, her voice filled with frustration. “Can’t you just realise when you’re beaten.”

>continued

>>33669441
There's also the trouble of what happens if we don't go Mage Route, let alone Sylv route in the upcoming votes.

>>33669441
>>33669449
>>33669454
I said poach her, (as in, get her to work for us). Not discard lynn
Not even give her lynns position.

We have more than one fluffy tails in the empire, we can have more than one dragon in the empire.

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>>33669458
“A battle isn’t over until it is over,” you say, turnig slightly to watch Rayza, noting the grimace on her face.

“A battle, maybe, but this is a duel,” she retorts. “I’ve clearly won. Everything else is just posturing.”

“I just said-“ you find yourself repeating before being cut-off.

“That you’re oblivious, yes,” Rayza says, raising her sword and focusing her power once more. “There’s a crucial difference between us – you’re here to serve but I’m here to conquer. That alone means that you will never beat me – I never lose to the same opponent twice and I never lose to somebody weaker than those I defeat. You’re nothing compared to Talon York.”

Talon. Your head throbs at the thought. Does she want Talon? Is this about him? More than that, she’s saying she’s superior to you. You normally wouldn’t care but somehow this rings wrongly through your body. It’s almost painful to hear her say as much. You are a feldragon. Your father told you that you were going to be a future for a dying race – to hear that you were inferior to a mere peasant from such a dying race-

No. You may be happy to serve and Rayza happy to conquer but you were also greater than such weakness. You would conquer those too weak to serve, to hell with their absurd thoughts.

You…

>1. Use your draconic sorcery to crush Rayza. You would never be bested in the arts of magic by such a weakling.
>2. Use your draconic strength to crush Rayza. You would demonstrate what it truly meant to be dragon by shattering her bones with your strength.
>3. Use your draconic essence to crush Rayza. You would show her what it meant to be a dragon by using both your sorcery and raw strength to beat her into the ground.
>4. Custom Hint: It must involve using draconic power

>>33669466
>>3. Use your draconic essence to crush Rayza. You would show her what it meant to be a dragon by using both your sorcery and raw strength to beat her into the ground.

>>33669258
>The problem with using so much magic so rapidly is that it makes it obvious to sharp observers like Talon and Finn exactly what Rayza is.
I wonder how many others figured it out. if her secret is out it might cause her trouble in the magi league.

Also, how visible is lynns power right now?

>>33669466
>3
Shatter her pride.

>>33669466
>2. Use your draconic strength to crush Rayza. You would demonstrate what it truly meant to be dragon by shattering her bones with your strength.

Feel like this is one of those path selecting choices and Lyn has already shown her desire to be strong and not a mage.

Rolled 20

>>33669466
>>3. Use your draconic essence to crush Rayza. You would show her what it meant to be a dragon by using both your sorcery and raw strength to beat her into the ground.

Yeah.....subtlety has is dead and buried at this point. Let's go for broke.

>>33669466
>2. Use your draconic strength to crush Rayza. You would demonstrate what it truly meant to be dragon by shattering her bones with your strength.
"Bitch, you're not worthy to serve him. Much less conquer."

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>>33669490
>Feel like this is one of those path selecting choices and Lyn has already shown her desire to be strong and not a mage.
It is a path choice.

It was initially going to be a case of three identical choices but I went for this instead.

>>33669466
I thought catfights were bad, but apparently they got nothing on a pair of dragons

I'm tempted to go with 4. Use your Draconic Presence to cow her and make her accept that while she was going all out you have yet to even use a fraction of your ancestry's power.

But barring that, Dragon Essence sounds good.

>>33669466
>4: Fly into the air and than divebomb her

>>33669466
3
since lynn is so worked up about this challenge. defeating her opponent with BOTH seems like it would be a more complete victory

i hope they both live

>>33669466
>2. Use your draconic strength to crush Rayza.

Let's take her out with as little magic as possible, just to spite her

>>33669466

>3
Lynns varient to Talons style. Dragon empowerment and sorcery rather than Astral....

I sense that we might be able to pull a 'sand in the eyes' type of manoeuvre using our Breath attack (I assume that Lynn has one seeing as it is one of the staples of Dragons)

I'm surprised we aren't writing in for a breath weapon or something.

Also don't kill her Lynn. Y'all don't have enough cousins around to just kill each other willy nilly like.

>>33669496
the dicegods have spoken

>>33669466
What if we
>fly into air
>shoot massive ball of flame breath down
>rush her behind the flame when shes blinded by it

or

just rush her

>>33669466
>2. Use your draconic strength to crush Rayza. You would demonstrate what it truly meant to be dragon by shattering her bones with your strength.

>>33669466
>3. Use your draconic essence to crush Rayza. You would show her what it meant to be a dragon by using both your sorcery and raw strength to beat her into the ground.

>>33669562
it seems more likely to backfire and get ass kicked

also, its one thing to use sorcery where the most sensitive of people can detect it
and to outright assume dragon form

>>33669550
Now if only we could use that roll.

I kind of hope that Rayza is forced into her True form, then Lynn goes full dragon form some how, then Sylvian comes in a breaks up the fight and sits them in the corner.

>>33669466
>3. Use your draconic essence to crush Rayza. You would show her what it meant to be a dragon by using both your sorcery and raw strength to beat her into the ground.

>>33669594
>3. Use your draconic essence to crush Rayza. You would show her what it meant to be a dragon by using both your sorcery and raw strength to beat her into the ground.

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>3.

You can hear the people go mad in the background as you stand tall in front of a frightened Rayza. Your wings stretched out wide, drawing a great black veil in front of your foe as your tail idly swayed across the dirt behind you. You could feel something bursting from your skin around your hands and feet but it felt as natural as your wings and tail so you ignored it.

Gripping your sword tightly, you gave Rayza a hard glare. “I serve to prevent weaklings such as you from so much as thinking about conquest. Don’t waste your weakness.”

Then you give her a harsh grin, your canines extending far outside your mouth, before darting forward.

You catch the ebb of Rayza’s power. Like moths being drawn to a flame. You make yourself a larger flame and the moths fly to you instead. A moment later your sword crashes into Rayza’s, smashing it out of her grip and a foot into the hard dirt. A moment later your claw-hand snaps back, still gripping your sword, and backhands Rayza off her feet.

The spellblade catches herself with an acrobatic manoeuvre but you’re already on her with a quick snap of your wings. You can almost see her movement before she makes them, your mind reading the subtle movements of her muscles and telling your body what to do to crush her.

Her magic meets your claw for a moment. Then your shield glows and a pulsating blast of red turns Rayza’s hand into a puff of red. Before she can react you let the pulse go again and Rayza seems to shudder from an unseen impact. Then she collapses, the blast of force you emitted having not been fully absorbed by her barrier.

You’ll finish this you think. End this witch.

[DC13 Self-control]

Rolled 15

>>33669654
first roll in awhile

Rolled 18

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Rolled 5

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Rolled 7

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Rolled 20

>>33669654
holy shit, we went full berserk mode within a single second

>>33669654
I'm erect and >>33669670 is making it better.

>>33669659
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>>33669666
Dodged a bullet there. It wouldn't have been pretty to fail this.

>>33669670
almost there anon. a 20 here would be glorious, but we will have to content ourselves with merely succeeding

>Lynn's evolving.
Noice.

>>33669687
yea, that would have been bad

>>33669705
>evolving
More like releasing herself from her own shackles.

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>Target met

You’ll end this.

You will kill her.

You will-

You fall to your knees, spewing bile over the ground as your inner consciousness intervenes. You can’t do this, you think. You won’t become a monster.

Power surges through you again and your vomit in response. Your body feels weak, so weak that you have difficult holding yourself up on your hands and knees. Your hand slips from the ground and your body crashes to the dirt, pain lancing along your back from where your wing hits the ground. You feel your bile pooling around your body and it merely grows as you suffer from the conflicting impulses of your bestial passion and your consciousness.

Talon, please…

You feel something pick you up from the ground. Something warm. Something strong. Something comfortable. You feel weak and uncertain but you know that’s fine so long as you’re supported like this.

You remember why you chose to serve instead of destroy like your father.

As you cry into Talon’s shirt you realise that something has changed. You can at least serve him to your fullest instead of acting out a lie.

>Thread end

Next thread is on August 2nd at 6:30pm EDT.

I’ll be here for a little while for questions and banter as usual.

>>33669654
I feel bad for poor rayza

>>33669728
dawww. i am tearing up here. good job lynn and good job aspir

>>33669728
Great thread, was a roller coaster of emotion. Thanks for running Aspie

>>33669729
Same. I hope she can get her hand regenerated. Though she was acting like a bit of a bitch and using her draconic powers freely so when a more powerful draconic being does the same thing back she can't really complain.

Rolled 8

>>33669728
Lynn ;_;
Victory! Kinda...

>>33669728
We love you too, Lynn.

Great stuff Aspirational.

While we've got you here, can you give us a refresher on what Gnome's specific build and physique is like?

>>33669728
Thanks for running. Hope the frustration from the diplo talks has washed away (since I kind of liked them but sadly could not participate).

Any feedback on the Felix idea I posted earlier? Is there enough dangerous but beatable stuff near our lands that it'd be worth sending adventurers/questing knights to deal with it?

Oh and any scene or character (besides Talon) you'd like to see doodled out in the nearish future?

>>33669728
if you ever start to lose interest/steam with AEQ can we bribe you with fanart to continue

>>33669783
jfc man let it go. He's a good enough writer that they're all extremely vivid and well fleshed out characters, even without him explicitly stating "hurr durr she has 44DD tits and a fat booty"

iirc his original headcanon is something like "they look like their counterparts from Monster Girls Quest, but not."

>>33669728
>Q&A
so, talon has been healing people via FR points (en masse)
And he has been healing himself via iron body

has he tried healing people on an individual level without FR points? something like iron body but for someone else's body?

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>>33669783
>While we've got you here, can you give us a refresher on what Gnome's specific build and physique is like?
Gnome's tall. Probably about 5'11 or so. She's slightly plump but not hugely so, big hips tho. Basically, she's got a lot of muscle but unlike Sala she has a layer of fat covering it. She's enormously busty - I'm hesitant to give a detailed size (particularly as my experience is only with more lithe women) but she would definitely be on the very large side for a human woman. Brown skin.

I can be a bit bad with detailed description so just ask if I've missed anything you're after specifically.

>>33669821
Yes.

>>33669804
>Any feedback on the Felix idea I posted earlier? Is there enough dangerous but beatable stuff near our lands that it'd be worth sending adventurers/questing knights to deal with it?
The tunnels underneath the Marnn range have plenty of dangerous stuff in his range to fight. If you're intent on the slow but steady improvement then it's perfect for Felix and his buddies (and other top-notch knights).

>Oh and any scene or character (besides Talon) you'd like to see doodled out in the nearish future?
If I have a choice then probably Volante and the fight against him.

>>33669867
>has he tried healing people on an individual level without FR points? something like iron body but for someone else's body?
He hasn't tried it. Mostly because he doesn't have the slightest clue how he would do it. Iron Body works because he's just maintaining his own image.

>>33669783
More importantly, does she have internal organs?

>>33669851
Ok, and that's fine. But I'm not asking because I need a perfect headcanon to get my perv on with.
In case you missed it, there are multiple drawfags who want in on the AEQ action, and one of them is actually drawing Gnome.

More interestingly since when he heals he restores things to what his mind's eye remembers their proper form being I wonder if he could heal someone and make more formidable by way of him simply thinking they were always bad ass.

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>>33669882
She does. The close resemblance to humans is intentional. Her body doesn't completely rely on them, though. Somebody could rip out her heart but she might still punch them in the face afterwards if she had enough magical power running through her.

>>33669888
Inadvertently modifying people's bodies could have some pretty nasty effects. It's implied that uplifting is a pretty complicated process so even doing something potentially similar could end badly. You haven't seen any negative impacts from healing them at Castle Gimbon but that may be because you didn't actually heal them yourself so much as you pumped huge amounts of magical power into your comrades (which implies they healed themselves with the excess power).

>>33669881
>Send Knights into Marnn in order to increase their overall battle readiness and experience. Give them a year or so and campaign provisions as if they were going to war. Those that come back are all certified ass kickers.

I hope when the opportunity arises others share my enthusiasm for the idea.

>>33669930
Ah, so would it be more likely that by pumping them full of power (and somehow keeping it from burning them out/blowing them up) the heavy lifting of restoring their bodies is done by their own soul? I wonder if Blackwater's unique semi immortality trick could give us clues to better understanding the astral adepts and similar soul weirdness

>>33669976
>I hope when the opportunity arises others share my enthusiasm for the idea.
I know I do, getting Felix + co up to a tier where they'd actually be relevant is going to create an incredibly powerful command unit. We might also want to offer the option to our Grandmasters and their best knights.

>>33670063
Yeah, make a public announcement and accept volunteers. Maybe give Felix or Lynn (as the new Grand Master of our Royal Knights) the task of choosing a select few that are likely to keep up and compliment the group.

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>>33669976
>Marnn idea
You could probably lower the casualty rate by having Karise's foxes fill a sherpa role. They would essentially tag along and whisk away any knights that are in serious danger but not intervene otherwise.

>Ah, so would it be more likely that by pumping them full of power (and somehow keeping it from burning them out/blowing them up) the heavy lifting of restoring their bodies is done by their own soul?
It's probably more accurate to say that their bodies interpreted the sudden excess of power as coming from their souls and used it to heal themselves. Much of a muchness but the metaphysical mechanics may end up being important in the quest.

>>33668627

Drawanon that's amazing. The look on her face is perfect.

My thoughts on Finn has always been the tall lithe type, hasn't really grown into his body fully so some boyish features still play about in that usual mishmash of elven feminine features but sharp lines of a man(pointed chin, strong jawline, cheek bones, etc.), also for some reason his hair has always been blone and in Bjorn Ironside's, from Vikings, style, seemed to fit with the whole warrior thing. Sort of pictured his tattoos to be something like Samoan tattoos, the full body ones are crazy look it up. His armor kind of has me stumped though, the current probably is more of basic leather jerkin with all that entails but his new plate that we got him in Ahm is probably a super streamlined armor, close fit without any real special bits because of his "honed knife" fighting nature. That's just me though, hopefully it helps.

Oh also Aspirational, I'm map guy, I'll get to you this week some time I hope. Been traveling around North Carolina doing some zoning and scouting locations, being an architect is hard work.

>>33669728
Lynn is good grill.

Now just to wait and see for her full stats someday. Because holy crap Lynn is pretty awesome.

>That something within her was obvious despite its weakness. It was like you yet inferior. Like you yet superior.
>“Let’s just say that the royal blood of the dragons is still active within some of them. It adds little value to them but it is detectable by other dragons and that fact means that any dragon with enough of it could potentially form a new kingdom. There are typically a few dragons alive at any time capable of this, though none have attempted as such.”
Oh, look, a royal dragon. She could be useful.

>normally wouldn’t care but somehow this rings wrongly through your body. It’s almost painful to hear her say as much. You are a feldragon. Your father told you that you were going to be a future for a dying race – to hear that you were inferior to a mere peasant from such a dying race-

Got to love Lynn's thought process sometimes. Now let us pray to the heavens that this fight doesn't reach Lairos.

You know, I just realized that we never teased Alice for assuming that every political offer we get is a marriage proposal. Why is she so interested in our Martial status?

>>33672319

You know I'm still not entirely convinced Alyce is even interested in Talon in that sense. Her relationship with Merce, Undine and Gnome, makes me think otherwise.

>>33672397
She might be lesbian, or she might be Bi, true. On the other hand, that's usually a bit of a sliding scale sort of thing rather than a binary option.

Still doesn't mean that we can't tease her about it.

>>33672397
Wasn't it implied that she's read all the smut on Talon?

>>33672452

Well let's be real, who hasn't?

The person writing those books is making a damn killing.

>>33672173
>Hot new emperor who everyone talks about
>Her hot bodyguard is revealed to have dragon wings and tail in front of an audience
>Rumor not reaching someone

>>33672452
She read historical books as far as we know, not those fictional novels.

>>33672397
She did flat out say she can see why so many people go for Talon. So I can see it. Though honestly I don't think Talon would be very interested in her. Too much Politics.

>>33672586
Here hoping it doesn't reach Lairos. He doesn't seem to be the type to run around listening to the news.

>>33672594
She read a bit of both but mainly historical. I get the feeling she is trying to get a read on us as to figure out the best way to lure us in.

>>33672629
That and thinking on it Gnome flat out said to seduce her and she would know more then what we do on her type.

>>33669930
> It's implied that uplifting is a pretty complicated process so even doing something potentially similar could end badly.

Time to get Talon and Raphael in a room to figure this shit out.

>>33672685
Actually for uplifting we'd more likely want the Lord of Ember.

And he's busy genociding his own people so...

>>33672731
>Lord of ember

Yeah that would be the first person I would go for. But he is busy genociding everything and Raphael seems like someone Talon can get along with. Which might help with the theoreticals.

>>33672754
Larios also could probably help. He did make the Felldragon's after all. Sure, different powersource, but a lot of his theoretical knowledge would be useful.

>>33672002
Well, we do need to do something with Avinou after we kick the merchants out. Maybe make it dragontown?

>>33672806
>dragontown

THEPLAN.png

>>33672806
>Kicking the merchants out

Lets not. I think the best method right now is to use the king of Termina to shock the hell out of the merchants. Since they don't seem to be expecting an attack given the range. We can then buy out a few of the upper class ones with money and some nobility.

After that it shouldn't be too hard to force to them to surrender. If they don't then we'll have to go full in. Though I do find it strange they know the mage guard doesn't give a crap.

>>33672806
Holy fuck what a terrible plan that will anger everyone including most dragons.

>>33672850
>Building a place of dragons
>Directly next to the mageguard

>>33672806
>Larios also could probably help.

He tends to kill things. A lot of things. That's kind of useful maybe.

>He did make the Felldragon's after all.

Wasn't that Tylane?

>>33672898
>Wasn't that Tylane?
Yeah, I keep getting the pair of them confused
>>33672898
>Directly next to the mageguard
Sylvan doesn't strike me as the type to allow a genocide of dragons. She essentially argues that a draconic kingdom isn't powerful enough to stand on its own yet. They need protection. Personally though, I'm in favor of initially founding a Mage tower for dragons. Since towers have been described as a cross between a mutual protection society and a magic college. Which sounds like what dragons need right now.

>>33672961
>Sylvan

She doesn't control the guard.

>>33672961

Her issue was mainly about just having a large gathering of Dragons would incite Alot of groups to go all 'Open Dragon Hunting Season' and kill off even more of their dying race...

at least wait on suggesting that until we have a suitably large and powerful nation which CAN defend against all those groups...

So is anyone else getting a little bit of penis envy from the League with their Spellblades and RSK with their specialized mage killers roaming about?

I want a new fancy special unit too.

>>33673134
I honestly assume Talon is already planing to pull it off he just isn't strong enough currently. Though personally I would stick them around harrowmont.

Much safer much easier to control. Though there is an issue in that they would mainly show up for their own kingdom which there is no way in hell Talon would let happen.

Though I do wonder how pissed Sylvan would get if we started making Feldragons again.

>>33673273
We just formed a few special units.
Lynn has just fought to be the head of one.
We have a unit of fox spies, which are among the best one can hope for on the job.
We are also forming a archer knight order.

>>33673273
So far it seems like our plan is go a different route. Bodyguard wise we seem to be focusing on very high class Equipment that are all custom made to the persons talents.

Our big issue is we haven't been around too long so we haven't gotten a chance to train up a powerful unit. I've been thinking about an expert assassin unit for a while now. But in general it seems more efficient to find people who are already powerful then get them to join. Just because it's difficult to tell who can reach the levels needed to be useful.

>>33673449

>Lynn has just fought to be the head of one.

That's a imperial knight order. Not really a special unit.

>We have a unit of fox spies, which are among the best one can hope for on the job.

Not really combatants. Though they are absurdly useful so far.

>We are also forming a archer knight order.

Which reminds me we really need to find some woodsmen or the likes to train these guys on survival in the wilds and other things. The biggest use of a ranger order would be guerrilla warfare and being able to funnel the arcane archers who prove powerful into a higher order.

>>33673527
We already have some men to form the base of Ranger Order. Once it is announced, it will naturally draw talented people since it is pretty much the only way people with those skills get that kinda recognition.

>>33673567
>We already have some men to form the base of Ranger Order.

Yeah I meant that more as someone who is really skilled at surviving off the land. Because in general what we have as the core is just normal soldier level on that.

Actually while talking about archers we really need to figure out what the mastered ones will look like. We know the final upgrade has something to do with summoning..Maybe summoning ammunition instead of just firing ones already used?

>>33673567

So once it is established, Anyone may turn up to undertake a Test of Abilities to see if they have what it takes to train with the order, but to Join requires the nomination from a knight within the order itself... Primary Recruitment would come from the Arcane Archer Corps, but occasionally one of the people who train with them shows enough promise to catch the attention of one of the Knights....

Theoretically gives a stable Core for new knights, but allows for some 'Wild Card' members who add a bit of variation from the AA's Standard Training...

>>33673682
Personally that makes me paranoid about spies so I think we should mainly focus on the Arcane Archers. Unless someone is literally so good they can be considered a unit worth just placing in.

Though I wonder how we will set the imperial order and the Archer order.

>>33673722
Why does it make you paranoid about spies? It will be pretty much like any other knight order.

>>33673746
Mainly because if any highly skilled archer can join it will be rather easy to get someone really skilled then get them in. Mainly because most knights already have ties so it's less likely to pull that off.

It's not a "We shouldn't do it ever feeling" But it does make me slightly watchful on how we do it. That and the Arcane archers are pretty useful right now so I wouldn't want to much info to get out where we can help it.

You know I keep wondering who the hell Lynn means when she said her daddy told her about the passions. She talking about the dragon king? Or is she talking about Lairos there.

>>33673273
Is Gattai Summonings not enough for you Anon?

ARE YOU NOT ETERTAINED!?

>>33673855
She is talking about Tylarne.

>>33673855

She is talking about Tylarne, who she, as far as we know, believes to be her father. The way she talks about him leads to the conclusion she spent at least some time with him before going off on her own. Which is interesting because then it bring up a whole slew of other questions such as, of Lairos is her father how did Tylarne get ahold of her, what was Lairos' plan for her, and omnipresent who was the mother?

>>33674145
Mal found her and they found Tylarne together.

>>33674145
>as far as we know, believes to be her father.

I'm not actually sure she really thinks that. When Sylvan said he was destructive she looked at Talon nervously. So I get the feeling she was wondering he he realized she meant Lairos.

>>33669930
>You haven't seen any negative impacts from healing them at Castle Gimbon but that may be because you didn't actually heal them yourself so much as you pumped huge amounts of magical power into your comrades (which implies they healed themselves with the excess power).
well now, this could be a method for talon to do 1 on 1 healing then

Although, isn't astral power incredibly dangerous to pump into people? I remember talon was handing it off to mal when he did those tests that got him enfeebled. and i remember you saying that the power talon feeds gnome is no longer astral by the time it leaves his body.
So talon has some method of converting astral power to sorcerous power?

>>33672685
>That and thinking on it Gnome flat out said to seduce her and she would know more then what we do on her type.
gnome said to seduce her for political reasons. she was trying to pimp talon out

>>33672806
>Larios also could probably help. He did make the Felldragon's after all.
That was tylarne

Tylarne - blue, the font of eternity, creator of feldragons. Lynn told talon this is her father
Laiors - black, the great wardragon, strongest dragon, goes around destroying everything. Strongly suspected that this is actually lynns dad and she lied about it being Tylarne because reasons.

>>33675569
>For political reasons

Which implies Gnome thinks she could fall for it.

>>33675508
I think when he did the healing it was the equivalent of brute forcing astral out in order to make them gain absurd magical energy. Not so much forcing astral in them. But that's just my guess.

>>33672961
>Sylvan doesn't strike me as the type to allow a genocide of dragons
Sylvan told us she would murder whomever, dragon or talon, that tries to reform a dragon kingdom of weak young dragons because it would result in too much of the race dying. As young weak dragons are best to remain hidden and dispersed.

>>33675617
> Strongly suspected that this is actually lynns dad and she lied about it being Tylarne because reasons.

Considering she said flat out.

>You remember why you chose to serve instead of destroy like your father.

It's pretty much a Guarantee at this point.

>>33673006
She single handedly destroyed the old magi league and is enormously powerful. She might not control the guard, but she holds a high position of authority in it and is personally strong.

>>33672961
>Mage tower for dragons
oh god, this would be hilarious... it will piss sylvan so fucking much

>>33675694
>Which implies Gnome thinks she could fall for it.
Which means gnome thinks we are her type.
I was responding to the claim that gnome thinks she is our type.
Although honestly, talon has way more than 1 type

Though honestly Sylvan seems to me more like someone who is looking at advanced nanomachines and hearing someone saying they want to make it intelligent. Then reacting with "Hell no"

Her viewpoints are that bad so far. Just not something Talon would go for.

>>33675617
did lynn actually explicitly tell us tylarne is her father? or did she just imply it?

>>33675930
>Though honestly Sylvan seems to me more like someone who is looking at advanced nanomachines and hearing someone saying they want to make it intelligent. Then reacting with "Hell no"
>Her viewpoints are that bad so far. Just not something Talon would go for.
Yea, she is WAY too sane for tg
I mean, who DOESN'T want to cause a little apocalypse via irresponsible misuse of science/magic/?

>>33675935
Like pretty much a little after we meet her she said flat out "My dad is the font of eternity."

>>33675955
>1000 years later
>Talon sitting on a magitech life support system
>Worlds a blasted desert wasteland.

>>33675935
She said it on several occasions.

>>33676100
And the knowledge that we did that, that it could have been stopped if only we were slightly more sane

>>33676100
>Hmmm. It was a rather fun millennia.
>Though maybe I shouldn't have wiped out so many of the races. Things got boring nowadays.
>Let's see. What kind of race would be interesting to create?
>Whatever the end result will be, definitely should add fluffy tails to it. I miss them too damn much.

>>33676135
Nah, Can just see Talon sitting there thinking "..I won the war at least. Now just to work on the magic needed to get this world back into growing plants."

>>33676188
>fluffy tails to it. I miss them too damn much.
>Fluffy tails
>Dead

That would level Talon up to archangel smack down tier. His rage and astral power would cause the fae to jump in their own realms.

>>33676222
Anon, the context of the conversation is that they were destroyed by sentient nanomachines that talon's scientists developed against the advice of sane people sylvan.

>>33676222
Talon is the one who destroyed them. It just how war goes sometimes. You do things you'd rather not.

>>33676294
>>33676251

His rage would still be high enough to cause the fae to jump. The fluffy tails can never be killed.

>>33676323
dragon girls > fluffy tails

>>33677548
Fluffy tails > Dragon girls.

>>33677588
>>33677548
Elementals>Dragon Girls>Fluffy Tails>Elves>Pathetic Hyoomunz

>>33678090
>Elementals

This much shit taste.

Though this talk of dragon girls and fluffy tails makes me wonder when our 6 tail general will show up.

>>33678124
Glorious physical embodiments of the planets' power too much for you to handle, anon?

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>>33678628
Only good elemental girl is Undine. A Salamander is fine on the side though.

>>33678713
I'm sorry anon, but your opinion is objectively wrong.

>>33678883
I think we can all agree though that Lynn is of the highest class girl. Even if she isn't the end all girl.

>>33678929
Without doubt.

Though next thread is going to be nuts. Mainly because the pure number of political choices we will have to make for this.

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Hello again. I'll take questions and the like while the thread is still up.

>>33679147
Next thread is probably going to look more like a discussion thread. I plan on wrapping up this thread's events in the first two hours and then present the main choices (still trying to work out how to do the write-up aon those). Plenty of discussion before any votes.

>>33678713
>not liking Gnome

>>33678520
I'll be handling the other fox village after the tournament. That's probably the thread after next (or maybe after that one if I do a social thread).

>>33675806
>She single handedly destroyed the old magi league and is enormously powerful.
Not quite single-handedly. She had the help of the Wardens who then became the Mage Guard. The Wardens are pretty powerful themselves.

>>33675508
>So talon has some method of converting astral power to sorcerous power?
He does. It's presumably his soul. Whenever people use any form of magic, astral or sorcerous, they have to convert it to the local variety of magical energy in order to actually do anything in reality. A comparison might be the difference between potential energy and actual energy, though I don't think that's too accurate.

>>33679495
>Liking Gnome

She is good girl. But Undine and Salamander is better girls.

>I'll be handling the other fox village after the tournament.

Going to guess Ren is going to pop up in Talons room soon enough. By this point we need to stick a sign on the door that says "People uninvited please make yourself home."

>>33679495
figured out how to deal with Nier's family?
Also, how would talons compair Lyn and the spellblade to himself now?

>>33679495
If younger Talon had to fight the current Rayza in the same situation he did originally. How fucked would he be?

I do wonder though since Lynn is finally went all out if we are going to see her full sheet. I am curious about the entire "I read it in her muscle movements."

>>33679739

>not Gnome=Undine>Salamander

Anon pls get a grip on yourself.

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>>33679739
>Going to guess Ren is going to pop up in Talons room soon enough.
If I decide to do that then Taira will be in the room having 'fun'. Simply for the hilarity of Ren seeing that.

>>33680006
>Also, how would talons compair Lyn and the spellblade to himself now?
Talon is slightly more skilled than pre-transformation Lynn thanks to Battlefield Control II. Iron Body is also more useful in a straight battle than Magical Body and his other abilities give him more versatility. Post-transformation is a whole other ball game.

As for Rayza, he's technically on par with her but I'd vouch for his other abilities over hers (Iron Body, Astral Projection etc).

>figured out how to deal with Nier's family?
Kinda.

>>33680056
Very. It would be like Finn v Rayza was.

>>33680125
I'm still trying to sort out exactly what her sheet will be. She's going to have more room to improve in her abilities despite how imba she just seemed.

>>33680598
>Not Undine=Salamander>Gnome.

Anon pls.

>>33679495

So how high did Phrace manage to make it before Lynn knocked him out? top 4? top 8? Also it's pretty cool to see the Golden Bears working so well with Talon, I remember when there was a vehement hatred towards them

>>33680629
>If I decide to do that then Taira will be in the room having 'fun'.

What makes this funny to me is I imagine Taira's reaction would be something like

"Oh, Ren I was wondering when you would show." Like this happens every Tuesday.

>>33680629

Alright, so let's say we figure out a way to find an item of power. Are there any that would give Felix the significant enough boost to be on our level? Would him questing for such a thing be of interest to him?

And random other little thought, you mentioned possibly doing a one-shot, if my memory serves correct, what's that going to be about?

>>33680629

At what point is the amount of times Karise interrupts going to be so high that Talon just responds with "Just think of her as part of the scenery."

>>33680629

Could Talon use a tomahawk/throwing axe in the same way he does his Astral Arrows? Just for shits and giggles.

>>33681018
You know that could actually be awesome if it was something like a throwing knife. Place some astral then smack someone in the face.

>>33681018
That'd be pretty awesome actually. Tomahawks are utterly brutal compared to arrows.

So does anyone else want to make Mal's griffon our new mode of transportation instead of the hellhorses?

Because I could just see Talon getting all giddy and filled with glee flying around on it.

>>33681143
or we should try to put some talons personal astral power in it, what the worst that could happen ?

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>>33681018
Sadly, no. Talon's archery is slightly special so replicating it with another weapon is difficult. Any attempts to use astral power with a tomahawk or other weapon would likely have different effects (just like how your sword is different).

>>33680909
It's probably already gotten to that point so far as some of the girls are concerned.

>>33680770
The funny part is that both of them would be pretty used to it. They're both incredibly promiscuous foxes who often had to meet over serious matters.

>>33680698
Phrace would have been Top 8. He picked up a fancy new enchanted war-hammer somewhere (you suspect Salamander purchased it for him).

>>33680852
>Are there any that would give Felix the significant enough boost to be on our level?
Well, there's some that would make him powerful but most items of power are based more around giving somebody like Talon more versatility than making a peasant into a demigod. He'd be interested in questing for one but it might be a waste of time if he doesn't know where a useful one is.

>one-shot
I was thinking I would take up the idea of doing one-shots to introduce some of the items of power, particularly those won't show up in the quest (like two of the Living Steel swords).

>>33681394
>Phrace

We really need to go drinking with this guy someday. Well him and Arail.

>>33681394
>Sadly, no. Talon's archery is slightly special so replicating it with another weapon is difficult. Any attempts to use astral power with a tomahawk or other weapon would likely have different effects (just like how your sword is different).

So what you're saying is we should try out so different weaponry to see the different effects it might have? Because Talon using a tomahawk sounds metal as fuck.

>(you suspect Salamander purchased it for him).
D'aww.

>>33681559

I want to go drinking with Moss, Arail, and Phrace, all of our long time Darlesian military bros, they've all done so well.

I still find it hysterical how often we've almost killed Phrace. That bastard is loyal to a fault.

>>33681394
Though I never got to ask lately. But how is Taour doing after the vampire thing?

>>33681394
> He'd be interested in questing for one but it might be a waste of time if he doesn't know where a useful one is.

So a possible different route to take with him? It would be a fun side quest.

>I was thinking I would take up the idea of doing one-shots to introduce some of the items of power, particularly those won't show up in the quest (like two of the Living Steel swords).

Hey I suggested that, neat. That sounds like a lot of fun.

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>>33681670
>Though I never got to ask lately. But how is Taour doing after the vampire thing?
They're mostly happy with the decision to move the vamps out. There's still a few troublemakers unhappy you didn't kill them all but most people are just trying to move on with their lives now, particularly as they're trying to build new homes outside the city walls rather than underground.

What's Harrowmont been looking like recently? I assume since it's pretty much a military city that a lot of our men that stay there have brought their families in, so some kind of weird mishmash of the three cultures in the Darlesian region, foxes now and Talon's own spin. They build anything of note; like pubs, rec halls, schools, etc? We've seen children before(with the famous CALMER OF CHILDREN scene), what's it like growing up in Harrowmont now? or living there for that matter?

I ask because one of the characters I'm writing lives in Harrowmont and I just want to get a better feel for the city itself. Though it's all going to change once that fox village/second layer of wall is built.

>>33681962

On the day that we Claimed the Source, known as 'York Day', all the Children write letters of thank-you to 'Uncle York'... some put on plays of the final confrontation between Talon and the Magi-tech assassin, some the grand seige and how Talon single-handedly burst though the gates into the main courtyard...

>>33682143

I would legitimately enjoy the fuck out of that. Because Talon getting piles of letters from children calling him Uncle Talon sounds absolutely adorable.

>>33681946

Hey, can we get birthdays for all the relevant characters? I don't know why I want to know that, but I do.

>>33682143
>'York Day', all the Children write letters of thank-you to 'Uncle York'

Why do I see Talon with a "Not this shit again." face now.

>>33682227

Talon in a War meeting with his Generals
"So, Their forces will be here tomorrow night then..."
a small aide rushes into the room
"Imperator..." he tries to gather his breath "I Bring... Grave News!" he manages to calm his breathing. "Tommorow is GrandMaster Catalyn's Birthday, and I have been informed to remind you that you have yet to select her a gift... And that you are expected to attend the event in Harromont..."
Talon Dismisses the aide and turns back to the Generals
"So, as I was saying, We ready our forces and Assault them before they get here..."