>>34414119
>Isla
>Matthias
>Shahulzar

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>>34414119

>Silver dragoness

>>34414119
>Isla
>Matthias
>Shahulzar

>>34414119
>>Isla
>>Jianxi
>>Matthias

>>34414161

>That was not a vote btw, just expressing my amusement at drafting the dragon

Take Matthias, Isla and Shahulzar

>>34414218

Actually maybe take Bokin instead of Matthias, give him some time to bond with Jianxi etc.

>>34414119
We should set up Shahulzar and Nicolvren (am I'm voting for Nicole as a nickname) on a date.
>Matthias
>Shahulzar
>Bokin

>>34414119
>Isla
>Jianxi
>Matthias

>>34414119
>Isla
>Jianxi
>Matthias
Retro team.

>>34414119
>Isla
>Matthias
>Shahulzar

How far is Jianxi with her secret scroll studies?

>>34414237

breeding pair

I feel bad for the thought ever crossing my mind.

What do we do with the red dragon body? Is dragon-scale armor a thing in this setting? Or would that be considered defiling the dead? I'm sure the dragon would work well for alchemical ingredients.

I would also like a bit more of a write-up on what all the other characters do in the soon-to-be two years we are skipping. How is Sophia's Paladin training going? Did the church send any teachers for her? Is she talking with her gran again? How is our Hellworm adapting to society? Did he ever find a nice lair? How does he keep from getting bored now that he is not constantly raiding things, or does he teleport to places where he is allowed to fight. I'm sure some friendly fights between party members would be great stress-relief.

Matthias, Isla and Shahulzer it is, writing.

>>34414312
They are both young dragons, its not really that strange.
>>34414323
Those are good points, although they ight be planned for the tmeskip update itself.

Having solved your dragon problem, for now at least, you need to tackle Clithenwald Forest.

This forest used to be on a major trade route but that stopped after people kept disappearing in the forest.

Now anyone who ventures too deep into this forest, doesn’t come out.

You and your companions have approached the edge of the forest.

It is a thick, dense-looking forest with lots of undergrowth. Although its midday, you can’t see very far into the forest, not much light seems to penetrate the thick canopy of branches, and 20ft or so into the forest, everything is dark.

Still, your halo sheds light, and you and your companions brought plenty of torches, as well as other adventuring gear (rope, food etc).

Looking at the forest, Isla gulps “Are, are we really going in there?”

“We have to” you say “anything could be in there, and we need to deal with it.”

“I was afraid you say that” she says, with a resigned tone.

Matthias inhales deeply “I smell, I smell....something, like other weres, but...not, also...I smell, ahhhh” he blushes “Nothing, nothing else”.

“I don’t know what he smells” says Shahulzer “But whatever it is I’m smelling, I don’t like it – it looks cramped in there, I don’t think I’ll be able to change shape in there.” He’s currently in his humanoid form.

“If whatever is in there is too much” you say, “We’ll retreat and consider our options.”

>>34414401
You enter the forest.

It’s just as dark, and spooky as it seems, there’s odd noises, strange animals growling and chirping, and you feel like someone is watching you. As you go deeper into the forest the sunlight gets weaker and weaker, until the only source of light is your halo, and Isla's light spell.

Deeper you go, the branches of trees creak and the wind wandering through the trees sounds like the moaning of damned souls.

Deeper still, the sounds of forest die slowly away, until you can only hear your own footfalls, you own breathing.

Roll 1d20 for encounters

>>34414323
I'll make a note of this and add it, though it might be next thread.

>>34414416
dice+1d20

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>34414416
Just about finished re-doing this year's taxes with the 80k factored in.

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>34414416

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>>34414416

>>34414401
>I smell, ahhhh” he blushes “Nothing, nothing else”.
Well now i HAVE to know what he smelled.

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>34414416

can anyone say giant were-spiders?

>>34414450
Probably were-girls in heat.

>>34414473
>Were giant spider girls in heat.
Thank you for my nightmare fuel for this week. I was almost on empty.

Why don't we just burn down the forest if we're not using it for lumber or hunting?

>>34414583
>Were giant spider girls in heat.
Isn't that all the time, though?

You advance into the forest, for what seems like hours, encountering no people, and no animals larger than squirrels.

Suddenly a voice rings out, coming from somewhere, almost like it’s all around you.

“Who are you, trespassers? Smelling of strange and infernal magics, reeking of the plague. Speak up, servants of the cancer, the pestilence and plague?”

The voice is musical, lyrical in quality.

“I’m Sireyi Valyenya” you reply “Paladin of Velya, and I serve no plague. I’m here to investigate disappearances, people who come into this forest, don’t come out.”

“An easy lie” scorns the voice “If paladin you be, then prove it, strike down the servant of the plague that walks at your side.”

You give Shahulzer a look “I’m not killing anyone to prove anything” you say.

“Not that one” says the voice impatiently.

Out from behind a tree steps an incredibly beautiful woman, clad only in a knee-length dress that looks like it’s made of leaves, a garland of flowers encircles her head.

She’s gorgeous, a shapely body, perfect face, she’s men’s (and some women’s) dreams come to life.

You feel a familiar pulse within you as your powers shield you from hostile magics. This woman is lovely, but her appeal is at least partly magical.

“That one” she says “kill that one” and points at Matthias.

Isla, Matthias and Shahulzer have rapt, worshipful looks on their faces, at her command, Isla and Shahulzer both get looks of hatred on their faces and turn towards Matthias, who looks confused.

How you react?

>Attack her
>Defend Matthias
>Break Enchantment (spell)
>Tell her to stop it
>Tell Isla and Shahulzer to stop
>Other

>>34414630
>Break Enchantment (spell)

>>34414630
>Break Enchantment
Not playing games here, lady.

>>34414630
>Break Enchantment (spell)
>Tell her to stop it

>>34414630
>Break Enchantment (spell)

>>34414630
>Break Enchantment (spell)

>>34414630

>Stop it. Matthias controls his plague, it does not control him. We mean no harm.

>>34414630
>Break Enchantment, then her.
Bitch you threaten my husbando you gunna die!

>>34414630
>Break Enchantment (spell)

>>34414701
Jianxi, pls.
Calm yourself.

>>34414701
>And then Jianxi runs up and dropkicks us square in the head.

>>34414718
>>34414722
But muh steampunk japaness werewolf babies!

Ok, roll 1d20+13 to protect your husbando

Rolled 3 + 13 (1d20 + 13)

>>34414760
Here we go

Rolled 10 + 13 (1d20 + 13)

>>34414750
Actually witht he right abilities. We can make Jianxi pregnant with babies that are both ours and Matthias. So there you go.

>>34414760
>protect your husbando
No.

Rolled 7 + 13 (1d20 + 13)

>>34414760

Rolled 18 + 13 (1d20 + 13)

>>34414760

You mean Jianxi's husbando. Or are we protecting Shah from himself? Or is the mysterious dryad actually a male wizard?

>>34414760
That reminds me, what did become of our vote to hook up Matthias and Jianxi ? Will that be a extra sequence ?

>>34414804
I assumed all the SoL stuff is going to come after the main missions.

>>34414796
>Isla has a dick.

>>34414824
Why does this seem so likely and plausible ?

Rolled 11 + 13 (1d20 + 13)

>>34414760

Sorry to all, I mispoke. OF COURSE Matthias is Jianxi's Husbando.

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>>34414841

As Isla and Shahulzer prepare to slaughter a confused Matthias you gather your arcane energies and shape a spell to break whatever enchantment she has them under.

With your spell cast your companions pause.

“What am I doing?” asks Isla “I can’t kill Matthias, he’s my friend.”

“If you will not fight the plague” snarls the woman, her lovely face twisted by hatred “Then you will die with it.”

She makes some arcane gestures and humanoid figures made of mud, twigs and fallen branches rise from the floor, lots of them.

“Kill them!” she says. The humanoid figures shamble towards you, raising wet fists with broken branches sticking out.

Shahulzer unslings his axe, Matthias and Isla stand back to back, ready to fight, Isla holds her staff, Matthis his bare fists, though he’s growing, and his jaw is lengthening.

Actions?

Sireyi
>Halberd
>Power (what?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other

Shahulzer
>Axe
>Other

Isla
>Staff
>Flame Spray
>Spell (what?)
>Other

Matthias
>Attack (who?)
>Other

And of course, pick targets
>Forest Golems
>Dryad

Special
Matthias appears to be changing into wolfman form for combat, let him, or order him not to?
>Let him
>Don’t shift

Battlefield
Dryad
50 Forest Golems

>>34414804
>what did become of our vote to hook up Matthias and Jianxi ? Will that be a extra sequence ?

I haven't forgotten, it will get described.

>>34415013
>Lightning Storm
>Forest Golems

>Axe
>Forest Golems

>Cone of Cold
>Forest Golems

>Attack
>Forest Golems

>No Shifting

Take out the adds, first.

>>34415013
cast Sanctuary and talk this out?

>>34415013
>Dimension Anchor the Dryad

Matthias and Shahulzer
>Block the advancing golems
Isla
>Forcecage the dryad

>>34415081
Sanctuary only blocks evil magic, anon.
I don't think she's evil, just unwilling to listen.

>>34415090
support

>>34415081
Talking is a free action, unless Lhou decides to gutpunch us.

>>34415081
I don't think she is evil. Overzealous dryad, probably true neutral.
And to be fair, self-controlling shifter aren't known in this land.

>>34415013
Sireyi
>acid breath on golems

Shahulzer
>Axe and protect isla

Isla
>Flame Spray golems

Matthias
>Attack the woman boss (dryad?)
>Let him

>>34415095
Oh, I was thinking it stopped hostile actions in that area.

>>34415013
>>34415090
Supporting this, lets try to talk.

>>34415113
Pretty sure Lhou and the fact that talking is always a separate option means it's not a free action.

>>34415125
>Acid Breath
You do know there's about an 80% chance that it's weaker than Lightning Storm, right?

>>34415090
>>34415013
Oh adding, let him transform, showing he can control himself will help us.

>>34415090
>Dimension Anchor the Dryad

Matthias and Shahulzer
>Block the advancing golems
Isla
>Forcecage the dryad


change my vote to this

Okay off to battle the lawn. Have fun and don't fuck up guys. Or do fuck up and make it spectacular.

Dimensional Anchor + Forcecage, ok.

Roll 2d20 for you and Isla

And Matthias is shifting

>>34415189
Languid, is that you?

Rolled 5, 15 = 20 (2d20)

>>34415210

Rolled 6, 15 = 21 (2d20)

>>34415210

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>>34415189

take care bro

Rolled 16, 2 = 18 (2d20)

>>34415210
GO

Rolled 1, 1 = 2 (2d20)

>>34415210
10/10

Rolled 11, 10 = 21 (2d20)

>>34415210

>>34415189
>Sireyi gets molested by a tree.
>Her party is also getting molested by trees.
>They could break free, but due to the aphrodisiacs and charm magics the trees are using, it is simply beyond them.

>>34415243

Sounds like CoC bad(?) end

Rolled 6, 4 = 10 (2d20)

>>34415210

Your spell wraps around the dryad, preventing her from teleporting, even as Isla’s spell encases her in a cube of magical force.

Matthias and Shahulzer cover you both, Matthias in his wolfman form.

“What is he? What is that?” says the dryad in confusion, as she beats her fists against the wall of her cage.

The forest golems have completely surrounded you.

“Uh what now?” ask Shahulzer “We’re a little bit trapped here.”

Indeed, the four of you are shoulder-to-shoulder in a tightening circle of mud-men.

>Tell her to surrender
>Clearly Matthias isn’t what you thought he was
>Fight
>Other

>>34415253
Doesn't sound bad to me.
>>34415189
This isn't Languid.

>>34415336
>Tell her to surrender
>Clearly Matthias isn’t what you thought he was

>>34415336
> tell her to Surrender
> Matthias is a bro

>>34415336
>Clearly Matthias isn’t what you thought he was

>>34415374
>>34415336
Seconding.

>>34415336
>>Tell her to surrender
>>Clearly Matthias isn’t what you thought he was

ok, roll 1d20+19 for diplomacy

>>34414323
>Adding to this. Did our friends ever visit their old town and friends? Matthias used to be looking forward to becoming a guard, as I recall.

Rolled 15 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>34415477

>>34415336

>Tell her to stand down
surrender implies submission, I just want her to stop attacking us
>Matthias is a bro

Rolled 19 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>34415477

Rolled 10 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>34415477

Rolled 6 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>34415477

Rolled 5 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>34415477

>>34415336
>Gust of Wind + Lightning Storm (Halberd)

DE + 10

Rolled 3 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>34415477

>>34415253
Nah, bad end is a permanent thing. That's just a "lose some gems and maybe get some corruption" situation.

>Success

“Stand down!” you cry out “Matthias clearly isn’t what you think he is, call off your mud-men.”

As the mud-men almost reach you she cries out “Stop!”

The mud-men freeze.

“You’re really not one of them, are you” she says “Wow, um, yeah, sorry for attacking you.”

“How about we talk about this” you suggest

“Sure” she says “I’ll like, call off my golems, and you let me out of...whatever this is.”

That seems like a reasonable compromise.

With a truce of sorts reached, you ask her about what’s going on.

Her name is Demihydria, Demi to her friends, and she’s not a dryad, she’s a nymph, thank you very much. She’s sorry that she attacked Matthias, she’s not normally that violent towards such good-looking guys but she was told to guard this part of the forest against the plague you see, and nothing was happening. Then all of a sudden you come along and the forest tells her he’s just like the plague and she was scared and-

You get her back on track.

The Plague are what she calls a nest of werespiders that appeared about 60 years ago, and they’ve been increasing in number rapidly, very rapidly.

They are the ones capturing outsiders to add to their number, or eating them, ick!

They’re trying to take over the whole forest and the fae court that rules this place is trying to stop them, as part of that they’ve raised the forests defences, making it more hostile to outsiders.

>>34415786
“But only to, like, protect them” she assures you “I mean, who’d want to be a werespider? Gross!”

“You’ve got to come see the Forest Court” she insists “I’m sure they’ll tell you all about the Plague, and our plane to wipe them all out and what’s going too, ooops!” she says, clapping her hands over her mouth.

“Ah, anyway, this way to the forest court” she sashays off through the trees and then turns to you “Well? Are you coming?”

>Wait, what plan?
>Sure, I’ll come
>No, I need to find these werespiders and talk to them
>Other

>>34415803
>Wait, what plan?
>No, I need to find these werespiders and talk to them

>>34415803

>Wait, what plan?
>Sure, I’ll come

>>34415803
>Sure, I’ll come

>>34415803
>Wait, what plan?

>>34415803

>I'll be honoured to talk to the Court.
>What's the deal with the spiders, by the way? Can they be talked to? Maybe we could all reach some sort of understanding.

We have a fairy woods in our lands. That's positively Awesome. Although It obviously rules out any notion of lumber industry in the area.

>>34415914

If we could make an agreement with the spiders refraining from devouring sapients and encroaching on fae territory, getting some spidersilk could be pretty cool as well though. I wonder if the court would be willing to enter a trade agreement of some sort as well... what about periodic dance parties at a designated glade? Admission free or under full control of the Fae of course, we'd make killing on income from trade traffic and tourism...

>>34415803
>>Wait, what plan?
>No, I need to find these werespiders and talk to them

Maybe Matthias can teach the were-spiders how to control themself.

>werespiders
>BURN IT ALL DOWN

>>34415914
It's probably why the forest was only used as a trade route in the past.

>>34415803
>Wait, what plan?
>Sure, I’ll come

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>>34416002

Let's not commit to wholesale genocide of potential allies and trade partners, at least until we've safely established peaceful resolution is impossible.

>>34416050
I'm all for that in theory, but I have less hopes for that happening here then I did for the red dragon

>Squee girlishly
>Run in circles gibbering about gross spiders
>Burn down forest

>>34416050
>detect evil.
>depending on how evil they are open discussion.

>>34416076
We've only gotten less than half of the story, you have no basis off of which to assume that the were-spiders are actually evil.

They could just be a group or perhaps singular renegade who left society because they can't control the change at all, which grew in population over time due to attacking travelers.
They likely attack travelers only in their feral mode, which can't really be held against them.

“Uh sure” you say “I’ll come.”

“I guess” growls Matthias “I better stay like this, just in case.”

Shahulzer claps him on the shoulder “Good idea” he says “The fur hides your face, wouldn’t want to scare anyone.”

Isla just shakes her head, as you all follow Demi deeper into the forest.

“What's the deal with the spiders, by the way? Can they be talked to? Maybe we could all reach some sort of understanding.” You say

“Ugh” she says “Their deal is that they’re disgusting, I mean, they eat their own dead – yuck!”

“We tried talking to them” she says “Our emissaries got eaten, now we just fight them”

“So this plan to wipe them out” you say “what can you tell me about that?”

“Er” she looks flustered “I’m not supposed to talk about that, like, at all, please don’t tell anyone I said that.”

“Who would I tell?” you ask

“Right! By the Forest, you’re great!” she enthuses “Anyway, I need to tell you all about the court...”

As you walk she proves to be quite a font of...useless information. You don’t learn anything more about the werespiders, but you now know all about the latest fashions of the court, and which of the queens handmaidens are conniving, boyfriend-stealing bitches (all of them, apparently)

Eventually you reach the fae court. It is held in a clearing, where sunlight still penetrates.

Attending the court are all the creatures you’d associate with the fae: satyrs, nymphs, dryads, centaurs, all manner of fantastical forest creatures.

There’re a few petitioners ahead of you, but eventually you are led before the King and Queen of the forest.

She is a beautiful elven lady, he is a massively muscled satyr. They are both sat on thrones growing out of a single living tree.

>>34416076

Then we are in agreement.

>>34416141

Yes, we'll be investigating possibility of that before we agree to extermination. But if they are feral, and not capable of being otherwise contained, extermination is a go.

>>34416182
You bow, and make your introductions, making sure that Matthias status as a werewolf, not a werespider is clear.

“Well” says the forest queen “It has been years since a Paladin has come to our court, and longer still for one of the heavenly host. What business have you here?”

>I’m the new Baroness
>People here are disappearing
>I want to open the trade route
>Tell me about the spiders
>Tell me about the plan to kill them all
>Other

>>34416201
>I’m the new Baroness
>People here are disappearing
>I want to open the trade route
>Tell me about the spiders
>Tell me about the plan to kill them all

>>34416201
>I’m the new Baroness
>People here are disappearing
>Tell me about the spiders

>>34416201
>I’m the new Baroness
>People here are disappearing
>I want to re-open the trade route
>Tell me about the spiders

>>34416201

Bow and introduce ourselves.
And tell us our reasons for coming here

>>34416217

Let's not rat the nymph out please. I'm sure the royals will bring the plan up themselves, especially with some subtle probing.

>>34416201
>>I’m the new Baroness
>>People here are disappearing
>>I want to open the trade route
>>Tell me about the spiders

“The King of Dornmer” you say “Has made me Baroness of these lands, I’m told people who enter this forest disappear without a trace, that’s part of why I’m here. There also used to be a trade route through here, which I’d like to re-open.”

“That” says the Forest King “Is going to be difficult, with the Plague spread throughout the Forest.”

“So I’m told” you say “What can you tell me about this plague?”

They give you a similar, though more detailed version. A young woman was cursed to be a werespider and fled to the forest, they paid her no mind, but after mastering her shapechanging abilities she found a lover in a nearby village, and infected him with her curse, in time they had many children, who began abducting travellers and turning them, perhaps out of a desire for companionship, perhaps out of instinct. The werespiders breed fast and are expanding.

“Too fast for the forest too keep pace” explains the Forest Queen “game is becoming scarce, in a few years they will have eaten every living thing here, and then I expect they will start looking outside the Forest for food. If only we had spotted this problem sooner, and convinced them to control their population growth, if only-”

“You’re not to blame my dear” says the Forest King, patting her arm “We must deal with this problem now, not in the past.”

“Well” says the Forest Queen “Now you know our problems, and now you know why we cannot drop the forests defences to allow trade.”

>How do you plan to deal with the spiders
>I’d like to help you
>I need to talk to the werespiders
>I should go
>Other

Also, roll Willpower 1d20+12, cos of reasons

Rolled 3 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>34416448
>How do you plan to deal with the spiders

Rolled 9 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>34416448
>How do you plan to deal with the spiders

Rolled 10 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>34416448
>How do you plan to deal with the spiders

Rolled 16 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>34416448
>How do you plan to deal with the spiders
>I’d like to help you
>I need to talk to the werespiders
I might need in the future to open a lumber industry in the woods, would you be agreable to do so in places where the trees are old/to close to each other to make more room for light and stuff?

>>34416448
>>How do you plan to deal with the spiders
>>I’d like to help you
>>I need to talk to the werespiders

>>34416448

>I will assist you with this problem.
>I'd like to try and parley with the spiders

>>34416523

I'd leave any mention of lumber and axes until we've ingratiated ourselves with these people. And if they say no, it means no.

>>34416595
Expand the forest with nature magic.

We have fertility sphere magics, feasibly we could stretch that to non-human life-forms.

>>34416448
>How do you plan to deal with the spiders
>I’d like to help you
>I need to talk to the werespiders

>Failure

These horrible werespiders, it’s all their fault, vile things, they deserve to be wiped out.

“How do you plan to deal with them, your Majesty?” you ask “And how can I help?”

“I was hoping you’d ask” says the great Forest King with a satisfied smile “We’ve located all of their nests and are ready to pour a poison into all the streams around those areas. Once they drink the poison they’ll be dead within a day. What we don’t know are where all of their egg hatcheries are. We can’t risk one of our own going in there, they’d be slain on the spot.”

“Indeed” says the glorious Forest Queen, a regal expression on her face “We were hoping you could go there and pretend to be friendly to them, hear their side of the story, and find out exactly where all their hatcheries are, without that it could take decades to truly scour the forest of their filth.”

You don’t need to parley with the spiders, how could you ever think of being nice to those vile monsters.

Your companions all wear similar expressions of disgust and outrage.

“Of course great queen” you say “I’ll be back as soon as I have the information you require.”

You leave the Forest Court, disgust and loathing for the horrible werespiders in your heart.

Roll Willpower, 1d20+17

Rolled 15 + 17 (1d20 + 17)

>>34416657
Of course, Fae are mind-controlling dicks as always.

>>34416648

We can do that in other forests. I don't think this is the only one we have in our barony, otherwise people in towns and villages would have had extremely hard time with firewood and building materials.

Rolled 17 + 17 (1d20 + 17)

>>34416657
Fae, not even once.

Rolled 12 + 17 (1d20 + 17)

>>34416657

Right we'll need to do something about these guys fucking with our minds.

We sriously need to get Mind-blank

Rolled 8 + 17 (1d20 + 17)

>>34416657
Fuckin A is that some mindcontrolling

Rolled 13 + 17 (1d20 + 17)

>>34416657

They give you directions to the spiders nest and you walk away from the Forest Court

Once you get some distance from the Forest Court you mind clears enough to realise what just happened. You still see the same expression of anger and disgust on your allies faces so you use your magic to lift the glamour.

“What, what was that?” asks Shahulzer

“Again?” asks Matthias “Is this going to happen every time?”

“I hope not” you say “Isla, what do you recall about the fae and their glamours and enchantments?”

“Not much” she admits “I’ve mostly been studying demon lore. I think it we came back with more iron and steel on us, that might help.”

“I’m wearing full plate” you point out.

“Non-magical iron” she says “enchanted metals don’t protect against fae.”

“I felt...weaker in there” you say “Though I didn’t notice until I left, I don’t think all of my powers would work there.”

“Me too” says Shahulzer

“I’ve heard that in a Fae’s Court, they...warp magic around them” says Isla “So that many spells simply won’t work.”

>Leave forest, come back with more iron
>Storm back in there
>Go find the spiders
>Other

>>34416859
>Go find the spiders

>>34416859
>Go find the spiders

>Leave forest, come back with more iron

Much Teleport, so dimensional travel, very arcane.

>>34416859

Let's not take chances with fae for now and go find the spiders instead.

Try to stay focused so we don't turn into pawns again.

When we're returning for debriefing with the court, it will be with cold iron.

>>34416859
>Leave forest, come back with more iron
>Go find the spiders
If we're going to fight or negotiate with the fae at any point, we'll need resistance to their abilities.

>>34416859
>Go find the spiders
Go get their side of the story. Because i think that the fae are the actual reason for people going missing, i mean they actually try to use mind control on a Half-Angel paladin in order to get her on their side.

>>34416859
>Go find the spiders

>>34416902
Okay that make me chuckle.

>>34416920

It may be because I don't have any iron on me, but I think they are earnest in what they want us to do and what is happening, they are just not above using mind control on puny mortals to serve as their cat's paws. And that is probably what's happening to the missing people, so I guess in a way you're right.
Nevertheless, if there's a way to resolve the situation peacefully, let's take it.

>>34416859
>Go find the spiders
I don't want the fey to become suspicious. They won't re-do the spell as long as they think we are still under their thrall.

>>34417001

We're probably under surveillance by whatever they have -animals, dryads, pixies, trees, magic - so they probably know we've had this discussion.

>>34417039
Or they're arrogant fey who don't expect anyone to have such a ridiculously huge resistance against controlling magic. After all they did get everyone else and even Sireyi for a while. It's absolutely abnormal for someone to resist them, I'd guess.

You decide to go talk to the spiders, they’re hopefully not as likely to mess with your heads.

You walk through the forest for a long time, you can’t see the sun, but Isla is flagging a bit, so it must be getting late in the day, you stop to ea some of your trail rations, but even rested she looks tired.

Not much further, you decide and then you’ll rest. You come across a curious sight, a young girl asleep in the forest.

She’s sat down, and leant backwards against a tree. You can see her breathing, so she’s not dead. She’s also twitching and her face is screwed up, perhaps she’s having a bad dream.

She has pale skin and long black hair, and she’s not wearing a lot of clothing, a short loin-cloth and chest-wrap are her only concessions to modesty.

This is a forest filled with fae and werespiders, so you decide to act cautiously and cough loudly, whilst keeping your distance.

Her eyes fly wide open and she looks around in a panic, catching sight of you.

“Nononononono!” she yells, and turning, climbs swiftly up the tree into the top branches, fleeing. “Fae! Fae are here!”

>Try to calm her down
>Catch her
>Catch her with magic (what spell?)
>Let her go
>Other

>>34416859
>Go find the spiders

>>34417094
>Try to calm her down

>>34417094
>Try to calm her down

>>34417094
>Try to calm her down
"We're not fae."

>>34417094
>Try to calm her down

>>34417094
>Try to calm her down

Ok, roll 1d20+19, Fellowship

Rolled 7 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>34417309
Rollan'

Rolled 18 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>34417309

Rolled 2 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>34417309

Rolled 9 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>34417309

Rolled 11 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>34417309
I just gotta say, I love the modifiers we have for these actions. Fuck yeah diplomacy.

>>34417351

Modifiers are high, but so are the challenges.

>>34417381
Such as it should be
Also what exactly is the rule for die rolling? Average or best of ??? Didn't see it spelled out in the rules, just some things about crits.

>>34417430

Best of three.

>Success

“We’re not fae” you call up into the trees “We just want to talk to you.”

It takes a little time, but you eventually convince the girl that you’re not here to hurt her.

She doesn’t completely trust you though, and crawls partway down the trunk of the tree, gripping the bark with her hands and bare feet somehow, she’s upside down, her head tilted back to look at you.

“What are you?” she asks

“I’m Sireyi Valyenya” you say “Paladin of Velya.”

“And what’s all that mean?” she asks

Oh...that’s not familiar at all....

You spend some time explaining what a Paladin is, and who Velya is, and what gods are. When you get to the bit about you being the Baroness of the lands around the forest, she scampers back up the tree.

“You come from outside!” she squeaks “You can’t come from outside, only bad things are there.”

“I do, and I’m not bad” you say “I’m here to help, I need to speak to your leader.I want to make peace between you and the fae.”

“I dunno....” she says, her head peeking down out of the branches “You smell like fae...”

“We just came from their Court” you admit “But they didn’t treat us very well, so we came to see your people instead.”

“They are horrible” she agrees, crawling down the tree-trunk to head height once more, this close you can see that her eyes are a solid black, with no whites.

“But I dunno if I should take you to the Hive” she says “You did say you come from outside...”

>Convince her you mean no harm
>Ask her about herself
>Ask about her people
>Ask about the fae
>Don’t worry, I know the way myself
>Other

>>34417469
>Ask her about herself
>Ask about her people
>If she doesn't want to take us there, how about she brings as as close as comfortable, and then brings her leader to us ?

>>34417469
>Ask her about herself
>Ask about her people
>Ask about the fae
>Convince her you mean no harm

>>34417469
>Convince her you mean no harm
>Ask her about herself
>Ask about her people
>Ask about the fae
>Pump that little girl for information

“I’m not here to hurt you” you say, a soothing tone in your voice “I just want to talk”

“Well, ok” she says “No harm in that, I suppose...”

“Tell me about yourself” you say “What’s your name?”

“Oh, I’m Two Eyes Blue, Six Eyes Red” she says, blushing a little, “I know, a little silly right? Four of my eyes are blue, but when my mother named me, only two had changed colour, my friends call me Twoblue.”

“And what’re you doing out here?” you ask

“Guard duty” she says “But I’m, I’m not too good at it.”

She’s finally come down out of the tree and is standing next to you on the ground, though in a slight crouch. You’d estimate her age at 15 or so.

She’s been talking to you, and focusing most of her attention on you, but takes another look at your companions.

Catching sight of Matthias she walks over to him and gets very close, putting her hands on his arms “Hey handsome, who’re you?”

“Er, I’m Matthias” he says, blushing “Nice, nice to meet you.”

“Not as nice as it’s going to be” she promises, pressing her body against him.

You decide to intervene before Matthias catches fire.

“What can you tell me about your people?” you ask

“Uh, what do you want to know?” she asks.

“How did you come to be here, in this forest?” you ask.

The version of her people history she gives is a little different from the fae’s. A woman was cursed, and did seek shelter in the forest, but the fae hunted her for sport, captured her and tortured her.

She eventually escaped when they tired of their sport. She did find a lover in a nearby village but he accepted the curse willingly, and when they had children...some of them were hunted and killed by the fae.

>>34417692
Grandmother Weaver (as the first werespider is called) was once a soldier, and she started teaching her children how to protect their home against the fae, how to hunt and kill them. So the fae retaliated, killing more of them, and so the war began.

Outsiders that enter the forest are sometimes taken by the fae – and end up in their armies. Those the Spiders encounter are offered a choice: they can accept the curse and join, or they can go free. Of course, with the Forest being so hostile, ordinary humans don’t live long in the forest, something always gets them. Even the Spiders can be killed by some of the...things that live here.

The Spiders are deliberately overbreeding, numbers are the only advantage they have against they fae. They are stripping the forest of prey, but they fae are using their powers to make animals leave the forest, trying to starve the spiders out.
“But that won’t work” she says “In two weeks we’re going to...um, say, what else did you want to know?”

“The fae?” you ask.

“Oh them” she says “They’re horrible, hunt you, catch you, rip you up, look” She turns around and shows you clawmarks on her pale white back “Fae hound got me, I was sick for weeks. Good thing Grandmother knows her medicines.”

“I’d like to meet her” you say “Maybe I can help.”

“Uhm, yeah, ok” she says, wandering off a bit “this way”.

As you follow she calls back “Hey, Manthighass, wanna come walk with me.”

Matthias hurries over to you “Um, Sireyi, you know Jianxi and I um...”

“Yeah I know” you say. You’ve been putting those two on patrols, duty rosters together, everything you can think of to give them time together, and neither one wants to spit it out.

“Well” he says “The thing about that spider-girl is...”

“She’s a bit young for you?” you ask

>>34417710
“Well yes, that too” he says “But only a shifter would know this: Sireyi she’s in heat, I don’t think she’s going to leave me alone, and short of hurting her, how do I keep her off me?”

>Be creative Matthias, I trust you, so does Jianxi
>Isla, human bodyshield time, get between them
>Shahulzer, time to test those social skills, you have a young lady to charm
>I’ll keep her talking
>I’ll charm her
>Other

>>34417723
>Tell her about your girlfriend.
>Shahulzer, time to test those social skills, you have a young lady to charm
Only if he wants to though. Obviously we would never make someone fake interest.

>>34417723
>Be creative Matthias, I trust you, so does Jianxi
And
>I’ll keep her talking
Yeah now we just talk to the original were spider and see if she lies to us and we know who to help.

>>34417710
>Manthighass
Phahahahahaa

>>34417723
>Be creative Matthias, I trust you, so does Jianxi
>Shahulzer, time to test those social skills, you have a young lady to charm
>I’ll keep her talking

>>34417799

Post signs all over the kingdom to attract murderhobos and clear out the fae/spider menace?

>>34417723
>>I’ll keep her talking

>>34417799

Seconding. I don't think the shifter in heat will care about Jianxi's unwillingness to share.

Seems we have a lot of work ahead of us to resolve this problem. I wonder when did the Fae arrive into the forest - were they here before it became impassable, or is that side-effect of the conflict? Because clearly it was open for traffic in the not too distant past. Definitely shorter than lifespan of an elven queen.

There's something fishy about this entire situation.

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>there are people actually willing to risk having to deal with a half-dragon werespider somewhere down the line

>>34418014
Spiders are pretty cool, man.

It'd also be a half-hellwyrm were-spider, not just a regular dragon.

One with a bloodline connecting it to Villithrax, one of the most powerful hellwyrms of all time.

“Tell her you have a girlfriend” you suggest

“But Jianxi and I” he says “I mean, we’re not, it’s not-”

“She doesn’t know that” you point out.

“Right, right” he says.

He goes forward to talk to Twoblue, you can clearly hear her response of “But she’s not here right now, and I am.”

“Ok, back-up plan” you say to Shahulzer “You and I keep her talking until we get there....”

You follow Twoblue to the werespider Hive. It’s a village-sized settlement in the forest that is part on the ground, part in the trees. There are hundreds of people here, most showing the same pale skin and dark hair as your guide, and many have the full-black eyes she has.

Some are in human form, some you see wandering around as giant spiders, and some hybrids of both human and spider shapes. Minimal clothing appears to be the order of the day here, much the same as back in the werewolf village you visited, though almost none are fully naked.

Webbing holds together many of the constructions in this village, and long ropy lines are strung between trees, the residents happily walking on these, or pulling themselves along underneath them, hand over hand.

Twoblue takes you through the village to a large, three story structure that resembles a massive beehive. It’s easily the biggest building in the settlement.

“Wow you must truly respect your grandmother to build her such a big place” says Isla.

Twoblue gives her a funny look “It’s just large enough” she says, and leads you inside.

The lighting in here is poor, but you look up, and up, and up....

Suspended from the ceiling is a vast mass of webbing, holding a huge spider that fills the entire structure. It also has a (normal-sized) humanoid torso – though that has a mixture of human and spider features as well.

>>34418053
The spider is upside down, with the torso towards the bottom, her head just a few feet higher than yours.

“Grandmother” says Twoblue “Grandmother, wake up.”

“Hmm, what, oh, is it dinner time already?” says the gigantic spider, looking your way and licking her chops.

“No grandmother” says Twoblue, “These are guests, they came from Outside.”

“Ah, Outside is it” says the giant spider, peering at you myopically, “Such a shame...for them.”

“Still” she continues “At least the little ones will eat well tonight, I think they’ll do well roasted.”

End of thread.

With interest fading a little, I'll end the thread there.

Thank you all for playing. Next thread won't be for a couple of weeks - I'll post the exact date via twitter as soon as I know it.

Questions, comments and feedback are always appreciated, I'll hang around for a little while, in case anyone has any questions.

If I don;t answer, I will next thread, or try my ask.fm in the OP.

>>34418100
Pal, why do you hate me.

>>34418100
>Next thread won't be for a couple of weeks
Fuck.

Oh well, thanks for running.

>>34418111
Whatever gives you that idea?

>>34418100
thanksl, really enjoying this quest

>>34418111
and i'm not talking about end of thread or taking a break, i mean all the GIANT FUCKING WERE SPIDERS GOD WHY!

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That mental image will haunt my dreams tonight.

>>34418144
>Afraid of spiders

Just leave, man.

I don't want you voting against spiders just because you can't even stand them in text for some reason.

>>34418144
Someone mentioned werespiders in heat as nightmare fuel, and it sounded fun, so I decided to run with it.

Plus I was watching Pandorum whilst running this quest.

>>34418100

Thanks for the thread, OP, was awesome as always! Stay safe.

>>34418174
That was me. I will never open my big mouth again. Well, despite the horrible nightmares I will have, I had fun. Thank you for running today, Pal.

>>34418168
Relax bro, I'll abstain from that vote. because mine would be to NOPE right the fuck out of there and burn it all down.

>>34418334
You should go read RE:Monster Quest.
It's pretty cute.

Warning: May Contain Spiders

>>34418100
A few questions:

>What was it's max HP?

>What did you roll for Lightning Bolt damage?

>Do we get diminishing returns for devouring storms?

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>>34418144

>>34418437
>>34418100
Ah, whoops.

By it I meant the red dragon from earlier.

The Lightning Bolt was referring to the one that killed it.

I just want to know how close we cut it.

>>34418461
Story of my fucking life.

>>34418174
Am Angel, a Dragon, and a Werewolf walk into a nest of Werespiders...

>>34418437
>What was it's max HP?

350

>What did you roll for Lightning Bolt damage?

On the final strike it has 80 or so left, and thanks to overpowering, damage was 200+. I don't recall the exact damage the last strike dealt

>Do we get diminishing returns for devouring storms?

It hits a cap after a while.

Hey Autism Anon, how'd it go with the Halo Rings?

>>34419555
Their functionality was mostly usurped by Blessing of the Most High, but the second powerset I made after seeing that BotMH did most of the things I wanted them to do was folded into Create Celestial Iron as one of the unique things we can make.

>Example: Celestial Iron Wedding Rings.
>By taking a piece of her Halo, Sireyi forges a pair of rings.
>The wearers of these rings can command them to shine with angelic light (takes no action), having the effect of Rank 1 Halo. This costs 2 Divine Energy or Arcane Energy (or hit points) and lasts for 3 rounds.
>Grants Low Regeneration: The recipient heals 1 hit point per 6 hours rather than 1day. Or increases existing Regeneration by 1 rank. If full regeneration is possessed the ring adds +15 hit points to the wearer.
>The ring grants either +2 Willpower or +2 Fellowship (chosen when the ring is forged).
>The ring grants either immunity to non-magical diseases or non-magical poisons (chosen when the ring is forged), if the wearer is already immune then this upgrades their immunity to protect against magical diseases or poisons (as appropriate), if the wearer is already immune to non-magical diseases or poisons (as appropriate) then the ring adds +10 hit points.
>The wearers can communicate telepathically if on the same plane, if one another plane they can tell if the other wearer is alive and wearing their ring, but not much else.
>If the wearer of the ring is in critical danger (as in, will die in moments if no action is taken), it expends itself to heal them to full health or otherwise avert their death (teleportation, possible plane-shifting, massive blast of holy energy, etc).
>This destroys the ring.
>The rings powers can only be used when worn by a couple of people in love with one another, though they do not have to be married.