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You channel vys, the world shifting green and the walls bleeding away. You scan the shoreline, but don't really see anything rat-like. The ocean is a strange pale-green color, you're surprised to find. It's as if the ocean is somehow slightly alive. You spot a few rats outside of your estate but nothing gigantic or out of the ordinary. Rats are everywhere in the city, after all. They thrive even in the nicest parts of town.

Next you turn your attention towards the tower, scanning the waters. You don't see it anywhere, and it doesn't seem to be in any of the rooms inside the tower. You look around your estate, but again, it doesn't seem to be inside. Then you try looking down. There you see something odd. A giant purple blob about the size of a small child. Initially you can only ponder why the rat is purple. Has it been corrupted by that serum Mortia injected it with? You recall the serum was purple, could it have somehow altered its vys reserves? Even if its vys is purple, why would that show through Nature sight? Could Nature sight perhaps depict mutants differently?

However, you dismiss those concerns to worry about more pressing matters. Namely, where the hell the rat is going. For noy you think it's still inside the slave passages, but it's proceeding quickly towards the catacombs. As you trace what you think its likely path is, a massive collection of green and yellow blobs fades into view. It seems as if the catacombs have been emptied of wildlife, all of the creatures dwelling below surging towards a single point.
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Then you see it, the idol. It cuts through the green haze of your Nature sight, revealing itself in clear detail. Runes cross its surface, the halo of blue light revolving around its head swirling wildly around its origin. Runes stretch down the front of its torso, glowing with a bright golden light. The stone that the idol is made of has vanished, replaced entirely by that alien night sky. The mutant rat you created, and indeed the hundreds of bright points of light surging from the depths, all seem to be convening on the statue.

>Collect Mortia and Fulvia, enter the catacombs to do some pest control.
>Tell Mortia and Fulvia what you've found and let them handle it. They're just vermin.
>Collect Zahak, this is a good opportunity for him to accumulate experience in a fight.
>Meh, who gives a shit. Turn your attention back to the party.
>Write-in

>>38173036
>Tell Mortia and Fulvia what you've found and let them handle it. They're just vermin.
>Collect Zahak, this is a good opportunity for him to accumulate experience in a fight.

Send Zahak with Mortia and Fulvia. Have them be careful around the statue.

>>38173036
>Collect Mortia, Fulvia, and Zahak. Zahak needs the experience, and Mortia needs to help clean up her own mess. And Fulvia just to record everything that happens so it can be recalled upon incase anything strange is going on.

>>38173036
>Collect Mortia and Fulvia, enter the catacombs to do some pest control.

>>38173036
>Inform Everyone
>Tell Fulvia to keep away. Spirits are known to take over golems and such a high-level spirit might even control her!
>Collect some of the Vatis. They might learns something! Also it should hopefully be over quickly if we work together.

When do these threads happen? This is my favorite one

>>38173036
>Collect Mortia and Fulvia, enter the catacombs to do some pest control.

>>38173036
>Collect Mortia and Fulvia, enter the catacombs to do some pest control.
>Collect Zahak, this is a good opportunity for him to accumulate experience in a fight.

>>38173220
I usually try to run around noon-ish on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I also run Saturdays, but the time depends on when I wake up.

May be pertinent to ask Mortia what that purple drank was on our way.

>>38173282
Thank you. I'll be diggin through the archives after work too

>>38173036
>Tell Mortia and Fulvia what you've found and let them handle it. They're just vermin.
>Collect Zahak, this is a good opportunity for him to accumulate experience in a fight.
The host has to stay at the party

>>38173036
>>38173243
This is mine, I'm changing it to;
>Tell Mortia and Fulvia what you've found and let them handle it. They're just vermin.

>>38173152
>>38173354
>>38173385
>Don't go with them.

>>38173263
>>38173173
>>38173161
>Go with them.

>>38173152
>>38173161
>>38173263
>>38173354
>Bring Zahak

>>38173207
>LET THE HUNT BEGIN

So, Zahak is definitely going along to help. How about this, quick Final Destination vote.

VOTE
1
To join them in the catacombs.

VOTE
2
To stay at the party.

Hopefully this doesn't simply result in another tie.

>>38173441
1

>>38173441
1

>>38173441
1

>>38173441
2

>>38173441
1

>>38173441
>2

>>38173476
Sigh.

>>38173441
1

>>38173441
2

>>38173441
2

>>38173441
1

>>38173454
>>38173462
>>38173467
>>38173471
>>38173486
>>38173521
>1

>>38173470
>>38173499
>>38173500
>2

Tippity typin'.

You know what I've been wondering? If the Child is here because someone was breaking the strings of reality or because there are three enchanters in this city.

>>38173567
>Three
Us, our Master, and who else?

>>38173583
Prof's buttbuddy.

>>38173617
I already said us.

>>38173626
Anon!

>>38173626
No Prof met a third enchanter in the city who put a magic tattoo on him.

>>38173036
>excuse us from the party, collect Mormor and Robitch, clean up the vermin problem

>>38173441
Why bring the baby Dragon?

>>38173762
Because he's a Master Fire Vatis.

>>38173762
Read.

>we'll never get to our siege demonstration

>>38173783
>"What was that about some entertainment you were going to provide, Mikael?"
>"What? Oh, nothing. I have to go into the catacombs beneath my mansion for reasons. Mik ya later."

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>>38173834

>>38173834
They're all drunk. It'll be fine.

>Soma still hasn't added in AoE and Selective.

>>38173834
Well, at least we're acting like a responsible mad wizard and taking responsibility for random rips in the magical tears of the universal weave happening in our immediate locale.

Shouldn't we have asked the cat instead?
>Hey yo bro, I have this party thing, be a dear andcollect the giant rat in the catacombs? Oh, also, somethig freaky is happening with the statue, just fyi.

>>38173893
>Soma is slow
>The sun rises in the east
>Water is wet

The facts of life

>>38173834
Just leave them with a giant naked ice sculpture of ourselves. Should be more than enough entertainment.

>>38173929
We're about to deal with a horde of rats. We need those spells.

>>38173950
Should we make its junk a bit smaller than reality? I mean, we don't want women and gays fainting at the sight of it, just being impressed should be enough.
Mom would totally boast about giving birth to a son with That.

Told you guys we should have checked the green soul out, when soma kept mentioning to check it out every time he had a chance to do it in character.

>>38173965
We need

the
that
Yes it would be helpful.

>>38173992
No, it was just some bullshit.

So did we check if the black soul is sitting in the palace dungeons now? If it's indeed the person behind the assassination we may have missed something there.

>>38174016
nope people decided to ignore it.

You reach out via the brooches to Mortia and Fulvia. {I've found it, it's managed to get into the slave passages and it's heading for the catacombs. Do you know how to get there?}

Mortia is the one to respond. {Yeah, we do. We had to figure out the way when Skull Kid showed us his magical grenade. Should we meet you there?}

You're already slipping quietly out the ballroom door, making your way swiftly through your estate towards the Master Bedroom. {Yes, and bring weapons. I believe it's making away towards a strange idol I found inside the catacombs. As are a hundred other vermin which seemed to have been dwelling down there. I'm going to fetch Zahak, since I think this will be a good lesson for him.}

With that you sever the connection, pushing open your bedroom door to find Zahak sitting proudly in front of a likeness of your own face. It seems he used the smooth, featureless bust left by Chrys after her last meditation for his own meditation on Earth magic. He couldn't quite manage to get some of the details exactly right. For instance, you have sharp teeth like Zahak's own and he depicted your ears as weird, twisted horns, but for the most part he did quite well.

As you enter the room, Zahak's voice enters your thoughts. He's quite clearly excited. {Papa I did it! I did it! I made a you! Except it's a you made out of stone and it doesn't talk to me, but it's you!}

While adorable, you have more pressing concerns. {That's very good, Zahak! I'll have to put that on the mantle so everyone can see it. How would you like to go hunting with Papa as a reward for your dedication?}

(1/2)

>>38173988
Isn't there minors here? Maybe the tip should end with a mini version of our face to not scar the kids.

So now that we know that gates are basically portals to different parts of the void/realities.
Does that mean our 1 insight is learning how to make those or being able to traverse through them(if we get two more insights inside a gate)?

Told y'all that making pyandissian rats was a bad idea. Now we have the rat plague to deal with, and sokolov isn't here with his magic red potion to help us out

Zahak stands up on his hind legs and stretches his wings wide, beating them irregularly to keep himself balanced. You think if he was older he would probably roar, but all he can manage at the moment is a high pitched squeaking noise. You take that as a yes, and quickly grab your cloak before dashing off with your adoptive son in tow.

You slip into the Servant's quarters, pulling on your cloak as you do so. However, a thought gives you pause. Should you put on your armor for this? They're just vermin, but that mutant rat was awfully large...

>Put on Warlock Armor
>Put on Rhynian Armor.
>You don't need armor.
>Write-in

(Dropped muh trip)

>>38174049
>put on rhynian armor

>>38174049
>Put on Rhynian Armor.

In and out. Rhynian armor is easier to take off.

>>38174033
>For instance, you have sharp teeth like Zahak's own and he depicted your ears as weird, twisted horns
adoraboners.jpg

>>38174049
>Put on Warlock Armor

>>38174048
It would have been fine, but Mortia fucked up.
>>38174049
>Put on Rhynian Armor.

>>38174049
>Put on Rhynian Armor.

>>38174049
>Put on Warlock Armor
It helps us with magic, and regen as well.
Plus we were planning on putting it on anyway.

>>38174046
>Does that mean our 1 insight is learning how to make those or being able to traverse through them
Actually I think the insight is from coming in contact with a god.

>>38174049
>Put on Rhynian Armor.

>>38174049
>Put on Rhynian Armor.

The magic sight mang

>>38174093
There weren't any gods in the gate last time, so i doubt its from that.

>>38174049
>put on our new arrmor, the one made with metals and Palaka worm plates
this is a horrible idea, don't do this

>>38174123
WHAT A GREAT IDEA
SECONDING
GOSH GOLLY GEEWIZZ WILLICKERS BATMIN GUD THING UR HERE TO SET US STRAIGHT

>>38174049
>Put on Warlock Armor
Centurion Armor [STORED]: (+5 Soak Damage, Spell Amplification, Magic Detection (Active), Hazmat Gear (Active), Self-Repairing (Active), Health Improvement (Passive), Boost Physical Attributes (Active), Hidden Effects)

Warlock Armor [STORED]: (+4 Soak Damage, +2 Attack, +2 Dodge, Passive Vys Gain [2/hr], Passive Health Improvement, Hidden Effects)

>>38174109
Warlocks magic sight is better actually.

>>38174049
>Put on artificial Warlock scales to protect our squshy self.
The spirits probably have bad memories of the Rhynians and might think we are left-overs of their society.

>>38174093
We would have died if we had come in contact with a god, just the sight of a Child almost killed Mik.

>>38174090
>>38174085
>>38174135
>>38174141
>Warlock

>>38174095
>>38174088
>>38174087
>>38174079
>>38174077
>>38174109
>Rhynian Armor

>>38174123
>>38174134
>Heavy Warlock Armor

Rhynian Armor it is.

>>38174049
>Put on Rhynian Armor

>>38174049
>Put on Warlock Armor

>>38174143
Having your soul boil away isn't exactly the same as dying but it is close.

>>38174141
Funny enough, you might be right.
If the child sees us in rythain armour he might think they are still alive.

>>38174160
No, it's the same, a bit more definite.
Soma said Mik would have died.

>>38174166
>>38174141
>"My armor can fool the children of gods!"

>>38174143
Not direct contact mind you. The heart of Surya is most likely where the god resides and we didn't even past through the gate.

>>38174029
With all the talk about the shahs sister being the only possible perpetrator there must be a catch in there.

>>38174186
Its rythain, and its a common thing that strong beings don't have a real concept of time.

>>38174192
>Pani enslaved Surya and hollowed him out, turning him into a living palace.
Shit's hardcore.

>>38174207
Theme, I wager. I yet still doubt it matters at all in the slightest.

>>38174186
>Thinks spirits will put any effort into distinguishing groups.
>Groups had very obviously armors that let people identify group affiliation on sight.

>>38174209
It's a metaphor about relationships and women being soulsucking monsters in the guise of innocence.

>>38174227
Oh well, at least we get to confirm if children can use statues like that to talk to mortals.

>>38174247
I've been wondering about that. Idols are generally for worship and prayer after all.
Looks like that particularly insistent anon will get his wish, perhaps.

>>38174239
I just don't think it would matter, if it deigned to give us its attention in the first place.

Soma do the souls of enchanters look any different than normal souls?

>>38174321
Well, yours doesn't. Perhaps after they've recently enchanted something their souls may appear dimmer or otherwise stone-like rather than a shining ball of light.

>>38174337
I suppose if someone can see souls then they could probably tell if somebody mayhaps enchanted recently, then?

>>38174356
If they knew what to look for, yeah. They wouldn't be able to say with any sort of certainty but they'd be able to figure out a list of possible candidates who might be enchanters. They'd need to spend a lot of time doing it, though.

>>38174377
Unless they were an almost god.

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>>38174377
>>38174395
I wonder if we could bait the Child by stealing parts of other peoples souls in great number.

Mite b interesting.

>>38174468
Doesn't sound like the right thing to do. Whose souls would we use?

>>38174496
Fuck if I know. Aghtaki's? Foreign merchant competition?
I'm almost sure Mik wouldn't like the idea of it even in his current state.

>>38174496
The poor's.

>>38174529
Speaking of souls, i think permanency is used to make phylactery, or something like that.
Reminder that Varvars notes had some shit about how stuff with permanency might have some form of intelligence/growth(we really should check out those notes).

>>38174156
can we explain our leaving as preparing for the entertainment? no reason to get people worried/curious

>>38174584
I think that it's highly likely that the creation of a phylactery is merely permanency on a massive scale, whereupon the caster puts so much of their soul into the object, their body or bodies are left a husk. Of course, it'd take a really well designed and built artifact to hold that much soul.

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You reach into your cloak and extract your Rhynian Armor. One thing you will say for the Rhynians, they designed their armors to be convenient. Putting on the Rhynian armor is as simple as stepping into the opening at the back of the armor and pulling it up to your chest. It does the rest for you, sealing itself around your torso. The helmet fits easily and securely atop your head with only the fastening of a few straps.

Wearing your Rhynian armor is almost nostalgic. Lately you've tended to prefer either your Warlock armor or no armor at all, but it's certainly nice to be able to put on a suit of armor without a needle stabbing into the base of your neck. Once you're suited, you draw your spear and your new shield from your cloak as well before draping your cloak over your shoulders and affixing it with your brooch.

As you proceed through the slave passages you begin to hear a chorus of chirping and chittering. It's quiet at first, but as you grow nearer the catacombs it rises in intensity. You pick up your pace and it isn't long before you come upon Fulvia and Mortia standing by a great arched entryway.

Fulvia wears her layered armor and wields the gladius you bought her so long ago in Anthus. By contrast, Mortia appears as you first saw her in the Void. A bright red mask conceals her face, its visage resembling some sort of mutant rabbit or horned creature. She wields a sword with a pale green blade and a skull carved into the hilt, and around her neck sits a faintly glowing necklace. She bleeds a tremendous amount of magical power into her surroundings, it's almost overpowering really. You'd forgotten she had such impressive artifacts.

Mortia speaks, her voice normal distorted and warbling. “Great, you're here. Why are you bringing Zahak exactly? I mean, isn't there a risk he'll get hurt?”

Zahak's voice enters your thoughts, his tone irritated. {I'm not gonna get hurt, I'll show her! I'm way better hunter than she is, probably!}

(1/2)

You wave a hand dismissively. “He'll be fine, he's quite the competent little Vatis in his own right and besides, it's a reward for his recent success in meditation. Now then, shall we proceed?”

You're met with nodding heads and words of affirmation. Thus, the four of you voyage into the catacombs. You activate your magic sight by channeling Water magic into your armor. Immediately the world is transformed into a roiling mass of blues, greens, purples, and reds.

You see a few burning points of yellow approaching rapidly from below, but they're still quite some way off. You can't see anything in the tunnel where you remember the idol being, it's just a giant black spot devoid of vys. You don't see anything that immediately screams mutant rat to you, nor is there a horde of vermin bearing down on you.

>Approach cautiously.
>Proceed quickly to the tunnel where you first saw the idol, it's a good choke point.
>Wait for them to come to you, no need to take any risk.
>Have Zahak try and sniff them out.
>Write-in

>>38174662
Typo, should be "abnormally distorted and warbling"

>>38174675
>Proceed quickly to the tunnel where you first saw the idol, it's a good choke poi

>>38174675
>>Proceed quickly to the tunnel where you first saw the idol, it's a good choke point.

I have a feeling that it's a really bad idea to let them reach the idol. Without it, they're just a horde of vermin. Who knows what void possession will do to them?

>>38174675
>Proceed quickly to the tunnel where you first saw the idol, it's a good choke point.

>>38174675
>Proceed quickly to the tunnel where you first saw the idol, it's a good choke point.

>>38174675
>Proceed quickly to the tunnel where you first saw the idol, it's a good choke point.
Choke points are always good.

>>38174675
>Proceed quickly to the tunnel where you first saw the idol, it's a good choke point.
But use the nature sensing to make sure we don't get ambushed by anything


Also is Zahak still growing? And could you give us an idea of how big he'll get? I'm just thinking if we're going into Pa'vala a flying mount isn't a bad idea...

>>38174675
>Proceed quickly to the tunnel where you first saw the idol, it's a good choke point.
keep em off the idol

>>38174738
Zahak is indeed still rapidly growing, by the day in fact. You have no idea how large he'll ultimately get, but his mother was several stories tall and most of his siblings seem to have been born about the size of a full grown horse. Even as the runt of the litter, he should wind up quite large.

Anyway, writin' for
>Nab dat chokepoint

>>38174675
Secure the choke point, and see if you can discern the yellow objects

>>38174769
Hey soma you like weird shit for inspiration right?
So here is some shit i stumbled upon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5SZzFaAZyY

>>38174905
Seen it.

>>38174944
You saw the movie as well?

>>38174944
Soma, how many Master insights of the same kind do we need to get an aspect of an element to half-gm level again?
Is it that we can have a different type of insight and still get an aspect to halfgm?

>>38175014
3 of the same insights.
So if we put on a metal condom and dipped inside an open sate 2 more times, we unlock what ever the insights give.

>>38175044
>>38175014
Forgot to mention we can only get a max of 4 insights.
Since the 5th is always the hardest to get.

We're gonna try out AOE on these guys right?

>>38175092
Fuck yeah, what spell though?

>>38174675
>Proceed quickly to the tunnel where you first saw the idol, it's a good choke point.
>Ask Mortia about her artifacts so we know our firepower.

>>38175129
Either Water(freeze) or a simple Fire(burn) spell. I'd love to just step in, open our palm and say "Freeze." and freeze a roomful of vermin at once with no fuss, problem taken care of.
Don't forget that the Rat King has the serum in him though, the serum reacts explosively to fire.

>>38175190
Holy shit I'm late.

>>38174675
> Proceed quickly down the tunnel.
> Ask Mortia about artifacts.

I have no idea why everyone is in war gear.
These are just some normal rats and a single Mr.Hyde rat.

>>38175129
Fire+Poison.

>>38175234
We should get Zahak some armor

>>38175234
I think Soma just really wanted to write some combat scenes.

>>38175256
But he's still growing.

By the way we never actually asked Darzi what was up.

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You cut the flow of vys to your armor and set of through the catacombs at a brisk pace. “Follow me to the tunnel where the idol is, it's a natural chokepoint and should allow us to easily wipe out whatever these creatures are. Plus, it will give me a chance to examine the idol. Maybe I can figure out why it's attracting all these pest.”

Your companions follow, Zahak trailing along behind with his head raised up in the air. Every now and then his tongue will flick out to taste the air, like a snake searching for a scent. At one point he stops, taking a deep breathe and exhaling a massive jet of flame. The fire washes over the stone, catching a group of small, vaguely reptilian, long-necked creatures by surprise.

They're set alight, their screeching filling the cavern as they writhe on the floor. Their mouths are a haphazard collection of teeth, two long tusk stretching down from their upper jaw. Horns protrude seemingly at random from their six-eyed heads. Disgusting little buggers, truly.

When no further creatures present themselves, your party proceeds onward. The further you advance into the catacombs, the louder the sounds of claws scraping against stone and chattering teeth become. Eventually you find the pitch black tunnel which conceals the idol and step past the illusory screen of darkness. On the other side you find the tunnel brightly illuminated by the glowing runes which cross the idol's surface.

(1/2)

>>38175309
We can do that while exterminating rats, that's what brooches are for.

You're relieved to find that you got here before the horde of vermin. You don't see the rat you and Mortia created anywhere either. Odd, considering it had a significant head start on you. Surely it would've reached here first. You try activating your magic sight to get an idea of where it might be, but find yourself blinded. The presence of the idol seems to obscure ambient vys, as the world appears black through the lens of your armor.

>Just wait, ambush the creatures as they enter the tunnel.
>Inspect the statue, the vermin haven't arrived yet after all.
>Write-in

>>38175351
Anon was super right about you wanting to write combat scenes. All the sudden you're 20x faster.

>>38175351
>>Just wait, ambush the creatures as they enter the tunnel.

Can we set up traps with the hidden meta?

>>38175351
>Use nature sight instead of second sight.
>Inspect the statue, the vermin haven't arrived yet after all.
>Ask Mortia about her artifacts in the meanwhile.

>>38175351
>Just wait, ambush the creatures as they enter the tunnel.

leave the statue alone, there's no enchanter around here, no sir

>>38175351
>Inspect the statue, the vermin haven't arrived yet after all.
I wonder if the warlock armour can see through this.
>>38175366
>20 min
Nah he usually post around 20-30 min anon.

>>38175366
I'm making shorter post, Anon. That's all it is. Plus I'm trying to get as much in as I can before I leave for class in ~10 minutes.

>>38175368
I think you want the delay meta.

>>38175351
>Inspect the statue, the vermin haven't arrived yet after all.

>>38175351
>Inspect the statue, the vermin haven't arrived yet after all.

>>38175351
>Inspect the statue, the vermin haven't arrived yet after all.

>>38175325
Ah, these little faggots again, I'm pretty sure we saw these fucks back in Longia too.
Truly a disgusting species.

>>38175387
>20-30 min
That was a while ago.

>>38175389
I see. Don't think I don't know your game!

>>38175351
Supporting >>38175381

>>38175419
>our catacombs are connected to the mines

>>38175351
>Inspect the statue, the vermin haven't arrived yet after all.

>>38175405
We were able to gather an undetectable "cloud" of magic around that prick the viper. We might be able to pull the same off with these little buggers.

>>38175351
Write-in: Tell Zahak to hunt for the large rat. Offer him a reward in gold if he finds him.

>>38175381
sounds good

>>38175428
look at his post time in the recent past threads.
When ever its 2-3 post he usually only takes around 20-30 min.

>>38175443
>we never actually escaped Namek
>Namek was here all along

>>38175381
sounds good

>>38175454
>wanting him to eat mutant shit.

>>38175488
Fire makes the fluid explode. Zahak won't be eating anything. Except maybe leftover meatloaf.

>>38175462
I'm looking at the last two threads and that really seems to not be the case. It isn't so important anyways, though.

>>38175351
Seconding >>38175381

>>38175418
>>38175417
>>38175416
>>38175387
>>38175381
>>38175447
>>38175482
>>38175456
>Inspect the statue.

>>38175368
>>38175382
>Lie in wait
Traps are totally something you could do, by the by.

>>38175434
>>38175381
>>38175456
>>38175482
>Ask Morty-Mort what the fuck is up wit dem artifacts.

Next post after I get back from class! In the meantime, y'all can discuss possible traps you want to set up if you'd like and I'll (maybe, if they're feasible in the timeframe) have Mik set them up before inspecting the statue. Or just talk about da fuq is going on, or shoot the shit. I'unno man ain't my business.

>>38175535
Could we create a temporary enchantment with Create+(Large*Large*Large)Fire in the presence of Fire?

>>38175535
I think we need to know about Mortia's artifacts to see what kind of traps are available to us.

>>38175535
I'd like to have Fulvia prepare spike pits and make the ceiling, walls, etc completely un-passable with hazardous razors and whatnot.

>>38175507
Hell no, he ain't eating anything that so much as touched that rat.
We are going to try and capture it alive anyway, i was thinking just catch it in a sphere of water, should be easy enough, maybe freeze it around its limbs, and leave a bubble of air for it to breathe.
Or, now that I think about it, the easier is just a Paralyze spell.
Infact, the easiest way to deal with this situation once they arrive is AoE+Paralyze, we can then kill what we want once they're paralyzed. How did I not think of this before?

>>38175589
It does sound fairly simple.

>>38175535
We have some lantern oil, we could smear some on the floor to spread some fire.
We can put some food on the floor and cover it with poison glands.
We have some ropes and barrels we can do something with.

>>38175535
Just prepare a Hidden+AoE+Paralyze spell or two, no need to get fancy/lethal right now, this is the most efficient way to take care of the problem.

>>38175631
Seconding.

>>38175631
Hidden is pointless there.

>>38175631
Why hidden though? It's not like the rats are vatis who can counter magic they're aware of.

>>38175631
no need for hidden really.

>>38175645
>>38175663
>>38175665
I thought that was the only way to really "prepare" a spell so it can be activated at the drop of a hat.

>>38175626
Using magic we can also create some spike pits with earth magic+metal to reinforce the spikes.
Maybe freeze parts of the floor so the rats find it harder to maneuver or slip into spike pits.
Loosen some rocks in the ceiling to drop them on rats when they come, obviously reinforce the surrounding area of the ceiling so it doesn't collapse.
Boil some barrels of water and get ready to spill them on some vermin.

Y'all are really preparing to focus down some rats.

They're just rats! And one big rat! It's not all that threatening.

If not for the child of the gods being around at the moment i'd say make some enchanted proximity mines, like
Create[Fire(large)] IF (stone in circle)
and we just drop a small rock on it with manipulate to roast a few

>>38175631
Why paralyze though? That's just going to require spending more time killing them afterwards. Just use fire, it has the additional benefit of spreading.

>>38175755
That is way to excessive for some fucking rats.

>>38175753
These >>38175325 aren't exactly rats.

>>38175783
They're not really threatening either.

So who here thinks we should check out the green soul after this?
Since soma is basically bashing our head with it now.

>>38175631
Let's just use something offensive instead of paralyzing. Save some time.

>>38175765
Paralyze will let ua do whatever to them afterwards.
We will be able to take some alive.
We can use Fire on them without them running off or spreading it to ones we don't want burning.
Makes them nice and manageable.
Remember, Paralyze is an amazing spell, it's how we survived the Elephantman.

>>38175774
...yes, and?

>>38175804
They can be when there are hundreds of them as well as probably some other, bigger stuff.

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>>38175753
You naive gullible little Anon. I remember when I used to be as pure and foolish as you.

Before the giant mutant rat attack of 93'

>>38175815
Why the shit would we want to take live rats? Jesus fucking christ, it's bad enough that we're missing the goddamn party, you want to waste time collecting rats?

I just remember we can easily refill our vys, through fulvia.
All we need to do is throw a leach spell her way, since she doesn't have a limit.
Might need to ask her though.

>>38175808
And is more risky as well.
We know Paralyze will freeze them all.
some might be resilient to Fire for all we know, or could get through, or we might want to take some alive. i personally want to capture at least one of every species alive to study its anatomy. Bonus to shapeshifting claws and shit? Improve organs? etc.

>>38175836
We'll never get our siege demo.

>>38175852
Also we should upgrade her masterys later.

>>38175854
Oh it's you fleshfuckers I see how it is.

>>38175836
Because one of the rats is Mortia's super soldier serum experiment, retard, we dkn't want to lose it if we can just easily preserve it.
I don't care about the regular rats, those can just be burned after being paralyzed.

>>38175854
Fire kills pretty much everything, and for those that it doesn't kill, well, that's what we have companions for.
And now really isn't the fucking time to collect vermin.

>>38175888
We can make a new one any fucking time, instead of wasting time trying to save a goddamn fucking mutant rat when we should be hosting a party.

>>38175888
Why bother? Target it down with fire and watch the fireworks.

>>38175852
That is an easy way to refill our reserves, we should talk to her about this, and her thoughts about it first though.

>>38175889
Dude, it's literally just
>throw paralyze spell, okay they're frozen now
>okay, use manipulate to get the rat king and an ugly vermin to study
>Fulvia, be a dear and hold on to this
>use Fire to burn everything else
It certainly wouldn't take longer than doing an actual battle scene.

>All these anons wanting to rush back to the party
>they all forget that bad shit happens when we rushed
Take your time niggas.

>>38175922
>>38175852
What the fuck, why? We have the sword.
>>38175925
It would take longer than
>Fire+AOE
>Rats are dead.
>Go back to the FUCKING PARTY

>>38175906
>wasting time
Yeah, because making the rat unable to move is so fucking hard, right? Fuck off, retard.

>>38175943
Yeah, we've been away for, what, 5 minutes?

>>38175945
>What the fuck, why? We have the sword.
She doesn't have a vys limit/cap.
She can easily generate vys using the engine on her back to collect ambient vys.
We don't have to drain the sword now.

>>38175945
How would it take longer? You realize Paralyze is more certain to work than fire, right? Because Fire worked so well to kill rats duringthe Plague, right, impossible for any to get away/survive.

>>38175965
yup, but people act like this is gonna take hours.

>>38175925
I'm all for paralyzing the mutant but the rest could be easily killed with ice blades or spikes

>>38176022
AOE+Paralyze
than use our ice blades to kill the rest.

>>38176022
Paralyzing all of them will make killing them with fire/freezing/ice blades/ice spears/fucking Earth magic/whatever even easier, we won't have to worry about movement and shit.

>>38176080
And you're totally sure that Paralyze+AOE isn't going to have a massive cost if the amount of vermin surpasses dozens?

>>38176105
That's what AoE does, it reduces costs. And they're rats, I'm sure we could paralyze a dozen for a single vys the normal way, Aoe makes it even more efficient. Remember, AoE isn't pumping the rats full of a paralysis spell individually, it's throwing a lump of paralysis vys into the crowd and letting it do its thing. Hell, could throw in poison if people want.

>>38176105
Soma said AoE works so that if there's a group of 5 people with broken arms, the cost of healing all of them is just the cost of the effects+the cost of healing the arm of a single peraon.

>>38176080
We could paralyze them
Have Fulvia create a closed container
And just lest Zahak Roast the fuggers
TEAMWWWOOORK

>>38176265
or just aoe+fire

Don't forget to save enough vys for the siege demonstration later

>>38176298
That's not certain kill.

>>38176306
we can draw from the sword

>>38176306
The sword has like 50 vys in it, we will be fine.

>>38176306
either sword or fulvia can refill us easily.

>>38176361
Damnit I pulled a soma and forgot all about the sword

>>38176336
We can aoe leach from the rats.

>>38176431
...huh, that's true, actually
Still, I'm not sure that these things' vys is healthy and isn't tainted/infected by/with something.

>>38176460
Tainted vys is a different colour, just drain from the hordes of regularly coloured vermin.

>>38176431
They probably don't have enough vys to cover the costs.

>>38176664
Great! Then they will die, and we will not lose much vys.

>>38176664
If it wasn't aoe maybe. Even if it doesn't it will still kill them dead and be cheaper than other combos.

Why haven't we ever used permanency on the shockwave sword?

>>38176718
I don't think Leech has ever been shown to be able to kill.

>>38176938
To do what?

>>38176952
Probably because we never used it to kill anyone.

Rolled 4, 2, 6 = 12 (3d10)

>>38176952
It can.
>>38176979
We have.
When we were first raiding the bandit hideout that found Darzi in.

>>38176938
Why would we?
It already has Permanency, since it's permanently enchanted. Permanency only lets enhcanted objects generate/gather enough vys to cover the upkeep of their enchantments, I thjnk.
Although I wonder, would using Permanency on an unenchanted object make it gather excess vys? are vys batteries that simple?

Guys.
Why aren't we learning lasers, we've got the understanding of fire magic to do it.

>>38176979
>>38176996
I'm oretty sure it was said that Leech is thought not to be able to actually kill people normally, just knock them out.
Or wait, this could have been about Poison, actually.

>>38177032
It only kills people if they're near death.

>>38177001
good thing that we have notes about it.

Rolled 7, 5, 1 = 13 (3d10)

>>38177032
Leech can kill if you don't cut off the spell, or are careless with it. Most Vatis would be paying attention to how much they are pulling, but remember to "kill someone" via draining their Vys you need to get them into the negatives.

>>38177032
Well you know whats really easy to kill? Knocked out rats.

>>38177013
It's called fire+beam, but yea would be cool to have disco lasers as a distraction

>>38177076
No man, the thing is entirely different.
One thing is fire in a beam, other is a laser.
Ritual book of surya has a thing on lasers in it.

>>38177013
Same reason we aren't learning Magnification, Partial Invisibility, and Lightning.
Which reminds me, do you think it would be possible to use Metal on our arms to turn them into metal, then store a gathered Lightning charge in each one? Marsala Ve was said to work well with Fire, we could use it in hand-to-hand, since going colossus also makes us faster.
It'd be even cooler if we were fast enough to build up a lightning charge mid-combat though, like just prepare to strike and build it up before it connects with the enemy.

>>38177072
Sounds almost as easy to kill as Paralyzed rats.

>>38177137
But it takes less vys.

>>38177182
Probably an insignificantly small amount less, to be honest. It's not like we're short on vys, as I've said, our Shockwave sword has like 50 vys in it.

>>38177259
Don't forget fulvia.

>>38177259
If it takes even a fraction less but achieves the same result then there is no reason not to use it.

>>38177290
Depends, I think Paralyzed rats which are entirely still and will remain so are easier to kill/handle than just uncoscious ones that mighg wake up.
Deoends though, hopefully Mik knows how shit works and Soma will tell us which is better.

>>38177001
I think if we used permanency on the sword it would recharge the vys constantly and store it for use whenever we need it.

>>38177370
Someone already used permanency on it man thats how enchanting works.

>>38177370
While the anon in >>38177401 is right, it wouldn't be able to gather vys on its own anyway, since we keep it in the Cloak where there is no vys.

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>>38177370
Hoping the QM will tell you what the best decision to make is...
Hoping the players will listen...

>>38177462
Well I fked up that ref. link badly
Hers a new
>>38177370

>>38177370
While what you just said probably wouldn't work, there was a suggestion to cast a manipulate+leech+perm on it so it draws vys from the surroundings.

>>38177496

>>38177353

>>38177370
Explain why you think permanency would somehow give the sword the power of leach?
Short of casting leach+permanency of course.

>>38177503
don't forget weapon channeling.

Is his class 2 or 3 hours?

>>38177603
2

>>38177523
Doesnt leech have to take the vys from a specific target? I interpret permanency as giving an object the ability to restore it's vys reserves from ambient vys. I could be wrong though

>>38177616
That means his class probably started at like 1330 4chan time.

So like an hour left.

>>38177663
meant 1430

>>38177815
Cool I'm not too late for the game

>>38177851
come back at 1700

still got a while.

>>38177883
its 17:53 for me.

>>38177965
its 1553 for me

>>38177883
At what? Pacific Time Zone?

>>38177991
Arizona time

forgot which zone we're in right now.

>>38177990
soma's time zone is like an hour behind mine.

I have returned! reading up on what I missed.

>>38178043
what time did your class start?

>>38178043
Did you leave 3 minutes before your class started?

Cause it has been 2 hours and 2 minutes since you left.

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>>38178043
Just in time

>>38178050
My class starts at 3:30 and runs until 4:30-ish. 4:45 is when the class ends but we usually get out early. I set my alarm for 3:00 so I can get ready and get there on time.

>>38178149
i assumed it was 2 hours and was confused as hell

>>38178043
Belated congratulations to one whole year of Banished Quest, Soma! I'm always looking forward to it. Please don't ever stop it

VOTE

>Prepare a hidden, Area of Effect, paralysis spell.
>Hidden, Area of Effect, Fire spell instead of paralysis
>Hidden, Area of Effect, Leech spell instead of paralysis or fire.
>Spike pits, lantern oil, ice patches, other various hazards
>Eh, who needs traps? They're just pest.

Hidden would indeed be necessary if you wanted to prepare the spell in advance, otherwise you'd be forced to cast it immediately. Hidden does have a time limit though, after which point the vys loses coherency. I sort of envision it like a thermobaric explosion.

>>38178180
Usually I eat lunch after but I'm trying to save dem bucks.

>>38178256
Has it really been a year already? The time flies.

>>38178269
>Hidden, Area of Effect, Fire spell instead of paralysis

>>38178269
Paralysis never let us down

>>38178269
>Prepare a hidden, Area of Effect, paralysis spell.

>>38178269
Which would b cheaper, Paralysis or Leech?
I vote for Paralysis, in any case. Maybe prepare one, then after a time, prepare a second?

>>38178269
>Prepare a hidden, Area of Effect, paralysis spell.

>>38178269
>>Spike pits, lantern oil, ice patches, other various hazards

>>38178269
>Prepare a hidden, Area of Effect, paralysis spell.

>>38178269
>Prepare a hidden, Area of Effect, paralysis spell.
>Hidden, Area of Effect, Leech spell instead of paralysis or fire.

>>38178269
>>Prepare a hidden, Area of Effect, paralysis spell.

>>38178269
>>Prepare a hidden, Area of Effect, paralysis spell.

>>38178269
I want an AOE ice shards spell though. Gotta get dat frosty ice magic bonus

>>38178310
Leech would be cheaper but carries with it certain risk.

>>38178269
>Prepare a hidden, Area of Effect, paralysis spell.

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>>38178329
We can always kill them with aoe ice.

>>38178332
okay yeah, I though paralysis would be the safer option, hence why I voted for it
>>38178329
can be done after we paralyze them and the're sitting ducks, anon, practice for Point Offense, perhaps? learn how to make millions of small blades?

>>38178332
Oi soma why isn't there an AOE ice option

>>38178329
Ehh, you wouldn't need AoE to pelt a large area with shards of ice. You'd just need to spend slightly more vys when casting the spell.

>>38178328
>>38178320
>>38178319
>>38178316
>>38178311
>>38178304
>>38178310
>>38178370
>>38178296
>Paralysis

>>38178287
>Fire

>>38178319
>Leech

>>38178315
>Traditional traps

>>38178332
Let's not leech the corrupted purple Vys.

The statue totally ate them didn't it?

>>38178269
>>Spike pits, lantern oil, ice patches, other various hazards
Just to be contrarian

>>38178269
>Hidden, Area of Effect, Fire spell instead of paralysis
inb4 the mutant is telepathic and created a hivemind

>>38178269
>Hidden, Area of Effect, Fire spell instead of paralysis

>>38178381
AWAKEN MY MASTERS

>>38178381
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUhVCoTsBaM

>>38178381
Awaken my masters!

>>38178332
let me guess the statue?
>>38178400
AOE is more for affects huh?
Since it seems short of healing, it does jack shit for the elements if your mastery is decent.

>>38178448
Nah, I'm sure it'd work well for heating/freezing, showering with light, making metal/earth effects wider range, and maybe better Nature pereption, it's just that what you want is not actuallyy directly affectingthem, it's making ice separately and then throwing it at them

Guys we should reconsider burning hundreds of vermin to death. The stench would be unbearable and probably never go away completely

>>38178448
>the statue?
Nah, he was probably going to have us corrupt our vys pool if we rolled poorly, since he's stated several times that corrupted creatures are present among the horde.

>>38178509
That's why we should sacrifice them to the Child.

>>38178509
Be the same as burning hundreds of anything to death I imagine. Plus who else is going to come down here?

>>38178539
We should try and summon the Child in places we don't like as a WMD.

>>38178381
Awaken my inner goddess.

>>38178400
Dice?

>>38178509
We could just stick them in the cloak, Ricky would take care of them.

>>38178556
I'd like to keep our property in the best condition possible. A smell that strong would go pretty far beyond just this room too

>>38178667
>leave the cloak on the floor, in the way to the statue
>they come rushing in
>they all fall into the void

>>38178726
>Ricky now has a vast collection of tiny posable skeletons

>>38178538
>he's stated several times
he has?

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>>38178625
Pffft, nigga get tha fuck outta here.

>>38178661
Right, almost forgot. ROOOLL 3d10+2 (+2 from Vatis) vs DC 10 (Base 20, -10 due to circumstance). I mean, it's not like you're pressed for time. Mik should really, at his level of expertise, be able to do this as a matter of routine.

Your vys pool will be 44/49 after this.

Rolled 7, 3, 7 = 17 (3d10)

>>38178726
Funny that you say that. Our cloak is actually capable of actively vacuuming stuff in. Might want to try that now.

>>31331164
Reverse Cloak Polarity: Then, you try channeling a little vys into it. It flickers for a moment, for just an instant the inside layer and outside layer of the cloak switching places, and some of the sheets get sucked into the cloak, but you start to feel really dizzy, like you might pass out at any moment, and you're forced to cut off the channeling before anything really happens. It seems like it does something, you just aren't powerful enough at the moment to see what it is.

>>38178777

>>38178697
Good thing we are in catacombs right now then.

Rolled 3, 6, 3 + 2 = 14 (3d10 + 2)

>>38178777

Rolled 2, 4, 8 + 2 = 16 (3d10 + 2)

>>38178697
We'll just make the fire so hot that the rats turn to odorless plasma.

>>38178726
And Ricky can feast on them. That's actually a good idea.

>>38178777

>>38178798
>>38178792
>>38178780
>17, 14, 16 vs DC 10
>Great Success

>>38178780
Oh Jesus Christ. We could just stand in the passage-way and suck them in like a god-damn whale shark.

>>38178726
Why does this remind of me looney tunes?

>>38178780
>Funny that you say that. Our cloak is actually capable of actively vacuuming stuff in. Might want to try that now.
Actually now that you mention that wasn't it said last time that we should try again when we were better at magic?

>>38178780
>>38178792
>>38178798
Wow, good thing that the DC was so low.

>>38178569
>>38178780
>>38178792
>>38178798
We shouldn't have failed but we gave it a shot

Rolled 8, 1, 4 + 2 = 15 (3d10 + 2)

>>38178835
yup, but people keep avoiding to check our shit, and actually test the cloak, even though it has shown to be able to absorb spells on one side, i forgot what the other side did though.

>>38178780
Now I desperately want to try this.We could even just have Ricky grab a fuckton of them with his tentacles and pull them inside

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Rolled 10, 5, 3 = 18 (3d10)

>>38178844
They didn't awaken their masters

>>38178780
That just seems like it simply reverses the outside and inside, so it can be used to protect against magic and projectiles, and the sucking effect is just because there's a perfect vacuum in the cloak.
I severely doubt it could suck up hordes of rats, or even just a single one.

>inb4 its like in jojo, where here its a materialised spirit, that awakens, because of the child, which then carries out the order to kill all those that can perform enchantment

>>38178381
AWAKEN MY MASTERS!

>>38178877
It doesn't "absorb" spells, it negates/destroys them. It might suck up the vys remaining from the spell being broken down, but I don't think it even does that.

>>38179032
Can you imagine Soma's face/pose IRL when we'd realise the ruse?

>>38179057
it does, remember when we used it against the dead guy, we got vys back.

>>38179109
explain

>>38179203
He trapped us in stone, and in an emergency people voted to use the cloak, the stone crumbled, and we got some vys back.

>>38179241
How did we get vys back?
Are you talking about the revenant in Longia?

Zahak Abdul-Hakim:
Mikhael's adoptive son, a dragon hatched from an egg he found deep within the Mines of Longia, separate from the rest of the mother's brood. Only recently born.
Hoard Size: 23 gold
Max Vys: 38
Master Rank Fire Vatis
Apprentice Rank Earth Vatis
Novice Rank Water Vatis

>>38179288
Yeah, we used the cloak when he trapped us in stone.