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>>38975734
The four-armed demon escorts you from your cage and down a stone street, towards a stone arena which reminds you of the arena back at Morsland, though this one is much smaller. Curiously, the jailkeeper does not bind your arms after opening your cell, nor does he seem to care about the dagger on your belt. Maybe it's because he's confident you won't escape if your run...or perhaps he's daring you to try it. Either way, you play along for now, as running now when you don't know anything about your surroundings would only end with you being caught. Speaking of your surroundings, you're surprised by how normal this place looks. Ignoring the occasional four-armed demon like the one escorting you, this "farm" looks like it could easily pass for a normal settlement back home. You see that there are houses, and even what appear to be stores here. You even pass by other people on the streets, unaccompanied by guards.

'This is weird.' You say to Galadriel, currently disguised as a normal dagger at you belt. 'We're on a farm, right? I thought it would be more...intimidating, I guess? This just looks like a normal town.'

'Don't be fooled.' Galadriel responds. 'Though this may look like a normal town, it is anything but. I do not know what's going on here, but if this is a farm, then there is surely something amiss here.'

Now that she mentions it, something does feel off about this place. You notice how everyone on the street keeps their heads down, minding their own business . Crowds on the streets immediately part when your jailkeeper approaches, and whenever you look at one of the pedestrians they immediately turn away, avoiding eye contact.

>>38975757
Finally you arrive at the arena, and immediately it becomes apparent what sort of games these demons have in store. The stone floors of this arena are stained red with dried blood, some of it very fresh. In the stands, you see more four-armed bull demons like the one that escorted you here, it seems they are the most common type of demons here. Directly in front of you is a platform roped off from the rest of the seats with a stone throne, you'd wager it's for some sort of VIP or whoever's in charge here. To the sides of the arena, you see heavy metal gates, connected to a winch in the stands. On the arena floor itself, you see that there are other people here as well, lined up in a straight line in the center of the arena. Most of them look like normal villagers, probably snatched up by Scavengers and brought here. Some of them look as young as 14, and one looks like he could be 50 years old. They looks around the stadium in confusion, some of them are visible shaking.

"Alright new blood, fall in line and wait for the games to start." Your jailkeeper commands, giving you a hard push towards the line of contestants.

>Obey, get in line without another word.
>Ask Galadriel about the demons here. She might know something that could help you escape.
>"And just what happens if I choose not to participate in this game of yours?"
>Pull out Galadriel and fight your way out. They made a big mistake not taking your weapons away.
>Other

>>38975769
>Ask Galadriel about the demons here. She might know something that could help you escape.

>>38975769
Wait, did the arena look like we were going to fight other people? Or demons or beasts or something?

>>38975827
You don't know, but by the looks of it you're going to fight something, that much is obvious.

>>38975769
>Ask Galadriel about the demons here. She might know something that could help you escape.

>>38975769
>Ask Galadriel about the demons here. She might know something that could help you escape.

>>38975769
>>Ask Galadriel about the demons here. She might know something that could help you escape.

>>38975769
>Ask Galadriel about the demons here. She might know something that could help you escape.

seems like the obvious choice here, no point resisting just yet.

>>38975769
You do as you're told for now, no need to go getting into trouble yet. However, you press Galadriel for information about the four-armed bull demons here while you wait for the "games" to start.

'Galadriel, what do you know about these demons here? They look pretty mean, so their vice has to be wrath, right?'

Galadriel is slow to respond, as she racks her brain for any relevant information. Finally, she replies.

'I do not know.'

Alright, so that means you just have to-wait, what?

'You don't know?'

'I do not.'

'How? I thought you were an expert on this sort of stuff, you're telling me you don't know anything at all about these guys?'

'I know nothing of these demons, for I have never encountered them before. I have fought with the smallest of imps and the largest of demon lords, but these ones I have never seen before. They must be some new form of demon, one that did not exist during the days of the crusades.'

'A new type of demon? Is that even possible?'

'It is rare, but yes. Though by their appearance I would say it is safe to assume that their vice is Wrath. They appear very similar to the monsters your kind calls minotaurs as well, so it may be safe to assume they are at least as strong as their look-alikes. I wish I could say more, but I fear there is nothing else I can guess at this time.'

So it looks like you're in the dark here, surrounded by demons even Galadriel has never seen before. Great, just what you needed.

Before you can ask anything else of Galadriel, another bull-demon steps out from behind the curtains on the throne platform and speaks loudly for everyone to hear.

"Ladies and gentlemen! We bring these Unblooded before you to the arena for their first taste of battle! As is tradition, the Unblooded will face off against the Initiated, to prove their strength and cut out the weak who have somehow managed to make it this far into the ranks. Should they prove themselves, they will have earned their right to live."

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>>38976633
Unblooded? You think he's talking about you and the others out here with you. You don't know who "The Initiated" is supposed to refer to though, but it sounds like you'll be fighting people who have been here longer than you.

The announcer continues. "Now, if all will stand in reverence for our lord and master."

The rest of the demons in the stands get up on their feet, bowing their heads in reverence. From behind the curtain, a new figure appears. Like the other demons here, this new figure looks similar to a humanoid bull. However, his skin does not look like burning coals, and he only has two arms instead of four. His armor does not cover his arms, and the breastplate bears the resemblance of a human skull. He steps forward and looks over you and the other mortals standing in the arena, a cruel smile across his face.

From the back of your mind, you feel Galadriel burst with emotion. Panic, anger, concern, amongst others.

'Siegfried.' She says to you, her voice tense. 'Whatever you do, do not draw attention to yourself here.'

The apparent leader here takes his seat on the stone throne and gazes upon you and the other contestants. Finally, his eyes settle on you, and he points a viciously clawed finger at you.

"You." He says, voice rough like gravel. "You shall be the first to fight. Take a weapon from the rack and stand over there. The rest of you, wait in the stands for your turn."

The others oblige, following the demon who led you out here into the stands. You see a weapon's rack standing next to the wall, where you were told to stand.

>Grab (Specify) without another word
>Press Galadriel for information. What's gotten her so worried?
>Cross your arms and refuse. You're not going to be a part of these dumb games.
>Other

And then we start the thread off with connection issues. Great.

>>38976650
>>Grab (Specify) without another word
Halberd

>Press Galadriel for information. What's gotten her so worried?

"Its a lord isn't it?"

>>38976650
>Grab (bastard sword) without another word
>Press Galadriel for information. What's gotten her so worried?

>>38976650
>Grab a spear without another word

We're pretty familiar with pole-arms and their the best weapon to take since we're not sure what we're fighting, lovely and versatile.

>>38976650
>Grab (Specify) without another word
Halberd
>Press Galadriel for information. What's gotten her so worried?
He a friend of yours?

>>38976650
They use farms and arenas to turn humans into demons. Wonderful.

>Grab (Specify) without another word
Halberd

>Whatever we do, absolutely do NOT prolong suffering or be excessively violent. If we do, only do it so that people will ignore that the victim is not actually dead.

>>38976682
Seconding.

>>38976650
>>38976682
Thirding.
If we don't know what we're up against a Halberd is a pretty good option. Unless it's one of those flying fucks, we're best off with this.

>>38976650
You head to the weapon's rack and consider your options. A polearm would be a good choice, since you're unsure what you're going to face, so you decide to grab a halberd. You note that the weapons are all coated in dried blood, and many are in poor shape as well, making you think they don't even try to maintain them. You manage to find one in good enough shape, and take a stance where you were told to stand.

All the while, you question Galadriel on her reaction to the farm's leader. Her reaction was very concerning, to say the least.

'Who is that?' You ask, looking to the demon sitting on his stone throne. 'It sounds like you know who he is.'

Even before you ask her, you can feel her enmity for him. 'Indeed, I know him.' She replies. 'I had hoped you would never run across him.'

'Well who is it?' You ask, a grim theory starting to form in your head.

'That is Alastor, the Lord of Wrath.' She answers, not even trying to hide her hatred.

Wait, a LORD? What in the Void is a demon lord doing here?! You start to grow very nervous, you'd heard stories about Malaphas's demon lords, all of them nasty. Even after you became Galadriel's temporary champion, you had hoped you would never run into one. You spoke with her a few times about them, just in case, but actually being close to one is a completely different matter.

'You must remain calm.' Galadriel tells you strictly. 'Alastor is a very dangerous man, so you -must- remain calm, and do not attract attention to yourself. With luck, he will not take note of you and we can find a way to escape.'

You take a deep breath. Calm, that's easier said than done, but considering what may happen to if you don't, you do your damnedest to remain calm.

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>>38977228
Finally, the gate on the opposite side of the arena is opened, and a bizarre figure walks out. He appears human, all except for his head, which looks like hot coals, and bears two long bull-like horns. His eyes glow red, and the veins in his arm are clearly visible, even from across the stadium. In his hands, he carries a wicked looking axe.

Upon seeing you, he licks his chops eagerly, revealing several rows of sharp teeth. "Ah, how I love to fight the Unblooded. They always make such easy meals." He taunts, letting out a crazed laugh.

>"Easy meal, huh? We'll see about that."
>"Damn, but you are one ugly bastard. Were you always this ugly, or did that come after whatever weird shit they did to you here?"
>"I hate to disappoint you, but I don't plan on being anyone's meal today."
>No words, just fight.
>Other

>>38977257
>I'm not easy, I'm HARD! Wait, not what I meant.

>>38977257
>"I hate to disappoint you, but I don't plan on being anyone's meal today."
not too much to get noticed, silence is an anomaly, goading is one too

>>38977257
>>No words, just fight.
Let's keep our words for when we're finished with him.

>>38977257
>"Easy meal, huh? We'll see about that."

we're trying to avoid attention here, let's avoid being too noticeable in the taunt.

>>38977257
>No words, just fight.
Lets not stand out.

For once I'm not late!

>>38977257
>No words, just fight.

>>38977353
silence in the face of such adversity is very very noticeable anon...

we're meant to be some random guard the scavengers picked up, would someone who is not worthy of attention be completely silent and straight faced in this situation?

>>38977257
>"I hate to disappoint you, but I don't plan on being anyone's meal today."

>>38977257
You say nothing. After all, you're trying to avoid standing out here. You take your stance, and wait for him to come to you.

The bizarre figure charges towards you, completely reckless and undisciplined. You can't tell if whatever the demons did to him drove him mad, or if he's just so caught up in his bloodlust that he doesn't care. Regardless, you let him come to you, waiting for the right chance to strike.

>Roll 1d100+10

>>38977257
>"I hate to disappoint you, but I don't plan on being anyone's meal today"

The other options seem too arrogant or defining. Generic "Get bent" banter seems like it's the least attention-drawing.

>>38977228
>>38977257
>"Damn, but you are one ugly bastard. Were you always this ugly, or did that come after whatever weird shit they did to you here?"

>>38977257
>>"Damn, but you are one ugly bastard. Were you always this ugly, or did that come after whatever weird shit they did to you here?"
Are they transforming humans into new kinds of demons?

Rolled 97 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>38977467
Rip

Rolled 95 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>38977467

>>38977467
dice+1d100+10
Come get some!

Rolled 55 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>38977467

>>38977483
>>38977490
uhh I think we might get noticed for that

>>38977483
rekt

>>38977483
>>38977490
Aww shit, we are supposed to be low key

>>38977405
It's worth noting that your clothes do bear the White Watchtower's heraldry, so right now they probably think you're just some chucklefuck the Scavengers plucked from the border.

>>38977483
>>38977490
RIP indeed. Writing.

>>38977467
We're +10 for halberd now? Nice.

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>>38977483
Fucken noice.
Also Sparks, I noticed you aren't counter rolling anymore. Do we have a DC to roll against, or is there some other way this works?

>>38977483
>>38977490
Welp we became Hugo

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>>38977483
>>38977490
alright, so new plan. get the Lords attention so hard that he invites us to his chambers and we shank him with Galadriel

>>38977539
What could possibly go wrong?

>>38977516

So much for not gathering attention. We just went ahead and decapitated him when he was mid monologue.

>>38977467
>>38977483
You take advantage of his reckless charge, sidestepping his axe swing and plunging your halberd's tip into his side. Whatever they've done to him, it's made him more durable than a normal human, because you're sure that would have killed him otherwise.

The axe wielding maniac roars in anger, glaring at you with it's burning red eyes. This time he is more careful, trying to bat away your defensive jabs as he advances.

>Attack normally
>Fight defensively (Bonus to roll, penalty to damage)
>Power attack (Penalty to roll, bonus to damage)
>Cast a spell (Specify)
>Other

>>38977589
Then we ask when the fight's meant to begin.

>>38977607
>Fight defensively (Bonus to roll, penalty to damage)

>>38977607
>Power attack (Penalty to roll, bonus to damage)
How common is it for someone to know magic?

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>>38977515
>>38977532
>>38977539
Guys, guys, what we need is a disguise in case Malphas or Andreas stops by to check out this rising star on the gladiator circuit. Let's put our blacksmith skills to use and make something to hide our face.

>>38977607
>>Fight defensively (Bonus to roll, penalty to damage)

>>38977607
>Attack normally
>Mock him

>>38977607
>Attack normally

>>38977607
>>Power attack (Penalty to roll, bonus to damage)

>>38977607
>Appear to panic
>Fight defensively (Bonus to roll, penalty to damage)
keep poking to keep him away, we'll charge in the next turn in "desparation"

>>38977630
We can just cut off this dude's face and wear it.

>>38977524
I'm going with DC now instead, yeah.
>>38977520
You have a +10 with all weapons. Galadriel isn't helping you fight better at least, not yet, it just does a shit ton more damage to demons than a normal weapon would, and prevents them from regenerating the damage if they're capable of that.
>>38977629
It's uncommon, but not enough to make someone stand out a lot.

>>38977630
I am all for us turning our helmet into that, or getting something like that made, better agility and visibility than our great helm seeing as we're focused on speed

>>38977658
seconding

>>38977607
Looks like you guys are going to attack defensively, maybe try to feign panic while doing so.

>Roll 1d100+15

>>38977607
Let's chop off a horn. We might be able to palm a small chunk or claim it to be a trophy, and once we get back to the Watchtower, we can see what the hell is this dude.

>>38977607

>>38977628 here, changing to supporting >>38977658

Rolled 4 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>38977701

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>>38977701

Rolled 79 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>38977701

Rolled 91 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>38977701

>>38977736
So close!

>>38977701

>>38977734
Not bad

>>38977713
Is a critfail on this quest only 1?

>>38977787
Yea

>>38977764
And my first ever roll on this quest, too...

>>38977701
Hey, are there any arena spike wall things we could try to goad the angry man into? I'm hoping for an environmental kill.

>we are going to kill it without taking a single hit
Way to not grab attention

>>38977701
>>38977734
You try to feign panic, continuing to poke at him defensively, trying to keep him at bay. You feel you do a decent enough job feigning it, as you land some minor blows against him with your defensive jabs.

Your opponent seems to be growing frustrated by his inability to hit you, and you see his eyes begin to glow brighter.

"GAAAAHHH! I'll rip your throat out!" He declares, making another reckless charge. You get the impression that by now he's so caught in bloodlust that he's ceased to worry about what damage he may take in his attack. He might do something very reckless now.

>Attack normally
>Fight defensively (Bonus to roll, penalty to damage)
>Power attack (Penalty to roll, bonus to damage)
>Cast a spell (Specify)
>Other

>>38977838
We could trick him into comedically slipping on still-wet blood, possibly with a laugh-track.

>>38977872
>>Attack normally

>>38977872
>Power attack (Penalty to roll, bonus to damage)
We should bring it down before it explodes

>>38977838
Sadly no. Although that would be brutal as fuck.

>>38977872
>>Power attack (Penalty to roll, bonus to damage)

>>38977872
>"AHHHHHH IDONTWANNADIE!"
>Power Attack
>go for the throat

>>38977898
>>38977872
perfect

>>38977893
These demons have much to learn about brutality

>>38977872
>Power attack (Penalty to roll, bonus to damage)
Chop off one of his horns!

>>38977872
>>38977898
Thirding, but if we succeed be sure continue blindly stabbing it until he's VERY dead.
Sells the whole realism bit.

>>38977872
>"KNEE ATTACK!"
>Aim for his eyes instead

>>38977872
Looks like you guys are going with a power attack, followed by panicked screaming and repeated stabbing.

Roll 1d100+5

Rolled 73 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>38977996
I apologize in advance.

Rolled 89 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>38977996

Rolled 96 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>38977996
SAVE ME MOMMY!

Rolled 27 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>38977996
weeee

Rolled 47 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>38977996
Rollan...

>>38977898
Fourthing. In this line of work style is important.

>>38978009
>>38978010
>>38978012
Starting to feel bad for the thing.

>>38978012
>another high roll
I fear what the dice gods are planning for us.

Oh man this fight...

The lord must be facepalming at this demons efforts.

>>38978012
>>38978010
>>38978009
Damn, dudes, we're done.

Poor Galadriel, can you imagine how ashamed she must feel that her temporary Champion is trying to pass for a chump and is passing with flying color

>>38978012
>>38977734
>>38977483
Siegfrieds a great actor

>>38978091
We're incompetent at being incompetent.

>>38978012
Yeah, that'll do it. In fact, that'll also avoid what he was initially planning to do as well.

Writing.

>>38978128
>that'll also avoid what he was initially planning to do as well.
us or the mutant?

>>38978153
Mutie

>>38978128
Just for kicks, can we have Galadriel show us her Battle Form mentally so we can actually vomit after? Nothing says green like puking after your first kill.

Also, I think I know what the demons are. Alastor's been dipping a bit too heavily into lust.

>>38978153
Why would we avoid what we're trying to do?

>>38978191
Nah I think we sold it.

>>38978191
>Completely curb stomp a demon without taking a scratch
>Screaming and puking the entire time.

We'll be like the amateur who can't stop himself from kicking everybody's ass in the arena.

>>38978244
If only we could get recruited because of our skill, go undercover, work our way closer to each of the Lords and then assassinate them all at once at some kind of meeting.

Manipulative hero is best.

>>38978244
>Galadriel: "Okay Sieg, these are just a few kids, you don't have to-"
>"RAAAAAAAAAAAGH"
>Bodyparts flying everywhere, panicked look in his eyes,
>A head lands in Alastor's lap
>He keeps it as a souvenir
>Galadriel is speechless.

>>38977996
>>38978012
You take a deep breath, and feign a panicked scream as best you can.

"AAAAHHHHIDONTWANNADIE"

Then you charge at your reckless opponent, who is caught off guard by your panicked screams. You stab him right in the eye, the force of your charge combined with his own driving the halberd's point right into his brain. He's almost flipped by the momentum, landing flat on his back, very much dead.

However, you realize you need to continue the act, and continue to stab the dead mutant repeatedly. Finally, one of the four-armed demons pulls you away from him, and takes the halberd from your hands.

"Alright, that's enough. He's dead already." He tells you, dragging you back to the stadium. Looking up at the throne, you see Alastor resting his head on his fist, seemingly amused.

"Hm hm hm." He laughs softly. "It's always amusing to see how you mortals handle your first kill."

Well, you suppose that means he bought your act. That's good, at least. The demon carrying you back to the stands releases you, and instructs you to sit apart from the others, right at the edge of the arena.

"Now then." Alastor says, standing up and gazing at the others who have not gone yet. The people shudder at his gaze. He examines them, carefully considering them all, before pointing to one of the younger ones, you'd guess him to be around 14 years old.

"You. You shall be the next to fight." He commands, causing the boy's eyes to go wide, before one of the demons pushes him to get walking. He walks down to the same area where you stood earlier, and pulls a sword and shield from the rack.

>>38978571
Ah fuck here we go

>>38978571
The gate lifts again, revealing another one of the mutated humans. Unlike the last one, this one's head is perfectly normal, but both of his arms look like hot coals, and bear sharp claws. He carries no weapon, so you assume he plans to fight with his claws instead.

The fight isn't even a contest. The boy is too scared to take any initiative. Instead, he hides behind his shield, trying to deflect each of the mutant's attacks without fighting back. Finally, the boy takes a desperate swing at the mutant, who grabs the sword in his hands and actually breaks it in two. You are reminded of the poor condition the weapons at the rack were in, was this what they wanted to happen?

Before he can act, the mutant grabs the young kid by the throat, holding him above his head triumphantly. It looks like he's going to finish the kid off now.

>You can't watch this. Jump into the arena and intervene.
>Shout something to distract the mutant. It's not much, but it might distract him long enough for the boy to escape his grasp.
>Do nothing. You can't afford to draw attention to yourself here.
>Other

>>38978592
>>You can't watch this. Jump into the arena and intervene.

'Fuck, sorry Galadriel.'

>>38978592
>>Shout something to distract the mutant. It's not much, but it might distract him long enough for the boy to escape his grasp.

>>38978571
I wonder just how pissed he'll be when he realizes later after we escape that he just let the temporary champ of Galadriel slip from his grasp.

I'm assuming poorly.

>>38978592
>Shout something to distract the mutant. It's not much, but it might distract him long enough for the boy to escape his grasp.

>>38978592
>You can't watch this. Jump into the arena and intervene.
Fuck it, this is how heroes act. Before they die horribly.

>>38978592
>Other
TIME TO BUST OUT. Hopefully the distraction will be enough for the boy to escape on his own.

>>38978592
>>You can't watch this. Jump into the arena and intervene.
there's doing something stupid, then there's doing something stupid for the right reason

>>38978592
>>You can't watch this. Jump into the arena and intervene.

Fuck it all

>>38978592
>>Shout something to distract the mutant.
Hey, Teddy!

>>38978592
>>You can't watch this. Jump into the arena and intervene.

>>38978592
>Shout something to distract the mutant. It's not much, but it might distract him long enough for the boy to escape his grasp.

>>38978618
>>38978642
>>38978652
>>38978660
Guys what the fuck, we are not even close to being able to escape, as much as it sucks, we can't directly help the kid

>>38978592
>Shout something to distract the mutant. It's not much, but it might distract him long enough for the boy to escape his grasp.
Let's not be fucking retarded now, this isn't the time, nor do we have a good enough window for a breakout.

>>38978592
>>Shout something to distract the mutant. It's not much, but it might distract him long enough for the boy to escape his grasp.

>>38978691
inb4 the kid is the true wielder of Galadriel

>>38978592
>Say nothing. Do nothing...but seethe. Drink in every atrocity committed here, so you can make sure that, when you do finally get Alastor alone, you can make him suffer for each and every one of them.

>>38978592
>>Shout something to distract the mutant. It's not much, but it might distract him long enough for the boy to escape his grasp.

>>38978592
>>Shout something to distract the mutant. It's not much, but it might distract him long enough for the boy to escape his grasp.

Sometimes being the good guy in a crap sack area means having to sit through this shit.

If we did not get captured, they would have died anyways.

>>38978592
>>Shout something to distract the mutant. It's not much, but it might distract him long enough for the boy to escape his grasp.

For the love of god people, how do you think we'd get out of this one? We're being watched by the Lord of Wrath himself.

>>38978618
>>38978642
>>38978652
>>38978660
>>38978677
Guys, I really don't want to be gangraped by rage demons in front of a viewing audience...

>>38978744
Don't worry, the rest of us are smart enough to not be flaming retards.

>>38978691
This isn't the first time I've seen /tg/ play the dumb hero without a plan.

>>38978744
You've never lived until you try it, anon.

Alright, counting the votes now. I'm actually surprised at how split you guys are on this.

>>38978768
Don't be a moron.

>>38978774
Not all that split, just a minority happens to have lost their minds entirely.

>>38978768
We have. Across multiple quests. That died BECAUSE things got worse and worse due to some insane belief that things were going to be okay.

So I'm done being a moron and not actually saving anyone.

>>38978787

I've seen it, people play like it is noble bright easy mode and then QM's lay into the pain.

Unlike table top, rolling a new character on these threads is a real pain, or else the quest dies.

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>>38978923
TBH, i've always liked the quest dying with the character if it comes to that.
Make a new quest in the same setting if you have to, but playing as a different character in the same quest name as if nothing happened feels wrong somehow.

>>38978978
That gif has like five frames in it.

Six, tops.

>>38978978
>as if nothing happened
And thats the problem, QM's who can't or don't handle those things well.

But the quest dying as a result isn't a good thing, with a tabletop game you can roll up a new char and continue on and still see references of that character and their legacy, but in a quest it just ends with no closure, no satisfation, just a lot of sadness and anger, not good things.

>>38978592
You're sorely tempted to jump in and save the kid yourself, but if you do then you'll surely draw attention to yourself. However, you can't just sit around and do nothing, so you shout out and try to grab the mutant's attention.

"HEY, over here you ugly bastard!" You shout out, trying to draw the mutant's attention from the kid. The mutant turns to look at the audacious person insulting him, giving the kid an opening. In a final act of desperation, the kid plunges the remaining half of his sword, broken off in a sharp point, into the mutant's temple. It glides into his skull, causing the mutant to go limp, releasing his hold on the kid, who falls to the ground next to the mutant's lifeless body.

Several of the four-armed demons shout in protest, some of them turning to glare at you while others point a wicked claw at you and shout their protests to their lord. Finally, Alastor stands from his throne and holds out his hand.

"SILENCE!" He demands, causing everyone in the arena to stop talking. It becomes so quiet, you can hear the boy hyperventilating on the arena floor, before he turns around and vomits onto the ground.

"I will not hear protest against this." Alastor continues, his voice loud enough to be heard loud and clear even from the stands. "A kill is a kill, it matters not how it was done. This fool let his guard down, a mistake worthy of death even against the lowliest of opponents. He got what he deserved."

This causes all the demons to stop their protests, each of them slowly sitting back down.

>>38979116
"Now, as for you." He says, pointing a claw at you. "You, who has already passed his trial, spoke out to distract our Initiate and save this whelp." He gestures to the vomiting kid, who freezes up when the Lord of Wrath acknowledges him. "Why would you do that? Do you know how easily I could have you killed for your actions?"

>"Even here, I'm still a crusader. I couldn't just let the kid die."
>"I-I don't know. It just seemed like the right thing to do."
>"For Aureus sake, he's a kid! What was I supposed to do?"
>"Sorry sir, it won't happen again, I swear!"
>Other

>>38979129
>"Even here, I'm still a crusader. I couldn't just let the kid die.

>>38979129
>>"I-I don't know. It just seemed like the right thing to do."
>>"For Aureus sake, he's a kid! What was I supposed to do?"

>>38979129
>>"For Aureus sake, he's a kid! What was I supposed to do?"
>>"Sorry sir, it won't happen again, I swear!"

Well, he IS the only kid her right?

>>38979129
>>"For Aureus sake, he's a kid! What was I supposed to do?"

>>38979129
>>"For Aureus sake, he's a kid! What was I supposed to do?"

>>38979129
>>"For Aureus sake, he's a kid! What was I supposed to do?"
>"Sorry sir, it won't happen again, I swear!"

>>38979129
>>"For Aureus sake, he's a kid! What was I supposed to do?"
>>"Sorry sir, it won't happen again, I swear!"

Best choice in the last one was do nothing. And plot revenge.

The one we choose was simply the second worst choice.

>>38979129
>>"I-I don't know. It just seemed like the right thing to do."

>>38979209
Not at all. Every option had their pros and cons. I honestly would say the only "bad" option would have been doing nothing, and only really because it would have ended with the kid being killed.

>>38979209
There's acting in full on self preservation and acting in character. Gotta balance em.

>>38979129
I just realized, saying Aureus here might not be the best move we could make.

>>38979129
>>"I-I don't know. It just seemed like the right thing to do."
>>"For Aureus sake, he's a kid! What was I supposed to do?"

>>38979364
We look like a crusader, it's probably expected.

>>38979278
>>38979209
Ha sparks just proved not saying anything was the worse.
>>38979364
Not really he is technically the person crusaders revere.

>>38979278
>>38979301
>>38979390

Ah, I tend to play my hero types a bit more ruthlessly in cases like this. Maybe the talk about the wrong choice earlier also jaded things.

>>38979129
>>"For Aureus sake, he's a kid! What was I supposed to do?"
> It just seemed like the right thing to do.

>>38979439
Siegmund . . . already has a character, is the thing. It doesn't matter how you play a general type; but please, do not ignore what we've already established of his personality.

>>38979439
>my hero types
See heres the problem, he's not yours, he's Siegfried...

>>38979129
Ah shit, you've drawn attention to yourself. Quickly, you scramble for an answer that won't get you killed. In the end, you decide to just speak the truth.

"For Aureus sake, he's a kid! What was I supposed to do?"

Alastor considers your answer, a cruel smile starting to creep across his face.

"I see. Then you were willing to risk you life, all for some whelp you probably don't even know. What about the rest of them then? Will you do the same for everyone now? Or better yet, maybe I should have them all killed so next time you'll think twice about interfering?"

As he says this, the demons in the stand grab the others and hold their claws to their necks. The others scream and squirm, trying to break free, but they maintain their hold, waiting for their lord to give the order.

You reach out a hand towards them reflexively, only stopping yourself because you realize they might kill them immediately if you move forward. In the back of your mind, you can feel Galadriel's anger burning to the surface. In fact, you can almost feel the dagger at your belt begin to heat up. There's a brief flicker of confusion on Alastor's face, but he quickly shakes it off, still grinning like a madman.

"Let them go." He commands, and the demons release their prisoners, who fall to their knees and grasp at their throats, heaving for air.

>>38979714
Alastor stands up from his throne, and turns way back towards the curtains. "That will be all for today." He says. "Send the 'hero' to the Bloodied's quarter. The rest of them go back to the slums until further notice." With that, he disappears behind the curtains.

The four-armed demons force the others to stand, and escort them out of the arena. They do the same for the kid you just saved, presumably leading them back to the cages. After they've left, one of the four-armed demons approaches you, and hands you a strange silver coin with a red drop of blood printed on it's face.

"You're lucky Lord Alastor found your actions amusing." He tells you gruffly. "You are now one of the Bloodied, this is the proof of your rank. Don't lose it, or you'll be treated like any other Unblooded in the streets. You'll find a place to sleep in the northwest section of the farm."

>"Bloodied? Unbloodied? What does all of that mean, and what's the difference."
>"I'm going to need better instructions than just 'the northwest section'."
>"What were those mutants? What are you?"
>Say nothing, just go. Speak with Galadriel instead.
>Other

>>38979738
>>"Bloodied? Unbloodied? What does all of that mean, and what's the difference."
>"What were those mutants? What are you?"

>>38979738
>>"I'm going to need better instructions than just 'the northwest section'."

>>38979738
>>"Bloodied? Unbloodied? What does all of that mean, and what's the difference."
>>"I'm going to need better instructions than just 'the northwest section'."
>>"What were those mutants? What are you?"

>>38979738
>>"I'm going to need better instructions than just 'the northwest section'."
Also
>"Bloodied? Unbloodied? What does all of that mean, and what's the difference."

>>38979738
>"I'm going to need better instructions than just 'the northwest section'."
see if we can't get some basic layout directions from him without arousing suspicion

>>38979738
>Say nothing, just go. Speak with Galadriel instead
He's not gonna say anything we can get more from locals.
Also hide the coin I have a feeling there is gonna be thieves.

>>38979738
>>"Bloodied? Unbloodied? What does all of that mean, and what's the difference."
>>"I'm going to need better instructions than just 'the northwest section'."

We need info. Lots of it.

>>38979738
>>"I'm going to need better instructions than just 'the northwest section'."
>>"What were those mutants? What are you?"

>>38979738
"Bloodied? Unblooded? What does all that mean, and what's the difference."

"You've proven yourself worthy of keeping around for the time being. So, as declared by Lord Alastor, you're to be given more rights than others. The Unblooded are those who haven't proven themselves, the Bloodied are those who have proven themselves worthy of living, and the Initiated are those who've proven themselves worthy of Lord Alastor's blessing."

You raise an eyebrow. "Blessing? Is that what turns people into those strange mutants."

The demon groans. "Yes. Those that continue to prove themselves eventually change completely, becoming true demons, like us."

So then Alastor is turning people here into demons. From what the others said though, farms like this are just meant to torment mortals so the demons can feed off their negative emotion. They never said anything about creating more, so why is Alastor doing so here? You don't think that's something you could ask this guy, so you move to a different question.

"'The northwest section? I'm going to need better instructions than that."

Now the demon doesn't even try to hide his indifference. "Haa, look, just go to the northwest section and find a house to sleep in. Show them the token and pick a bed if there's room. Void, you talk to much, just figure the rest out yourself!"

With that rude comment, the demon stomps off. You'd say something rude right back to him, if you weren't currently in a farm surrounded with his kind. Well, it looks like you're on your own now, so you suppose you'll just have to figure out anything else on your own, or ask one of the other mortals here.

>Find a place to sleep. You should figure out where you're going to rest at night now rather than later.
>Check out the stores you saw earlier. How do stores even work here anyways?
>Wander around, see what you can find.
>Other

>>38980078
>>Wander around, see what you can find.
See if we can find the meat farm.

>>38980078
>>Wander around, see what you can find.

>>38980078
>>Find a place to sleep. You should figure out where you're going to rest at night now rather than later.

>>38980078
>Wander around, see what you can find.

>>38980078
>Wander around, see what you can find.
Hide the coin, that comment about losing it makes me think stealing these is pretty profitable.

>>38980078
>Wander around, see what you can find.

>>38980141
Definitely. Any ideas on where to put it?

I'm always fond of hiding it in our underwear.

/tg/ never resist the mystery box

>>38980141
>Implying a common cutpurse would have the stones to steal a token of the blessing of the very Lord of Wrath
>Implying anyone would be crazy enough to fence it
>Implying anyone here is suicidal enough to impersonate the Bloodied

The head honcho of this outfit strikes me as the type to make examples out of those who impersonate his chosen ones.

>>38980273
We have inside pockets I believe, and yeah I have a feeling coins are stolen a lot.

>>38980293
I think in their vision if the bloodied was stupid enough to let it be stolen he'd deserve to be punished.

>>38980293
If you are dumb/weak enough to lose the token than you aren't worthy of it.

>>38980078
>>Check out the stores you saw earlier. How do stores even work here anyways?
>>Wander around, see what you can find.

>>38980078
Well, you have nothing better to do, so you decide to just wander around for now. Before you go though, you remember the demon telling you not to lose your token, so you hide it in your shoe just in case. From the sound of it, tokens are probably a very profitable thing for pickpockets to snatch here.

You wander around aimlessly for a bit, examining the "town". It seems the northwest area of town is the normal side of town, where one could confuse it for a normal town outside of the Forsaken Lands. Moving south though, you find that a very large chunk of the farm is slums, where you suppose the "Unblooded" are forced to stay. The only way to get from the Bloodied to the Unblooded section is through a passage guarded by demons, who require you to show them your token before letting you through. The northeast section you are unable to see, as the guards won't let you through. It seems that part of the farm is reserved for the Initiated.

As you explore, you check the perimeter of the town, looking for a way to escape. There is a gate in the Unblooded section of the farm, but it is heavily guarded by demons. The rest of the town is blocked off by a solid stone wall, which you find no weaknesses in. It looks like escaping from here will be difficult, to say the least.

Sitting down to rest after walking all over the farm, you look up in the tree to see a black bird sitting in the branches. Wait a moment, that bird looks kind of-

"Siegfried?"

Okay, not only does it look familiar, but apparently it sounds familiar too. If you're not mistaken, that's the bird that helped you and the others find the farm in the first place. This time though, rather than speaking to you telepathically, you can hear it's voice loud and clear.

>"Holy shit, are you the raven from the forest near Llynn?"
>"Shh! Keep it down, someone might here you."
>"Wait, are you talking? How?"
>"Sweet Aureus in the Void, you're a sight for sore eyes. Did the others send you?"
>Other

>>38980535
>>"Shh! Keep it down, someone might here you."

>>38980535
>>"Shh! Keep it down, someone might here you."

>>38980535
>"Shh! Keep it down, someone might here you."
>"Sweet Aureus in the Void, you're a sight for sore eyes. Did the others send you?"

>>38980535
>>"Shh! Keep it down, someone might here you."
>>"Wait, are you talking? How?"
>>"Sweet Aureus in the Void, you're a sight for sore eyes. Did the others send you?"

>>38980535
>"Shh! Keep it down, someone might here you."
>Other
"We need to get somewhere we can talk freely
then once there
>"Wait, are you talking? How?"
>"Sweet Aureus in the Void, you're a sight for sore eyes. Did the others send you?"

>>38980535
>>"Shh! Keep it down, someone might here you."
>"Sweet Aureus in the Void, you're a sight for sore eyes. Did the others send you?"
>"Wait, are you talking? How?"

>>38980535
>>"Shh! Keep it down, someone might here you."
>>"Wait, are you talking? How?"

>>38980535
You hold a finger up to your mouth. "Shh! Keep it down, someone might here you."

The raven bobs it's head understandingly. You look around for a safe place to speak with the raven, and find an alley between the wall and a broken down building. You go there, check around to make sure no one is within earshot, and breath a sigh of relief.

"Sweet Aureus in the Void, you're a sight for sore eyes. Did the others send you?"

"Yes. Others sent me. Told to go to farm, find Siegfried, let them know if you're alright."

"Alright, that's good to hear. Wait a minute, are you talking? How?"

"Familiar pact, made with Joan. Now I speak."

Oohh, that makes sense. So after you disappeared, you guess Joan decided to make a pact with the raven to help communicate with you. That would also explain why the raven's sentences sound a little more structured than before.

"Also, Erika say to tell you if I see you that she's going to kick your ass."

...Oh, that's right. Well, you'll take an ass kicking over being stuck here any day of the week, so you decide to cross that bridge when you get there.

"Okay, well tell them I'm at the farm and I'm safe for the time being. Galadriel is here with me as well. Where are the others? Are there any plans to help me get out of here, free the others?"

You're not sure if birds can fidget nervously, but this raven does something close. "They are back at watchtower. Want to help you, liberate farm, but..."

"But..?"

"But captain is reluctant. Want to help too, but afraid to invade Forsaken Land. Worried might inspire retaliation. Worried king will cut resources if they stir trouble."

You can't believe what you're hearing. IS he saying the knight-captain is going to just leave you and everyone else here to rot? What the Void?!

"But not give up yet, don't worry. Seeking permission, trying to get king to allow liberation."

>>38980995
so thats a no on a rescue party

we should tell it to bring back all the info of what we've seen here, how Alastor is here making new demons out of those he captures and kidnaps

>>38980995
You sigh with relief. "Okay, that's good. For a second, I thought you were going to say he isn't going to do anything. Exactly how long will it take him to get permission?"

"No idea. Could be week, could be month, might not get permission at all. King very scared of demons, not want to go to crusade."

Great, so basically, you're stuck here without help for a week at best, and for good at worst.

"Well what about Galadriel? They're not planning to just let her fall into demon hands, are they?"

"That other thing I come about. Captain says, he want you to talk to Galadriel, convince her to let me carry back. Not abandoning you, just precaution to make sure Galadriel safe if worst come to worst."

'Absolutely not.' Galadriel tells you not even two seconds after the raven finishes.

>"She says 'Absolutely not'. Tell the captain to tell the king if he wants to get Galadriel back, he'll have to let you liberate the farm."
>Try to convince Galadriel. If something happens, she would be stuck behind enemy lines.
>"Forget it, I'll find my own way out of here. Besides, it's too dangerous for them to come here, Alastor is here too."
>"There are people suffering here. Tell the captain if he's a true crusader, he'll get his ass in gear and come liberate this place, permission or no."
>Other

Connection issues again. Sorry for the long pause between posts.

>>38981075
>"She says 'Absolutely not'. Tell the captain to tell the king if he wants to get Galadriel back, he'll have to let you liberate the farm."
>"There are people suffering here. Tell the captain if he's a true crusader, he'll get his ass in gear and come liberate this place, permission or no."
>"Tell the Captain that Alastor is here kidnapping people and mutating them into demons, this is no ordinary farm, its a factory for demons."

>>38981075
>>"She says 'Absolutely not'. Tell the captain to tell the king if he wants to get Galadriel back, he'll have to let you liberate the farm."

"Alastor is here too, not sure if he lives Jere but if he doesn't it would be best to wait until he leaves before doing an attack."

>>38981115
>>38981075
second

>>38981075
>>"She says 'Absolutely not'. Tell the captain to tell the king if he wants to get Galadriel back, he'll have to let you liberate the farm."

Tell Galadriel to fly back to the watchtower if we ever fall.

>>38981128
Lives here*

>>38981115

Back this, wit this >>38981128

If they want to move, they need to be prepared.

>>38981075
>>38981115
this.

>>38981075
>She says 'Absolutely not'.

>Other
This isn't just a regular farm. Alastor is using it to convert people into demons. The longer they drag their feet, the longer the enemy's got got to build an army right at the border line.

If they ever think they're going to want to move, there isn't going to be a much better time than now, with Galadriel already on the inside.

...that, and we'd kind of appreciate getting out of here.

>>38981115
Supporting.

>>38981115
>>38981178
seconding these

>>38981200
all good arguments, especially the getting out of here bit

>>38981075
>>"She says 'Absolutely not'. Tell the captain to tell the king if he wants to get Galadriel back, he'll have to let you liberate the farm."
>>"There are people suffering here. Tell the captain if he's a true crusader, he'll get his ass in gear and come liberate this place, permission or no."
"Tell the captain that Alastor is somehow turning people into demons here. If that doesn't prompt him into action I don't know what will."

>>38981075
"She says 'Absolutely not'. Tell the captain to tell the king if he wants to get Galadriel back, he'll have to let you liberate the farm."

The raven bobs it's head in a sort of nod. "I tell him that. Might not like it, but I'll tell him."

"That's not all though." You continue. "This isn't an ordinary farm, they're not just kidnapping people to feed off them. They're mutating them into demons, possibly building an army. Alastor is here too, not sure if he lives here but if he doesn't it would be best to wait until he leaves before doing an attack."

You're not sure if the raven knows who Alastor is, but it seems to make note of the name. "Anything else?" It asks.

"Just that there are people suffering here. Tell the captain if he's a true crusader, he'll get his ass in gear and come liberate this place, permission or no."

"I'm not sure he'll like that, but if you insist..." The raven says. With that, it flies off, presumably back towards the tower, leaving you and Galadriel alone once more.

>Go look for a place to sleep now
>Check out the stores you saw earlier
>Talk to Galadriel, try and put together a plan for getting out of here.
>Other

>>38981529
>Go look for a place to sleep now

>>38981529
>>Talk to Galadriel, try and put together a plan for getting out of here.

"Going to assume that no matter what we shouldn't get into a fight with Alastor."

>>38981529
>Talk to Galadriel, try and put together a plan for getting out of here.

>>38981529
>>Go look for a place to sleep now

>>38981529
>>Go look for a place to sleep now

>>38981529
>>Check out the stores you saw earlier>Talk to Galadriel, try and put together a plan for getting out of here.

>>38981529
>Talk to Galadriel, try and put together a plan for getting out of here.
Could we maybe weapon shift into a grappling hook, and make it over the wall, or an arrow with a rope or something?
They wouldn't expect someone to be able to make it over the wall in a random place without supplies to climb it, right?

>>38981665
You could try tying a rope to Galadriel's arrows, yes. It's a very tall wall though, someone is sure to see you if you do that. Plus, you'd have to leave everyone else behind for the time being.

>>38981728
Are all areas of the wall guarded, or just the entryways? Or would we even have a way of knowing?
If they don't have random patrols on either side of the wall, I'd say go for it, if the chance presents itself. Besides, as it stands now, any attempt to help any of the Unbloodied will probably lead to both our deaths.

Oh, maybe we should ask Galadriel if she can not burn demons should they touch her if we have to defend ourselves.

>>38982062
thats a great idea, we don't want to get found out by something like that

>>38981529
Well, now you'll just have to wait for the others outside to send word back to you. However, there's no telling how long that could take, and even when and if it does, you'll have to have a plan for what you're going to do when the fighting starts. So, you start talking with Galadriel, trying to think of a plan for what you'll do when the crusaders come to liberate the farm, and what to do if they don't.

'The tower has a lot of soldiers, I'm sure they could handle the demons here if fighting broke out. The problem is Alastor, how do we deal with him?'

'There is no way to deal with him. mundane troops mean nothing to him, and you cannot defeat him in battle. Not as you are now, at the very least.'

'So we're just going to have to wait and hope he leaves at some point. Great. Is there any other way to deal with him, something we can distract him with, some sort of weakness?'

'No, if he does have a weakness, then it is one I do not know. The only way I can think to distract him would be to separate the crusader's forces, one on each flank so that when he goes to destroy one, the other can evacuate as many people as they can and retreat. Even then, there is no guarantee he would not catch up.'

'Aureus dammit, is there nothing at all we can do but wait then?'

Galadriel thinks. 'I'm afraid not. He is a very whimsical demon lord though, it is possible he might allow the crusaders and the people here to escape if it amused him to do so.'

'I don't think that's something I want to bet on.'

'Neither do I, but it was a thought.'

>>38982206
I wonder if the crusaders won't consider his presence a good opportunity to strike and remove a powerful demon general. That thing must be hideously powerful if Gallie dismisses the crusaders' chances so easily.

Fug. I wonder whether Alastor leaves before they learn our identity. I hope the guys at the tower had some sense to not let our captivity be common knowledge and most crew just thinks we're meditating in seclusion or something...

>>38982206
You sigh. Well, in any case it seems Alastor is going to make escape very difficult. And if the Crusaders can't send help, that's going to make matters even more difficult. Still, if that happens then you'll have to have a backup plan. You rack your brain, trying to think of ways you could escape if for some reason you can't count on the crusaders to help you.

>Get together with the other prisoners, stage a coup
>Find out if Alistor lives here. See if there are any times when he leaves the farm then try to sneak out while he's gone.
>Wait and see. Right now, there's nothing really you can do if the Crusaders can't bring help.
>Other

>>38982312
>Find out if Alistor lives here. See if there are any times when he leaves the farm then try to sneak out while he's gone.

>>38982312
>>Find out if Alistor lives here. See if there are any times when he leaves the farm then try to sneak out while he's gone.

Ask the locals I suppose. Though I'm not sure we could sneak out even with him gone. We'll probably have to play this one by ear.

>>38982312
>Get together with the other prisoners, stage a coup.
>Find out if Alistor lives here. See if there are any times when he leaves the farm then try to sneak out while he's gone.
When he has to make a report to his boss, then's when the coup should happen. Everyone's dead otherwise, especially us.

>>38982312
>>Find out if Alistor lives here. See if there are any times when he leaves the farm then try to sneak out while he's gone.

>>38982206

Only way to handle it is to more or less throw a large sacrifice.

Don't like the chances of all of Sigfriends friends surviving something like that.

I guess if he was better in combat and worthy of more of Galadriel's powers he might be able to fight him off some, but that is it.

>>38982312
>>Find out if Alistor lives here. See if there are any times when he leaves the farm then try to sneak out while he's gone.

Good start.

See if we can also Identify/keep a lot out for prisoners with spirit not broken or corrupted too. Maybe being able to time an attack or coup when he is gone would work too.

>>38982312
>Get to know other prisoners.
Not necessarily tell them you want to organize a revolution yet in case one of them would want to win a favour (or is a disguised demon in first place)
>Familiarize yourself with layout of the town, try to estimate how many demons are there

>>38982350
yeah, if there is a way to get out without causing death of many innocents would probably be if we managed to escape quietly. Starting a new crusade at this time would not be to our advantage.

>>38982312
Well, if anything you should at least try to learn whether Alistor lives here or not. If you can find out when he's here and when he's not, you might be able to try and sneak out. If not, you could always pass that information to the crusaders, or possibly try to stage a coup while he's gone. Sneaking out may be the safest option though.

So, you get to work learning what you can. You speak with some of the locals, trying to indirectly learn more about the Lord of Wrath's schedule. From what little you can gather, Alastor spends much of his time here, observing the fights and bestowing his "blessing" to the Initiated. From the way people talk about it, it seems very few people here actually consider such mutations an actual blessing. However, it seems Alastor tends to leave at the end of every week for the entire day. No one knows where he goes, no one knows how far, but they know he's not here, because that's the only day of the week when there are no arena fights at all.

Speaking of which, it seems everyone gets called to the arena at least once a week, usually more, to fight. Sometimes they fight the Initiated, but more often they find themselves fighting against other Bloodied. It doesn't sound like that's something people enjoy here, as sometimes one could find themselves pitted against a friend or family member if they're unlucky.

It's not much, but it's something to go on at least. Finally, the sun starts to set and you realize you should probably find a place to sleep soon.

>>38982564
----
The northwest part of the farm, the Bloodied quarter, is the home of everyone who's been promoted from Unblooded, but hasn't been chosen as an Initiate. You've heard that those still living in the slums have to huddle for warmth in the ruined shacks there, sometimes housing as many as 20 people in one tiny shack. Even here, the houses seem to be mostly occupied. It takes quite a bit of searching, but you manage to find a house with enough space left in it for you. The dwarf who answers the door only asks you for your token, and lets you inside. No one says anything else, almost as though they were ignoring you.

There is an empty room for you to sleep in. You could go straight to bed, or try and talk to these people, though you're not sure how successfully you'll be.

>Try to talk with one of the other occupants.
>Head straight to sleep. Who knows what tomorrow will have in store for you.
>Meditate with Galadriel. If ever there were a time to train, it's now.
>Other

>>38982577
>Meditate with Galadriel. If ever there were a time to train, it's now.

>>38982577
>>Meditate with Galadriel. If ever there were a time to train, it's now.

Then pass out and get as much rest as we are going to be allowed.

>>38982577
>>Try to talk with one of the other occupants.
Let's see what the deal is with this place.
After that...
>Meditate with Galadriel. If ever there were a time to train, it's now.

>>38982577
>>Meditate with Galadriel. If ever there were a time to train, it's now.

also nice dubs

>>38982577
>>Try to talk with one of the other occupants.

Get a feel for the area if we can.

>>38982577
>Meditate with Galadriel. If ever there were a time to train, it's now.
See if she can conjure a demon/memory/thing that is close to those of the common resident demons, like the one you first met.

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>>38982666
>77
>Nice dubs.
>666

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>>38982577
You set down on the bed, and hold Galadriel onto Galadriel, concentrating.

----
You feel the familiar rush of wind, and sure enough when you open your eyes you see that you are now sitting on top of the clouds in front of Galadriel's mountain peak. The moon shines high in the sky, just as it does outside.

"Come to train?" Galadriel asks you.

You nod. "If ever there were a time to practice fighting demons, it's now."

"That is true. Then what will you practice against this time?"

>See if she can replicate the mutants you saw earlier
>Ask her to choose something easy
>Ask her to choose something mid-range
>Ask her to choose something difficult
>Ask if she can simulate a fight with Alastor. Even if you can't beat him, it would be good to get an idea of what you're up against.
>Other

>>38982789
>Ask for a wrath demon of level one might expect as a farm guard.

>>38982789
>>38982807
this

>>38982807
Yeah, this.

>>38982807
supporting this

>>38982807
This, but make it multiple guards these things aren't that far away from each other.

>>38982807
>thinking they are only farm guards
It seems the full-fledged demons are the strongest from the arena anon, I bet you they are probably above the average guards.

>>38982666
Sparks, a demon has come into the thread!

>>38982854
That's not exclusive with that formulation. We're at demon farm and they are guards. Galadriel will be one estimating how strong they are, no?

>>38982789
>Ask if she can simulate a fight with Alastor. Even if you can't beat him, it would be good to get an idea of what you're up against.

Any way she could just show a previous battle without us fighting him?

>>38982896
Nah Lucy is chill. Malphas is the bad guy here.

>>38982901
True just figured that should be added since it seems this new species is made through combat as humans to full fledged demon.

>>38982971
This makes me wonder though, how do demons (and angels) reproduce? Were they originally in more or less similar numbers? Are the demons now trying to upset the balance with turning people into demons instead of just butchering them?

>>38982789
"How strong would your average farm guard be?" You ask her. "I don't know how strong these new demons are, but I'd imagine they'd be at least on par with that."

Galadriel thinks for a moment. "There are many types of demons who serve as farm guards. They vary depending on which demon lord is in charge of that area. However, for a farm found in Alastor's territory, I believe these would be the most common."

The scene begins to shift. Now, instead of standing above the clouds on a moonlit night, you are standing in a field while it rains. Lightning cracks through the sky, lighting the dark night for just a brief moment. In the distance, you see what may be a walled off town, and flying between them you see a trio of demons flying towards you. As they get closer, you see that the two smaller ones are completely grey and seem feral in a way, while the larger one in the center has grey and red skin. As it gets closer, you realize that the two feral ones have large spikes driven through their backs, which both connect back to the larger one, who has the end of both chains nailed into his arms. If this is painful then they don't show it, and they are swiftly approaching you, hissing and barring their sharp teeth.

>Attack normally
>Attack defensively (Bonus to roll, penalty to damage)
>Power Attack (Penalty to roll, bonus to damage)
>Shift weapons
>Cast a spell
>Other

>>38982789
Hey Sparks, do all demons (especially demon lords named Alastor) need to sleep? If we don't know can we ask Galadriel?

>>38982992
>Attack defensively (Bonus to roll, penalty to damage)
see how they fight, where their weaknesses lie

>>38982992
>>Attack defensively (Bonus to roll, penalty to damage)

>>38982992
>Attack defensively (Bonus to roll, penalty to damage)
So, entering combat, should we always assume Galadriel is in sword form?

>>38982994
We should keep in mind that new demons might not have the same weaknesses though. In fact maybe the mutant project is aimed at raising a breed of demons that don't have stereotypical wrath demon weaknesses, like (I imagine) recklessness or difficulty to organize/discipline

>>38983009
Unless it was already in a different form, yes.

>>38982992
Looks like you guys are going to fight defensively.

Roll 1d100+15

Rolled 16 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>38983035
Let's have at it.

Rolled 27 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>38983035

>>38982993
From having Galadriel sort of floating in the back of your mind for about a month now, you'd probably say they don't really need to sleep.
>>38982990
That's something you wouldn't know. You could probably find the answer in the library back at the tower though. The Angel's Compendium seemed to have a lot of information about angels and how they function, you could probably find something similar with demons too.

>>38983051
What the heck are you rolling, anon?

Rolled 58 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>38983035

>>38983035

>>38983059
Or we could ask the one we know after we're done getting rekted in the simulated combat.

>>38983072
72 aint terrible.

>>38983072
Yeah, i'm feeling a definite YOU DIED in our immediate future

>>38982992
>>38983068
The demons fly straight towards you, then swoop in to attack you. The small feral ones attempt to bite you, while the larger one tries to slash you with one of it's claws. You only manage to avoid the three of them by the breadth of a hair, in fact you're almost certain the large one's claws actually grazed your hair and cut it. You manage to land a superficial cut on one of the small feral ones, but it's doesn't do much besides piss all three of them off.

Just as quickly as they swooped in to attack, they're fly off again, circling around for another pass. It seems these demons prefer to attack from the air.

>Attack normally
>Attack defensively (Bonus to roll, penalty to damage)
>Power Attack (Penalty to roll, bonus to damage)
>Shift weapons
>Cast a spell
>Other

>>38983125
>>Shift weapons
Bow, take some shots then get ready to dodge their charges.
>>Attack defensively (Bonus to roll, penalty to damage)

>>38983125
>>Power Attack (Penalty to roll, bonus to damage)

>>38983125

>Fight defensively

I'd consider maybe shifting into a spear or similar polearm to discourage this swooping behaviour...

>>38983143
This, and I'm thinking focus on the big guy, if he goes down, its not like the little ones are coming if his back any time soon.

>>38983163
>coming off*

>>38983125
Alright, looks like you guys are switching to a bow and fighting defensively again.

Roll 1d100+15

>>38982902
Forgot that I was going to answer this. Yes, that is possible.

Rolled 54 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>38983186

Rolled 31 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>38983186

>>38983186

Rolled 27 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>38983186

Rolled 65 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>38983213
I am an idiot

>>38983186
>>38983206
You switch to a bow and shoot as fast as you can, intending to keep the demons at bay with a barrage of arrows. However, it seems they're more maneuverable than they look, as they somehow manage to dodge through the barrage of arrows and swoop down to attack again. This time you're not quite fast enough to avoid the big one's claws, and it rakes your arm while you're avoiding the smaller demons' bites.
>16/20 HP remaining

Once again they fly off, out of harms way again, turning around for another pass.

>Attack normally
>Attack defensively (Bonus to roll, penalty to damage)
>Power Attack (Penalty to roll, bonus to damage)
>Shift weapons
>Cast a spell
>Other

>>38983277
>Power Attack (Penalty to roll, bonus to damage)
>Shift weapons
a spear, impale them when they dive

>>38983277
>Cast a spell
Lets try to blind it, if we cant get it out of the air, we're in trouble

>>38983277
>Fight defensively
>Shift into a spear

>>38983277
Looks like you guys want to shift to a spear, but are split between power attack or fighting defensively.

Reply to this post, with the number of etc, etc.

1.) Power attack
2.) Fight defensively

Also, is it just me, or is the thread really empty now?

>>38983345
2

probably because its like 4am in murica where most questers are from

>>38983345
2

>>38983345
1

>>38983356
and it's 'only' 10am in europe on saturday.

>>38983356
True. I'm actually planning to rap this up pretty soon.

Also, looks like you guys are going to fight defensively with the spear.

Roll 1d100+15

Rolled 5 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>38983373
STAB HIM WITH THE POINTY END

Rolled 38 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>38983373
Time for some demons onna stick

Rolled 26 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>38983373
SAVE ME MOMMY!

>>38983383
Or fail miserably, that works too.....

Yeesh, you guys are rolling pretty poorly today.

Writing.

>>38983408
Happens when it's a dc a lot.

>>38983408
better to roll poorly here than in the real fight tbh. At least this will teach us some humility.

>>38983433
More that it just happens once in awhile not matter what system. Least its happening in simulation.

>>38983373
>>38983384
You switch to a spear, and wait for them to come in for another pass. When they do, you wait for the right moment and jab at the large one.

However, it seems he saw your attack coming, because he manages to graze past your attack. Before you can react, The big one grabs you in it's right claw, and the small ones start to gnaw on you while you're immobile.
>12/20 HP remaining

You still have Galadriel in your hand, but you can't move your arms to stab the demon grappling you. On top of that, you are now pretty high in the air. Not enough to kill you if you fall, but enough to smart when you land. Still, it's better than your current situation.

>Cast a spell
>Attempt to break free from the demon's grasp
>Other

>>38983446
You mean the players right? Sieg is pretty damn humble already

>>38983454
>>Cast a spell
Flash em.

>>38983473
This I suppose
Also, can the farm demons fly as well?

>>38983454
blind'em with MAGIC

>>38983463
both, I suppose. Keeps us from getting too cocky just because we have cool sword

>>38983454
>>38983473
this

>>38983479
If they can, then you haven't seen them do so. They don't have wings, so you'd imagine not.

>>38983479
Nope just is goro from Mk.

>>38983491
>>38983492
Well that's good. Honestly, we need to come up with a contingency plan for flying demons, since so far they have really screwed us, especially if they can shrug off our ranged attacks.

>>38983505
Bow works fine. We nailed a couple last thread.

Just gotta roll well yah know..

>>38983454
Alright, Flash it is then.

Roll 1d100+5

Rolled 17 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>38983529
Light up the night.

Rolled 11 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>38983529

Rolled 21 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>38983529

>>38983539
Fuck me, least I got one good roll earlier when it was the real world.