You put the girl down and leave as they all start blaming each other for the aforementioned mishap, walking away and shaking your head.

Your daughters magical powers are incredibly strong, but untrained and unfocused, currently they cause all sorts of minor mishaps, but Ophinus and Aunt Anniya are able to keep ahead of them for now.

You’re surprised to see Juvo outside your door, he tips his cap at you “Little Miss” he says respectfully, his scarred visage a familiar sight.

“Juvo” you say “to what do I owe the pleasure?”

“Miss Jal is back” says Juvo “Jus’ bin chattin’ ter her ‘bout Oarlaff, fort you’d wanna know”

You feel a deep unease stirring within you. Jal usually announces her return by attempting to ambush you or turn up in your bed late at night.

“Is Jal hurt?” you ask Juvo, your heart starting to beat faster.

Juvo shakes his head “Just a few scrapes, mostly she’s tired an’ scared” he says “She won’t admit as much, but she told me ‘bout summa the stuff she heard and saw, it ain’t good Little Miss, best you talk her out of going out there for a while, leave it to me an’ Uno ya know.”

“I’ll talk to her” you say, though about what you don’t know “where is she?”

“Bathhouse” says Juvo.

“Right” you say, tightening your nightrobe around yourself. Then you recall all of the other stuff you need to do.

The Orlath delegation wants you to renounce your claim of divinity and undergo trial and punishment in Orlath, they threaten war if you do not.

The Oisens wring their hands and say how terrible it is that war is looming for your new nation, and would you like to place an order for some weapons, siege engineers and mercenary companies?

The Muiren diplomat has warned you again and again that your alliance with the Azure Empress is intolerable, and that unless you spurn your sister, there will be...consequences.

And the mages guild of Dornmer...

Mages have had a long history of summoning extraplanar beings and forcing them to do their bidding. Whereas priests ask and bargain for services, mages force those they summon to serve, though many summoned creatures bargain their services, serving willingly in exchange for putting limits on what they are required to do. After all, a slave can rebel in dozens of tiny ways.

So the mages across Dahandran were overjoyed when they realised that summoning succubi from your realm was easier than drawing them from another plane. Being used to the servitude, and usually finding it a pleasant respite from hell, few succubi normally object to being summoned. But after a few years under your rule, free from torment by other demons, the succubi found such service an annoyance, and eventually it came to your attention. You had hoped your nation-wide sanctuary would protect your citizens from being summoned, but sadly it seems this is not the case.

You were not happy that many of your citizens were being magically kidnapped and forced into (temporary) slavery and you expressed your displeasure in person in several of the mages guilds. Now only a few mages still summon succubi from your realm, and the parliament that rules your nation has set up a subcommittee to figure out a solution. One of the things they are doing is compiling lists of which mages are summoning your succubi, and what they are being asked to do.

Despite your moral outrage at the practise, many succubi are in favour of it continuing, as long as there are rules and limits. They argue that habitual summoners are far less likely to abuse those who serve them, that they summon succubi for the obvious reasons: companionship, spying etc and that the information they bring back from these periods of service is useful.

The mages guild of Dornmer has been talking to the subcommittee on Summoning and as a result they are now petitioning you. As the subcommittee has yet to make any recommendations to the parliament, the whole summoning issue is one big grey area. The mages of Dornmer hope that by presenting you with a charter on succubi rights (when summoned) that you will give your permission for them to keep doing it.

Thus far you’ve been putting them off with the dual excuses that the rights they propose are not robust enough, and that the parliament should be allowed to vote on a law governing this, rather than you ruling by fiat, but still they persist.

What do you do first? (pick only 1)

>Orlath delegation
>Oisen delegation
>Muiren delegation
>Mages of Dornmer
>Wait with Isla until she wakes
>Go talk to Jal
>Other (what?)

Yes I realise I’ve reposted stuff from last thread OP, I just want to ensure all players are up to speed.

>>39261083
>Go talk to Jal

>>39261083
>Go talk to Jal

>>39261083
>Go talk to Jal

>>39261083
>jal

>>39261083
Its surprising they can "summon" from the same plane at all. How does the spell decide who to pick, since its more teleportation in this case?
Since Sireyi can't be summoned without being added to the registry, I assume some sort of link is needed?

Thats a pretty serious issue, whe should probably find a way to completly shut down the posibility altogether and find a way to allow for a few selective summons.
If our enemies could summon away our people, apparently with us being completly incapable to prevent it, thats a very serious issue.

>>39261083
>Go talk to Jal
>Bring that thing she got us last anniversary
>No, the black one. The pink one is hers for when she visits. It'll convince her to leave the bathhouse.

I guess we know which option won, writing

>>39261319
It was never much of a decision.

>>39261277
>>39261319
Can we include this?

Sireyi needs a competent regent imo.
At this rate issues will be piling up faster than we can resolve them.

>>39261337
Something like that is going to come up in next vote.

>>39261344
Actually Sireyi IS the regent, the actual decision making is for the parliament.
Delegating even further is pretty much impossible until our nation is established enough to have ministers.

>>39261344
What rate? Not a lot of issues have been piling up.

>>39261402
We have most of the ones from yesterday and Jal has no doubt brought in a miserable pile of secrets with her.

>>39261449
Jals is just part of the already existing Orlath issue. So we haven't gotten any new ones, and already taken care of two.

You head down to the bathhouse still in your robe, Jal has seen you in far less after all. You find Jal sat waist deep in a steaming hot bath, big enough to fit several people in (built at her insistence).

You slip in quietly and Jal doesn’t seem to hear you, as you approach her from behind you see that her back is a mass of bruises and small cuts, no one wound is serious, but they all add up.

Jal is wincing slightly as she wipes dried blood off her arms with a wet cloth, her arms similarly marked up.

“Oh Jal” you say, crouching down by the side of the bathtub set into the floor “What happened to you?”

“Had a disagreement with a fella over religion” says Jal “several of them.”

“I thought you took healing potions with you” you say as you touch Jal and wipe away her remaining injuries.

“Ahhh that’s the stuff” says Jal, breathing deeply and leaning back against you “yer always did have the magic touch luv.”

“Jal” you say, determined to not let her distract you. Jal makes a dismissive gesture “Ah healing potions” she says “used alla’ them, wasn’t the first fight I had, see.”

“I really think you should take backup” you tell Jal “I mean, this isn’t the first time you’ve come back hurt and-”

Jal reaches up and wraps her arms around your neck, pulling herself partway out of the bath and kissing you deeply, and getting your night gown all wet.

“Business later” suggests Jal, once the two of you pull apart “Haven’t seen yer in weeks after all.” With one arm around your neck the other hand of Jals starts to pull your bathrobe apart, revealing your nude form, the two of you are alone in the bathhouse.

Your reaction?

>Business first Jal: what happened?
>Alright we’ll do it your way, I missed you too Jal....
>Other (what?)

>>39261495
>Business first Jal: what happened?

>>39261495
>Business first Jal: what happened?
Nothing speaks against a bit warming up during business, but we gotta stay focused here.
Somewhat focused.
A little.

>>39261495
>teleport back, grab the Thor thing she gave you, return

>>39261495
Jal, tell me. What happened?

>>39261495
>Alright we’ll do it your way, I missed you too Jal....
We have time for Jal. Always time for Jal.

>>39261495
>Alright we’ll do it your way, I missed you too Jal....

>>39261495
>Business first Jal: what happened?

>>39261495
>Alright we’ll do it your way, I missed you too Jal....
>>39261246
This. Could we set up a "Order" or somthing that a sumoning spell could target so only those who opt in get picked? I know the spell would need to target the order to work but it would at least let the good faith mages cast sumon wifu and not bother the rest of our subjects.

Seems to be a tie, breaking in favour of business first and writing.

poor Jal, no sexytimes

>>39261674
Denial play with Jal is a ancient and noble tradition.

>>39261714
Yes, let's do this.

>>39261752
We already are.

Willpower roll 1d20+12 please, for the thing

Rolled 3 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>39261808

Rolled 16 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>39261808

Rolled 8 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>39261808
I can imagine Jals thing forcing a willpower roll.

Here's what I think:
>The Orlath delegation wants you to renounce your claim of divinity and undergo trial and punishment in Orlath, they threaten war if you do not.
>The Muiren diplomat has warned you again and again that your alliance with the Azure Empress is intolerable, and that unless you spurn your sister, there will be...consequences.
fuck those guys. Orlath can go and suck it. They can come and get their rekt by a million succubi, also we have our double's thousands of orcs. Murien can also fuck off, she is our only reliable ally on this plane, not including Sofia. Please, please, whatever you do, do NOT negotiate with them and for the love of god don't give in to their demands.
>And the mages guild of Dornmer...
This is fine. If we can get them to agree upon some set of rights, this could give a nice boost to our relationships. Also, we could tax the shit out of that and fill our royal coffers. And we'll need that if we want Oisens to help us.

What do you think?

>>39261842
Maybe it's a doppelganger. Do our tatoos or what was it register her as our own?

>>39261922
>This is fine.
It really isn't by itself. The posibility of our people being summoned is a severe threat that needs to be curtailed.
Once we acomplishe that, we can see if we can find a way to allow for selective summoning of succubi, so that onyl succubi that are explicitly willing to be summoned can be summoned and we have the ability to prevent a summoning if its by our enemies.

>Orlath can go and suck it. They can come and get their rekt by a million succubi, also we have our double's thousands of orcs.
They have armies of their own, it would be a very costly war while the threat of the Lord of Life looms on the horizon, preventing it is of outmost importance.
Of course we literally can't renounce our factual divinity, thats ridiculous, but we still need to take effort to prevent this war.

Muiren are just butthurt, no helping that.

>>39261922

Obviously giving in to their demands is out of question, but that must not stop us from trying to negotiate. Perhaps we'll be able to reach some sort of deal or convince them that conflict with us is not in their interest.
As for mages, I agree with >>39261246, this shit needs to stop. I'm willing to listen what the guild offers and asks for though. Perhaps there will be a way to establish a guild embassy where succubi could sign up in exchange for whatever, with others being barred from summoning?

>>39262007
>Of course we literally can't renounce our factual divinity, thats ridiculous, but we still need to take effort to prevent this war.
We could prove it to them somehow. Maybe TP them to Velya's heaven. I bet they'll say it's an illusion or some shit like that. We can't get bullied like that though. King was in his right to take our barony (kinda), but these people have nothing.
>Once we acomplishe that, we can see if we can find a way to allow for selective summoning of succubi, so that onyl succubi that are explicitly willing to be summoned can be summoned and we have the ability to prevent a summoning if its by our enemies.
Yeah, something like that. But it is all kinds of important to allow this to happen. If we make enough allies high up in the wizards guild we could influence Dormer's nobles and King into helping us. Also, monetizing this would make us some money to buy mercs and shit.

“Jal” you say chidingly, interrupting her attempts to distract you “What happened in Orlath?”

Jal sighs and rolls her eyes “Yer no fun luv” she says, adding “Ok, where ter begin....”

“I went ter check out the Orlaths on account of then saying yer not a real goddess and they wanna string yer up and stuff. Now being the jealous wife I am, I decided that the only ones that gets ter tie yer up is me and Sof and the bookworm. Anyways I did a bit o’ sneaking around and asking folk stuff and mebbe greasing a palm and mebbe putting a knife ter a few backs – nuffin permanent just a few scratches ter get em ter talk – an I found out that the Orlaths are making weapons ter kill yer.”

“Thank you for finding this out” you say “but making a single weapon, nevermind more than one, that can kill me is likely to be a major undertaking, why would they even do that?”

“Dunno” growls Jal “but they made ‘em, an I took one, an’ the fella I took it off said it could kill yer, and alla the succubums, and....” Jal takes a deep breath and shivers, before saying in a voice empty of emotion “and any of yer bloodline.”

“What?” you ask, going still. The idea that someone would want to hurt your children fills you with anger, but you push it away so you can think clearly, but if any of the Orlath lay a finger on your children....

“There” says Jal, nodding at a pile of her clothes discarded in the corner. At Jals urging you search through them, finding her usual assortment of knives and blades, and a dull iron dagger that goes hot as soon as you touch it. You jerk back, and then touch it again tentatively. Once again it goes hot in your grasp, but not so hot you can’t hold it. You inspect it with your arcane sight, trying to unravel its mysteries.

The iron dagger has enchantments specifically against succubi, and you and any blood relative of yours, though the way the enchantment is formed leaves you to doubt that it would affect purely mortal relatives.

The enchantment is a fairly standard bane spell that would cause grievous wounds, and a poison spell, and a disease spell and an agony spell – all linked to the bane enchantment. In short if this weapon was used on a succubus, or Velya forbid, one of your children, they would suffer terrible wounds followed by a lingering death unless they were strong enough to resist. It also has a tracking spell on it, which probably explains Jal getting into a lot of fights on her way back out of Orlath.

The daggers enchantment is too weak to affect you – you can handle it without risk or injury or harm, and the stronger succubi who serve you could likely shrug off its effects.

“Where did you find this?” you ask Jal.

“Priest” explains Jal, expounding on her tale. According to her they’re making all sorts of these cursed iron weapons, not just daggers but swords axes, arrows, everything. And rumours tell of a weapon being forged that the priests Jal spoke to claim can kill even you. It seems Orlath is determined to go to war with you.

As Jal explains she sinks further down into the bath, until you’re pulling her out and wrapping her in a towel as she dozes in your arms, seems she’s been awake a long time and healing and a hot bath was enough to put her to sleep.

If Delax’s priests are forging weapons to kill you, he risks a war between gods, which no sane god wants, if you talk to Velya surely she can advise you on what to do about it.

You carry Jal upstairs and tuck her into bed beside Isla and you think about your next move.

Which is?

>Orlath delegation
>Oisen delegation
>Muiren delegation
>Mages of Dornmer
>Wait until Isla/Jal wakes
>Talk to Velya
>Other (what?)

>>39262209
>Mages of Dornmer
>Send someone for Isla to come to us once she wakes up
Will be useful to have her know-how here

>>39262209
>Talk to Velya

>>39262209
So, how about we call down the apocalypse on Orlath?

>>39261025
I’m glad to have Paladinquest back. I hope your other quest went well! Sadly, I don’t have leisure time to participate right now, it’s always fun.

However, the time-skip was done just as I had feared. If I see this correctly, Everyone has stopped doing anything of importance fo a couple of years until the players are allowed to decide things again. Heck, Sireyi didn’t even bother to look at her super-mystical magical storm-node full of delicious knowledge ever again. Not to mention charging it with any actual storms, both of which should be comically easy for her now and take at most a few days together.

This is one of the things that make your story feel really inorganic at times. It’s just too game-like with the world stopping standing still whenever the player isn’t looking.

Sorry if I’m totally wrong, which wouldn’t be the first time. As I said I have little time so I just read the beginning of the last thread and looked at some things in the character sheet.I’m just mentioning this because since the beginning the artificially protagonist-centric pacing has been the one big thing stretching my suspension of disbelief.

>>39262209
>Talk to Konig
Better make some god allies.

>>39262209
>Talk to Velya

>>39262305
Need Storm domain for that.

>>39262007
>>39261922
Actually, the taxation idea isn't bad. Whenever they're summoned, they say, "As a citizen of Oreia, a tax is required to utilize my services." If they don't pay up, succubus gives us the guy's name and location, and we go wreck their shit like angry loan sharks.

On the topic of Orlath and Muiren, Orlath needs to be dealt with beyond just envoys. Someone in Orlath is making claims against our divinity, in defiance of our Matron's church. I don't think it's mere ignorance. Someone important is being coerced into this.

>>39262192
>>39262209
Velya is our mother's creator. All we have to do is give it to one of Velya's angels in front of a Velyan priest, and it SHOULD cause them some degree of harm.

Contact Konig. If they go to war to kill our children, that's HIS blood too. He'll help us on principal. Then contact mother, give her the dagger and see if it affects her. We can then contact Delax and see why he's being so pissy.

Isla can start weaving spells protecting our children from enchanted weapons when she wakes up.

>>39262209
>Talk to Velya
>>39261922
Muiren needs telling that an alliance can be ended if the Azure Empress attacks them but if we end it now then we have no way to stop her and she might attack someone she sees as a theat, also she's promised to back us against the LoLs when the time comes and that will stop the winters being so bad.
Orlath are calling 4 gods liers and need a good slaping for that knife.
As >>39262007 said NO it's not ok to take people of the street untill they agree to work for you. See >>39261636 for a better way.

>>39262209
>Mages of Dornmer


>>39262190
>But it is all kinds of important to allow this to happen.
Its not 'that important. The use we would get from it is marginal, I'm mainly interested in allowing it to happen because some the succubutts want it, otherwise I wouldn't care for it at all.
We already got sway in the wizard guild through our good relations with the church of Yerra.
The Konig loyal nobility of Dormer isn't going to be convinced by wizards of anything, even if the wizards would be swayed to our favour by this, which I doubt.
And its not like it would bring us a lot of revenue anyway.
If any at all.

>>39262209
>Talk to Velya
I assume that, as always, there is something more to this. Could our dear arch-enemy somehow have their tenticles in this?

>>39262305
Literally this. Also, we could go and one-v-one Delax.

>>39262377
>Could our dear arch-enemy somehow have their tenticles in this?
Thats pretty much guaranteed to be the case. They would only need to ask any deity and they would verify our divinity.

>>39262320
>Sireyi didn’t even bother to look at her super-mystical magical storm-node full of delicious knowledge ever again
We didn't do that for years while we were in charge either. In case you didn't pay attention, Sireyi was busy building a nation of milions from scratch. That kinda shit keeps you busy 24/7.
So yes, your concern, while theoretically valid, isn't really applicable in this case because Sireyi had something to do in those three years.

>>39262377
Lord of Life, probably, but I also suspect Hanabanana, because he has a vested interest in our children dying.

>>39262320
Thank you for your feedback anon.

Other than Sireyi using her storm node, what other off-screen stuff would you have liked to have seen?

They can always be incorporated into end of year stuff after all.

I will try to include resolving smaller stuff during down time.

>>39262320
>Sorry if I’m totally wrong
You are, we built entire cities in that time, created the agricultural infrastructure to feed a milion population in a sparse savannah.
Its very plausible Sireyi didn't have time for anything else in those three years.

>>39262460
Helping Bokin maybe?

>>39262480
There is pretty much no chance he hasn't done that already, Bokin isn't a braindead retard that literally can't function without Sireyi.
He pretty much certainly took care of this shit at the latest after his tribe moved away.

>>39262505
He probably didn't. Sireyi promised to assist him and he most certainly is waiting for that fucking promise to be fulfilled.

>>39262480
I agree that would have been nice, but this bird has flown.

Just give it a rest. It was Anon's decision to avoid him, going back on it now would not be good. We have to live with our actions.

>>39262467
Also a land grab war with some orcs.

>>39262460
Visiting her daughter at Konig's place. Continued negotiations with Konig on trying to convince him to establish his policy towards redeemed demons, that kinda thing.

>>39262460
Spreading some religion.

>>39262522
>Sireyi promised to assist him
Sireyi told him she would help him if she finds the time. She clearly didn't.
I don't know why you are so insistent on Bokin being retarded that he keeps off becoming a adult because Sireyi is busy.

>>39262525
We have too much land and too little infrastructure as it is.
If anything we should establish trade routes to allow for (im)migration.

>>39262563
No, he was saying one of the things we were also busy with was a land grab war with orcs.

>>39262546
>Visiting her daughter at Konig's place.
That only started during this year, he is talking about stuff during the timeskip.

>>39262505
He was supposed to do that in 10 years, so maybe not.
Also, I am kinda new here, just finished reading the archives recently. I'm sure this was brought up many times, but how fast does Sireyi age, being a half-angel-goddess and all? Is she immortal (as in, can't die of old age?) What about her waifus and children?

>>39262480
Further interactions with the frost giants are best done *in-character* due to the giants trust of you being somewhat damaged by you helping demons.

I'm not saying you *can't* win their trust back but I think that just handling everything off-screen cheapens the potential for storytelling.

But thank you for the suggestion. And thank you anons for these suggestions
>>39262546
>>39262553

I will try to incorporate them into the next (shorter) downtime

>>39262556
not him, but this is not about bokin being retarded and it reflects poorly on your integrity if you try to spin it that way. It's about making good on Sireyi's word.

That said, at least Sireyi doesn't have immaculately clean record. I suppose it makes her more believable character.

>>39262583
>Is she immortal (as in, can't die of old age?) What about her waifus and children?
Sireyi is Immortal, and her waifus are just as immortal thanks to some DP investment.

>>39262600
>and it reflects poorly on your integrity if you try to spin it that way
It does not reflect poorly on my integrity to point out its ridiculous to assume Bokin hasn't done it by himself already, since he was clearly capable of doing so, had been told by Sireyi directly she might not be able to help him and the giants broke off contact with Sireyi.

>>39262546
>Visiting her daughter at Konig's place
Can't, one of the rules. We can only go there if she's seriously injured or some other extenuating circumstance, IIRC.

>Continued negotiations with Konig on trying to convince him to establish his policy towards redeemed demons
He already made a policy about redeemed demons and demons on the path of redemption.

>>39262583
Previously 2000 years due to being a half-angel, ageless since she became a saint, waifus recently made ageless as well (or soon will be - the XP was already pre-spent).

>>39262600
>That said, at least Sireyi doesn't have immaculately clean record.
Or Sireyi realised that helping Bokin with his rite of passage completly defeats the point of said rite, which is to prove once ability to handle themselves, and agreeing to helping with it was stupid to begin with.

>>39262357
I would like to redraw attention to this post.

Writing talk to Velya, please do keep the ideas for downtime events coming though, I am making a note of them.

>>39262603
Good, good. I thought there would be some cheap-ass dilemma about it, good to know there isn't.

>>39262690
>there would be some cheap-ass dilemma about it
How would there be? Even if they die, they mostly just end up in Sireyis own heaven or in the heaven of some other god, in Ebbys case.
So its not like they would be 'gone'.

>>39262689
I'd like to see the scene of Sireyi getting elected as Queen.
That must have been hilarious.

>>39262661
'defeating the point' would be if she did it for him, not if she was there to provide moral support. You're not very good with people, are you?

>>39262689
Trips to hell for...politics, or looking for missing succubi?

>>39262754
>not if she was there to provide moral support
If he needs his hand held to do shit, it kinda fails to prove his independence.
Its not like he asked for combat advice, he wanted us to be there and help him fight the thing.

>>39262724
>Even if they die, they mostly just end up in Sireyis own heaven or in the heaven of some other god, in Ebbys case.
Yeah, in a setting where gods and heavens, without any doubt , are actual real places being saddened by death of your loved ones or being afraid of death doesn't make much sense. Going to hell or getting your soul captured by some monster-necromancer-eldritch-abomination sucks though. Still, Sireyi got pretty upset when Sofia got blasted with hellfire in the face.

>>39262689
Ebby's hoard shoudl have grown significantly. We found a lair for her before the timeskip, it should be a good place now

>>39262854
>being saddened by death of your loved ones or being afraid of death doesn't make much sense
It does make 'some' sense, I suppose.
The person is still taken away from you for possibly a long time. And they lose their chance at "life". We don't really know how souls in the afterlife work in this setting.
Nor how much people know about how it works.

>>39262689
>talk to king about a visit
>setting up our preasts
>get more worshipers
>set up trade with demon place we have a sister ruling
>family get together
>that thing that one time that we don't talk about (except Jal)
>recon on the LoLs
>making weapons

>>39262884
That I admit I completely forgot about and need to update.

>>39262854
>Still, Sireyi got pretty upset when Sofia got blasted with hellfire in the face.
In that place they were seperated from the divine realms, so its rather unclear where Sofias soul would have gone if she had died there.
And for all except our Velya following friends, their heaven would be rather inaccessible to us, until we got our own.

Also, how about saving things from those giants? Not as a part of the time-skip, but as a plan from the future. More followers and more troops.
And maybe trying to get an official military alliance with the Drache, also for the future.

>>39262900
Our priests, I think we still need to bless?
It was still on the table by the end of the three years, but it might have happened between the nominal end of those and the beginning of the quest now.

>>39262945
>Also, how about saving things from those giants?
I mean saving grey giants' slaves, it probably wasn't clear.

>>39262945
We already plan that for the future, but its in the far future when we have taken care of the Lord of Life.
And Drache can't help us that much, given that its on a different plane with a different time flow.

>>39262977
They're in another dimension and we closed the portal. I don't think we should overextend ourselves at this time.

>>39262460
Would really need to think about it, my post was just pretty what I thought about some months ago before the time-skip and I just checked to verify those two points I still remembered.

Going off from not having read the last two threads:

Kind of any unexpected for any of the people we know. Relationship changes etc.

Any exp gain /any random encounters that happened off-screen. I remember in the big discussion on what we would do with all the Deific Power that somehow we couldn’t buy anything that would cost exp despite previously gaining exp every year.

What I fear is pretty much that the plot was frozen for however many years we skipped and now we will be hit with regular progress suddenly. And any plans that would benefit from setup several years ago are impossible because we spend those years doing fuck-all (other than base-line obligations and paperwork).

It boils down to knowing that if we had played through those years (even with just yearly time-skips) we would have gotten a billion things done. Be they from the old mass-produced celestial Iron artifact plans, to infiltrating any of our potential enemies, to researching specific countermeasures against Mr. Frost to finally doing something useful with our nodes to finally getting our allies powerful equipment so they can survive encounters in our league again, to resolving or mother-issues, to finding out what’s up with our time-travel, to researching the home-plane of that Fate-Demon and building countermeasures against fate meddling……

(1/2)

>>39262977
You do realize how large-scale that would be? And that we were warned that they would be an extremely powerful enemy?

Let's not. Not yet, anyway.

>>39262192

(2/2)
But instead Sireyi sat around doing nothing but stuff that she should mostly have delegated within the first year. Because apparently the Succubi not only need Sireyi to make every decision for them, she also doesn’t have any appropriate representatives to deal with anyone outside the Kingdom.

I may be spoiled by XinghzeTraveler’s amazing politic-centred quests, but even before them I knew that delegation is the only way to stay sane as a ruler. And Sireyi only stays sane because her Divinity probably doesn’t allow her to fester any psychological issues.


>>39262467
Yep, Sireyi did all that personally. No way that any of the previous leaders, or heck the previous Queen of the succubi could have overseen any of it. Delegating things doesn’t work because suddenly the nation cannot make a single decision for themselves despite Sireyi expressing her wish for them to take care of themselves as much as possible.

Ok, that would actually be likely given how Sireyi for some reason is even supposed to deal with stupid stuff like offers repeated offers of merchandise despite everyone already knowing her stance on them personally. Or it would be if she didn’t have some lovers who would forcefully teleport her to an island resort if nothing else works.

>>39263029
>Yep, Sireyi did all that personally.
I never said that. Don't strawman if you want actual conversation rather than just telling yourself how smart you are.
She oversaw and aided it, which keeps you busy enough. Again, a nation for A MILLION PEOPLE was built.

> or heck the previous Queen of the succubi could have overseen any of it
How about you go actually read the quest to know why this claim is fucking stupid?
WE ARE THE QUEEN OF THE SUCCUBI.
THE OTHER ONE WITH THAT TILE REFUSES TO LEAVE HELL.
READ THE DAMN QUEST.

>>39263028
>>39263003
I know, that's why I said it should be done later. But after LoL is dead that plane would be a good target for other Sireyi's troops. To keep them from becoming bored and invading human kingdoms or something like that.

>>39261025
Is there any way you could (without unreasonable effort) refrain from just overwriting the old pastebins each times something changes? I’m just going through the archives and the sheet is pretty much unusuable because in thread 5 I don’t need to know about any draconic abilities. (I noticed this with a few quests, is there any benefit to having only one pastebin?)

>>39263029
>But instead Sireyi sat around doing nothing but stuff that she should mostly have delegated within the first year.
Anon. She had to coordinate and assist the buiolding of towns and villages and farms and mines for a nation of over a milion people.
She definitly delegated a lot, that doesn't mean it can't have kept her busy 24/7. You have a wildly and hilariously naive view of how much effort that is.

>>39263009
>It boils down to knowing that if we had played through those years (even with just yearly time-skips) we would have gotten a billion things done.
No, if we had played through them we had played SimKingdom for the last three years.
We wouldn't have had anymore time for all these things than in the years before then.
We were actually busier than in the years before, because we now had a day job, one which previously Sofia did for us.

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>>39263091
True that.

>mfw in the future it might be our homeworld that's actually invading hell, not the other way around

>>39263214
We have already invaded hell once.

>>39263009
>>39263029
Well I can't really say those are not valid criticisms anon, and thank you for writing all of that out.

With that in mind in I'm going to put up a meta-vote in 10 minutes.

The vote will consist of 2 options:

i) To keep on as things are, I will try to resolve some things in down time and/or flashbacks, artificial and frozen-world as that may be.

ii) To have a vote/retcon about what happened in down time. This option will include players voting on how much time to spend upon each of several activities during each of the three years downtime.

In short the second option would involve voting on down time activities for each of the three years, one after the other, with the results posted after each vote.

As always I will let you the players decide what direction the quest goes in.

My apologies for pausing the thread but I think anon makes some interesting points.

The 10 minutes is for discussion, please keep it civil. Write-in suggestions can also be made in this time.

Voting will last 5 minutes, please do not vote until called for.

>>39263127
It would get difficult to keep track of every change in multiple characters anon, though I am certainly open to suggestions.

>>39263254
>but I think anon makes some interesting points
Not really no, unless you're telling us Sireyi spend the last three years actually doing nothing on a day to day basis, we would have to vote on every farm she blessed.
Fuck that shit.
And most certainly isn't worth interrupting the quest over this complete non-issue because one anon has a wildly inaccurate view of how much additional stuff would actually get done with that.

>>39263254
>ii) To have a vote/retcon about what happened in down time. This option will include players voting on how much time to spend upon each of several activities during each of the three years downtime.
Is there any point to that?

I'm serious, what would we get from doing that?
We already decided the important stuff during the time-skip vote, what could we possibly get more from this that we haven't already got?

>>39263226
That was just a rescue operation. We didn't even permanently liberate any clay and referendum'd demons came to our realm.

>>39263082
>She oversaw and aided it, which keeps you busy enough. Again, a nation for A MILLION PEOPLE was built.
Sure, it keeps anyone busy. But most of the stuff should not need to go to the top. And sorry for not specifying that by doing everything herself I of course meant involving herself with every part. She has a goddamn parliament and a whole bureaucracy for a reason. A hands-off approach should not only be possible, but also desireable because a) Sireyi hates forcing any decisions on anyone and b) She has very little experience leading people and such compared to others. Other than the broad plans she is not needed.
>READ THE DAMN QUEST.
Now why would I do that?
That’s a minor thing, really. The Queen would be one of many possible people whom Sireyi could delegate things to. Ambassadors/diplomats to deal with outsiders for obvious stuff (like the merchants in the last thread). City/province governors and city councils to deal with local stuff. Some kind of expansion department etc etc. She should easily be able to trim her schedule to a 50 hourse week.

>>39263335
We could have liberated a lot of clay if we had wanted to, they were basically offering the clay to us.

>>39263254
I think we should keep things as they are, what's happening here and now seem a lot more interesting than building a nation and doing that sort of thing. You could do mini-quest flashbacks, with a few canon outcomes, like that time when we told Isla about our first marriage attempt.

>>39263352
>Ambassadors/diplomats to deal with outsiders for obvious stuff (like the merchants in the last thread). City/province governors and city councils to deal with local stuff.
All of which needs establishing and training first. Literally not a single of our subjects knows how to do any of these things. If you had read the quest you would know that we spend a significant part of thzose three years getting the succubi to stop acting like in hell and abandon their tribal structures to a certain degree.
This shit takes time, you can't just re-structure their entire social system over a year.

>>39263353
And then we'd be hard pressed to keep it. We're not the kind of people who would take clay in a strategically untenable position. I'd say the clay we have is fine enough.

>>39263300
>Unless you're telling us Sireyi spend the last three years actually doing nothing on a day to day basis,

Not at all, during the last three years Sireyi has been very busy helping build her new nation, as others have outlined, though perhaps I didn't make that clear before the thread went on hiatus.

>>39263328
>Is there any point to that?
>I'm serious, what would we get from doing that?

The point is player choice: As in, one (or more) players are unhappy with the way things have gone/the format I have used and so I offer a chance for players to vote on changing that.

As for what you could gain: the usual benefits from various activities - additional benefits for your realm(s) in the form of trade boosts, soldiers, money, magic items etc.

>>39263285
If possible I would just like a single different character sheet every 10 or so threads. That would allow me to have up-to-date information without massive spoilers from 100 threads later.

>>39263405
>though perhaps I didn't make that clear before the thread went on hiatus
You did, everyone except that one guy who clearly hasn't actually read the quest with any reasonable degree of attention understood this.

Meta Vote

1. Continue in current form
2. Vote on down time activities.

>1
>2

FD, 5 minute vote, please post only the number, nothing else.

Please do not quote this post, thank you for your patience

1

1

1

>>39263254
2

1

I have trust in OP

Hopefully I'll have trust in succubutt administration as well.

2

1

1

>>39263405
As the anon who complained:

I get that Sireyi spend a lot of her time doing stuff personally. From what way the beginning of the new threads is written she tries to do everything herself, from talking to every single new dragon, to meeting every powerful merchant-group (despite already having refused them), to talking to the same diplomat every couple days (because who doesn’t love to waste time like that?), to personally helping a random dragon.

And I completely agree that this would suck up all of the time Sireyi has. In fact, it would suck up her time several times over because normally you have several people do this stuff, instead of having the Queend deal with it personally. I also get that Sireyi would be the kind of person who still wants to do as much as she can herself.

So far everything is consistent with how it is written and how the other Anons have read things.

It becomes inconsinstent when I think about how stupid that arrangement is and how there have to be some politically experienced people who will make absolutely sure Sireyi knows how stupid it is. If, as other anons have pointed out, the tribal succubi are entirely incapable of fulfilling any of these functions, then at least Sireyi’s Sister should be able to talk sense into her. If worst came to worst, she could still have hired some experienced people (city planners, engineers, diplomats etc) from an allied nation like Drache.

ok, onwards it is for now, resuming story.

Please do give any suggestions you might have to improve the quest, I am listening and I do try to improve how I do things.

>>39263415
I'll see what I can do, tracking back in time might be difficult though.

You decide that talking to Velya before you storm into Orlath and start tearing the place down is a good idea.

After informing Kaela and the head of your bodyguard where you’ll be you cast a spell and moments later you are in Velyas Heaven.

You glide through impossibly clear skies until you see a group of Angels (including your mother) sat upon the hillside below, Velya is sat with them, talking and laughing. You descend and your Goddess and her angels smile and wave at you as you land. Velya embraces you and kisses you on the forehead, as does your mother.

“My daughter” says Syberis lovingly “Welcome, please, sit” you take a seat amongst the other angels, but perhaps sensing your discomfort Velya asks “To what do we owe this visit Sireyi?”

You squirm a little as you recall that you don’t get a chance to visit much, and it always seems to be on business “My Lady” you address Velya “I fear Delax has his priests forging weapons to kill me and my family” you hand her the dagger.

Velya inspects the ting, a frown on her face and then says to the angels “A moment, if you please.” The angels around you get up and bow politely to you and Velya both, before giving you some privacy, unsurprisingly, your mother stays.

“Syberis” says Velya, handing her the dagger “your thoughts”.

Your mother grimaces as she takes hold of the dagger “yuck” she says “where did this come from?” Although disgusted, she seems unharmed by it, either it is not designed to hurt her, or she is too powerful for it to affect.

You relay Jals tale to your Goddess and your mother.

“That’s a declaration of war” says Syberis to Velya “Delax is stupid but is he *that* stupid?”

Velya looks puzzled “It’s certainly odd” she says “I can’t see how Delax thinks he won’t run afoul of the Divine Compact.”

Your response?

>What is the *Divine Compact*?
>What should I do about this?
>Can we try talking to Delax?
>Could the Lord of Life be involved?
>That’s all (leave)
>Other (what?)

>>39263631
>because normally you have several people do this stuff
You have a completly inaccurate view on how feudal goverments did stuff. All these things are absolutely stuff the monarch would do.
Normally he'd have advisors, but monarchies deliberatly kept executive power and decision making in all things in their own hands, for very good reason.
In this case the good reon being our subjects not having the slightest clue of how to do most if not all of these things.

>>39263668
>What is the *Divine Compact*?
>Can we try talking to Delax?
>Could the Lord of Life be involved?

>>39263668
>What is the *Divine Compact*?
>Can we try talking to Delax?
>Could the Lord of Life be involved?

>>39263631
btw, even I voted 1. Changing anything now would just produce a complete clusterfuck. What’s done is done.

>>39263638
The only retcons I would consider reasonable would be stuff that only takes a couple of hours or even less. Like Sireyi noticing a storm, flying there for 5 minutes, loading up the elemental node, and being back before lunch-break ends.

>>39263668
>What is the *Divine Compact*?
>You know exactly how I will react if I take his threat to my children seriously.

>>39263668
>What is the *Divine Compact* and can I use it to get an army of gods to tell the kingdom that made this that it's out of line?

>>39263668
>>What is the *Divine Compact*?
I bet that crazy god of beggars did this. Because we have the divine spark of some other god he killed and wanted to have himself.

>>39263673
We really need that school tbh.
Not just military but perhaps more importantly one of law.
And even that will be useless unless our subjects adopt it willingly and with some degree of enthusiasm.

>>39263668
>What are the procedures to begin the Apocalypse in a particular part of the world?

>>39263668
>What is the *Divine Compact*?
>Can we try talking to Delax?
>Could the Lord of Life be involved?

>>39263631
>she could still have hired some experienced people
Yeah, Sireyi should have totally hired complete strangers from a empire that literally raised people for evil until a decade ago to make decisions for and in her country.
No way that could have gone wrong.

Sireyi definitly delegated as much as she possibly could, but since she was the only thing that made most of these succubi not actively kill eachother to begin with, and the only contacft to all sorrounding nations, and was short on people who knew how nations worked to begin with. There was simply no way for her not to do a huge part of the administrative work and planning. Its just not possible.
Expers from Drache cost money, money we are pretty short on. And Drache is a very very different place, stuff that they would be familiar with wouldn't work at all here.

>>39263721
>loading up the elemental node

Check the character sheet

>>39263638
>I'll see what I can do, tracking back in time might be difficult though.
Oh, I didn’t mean for you to go back and restoring any old sheets! That’s way too much effort. It was just meant for the future, because then it should be just copy-pasting about three times every 10 threads.

>>39263723
This. We WILL hulk out where our kids are concerned.

>>39263766
I still don't understand what the point would be?

>>39263754
>We really need that school tbh.
We really do need to start building up a education system now that the basics are here and our succubi start pumping out children, it will be a lot easier when we start early to have the new generations raised with the necessary understanding.

>>39263723
This. No talking, just smiting.

>>39263668
>What is the *Divine Compact*?
>Can we try talking to Delax?
>Could the Lord of Life be involved?

>>39263785
The point would be that if someone finds this quests in a year and wants to find look at the character sheet, they will see the contemporary version instead of getting a face full of rules about Cosmic Primals or whatever new powersets Sireyi gains over the next year.

>>39263867
I don't think the need a new reader would have for reading the ruleset in the archive, is that big that it would be worth the effort.

>>39263825
At most it'd be a good idea to find out if Delax is being framed by someone else. If Delax doesn't know what the fuck is going on, he might be able to reign in his own followers.

ok, writing

>>39263759
Yeah, we should totally kill the milions of innocent people in that nation because of the questionable sanity of their leadership.

>>39263886
Well sorry, but when I read a story I want to actually know about my character. And it’s more about the character sheet, not the rules sheet.

>>39263934
>I want to actually know about my character
Which you can find out by reading the story?

>>39263960
Not if it is something like "How big is her domain even?" or "What are the rules of Velya?" or "Which spells does Sireyi even know?" or "How powerful is that character? Was that a 2nd level spell or a 4th level one? or pretty much any of the other information that’s in the sheets but not in every thread.

>>39264063
>Was that a 2nd level spell or a 4th level one?
Thats in the sheet no matter what time.
Its not like that changes.
>"What are the rules of Velya?"
Stays the same too.
>How powerful is that character?
>Which spells does Sireyi even know?
How is this relevant for reading past threads?
If she didn't use them, it didn't mater if she had them or not.
>How big is her domain even?
Thats the only I could think of being relevant in a very unlikely scenario, which I don't think is worth the bookkeeping effort.

“What is the Divine Compact?” you ask Velya, you’ve not heard of this before.

“A waste of time” mutters your mother under her breath.

Velya gives her a reproachful look before saying to you “A war between gods is a terrible thing that can lay waste to entire planes, most gods on a plane agree to not attempt to kill one another – this only applies to gods though, not their angelic or mortal servants. If a god breaks the compact, the gods who have agreed to it also agree to defend one another, no matter our moral differences. By breaking the compact Delax risks making enemies of gods both good and evil.”

“But he can slaughter all the worshippers he wants and-” your mother stops grumbling when Velya raises an eyebrow at her.

Rolling her eyes your mother says “Yes My Lady I know, the consequences of a god war are dire beyond belief, but your enemies will simply find other ways than direct conflict to strike at you, but we’ve had this argument before, anyway” she turns to you “That’s the compact.”

“Could Delax be unaware of what his priests are doing?” you ask “perhaps if we talk to him, he might rein them in.”

Velya shakes her head “it seems unlikely” she says “a single priest, or a small group could hide such a thing from their gods – we seldom track our followers every thought after all – but I find it hard to believe that Delax could be unaware of an operation as large as Jallarial describes.”

Your heart sinks a little, other than Delax being crazy that leaves... “Could he have the Lord of Life behind him?” you ask quietly.

“It seems a distinct possibility” says Velya gravely, your mother looks both dismayed and angry.

“If true” adds your mother “it would also delay the other gods taking action, some...some may even think to use you to draw out Delax’s true plan or hidden supporter.”

“Though I would stand with you” says Velya “and I am sure Konig would as well.”

That’s something at least. Still the idea of facing Delax directly isn’t very appealing, nor is allowing his priests to make weapons to kill your followers and your family.

What do you do?

>I need to think about this (leave, options for next task in next post)
>I will talk to Delax
>I will strike against Delax (how?)
>Can I send the children here for the time being?
>Other (what?)

>>39264230
>I will talk to Delax

>>39264230
>I will talk to Delax
Can't we bring them to our own heaven?
I assume "the children" means Salicia, Fulmina and Neyma?

>>39263934
I'll condense it.

>Sireyi is half-angel paladin of Velya, a kindly neighbourhood deity.
>After a trial mission resolved diplomatically to everyone's satisfaction she embarked on a quest to reclaim artifact of the warrior god. With help of a few friends, including one who would later become her wife, she succeeded but has been whisked away into another plane dominated by demons, far away from her goddess.
>She persevered and made friends there, including remaining 2 of her present wives and an a mirror-universe version of herself. Together and with help of the gods she overthrew the demon lords that ruled this world and replaced them with sorta-republic led by the mirror-sireyi.
>Upon returning she's been awarded by dominion over a province in kingdom of Dornmer. She protected and tended for it to best of her abilities and had some adventures around the world.
>On one of those adventures she learned of (and inadvertedly helped hasten awakening of) our present day villains, the Lords of Life, powerful beings bent on universal domination
>After dealing with some of their shenanigans, including magical clone of herself which she managed to subvert and is now allied with Sireyi invaded Hell and rescued her mother from very long captivity. Along the way she rescued the succubi who followed her back to the prime material and caused a falling out with the king, which resulted in Sireyi being head of the new nation now.

>>39264265
>Can't we bring them to our own heaven?

You can, but even Heavens can be broken into.

>I assume "the children" means Salicia, Fulmina and Neyma?

Or all 5, players choice

Although Konig will probably prefer to keep Mili in school and instead assign unseen guards to her.

>>39264265
>Can't we bring them to our own heaven?
IIRC, our heaven is currently a spirit realm, which means that nothing but spirits and gods can enter it. So no.

>>39264123
Look, my personal preference is to know as much as can about the story and characters I’m reading. You may not care that much, and that is ok, but I assume that I am not the only one who would be interested in reading about the current disposition of the characters and such. And I think copy-pasting two sheets every couple weeks is not too much effort. One recent example I wanted to look up was in Banished quest where I wanted to know how far the character had to a specific milestone. Other stuff would be just wanting to recheck the backstory or names of characters if I have a long pause in the middle of archive binging. There’s a plethora of stuff that it is just easier to read in the pastebins and I don’t want to encounter too many spoilers while looking stuff up, even if the old stuff is still there somewhere.

>>39264230
>I think someone, not me, should let him know what lengths I will go to for my children.
>Can I send the children here for the time being?

>>39264292
That spoiler was my concern, I don't want to end young-paladin quest so fast.

>>39264230
>>39264265
Adding
>Can I send the children here for the time being?

>>39264230
>Better full Konig in about this theat.
>I will talk to Delax
>Can I send the children here for the time being? (4) Let Konig look after Mili until he's shown he can't.

>>39264230
>I will strike against Delax
I will have Isla assist me in preparing a grand disjunction and anti-magic field. If he thinks to attack my people, I shall attack his. Let's see how eager he is to strike at me when every spells in his realm just stops.

>>39264317
>You may not care that much
Your silly insinuation completly misses the point I was making, which was that you can know absolutely everything about the character by reading the story and the up-to-date version of the charsheet.
There is nothing more you could find out with a outdated charsheet, therefore reading it instead of the newest version would be completly pointless.
There is nothing in it that would be relevant to understanding a particular thread, and if there is, it will still be there.

>>39264380
Yeah, I significantly doubt we can pull that off.

>>39264317
>Look, my personal preference is to know as much as can about the story and characters I’m reading.
How would that not be better served by reading the newest charsheet? Am I missing something here?
I can't think of a single quest that does this thing you want here, even quests that update the character sheet far less frequent than this one.

Talk it is, writing

>>39264230
>>I will strike against Delax (Eliminating his high priests)
Alternatively, localized apocalypse.

>>39264230
>I should speak to Konig.
>Can I send my children here for the time being?

>>39264230
>I will talk to Delax
should be our first recourse anyway.

What can we do to them barring war and frontal attack anyway? Any action we'll take would have to be sufficient in force that no subsequent action is needed.

>>39264572
Not much we can do bar wiping out his entire priesthood. Which would really only make us look bad to everyone.
First we should make sure people know about this planned attack against us and our nation, so our retribution has justification.

You guys do know Delax will shank us if he's working for a LoL, right?

“Can I bring the children here?” you ask Velya “until I’ve spoken to Delax at least?”

“Of course you can” says Syberis “we’d love you take care of them for a while, wouldn’t we My Lady?”

With a half-smile Velya nods, adding “I’ll talk to Konig about Milerna, he might prefer to simply guard her for the time being. I’ll phrase it in terms that ensure he takes responsibility for protecting her from Delax and his followers of course.”

“Thank you My Lady” you say to Velya, happy that at least your children will be safe whilst you deal with the current crisis.

You spend the next several hours talking to your wifes and explaining what’s going on, and taking your children to Velyas Heaven, before preparing to speak to Delax....

As expected, Konig prefers that Mili’s schooling not be disrupted, according to Velya he has personally guaranteed that Mili will be safe from the followers of Delax whilst training as a paladin.
---
And that’s it for Paladin of Joy for today, stand by for Junior Paladin. Sorry for the brief thread but I thought it best to pause and discuss things rather than letting them fester.

>>39264606
>wiping out his entire priesthood
Jal always complained about how Sireyi didn't let her skills shine. Time to make up for that, don't you think?

>>39264686
jal will enjoy it quite a bit.

>>39264666
>Sorry for the brief thread but I thought it best to pause and discuss things rather than letting them fester.
Its alright, I get your reasoning, even if I disagree with the action.
And the thread isn't over yet, so nothing to apologize about.
The best part is only starting.

>>39264666
>Sorry for the brief thread but I thought it best to pause and discuss things rather than letting them fester.
Yea it was, thanks for running.

Junior Paladin Mini-Quest

You are Milerna Jalweyen, angel-blooded and born paladin of Konig. You are 8 years old, and are attending paladin training at a church of Konig school.

http://pastebin.com/RE8br4uf

Today is your third day at your new school and you’re just about getting used to the routine. You wake up with Chesi next to you, her arm lying across your chest.

“Chesi” you nudge her awake “wake up! We’ll be late to morning muster!” The faint light from the window indicates you only have a few minutes to get dressed and ready. Despite the excitement of being at paladin school you’ve been sleeping in a lot, it must be all the exercise they have you doing.

Chesi finally wakes up and the two of you get dressed and head down towards the first years hall, there you sit at attention at your designated tables as a register is called, and then its outside into the cold morning to run around the compound until the instructors think you’ve woken up properly and lead you inside for breakfast. Porridge is not what you’re used to but a good paladin doesn’t complain, and so you don’t. As usual Chesi eats little, and whispers her complaints about how boring and tasteless the food is.

First lesson is Theology and you listen attentively as your instructors describes the four major gods, and then start talking about the saints, and the difference between saints and gods. As you’re sat there listening, wondering when they’ll get to talking about mama Sireyi you feel a finger poking you in the back. You are all sat in rows on benches and are expected to recall what your instructors say, rather than taking notes.

You turn around to see a young boy, a fellow paladin cadet, you think his name is Derek or Devin or something.

“What?” you whisper.

“I heard your mother serves the Whore Goddess” he says, as the boys sat either side of him giggle “is that true?” He’s grinning as he asks you the question.

>>39264666
There's not much to discuss. Anyway, when will we get another session?

>>39264606
I wonder how expensive is it to make those dedicated blades and how fast they can produce them. And whether they have neighbors that could take advantage of them if they focus their economy and military towards killing succubutts...

You don’t get it really, you met Velya once and she seemed really nice. Also you met some succubus whores in Oreia and they seemed really nice: they told you how they spend their time talking to people who are sad and helping them feel happier. Everyone in Oreia speaks highly of them.

At your side, Chesi is splitting her attention between the instructor and you.

How do you respond?

>Ignore him, back to the lesson
>Which mother?
>Yes, and?
>You’re stupid
>Other (what?)

Meta: What I'm trying to get across is that in Oreia *whore* is roughly equivalent to *therapist* given the succubi attitudes to sex.

>>39264666
No worries OP.

>>39264762
>Ignore him, back to the lesson

>>39264762
>*shrug* Which mother?
>Ignore him, back to the lesson

>>39264762
>>Which mother?
>>Yes, and?
>>You’re stupid

>>39264724
Next session is expected Sunday noon Brit time.

about 37 hours from now, I will update twitter as usual to confirm

>>39264762
>>Which mother?
>>Yes, and?

>>39264762
>Ignore him, back to the lesson

>>39264762
The poor boy is craving attention... but still
>Ignore him, back to the lesson

can't spell therapist without the rapist

>>39264762
>>Which mother?
>>Yes, and?
It's not a big deal.

>>39264762
>Ignore him, back to the lesson
We don't really have time to explain to him the complexities of the Jalweyen household and Milis two and up to seven mothers.

>>39264762
>Which mother?

>>39264762
>Yes, and?
If it doesn't get the reaction he wants, he should stop trying. Hopefully.

>>39264870
Talking to him is the reaction he wants, it gets us into trouble.

>>39264870
>If it doesn't get the reaction he wants
you mean a kiss?

>>39264887
He's eight, he doesn't want to get cooties.

>>39264762
>Which mother?

>>39264762
>Ignore him, back to the lesson

>>39264762
>Ignore him, back to the lesson

Ignore him wins, writing

Oh and please roll 1d20 (no mods) best of 3.

This is too see if Mili understands something

>>39264911
I was eight when I got my first crush. Although she laughed in my face when I told her about it.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>39264990

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>39264990

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>39264990

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>39264990

You turn back towards the instructor, ignoring the boy. He tried poking you a few more times and he and his friends try a few more whispered insults, eventually they give up when you refuse to respond.

The rest of the lecture passes uneventfully, to your disappointment the instructor never gets round to discussing your mama, maybe that will be next Theology lesson. You and Chesi dutifully follow the other paladin-cadets to your next lesson, which is Magical Theory – the first time you’ve had such a lesson. The instructor is a young priest with a slightly fuzzy face.

Most of it is boring: the instructor drones on and on about magic making up the world and how priests and paladins use magic with the gods permission and mages just taking it whenever they feel like it. It sounds like your magical theory instructor is saying that mama Isla and your nerdy brother are doing something wrong, but that can’t be right, maybe you’re just not getting it. At your side Chesi is sat upright and listening closely, but she might be the only one who is – most of your fellow paladin-cadets are slumping, looking bored.

Right at the end of the lesson though, something interesting happens: The instructor drones on “...and by carefully shaping the gift of their god, a priest can change the world.” And he lifts his hands up and a pure white light shines out from between his palms, bright enough that many of your classmates shield their eyes behind hands, but not so bright that you need to. Chesi seems particularly affected, flinching back and whimpering a little.

The light though....it calls to you, you feel...something deep within yourself trying to respond, trying to do something similar....

At your side Chesi whines, her arms wrapped around her head like she’s hurting.

What do you do?

>The light calls to me... (attempt to copy)
>Magic is for nerds, I don’t need this stuff
>Help Chesi
>Look to see which cadets don’t like the light
>Other (what?)

First 2 options are exclusive of each other, others can be mixed in

>>39265253
>Magic is for nerds, I don’t need this stuff
>Help Chesi
>Look to see which cadets don’t like the light

>>39265253
>Magic is for nerds, I don’t need this stuff
>Help Chesi

>>39265253
>>The light calls to me... (attempt to copy)
>>Help Chesi

>>39265253
>Help Chesi
>The light calls to me but it hurts my friend and that comes first. (Try later)

>>39265253
>>The light calls to me... (attempt to copy)
>Help Chesi
>Look to see which cadets don’t like the light

>>39265253
>>The light calls to me... (attempt to copy)
>Help Chesi

>>39265253
>Magic is for nerds, I don’t need this stuff
>Help Chesi
Sireyi got by pretty fine without priest spells.

>>39265354
Cause she was a goddess from the start.

>>39265253
>The light calls to me... (attempt to copy)
>Help Chesi

>>39265227
>The light calls to me... (attempt to copy)
Oooh, magic? I bet Mili is great at it. Well, this calling is happening...

>>39265379
No she wasn't. She had a divine spark, which has absolutely nothign to do with her lack of need for priest spells.

>>39265253
>Magic is for nerds, I don’t need this stuff
>Help Chesi

>>39265344
This.

>>39265388
>Not voting to help Chesi
You are a bad person.

copy light + help Chesi

Please roll 2d20

Rolled 18, 17 = 35 (2d20)

>>39265449

Rolled 14, 13 = 27 (2d20)

>>39265449
>>39265441
Well copying it will hurt Chelsi more either way, so...

Rolled 14, 19 = 33 (2d20)

>>39265449
Sireyi, bless my roll

>>39265253
>>Magic is for nerds, I don’t need this stuff
>>Help Chesi
>>Look to see which cadets don’t like the light

Rolled 14, 10 = 24 (2d20)

>>39265449

You still think magic is for nerds, but something about that light calls to you, it feels familiar, like home, like mama Sofia and mama Sireyi. Your hands seem to rise of their own accord and you feel something within you strain and a dim spark gathers between your hands.

Oh wow, you did that first time! It seems no one has noticed your light as everyone is still flinching from or mesmerised by the instructors much brighter light. You turn to show Chesi your success only to see her swaying on her seat and looking pale, like she’s going to collapse.

All thoughts of magic forgotten you hug her, your spark disappearing.

“Chesi” you say “Chesi are you ok?”

“Don’t feel good” mumbles Chesi

“It’s ok” you say “I’m here, just lean on me, you wish really, really strongly that you could help her somehow, that she wasn’t so sick, you can feel her shaking.

As the instructors light fades you feel your energy fade out of you, huh, maybe that spark was something really difficult.

At the same time Chesi stops shaking and hugs you back “thanks Mili” she whispers to you “I feel much better.”

You wonder, did you heal her somehow? You’ve seen your mamas heal people and its a paladin thing after all, and you are going to be the best paladin, and healing is better than boring light anyway.

Your thoughts are interrupted by the instructor announcing the end of the lesson and all of the other cadets getting up to go to lunch. You and Chesi follow along, lunch is soup and vegetables, poorer fare than you’re used to, but if that’s what paladins live on, then you’ll manage. Chesi doesn’t seem hungry, barely eating anything, but in the half-hour break you get after your meal she seems really full of energy.

As usual you and the other cadets have the run of a yard in the compound, away from the older cadets, there are rocks to climb on, as well as ruins, and plenty of trees and bushes to play hiding in.

Most of the other cadets split up into smaller groups. The largest groups are what you think of as the Nobles – those from the noble families that see themselves above the others; the Talented – kids from all sorts of backgrounds that were selected to be priests and paladins because they have some (small) measure of divine magic talent; the Girls – there are few enough girls in your classes that most have gathered together, though a few are in the other groups, and; The Bullies – Devin and his friends like to pick on the other kids, in fact they’ve found one cadet without any friends, Michael you think he’s called and are shoving him around.

What do you do during break?

>Play alone (just you and Chesi)
>Talk to the Nobles
>Talk to the Talented
>Talk to the Girls
>Talk to another group (make up a group – within reason)
>Stop the Bullies
>Other (what?)

>>39265842
>Talk to the Talented
Quick, form the group of the elites and take contorl of it.

>>39265842
>Stop the Bullies

>>39265842
>Talk to another group

>Stop the bullies.

>>39265842
>Stop the Bullies

>>39265842
>Stop the Bullies
No time for clique forming, we have evil-doers to stop!

>>39265891
Other group is Swordies, people of various backgrounds that have made a mark by being fucking good at straight fighting, fist or sword or whatever.

>>39265842
>Talk to another group - other kids that seem bothered by what Devin and his friends are doing
>Stop the Bullies

>>39265920
Ooooo, this is nice. Second.

>>39265842
>Stop the bullies
That's our job!

If there's any time left over (which I don't expect), we can chat up the Talented.

>>39265842
>>39265920
Supporting Swordies.

>>39265842
>Stop the Bullies

>>39265842
>>Talk to the Girls
Better start building a harem nice and early.

>>39266040
Between Chesi and her mothers genes, thats going to happen all on its own.

>>39266040
But girls build reverse harems! Mili need boys!

>>39266074
>But girls build reverse harems!
Our little protagonists four mothers kinda disprove that.

>>39266040
Don't we just tap our heals together and one forms?

>>39266040
>>39266074
She is eight. She won't need either for at least six years.

>>39265842
Voting swordies, just because.

>>39266150
Change it to four and we'll call it a deal.

>>39266181
I could live with that.

>>39266181
How about eight?

>>39265842
>Divine Warrior: Your Goddess has blessed you with supernatural strength, speed and toughness.
I assume this is just copied from Sireyis Divine Warrior and Konig is not actually a reverse trap?

>>39266273
Isn't she Sireyi's follower though?

>>39266340
Her paladin powers are from her lineage, which is Konigs.

You’d really like to speak to the Swordies, the cadets that are best at fighting, but a paladin never lets evil go unfought! You’ll talk to the Swordies after.

You head over to the bullies with Chesi in tow, ready to fight the bullies if need be, but you recall that mama Sireyi told you that talking to people first is best.

“Stop picking on him!” you insist.

Devin and the others stop shoving Michael around for a bit.

“Why?” asks one of them “who’s going to stop us?”

“We will!” says Chesi at your side, bringing her fists up

The eight bullies leave Michael alone, he’s a skinny boy with dark hair down to his shoulders and he peers around as if he can’t see properly. Michael steps backs, looking like he’s ready to run away.

The eight boys start to surround you and Chesi “Just get lost” says one “stupid girls” says another “gonna cry?” taunts a third.

At your side, Chesi takes a half-step forward, as if ready to charge and snarls and angry noise with no words.

You still feel really tired from making that light earlier.

What do you do?

>Charge in, fists swinging
>BATTLE MASTERY
>Try to talk them down
>Other (what?)

>>39266273
Correct, will fix it

>>39266364
>Try to talk them down
>Threaten to call the instructors, real paladins protect the weak and don't pick on them
>Use BATTLE MASTERY if they attack you or Chesi

>>39266364
Let's
>Try to talk them down
and after it inevitably fails
>BATTLE MASTERY!

>>39266364
>Try to talk them down
Like mum said.
>This isn't what paladins are ment to do.

>>39266364
>BATTLE MASTERY

>>39266417
She already talked, though.

>>39266364
>Try to talk them down
Considering Mili has DR2 and they are kids and therefore have at best Strength 8, do we even need Battle Mastery? They literally can't hurt Mili.

>>39266364
>threaten to kick Devin's dick so hard he'll have to bunk with the girls

>>39266364
>BATTLE MASTERY
Let her be something different, not just Sireyi 2.0.

>>39266457
That has nothing to do with this, she wants to be a good paladin and already got scolded for fighting. She just doesn't want to get into trouble again.

>>39266364
>Try to talk them down
Using Battle Mastery will probably just get us in trouble again anyway.

>>39266364
>Try to talk them down
>This isn't what paladins are meant to do.
>If they don't stop, make them

>>39266364
>Charge in, fists swinging
Also thanks for running this more light hearted thing with milli at the end.
Also also FUCK YEAH! PALADIN OF JOY QUEST!

>>39266399
This.

diplomacy seems to be a winner, roll 1d20

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>39266586
ROLLAN FOR LOVE!

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>39266586
I feel so helpless without the absurdly high bonuses

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>39266586

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>39266586

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>39266586

>>39266600
>>39266604
>>39266607
Looks like she inherited Sofias diplomacy skills.

>>39266628
Sohpia is the best at diplomacy and if you say other wise I'll deck you in the cherries!

Looks like we're going to finish this one with smiting too.

Mama Sireyi was right, talking is the first thing you do.

“Stop picking on everyone” you say to the bullies, “how would you like it if everyone was picking on you?”

The bullies just laugh at you “stupid girl” one of them says “you just don’t understand.”

“Understand what?” you say, a little baffled

“Michael is helping us practise” says another, dragging Michael back as he attempts to sneak away unnoticed “Aren’t you Michael”

“Let go!” yells Michael, he swings a punch at one of the bullies, who jumps back, Michael charges only to get tripped up by another bully and falls over, the others just point and laugh at him, lying on the ground, as he tries to rise they keep pushing him over.

You keep trying to tell them to stop but they just ignore you. They don’t ignore Chesi though, when she charges into them and tackles one to the ground, pinning him down and swinging punches at his face.

After a moments shocked pause the other bullies go to help their fallen friend, Chesi is plenty tough, but eight to one is not good.

Actions?

>Keep trying to talk them into stopping
>Charge in, fists swinging
>BATTLE MASTERY
>Ask another group for help (which?)
>Other (what?)

>>39266798
>BATTLE MASTERY

>>39266798
>Charge in, fists swinging

>>39266798
>Charge in, fists swinging
Tried one mothers tactics, now the other

>>39266798
>Charge in, fists swinging
Talk is over. There was an effort.

>>39266798
>Charge in, fists swinging
>BATTLE MASTERY
I feel like this will end badly, but I suppose its going to be a interesting scene.

>>39266798
> BATTLE MASTERY

>>39266798
>>BATTLE MASTERY
Smite and cleave. Cleave and smite.

>>39266798
>Charge in, fists swinging
Then
>Now will you stop picking on people?

>>39266878
I wouldn't be so sure we win with fists swinging.
Mili probably doesn't know much about fighting that way, and they can't hurt her, but they can overpower her.

>>39266798
>Charge in, fists swinging
>>BATTLE MASTERY

>>39266798
>Battlemastery
With this Michael lad it should be only 3v8 but we don't have time to wait for them to get reinforcements.

>>39266798
>Ask Swordies for help.

>>39266947
>With this Michael lad it should be only 3v8
I would be pleasently surprised if he would help us fighting.

>>39266898
I just don't want BATTLE MASTERY to be the only way we can fight, anyway we'll keep standing until we inspire an army.

>>39266963
>I just don't want BATTLE MASTERY to be the only way we can fight
It currently IS the only way we can 'properly' fight, until we get actual fighting lessons.

looks like Battle Mastery wins, writing

Will Milli ever finish a school day without getting into a fight? Probably when the other cadets learn not to be jerks when she's around. She's strong enough that they could feasibly learn quickly too.

>>39267011
Grandpa Konig would be proud.

>>39267011
And now we're probably going to go to the infirmary from the harm using Battle Mastery with no Divine Energy is going to do.

>>39267070
>Will Milli ever finish a school day without getting into a fight?
Apparently the second day didn't have one.
But they will likely be commonplace.

Kids usually don't know to be prudent, so they will only try harder to beat her.
Most likely will start targeting Chesi if they can't get us.

>>39267113
We can't really have used it up, I suspected the same thing, but I see no way for her to have used all 6DP on those two spells.

>>39267148
We have no knowledge of how much Divine Energy attempting that spark drained.

>>39267200
It seems unlikely to me, and even if we did drain all of it, it only takes 1HP.
Which isn't quite infirmary worthy yet.

>>39267200
Spark probably wasn't the issue, that dampening field or whatever it was we did to shield the succubum might be an issue though

With the numbers against you, you can’t take any chances, your control over your powers isn’t perfect but you can still use them, sort of.

Your body feels as light as a feather as you dash towards the nearest bully, easily avoiding his clumsy swing and hitting hit hard in the stomach, he folds up with a wheezing sound and goes down.

Even as the others are turning towards you, your fists and feet lash out, every hit placed perfectly. In the part of your mind not focused solely upon beating your enemies you notice Michael grabbing a distracted bully by both legs and heaving, throwing him down, before charging at another, to your eyes he’s clumsy and slow, but at least he’s trying.

The other kids start to form a ring around you all “fight, fight fight!” they chant.

One of the bullies grabs Chesi by the hair and drags her off his friend, only for her to twist in his grip and starts pummelling on him. You can feel the tide of the fight turn firmly in your favour, against you, Chesi and even Michael the bullies don’t stand a chanc-
---
You wake up in bed, Chesi is sat in a chair at your side, so is Michael, neither seem hurt, and you don’t feel any pain either.

“What?” you mumble, as your eyes open.

“Mili you’re awake!” says Chesi, hugging you. Michael gives you a relived smile.

“What happened?” you ask, did someone beat you? no one whose not an adult has ever beaten you.

“You passed out” says Michael “You had the bullies on the run and you just, stopped and fell over.”

“Then the Swordies came running in” adds Chesi “and then the instructors broke up the fight, we all got taken to the infirmary and me and Michael got healed but you weren’t hurt” she says “the priests just said your magic had run out.”

You do feel kind of hollow, and hungry.

“Oh” you say, that’s never happened to you before.

“You were amazing” says Michael, grinning “can you teach me how to fight that good?”

“You’ll never fight as good as Mili” Chesi boasts, putting an arm around your shoulders as you sit up, trying to make sense of what happened.

---

And that's it for today folks, see you next thread.

Thanks for playing and I hope you had fun.

>>39267352
Thanks for the thread.

>>39267239
>>39267231
Did you guys miss the two or three times it was mentioned that the spark was really draining?

>>39267352
Thanks for running, can't wait for the next thread.

Mili is stealing her mamas show, I'm starting to look forward more to this than the rest.

>>39267379
It only really mentioned her being drained after she took care of Chesi, so he has a point.

>>39267352
Mission accomplished I guess. Although bullies will now know they can overwhelm us. We better work on getting swole!

Thanks for the thread OP!

>>39267331
>based Swordies a best

>>39267435
They did literally nothing, the fight was already over when they arrived.

>>39267352
Great thread pally! Thanks for running!

>>39267407
Kinda sorta me too but more because I'm dreading all the shit getting flung at sireyi