>>40597597
>We should head for the glade
Gotta stay hidden from outsiders, not like the village was particularly friendly last time as it was and we're in no shape to threaten them into cooperation right now.

Might be worth thinking sunny thoughts and trying to cop a heal on Nurrim or ourselves again now that we're rested up.

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Roll-Under, static DC as modified by player planning/interaction/environmental modifiers. Best of three.

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>>40597597
>We should head for the glade
And make sure no one can follow

>>40597597
>>We should head for the village and get Nurrim some help

>>40597638
Hell, the village may even have tipped them off.

>>40597597
>We should head for the glade

Should we make a stretcher for Nurrim? Seems like after all of this we should make some walking sticks that could double for poles for a stretcher. Would come in handy the rate we get busted up.

>>40597597
>We should head for the glade

Heading to the Glade.

Writing.

>>40597665
>Roll-Under, static DC as modified by player planning/interaction/environmental modifiers. Best of three.
How about the number of dice rolled for each character, is it 1 each now?

>>40598117
You roll for the party, I roll for the mooks. DC adjusted by difficulty of encounter.

>>40597597
"We should head to the glade for now. We can't just leave Nurrim's home behind, right?" Emma rises out of your lap and you rise slowly, holding your side. Djanna helps Nurrim to her feet, supporting the older girl on her shoulder.

"In the end, we should leave anyway. If they're poaching for monsters, we're not safe here." Nurrim pants heavily, leaning on Djanna. "If I'm being honest, this hasn't been home in a long time. I just-"

"There's going to be time to talk later. We need to move." Djanna carefully readjusts Nurrim's weight and sets off a few steps ahead, before looking back at you with a stifled yawn. "Nadia... will you take the lead? I'm not sure which way the glade is from here..."

You nod and move to the forefront of the group, Emma falling in behind you, and Djanna bringing up the rear with Nurrim. You move slowly through the woods, following the scent of smoked meat and charred wood. Eventually, you come on the glade once more, the rack that Nurrim had constructed stil over the muddy remains of the smokefire. The flesh is still moderately uncooked, and once securing your friends inside the domain, you return and bring in enough to sate your ravenous hunger.

>>40598138
"So... what now? We could go back to the village..." Djanna says as she sets the bone of her owlbear haunch aside, turning to face the rest of you. You snap the bone in your hand and suck at the marrow, while Emma worries at hers with her tiny teeth, lacking the strength to break it apart on her own. Nurrim has barely touched hers, her pallor having become somewhat worrisome. She's sweating and breathing heavily. You whine softly, your ears falling.

"I don't know if they'd help us, though." You turn to the dragon. "I can maybe try to heal her again, but I don't know. If it didn't work the first time, then maybe it won't this time? Maybe Yra's mad at me or something..." You mutter the last, looking at the floor. You don't know what you might have done, but even so, the idea of somebody being upset with you doesn't sit well.

"What about the bottled life?" Emma looks at the two of you, frowning thoughtfully. "We do have the two left."

>Try healing again
>Go for help
>Use Bottled Life
>Other (Write-In)

>>40598167
>Try healing again
One last shot, then we
>Use bottled life

Rolled 31 (1d100)

If calling upon YRA is a dice action then let me just query the dice gods to see what they think about this line of action.

>>40598167
>Try healing again
if that fails
>Use Bottled Life

>>40598187
Healing will be a dice action, yes, but I'll call for it after the vote's decided.

>>40598167
>Try healing again
Going to the village for help is the last resort, since we can't be sure if they sent the poachers after us or not.

>>40598167
>Try healing again
>Use Bottled Life

>>40598187
Dice gods say not likely.

But either way I remember that the second time we healed YRA commanded us to clear the Czarina's tower.
The third was spent on some crooks.
The fourth was spent on something. or it was that failed heal back then? Either way, we have spent our healing without fulfilling the wishes of YRA inbetween.
I fully expect us to need to go on a HOLY QUEST™ to show that we are worth y of his grace.

>>40598200
Does that mean we'll roll for whether yra hear's our pleas, or on the heal intensity?

>>40598238
You make a good observation. We might be looking at needing to take down shapeshifterydoo before Yra grants us heal powers again, or in recompense.

Dice it up. Best of three.

DC's will remain behind the curtain, but remember: Roll under.

Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>40598279
BY THE POWER OF GREYSKULL

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>40598279

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>40598279
Will YRA hear our call?

>>40598298
Well hopefully this was low enough for something.

>>40598298
Success, but not enough to make much of a difference. Writing.

>>40598298
Yra pls!

>>40598256
And sorry I missed this.

I'm still using a modified DOS system. If you don't get the DC, it doesn't work. If you beat the DC, then I take into account how much you beat it by to figure out how well it works.

Case in point, DC here was 50. You beat it by 5, so you're going to heal Nurrim to a point where she's not in immediate threat of passing out/shock and it's going to work the arrow out enough where a mundane healing check could, potentially, remove it safely.

If you'd beaten it by ten, the arrow's out and the wound's sealed. By 20, she's sore, but in good shape. 30, she's in perfect health. 40 or a crit? Potential temp buffs.

And, like decided earlier, the more you do something, the better you get at it.

>>40598351
Yra is getting sick of our shit.

Well, look guys. Remember that fresh kills can boost a Monster's natural healing to higher levels.
We can go hunting for something fresh and feel it to Nurrim to get her healing going and stabilize her to be able to move her, if we don't want to use one of the bottled lives.
Remember, these are actual lives we're talking about here. We can't get more without sacrificing another person.

>>40598430
Or we could just buy it from someone.

>>40598447
Well, hey, you happen to know where you can find some hunters!

>>40598430
The potion use was if the healing didn't work at all. Since we've managed to stabilise her we can go heal her with meat instead of a potion, yeah

>>40598474
Never change.

>>40598475
I'd like to heal her with meat. Hurr hurr.

>>40598487
No, he's got a point. The hunters are the kind of people that would kill a person just to get a high value commodity like a life potion. They might have some for emergencies. They're the kind of people we would need to find and kill to get a life potion, or the alchemists they do business with.

>>40598490
You know that's actually a thing that works right?

>>40598529
Yes, but also consider this:

I. Would like. To -plow- her.

>>40598540
oooooh. you're making a stupid joke. sorry, it was so cleverly done I didn't see it.
Sarcasm, in case you couldn't tell

>>40598167
"I'll try healing her again." You add your bone to the pile by Djanna and rise, moving over to Nurrim. She opens an eye, looking up at you with a forced smile.

"Hey. S-sorry. I know I must look horrible right now. Not exactly being a g-gracious host..."

You whine. You hesitate a moment and reach out, patting her head. "It's fine. We're gonna take care of you. Okay?" She nods and settles back against the tree, closing her eyes. "That's nice, Nadia. I'm just... gonna rest for a bit."

You whimper and pull back, levelling your hands at her. The sun beats down into the glade, and for a moment seems to shine just a bit brighter on Nurrim's face. You hear a strange sort of sucking sound, and the shaft buried in her chest wiggles just a bit, inching out of the wound. Just as soon as the moment began, it ends, and Nurrim's breath comes just a little easier.

You take a step back and fall into a cross-legged sit, tail wiggling as you rest your palms on your knees, smiling despite yourself. She's still in pretty bad shape, but you helped her. You did what you could, anyway. Djanna crosses to the elder kitsune, crouching down in front of her with a pensive frown, checking her over without touching her. "I think I might be able to get the arrow out."

"Let her rest for now..." Emma walks past you, reaching out and brushing the back of her hand against her sister's cheek softly. "We need to talk about what we're doing."

Djanna nods, turning to face the two of you and taking a seat beside Nurrim. "She's right, Nadia. What's the plan?"

>Try and head for the Skyteeth. Maybe we can get back to Dvotysk without being followed.
>Rest up. Hunt the hunters.
>Head to the village to seek aid.
>Other (Write-In)

>>40598528
He's talking about the guys we just ran away from

>>40598595
>Rest up in the glade
>When rested, hunt for fresh meat to feed everyone so that we can heal faster

>>40598595
>Rest up. Hunt the hunters.
>"They're the kind of people we can't leave to hunt again, you saw the cruelty they're capable of!"
>"But first we gotta hunt some fresh meat, heal up and make a plan..."

>>40598595
We should rest up then head for the Skyteeth


>Rest up. Hunt the hunters.
Don't do this. Their mooks outclass us let alone the druid mini boss that can 1 hit KO our entire party at once. We need to level up everyone by at least another evolution before attempting to deal with them.
Wait, we've slept. Shouldn't we have had another chance to evolve yet?

>>40598660
Hence the "Rest up" part of that option.

>>40598595
>Try and head for the Skyteeth. Maybe we can get back to Dvotysk without being followed.

>>40598595
Resting up has it. Writing.

We'll figure other stuff out after.

>>40598660
Since the pastes haven't been updated in a while I have no idea what our levels are. But I'd say Djanna is the closest since Emma apparently has no levels.

>>40598815
...well. Shit. I'll work on that later.

>>40598595
You spend the rest of the day relaxing in the glade, trying your best to figure out your next move. You could return to the Skyteeth. Maybe Maya and her troop would help you out. The village was on the way. If you needed help... but then again, they could have sent the hunters in the first place. They didn't seem to dress the same, though, so maybe not. You whine softly, rubbing your temples. Emma tends to her sister, mopping her brow with a damp rag, as Djanna paces the perimeter anxiously, her tail swaying in thought.

Eventually, the mid afternoon heat warming you to your core, you curl up in the shade of a tree into a fitful slumber.

============================

The bell above the door rings as you step into the shop, the hooded figure behind the counter saying nothing as they drum their heavy-ringed fingers on the counter. Racks of weapons and armor line the floor and walls, barrels of swords and spears, and heavy shields hanging from the wall behind the counter.

"Well. About time you showed up. You love to keep usssss waiting, yesssss?" You can't make out anything inside the hood but for the gleaming of crimson eyes. The air is smokey and the ambience dark, but you're not afraid. There's a quiet sort of feel in here, something between sacred and uncomfortable.

"Waiting?" you tilt your head and the figure nods.

"Pick one and only one. And don't be all day about it. You aren't my only cussssssssstomer."

You're dimly aware of several other shadows - what you had taken for mere tricks of the light - drifting forlornly between the racks.

>Take a broad shield
>Take a suit of armor
>Take a weapon
>Other (Write-In)

>>40599136
Just so we're clear:

Yes, this is a dream.
Yes, this is an Evo vote.
No, this is not for a form evo.
No, there will be no more backsies.

So I urge you to discuss amongst yourselves, talk about what you want.

I think Nadia's most likely choice would be the shield, for defending other people. That would be my vote.

You, on the other hand, are the players and in the driver's seat, so guide her as you will.

Which thread was it we passed up the evolution for that night? I want to see what the option there was.

>>40599136
>Take a suit of armor

>>40599136
>take a weapon

>>40599234
I don't recall, but it was an armor buff. Guardian Aegis. I didn't present the other options at the time.

>>40599236
He said choose ONE.

>>40599136
>Take a suit of armor
The only weapons we need are our fists.

>>40599136
>>Take a broad shield
>

>>40599136
>Take a suit of armor
Movin on up to PaladinBold.

>>40599254
In that case might as well vote armor. It's hard to help your friends when you're dead.
>Take a suit of armor

>>40599136
>Take a suit of armor
Let's just hope its light enough that we can still move fast in it.
No point in armor that stops you from helping your friends, eh?

>>40599136
>Take a weapon

>>40599136
>Take a weapon

My guess is these are symbolic. Not literally armor and weapons right?

>>40599136
>Take a suit of armor
Clank clank, come at me brold.

>>40599323
That's what I thought but.. people seem to have forgotten this is a dream.

>>40599136
>>Take a broad shield
Gotta protect our friends!

>>40599136
>Take a weapon
I'd rather we can deal more dps quicker

>>40599231
Oh, thought it was for that mysterious figure we had an excerpt from instead
> Take a weapon

>>40599136
>>Take a weapon

>>40599136
>Take a weapon
I'd rather not go armor route

>>40599343
I thought we time-skipped to a weapon shop. Don't know why. Guess I must have just read the options and thought "weapon-buying time".

>>40599136
>Take a suit of armor

>>40599136
>Take a weapon

>>40599389
I dono man. I guess read the posts?

The shadowy serpent like figure kind of gave it away.

>>40599378
Same but more than likely people are horrified that EVERYONE WILL DIE! If they don't vote for defense.

Nadia seems to be the all-attack, best defense is a good offense type.

All the samefag.

>>40599441
>>40599461
Yup

The armour is the least Nadia-esque one because it's a selfish protection of one's self rather than a shield which would assist in protecting allies.

>>40599464
>My vote didn't win! Oh i know i'll cry samefag!

>>40599136
>Take a broad shield

>>40599481
What? I was implying it on both sides.

>>40599476
Armor is probably a straight defense buff.

Claws are probably a defense buff.

Broad.. shield.. is ..I don't know how protection for friendlies buff would manifest to be honest.

Maybe clerical wards or something?

>>40599510
I apparently should still be in bed because my own post confuses me.

weapon is offence buff. Possibly better claws. Or maybe some kind of weapons aptitude.

>>40599510
>Claws are probably a defense buff.
It obviously fucking isn't jesus christ man
Not everything is fucking defensive

>>40599136
Sorry. Had to take care of something real quick.

Back. If I'm not counting wrong, it looks like weapon wins it.

>>40599557
Yup

>>40599548
I know. My bad. I woke up like fifteen minutes ago so my brain isn't running on full steam yet.

>>40599557
I counted 9 to 7 in favor of armor.

>>40599610
Fucking bullcrap you lying piece of shit

>>40599610
You miscounted. You've either got a shield or a deleted vote fudging your count.

>>40599632
Huh, the first two dissapeared, but nobodys claimed them for revoting so whatever.

>>40599557
Holy brass Knuckles pls.

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>>40599557
Tisk tisk, poor Nadia. Tis a terrible night for a curse.

>Going attack
Because that worked so well the last few times, huh?

>>40599762
>Anything I don't like
That went so well the last time right?

>>40599762
>I must bitch because my vote lost!

>>40599762
It's not our fault Garush is overly detailed in his explanations.

No amount of armor or any kind of weapon could have prepared Nadia for those words.

>>40599136
>Take a broad shield
Got to protect the family

>>40599136
You walk along the racks of weapons, moving past the armors and ignoring the shields completely. You move amongst the racks, finally settling on a heavy, two-handed war mallet. You heft it from its cradle, and though it's unbelievably heavy, it just feels... right... in your hands. Like you could knock down any foe in front of you, cleaving a path between yourself and whatever it is you want to reach. You smile to yourself a bit, a strange manic sensation in your chest. You feel just a touch of what you felt, attacking the axe-wielding hunter. The joy of overcoming adversity, the pure rush of adrenaline and power.

The scene shifts, and you're standing on a shapeless plain, the robed shopkeeper looking on from a distance. Shambling monstrosities, cloaked in shadow, rush toward you. You don't think, but react: you spin, bringing the hammer into the beast's side, shattering it into aether as you rush past it, using your momentum to carry you forward. The one behind it brings a massive fist down, slamming it into the earth before you. You leap up on the monster's hand, charging up its arm and driving the hammer into its skull, leaping off of it's shoulder before it dissipates into nothing.

You leap higher and further than you should be able to, looking down at the final creature. It looks up at you with a snarl of challenge. You begin your descent, screaming out a roar of challenge as you bear your fangs. You fall like a meteor, driving the hammer - and the beast - into the earth so hard that both crack. You pant heavily as the monster disperses, the burning in your muscles a familiar, beautiful agony.

"Then thisssss isssss what you want, yesssss?"

WILL YOU EVOLVE: HAMMERING FISTS
By sacrificing defensive power, you increase mobility and the force of your blows.

>Y
>N

>>40599685
>but nobodys claimed them for revoting so whatever.
I just didn't bother

>>40599829
>Y
I was skeptical until you said mobility increase. Dodge tank is best tank.

>>40599829
>N
Fuck glass cannons.

>>40599829
>N

>>40599829
>Y
topmonkbold

>>40599829
>N

>>40599829
>N
Deleting my vote here>>40599880

>>40599829
>>Y

>>40599829
hmmm
>y
We can heal ourselves, and heal from live animals, we simply don't do enough damage right now, i'd like to be able to kill something

>>40599829

I hate this voting scheme. Just tell us what the fuck options are available and cut out the trying meta-dream bullshit.

>>40599829
>N
Annnd we keep getting shitty evo's.....

>>40599829
>Y
Final Destination this shit Lotus. It is the only path!

>>40599829
Y

>>40599829
>Y

>>40599875
So what do you want for us? Just carry around shield and intercept attacks?

>>40599859
>Dodge tank is best tank.
This, especially for what Nadia's memories make her good at - hand to hand fighting.

>>40599915
It worked in the other RE quests. But, we apparently as a group don't want defense OR offense, leaving Nadia in perpetual evolution limbo.

>>40599829
>N

>>40599829
>N
I'd rather not get more fragile and I hate the word hammer.

>>40599829
>N

>>40599829
>Y

>>40599829
>Y

>>40599829
>N

>>40599915
>>40599829

This.

>>40599829
>Y

>>40599829
>N
Seriosuly? You can't give us ONE good offensive evo without making Nadia a glass canon? Fuck you Lotus

>>40599829
>>N

>>40599829
>N

>>40599978
It doesn't mean making her defense full on weaker, rather it means that she is less focussed on defending herself and more on getting crippling attacks in.

Goddammit Lotus. You fucked up again.

Anons are fucking terrified of everything. As soon as you said "Sacrificing defense" They all panicked.

If had just said a mobility and damage buff if might have been fine.

But now they assume she's got brittle bone disease and they can't vote for it.

>>40599829
>Y

something something more voters than ip count

>>40599829
Y

>>40599829

> N
We should talk about this out-of-character, because I'm about sick of this "I'm being vague, and now look, the boat has sailed, stupidity."

You want Nadia to have a super cool shield evolution? Fine. Let's settle on a goddamn evolution most people will be happy with rather than rock, paper, derp.

>>40600042
I just dont want to use a hammer. Hammers are stupid.

>>40599829
>N

>>40600042
I'm not taking the flak for this one. I'm not going to shoulder it.

Life doesn't come with instruction manuals. Be glad you at least get an inkling of what the shit does instead of just me taking into account what you've done up to this point, asking "Will you evolve," and doing the modifications behind the scenes.

They don't like it, I'll more than happily go full behind the scenes with this shit.

>>40600065
...He's not giving us a literal hammer dumbass, it makes our fists stronger

>>40600065
Its a metaphor you idiot. Blunt hammer, blunt fists. There is no weapon.

>>40600061
Shield had almost no votes. Why would you assume lotus wants it?

>>40600065
But we don't. This is an evo, not a weapon choice, the hammer was metaphorical in the DREAM you muppet.

>>40599978
1. You're extrapolating an awful lot. "Sacrificing defense" doesn't automatically mean made of rice paper.

2. All the good evolution lead to specialization, you can't expect to be good at everything. It's either good at some things, or mediocre at everything.

>>40600042

Yeah. It's kind of shit to tell us "This evolution is ass in a particular sense" on top of telling us how "This isn't what the character should pick". Honestly, Lotus, play with yourself for a while then come back and tell us what evo we're getting.

>>40600083
Yeah no your a fucking grade a cunt of a QM Lotus

>>40599829
>Y

>>40600084
>>40600085
>>40600088
We picked up a mallet. I want the plate. read the fucking post

>>40599829
>Y

>>40600083

Go full behind the scenes with it. Just make sure what we get is good and keep the encounters fair for a while.

>>40600101
I imagine all evos are ass in some aspect. Aegis i very specific in when its useful, shield probably lowers attack, and weapon lowers defense. Its not dicking anyone over.

>>40600101
Where on earth does it says, "this isn't what the character should pick."

>>40600083
Congratulations Lotus, the objectively worst thing about this quest is the players

>>40599829
>N

>>40600125
It's a metaphor you dense fuck. This is all a dream sequence. There is no actual hammer.

>>40600106
Door's to your left.

>>40600125
And this right here is the problem with quests. You have to share them with literal pants on head retards.

What part of DREAM do you NOT GET?

>>40600125
We did read the post dumbass, your comment was "I just don't want to use a hammer" A hammer isn't going to materialize out of thin fucking air when we wake up, it's an upgrade to our abilities

>>40600153
That's the worst thing about most quests. Some people are just unfixably stupid.

>>40600152
>>40599231

> I think Nadia's most likely choice would be the shield, for defending other people. That would be my vote.

QM says "This is what the character should pick." The case should have been closed here as far as I'm concerned.

Still a better QM than archelon

>>40600152
I did say, in my opinion, Nadia would most likely pick shield IF SHE WEREN'T BEING CONTROLLED BY OTHER PEOPLE since up to now her votes have almost exclusively been about defending/worrying about other people.

>>40600189
Right on
and Lotus, I stil think your great

>>40600083
I would prefer that.

>>40600189
He was saying that he felt that that was most in character for how she had acted to this point. Your shadowruns are showing if you think that means he'll dick us over for not picking it.

>>40600200

Well then, it's your pick. I don't want a hand in this pot. Sure, make shield puppy. Just make sure it's useful.

>>40600065
>I just dont want to use a hammer.
He's not giving us a literal hammer.
>Hammers are stupid.
then tell me anon. Why are hammers stupid? Why are they not a viable option? If you can't show us a valid reason we, in return, have no reason to side with you.

Ten minute break while I crack open a bottle.

You fall asleep. Will you evolve.
>Y
>N

>>40600211
Thank you.

>>40600243
>we, in return, have no reason to side with you.
Speak for yourself.

>>40600243
Stop! Hammer time!

>>40600274
>Y
We gotta get stronger somehow.
I desperately hope it's an offensive one.

>>40600243

Not that anon, but technically, if hammers are stupid, hammer fists are even worse. They give up the primary mechanical advantage that makes a hammer useful and reduce our reach by about a foot.

>>40600274

This is your decision. You pick the evolution you want, and then we bury this conversation and never discuss it again.

>>40600200
Nadia is also about as bright as a box of rocks. So.. I mean her choice may not exactly be the best option for her.

>>40600274
I'm a weapon guy and I might rather have armor before fucking shield.

>>40600274
>Y

We MC Hammer now.

>>40600280
Should I explain everything or summerize the points?

>>40600274
y

>>40600274
>Y

>>40600274
No, I want Nadia to be weak forever if she doesn't evolve exactly how I want her to.

Nah, but seriously
>Y

I would have preferred she gain blade blocking abs of steel, but I'm not gonna be a cunt about it.

>>40600274
>N
If we needed AP we should get a weapon, not upgrading our fists.

>>40600304
Hammer fists should be taken in the context of powerful strikes. It's not a literal.

She's not going to have mallets for hands.

If you had wanted Sholin monk bold hammer fists was the path.

>>40600243
No, please. Don't ask tthat question. I don't want more weapon arguments. Not again.

>>40600304
I didn't want it to be my decision. I was just honoring a prior request to mention it when I felt relevant to the conversation what I thought would be in character for the PC at a given point.

>>40600356
"A person is smart, people are dumb panicky animals."

>>40600274
=)
>N

>>40600274
>Y

>>40600338
I don't know how you can punch armor with your fist and have said fist survive the experience repetedly.
weapons are tools.
tools are made to make jobs easier and efficient. Why do you guys keep on trying to go the inefficient way?
>>40600354
You're the one that demanded answer. So if you don't give me a reasonable explanation why we shouldn't use hammers then I have no reason to change my views.

>>40600274
>Y

>>40600378
preach it brother
>>40600274
>Y

>>40600274
>Y

>>40600397
What? I'm not even the anon you were talking to, I just don't want more weapon arguments.

>>40600397
Fantasy realm where we're a goddamn magical kobold were wolf.. thing.

It's like one of your chinese cartoons where getting the punching upgrades means being able to punch the fuck out of people in armor.

>>40600356
It is sort of unusual to see a decrease in any stat with an evolution. Usually just failing to level up a particular stat with an evo is a sizable enough penalty.

>>40600397
>I don't know how you can punch armor with your fist and have said fist survive the experience repetedly.
MAGIC NIGGA

>tools are made to make jobs easier and efficient. Why do you guys keep on trying to go the inefficient way?
WE A MONSTER NIGGA

>I have no reason to change my views.
NOBODY CARES NIGGA

You know, it's truly amazing how our player base can't agree on anything. It's like half the players work in middle management.

>>40600397
We're fucking magic. Maybe a holy aura makes our fists indestructible or something. stop nitpicking in magic land.

>Y
Remember, ladies and gentlemen: Lotus said earlier that we can go full Goku if we wished. We just have to live that long and soon we won't even need to punch anything.

>>40600469
PRAISE THE NOT!MAGIC!
Nah seriously I want my goldenbold of doom

>>40600469
But Goku sucks, Why would we ever want to be like him.

>>40600418
Yes, fantasy magical bullshit whatever? Then tell me. How would it work?
Any kind of biological matter a mammal can grow, almost all of them will be inferior to metal from even in terms of hardness. Even if we desregarded specialized shapes for uses, you still lose out on the hardness scale from the start.
>>40600431
>NOBODY CARES NIGGA
Then you can ignore my posts if you really didn't care.
>>40600440
>Maybe a holy aura
Using said holy auras tire us or outright knocks us out. How reliable.

You have chosen to evolve.

Writing.

>>40600507
Are you actually autistic?

>>40600428

It's kind of shit, especially when you realize that evolutions in ever other RE: quest have only ever had a positive effect with no decided negatives. The weakness is in not getting bonuses to other things.

So what I'm hearing here is that that offensive bump better be goddamn amazing.

>>40600507
fuck man I dunno it's fantasy, are you gonna debate how a massive lizard can breath fire and fly next? Shit be weird.

>>40600507
I refer you to
>FUCKING MAGIC
Upgrade punching enough and you can punch a mountain so hard it explodes, just like Kenshiro. Now stop being a douche.

>>40600507
Jesus Christ. Are you trolling?

It's fucking magic.

It's like super powers. Go tell superman he couldn't rotate the earth due to some mechanical law or another.

The whole point of "magic" is that it doesn't make sense.

Would you be bitching if we could summon fire or does that some how get the excuse, "Oh.. well magic!"

How about why there are undead in this setting? Or why we spoke to a GOD or why Evolution is chosen.

7/10

>>40600568
Man, the idea of Kenshirobold is awesome. But first we have to upgrade ourselves until we're Ryu.

>>40600518
Af far as what the diagonist said, no.
>>40600530
Obviously there should be some reason how she does that stuff, right?>>40600573
>Would you be bitching if we could summon fire or does that some how get the excuse, "Oh.. well magic!"
At least wizards actually bothered to research and record their findings and try to find out how magic actually worked.

>>40600592

Right now, we are Yamcha.

>>40600507
>Yes, fantasy magical bullshit whatever? Then tell me. How would it work?
Dude, Nadia isn't so dumb as to just punch rocks.
Plate armour isn't a perfect defence, there are holes all over the place to enable its freedom of movement. Nadia would be more than capable of aiming her strikes at these weakpoints and could more than likely rip into them with her claws.

On top of that plate armour ain't gonna help you if someone lands a blow on your helmet hard enough to give you concussion. Not to mention that unless the armour is designed to restrict limbs and heads moving in ways that aren't good for the joints she can just crunk them.

Also, muay thai kickboxing: part of the training involves smashing their limbs against hard shit to create microfractures in the bones that heal and make it more resistant to future breaking. There's plenty of biological precedent for having tough critters even before you entertain the notion of fantastical elements.

>>40600602
that's just it, this is a fictional realm. it works because lotus SAYS it works. there need be no other explanation. (not to mention nadia probably wouldn't understand it anyway)

>>40600602
>Af far as what the diagonist said, no.

>He's actually had to have someone analyse him for autism
And you passed it? Really? Did your mother give you a lollipop before taking you in for it that day or something?

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>>40600602
It's clever bait son. The anon assumes the role of an autistic shit poster who believes they're starting a discussion.

THE SHITSTORM! IT IS GLORIOUS!
EVEN THOUGH IT IS REALLY MORE OF A SHIT-DRIZZLE THAN A FULL-ON STORM!

>>40600668
>He's actually had to have someone analyse him for autism
Who said I did? I'm talking about the time I had issues with stress back when I had some grade problems. If I had autism surely she would have known and pointed it out.
>>40600636
Sure, I mean, you could, but that victim won't be just sitting around. Granted he WILL be slow to react but that's not a completely foolproof option.
also, if he is wearing a chaimail under it, claws wouldn't penetrate unless he is evil. Twisting necks, concussion I can agree with, but it would be hard to get into that range from the start.
>>40600647
>it works because lotus SAYS it works.
If you said this earlier then I would have stopped then.
>>40600673
Thanks for clarifying it for me anon.

And these threads were going so well at first.

>>40599829
You wake from your dream with a start and a snort, shaking your head until your hair sticks out every which way. You rise to your feet and stretch out, and- hey! Your arm!

You look down to find your wounds healed, the bruises gone and even the grinding of bone-on-bone is replaced by the smooth motion of muscle and sinew moving in concert. You clench your fists and they too seem harder. Larger. You feel incredible! You bounce on the balls of your seat in the late afternoon sun. You even feel like the fur on your knees, shoulders, etc has gotten a bit thicker.

"Nadia, did you grow!?"

You turn to address Djanna as she walks toward you, carrying another chunk of owlbear, and your ears flatten. She seems taller... or maybe you're shorter. You can't put a finger on it either, but her horns seem a bit sharper, her hair now reaches just past her shoulders, brilliant platinum blonde. Her claws seem shorter, her fingers more slender and dextrous. Her scales have darkened to a near-black shade of blue. You weren't sleeping that long, were-

That's when you realize that what you thought was the afternoon sun is, in fact, early morning. You whine gently. How!?

"You were sleeping so deeply, I didn't want to bother you. There was some movement near the glade, but we managed to bring in the last of the meat and take down the fur. I'm sure I didn't do it well enough to leave no traces, but just maybe it'll look like we left in a hurry... here. Breakfast."

>>40600848
I know, right? I really like this quest, but goddamn if it doesn't have some of the dumbest players I've ever seen. I didn't used to believe in summer.

>>40600848
Im honestly surprised Lotus still bothers. Im glad he does though.

>>40600907
She offers you the bit of meat with a smile. You take it and flop back onto your rump with a huff, tearing into it with ravenous hunger. Djanna settles beside you, pulling her knees up to her chest, her tail swaying back and forth gently. It seems to have gotten longer as well, the barest hints of a fan perking up near the tip.

"So have you had some time to consider it? What are we doing? The longer we stay here, the worse off we're going to be I think. If they find the glade, maybe they'll even be able to find the domain. Then..." she doesn't finish the thought. You swallow the flesh in your mouth and wipe off your mouth on your arm. Across the clearing, covered in one of the furs, Emma sleeps curled up beside Nurrim, still as small as the day you met her.

>Hunt the hunters. You feel stronger. Make them pay.
>Get your family to the village. Risky, but you could find help.
>Head for the Skyteeth. The sooner you get home, the better.
>Other

>>40600907
>You turn to address Djanna as she walks toward you, carrying another chunk of owlbear, and your ears flatten. She seems taller... or maybe you're shorter. You can't put a finger on it either, but her horns seem a bit sharper, her hair now reaches just past her shoulders, brilliant platinum blonde. Her claws seem shorter, her fingers more slender and dextrous. Her scales have darkened to a near-black shade of blue.
So djanna hit an evo too?
god damm if she didn't deserve one.

>>40600803
>hard to get into that range
"increase mobility"

>chaimail under it, claws wouldn't penetrate unless he is evil
I don't see how the target being evil has anything to do with the strength of its chainmail, but that aside, chainmail would be hard pressed to withstanding a piercing attack with the strength of 'hammer blows' behind it.

>victim won't be just sitting around
Sure, but they'll have on the whole a lot less experience combating people skilled in unarmed fighting. If you match nadia with a knight of 'equal level' her dexterity will no doubt be far better and more than capable of letting her land blows to weakpoints with consistency.

>If you said this earlier then I would have stopped then.
It is implicit because Lotus is the QM.

>>40600848
Enh, every quest with more than a handful of players experiences it at some point. Don't forget the sperg with the horn upgrade in snek.

>>40600933
>Head for the Skyteeth. The sooner you get home, the better.

>>40600930
Why would I quit doing something I enjoy? I mean, I'm glad you enjoy it too, but "fun" includes my fun too.

Plus, I may have an eensy little masochist streak.

>>40600933
Give Nurim one of those damn life potions. There she's right as rain.

>>40600933
>>Get your family to the village. Risky, but you could find help.

>>40600933
>Hunt the hunters. You feel stronger. Make them pay.
Too risky to leave them to trail us, and generally not good for anyone to leave them alive and hunting. We just gotta have a better plan, not get captured, etc

>>40600933
>Get your family to the village. Risky, but you could find help
try this first, to get help to the wounded then
>Head for the Skyteeth. The sooner you get home, the better.

>>40600981
backing, fuck if i'm gonna let her die

Ooh! Djanaa evo! What'd she get (besides physically stronger)? Breath weapon improved?

>>40597665
>>Head for the Skyteeth. The sooner you get home, the better.
Here's another thing you should put in "General" past in your Pastebin, Lotus.
Links to the maps and symbols of god you drew, as well as any info you discussed in the Q&A.

>>40600933
>Head for the Skyteeth. The sooner you get home, the better.

>>40600964

Lotus, just never try to murder the entire party again.

>>40601023
>Platinum hair

Sluttier. She'll bed Garush one way.. or the other.

>>40600981
this, then
>Head for the Skyteeth. The sooner you get home, the better.
>>40601047
djanna is not for lewds anon

>>40600933
>Get your family to the village. Risky, but you could find help.
Safety first.
>>40600964
I just hate it when people try to routelock. Yes, all of them. Monkfags(probably most of you). Hammaefags. Spearfags. Magefags. Druidfags and whatever.
why are they setting up goals already? Not like you decide what job you'll be ding in your lifetime during your kindergardening years. Even now that guy is slowing the thread. I just wanted some cute nadia (but not cute adventures, I know what lotus is aiming for and I support it. I'm not that anon who sperged about 'muh cutebold' in wqdt)

>>40600933

> Head for the Skyteeth.

I'd love to hunt the hunters, really I would. Vengeance would be awesome and cut out a lot of the bitching, but Mr. Mabari or whatever the fuck his name is would just stomp our shit flat in a round.

>>40601042
He didn't. You're just a goddamn baby. It's amazing to think you people are adults.

>>40601065
You're already routelocked.

You're stuck on the Nadia route.

>>40600933
>Head for the Skyteeth. The sooner you get home, the better.

>>40601080
>Mabari

And, name acquired. But, no. Malachi.

He's my hunter. I'm doing a thing where I'm letting all the other REQMs design a mon hunter to put in the game if they want to.

>>40601081

Most of us probably aren't.

>>40601133

So, QMPCs that hate us. Could you... not do that?

>>40600939
>increase mobility=evasion
have fun dodging enemy retalliation. I mean, how will we deal with attacks while we move into that range?
>I don't see how the target being evil has anything to do with the strength of its chainmail, but that aside, chainmail would be hard pressed to withstanding a piercing attack with the strength of 'hammer blows' behind it.
Holy claws, anon. Anyway, if you can do stabbing claw attacks with the speed and power of hammer blows, with the precision of aiming between the small armor joints, then yes, I agree with you.
>Sure, but they'll have on the whole a lot less experience combating people skilled in unarmed fighting. If you match nadia with a knight of 'equal level' her dexterity will no doubt be far better and more than capable of letting her land blows to weakpoints with consistency.
Yeah, sure, like that last time we fought against those hunters.

>>40601168
They're not QMPCs. I want to see you beat them stupid because they're horrible, evil people.

They're challenges to overcome, not "Ooooh, lookit me, I'm the DM and oh so speshul."

>>40601168
I think that QM is mature enough to treat them like personalised enemies instead of himself.

>>40601175
He said he fixed the dice system. Random nameless jobbers shouldn't have been able to do better than a 30 in the first place.

>>40601175
It just won't stop posting...

>>40601175
>Yeah, sure, like that last time we fought against those hunters.
But they clearly weren't of even skill level, and moreover it wasn't a 1v1.

Skyteeth, and giving Nurrim a potion, wins it.

>>40601168

Just because the QM designs them doesn't make them QMPCs. Otherwise every villain and arguably mook we fight would be one.

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>>40601175
Please stop, your dragging out this argument.

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>>40601103
>
why lotus?
Why do you do this to me?

>>40601195
Old man posting. I remember the days when you had to struggle to defeat a boss. If you lost, it was either game over, or you had to do over the entire stage. For our younger audience, I would like to say this: this is not a videogame. This is a forum RP. Lotus isn't going to deliberately murder anyone or anything unless the plot calls for it, or we screw up THAT badly. Even then, it is okay to lose. He'll just put us on a bus (or a slave ship).

>>40601103
Wait, so there's a Nadia clone out there that we're locked into hooking up with? Sweet, I'm all for it.

>>40601195

The first encounter did not go well, at all. I have confidence you will do better next time.

>>40601276
Still Kawaii Nadia. See all you people who keep bitching about cutebold. How is she not adorable? Just look at how happy she is.


>>40601287
The problem is that they're convinced that every poor roll is "Screwing up that badly." I mean they can't take a bit of snark in posts.

>>40601235
It still doesn't explain why we got our shit pushed in at the latter part of the thread fighting 1v1 in the smokescreen.
But this guy >>40601221 does.
>>40601234
>>40601264
Sure, I guess.

>>40601315
It went okay. Did you want us to roll over the bad hunters and giggle about how we brought justice to the woods?

He gave us contextual clues that they were not going to be an easy bunch to fuck with and people chose to take them on anyway. We came out on top all things considered.

still gotta say, blackguard nadia would've been cool. no real reason for it IC though. ah well.

>>40601316
Well, I can see where some of the fear is coming from, Nurrim was pretty much one more failed roll from death before we ran away.

>>40601316
>How is she not adorable?
That's what I was saying mate
I don't give a shit about evos, I just want cute nadia.
hell, at snekquest I voted for nubs because nubs are obviously cuter than claws or a bigger body.

>>40601346

Do you call this present situation okay? Like, the general state of a sizable portion of the audience is abysmal right now and this game has become worse for it. It did not go well, at all, is a chartiable understatment. In part because of the poor rolls, in part because of what Lotus did with them, this is where we find ourselves. Either he does better or the threads continue to get worse. I choose to place my confidence in the former.

>>40601399
>"Shut up, I'm tortured and evil and stuff! Stop petting me!"

Really most of our problems come down to "We suck shit at rolling and lotus is actually good at it"
>>40601415
okay that's funny as hell

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>>40601415
STOP
you guys are bad as lotus

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>>40601415
Your forgot your pic'

>>40601399
If all our friends die, I can totally see it happening.

>>40601427

There isn't such a thing as being "good" at rolling numbers. The RNG is simply an asshole.

>>40601399
>To show mammaa evil isn't all that bad!
>Because we failed the roll in the acid whatever and burn scars kobold isn't treated like the cute little pup she is
>Molded by the darkness

>>40601400
Lotus said he wouldn't have killed anyone on the encounter. Personally I'm not attached to her enough to give two shits if she died. It would have been sad.. but she's lived a hard life and all she really wanted to do was see her sister again. Objective accomplished. Death flags!

>>40601411
The present situation is fine in game. Nadia and Dragon girl who's name I never spell correctly both evolved. Nirium is going to be totally fine we had out get out of jail life potions.

I'm enjoying the quest. I'm stunned that people are whining over this shit.

I think the problem is that a number of people expected SOL and lotus had established that may happen from time to time but it's not the standard.

If we screw up badly we could be captured/sold into slavery/etc

We're on an epic quest for the gods, we just happen to be adorable.

>>40601512
this nigga knows what's up

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>40601498
>There isn't such a thing as being "good" at rolling numbers
That's your opinion.

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>>40601512
>Molded by the darkness
I accidentally read molded as molested.
Help

>>40601512

A good number of people seem to think that 'cutebold' is equivalent to 'hugbox', no matter what the QM said previously.

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>>40601563

>>40601573
I AM THE NIGHT.
NOW GOT IN THE BATVAN

>>40601573
Nadia is not for molesting. Apparently that's why we chose the sun god.

I'd molest the shit out of those ears.

>>40601600
PLEASE
NO I ALREADY FEEL SO BAD ALREADY
>>40601606
I would want to cuddle with nadia until she dozes off and I get pulled into sleep from her soft fluffy tail

Still here. Still writing. Long update.

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>>40601733

>>40601512
>To show mammaa evil isn't all that bad!
>Because we failed the roll in the acid whatever and burn scars kobold isn't treated like the cute little pup she is
>Molded by the darkness
Why do you arouse my amorousness anon? WHY?!

You flail in the acid, leg pumping, claws swiping. There. You feel something inside you, something wonderful and pure and - PAIN! Agony lances from every part of your body simultaneously, straight to your soul.
You spasm in pain for a long, long time, or no time at all, all you know is that eventually the pain fades away and you can think clearer, and you bring forth that light you never let go and release it into the tarslime.
Then the void.

The next few weeks were what you would tell your children as the crucible in which you were reforged. Your skin teared anew every time you moved, to not dream was to live in paralyzing pain. But still you moved. You walked until you fell into sleep. You ran into you fell into sleep. You fought until you could do so without giving into sleep. Eventually the pain faded away to your peripheries, always there but never intruding. Almost like a close friend.

And when the light came back that fateful day when you healed your father... When your mother took up your light as a sign from Yra himself, the only way that you knew how to stop her was to defy her, in totality.
In front of the entire Warren you swore against Yra himself and swore yourself to Gra instead. Cutting his symbol over the golden lines in your palm. You hoped that this would stop her cold, but she instead denounced you and had you driven from the warren.
Your only condolence is that Djanna, the dragon's only child, has come with you.

You know not what to do with your new freedom from the warren but Djanna says that there is a friend in the human city, Dvotysk, that could help you.
With nothing else to stop you and nowhere else to go, you set off to find your way in this once-bright world that is rapidly turn dark.

>>40600933
"We should head for home. We... kind of took a bigger bite than we could chew, I think." Djanna frowns softly, but nods. "We'll take Nurrim with us, if she'll go. She can't just stay here on her own."

"You think she'll want to leave? I mean, this is her home, isn't it?"

"Nadia, look around. It's just some woods. Didn't you say home is where your family is?"

"But her rocks..."

"They're just rocks too!"

"Actually... they're grave markers." Nurrim's voice sounds raspy, but better than it did the night before. You both look up at her as she stirs, her left arm around Emma, fingers moving through her hair lightly. She smiles softly, regarding the two of you. "Look at you... such strong, beautiful young creatures already."

She reminds you of one of the old aunties from the warrens, and you're not sure you like it. The auntie was always sad when she spoke, with a far-off look in her eyes. "What's a grave?"

"When the man in white came, and took my family away from me, I couldn't just leave them there on the ground, so I buried them. The stones... that's where they're resting. That's why I asked Emma to come with me to greet them. A grave is where you put somebody to rest when they've died."

Your eyes widen and you whine softly. "So... so your mama and papa... and your littermates..."

She nods with a sad smile, looking down at the gently slumbering kitsune on her chest. "This little one... and you and Djanna... are all I have left. When I'm gone..."

No. No no no no no!

You pass Djanna the rest of your owlbear and rise, bounding over to where the packs are stacked. You rip open the flap of Djanna's and rummage about until you come up with the carved box, pulling it open and drawing out one of the red bottles. You look at it, the semitransparent ruby liquid glittering in the sun. You look between her and it, and give it a vigorous shake. The transparent fluid becomes cloudy before going fully opaque, and you bound over to her.

>>40601893
"What are you do-" You rip the stopper out of the bottle and push it into Nurrim's mouth, tipping the vial upright. In shock, the elder kitsune tries to pull away but finds herself stuck against the tree, and soon enough swallows as a preferable alternative to choking or passing out. Djanna has crossed to follow you, and Emma has snapped awake at the disturbance.

"What's going on!?" The small kitsune looks up at Nurrim, then at you, and smiles brightly. "Thank you..." she whispers, hugging your leg tightly as the rest of the liquid vanishes down Nurrim's throat. You pull the vial back and she coughs violently, near retching, before with a moan she passes out against the tree, panting hard. Her flesh begins to knit around the arrowhead, and Djanna moves to quickly pull it free, a small spray of blood coming with it. Emma yelps, looking at the dragon girl accusingly.

"She'll heal... I think." Djanna assures Emma, tossing the arrow away. You think you note a short scrawl of blue ink on the shaft, terminating where it's snapped off.

=====================================

You sit outside, facing the stones, tail slowly swaying back and forth. Graves, huh? Three hundred years ago, these rocks were people. Well, kind of. A mother and father, brothers and sisters. You reach out gently and stroke one of the big rocks. What was she like? Nurrim had said she was kind... gentle. Emma had said her father was hard, but fair... that he wanted the world not to get the better of her. Just that alone wasn't much to go on, though.

"Are you all right, Nadia?" The younger kitsune moves to kneel beside you, resting her hands in her lap, leaning forward and looking over at you. "You've been hour here for a while. Nurrim's awake. We can leave any time you like."

"I was just thinkin'..." you mutter, pulling your hand back. "M'sorry about your folks..."

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>40601917
She shakes her head softly, her tailtips flicking lightly. "It's all right. I don't remember them very well... and I think they're at peace, otherwise they'd be up and around, don't you think?" She grins softly, reaching out and laying her hand in yours. You give it a soft squeeze, and the girl practically throws herself against you, holding your arm. You can't help yourself, blushing slightly.

"Thank you thank you thank you for using a potion on Nurrim. I was so worried about her, but I.. I didn't want to worry you so I was trying to be calm about it, and... I'm just... thank you!" She looks up at you, blushing likewise. She gives a soft whine, leans up and pecks your lips softly, like Nurrim had kissed hers.

You're stunned for a moment before you gather the girl up in your arms and give her a squeeze. She laughs softly, burying her face in your chest.

"If you two are done?" Djanna steps through the domain, her pack on her back. Nurrim follows her a moment later, carrying a makeshift pack of her own.

>Before we go... (Write-In)
>Leave now
>Other (Write-In)

>>40601917
>You think you note a short scrawl of blue ink on the shaft, terminating where it's snapped off.
What the fuck is this suspicious shit ?!
[!SHADOWRUN ENGAGE!]

Once meat is in a salad it is a salad no longer.

>>40601947
>Leave now
>and be cautious, we have no idea where those hunters are

>>40601870
Yeah, screw you too hue.
>>40601947
>Leave now
We have a potential poison problem.
we need to move.
Always assume the worst and hope for the best, at least looks like they didn't use shit as the poison of the week.

>>40601961
I'm thinking tracking spell, or something that allows them to remotely deactivate or harm Nurrim, or some spoopy poison.

>>40601947
>Before we go... (Write-In)
"You want a moment with the stones?"

Gotta let them say goodbye and all.

>>40601961
Caesar salad, Cobb salad, Chef's salad.

>>40601947

>Before we go... (Write-In)

Bring the arrow writing to Nurrim's attention.

>>40601947
>Leave now

>>40601947
>Before we go... (Write-In)
Let's make a plan about what we actually do when we meet these hunter.

>>40602040
[!SHADOWRUNS INTENSIFIES!]

>>40602072
This

>>40602072
yeah

>>40602072
Seconded

>>40602072
Agreed.

>>40601947
>>40602072
Ditto. With any luck, the archer guy just marks his arrows so he can find them again, but no reason not to make sure.

>>40601947
>Tell Nurrim about that blue scroll shit.

Guys feeling sleepy 5 00 in the morning here
don't get nadia killed or I'll slap you guys until you feel bad
goodnight

Pointing out the markings wins. Break for food, the writing. Probably going to ride this one into the abyss then start another.

>>40602359
Night lotus.

>>40602403
Night, man. Sleep well.

>>40601408
Constrictor master race. I will miss the unoriginal doctor.

>>40601947
"Hold on a second! Djanna, where's that arrow?"

"Huh? The one that hit Nurrim? I tossed it, it should still be in the domain. Why?"

You bound past her without another word, skipping past the barrier and quickly over to where she'd been resting. Her chests sit open, mostly empty, and a few of her skins are missing. You find the arrow and return to the clearing, holding it out to the elder girl. She takes it from you curiously, turning it to the light. She frowns. "What's this?"

You shake your head with a shrug. "I don't know. I just noticed it when Djanna pulled it out of you. Think it's... like... a spell or something? Or poison!?"

"Nadia, calm down. If it was poison, I'd be feeling it still. If it was magic... well, I wouldn't know..." she runs a finger over the script, biting her lip lightly. "It's not a language I recognize, anyway. That's all I know..."

You nod, ears flattening back. Emma steps up between you, head tilted slightly. "Is it dangerous?"

"If it was enchanted, the spell is probably spent now." Nurrim slides the arrow into her pack. Djanna looks confused. "Enchanted. There's a way to put magic into things, so that it works a couple of times, or you can save it for later. It's a long process, but it's supposed to be very useful."

"Can you do that with healing?" She asks, and Nurrim shakes her head.

"I wouldn't know. Magic can't heal like that." she says as you four start making your way out of the clearing.

>Tell her
>Don't tell her

And

>Take the major path to the forest's edge
>Walk the game paths

>>40603236
>>Tell her
>Walk the game paths

>>40603236
Tell her what?

Alcohol is now juice. So say CAPTCHA!

>>40603299
I just learned to lie to Captcha to tell it what it wants. You know, like any functional relationship.

About how you stabilized her. Healing magic.

>>40603236
>Tell her
Mostly to just see what her reaction is like.

>Walk the game paths
>Take the major path to the forest's edge
Either/or because recursive predictive logic will lead us in circles trying to understand whether the hunters anticipate which path we're about to take. SHADOWRUNS!

>>40603236
>Tell her
>Take the major path to the forest's edge

>>40603236
>>Tell her
>And
>>Walk the game paths

>>40603236
>Tell her
>Walk the game paths

>>40603236
Tell her, and taking the game paths it is. Writing.

Give me a d100 to see if you manage to duck pursuit.

New thread, or updates here?

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>40603533

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>40603533
>>40603570
good god these dice hate us

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>40603533
We're still on page 4, we should be able to do at least one more update before needing a new thread.

Rolled 16 (1d100)

>>40603533

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>40603609
Why is it always the fourth roll?

>>40603664
you know, sometimes I wish this was a roll-over quest. we'd be kicking ass

>>40603664
Because these fucking image captures have suddenly gotten a lot less forgiving, going as far as refusing to accept legitimately correct answers.

Fuck me I hate these non text captures so fucking much. It's getting to the point where I'll switch back to the retro ones.

>>40603721
...that's an option?

>>40603773
It is if you use ccd0's fork of 4chanX. But they tend to be similarly obtuse.

>>40603236
You follow Nurrim's direction, and slip off the main trail along the game paths, moving stealthily through the woods. You don't notice anything pursuing you: no human footsteps, no creak of leather, no rattle of weapons. The path widens out ahead, and sitting in the center of it you notice a small feline creature.

Lanky limbs, black fur, golden eyes.

You stop short, a whine in your throat. Nurrim moves up behind you, and Djanna steps to your side. You feel Emma cling to your back. Every instinct you have is telling you to give chase to it, but you know those eyes. There is malice there. Something terribly inhuman, and most definitely not feline.

Malachi - you think that was the name - regards you cooly, eyes flicking between the four of you as his tail twitches behind him. He hasn't moved, sitting calmly in the center of the path. Nurrim lets her hand fall to her pack, reaching for something inside. You feel Emma's hand on your dagger, and feel the heat beginning to flow from Djanna's mouth. The three of them hold, seemingly waiting for your lead.

>Talk to... (Write-In)
>Attack
>Do nothing, just observe
>Other

>>40603928
>"Why do you do this?" Calmly, addressing Malachi

>>40603928
>Sniff the air
If Malachi is here, then the other hunters are close; are they behind us or to the sides?

>>40604042
>>40603985
both of these

>>40604042
This anon has it, before anything we need to know if his backup has arrived.

Or if there are traps in the area should we go off the trail.

>>40603985
We could stall by asking.

>>40603928
>Barking intensifies
Goddamn cat.

>>40604135
He's gonna want to make a contract. You realize this.

God damn it, I should have made him white.

>>40604160
Man, that took me far too long to get the joke.
I thought you were being serious and had to reread the update to find what I missed.

>>40603928
Writing.

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>>40604160
Let's not discuss what the cat should be Lotus. You should know where that path leads.

>>40604229
I still don't get it
Oh, shit, kyuubey, I literally got that just as I was typing