Lastly, pick your most prominent draconic trait:

>Pointed horns - Growing up you were sometimes mistaken for a demon because of your horns and you were bullied and cast out because of it, and the experience taught you to be cautious of who you trust. Bonus to Smarts.
>Sharp claws - Your nails are actually sharp claws that make it hard to wear gloves or shoes, but they certainly help when you need to get a strong grip or slash something to pieces. Bonus to Strength.
>Long tail - While it sometimes seems to have a mind of its own, your tail is especially useful for helping you keep your balance or grip branches while climbing. Bonus to Speed.
>Keen eye - Your eyes are the color of molten silver, and you easily notice the little things. Bonus to Sleuth.
>Dull scales - It's not the covering of scales all over your body that you seek, just some on your arms, legs and around your face, but they do help you move unseen in dark places. Bonus to Sneak.
>Serpent tongue - Your tongue is forked and you occasionally hiss when you speak when you're not careful, but sometimes you find yourself saying just the right thing. Bonus to Schmooze.

>>42096752
>I can trust you with that, right /tg/?
No, they will always pick futa, or barrying that the little girl, or barring that a female that acts exactly like a man, romances a harem of women, and only has penetrative sex with them thanks to magic penis or tail (and hey, dragon got a tail)

>>42096752
>>Speed – Running, jumping, climbing trees
>Smarts – Street smarts and wisdom
>Long tail - While it sometimes seems to have a mind of its own, your tail is especially useful for helping you keep your balance or grip branches while climbing. Bonus to Speed.

Male with 2 tails.

>>42096752
>>Schmooze – Persuasion, lying and other interpersonal skills
>Long tail - While it sometimes seems to have a mind of its own, your tail is especially useful for helping you keep your balance or grip branches while climbing.

>>42096752
>>Strength – Brute force and raw effort
>>Speed – Running, jumping, climbing trees
>>Sharp claws - Your nails are actually sharp claws that make it hard to wear gloves or shoes, but they certainly help when you need to get a strong grip or slash something to pieces. Bonus to Strength.
I cool with either guy or girl futa would be fun tho
For hobbies I'm going for football

>>42096752
This quest sounds awesome so far. becoming the dragon FTW
Hobbies from farm life are hard, very limited selection compared to city life... let me try anyways

>Male
>Hobby 1 - Climbing
we were always attracted to high places, dreaming of flying like a real dragon. We practiced climbing anything we could. the barn, trees, houses in a nearby town
>Hobby 2 - hunting
rabbits are pests that eat the crops, if you kill them they add delicious meat to your diet.
>Smarts – Street smarts and wisdom
>Sleuth – Gaining and retaining knowledge, as well as observation
>Long tail - While it sometimes seems to have a mind of its own, your tail is especially useful for helping you keep your balance or grip branches while climbing. Bonus to Speed.

Speed is important for running away.

>>42096752
>>Schmooze – Persuasion, lying and other interpersonal skills
>>Speed – Running, jumping, climbing trees
>>Serpent tongue - Your tongue is forked and you occasionally hiss when you speak when you're not careful, but sometimes you find yourself saying just the right thing. Bonus to Schmooze.
Female. Preferably Futa, but I have a feeling that'd be breaking your trust

>Write in two interests or hobbies from your farm life
Music/Singing and walking.

>>42096752
>>Sleuth – Gaining and retaining knowledge, as well as observation
>Strength – Brute force and raw effort
>Long tail - While it sometimes seems to have a mind of its own, your tail is especially useful for helping you keep your balance or grip branches while climbing. Bonus to Speed.

>>42096752
Female
>Sleuth – Gaining and retaining knowledge, as well as observation
>Strength – Brute force and raw effort

>Long tail - While it sometimes seems to have a mind of its own, your tail is especially useful for helping you keep your balance or grip branches while climbing. Bonus to Speed.

Hobbies
>Climbing because we can't fly but wanna be close to the sky
>Lute

>>42096752
>Smarts – Street smarts and wisdom
>Sleuth – Gaining and retaining knowledge, as well as observation
>Keen eye - Your eyes are the color of molten silver, and you easily notice the little things. Bonus to Sleuth.

Female, with gardening and reading as hobbies.

>>42096752
>Female

>Smarts – Street smarts and wisdom
>Strength – Brute force and raw effort

>Pointed horns - Growing up you were sometimes mistaken for a demon because of your horns and you were bullied and cast out because of it, and the experience taught you to be cautious of who you trust. Bonus to Smarts.

>>42096776
>>42096752
Which one of these is Breath Weapon

>>42097173
Second

>>42096752
Male
>>Sleuth – Gaining and retaining knowledge, as well as observation
>>Schmooze – Persuasion, lying and other interpersonal skills
>Pointed horns - Growing up you were sometimes mistaken for a demon because of your horns and you were bullied and cast out because of it, and the experience taught you to be cautious of who you trust. Bonus to Smarts.
Reading and drinking has hobbies

>>42096752
Male.
>Strength – Brute force and raw effort
>Speed – Running, jumping, climbing trees
>>42096776
>Sharp claws - Your nails are actually sharp claws that make it hard to wear gloves or shoes, but they certainly help when you need to get a strong grip or slash something to pieces. Bonus to Strength.
Who's a berserker packin' man-and-a-half? WE'RE a berserker packin' man-and-a-half!

>>42097173
I'll third.

>>42097229
+1

>>42097173
>Diplomancer who can only diplomance
calling it right now, we are going to never diplomance and constantly attack people with plans as brilliant as
>Rip n Tear!

Alright, lots of votes, I'm gonna do a tally in a minute and then see where we're at. Looks like lots of votes for the tail and none for Sneak so far. I'll start the next post in ten minutes ish so at the half hour mark I'll stop tallying.

>>42097229
I like, lets do this

>>42097229
We must become the dragon!

>>42097366
>>42097351
>>42097274
Sup samefag.

>>42096752
>Smarts – Street smarts and wisdom
>Sleuth – Gaining and retaining knowledge, as well as observation
>Keen eye - Your eyes are the color of molten silver, and you easily notice the little things. Bonus to Sleuth.
Seconding reading and music as hobbies. No preference for gender.

>>42097173
Votan

>>42097387
>Sup samefag.
people disagreeing with you =! samefag
also the timestamps of the 2nd and 3rd are less than a minute apart. (although it could be done with a smartphone).

>>42097432
More the unique IPs mate

>>42097396
>Seconding reading and music as hobbies.
Reading as a FARM hobby? what is there to read on a farm? it was my first choice since i want to be a sorcerer. But I went climbing and hunting instead in >>42097158 because for serious, we are farmer.

>>42097449
>More the unique IPs mate
That indicates that there EXISTS a samefag somewhere. not that they are on that specific vote, "mate".

>>42097449
You are not my mate, buddy.

Alright, voting is over. The winning traits are strength and speed, the winning hobbies are music and walking, and the physical aspects area tie between claws/tail and male/female. The next two posts to roll a d2 decide those aspects. 1 for claws and male, 2 means tail and female, for the respective rolls.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>42097613

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>42097613

>>42097613
>The winning traits are strength and speed
>The winning hobbies are music and walking
I'm not entirely sure how to interpret this, as applied to a single character.

>>42097644
>>42097683
Alright, claws and tits. Now to type up the next post.

>>42097708
Looks like we are a man with boobs

>>42097705
We play the drums and walk really fucking fast

>>42097739
Running, I could understand. But walking?

And I think all the people who voted for music also voted for sleuth or schmooze, to actually be able to play an instrument competently.

>>42097810
We don't have to play an instrument. We can sing or just appreciate music.

>>42097810
Feel free to do a recount in case I messed up. Personally I see this character turning into some sort of bardbarian based on the stats and interests.

>>42097859

>female dragonkin barbarian

Fuck me, this quest looked cool, too. Never give /tg/ the gender option, QM. Just don't do it.

>>42097903
No going back now I'm afraid. And the dice decided gender, we had a stalemate.

>>42097903
Bye bye asshole. I'll enjoy my quest where the gender really doesn't matter all that much to my enjoyment

>>42097964
he isn't wrong, tg are a bunch of spergs and should never be allowed to roleplay a woman
at least it isn't futa

>>42097903
>barbarian
that is actually the best possible result.
tg always makes worthless diplomancers and then tries to rip n tear.
actually making a barbarian in chargen is excellent

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Stats
Smarts - 0
Strength - 2
Speed - 2
Sleuth - 1
Sneak - 0
Schmooze - 1

Traits
Sharp Claws

Hobbies
Music and Walking

Female

Growing up, you spent a lot of time playing the lute and singing. Your father never really understood why and considered it a waste of time, but your mother gave you all the encouragement you needed. Sometimes you just did it to see her smile, even though you never thought you were any good. She lost her voice when she was younger, something about an accident that your parents rarely spoke of, so she always encouraged your singing, as though projecting herself onto you. It never bothered you though. It did, however, give you a talent for music, particularly Singing and String Instruments. While you're not going to be on stage any time soon, you can carry a tune and please a crowd.

Your father, on the other hand, made sure you carried your own weight on the farm. There were long walks back and forth to the fields each day, and over time you grew to enjoy them. Sometimes you would chat with your father, sometimes you'd walk in silence. Over time you came to spend those walks developing a knack for Self-Control and Focus, keeping your less savory urges in check with your daily meditations. It got you through your teenage years without any major incidents, usually.

-

Before you is the open road. As your family farm slips into the distance behind you and the local town becomes clearer on the horizon, you take stock of your possessions, and make note of things you might need.

Current Possessions
3 Copper pieces (CP)
2 Silver pieces (SP)
1 Bindle
1 Loaf of bread
1 Turkey leg, smoked
1 Farmhand outfit

-

The town itself is the same as it was yesterday, dirty but cheerful. The people no longer look at you like a disgusting freak most of the time, and they let you pass without incident. Where do you go?

>The tavern
>The market
>Skip town altogether
>Other (write-in)

>>42098083
>>The market

Buy rope and a tent, some rations

>>42098083
>The market

>>42098083
>The tavern

>>42098083
>The market
See if you can get any good deals as you chat with the familiar stall owners one last time

>>42098083

>Skip town altogether

Time to find a big port city and travel the world. Tavern adventures are small time, we are the blood of the dragon.

>>42098117
And a 10-foot pole.

>>42098083
do we know anything about the world? is it dnd like with clerics and wizards and necromancers and such?

>>42098194

We don't know!

Thus, we should travel!

Far, fast, and immediately, before we have a chance to get roped into local drama.

>>42098194
You know only what your father and the local drunks have told you. There are monsters in the wilderness, dangerous folk in cities and other unknown hazards everywhere. You're fairly sure they're exaggerating though. Fairly.

>>42098263
>We don't know!
we don't know how to become a true dragon, which is serious magic.
knowing that magic exists, that gods grant their worshippers power, what the pantheon is like, if necromancers are a thing? that is just common knowledge we should have.

Knowing that necromancers exist is not the same as knowing the spells to become a lich

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You decide to head to the market first, in order to procure some supplies and bid a fond farewell to the few good people and many judgmental jackasses in this town. You have your grand destiny before you now, and the resolve to find it, and the likes of Saif of Shimmerleaf won't stand in your way anymore. You are Kotijah! Yours is the blood of dragons! You-

You are cut off from finishing your motivational internal monologue by the sounds of commotion in the marketplace. As you peer around the corner you can see two men in suits of armor arguing with one of the shopkeepers. It's kind of hard to make out what they're talking about, but both of the armored men seem to be armed, and one is keeping his hand on his sword's hilt.

You could turn and leave, saving your supply run for another time and another town, or you could...

>Try to assess the situation without getting involved
>Try to end the conflict peacefully
>Try to end the conflict violently
>Other (write-in)

A quick note on how I'll do skill challenges. If a certain action is chosen and you can apply a skill to it, call out the skill you want to use. If multiple skills can apply, pick one of them and feel free to flavor the action a bit. When I tally the votes, I'll roll a die and then base the outcome on the die roll and the relevant stat.

>>42098643
>Try to assess the situation without getting involved
They have weapons and we have none, so let's wait and see what happens next

>>42098643
>>Try to assess the situation without getting involved

>>42098643
>Try to assess the situation without getting involved

>>42098643
>Try to assess the situation without getting involved

>>42098643
>Try to assess the situation without getting involved, yet

>>42098643
>Other (write-in)

Leave.

I warned you, fools!

>>42098683
>>42098697
And your stat of choice is?

>>42098727
Sleuth seems like the only one that applys here

>>42098727
Sleuth

>>42098743
You could sneak up closer rather than trying to just listen in from where you are.

>>42098727

>Strength

Investigate with glorious muscles.

>>42098782
Missing the point somewhat but points for effort. This isn't Huge Quest though. I don't have the art talent for that.

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Rolled 18 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

Looks like sleuthing wins the day, so let's see how you did.

>>42098881

That's one muscular sleuth job!

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You opt to try to get a better look at the situation instead of leaping in unprepared and getting stabbed. Knights kill dragons, you're fairly certain of that, and these men could, in theory, be knights. Keeping your distance, you do what you can to eavesdrop on their conversation, and it doesn't take much for you to hear them clearly.

Shopkeeper: “I said the price is three silver and I mean it.”

Knight(?) 1: “Now look here. We protect your lands, so you better cut us a deal or I'll-”

Knight(?) 2: “What my friend here means is that it's only fair for you to show your appreciation for our work with a little price reduction. If we run out of money and can't afford supplies, why, you'll have malnourished soldiers fending off beasts, and soon they'll be knocking on your doors.”

Shopkeeper: “You get paid plenty by the duke for your work already, and we pay him our taxes every year on time. Where do you get off threatening the people you protect, anyway?”

Knight(?) 2: “Methyas? Our friend is being unreasonable. See to it that he's made an example of to encourage better behavior in his fellows, would you?”

Methyas: “Now that's something I can get behind.”

From your vantage point you can hear the shopkeeper's protests, and see Methyas, the shorter and stouter man, shoving him into the shop. There's a sound like breaking glass and a yell. The other man simply stands there, looking around impatiently at the shocked faces on the villagers. He meets eyes with you for barely a moment, glancing away a second later like your presence means nothing.

What do you do?

>Charge in to save the day
>Turn and flee the scene
>Carry on shopping as though nothing is wrong
>Other (write-in)

>>42099035
>Charge in to save the day

>>42099035
>Turn and flee the scene

When we return as a full-fledged dragon we can roast the kind guards in their armor.

Let's hit the road. Adventures! Shenanigans! Travel and the pursuit of worldliness!

>>42099035
>>Carry on shopping as though nothing is wrong

>>42099035
>Carry on shopping as though nothing is wrong
Go go gadget be a pussy.

>>42099035
>Charge in to save the day

>>42099035
>Carry on shopping as though nothing is wrong

>>42099035
Charge in to save the day.

Seems we have a tie. Tiebreaker vote?

>>42099035
>Charge in to save the day

Rolled 10 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

Big damn hero time? Strength test.

>>42099385
I should be surprised.

I swear to fuck if we get raped by the guards...

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Well the 3 in the test was a typo, buuuut...

-

You don't know what mad urge compels you, but you find yourself taking a step forward. And then another. Part of you knows that this won't stand, but you can't for the life of you work out why. To impress these people and prove your worth? To fight injustice? A good reason for a punch-up? You're not sure, and you're not sure you care right now. You advance on the man in armor and look at him for a moment. He glares at you impassively, silently judging you. You have other matters to attend to before you dent his face in, and you're fairly sure he won't go anywhere just yet, so you simply give him a glare in return. You storm into the shop, where Mathyas has his sword out and is smacking the shopkeeper around with the flat end, delivering minor cuts here and there in the process. He barely notices you when you walk up behind him, and barely makes a sound when you slam your fist into his gut, except a soft, shocked exhalation.

Staggering a bit, Mathyas glowers at you, and the shopkeeper takes this opportunity to run out the back door. Mathyas twists his sword in his grasp slowly, coughing a little bit and getting a surer grip on the blade. You left a mark on his armor where you struck it, and it seems to be giving him some trouble, but he still has fight left in him. He lifts his sword, yells, and charges at you.

>Look for a weapon
>Dodge and weave
>Fist. Face. End of story.
>Run away!
>Other (write-in)

>>42099538
>Look for a weapon
>Dodge and weave

>>42099538
>Dodge and weave
We have good speed, and he is in amour.

>>42099538
>Dodge and weave
>Fist. Face. End of story

>>42099538
>Dodge and weave

>>42099538
>Fist. Face. End of story.

>>42099538
>>Fist. Face. End of story

Rolled 20 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

Looks like Dodge and Weave is gonna win. Ive been wrong before though. Speed time.

>>42099737
Well, I guess that's it then.

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You decide to put your superior speed to use, dodging around his wild swings and moving in a circle around him. You haven't been in many fights, but the few you've been in have been rough-and-tumble affairs with lots of close combat and fists flying, and occasionally claws lashing out. Fighting Mathyas is like that, but a lot easier to read. It's not like his sword is moving in slow motion, but you can tell where he's going to strike next, and you use that to your advantage. You pepper him with jabs and claw strikes, scratching up his armor and pissing him off enough to make bigger mistakes while wearing him down.

When he makes an overhead strike you slip out of the way, and can barely suppress your chuckle when he embeds his sword in the wooden counter, unable to wrench it free. You wind up and slam your fist as hard as you can into his face, knocking him sideways into a set of shelves for your finisher. Mathyas doesn't look like he's getting up for a while. A quick glance outside tells you the other man is still there, and looking furious.

>Write-in

>>42099886
>Take the sword out of the counter and get ready to fight.

>>42099886
>A quick glance outside tells you the other man is still there, and looking furious.
didn't we knock him out already and crumple his face? did he get better?

>>42099886
Remove sword, tell him bullying merchants is unbecoming of knight.

>>42099886
No don't take the sword. If you beat him without a weapon, he can't say shit about you. If you take the sword, he can tell the duke or baron or whatever that someone raised a weapon against him, and you might be declared outlaw. This is just a brawl and dont escalate it.

>>42096752
>quest
>not a civ

i want plebs to leave

>>42100095
You forgot the "I came here to laugh at you" image, but it's cool. We're having a good time anyway.

>>42099886

We're already committed. Go bare-knuckle brawl the fellow outside and then ride off into the sunset.

So fighting seems to be the way forward in terms of votes. Is that a yay or nay on the sword though?

>>42100154
Yay

>>42100154
At least get it out of the wood to make a statement. Leave it if we can't use it properly though.

>>42100154
nay.

Rolled 13 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

Strength roll time

>>42100154

At least we're doing barbarian right in this quest. By punching people. Lots and lots of people.

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Rolled 14 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

You place your hands on the hilt of the sword and give it a sharp tug, then a harder yank, freeing it from the counter. You turn and point it in the direction of the other man and, in the most intimidating voice you can muster, tell him that pushing merchants around isn't something you'd expect from a knight. The man blinks, his furrowed brow relaxing briefly, and he begins to laugh.

“A knight? You think I'm...? Oh, you're almost too much. We're hired swords for the duke, there's nothing knightly about us except for our authority. And so what if we batter a few country bumpkins and take what we need? You people need us. Without the protection of the duke this place would be eaten alive. Now I'm willing to forgive you, little girl, if you help my friend up off the ground and give him back his sword, and maybe accompany us for the night to prove you're really sorry. Or we can settle this with arms, and when I beat you I'll be sure that the duke knows who attacked us, and that I remember this incident for next time.”

He draws his sword from its sheath and spreads his arms wide, taunting you. If you step out there now all eyes will be on you, and if you fail the whole town will see you fall before your journey has really begun. You're not sure if you can use the sword properly at all, but the grip is comfortable enough in your hand. A nice trophy for later. You let it fall from your grasp, and the instant the man's condescending smile widens, you break into a run, fist clenched tight.

>Cont.

>>42097613
>>42097708
>female
dropped

Your fist connects. Hard. You can see his shocked expression as you come barreling out of the shop, letting out a frenzied yell and flinging yourself at him, and there's a certain satisfaction as your fist eclipses it almost entirely. You knock him on his ass with a crunch; his nose is definitely broken, and there's blood on your hand now. His sword thunks to the ground at your feet, and you watch him roll around, hands covering his face and cries of pain escaping his lips. You're almost certain that he's calling you a bitch, but you almost don't care. There's enough fire in your veins right now that he could be pleading for his life and you'd still wanna bash his head in some more. But maybe one was enough.

>Keep going til he learns his lesson
>Back off, you've made your point
>Other (write-in)

>>42100385
See ya, have a nice day.

>>42100417
Heft him up by the neck, tell him he better behave, or else he'll have much worse than a broken nose. Emphasize your point with a raised fist.

>>42100417
>Back off, you've made your point

Can we not start off the quest by becoming an outlaw? Like, we just began here. Let's not beat the dumbass within an inch of his life.

>>42100417
>>Back off, you've made your point

>>42100417
Tell him to give us ALL his gold and take his sword and his armor

>>42100472
that might be a good idea.
send him back home naked. skip town with loot.
dump the armor, take the swords with you.

>>42100463
we are already an "outlaw" and the "law" is kinda shit here
also, its feudal, law is not universal. we skip town and we are no longer an outlaw.

>>42100472
And Rob is friend to

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You lower your fists and grab his sword as you catch your breath, done with the fight for the moment. Whereas the other one felt decently comfortable to hold, this sword seems to be of better make, and the grip feels secure and steady in your hand. With some practice you could probably get the hang of swinging this thing around at least as well as Mathyas, if not better. You certainly hope better.

The man seems to be getting over the shock of the blow, sitting up slowly and glaring at you, trying to look intimidating with one hand covering his busted nose. A second look reveals you probably knocked a tooth loose as well. He opens his mouth to speak, to tell you off most likely, only to fall silent when he glances at the sword and the people around you. Out of the corner of your eye you can see the other people in the town drawing nearer, murmuring amongst themselves.

“He said he wasn't a knight, right?”

“Better safe than sorry. Mercenaries go missing all the time.”

“Always knew that one was dangerous. At least she put herself to use this time though.”

“Shut up, Ril, not like you did anything to help.”

With the crowd moving close now, you could leave them to their fates. They'll probably get what they deserve one way or the other now that you've disarmed and bludgeoned them both. Now it's time to make a choice.

>Take the mercenaries' gear for yourself and skip town with it.
>Try to use your new hero status for store discounts and keep the sword as your proof.
>Leave with the sword and avoid the crowds, just to be safe.
>Take nothing and go, no need for a keepsake over a meaningless fight.
>Other (write-in)

>>42100712
>>Take the mercenaries' gear for yourself and skip town with it.
sell the armor and shitty sword. Use gold gained for stuff we can use.

>>42100712
>Leave with the sword and avoid the crowds, just to be safe.

To adventure! To glory!

>>42100712
>>Take the mercenaries' gear for yourself and skip town with it.

>>42100712
>Take the mercenaries' gear for yourself and go to a blacksmith to sell it off

>>42100712
>Take the mercenaries' gear for yourself and go to a blacksmith to sell it off
Considering they tried to coerce us into sex, assaulted a shopkeep when he backtalked against their robbery attempt... yea I am guessing they deserve whatever the townies do to them. And dead men tell no tales. Clearly they fell to a monster attack and not to a lynch mob

>>42100712
>Leave with the sword and avoid the crowds, just to be safe.
Unarmed barbarian FTW

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You look at the man for a moment. His armor wouldn't fit you properly, but... You advance on him, sword pointed right at him, and you demand he turn over his possessions. He fumbles hastily, pulling out a small leather pouch and throwing it at your feet. It jingles as it hits the ground, and you snatch it up before anyone gets too close. Some further prompting and the man begins to remove his armor, boots and gloves, and you're quick to drag those off as well, leaving him to the crowd while you turn your attention to Mathyas. He's still out when you walk in, but you remove his armor quickly nonetheless. You also take his pack and the wineskin tied at his waist for good measure, as well as a few items of clothing. A quick stop outside to fetch your bindle and you regroup in the shop with your new... acquisitions, ignoring the shouts from outside.

Current Possessions
3 Copper pieces (CP)
2 Silver pieces (SP)
1 Bindle
1 Loaf of bread
1 Turkey leg, smoked
1 Farmhand outfit
2 Sets of mercenary armor (mixing and matching pieces will form a single set that fits, albeit uncomfortably)
1 Mercenary outfit
2 Pairs of heavy boots
2 Pairs of sturdy leather gloves
1 Wineskin, full of liquid
1 Pouch of uncounted coins
1 Pack of assorted supplies
2 Swords (one of distinctly superior craftsmanship)

You could haul the armor and swords down to the blacksmith for some quick coin, though he'll probably have to undercut the price quite a bit considering the size of the town. You could also inspect your new supplies and see what you have on hand, assuming Mathyas doesn't wake while you're examining his stuff.

What do you do?

>Inspect supplies
>Visit blacksmith
>Leave town with what you can carry
>Other (write-in)

>>42100979
>Inspect supplies
Then
>Visit blacksmith
I want gloves for punching things

>>42100979
>>Visit blacksmith
Get him to make us some comfy armor the rest is his.

>>42100979
>Visit blacksmith
maybe he can refit armor for us.

>>42100979

>Visit blacksmith

Keep the sword, that's all.

>>42100999
>I want gloves for punching things

Don't we have claws?

>>42101002
oh that is a good idea... a trade in.

>>42101012
>Don't we have claws?
we do, they specifically make gloves problematic

>>42101012
We do (forgot about that actually), why not full unarmed then? Claws for slashing, fists for bludgeoning.

>>42101024
Im sure we can have something made that just covers the knuckle area

>>42101029
swords have longer reach. also owning a sword doesn't stop us from using unarmed when it fits.

and until we meet a monk that teaches us to harness ki, then its just smarter to use a weapon and armor

>>42101043
sure, but that would be custom job instead of something he has in stock for us to buy
then again, gloves are pretty much custom job anyways

>>42101044
speaking of monks, I would totally go for such a build. Also, super useful when we become a full dragon. I know kung fu!

>>42101044
Cant say I disagree with you, I just have a huge unarmed fetish

>>42100979
>Inspect supplies
>Visit blacksmith

You decide to save checking your supplies for later and haul the lot off to the blacksmith for now. It takes some effort, and a few people stop you on the way to pat you on the back or make some derogatory comment that could, in some fashion, be considered a compliment, but you make it there in due course.

You always liked the forge. When you were a little girl and your father took you into town to sell things from the farm, you'd sometimes wander off to see Mek, the smith, do his work, forging tools and bashing things into shape with his hammer. Now the smith's age was starting to show, but it didn't slow him down, and his eyes sparkle like the heart of the crucible behind him when he spies what you're dragging over.

“Well now, Kotijah, looks like you've been busy. Has the little dragon been out hunting knights?”

Mek laughs heartily and gestures to the inside of his shop.

“Bring it in here and let's have a look.”

You oblige, and he quickly starts looking over the armor and swords, examining each piece of metal carefully, occasionally lightly tapping a piece here and there to test for weakness.

“I'll give you a few silver for the lot if it's money you're after, but I don't have anything else I can spare right now. I suppose if you're willing to part with some of it I could alter what you've got, get you a nice set fitted. And if you're not too attached to one of those swords, I'll get you a proper sheath for the other and a whetstone and oil for maintaining it. Should take me a few hours at most to do the work, if you'll lend me a hand.”

>Help Mek make the alterations, keep a sword.
>Sell the armor and/or swords.
>Sell the armor, keep a sword.
>Other (write-in)

>>42101197
>Help Mek make the alterations, keep a sword

>>42101197
>Help Mek make the alterations, keep a sword.

Rolled 9 + 0 (1d20 + 0)

Sleuth roll for something.

>>42101197
>Help Mek make the alterations, keep a sword.
good deal

Rolled 9 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

And Strength

>>42101324
>Sleuth roll for something.
is it for the second guy? did the mob forget to lynch him and he ran for help?

>>42101324
>>42101344

Oh no. Mek, what the fuck, man?

>>42101197
well, I am off to sleep. its 1:40 AM here for us merricans

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You opt to help Mek with the alterations, and the pair of you get to work on adjusting the armor. Most of it involves you working the forge and keeping it as hot as you can make it while Mek does the actual work. It's boring for the most part, and you don't retain most of what he says about forging. A few things stick out about maintaining the armor and the sword, but aside from that you don't learn anything of use to you.

Occasionally your pace slows, and Mek has to help you with the forge from time to time to keep it hot. It might be the heat, or wearing yourself out with all that frenzied fighting, but it's like you've lost your pep for the moment, and you don't finish your work until late afternoon. Mek takes stock of the completed armor and nods to himself before letting you try it on. It fits like a glove. Sure, there are a few hammer marks on it from the rushed job, but you're protected now. You slip on a pair of gloves and some boots, and slide your sword into its new sheath at your side. You thank Mek and head out.

With sunset approaching in a few hours you decide to make up for lost time and start heading out onto the open road. The farms are mainly to the West, including your home, which leaves you North, East and South to choose from. The North road leads towards the center of the kingdom, to the East lies the home of the local lord as well as several other villages, and to the South is nothing but wilderness.

>North
>South
>East
>Other (write-in)

-

This is going to be the last one for the night. Once you guys decide on a direction, that'll be where we pick up next time. It's been a fun evening and I look forward to episode two of Become The Dragon Quest, Become The Adventurer. This concludes episode one, Become The Protagonist.

>>42101491
>North

>>42101491

>North

Time for town!

>>42101491
>North
wilderness exploring is fun and rewarding. but if we seek to unlock our heritage we need magic. going to the capital is the best place to look for that.

>>42101491
>North

>>42101491
>South
You should make a twitter for quest announcements

>>42101491
> South
I'm likening the quest so far

I'll make a twitter and all that jazz tomorrow. Looks like you guys are heading North, so tomorrow I'll work on content for that direction.

I'm gonna go pass out now. Night.

>>42101491
So, she got a heavy, metal armor? That seems cumbersome and not fit for a girl dragon on the road.

bump

Rolled 19 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

Hello world. Just a heads up, I have work from 1PM til 5PM EST today. Gonna grab a quick bite and prep the next post. The roll is for Sleuth, to see what you remember from your father's stories about the lands to the North.

>>42105137
A great deal it seems.

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You head out of town, adjusting the pack on your back for comfort, and begin your journey northward. As the sun drifts lazily towards the horizon you reflect on the stories your father told you when you were younger. While he wasn't much for music, he knew how to tell a good tale, and your youngest years were full of frightful ghost stories, fables, and occasionally stories from his travels.

Before meeting your mother and becoming a farmer, your father was a wandering merchant and sword-for-hire. He roamed all across the kingdom selling his wares and his skills to make ends meet, and you're glad that he did. You know the name of the kingdom, Shanal, and you know its three largest cities are Bos, the City of Coin, Radova, the City of Clockwork and the capital of Shen-Sirudai, the City of Glass. Bos is actually the largest, the central trading hub of the kingdom located on the shore of the sea to the north, and Radova is the smallest of the three, further out to the west beyond Shen-Sirudai and run almost wholly by its local lord who some claim is a wizard. Shen-Sirudai is where the road in front of you will eventually lead, if you follow it for long enough. Along the way are a few small towns, a couple villages and the gate-city of Unce, where all travelers from the south of Shen-Sirudai get their paperwork filed for a visit to the capital.

The sky is slowly dimming as you pull yourself from your thoughts. What do you do?

>Head off the road and look for a campsite
>Keep walking, there's still light
>Camp on the road to avoid getting lost
>Other (write-in)

Need more dragon pics on my phone, have a lady knight for now.

>>42105587
>>Head off the road and look for a campsite

Rolled 19 + 0 (1d20 + 0)

Smarts roll

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You head off the road a little ways and start setting up camp. While you've never camped out before, most of it seems common sense to you. You light a small fire, away from where you'll be sleeping, and surround it with stones in case the pile of sticks and logs falls over. You make a crude shelter from a few branches and stash your pack and bindle inside it for the moment. It's time to take stock of things.

You suppose you have time for a few quick tasks before bed, and if you wake early enough, three more before you start the day properly, for a total of six camp activities. If you had more hands to help you, you could probably get quite a bit done, but for now you've only got time for a handful of things before and after resting. A few things spring immediately to mind.

>Inspect pack and coin pouch
>Hunt (will take all evening or all morning)
>Prepare food for tomorrow
>Practice a skill
>Clean and maintain equipment
>Clean and maintain self
>Other (write-in)

-

Side note, this quest has a twitter now! Follow @BecomeQM for story updates.

>>42105920
>>Inspect pack and coin pouch
>Clean and maintain equipment

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You decide inspect your treasures first. The coin purse contains glittering gold and silver coins from a fairly recent minting. Five gold coins and seven silver ones are added to your hoard. Additionally, the pack contains some rope, a blanket and a few candles but only one match for lighting them.

A look into the smaller pockets reveals a flint and steel for starting fires, which would have been helpful a little while ago when you were rubbing sticks together. You also find a few crude dice and a sealed letter, with the words “For Duke Lamiring” in flowing script on the front. Duke Lamiring is one of the lords to the East, and he mainly concerns himself with keeping monsters away from the kingdom. You set that aside for the moment and mull over whether or not to read it while you clean your new gear.

Current Possessions
1 Pack containing Rope, 1 Blanket, 3 Candles, 1 Match, 1 Flint and Steel, 3 Dice, 1 Letter
1 Pouch containing 3 Copper pieces (CP), 9 Silver pieces (SP), 5 Gold pieces (GP)
1 Bindle containing 1 Loaf of bread, 1 Turkey leg, smoked
1 Wineskin, full of liquid
1 Farmhand outfit
1 Mercenary outfit
1 Set of mercenary armor
2 Pairs of heavy boots
2 Pairs of sturdy leather gloves
1 Sword


While nothing is particularly dirty, you remember Mek saying something about poorly maintained equipment breaking more quickly, and you don't want to ruin your first suit of armor and first sword right off the bat. You polish and sharpen as best as you can, until you can barely see the hammer marks on the armor and the sword gleams in the firelight. In the morning you'll have to decide if you're going to keep wearing your farm outfit or switch to the clothes you acquired.

You've got time for one more thing before bed.

>Read the letter
>Other (write-in or from the list in the last post)

-

I'm off to work soon, so I'll be checking in from time to time but no updates for a couple hours. Hopefully this is still here at 5.

>>42106432
>>Read the letter

>>42106432
>inspect wineskin liquid
>read letter
>make sure campsite is safe (sleuth)

>>42106432
>Read the letter
Quest go.

Read letter.

Practice swinging our sword.

>>42106432
>Read the letter

Time for literacy!

But let's at least make it to the big glass city before we do anything about the letter's contents. I want to get urban.

>>42108667
Urban barbarian?

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You settle in with the letter and the wineskin, opening the latter first. Your nose is greeted by the sweet aroma of mead, and good stuff at that. While not ideal for rehydrating, you could probably enjoy it while it lasts and refill it at a stream or river.

You slide your nail under the seal on the letter and open it carefully. It pops open almost of its own accord, unfolding in your hands. It reads as follows:

-

Dear Dukey,

Consider this the termination of our agreement. The last batch barely lasted three days, and if you won't send me suitable materials to work with then I won't watch your borders for you anymore. I'm sending this letter via the cowards who survived by running away. Give them a suitable death, would you?

Regards, B

PS, send my regards to your king. I'm sure he'll love to hear how you messed up.

-

You're not quite sure what the letter means, except that the borders of the kingdom might no longer be as safe as they once were. On the one hand, a good reason to continue inward, but on the other it means troubling times might be ahead if no one does anything about it.

Don't know why it cut off, but...

>The plan is the plan, continue North.
>Head East and deliver the letter.
>Head South and survey the borders.

>>42111048
>>Head South and survey the borders.

>>42111217
>>Head East and deliver the letter.

>>42111217
>North

Delivering the letter would just get us in trouble for fucking with the mercs.

>>42111217
>>The plan is the plan, continue North.

>>42111327
Did you see what was on the note? The Mercs were slated for death anyways. We could EASILY talk or way out of it.

>>42111378
I guess I'm too much of a pansy to risk it before getting stronger.

>>42111217
>The plan is the plan, continue North.

This, fuck whatever snarky bastard wrote the letter, we don't need none of that. Adventure!

>>42111217

>continue North

I want to see glass city

Rolled 6 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

Sleuth roll

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You fold the letter back up and stow it in your pack. No sense risking your life on an errand when your adventure is only beginning, and besides, you could always just give the letter to someone at the capital anyway.

You glance around your camp briefly to make sure everything is where you left it, and satisfied that it is, you turn in for the night.

Morning comes too quickly and with too much rustling for your liking. It takes you longer than it should for you to notice that it isn't light out, and that the sun doesn't rustle when it rises. You open your eyes to find someone sifting slowly and carefully through your pack.

>Violence
>Intimidation
>Observation
>Go back to bed
>Other (write-in)

>>42111893
>>Intimidation

>>42111893
>Other (write-in)
>Deadpan snark

>>42111954
You. I like you.

>>42111987
>senpai noticed me!

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>42111893
>Intimidation

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>42111987

Rolling for snark.

Alright, how do you want to intimidate the thief? Show of force? Snark from the shadows? Or shout them away?

Rolled 8 + 0 (1d20 + 0)

Oh who am I kidding, it's snark. Schmooze roll to see how classy your one-liner is.

>>42112310
Not that classy.

We're a crass dragon.

>>42112310
>>42112260

You didn't want to take anons snark roll?

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You sit up slowly and try to come up with something clever to unnerve them.

"You know, it's usually smarter to go through someone's things after you've actually managed to steal them."

The thief suddenly sits upright and slowly turns to look at you. Even in the darkness you can see their eyes are wide with shock, though more from the fact that you woke up. They jump to their feet, snagging your pack with one hand and breaking into a run. You're pretty sure they said "good idea" as they bolted.

>Chase down the thief.
>Forget it, nothing of value was lost.
>Other (write-in)

>>42112419
>Chase down the thief

>>42112348
Gotta do it live.

>>42112419
>>Chase down the thief.
Chase down the thief and make them a party member.

We need a thief to unlock doors n shit.

>>42112419
>Chase down the thief.

>>42112456

>Chase down the thief and disembowel them slowly

FTFY. Never trust a thief.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>42112419
>>Chase down the thief.
>rolling for speed

>>42112491
So do you kill every rogue you play with then?

Rolled 20 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

Rolling for speed.

>>42112767
Damn!

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You throw off your blanket and chase after the thief at top speed. You had to really strain your tired mind to come up with that one-liner and you are NOT letting it go to waste by letting them take it as a suggestion. With each step you sink your claws into the ground a bit for extra traction, dropping low and kicking up dirt with every stride, and you throw yourself at the thief full force. They hit the ground with a panicked scream, and you yank your pack from their hands and the bandana from their face to get a good look at the would-be bandit. The girl, maybe a little younger than you, throws her hands up in front of herself.

“Please, don't hurt me! I'm just hungry, alright?“

Her stomach growls, as if to affirm her story, but hunger doesn't make it right to steal. Still, sometimes charity is the right call.

>Spare her some food and send her on her way.
>Spare her some food and take her to your camp for now.
>Spare her nothing, the world is cruel and full of hardship and she can find another fool to steal from.
>Other (write-in)

>>42113037
>Other
>For your crimes you must become my servant and do my bidding! Now tell me. What other skills besides thievery do you possess?

>>42113037
> Spare her some food and take her to your camp for now
"You should have just asked. If you are having a tough time of things, you should come with me for now."

>>42113037
>Spare her some food and take her to your camp for now.

>>42113142
>>42113140

We're a barbarian. We don't do charity.

We do slavery.

>>42113091

Backing this anon.

>>42113150
Actually we are a farmgirl who wants to be a dragon. This girl could be an ally, and if you try and enslave the sneaky thief it's gonna go wrong.

>>42113150
Servant. No charity.

>>42113185
She can graduate from servant from ward to eventually apprentice if she proves herself. For now we give her a trial period.

Make her work for her food.

>>42113037
>Spare her some food and take her to your camp for now.

>>42113223
So how are you planning on making her stay? Chaining her up? If she chooses to stay your plan might work out but somehow I doubt she's gonna want to be some random farmgirls slave

>>42113257
>You saw how quickly I got to you the first time. If you try to run away, I'll catch you again. Next time I won't be so merciful.

Right now it's four votes slave to three votes charity. I'll give you another few minutes to discuss it before I tally things. Mainly because I'm hungry.

>>42113275
And how is that gonna work the first time we get to a city? You think she'll just sit around and not get the guards on our asses for enslaving some girl. If slavery is legal then I'd agree with you but right now I can't see this working out too well.

>>42113340
By then stockholm's syndrome will have set in.

>>42113037
>>Spare her nothing, the world is cruel and full of hardship and she can find another fool to steal from.

>>42113328
Slave: 2>>42113091
>>42113150
Charity: 3>>42113140
>>42113142
>>42113243

Is how I read it. Where are the other votes?
Am I just being retarded?

>>42113403
Slave, spare, spare, slave, slave, slave, spare, and now spare nothing. At least that's what I'm seeing. On my phone, linking to posts is a chord.

*chore

Might be three and three actually. Rereading now.

>>42113037
>Spare her some food and take her to your camp for now.

>>42113037
"Ayyy, I'mma become a motherfuckin' dragon, you wanna come wit me? I can give you food!"

>Make intimidation roll

>>42113547
Spare enough food that she's still hungry for more and then follows us like a lost puppy.

>>42113037
>Spare her some food and take her to your camp for now.

Rolled 1 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

Sleuth roll

>>42113757
Kek

>>42113757
So the dice favor speed and not sleuthing huh.

>>42113757

I knew it, we should have just killed her.

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You pause for a few moments and give her time enough to calm before you speak. You want to make your next words count and you need her to be listening carefully.

“I will feed you, little thief. Next time you will ask first. I am very quick, and very watchful. Next time I might do more than simply knock you down and take back what's mine. If we understand each other, I'll let you up.”

She looks somewhat relieved when you say that, and nods slowly. You help her to her feet, sling your pack over your back, and give her back her bandana before walking back to camp, keeping a close eye on her. You certainly won't be sleeping heavily tonight now, but the good deed feels nice.

You open up your bindle and tear off some bread from the loaf, assembling a pair of crude sandwiches with some of your smoked turkey. She digs in eagerly, wolfing her meal down while you get a small fire going. You take a few bites as you regard her, and when she finishes her last bite she starts to speak.

“Thanks. I'm Sena. What's your name?”

“Kotijah.”

She nods slightly.

“You're nice, Kotijah. Most people would have slit my throat!”

There's something unnerving about how cheerfully she says that last part, but you brush it off as her simply being relieved.

>Turn in for the night and let Sena go
>Turn in and tell Sena to stay
>Stay up all night to make sure Sena doesn't make a second attempt
>Other (write-in)

>>42113891
>>Other (write-in)
Ask about Sena's life. How she ended up stealing from a dragon lady in the woods.

>>42113891
>Turn in and tell Sena to stay

We already invested some food in the thief (you fools), might as well get some return on the investment. Sena, you are now an adventuring partner. If you had other plans, tough luck.

>>42113955
I vote for this

>>42113891
>>Turn in and tell Sena to stay

>>42113891
>>42113955
this

>>42113891
>>Turn in for the night and let Sena go
I dont want filthy thieves nearby.

>>42111048
If I had to guess the duke was giving people to some monster (a necromancer?) for protection. It suggest that the cowards who ran away were part of the batch, meaning that the batch was sent believing themselves to be mercenaries fighting against something on behalf of the duke when they were being sent into the grinder instead.

it also suggests the king was part of that plot. and that the duke would have no problems killing his underlings for their failure

it sounds really bad, about both the duke and the king

Rolled 19 + 0 (1d20 + 0)

Smarts roll

>>42114422
We so smart.

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You stir the fire gently with a stick and look at Sena, before dropping the stick into the flames.

“So what led to you stealing from strangers in the dead of night?”

She tilts her head slightly, then shrugs.

“It seemed like a good idea?”

You glare at her for a moment, and she smiles and waves a hand dismissively. In the firelight you can see that there are several small scars along her fingers.

“Fine, fine. I used to work for a carpenter but I decided that I didn't want to be pushed around anymore so I set out on my own. Turns out that it's harder to get by without any skills or talents of your own than I thought, and I didn't want to be a whore, so I did the next best thing. I became a thief.”

There's something she's leaving out, you can tell that much, and you press her ever so slightly.

“Is that how your hands got all scratched up? Working for the carpenter?”

She flinches visibly when you mention the scars, and her smile flickers for a fraction of a second.

“Yep. How did you know? Most people just assume they're from a lockpicking mishap or something, but I'm better than that.”

>Press further
>Leave it be for now and go to bed
>Change the subject

>>42114671
>Press further
I'm not an idiot, I just have a temper.

>>42114671
>>Press further

>>42114671
>>Press further
"You're mask broke. You'll need to do better if you want to be a better thief.."

>>42114771
Your*

People are gonna harp about my grammar if I don't correct it.

>>42114771

Backing with grammatical correction.

>>42114671
>Leave it be for now and go to bed
Eh, don't need to push it.

>>42114771
I Vote for this

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You narrow your gaze slightly.

“If you want me to feed you any more food, you're going to have to be honest with me. How did you get the scars?”

Sena hesitates, smiling nervously, and when it becomes clear that you're not going to back down and that her free meal ticket is on the line, she finally relents. Her smile softens, her gaze drifting towards the fire. There's pain in her expression, and some small part of you wishes you hadn't forced this out of her, whatever it is.

“The carpenter gave me them. He was a little drunk, and really pushy, and he said that I was prettier than all the dolls I had been making in the back of his shop. It's how I practiced. I carved little wooden figures and made them clothes with scraps of cloth. I tried to push him away because he stank and he broke his bottle and tried to hurt me. He hurt my hands, mostly, and my back a little as well. I got away though, he didn't manage to... you know. The whore house wouldn't take me in, said that I was too young and no man would want hands like mine touching them anyway.”

You're not sure when the tears started, but you can see them clearly now. She smiles all the while though, the painted smile of a broken doll.

>Comfort her
>Send her away
>Go to sleep and tell Sena to do the same
>Other (write-in)

>>42115505
>Comfort her

>>42115505
>Other

"Who is this man, so I might disembowel and then hang him with his own entrails?"

>>42115505
> Send her away

>>42115505
>Comfort her
>>42115584
I like the way you think

> Send her away

Rolled 4 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

Schmooze roll

>>42115657
>>42115751
Nah.

We should keep her around. Her skills will be handy if she doesn't up and steal from us.

>>42115505
>>Comfort her

>>42115657

We can't do that now, we're emotionally invested. Also she will probably die.

>>42115505

>Comfort her

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You take a moment to consider your options, and settle on trying to comfort her. You move around the fire towards her, and rest a hand on her shoulder. It's only when she looks your way that you realize that you have absolutely no clue what to tell her. You clear your throat to buy you a second, and open your mouth.

“It's a sign of your strength that you've been able to survive this long on your own. You should be proud of that. The carpenter was a drunk ass, the whores didn't know what they were talking about, and you're better off without them.”

She smiles at you and wipes her eyes.

“Thank you, for trying. But honestly, any life would be better than this. It was a good effort though.”

Ouch. She turns away from you and curls up on the ground.

“See you in the morning, Kotijah.”

You sit there for a moment feeling stupid before sighing. It's too late at night for you to keep pressing on like this.

>Sleep
>Last ditch effort at comfort, then sleep
Other (write-in)

>>42116004
>>Sleep

>>42116004
>Last ditch effort at comfort, then sleep

>>42116004
>Sleep

>>42116004
>>Last ditch effort at comfort, then sleep
"Well, it isn't over yet, and you just found someone who intends to make something out of you, one way or another"

>Sleep

>>42116004
>Other (write-in)
"Do you want a new life? A better one? Because I have a goal in mind that I need help with. I think you would be perfect to help me. I'll reward you handsomely."

>>42116004
>Sleep
>>42116178
Not this

>>42116004

>Last ditch effort at comfort, then sleep

You anons do realize she isn't going to be here when we wake up otherwise, right?

>>42116335
Not without incentive, yeah.

Seems like sleeping is the way forward here. Gonna start writing now and recount when I get halfway in case more votes come in.

>>42116004

>Other (write-in)

"You know, I'm going to become a dragon."

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“...Yeah. Goodnight.”

You decide to give up for now, and make a mental note to never try comforting someone ever again, a decision you expect to wholeheartedly regret before this journey is over, and one you're not entirely sure that you can stick to. You head back to where you had been sleeping and pull on one of the sticks in the fire, using it to jostle the others apart and kill the flame.

As you settle in under your blanket you give Sena one last glance before you drift off, shaking your head slightly. You weren't unsympathetic, but you certainly didn't have the right words for the situation. You let yourself slip into slumber once again. Tomorrow is a new day.

End of Day 1

Stats
Smarts - 0
Strength - 3
Speed - 2
Sleuth - 1
Sneak - 0
Schmooze – 1

Traits
Sharp Claws

Skills
Singing 1
String Instruments 1
Focus 1
Self-Control 1

Spoils
Current Possessions
1 Pack containing Rope, 1 Blanket, 3 Candles, 1 Match, 1 Flint and Steel, 3 Dice, 1 Letter
1 Pouch containing 3 Copper pieces (CP), 9 Silver pieces (SP), 5 Gold pieces (GP)
1 Bindle containing 1 Half loaf of bread, 1 Partial turkey leg, smoked
1 Wineskin, full of mead
1 Farmhand outfit
1 Mercenary outfit
1 Set of mercenary armor
2 Pairs of heavy boots
2 Pairs of sturdy leather gloves
1 Sword

Current Party
Sena the Thief

Current Quest
Head North and seek the City of Glass for answers

Feature Unlocked
Skills can be applied to your rolls in addition to your stats if you can come up with a good, logical reason why they should fit the scene. Unlocking new skills and upgrading existing skills requires training and practice. Getting your first rank in a skill is as simple as spending an afternoon with a book or some untrained experience, but further ranks will require more investment in terms of time, as well as seeking someone to study under.

A new day dawns soon.

-

Grabbing a soda and a snack, brb.

So how are we going to go about getting the DRACONIC HUGE that is our destiny?

we gotta get big and scaley and bewinged.

>>42116788
Kidnap a princess. It is a time honored tradition.

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You awaken to the sound of birds chirping, and to the feeling of sunlight on your face. You open your eyes to find camp exactly as it was when you went to sleep, with the minor exception of Sena, who seems to have vanished completely. There are footprints on the ground that you could try to follow to see where she went to, but you also have no idea how much of a head start she has on you. It's time to press on with the day at any rate.

Pick three activities
>Search for Sena (could take all morning)
>Hunt (will take all morning)
>Prepare food for the day ahead
>Practice a skill
>Clean and maintain equipment
>Clean and maintain self
>Other (write-in)

>>42117029
I like it

>>42117075
After figuring out what she stole from us.
>Clean and maintain equipment
>Clean and maintain self

>Search for Sena (could take all morning)

>>42117075
>Clean and maintain self
>Search for Sena (could take all morning)
>Prepare food for the day ahead
>Make sure nothing is missing.

>>42117075
>Practice a skill
STRENGTH + Smarts
>Maintain Self

>Hunt (will take all morning)
>Clean and maintain equipment
>Clean and maintain self

It occurs to me that she might not have run away, she could just be needing some space and might show up later

>>42117179
If she left us a little wooden dragon figurine I'd be inclined to agree.

>>42117110
This.

>>42117110
>After figuring out what she stole from us.
our heart

>>42117110
I vote for this

>>42116335
>>42117075

I fucking told you guys. We wasted food on the trick.

>>42117029

Let's do this.

We save a guy in our hometown - people are dicks to us.

We forgive and feed a thief on the road - leaves without even a thank you.

Fuck this gay earth, let's cause some chaos.

>>42117075

>Practice skill

Combat

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Step one, you decide, is making sure everything is in order. You already cleaned your armor and sword last night, so you turn your attention instead to the rest of your gear, making sure your blanket is folded neatly, your rope wound properly, and your coins are still in their pouch. Seems like Sena didn't take anything with her when she left.

With your hear organized and prepared, you decide your next step should be taking care of yourself. You settle on your mercenary clothes for the day, taking your farming clothes with you to serve as a cleaning cloth and towel for drying yourself. You know there's a stream nearby, and you head off towards it to clean off and drink.

As you finally near the stream you can hear soft splashing coming from downstream, not too far away from where you are. You could investigate, you suppose, but it could just be a wild animal, and you didn't come out here prepared to hunt, so you'd just be wasting time.

>Investigate the noise, could be interesting
>Wash up, the sooner you finish the sooner you can move on
>Other (write-in)

>>42117450
>Investigate the noise, could be interesting

>>42117450
>Investigate the noise, could be interesting

>>42117450
>>Investigate the noise, could be interesting

Or it could be another bather. Lets get easily offended if its a guy, even though we see them just as nude!

Then physically abuse and shame them. Just like my animus~

>>42117450
>Investigate the noise, could be interesting
ADVENTURE

>Wash up, the sooner you finish the sooner you can move on

Its probably just whats her face

>>42117450
>Investigate the noise, could be interesting
time to accidentally walk in on our new party member bathing

Alright, approaching sneakily or just trying to get a good look?

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>>42117565
Sneaky

>>42117565
Whichever one gives us a bigger bonus.

Rolled 7 + 0 (1d20 + 0)

Sneak roll

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You decide to check on the noise, just to be safe. You head down the stream and keep to the tall grass as much as you can. You can vaguely make out a humanoid figure by the stream, and as you approach you spot Sena wringing out her wet hair. Her clothes are damp, and she probably only just finished cleaning herself up and getting dressed again. If you hadn't cleaned up camp first, you probably would have bumped into her at a more indecent moment, and that probably would have ended poorly. She seems to have spotted you, and looks a little surprised to see you, but her usual smile quickly settles onto her face.

“Sorry for running off, you just looked like you were having a nice nap. I didn't want to disturb you. I'll head back first then, and meet you back at camp.”

She turns and starts to walk off before you say a word.

>Stop her and talk to her
>Let her go
>Other (write-in)

>>42117806
>>Let her go
Well that was easy enough. Maybe we can work on a skill now.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>42117806
>>Let her go

>>42117806
>Let her go
Super

>>42117806
>Let her go

>Let her go

Rolled 8 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

Sleuth roll

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You shake your head a bit as Sena leaves and turn your attention to yourself once more. You strip down and make quick work of cleaning yourself, though you have the eerie feeling that someone is watching you all the while. The only person around is Sena, but you don't see a trace of here nearby as you wash. You dry off as quickly as you can and pull on your clothes, trying to shake off the feeling as you make your way back to camp. Sena is waiting for you there, poking at the remains of the fire and munching on some more of your rations. She hasn't eaten all that much as far as you can tell, just helping herself to a snack.

You've got a little time before you should hit the road again.

>Talk to Sena
>Other (write-in)

>>42118093
>Talk to Sena

>>42118093
>Talk to Sena

>>42118093
>Talk to Sena

>>42118093
>Talk to Sena

Anyone wanna write in what you talk to her about?

>>42118093
If she's seen any of the cities that you are currently going toward. Small talk stuff

Rolled 16 + 0 (1d20 + 0)

Schmooze roll

>>42118559
We schmoozin

>>42118559

We succeeded a shmooze roll?

Looks like our aspiring dragonlady isn't quite as autistic as we thought, anons.

>>42118307
Ask If she's good at fighting, if she is let's spar

>>42118093
I want a dragon figurine to wear as a necklace.

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You decide to spend the last of your time at camp talking to Sena and trying to pry some tidbits of information from her. You sit by her, grab the loaf of bread, and pull off a portion of it to eat.

“There's a village just South of here where I'm from, but I don't recognize you. And this road heads North quite a ways, so you've probably traveled quite a while. Can you tell me anything about what's further along this road?”

She shrugs slightly, continuing to draw lines in the ash of the fire pit.

“There's a bridge two days from here close to where that stream meets up with the river. It heads to the East and then curves North towards the sea. Beyond that is a village where I'm not welcome and the road to the village beyond that.”

You nod slowly.

“Thank you.”

She smiles at you again as you start to put on your armor and gather your things.

“You'll want a guide.”

You turn and look at Sena, who has swapped her stick out for a knife you swear she didn't have the night before.

“The villages around here can be quiet and pleasant, but there are some seedy places that will swallow you whole if you're not careful. So long as I can eat, and you keep me away from a few unsavory people I'll tell you about later, I'll steer you towards the places you want to go and help you out. What do you say?”

>Deal, food and protection in exchange for aid and services
>No deal
>Old deal, work for her meals
>Other (write-in)

>>42118917
>Deal, food and protection in exchange for aid and services

"Make me a little dragon and I'll forget that you tried to steal from me."