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Korg: Your orcish blackguard, he is bound to your will. He wields a great hammer and cares for few things more than to use it in battle. A creature of simple pleasures and sins he is a destructive force on the battlefield and a cunning creature in planning.

Halivean: Known to you as Hal, he is your desert elf blackguard. Fanatically loyal to you and with some basic skill in necromancy and tactics he is a vital lieutenant to your forces. His agility is exceptional and his skill with a blade and bow is significant, but where he shines is leading undead into battle.

Housekeeping

Suptg archive of the quest: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=DeadQM

Twitter where the quest updates usually happen: @DeadQM

http://pastebin.com/vBRyBWfK Mechanics and Character Sheet

Economy: You have 1kg of gold.

Your minions:2 Orcish pyromancers, 1 Orcish Blackguard, 46 zombies of orcs and elves, 20 dire wolf mounts and 5 phantasms. You have enough undead giant spiders to allow your entire army to fight mounted and still have more left over to use as shock troops. You control 120/180 minions.

Your Holdings: A Human Village, An Elven Temple with a tower, A well-hidden and fortified cave.

Diplomacy: Human Tribes (Neutral); Dwarves (Revered, Open Trade); Forest Elves (Allies, Open Trade), Desert Elves (Unknown), Gnolls (Allies), Golems (ACCEPTABLE), Drow (Dead)

Goals: Achieve Immortality, Provide a good life for Bathory and the child.

Immortality option currently locked in: Draconic Magic.

All but a few stragglers among the kobolds followed your lead. There were some that thought your killing of the great dragon Necorax was a heinous crime, but most of them seem to have decided that by besting the beast in combat you have proved yourself to be 'more dragon' than Necorax herself. As you left the mountain the shock among the kobolds warmed your heart.

'Look! The Sun! It's Real!' they shouted, pointing at the moon. (cont)

The morning found most of the kobolds in tears, if not from any great emotion then simply from the sheer amount of light their darkness-adjusted eyes beheld for the first time in their lives. You feared that they might fail to get used to it, but by noon they seemed to have adjusted.

The trek back to your hold was largely uneventful, aside from a few shocks of joyous naivete from the kobolds.

One other thing has been bothering you. Your new helm, to which you have bound the spirit of Necorax. It has been whispering to you. You know it is bound to your will and that it cannot hurt you, but the strength of the spirit of the ancient wyrm is reaching out to you, telling you something just beyond the edge of comprehension.

You arrive on a sunny day of spring. Your hold is at peace.

>Arrange for the kobolds. They need a place to live if they are going to stay with you.
>Check in with your party- Lathrien and Melandie.
>Check in with Bathory
>Check how the human village is doing
>Commune with the spirit of Necorax
>Other

>>43126063
>>Commune with the spirit of Necorax
We totemist now.

>>43126063
>Arrange for the kobolds. They need a place to live if they are going to stay with you.

>>43126063
>>Arrange for the kobolds. They need a place to live if they are going to stay with you.

>>43126063
>>Arrange for the kobolds. They need a place to live if they are going to stay with you.
Then
>commune with your party

>>43126063
>>Arrange for the kobolds. They need a place to live if they are going to stay with you.

>>43126063
>Arrange for the kobolds. They need a place to live if they are going to stay with you.
then
>Commune with the spirit of Necorax

First things first, you've brought over a hundred creatures back from your last expedition and they all need someplace to sleep, something to eat and, perhaps, something to do. You quickly realize that there is not much you know about Kobolds, or for tending to their needs. You find the kobold that you first spoke to- you have started to become able to tell them apart by now, though only just- and ask him about it.

'Someplace to sleep, some rats would be most nice. Maybe a hole in the dirt for the sleeping?' says Vlad the kobold.
'So... Vlad. I want you to understand that you are no longer slaves. You may have a few comforts if you want them,' you say.
'Comforts? Can we eat it?'
'No, no, I mean, perhaps you would like separate rooms, or bedding, or something like that,'
'Uh, I don't know, man-Vlad,' Vlad the kobold says and falls silent for a moment, 'Oh! Maybe softer ground to sleep on?'
'Very well. And can you gather your own food?'
'Mmmmm. Rats outside very strange. Some fly away. Others much bigger than kobolds. Might be hard.'
'We can provide you with some meat until you get settled in,'
'Okay! So, where's the kobold-hole?'

>Have them set up near the human village. You want them to learn to co-habit as soon as possible, and perhaps the kobolds shall earn some self-respect living among free men and women.
>Have them move in to the tunnels under your ruin. They will be safe there, and it will not be as shocking a change for them as living above-ground.
>Have them set up near your borders, but as far as possible from the humans. You want them to learn to fend for themselves, and this should avoid any immediate incidents.
>Have them move in with you in the temple. The creatures seem willing to serve and you are certain you will find a use for them.
>Other

>>43126514
>Have them move in to the tunnels under your ruin. They will be safe there, and it will not be as shocking a change for them as living above-ground.

We might want to check the tunnels first, for any more uberchimeras

>>43126514
>>Have them move in with you in the temple. The creatures seem willing to serve and you are certain you will find a use for them.

>>43126514
Lets Combine
>Have them move in with you in the temple. The creatures seem willing to serve and you are certain you will find a use for them.
and
>Have them move in to the tunnels under your ruin. They will be safe there, and it will not be as shocking a change for them as living above-ground.

We can also set about improving the tunnels so that they are nicer. Basically turn it into a finished basement.

>>43126566
The problem with anything moving into the temple is that we desecrted it and now it is kinda uncomfortable to be there for anyone who is not necromancer/undead

>>43126591
But wasn't it just the grunds around the teample?

>>43125839
A new update for Feral Necromancer Quest? I think this just made my day.

>>43126514
>>Have them set up near your borders, but as far as possible from the humans. You want them to learn to fend for themselves, and this should avoid any immediate incidents.

>>43126628
Pretty certain that includes the temple.

>>43126676 >>43126514
Well if you are sure.

>Have them set up near the human village. You want them to learn to co-habit as soon as possible, and perhaps the kobolds shall earn some self-respect living among

'Now, I could give you the freedom to do whatever you like, but you would have to fend for yourselves. Or instead, you could serve me directly. You will find me a much kinder master than your previous one.'
'But man-Vlad. We already serve you. Of course that one.'
'Very well, follow me then and I shall show you where you shall be dwelling from now on.'

You lead them towards your hold, and as you pass the perimeter of the desecration you hear a yelp you hoped you wouldn't. The kobolds had lived in fairly dark surroundings- both in a literal and figurative sense- and you'd hoped they would be immune to the desecration.

'Man-Vlad? We don't like this air-magic,' says Vlad the kobold.

>Bring down the desecration. You have other forms of magical protection that should be more than sufficient.
>Tell them to deal with it
>Tell them that anyone that doesn't want to deal with it can move in with the humans/move out on their own

>>43126514
Have them set up near human village

>>43126738
>Bring down the desecration. You have other forms of magical protection that should be more than sufficient.

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>>43126063
>>43125992
This is pure gold

>>43126514
>>Have them set up near your borders, but as far as possible from the humans. You want them to learn to fend for themselves, and this should avoid any immediate incidents.
Sup Dead, but have them meet the humans first. Introductions and such

>>43126738
>>Bring down the desecration. You have other forms of magical protection that should be more than sufficient.

>>43126738
Find them a suitable nearby location and find an ambassador that tolerates the desecration

>>43126738
>>Tell them to deal with it

>>43126738
>>Bring down the desecration. You have other forms of magical protection that should be more than sufficient

>>43126738
>Bring down the desecration. You have other forms of magical protection that should be more than sufficient.
Fiiiiiine

Since we're doing this anyway maybe invite Lath and Mel to move back in or to build closer?

>>43126738
>Bring down the desecration. You have other forms of magical protection that should be more than sufficient.

>>43126738
>Bring down the desecration. You have other forms of magical protection that should be more than sufficient.
We have dozens of different eocation we can totemize. Plus with the whole "create soul" thing we might be able to create some golems.
Let's not forget about that tarantula-hawk something either

>>43125992
>Desert Elves (Unknown)
Didn’t we part on great terms after saving their lives?

>>43126738
>>Bring down the desecration. You have other forms of magical protection that should be more than sufficient.

It’s only really useful if we’re there. And if we’re there we can turn it back on if we need it. I also wanted to improve the defences anyway.

>>43125992
>no Diplomacy for underwater creatures

>>43126882
They are very much on the border of monstrous/non-monstrous peoples. And furthermore, their representatives were not at your party. I've started planning the rules updates for Vol. 2 and the diplomacy and perk system are a focus for it, so hold out a few more weeks for a more organized system of perks and alliances.

You feel certain at this point that the kobolds will not be the last to look for shelter in your lands and as more of them arrive it would become more and more foolish to have them all set up just outside the radius of the desecration. Furthermore, if the people under your rule cannot enjoy the protection of your protective enchantments, then really, what is the point of them- you are, after all, more than powerful enough to deal with any personal attack. You bring down the desecration.

'Better?'
'Yes, lord man-Vlad, it is good!'
'Follow along then,'

You bring them inside of your hold and they immediately feel more comfortable within the stone walls that remind them so much of the home they fled.

When you lead them down in the tunnels they become even more confident in their movement than you are. They navigate the darkness well and they are used to the cramped quarters. You make a sweep to make certain that no more of the horrific alchemical experiments of the previous owner of this place are here, and when you are confident that the kobolds shall be safe here, you

>Leave them to your devices. Let them get used to this place.
>Have them get started on the renovation of the tunnels- though you've cleaned up most of the evidence of battle here, there is still much to clean up and more work after that.
>Give them other chores (write-in)
>Other

>>43126953
>>Have them get started on the renovation of the tunnels- though you've cleaned up most of the evidence of battle here, there is still much to clean up and more work after that.

>>43126953
>Have them get started on the renovation of the tunnels- though you've cleaned up most of the evidence of battle here, there is still much to clean up and more work after that.

>>43126953
>Have them get started on the renovation of the tunnels- though you've cleaned up most of the evidence of battle here, there is still much to clean up and more work after that.
Aren't these the very same tunnels the Dark Elves attacked us during the Winter Feast?
If so we should warn them, and put sentries around.
Not because of the Dark Elves you see, but if they came in, anything else can do that too.

>>43126953
>Have them get started on the renovation of the tunnels- though you've cleaned up most of the evidence of battle here, there is still much to clean up and more work after that.

>>43126953
>Have them get started on the renovation of the tunnels- though you've cleaned up most of the evidence of battle here, there is still much to clean up and more work after that.

>>43126953
>>Have them get started on the renovation of the tunnels- though you've cleaned up most of the evidence of battle here, there is still much to clean up and more work after that.


>we dworfs now

>>43126953
>>Have them get started on the renovation of the tunnels- though you've cleaned up most of the evidence of battle here, there is still much to clean up and more work after that.

>>43126953
>>Have them get started on the renovation of the tunnels- though you've cleaned up most of the evidence of battle here, there is still much to clean up and more work after that.

'Your first task is to clean this place up. Throw everything you are not going to use out, scrub the floors and look for any cracks and weaknesses in the walls. I will be sending what you need down here with my minions,'
'Yes, lord man-Vlad. Uh, aren't we your minions?'
'Not as such, no. You are free to leave whenever you want. You are free to ignore my commands if you want, though that might make me like you less. You are not my slaves, you simply work for me,'
'Uh, okay, lord man-Vlad.' Vlad the kobold says, unconvinced.

You have your minions carry down cleaning and constructions supplies, as well as everything the kobolds will need for survival and an hour later it is as if they weren't there. They are quiet and cautious and do not disturb you, unless you call for them first.

>Commune with Necorax
>Talk to your party (whom?)
>Visit the human village
>Other (write-in)

>>43127088
>Talk to your party (whom?)
Lathrien. Get a status update and ask how things have been while we were gone. Also update us on his condition.

>>43127088
>Visit the human village

>>43127088
>>Commune with Necorax
The fuck yoiu want nigga? Speak up

>>43127088
>Talk to your party (Lath and Mel)
Find out how thing went while we were gone.

>>43127088
>>Visit the human village
>Talk to your party (whom?) Bathory, Bathory's baby bumb, Lathrien and Melandie

>>43127088
>Uh, aren't we your minions?
Perhaps villein would be a better term.

>Commune with Necorax
Maybe we should say hi to Bathory, and explain why we went out tto help the dwarwes, and brought a pack of lizardmen home

>>43127088
>>Talk to your party (whom?)
Bathory
after that
>>Commune with Necorax

>>43127088
>Commune with Necorax
A god damn dragon is talking to us. Maybe as someone aspiring to up our dragon power we should listen.

>>43127088
>>Commune with Necorax

>>43127148
>Perhaps villein would be a better term.
or Vassals. Vlad's Vassals

>>43127088
>Commune with Necorax

You open your mind to Necorax, and, shit that's loud.

The first thing you hear is not even a word, or at least you fail to perceive it as such with a fully opened mind. You focus and filter out the useful communication with the wyrm.

'Finally, mortal, we can speak,'
'It is strange how few spirits are enraged by my binding of them anymore.'
'It was always a possibility. Better this than empty night.'
'What do you mean?'
'Oblivion. I've seen it. Very much overrated.'
'So, what is it that you wanted to tell me?'
'Nothing much. I have been trying to break the binding and possess your body. Really good work, I have to admit.'
'None have broken it before.'
'You've never bound one as me.'

>'First things first, stop trying to possess me,'
>'Tell me more about dragons'
>'Why were you bound to the kobold's stone tablet?'
>write-in

>>43127260
>>'First things first, stop trying to possess me,'
>'Why were you bound to the kobold's stone tablet?'

>>'Tell me more about dragons'

>>43127260
>'First things first, stop trying to possess me,'
>'Why were you bound to the kobold's stone tablet?'

>'Tell me more about dragons'

>>43127276
this

>>43127260
>>43127273
>>43127276
these

>>43127260
>'You've never bound one as me.'
Welll about that... We still have that Hive mind, right?

>'Why were you bound to the kobold's stone tablet?'

>>43127260
>>'Why were you bound to the kobold's stone tablet?'
What’s your story, dragon-soul?

>>43127260
ALL CHOICES

'Why were you bound to the kobold's stone tablet?'
'A safety feature of desperate mind. I feared I might not survive, so I left the spell for my resurrection with my priests, at the same time making sure it could not be read until I could come out fighting.'
'Couldn't you have cast the spell yourself? Or choose a more convenient way to immortality?'
'I was immortal already. For lichdom to work I would have to die first, and I knew not the magic needed to kill me. My enemies did. Ironic, really, in a way.'
'What do you mean, you had your immortality already?'
'I am a dragon,'
'I've killed a dragon before.'
'Wyrmlings. Drakes. Simple creatures of flesh and bone. Little more than beasts. We all start that way. Then we grow.'
'You... grow into immortality?'
'Is that so strange? Do humans not learn to walk? To talk? To do magic? All those things come naturally to us, so why not immortality?'
'I suppose. What are dragons? You are not beasts, for I cannot change into your shape.'
'Ah. A shaman too. That would explain the strength of your binding, I suppose. Simply put, you cannot become a dragon for the same reason as you cannot become another man, except more so.'
'That is entirely useless. I command you to speak more clearly.'
'Very well. It is about the essence inherent to the form. You feel a bestial presence when you shift, do you not? And if you shift into an animal it is easy enough to override it with your human force of will. If you shifted into another person, it would be a much harder task to override the will that the world knows must be that of the shape you take. And the will of a dragon is greater than that of any man.'
'Are you telling me that the world does not 'want' me to turn into a dragon?'
'No, I am telling you that your instincts refuse to let you destroy yourself by turning into one.'
'It is the same thing.'
'Perhaps.'
'Is there any way around it?'
(cont.)

>>43127499
'Well, if your will was so much greater than the will of a dragon that they would be as beasts compared to you it would be simple. That is, of course, impossible. If your mind became enough like a dragon's it could survive the transition, though you would be changed forever, and I do not know how, for I do not know anyone who has succeeded at such high magic. Then of course, you have an additional option as a necromancer.'
'What is it?'
'Lichdom. You already know the procedure, I think. If you bound your soul to the body of a dragon you could gain much of its power. It would be an undeath of a sort, but immortality also.'
'I will consider this.'
'See that you do. Is there anything else?'

>Ask the dragon something else.
>Move on with your business.
>Other

>>43127260
Necorax reminds me of Vlad.

The two will either be eternal enemies or bestest buds.

>>43127566
Ask fot its's magic speciality. Since we have bound it to something we can use it right like the fire staff.

>>43127566
>Ask the dragon something else.
Did you find the kobolds, or you made them?
Who were your enemies?

So the dragon immortality option is a wildcard, and we have no idea how it would change us? Irksome.

>>43127566
>>Ask the dragon something else.
What do dragons do for fun. He(?) had a long life before his boring unlife. Know any good games?

>>43127636
They play a form of dodge ball that involves flying, fire and large chunks of round stone. First person to get hit seven times loses.

They call it Dragon ball!

Hold on, how about we get to know Necorax? We could make some assumptions on what dragons are like, and what would change.

>>43127566
This
>>43127567
Can we learn anything from it? As necromancers we should learn what it can do and incorporate it into our skillset

>>43127623
If we got up far enough into the dragon magic tree maybe we'll get the will of a dragon

Did that conjurer in the stone ever get used?

>>43127772
I completely forgot he existed.

>>43127787
I didn't! I'm a keep asking about him until it gets resolved!

I think this may become the first story I know of to feature a Weredragon.

>>43127772
No, we've been busy. If we ever get a some time, we should really clean out our "binded souls" cache. It's total chaos in there

>>43127787
Speaking of the forgotten. I wonder what happened to that one priest we fucked with.

>>43127804
It's like all those cords that get all wrapped together and becomes a gordian knot. You want to cut through it, but you need all those damn cords in.

>>43127815
He-hehehe. Pern won't be pleased.

>>43127772
Here I go, introducing a billion characters and then not touching on them. I haven't forgotten, but wanted to deal with your blackguard first.

'I am rather fascinated by your kind. What did you do before your slumber? What is your relation with the kobolds? What magic do you know?'
'So many questions. We dragons are usually fairly simple in motivation. I gathered wealth, I terrified the lower races. I fought and killed their 'heroes'. We are solitary creatures and we do not interact with others, except to mate and do battle.'
'Truly? That seems like a bad way to consolidate power,'
'And to form societies is a great way to lose it all. The kobolds were my servants and my worshipers. I do not know much about them, I simply told them what needed to be done and they did it. My magic was same as yours. Necromancy. Of course I also had the same magic as all dragons do, but I finished learning that a long time before I died.'
'I've learned some of it.'
'Indeed? That makes your chances of turning into one of our kind much better. We are our magic, in some ways.'
'How would that even work?'
'Keep learning it. If your skill and will is strong enough it shall become obvious before too long.'
'I would like to speak with you often. Keep awake in there.'
'Say, are you by chance an alchemist?'

>'Well shit, so I am.' Make a body for Necorax.
>'I am, but you are more useful to me bound.' Keep the helmet of Draining Gaze
>'I have no idea what you're talking about. Now, I wanna know more about dragons, like, they're so cool and stuff.'
>Other

The following post is the last post of conversation before events occur.

>>43127803
Isn't there a were dragon series?

The second one has a were phoenix I believe..

>>43127916
>Other
"I have given a dragon an artificial body that is fitted for my children. I'd prefer it if you remained in my helm but perhaps I can give you a temporary body so that your not constantly trying to take mine."

>>43127916
>>'Well shit, so I am.' Make a body for Necorax.
i feel like this a bad idea

>>43127916
>'I have no idea what you're talking about. Now, I wanna know more about dragons, like, they're so cool and stuff.'

>>43127916

>'Well shit, so I am.' Make a body for Necorax.
A kitten/puppy or other small harmless animal form. With a vocal cord.

>>43127916
>>'I have no idea what you're talking about. Now, I wanna know more about dragons, like, they're so cool and stuff.'

>>43127916
Is he still bound to us if he has a body? If so:

>>'Well shit, so I am.' Make a body for Necorax.
Some time in the next few days. And only a small one.

>>43127916
>'Well shit, so I am.' Make a body for Necorax.

make a dragon body for him, but make it the size of a dog or cat. That way he can enjoy flying and maybe getting a breath weapon if he is nice enough, but not threatening enough to actually cause problems. Also, if he has a body of a dragon (even if small) then he can help with our transformation instead of just reciting information that he knows.

>>43127916
Seconding >>43127946

But if we give him a body we should give him a tiny dragon body as well.

>>43127997
this

>>43127916
Depends.

>>43127916
>'Well shit, so I am.' Make a body for Necorax.
Allright, but remember; it is a sign of my goodwill. If I find out you are plotting something, then back into an inanimate object with, you got it?

>>43127997
agreed

>>43128020
oh and add, that killing him was only self-defense, if he plays along nice he MIGHT even get his body back.

>>43127916
>>'Well shit, so I am.' Make a body for Necorax.

'I see where you are going with this. Yes, I could make you a body. Not one like what you had, hell, I doubt I have even tenth of the materials needed. But perhaps something to scale.'
'That might work. I would not mind a humanoid body either. It is as you wish, of course, there is little I can do to stop you from sticking me in a rat or some such.'

You get ready to proceed with the alchemy, but you are interrupted by a familiar, if long-unheard voice. You hear the panting first, then,

'Boss! Big Vlad boss dog man! The humans are coming! The humans are coming!' says Spot the gnoll.
'Explain.'
'Some humans, say they friends of yours came to us at night. Said 'run, run, friends of Vlad Tepish', we laughed at them and chased them off.'
'And?'
'Yes! And then, then there were much many many humans. With shiny weapons. And one shiny man too! And they attacked us and we run to your den.'
'You are saying that humans are attacking my friends?'
'Maybe! They tried following us, but we're fast, much much faster.'
'That is insane, we have a solid diplomatic relationship going.'
'What's all those words mean? I understand not many of them.'
'Forget it. How many? How far away.'
'More than seven. Much much more. And, I don't know. Maybe a day?'

>This is useless. Try to find some of the humans that fled first and see what is going on.
>You have more friends than the gnolls, and some of them could not protect themselves against a human force. Send word to elves and dwarves.
>This shouldn't be an issue. Take your undead, wipe out this army like you have every army before.
>Shapeshift and scout
>Astral project and scout
>Other

>>43128150
>You have more friends than the gnolls, and some of them could not protect themselves against a human force. Send word to elves and dwarves.
>Astral project and scout

>>43128150
>>You have more friends than the gnolls, and some of them could not protect themselves against a human force. Send word to elves and dwarves.
>>This shouldn't be an issue. Take your undead, wipe out this army like you have every army before.

>>43128150
>You have more friends than the gnolls, and some of them could not protect themselves against a human force. Send word to elves and dwarves.
>Astral project and scout

>>43128150
>You have more friends than the gnolls, and some of them could not protect themselves against a human force. Send word to elves and dwarves.
>Astral project and scout

>>43128150
>You have more friends than the gnolls, and some of them could not protect themselves against a human force. Send word to elves and dwarves.
>Astral project and scout

>>43128168
this +
take lathrien and melandie with us

if it is day tell lathrien to defend the tempel.

>>43128150
>Ask about the shiny man.

>>43128150
>>You have more friends than the gnolls, and some of them could not protect themselves against a human force. Send word to elves and dwarves.

Then go out and seek those humans.

>>43128233
+
We might be dealing with Paladin of Perm.

>>43128150
>You have more friends than the gnolls, and some of them could not protect themselves against a human force. Send word to elves and dwarves.
>Astral project and scout
also
>>43128212

Roll 2d20 awareness 1d20+3 DC 12 Shamanism +12 DC 22

Rolled 8, 9 = 17 (2d20)

>>43128261
Let's do this

Rolled 11, 9 = 20 (2d20)

>>43128261

Rolled 18, 19 = 37 (2d20)

>>43128261
Why is it that every time we withraw into our home for a little, somewhere womehow shit hits the fan, and finds it's way to us?

Rolled 17, 7 = 24 (2d20)

>>43128261

>>43128286
So that you could crush them with glorious rolls for our amusment.

>>43128286
Noice

>>43128286
You either find trouble.

Or it finds you.

Easy. You leave your body behind where it stands and you fly out of your lands in less than a second. The better you know the terrain the faster you can move in it and within a few moments you are within sight of the human force.

And

This is not right. To your knowledge there are not enough men in the world to make an army such as this one. A full thousand warriors march towards your lands- and that is not counting smaller delegations moving in the direction of the elves and dwarves.

At the van of the advancing army you see something else that is strange. This one soul shines with a bright white light. Where the souls of other men are candle-light and the souls of beasts are wisps of smoke, the spirit of this man in charge of the army burns like a bonfire in the night. You feel it is somewhat familiar, and quickly realize that this fire reminds you vaguely, yet with certainty, of the spirit of the god called Pern.

Now that you've realized this, the whole force has a slight tint of the blessing of the great spirit. Each one of their souls burn with a passion of the sun. You get in closer. You hear their talks as whispered prayers.

'The dawn comes for mankind and its light shall banish darkness.' Those words, and many variations thereof come from several people, priests you realize, leading the men.

>Project your voice from the astral realm
>GTFO
>Other

>>43128560
>>Project your voice from the astral realm

>>43128560
>>Project your voice from the astral realm

>>43128560
>>Project your voice from the astral realm
What the fuck do you think you are doing?
Nigga ill fuck your shit up

>>43128560
I say we stay silent.
If we do talk it should be something like...
>Light cannot exist without the the darkness!

>>43128560
Called it, Paladin of Perm.
>Project your voice from the astral realm

Vlad Daring mode:On

>>43128560
>Project your voice from the astral realm
>Pernfags go home
Alternativly
>YOU WILL NEVER LEARN MY SECRETS OF BASKET WEAVING! NEVER!

Roll 1d20+12 DC 22

>write-in what you say

>>43128560
>Other
Go warn the other tribes of the apporaching army.

Rolled 8 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>43128622

Rolled 20 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>43128622

>>43128644
Time to rank up diplomacy again!

Rolled 9 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>43128622
Do my eyes spy a paladin of Pern come before my door? And what a host of peoples you bring before you.

Rolled 5 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>43128622
>EVEN STARS DIES BUT THE DARKNESS WILL ALWAYS REMAIN!

>>43128644
>Shout pernfags go home
>They actually go home

>>43128644
Give a good speech, what will you say?

If they don't go then plague all of them.

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>43128622
Hey, calm your tits Pern! I've spent all this time unifying the disparate tribes through friendship and shit and here you are fucking up my hard work with a bloody army!

>>43128667
haven't read to this part. yet. So I just rolled, for now.
Get that good write in guys!

Pernfags BTFO

>>43128678
Where did you even get this army?
Cmon man thats cheating

Dead god > Pern

While this wasn't a diplomacy check, sure, why not. Nat 20! Diplomacy progress to 6 [5/6].

Your voice thunders. Quite literally, your voice is as loud and as deep.

'There is no light without darkness. All those that wish to survive turn back now. Also, seriously, Pern, this is cheating.'

There is a commotion in the ranks. They are eventually brought to order, but you have sown some seeds of fear among their ranks. Good. That is what this exercise was about.

You return to your body. This entire exercise took you no longer than ten minutes total.

'Lathrien! Lathrien! Get over here and bring Melandie right the fuck now!'

You meet up.

'There is a great force advancing on our position. Furthermore, they will assault all our allies for no more reason that they are our friends. Go, warn the dwarves and your tribe.'
'Shit, Vlad, what?'
'Do it!'

The elves rush away. It is now time to see to your defences.

>Screw it, put the desecration back on.
>Get everybody inside. The human village is walled, but there are too few of them to withhold a siege. And you need to make certain that the gnolls are inside.
>Totems (specify)
>Other preparations.

>>43128809
>>Get everybody inside. The human village is walled, but there are too few of them to withhold a siege. And you need to make certain that the gnolls are inside.

>>43128809
>Cast Storm of the Elements in their general direction

>>43128809
How far are they? Would they have to sleep? if so sending nightmares is a now or never

>>43128809
Get everybody inside and out up the desecration.

>>43128809
It would be best if the army never reached the vilage. Therefore
>Totems (specify)
Fear and paralysis. Some plague in the mix. make use of the fear they now feel for us.
>>43128847
This, if possible.

>>43128809
>Screw it, put the desecration back on.
>Get everybody inside. The human village is walled, but there are too few of them to withhold a siege. And you need to make certain that the gnolls are inside.

What totems could we put up? Fear and plague maybe?

>>43128809
>Get our Wasp Spirit ready to defend against Pelor's champion.

>>43128850
+
make them march in rain, or some sort of storm, that should wear them down

>>43128847
This

>>43128865
>>43128866
these

>>43128847
Get dunked Pern

>>43128809
>Screw it, put the desecration back on.
Warn the Kobolds first
>Get everybody inside. The human village is walled, but there are too few of them to withhold a siege. And you need to make certain that the gnolls are inside.

Build Totems/Cast Storm of the Elements per
>>43128847
>>43128861

>>43128809
Oh and ritual weather, storms and tornados would decimate them.

>>43128809
Couldn't we try to confuse the shit out of them when they show up?

"You are a paladin who worships a god, but I am a shaman who worships the spirits! And as it just so happens to turn out, Pern is a really fucking powerful spirit. I worship him in the spiritual manner, not the holy "I am so better than you because I shine like the sun" manner. So why are you trying to kill me for worshiping the same guy?"

>>43128969
>paladins
>listening to reason
ayy lmao

>>43128993
Well. If its the reason of their god, they tend to listen.

Use Pelor's own scripture against him!

>>43128809
>>43128851
>>43128861
>>43128847
>>43128905
Go all out. Also use illusionary army when we fight to decrease their morale and trick them into seperating

You have at least twelve hours. Storm of Elements is shorter range, but the weather rituals absolutely would work.

You begin by evacuating the village. It is none too large, and so it takes but minutes to get everybody inside.

You spend a long time carving totems. You have been doing it off-handedly whenever you had some spare time, of course, but at the same time you need a LOT. Fear, paralysis, plague, hell any spell you know you put inside a totem and leave out somewhere on the way of the advancing force. It is unlikely to kill more than a few, but their morale should be destroyed by the time they get here.

You sit and start the miserable weather. Every step the army of Pern takes in your direction shall be a torment to them. Every man that makes it here shall be a wreck with barely the strength to hold his sword. You will not be beaten by mortal men.

It is a few hours into the ritual that you feel a tap on your shoulder. You jump, and turn to see Lathrien. You look behind him and see Melandie is there as well. As are the entire tribes of dwarves and elves.

'We could not think of any other way to protect them.' Say Melandie and Lathrien at the same time. Amythrien, the craftsman, seems to have become the new elder of the elves.

And it is both of their entire tribes. Those too young to wield weapons and those too old. Craftsmen and gatherers. Apprentices with magic enough only to prestidigitate.

There should still be time to talk. You should have slowed the enemies down.

>Alright, we are all here. Let us go inside and plan our defence.
>Sigh. Get inside with your squishy mortal parts and let me deal with this shit.
>If we are taking a stand, let us all take a stand. Send for the kobolds and the gnolls to join the talks.
>Return to your magic, let them plan the defence themselves.
>Other.

>Elves 83 people, 52 capable of battle
>Dwarves 24 people, 24 veteran warriors
>Kobolds ~100 kobolds, all of similar stature and capability
(cont)

>>43129127
>Gnolls ~29 adults, several litters of tiny, puppy-like children
>Human Villagers 50 people, 30 warriors, 23 of them enhanced homunculi
>Undead 2 Orcish pyromancers, 1 Orcish Blackguard, 46 zombies of orcs and elves, 20 dire wolf mounts and 5 phantasms. You have enough undead giant spiders to allow your entire army to fight mounted and still have more left over to use as shock troops.

>>43129127
>Alright, we are all here. Let us go inside and plan our defence
>If we are taking a stand, let us all take a stand. Send for the kobolds and the gnolls to join the talks.

>>43129127
>>Alright, we are all here. Let us go inside and plan our defence.
>If we are taking a stand, let us all take a stand. Send for the kobolds and the gnolls to join the talks.

then
>Return to your magic, let them EXECUTE the defence plan themselves.

>>43129127
>>Sigh. Get inside with your squishy mortal parts and let me deal with this shit.
>return to your magic and ask Lath to help
We got this. We don't need them.

>>43129127
>Alright, we are all here. Let us go inside and plan our defence.

>>43129176
Pern is helping them out. It would be foolish to think that we can do everything ourselves. Plus this way our allies don't lose face. Theyre not children we're babysitting.

>>43129127
>If we are taking a stand, let us all take a stand. Send for the kobolds and the gnolls to join the talks.

While they arrive use the time to
>Return to your magic, let them plan the defence themselves.

>>43129127
>Alright, we are all here. Let us go inside and plan our defence.
>If we are taking a stand, let us all take a stand. Send for the kobolds and the gnolls to join the talks.

I mean, if they try to push into the temple itself they are gonna have a bad time.

Chokepoints and shit.

But, then again, thousand versus our couple hundred.

Total War mode is a go.

>>43129127
>If we are taking a stand, let us all take a stand. Send for the kobolds and the gnolls to join the talks.
>Alright, we are all here. Let us go inside and plan our defence.

Use illusionary army on small detachment to lure them into a trap then attack from both sides.

Unless pern's champion can see through illusions. Is that possible? Also lets curse this guy, decrease his stats

>>43129239
Do they have any siege weapons?

>>43129272
I don't think so, that would require technology they don't posess, and it would slow them down incredibly.
But it would be foolish to think that Pern and his priests can't pack some fire magic

>>43129127
>Sigh. Get inside with your squishy mortal parts and let me deal with this shit.
We should try and wreck as much of the enemy forces as possible. Sending a few dozen reanimate in our forces. We send to do battle.
And have our allies set up a perimeter, behind our line. And we set up a meditation to start getting more minions. And max that out to attack them if they make it to our base.
>>Let us go inside and plan our defense.
wouldn't hurt to have them set up a defense together.

Hear my out; it's crazy, but it might save a lot of lives. We could transfer ourselves into an enhanced alchemical body, and challange Pern to single combat.
Would that be too suicidal?

I say we just have our worse fight their worse.

>LEESSSSSLIIIIE!

>>43129319
>challange Pern to single combat.
>Would that be too suicidal?

>Challenging a fuckhuge powerful spirit that is atually worshipped and has power

I mean, we punched Grish and broke his horn off, but he was a lonely piece of shit in the middle of the woods.

Pern has all these followers and shit probably giving him extra power.

So yeah, pretty suicidal, I'd bet.

>>43129319
Stupid too, we'd have to die, then have a skilled necromancer transfer us, and thats not counting the hours spent making a body.

We should definitely meditate and increase our army when the fighting starts so we can use their corpses

Once they come in range we must use Plague + Storm of the Elements. I want to see those fags survive that.

>>43129355
>Dissing our move on Grish
Hey! We were in the heart of his realm, and without our body. It was like punching Pern when we visited him in his temple.

>>43129366
We have to abilty to posess other bodies. We only have to make the body

>>43129355
>>43129366
Hold on guys, >>43129319
is not entirely stupid.
We can make souls, we can bind souls to bodies. We could mybe make a legitimate decoy that is not us and order it to chalenge their paladin in single combat. We either win and they go away or we lose and they go away.

>>43129319
I would rather not.
>>43129355
On a side note, when we manage to destroy this army. He will feel like shit, and he will lose a shit ton of followers. weakening his power.
If we want to have anyone else become a vamp.
1. He will be weaker, his curse will be weaker. Getting more out of it.
2. We've done it before experience
3. Lath as back up to help, and he is more powerful now.

>>43129398
Wow, that's actually a better plan than my "Dress up kobold-Vlad in our clothes and let's try to sell it as the real one" plan

>>43129398
Good point. I wouldn't mind doing that as well.

>>43129434
>tfw they buy it because "the little monster is evil, he is deceptively powerful, must be, because he is evil!"

I'd fucking die laughing.

>>43129463
>In todays news, vile necromancer has been defeated by laughter. Glory to Perm.

>>43129398
Geez just magic the problems away no need for shitty complicated plans.

>>43129463
Well if you think about it, no one from Pern's actually saw our bodies.

>>43129459
We could pull a Xykon on them, if anyone knows what I mean

>>43129398
Use it as a distraction to lure the army into a trap, lets not assume they'll just go away.

Of course we don't have the time or a body that looks like us, but then again none of the army has seen what we look like so we may be able to trick them if we use a corpse and make it seem alive with that one skill

>yfw when there is no good art for tribal-level fantasy battle planning among elves, dwarves, gnolls, kobolds, humans and a necromancer, then go through your folder hoping to find a replacement for ten minutes and fail.

You bring the leaders of each group in the hall that used to be the temple proper. When you ask kobolds for their leader, they all stare at you blankly until you point at Vlad the kobold and motion him to follow.

>To recap, Dwarven delegate: Karist, a runesmith; Elven delegate: Amythrien the craftsman; Gnoll delegate: Spot the Rogue; Kobold delegate: Vlad the Kobold; Vlad Tepish is a faction onto himself delegate: Vlad Tepish; Human delegate: Sheila the Elder.

You look formidable around the table. A council of half a dozen races. In ages past a meeting such as this one would have meant an alliance of thousands, tens of thousands. Here it means you are still outnumbered at the least by two to one, and that is if your magic worked very well and if the forces that were dispatched to deal with your allies do not reach you at the same time as the main force.

There is silence for a while, and you soon realize that all of them are waiting for you to speak.

>Recommend guerilla tactics. You are the smaller force and the enemy morale is low already.
>Recommend holing up in the hold and going fully defensive. Fighting in tight quarters their numbers will mean nothing.
>Recommend for each group to stick to their strengths- your forces can be thrown at the enemy with no regard for casualties, elves and kobolds can go for sneak attacks, dwarves and gnolls can defend vital chokepoints, and humans can be deployed as neccessary. While this will get the most of your forces it will also split them up and leave them open for brutal counterattacks.
>Charge! They won't be expecting that.
>This battle will be won by magic. Barricade yourselves in and have every capable mage assault the army as soon as it is within range. Send your undead out to stall. (cont.)

Why don't we simply plague them away?

>>43129496
You mean when he attacked the Azure City.

He had a death knight, a wight, and and another undead act as decoys.

>>43129519
>You really do not know what everybody has their panties in a bunch over. Your magic will crush them. Go out to meet them.
>Surely these religious zealots can be reasoned with. Go meet them.
>Other tactics
>Other actions

>>43129519
>When you ask kobolds for their leader, they all stare at you blankly until you point at Vlad the kobold and motion him to follow.
These guys...

>>43129519
>>Recommend holing up in the hold and going fully defensive. Fighting in tight quarters their numbers will mean nothing.
+
>This battle will be won by magic. Barricade yourselves in and have every capable mage assault the army as soon as it is within range. Send your undead out to stall.

>>43129553
not a vote
>Surely these religious zealots can be reasoned with. Go meet them.
diplo 6 here we come

>>43129536
Well didn't meant to spoiler it, but yes. Except with full alchemy-copies.

>>43129525
We could, but I'm suspecting that healing is well withing Pern's powers

>>43129519
>>Recommend guerilla tactics. You are the smaller force and the enemy morale is low already.
for our throw away units.
>Recommend holing up in the hold and going fully defensive. Fighting in tight quarters their numbers will mean nothing.
For our allies and special units.
Whats the point of being a necromancer if you can launch a attrition battle every now and then.

Hit them hard and heavy with mounted units, as much as possible. reducing their numbers heavily.

>>43129519
>Recommend for each group to stick to their strengths- your forces can be thrown at the enemy with no regard for casualties, elves and kobolds can go for sneak attacks, dwarves and gnolls can defend vital chokepoints, and humans can be deployed as neccessary. While this will get the most of your forces it will also split them up and leave them open for brutal counterattacks.

>>43129519
>>Recommend guerilla tactics. You are the smaller force and the enemy morale is low already.

Make this a battle of attrition, you can't win against a necromancer in a battle of attrition.

>>43129519
Seconding >>43129560

Also, speaking of holing up, where are the Golems?

>>43129553
>>Surely these religious zealots can be reasoned with. Go meet them.

>paint part of our face blue and then inspire the troops with a speech about freedom

>Also make sure to not lose the battle and get drawn and quartered

>>43129519
>>Recommend guerilla tactics. You are the smaller force and the enemy morale is low already.
Lathrien with his super-stealth, and ability to raise the fallen enemy troops. and Melandie with the leves, with their natural knowledge of the forest
>Recommend holing up in the hold and going fully defensive.
Dwarves fortify our position. They WILL find us, either by Pern, Grish tattle-tales on us, or other means. We have to be ready.

I'm thinking about the others.

>>43129560
Let's not forget; we are necromancers; everything killed on their side can be raised for ours.
We have to rely on ours, Lathrien's, and the Blackguard's on this regard

>>43129661
>>43129599
Don't forget Pern probably can fuck up undead with light magic shittery.

And he could probably instadust Lath if he is outside.

>>43129519
>Recommend guerilla tactics. You are the smaller force and the enemy morale is low already.
>This battle will be won by magic. Barricade yourselves in and have every capable mage assault the army as soon as it is within range. Send your undead out to stall.

>>43129692
PLAGUE
STORM
Our living allies are our backup.

>>43129692
Right you are. We'll have to keep him busy then. How about disturbing him on the astral plane, while the guerillas "steal" troops?

>>43129720
>Pern directly helping his followers
That's cheating!

Rolled 11 (1d20)

Rolling for how fucked Pern is.

>>43129519
>>Recommend guerilla tactics. You are the smaller force and the enemy morale is low already.
for our throw away units.
>Recommend holing up in the hold and going fully defensive. Fighting in tight quarters their numbers will mean nothing.
For our allies and special units.

'Ladies and gentlemen, welcome. Let us begin, shall we?' you say.
'What is actually going on, Vlad Tepish?' say Amythrien
'The humans have found their god. Pern, the god of the Sun is... unfriendly towards me. His priests were ever opposed to my magic, and he was unreasonable in person.'
'So this is about some bastard of a god 'aving a go at you?' Karist says, 'Well, that sounds like a good enough reason for me to crack some surfacer skulls.'
'I suppose it is irrelevant. If they came after my people only due to our alliance they would have found some reason to attack us sooner or later,' says Amythrien.
'Humans smell of cat ass. Stupid, always attack poor Spot's pack. Don't care why.' Spot says.
'We will do whatever we must to protect lord man-Vlad.' Vlad the Kobold says.

'Now that we have our confirmations, shall we actually talk tactics?' you say.
'How much time do we have?' Amythrien says.
'It should be at lest two or three hours. More, if my magic worked well.' you say.
'So why the hell did we leave our well-protected village behind?' says Sheila.
'It's their numbers. There are over a thousand of them.' you say.

The room falls silent. A long ten seconds later Karist spits on the ground.

'A thousand giant fucking spiders, a thousand religious fucking nuts, we took on one, I ain't that afraid of taking on the other.'
'There is more, naturally. They not only follow Pern, but they have his true blessing. At the least their leader will be fighting well beyond mortal strength. The troops will be easier, but still unnaturally inspired.' you say
'Rrrr, they did smell of sunlight. Cat piss and sunlight,' Spot says.
'Now then, tactics. My minions can be sacrificed at little to no expense. I am certain that the followers of the god of sun will have some way to make life difficult for me, but their value is nonetheless marginal compared to your lives.'
'We ain't sittin' on our arses here. (cont.)

Are the bear-people netural in this conflict?

>>43129906
I'm sure as fuck not sittin' in this hole while arseholes come here to kill Vlad fucking Tepish need killing,' says Karist.
'Thank you, Karist, and of course, there is work enough for all of you. First of all and most importantly I am going to need to see everyone capable enough at magic to use it in battle. Send them in here after the talk is finished. Magic will be of paramount importance in our position.'
'We have a dozen or so mages that could cast under pressure,' says Amythrien. That is... a lot more than you expected.
'Oh! Oh! Vlad Tepish! Vlad Tepish! One bitch of pack learned to burn things like old big-boss dog. I'll send her in later.' Spot says.
'Good. Furthermore, Lathrien and Melandie shall both be leading skirmishing forces. They shall leave before their force at full arrives. I shall need volunteers to go with them. They must be your best scouts, or else they shall be but a burden,' you say
'You mean what, lord man-Vlad?' Vlad the Kobold says
'I need people that can move quietly.' you say.
'Oh, right! Well, there are six tens of kobolds that could sneak up on rats in the tunnels.' Vlad the Kobold says.
'Truly? It is a good number, send them with Melandie and have them obey her like you would me.'
'That all sounds fine, but we are still badly outnumbered. Have you no other allies to call on?'

>'It is not about having allies. You are here because you were in danger and I do not leave my friends to die. By extension, I shall not be calling on more of my friends to risk death.'
>'There are some that I could, should indeed, call. I shall send messages to the were-bears and golems.' They will not get here for the first engagement, but you might need reinforcements later.
>Other allies
>Other tactics
>Other plans pre-battle

>>43130051
>'There are some that I could, should indeed, call. I shall send messages to the were-bears and golems.' They will not get here for the first engagement, but you might need reinforcements later.

>>43129525
Pern

>>43130051
>>'There are some that I could, should indeed, call. I shall send messages to the were-bears and golems.' They will not get here for the first engagement, but you might need reinforcements later.

>>43130051
>>'There are some that I could, should indeed, call. I shall send messages to the were-bears and golems.' They will not get here for the first engagement, but you might need reinforcements later.
Now let's make them suffer even more with weather ritual.

>>43130051
>'There are some that I could, should indeed, call. I shall send messages to the were-bears and golems.' They will not get here for the first engagement, but you might need reinforcements later.
However, don't be forceful or threatening. Understand if they want to remain netural in this fight.
Try to contact the Roc birds, and perhaps promise them yearly food tribute?

>>43130161
Not enough time, and lets not put ourseves in a subservient position when its not even that necessary

>>43130051
>>'There are some that I could, should indeed, call. I shall send messages to the were-bears and golems.' They will not get here for the first engagement, but you might need reinforcements later.

Can we start making some reanimate totems. to throw in with our forces when we have em fight with the enemy.

>>43130186
A deal isn't subservient, and air support would be nice, but you are right, time is of the essence, and it isn't guaranteed it would work

>>43130051
>'It is not about having allies. You are here because you were in danger and I do not leave my friends to die. By extension, I shall not be calling on more of my friends to risk death.'

>>43130051
>I have a dude in a rock. Says hes a conjurer.

Probably not going to be useful, but we did find him in that temple for a reason...

'I do have more allies to call. You are here for I needed to warn you first- you had forces moving towards your position. I shall attempt to contact the bears and the golems after this meeting concludes.'
'Shit, but the golems would've been a mighty fine ally to have. They'll come if you call, they were in the caverns, surveying the ores there.'
'That is good to hear. And I am certain the bears will be willing to help, if the proposal is worded correctly.'
'Sorry, and I am not truly a warlord, and so I do not know. What are our chances of success.'

>'There is no way we can fail. They are fools that underestimate my magic.'
>'It is a serious threat and we are likely to lose some people. But they underestimate us and shall fail.'
>'It is up in the air right now. Without seeing how they respond to our tactics it is impossible to know if we may succeed.'
>'This is a desperate fight, and we do not even truly know their powers. We will make them spill blood for every inch of ground and we will take them all with us if that is what needs to be done.'
>'Don't question me, you are only here as a courtesy. You shall obey or perish. We cannot have dissent in the ranks.'

I hope the giant wasp stabs people in the souls.

I hope Pern is just as terrified of wasps as everyone else.

At the very least it could harry him a bit and distract him, though I doubt it could really harm him all that much.

>>43130282
>>'This is a desperate fight, and we do not even truly know their powers. We will make them spill blood for every inch of ground and we will take them all with us if that is what needs to be done.'

>>43130282
>'This is a desperate fight, and we do not even truly know their powers. We will make them spill blood for every inch of ground and we will take them all with us if that is what needs to be done.'

>>43130282
>>'It is a serious threat and we are likely to lose some people. But they underestimate us and shall fail.'

Morale is important and can make a difference. Lets not shit on our allies morale before the fight even starts

>>43130282
>'This is a desperate fight, and we do not even truly know their powers. We will make them spill blood for every inch of ground and we will take them all with us if that is what needs to be done.'

>>43130282
>>'There is no way we can fail. They are fools that underestimate my magic.'
Fuck you Pern

>>43130282
>'This is a desperate fight, and we do not even truly know their powers. We will make them spill blood for every inch of ground and we will take them all with us if that is what needs to be done.'
Should we ask them now if they wish to be resurrected in case they fall, or let's not dig up the issue?

>>43130346
Lets not go in overconfident, that could shit us up

>inb4 the Pally in the front busts out some wings made of light and starts being a bitch

>>43130337
Apparently we will. Or maybe this will inspire them to fight harder.

Roll diplomacy 1d20+6 DC 21 for scaring scared people straight

>>43130286
I think we should keep that trick up in our sleeve until we fight with Pern. it could be a serius backup

Rolled 1 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>43130384

Rolled 5 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>43130384

>>43130405
Vlad? Vlad, what are you doing? Pls sthap!

Rolled 2 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>43130384

>>43130405
Oh, we're back.

I say we take a note from the real Vlad Tepes and put people on spikes!

Line them up at our borders, make them undead and show them as a symbol of why not to fuck with Vlad Tepes.

Because he will put you on spike and kill you, only to raise your impaled corpse to be a warning to others!

>>43130405

You there, no more rolling for you

>>43130405
Does this mean they're overconfident or scared shitless?

Rolled 6 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>43130384

>>43130429
It means our darkes hour just got a few shades blacker

>>43130405
For a moment, I was worried that we were doing too well.

>>43130429
>about to make a speech

>Pern: "HERD U WUZ TALKN SHIT BICH!!!!"

Fuck. Fuck off voice of Pern.

It's too dark in here for you.

>>43130454
Thousand strong army at our gate

>>43130491
That's like, every other tuesday around here. Our diplomacy is at almost 7 from all the 1's we rolled.

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>>43130558
Is that this guy?

>>43130405
Its as if. The gods demand we get to a point where we can't crit fail anymore.
He won't stop till we get 10 diplomacy!Minimum!

>>43130607
>Vlad opens his mouth

>rainbows fly out and everyone is at peace

>>43130618
>He still fucks up somehow

>>43130618
>It's an intimidation roll

>>43130618
>all run in terror from the mind controlling rainbows

Nat 1! Critical f--- trait activated ---Accepted by the Humanoid races- Re-roll critical failures when using diplomacy with humans, dwarves, elves and other traditionally 'good' races.-- Just an average garden variety failure.

Nat 1! Your diplomacy has advanced to 6! Just because it's impossible, doesn't mean you weren't going to do it.

(You roll at +6 already because it's CHA+Diplomacy, you will be rolling +7 from now on until the new rules give you perks instead of bonuses for skills beyond rank 3)

'This is our most desperate hour. The enemy at our door is blessed by the god whose specific intent is to destroy undead. And let us be entirely honest, without my armies we do not stand a chance. In the unlikely event that my minions can hold them for more than a few minutes, we shall still be fighting a force that outnumbers us massively. We will die fighting.'
'W- can we run?' says Sheila
'They will find us.'
'But. In the wilderness, we can run and live to fight another day.'
'We will be slaughtered one by one. We must stand here where our forces have a chance to damage theirs enough to break their morale.'
'But you said yourself that the enemy will have divine conviction on their side.'
'All armies can fall into despair.' You say, and fail to convince even yourself.

There are dark looks on all faces as they leave the meeting hall.

>Talk to the mages now
>Talk to Lathrien, Melandie and the guerilla forces now
>Focus on your magic, rely on your party to arrange things further
>Scout once more, this time shapeshifted. You might see something you missed from the astral realm side
>Other actions.

>>43130672
>Talk to the mages now

Get the pyromancer from the gnolls to combine her power with the other mages. Let them funnel some excess power into her so she creates a fuck-huge sized fireball to burn them all.

>>43130672
>Lets bring in bathory to talk to them while we focus on magic, if dark out send the vampire to scout

>>43130672
>Talk to the mages now
Coordinate them then
>Focus on your magic, rely on your party to arrange things further

>>43130672
>>43130672
>>Talk to the mages now

>Talk to Lathrien, Melandie and the guerilla forces now
Instruct Lathrien to raise the fallen enemies as much as he can. and bolt as soon as he sees Pern. Tell Melandie not to go overboard, follow hit and run tactics.

>>43130711
Should we give the pyromancer staff to the gnoll?

>>43130767
Could we give pyro gnoll some sort of body so he can cast spells?

>>43130767
So the 'Master' Pyromancer can guide the apprentice pryomancer? That is actually a good idea. Better to have him give a few pointers to prevent a loss of control.

>>43130797
We have a bunch of powerful souls that would come really handy if they'd have a body. But we half a day at best, and that's not enough to make them.

>>43130834
Not even a half put together one? Doesn't have to be pretty.

>>43130855
>Shit, outta legs, welp, just put some more arms onto it. That'll do.

>>43130874
>Damn, we are out of arms too. What's left? Necks? Whatever, beggars can't be choosers.

>>43130874
>>43130902
Just make them out of scrap metal or something.

>>43130902
>Why does it have noses for fingers?

>I RAN OUT OF TOES!

>>43130672
Is there a chance of a mutiny happening due to the shit morale? Like they offer us up in exchange for their lives? Should probably keep an eye on the gnolls

Pern sucks - god of death

>>43130931
Yet another great way in which to bait the Pern scrubs with a fake body.

>>43130931
>keep our eyes on the race that betrayed us the least and also warned us of the attack in the first place

Shit, you do not have time for this, and you do not have to worry about any spies in your ranks or anything of that nature. You call everyone of any relevance inside.

Lathrien, Melandie, a dozen more elves, a gnoll and a few humans are in the room with you.

You start with the mages.

'Which one of you has direct, destructive magical spells?' you say. One elf, the human shaman you saved so long ago and, of course, the gnoll pyromancer raise their hands.

'Demonstrations, please.'
'Howhard?' the gnoll barks.
'Full power, at that wall over there.'

The three cast. The shaman does a rather simple bolt of lightning. You've heard it's a simple spell, but you were never one to finesse the tiny specific spirits you know lightning storms are made out of. The elf doesn't cast anything visible, but a section of the wall starts rapidly disintegrating. Finally, the gnoll throws a pretty basic, if impressive fire-ball.

'Very well. If there is anyone here skilled enough in illusion to aid the guerilla forces with their spells, follow Melandie. Everyone else, support these three in whatever way you can. You, gnoll, take this staff. It should help you focus your power. Listen to what the spirit inside it tells you.'
'Grr.'
'Was that a yes grr or a no grr?'
'Grryes.'
'Good. Now, Lathrien, you will be going out on your own. Kill someone, raise them, disappear. Rinse and repead.'
'Yes, Vlad Tepish,'
'Melandie, similar story, except for the going alone and the bringing them back from dead parts. You will have any number of expert kobold sneaks with you. As many as you think is feasible while still staying hidden.'
'Yes, Vlad Tepish.'
'And keep in control.'
'I will, Vlad Tepish.'
'Good.'
'Vlad Tepish?'
'Yes, Lathrien?'
'I could bring them back as vampires. It'd take a little longer to raise them and I could make fewer, but they'd be stronger than my basic minions. And a whole lot quieter.'

>Sure thing, Lath. (cont)

>>43130988
>Only a few and I want you to pick out your targets carefully. I don't want a brood of green horned soldiers who can't control their blood lust.

>>43130988
>No way. The ritual will be a risk of discovery, and fatalities might be low.
>Use your judgement. Only if you are absolutely certain you can get away with it.

After that the conversation comes to specifics and minor points of tactics. You talk for twenty more minutes and then send them off to do their things.

---Choose One---

>Spot said some humans had fled before the army of Pern. You need to know what happened in the human tribes. Shapeshift/Project and look for them.
>Return to your rituals. If they're all dead it doesn't matter why this whole thing started.
>Talk more to some of your allies (specify)
>Build ONE homunculus for ONE bound soul

---CHOOSE ONE---

>>43130988
Only high priority target then.

>>43131047
>>Spot said some humans had fled before the army of Pern. You need to know what happened in the human tribes. Shapeshift/Project and look for them.

>>43131047
>Build ONE homunculus for ONE bound soul
I feel like pyro gnoll or necro dragon might be the best options. What does necro dragons helmet do again?

>>43131047
>No way. The ritual will be a risk of discovery, and fatalities might be low.

>Return to your rituals. If they're all dead it doesn't matter why this whole thing started.

>>43131047
>>Spot said some humans had fled before the army of Pern. You need to know what happened in the human tribes. Shapeshift/Project and look for them.

>>43131047
>>Return to your rituals. If they're all dead it doesn't matter why this whole thing started.
>>Use your judgement. Only if you are absolutely certain you can get away with it.

>>43131047

this>>43131104

>>43131047
>Use your judgement. Only if you are absolutely certain you can get away with it.
"Listen Lathrien, as I said, this is going to be bloody. I rather throw raised husks away and save our own, than throw actual people who have been brought back from the dead, you understand?"

>Spot said some humans had fled before the army of Pern. You need to know what happened in the human tribes. Shapeshift/Project and look for them.
i know whe should prepare some more. but I want to know how it started. Don't want to be the mistakenly bad guy here.
Plus we might turn some of his followers, if Pern was being unjust.

>>43131047
>Use your judgement. Only if you are absolutely certain you can get away with it.

>Return to your rituals. If they're all dead it doesn't matter why this whole thing started.

>>43131047
>Use your judgement. Only if you are absolutely certain you can get away with it.
>Return to your rituals. If they're all dead it doesn't matter why this whole thing started.
We shouldn't take risks with the second option

>Lath wants to make more vampires
>more stronger minions
>That Lath PoV
He plans to overthrow us!

>>Spot said some humans had fled before the army of Pern. You need to know what happened in the human tribes. Shapeshift/Project and look for them.

Lets not pick this. survive first then we can pick up the pieces

>Clear win own judgement, marginal win continue with rituals.

Roll 1d20+12 DC 20+

>>43131209
>Roll 1d20+12

Rolled 11 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>43131209

Rolled 4 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>43131209
GET FUCKED PERN!

Rolled 15 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>43131209

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>43131209

Rolled 18 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>43131209
Check my 1

>>43131242
I can check your inability to count, my sibling of cocoa complexion!

Too bad you were FUCKING LATE!

>>43131251
I bet if he had been on time the roll would've been different.

Doesn't matter if anon rolls on time or late, the dice will be whatever it will be.

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>>43131287
Amen.

27! Advanced success!

They shall not rest easy this night. More importantly, you have slowed them down enough that they have to break for camp this night. You've bought time for your allies to arrive and time for your hit-and-runners to do damage.

Hell, you might even have time to get some sleep before this is over. You do not let up as the darkness falls over the camps of the god of sun. In the end, you sleep for little more than an hour, battering the enemy forces with the elements for most of the night.

You need time to rest now, lest you risk overcasting during battle. Your new fancy rune-crafted armor extends your magical stamina, but there are limits to even that power.

>Lathrien returned before dawn and you haven't checked in with him. Do so.
>Melandie is still out there, check in on her via one of the methods available to you.
>Your allies were left in a sour mood last night. Check in with them.
>Check in with Bathory.
>Try to contact the god of undeath
>Other

It shall begin in the following post.

>>43131349
>Your allies were left in a sour mood last night. Check in with them.

>>43131349
>Other
Check in with our Wasp Spirit, make sure we're fully protected both physically and spiritually.

I wonder how the god of undeath feels about Pelor?

>>43131349
>>Lathrien returned before dawn and you haven't checked in with him. Do so.
>>Melandie is still out there, check in on her via one of the methods available to you.
>>Your allies were left in a sour mood last night. Check in with them.

>>43131349
>Lathrien returned before dawn and you haven't checked in with him. Do so.
>Send the Wasp spirit to check on Melandie, and report back.

>>43131372
Real hateful. What I wonder is, would he be willing or capable to help. without wanting our souls.

>>43131349
>Your allies were left in a sour mood last night. Check in with them.

>>43131372
Considering he was willing to work with us on the condition we dicked him over I would say he doesnt like him.

>>43131405
could it be possible that since the dead god does not like us, and pern does not like us, they are working together? Because if we win, then the dead god will be able to revel in the death of pern's followers and lack of power. If we lose, then the dead god will be glad to finally be rid of us.

>>43131475
Dead god dislikes pern more than he dislikes us. They wouldn't work together.

>>43131405
Nah feels unnecessary to risk it. That nigger is either going to want something in return now (our soul) or hold it over our heads to make us do stuff for him

>>43131349
your allies were let in a sour mood last night. check in with them

>>43131349
>Lathrien returned before dawn and you haven't checked in with him. Do so.

Wait, did the bump limit on teeg got increased while I wasn't looking?

You were harsh with your allies last night. Worried that they might not fully understand the dangers you would be facing this day you might have insinuated that they were all going to die. You go to find them, and find them you do in what used to be a garden. Your desecration spell has left most of the plants dead, but the stonework is still beautiful and the view of the tree-line is clear here.

'Vlad Tepish, any news?'
'Well, I did manage to slow them down enough that they had to camp. They did not sleep easy last night.'
'Good. Shit, all this waiting around is making me real fucking antsy.'

You keep up a casual chat for several minutes. Then you hear, just barely the rush of nearly thirty pairs of feet, running as close to absolute silence as such a group might. They are bloodied, but there is too much blood on them to be entirely theirs. It is Melandie and the kobolds. She turns, lets loose a final arrow and runs towards you.

'You're gonna have some company real fucking soon, Vlad.'

And so it is. Less than five minutes after she says so, you see shadows among the trees. One by one, men, armoured in simple leathers, but wielding metal weapons one and all start slowly advancing towards your position.

In the very van of them, there is one man in blazing steel full plate. He wields a sword, as long as he is himself. He has a stern look on his face- convinced of his own right and the falsity of your cause.

They stand there, ready to charge. Your allies retreat inside. You gather your undead towards you.

And then it begins.

And here concludes the twenty ninth installment of Feral Necromancer Quest. You gain 3 exp for a total of 7, Lathrien and Melandie get 2 exp each for a total of 4 each.

Rules for levelling up: http://pastebin.com/vBRyBWfK

Suptg archive: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=DeadQM

Twitter @DeadQM for quest updates

>>43131349
>>Lathrien returned before dawn and you haven't checked in with him. Do so.
>Check in with Bathory.
Have her check in the allies since Vlad is well, Vlad.

>>43131602
Shamanistic Magic 9
lets get this combo!I want a necro sham combo!

>>43131657
agreed

>>43131602
Shamanistic Magic 9

>>43131602
Thanks for running dead.
Shaman? Dragon? Since we are about ti fight Pern, I am inclined towards Shamanism.
That' Great Spirit ain't gonna destroy itself

>>43131657
Do we have exp for that? If we do I support it.

>>43131602
Let's do the last shaman level, then we can make Dragon a primary school.

Speaking of dragon, it's gonna be useful for this next fight, we just have to dragon stare him down.

>>43131657
this

>>43131602
We do still have the Dragon Helm right?

>>43131775
I think we are supposed to, we didn't manage to make a body for Necorax

>>43131775
We have a magic sword, magic armor, and a magic helmet. For a necromancer, we are very well equipt.

>>43131794
Thats my thinking as well but I wasn't sure what Dead decided to do regarding that.

>>43131657
Shamanistic Magic 9