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The stench of your own burnt flesh mixed with a note of intoxicating sweetness drifts through the interior of the claustrophobic chamber as the needle withdraws itself from your forehead. The pain is unbearable, and though you try to scream all that comes it is a wet gurgle. You're choking on your own blood as it pours from your fracturing, filling your lungs as you struggle for breath.

Then the pain subsides as the needle draws fully from your skull, dark black blood and some strange gelatinous white substance dripping from the glowing crystalline tip. You feel as though wrapped in a warm blanket, your aches washed away as vys rolls over and through you. The tip of the needle goes dim, submerging you in darkness, but only moments later you feel yourself being shunted forward.

You spill out into the light amidst a flood of silvery grey metal. It rolls off of you like water, sliding across the floor in the form of a thousand little semi-solid droplets. The light outside is blinding after the darkness of the chamber, but you feel hands gripping you by the shoulders. You're rolled over onto your back and those same hands search your face, and then your chest, for some hidden wound. Upon finding none you hear more than feel a sharp slap ring out through the room.

“Fucking Mikhael!” Someone shouts in frustration, their footsteps receding as they march away. Finally your eyes start to adjust to the light spilling into your brother's study, and you see Profectus leaning over you with a slice of fresh bread sitting flat on the back of his hand while he smears butter across it with a blunted knife.

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He greets you with a smile. “Glad you haven't killed yourself yet. You get a chance to eat breakfast?”

>You should probably explain what the orb is and what you've learned from it.
>Keep what you've learned to yourself for now, but tell your brother that the orb is safe.
>There's no time to explain. You need to erode the husk and shell of your soul and dive back in.
>Write-in

(Just to make sure people see them. Read: http://pastebin.com/ibi8j7Md if you missed last session. Read: http://pastebin.com/q8rQUjzS if you just want the lore I forgot to write-up.)

>>44330934
>>There's no time to explain. You need to erode the husk and shell of your soul and dive back in.
Just for kicks

>>44330934
>Keep what you've learned to yourself for now, but tell your brother that the orb is safe.

>>44330909
yeah, i don't have a family to buy presents for either
>>44330934
>eat some food
>You should probably explain what the orb is and what you've learned from it.
>You need to erode the husk and shell of your soul and dive back in.

>>44330934
>There's no time to explain. You need to erode the husk and shell of your soul and dive back in.

>>44330934
>here's no time to explain. You need to erode the husk and shell of your soul and dive back in.

>>44330934
>There's no time to explain. You need to erode the husk and shell of your soul and dive back in.

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>Earth is completely useless

So we're grinding Nature from now on, right?

>>44330909
>smacked us then fucked off
>didn't even check to see if we were mentally functioning

>>44330934
>There's no time to explain. You need to erode the husk and shell of your soul and dive back in

>>44330934
>You should probably explain what the orb is and what you've learned from it.
Even when we do try to fix our soul, can we at least tell them it's safe/we're not possessed. We don't need to explain, just ensure them that we aren't possessed or anything

>>44330934
>>There's no time to explain. You need to erode the husk and shell of your soul and dive back in.

>>44330909
>you see Profectus leaning over you with a slice of fresh bread sitting flat on the back of his hand while he smears butter across it with a blunted knife.

Profectus is best girl.

>>44330892
This thing is still alive?

>>44331017
dual meditate on nature and metal after we absorb the boy's sole

>>44331057
>>44331034
>>44331013
>>44330999
>>44330994
>>44330978
>>44330993
>Get right back into it.

>>44331044
>>44330993
>Explain the mystery of the druids.

>>44330986
>Keep it to yourself.

Writin'

>>44330934
>Write-in
>"No, have you got any extra?"

>>44330978
We're not good enough at Earth for that.

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>>44331227

>>44331017
We're using Earth magic to remove the Entity.

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>>44331240

>>44331227
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>>44331140
Fucking hell. This is the kind of shit that happens in voting when I am not here to keep sanity with premium samefagging.

Fuck Fuck Fuck.

Dive back into it? You sons of bitches are the absolute fucking biggest stupid ass faggots in the fucking world. Why would you vote like this?

We needed a break and some FUCKING BREAKFAST you fucking morons.

>>44331262
Grandmaster tier.

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>>44331278
It's ok whats the worst that could happen

>>44331140
Hey Soma, can we tell our party to meditate in order to help us? That's not something that precludes the chosen option and it really has no downsides.

>>44331309
Our soul could shatter.

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>>44331309
Just ignore him, anon

>>44331320
>>44331140
We really ought to do this.

>>44331320
Sure, you could do something like that.

I'll host a vote just for principle's sake while I get back to writing.
>Rope your companions into helping you.
>Try it on your own.

>>44331320
I'll second group meditation with the gauntlet and other aids we may have >>44331240

>>44331320
It precludes the "There's no time to explain." part.

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>>44331278
welcome to Banished Quest, you're here forever

have a gif

>>44331140
Hey Soma, can we tell Darzi to fuck off? That's not something that precludes the chosen option and it really has no downsides.

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>>44331331
Everything will be fine anon.

>>44331357
>Rope your companions into helping you.

>>44331357
>Try it on your own.

>>44331357
>Rope your companions into helping you

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>>44331357
neither

>>44331357
>Rope your companions into helping you.

>>44331362
We don't need to tell them anything except that they need to sit down and help us erode our soul to remove the entity. It's a single sentence that provides little in the way of explanation.

>>44331357
>>Rope your companions into helping you.

>>44331357
>Rope your companions into helping you.

>>44331357
>Try it on your own.
What are we a faggot?

>>44331367
How about no.

>>44331357
>>Rope your companions into helping you

we shall overcome an evil god with the power of FRIENDSHIP

>>44331357
>Rope your companions into helping you.

>>44331367
how bout instead we tell autistic shitposters to fuck off, like this

Fuck off

>Get your companion's help.
Writin'.

Also Soma confirmed Shaping Arts for true magic.

>Others think it is hidden away somewhere underneath the Imperial Vaults, which were reconstructed based on the designs of the original following the catastrophic collapse of a runic array
Well we know where to start looking senpaitachi.

Gonna eat dinner real quick. Back in a flash.

We've got two hours until the next update.

Pani > Surya

>>44331686
its worth exploring though

>>44331686
DarDar>Mormor

>>44331804
Vulvia>All

>>44331656
will this count as a GM meditation?

>>44331858
If you had a better grasp of Earth magic, it would qualify. As is though you'll be using a conglomeration of Metal and Earth as well as your companion's support to get the balance just right.

>>44331823
0/1 nswers correct

Darzi > Mortia > Aylin > Darzi > Fulvia > Aisha > Darzi > Chryssa

>>44331921
>it is
Welp.

>>44331946
Reminder we'll never fuck mortia.
And you'll be luck if we fuck darzi without fucking everything up

>>44331967
Yeah idgaf Mortia
Darzi would be cool though, with all the autism in the playerbase its unlikely though

>>44331967
We could use enchanting to make our own waifu.

>>44331967
If we fuck Darzi we're rolling for it.

>>44331921
does it not count as a metal GM meditation (removing a failed god seems like GM metal meditation)? in which case we'd gain grandmastery according to the char sheet

>>44332025
provided we're not consumed by a failed god and die horribly/murder everything

>>44332025
Nope Earth because we are eroding our soul to do it.

>>44332041
>implying Soma would actually let us die

>>44332025
Nah, ideally Metal would play no role at all in the meditation. Metal is all about building things up and reinforcing. Earth is about breaking things down and weakening.

>>44332074
And if we fail this we'll be cripple for life. You forgot to mention that.

>>44332128
Actually you'd be reduced to what is essentially a vegetable, alive but not really capable of thought or feeling and pretty much unaware of your surroundings.

>>44332128
You worry too much anon. Everything will be fine.

Rolled 2, 1, 4 = 7 (3d10)

Let's see how the dice are today.

chrys x darzi smut when desu

>>44332148
So, would this be a GM tier Earth meditation?

>>44332154
See >>44332148

>>44332176
Reading is good for you, anon.
>>44331921

>>44332074
We should definitely don the crown for this then.

>>44332169
Reminder Chrys has been cucking us this entire time

>>44332176
Nope, because you're nowhere experienced enough in Earth magic to pull this off with Earth alone. You'll need to erode your soul and then, because you lack sufficient control, reinforce your soul with Metal magic to prevent it from shattering completely.

See >>44331921 essentially.

>>44332188
The crown and the gauntlet

>>44332195
Nobody cares.

>>44332183
I'm aware, anon. That doesn't invalidate my statement.

>>44332198
wouldn't it make more sense to use metal to reinforce the soul and then use earth to erode it, because we would be able to chip away far less we wouldn't be able to fuck up as much?

>>44332198
Can we take drugs really quick also? Maybe as Mortia if she has some stronger meditative enhancements?

>>44332198
So because we're so inexperienced with Earth this could fuck us over right now.

>>44332148
wouldn't that be game over for Mik/the whole quest in general?

>>44332255
>this could fuck us over right now.
What clued you in to that?

>>44332256
Yup.

>>44332249
Those usually have bad side effects and Soma usually likes to knock us out afterwards, plus we won't know how it'll interact with the Sphere.

>>44332240
That's basically what you'll be doing, except you'll only reinforce once you're 'down to the grain' so to speak. Once the shell is exposed you'll reinforce it so you don't accidentally erode too much.

>>44332256
Yup. That would most definitely end the quest. Well, I might do a timeskip a few months/years to Mik waking up in some ancient ruin with (some of) his companions standing around him, they having dragged him to some spirit/ancient temple/whatever that promised to restore his soul (for a price of course). Depends on how badly you failed the roll.

whatever happened to spooky skeleton kid?

>>44332283
Can we also get some priests up in this business? They ain't got nothing better to do. And we are the Matha.

>>44332283
would any of them actually go through that effort?

>>44332283
Could we ask Ricky for help?

>>44332283
>Yup. That would most definitely end the quest.
Welp. It was nice knowing you Soma. Knowing the /tg/ dice and /tg/'s rash decisions based on "lol lets do this crazy shit", The meditation's bound to fail spectacularly. All that build up for one useless ruse because someone cocked up the dice.

>>44332318
Chrys.

>>44332318
Oh at first they all would, they'd be really gung ho about it. Only a few would stick around to see it through though. Which ones I leave a mystery.

>>44332307
None of the priest would know Earth magic, which is what you're really interested in.

>>44332322
Nope.

>>44332346
It would be almost poetic

>>44332348
Least likely to be honest family.

>>44332361
Break out the gauntlet and meditative aids.

>>44332283
You're too much of a pussy to end the quest like this. Do it faget

>>44332361
>Wake up years later to the sight of a huge adult dragon in an unfamiliar locations
>{Papa!}

>>44332361
Aaah but like the metal magic ritual, it'll be good just to have them for vys batteries.

>>44332405
Oh hell yeah haha

>>44332361
>Only a few would stick around to see it through though
Skull Kid, Profectus and Zahak.

Women have no concept of loyalty desu

>>44332434
>implying darzi wouldn't stick around just to chew us out for being a jibbering idiot

>>44332468
>Implying Darzi would still around when she could find hundreds of new dicks to suck

>>44332434
Skull Kid? I feellike he would just work for the Shah and forget about us

>>44332468
Darzi would hold that over our head forever. Every time we save her or do something stupid, "remember that time you shattered your soul"

>>44330909
>>44330934
fucking hell do i love our companions

especially profectus
cheeky cunt

>>44332361
>a few of the characters I don't care about at all will stop being our companions
Fingers crossed

>>44331422
MLP is that you

>>44332568
This senpai

Can't wait for Darzi to ditch the party

A pang of hunger strikes you as you watch Prof shovel half the slice into his mouth. “No, I haven't had the chance. Unfortunately I fear there's no time. You see I've just learned of a way that I might free myself of the Entity's influence. I'll likely need your help to accomplish what I must without shattering my soul completely.”

He takes another bite, speaking with a mouthful of food. “I could get everyone gathered up while you eat, if you want. I have nothing better to do.”

You push yourself into a seated position, surveying the room. A loaf of bread is laid out on your brothers desk beside a jar of fig preserves and a thick slab of what's probably camel butter judging by the color. There's also sliced sausage and a bowl of fresh olives, although how your managed to get fresh olives at this time of year is a mystery to you. They're not usually harvested until Santi or Kapani.

You think you'll take Profectus up on his offer, if only to spare yourself from dying on an empty stomach. “Sure, you go gather the others. I'll relax for a while. I did just have a needle shoved through my head, after all.”

He ruffles your hair affectionately before wandering off towards the door, leaving you on the metal-coated floor of your brother's study otherwise alone. You wonder if they'll have to lift you up and place you inside the orb at the end of this, since you'll probably expend the entirety of your vys reserves in the process of eroding your soul.

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>>44332658
>He ruffles your hair affectionately
best

Regardless you pass the time enjoying the bread, sausage, and olives. The metal starts to evaporate after a few minutes, and by the time Profectus, Mortia, Chryssa, Fulvia, and a very reluctant Darzi reenter the room all that remains of the once immense puddle of liquefied metal is a small pool at the base of the ramp leading up into the orb's central chamber.

You pop another olive into your mouth, chewing around the pit and spitting it into your palm before dropping it back inside the bowl. “You're probably confused, so I'll take a moment to explain. The orb allows enchanters to upload a copy of their minds into a sort of vast collective consciousness established outside of reality. I communed with the collective and learned that the Entity is not actually dwelling inside my mind, but rather is simply attached to my soul by a thin cord.”

You toss another olive into your mouth, relegating it to your cheek while you continue talking. “Unfortunately this cord has grown intertwined with my soul itself, so I need to erode my soul and the shell around the shard of divinity at its root until they collective can safely sever the cord without shattering my soul.”

Darzi is quick to offer protest. “How do you know this collective isn't just going to rip out your soul and subsume it? How do you know it can even deliver on its promises?”

A good question, you shrug your shoulders in response. “To be perfectly honest, I'm not entirely certain that they don't intend on subsuming me as part of their collective. However, I've spoken with them at length and they certainly seem knowledgeable regarding a wide range of subjects. I trust that if any being in existence has the ability to free my of the Entity's grasp, it's them.”

It occurs to you that Chryssa is probably far more experienced in Earth magic than you are. “Chrys, how often have you been meditating?”

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>>44332658
Don't forget the gauntlet and meditative aids.

She cocks her head to one side, face expressionless. “Once a day, sometimes twice. I feel as though I have hit a barrier in my advancement of Earth magic. No matter how often I meditate, and no matter how much I focus, I feel as though the insight I need to achieve the next level of mastery slips through my fingers. I have sought to address this by reading when I get the opportunity, but as we've been traveling I haven't had the chance lately.”

It sounds to you as though she's ready to achieve Grandmastery, but the idea of having your friend meditate on eroding your very soul in her attempts to master her own art is unappealing. You know from experience how hard that final meditation can be, and how dangerous.

>You'll have Chryssa attempt to attain Grandmastery by eroding your soul and the shell just enough for the Collective to sever the Entity's connection, with your other companions supporting her.
>Submitting yourself as a test subject for your friend's experimentation seems unwise. You'll take care of eroding your own soul with your companion's support, even though you're less experienced than Chryssa.
>You'll let Chryssa perform the meditation, but you're going to give her every advantage you can. The stone sleeve, the meditative aids, absolutely everything you possibly can give her to ensure that she succeeds.
>Maybe this isn't such a good idea after all. There's no rush, this orb isn't going anywhere. You can always come back later.
>Write-in

>>44332683
>>You'll let Chryssa perform the meditation, but you're going to give her every advantage you can. The stone sleeve, the meditative aids, absolutely everything you possibly can give her to ensure that she succeeds.

AND THE CROWN! She's a master, we're vatis rank. No other sensible choice. Also, get ZAHAK!

>>44332683
>You'll let Chryssa perform the meditation, but you're going to give her every advantage you can. The stone sleeve, the meditative aids, absolutely everything you possibly can give her to ensure that she succeeds.
We're playing this safe, as this could easily crush our soul permanently.

>>44332683
>You'll have Chryssa attempt to attain Grandmastery by eroding your soul and the shell just enough for the Collective to sever the Entity's connection, with your other companions supporting her.
>You'll let Chryssa perform the meditation, but you're going to give her every advantage you can. The stone sleeve, the meditative aids, absolutely everything you possibly can give her to ensure that she succeeds.

>>44332683
>>You'll let Chryssa perform the meditation, but you're going to give her every advantage you can. The stone sleeve, the meditative aids, absolutely everything you possibly can give her to ensure that she succeeds.

>>44332683
>>You'll let Chryssa perform the meditation, but you're going to give her every advantage you can. The stone sleeve, the meditative aids, absolutely everything you possibly can give her to ensure that she succeeds.
Plz don't kill me bby

>>44332683
>>44332706
Zahak Abdul-Hakim:
Mikhael's adoptive son, a dragon hatched from an egg he found deep within the Mines of Longia, separate from the rest of the mother's brood. Only a few weeks old.
Hoard Size: 67 gold, 236 silver, 1 silver pendant, 1 ruby, 23 pearls, gilded cutlass
Max Vys: 54
Master Rank Fire Vatis
Expert Rank Earth Vatis
Expert Rank Water Vatis
Vatis Rank Nature Vatis

>Expert Rank Earth Vatis

Yeah, we need to get our son in this. Supporting. Make a hole in the ceiling if we have to.

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>>44332683
>>44332706
HOW DID WE FORGET THE FUCKMOTHERING DRAGON

>>44332683
>You'll have Chryssa attempt to attain Grandmastery by eroding your soul and the shell just enough for the Collective to sever the Entity's connection, with your other companions supporting her.
>You'll let Chryssa perform the meditation, but you're going to give her every advantage you can. The stone sleeve, the meditative aids, absolutely everything you possibly can give her to ensure that she succeeds.
Stress that our well being is quite literally in her hands

>>44332683

>You'll have Chryssa attempt to attain Grandmastery by eroding your soul and the shell just enough for the Collective to sever the Entity's connection, with your other companions supporting her.
>You'll let Chryssa perform the meditation, but you're going to give her every advantage you can. The stone sleeve, the meditative aids, absolutely everything you possibly can give her to ensure that she succeeds.
>Have Zahak join in on the meditation session! make it one of the last Father and Son moments. He can also help with the Meditation.
Send in Everything. We need ALL of the Help.
>>44332729
we did not. That's why we're going to have our dragon son help.

>>44332683
>You'll let Chryssa perform the meditation, but you're going to give her every advantage you can. The stone sleeve, the meditative aids, absolutely everything you possibly can give her to ensure that she succeeds.

>>44332683
>You'll have Chryssa attempt to attain Grandmastery by eroding your soul and the shell just enough for the Collective to sever the Entity's connection, with your other companions supporting her.

>>44332683
>>44332706
Oh yes, we absolutely need Zahak to help us with this.

>>44332729
>>44332721
>>44332706
>>44332750
You'll contact Zahak and get him to join in. Yeah, I'd almost forgotten that he was a solid Earth vatis. Plus him being a Dragon has... Other beneficial implications.

>>44332683
>>You'll have Chryssa attempt to attain Grandmastery by eroding your soul and the shell just enough for the Collective to sever the Entity's connection, with your other companions supporting her.

Also Zahak as per>>44332729

And >>44332735 our life not just our wellbeing

>>44332683
>You'll let Chryssa perform the meditation, but you're going to give her every advantage you can. The stone sleeve, the meditative aids, absolutely everything you possibly can give her to ensure that she succeeds.

>>44332683
>You'll have Chryssa attempt to attain Grandmastery by eroding your soul and the shell just enough for the Collective to sever the Entity's connection, with your other companions supporting her.
time to die

>>44330934
>You should probably explain what the orb is and what you've learned from it.

>>44332766
>Plus him being a Dragon has... Other beneficial implications
Like a fucking ridiculous vis pool?

>>44332683
>Chrys, I saved your life when we were in the mines of Longia. You were sick with corrupt Vys poisoning. You placed your trust in me. Now I ask you to do the same. I'm placing my trust in you to save mine.

>>44332782
>>44332759
>>44332750
>>44332735
>>44332717
>>44332714
>>44332712
>>44332708
>>44332706
>Let Chryssa do it, with every bonus you can give her.

>>44332779
>>44332762
>>44332806
>Let Chryssa do it, with only your companions to provide support.

I probably shoulda clarified that regardless it's a GM meditation, the only difference is how big a bonus Chrys gets and how terrible she feels afterwards. You'll also contact Zahak and get him to join in.

>>44332811
How could you possibly vote this late?

>>44332840
>and how terrible she feels afterwards
Us confirmed fucking dead

>>44332845
>implying anons actually read the thread before voting

>>44332840
>the only difference is how big a bonus Chrys gets and how terrible she feels afterwards
So what you're saying is if we let her go at it pure companions only she'll love us again?

>>44332840
Now I'm really hoping we don't become a fucking vegetable.
Imagine how horrified Zahak is going to be if we just become a dead eyed, soulless husk.

Oh man he'd probably even feel responsible.

Rolled 7, 4, 7 = 18 (3d10)

>>44332840
We get to roll right? Warming up my dice

>>44332875
I would think she would like us more if we gave her some of our shinys to use.

>>44332856
I meant in terms of side effects. Her vys pool is pretty small despite her skill, so she'll be mostly relying upon Zahak and Fulvia's enormous vys pools. However, the meditative aids at least are going to have some pretty bad side effects once they wear off.

>>44332891
Actually, since you're letting Chrys do the meditation, I'm just going to be rolling for her behind the scenes. You've relinquished control.

>>44332875
>Chrys erodes our memories so we forget that we don't love her

>>44332683
>You'll have Chryssa attempt to attain Grandmastery by eroding your soul and the shell just enough for the Collective to sever the Entity's connection, with your other companions supporting her.

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No hope here

>>44332840
Does she actually have any experience with this field of Earth magic? Does that even matter?

>>44332891
thw more you post iin a thread the worse you roll

>>44332908
We'll nurse her back to health personally, assuming we arent a vegetable

>>44332908
>I'm just going to be rolling for her behind the scenes.
AAHHHHHH

>>44332908
oh thank Pani

>>44332908
>You've relinquished control.
Kill us! Please!

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>>44332908
>You've relinquished control.

>>44332916
Yeah, all she's doing is using Earth magic's eroding properties. Regardless of whether it's a soul or a rock, the principle is the same.

>>44332683
>>You'll let Chryssa perform the meditation, but you're going to give her every advantage you can. The stone sleeve, the meditative aids, absolutely everything you possibly can give her to ensure that she succeeds.

>>44332908
I'm looking forward to seeing what happens in like two fucking hours

>>44332953
Dr. Soma, can you please give us the news?

Are we dead?

>>44333079
YOU'RE FUCKING DEAD KIDDO

>>44332908
>puny vys pool
>can't spend much vys to counter shit rolls
I'd say we had a good run but parts of it were complete shit

>>44333103
I sure hope so

>>44333079
from the irc: high dc but shes getting a bigger bonus overall than Mik would, by a bit

>>44333117
Well the aids will make it hard to fail

>>44332908
Can we erode the veil of reality or meditate on the battlefield where it is weaker in order to give Chryssa an additional bonus?

When we did our meditation, a large bonus we had was from how the veil of reality was weak in the GM meditation chambers. I'd like to suggest that we erode the veil now to further Chryssa's chances. We've erode the veil for the purposes of meditation before to learn effects. It's a suggest technique to learn difficult effects.

>>44333143
Doesn't really make me feel much better to be honest family.

>>44333186
>>44333195
Yeap. It's a rather large bonus too. +8 is no joke. I'll support it wholeheartedly.

>>36342712
>ROOOOOOOOOLL 3d10+52 (+2 from being a trained Vatis +8 from meditating where the veil between worlds is very weak +16 from method of meditation +26 from assistance) vs DC 70

Rolled 5, 5, 2 + 52 = 64 (3d10 + 52)

>>44333220
>inb4 fail

Rolled 9, 1, 10 + 52 = 72 (3d10 + 52)

>>44333220

>>44333201
I think it'll be fine

>>44333220
Who are you?

>>44332953
>>44333220
>>44333195
>>44333186
It's not too late to do this Soma? I mean, it ought to be a simple addition to, "support her with all we've got," right?

Rolled 4, 5, 3 + 52 = 64 (3d10 + 52)

>>44333220

>>44333247
>>44333254
Why are you retards rolling

>>44333247
>>44333254
>>44333265
Soma literally just said we don't get to roll. It's all on Chrys.

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>>44333247
>>44333254
>>44333265
>these anons

Rolled 9, 5, 10 + 52 = 76 (3d10 + 52)

>>44333271

>>44333265
>>44333254
>>44333247
I'm not Soma! I'm trying to cite how a weak veil allowed us to succeed our GM roll! Support it, or Soma won't give us the 6-8 bonus for Chryssa's!

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>>44333220
Dis gunna b gud.

>>44333291
Supporting!

Damnit, thought Soma lost his trip.

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>>44333247
>>44333254
>>44333265
>tfw your vote for any option counts just as much as one made by one of these anons.

Rolled 2, 3, 3 + 52 = 60 (3d10 + 52)

>>44333291
nah I'd rather just roll dice. fuck you

>>44333316
Are you retarded?

>>44333186
>>44332953
>>44333291
Sheeeit. Supporting.

>>44333319
My confusion is no more retarded than the fucking fucks who voted for this about to be cluster fuck known as "Chryssa trying to do earth magic on our soul."

Actually, I am certain that is more fucking retarded than my mistaken dice roll.

Yep, fuck you moron.

>>44333386
So you're a retard surrounded by other retards. Congratulations.

>>44333386
This option will likely lead to Chrys loving us again, if only by a little. This is objectively the best course of action.

So it looks like so far things have shaken out this way. Chryssa is going to have:
(+4 from Fulvia's Vys Pool, +6 from Master Earth Vatis, +6 from Meditative Poultice, +6 from Draconic Vys Pool, +8 from Stone Sleeve, +12 from Assistance, +12 from Meditation Method) for a total bonus of +54.

The DC is going to be:

(Base DC 60, +8 from Poorly Trained, +6 from Small Vys Pool, +2 from Distracted) for a total of DC 76.

So, with that in mind do you want to weaken the veil as much as you safely can before you begin your meditation?
>Weaken the veil
>Don't weaken the veil.

>>44333436
>Don't weaken the veil.

>>44333436
>Do you want to turn a 15% chance into a 70% chance?
Fucking yes, Soma. Do you even need to ask?
>Weaken the veil

>>44333436
>>Weaken the veil

Also, give her the fucking Crown. This one

>Forrest King's Crown: (+6 to Nature Magic, +4 to Soak rolls, +4 to meditation rolls)

>>44333436
>Weaken the veil
we need all the help.

>>44333436
>Weaken the veil

>>44333436
>>Weaken the veil

>>44333436
>Weaken the veil

>>44333449
Ahh, I'd almost forgotten that the crown had a meditation bonus. That'll be a +58 instead of +54 then, before any additional bonuses.

>>44333436
>>44333449
Yes! Crown her to be our Queen! Supporting the Forest King's crown.

>>44333436
>Weaken the veil

>>44333436
use all the things soma

>>44333436
>Veaken the weil

>>44333436
>+2 from Distracted
Distracted by what? The fact that she'll be touching our deepest and most intimate parts?

>>44333436
>Weaken the veil

Fucking kek

Chryssa is going to look like a walking artifact salesman by the time we're ready.

>>44333436
>>Weaken the veil
>we weaken it to much
>entity rips through

>>44333432
you serious? guys for our character, a samja, we cannot pursue relationships withnon samja, at least and especially within our homeland, if we do we will get rebranded and rebanished so just fucking drop it

>>44333436
How much vys can she spend?

>>44333436
>Weaken the veil
>give her the crown

Weakening the veil it is!
ROOOOOO- wait, actually don't roll. I suppose since you'll have all your companions here you'll have them participate as well. The bonuses from your companions assistance will make it impossible to fail the DC.

>>44333501
She's also going to puke blood form the poultice. Fun!

>>44333507
Once we learn shape shifting we can make her a part of the master race.

>>44333470
>+58

So we automatically succeed right?

Rolled 5, 1, 7 = 13 (3d10)

>>44333535
Can still crit potentially.

>>44333535
>The bonuses from your companions assistance will make it impossible to fail the DC.
There's always a chance we could critfail, though.

Call for rolls.

>>44333535
THANK FUCKING PANI EH

>>44333507
>if we do we will get rebranded and rebanished
You are literally a fucking retard.

What are we gonna do with the the entity once it's detached from our soul?

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>>44333535
so the power of friendship will beat a soul parasite?

neat

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>>44333535
>The bonuses from your companions assistance will make it impossible to fail the DC.
YAY

Rolled 6, 10, 6 = 22 (3d10)

>>44333535
still rolling for the possibility of critfail

>>44333573
literally go fucking die dumfuck

throwing insults around isnt the same thing as making an actual fucking point

im still right and youre still a stupid fuck

>>44333580
feed it to Ricky. I'm betting a soul parasite of a dead god would taste wonderful for him. Like that other soul parasite he nommed on when we had soul surgery in the void with our master.

>>44333501
Imagine being Sadik, you haven't seen that crazy elf for some times then all of sudden he appears on the back of a dragon and goes "sup jewlord, I'm selling you my companion here with all the bling. How much you wanna give me for the lot?"

So, uh, now that we know Elaudian steel requires knowledge of enchanting and draconic rituals are we still going to go for it and give that away if we find it? The ring we were planning on trading the recipe for is not nearly worth enough for this and if we get the Entity removed it's not like we even need the thing to search for a way to remove it anymore.

>>44333623
He'd love it

>>44333617
Actually we wouldn't get 're-banished'.

We'd be executed.

>>44333599

...this picture always bugged the shit out of me. What the hell is wrong with this dude's chest? It's like his right pectoral got shoved to the center of his body.

>>44333633
There's nothing stopping us from learning the ritual.

>>44333617
>still thinks we can get rebanished
>thinks he isn't the idiot
Only in BQ can you find such loud retards.

>>44333623
>>44333643
Yeah, Ricky could use a gift. We haven't had tea with him for a while.

>>44333589
Hey, don't get cocky. There's only a 91.6% chance that any individual roll that Chrys makes with the bonuses she has succeeds. There's still a 0.06% chance that she fails every roll without getting a nat3 or a 0.1% chance that she rolls a nat3.

>>44333662
Yeah but are we still going to trade it for the crummy ring or are we going to try to jew them out of every damn artifact they have?

>>44333671
and there ends the quest. Soma Jinxed it.

>>44333651
why? the punishment for being a scourge (rapist/fucker of lesser races) is banishment

>>44333671
Knowing BQ luck we'll get the fucking critfail, too.

>>44333683
Re-read the quest dumbass.

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>>44333671
hush you, let me marinate in false success before the hopeless disgust sets in

>>44333671
You made that shit way too easy. Totally anticlimactic

>>44333683
Because you don't get banished twice. Second offense is death.

>>44333656
'roid muscles, bro. Look at giga nigga

>>44333671
NEVER TELL ME THE ODDS!

>>44333668
unbanishment is unprecedented
if youre confident that you cant become banished again after being forgiven by the shah, you're misinformed, it was never brought up IC

>>44333699
if youre an aghtaki, yeah. we are not

>>44333719
We were straight up told IC that we would be executed instead of banished if we did anything banishment-worthy again.

>>44333507
IIRC We won't get banished again, we'll get executed

>>44333719
I am confident that you can't become banished after being un-banished because Kadir literally told us that if we do something worthy of banishment again, we will be executed.

Did you even read the quest?

>>44333744
You are dumb but you got dubs so i'll be quite

>>44333744
I love it when some one this confident that they're right is actually completely wrong

>>44333800
>http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Banished%20Quest
>>44333778
>>44333768
>>44333756
>>44333745
[citation needed]

>>44333800
like you right now?

>>44333834
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/36167718/#p36176593

Read that aloud for us.

Guys. Is Mik a smarter version of Archer?

>>44333902
The fuck? No.

>>44333834
Reread the thread where Kadir unbanished us.

>>44333834
You stare at him impassively. Eventually he relents and passes you a small slip of paper which he's prefolded along the top and bottom third of the page. You glance over it quickly. The gist is as he described; so long as you have not broken the laws of the realm you ought not be detained. However, there is a clause in the middle which states that, should you commit an offense worthy of banishment, you should be executed rather than detained and branded. Signed at the bottom is the Shah's name, Kadir El-Amin, in flowery script.

>>44333876
well excuse me, i was wrong. you'll have to forgive me for not remembering that detail, it was over a year ago.

whatever though, point was that doing stuff that was banishment-worthy is stupid, this just means it is even more so than i thought

>>44333902
>Is Mik a smarter version of ...
The answer to any such statement like this is no

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>>44333719
>>44333744
>>44333834
Once again,
>your vote for any option counts just as much as one made by one of these anons.

>>44333950
>talk shit out of your ass
>get proven wrong
>WHATEVER IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER
fuck off cunt

>>44333962
perhaps, but at least they didn't save the same image twice :^)

>>44333951
Ironically Mik's complete abandonment of anything resembling logic and reason is what makes him so dangerous.

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>>44333962
>>44333997

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>>44334038
>>44334076

>>44333951
Mik is an intelligent man. He knows full and well that the things he does aren't good ideas, even before and as he's going through with them.

That doesn't mean such knowledge will stop him, however. He is a man of his will, and his will is like the wind.

Or a crowd of actual retards duking it out with each other.

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>>44333962
You can't hide anymore faggot.

GTFO.

>>44333962
Quests proved long ago that democracies do not work.

>>44333962
You also coulda handled him better. Maybe try correcting people instead of just calling each other retards next time, but that may be too a social skill which is a bit too advanced for 4chan..

>>44334137
Just like IRL

soma im scared

>>44334442
we're all scared anon. We're all scared.

>>44334442
he literally said its not possible to fail

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>>44334442
0.06% it will critfail.

There's an infinitesimal chance of us failing.

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>>44334442
just bite the pillow anon, it will be over soon

>>44334475
you know our luck

>>44334461
>believing his lies

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>>44334442
Hold me.

So when are we upgrading fulvia?
Soma has been saying for a while mil could have done it a long time ago, and now our companions are starting to outpace her.

>>44334574
when we get back to el amin

UPDATE NEVER
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>>44334617
why?

>>44334574
No need to do this as the quest will be done once this failure is complete.

No need to think of any upgrading or anything else. Just await the inevitable.

>>44334658
thats where/when we will have time + resources

>>44334652
knock it off rad

As someone partway through an archive binge of this quest, I have one question.
Is Chrys' husband fucking dead yet?

>>44334761
nope, and that is waaaaaay on the backburner

>>44334761
No, now fuck off.

>>44334761
No. Chrys route crashed and burned and we fuck random bitches after getting drunk instead.

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>>44334761
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

>>44334761
nope and he is shown to be more bad ass(or has grown stronger) than our first impressions of him.

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>>44334785
And we still call other people degenerates.

>>44334761
Last time Mik checked, nope. Might have changed since then.

>>44334761
Chrys route is dead
Anons turned down going to play in a cool a shit war
Also soma called for a roll for sex and we rolled a 3

>>44334775
>>44334781
>>44334785
Thanks guys! Quest dropped! Fun while it lasted though.

>>44334814
>Quest dropped!
Good. Now go away.

>>44334814
hahha

>>44334814
>Quest dropped!
You made the right decision. I don't even know why I still participate. Sunk cost fallacy maybe.

>>44334761
Just quit reading now. This quest ends tonight.

Guarandamnfuckingtee you that Mik is done.

>>44334844
yeah the playerbase is fucking terrible

>>44334865
It could always be worse

>>44334814
Chryssa was a shit anyway.

>>44334887
no, this is worse
and they do namefag over in the irc

>>44334814
Good get out chrysbaby

>>44334909
All the character interaction is usually so meaningless that I'm not particularly interested in any of them

>>44334865
It's terrible because you're part of it.

>>44334920
>you can't be anonymous in an irc channel
Who knew.

I took a nap and nothing has happened still

welp. bump limit has been reached. thread has begun sinking.

Update when?

>>44334971
same usernames every thread = namefagging
>>44334952
not from where im standing

>>44335003
>>44334652

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Really, letting Chryssa do the meditation is just the logical thing to do. She's far more experienced than you are. However, that doesn't mean that you can't give her every single advantage you possibly can. “Chryssa, here's what I'm thinking. You need to perform one last grand meditation to achieve total mastery of Earth magic. I think the problem of removing the Entity from my soul presents you with the perfect opportunity to perform this final meditation.”

You seems to pale, but her expression remains unchanged. “Are you sure that is wise? I have not been properly trained, nor is my vys pool large enough to recover from setbacks in the process of the meditation. I worry that I may falter and consign you to death, or some worse fate.”

Truth be known you share with her those fears, but you're not going to tell her that. “I have confidence in your abilities, Chryssa.” You lie through your teeth. “Certainly more confidence in yours than my own. I barely understand Earth magic at all. If anyone here is suited to help excise the entity from my soul, it's you.”

She squares her shoulders, drawing herself up a little taller. You turn your attention to the rest of your companions, hoping beyond hope that Chrys really is up to the task. “I trust that the rest of you will be supporting Chryssa in whatever capacity you're capable. Either supplying her with vys, or helping to control the process with your own talents for Earth magic. This must be a collaborative effort, I can't stress that enough.”

(1/5)

Darzi>Shit>everyone else

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Profectus sticks his thumb up in the air, a gesture he's picked up from Skull Kid no doubt, while Mortia simply shifts her weight uncomfortably from foot to foot. Fulvia seems utterly impassive, as per usual. Even Darzi opts to stay quiet, perhaps a first for her. She seems like she might be feeling guilty about something. Finally it occurs to you that one important member of your party is missing, and you walk swiftly to the immense glass doors lining one wall of your brother's study. They lead out onto a broad balcony, perfect for a young Dragon to land on.

You feel Zahak's vague presence at the edge of your consciousness. He's some distance away, and distracted by something. {Zahak, I need you for an important task. Chryssa is going to be excising a parasite from my soul, and the meditation is going to be particularly difficult. We'll need you to assist.}

His response is cold, unemotional. Likely a result of the distance between the two of you, rather than the actual emotional tone of his thoughts. {I can be there in a few minutes, I was just hunting down the river for some breakfast. Is Papa alright?}

That explains why he's not near-by. {Papa is fine, this parasite has plagued me for quite some time now but its effect upon me has been minimal. Get here as soon as you can, you'll be playing a vitally important role in the process of its removal.}

You pull open the balcony doors, to make sure Zahak can get inside safely, and then make your way over to where your companions have dragged a circle of pillows, with Chryssa placed at the one end facing the door and a wide space left at the other. You wonder if they knew you were contacting Zahak?
(2/5)

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Reaching into your cloak you extract the Forest King's Crown and the Stone Sleeve. Just to be safe, you rest the Forest King's Crown upon your head and feel your consciousness expand, your perception seeming divorced from your physical form and instead observing not only yourself and your companions, but the guards outside the door and the commoners milling through the streets below from nearly every angle. There is no unpleasant sensation of power being forced into your mortal form, merely an overwhelming sense of calm.

Confident then that the crown won't put Chryssa at risk of being taken over by hostile spirits, you rest it upon her head. She flinches, apparently not having heard your approach, and reaches up to touch the crown. When instead of explaining you offer her the hollow stone arm, she's forced to speak. “What are these for, Mikhael?”

You step inside the circle, withdrawing the pouch of meditative poultice from your cloak as well and setting it on the floor between you and Chryssa. “Various artifacts I have in my possession which enhance either meditation or Earth Magic. I trust they'll serve you well. You'll also want to take a pinch of the powder inside that bag and swallow it once Zahak gets here, that will further enhance your ability to focus. Once you've finished your task, I'll need all of you to put me back inside the orb. Understood?”

She slides her arm, more muscular than your own, with some difficulty into the stone sleeve. It expands to accommodate her arm comfortably, shifting unnaturally as it does so. Strange patterns begin to emerge on its surface, crawling across the stone and joining at confusing, seemingly impossible angles. Just looking at it gives you a headache. Chryssa at least seems no different than normal, though she is staring wide-eyed at the wall above you. It's likely that she's not used to the expanded perception afforded to the wearer by the crown.

(3/5)

>>44335006
We got rid of all the worst players when we dumped Chryssa now the only problem we have is stupid players.

Fucking pay attention to me you cunts, I'm important you know

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You allow yourself to sink into a meditative trance, your stomach twisting itself into knots of worry at the thought of having your soul toyed with and ripped apart by someone other than yourself. Finally you feel the floor shake violently and the unmistakable rush of air that accompanies Zahak landing anywhere, this time accompanied by glass cracking. Hopefully your brother can get his windows fixed without too much difficulty. You feel his mind reach out for your own, plagued by worry, and you try to impress upon him soothing, relaxed thoughts. He curls into a heap behind you, in the space left for him, and you open your eyes.

Your companions are all staring at you, save for Chryssa. She's probably staring at everyone simultaneously. She's taken a pinch of the meditative poultice and placed it on her tongue. It won't be long before she starts carving through your soul. “I want all of you to know.” You begin as Chryssa slumps forward. “Regardless of what happens here, I've enjoyed traveling with each of you. I can only hope to find such a fantastic group of men and women in my next life.”

Privately, as you close your eyes and begin to let your consciousness slip away, you reach out to Zahak. {As for you, Zahak. I want you to know that I truly do consider you my son. If something happens to me, I want you to fly back to El-Amin and find Master Karim. He'll take you in, and raise you as I would.}

You feel an overwhelming sense of emptiness strike you as Chryssa begins her work, panic seizing you upon realizing that you can no longer remember where you are. You suppress that panic, and focus on remaining calm and keeping yourself centered as Chryssa shears off more and more of your memories. The first thing you lose is context. You can't recall why you're here, or for what reason you left El-Amin. Then you begin to feel your recollection of recent events grow less and less distinct.

(4/5)

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By the time you're finally enveloped by the sweet embrace of unconsciousness, you're little more than a child. You can't remember your own name, let alone the names of your friends and family.

>91, 77, 88 vs DC 76
>GREAT SUCCESS

You next become aware of yourself standing on a black plane. Next to you is an three-headed conglomeration of a man, a lion, a bird, and a chimp. In front of you is the Entity's facade, its true form not illuminated by the light of the stone ball hovering above the Chimera's topmost head.

The lower mouth grins a predatory grin, while the upper mouth speaks. “I was not expecting you back so soon, and with the interloper's connection appropriately weakened. You work quickly.”

The orb above its head momentarily blinds you as it cast the black plane in sharp contrast, the immense living corpse of the near-god looming above you. Where as before the connecting tether between the true form of the Entity and its facade had been thick and healthy, throbbing with power, now the fleshy tendril was desiccated. It looked as though a stiff wind might reduce it to dust. Presumably it represents the thread binding your soul to the Entity's own.

Your contemplation is interrupted by the voice of the Collective. “Shall we begin? We warn you, the process of removing the thread shall not be pleasant and the process of copying your soul and mind even less so.”

>Yes, you're ready to join the collective.
>Well... can they just remove the Entity without copying your consciousness?
>Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all. You don't know if you trust the collective.
>Write-in

>>44335127
>>Well... can they just remove the Entity without copying your consciousness?

>>44333695
I don't believe in raising the difficulty artificially just to make things dramatic if y'all have bothered to prepare and put in the effort to make things easy. Write-ins were the difference between Mik losing vast swathes of his memory permanently and Mik walking out of this perfectly fine, free of the entity and otherwise unharmed.

>>44335127
>Yes, you're ready to join the collective.

>>44335127
>Well... can they just remove the Entity without copying your consciousness?

>>44335127
>>Yes, you're ready to join the collective.

>>44335127
>Yes, you're ready to join the collective.

>>44335127
>>Well... can they just remove the Entity without copying your consciousness?

>>44335127
>Well... can they just remove the Entity without copying your consciousness?

>I could like to grow more as an individual before joining the collective.