>>46355730
>>Follow the sound of the cart
The best decision right now. Can we also check what kind of equipment we're wearing and have? Any weapons?

>>46355730
>Investigate the woods.

>>46355730
>Follow the sound of the cart

>>46355730
>Investigate the woods.

surroundings first

>>46355730
>Follow the sound of the cart

I'm excited to see a different kind of quest from you desu. I hope people don't use OPMUQ to invade this world.

>>46355730
>Follow the sound of the cart
Keep an eye out for possible places that we'll have to sleep in on the way, not caves per se but rock overhangs or natural hill shelters.

Also seconding >>46355804

>>46355730
>Investigate the woods.
Let's see if we can find an elevated position to scout from.

>>46355730
>Follow the sound of the cart

>>46355804
You are wearing the standard clothes of a torchbearer, which is to say, a cheap white robe with the emblem of a red sun on the front.

Strapped to your waist you have your belt and a pouch containing a small tome filed with the teachings of the torch. You also have a copper medallion with the image of a fire on the front. These are generally clutched between hands during prayer.

Your dagger seems to have been taken from you.

Voting has ended.

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>>46355950
>Your dagger seems to have been taken from you.

>>46355950
Did our training include any previous wilderness survival experience? Because otherwise this seems less like a final exam and more like them intentionally killing off a portion of their students to cull the ranks.

>>46356002
The Night is Dark, and full of terrors.

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>>46355950
>Your dagger seems to have been taken from you.
What kind of awful order is this?
Oh god. Are we just gonna have to book it back to HQ?

>>46356002
This is the "Dodge a wrench, dodge a ball" equivalent for beast hunters.

>>46356086
No. No no no.

This is where we get clever.

This is where we prove we are better than the wild beasts.

It's trap time boys. Not immediately, but traps and simple tools will be the key to our survival, our ingenuity and the creative fuel of the 4chan hivemind endowing this little hunter with the smarticals he needs to not get dead.

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You hear the clattering of the wooden wheels against the old stone road. You chase it as best you can trying to keep yourself calm. You hear some movement in the bushes, but as you pass them the noises seem to be nothing but a few harmless forest creatures.

You keep up as best you can, but as you stop to catch your breath, you begin to lose the sound of the cart. You look around and you can barely see any difference between where you stand and where you started from and mist blocks any view of an end.

>>46356002
As you take in the situation you attempt to remember what you learned about the world outside. You've learned to make shelters and even camped in woods before, but never like this.

>Continue to follow the road
>Turn back
>Investigate the woods.
>Write in.

Hey guys. This may or may not be foreboding, but the only actual named character so far is Pyrrhus.

Yeaaah.

>>46356135
After a quick Google don't it just mean fire color?

>Continue to follow the road

>>46356130
>Investigate the woods.

find food and shelter

>>46356130
>Investigate the woods.
The cart is probably headed away from the temple, and won't return for the next three days, just to confuse people trying to find their way back so easily. But nor can we trust the road to lead back there, either, they probably took us along a branching path. Let's investigate the woods, try to get our bearings.

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>>46356130
>>Continue to follow the road
I feel like if we leave the road, we might never find our way back in this mist in the dark, but at the same time we're almost completely exposed as well.

>>46356130
>Investigate in the woods.

We know which way is proooobably back... but there's other stuff out her that can be useful. If we run into and nasty beasties we can always make like a lizard and ditch the robes to escape. It will be cold sure, but when we manage to skin a beast with fur, we'll make our own fuzzy clothes which puts the robes to shame immediately.

>>46356130
>>Investigate the woods.
Don't know why anyone voted to follow the cart

>>46356158
Yep. Given that we were raised by the Church of the Torch, that's probably all it means. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of our other friends had fire names, too.

>>46356130
>>Continue to follow the road
Big speed. Shit family, always follow the fucking road. If anything we'll hit civilization and can ask for directions from there. never walk into the damn monster-infested woods alone without any gear. jesus.

>>46356177
>when we manage to skin a beast
With what knife?

>>46356130
>Investigate the woods.

>>46356194
Its own teeth.

>>46356194
Flint stones, pointy sticks, pushing things off cliffs with fire(which given our hunter order is the order of the torch is probably a big thing), cavemen did it, we can too. Will it be a sloppy job? Yes. Will it suffice? That too, probably.

>>46356130
>Continue to follow the road

>>46356158
Pyrrhus was a greek general whose later battles with rome nearly destroyed his nation in cost of soldiers and resources.
His exploits are what coined the term "Pyrrhic victory." IE; a victory that is as bad as being defeated. Let's hope it's just a fire name.

>>46356130
Voting has come to a close.
I should also clearify, I start the clock at the first response, not my original post.

Also if you think 5 minutes is too fast, we can swap to 10 minutes.

>>46356205
>not just tearing all of its skin off in one go ala Pyramid Head

What kind of bitchboi are we?

>>46356274
It's fine.

>>46356274
We can keep it to 5 minutes for now, but if you ever start to write longer posts, 10 minutes would be nice so people don't have to rush through the post.

>>46356279
Well, I suppose it could work if we beat it up enough first, so that the connective tissues detached some. Otherwise I'd worry about it tearing.

>>46356205
>>46356228
You do realize that shit is hard AF? You're not going to get anything useful from using stones or pointy sticks to skin something. Skinning is hard AF even for people that know it well if they don't have a skinning knife.

>>46356294
That sounds good to me. Five minute cut-off for short posts, if they get longer increase to ten.

Looking over the roads, following the cart is very tempting, but you can't help but shake the feeling it could be some kind of trick.

You look to the woods and begin making your way through, stepping over fallen logs and ducking under branches. The woods are just like the ones you have within the kingdom, if a little scarier. It's the things you know lurk within them that scare you most.

The Torch favors the brave, you think to yourself as you wade further into the unknown, trying not to think about the second half of that saying.

"But never the foolhardy."

As you get further you notice the stumps of trees, like someone has been cutting them down. In the distance you see a clearing with a small log cabin, and to your right you notice a stream.

>Follow the stream
>Head to the Cabin
>Go further into the woods.
>Write in.

>>46356471
>Follow the stream

I don't trust no cabin

>>46356471
>Head to the Cabin
Best case scenario, there's someone there who can give us directions. Middle case, it's abandoned but we can scavenge a knife from it. Worst case, it's got a monster disguised as a human living there, and we can prove our worth as a Disciple of the Torch by slaying them.

>>46356471
>Follow the stream
might lead to a lake or a pond with fish

>>46356471
>>Follow the stream
Streams usually lead to civilizations, right?

>>46356471
Is it heard of to find civilized people out here?

>Follow stream

>>46356471
Turn around and go back to the fucking ROAD.

Roads go to civilization, not streams.

>>46356471
>Head to the Cabin

>>46356471
>Head to the Cabin
let's se were this goes

I'm expecting some real supernatural and /x/ shit from this quest, like skinwalkers.

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>>46355950
>a small tome filed with the teachings of the torch

We are now innawoods did everyone bring their rifles and vodka? We need a rock and strong stick to make a spear, next we need to find north. Then we walk back and yell at whoever didn't leave us a knife.

>>46356471
As you follow the stream you make sure to stay especially quite. You think your fear may be affecting you, you can't help but feel you're being watched... but every time you turn around or wait and listen you see no sign of a pursuer.

You do eventually begin hearing something far ahead. Your heart jumps and you stop to listen carefully. A deep voice is speaking... no, it's more like it's singing to itself, and poorly.

"I don't 'av bait... but I can wait... all I wish... is for a lovely dish... of some good ol' fish."

You hear the splashing of water. He must be near some kind of pond.

>Investigate the pond
>Go elsewhere (specify)
>Wait and listen.
>Write in

Break a branch of something to make a crude club/staff, better than nothing.

>>46356760
>>Investigate the pond
Stay away from the water but get a good view point
Fucking Gollum lets not pick up any rings.

>>46356760
>>Wait and listen.
Does it sound human and can we check if there's any thick branches/sticks and/or sharp rocks lying about?

>>46356760
>Wait and listen.
As long as the singer doesn't sing about eating people, maybe is a cool guy

>>46356760
Literally, actually Golum

>Investigate the pond
Approach as quietly as possible.

Do you do rolls in this quest?

>>46356760
>Wait and listen.

>>46356760
>Wait and listen.
Let's find out the disposition of this creature.

Also, what is the church's stance on killing and murderhoboing? How are we taught to deal with others?

>>46356760
Gollum? Oh my, that's bad.

>Wait and listen.

>>46356760
>Wait and listen.
More specifically, do this while picking up a good rock or a solid branch from the ground.

>>46356845
The order of the church views the taking of intelligent life in general as a vile act, with a few exceptions. Killing in defense of oneself or others is acceptable if not respected. There is also the Order of Hunters, a group who is chosen to take lives for the greater good. Acts of sanctified destruction.

Also voting done.

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>>46357037
>The order of the church views the taking of intelligent life in general as a vile act
Aint this pretty fucking hypocritical for people that throw unarmed and unequipped kids into the fucking forest of death.

>>46357111
thats when you figure out that Pyrrhus has been following us the entire time, he is the presence we sense in the forest. We aren't in any real danger... the church would never put is in real danger... would they?

>>46357111
>implying they haven't got their secret network of spies watching our every move, evaluating not just whether we make it back, but how we do so

You get down low to the forest floor, attempting to remain as quiet as possible. As you lay flat with the ground you spot a few branches that seem sturdy enough to use as a weapon... well, in an emergency maybe.

As you lay there you continue to listen to the stranger. His voice is incredibly deep and raspy. If you had to guess you'd say he

There is a loud splash as he let's out a shout. "GOTCHA!" then a sigh as he mutters to himself. "Stupid dag-damned fish."

After a few minutes you hear the clamoring of metal and heavy footsteps getting quieter. Once the sound of the footsteps has faded, you wait a while longer just to be safe. You crawl over to the branches and grab the sturdiest one you can find, as well as sharp rock.

>Head to the pond
>Go Elsewhere (Specify)
>Sharpen a stick into a spear.
>Write in

>>46357257
>Sharpen a stick into a spear.

>>46357257
shit. forgot to finish part of that.

>You'd say he's an older man, maybe in his 40's

>>46357257
>>Sharpen a stick into a spear
Here we go, boys!

>>46357257
>Go to the cabin
Carrying around a walking stick gives quite a different message from carrying a spear. Better to solve our problems with words if we can, and a poorly-sharpened stick won't help much more in a fight than a blunt one.

Not sure what we're even doing waffling around here. We either need to find another human being, or else just follow the fucking road.

>>46357257
>Sharpen a stick into a spear.

>>46357319
With a weapon in hand, we can finally go explore the cabin and possibly go back to the road as well, feeling a little bit safer than before.

>>46357257
>sharpen spear

I don't know if I've ever played a quest thats made me feel like every answer is the wrong before.

>>46357343
As I said, people will be far more suspicious of a man with a sharp stick than a blunt stick. Regardless of how safe we feel, we want to avoid fights if possible and use diplomacy where we can.

If our church was perfectly fine with arbitrary killing, it'd be a different story, but this is likely as much a test of character as it is skill.

>>46357257
>Head to the pond

Voting Ending.

>>46357392
I think you overestimate how visible a slightly sharpened stick is. It does not even have to be much, just a little pointy part gives it so much more penetration power it's ridiculous.

>>46357392
This is part of a final test for a group that hunts beasts, Whether "beasts" are animals or monsters, it's not a final test for a group started for diplomatic reasons.

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>>46357392
>use diplomacy where we can.
>Mfw this quest is already being infected by cancerous diplomancers.

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>>46357438
Something that looks more like this instead of a blunt stick will help us fuck people up and is very concealable.

>>46357438
As long as it's concealable, I suppose.

>>46357451
>>46357476
>The order of the church views the taking of intelligent life in general as a vile act, with a few exceptions.
If we're capable of communicating with it, we should.

>>46357528
Nah, if we find a vamp eating someone we should not try to fucking diplomance it, that vamp earned it's stabbin.

>>46357528
Just saying, the second we get shit on by a beast or paranormal shit, I'm calling you on this, Diplomatic anon.

>>46357392
why are people in the gah damn woods in the first place m8, lets get this spear for any beasts we need to hunt.

>"There is also the Order of Hunters, a group who is chosen to take lives for the greater good."

Just pointing out... we're training to become this. As in we presumably have Licence to Kill if it becomes necessary.

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You move to a stone nearby and rest on it, with some branches and a sharp rock in hand. You take note of your surroundings. You can clearly hear the stream flowing into the pond nearby. Not far from you there is an old fallen tree, and in the distance you can make out the silhouette of some kind of tree. You spend the next few hours attempting to craft a spear. It's more difficult than you remember.

You keep forcing it too hard and breaking the sticks. Eventually you get on a roll and manage to sharpen a decent point on the end of one. As you finish you look around yourself, the sun will rise soon, and you're starting to feel hungry.

>Go to Pond
>Return to Cottage
>Go Elsewhere
>Write in

>>46357666
>Go to Pond
spear fishing time

>>46357666
>>Go to Pond

>>46357666
>Go to Pond

>>46357666
There's trees everywhere... Why the fuck is this silhouette important. INVESTIGATE.

>>46357607
We're from the (Order of the) Church of the Torch. The Order of Hunters is another Order (church?).

>>46357687
this

>>46357728
You realize that the Order of the church and Order of the hunter are both part of the Church of the tourch?

>>46357845
Not how I understood OP's post, but the phrasing was admittedly ambiguous.

>>46357666
Pond
Try and get your fish on

>>46357901
Understood it in the same way that both clergymen and crusaders were part of the catholic church.

>>46357728
>>46357845

I think I'm gonna take a moment for some exposition dump about the church and your role in it.

The Church of the Torch is a catch all for the whole religion. It's also the only religion people of your kingdom follow.

What you are is a torchbearer. The closest real world thing I can think of to this would be an alter boy. After about 15 years as a torchbearer, so you'll be between 15 to 20 years old, you are sorted into the order most suited for you.

The orders are Guardians, who are the shields of the city. Hunters, who are it's weapon. Rulers, who make up a council that decides what's best for the Kingdom. Finally there are the Saviors, who dedicate their lives to passing on knowledge, mastering the use of "The Gift" and keeping the people of the kingdom healthy in body, mind and soul.

You are 16 years old and have waited your entire life to become a Guardian.

Also voting is done...

>>46357997
>You are 16 years old and have waited your entire life to become a Guardian.

Ha.

>>46357997
>I think I'm gonna take a moment for some exposition dump about the church and your role in it.
Fucking don't stop mid-thread to do this shit. Do it in your posts while furthering the plot or answer the questions about it post-thread.

>>46357997
On a scale of 1-10, how Bloodborne-y is this? 1 being that they share the word hunter and 10 being that it's literally just bloodborne?

I'm trying to get a feel for how weird shit can get.

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You make your way through the bushes and find a fairly large pond. You work you find your way to a nice stump and rest on it while you remove your leather shoes. You leave them on the stump before wading into the pond.

The water is clear and much warmer than you expected, but you didn't expect your feet to sink so much into the mud. You instinctively pull your foot out as hard as you can and almost knock yourself over, as sticky as the mud is, it doesn't seem like it will be very hindering to your movements.

You spend probably a little over an hour trying to spear fish and manage to catch one. The sun is rising now, you're starting to feel a little safer.

>Continue to fish.
>Go Elsewhere
>Attempt to prepare a fire. (Would require a roll to be made after voting)
>Write in.

>>46358099
I'll keep that in mind. I just didn't want to leave the players too in the dark.

>>46358117
Never played it, looks fun as hell, but I just know it as "Dark Souls + guns and werewolves."

>>46358340
>Attempt to prepare a fire.
Just to cook the fish. Then we need to get moving.

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>>46357997
>Guardian

Man, is have preferred to be a hunter, know the land around town like the back of our hand, be one with nature and all that jazz

Best example of a hunter right here

>>46358383
If you're gonna post things that will effect your reputation as a QM, Spoiler them.

>>46358340
>Go elsewhere

we can cook the fish were no creepy dude is.

>>46358340
>> Find a safe place away from the pond and with some shelter and start a fire to cook the fish.

>>46358340
>Attempt to prepare a fire
Gotta cook that fish

>>46358417
But anon... I think we ARE a hunter... QM didn't say MC got to choose.

Look at the quest name!

>>46358418
>QM isn't allowed to post information that the character knows, and thus what we, the players, should know when the issue comes up

Literally fucking kill yourself.

Voting is coming to a close.

>>46358451
I say this.

You wipe the mud from your feet as best you can before grabbing your boots from the stump. You decide it'd be for the best if you moved away from this place before building a fire, in case that stranger comes back.

You place your shoes on again, preferring to get them a little muddy to going barefoot. You move into the woods with your spear in one hand, with the fish on the end, while you use your free hand to move branches out of your way. You reach a clearing and plant the blunt end of the spear into the ground fairly easily. You try your best to remember your training as you gather rocks to form a circle, as well as fallen branches to burn. You just wish the forest wasn't so damp.

With a good amount of sticks and even a decently large chunk of dead wood you found laying about, you think you may have what you need to start a fire.

(Roll 1d100, best of 3 Rolls.)

Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>46358738

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>46358738

>>46358738

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>46358738
Cooking

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>46358738

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>46358738

>>46358762
WE ARE THE FIREBORNE.

Just a suggestion for next vote we get the option to do it in; we should fire harden our spear now that we're making a fire. It'll make it sharper and more durable

>>46359000
That is very sensible. Seconding.

>>46359000
Trips confirm, but I'm still worried we'll roll badly and set out sharpened wooden stick on fire.

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>>46358762
>>46358787
>>46358814
>95
You set up what you have into a fire pit as best you can, as well as set up the branches to the best of your abilities.

After enough gathering you manage to find a few leaves that are dry enough to use. You place them on the dead log and place a stick over them and begin rolling it in your hands back and forth.

You keep this up for a long time, you hands are aching, but eventually, you notice some smoke, barely any, but still there. You blow on it to keep it going, gently fanning it with your hands, until it really starts to catch. You place the catching fire starter under the branches and grab your medallion. Clutching it between your hands you close your eyes and pray... well, more like beg really. You focus on the fire and the flames begin to grow, ever so slightly.

The branches catch and your fire roars to life on no time.

You begin roasting your fish over the fire with your spear. It doesn't take long before it's ready to eat. The fish tastes amazing. It's true what they say, the best things in life are the things you work for.

You take the time to fire harden your spear after you eat the fish. It should be more durable now.

You lay back, exhausted and satisfied. You watch the smoke rise up from the fire.

>Rest here
>Put out the fire.
>Go Elsewhere (specify)
>Write in.

>>46359137
Get some more sticks to sharpen/harden

>>46359137
>Put out the fire.

Eh, nothings really happening. I'm out. You tried, QM.

>>46359220
Seconding.

>>46359137
>Put out the fire.
We really ought to get moving.

Don't forget to fill the pit back up and bury the remains of the fish.

You guys were lucky to get that fish with just a regular spear. Supposedly the proper way to do it is using a spear with prongs.

>>46359137
>Rest here

>>46359220
I agree, we can start throwing them.

>>46359137
>Pray to fire God
>Fire gets stronger

Can't tell if magic.

Voting Done.

>>46359137
>Put out the fire.
On the one hand it might dissuade wolves or some shit and keep us warm.
On the other hand it might attract fucking beasties.

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>>46359220
>>46359251
>>46359387
We have become a spearchucker

You decide, with how difficult it was to make the fire, you ought to get as much out of it as you can. You begin gathering branches from around the clearing. You hear a twig snap. Something in the woods moves quickly out of view. If you had to guess you'd say it was just an animal, but you grab your spear just in case. You move back to the fire and begin sharpening another branch.

You barely finish the first spear when you hear heavy footsteps coming towards you, branches breaking. A familiar raspy voice muttering incoherently.

You spring into action, but what do you do?

>Stand Ground
>Run
>Hide
>Write in.

>>46359728
>Stand Ground

If he's friendly, good. If not, were armed, he's just a fisherman.

>>46359728
>Hide
Hide and observe with caution, like all good hunters do.

>>46359728
>>Stand Ground
Keep spear behind our body if possible, only reveal it if necessary

>>46359756
>he's just a fisherman.
And Innsmouth was just a dinky port town in Maine.

>>46359728
>Hide
Be unseen nigger.

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>>46359728
>Stand Ground
12 spears are better than 1 spear, and even half crazed forest hermites know better than to fuck with a spear wielding alterboy.

>>46359805
What if he has a spear too? Or some armour, we did hear clanking metal.

>>46359839
hmm, good point. But it's too late now.
It was always too late.

Then make them kill it.

>>46359728
>Hide
Observe and if he is heavily armed back off and find somewhere to bunker down for the night

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You back up, with your spear ready behind you. You see a cloaked man approaching through the woods. He begins shouting at you.

"I thought I tol' you nymphs to..." He lifts his hood to get a better look at you. His face is pale green. He gives you a grin, showing off some missing teeth. His hands are long and clawed, wrapped around the hilt of a sword. Behind him looms a massive lizard's tail.

"Well 'ello there little boy. Are you lost? Have no fear, Uncle Greentooth 'll help you find your way."

The beast comes walking towards you slowly. Your entire body is shaking. This is the first beast you've seen before, even if it does look mostly human, there's no question, this is a beast. It's not just any kind either, it's a man-eater.

>Talk
>Fight
>Run
>Write in.

>>46360151
>Run
Armor over scales? A fucking warpick scythe? NO.
RUN. RUN NAMELESS RUN.

But, very sensibly, run over obstacles that would slow him down.

>>46360151
On the one hand.. Who the fuck would talk to a man-eater.

On the other, our religion sounds mind fucking filled with hypocrosy and brainwashing.

>Talk

>>46360151
>Run

>>46360151
>Talk
Seduce him with our young and muscle body

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>>46360151
>nymphs
Strap yourselves in lads, we're going hunting with uncle Greentooth.

>>46360151
>Talk
Put the fire between us and if he moves use our spear to flick the burning twigs in his face, he knows the forest better than us no point running.

>>46360151
>>Run
NOPE.jpeg

>>46360151
>Run
fucking diplomancers

>>46360151
Hmm, we can't very well fight an armored lizard, even with our thousands of spears.

>Run (to the cabin)

>>46360209
Changing mine here to this;
>>46360286
Just because it's a better start to an attack pattern. And we really don't want to be tracked down tired.

>>46360151
Run nigger run.
That scaly son of a bitch mugged an uruk hai berserker and stole his sword.

>>46360307
Thats probably his cabin.

Voting coming to a close. I'm laughing pretty hard at some of these.

>>46360264
Just to clearify, is this a vote for talk?

>>46360325
He knows the forest and is a giant lizard the forest at night is his we would just be prey to be hunted. It's better to stand our ground and make it more than it's worth to fight us.

>>46360307
We can use the fire and keep him talking maybe even get good info.

>tfw he's just a really backwater dude who is pretty friendly, but he's not so stupid as to go out without a weapon, and he just really, really hates those stupid fuckin' nymphs for some reason or another

>tfw he's actually going to eat us

>Oh my gooooooooood

>>46360151
>>Talk

>>46360366
He is also wearing heavier armour and a reptile at very early morning. He probably wont have the stamina to keep up a chase for very long.

>>46360365
Sure

>talk him into telling us about the nymphs

>>46360348
I know, but then we can lock him out and loot all his sweet lizard treasure

>>46360428
He knows the area it would just be a matter of time we can use the fire to our advantage and possibly blind him enough for a better escape.

Shit. We got a tie. I'm extending the voting period another 5 minutes I suppose.

>>46360517
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>>46360307
>>46360472
Still going with this

>>46360517
Could call a numbers & links only final destination vote if the tie doesn't break.

>>46360517
Talk!

>>46360517
Or you just take the two votes that came in after the first close.

Please tell me more about these nymphs.

>>46360517
Do a roll; odds leg it, evens diplomancers win again

>>46360478
He is way more weighed down than us and the level of energy expenditure from chasing us down probably wouldn't be worth it. Fighting a dude with a size advantage, armour over scales, and a real weapon is a bad bad decision for a guy with some wooden spears and a robe.

Motherfucker probably has a nictitating membrane to protect his eyes.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>46360544
>>46360581
Going with this.

>>46360517
Run like little girl is still my vote.

>>46360603
We gonna get eaten by a hillbilly lizardman.

>>46360652
>"Squueel like an altar booy!"

>>46360603
TELL US ABOUT THE NYMPHS, OH GREAT LIZARD SAGE

>>46360714
That's probably a good take-away from this. There are nymphs, they exist, they are a thing, a real thing.
Depending on how things go from here, they may probably be the scarier kind of nymphs.

>>46360753
Presumably since we belong to an order of beast hunters we already know nymphs are a thing.
Or at least we have someone safer to ask than a goddamn lizard man with a sword.

>>46360151
So we know this is a man-eater by looking at it.

What other beasts does our character know about?

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>>46360793
But aren't nymphs for breeding and/or bullying, sort of like elves?

>>46360827
Somehow I expect they are for luring you into the forest before murdering your stupid ass.

>>46360827
I think those nymphs are man-eating monsters who lure foolish men to their deaths. Like mermaids and sirens.

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>>46360827

>>46360867
It's a good thing no one here is foolish when it comes to women. None of us would let a beautiful woman trick us.

>>46360885
Holy fuck that set my rib cage on fire.

>>46360885
Thats pretty good.

>>46360603
How intensive was our training are we fit? Were we put through a spartan training type program now we have to prove our self?

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>>46360899

>>46360915
>>46360922
Yeah I forget where I got it though. I didn't make it. But right?

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>>46360859
>>46360867
>>46360885
There's only one way to find out

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>46360603
Rolling for Nymph love

Positioning the fire between you and "Greentooth" you stay on guard and call out to him. You could be wrong about him, he's still mostly human, you might be able to reason with him. Besides now you get a better look at him, there's a chance he might be something else. What are the names of those snake beasts again? They're incredibly intelligent, great at using the powers of the gift and can be reasoned with too. God you hope he's one of them.

"So Mr.Greentooth was it?" You ask nervously as he steps into the clearing.

"That's right boy, now how bout you have a seat and tell me what you're doing in 'ese parts. It's dangerous here you know? There be some real pieces of work livin in 'ese ol' woods. Real fucked in the head." He smiles as he motions to his head with his weapon.

"You came in talking about nymphs? Were you expecting someone else?"

"O, juss some nymphs who 'ave been comin into my pond and stealing my fish, nothin you ought to concern yourself wif young man." He starts inching closer to you slightly. You back away.

"Oh come on then, I don't bite." he laughs to himself. "Okay maybe sometimes I do."

"You stay over there for now. Do you know the way back to the kingdom?"

"Ah, you're lookin for the king'em, I got a map right here actually."

He reaches into his belt and pulls out a roll of parchment. He extends his arm to give it to you.

>Take it.
>Continue talking at a distance
>Run
>Write In

>>46361007
By making it home and asking an experienced member of our church?

>>46361026
>Run

>>46361026
>Take it.

>>46361026
I'M TOO PARANOID FOR THIS SHIT
I'VE NEVER SEEN MORE OBVIOUS BAIT
SHUT. DOWN. EVERYTHING.

>>46361026
>Seduce him with our charm
;)

>>46361026
Make like you are going to reach for it and then flick crap from the fire into his face and fucking hoof it away.

>>46361026
>>Continue talking at a distance
Tell him we just need him to point us in the right direction and don't look away from him be ready to flick the fire at him with our spear. Ask if he is friendly.

>>46361026
>Take it
Uncle Greentooth didndu nuffin, he gud boi

>>46361026
>Take it.

Please be a friendly snake man. Please don't be a man-eater.

>>46361026
>Run

>>46361026
>Take it.

>>46361026
>Take it, back off quick as fuck after. I really don't want us to end up as dinner the first run, but we really need that map.

>>46361205
>>46361191
>>46361079
>>46361157
The only thing we will be taking is a sword to the face.

> Taking the obvious bait
I accept our fate. Let's fucking stab him.

Captcha: Dr Stop

>>46361026
>Run
OBVIOUS BAIT RUN BEFORE HE GETS CLOSER

>>46361026
>Take it but he must promise to be not a man-eater.
#notallgreenskinners

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>>46361026
>Take the map

>>46361026
>>Take it.
Ask him to throw it to us

Voting Ends Now!

>>46361236
He says it's a map.
But if magic exists in this setting it could just as well be a scroll that causes paralysis when channeled through.
Y'never know.
Never.

>>46361257
Changing from this to >>46361287

>>46361262
>>46361257
>>46361240
I think that's kind of the point of the gamble. It's fairly obvious bait, which means it's possible it might not actually be bait.

>inb4 fuggen retart kill ursilf m8

>>46361063
>>46361081
>>46361198
>>46361262
>being this racist in [current year]

>>46361308
>Racist toward Demons
>a bad thing
gas Demons, Holy war now

>>46361300
I'm kinda hoping that isn't the case, but even we do run, he's a man-eating monster. Even with that armor he's got, he can probably run faster than a 16 year old.

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>>46361308
Sunny ways Anon

>>46361420
Lizards are not known for their long distance running.

>>46361308
>>46361336
Gas the Demons, The Church did Nothing wrong, Holy War now!

>>46361420
That and we are in his forest at night, escape seems slim maybe we could hide from him but without directions it's only a matter of time.

>>46361447
If he can run fast enough, he won't need to run long distances. Plus, it's possible he's got speed enchants or some shit.

>>46361480
can he climb a tree tho?

>>46361480
Dude was singing about fish earlier. I doubt hes got magic. Plus its dark, he will be low on energy.

You hesistantly stand there for a moment.

"You gon' take it or wat?"

"Can you throw it to me?"

Greentooth gives a friendly laugh. "You're standin in fromt a fire boy."

You take a deep breath and take a step forward, extending your hand you touch the parchment. In an instant he lets go of it and clutches your hand so tight you can't help but let out a scream of pain.

"Sorry boy, nofin personal, but I aven't 'ad a good eat in days. You 'old still, an I'm a lob it off. I'll patch you up nice and good like, I promise." he says with a smile as you struggle to pull yourself free. With his other hand he raises his sword, readying a swing at about your shoulder.

He's gonna cut your fucking arm off.

"You sure are lucky you ran into me boy, I tell you, some people out here, real fucked in the head."

With you free hand you stick your spear into the fire and get ready to fling cinders into his eyes,

Roll d100. Best of 3!

>>46361469
>>46361525
The sun rose 6 posts ago anons, it's morning twilight.

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>46361549
I TOLD YOU TO RUN

>>46361525
Fair enough, but like >>46361300 said, you never know. We're pretty much screwed anyways since we only have a wooden spear and they have a fucking sword.

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>46361549
Pssh....

>>46361549
Oh boy, who could possibly have seen that coming. Protip:anybody who isnt a retard
>>46361572
Not long enough to get charged up by.

>>46361600
But, Anon, this was our plan. ;)

>>46361574
>>46361593
Thank you anons, looks like the run anons were right...

>>46361549
Reduced to good eats already. Hope those cinders are hot, fucker.

>>46361600
>Not long enough to get charged up by.
Oh my bad, I thought you were talking about hiding in the dark or something. Sorry, I missed the context.

>>46361581
That is why anyone sane would have took the option that gave us the greatest chance of not getting fucking eaten, i.e. running.

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>46361549
ah well, maybe we can pull him into the fire behind us and snag his weapon.

>>46361600
Honestly, im very very surprised a starving monster called a man-eater was only gonna take our arm.

Greentooth is best girl.

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>46361549
fuck you guys are dumb

>>46361574 (me)
>>46361593
fucking hope nobody roll a 1 , please god, let us escape with the map climb on a tree branch and stab him in the face furiously while he tries to climb
>>46361650
thank you Jezus

>>46361549
>"You sure are lucky you ran into me boy, I tell you, some people out here, real fucked in the head."
The best.

And Diplomatic anon, go fuck yourself. I told you the spear would be great.

>>46361652
He would probably keep us alive for as long as possible so we dont spoil.
>>46361673
He is probably better at climbing than us. He does have claws and shit.

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>>46361549
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN TO US

>>46361549
I like the picture of this scene, an altar boy to the Church of the Torch extending his hand over a fire whilst in the grips of a man-eating monster, the latter with an orcsword raised and the former with a sharpened stick. A piece of parchment falls between 'em into the flames.

>>46361652
Greentooth literally did nothing wrong

>>46361700
claws doesn't make up for gravity, he's still have to either climb with us being already on top (because no armor and shit weighting 20 kilo on ourselves) and he'd have a pretty hard time climbing a tree while somebody is trying to turn your face into a shish Kebab, demon or not

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>>46361630
Looks like he's the prey now.

>>46361776
>b-but muh tough skin

>>46361776
He could cut the branch or tree down better to just get out or stab him while the fire distracts him and run.

>>46361814
>He could cut the branch or tree down
he has a sword not an axe odds are he'd get pretty tired and pretty angry after we threw ten billion branches in his face, also he'd make a ruckus probably alerting help for us, but the fire idea is pretty good to help us flee good job anon.

>>46361872
Couldn't he just burn us out with our own fire? maybe we should just light the forest on fire as we run.

>>46361916
>setting a forest on fire
>flee fast to not be eaten
choose one

>>46361916
Because a fog plagued forest at dawn is really easy to ignite, especially while running.
It's hard enough with regular dampness, morning dampness is the worst.

>>46361953
>>46361964
The area around our fire won't be wet, by throwing the burning logs into the lizards face we could start a fire around the area we were in.

>>46362019
I don't know if you're dense or pretending or what but just drop it arsonanon the forest isn't burning today.

>>46362019
>throwing the burning logs
next you'll propose to light ourself on fire to prevent being eaten or what?

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>>46361916
>>46362019
>This fucking anon has a hard on for starting fires
>my sides

>>46362195
>>46362097


Why don't we just take the fire and push it somewhere else.

>>46362195
>>46362076
If you could purge a lizard monster through fire wouldn't you? I may have gotten a little carried away.

>>46362234
>putting your foot in a fire
>running to flee and not being on fire while doing so
choose only one already!

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>>46361574
>>46361593
>>46361650
>92

You manage to flick some hot coals directly into the eyes of Greentooth. He lets out a scream of pain and lets go of you. The parchment falls to the ground, rolling open. It's blank.

You sprint into the woods as fast as you can, ducking and weaving through branches and bushes, hoping over obstacles. You hear the footsteps of Greentooth chasing behind you, charging through every obstacle as he shouts at you.

"You're making a mistake! We 'ad a good deal you 'an I! You'll get nofin out there!"

The footsteps slow down and eventually come to a halt as the you hear Greentooth shouting, out of breath. "Don't you know where you are boy!? These are our lands! You're gonna die out here!" His laugh echoes through the woods. More laughter begins, a young woman's from the sound of it... then another, and then more. You hear laughing coming from all around you. You feel like you're loosing your mind.

You don't even look back, you just keep running. You're tearing up. You charge forward into a clearing, but misstep and take a fall down a small hill. You look back up at the woods you charged out of and see a silhouette with glowing red eyes staring back at you. It quickly vanishes into the woods.

Looking around the clearing you notice several totems set up. They seem to form a path to the log cabin you saw a while back. If the amount of crows nearby is any indication, this was set up by a harpy. Fairly passive beasts, but deceitful and greedy.

>Go to Cabin
>Return to woods
>Rest here
>Write In.

>>46362278
Told you fuckers he wouldn't be able to run for long.

>>46362278
>Go to Cabin

>>46362278
>You hear the footsteps of Greentooth chasing behind you

You said he was a snakeman.

>>46362278
fuck... is crying an option.

Rest here to catch our breath and recenter ourselves and surroundings.

>>46362278
>Go to cabin
>fuck it keep running while adrenaline rush is still a thing

>>46362278
I'd rather not
> Keep working our way through the woods, past obvious bait

>>46362353
Dude you could see his feet in the picture. Being a snake man doesnt guarantee you not having legs either.

>>46362278
>Write In
>Hide and rest to try and ambush Greentooth.

>>46362278
YOU IN THE JUNGLE BABY! YOU GONNA DIIIIIIIIE

>>46362278
>>Keep moving get as far way from the lizards as possible, ignore cabin try and hide our tracks i assume we know how if we spent years training.

>>46362396
>Dude you could see his feet in the picture.
No, I can't.

>>46362278
>>Go to Cabin

>>46362278
>Go to Cabin

>>46362371
There's no such thing as obvious bait, anon :^)

>Go to cabin

>>46362537
Well, since the QM just wrote he ran with his feet, deal with it.

>>46362278
>tfw the horrors of this place are gonna make wish we let him cut out arm off.

>Cabin
We need somewhere to fucking rest.

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>>46362537
What are you, gay?

>>46362278
>Sweet comfy ass cabin, with cosy fire and free homebrew
Literally only good things will come out of going to the cabin

>Go to cabin

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>>46362571
>There's no such thing as obvious bait, anon :^)
literally after falling for an obvious bait you say this anon

Voting Closes. I've swapped to 10 minutes for now.

Also on the whole "Feet" thing going on, he did in fact have feet. His loud footsteps are what let you know he left the pond if you remember.

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>>46362646
WE PLAYED THAT PERFECTLY ANON, SHUT THE FUCK UP

>>46362681
THERE'S TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE, ANON!
>BAITERS
>THE BAITED
GUESS WHICH ONE YOU ARE, LOSER?

>>46362709
We're the switchers. ;) Look how good it worked out. We got a head start.

>>46362681
althrough i prayed to not have a crit fail do not tempt the dice gods anon they'll enlarge your hole so much you'll be a able to fit a 100xbigger 100 sides dice in there if you trust them

>>46362614
Only for dix

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You look around the open field and can't help but begin to cry. You stay as quiet as possible. You're scared, you're cold and you're tired. You try to stay calm. You get up on your feet, nothing is injured which is good, just a little sore.

You begin walking up a very small hill towards the cabin, repeating all the nursery rhymes and sayings you can remember about harpies.

"Never trusts a crow." is the famous one.

"Feathered faces can be friendly faces, if you have something to offer."

or something like that...

You reach the top of the hill and stare at the cabin for a moment, trying to decide how best to approach it. Before you come to a decision the door swings open. You get low and stay out of sight. The hunched figure that steps out has the head of a crow, and is covered in rags. It looks around and mumbles to itself before slamming the door. Inside you can make out it's words.

"I don't know what you're talking about, there was nobody out there, your mind is playing tricks on you kid."

>Approach Silently
>Approach Calmly and Politely
>Go Elsewhere (Specify)
>Write in.

>>46363008
>>Approach Silently
Let's find out who's keeping the harpy company.

>>46363008
>Harpy
>That

Welp, my premptive boner is fucking DESTROYED. What the hell QM. It's not even scary. It's derpy as fuck.

>Approach quietly

>>46363008
>Approach Calmly and Politely

>>46363008
Nope the fuck back to the road

>>46363008
>Approach Calmly and Politely
Feed it crumbs

>>46363008
>>Go Elsewhere (Specify)
Back to the fucking cobblestone road. Let's get the fuck outta here since morning is closing in. Will be easier to see.

>>46363008
>Approach Silently
if it's an enemy i'd rather keep out of sight, it might be the other fuck who had his eyes on fire

>>46363095
Morning got here a fucking long time ago anon.

>>46363056
I think its great.

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>>46363008
>Approach calm and polite
Harpies are literally the good guys in any story or world.
Only blessings and fortunes will come out of this encounter.
Thank you based harpie waifu

>>46363008
>Approach Calmly and Politely

>>46363141
>Harpies are literally the good guys in any story or world.
>Hasn't read any greek mythology
lmao.

>>46363056
My biggest fear when running this quest was people seeing the beasts and thinking "Oh, it's a monster girl and or furry quest."

This harpy image is strategically chosen.

It's derpiness makes me smile.

also VOTES CLOSING

>>46363141
Name as many good harpies as you can.
Then name as many bad harpies as you can.

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>>46363207
Harpies are the heroes in L I T E R A L L Y everything
We will only be showered in treasure and fortune

>>46363280
All of them
None of them

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>>46363297
I'll be here to tell you "I told you so" when the harpy fucks us sideways.

>>46363267
Please, continue to do this, OP, lest this turn into just that. This faggot >>46363297 would do it in a heartbeat. I think this quest has some potential.

>>46363297
>>46363321
Chaos harpies nigger.

>>46363333
I wasn't the one complaining about the harpy pic. I like it, and I like the story.
And I like your quads

>>46363333
>Do what the quest i want not the quest you want to do
FUCK YOU ROT IN HELL FURFAG

>>46363373
No problemo.

>>46363378
You seem a little upset there, friendo. The QM can ultimately do whatever he wants, I just don't want this quest turning into a sea of waifus this early. Funny that you got so defensive this early, though.

>>46363479
>Funny that you got so defensive this early, though.
here's the story i've seen multiple times:
>QM makes new quest
>waifufag/furfag shill the quest
>QM want reader so end up diluting his story with impure waifu/fur shit
>story ruined by having 1/4 posts being about some inconsequential shit
>just one more waifu quest to add to the pile

can't we normal stories with fucking repeating stereotypes and tropes, is that hard to ask reader to stop asking for thing that have already been done hundreds of times.

>>46363562
I don't think the QM will do the waifu shit though. It was just a conversation starter, like when I said all harpies were good, because I was bored inbetween writes.
Worth the wait though, fully enjoying it so far.

so if its crow based... do we have anything shiny to either trade or distract it with?
either way, the birds probably easier to kill if we have to since were stuck on this course is seems.

>>46363562
>without*

>>46363616
Have we some medallion thing? I think we do.

>>46363616
We have our copper medallion, but I doubt it's shiny.

>>46363662
Polish it up with spit.

You gather you courage up. After all, the torch favors the brave. You wipe away your tears and walk up to the red wooden door. You clear your throat and use the knocker.

The door swings open and the harpy stands looking forward, standing at their full height, they tower over you. You recognize a prayer focus identical to your medallion around it's neck. The harpy looks down at you and their eyes widen.

"Oh no, this will not do, this will not do at all, shoo, get out, I will not be harboring any more humans. Go, get out!" The harpy gently pushes you away with their human hands, in leather gloves.

"No wait, I know him!" shouts a familiar voice. One of the older torchbearers you were raised with comes running up behind the harpy. He's got fiery red hair, and got a few inches on you. His face has a few cuts on it, and his arm is wrapped in bandages.

The harpy turns to him and squawks aggressively. "I don't care if you know him, you're paying to be here, this kid can go die for all I care." The harpy clears their throat and turns back to you.

"Sorry, please leave, try not to die."

>Make an offer. (Specify)
>Talk to torchbearer.
>Go Elsewhere (Specify)
>Write in.

>>46363616
At least Crows are intelligent. These harpies won't be shitting themselves and making a fuckload of noise for absolutely no reason.

>>46363562
Well, that what I was trying to say to the QM. I didn't want waifu shit this early. I've not seen a furfag quest as of yet, unless you count furshit as including anthropomorphic races, which is (Normally) open to personal interpretation, and not meant to be sexual at all. That's all I've seen in this quest so far. I've not wanted to fuck anything in this quest so far, so that's a plus.

Some of the posts will always be about inconsequential shit, 's just how it goes. 4chan in general for you.

Now, as far as I can tell, this quest is about hunting monsters. This is just an initiation thing. So there's obviously more to it than what we've seen so far.

I just hope OP will make this quest last more than a couple threads, like most quests seem to do.