>>199536
take off your clothes

>>199541
She scoffs at you, and her brow twitches. You hear a muttered "oh good, another one," as she sits in her ornate stone chair and... swivels it.
Either way, you get the impression that she's not gonna strip.
>you'd probably be disappointed, I'm gonna do minimal drawfagging

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>>199552
Ask her if you can have one of these, for good luck.

>>199552
Lets pandoras box? (box that contains random things every time we open it, without regards to the size of the box)

>>199554
She swivels back, angry looking. You guess she must've had a few sexually repressed dead guys passing through recently. She stands up and begins stomping toward you, "You know, you have some fucking nerve, asking a goddess to-- huh?"
Her face changes quickly as you show her a picture on your phone.
As you're explaining that you'd like it for good luck, she asks herself how you still have a phone, and network access.
"Hmm, a luck charm then? I can do that. I've never seen one that looked like that though, where did you say you were from, oh you know what it doesn't matter. Point is, I can get you one, and you'll be incredibly lucky. I do urge you to consider all possible facets though, you have a chance to change your mind."
You ease a sigh of relief, having dodged a goddesses' wrath for now.

>>199561
god damnit, I wish auto update would work better.

>>199562
Obviously her panties would be the best good luck charm.

Also Megumin a best.

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Well Goddess, I made my decision.
As my blessing, I will have...
You!

>>199580
Didnt we learn how well that worked out from the anime?

>>199536
don't be reborn. haunt the child we were going to replace.

Or share the body, whatever.

>>199562
Hey, since you are a goddess who helps the dead, can I take my grandpa who fought in WW2? His name was Hans Shmitt, and whenever he watched the news, he would look really sad and tell me how he wished he were young enough to fight again...

Rolled 4 (1d4)

I'm rolling to see which one of these four options we'll go with, and that's what we'll do unless you guys come to a decision

>>199571
>>199580
>>199801
>>199561

>>200065
Well, I'm gonna go shower. If nobody says anything, I'll go with >>199561

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>>200400
>>200065
>>199561

After a long period of self-deliberation, you stand. Olivia looks at you.
"Made up your mind?" You nod. "What'll it be then, the luck charm?"
You shake your head and begin explaining your pandora's box idea.
"Oh that's... Pretty creative actually. Yeah, I can order you one of those easily enough." She snaps her fingers and a large circle appears in front of her. Glowing green runes are strewn across its surface that she appears to be using to type. You lean around and try to get a look at the other side of the circle, but she shoots you a look and you back off.
She snaps her fingers again, and the circle disappears. Within seconds, another circle appears above, and drops an ornately carved box into her hand. She gestures towards you with it, prompting you to carefully take hold of the box.
"Try it out," she says.
You nod at her, your brows piqued in excitement. You slowly open the box, wondering if you should peek inside first. Eventually, excitement grabs hold of you, and like ripping off a non-brand-loyal bandage, you throw open the lid.

At that instant, a paper snake and confetti explode in your face.

After a few very long seconds of silence, Olivia starts uncontrollably laughing. You close the box, visibly annoyed.
She starts talking between bouts of laughter, "Hey, listen," she wipes at her eyes, "I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier." You can tell she's trying to be sincere behind the raucousness.
"By the way, that paper snake belongs to the goddess next door, Jestine, I guess your box grabs from the surrounding areas."
She exhales to finish her laughter, "Alright, I think it's time I sent you down. It's been fun." She snaps her fingers, and a circle appears beneath your feet. The circle grows to about ten feet in diameter, before starting to spin, and you feel your weight being lifted by some force.
A few inches off the ground, you open the box again out of curiosity, and immediately your face contorts into a devious smile.
Olivia speaks up "Hey, best of luck down there," as you begin pulling something out of the box, held tightly in your fist. She looks at you with mild confusion as you begin opening your palm, and revealing some white panties with orange frills.
Her face immediately changes to surprise, then to embarrassment, then to anger. "You... h-hey! G-give those back!"
She rushes toward you, arming a fist, and you begin laughing hysterically.
She steps inside the circle and jumps at you, trying to retrieve her panties. She snatches them out of your hands and punches your arm, as you complain that it wasn't your fault.
"Whatever, Just go, I'm gonna go wash thes--" She interrupts her self, "oh shit."
You eye her inquisitively.
"I uh... oh shit, oh shit, oh shit!" She starts punching your arm repeatedly. "God damnit!"
You don't have time to ask what's happening before you feel yourself falling into a vortex of magic, accompanied by a drawn out "Fuck!" from Olivia.

>>200699
An instant later, you stand in an unfamiliar town, surrounded by people going about their daily lives, in rustic clothing and some in armor, many carrying swords, daggers, or small wands and staffs.
Olivia stands next to you, relentlessly banging her head against a wall.
She stops, and violently turns to you.
"You mother fucker!
I don't know where you get off, pulling me down here like this! I don't know how you're gonna do it, but you're getting me out of here with your little fucking magic box!
And don't expect any help from me, either, this is your fault you dumb, arrogant, son of a cunt!"
The people of the town stare at the both of you wide eyed.
You whisper to Olivia,
>"Look, I'm sorry OK? But please, calm down."
"Calm down‽" She slaps you.
>"Ow!"
She turns to the crowd of onlookers and puts a sheepish look on her face, "Sorry everyone, relationship troubles," which she punctuates with a nervous laugh.
She leans back in to you and whispers, "Let's just go."

>What do you do?

>>200869
Ask Olivia about new world

>>200944
You inquire as to the nature of the world you stand in.
"Why don't you ask your magic box for a pamphlet?"
>"I already said I was sorry, and plus it's not like I control the box. The box gets what the box wants. Also, you're the one who stepped into the circle; You could've asked me to throw them to you and I would've."
As you were speaking, a soft grumble from Olivia built up until it finally erupted as a shout, "Aargh, will you just shut up and let me explain the world? This world is under the tyrannical siege of the Devil King, and right now you're in the town called Axel. This is the furthest city from the Devil King's castle, and as such is the most peaceful. Recently, some dimwitted goddess named Aqua started sending people who'd died in your world into this one to try and defeat the Devil King. She got dragged down here by some NEET, and she insists that she and that weak kid are gonna beat the Devil King. I had originally planned to send down some people to beat the Devil King and his army before she got herself killed, but I guess that plan has changed slightly-- thanks for that by the way, so here we are, just as fucked as everyone else."

>"But how does that change your original plan?"

"Well, I'm not gonna fight him."

>"But--"

"No ifs ands or buts. I'm not gonna fight him. I'm gonna find some nice place, and sit in a bath till you kill the big DK, or die, or both."

You sigh.
>"Okay. Where are we walking, by the way?"

"Said 'nice place' is this way. I don't know why you're following me, the adventurer's guild is across town."

>what do you do?

>>201079
Pull shit out the box and sell it

>>201309

>Roll 1d10 for box

>>201361

>>201504
don't capitalize the d in dice

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>201504
Fuck

>>201521
You open the box, still following Olivia, curious if it will give you anything of value.
You pull out a fifteen eris coin.
You ask Olivia how much it's worth.
"An eris has roughly the buying power of 3 cents."

I'll start keeping track of your inventory:

INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 10/75):

magic Box (4)


MONEY:

15e (nelgligible weight)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

--

>What do you do?

Rolled 5, 5, 2, 8, 10, 9, 10, 5, 5, 3, 4, 10, 8, 9, 6, 10, 9, 3, 1, 6 = 128 (20d10)

>>201618
Pull something else out until I get something valuable

>>201645
>rolled 5
>rolled 5

You manage to get 2 more objects out of it: A hat of decent quality and a small knife.
After that, it doesn't seem to offer anything else. You recount five uses, perhaps that is a temporary limit placed on the powers of the box.

"Alright, this is the place. You go find the adventurers' guild and start doing whatever. I'm going to have a relaxing bath."

You roll your eyes and wave to Olivia, as she points you in the direction of the guild building.

After about two minutes, you can see the guild, and you hear a familiar noise.

An elongated "Fuck!"

You stop walking and turn around. Fairly quickly, you see Olivia catching up to you, clearly upset. As you're about to ask what happened, she says "Shut up, just keep walking."
You hear her mumbling something along the lines of "god damn bullshit, can't use any magic, no money, who the hell asks a goddess to pay for anything anyway?"

You both enter the adventurer's guild to see a fairly non crowded rest area, where people are gathered in small groups, eating, drinking, and laughing.
On the other side, you see a few counters manned by well dressed employees, brought together by a centerpiece statue of a warrior.
You and Olivia take a seat at a table, and discuss.

"And again, my plans crumble before me."

>"At least this time you don't have a way to blame it on me."

"Don't test me. Anyway, You should go ahead and get a job."

>what do you do?
--
INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 12/75):

magic Box (4)

decent hat (1)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

15e (nelgligible weight)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

>>201889
Put on the hat and go to the counter to sign up for the adventurers guild

>>201912
You equip the decent hat, along with your normal clothing. Back on Earth, you'd look out of place, but here, it offers a surprising rustic appeal to your attire.
+1 to the charisma stat I'm not tracking.

"You look like an idiot"

>"whatever"

You approach the counter.

"Hello sir, how may I be of service?"

>"Hi, my sister and I have just arrived in town, and we'd like to join the adventurer's guild."

"Of course! Will you be paying both the registration fees?"

>"That, uh... Depends. How much is it?"

"We've recently reduced it to fifteen eris, in lieu of a very successful cabbage harvest this year!"

>"In that case no! But, I can pay mine and work for hers. Here, this is all we had left after our trip."

"Very well. Please place your hand over this, and hold still for a moment." The attendant pulls up a gilded blue orb with some mechanical device attached to the underside, and places it on the counter. You place your hand above it, and it inscribes your name and some numbers onto a card.

"Here you are, >>(you), welcome to the guild! Now, at any time, you can accept a job posting on that board over there."

You head back to Olivia to show off your shiny new guild card™

>Please assign the stat numbers on the guild card to the following stats:
>Strength
>Intelligence
>Dexterity
>Constitution
>Charisma
>Luck

INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 12/75):

magic Box (4)

decent hat (1)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

15e (nelgligible weight)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

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GUILD CARD

Name: >>(you)
Level: 1
EXP: 0/100
Job: unassigned
Skill points: 0

Skills learned:
none

Skills available:
none

Stats:
15 - unassigned
11 - unassigned
12 - unassigned
10 - unassigned
6 - unassigned
11 - unassigned

Legal Standing: good

>>202167
>STR: 10
>Int: 6
>Dex:11
>Con: 15
>Cha: 12
>Luck: 11

>>202167
>>Strength -6
>>Intelligence-15
>>Dexterity-11
>>Constitution-11
>>Charisma-10
>>Luck-12

We need good luck for our special item, but maybe not our highest stat, perhaps we can be a magic archer or something

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>>202308
I'm gonna go with >>202352
by virtue of more posts on his id and also the virtue of shitposting
I'm also gonna put the guild card as the image to save space on posts.

You stride over to Olivia and show her your card. She mulls it over for a few seconds before getting back to her usual overly critical self. "Six strength? Did you ever even lift anything in your life?"

>"Yeah yeah, I know. I imagine that will go up with time. High intelligence though, that's something."

"Eh. So, where's mine?"

>"Your what?

"Guild card."

>"We didn't have enough money."

"Ugh, why is it always about the money in this world?"

>"You've never actually had to pay for anything, have you?"

She eyes you, "No, I'm a goddess."

>"Well I'm not gonna pay for everything for you."

"And I beg to differ. Speaking of paying for things, now you've got that card you can accept quests right?"

>"Yeah."

"So..."

>what do you do?
--
INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 12/75):

magic Box (4)

decent hat (1)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

0e (0)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

>>202518
Ask about what classes we can get, wizard archer maybe? Getting skills is our first order of bussiness

>>202518
Also, in the future, feel free to roll if there isn't consensus to avoid alienating newcomers, quests aren't as fun if there is only one guy getting all his choices after all

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>>202548
You ask Olivia about classes.

"Your class is less a restriction on your abilities, but more a reflection of your prowess with certain kinds of abilities. You'll never be required to be a certain class to learn a skill with the exception of class skills, but you may be required to have learned certain skills or mastered a certain number of skills in an area to have the opportunity to claim a class. Currently, you qualify for basic wizard, rogue, and thief classes based on your stats."

>"So what about skills?"

"Skills require you to knowingly observe a skills' performance, and to be taught it by someone else who knows it. After that, the skill will appear on your card as an available skill, and it will also show you the number of skill points it will require to finish learning it. You can spend the skill points you acquire when you level up, and once you do that, You're free to use the skill. Class skills are specific to an individual class and do not have to be learned. However, they cannot be used if you are not the class which they are specific to."

>what do you do?
--
INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 12/75):

magic Box (4)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

0e (0)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

decent hat (1)
--
I put 3 skill points on the card, just because I realized it would be an incredibly slow start to actually earn any without having at least some basic ones. I also added a section for class skill.

>>202587
Yeah, >>200065

>>202732
All right, let's make our class wizard then go find a wizard and ask them to teach us beginner magic, hopefully there will be at least one wizard line adventurer around here. (if I remember correctly the levels of normal magic were basic, beginner, intermediate, advanced, and special magics including the detonation series and explosion, intermediate costed 10, advanced costed 30, explosion 50 in the spinoff) if they ask for compensation we can offer them the decent dagger.

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>"How about this, I'm gonna set my class to the most advanced wizard I qualify for, which looks like... 'spellcaster.' I get the class skill 'basic spark,' and I'm sure we can find some wizard who can teach some more powerful skills. Then, we can start confidently going on low level quests, and earning some money."

"How will you pay them?"

>"We could trade that knife, or do menial labor. I don't know really, anything. We could see if the box is working again, and hope it pays out a few eris."

"Yeah, that sounds good to me."

As you both start to stand up, you're approached by an elderly couple clad in robes.

The elderly man speaks, "Please forgive our intrusion, we didn't mean to eavesdrop, but are you two that couple that was fighting in the square earlier?"

Olivia slaps on the innocent sheepish face again, and gives you a look to do the same.
"O-oh, yeah. Sorry about that, it was a long journey."

"Oh no, far be it from us to judge. Lovers will have their quarrels."
You hear a faint gasp from the attendant you spoke to earlier as she happened to be passing by, and she scurries off to a group that looks far more experienced than you.
This time the elderly woman chimes in, "Actually, we overheard you saying that you were in need of a skills teacher. I am an arch priest, and my husband an arch wizard. We'd be happy to offer you each a lesson, free of charge."

>That's so gracious, I don't know if we can accept"
Olivia elbows you
>"We accept!"
The old couple laughs.

>"I really do wish we could, but unfortunately we didn't have enough money to get us both a guild card."

"That's no problem. What was it last year, dear, two hundred? That's hardly anything at all!"

>"Well... This year it's actually... fifteen." Olivia looks down at the floor. You wonder whether she's acting, or legitimately saddened by her financial state of affairs.

"Fifteen? Well why are you so shy about it, son? Anyone here would've given you that."

"Teddy bear, it's an issue of pride. Just look at them, don't they remind you of someone?" said the woman.
"Point taken. Here, how about this. Young lady, what's your name?"

She looks up, her face is quite red from embarrassment. Or fake embarrassment. Either way it's red. "Olivia" she says.

"Olivia. I'll give you the money to pay for the registration, right here, discreetly, so you can go up and pay for that card without losing a drop of pride."
Her face lights up, and for the first time since you've met her, she looks genuinely happy without it being at your expense. You almost think you see a tear.

She nods, stands, extends her hand in firm handshake position, and in a deft motion, you see a small glint of copper and brass as the old man transfers some coins to her. They shake hands and she runs off to the counter.

"Aren't they adorable, teddy bear?"
"They really are our spitting image. Young man, never let her go."

You join in with a nervous smile, and you suddenly feel quite bad for deceiving these two. (1/2)

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(2/2)

You hear the attendant from across the room as she removes Olivia's card from the machine.
"Wow! Your stats are so high!"
Figures, she's a goddess.
Olivia jogs happily back to the table, and proudly presents her card to you and the couple.
The two are very surprised at her high stats. You aren't. In fact, this is all feeling a little familiar and uninspired to you.
She looks at the elderly couple, reinvigorated, and says "So, what about that lesson?"

--

Outside, you can hear the bustle of wagon wheels and horse hooves, the sounds of freshly washed clothing being beaten on fences and hung to dry, children playing, people shouting, but your attention is focused on the arch wizard. He readies a spell. In a flash, a small fireball appears in his hand, and he throws it to the ground. Some stray hay strands catch fire, but the rest of the fireball disappears with a whoosh.
"That was a low level spell, Beginner Fireball. Watch my hands as I demonstrate again. I first begin by setting the intention to cast it, then I ready a stance. Then, as the mana builds in my body, I snap my fingers and think of fire. In my hand, this ball appears, and I can throw it wherever I please."
He closes his palm, and the ball emits a small puff of smoke as it is extinguished.
"Mimic the motions"
He proceeds with the spell again, and you follow him closely. When it's done, you feel a warmth from your guild card. Taking it out, you see "Beginner Fireball" in your available skills list.
"I will also teach you both a ward spell that will protect you from physical attacks. Think of casting it as raising a shield. In fact, the motion emulates that very act."
He repeats the process he used to teach you the fireball spell, and you see "Beginner P. Ward" in your available skills list.

The old woman teaches you both a lesser heal using a similar method.

You both thank the couple a great many times, and retire back to the guild hall.

It's roughly noon, when early morning quest groups come back from their journeys, so it's a bit more crowded than it was earlier. Looks like you'll have to share a table with another group.
You sit down at the edge of a table, next to a group of four: a burly man carrying an axe and thick hide armor, two twin girl rangers, and a very short and stout bespectacled man in suit pants and a vest.

Olivia is staring at her card, deliberating the advantages and disadvantages of certain skills.

"Which skills are you gonna take?"

>which skills ARE you gonna take?
--
INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 12/75):

magic Box (4)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

0e (0)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

decent hat (1)

>>203998
Fireball, we need an attack spell, instead of taking another spell yet,, ask around for some of the other adventurers who look like wizards to see if they have any other beginner attack spells or useful utility skills. (Olivia started with only 3 skill points too? If so, have her take heal and ask people who look like rangers for a basic bow user skill)

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>>204339

>"I think for now I'll only take Beginner Fireball. It's important to have something offensive, but I think I should wait until I have more options before I pick a utility. How about you?"

"I'll take Lesser Heal. With my natural 20 in dexterity, I think it's smart to go with Ranger or Rogue, but we don't have a bow, and I doubt that little knife is sufficient for killing any large creatures. So, until we can get those, support may be the only thing I can do.

>"Hmm. What are the class skills?"

"Let's see..." She temporarily assigns her class to Rogue, "Rogue's is called Beginner Shadowstep, 'Your movements are fairly muffled, and you are harder to see than others in the shadows.' And," She switches to Ranger, "Ranger's is called Beginner Steady Breath, 'Your next shot is significantly more accurate.' So basically nothing that'll help us right away."

>"What are you leaning towards?"

"Can't pick. Like 'em both."

>"I thought goddesses weren't supposed to be indecisive."

"Yeah, whoever told you that was a fuckin' liar. I'm not indecisive though."

>"Right. Well at the very least we should see some skills that are available for both classes. Is there some kind of registry or catalog we could look at?"

"Don't know, ask the attendant."

You shrug, stand up, and approach the attendant's desk, luckily uninhibited by a line of any kind.
The attendant looks flustered as she sees you approaching.
"Hello, s-sir, how can I be of service?" She turns around and coughs to try and regain composure, "Oh, pardon me."
Huh.
>What do you say?
--
INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 12/75):

magic Box (4)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

0e (0)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

decent hat (1)
--
(I'm going to try something a little different here, I'm going to have you guide the conversation, which seems like it may be more inviting to newcomers. Feel free to let me know if it sucks ass)

>>204616
Excuse me, can i ask you if the guild posses some sort of "skill catalog"? And if you have it can we, me and my partner, borrow it to study some class skills?

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>204616
Roll to realize why she is flustered, then explain she is only our adoptive sister so it's AOK

>>205030
"Of course! We don't have anything like that here at the guild hall, but I'm sure if you and your... sister go to the library, you'll find it's full of books just brimming with class specific skills, progression guides and textbooks, even studies of mana itself goodbye now yes goodbye see you buhbye!"

(>>205141 rolls successfully)

>"Okay, thank you. Oh, and for the record, she's only my adoptive sister; no blood relation.

She blinks a few times while you head back to the table.

--
During your conversation with the attendant, Olivia is approached by the (very) short and well dressed man.
"Excuse me, lass, but did ah hear you correctly in sayin' you were lookin' for a skill catalog?"

"Yes you did."

"Well, as it happens, mahself and this group of fine adventurers with me here just got back from an expedition, compiling just that, "A Catalog of Exotic Magics from the Talveyrian Rainforests."

Olivia raises her brow with intrigue. "Fascinating."
A few seconds pass in silence.

"Oh, do forgive me, I've forgotten t'introduce m'self. M'name's Durin, and I'm a dwarf. Not the kind you hear about in stories, just m'legs are a bit shorter'n'dey be. Behind me are Braun Cassidy, and the Vale twins Eyle and Oer."

"Nice to meet you. Olivia. Just Olivia. Over at the counter is my partner, >>(you)."

"It's a pleasure, Olivia. My, you even somewhat resemble the paintin's of the goddess 'erself, although the hair's the wrong color," Olivia's brow furrows in mild confusion, "Anyway, as ah was sayin' we've just got back today, and we were about to head to the press to make copies of the manuscript. We're unveiling the book and demonstrating a couple of the spells this time tomorrow at the library courtyard, and you're welcome to come if you're interested."

"That sounds exciting. We'll try to be there."

The two exchange a handshake, then the group takes its leave.

You return to the table.

>What do you do/say?
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INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 12/75):

magic Box (4)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

0e (0)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

decent hat (1)

>>205291
Go look at available quests.

>>205315

>"You think we could take some low level quests?

"You can check the board, see if there's anything you think we could handle."

>"Will do."

You scan the board for anything, and you see only three quests that look possible, and you're not really sure about one.

-Cat in tree, please help, 22,000e pay
-Nest of bearcows down east road making travel dangerous, please remove them! Will pay 150,000e
-Scarecrow in for repairs, watch and defend crops for 1500e/hour

>What do you do?
--
INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 12/75):

magic Box (4)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

0e (0)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

decent hat (1)

>>205349
-Cat in tree, please help, 22,000e pay
Seems easy enough.

>>205349
Cat in Tree one.

>>205349
cat in tree seems too easy, it is probably a dangerous kind of cat occupying a tree instead of a cat stuck in one

>>205349
oh, also check what the class skills are for wizard

>>205349
Cat in tree

>>205462
>>205490
You touch the posting, and feel a warmth from your guild card. On the back of the card, it shows a map of the area, and a glowing point near the edge of Axel.

You call out to Olivia,
>"We got one! You ready?"

"Sure!"

You both jog out of the hall, and start running toward the dot on your map.

'Where are we headed?"

>"Near the edge of town, here"
you show her the map and point,

"What is it?"

>"Hard to talk, tell you when we get there."

--

"...A cat in a tree?"

>"Yeah, so what?"

"You made it sound so urgent."

>"It is urgent!"

The old woman who posted the job says "Oh, no, please take your time. Snuggles loves being up there, he just has trouble getting down sometimes."

"It's okay ma'am, we'll help you with your cat right away, it's just my partner made it seem like some epic quest." She smiles, and you nervously laugh.

>"Anyway, is this the tree? I don't see him up there."

"No, he's in that tree over there." She points to the tallest pine in the area.

--
Olivia begins climbing the tree, her dexterity stat nearly double that of yours. After a few seconds, she's already up within the canopy. After about a minute you hear a scream from up inside the tree followed by some intense rustling.

>"Is everything alright up there?"

"N-n-no! Can you c-come up here?"

>"Yeah I'll be right up!"
After some difficulty, you manage to reach the point where traversing branches becomes easier. When you're about halfway up the tree, you spot Olivia's vibrant pants. You come up to her level facing her.
>"Hey, what's going on?"

"T-there's a... s..."

>"S..."

"S-s... s-spider!"

As she says it, something knocks your hat off. You jump, and dash to the branch Olivia's on. Turning to face where you were, you see a spider, roughly the size of a small dog, clinging by its legs to the underside of the branch that was above you.

>What do you do?
--
INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 11/75):

magic Box (4)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

0e (0)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

>>205731
basic spark on it, fireball in a tree is a bad idea

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>205731
Take the spider down to the ground?
I mean, fick me

>>205768
What if that is the cat?

>>205768
Roll 3d20 (first against >>205772, second for perception, third to cast), then roll 1d4 damage.

>>205731
kill it with fire!

>>205838
>fire
>on a tree
Please no

Rolled 2, 2, 5 = 9 (3d20)

>>205808
Lemme roll for him

>>205886
its a big spider, maybe there are more spider on the tree, soooooo yes i will keep saying "kill it with fire! burn the disgusting spider"

>>205997
>failing the quest
>putting yourself at risk
:^)

>>205922
Thank fuck anon.
You literally do everything in gods power to NOT shoot at the spider.
You and Olivia both notice, before you even start preparing Basic Spark, a small shimmer beneath the spider's head.

"It's got a g-g-gun!"
She evidently does not like spiders.

>"No, wait... I think that's a collar!"

You move a little closer to get a better look. You make a motion that's a little too sudden, and it hisses at you.
This was no hissing spider hiss, though. It sounded like a cat. Then, you hear it meow.

>"Snuggles? Uh... Come here Snuggles, it's okay," You slowly put out your hand, and the spider inches toward you. Once it gets close enough, you can see the collar clearly, and indeed, it reads Snuggles.

>"Hey, buddy," You reach out to the spider's head. Olivia shouts at you not to touch it, but you give her a "shush" motion with your hand. When you touch it, you're surprised to find that instead of hard black carapace, you feel soft fur, and Snuggles starts purring. You even notice paws at the end of its eight legs.

You pick up Snuggles in your arm, and Olivia just stares at you in disbelief, or shock, or both.

>"Come on, this little guy's worth 22,000 eris."
Snuggles pushes his head into your chest as you and Olivia begin climbing down.
--
"Oh thank you so much, you're both dears!" says the old woman, "Oh, come here wittle snuggie wuggie."
You start to hand over Snuggles, but he jumps down, and rubs against your leg, before starting towards Olivia. She presumes the harsh battle stance of being on one leg and covering her face.

"I think he likes you! Anyway, how much do I owe you two?"

>"You put 22,000 on the posting, ma'am."

"Oh dear, did I? I must have put an extra zero. I'm terribly sorry, but I just don't have that kind of money right now."

>what do you do?
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INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 11/75):

magic Box (4)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

0e (0)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

>>206248
2200 is fine, its not like we were in any danger except maybe falling

>>206248
also retrieve our hat and go turn in our quest at the guild

>>206248
>>206278
What this lad said.

Maybe we head for the scarecrow one next?
We need to get some cash because right now we're paupers

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>>206270
>>206278

>"That's okay ma'am, 2,200 is perfectly fine, we understand."
You look around the base of the tree for your decent hat, but it doesn't appear to be around. Maybe a gust of wind took it, or it fell in the waterway nearby.

The woman gives you the 2,200, and you start back towards the guild hall.
On the way, Olivia says "We never speak of this," and you shrug.

Back at the hall, you go to the counter to turn in the quest.
"Congratulations on your first successful quest! Please place your hand on this machine."
She takes out a hand-sized disc on an angled platform, and you set your hand on it.
"This collects information regarding your quests for our records that you can access at any time."
The machine flashes.
"Thank you! In a few minutes, your guild card should update with your current information, and don't worry, the machine automatically collected the eight percent tax on your quest earnings, so no need to calculate."
She takes the machine back, and returns to the counter.
"Oh, I forgot to mention earlier, we also serve as a postal service. If you ever have any mail you'd like to send, just come here. We'll also send a notice to your guild card if you receive anything. And, by the way, I'm sorry I was so flustered earlier, but you and your sister are entitled to do whatever you like, it's not my place to judge."

At the table, you and Olivia discuss what to do.
>see above
--
INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 11/75):

magic Box (4)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

2024e (negligible weight)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

>>206343
We're close to getting a level up.
Maybe we should do another one? Ask if she's up for more today

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>206343
see if we can pull anything out of the box yet (dice roll just in case), also check what time of the day it is and take the quest to defend the crops(if its still there) if there are a few more hours of daylight, we don't want to be in areas with monsters in the dark if we can help it

>>206293
>>206358
God damn auto update I wish it would work

>"We could probably level up from one more quest, are you up for another?"

"So long as there's no danger of any fucking spiders," she says quietly.

(>>206364 oh, auto update fuckin works now)

You also attempt a try at the box, no luck.
It's currently 3:00 pm.

"I would wait till tomorrow on the box. It's usually a daily thing with these types."

>"Hm, sounds good. How about that watch the crops one?"

"Sounds good."

>"Don't make fun of me."
In reply, she sticks out her tongue.

You go up to the job board and check if the crop job is still available, and it is.
You touch it, and you feel a similar warmth from your guild card. You motion to Olivia and head out the door.

This time, the map is taking you to an area north of the city, by the time you get there, about half an hour has passed. The point on the map lines up with a small farmstead just ahead of you, so you go up and knock on the door.

A few minutes pass in total silence before a huge bearded man shows up at the door.
"Can I help you?"
>"Yeah, we're here to watch your crops, from the posting at the guild hall."
"Alright, come this way."
He takes you behind his house to a field of corn.
"This is it. My daughter should be back with the scarecrow by eight. You don't have to stay that long, but I will pay you by the hour. Also, feel free to have a couple ears, but no more'dn a couple. My crops are big, but I am payin' you to keep the crows from doin' just that." He turns and starts walking back around, but stops midway, "Oh, and none of that fire magic! It's been dry lately, don't want my crops goin' up in flames. You can use electric to scare 'em off since it don't arc down, but absolutely no fire!"
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INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 11/75):

magic Box (4)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

0e (0)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>206399
Okay I guess we play the waiting game with these crows

>>206399
ask if he might have a bow that we can borrow for olivia, then go guard the crops

>>206422

You ask about a bow, he says he doesn't have one.

And so the waiting begins.

It's rather uneventful for the first hour. You've shooed away one or two, Olivia the same, and you haven't felt like you've needed to use magic yet.

Another half hour passes, making it 5:00, before a group of six crows approach.

>How you handle this
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INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 11/75):

magic Box (4)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

0e (0)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

>>206462
Heads up, it may be about an hour before my next post, but I can be a bit more consistent when I get back.

>>206462
We draw their attention with the electric shock thing/do some damage and Olivia backstabs them with the knife.

one of the best thing is to find a large clearing

First find some burnable trash and put it on a clearing.
Next is wait for the crows to come
If crows decided to come ignite the trash but not to make fire....just enough to make a smoke
Then we make that smoke use to drive away crows..also look for the trash that it doesnt start a large fire...

>>206462
throw rocks at them, if they don't leave shoot one with basic spark

>>206482

You toss the knife to Olivia, and she takes your meaning, setting her class to Rogue, and casting Beginner Shadowstep. While you get ready to cast Basic Spark, she ducks into the corn.

>Roll 1d20 +1 and 1d4 damage

Rolled 5 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>206632

Rolled 4 (1d4)

>>206654
Well that sucked.

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>206632
reeee crows go home
tremble before this mighty wizardry

>>206654
>>206660
oh shit >>206666 can't ignore them quads.
Versus the weak willed crows, your roll is high enough for a CRITICAL HIT

Roll 1d4 damage x2.

YOUR HP: 11/11
YOUR STAMINA: 61
YOUR MANA: 63/83

OLIVIA'S HP: 10/10
OLIVIA'S STAMINA: 111
OLIVIA'S MANA: 79/89

Rolled 1 (1d4)

>>206672

>>206684
you CRITICALLY give it a small burn.
It doesn't want to deal with any more shit though, and flies away.

There are still two more crows approaching.
They'll be in Olivia's range after your next action.

Rolled 4 (1d4)

>>206684
Oh well.
I could just have done a 2d4. Well this is what my brain does after 16 hours of hard labor and 4 hours of sleep

help me.

>>206692
>>206693
Oh. of. Fucking. Course.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>206692
basic spark another crow

Rolled 4 (1d4)

>>206698

Rolled 2 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>206693
>>206694
Actually I just realized that it is actually smarter to have you roll two damage rolls, so the result isn't limited to multiples of 2.
I'll do that in the future.
Either way, even if I'd counted your second roll, it would've been the same result, bird shits itself and flies away leaving 2 birds.

Anyway, >>206698
In casting, you accidentally mess up a motion, causing the spell to cast in the totally wrong direction.

Once the crows reach the corn, Olivia jumps out of shadowstep, and attempts a backstab with a +2 to hit.

YOUR HP: 11/11
YOUR STAMINA: 61/61
YOUR MANA: 48/83

OLIVIA'S HP: 10/10
OLIVIA'S STAMINA: 101/111
OLIVIA'S MANA: 75/89

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>206710
start shouting and throwing sand/dirt/rocks at them, i cant imagine how we could fuck that up

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>206710
And she totally

fucking

whiffs.

"Damnit!"

One of the crows lunges toward you while the other starts munching corn.

>>206716
At the same time,
you throw dirt like nobody has ever thrown dirt before, shouting with the voice of a demigod.
>"Fuck you, crow!"
Your incredible dirt throwing blinds the crow, giving it a -5 to hit on its roll!

>>206720
The crow lunging towards you flies past, and just keeps flying. Who knows when it will stop.

There remains one crow!

YOUR HP: 11/11
YOUR STAMINA: 56/61
YOUR MANA: 53/83

OLIVIA'S HP: 10/10
OLIVIA'S STAMINA: 108/111
OLIVIA'S MANA: 81/89

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>206724
Choke it while screaming "RIP AND TEAR"

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>206724
shoot the one eating with spark

>>206729
>>206724
>you accidentally choke yourself

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>206724
Quickly pulls somthing out of the box and throw/use it against the crow.
It there is not enough time, cast another basic spark.

>>206734
box is on cooldown

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>206729
While you're busy screaming at an ear of corn in victory blindness,
Olivia attempts another strike at the eating crow!

"Will you snap out of it!"

Your attention snaps back to reality. Why are you holding this corn stalk so tightly, and why does it look like it wants to apologize?

You put that to the back of your mind as you attempt another basic spark directed toward the eating crow.
>>206730
>>206734
(That's actually another crit on the high roll. Roll 2d4 damage)

YOUR HP: 11/11
YOUR STAMINA: 61/61
YOUR MANA: 38/83

OLIVIA'S HP: 10/10
OLIVIA'S STAMINA: 98/111
OLIVIA'S MANA: 89/89

Rolled 4, 4 = 8 (2d4)

>>206740
pls

Rolled 1, 4 = 5 (2d4)

>>206740
Olivia hits perfectly along the crow's neck with a crit!

Rolled 2, 1 = 3 (2d4)

>>206740

>>206742
Holy fucking shit on a stick.
God damn annon.

>>206742
>>206743
The crow is reduced to -7 HP in a dual flurry of critical strikes.
It looks badass as all hell, as the crow literally explodes in a firework of Red guts, White sparks, and Blue arcs.

Even in a parallel world, America is the greatest country to ever exist.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>206748
MERICA

So I guess that was that?
We wait for the farmer's daughter then.
Try to make some small chat with Liv?

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>>206748
if the other crow is still nearby, shoot at it too, otherwise, disregard the roll and go back to watching corn

>>206748
God damn right.

>>206749

You and Olivia find a small clearing in the field, somewhere where the fertilizer didn't set properly, and engage in idle chatter.

>"So the attendant at the guild hall thinks we're incestuous."

She practically chokes on the air as she begins coughing relentlessly, "She what? What did you tell her?"

>"You know how when we first got here, you said we were having relationship troubles, then at the guild hall when I got my card, I said we were siblings,"

"Why?"

>"It was the first thing that came to my head. Well, anyway, when the old couple were talking to us, that attendant happened to be walking by and heard them say we were having a lover's quarrel."

"This... You..."

>"Yeah, but apparently she's cool with it now though."

She's about to no doubt call you an idiot before she is interrupted by a noise.

You stand to attention,
>"What was that, more crows?"

Her face slightly reddened, she continues in calling you an idiot. "No, you dumbass. Neither of us have eaten all day. That was me."

You start laughing, and she joins you.
>"The farmer said we could have a couple ears, want me to grab you one?"

"Sure."

This casual back and forth continues uninterrupted until around eight, when the farmer calls.
"Hey, you two, m'daughter should be back pretty soon, come out here, I'll introduce you!"

The two of you get up and meet the farmer in front of his stead.
"The name's Rory by the way."

>"Nice to meet you."
"It's a pleasure, Rory."

"Thanks for stayin' out there s'long. It really shows the difference between those who care'n those who don't."

>"Don't mention it."

"I know y'all were only out there fer four 'n'a half, but I'll pay you the full 5 hours. Fifteen hundred an hour, right?"

"Thank you. Yes."

"That comes out to se'ndy five hundred, then."

You wait with Rory for a good while, no sign of his daughter.
After about half an hour, he speaks up, "Listen, I don't suppose I could trouble you to go down the road, see what's holdin'er up? She oughta be here by now'n I'm gettin' worried."

You both nod, and jog down the road.
Ten minutes in, you spot a carriage being held up by two men in black, the driver a young woman, and you can just make out the head of a scarecrow from the back. You duck into a bush.

>What do you do?
--
INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 11/75):

magic Box (4)

small knife (1)


MONEY:

0e (0)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>206831
Magic box time, or is it still in cool down? How long does that take?

>>206844
Heads up, magic box is d10

I'll say it flat out that it's a daily thing, 5 uses per day.

>>206831
olivia use shadow walk to ambush them just in case, shout and ask them what they are doing, they may not be robbing the carriage, but if they are and they get violent use fireball

>>206855
don't ambush them unless we need to fight though*

>>206855
Olivia casts shadowstep and gets in position. Once she's hidden, she comes out of shadowstep to save mana, and gives you a thumbs up.

>"Hey!"

The two figures get into a stance and brandish their weapons.

>"What's goin' on?"

"Business!"

>"Oh yeah, that scarecrow she's bringing back to her dad is definitely up for sale!"

The second figure shouts, "Speaking of business, why don't you mind your own?"

>"You see, the neat thing is, protecting people from robbery IS my business, and I'm sure you can see what this looks like."

Both figures laugh,
"Oh, Gribb, I think we've got a vigilante on our hands! Well guess what, she don't need savin'"
"You may want to reconsider your angle" said the figure named Gribb.

>"You're absolutely right! Here, I'll change my angle right now."
You begin walking forward, and you start building mana in your right hand. Olivia casts shadowstep, sensing the danger

"One more step and you won't walk another day in your life!"

>"Very original," you mutter, "Now!"

At that instant, you snap your fingers, and brandish a fireball, ready to throw. Olivia appears behind Gribb, holding the knife to his throat, and the farmers daughter pulls out a bow and knocks an arrow in one swift motion, aimed at the figure closest to you.

>"How's this for an angle?"

The unnamed figure stands still, realizing his position, and promptly runs away.

"No Fob, god damnit, don't leave me with this psycho!"

Olivia releases her hold on Gribb, and he runs off, following Fob.

The farmer's daughter, however, does not let up so easy. She fires an arrow, and you hear a voice that sounds like Fob cry out in pain.
She turns to you and her facial expression changes entirely, to that of a bubbly innocent girl, "Hop in!"

The two of you sit in the back of the wagon on your way back to the farmstead, and the farmers daughter introduces herself.
"I'm Annie. I'm guessin' you've already met my dad?"

"...Yeah" says Olivia.

"Listen, thanks muchly for savin' me back there. I didn't know what I was gonna do. Oh, hold on, we're about to hit a bump!"
The wagon bounces and rattles twice accompanied by screams of pain from the underside. Looking behind the wagon, you see Fob lying face down with an arrow lodged in his thigh, and a crease along this same leg's shin where the wagon must've just ran over him twice. He's screaming into the dirt, and Gribb is holding him, rocking back and forth while crying.
You and Olivia exchange worried glances, and you gesture toward them with your head, mouthing the word "Heal?"
She casts it, and Fob's screaming dies down a bit. Gribb must be able to tell something's changed, as he looks up to you and back at Fob repeatedly.
Olivia tosses her head in the direction of the woods, in an effort to tell Gribb to get Fob somewhere safe.
(1/2)

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(2/2)
The rest of the trip goes uneventfully, and when you reach Rory's farmstead, Annie jumps out and hugs her father. "Daddy!"
"Oh, Annie, thank the goddesses, you're okay! What happened?"
"Daddy, there were bandits, tried to rob me blind, but these two saved me just in time!"

Rory begins crying and stroking the back of his daughter's head. She's clearly the most important thing in his life.

He looks at you, tears in his eyes, "I'm payin' you double, and there ain't a damn thing you can say to change my mind. Thank you so much for bringin' her home safely!"

You're both incredibly uncomfortable. You say your dues, accept your pay of 15,000, and stay no longer than you have to.

Back at the guild hall, you turn in the quest. You both receive a level up, along with the extra experience from the crows.
It's approximately 9:30 pm.

>What do you do?
--
INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 11/75):

magic Box (4)


MONEY:

15824e (1)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)
--
(records - these will be shown upon request or after a successful quest)

TOTAL QUESTS COMPLETED- 2
-cat in tree, please help, 22,000e pay
-scarecrow in for repairs, watch and defend crops for 1500e/hour

ACTIVE QUESTS - 0


TOTAL EARNINGS BEFORE TAX - 17,200e

TOTAL EARNINGS AFTER TAX - 15,824e

TOTAL TAXATION - 1,376e

CURRENT GUILD BANK BALANCE - 0e

>>206983
Eat dinner, then ask how much a room for the night is

>>207010
You and Olivia both get dinner.
A pasta dish accompanied by roasted chicken. Nothing too fancy, but it's surprisingly good.
All around, costs 350 eris for the meal.
The late night attendant tells you that the guild hall doesn't offer rooms, but that the tavern across the street does for 600 eris a night.

Or you could always sleep in the stables.

>What do you do?
--
INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 11/75):

magic Box (4)


MONEY:

15,474e (1)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)
--
Hey, does someone want to grab screenshots or archive this thread? I think sometime tomorrow is the three day bump limit.
If not, I can work on it myself. No trouble.

>>207042
Get a room in the inn. (I would, but i am on my phone, sorry)

>>206844
>mfw anon keeps trying to use after the character already said it's daily
Kek

>>207054
No whirs bruh.

At the tavern, affectionately titled "The Pig Sty," you approach the innkeeper.

>"Hello, we'd like to rent a room please."

"Absolutely. If it were not such that I could not run an establishment under such conditions I would be inclined to assure you that a room would cost not but a single eris. However this world is cruel, and I fear I must charge you a fee of six hundred per night. That is of course, I assume you to be a couple, and would be sharing a single bed. If I am wrong in this assumption and you seek to occupy a larger room, you will be charged eight hundred, so I do inquire after your sleeping arrangements if it is not too rude."

"Doub--"
>"Single bed is fine."
"Hm?" Olivia's eyes pierce into your soul, and her nostrils appear the size of clock faces. She turns her head to the innkeep, "Mm hmm!"

"Very well, then I would impose as to collect my fees for this night as I hand you the key, but feel no obligation to pay fees for additional nights at any other time than that which is at your leisure."

He hands you the key, and you place six hundred on the counter.

"Should you require any managerial assistance or services, simply ask any who happen to be manning this counter for "E. B."

You nod and thank him, and head to your room.
As soon as the door closes, you are greeted by an... inquisitive Olivia.

"Single bed is fine, hmm?"

>what do you say
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INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 11/75):

magic Box (4)


MONEY:

15,474e (1)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

>>207536
Whoops, here's the actual inventory
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INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 11/75):

magic Box (4)


MONEY:

14,874e (1)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>207536
"Do you want to live like a pauper forever? We need to save as much as we can."
"Plus the bed must be big enough for both of us, we just need to divide it properly right?"
Roll for bed size

>>207582
She takes your point and calms down a little.

"That reminds me, we need to go to a museum or art gallery tomorrow. Oh! And a dwarf told me about his magic book!"

>what do you say

>>207591
(I'll respond to whatever y'all post after a quick shower)

>>207591
Ask why she wants to go to a museum/gallery.
Oh and see if there are bathing facilities

Rolled 40 + 12 (1d100 + 12)

>>207591
Rolling with luck modifier for lucky pervert moment while getting ready for bed

Oh Jesus, sorry about that.
>>207599

>"Museum?"

"Yeah, that dwarf said I looked like me," she says, pointing to herself, then to the sky, "You know, goddess?" You nod. "But he said my hair was the wrong color. 'S bullshit."

This propels you into a fit of laughter,
>"Whaddaya fuckin' know, the goddess Olivia can't even cosplay her self right!"

"Shut up!" She says, and she punches your arm.

>"Anyway, do we have a bathroom?"
You take a quick look around, and spot a door near the northwest corner of the room. Opening it up, you find a familiar scene. On your left, you see a toilet, on the right there's a bathtub/shower combination. In the center, a sink and mirror cabinet.
Checking the cabinet, you see a bottled labeled "Mouth Cleaners," and under the sink you find several towels.

>"Are you a morning or evening shower person?" You call out.
"Morning!" She calls back.

You guess that means you're up then.

The shower is operated via pump handle, but you don't see any way to adjust temperature. There is a small disc shaped extrusion from the shower wall for seemingly no reason, but other than that all you find is the shelf for soap. Pre-supplied with some of course.
A moment later, you stand before the mysterious shower naked, prepared for the challenge it will no doubt offer.
You grip the pump handle, preparing yourself for the potential physical shock of icy waters.
Slowly, you lift it. It locks at about sixty degrees.
You summon the will, and slam it down, and water sprays from the showerhead.
Ice cold, just as you expected.
Immediately, you make a mad dash for the soap, scrubbing every which way as fast as possible.
You get about halfway down in lather before the pressure falls, and in all honesty, it's a relief.
You finish soaping up, and when you're ready for a rinse, you summon your iron will yet again, pumping the icy water onto your body.
You exit the shower and dry off, clean as Robert Falcon Scott's whistle.
That joke was more clever than it had any right to be, you think to yourself.
You take another look at the bottle of mouth cleaners. It's full of roughly textured balls, about the size of marbles, ranging in pastel colors from red to violet. You take a red one and cautiously place it on your tongue. It fizzles for a few seconds before coming to life, buzzing about the inside of your mouth, and scrubbing your teeth, gums, cheeks, and tongue, before finally landing back down and dissolving with a pleasant raspberry flavor.
Neat. You put on your boxers, and exit the bathroom. You notice immediately that hanging on the wall by the window are Olivia's orange pants, and chest wrap. You start to climb into the bed already occupied by Olivia.
"You face the wall, or you no longer have a face, got it?"
>"Got it."
"You start right now."
>"Geez fine."

>>207784 (I like that roll, let's use it for the box from now on, too)
You climb into the bed and under the covers without taking your eyes off the wall, as you didn't dare hazard a peek.
(1/2)

>>207993
yeh, 1d100 +modifier works pretty well for this kind of thing

(2/2)

>>207784
(Roll another d100 + 12)

You wake up shivering in the dead of the night. Before long, you notice that the blanket that offered you protection from the cold is wrapped up in a bundle to your left.
Good, turns out she's a cover hog.

>what do you do?

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>208014
Try to enter her cocoon

>>208014
steal it the fuck back, no compromises
tuck it under you so your body weight keeps it in place

>>208020
Rolling for

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>208030
Huh?
What happend there.

Rolled 20 + 12 (1d100 + 12)

>>208014

>>208032
74+12=86 nice

>>208018
>>208020
Your d100+12 roll puts you at 50, her own 8 luck being but 44% of the unassisted maximum of 18, meaning your roll is high enough!

You quickly find a seam in the blanket fortress she has unconsciously assembled, and unroll it back over you. One final tug pulls the entrapped Olivia from her wrapping, and she rolls into your back, still asleep.
You notice two soft somethings with slightly less soft points pressed against you as you tuck the covers under your body.
She also puts her arm over you, and bends to fit against you, while making two or three unintelligible noises.

>what do you do?

>>208032
Holy shit my phone is not playing nice with clover.

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>208040
Fall asleep.

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>208040
Make spooky noises

>>208040
Give thanks to your parents for giving birth to you into such a marvelous world, then remember you are no longer in the world your parents gave birth to you in, despairbutalsoanerection.jpg

>>208050
Please don't do this, it would ruin this beautiful moment that kami-sama has so generously granted us

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>208071
Come on, spooky noises like "oooooh ahhh oh yeh"

>>208045

You just enjoy where you are, not wanting to disturb her sleep, and you quickly fall asleep yourself.

You're awakened by the sound of a squeaky pumping and water flowing, accompanied by whistling.

It's roughly 8:00 am judging by the level of light outside. You can hear some bustling and clanking coming from the tavern downstairs.
Actually, it's exactly 8:00 am, judging by the church bells.

You lie awake for a few minutes taking in the fact that you've now lived and slept in a world you weren't meant to be in.

You lie awake for another couple minutes thinking about how badly the sound of water makes you have to pee, as you actually haven't gone since you got here. Another minute passes before finally the bladderial urge commands you to at least try for the bathroom. Standing and making your way to the bathroom door, you knock.

"Yeah?"

>"Can I come in?"

"No!"

>"I have to pee!"

"Hold it!"

>"I've been holding it since we got here!"

"That was like ten o'clock last night, grow a pair!"

>"No, I mean this world!"

"..."
"Fine. But, if you even glance at the curtain I'll suffocate you with it."

>"Whatever," you say as you open the door. You notice her panties on the counter by the sink, the same white and orange pair you pulled out of the box prior.
Which reminds you, you should check the box today.
You begin to relieve yourself, surrounded by the steamy air.
You then stop.
>"Wait, steam? How did you get the water hot?"

"You put mana in the circle thing, it heats an element somewhere. Just shut up and pee, I can't shower right if you're in here."

>"I had to take mine cold as the arctic..."

"You didn't have to do anything, except put your hand on the fuckin' circle. Now pee, or get out!"

You finish your honor bound duty and leave the bathroom, closing the door behind you. You put on your normal clothes, and sit on the bed for a few minutes.
Olivia finishes her shower soon thereafter, and walks out wrapped in a towel.
"I'd appreciate if you turned around for this part."

You turn to the wall yet again.

>What do you do?

>>208125
Ask what she wants to do today.

And squat to practice that weak ass STR

>>208151
>>208125
Wants to do first*

>>208151
>>208156

>"So, what should we do today?"

"I only have one thing that has a time, at around noon, that dwarf and his group are unveiling a skills catalog of exotic skills from the Telsomething rainforests"

(1/2, I'll be back a bit later, sorry about the continuous interruptions)

Let's get brekfeast first and go buy some gear we can afford. Also use box 5 times to see what we get.

>>208821
use box while near nice things

>>208825
probably not too nice things, or else they'll get recognized and whatever-his-face-is will get called a thief

>>208201
did we get any stat ups when we leveled or just a skill point? (in the anime/ln stats went up with levels, but not sure if you are changing that)

>>208201
and until noon, lets go eat breakfast and then check out the art gallery, no reason to keep her hanging on that when its easy enough to do

(2/2)

>"That sounds interesting. Where's that?"

"Library."

>"Cool. Where's that?"

"I don't know."

You peek over your shoulder. She's got her wrap almost done up, and the towel still around her waist.
>"Well, we've got about 4 hours till then, we might be able to get away with a short quest before heading over there."

"I was thinking we could go shopping."

>"For what?"

"Since I've sort of unofficially adopted the part of Rogue, I was thinking about looking for some decent weapons and equipment. Maybe get you a stick."

>"Staff."

"Same difference. Hey, can you come tie this?" She indicates two loose ends with her hands.
>"Sure. Bow?"

"Yeah."

>"How tight?"

"As tight as you can make it with 6 strength."

>"Shove it."
You tie her wrap, and then walk back to the bed. Attempting another peek yields you a short look at her curvaceous pantied backside as she's pulling up her pants.

"Okay, I'm ready."

>>208821

The two of you head downstairs and grab a quick bite of nondescript breakfast food for 300 eris.
Afterward, you walk around until you find the shopping district.
>What do you do?
--
INVENTORY (carrying capacity = 11/75):

magic Box (4)


MONEY:

14,574e (1)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6)

>>208825
>>208835
>>208879
>>208883
Auto update I swear upon all that is holy

>>208879
Actually, yeah I forgot to mention that. Every time you level, you can choose a stat to increase by 1, up to stat level 18. Anything beyond that is boosted by equipment or long mastery of technique.

Which stat do you increase?

>>208825
If & when you guys agree on a time & place to use the box, roll 1d100+luck.

>>208889
Find a map of town

>>208889
check out staves, mana crystals, and wands while olivia checks out bows, arrows, and health/mana potions

>>208902
int or luck, whatever the other guys prefer, either is useful for us

File: m-m-map baka desu.png (1.93 MB, 1366x768)

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>>208903
This is the closest thing I can get you the player right now in terms of mapping of Axel, but in terms of >>(you) and Olivia, they have magic maps on the back of their guild cards.

>>208910
Should upgrade luck, because pandora's box and shit.

Also, since we have a few extra Skill points, should we maybe pick up P.Ward to make up for our lack of armor?

>>208919
We use it to find good shops I guess.
We need some gear too

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>>208904

You and Olivia split up to look at equipment that would benefit your respective classes, you for sticks, and her for bows, daggers, armors, etc. You split the money you have evenly between you.

Wandering the shopping district leads you to a somewhat small armory called "Gus's." Upon entering, you're greeted by the smell of armor polish and the sound of hammer against anvil. A man with braids in his beard and dreadlocks comes out from the back wearing a forging apron and thick leather gloves.
"Can I help you?"

>"Yeah, do you carry magic items."

"Yes sir we do, all four, wands, scrolls, staves, and vessels."

>"And uh... Can you fill me in on what those all do?"

"Wands will channel your mana directly through their length, making any spell you cast with it more accurate. As a trade off, it moves the spell farther from your soul, making it less powerful.
Staves have the opposite effect, as they beat with your heart and become an extension of your soul, making the spells more powerful, but less accurate. Scrolls just teach you spells, and vessels will hold more mana. Vessels do require that you sacrifice something close to your heart, things such as an old stuffed animal, or a locket from your lover, in order to be used, though."

>What do you look at?

--

Olivia, across the district is having a similar experience. She found a shop dedicated to Rogues and Rangers, called Rogues and Rangers. Crossbows, longbows, compound bows, daggers, shortswords, scimitars, stealth gear, climbing equipment, etc.

>What does she look at?

--
carrying capacity = 10/75, >>[you]
= 4/100, Olivia

magic Box (4, >>[you])


MONEY:

7,287e (N/W, >>[you])

7,287e (N/W, Olivia)

EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6, >>[you])

goddesses' attire (3, Olivia)

small knife (1, Olivia)
--
The guild cards feature up to date stats. You upgraded your luck, and Olivia upgraded her constitution, as she got pretty fucked by the HP roll when you guys leveled.

>>209039
accuracy > defense > damage

get a wand (did you switch those up? wands being far away from soul doesnt seem right, since staves are longer)

look at scrolls

olivia should look at compound bows and shortsword+dagger

>>209039
check prices on wands, staves, and vessels, we can learn spells from other adventurers

Olivia check prices for crossbows and bows and their respective ammo

>>209060
>>209039
(i would think staves would make it longer channel time or higher mana cost in exchange for more power, or maybe lower mana cost in exchange for being expensive to make or something, lower accuracy seems weird for the most common mage weapon)

>>209086
Spreads your soul/presence over a greater area, makes it harder to focus.
The larger area also allows mana greater freedom of flow, and the more mana can flow, the more efficiently it transfers energy.

>>209129
makes sense I guess

>>209060
These are the wands within your price range:

Sparker: +1 accuracy to all spells, +2 accuracy to electric spells, -1 damage to all spells. 6000e

Flamer: +1 accuracy to all spells, +2 accuracy to fire spells, -1 damage to all spells. 6000e

Wat'r: +1 accuracy to all spells, +2 accuracy to water spells, -1 damage to all spells. 6000e

Storm (living wood hilt): +2 accuracy to all spells, +3 accuracy to electric and water spells, -1 damage to electric and water spells, 7000e

Fireheart (living wood hilt): +2 effects on healing spells, +2 accuracy on fire spells, +3 mana cost to all spells, 6500e


There are no staves within your price range.


There's a single vessel you can find, under the brand "Northweyr Academy"

Student vessel - 30 mana. 2000e

---
Olivia is browsing in a similar fashion.

Compound bows

Watchful Eye: 1d8 damage close-mid range, 1d4 long range. Comes with a detachable variable zoom eyepiece. 7000e

Vengeful Wrath: 1d10 damage close-mid range, 1d6 long range. Equipping it gives +2 stamina recovery per turn. 7200e

Daggers

None of the daggers here have any special effects or accessories. Pretty standard thoroughfare. All the daggers that do d4 damage cost 3000, the daggers that do d6 5000, and d8 7000.

Arrows cost 300 for a bundle of ten.
--
INVENTORY:
carrying capacity = 10/75, >>[you]
= 4/100, Olivia

magic Box (4, >>[you])


MONEY:

7,287e (N/W, >>[you])

7,287e (N/W, Olivia)

EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6, >>[you])

goddesses' attire (3, Olivia)

small knife (1, Olivia)

>>209376
how about crossbows?

as for MC, how does Int factor into casting?
We should probably get the storm wand if int affects damage, but maybe not if it affects only accuracy.

>>209428
Crossbows aint got jack in your pricing.

Intelligence is only used in the calculation of successful casting or against active counter-spells.

Damage is based on armor, elemental resistance, and the base damage of the spell.

>>209376
>Fireheart wand
>Watchful Eye bow
>1 Bundle of Arrows
But that'll leave us low on cash, so we'll need to go questing soon.

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>209476
>>209376
Oh yeah rollan to haggle

Rolled 38 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>209479
Let's see...
Olivia's charisma is 18, so that puts your roll at 50.
The store owner's charisma is 15, let's see how this goes.

>>209461
eh, lets go with the storm wand for us then, we aren't a healer and that mana cost on the fireheart is killer

get vengeful wrath for olivia and give her the extra 87e to get arrows

>>209476
we should get the better bow, it is only 200e ($6 or so) more and much stronger

>>209494
We will need to buy arrows from our money then, but okay, I'll agree.

>>209502
thats not a problem imo, we have just enough eris and we can complete a quest later today or sell something we pull from the box for the inn fee tonight

>>209476
>>209479
>>209490
>>209494
>>209502
>>209519

You purchase Storm, and run off to find Olivia. It takes you a few minutes, but you spot her in Rogues and Rangers.

>"Hey, find anything?"

She nods, as she's practically drooling over a bow. The plaque beneath it reads "Vengeful Wrath - 7200e."

"I could get the bow, but I wouldn't have enough left over for any arrows."

>"How much are they?"

"Three hundred for ten."

>"Do you have more than thirteen?"

"Yeah, eighty seven."

>"I'll pay for the rest of the arrows then."

"You will? Thank you!" You get violently hugged against your will.

You both now have some much more viable gear. Some basic kill quests are probably within your abilities now.
It is currently 10:00 am, and you plan on being at the library at noon.

>what do you do?
--
INVENTORY:
carrying capacity = 12/75, >>[you]
= 8/100, Olivia

magic Box (4, >>[you])

Quiver [10] (1, Olivia)


MONEY:

74e (N/W, >>[you])

0e (N/W, Olivia)


EQUIPMENT:

normal clothing (6, >>[you])

Storm [wand] (2, >>[you])

goddesses' attire (3, Olivia)

small knife (1, Olivia)

Vengeful Wrath [compound bow, 10] (3, Olivia)

>>209614
go to the guild to take a look at what is posted today and see if anyone wants to party up for later

>>209639
>>209614
What he said, we have time to go to the library so might as well get our quests in the log

>>209655
While making your way back to the guild hall, you are stopped by a hooded figure.

The hooded figure whispers "Follow me," and ducks into an alley.

>what do you do?
--
Sorry about the long wait, working on a map.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>209757
This is most likely a robbery but sure, let's follow him.
If anything shady happens we'll scream "rape! save me I'm a poor beautiful damsell being attacked by vicious criminals".

>>209766
>>209757
So grateful it's 1d100 and I wasn't rolling for shit, cuz holy kek

>>209766
>>209773

You begin to follow. Olivia grabs your arm and stares into the alley.
"You sure about this?"
You nod, and she reluctantly lets go, and follows.

In the alley, the figure checks around multiple times, before lowering his hood. You recognize him as Gribb, from the unpleasant encounter last night.
After seeing the state he was in last night, knowing that it's him actually gives you a bit of relief, and you relax slightly.
Evidently, Olivia feels the same, as she puts the knife she was hiding away.

"Are you the one who healed my brother?" He asks you.

"That was me."

He lunges at Olivia and it's a surprise to both her and you, but it's no attack.
He's hugging her. And crying.

"Thank you!
Annie hurt him so badly, I thought he would die there, you saved his life!"

Olivia looks at you for guidance, and you shrug. She resorts to patting him on the back.
"It... It's okay, uh, big... guy."

>What do you say/do?

>>209861
So why were you bothering her last night?

>>209861
Why were you guys harassing/shitting with her?
And hey, it's alright, I mean no one deserves to die for something as petty as that

crazy annie crazy annie, will eat your fannie

>>209866
>>209929
"Harassing? Who, Annie?"
You nod.
"No, you misunderstand, it was... Well it was technically crime, but it was mutual!"

"So, like..."

"Business."

>how do you respond?

>>210215
> the fuck kind of business was that?

>>210221
"Er... Smuggling. Well, actually, she wasn't participating actively in any smuggling last night, but she was organizing a dead drop."

>>210238
what was she dead dropping? and why did it come to violence?

>>210249
"I couldn't tell you exactly what it was. Probably a few barrels of fish traded with some allies down south, like usual, but she was just about to give us a location to pick up the drop. We assumed you were with the guild and that you were trying to weed out the suppliers, so we got defensive, but in the end, it wasn't you who we had to worry about at all."

>>210251
who are the allies down south?

>>210280
"People working and living normal lives who want to speak out. Who agree with our cause."

>>210284
what is your cause?

>>210292
"We're an underground political movement seeking open discourse. The way things are right now, speaking out against the institution of the Adventurer's Guild in any way can ruin a career, place unfair limitations on your use of magic and skills, and place you under surveillance without your knowledge.
We hope one day to go public in a march, but the guild is actively fighting even the most rudimentary expression of our beliefs, and has forced a great many of us into hiding. Annie's a part of our movement, and she was a friend, an ally, or sympathizer, but after seeing what she did to Fob... I just pray our leader isn't the same kind of person."

>>210307
so why did you call us over? we are new to being adventurers, so i don't really think it is good for us to get involved with anything like that...

>>210311
but then again, it kinda sounds like something i may be interested in later...

>>210307
Why does the guild do all that anyways?

>>210311
"To be honest, I just wanted to have the chance to thank you for saving my brother's life, but I was afraid of approaching you openly. I didn't want to make the guild suspicious of you, and to be quite honest, after last night, I don't think you deserve to have Annie's attention drawn to you either."

>>210315
"Presumably it's to maintain the sanctity of their systems. Say what you want, the guild is responsible for creating an incredible system that improves security, provides everyone access to job opportunities, and has strengthened the economy more than any system of government in the last few centuries. We just seek to ask the question, 'where must the line be drawn between individual rights, and the practise of a successful and flourishing system of governance?' and to not be ostracized for doing so."

>>210325
On one hand, my American blood tells me that sounds like something I could get behind, on the other hand, I probably shouldn't get involved yet. Well, I am glad things turned out all right for your brother, maybe we will see you later.

>>210330
"I haven't heard of this land 'America,' but it sounds proud. Anyway, I thank you again, and urge you to always keep one eye trained on yourself, should you come to doubting the methods of the guild."

Gribb dons his hood, and dashes out of the alley. It is now approximately 11:00

>What do you do?

>>210335
go check the guild for what quests are available real quick then head over to meet the rare skills dwarf (unless the meeting place is far enough away to warant going now)

The 3 day bump limit is going to be here in 4 hours, just a heads up. I've collected screenshots containing every post up to this point in the thread, and I'm pretty tired.
I'll be awake sometime after the thread begins to sink, but I'll continue posting in it until it hits page 8.
At that point, if it's not already complete, I'll finish the map, and resume the quest in a second thread.
Just be on the lookout.

>>210342
alright, good night op

>>210342
I archived it in suptg

>>210501
thanks anon

>>210351
And good morning!

>>210501
Yo m'nigga I appreciate that shit.
In that case, I'm gonna start up the new thread pretty soon.

Mmk, new thread,
>>211089