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You decide to go to the local temple to question the deserters who escaped the invasion at Clarcton.
A priestess takes you to a sort of guest-room/infirmary area. Several men in iron armour look at you.

"..."

>"I want to ask you some questions about the invasion"
>"How did the Orcs manage to take Clarcton?"
>"Why did you abandon your posts?"
>"Are you all alright?"
>write in

>>2117284
>"Why did you abandon your posts?"
>"Are you all alright?"

>>2117285
>>2117313
This is a good place to start, let's get a firsthand account of what happened and how they feel. Maybe they can be rallied under a proper bald leader.

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>>2117313
>"Why did you abandon your posts?"

"We didn't have a choice. We had no chance of winning against the Orcs. I don't care if you think us cowards! It was-"

>"I'm not here to criticize you. Are you alright?"

"...Apologies, yes we're fine thanks to Leafside's priestesses. But the townspeople..."

(he starts muttering and becomes inaudible)

>"If it were possible to retake Clarcton would you join the assault?"
>"Is there anyone who can help take vengeance on the Orc scum?"
>"I heard the Orc presence in Aflor was manageable, how were they suddenly able to take a township?"
>"What did they do to the town? Burn it down?"
>write in

>>2117415
>>"I heard the Orc presence in Aflor was manageable, how were they suddenly able to take a township?"
>>"What did they do to the town? Burn it down?"

>>2117415
>focus man, you're a soldier.
>I need information. Enemy numbers, how well equipped were they, who leads these orcs ? Have they come simply for plunder, did they make any demands or attack without provocation?
>Were there any other survivors?

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>>2117498
>>2117424

>"focus man, you're a soldier. I need information. Enemy numbers, how well equipped were they, who leads these orcs ? Have they come simply for plunder, did they make any demands or attack without provocation? "

"There were hundreds of them! I think they brought there entire clan. But the worst part was their 'equipment'. Normally the orcs have inferior equipment since they're not skilled with metal working but this time they brought war machines! Dozens of functional siege weapons! They've made siege ladders before but nothing like this. I have no idea where they could have possibly got them from. They also had a lot of potions, that's nothing new but they stocked up a lot of them, they were obviously preparing this invasion for a long time.
As for the leader, I don't know for sure. Normally the orc leader is the biggest baddest orc and he leads the charge. I didn't see one of those but I did see an orc with body guards issuing orders from the back.
They didn't make any demands, they just attacked without warning from all directions."

>"Were there any survivors?"

"Maybe, if they ran away before it was too late like us. The civilians wouldn't have had a chance. They came from all directions so there was no real escape route."

>"What did they do to the town? Burn it down?"

"Last I saw it there were no flames. Maybe the orcs wanted to loot the place before they incinerate it"

>"Thanks for the information. Farewell"
>"What are you going to do now?"
>"Where do the orcs live?"
>write in

>>2117658
>>"What are you going to do now?"

>>2117664
This
We are fugged

>>2117658

Hey OP...

> "Thanks for the information. Farewell"
> "What are you going to do now?"
> "Where do the orcs live?"

>>2117658
>barbarians learning roman war

oh boy. Well RIP Clarcton, maybe the rest of the kingdom too.

>"What are you going to do now?
>"Where do the orcs live?"
>Has the king responded? Where are his armies? This crisis must be checked.

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>>2117664
>>2117669
>>2117699

>"What are you going to do now?"

"I'll try to join the guards here in Leefside. Hell I might even join the Paladins. But I think some of the others will never join this 'line of work' again."

>"Where do the orcs live?"

"They live in a bunch of caves in the middle of the Paladin Temple, Leefside, and Clarcton. Here I marked it on your map"

>"Has the king responded? Where are his armies? This crisis must be checked."

"Well, we don't really have a king, or an army. But the next closest thing; the Arch Duke will probably respond to this threat with his own militia when he hears about it. Mayor Manfred has probably already sent a message. The emperor probably wont even hear about it. It's just a 'mere orc uprising' after all"

>"Thanks for the information. Farewell"

...

>>2117746

> Let's go find that mud golem

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Salaman: "Christof, are you actually planning on getting involved with this orc conflict? You know you have no obligation to help."

Alina: "I hope they don't move on, to Leefside and Appleby"

Ulric: "The orcs are evolving, next week they will have developed trebuchet"

>"We can't just let the orcs hurt innocent people. They must be stopped"
>"Of course we are, it will be good practice for Tywardreath"
>"Orcs must be destroyed, where ever they exist"
>"I'm just gathering information. We haven't committed to anything."
>"Don't be a bitch Salaman"
>write in

>>2117806

> "This is disconcerting. Although, from what was said I have my doubts that the Orcs produced these siege engines on their own. Either they managed to steal them from someone, or more likely a powerful third party is using them as a pawn to engage in warfare by proxy."

> "We'll see about Destroying the Orc invaders after we've completed our current set of assignment. When that time comes it will be necessary to get the attention and support of an army or millitia, such as the Arch-duke that the guard mentioned. It'd be a bit like that time we fought against the vegetableman hoard alongside the guard Alina, except on a much larger scale Although, if I'm right, the orcs are merely a symptom of far more sinister force working in the background."

>>2117806
>"I'm just gathering information. We haven't committed to anything yet."
>But this does change things for everyone, us included. If we don't get involved in events now, they may involve us in the future.
>>2117844
Pretty much this too. Almost certainly someone is arming and riling these guys up, and teaching them war.

Either way, a great battle is approaching, and mercenaries get paid well to fight in great battles.

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>>2117844
>>2117882

>"I'm just gathering information. We haven't committed to anything yet. But this does change things for everyone, us included. If we don't get involved in events now, they may involve us in the future."

Salaman: "Don't commit to a strategy you can't support"

>"This is disconcerting. Although, from what was said I have my doubts that the Orcs produced these siege engines on their own. Either they managed to steal them from someone, or more likely a powerful third party is using them as a pawn to engage in warfare by proxy."

Alina: "Probably, orcs are often the pawns of some evil scheming wizard"

>"We'll see about Destroying the Orc invaders after we've completed our current set of assignment. When that time comes it will be necessary to get the attention and support of an army or millitia, such as the Arch-duke that the guard mentioned. It'd be a bit like that time we fought against the vegetableman hoard alongside the guard Alina, except on a much larger scale Although, if I'm right, the orcs are merely a symptom of far more sinister force working in the background."

Ulric: "Vegetable... Men?"

>"We should visit that archery shop and get Alina some new equipment"

...

"Welcome friends! Looking for some self-defence against the green menace?"

>You have 223 Talons

>leave
>Talk
>Fire Arrow x5 (40 Talons)
>Water Arrow x5 (25 Talons)
>Poison Arrow x5 (40 Talons)
>Long Bow (20 Talons)

>>2117974
>Hey archery vendor guy. What have you heard of the new orc threat?

We took a bounty on a strong orc fighter, maybe some poison arrows could take him down a notch. I'm down to buy some if others think it's worth it.

How do water arrows work? Does Alina run out of normal arrows?

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>>2117993
>"Hey archery vendor guy. What have you heard of the new orc threat?"

"A bunch of orcs attacked Clarcton again, only this time the orcs won, some survivors are staying at the temple"

Water arrows explode into water when they hit a target. Makes the target wet. Douses flames. Does high damage to enemies that are vulnerable to water.

As long as a character has a ranged weapon she has unlimited "default ammo"

>>2118031
What are slimes and mud golems weak to? Also what were we going to fight last? Ask about that too

Actually I think I'll end it here early and finish tomorrow. I'm feeling pretty tired.

Seeker Quest will continue tomorrow.

>>2118075
It actually sounds like mud golems might be weak to water. If you think about it it only makes sense.

Voting also for water arrows

>>2118079

Good night...

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>"What are slimes weak to?"

Salaman: "Unseen servant"

Archery Vendor: "They're very resilient to baleful potions and spells, poison arrows reduce their natural resistance and make them more vulnerable to that kind of stuff"
(Slimes have a high constitution making them resistant to several spell effects, poison reduces constitution and strength)

>"What about orcs?"

Archery Vendor: "Poison is pretty good with orcs since it makes them less tough and less dangerous, but against most enemies the fire arrows pack the most, heh you know, *fire power*"

>"Are mud golems vulnerable to water arrows?"

Archery Vendor: "It's super effective!"

You purchase 10 water arrows for 50 talons
You now have 173 talons

Alina: "Thanks Christof, I'll put these to good use"

>Finally destroy the mud golem
>Do something else in Leefside first

>Cyanaide and Happiness artstyle
>Quest
I keep expecting their humor to show up.

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>>2120397

>>2120466
Oh you!
I am not imagining their theme playing, but with a Tavern bardic Lute cover or anything

>>2120336
It's time,

>finally destroy mud golem

Then we can begin to deal with this orc situation.

>>2120336

> Finally destroy the mud golem

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>>2120546
>>2120599

The next morning you lead your party from Leefside to the south to hunt down your next target: the mud golem.
It was easy enough to find, with its heavy muddy footprints. Now you've finally spotted it nearby a large oak tree.
It's walking around randomly and has gotten dangerously close to Appleby.
It you start casting spells nearby it, the golem will almost certainly attack you.

Ulric: "Wow he's bigger than I expected"

>"Alina start shooting at it, we'll make it come to us"
>"Let's just charge the thing"
>"Salaman start summoning"
>"Oh wow, that's a lot bigger than I expected, maybe we should do the orc first"
>write in

>>2120633

> "Hey Salaman? Can you summon any other than scorpions?" (View Salaman's spell list)

...

> "Alright, here's the plan: Prior to the battle Alina and I will cast shield upon Ulric and myself, then we'll engage it from Alina's maximum range."

> "Alina will initiate combat by showering the golem with the water arrows we acquired earlier, once you run out of those switch back to standard arrows. Presumably, it will turn its attention to us and charge."

> "Once it has covered about half the distance between its original position and our position, Salaman will conjure some summons to swarm the golem and restrict its movements somewhat."

> "Once that is done, I'll rush forward and engage the golem from the front, meanwhile Ulric will circle around and begin slashing away at its spindly legs from behind "

>>2120728
>> "Once it has covered about half the distance between its original position and our position, Salaman will conjure some summons to swarm the golem and restrict its movements somewhat."
Couldn't we summon them from far away, then move in for this maneuver?
Otherwise, THIS

>>2120633
>>"Salaman start summoning"
From far back if possible.

Also, sorry for the delayed response, I was waylaid.
I love Seeker Quest.

>>2120633
Huh, Mud golems skip leg-day, who knew?

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>>2120728
>>2120807

(Salaman's summoning spells conjure the creature right next to him. Then they're free to charge in)

>"Hey Salaman? Can you summon any other than scorpions?"

"Yes, although the differences are mostly stylistic. With Summon Monster 2, I can summon something stronger, or just summon two scorpions at the same time"

Salaman's Spell List

Conjuration 0
-Acid Splash

Conjuration I
-Grease
-Mage Armour
-Obscuring Mist
-Summon Monster I
-Unseen Servant

Conjuration II
-Summon Monster II

...

>"Alright, here's the plan: Prior to the battle Alina and I will cast shield upon Ulric and myself, then we'll engage it from Alina's maximum range. Alina will initiate combat by showering the golem with the water arrows we acquired earlier, once you run out of those switch back to standard arrows. Presumably, it will turn its attention to us and charge. Once it has covered about half the distance between its original position and our position, Salaman will conjure some summons to swarm the golem and restrict its movements somewhat. Once that is done, I'll rush forward and engage the golem from the front, meanwhile Ulric will circle around and begin slashing away at its spindly legs from behind"

You successfully casts shield on Ulric
Alina successfully casts shield on you

The Golem starts thundering towards your party
Alina misses
Salaman casts Summon Creature II, summoning a Salamite
Salamite charges at Mud Golem
Mud Golem Power Attacks the Salamite for 23 damage destroying it.

The Mud Golem charges at you.

>You are now in combat
>You have 40/40 hp

Queue your next 4 actions

>Attack (75%)
>Power Attack (15%)
>Flurry (15%)
>Called Shot
>Inventory
>Spell
>write in

>>2120833
>Alina misses
>Summoned Salamite squished
That was a lot of unfortunate.
Reviewing options, but I think we need to attack.

>>2120856
A
T
T
A
C
K
>23 damage
holy mother of fuck, we need to kite this thing

>>2120833
>>2120861
>we need to kite this thing
Yeah, possibly alternating flanking with Ulric.
Like one hits and runs then the other?

>>2120861

23 damage isn't terribly much considering that it was caused by a power attack...

> Attack (x4)

> Ulric circles around behind the golem for a backstab bonus

> Salaman conjures multiple Lvl 1 summons and attacks the golem from all directions

>>2120833
Tell Salaman to grease the ground around/in front of the golem like his life depends on it.

>>2120861
>>2120865
Like these guys said start kiting, it's a construct with a one-track mind, right?

Kite into grease. Don't get close unless we get some water on him first.

rip salamite

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>>2120958
Christof and Ulric engage the mud made malcontent.

You miss
Alina misses
Ulric hits the mud golem in the left leg for 6 damage
Ulric misses the mud golem
Salaman casts Summon Monster II summoning two scorpions
The mud golem power attacks you for 18 damage

You crush the mud golem with your hammer for 10 damage
Alina hits the mud golem for 9 damage
Ulric critical hits the mud golem's left leg for 9 damage, knocking it down and crippling the leg.
Ulric hits the mud golem with his offhand sword for 2 damage.
Salaman casts Summon Monster II, summoning 2 scorpions
Mud golem stands up
Scorpion hits the golem for 1 damage
Scorpion misses

You smash the mud monster for 7 damage
Alina hits the golem for 12 damage
Ulric hits the golem in the right leg for 5 damage
Ulric misses
Salaman casts Summon Monster II. summoning 2 more scorpions
Mud golem hits a scorpion for 18 damage, destroying it
Mud golem cleaves a scorpion for 22 damage, destroying it
Mud golem cleaves a scorpion for 15 damage, destroying it
Mud golem cleaves a scorpion for 19 damage, destroying it
Mud golem misses the scorpion

You hit the mud golem for 16 damage
Alina misses
Ulric attacks the mud golem's right leg and scores a critical hit! doing 26 damage and knocking down the golem. This cripples the leg
Ulric hits the golem with his offhand for 3 damage
Salaman casts Summon Monster II but it fails
Mud Golem stands up
Scorpion attacks for 1 damage
Scorpion attacks for 1 damage

(5 water arrows left)
It is still alive

>You are in combat
>You have 22/40 hp

Queue your next 4 actions

>Attack (75%)
>Power Attack (15%)
>Flurry (15%)
>Called Shot
>Inventory
>Spell
>write in

>>2121038
>The mud golem power attacks you for 18 damage
fugggg

Keep it up, keep attacking.
Try to take down an arm too? Take a potion while we can.

>>2121035
>Tell Salaman to grease the ground around/in front of the golem like his life depends on it.
>Kite into grease.
Give this man an internet!

I like this plan.

>>2121038
>This cripples the leg
This works too.

>write in
"It's legs are crippled! Back out of range and bolster for a second attack!"

>Mud golem cleaves a scorpion for 22 damage, destroying it
>>You have 22/40 hp
Bravely run away.

>inb4 it reforms the legs out of mud.

He hasn't taken a hit yet, what is Ulric's HP?

>>2121048
Wait, can it move without legs? We should be able to back off take it out with just arrows then.

>>2121045
>Take a potion while we can.
>Press the attack

This works too.
Christof could step back, drink a potion, then rally to finish it off.

>>2121048
>He hasn't taken a hit yet, what is Ulric's HP?
36/36

>>2121050
It can still move, just really slowly. Alina could kite it effortlessly

>>2121056
Oh, we should leave it to Alina then. Slowest death ever.

>>2121056
>Alina could kite it effortlessly
Let's do that!

Salaman greases the ground, Alina kites it into the grease, it flails around slipping, we strike it from behind until it is a greasy mud puddle!

>>2121063
>we grease the ground
>mud golem slides into alina
>kills her instantly

>>2121048
>>2121050
>>2121053
This, Ulric Christoph and all those brave scorpions have done their job. Back out now and give it death by a thousand cuts, just be ready to jump back in and harass it if it somehow starts to get too close.

>>2121065
Nah, it wouldn't have the momentum.

Still, we should be cautious but still get a few licks in to help out.
Like I said, only approach it from behind.
Let Ulric muddy up his swords more.

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>>2121062
>>2121064
>>2121066

You order your team to back off since the golem has lost most of its mobility. It crawls towards you with its arms. You order Salaman to cast grease causing the beast's arms to constantly slip reducing its movement further.
Alina shoots at it repeatedly from a safe distance while waves of Salamites charge in. The golem is unable to sustain the trickle of damage and eventually stops moving completely.

>You gain 600 XP
>You now have 5025

Ulric: "He was pretty tough for someone made of mud"

>"Let's head back to Appleby and collect the talons"
>"Let's visit the nearby healing spring, that golem got a pretty good hit on me"
>"Time to take down the orc"
>write in

>>2121090
Archive! The! Previous! Thread!

>"Let's visit the nearby healing spring, that golem got a pretty good hit on me"
I want to see if we can temporarily recruit Melusina to take down the orc. The golem hit pretty fucking hard, and we might need someone else to help slow down an orc.

I also forgot to vote to get poison arrows back then, but whatever.

>>2121090
>>"Let's visit the nearby healing spring, that golem got a pretty good hit on me"
Ouch, yeah.
Of course, everyone else is fine, so they could go to Appleby and collect the talons, buy some fire or poison arrows for Alina (I vote posion), more healing potions, and then we get that orc.

Alina might prefer chaperoning or just Christof using a potion instead though.

Potion is faster, I think.

>>2121090
Also:
>Salamite'sRevenge.png

>>2121093
>>2121096
Support. Bring Alina with us to the healing spring since she doesn't go into town anyway, she seems to get along well with Melusina. Salaman and Ulric need to get some bro time in together as well and a simple trip to the market and cashing in a bounty couldn't possibly go wrong either.

Salamites are my new favorite thing.

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>>2121114
>she seems to get along well with Melusina
That is either funny irony or you do not understand women.

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>"Let's visit the nearby healing spring, that golem got a pretty good hit on me"

It's a pretty short trip to get there. You wade in and feel your large bruise fade away.

You can't add Melusina to your party while it's full even temporarily. Unlike the goblins who probably would of been cleaved to death by the mud golem is they survived this long

If you send a party member(s) to Appleby and agree to meet them there. You would have room in your party for Mel.

>>2121136
I like our dynamic as it is, despite being curious about Melusina's skillset.
There's nobody I would lose to gain her.

On to get paid and restock with some Poison Arrows of Orc Slaying?

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>>2121138
You'd have to go all the way back to Leefside to buy more arrows.
Not that it's a huge deal, it isn't that far. I deliberately didn't specify distance or time it takes to travel to new places so I wouldn't have as many continuity/realism errors.

>>2121147
Let's just cash in, get 10 poison, and continue on to meet one powerful orc.

>>2121136
And agreed on keeping the team we have, for now.

>>2121147
Huh, it is out of our way, but that Golem showed that we need to press every advantage that we can.
Let's stack up some decisive victories!

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>>2121165
>>2121167
>>2121180

You:
Return to Appleby
cash in the mud golem bounty
gain 200 Talons
Go to Leefside
Buy 10 Poison Arrows for 80 Talons (293 remaining)
Return to Appleby
Go to the the orc's lair

Ulric: "Man that took forever"
You stand in front of a cave entrance with a wooden sign out the front declaring it to be the orc lair.

>go back in time and purchase some other shit first
>Enter the cave
>Try and find another way in (Spot 34%)
>write in

And I think that's it for this session. Thanks for playing as always.
Seeker quest will continue in 6 days

>>2121197
>Try and find another way in (Spot 34%)

If we can't find the way in, lead the way with Salamites. This guy is known for booby traps. Before we go in can we get a list of what we have on us?

>>2121208
Agreed.

>Before we go in can we get a list of what we have on us?
Also this.

>>2121197
>>Try and find another way in (Spot 34%)
That sign seems a little too encouraging.

This is the first opponent since we got our asses handed to us by the bandits that has a respectable intelligence.
We have to play it smart-like.

293 Talons
Map
Spellbook
apples (22)
torches (9)
bedroll (4)
1-man tent (4)
rope (3)
crowbar
Beer
Lesser Healing Potion (1)
Iron Warhammer (Equipped)
Bronze Armour (Equipped)
Bronze Scimitar
Chromatic Potion - Red (11)
scroll (polymorph)
scroll (flight)
Yin-Yang Wand
Bag of Rice
Iron Spear
Iron Round Shield
Goblin Leader Helmet
Potion of Hair Growth
Oil Flask (4)
Potion of Minor Speed
Bronze Dagger (4)
Water Arrow (5)
Poison Arrow (10)

>>2121197

> "Odds are good that It's going to be a deathtrap showcase down there. Hang on, I have an idea..."

...

> Send several level one summons to sweep the cave entrance for traps.

> Create a large bonfire just beyond the mouth of the cave

> Affix a tent over the cave mouth so as to make a somewhat airtight seal

> The smoke chokes the cave system, forcing the orc to either abandon his trap-ridden hidey-hole and face us in the open, or asphyxiate to death...

>>2121289
Idk about going in with hostile intent right away. He's killed pretty much all challengers so fighting was gonna be my last resort. I was thinking more along the lines of talking to him, figuring out what he wants, and going from there.

>>2121289
Smoking him out is a pretty decent idea, but if we were to try that, we definitely need to scout out other entrances for him or the smoke to exit from.
A cave you can't start a fire in for warmth or to cook with makes for a lousy lair, but it could still work as a smoke screen at the least, if he can't slip out the back.

>>2121547
>talking to him, figuring out what he wants, and going from there.
Well, he probably wants to keep raiding local farms and such.
The people that live around here want him to not do that and possibly die.

Not really sure we're in a position to offer him anything he'll want more than raiding from his sweet lair.
This will likely end in violence and death.
I'd prefer he die than anyone else.

That said, I seriously doubt we'll end up getting the drop on this guy, so when we don't, I am agreeable to talking first before continuing our relentless comfy genocide.

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Going to run next session tomorrow instead.of today
Apologies for the short notice.

>>2134469

Okay. See you tomorrow...

>>2134469
No problem man, your quest makes it worth the wait

>>2134469
I look forward to it!