>>4457993
The creature’s anger makes you wonder how you should go about killing it. It’s gonna scream like shit regardless.

>Heads. Take them. Take them all.
>Big legs. Chop them very quickly. It’ll be funny.
>You don’t want to open the door. Maybe it’ll open it for you.
>Other

>>4457994
>Big legs. Chop them very quickly. It’ll be funny.

Last time the head detached. Better go for the limbs.

Using Seither is way to fun. Can even see colours

>>4457993
>>Big legs. Chop them very quickly. It’ll be funny.
>>Activate Gravity Manastone to CUT HARDER
if we chop the heads then they'll just pop off and start moving around separately - better to keep it as one entity

>>4457994
Slime. ALL THE SLIME.

>>4457994
>>Big legs. Chop them very quickly. It’ll be funny.
Make sure it can't move and run away, or else the heads wouldn't be as easy to burn thoroughly.

>>4457994
>Other
Limit the heads' mobility with sticky mana, aka just spray them like a machine gun. THEN we
>Big legs. Chop them very quickly. It’ll be funny.

Good lord we have berserk packs in the form of pills. Another astounding success from our nerds.

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>>4458011
We should give Owlia a bonus or something.

>>4458011
I'll go with this plan, as it'll involve sliming the Hydra.

>>4458011
We also have meditation room bonus - it helped Owlia to deal with ivonium exposure back in the island field trip.

>>4457994
>>4458011
>glue the heads
>create a gravity well under the hydra
>Big legs. Chop them very quickly. It’ll be funny.
Classic hydra fighting tactics involve limiting their action economy, or making them worth less.

>>4458022
My usual tactic is to stab it in the heart.

>>4457993
>Chop and glue! Make a Collage out of Hydra bits!

Sticky heads, lack of feet. Is that poetic? Don't know.

Writing.

>>4458037
Honestly, with how much artificial seither Miranda's taken, I'd expect her internal dialogue to resemble something the Marine from the Doom Comic would say.

>>4458037
It's intimidating that's for sure! People will see it, be like "WHOA"

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Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>4457994
>>4458001
>>4458004
>>4458006
>>4458011
>>4458022
>>4458033
So many heads. They move like...cold spaghetti. It’s weird. Kinda makes you feel wiggly inside.

“Stop that,” you mutter as you spread your hands and let fly waves of sticky mana; it splashes and froths out from you in almost foam-like jets, and you see their mouths open- maybe to counter it, maybe to just roar, maybe they wanted to ask what you were doing- but it splatters on their teeth and gums and jaws, and before long it’s all very cotton candy looking and that makes you giggle a bit as their stuffed heads and necks thrash around as one in their limited movement.

“Er...what was that noise?” huh?! Who- oh, right, Gartoum. He does that.

“Nothing, don’t worry about it,” you say, charging forwards. Big little thick stubby tree trunks. Like tree trunks. You have a sword. It’s an axe now. Chop chop. There’s a lot of blood there- better move. Smells bad. No more tree though.

Big scream, ugh, it moved away. Need to chase it.

More chopping is required~

>Current Mana: Still Don’t Care/11000

>Roll 1d20+8, best of three. My roll is not opposed.

Rolled 14 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>4458062

Rolled 16 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>4458062
Well, I guess this is the addiction roll.

Rolled 5 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>4458062
Was it a roll for Art?

Writing.

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>>4458068
Here is Randa!!!~

>>4458069
My guess os that randa rolls is probably a chase roll? Handlers rolls might be the forces in the fortress organization roll.

>>4458062
>>4458067
>>4458068
>>4458069
Woosh! You fly through the air with the greatest of ease- it’s wiggling bad now. Tries to slam you, MISSSSS. Oh, wait, did your hair frizz? Think it did.

Chop. Chop chop chop. Man, this thing bleeds a LOT.

HA- other leg! It’s gone! Yes.

Moving on. Can’t be slow. Nope.

Oh wait, it’s trying to clear its throat or something. Also moving back more against the wall. Boo, harder to get to trees. It stomps its legs- makes you jittery and skittery.

STOP THAT.

>Keep trying! CUT LEGS MORE.
>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.
>Doesn’t matter, gonna swing sword now.

>Current Mana Perfectly More Than Enough/11000

The roll wasn't for either of those things.

>>4458093
>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.

It's for how bad we crash after we finish?

>>4458093
>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.
>Doesn’t matter, gonna swing sword now.

>>4458093
>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.
It's getting on it's last legs(heh). We just need to whittle it down.

>>4458093
>>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.
>>Spray it's nostrils too
maybe we can suffocate it instead

>>4458093
>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.
It touched our HAIR!? This will not stand!

Aaand I made myself hungry. Pausing for food.

>>4458115
Just don't do what Miranda's doing and snack while high! Don't want to have you call a hiatus cause you were noshing on your neighbors Labrador.

>>4458093
>>Cotton Candy should be eaten, not spit up. MORE.
Keep those jaws shut.

From all of this i'm wondering were are the rest of the soldiers. The troops we meet couldn't be all of soldiers in it, right?

>>4458157
I think this night just has embarrassingly few soldiers available. They haven't even triggered our traps on the first floor yet. If there are way more soldiers available, surely some of them should have gone into that armory section no?

>>4458157
There are probably some instructors as well. I don't think there was any mention of dignitaries visiting this place, but if there are then they must've brought their personal guards.

Well i guess we did kill the captain. Or whatever it was the rank from that guy Miranda smashed. He was probably strong since evryone started to run away after he died...kinda dissapointing for what is supposed to be elite soldiers.

>>4458170
Maybe the reason is the guard exchange and the real numbers are comming later and this si just a skeleton crew?

Back. Writing.

>>4458201
If this is the effect of synth-siether on Miranda, we probably SHOULD try feeding it to a fairy. They'll go insane.

>>4458212
I don't think it would be a good idea to give magical meth to a fairy.
i still want to read the OOC magical tiberium scenario we would have gotten with the ivonium. that would be great.

>>4458212
>>4458229

Imagine what would happen if we feed it ro a dragon.

>>4458248
ivonium or synth-seither?
both?

>>4458250
>Ivonium
Two-headed regenerating, almost immortal beast
>Seither
Giant Kaiju that breathes magical radiation

>>4458197
>we killed the captain
Doh! We forgot to loot him!

>>4458253
ivonium is magical tiberium; i think we would have gotten an extra heretic (for the people of these lands) monster at best, or a screaming puddle of magic at worst.

>>4458256
Cultist fed ivonium to island creatures, it's not really tiberium
I think you're mistaking it with Seither - the alien radioactive terraforming crystals

>>4458260
they are half and half desu. seither is the alien crystal but it doesn't hurt us; it makes us an addict at best while ivonium could bond *really well* and do a lot of scary shit to anything magical, hence the tib comparisons

>>4458260
No you're the one getting them confused. Seither is the limited amount of alien crystal that doesn't grow, while Ivonium is the one that eats magic to replicate itself.

>>4458270
#76
>Kine barks out a laugh. “Really, it’s funny. They were the ones that introduced Seither to the planet. Caused it to start producing thanks to the atmosphere, making it a whole weather phenomenon...I think they were tryin’ to coat the planet and do it careful-like. Just so happened that Mother Earth didn’t like ‘em, just like us. So now we can use it better than they ever could.”
>Caused it to start producing

Rolled 18 (1d66)

>>4458093
>>4458099
>>4458101
>>4458103
>>4458110
>>4458112
>>4458134
No. No it should savor the flavor. MORE.

You hurl out more- there’s a massive amount of more fluffy sticky mana, and it gets everywhere, plus where you wanted it to get, so hey, it works!

There’s a jumping weird thing it does, but you’re not sure what else it can do- oh wait it’s trying to run you over it can try that sure, but it’s so SLOW.

Y'know, now you're hungry. It's got a lot of meat. Wonder if it'd be edible. Mm. Likely not. But...

>Roll 1d20+8, best of three.

>Try to kill the thing carefully. (How?)
>Time for booms. Many. Messy but quick, ha.
>DEATH BY COTTON CANDY...but that'll take long.
>Other

>>4458270
>>4458273
#79
>It’s those that catch your eye enough, and is what convinces you to risk communication with the man. “Hey, those are Seither crystals, right?” He just grunts. Undaunted, you continue. “How’d they get that big? And isn’t it dangerous getting too near them?”

>“Yes, because the aliens caused it, and yes.” He growls without looking your way. “Crystallized Seither has way more juice than the fog. Less deadly gettin’ near it than breathin’ in Seither, but you don’t touch it. Once you do, you’re pretty much dead. Ain’t nothin’ on the planet what can use crystallized Seither right now, and it just kills anything near it, so we just leave it the hell alone. Now if you’re done asking stupid questions...”

>How’d they get that big?

Rolled 12 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>4458274
>Try to kill the thing carefully. (How?)
Supercharge the Flamebringer and then separate ALL of the heads with a single swing, for maximum style points.

Rolled 12 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>4458274
>Try to kill the thing carefully. (Melt it's heads with Flamebringer's stram of fire)

>>4458277
separating heads doesn't work, we need to disintegrate them

Rolled 7 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>4458274
>Time for booms. Many. Messy but quick, ha.

Rolled 20 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>4458274
Just melt the heads with vertical chops.

Rolled 14 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>4458274
>Try to kill the thing carefully. (How?)
Time for a Great Cleave!

>>4458284
Really anon?

>>4458274
>Time for booms. Many. Messy but quick, ha.
Steak is overrated.

>>4458273
>>4458276

I read that as the Seither growing in gas form from the presence of the crystals, but the original crystals were that big to begin with when the aliens put them there, and Those aren't growing.

>>4458274
>>Try to kill the thing carefully. (How?)
SET IT ON FIRE WITH OUR GREEN MAGICAL FLAMES THAT CAN'T BE QUENCHED

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>>4458285
>Just nine seconds too late.
That just digs the knife in deeper...

>>4458289
nah. seither crystals were created when a particular zone was oversaturated with the stuff. we were even warned that we had to use the crystals we recollected fast or they would break down into normal seither gas.

>>4458292
Ikr? Mabbe handler can throw us another bone, because a crit in this state is fun.

Please boss?

>>4458295
technically, we already have two 'dirty' 20's

>>4458295
I dunno, seems kinda cheap to change the rules, especially when we're already going on "RULES OF NATURE" berserker packin' man-and-a-half mode... I'm bummed, but I don't want him to set a precedent for it.

Yeah, nah, you got what you got.

Writing!

>>4458300
>>4458295
i can only see it happening if we trade it for a nat 1 somewhere down the line and those are always a risky business.

>>4458293
>or they would break down into normal seither gas.
could you please provide some proof of crystals breaking down?

>>4458313
handler told us when we got our samples. that's why we decided to give them to the nerd squad ASAP instead of using them ourselves.

>>4458313
the only thing I could find was this bit from #82
>“Are you sure this is safe?” Prima asks as you look up at a rather large Seither crystal. It’s at least twice your size, you estimate as you stand on the side of the mountain- smaller than what you saw out in the desert with the other Scrappers, but still large enough that even with your respirator, you can feel the power oozing into you in a very very nice way. There are many smaller shards surrounding it- broken off pieces (likely helped by your earlier actions) that are far easier to pick up, and frankly what you’d prefer to risk. You’re at least wearing gloves. “I can certainly understand your desire to obtain one of these if your system capabilities have increased to the extent mine have from its presence, but-”
>There are many smaller shards surrounding it- broken off pieces (likely helped by your earlier actions) that are far easier to pick up
I believe that by "earlier actions" it meant all the mech-fighting and explosions in the area, I don't think it was caused by our Nebula Buster

Rolled 12 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>4458274
>Try to kill the thing carefully. (How?)
>It's huge so it means it has huge guta and probably a heart. Use super hearing to lonk at the sound of it and stab it!

>>4458317
Sorry, but could you please find the exact quote?

>>4458329
no. i'm too busy for that.

>>4458331
Could you find it later then? This is kinda important.

>>4458337
important for what? synth seither doesn't degrade. but sure. i might give it a look later

>>4458274
>Rolled 18 (1d66)

The numbers Maison!!! 2hat do they mean!!!

>>4458339
Thanks.
We've got more regular crystals than synthesized ones, they could be used in crystal-tech mana reactors that are used in artificer power armor (it's going to be repaired soon) or as separate mana source for minibots' abilities and crystal-tech devices. The Walkers ran on gas and has a completely different reactor - so if Seither crystals don't degrade then we'll be skipping some steps.

>>4458274
>>4458277
>>4458281
>>4458286
>>4458290

Cutting it. Heads off, burn them good this time. You can do that! You jump-

Oh, you missed. It’s flailing. That’s not good. Okay try again. Wait, jump away first. Very wild. Okay trying again- HA!

That’s one! It’s loud and screechy, but it starts slithering away. Not good. Okay, need to catch it, need to burn it…

HA! Some jumps, some leaps, but that’s one dead for good, judging by the flames. The others, though, the others…

Oh, it’s scared now. Panicking. It’s trying to run away. That’s silly, it can’t run. You won’t let it. You fly at it again. Now it’s more a hunter and prey. You’re the hunter.

Need to cut it MORE. Maybe keep some steak cuts. Mm...

There's so much lunging. So very much. It's a scolded dog now. Or cat. Or snake thing. Whatever. Point is it's running.

The second head falls and up it goes in flames after several more minutes. Oh, now it's trying to detach its last head. Prefer not.

Or actually, you don't care. Flamebring does that job well enough. Well enough, anyway. A bit more char on the torso than you'd like.

But! It's great! Because it's dead. Dead dead dead. Noooow...

"Big door." You walk up to it, and begin pushing. Heavy stuff.

"Sooo..." Oh! Gartoum again, hello. "Mind telling me why you suddenly smell like sunlight and cherries and just a hint of madness? Laast I checked, that Seither stuff did NOT quite smell like that, let me assure you."

>Don't ask questions you don't want answers to.
>Don't care, ignoring.
>Things change flavor when processed I guess?
>Other

>Current Mana: Doing Very More Than Well, Thank You/11000

>>4458359
Somebody is deathrolling, but doing it wrong, you're supposed to go from the previous number, (62), but they rolled from 66. Clearly something important will happen when it hits 1.

>>4458373
>"Cherry? But it was Cinnamon flavored!"

>>4458373
>Things change flavor when processed I guess?
>the nerds need to fix the next batch. it needs more madness...or maybe less. not sure

>>4458373
>Things change flavor when processed I guess?
>"And you missed cinnamon."

What a boss fight.
Goes to show you what happens when you pre-buff AND win initiative. The thing never got to use it's breath weapons once.

>>4458373
>>Things change flavor when processed I guess?

>>4458373
Then why was it cinnimon-flavored?

>>4458375
...I'm new to this type of rolling, apologies.

>>4458373
>>Things change flavor when processed I guess?
My money is on her current form affecting the Seither effects, which then affects her mind as feedback. Unleash the Dragon Miranda!

She might even have a bigger form if she ate enough of this stuff, heh...

>>4458375
oooh magical crash!

>>4458373
can we also
>Punch fix hair.
Because we had a haircut once and we hated it.

>>4458386
Punch fix?

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>>4458386
you mean using gauntlet to 'fix' the hair?

>>4458390
Yes

>>4458373
>Things change flavor when processed I guess?
A massive boost to STR/DEX but a penalty to our (already not so impressive) INT, I can take that.
And yes we can use the gauntlet to fix our hair, 'cause nobody touches them but us. Nty

>>4458390
I thought it'd be funnier if I made it even more Crazy Diamond

>>4458373
>Things change flavor when processed I guess?

>Other:"Send Gart to cut some of the skin of the Hydra thing and some of it's meat."

>>4458392
We tried using the Gauntlets on our hair when the makeup lady did it, but it was too long since it happened to change it back. This was months ago in thread #75...

>>4458381
Maybe the madness he is smelling is the cinnamon?

Oh, okay. Writing.

54

I'm just going to go from this number using the original 62 and subtracting the 12 that you rolled.

>>4458403
Oh boy we'll need a while to recover from the crash.

>Doing Very More Than Well, Thank You/11000

i'm kinda worried now..

>>4458405
well, time to pop another pill!

/s

>>4458404
Eh good thing we have a mount. Although i don't think it's safe to sleep mid-fligth.

>>4458403
62 - 12 = 50

>>4458415
Math and me don't get along.

>>4458425
It's ok, your shame is hidden thusly. Until someone scrolls over, then everyone will see, that one is my bad.

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>>4458373
>you suddenly smell like sunlight
She used to be a star-girl, ya know

>>4458449
It's probably contamination from the fairy statues or perhaps the attention of the fairies from our investigations? Or the one in our bag? Are we attaining positive karma from a murder rampage?

>>4458449
Would that make Miranda a Brown-Dwarf?

>>4458453
its just her inner weeb/chuuni showing up.

>>4458453
Unlikely. But, tgese people were doing questionable experimenta and were using a living being as mana battery for their fortress.

>>4458373
>>4458378
>>4458379
>>4458380
>>4458384
>>4458394
Meh. No big deal. “Things change flavor when processed I guess? Was Cinnamon flavored, by the way.” Ah, there you are. Took a bit of shoving, but you’re in!

“No, no, that was YOU, I mean, not whatever it was you ate,” he elaborates. “But sure, then, just...it’s not your usual scent and I’ll admit it throws me a bit off.”

As you powerwalk inside, you gaze upon the massive, ominously dark shining stone, connected by two massively thick chains. “Well, what do I usually smell like?” You can’t help but ask before you think better of it.

“Like...like...well, I suppose it’s odd to say, but like...nothing. Or rather, the absence of anything. Something of a biting coldness that isn’t malice, but is simply there.” Oh. Huh. “..Unless you REALLY get heated, then you smell delightfully of intense pine! Rather invigorating, I’ll say! Reminds me of when sometimes I’d torch a forest for a good scare!”

...Moving on. The massive stone, at last, sits in front of you.

CUTTING THE CHAINS.

Flamebring’s hot hot hot, and that helps melt through the steel quicker. Way quicker. The two chains fall at last, and then as though recognizing it, the stone lets out a hum of power. Yes.

You reach for it...and as you expected, there’s a flash of light, and the second Lockstone is finally in your palms. ‘At laaast…’ you hear the much more traditionally wicked sounding voice in your head. ‘The second Lockstone. Three more. But with these two in your hands...and connected to ME...at last I can provide you with a bit of, shall we say...backup.’

Ooh. ‘Backup?’ you think back, just to be sure.

‘Naturally. After all...what King rules without an army? And what fortune for you, as I find myself in need of a General.’

Oooh. Yay. Yay Yay.

(Resuming tomorrow!)

>>4458453
He said it only after we've taken the pills, otherwise he'd have noted this earlier.

>>4458468
Ohohohoho! I thought he would be slower and we will need to evac with a crash hanging over our head, but this, this changes things. Fun fun. It's nice when your client is this supportive.

>>4458468
ooooh, we get more toys to play with!
time to make hit and run raids on every town!

thanks for running boss!

>>4458473
oooh, so what's the plan? finish raiding the whole place, killing everyone but leaving the building eerily intact?

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>>4458468
Yay we get people/soldiers/creatures to boss around.

>>4458468
>General

Oh boy. Sounds like this mission will be changing from Tactical Stealth Action to Real Time Strategy. Well at least it seems we don't have to do anything like resource gathering or construction, so maybe it'll more like the Overlord games where units are simply called up and used like fodder as needed.

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>>4458473
>>4458479
Is there any chance of getting reinforcements?
Are we going to pick up the rest of the locks for the crossbow/faemetal case?
We still have sticky bombs in the ground floor armory >>4458170, we can use them to distract the defenders before we run out of this maze or just to bring down that section's wall and make a new entry point for our possible reinforcements.
We must also get our turret back.

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>>4458479
>>4458485
If shadow boss can teleport minions to us, we can use them to raid the remaining mana signatures faster and to assist in escaping.
If shadow boss can teleport minions directly into the fortress, can get them to have a party to distract the remaining guards. Same thing if he can influence the animals/monsters around the fortress to join in.

Rest assure, we'll leave this place pockets filled and the turret recovered. Mind the timer though, we might only have 1-2 hours left.

>>4458485
Time to get some orbs.

>>4458485
there's also a chance that the ground floor garrison decided not to deal with us and our turret and sent horse-riders to call reinforcements from the forces that have left the base earlier or those who are coming from the capital. Or both.

>>4458485
>Is there any chance of getting reinforcements?
i suppose the shadow kind will be able to summon them out of thin air/darkness?

>Are we going to pick up the rest of the locks for the crossbow/faemetal case?
probably yes. actually that would work better for our case because there will be more confusion if all the magical items disappear.

>>4458492
why 2 hours? because of the imminent seither crash? we can always pop another pill. it's a last resource, but i'm serious

>>4458495
>why 2 hours?
because forces from the capital are coming

>>4458495
Reinforcement will arrive before the sun's up. We've been at this for a while.

>>4458503
i don't think they'll arrive THAT soon. it took us like two hours to arrive because we came by air and i don't think we have been that long inside the complex.

>>4458504
oh really? that's new news for me.

>>4458508
We got it from Gart scouting in the town. Apparently we just arrived before the guard change

>>4458514
oh yeah, that's true. i had completely forgotten about that part for some reason.

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>>4458508
>>4431462
>It’s during the night that you hear the marching of feet and the clanking of armor in the distance. Finally.

>You’re careful to move, but sure enough, you see a platoon of at least a couple hundred marching in lockstep out of the fortress; they’re all dressed in slate grey armor, many in leathers and with flintlocks, but a sizeable number with steel and swords, and bringing up the rear, a contingent of mages as well. They’re all stone faced men and women all, and you have to admit their discipline is impressive.

>As you watch them crest the hill and march past the horizon, you know that now’s your time. Or at least, in a couple hours or so; best to finalize your plan for infiltration.

they left during the night at marching speed about 3 hours ago or so. if top-side troopers decided to send riders as soon as we've gone loud>>4458494, then they might catch up to them and might reach us in two hours if they send a small group of best fighters. the capital forces should've arrived early in the morning, so it's about 3-4 hours from now - if the riders were sent to warn them then they could also send a small relief force that can reach faster.

but 2 hours is still a lot, the only scenario where it'd be worrisome would be if we wanted to loot the whole armory (full of mundane weapons) so our minions could have some gear.

>>4458517
i think i'm repeating myself too much, that's my cue to go

>>4458517
ok, then there are two ways to go right now.
1) we finish this solo and raid whatever important thing that we can before the timer goes up.
this gives us the advantage of the enemy not exactly knowing what we wanted from the complex because we stole the kid, important items AND the lockstone but it makes it harder on us

2) we raid the complex with the shadow beasts
this becomes more troublesome because we need to kill everyone (including the helpful/powerful lady) or they will tattle that the shadow king is back and that will rally EVERYONE and make the raid of the other locations way harder.

personally i'd go with 1, but 2 can be worth it if we actually manage to clean the place before the army arrives

>>4458520
Would suck to lose troops to attrition so early.

>>4458517
This anon here's right.
Remember, we BLITZED through the dungeon the moment we went loud, including skipping stairs by blasting floors open, tunneling through a door and using a berserk pack to cheese a boss fight. We should be fine time wise, I'm just assuming the worst to make sure. I give it 2-3 hours, plenty of time to take the remaining artifacts.

>>4458521
Anon, we have plenty of heels
>Crazy Diamond gauntlets.
>Revitalization Barrier.
And boss can just remake them.

I just want the last stonekey for the case and maybe find the last diamond key. Maybe it's a actual diamond?

Writing!

Handler, the last thread isn't archived.

>>4459404
Welcome back boss.

>>4458468

Alright, so that’s a good sign- now for just one big question. “How do I get them here?”

‘Ha! I like your vigor. However, I require time to truly forge my connections again. In perhaps a days’ time, should you survive your egress from here, but not quite so suddenly.’ Damnit.

Still, promised! Now, though, gotta go go go. Quiet for now. But getting out? Hoping for at least ‘not that bad’. Really hoping.

Anyway, stone stored time to LEAVE. Get the faemetal box, box is still at the door, got box.

>Time to leave- forget everything else.
>You have time. More searching!
>Other

>>4459424
>>You have time. More searching!

>>4459424
>You have time. More searching!
>Get to the blue signature.
Oof guess not then. Solo evac it is.

>>4459424
>You have time. More searching!

>>4459424
>>You have time. More searching!
Either yellow or blue mana doors should hold more loot and/or Orb-keys to unlock the faemetal box with.

>>4459424
hey boss, is barrier armor still active?

>>4459424
>You have time. More searching!
>blue signature
time to go alien/predator on this whole base then

>>4459424
>Crack open some mana crystals
>You have time. More searching!

>>4459424
this too>>4459440
we don't know our mana level, might need a refill

>>4459440
+
Unless our current unga brain don't wanna do it of course.

Rolled 15 + 9 (1d44 + 9)

>>4459424
>>4459425
>>4459426
>>4459430
>>4459431
>>4459436
>>4459440
>>4459442
>>4459446
Well, seems one-sided. Writing! Hope I got this roll right...

>>4459456
So, is that how much we lose, or how much is left when we finish?

>>4459456
Wonder what would happen if we popped 2 sets of pills instead of one...

>>4459456
Subtracted from the 54. I'll set the rules right now: When you're in a fight, you roll for it and it'll basically be out of 1d20. When you're outside a fight, I roll for it using essentially sum total -1. (Subject to change) I figure that's fair to prevent senseless cheesing.

>>4459456
why are you rolling 44?
>>4458274
>>4458375
>>4458403
>>4458415

>>4459456
Oh yeah we are on a timer. Must grab the last keystone and scaddadle

>>4459475
I've accepted it's a meme and pointing it out is detrimental.

>>4459475
its a deathroll for something. probably miranda running out of seither juice

>>4459461
I think it's how much we lose.

>>4459480
Nah that's for the crash. Might get penalties for our rolls when that happens.
Think we'll need to borrow another port from Gartoum.

>>4459475
44+9=53. That's the max you can roll. I don't want to instant-hit so I'll always roll 9 minus so you don't get, like instantly sent down to 0 in one roll.

>>4459486
Still kind of a timer. Specialy if we crash to hard as a after effect of using it.

>>4459480
You forgot about the turret. Gotta fix that first, especially if parts of it are melted into slag or disintegrated, otherwise it's gonna be missing parts.

>>4459480
Don't forget about finding what remains of the turret and fixing what we can before we cheese it.

>>4459489
At this speed we'll at least crash while raiding for loot instead of in the middle of fight.

>>4459490
...now it shows up?

>>4459424
>>4459456

30

Right, right, time to see what else there is! Gotta see what that blue signature is. Might be a keystone. Might be. Maybe.

Not a long walk. Boring though. Very very boring. Need something to do. Too boring. Oh, your arms are windmilling. That’s neat. Ha.

Ah, here’s the door! Going in!

Table, lot of vials and fluids. Stop ...Huh, it’s a bird. Sorta. Bird thing. Crystal bird statue on the panel. Neat carving. Not too big, though. Pretty.

OH wait, it’s moving. Moving weirdly now. Oh, it’s flying at you now. Moving out of the way- huh. It’s on your head. It’s pecking at your head. Why? Doesn’t hurt though. At all. But it likes doing it. Weird.

>It’s okay, it can sit there.
>No, no pecking. Take it off.
>Other

>Current Mana: I'll Tell You When I'm Feeling Bad And I'm Certainly Not/11000

>>4459513
>It’s okay, it can sit there.

>>4459513
>Take birb
Because it might be funny to see ungabunga dragon with a bird on her head.

>>4459513
>>It’s okay, it can sit there.
this is getting too weird. we should definitely begin bailing.

BTW boss, can we get the map?

>>4459513
>>No, no pecking. Take it off.

Guys, the Hair! No pecking!

>>4459513
>It’s okay, it can sit there.
>Check the room for lock spheres then go to the purple/green signature.

>>4459513
>>4459519
Also, Add >>4459526's suggestion

>>4459513
>It’s okay, it can sit there.
New pet yay!!!

>>4459513
>>4459526

miranda is going to be SUPER weirded out when she regains her sense of self and sees a bird pecking her head

>>4459532
Not exactly out of the ordinary compared to our past drunken rampage.
Damn she really IS a dorf!

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so here's the map, we in the blue room right now

>>4459537
aaaaah. its going to be super close but i guess we can run to top right and then bottom right? i'm not sure anymore if time is on our side, specially if we want to recover the turret

>>4459542
I don't think it is in our best interest to visit purple or green if we're on a time-limit until we crash.

>>4459513
>No, no pecking. Take it off.
Leave our brain alone!

>>4459546
>>4459542
We're fast, and it will be brief visits to look for the keys anyway.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

Maybe I can ask the dice if we should leave.
>1. leave
>2. Continue to get loot

>>4459546
yeah. either we crash or the army arrives. fuck.
i feel we should start carving our way towards the turret.

Bird comes. Writing.

>>4459513
No big deal, it can stay there. Cloak helps. It’s on top of the cloak. It’s still pecking, too. No keystones, though. Boo. Very Boo.

Going to the others. Closest is the purple and the yellow signatures. Jogging! Yes, moving faster. Oh, hey, red one is moving, too. Neat.

Bird’s still pecking. It’s kinda funny. Why’s it pecking? Whatever.

Oh, huh. Hall connects on the way back, too. You think. If there aren’t walls. If there are then duh it wouldn’t.

Split in the hallway, though. One on top, one on bottom. Decisions to be made.

Your arms feel kinda sore.

>Head up top see what yellow is. Might be worth it.
>Go to purple see thing real quick.
>Boring now, kinda sore, gonna leave.
>Other

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>>4459557
(Forgot the map.)

>>4459557
>Head up top see what yellow is. Might be worth it.

>>4459557
>Head up top see what yellow is. Might be worth it.
Oh wait, there's still a single lizard left. Guess it's running from us?

>>4459557
>Boring now, kinda sore, gonna leave.

>>4459557
>Boring now, kinda sore, gonna leave.
Miranda NEVER gets sore. its time to bail

>>4459557
>>Head up top see what yellow is. Might be worth it.

>>4459558
Wait, yellow is new, HM... Bait?

>>4459557
>Boring now, kinda sore, gonna leave.
I really think it's time to go, the seither crash is getting near.

>>4459569
Actually, get the loot on the purple light and leave ASAP

>>4459557
>Go to purple see thing real quick.

>>4459571
We need to find the last keystone anon so we can have a badass crossbow.

>>4459557
>>Go to purple see thing real quick.
It's the closest and a new color.

>>4459562
Changing to
>Go to purple see thing real quick.

>>4459557
I just realized...

Has Gartoum rested enough to go search one of the rooms yet? He could check long enough to see if the key's in one of them.

>>4459557
>Head up top see what yellow is. Might be worth it.

this way once we track back we cab check the purple signature.

>>4459583
I think he should be good enough to give us another port should we crash, but we need to get rid of the Faemetal case first since I do not think it will play nice with the spell.

>>4459583
We don't know. And i would rather save him for a emergency shadow meld

>>4459589
Can he even do that with us while we're holding the faemetal box, something that can't fit in the bag? I think finding the key so we don't have to keep ahold of the box would be more useful in comparison.

3 way tie. 5 minute tiebreaker before I roll.

>>4459590
This, we need to find the keys to get rid of the box first. We can get him to port when we crash, with that we SHOULD be able to slog through the remaining soldiers even with roll penalties.

>>4459557
wait...
can gartoum fit through the viewport of that case? if it's possible, then just shadowmeld the crossbow out of the case!

>>4459595
He should, but does Shadowmeld play nice with Faemetal?

>>4459593
dude, we can get someone on the intersection to make the crossbow small. or make some shadows inside the box and have gartoum shadow warp it out of there. the keys aren't needed.

>>4459591
I think checking up on purple won, boss, but just in case, switch me to
>Go to purple see thing real quick.

>>4459591
>3 way tie
only 2 anons voted to leave now>>4459563 >>4459565
>>4459569 has switched their vote>>4459571

>>4459598
we'd still have to lug it around the base and entirety of this mission

Rolled 1 (1d3)

...Huh. So they did. Writing.

>>4459557
>>4459591
I'll switch too
>Go to purple see thing real quick.

>>4459598
That brings up yet another concern about looting Faemetal, as in if it's so strictly anti-magic then can it even be transported to the intersection?

>>4459605
Oh, that roll is irrelevant, ignore it. I thought it was a tie and forgot to delete it.

>>4459603
We don't need to? We can get our minions or bat friend to get a hold of it for us.

>>4459607
Well, it's not draining us of our mana just by having us handle it, so it can't be too bad.

>>4459607
then why worry getting it? or on that note, we can ask sal to teleport only the crossbow and that's it.

I want to get some faemetal because our nerds could use it to make good shields or can be used for Owlia's armor project. Anything anti-magic is good loot.

>>4459616
It's a shame we're too high on seither to check up on what the bird was guarding. Chances are high that there were notes about how to make it in there...

>>4459621
>Table, lot of vials and fluids.
i think it was just potions
or maybe it's the room where they took fae-boi's blood for processing - his signature was also blue

>>4459607
We have the box it's good enough i guess

>>4459557
Well, might as well see purple thing, you’re right there. Door’s metal, but has a grill in it. You can see through it- oh, there’s something on the backend. It’s a...shield? Thing.

Opening! Yup that’s a shield. Big fat purple shield- has razorblades on the edge, too. More tables. Has a buncha different junk on it. Oh hey, that’s the thing! Keystone thing! Spherical one!

Gonna take all three, gonna open it! Oh, fell apart. Crossbow’s yours though! Yay for that. Gonna test it. Soon probably.

Okay now what to do. Ugh.

>Leaving gonna find someone and shoot them with this thing.
>Keep going there’s other stuff here. (Where?)
>Other

>>4459647
>Leaving gonna find someone and shoot them with this thing.
We're done haha!

>>4459647
>First, dump the junk into our junk holder, THEN we leave.

>>4459647
>Yoink the purple shield thing
>Leaving gonna find someone and shoot them with this thing.

>>4459647
>Leaving gonna find someone and shoot them with this thing.

>Other: Take the purple shield .

>>4459647
>>Leaving gonna find someone and shoot them with this thing.
>>Detonate the traps in ground-floor armory
this should distract them and divert some forces

>>4459647
>>4459657
>take the shield as well! and faemetal scraps too!

>>4459653
Reason why I'm suggesting we clean the table is that Miranda's high as balls, and high people aren't really the best at telling what's really valuable.

>>4459647
>>Leaving gonna find someone and shoot them with this thing.
>take the shield

Ahahahaha we're done woohoo!!!

>>4459647
>>4459657
+. And yoink the shield too + any Faemetal scraps.
Something tells me we can just charge through tarpits with it.

>>4459659
Exactly, she high as balls so she doesn't care!
It just so happens that we probably already looted the most valuable weapon in this joint.

>>4459647
I agree with >>4459653. Take everything, we'll sort and scan the junk later.
Does anyone have a list of the loot we got from this job?

>>4459664
By that logic, we should be grabbing the rest of the stuff. Remember this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvdfDveEQh4

>>4459667
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z3xqyWOe5upXuYIUsBSV4pWkC1sG0mnYzn_lJyRJZiI/edit#heading=h.k1oxstup3kiz
scroll down to 15th Job

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So is the shield pic related?

>>4459667
Lots of stuff, magic items wise? Probably just the key orbs, the 4 fairy statues, and this crossbow + bolts.

>>4459650
>>4459647
We should dump everything on the table into our bag yes!

>>4459668
I did not remember that, Who steals Saup!

>>4459670
Very similar.

Gonna steal stuff and then we leave.

Writing.

>>4459684
It's not stealing if nobody's holding it and it doesn't have a name written on it!

>>4459684
its not stealing if everyone is dead

>>4459667
>>4459669
>>4459671
in short:
>Cloak of Shadow - gift from the client
>Fairy Statues - green, red, blue and white + totem of red fairy
>loot from first lockstone: healing scarf, strange amulet, Induction Orb
>first town stuff: book scans, mushrooms (19 sweetsap, navamund, dragons breath and longdrift - 3 of each), fruits for bat-friend, provisions, map of the cotinent and drogan empire
>Holy Charter Coin (light fairy version)
>Fortress loot: large uniform, officer's armor, leather helmet (enchanted?), bracers, bucklers, flintlock pistol
>Dungeon loot: anti-grav orb, golden crossbow and bolts, purple shield, remains of faemetal case(?), whatever else is on the table right now
>pocket fairy-boy
>and the birb

>>4459697
Wonder if the birb gonna follow us once we leave

>>4459701
it will, no matter if it wants to or not.

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>local dragongirl gets high, steal neighbor's pet bird, loot town's armory and kidnap little boys

>>4459701
I'd like to think that bird looks similar to this

I love being a greedy dragon girl.

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>>4459708
God that game was fun

>>4459708
Local bird demoted to possession. More at 5

I wonder what it eats. Probably mana since it's a crystal construct.

I wonder, if we bring Gargles back, would one of the Guild of Shadows members like a giant bat mount? There's got to be a vampire or death knight that would love to adopt him.

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>>4459708
i feel miranda would be more like this

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Rolled 3 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>4459647
>>4459650
>>4459653
>>4459655
>>4459656
>>4459657
>>4459658
>>4459660
>>4459661
>>4459667
>>4459672
Welp, gonna take it. Gonna take the metal box parts. Gonna take the shield, too.

Actually gonna take all of it. Just put it in, gonna scoop it up, gonna see it later.

Right, gonna leave now. Sore-ish. Wanna shoot someone with the crossbow. Oh yeah, need the bolts. Getting the bolts now. Loaded in, awesome.

The walk back, not bad, not bad at all. Here’s the door- secret door. Opening…wait no, not opening. Probably ambush. Yeah, ambush.

What to do. Oh, wait, there's a trap. Somewhere. Elsewhere. You can feel it. Close but not everywhere. Hm.

Gonna trigger it. See what happens.

Soundless feeling in your brain, something goes off- in a good way. It's done. Dunno what, but it's done. NOW opening. Waiting. Ah, door open. Oh, still check for ambush just in case.

Ah. There’s some soldiers outside. Vaguely concerning. Hm. Gonna leave anyway.

>You're sore, they're annoying, moving past!
>Crossbow time, yes.
>Other

I hope we get a pov change for when people come back and see the dead bioweapon (Hydra) and half of the artifacts stolen not to mention the dissapearance of the fairy-hybrid.

>>4459727
>>Crossbow time, yes.

>>4459727
>Barrier. Wall. Splat.
Basically, summon a barrier and push these dudes against a wall until they splatter.

Oh yeah, forgot:

>Current Mana: I Said I'm Fine Which I Am So Shut Up/11000

>>4459727
>>You're sore, they're annoying, moving past!
>>Channel Overcharge
should bulldoze over everything

>>4459727
>You're sore, they're annoying, moving past!

choo choo motherfuckers!!

>>4459727
>Other
Since they're clogging up right in front of the entrance and leaving everything else empty....
>Have Gartoum shadowmeld us past them.
Then we run to the room where we dropped down (while spraying sticky mana everywhere like a high dragon should). We should be able to jump up before the crash hits.

>>4459727
>>4459734
Switching to
>You're sore, they're annoying, moving past!
so we can save ammo and to accurately know what happens when it fires.

i still feel we should use the magical unquenchable flames that we learned. that will definitely stop everyone on their tracks.

>>4459727
>You're sore, they're annoying, moving past!
>Barrier. Wall. Splat.
>Channel Overcharge
FUCK OFF
Run back to the place where we placed our turret and maybe get out the gauntlets to fix it fast!

>>4459746
And we need to consume some Mana crystals.

>>4459737
Well if my idea is not winning then we can just use Over Channel and sweep through this unga bunga

>>4459727
>You're sore, they're annoying, moving past!
Power walk with some
>Channel Overcharge
Never has a curt strut been so deadly, or so fast.

>>4459749
+ this too

>>4459737
these are the last few posts where synth-seither buff is still active, so we can go crazy with our inputs

>>4459735
Alarming, our mana bar is being antagonistic

>>4459754
it wants another hit.

>>4459740
Fyi boss I'm switching to just using Over Channel if it's not clear enough.

Barrier it is. Writing!

The meditation room should help us cope with the crash somewhat. Not that scary eh?

>>4459757
You mean Overcharge?

>>4459764
Oh god...

Our Mana Bar's calling the shots now.

>>4459763
we don't have that here and by the time we go to the room, the crash will be a long distant memory