You have always wanted to be an emperor. That ambition has burned dimly in the past, tempered by reality. Now the opportunity to realise your ambition has arrived and you are determined not to let it slip. Now is the time to build your empire and become an emperor.
Last Thread: You are the mercenary spellblade Saul Waise, in command of a mercenary company that is currently seizing a large amount of territory in the hopes of forming an empire. Last thread you recruited a small army, formed a plan, spent XP and stared at your Champion. Now you’re infiltrating Vitria.
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Next thread on Saturday 26th December at 5:30pm EST.
Rolls are d100 and the best of the first three posters. I may sometimes ask for more dice to be rolled by each player, but same rules apply otherwise. Please quote the post you are voting for or rolling against. Note there are hard-to-replace points that can be used to offset failures in rolls. Additional dice mechanics will be given a GDocs later.
>Now, without further ado
>>44308393
As the Vitrians begin to set-up barricades and prepare to use the foundry as a defensive position, you consider your next move closely.
Terce was the biggest threat. Once she was dead her thralls would return to normal within a few days from the sound of it. You had a few ideas on how to kill the vampire, particularly as she wasn’t particularly dangerous by herself.
But once she was dead, what next? Although now some Vitrians knew you were here helping them, it was certain that the military was also trying to help. At best you might be able to sweep in and conquer the city at the same time you fell Terce, but at the risk of having to fight a lot of Vitrian thralls and also hoping that the Vitrian military doesn’t attack you as well.
Alternatively, you could try working with the remaining nobles or else replacing them with more sympathetic ones. If Count Argyle and the young Lord Tabeth lead a counterattack against Volante it could put them out of the picture, enabling you to seize power in the city. Alternatively, you could work with that pair and try to use them to gain leverage and influence over the city – you’d be a war hero if you were responsible for fighting off Volante’s army.
The final possibility, and one you didn’t discuss with your companions in case of the Vitrians overhearing, was to kill Terce and leave Vitria to fight by themselves. You could consider them an ally, but busy yourself with attacking Darlesia or else doing nothing. In the meantime, the Vitrian army will likely be worn down by the Taourans and you could hopefully sweep up the city at the cost of losing a large amount of the Vitrian forces.
>continued
>>44308393
shit quest
>>44308400
Deciding it’s a good idea to have a solid plan in place before you set the city ablaze, so to speak, you decide on…
ASSASSINATION VOTE
All plans involves getting into the Commercia (probably via tunnelling into it from the bottom with Gnome’s help).
>1. Attempting to hide above or near Terce’s performance balcony and attack her when she comes out.
>2. Infiltrate the Rorek tower that Terce is in and try to assassinate her before her next performance.
>3. Gather up what forces you can, potentially your own military, and try a brute force assault. This is extremely dangerous given her thralling powers but would avoid any stealth issues.
>4. Custom
CITY VOTE
Once Terce is dead, you’ll…
>1. Seize the city by force with your army.
>2. Try to seize the city with politics/negotiation, using either internal nobles or the external nobles.
>3. Pull out and let Vitria wear themselves down against Taour, only to sweep in and take the city when they’re both weaker.
>4. Custom
>>44308417
gr8 post m8
>>44308444
Assassination
>1. Attempting to hide above or near Terce’s performance balcony and attack her when she comes out.
City
>2. Try to seize the city with politics/negotiation, using either internal nobles or the external nobles.
>>44308444
1. 3. Although less "pull out" and more give the impression that we never had the forces to help significantly in the first place.
>4 threads in and the shitstorm begins again
wow you guys work fast
>>44308444
>2. Infiltrate the Rorek tower that Terce is in and try to assassinate her before her next performance.
>3. Pull out and let Vitria wear themselves down against Taour, only to sweep in and take the city when they’re both weaker.
We should take Darlesia first and come back as heros
>>44308444
>2. Infiltrate the Rorek tower that Terce is in and try to assassinate her before her next performance.
>Pose as a fan of Lady Terce's performances that somehow managed to get into the Rorek Tower.
CITY VOTE
>2
>4. Search for the Hawkins family.
>>44308444
2. Infiltrate the Rorek tower that Terce is in and try to assassinate her before her next performance.
>2. Try to seize the city with politics/negotiation, using either internal nobles or the external nobles.
>>44308490
we say as our army of 7k walks quietly over to Darlesia
>>44308444
>>2. Try to seize the city with politics/negotiation, using either internal nobles or the external nobles.
>4 Rescue Sarah.
>>44308444
>2. Infiltrate the Rorek tower that Terce is in and try to assassinate her before her next performance.
>>44308444
>2. Try to seize the city with politics/negotiation, using either internal nobles or the external nobles.
>>44308490
>>44308525
I think its more "Hey you guys had an army and Darlesia needed help. We thought you could handle your end."
>>44308455
wtf why did my post get deleted
it was
1
2
>>44308525
Well I mean in the area. There's a difference between having left our army at home and thinking it'd be better to strike where they're weak, and having one hear and abandoning them.
>>44308444
>1
>1
Use help of resistance, concentrate on tying to subdue the thralls, they will be useful later on.
>>44308444
2
The tunneling thing is dumb to me.
2
We'd pretty much being throwing all of eggs in one basket, but I'd rather that than deal with the mess of nobles
>>44308578
>We'd pretty much being throwing all of eggs in one basket, but I'd rather that than deal with the mess of nobles
anon you chose the nobles option
>>44308555
Well to some degree they have the advantage as defender. In darlesia, the vamps will be defenders, so we don't want to give them time to reconsolidate. Strike their while they're weak and "trust" the vitrians to hold their own until we can try to negotiate farun to be the hammer to their anvil.
>>44308444
1
1
We are the worst at negotiating, no one knows who the fuck we are. Just take it by force and negotiate from a position of strength
Why are people votin for 2 on the first quetion? You realize that will be more heavily guarded, right?
Plus killing her in public gives better PR
>>44308444
>2. Try to seize the city with politics/negotiation, using either internal nobles or the external nobles.
Going to have to second lifting the seige on the Hawkins tower, or at least getting sarah out before she's thralled/vamped.I want my cute human heir dammit.
>>44308642
Because we dont want thralling issues. option 2 has the least thralling problems.
>>44308444
2
1, try to casually move our army inside the city first though.
>let's celebrate our victory, all lookouts and scouts are relieved for the night.
>enter our entire army
>>44308642
we can always show them her head that we cut off of her corpse as proof. No one can deny that. Or a signature token from her person that shows proof that she's dead.
>>44308642
Because who knows if we can resist her during her performance
>>44308647
>Thinking Asp will let you keep your waifu
you poor fool
>>44308444
>1. Attempting to hide above or near Terce’s performance balcony and attack her when she comes out.
>1. Seize the city by force with your army.
>>44308693
The Dragon seemed to think she could help us with that.
>>44308668
Option 1 has the exact same thrallin problems as option 2.
>>44308679
Still doesn't answer why you don't want the easier assassination.
>>44308693
Are you illiterate? It says to do it right as she comes out, before she sings, and yes we can, Lyria told us that muh, just need to open a link with her.
>>44308693
If we can't resist her, we won't have any better chance of resisting her because she can still talk the moment she spots us in her tower. Its literally all downsides.
>>44308647
I don't care either way personally. Kind of doubt Saul would care all that much either to be honest.
>>44308444
I hope she turns out to be like the performer asterisk user in BD
>2 and 2, writing
>>44308647
>Going to have to second lifting the seige on the Hawkins tower, or at least getting sarah out before she's thralled/vamped.
I'll probably roll this into Option 2 for the city choice.
>>44308753
Symphogear user or bust
>>44308757
You said you'd take reasoning into account, so why not take 1 for the first option as it's the only one with viable arguments infavor of it?
>>44308724
Asshole, if she sees us coming like she will out in the open then she will be ready for us. We need to sneak up on her
>>44308724
Lyria mostly said she thinks she has a method. Not that it was 100 percent assured.
>>44308781
You mean like what's described by "hide near the terrace"?
How do you think she won't detect us in her own fucking tower while doing so while preparig her idol routine?
>>44308771
Because even if she hasnt begun singing she did thrall people to return every day to listen again. It goes to reason that she would tell her thralls to protect her. So the difference is if our stealth fails in option 1 we have to fight a commercia full of thralls. If stealth fails in option 2 we have to fight the same tower full of thralls we were in anyway.
>>44308797
Still doesn't matter as she won't have a chance to do it.
>tfw everyone is waifuing everything instead of taking a rational approach
Suffering.
>>44308826
You're being really retarded, her audience isn't inside the tower.
And we can literally fly away if it's in the open, in the tower we'd have to fight our way out.
Asp, can we get some clarifications on how her concerts go?
>>44308811
She won't have her guard up, she won't be planning to use her voice, we can come at her from behind
>>44308855
Talk for yourself, I've waifud no one so far. Not Lynn, Gnome, or Lyria
>>44308855
BUT SARAH ANON WE NEED HER SO WE CAN BE LIKE YORK
>>44308855
Meh, I enjoyed certain aspects of the last game. Most of them are gone now, so I'm salvaging what is still left so I can have fun. Honestly, what's wrong with that?
>>44308864
You are literally retarded. Its been stated she sings from the balcony of a tower to the commercia below her. We can fly away? Sure. Can Mal? Can Gnome? Can Lynn? (maybe yes to the last one). Are we going to be carrying them as we try and assassinate her?
Just a reminder that excessive waifuing was one of the things that killed the last quest, at least from my perspective
So was BITCHING AT AND INSULTING THE QM WHENEVER SOMETHING DOESNT GO YOUR WAY and shit storming every time you lose a vote
>>44308883
>Lynn
Why would you waifu our bro Knight anyway? That's just weird, if anything we should become better friends with him and disregard women, short badasses for life.
Why is everyone so mad today?
>>44308891
I've waifud pretty much every kne though, so it balances each other out.
>>44308867
>guard
She won't have her guard up during a concert
>planning
She literally just has to talk
>behind
We can do that with 1 as well, did you even read the orevious thread's aftersession talk?
In the tower she will have plenty of guards, as well as locked doors.
>>44308913
You don't assassinate people in groups, stupid, Saul would be going alone. And Mal can teleport, by the way.
>>44308913
>gtfo
>vote was made, it's over
>deal with it
>fuck you
Move on.org people
>>44308883
Pretty much.
Though negotiations wise trying to pull support now is the best move. Pulling out has an advantage in that it's easier to take.
It has a disadvantage in that it weakens our own military when we take the place because half the men we would have had is dead because they aren't as competent as Saul.
Assassination wise either really works but I find it best to avoid getting anywhere near her thralling attempts.
>>44308911
>Most of them are gone now, so I'm salvaging what is still left so I can have fun.
You can leave then, having to 'salvage' the fun bits at the expense of the quest and other players and throwing a fit when you don't get your way is the fastest way to end this quest earlier than the last.
>>44308929
I think it comes from how each person imagines things. Because each person has a different perspective on how things are unfolding, each person thinks their logical progression is the correct one.
>>44308943
Mals teleport isnt instant and is a ritual
>>44308949
Why would I be mad when my vote won?
What image are we trying to present? Liberator, unifier? We don't have the physical attributes, history, or connections Talon did to act like him.
I think we should be the mysterious and powerful lord of dragons
>>44308919
>>44308958
>BITCHING AT AND INSULTING THE QM WHENEVER SOMETHING DOESNT GO YOUR WAY
Dude, it was one guy who said nothing was going his way, so he isn't having fun. The idea that if he continues to not have fun he is going to quit really shouldn't be grounds for being angry. Telling the Qm why he isn't having fun is called feedback, something that he has continuously asked for. Also, nobody's insulting the QM or "throwing a fit." Well, except that one anon in the last post of the previous thread, which I don't know if it is true or not.If it was, Aspir you probably owe PlansAnon an apology.
>>44308998
We're tryig to be an emperor, so I think a dictator that's better to cooperate with than to go against and who acts beneficial to his subjects, but doesn't try to present himself as a noble unifier.
We will be a conqueror.
>>44309032
Fuck off, the QM doesn't owe anyone shit.
>>44308998
I like mysterious and powerful but not as much dragon lord. That brings certain issues by itself. I really want us to be something other than "that good guy emperor man". Conquerors arent really great guys and I want Saul to be a bit more three dimensional then that.
>>44308998
Mysterious lord of dragons with a lot of weird rumours and stories going around about him?
>>44308998
I kind of like the idea of just being that powerful dude who beats the shit out of our foes. Saul does seem to do that a lot.
The entire blasting the head off a talking foe, Chopping up the RSK knights. I think giving an image of the competent person who keeps peoples shit togeather works good.
Especially considering how terrible Parras is doing in the military affairs right now.
You know if we're seizing vitria now we might be best served by making vitria our capital, ruler of vitria our primary title and our empire a vitrian empire. I love harrowmont but out of the four "immediate" territories its the only one with avoidable unrest. Promises to nobles I'd territory in darlesia and taour should silence a lot of the naysayers.
>>44309069
how butthurt
>>44309084
>Especially considering how terrible Parras
The poor bastard, some things never change
>>44309089
Harrowmont is where the source is though. I mean I'm not opposed to making something the Capitol but our primary base should be Harrowmont
>>44309082
>Conquerors arent really great guys
Alexander -the Great-.
Atilla was considered an absolute hero by his people
Vlad III was a national hero by Romanian citizens
It's all about perspective.
>>44309089
>I love harrowmont but out of the four "immediate" territories its the only one with avoidable unrest.
Vitria that is re: avoidable unrest. Not harrowmont.
>>44309083
>>44309084
I like these
Let's have dragons be to Saul what Griffons were to Talon
Attract as many to our lands as possible
>>44309114
Well it is at least on the vitrian border. We can officially make it our private retreat and dragon's nest.
>>44309089
Harrowmont gives aka chance to nerd out with architecture and build. Let's not relocate
>>44309082
I wouldn't call the last protagonist a good person either to be honest.
>>44309083
We do need to create a intelligence division just for making up random bullshit about Saul and his allies so no one can tell what is going on.
>>44309117
In Iran, to this day, he is still known as Alexander the Terrible.
>>44309127
Eventually we'll want an elite unit of knights bonded to their own dragon waifus like us.
>>44309089
Harrowmont the best, Vitria isn't even that impressive.
>>44309032
>Well, except that one anon in the last post of the previous thread, which I don't know if it is true or not.He's misinterpreting an earlier comment - I mentioned part of the reason I quit was when I realised how ridiculous the character bloat had gotten. I spotted this when I started creating the character document (which was being based off the one from PlansAnon, so I didn't disregard it). Mind you, it's one of the smaller reasons - some people (including PlansAnon) are aware of the reasons I quit, given I emailed him at the time and apologised then.
In any case, can we give this a rest and resume the quest? You can resume this stuff after the quest if you like. Sorry it's taken so long to write the update.
>2 and 2
You make up your mind on your next move and scrub out the drawings in the dirt you’d been making. As you rise to your feet you brush your hands free of the dirt and notice Gnome approaching you. She does at least seem to be in a better mood now.
“If you’re going to wipe your hands free of dirt, are you going to do something about that mess in your hair?” Gnome asks you, hands on her hips as she stares at your now red hair.
“It’s fine,” you say, glancing over at Lynn and Maloric as they approach. “Are we ready to move?”
“You have a plan?” Lynn asks, looking between Gnome and you. “Should we get you a helmet before enacting it?”
You sigh, looking at Maloric, who puts his palms up in a disarming motion. You take that to mean they’re all ready and briefly go through the plan.
“Infiltrate the tower,” Maloric says slowly. “Should we grab some of the Vitrians if we’re going to do that?”
>continued
>>44309180
“It would be risky to have so many in the tower, but if they can get us in more easily then I won’t complain.” Not that getting in will tremendously difficult, you think. It sounds like you should just be able to fly up the tower and break through one of the doors. In fact, you didn’t even need to really enter the Commercia now that you think about it.
“Are we going to tunnel through the plate?” Gnome asks, staring up at the stone slab above her head with a frown.
“No, we’ll fly.”
And fly you did. The first step was finding a suitable location to infiltrate the tower.
[DC66/80 Scouting]
>>44309083
Saul "Lord of Dragons." Waise
>>44309154
We could build it up with the intent of making it the capital later when loyalty is more assured, with it right on the border it wouldn't be a stretch to keep it as "administratively" part of vitria. Maybe make it our "personal" domain too?
>>44309127
I severely dislike the dragon motif idea.
Just because his familiar and lover is a dragon, nit everything has to be about them.
Talon had nothing to do with actual griffons, for example, when that was decided on.
>>44309169
And most people think Vlad III was a monster, figuratively and literally in some cases.
The opinion on Atilla is pretty much universally "a rapist, murderer and savage".
We can do bad things, since regardless of whether bad or good, someone is going to hate us, and someone is going to love us.
What I'm saying is that you shouldn't try to fill a roll, just do things.
Rolled 31 (1d100)
>>44309201
Rolled 49 (1d100)
>>44309201
Rolled 65 (1d100)
>>44309201
>>44309231
off by 1. the cringe.
>>44309210
Here's the thing though: dragons are pretty cool.
>>44309231
At first I thought you clutched it
then the DC punched me in the nads.
>>44309224
Yeah but its generally the native core, and our native core... Kind of sucks.
The dice roll poorly when we argue.
>>44309272
Not when it makes you look almost insecure and obsessed.
Lyria isn't even the most powerful dragons, I doubt the ctual big players would take kindly to someone naming themselves the lord of dragons.
The disgustingly terrible rolls are back.
>>44309032
It's somewhat inaccurate. While I did end up making a 8369 word character list for him, it was missing a few minor fellows, either because we never met them in person or because they were mentioned once. It was also made 4 or five threads before the end of the quest That said, I don't think Aspir really owes me an apology or anything, though he should feel free to ask for help with doc stuff if I'm still around. Please don't make it out like I'm angry or anything. I'm just intensely fustrated, and had major surgery recently
>>44309176
Its not about that, its about Politics. If we're ruling a vitrian empire run by vitrian administrators, from vitria, then people are way less likely to complain that we just showed up and made ourselves king.
>>44309210
Personally for me I"m neutral. We can use anything and as long as we are skilled with keeping power have it stick.
We could make his national Icon a unicorn as long as people could buy into the idea he gives it'll be fine.
>>44309313
Shit rolls for shitposters
>>44309225
>>44309229
>>44309231
>we drop our sword and fall onto 20 nightwalkers
>>44309355
Our flag should be a bunch of fluffy looking red spikes as the iconography.
It represents what a battlefield looks like after Saul is done with it.
If we get "too" dragon we basically are implicitly are saying our right to rule is we have a dragon and you don't, which means if anyone else with a dragon shows up and is more likeable large swaths might just switch over.
>>44309345
Which is fine until we start expanding and growing larger. After we grow larger it wont just be Vitrians and vitrian land it will be a huge gathering of peoples from across the continent. We could custom make a new city or fortress to suit that need.
>>44309231
>>44309229
>>44309225
>Saul forgot to take a shower and now 20 nightwalkers fawn over his blood covered hair.
>>44309415
That's why we must kill anyone who fits that description
>>44309423
>they think it's a fashion statement, and don't realize he is actually a human
>>44309418
the Cap needs to stay the same since that is where the source is
>>44309436
See, this psycho/yandere aproach really doesn't appeal to me either, why do you have to make Lyria so centric? Saul had a chaacter before meeting him, his whole world doesn't have to revolve around her.
And if he's gonna be an emperor he shouldn't get caught up with petty emotional bullshit like that or let it make him irrational.
>>44309418
Eh, I really don't think the fact that your foreign overlord created and 'international' city is any comfort to the fact that he's a foreigner who probably came in with foreign armies.
>Target not met; you’ll see the effect of this over time
Sir Harold had mentioned that Terce did her performances from the tenth floor balcony, so you decide to go in relatively close to that. There’s a relatively large platform facing the docks, away from the Commercia, so you decide to make use of that. There doesn’t appear to be any guards watching this, and it’s not easily visible. You’re pretty sure you blend in pretty well against the tower’s façade as you fly up it, too.
Swooping back down you let the others know.
“So, you’re going to ferry us up?” Maloric asks, an eyebrow raised.
“It’s the fastest way,” you say. “Unless you’ve worked out how to penetrate the wards with your teleportation spell?”
“Fly away,” Maloric says.
Maloric makes little noise as you carry him by the shoulders.
“You going to carry Gnome up here with a princess carry?” he jokes when you let him down.
You carry Lynn up next, finding out he’s surprisingly light despite the armour.
“I’ve been meaning to ask you,” you begin to say and feel Ser Lynn stiffen as you begin to talk. “Err, it’s just about your helmet.” He remains stiffened. “How much does it interfere with your perception? I’ve always felt a little enclosed when wearing one.”
Relaxing immediately, Lynn answers in his lilting tone, “I have rather effective magical senses so it’s no trouble. Furthermore, the dwarves built in some enchantments to prevent my senses from being too affected.”
Hmm, if magic could have that sort of effect maybe you could get a good helmet then. After dropping off Ser Lynn with Maloric you head back down to carry Gnome up. She looks at you expectantly. You carry her…
>1. By the shoulders.
>2. Fireman carry
>3. Princess carry
>4. Custom
>>44309403
I can just see the national symbol now. Two shields drawn and different pictures in each one.
On one end is a peaceful group of farmers having a feast with wonderful food.
On the other end is Saul blasting some soldiers commanders head clean off. With the words "Is this you?" Written under with a arrow pointing to the dead guy.
>>44309345
Politically speaking, again Vitria, not that impressive. It's never been a super power on the grand stage. Granted, neither has Harrowmont, but unlike Talon, Saul doesn't have the renown to distance himself from associating with Vitria so intensely. If we keep up the current pace we'd be better served growing Harrowmont's prestige alongside our own, rather than randomly relocate to it later after we've already established ourselves as a 'Vitrian' nation.
>>44309498
>>2. Fireman carry
Oh dear lord. I have to see this.
>>44309488
Well that would really be the right call if we want all in on the dragon.motif. which a good argument against going all in on the dragon motif!
>>44309498
>3. Princess carry
>>44309498
Fireman carry
Do it correctly!
>>44309498
>3. Princess carry
>>44309498
>Carry her on our shoulder!
>>44309498
>Princess carry
It's the only option, as I'd rather not make the MC into a joke
>>44309498
>>2. Fireman carry
>>44309498
>2. Fireman carry
>>44309488
Honestly for me I kind of like the image of a low key styled version of that. I have to agree though we shouldn't make the empire about her or anything.
I do kind of like the idea though that Saul has some really bizarre feelings on Lyria though.
>>44309498
>>1. By the shoulders.
>>44309551
>the option to princess carry is the one that makes him the least silly
How high are you? Can you share?
>>44309551
>Tiny McSmall Hands not being a joke
you sir are not my nigga
>>44309498
>3. Princess Carry + Accidental Grope
>>44309498
>3. Princess carry
>>44309498
>>2. Fireman carry
>>44309498
>>3. Princess carry
>>44309498
>>3. Princess carry
>>44309498
>2. Fireman carry
>>44309588
fireman carry makes him look creepy
>>44309563
I don't, the yandere angle, as Asp said about raoe, is boring and uninteresting, forces players to make irrational choices which just leads to butthurt.
Like when the qm in Banished decided to have a vote that almost no one supported win because "lol mc is insane"
>>44309551
Honestly princess carry is probably the worst way to carry someone anyway. It gives terrible stability and screws your back up something fierce.
>>44309618
So instead of carrying her the same way you carried everyone else, you have to give her special treatment.
Pls.
>>44309498
> Target not met; you’ll see the effect of this over time
bloody hell, we got pre-emptively spotted and now Lady Terce is either gonna thrall us, kill us off, flee the scene, or instead change her plans and thrall the crowd not from the balcony.
>>44309618
Women love firemen and its the safest way to carry someone. How is it creepy?
>>44309498
>3. Princess carry
I kinda want him to be more assertive around girls anyway.
>>44309504
Keeping up the current pace is going to be hard with our most prosperous and populated territory constantly on the edge of open revolt. Heck once we're past the "contested territory" stage we might move past the "make things part of vitria" stage for separate territories, which gives a decent excuse for a separate capital while still taking advantage of making things "vitrian" while its most useful.
>>44309588
Princess carry is how you carry a lady, fireman would just be a comical sight that people mostly only vote for "for the lulz"
>>44309647
She's a woman
>>44309657
>Lady Terce is either gonna thrall us
>she starts to sing
>we contact Lyria
>she yells at us until we kill Terce to shut her up
>>44309498
Fireman carry
>>44309623
Why would you need to be Irrational?
>>44309657
of course
Rolled 2 (1d2)
Fireman and princess are neck and neck. Rolling to decide because this doesn't really matter.
1 = Princess
2 = Fireman
>>44309647
He carried everybody else by the shoulders.
>>44309677
>inb4 not only does lyria not manage to protect us from thralling, it carries through the connection and now terre has a dragon thrall.
>>44309623
Banished Wuest is a shot show and I'd like to make AEQ as unappealing to its quester a as possible
>>44309647
Is there a problem with that? She's a woman, I like to imagine Saul, while having little experience, still resoects some etiquette and tries to be proper with ladies.
>>44309722
>He carried everybody else by the shoulders.
I'm aware. I voted for that. I pointed that out.
Aspie, pls.
>>44309722
Fine, as long as we princess carrySarah
>>44309722
>doesn't really matter
>but I held a vote for it anyway
pls
>>44309741
>>44309672
This is literally the worst reason outside of "lol becuz"
It is not "etiquette" to princess carry a lady, nor is it "proper".
Fucking betamax, I swear. Just fucking grab her and carry her up, we're on a mission, not a romantic outing.
Does anyone have ideas for new types of units? Do unit types matter as much anymore or is it almost exclusively elite units now?
>>44309725
Banished Quest is a good quest
For one written by an American anyway. Everyone knows Brits and Aussies make best QMs.
>>44309767
What are amusing quest choices with no long-term impact for six hundred?
>>44309793
You can create your own elite units and magitech designs will still matter. Something like Siege Archers and Daywalker Knights would definitely be elite units.
>>44309722
>Not treating our Champion with extra respect
Whelp, we definitely aren't a gentleman this time around. At least we're egalitarian?
>>44309763
Why would we give her special treatment?
>>44309781
>Why did you do this differently?
>Because she's different?
>OMFG THAT IS THE WORST REASON EVER
>>44309801
Quest is good, player base is a disaster
>>44309825
>What are amusing quest choices with no long-term impact for six hundred?
The problem is it does have impact, with the questers. You can see how people are bitching about it.
Sure, it has no impact on what happens IC but you could have skipped it entirely and just kept writing if that was the case. Now we have to listen to shitposting.
>>44309825
>implyin this didn't lock us out of the Gnome route
>>44309860
Shitposters will shitpost regardless of what choices are offered, don't blame the QM for it
>>44309825
Sooooo, Magitech Artillery could be a thing then.
>>44309830
Yes, her anatomy is so vastly different from a normal human being that she must be carried differently.
Boy, it sure is great that she is so inhuman for being a woman that we have to do something differently and less efficiently for her!
Yeah, your extremism is incredibly well-founded and a sign of great intelligence and rational thinking!
:^)
>>44309860
If we can't not bitch about something as inconsequential as this, we don't DESERVE a good quest without bitching.
>>44309890
No magitech guns. They are banned for reasons.
>>44309825
Ok. Is our armor special in any way? Im wondering if its possible for us to train spellblades ourselves early on to give us an elite boost and small guard.
>>44309871
He's implying that we were already locked out of the Gnome route.
>>44309845
Just like this quest and every other good quest then
>>44309909
Base it on a ballista? Or is that Siege Archers?
>>44309827
>Why would we give her special treatment?
I was half joking due to all the dislike people were giving her.The other half was serious because I legitimately liked her the most out of all of our previous harem.
>>44309880
This could very easily have been avoided, trying to shield Aspie from something that has everything to do with the fact he allowed it is sad.
What I'm saying is there could have been -less- shitposting, now there is more.
>>44309860
>You can see how people are bitching about it.The original AEQ involved a ridiculous amount of comedic choices. They're fun to write and hardly special.
>>44309912
You could, though Saul would need somebody to actually do the formal side of magic as he'd be pretty terrible at explaining things. It'd be like somebody who does calculus in their head with no working trying to explain it to a high school student.
>2.
As you fly up the tower with Gnome across your shoulders you get the feeling that you’re doing something wrong. Mostly you get that feeling because someone is staring daggers at you from next to your head. Nothing is said on the flight up, which suits you just fine as you don’t really want to have another conversation about your hair being messy.
Hmm, maybe you should talk to Gnome about this later before it gets any worse.
As you set her down, you ignore the look of disbelief that Maloric gives you.
“So, what was that about?” Maloric asks you as Gnome steps up to the door, working her magic to open it.
“The general was merely carrying somebody of such large stature and weight in the most physically efficient manner possible,” Lynn answers for you.
You stare at the wall for a moment, you face perfectly straight as Gnome glares back at the short knight by your side. When she turns back to the door you shake your head with a smile and say nothing more.
The door opens without much trouble, but before you step in you scan the room inside. It’s a sitting room, if a large one.
[DC73 Magical Senses]
>>44309722
If Gnome asks just say we figure with her age she wouldn't enjoy the princess carry. After all she is a grannies granny in age.
>>44309925
A poll was done and literally 1/3 questers are just there to shitpost
>>44309946
Me too but only because I liked her smut scene the most
Rolled 20 (1d100)
>>44309965
I smell vampires
Rolled 31 (1d100)
>>44309965
Doom.
Rolled 1 (1d100)
>>44309965
Rolled 8 (1d100)
>>44309965
Rolled 71 (1d100)
>>44309965
Rolled 46 (1d100)
>>44309965
Leggo my eggo
>>44309995
And lo, the devil lives among us.
>>44309965
>Gnome's dislike intensifies
Clearly no long term impact there...
Well, this certainly started out well.
Rolled 65 (1d100)
>>44309965
>The original AEQ involved a ridiculous amount of comedic choices
>tfw you know, and you know it didn't involve shitposting like this most of the time
>>44309985
>>44309989
>>44309995
Blackwater strikes again
>>44309985
>>44309989
>>44309995
Owch.
>>44310001
Hahah.
>>44309995
>>44309989
>>44309985
>>44309995
Unfuckingbelieveable
>>44309995
the dice giveth and the dice taketh
>>44309995
Ha!
>>44310030
The ride's gonna end with us as a vampire's waifu at this rate.
>>44310025
/tg/ went downhill anon. ;_; Still remember 2012-2013.
>>44309313
>>44309995
told you guys and you didnt listen
>>44309995
I guess that anon was right before, the more people fight the worse the rolls get.
Neat.
>>44309965
>“The general was merely carrying somebody of such large stature and weight in the most physically efficient manner possible,” Lynn answers for you.
Best boy
>>44310025
>>tfw you know, and you know it didn't involve shitposting like this most of the time
Well yes, everyone knew what they were getting with Talon. Some people are trying to keep Saul celibate/monogamous, and are shitposting because of it. We'll grab a harem and things will settle down.
And than we were a Thrall
>>44310078
Welp, time to restart with Talon again.
>>44310057
In 2012-2013 we were all pining for 2010-11
First we fuck up the scouting roll, now our magic sensing roll is as shit as it can possibly be.
Is there anyone who /doesn't/ think we're walking into the biggest of all ambushes right now?
>>44310078
Nah, Lyria wouldn't allow that, she can probably rage us up hard enough that we can kill every vampire in the tower.
>>44309995
At least the others shouldn't be so blind, r-right?
>>44310114
Saul certainly doesnt
>>44310073
>We'll grab a harem and things will settle down.
Hah, that's what will happen. Then people will feel justified in their shitposting
>>44310055
At least when we get turned into a daywalker some time in the future, we will get a nice new ability.Felix, your power was broken and you fucking knew it.
>>44310114
I dont know what your talking about anon, our magical senses say everything is fine :)
Speaking of. What stat increases our magical senses? Will or Magic?
>>44310104
That's because people then were a tad dumb. Those where the worst years along with 08.
>>44310126
>implying she isn't asleep right now
>>44310138
>Hah, that's what will happen. Then people will feel justified in their shitposting
Nah, they purefags will shitpost for a bit, then leave. The Talonfags will probably settle down a bit once we start domming Sarah again.
>Target not met (no critfail)
There’s a few glasses strewn about the room, as though a gathering was disrupted suddenly. Dried red wine stains are on a rug to one side, along with shards of glass where the wine glass was dropped on tile. An open decanter of brandy accompanies several bottles of wine on the coffee table in the centre of the room. You doubt this room has seen much use for several days.
Unfortunately, although the room itself was empty you couldn’t be as certain about the rooms on either side. Maloric had acquired a sending crystal that contained a display of the floors of the tower and you knew that you could exit this room to either a banquet hall, which would then lead to the staircase up to the tenth floor where you suspected Terce was staying. Or else you could take the other door either to the servant wing on this level or to a staircase down a floor to where Lady Rorek’s suite was. Apparently the lady had issues with heights and had chosen a suite as close to the ground as her guards had allowed her.
You can’t sense any vampire or magic in use nearby. In turn, Gnome cannot detect any significant movement or magic nearby, including vampires, which was odd. The magic reinforcing the tower’s structure made it difficult to feel up or down a floor but she shouldn’t be so badly affected. The question was, do you go straight for where Terce is positioned, despite not being able to sense any vampires there, or do you go elsewhere and try to get more information?
>1. Go straight for Terce. The tower’s wards might just be screwing with your senses.
>2. See if you can find some servants who might help you find your target.
>3. Go down a floor and see if you can’t find the thralled Lady Rorek – she might be of some assistance in finding where Terce is and what is going on.
>4. Custom
>>44310236
>>3. Go down a floor and see if you can’t find the thralled Lady Rorek – she might be of some assistance in finding where Terce is and what is going on.
Or we can kill her in "self defense."
>>44310236
>3. Go down a floor and see if you can’t find the thralled Lady Rorek – she might be of some assistance in finding where Terce is and what is going on.
>>44310236
>1. Not alerting the thrills that will inevitably give us away.
Let's get this over with.
>>44310236
>3. Go down a floor and see if you can’t find the thralled Lady Rorek – she might be of some assistance in finding where Terce is and what is going on.
Really don't want to continue blindly stumbling along.
>>44310236
>1. Go straight for Terce. The tower’s wards might just be screwing with your senses.
>>44310236
>1. Go straight for Terce. The tower’s wards might just be screwing with your senses.
She's in the fucking room with us, I know it.
>>44310236
>3. Go down a floor and see if you can’t find the thralled Lady Rorek – she might be of some assistance in finding where Terce is and what is going on.
>>44310260
...thralls, not thrills.
>>44310236
>>3. Go down a floor and see if you can’t find the thralled Lady Rorek – she might be of some assistance in finding where Terce is and what is going on.
>>44310236
>2. See if you can find some servants who might help you find your target.
>>44310223
There is no such thing as peace, here.
>>44310236
>>1. Go straight for Terce. The tower’s wards might just be screwing with your senses.
>>44310236
Idk what to vote for because of all those failures we made
>>44310223
>domming Sarah again.
>No more smut written about this however
I can already hear the tears.
>>44310341
Vote for the most situationally logical path ignoring meta
>>44310325
>There is no such thing as peace, here.
Just saying, 90% of character shitflinging was caused by one issue, which should be resolved.
>>44310348
smut attracts smutfags anyway
>>44310223
>doming Sarah like Talon
You realize that most of the reason she was into him is that fact that Talon had been an in game international sex symbol prior to the start of the quest? Sarah doesn't have a few dozen trash novels written about Saul's prowess hidden in her closet.
>>44310348
>I can already hear the tears.
Meh, as long as its clear that we are domming her I'm fine.
>>44310348
aspie still keeps the smutbins from last playthrough for you to fap over. be happy he didn't delete those pastebins.
>>44310376
But it wont. I'm just saying, man.
>>44310454
You don't even know which issue I'm referring to.
>>44310425
Eh, Sarah's still a sub, and we're still rescuing her.
>>44310428
It's time to despair. Despair. Why would you want your waifu defiled instead of pure anon? Why?
>>44310425
I'm pretty sure it was more he hold her nation in his hand then anything.
>>44310236
>2. See if you can find some servants who might help you find your target.
>>44310487
>You don't even know which issue I'm referring to.
The funny thing is it doesn't matter.
>>44310114
Where's that dead space image with Isaac going "I should be okay" before entering the stalkers room
>>44310487
>She's still a sub
But anonwe're a Sub too
>>44310454
Pretty much. As long as this place exists there will be someone shitflinging about something somewhere.
>>44310491
>It's time to despair. Despair. Why would you want your waifu defiled instead of pure anon? Why?
Because Maldom is my fetish, duh. One of the reasons why I like Talon.
>>44310538
I'm happy your fetishes don't actually get to decide MC's character.
>>44310538
Lyria can dom them together!
>>44310538
... No we really aren't. Hell, even Finn mostly dommed
>>44310538
Don't you know anon? Appearances can be deceiving.
Though more seriously oddly enough Saul does actually seem to have more control over his team then Talon did.
>>44310547
But anon why would you want another man to have sex with your waifu? A waifu is for having that done personally. Not seeing that happen.
... so, wait, Aspiring Emperor Quest started over? After all that fucking effort with Talon, it's all just down the drain? What the hell, man? Are we ever going to even see Talon again, or did he just get fucking tossed in the trash?
>>44310654
He's dead jim
>>44310654
He died to the daywalker in a battle before the quest started.
>>44310654
You could literally take 2 minutes either in the archive and or the twitter na find out
>>44310654
He's dead, Jim.In this alternate timeline, at leadt.
