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Game continuation bread, where the party gets ready to wander off into parts unknown, potentially in different directions or to different areas. More bantz to go on in the meantime, but last bread got stale so here's a fresh one.
New players welcome/encouraged.
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>>21506"then if that way flawed maybe a voidstone could kill."
>>21505"I think that's a good idea,....
>>21503"Trump, what say you?"
>>21507"I'm not certain he did. Remember when he first attacked, he spoke to it like a companion, rather than a dictator. I almost think he may have - crazy as it sounds - made
friends with it."
>>21509but Trumpaladin is presumably in the Tower having just fought with Tracy and argued with Tay..."Well, he also drained the life force from it. That didn't seem very friendly"
>>21508"I still think your plan is stupid, but yeah, that could kill one"
>>21510"uh well it make things it touch go away, me origanaly think me find way to stop from doing that and make ana ting with stone."
>>21512Nice pali
Thez is speaking to Trump, but her eyes are all daggers at Infernius.
"I mean, what do you think about the possibility that perhaps sealing the Terrasque might not have been the 'correct' method, especially with the prospect of liberating all involved to go back to and about their previous lives,"
>In the towerThen that's where we're all at. It's a little late to stall the dialogue.
>>21513"A voidstone doesn't just make things 'go away', they cease to exist. If I or you touched a voidstone, we would no longer
be. As in, no resurrection, no revive,
not even the memory of our existence to those who have known us. All traces would vanish, leaving only the sensation that something has been forgotten. I'll ask you now never to even suggest such a thing. You weren't,... you were weren't you?"
[1d20 = 3]
T> sense motive
>>21515"i ask ben about a stone more rare than a diamond he tell me it make nice ring."
>>21516"My cat? Tracy? What?"
>>21515"Do you mean to suggest that we should have annihilated it, or that we should have been diplomatic with it?"
>>21520"you know the lizard-cat wasn't "fat?" its name?"
>>21520"I don't know. The Terrasque is eternal, and vastly incomprehensible. Perhaps there is more to it than just a monster to be subdued is what I'm thinking. I mean, the legends had to have come from
somewhere, and many legends have a foot-hold in truth."
>>21519Thez mutters something about trusting Jews.
"Its true that they're more rare, but I'll tell you this," her voice grows quieter and more somber.
"I don't know whom I've forgotten to the Voidstone plains. I literally can't tell you more than that, though I desperately wish I could."
>>21522"thez you honestly think me would want to forget you? *infernuis tears up* me love you!"
>>21523>forget"No I don't. But you may be right. Perhaps total annihilation is what is necessary, at least as far as escaping this,... existence."
>>21521"Oh, you mean Fae. What do you want me to ask her?"
>>21522"How exactly was it that the tarrasque was keeping us here? I'm guessing it's not a coincidence that when it was sealed, it took the form of a football. Is, perhaps, the tarrasque Providence itself? That is to say, the avatar of Providence?"
>>21524"if we escape we still be together?"
>>21525"ask about terasque she know about football right?"
>>21527"But of course she knows about Football. I hadn't thought to ask her. Do you want me to ask her now?"
>>21529"then me say the teraasque stay sealed."
>>21529"Well, in any event, I can say that I feel like it is nothing less than Providence forcing us here. If that is true, there is no escape, and that is that"
>>21530"No, It couldn't hurt to ask," she says quietly.
>>21531"I agree."
>>21532"Ana *infernuis says while walking towards thez* me would rather be erased from existance than exist without you."
>>21532"So... Where do we go from here?"
>>21534I'd like to carry on with the plot exploration, but,...
Thez runs forward and buries her face in Infernius' chest. "I know alright!? I knew all along about your plan with the Negative Energy Plane! I heard all about it from Ponimaru, when you were talking to Ben! I,... I know. I just,... <many sniffs and sobs> it may be - probably is - the best way. Just,... take me with you. Don't run off,...."
>>21537"only if you promise not to sacrifice yourself again!!"
>>21539"weirdly enough, it seems to have worked out in the end. She was - you were - liberated from the infernal nature placed upon her - you"
>>21539Holy shit, you've got her with that one! One! OH!
Thez is stunned by that. COMPLETELY unable to respond.
She stiffens her lip.
"I promise." tears flow no homo unabashedly.
>>21539>>21543"I wish I could experience love like that..."
GM mutters something about making a lengthy post in the Tulpa thread
>>21543"good"
*kisses lovingly and wipes away her tears*
>>21544"try showing a little affection to Tracy"
>>21547"I did try. I've tried several times. Never rewarded."
>>21548GM interjects.
"In my experience, its not a matter of finding the one that is right for
you, its about learning to be the right one for someone
else."
>>21549"I don't think my personality makes me well suited for love then"
>>21551You doubt yourself? Then you are a fool. I don't say that dismissively, I say that respectfully. I'll put that one on the back-burner.
>>21551"it not so hard ou just gotta put yourself in their shoes"
Tl;dr This thread is ALL about romance, in one shape or another. The potential for one is likewise for all. Different shapes, different forms. Shush now.
"So then, a voidstone. Its not exactly something one can 'pick up and carry around', nor 'put in a jar and leave it'".
>>21554"me have enough faith in hitler to protect me he has all my life."
>>21555"You'll need more than faith. Voidstones are drawn to sentient life, but cannot be controlled by them. The physics behind them are unknown, but they naturally move toward whatever consciousness is in their surroundings. It is almost as though,..." she thinks for a moment, "almost like they are seeking consciousness themselves."
"... like an awareness that is devoid of consciousness, which otherwise seeks it!" she exclaims as though onto something not otherwise described.
She kisses Infernius fully openly, longingly, prolongedly, lastingly, sincerely, fervently,... need I go on?
"You delightful genius! A voidstone is a life!"
GM interjects
I didn't plan that, I didn't script any of this, and I take no responsibility.
>>21558"me smartest man in port barry!!"
>>21560Believe what you want, I had a
whole different set of circumstances and agenda. This is all literally serendipity. BTW, I never mention inorganics did I?
>>21562i bet you never thought this
>>1870 →would lead to this
>>21562 >>21563Marvelous point.
Who
could have imagined? Certainly not me!
Deliberately avoiding accusations of faggotry et alI thought this was-just/might-be going to be a fun game.
https://youtu.be/vzDPIrEiS-U >>21565>>21536Fae flew in some time ago, she just had the presence of mind to be discrete about it. She could discern the significance of the moment and kept vigil.
>>21566he wanted to ask her about the terasque.
>>21567i gotta go to sleep guys see you tommorow.
>>21567And she (Fae) did smile, knowing (in as much as she could) what would (will) result of what has transpired (again, inasmuch as she could), almost as though her vigil had satisfied something she had kept unspoken.
>>21549No more Jew blood
>>21550No more Jew blood
>>21552No more Jew blood
>>21553No more Jew blood
>>21554No more Jew blood
>>21566>Fae has basic social etiquetteHow dare she
>>21569Fae, why you betray me like this?
>>21570GM grabs the pot from the back-burner.
So are we talking literally, or in-game here?
>>21551 >>21571I put all of my characters dialogue in quotes.
>>21572I thought I was talking to Trump with that,....
>>21547"It's the same pattern for weeks now, everyday. I do something nice to her, or we share a nice moment, and then she betrays my trust quickly. We share a moment when the mechanics come and the cores 'vanish.' We share a night and then she vanishes from my arms. Now I heal her in the shooting range and have nice moments, just for her to try yet again to poison her child. This is every day. Every time I think have moved forward, I am pulled right back. Do you not see the obvious insanity in doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results?"
>>21558"Forgive me, but what is the purpose of talking of void stones? So a certain something far away is alive. Why do we care? There are so many alive things far closer that are of more concern."
>>21571Just remarks. If I intended it to be in game, I would have put it in quotations
>>21575Aren't Infernius and Thez still at the fight club?
>>21575>voidstonesNevermind that, just an inspiration for a plot device
>remarksHmmmmm
>>21576IDFK anymore
>>21579
What was the name of that fictional serial killer (fictional, I think) who'd put a horse's head his victim's bed's to intimidate them?
>>21575All I can really say is that if someone were to have told me where I would find my girl (
not Thez) I would have laughed at them and not believed them.
>>21580I thought that was an Al Capone thing.
>>21580The only thing that really comes to mind is the scene in the Godfather when a crime boss kills the prized racing mare of some man and places the severed head in the person's bed to emphasize that he better accept his offer
>>21583
... and I'd been in my job for 5 years when we met. Sounds like a plan.
>>21587IKR? Life happens when you least expect it.
>>21581>Al CaponeAh, now I remember. It was from The Godfather. I could look up the inspirations for that scene as thematics for Tracy's Nithing poles.
>>21590Sorry, didn't see it.
It's funny, because it so similar to the Nordic ritual to curse a person's household to death. It might have been inspired off of it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithing_pole Tracy flips through the catalogs of magic items in the crafting booklets at the workshop, and momentarily wishes she weren't a mudpony..
>>21592Oh, like she can't ask just about anyone - NPCs even - to give her a 'hand'
kek >>21593What about scrolls? They count as spells, right?
I can't for the life of me remember what scrolls she bought in town back then (it was before the first Soros fight, I can only remember Conceal Alignment), but I think I'll have her trot down to the shop and see what's available, if she can right now.
>>21593>NPCs evenIt would also be good to Gather Information around town about any mages for hire that may have settled in Port Barry.
>>21594>scrollsI think I put the bar at 3rd level spells, but I don't recall what all was acquired either.
>magesOn that note, don't expect
too much, I'm deliberately keeping NPC ranks low just because PCs are pretty fuggin' powerful as is. Having said, the trades and skill level of NPCs (as well as the number and diversity) has increased notably. Port Barry has become quite a 'thing' in-game.
Also yes, I know this bread is hella stale. I've got some errands to run, but I'll bake a new one in an hour or so.
>>21596How does one determine how long it will take to craft an item?
>>21596Actually, I have a few NPCs I need to talk to
>>21595>mages for hireHow tragic it is that no one in your party can perform magic
>>21600I would, but crafting magic items can take quite a while, can't it? I don't want to get in anyone's way.
>>21598Depends on the item, the spells/resources/xp required, the crafting level, and how salty I am from real-life shit
its true though >>21601Difficult to say. It would depend on the person, the amount of time, and the possible benefits of the crafted item.
What are you looking to make?
>>21599As far as NPCs, I can't really think of a trades-person that wouldn't be in Port by this point. Certain skill levels will naturally be less represented, but at the least players won't have to worry about "untrained" skills.
>>21605Sure. If I don't reply right away, I'm thinking of a good answer.
>>21603Really, anything useful to Tracy (she can't really use most of what's on the list). There was a whole list of cool/useful things I wanted
(Mask of the Skull), that weren't really within plausible reach for her. The first thing I thought of to upgrade the Nithing Poles into Darkskulls, to serve as cursed mailboxes for assassination requests, and to collect payments/offerings.
For now, since levitation is a 2nd level spell, I'll have her buy the scroll at the shop and get to work on some Horseshoes of Zephyr; since those don't look expensive.
Fug it, I'm gonna go ahead and bake new bread
>>21607May as well get to work on a bow as well, not sure about enchantments yet though.