Also she has huge tits.

>>566169
yeah that is probably a thing too.

Vicki 2014/03/13(Thu)16:19 No. 566220 ID: 753e50
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>>566177
"Well, fuck! I guess as long as those tits are big, everything is A-OK!"

"Aye, lass... yeh're nothin' to scoff at bu-"

"Not me! For fucks sake, did I say that out loud? It's- it's the guides, they're saying there's a blood mage outside-"

"-tha' has big tits? Well... tha' changes everythin'..."

"Oh for-...!"

Is everybody else crazy? Am I the only one who's upset by a FUCKING BLOOD MAGE barging into our house?

Okay. Fine. So if she's going around saying "lord" then it's definitely Lord Baron. None of the others are really pompous enough to use titles like that. I... I guess I don't want to piss him off, so I'll accept whatever he wants to give me. But I seriously don't like anything about this.

I guess the only other question is, what should we be doing? Firebeard's shown that his fire can hold off the ice and cut through the cold a bit, so, I guess.. move the fire beside the door? I kind of don't want to have her crazy magic blowing up against his fire magic or something, but... I don't know. I don't really want to die in here either, so, what can we do to help? I've been practicing a little and I may be able to help him maintain a second fire, but, like... I also don't really want to set the house on fire again.

how bout you ask firebeard about your powers then, I mean if you damn near burned down the house trying to heat up some coffee he had to notice something about your magic. It might help you control your powers a bit, or at the very least let you choose when to blow shit up.

>>566220
Moving it over to the door would be good. She's going to use the blood in Victor's pile of corpses to turn the hallway "alive" so she can open the door without the ice spreading throughout the rest of the building. If the ice is melted near the door then we can get out of here without having to cross the ice.

You do not have to make friends with the blood mage. Just be polite and accept her help. You will not get far if you get flustered every time someone dangerous shows up.

Also offending powerful people just because you disprove of there lifestyle is never a smart idea. Once you get some power yourself you can pick and choose. But right now you are in a dangerous place. You have just enough power to kill yourself and all your friends but no way to control it.

Also the opportunity to learn some blood magic is a good thing. Magic is all about what you use it for. You do not have to go around boiling peoples blood for fun. There should be plenty of other constructive uses for it.

>>566232
building on that! The same blood boiling charm that can so easily kill can also be used to protect from the cold!
Honestly? This particular guide agrees-this doesn't seem good. And now that I think on it, we might be able to foil Lord's scheme by running to A.A.E with this once Lord Baron's blood mage isn't around.

>>566237
she may already hate us though. i doubt she approves of someone learning from the any of the big books. she is goddess of tech. book magic is as opposite of her as it gets.

Oh, and just a warning: she solved V-2's cold body problem by inscribing half a bloodboil rune on his face. He's warm now! Also we found out V-2's body is totally dead. He has a "pulse" near the green orb, but otherwise I think he's just puppetting the body.

Vicki 2014/03/17(Mon)19:59 No. 566795 ID: 753e50
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She's going to turn the hallway alive?! I- oh, for fucks... okay. Fine. Whatever, if it'll work I guess...

So, uhm... one of you was saying I should run to A.A.E. with all this. Honestly, A.A.E. really isn't much better. Like, let me put it this way- she used to be a goblin before she was a god. So, you know, she's got all of their charming qualities on top of her godly egomania. She'll be totally honest and straightforward with you, if you make a deal with her you can be 100% sure she'll keep it. But, it's like, usually her deals are more along the lines of "if you don't worship me unquestioningly for the rest of your life I'll rip out your spinal cord and strangle you with it." or "I'll give you this perpetual motion machine but you better convert two thousand to me by next week or I'll slaughter your boyfriend and your parents and everybody who's ever met you ever. And THEN I'll choke you with your own spine.".

I really don't want to get involved in this whole thing because it's really, really fucking stupid and brutal and violent. Their followers on both sides get killed all the time. Stupid people keep getting involved with it though because Baron can make you better at magic and A.A.E. can make you smarter, on top of all the other stuff any god could give you. Plus A.A.E. is the only goblin god so practically all of them are worshippers of her just by default.

I guess we really don't have a choice about being in this war though. He's kinda already singled me out, so... whatever. If this blood mage has a tome for me, I guess I'll take it. But I was just starting to get my head wrapped around the 'school' thing, and now we're getting involved in some kind of war..? ...I am such an idiot for starting all this shit.


And I'm still not happy with the hallway outside being alive. Like, not at all.

>>566295
At least we got something out of all this. A little bit of information, huh? So he's definitely dead. I kinda guessed that, I mean, he's got this big gaping headwound and all... but it's good to know for sure.

well your at the door so you might as well open it, might be able to get into the hall before it becomes alive

and I'll stop asking you to ask firebeard about your magic as you stopped seeming to care at this point.

>>566795
Right, so, this situation seems handled. Want to send us to Victor?

Hunh...Well hey the door's right there. Maybe you guys could open it? No need to do the hallway alive thing then, unless, yanno, it's dangerous to get caught in that spell.
As far as landing yourself in the war...I figure if it wasn't you, it'd be someone else, and you have Victor-you're probably better suited to this than your average schmuck, even if it doesn't feel like that at the moment.

also, a blood mage may be able to explain the bleeding from the eyes thing.

Vicki 2014/03/20(Thu)16:40 No. 567134 ID: 753e50
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>>566798
>and I'll stop asking you to ask firebeard about your magic as you stopped seeming to care at this point.

I'm sorry. It's not that I don't care or that I'm ignoring you or whatever, I've just got... stuff on my mind right now.

"Uhm... Firebeard? So, uhm, since you saw my magic and all.. do you have any idea why it went all haywire and crazy like that?"

"Nae, lass. Whate're yeh did, it ain't real fire magic. Nothin' like anythin' Ah'd ever seen. Dinnae feel righ'."

"Well... can I still try and learn real fire magic from you?"

"...Aye, but we're doin' it ou' in tha' open next time."


Okay, so, this is where we put the fire before. Trying to unfreeze the door was pretty much the first thing we did. We moved up to the table afterward because it was a little more elevated and I felt a little claustrophobic and trapped down here.

The door was totally jammed.... nnngg!! Yeah... it still is. I think the ice got into the mechanism stuff inside. Goblins can't just make, like, a super-simple sliding door, it's just a waste if they don't stuff at least four thousand gears and wires in there just because.


I'll send you guys off to Victor. I hope he's doing okay.

Victor 2014/03/20(Thu)16:42 No. 567136 ID: 753e50
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[[There you all are. We ran into a small problem.]]

"Ionathi vionn eoh."

"VIAH NEH AIEH IANNI COCKSUCKING VIHN!"

[[We managed to track the Ent down a little before nightfall. We flagged down the foot and got inside perfectly fine. However, we are stuck in the lobby, so to speak. I was going to summon you all back earlier when we discovered the doorsman does not speak English-]]

"Ionathi vionn eoh."

"AHN EITH VINNAE AEETHIN you FUCKING RACIST PIECE OF SHIT LET US IN!"

[[-but fortunately, Seshe speaks fluent Elvish. Unfortunately, the doorman has no intention of allowing an Orc, a Goblin, and a walking Anelyd inside.

It appears his position was decided long before she ever began calling him a "cocksucking whorelicking fuck-head". Although I am sure that is not helping.]]

"Ionathi vionn-"

"AIETH NIH VIONNA FIO UETH VAHN!"

"Ionathi vionn eoh."

>>567136
Tell him it's fine, and that you are perfectly happy camping here. In front of the door. I'm certain this will not have a negative impact on visitors.

Or he can point you all to the nearest lay-line and you can all cheerfully leave him alone.

huh, think if we told him the sooner he lets us reach the layline or whatever the teleporting thing was called the sooner our little friend will stop yelling at him. We just want to get home.

Also Vickie is about to gain a second book, Lord Baron has seemed to take an interest in her, and he sent a blood mage over to the school to help teach Vickie some magic. Please don't shout this out loud either as we also learned that A.A.E. kinda kills the hell out of anyone even associated with the Baron and seeing as most goblins worship her I'd rather not have you old boss know about this, just a bit of paranoia is all.

So whats he saying? Ask your angry goblin friend if she minds us trying to grab some language from her head.

>>567136
Yeah I figured this might happen. Are you any closer to the Tower? Maybe we can just hop off and go there.

He keeps saying the same thing, it sounds like he's asking for...Some sort of proof? Password?
That's the thing that strikes me as odd.
He seems just somewhat weary, but I feel like an angry goblin in your face would eventually get to you if it was just a technicality thing...I wonder if it's more like 'you need X level of druidry' or something to go further...
Sorry, I can't offer much more than speculations here, though I DO see a ladder leading upwards...Which probably is the gate he's gaurding.

I bet he is asking for our passports.

Victor 2014/03/26(Wed)18:11 No. 567741 ID: 753e50
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>>567144
[[We are actually further from the tower, as this city does not like to stay in one place, and has been steadily moving in the opposite direction. Also, it is dark outside, and I do not wish to be out hiking during the night in uncivilized ork-inhabited woodland. It seems a poor idea to me.]]

"ONATH NIH FIO-"

"Ionathi vionn eoh."


>>567139
[[I was rather hoping we would not catch the attention of the gods so soon. That is not at all a good thing. However I suppose there is not much we can do about it. It is already done.

We will worry about that later. There is nothing I can do right now, stuck here as I am. For the time being...]]

"UIRITH OAN INNO VIOS DICKLICKING FINNI!

"Ionathi vionn eoh."

>>567140
[[Probing around her head would be exceedingly offensive, both because I know her as a friend, and because as a goblin she is intensely opposed to magic.

That does give me an idea, though. I will attempt to transpose you onto the elf, instead. I have had some practice with manipulating you, after all. And if you could understand my green headed clone, you should be able to understand and converse with him.

You may wish to remind him that I could boil his skull out through his ears if I chose to do so. With a more pleasant choice of words, of course. I'm afraid I'm a little too tired and frustrated to be diplomatic right now, but I do not wish to be labelled as criminals before we've even stepped foot inside.]]

"IRITH-"

"Ionathi vionn eoh."

"NAIEH--"

"Ionathi vionn eoh."

??? 2014/03/26(Wed)18:12 No. 567742 ID: 753e50
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Goddess almighty it's only been twenty minutes. Am I going to be putting up with this all shift?

"I SWEAR TO GOD YOU FUCKING PIECE OF DOGSHIT CUM GUZZLING FUCKHOLE!"

"You're not allowed inside."

"What the FUCK do you want US TO DO? We NEED TO GET IN!"

Of course you do. And I really need a break from stubborn goblins.

"You're not allowed inside."

Maybe I'll call in that favour. Let Arleyn deal with this shit.

"I'm NOT FUCKING LEAVING UNTIL I GET IN YOU GODDAMN LONG EARED MONKEY!"

"You do realize that you are only proving my point, right? We have a clean, organized city, a city I am pretty proud of. We do not need orc thugs, goblin nut jobs or... talking magic worms ransacking and causing chaos in our city. Only the races of man are allowed in. I did not set the rule, but that is the rule. It is also a rule I personally happen to like. Any one of you could cause goddess knows how much damage, and guess who would have been held responsible for it?"

"GODDAMN MOTHERFUCKER! I DON'T GIVE A SHIT JUST LET US IN!!"

"Ah... of course you don't. My answer is still the same. You are not allowed inside."

maybe if you tell her where to a layline so she can leave you wouldn't have to put up with the goblin anymore.

>>567742
Hi dipshit. Guess who else you're keeping out? Us. I'll give you three guesses as to who we are.

Now. These three were kidnapped and stranded out in the middle of this forest, and wish only to find the nearest leyline so that they can get back home. If you're so worried about your city just have some guards escort them to a leyline.

Or, y'know, we could cause you untold pain and suffering. Up to you. You don't even want to know what the Anelyd is capable of.

>>567743
Nah. Let's not say that.

>>567742
Tell her you can let her in if she can manage to be quiet for ten minutes, and then ask calmly and politely to be let in. Alternatively point them towards the nearest leyline and tell them to go fuck off towards some other city.

Hell, you could even call security over to "escort" them into another place.

Oy, Goblins, am I right?
And if you're wondering what's going on with your thoughts...We're voices from another dimension. Magic wierdness with that, and we were sent to you via that magic worm guy. He's normally pretty swell, but he really isn't in the mood for diplomacy, hence the sending of us to talk to you.
Basically, these three got kidnapped by...We dunno, but the kidnappers were rather incompetent about it, given how easily the worm got out. Effectively? The three of them just want to get to a Leyline so they can go home, or at least the worm does. That's all we need, so we can get out of your hair, so to speak.

>>567746
>let's not say that
You mean >>567745 right? I reposted because I said nexus instead of leyline.

you do know the talking worm thing is basically the most magical thing around right? and it was recently attacked and had it's stuff destroyed and so is rather upset and just wants to go home.

??? 2014/03/27(Thu)16:51 No. 567813 ID: 753e50
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"Please wait for a few minutes."

"What are you- OH NO YOU ARE NOT SHUTTING ME OUT MOTHERFUCKER DON'T YOU DARE CLO-"

??? 2014/03/27(Thu)16:51 No. 567814 ID: 753e50
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"I needed a break. Thank you for the excuse.

So... you guys again, huh? You don't need to introduce yourself, my little Sis' is a magic crafter. She used to torment me with this crap all the time. I'll be falling asleep when WHAM, voices in my head that won't shut up.

At least you're easier to deal with then the goddamn goblin is. Except the one calling me a dipshit. He can go suck a dick.

I know you're on a time limit. The worm probably just summoned you, so you have ten, fifteen minutes? I'll get to the point. The only leylines I know about are the ones upstairs. And maybe there's a few in that ork city we passed, but that's a hike away by now.

I cannot allow them upstairs, even with a guard. It's not allowed. The councilmen and the house of law set down the rules, I won't go above them. Elves, dwarves and humans I can let in. Nobody else is on the list. And I'm just a doorman, even if I wanted to let them through with a guard, I have no authority over the police. My job is to push a button to open the door, or shut it.

Besides, the leylines are closed. Locked off. Doors won't open until tomorrow morning. If I had to guess it's probably the same over with the orcs."

>>567814
Wrong. We're not on a time limit. We can bother you all day.

Why are the leylines closed? Who is Arleyn? Can you get us in touch with someone who DOES have the authority to get these three home?

well shit, hey can you give us some information then, these oh so lovely people were actually kidnapped and kind left tied up in a shed out in the middle of the woods. The goblin was a shopkeep, the orc was her bouncer/deter teenagers from loitering around the ship, and the worm was simply passing by and got hit with some kind of magical explosion and then we all woke up in a shed here in these woods tied in magical binding chains. Any idea what that was about? And why are only humans, elves, and dawrves aloud in? I mean elves are a given but still what's up with that?

oh no, we have... i dunno, forever? we are from the true spell that summons us. from one of THE FIRST BOOKS, you know what i mean.

anyway, are there any leylines in the woods or something? can just point us there.

>>567817
Dude don't tell him about the book.

>>567817
can we mute him before he tells the elf this, those books are ILLEGAL and seeing as we have the only magic worm in the world we're not exactly hard to find.

>>567821
>can we mute him before he tells the elf this
Nope, this shit's live. No take-backs.

Nobody 2014/03/27(Thu)18:24 No. 567823 ID: 753e50
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>>567815
>Who is Arleyn?
"You heard that, huh? He's the guy who has the shift after mine Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. I... hmm. It doesn't matter, long story short he owes me a little favour. But he's just a doorman, like me. It's not going to help you much."

>Can you get us in touch with someone who DOES have the authority to get these three home?
"...Not really. No. The rules are strictly in place, I can't go and call a councilman down here to review the case for a handful of strangers.

If they really were the victims of kidnapping and all that crap, then I do feel bad for them. But not bad enough to risk getting kicked out of my city for disturbing a councilman without reason."

>>567816
>Any idea what that was about?
"Why would I? I'm a doorman."

>And why are only humans, elves, and dawrves aloud in? I mean elves are a given but still what's up with that?
"It's good business. Human tourist money props up half the city. Dwarves aren't as big as they used to be, but every now and then some rich ore baron will come along and donate a few million to the casinos or stripclubs or whatever billionaires do."

>>567819
>Dude don't tell him about the book.
"I'm an empty, I honestly don't know what the hell you're talking about. I don't really care either. Your books are your own business. If you say you can stay forever I'll believe you."

>>567823
What's an empty?

If you can't find someone to help us out, what about your supervisor? Your supervisor's supervisor? We can just keep going up the chain of command.

Hey, just curious, how would one unlock a leyline?

Hrrrm...So the rules on you are ironclad, BUT more importantly, they'd be stuck until tommorow morning because the Leylines are locked down right?
Good to know...Umm, I'm gonna guess that you being an 'empty' means you can't do magic...Aaand therefore can't send us back to the worm and his pals...Ehh well, maybe we can hand you some advice, or at least explain your situation to those guys, given the whole 'language barrier' thing going on.

>>567825
Victor can pull us back. just open your gate and tell the worm to take us.

>Why would I? I'm a doorman
Well you are traveling through these woods, it not to much of a stretch to think you might have heard a rumor or something that might have been helpful to us in figuring out why those three were targets of a kidnapping.

So seeing as we're probably not getting into this city anytime soon is there somewhere where these guys can sleep that's not the ground? I mean not letting someone in to the city is one thing but having them sleep outside like animals is kind of a dick move man. Oh and if we got a human from to come get them using this town's laylines could we pick our friends up then or would that still be a no and we shouldn't wast the money?

??? 2014/04/01(Tue)16:48 No. 568547 ID: 753e50
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>>567825

"Pretty much. Actually it's a bit of a long story. The term used to be quite offensive, but... you know what? Doesn't matter. I can't do magic, and I don't know anything about magic. It doesn't bother me, so there you go."

>>567840

"...I could manage that. I already called a charity down to give them some clothing- sheets actually, we had nothing that would fit- for public decency and all. I don't want to stare at a goblin's scaly flat chest for longer then I have to. But I'll call them back down, see if they can lend a few beds as well. And if they can't, I'll look around.

They can stay until morning, but as soon as the sun is up they have to go. Could you pass that along? I don't trust the goblin bitch to do it.

Alright. Letting you guys out."

Victor 2014/04/01(Tue)16:49 No. 568549 ID: 753e50
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[[I assume that you are done talking? What did you- oh.]]

"MMNFFPH!! MMNNN MMMM MMHPH!!"

"Sorry man, but we're tired and hungry and the boss lady's getting a little bit irritated. So we're gonna start getting shit done. Alright?"

"MMMRRRRMMM!!"

>>568549
Apparently he is completely unable to help because of rules beyond his control and he can't get anyone to help either. Those not of the races of man cannot enter the city under any circumstances. The best we could get is some beds for an overnight rest, but you'd have to leave in the morning.

We might be able to get Vicky over here to help, but I'm not sure what she'd be able to accomplish.

As for the current situation, I guess you could force him to open the door but we don't know where the leylines are in here and the guards will swarm you. Seems like a bad idea, and the best plan I have right now is just to wait until the ent wanders near an outdoor leyline by chance and hop off to use it. So you might want to stop them from making the situation worse.

OH god damnit.

the laylines are closed not just the city. both this town and the orc town shutdown there laylines every night so even if we did go to the other city we'd still be stuck. Oh and we did at least manage to get the guy to send down some beds and blankets so you three wouldn't have to sleep on the floor (it was the best we could do) but I think that just went out the window.

But yeah the laylines are down so you might want to stop them before they really fuck up since we don't really have anywhere to run if they piss off law enforcment.

calm them down. this guy can't do anything to help

Victor 2014/04/04(Fri)13:46 No. 569198 ID: 753e50
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[[Stop! Stop, stop! The guides had it figured out, we are going to get beds, put him down!]]

"Victor, man, what are you-"

"MMRRPFH FRRRMH!!"

[[We aren't in any position to be criminals you idiots! The guards will swarm us, and we can't get out, the woods out there are filled with half feral orks! We're trapped in a cage and you're picking a fight with the man with the key!]]

"Alright! I'm putting him down!"

"UuaHAHhh!! Io- fio vionna die visa uano aon ohoa!"

"Oh don't you dare- iona die visa no VANNA! NO VANNA! He's calling the guards! K'orr, don't you dare pussy out!"

[[No! You idiots already dug us into enough shit! We had this under control!]]

You left out the part about the leylines being closed.

Well, I see three options here:
1, try to blockade the door until morning so the guards can't get to us.
2, try to convince the doorman to stop trying to call the guards because seriously you won't cause any more trouble.
3, destroy the controls on whatever thing the doorman has so that he can't actually call the guards, and hope nobody can tell the controls are busted until morning.

Actually, we could do 3 and then 2, and if that fails, we fall back to 1.

And the laylines are down both here and in the orc city as they shut them down every night, that might also be something to mention.

This here is why you should never act under anger UNTIL you thought things through, that way you can go nuts with any worries.

As for what to do... the best I can think of is to get both of them out of sight but I don't think that's going to work to well as the line has been crossed and short of you sending us back to him I don't know how we can talk him down... but then that leaves you in the dark but that's the best I got.

Victor 2014/04/05(Sat)18:49 No. 569362 ID: 753e50
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[[Before we commit to blockading the doors and digging ourselves deeper into this mess, are you sure this is a wise decision? The guardsman has already made the call and gone into hiding, so we cannot stop it before it begins... but we could simply allow the police to take us. I can't imagine us being detained for more then a day or two.

Although... perhaps it will be longer. I do not know much about the elves or their relationship with other races, like goblins and orcs. Or the level of corruption in their legal system. Or, now that I'm thinking about it, perhaps they will try and use the opportunity to enslave me- Anelyds are quite rare and valuable; we live deep underground, and we can be used to greatly amplify magic. I don't know if their system will consider me legally sentient and thus with rights. Or for that matter, if they give rights to anybody. Maybe their punishment for touching a doorman is immediate beheading. Maybe they simply lynch anybody who causes any trouble, no matter how minor. Possibly they never agreed to the system of jails and courtrooms in the first place.

Goddamn it! This whole thing was exactly the sort of situation I was hoping to avoid!]]

>>569362
Hmm. You're right. Too many unknowns.

Let's ditch the Ent. You can try to sleep in the woods and find another city somewhere to try for a leyline in the morning. Our time here wasn't completely wasted- you have blankets now!

No use staying here and letting pissed off authorities fuck with us. Get out of here and calm down your friends. A bit more talking with the guy and we could have worked something out I bet.

Victor 2014/04/08(Tue)15:44 No. 569779 ID: 753e50
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[[So here we are. Back out in the woods. Not an optimal situation.

We have blankets, and the ground is soft enough to sleep on. I can provide light and heat. The only thing we need, and it is absolutely necessary, is protection. Uncivilized orcs are not pleasant- even if we have an orc with us, they will not be hospitable. In fact, the presence of K'orr may enrage them further. They dislike their civilized brothers. As well as weakness. A scarred and wounded orc would be seen as almost an insult to the species and grounds for immediate execution, or so I am told.

All three of us are exhausted, I doubt anybody can be trusted to stay up and keep watch. Seshe can set up traps and defences, but her hands are still encased in metal balls. We were planning to have them removed tomorrow in the elf city, but with this new turn in development, we need the use of her hands immediately.

I cannot 'magic' the cuffs off without burning or damaging her hands, and K'orr cannot smash it off, as he did his own, without breaking her fingers. Our only potential tool is K'orr's shoulderpad, which is extremely heavy and durable. Although it is essential we do not break it, as it is designed to inject him with painkillers and other assorted life sustaining drugs. The horns were his own decoration and can be removed. If you are wondering, his mask is 'welded' to his face and cannot be taken off, as he and Seshe tell me.

So, to reiterate. We must remove the metal balls from Seshe's hands so that she can protect us. We should hopefully get this done soon. Once we have that cleared up, I can relinquish you for the night and meet up with you again tomorrow.]]

Sounds like a plan. Just be very careful and let us know if anything goes wrong.

We could watch over you during the night after we make sure things are going well back home if you want.

Do the balls have seams? If so:
1) Find a pair of stones thicker than Seshe's hands but thinner than the spheres
2) Find a flat stone surface, and a large flat slab
3) Place a sphere on the flat surface, with the two stones on either side of the sphere
4) Place the slab on top
5) Have Seshe flatten her hand inside the sphere
6) K'orr presses down on the slab.
The sphere will hopefully pop open at the seams, and the smaller rocks will prevent the slab crushing Seshe's hand.

Hrrrm...The decorative horns is a plus, but that turns into hit one against the other and hope the impact that breaks the balls doesn't injure Seshe, and that seems about as feasible as you trying to magic them off...
Would somehow 'magicing' the horns to have a particular effect be a possibility? I figure if we could, say, teleport those cuffs a good distance away that alone would do the trick.
Alternatively...We could try and have Seshe advise as you or K'orr make the traps, but that I think is only to be attempted if something goes wrong with our previous methods.

>>569779
How are her hands positioned? Is it solid metal that has been encased around her fingers, or are her hands clenched inside a hollow?

Also you can make the metal expand by heating it up. Any expansion will be minor.

If your friend's teeth is strong enough, perhaps they can chew them off. Other than that.. if you could warp a chain into a razor and then heat it, it could possibly be used to shave the spheres.

Victor 2014/04/13(Sun)14:07 No. 570512 ID: 753e50
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>>569785
[[The sphere does not have seams, and it is too dark to fumble around for stones in any case. I'm afraid that is not a practical suggestion at the moment, although if we had more light I would give it a try anyway.]]

>>569835
[[Her hands are in hollows. I would heat her cuffs up only a little if I could, but I have very little control over my magic. It has taken me years just to teach myself the very simple art of controlling objects close to me, such as arms and masks.

Goblins have notoriously sharp teeth, but that will take hours, hours which we do not have.]]


>>569786
[[This idea, however, I very much like. I can enchant the horns, and test each piece of magic before I commit to using it on her cuffs.

Let's give it a shot.]]

Victor 2014/04/13(Sun)14:08 No. 570515 ID: 753e50
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[[I was very much hoping that one of the trees would split open, or melt without heat. Or teleport away, as you said.

And I am out of both horns and trees to experiment with. This is unfortunate.]]

So we've got a horn of growth, a horn of create life, and a horn of... I can't tell what those things are on the last tree. Mushrooms?

Well the good news is that you can use this method of identification to produce enchanted items that can be sold as having a somewhat predictable effect. Instead of potions, we could make, I don't know, enchanted balls? You could even still have it be a gamble by having the balls be cheap but the labels for them expensive. Wait, are items enchanted like this safe to handle? Would you have to wear anti-magic gloves or something?

The horn that turned the tree fleshy might still work for this problem, because flesh is a hell of a lot easier to break than metal.

you can also lose your chain. have each link be broken open and enchant those.

*thinks* Well if we can just enchant ANYTHING then why not just break off some branches from the growth tree, enchant those and test em on each other until we get what we want. (Don't wanna mess with the mutoid or spheres trees unless we have too!)
However...Of the effects we have...Depending on what exactly those spheres are we MIGHT be able to use that horn to make the spheres easier to remove.
Growth I doubt would be useful on metal...Or it would be and Seshe's hands would be squished, given how chaotic that magic seems to have worked on the tree, there's no garuntee it'd not just grow random bulges and spikes instead of just getting bigger to say, sized for Korr and easy for Seshe to remove her hands from.
Life one...Maaaaybe less risky? I just have this feeling where we use it and then the spheres turn into something with teeth that then bite off Seshe's hands. Besides, I don't really see how that would help as far as getting them off, aside from making them more likely to deform off BEFORE Seshe's hands get broken from Korr pulling them off.
The Sphere magic is our best bet-seems to have made the smallest amount of change to the tree, and it mostly riddled it with those spheres that look like they are only still in the tree via being too far lodged in to roll out- I'm HOPING that if that magic was done on the spheres Seshe's hands wouldn't be effected...And the transmuted Spheres would be removable, hopefully a few in a place that could let Seshe remove her hands.

I'd try the Horn of Stuff to Flesh, probably, unless you wanted to enchant a bunch of rocks or something. I can't actually tell what the last one did, but it seems like having your hands stuck in balls of meat is way easier to fix than having your hands stuck in balls of metal.

As mentioned, do you know of a way to safely handle thus magicked items? Like, could you enchant one end of a stick and not the other? You might make a pretty crazy weapon like that, which perhaps one of the others could use, or could be used in a trap, or something.

well if anyone is chasing us then they're bound to have the crap scared out of them if they come here. but as for the goblin's restraints... yeah I would think the flesh one might actually be easier to slip out of but I'm not sure if it would just effect her restraints or all of her so I'm a bit worried. good way to test this is to grab a rock or something place it against a tree and then press the horn against the rock. If it only effects the rock then we're probably good to try it on the restraints, if it messes with the rock and tree then shit.

??? 2014/04/17(Thu)18:20 No. 571302 ID: 753e50
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"Hello again! Please excuse the sudden summoning, I wanted to let you know that we are done here. I got slightly delayed- the wall grew a mouth. That doesn't usually happen, and I'm a little rusty at dealing with it. I took a few minutes to get it to shut up and stop shouting gibberish at the top of its lungs. But, one way or another, we're finished! Greenie has been a huge help, by the way. When he knows what to do, he's quite an artist!

I have some good news to tell you all! I won't need to leave immediately. My Lord has asked me to stay for the night instead. He wants to speak with Vicki, but not until tomorrow morning, when we've all had some rest. What it means is that I can absolutely help her with controlling her mastery over you, as you asked. Right after we cut this door open.

Shall we, then?"

>>571302
Ergh. Yes, okay. Let's get this over with. A word of warning however, Vicki does not like the idea of a Blood Mage hanging around, and is very apprehensive about dealing with your Lord at all.

We do not have any say in the matter. You should save her, but be prepared for her to tell you to get lost.

Nice work there. Is it going to be shooting blood everywhere shortly?

As for Vicki she is a bit apprehensive about blood mages. Have tried to convince her that there are plenty of neat applications of the art but you know how it goes.

Maybe if you can show her some neat non threatening uses for blood magic she might open up a bit more.

I mean if you are living in a mansion you got by killing a bunch of guys I really do not see how blood mages are so bad.

so teeth are incredibly rare when things turn to flesh?

Oh so that's what Victor did to that tree, oh and what's on greeny's cheek?

OH also since we have you're attention right now, do you have any idea on how to remove metal balls that someone places over someone's hands so they can't cast spells and whatnot? I ask because that's a problem we're kinda facing right now with Victor.

Oh and feel free to open the door whenever you're ready... and be careful of fire, last we saw both Vicki and firebeard where trying to burn they're way out so fire might be a thing to watch out for.

HUNH!
Thank you for showing us your 'convert hallway to flesh' spell! It seems to have an end result quite simmilar to another bit of magic we've seen recently.
However...When we last left Vicki, she and her fellow mage were sitting right next to the door. I highly reccomend starting the cut at the handle- the door is jammed shut via ice in the locking mechanisms, according to what we heard before we were called away.

>>571325
The thing on his cheek is a partial bloodboil rune, to keep him warm.

??? 2014/04/24(Thu)14:31 No. 572224 ID: 753e50
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>>571304
"I can absolutely understand if she's a little guarded. Blood mages do not have a very good reputation. Honestly, I did not ever imagine myself indulging in the art. Not until my Lord persuaded me. Before then, I held the same prejudices as everyone else.

I think we should let a familiar face open the door. That should help ease her nerves, right? Greenie, would you mind cutting the door open?"

"hold My blanket Please, yes i Can cut it"

"Thank you!"

??? 2014/04/24(Thu)14:34 No. 572226 ID: 753e50
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"Don't cut out the whole thing, go right down the- there, you got it!"

I wanted to mention something about Greenie - I've told you that his body is dead. Completely. I am surprised rigor mortis hasn't set in yet, but unless Victor has discovered an entirely new branch of magic, whatever mix of spells created him can't preserve his body forever. Eventually he'll start to stink, and rot, and then he'll be gone. And if I had to guess, I don't think his body can last longer then, say, a month.

There is one way to preserve a body, and it just so happens to fall into my branch of magic. But... let me describe the rune I know. It will turn the blood in his veins into dust and render him completely dry and dessicated. My Lord tells me that in your world, there are creatures called 'mummies' that look very similar. He won't be able to move or act in any way until I cut in the reverse rune. Then he comes back, perfectly preserved. That is the only way I know of to keep a body from decaying.

Since I don't think he wants to be kept in one place for the rest of his existance, unable to move even a single muscle, he needs something else. I don't really know what, is the thing.

>>572226
As it happens, Victor knows how to move objects close to his body. If you preserve his body like that he may still be able to move it. Alternatively he could just make himself an artificial body for when the corpse decays. What I'm more concerned about is how he will perceive his "body" rotting or being preserved. He feels cold when the body is cold, so what happens when it's injured or decays or is mummified? Also, does he even need the body?

Ask him if he could perceive temperature and such through his artificial arms when he had them. Also if he's willing to experiment with removing the orb from the head it's placed in.

yeah, need to know how he works, if he is just linked to the body then making a better body would work. perhaps a golem of some sort.

>>572226
Talk to a water mage about that particular rune and see if you can manage something slightly different.

??? 2014/04/29(Tue)15:45 No. 572699 ID: 753e50
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We don't have time to do anything right now! It is a little late, and I will be busy all through tomorrow morning, preparing for my Lord's arrival. I was only bringing it to your attention. Maybe you should talk about it with Greenie directly, when you get a chance?

Although, since you mention it... my Lord will hate me for this, he really doesn't like me to advertise the others above him. But you may wish to find an audience with Heron, the god of Air, Water and Knowledge. He is the best water mage in the world, as well as the world's leading expert on attempting to merge technology and magic. I do not know what a golem is, but I'm guessing that it is another form of artificial body? Magic is not well suited for that, but Technology is. The trick is getting his head into a robot body without breaking it.

Either way! That's for you to decide. You could also try a regular water mage as well, or whatever else you want. For my part, I'd be glad to carve the rune anytime, whenever I have time. The door is

Victor 2014/04/29(Tue)15:45 No. 572700 ID: 753e50
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[[Sorry to interrupt! If you got yanked away, I assume it is important. I will be quick, I only wanted to mention that the flesh enchantment worked. There were no teeth, no biting, K'orr was perfectly able to remove her cuffs.

It's rather amazing to watch her work. Like a spider kobold on crack. She's only had a few short minutes, after all. I do not even understand how she does this without magic, she practically seems to pull the materials out of thin air and her hands are a blur when she's setting it. And we can only see a tiny segment of her work, she has been quickly spreading her web out into the distance. Goblins are fascinating when they aren't screaming obscenities in your face or lording themselves over you.

Anyway, we need to figure out how to stop these interruptions as we pull you away from each other. The problem is nobody knows where you are or what you are doing, if you're not with them at that one moment. But we won't discuss it now. I'll send you back to wherever you were, we will speak again tomorrow.]]

Vicki 2014/04/29(Tue)15:46 No. 572701 ID: 753e50
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Oh. Hey, you're back? Uhm, the door's in the middle of getting cut open, so.. that's good. I hope we can restore the kitchen, it's kinda the only kitchen we have and all. Well, whatev-

"An' wha' in the hell is tha'?!"

"Oh! Oh, shit, did I not introduce you two? Shit. Uhm, that's V-2. He's our friend, and a clone of Victor. It's kinda weird. He's friendly though! Just, don't make him talk."

"...As long as we're gettin' to th'ah warmth, it doesn' matter t'me. Now, where's tha' blood mage o'yers?"

So.. uhm, I guess I'll have to thank her when I see her huh? Even though this door thing is disgusting. Whatever. I guess she's out in the hall. Shall we head out, then?

Oh! Actually, how's Victor doing? You guys mentioned an explosion awhile ago, but between the whole burning to death and then freezing to death thing, I guess it slipped between the cracks a bit. I'm just sort of assuming he's okay, because I mean, he's goddamn crazy like that. I don't even know if he can be killed at all? But I still really want to know what's going on with him.

yeah, victor is okay, he's with his coworkers.
also our new bloody friend has explaned that V-2's body is already dead, he is just the orb, but is somehow controlling body. sorta like how victor could use those arms he had.

>>572701
He was captured along with his goblin employer and orc bodyguard, escaped and tried to get to a leyline via the wandering Elf Ent city, but they don't let nonhumans in. Seshe got pissed off and tried to have K'orr take the doorman hostage to get in but we disagreed with that plan and had to ditch the city before more guards came. They're camped in the woods right now, and Seshe is setting up traps so they'll be safe.

I'm honestly not sure how we're gonna get them out of there. Do you know of any leylines near the Black Tower but not in it? Both the Black Tower and Ent City's leylines are deactivated. Not that trying the Ent City would be a good idea again...

well we have good news, bad news, and meh news

The good is victor is ok and is looking to be in a better spot and we'll probably try and talk to him again tomorrow to find out where he is and how to get him back home.

The meh news is that the blood mage is going to be staying a bet longer then she planed and v-2's body is going to start to decompose soon since it is a corpse but she did give us some tips on how to work around that and it's not blood magic. Something about seeing if we can't get Heron to give us some advice on golems to give greeny an artificial body that'll last.

Oh and the bad news is that according to the blood mage, her god (who's name escapes me at this time) is going to be dropping by tomorrow so yeeeeaaaah... just letting you know.

Okay, the room is spinninnnnng.
Seriously, we don't just need you to train- we need a way to be in three places at once.
Okay, So Victor's okay! He, Seshe and Korr are all camping out because the Ent thing didn't pan out.
You're gonna meet the busty BloodMage and you two can swap magic tips and whatnot!
And well, there's some thing we wanna check out with Greenie as well. Never a dull moment eh?

Vicki 2014/05/05(Mon)15:05 No. 573270 ID: 753e50
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Euuugh! Okay, see? This is exactly the kind of shit that makes people dislike blood mages. Is it, like, alive? Are we hurting it?... I don't even know where to start thinking about this.

And she's supposed to be staying?... I guess there's not much I can do about that, if she's backed up by Lord Baron, the god of 'fuck you I'll do what I want'. I'm still not happy about it, though.

"Good evening, Firebeard! My Lord has been watching you for many years. You are one of his favourite mages in the world! And I really mean it."

"Am I, now? Not sure wha' Ah think about tha'. Depends on who this 'lord' o'yers is. Not sure I'm likin' the idea o' bein' watched all tha' much."

Okay. A moment ago, he was practically drowning in his own saliva at the thought of this mage and her tits. I was sort of expecting him to, like, just jump at her and latch on, or something. And now... well, look at him. All shifty and mistrustful and weird. He's so... he's just weird. All paranoid psychotic one moment, and then fairly cool and easygoing the next, and some kinda pervert the moment after. And then right back to paranoid psychotic again? I don't think I like him very much.

But, uhm, that's not what I should be worrying about right now, huh? Sorry, I ramble sometimes. I guess I should thank the blood girl.

"Uhm. Miss Blood Mage? Thank you for letting us out. I really do appreciate it."

"It was my pleasure, Miss Victoria! And I have more to give you! I assume you're talking with the guides, given your blank stare and pauses. When you are finished, I would like to discuss some magic theory with you. And, of course, I need to give you my tome!"

Ugh. I so don't want to learn blood magic, guys. But... I guess I'll listen to her. See what there is to see, at least.

So... busy day today. Not so much with me, I was stuck in the ice mostly. But... we gotta do something about V-2's body apparently, Victor needs to find a way home, she's bringing the second most violent god over to our house. I got magic to learn, and we still need to pack this place up. I've been thinking, and I'm kinda getting the idea that we're gonna be right in the middle of a big crossfire between Lord Baron and A.A.E., and I'd really prefer to have a bunch of strong magic friends around if it comes to that.

But I guess there's not a whole lot we can do about anything right now. Uhm, tell me if there's anything else you need. Otherwise, I guess this is good night for now, huh?

eh, I can't think of anything so we might as well call it a night. Like always feel free to call us if you need some help.

>>573270
Inform Firebeard that the "Lord" is Lord Baron. It sounds like Lord Baron likes those who research new types of magic...

Now that I think on it it kind of makes sense that Baron would approach you. All else aside he's the god of magic, and you've always wanted to be a great wizard?
Hrrm. That said, yeah, inform FireBeard about the Baron- maybe he'll have some words of wisdom to offer?

Vicki 2014/05/07(Wed)12:28 No. 573526 ID: 753e50
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I think the blood girl's filling him in, actually, while I'm talking to you guys. So, I guess that's done already.

What is her name, anyway? Is it just, like, 'blood girl' from now on?

Whatever. Anyway, I'll just- oh!

"Thank you, V-2!"

"*$@&&% H$&AHH (@#) #*@&&FY&742---"

"Hey! Hey! It's okay! No need to say you're welcome! Really!"

So... I guess that's everything? I'll see you all soon. Uhm... have a good night on your end? If you even have nights over there. I hope you do, or this is gonna sound a little- you know what? Doesn't matter. Good night guys, talk to you later.

>>573526
...I think we forgot to ask her name. Good night.

Ooops yeah, blood girl's name so she can stop being blood girl. We keep overlooking that, I guess because we don't need her name as long as we've only got 3 people to deal with at any one point in time, and 'blood girl' works as a name for her.

??? 2014/05/08(Thu)12:49 No. 573633 ID: 753e50
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She's gone already, but I heard you! I don't really have a name, honestly. I had one, but it's been a long time, and I've forgotten it. My Lord just calls me by my Number. Which is One, since he's... since he does not have any other servants. Not at the moment.

I don't get a lot of contact with the outside world. The only other people I see are visitors to my Lord, who rarely speak with me. So I haven't exactly needed it... but thinking about it, I actually really like the idea of having a name again. Would you like to give me one?

would Ava be ok?

>>573633
Wait, how does Lord Baron not have any other servants? Is he losing the war against A.A.E.? Or is a Servant a special position?

As for the name, how about Chelsea?

Sanuna?
Sanguine, and uno, your specialty, and your rank.
Or maybe Sangudosa?
Sanuna
Sangudosa, these are the names this guide offers.

Ava 2014/05/08(Thu)16:10 No. 573649 ID: 753e50
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>>573639
I'm not a fancy girl. I do like "Sanguine", but I'm just a servant, not anybody of importance. I think I should have a nice, humble name, don't you?

>>573638
>Wait, how does Lord Baron not have any other servants? Is he losing the war against A.A.E.? Or is a Servant a special position?

I... I really don't want to talk about it. My Lord has... it isn't anything to do with A.A.E., I will say that.

It doesn't matter. He will have many new servants soon.

>>573637
Ava... Ava. Hmm. It reminds me of something. Was my old name an 'A' name? Andrea? Alex? Amber?... I don't like my past, and I prefer where I am now. But sometimes it's nice to keep hold on a few old memories. I think I'll take Ava.

Thank you, everyone! It is getting very late now, and there are still things to do. So, good night to you all! I am excited to have you meet my Lord tomorrow!

well as long as no one dies we'll probably get along great. See ya in the morning kid.