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Previously on Crypt Quest the party was split into two groups by the Twins. Each group encountered a troupe of ghouls. One party fought and the others hid. Just when things were about to get bad for each party the ghouls stopped their attack and the metal slabs keeping the groups from progressing were opened. After a bit of mental prompting from the Twins the two groups were reunited. Once the party talked with the twins for a little bit the party sealed them in a room with some ghouls.
The party currently stands in a small stone room with a flooded floor. To the north is a hallway leading to the room where Pomelo and Happyhorn were stuck. To the east is a hallway clogged with a thick tangle of roots; behind the roots is a thick iron slab. To the south is a large tunnel that has been dug through the rock wall and the dirt behind it. The entrance is set above the water so the tunnel is dry.
The party currently stands in a small stone room with a flooded floor. To the north is a hallway leading to the room where Pomelo and Happyhorn were stuck. To the east is a hallway clogged with a thick tangle of roots; behind the roots is a thick iron slab. To the south is a large tunnel that has been dug through the rock wall and the dirt behind it. The entrance is set above the water so the tunnel is dry.
>>119523
You cannot spot any obvious signs of traps, but every few feet there are designs made out of bones and blood on the dirt walls. These continue all along the tunnel for as far as you can see. After rounding a bend in the tunnel you can see some light from up ahead.
>>119525
>>119526
You follow behind him and see the same things on the wall that he does. You tear one of them off the wall to try and get a better look, but the bones fall apart and the blood stays on the wall.
Roll a spot check.
>>119524
>>119527
The two of you follow them
You cannot spot any obvious signs of traps, but every few feet there are designs made out of bones and blood on the dirt walls. These continue all along the tunnel for as far as you can see. After rounding a bend in the tunnel you can see some light from up ahead.
>>119525
>>119526
You follow behind him and see the same things on the wall that he does. You tear one of them off the wall to try and get a better look, but the bones fall apart and the blood stays on the wall.
Roll a spot check.
>>119524
>>119527
The two of you follow them
>>119529
>>119535
>>119536
The three of you arrive in the room that the party could see from the other end of the hallway when they first arrived on this level. This room looks much the same as the others and is flooded. On the wall to your left is the lever that the Twins used to control the metal slabs and false walls in the hallway. Straight ahead is a passage leading into the darkness. To the right is an open door that leads to the flooded hallway.
>>119530
You cannot tell what it is, but you notice some dirt break free of the wall and tumble down to the floor. Something about it feels wrong to you.
>>119535
>>119536
The three of you arrive in the room that the party could see from the other end of the hallway when they first arrived on this level. This room looks much the same as the others and is flooded. On the wall to your left is the lever that the Twins used to control the metal slabs and false walls in the hallway. Straight ahead is a passage leading into the darkness. To the right is an open door that leads to the flooded hallway.
>>119530
You cannot tell what it is, but you notice some dirt break free of the wall and tumble down to the floor. Something about it feels wrong to you.
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>>119561
Looking through the broken mesh window you can see that all the other slabs are raised and that the false wall is blocking the passage to where the Twins are trapped. The lever for the handle is on the ground on the side of the slab opposite you.
>>119562
The floor rises until it is out of the water then becomes flat once again. As you round a bend in the tunnel you can see a large, long room that is faintly lit by dimly burning torches. The left and right wall each have three openings on them and at the very back are three coffins.
>>119563
You follow him.
The orange dots are the torches.
Looking through the broken mesh window you can see that all the other slabs are raised and that the false wall is blocking the passage to where the Twins are trapped. The lever for the handle is on the ground on the side of the slab opposite you.
>>119562
The floor rises until it is out of the water then becomes flat once again. As you round a bend in the tunnel you can see a large, long room that is faintly lit by dimly burning torches. The left and right wall each have three openings on them and at the very back are three coffins.
>>119563
You follow him.
The orange dots are the torches.
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>>119568
The coffin closest to the wall is the the largest and fanciest. The insides are plush and comfortable looking, and lined with rich purple silk. The coffin has a small latch on the inside so that whoever is inside can lock it to keep it from being opened. Looking closely reveals metal plates hidden between the linings and the wood on the sides to make the coffin sturdier. This one is obviously for the Twins' master.
The two smaller coffins are old, but look as if they have been polished and cleaned recently. The insides have a stale smell of death hidden beneath the lemony fresh scent of fabric cleaner. Old, faded red silk lines the inside of the coffins, but there is no cushioning other than that. Both of these coffins are side by side and lack latches and metal plates. These ones are obviously for the Twins and look as if they were taken from this very crypt.
>>119569
You take the torch to the left of the opening and look through. The torch reveals a circular room with a thick stone pillar in the center. The pillars and the walls have recesses in them. Above each recess is a small metal plate with writing carved into it, and in each recess is a closed coffin.
>>119581
You join the others.
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The coffin closest to the wall is the the largest and fanciest. The insides are plush and comfortable looking, and lined with rich purple silk. The coffin has a small latch on the inside so that whoever is inside can lock it to keep it from being opened. Looking closely reveals metal plates hidden between the linings and the wood on the sides to make the coffin sturdier. This one is obviously for the Twins' master.
The two smaller coffins are old, but look as if they have been polished and cleaned recently. The insides have a stale smell of death hidden beneath the lemony fresh scent of fabric cleaner. Old, faded red silk lines the inside of the coffins, but there is no cushioning other than that. Both of these coffins are side by side and lack latches and metal plates. These ones are obviously for the Twins and look as if they were taken from this very crypt.
>>119569
You take the torch to the left of the opening and look through. The torch reveals a circular room with a thick stone pillar in the center. The pillars and the walls have recesses in them. Above each recess is a small metal plate with writing carved into it, and in each recess is a closed coffin.
>>119581
You join the others.
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>>119611
You take the upper right torch on the map.
>>119614
The plates all have names and dates on them. All the names in this room have some relation to stone or rock and date back a very long time. It is likely that this room is dedicated to descendants of one of the town's founding families.
>>119615
The coffin closest to the wall is the the largest and fanciest. The insides are plush and comfortable looking, and lined with rich purple silk. The coffin has a small latch on the inside so that whoever is inside can lock it to keep it from being opened.
The two smaller coffins are old, but look as if they have been polished and cleaned recently. The insides have a stale smell of death hidden beneath the lemony fresh scent of fabric cleaner. Old, faded red silk lines the inside of the coffins, but there is no cushioning other than that.
>>119617
There is a sturdy latch on the inside of the coffin that can be used by whoever is inside to lock the coffin. There is a small button that, when pressed, causes part of the inside to light up. This is probably a reading lamp of some sort.
You take the upper right torch on the map.
>>119614
The plates all have names and dates on them. All the names in this room have some relation to stone or rock and date back a very long time. It is likely that this room is dedicated to descendants of one of the town's founding families.
>>119615
The coffin closest to the wall is the the largest and fanciest. The insides are plush and comfortable looking, and lined with rich purple silk. The coffin has a small latch on the inside so that whoever is inside can lock it to keep it from being opened.
The two smaller coffins are old, but look as if they have been polished and cleaned recently. The insides have a stale smell of death hidden beneath the lemony fresh scent of fabric cleaner. Old, faded red silk lines the inside of the coffins, but there is no cushioning other than that.
>>119617
There is a sturdy latch on the inside of the coffin that can be used by whoever is inside to lock the coffin. There is a small button that, when pressed, causes part of the inside to light up. This is probably a reading lamp of some sort.
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>>119638
You cannot see any corpses in the room, but you can smell old death coming from the bottom left room on the map.
>>119639
This room looks the same as the other one, but all the coffins have been taken out of their recesses and stacked in the back. In their place are lots and lots of books.
>>119641
You enter the second room on the left of the map. It looks much the same as the room above it, but all the names here are related to wheat instead of stone.
>>119643
The rooms are good places to hide for an ambush. You also notice something strange on the ceiling to the right of the coffins.
You cannot see any corpses in the room, but you can smell old death coming from the bottom left room on the map.
>>119639
This room looks the same as the other one, but all the coffins have been taken out of their recesses and stacked in the back. In their place are lots and lots of books.
>>119641
You enter the second room on the left of the map. It looks much the same as the room above it, but all the names here are related to wheat instead of stone.
>>119643
The rooms are good places to hide for an ambush. You also notice something strange on the ceiling to the right of the coffins.
>>119650
There is something weird about the ceiling, but you cannot tell what it is.
>>119651
The coffins are of various ages and fashions, some dating back to shortly after the founding of the town. A quick peak inside a few of them show very well decayed ponies.
>>119652
You go to the same room as Olga. There are a number of skeletons and partial skeletons dumped haphazardly on the floor.
>>119653
One of the more intact skeletons shudders, then looks up at you.
"I have seen much. What do you want to know?"
>>119656
There are a bunch of books here that cover many different topics. There is also a small stack of foal's books.
There is something weird about the ceiling, but you cannot tell what it is.
>>119651
The coffins are of various ages and fashions, some dating back to shortly after the founding of the town. A quick peak inside a few of them show very well decayed ponies.
>>119652
You go to the same room as Olga. There are a number of skeletons and partial skeletons dumped haphazardly on the floor.
>>119653
One of the more intact skeletons shudders, then looks up at you.
"I have seen much. What do you want to know?"
>>119656
There are a bunch of books here that cover many different topics. There is also a small stack of foal's books.
>>119661
Your roots make a small platform but you fall off.
>>119664
"He is old, older than some of the ones buried here. He has all the strengths and weaknesses of a vampire, and has placed his minions in our coffins."
You should roll when trying to learn things using Commune.
>>119666
>>119667
Looking closely you can see a small pocket with some pieces of paper in it.
Your roots make a small platform but you fall off.
>>119664
"He is old, older than some of the ones buried here. He has all the strengths and weaknesses of a vampire, and has placed his minions in our coffins."
You should roll when trying to learn things using Commune.
>>119666
>>119667
Looking closely you can see a small pocket with some pieces of paper in it.
>>119676
You find a few that look like they might be fun reads, but nothing useful.
>>119678
>>119680
None of them have any writing on them, they all have well preserved charcoal drawings on them. One is of a slightly large than average unicorn stallion with a pegasus mare. Another is one solely of the mare. The rest of them are all more of the same, either the stallion, the mare, or both. The final one is of two unicorn foals sleeping next to each other.
>>119682
"Kill him, kill the vampires, and kill his minions in our coffins. After you have done that let Trotston senior take care of putting us back in our coffins. Did you mean how to kill the vampires? Just cut off his head and burn both it and his body."
>>119684
You stay on your roots this time and look at the ceiling. There is a double spiral pattern on the walkway that reminds you of the staircase you used to get from the lich's room to the flooded room.
You find a few that look like they might be fun reads, but nothing useful.
>>119678
>>119680
None of them have any writing on them, they all have well preserved charcoal drawings on them. One is of a slightly large than average unicorn stallion with a pegasus mare. Another is one solely of the mare. The rest of them are all more of the same, either the stallion, the mare, or both. The final one is of two unicorn foals sleeping next to each other.
>>119682
"Kill him, kill the vampires, and kill his minions in our coffins. After you have done that let Trotston senior take care of putting us back in our coffins. Did you mean how to kill the vampires? Just cut off his head and burn both it and his body."
>>119684
You stay on your roots this time and look at the ceiling. There is a double spiral pattern on the walkway that reminds you of the staircase you used to get from the lich's room to the flooded room.
>>119711
"He is old. Vampires do not get old if they are not smart. He doesn't carry around the means of his destruction, so if you or your party does not have oil then you will have to fight him in a more traditional way. He can claim your mind with only his voice, but that is very difficult. If I had to guess I would say it happens about two times out of ten. His gaze is very dangerous though."
>>119714
"Thank you for your formality. May I rest now?"
>>119718
"Try not to get all your blood sucked out! That would be really bad for your health!"
"He is old. Vampires do not get old if they are not smart. He doesn't carry around the means of his destruction, so if you or your party does not have oil then you will have to fight him in a more traditional way. He can claim your mind with only his voice, but that is very difficult. If I had to guess I would say it happens about two times out of ten. His gaze is very dangerous though."
>>119714
"Thank you for your formality. May I rest now?"
>>119718
"Try not to get all your blood sucked out! That would be really bad for your health!"
>>119722
The two foals pictured are both unicorns, just like the twins.
>>119724
This room has had the coffins cleared out to make room for traveling supplies. You try to climb up on top of a large pile of them, but end up knocking it over and getting buried underneath the pile.
>>119726
There is nothing reflective in this room. Not even a puddle or a shiny piece of metal.
How would a mirror help against a vampire?
The two foals pictured are both unicorns, just like the twins.
>>119724
This room has had the coffins cleared out to make room for traveling supplies. You try to climb up on top of a large pile of them, but end up knocking it over and getting buried underneath the pile.
>>119726
There is nothing reflective in this room. Not even a puddle or a shiny piece of metal.
How would a mirror help against a vampire?
>>122923
You sound very sincere.
>>122925
>>122934
Looking back at the tunnel you can see small clumps of dirt falling from the sides and top. As you watch the clumps grow larger and larger before the dirt itself seems to come alive and fill in the tunnel. Just when the dirt seems to stop moving two large arms reach out of the dirt wall and grab on the the hole in the stonework. They pull, and out comes a large, brown head followed by a thick body and two strong legs. The thing resembles a diamond dog, but it is made of stone and dirt and stands twice as tall as Blink. Inside of attacking the party it turns and punches its fist into the wall. When it removes the fist it pulls out another creature just like it. They both turn to look at the party, then roar.
Roll for initiative and state your attack.
You sound very sincere.
>>122925
>>122934
Looking back at the tunnel you can see small clumps of dirt falling from the sides and top. As you watch the clumps grow larger and larger before the dirt itself seems to come alive and fill in the tunnel. Just when the dirt seems to stop moving two large arms reach out of the dirt wall and grab on the the hole in the stonework. They pull, and out comes a large, brown head followed by a thick body and two strong legs. The thing resembles a diamond dog, but it is made of stone and dirt and stands twice as tall as Blink. Inside of attacking the party it turns and punches its fist into the wall. When it removes the fist it pulls out another creature just like it. They both turn to look at the party, then roar.
Roll for initiative and state your attack.
>>122939
Your arrow strikes one of them in the eye. The golem pulls the arrow out and throws it at you while reforming its eye.
Roll to dodge.
>>122940
You knock a small clump of dirt off one of the golems.
>>122942
You are stronk. Why would stronk buffalo want to be weak?
Your stone hits one of their knees and tears the bottom half of its leg off. It loses balance and falls onto its face. +1 to all rolls against it this turn.
>>122943
Your arrow punches through and takes a bit of dirt with it.
Your arrow strikes one of them in the eye. The golem pulls the arrow out and throws it at you while reforming its eye.
Roll to dodge.
>>122940
You knock a small clump of dirt off one of the golems.
>>122942
You are stronk. Why would stronk buffalo want to be weak?
Your stone hits one of their knees and tears the bottom half of its leg off. It loses balance and falls onto its face. +1 to all rolls against it this turn.
>>122943
Your arrow punches through and takes a bit of dirt with it.
>>122947
The clump of dirt hits you in the chest, put the arrow doesn't stick you.
>>122948
You strike its other leg with your stone right at the hip. The leg explodes in bits of rock, dirt, and bone. It's other leg reforms, but it cannot stand. There is a permanent +1 to all attacks against this golem.
>>122949
You manage to knock a few more chunks off of it.
>>122951
I don't think you have your spider yet. If you want it I will have to had one or two more golems to even things out.
You join Pomelo in knocking dirt off of the golem. It is starting to grow smaller.
The second golem, completely ignored, slams a fist into the patch of dirt and roars at the party. Along with the roar comes a torrent of dirt and rock.
Everyone roll to dodge.
The clump of dirt hits you in the chest, put the arrow doesn't stick you.
>>122948
You strike its other leg with your stone right at the hip. The leg explodes in bits of rock, dirt, and bone. It's other leg reforms, but it cannot stand. There is a permanent +1 to all attacks against this golem.
>>122949
You manage to knock a few more chunks off of it.
>>122951
I don't think you have your spider yet. If you want it I will have to had one or two more golems to even things out.
You join Pomelo in knocking dirt off of the golem. It is starting to grow smaller.
The second golem, completely ignored, slams a fist into the patch of dirt and roars at the party. Along with the roar comes a torrent of dirt and rock.
Everyone roll to dodge.
>>122962
You do an adorable backflip out of the way of the oncoming dirt and land on your hooves. If the golems had hearts the sight of you doing that might have warmed them.
>>122963
You act like a badass and try to jump out of the way and shoot it at the same time. You manage to dodge, but your bolt misses.
The DC for actions goes up to 7 if you want to do two things at the same time.
>>122965
You are buried under a pile of dirt. You are Helpless.
>>122966
You hit it and takes its knee off below the leg, but are unable to dodge and are buried just like Happyhorn. You are Helpless. +1 to all attacks against the golem next turn.
You do an adorable backflip out of the way of the oncoming dirt and land on your hooves. If the golems had hearts the sight of you doing that might have warmed them.
>>122963
You act like a badass and try to jump out of the way and shoot it at the same time. You manage to dodge, but your bolt misses.
The DC for actions goes up to 7 if you want to do two things at the same time.
>>122965
You are buried under a pile of dirt. You are Helpless.
>>122966
You hit it and takes its knee off below the leg, but are unable to dodge and are buried just like Happyhorn. You are Helpless. +1 to all attacks against the golem next turn.
>>122982
You dig your way out of the pile of dirt.
>>122984
Your bolt bounces off a large rock in its body.
>>122985
You try to pull Bessy out, but…
>>122986
You grab him and pull him into the dirt pile with you. Seeing as how you are buried you cannot attack. Both you and Pomelo are Helpless.
The golem missing a leg starts crawling towards the filled in tunnel while the other golem regrows its leg. +0 to all rolls against the second golem.
You dig your way out of the pile of dirt.
>>122984
Your bolt bounces off a large rock in its body.
>>122985
You try to pull Bessy out, but…
>>122986
You grab him and pull him into the dirt pile with you. Seeing as how you are buried you cannot attack. Both you and Pomelo are Helpless.
The golem missing a leg starts crawling towards the filled in tunnel while the other golem regrows its leg. +0 to all rolls against the second golem.
>>122990
Your arrow breaks a large clump off of the legless golem, exposing a bit of bone under the dirt.
>>122991
You start breaking dirt off of it with your dagger and expose more of the bone.
>>122992
You decide to make the best of a bad situation and curl up next to Bessy for a nap.
>>122993
Pomelo trying to find a comfortable sleeping position distracts you and keeps you from digging your way to freedom.
The second golem starts walking towards the mound where Pomelo and Bessy are buried.
Your arrow breaks a large clump off of the legless golem, exposing a bit of bone under the dirt.
>>122991
You start breaking dirt off of it with your dagger and expose more of the bone.
>>122992
You decide to make the best of a bad situation and curl up next to Bessy for a nap.
>>122993
Pomelo trying to find a comfortable sleeping position distracts you and keeps you from digging your way to freedom.
The second golem starts walking towards the mound where Pomelo and Bessy are buried.
>>122995
You decide he has the right idea and curl up next to him for a nap of your own.
>>122997
The second golem sees you running for the pile and shoots a rock at you. You are able to block it with your shield, but have to stop to do so.
>>122998
You poke your head out of the dirt and see the second golem about the reach the pile of dirt you and Bessy are in.
>>123000
After digging some more dirt away from the bone you place your horns under it and attempt to pry it out. After a great deal of tugging the bone pops free and pulls most of a skeleton out with it. Most of the first elemental crumbles, leaving only a head, arm, and part of a torso.
The first, heavily wounded golem crawls slowly towards the collapsed tunnel.
The second golem reaches an arm out towards the pile that Pomelo and Bessy are in. It will reach them this turn.
You decide he has the right idea and curl up next to him for a nap of your own.
>>122997
The second golem sees you running for the pile and shoots a rock at you. You are able to block it with your shield, but have to stop to do so.
>>122998
You poke your head out of the dirt and see the second golem about the reach the pile of dirt you and Bessy are in.
>>123000
After digging some more dirt away from the bone you place your horns under it and attempt to pry it out. After a great deal of tugging the bone pops free and pulls most of a skeleton out with it. Most of the first elemental crumbles, leaving only a head, arm, and part of a torso.
The first, heavily wounded golem crawls slowly towards the collapsed tunnel.
The second golem reaches an arm out towards the pile that Pomelo and Bessy are in. It will reach them this turn.
>>123006
Already being partway out, your weak struggling is enough to get you all the way out.
>>123007
Despite its impressive size you are able to grapple with the golem. The two of you are locked together in struggle. DC3 to not be made Helpless, DC8 to make the golem Helpless.
>>123008
You are only able to fit your head through the opening that Pomelo made.
>>123012
You try to stab it in the head, but it grabs you in its jaws and shake you a few times before spitting you out and continuing its journey towards the collapsed tunnel.
Already being partway out, your weak struggling is enough to get you all the way out.
>>123007
Despite its impressive size you are able to grapple with the golem. The two of you are locked together in struggle. DC3 to not be made Helpless, DC8 to make the golem Helpless.
>>123008
You are only able to fit your head through the opening that Pomelo made.
>>123012
You try to stab it in the head, but it grabs you in its jaws and shake you a few times before spitting you out and continuing its journey towards the collapsed tunnel.
>>123030
With a great cry you tear one of its arms off at the elbow and slam the golem to the ground. It is now Helpless.
>>123031
Bulk is bulk and you are stuck.
>>123034
Despite her size and weight you grab her by the horns and pull her free with one strong yank.
>>123038
Your dagger hits a rocky patch on its arm and fails to do anything. The golem is too distracted by trying to get away to counterattack you.
With a great cry you tear one of its arms off at the elbow and slam the golem to the ground. It is now Helpless.
>>123031
Bulk is bulk and you are stuck.
>>123034
Despite her size and weight you grab her by the horns and pull her free with one strong yank.
>>123038
Your dagger hits a rocky patch on its arm and fails to do anything. The golem is too distracted by trying to get away to counterattack you.
>>123040
Its head is attached quite tightly, but you loosen it a little bit.
>>123041
You jump onto its arm and start stomping. After a few seconds you are able to expose more bone.
>>123043
Your shot misses by a mile.
>>123044
After hugging your friend you run over to the half-broken golem and start whacking at it with your staff. The only thing that happens is your squeaky ball squeaking whenever it hits the golem.
Its head is attached quite tightly, but you loosen it a little bit.
>>123041
You jump onto its arm and start stomping. After a few seconds you are able to expose more bone.
>>123043
Your shot misses by a mile.
>>123044
After hugging your friend you run over to the half-broken golem and start whacking at it with your staff. The only thing that happens is your squeaky ball squeaking whenever it hits the golem.
>>123048
You nearly hit Pomelo.
>>123049
A bit of dirt comes off the golems neck as it regrows its arm and stands up. If you want to keep trying to pull its head off your better hope you don't fail this last roll.
>>123050
You pull the bone out and shield your face as its last arm explodes.
>>123051
You break an ear off the angrily snapping dirt head.
You nearly hit Pomelo.
>>123049
A bit of dirt comes off the golems neck as it regrows its arm and stands up. If you want to keep trying to pull its head off your better hope you don't fail this last roll.
>>123050
You pull the bone out and shield your face as its last arm explodes.
>>123051
You break an ear off the angrily snapping dirt head.
>>123057
You pull the golem's head free and throw it away as it explodes. The golem, now blind, begins to flail its arms wildly and stumble around. +2 to all rolls against the golem for the rest of the battle.
>>123059
It bites your leg.
>>123061
You break some of the dirt of what it left of its torso.
>>123064
You graze Happyhorn with your shot.
>>123066
See you around.
You pull the golem's head free and throw it away as it explodes. The golem, now blind, begins to flail its arms wildly and stumble around. +2 to all rolls against the golem for the rest of the battle.
>>123059
It bites your leg.
>>123061
You break some of the dirt of what it left of its torso.
>>123064
You graze Happyhorn with your shot.
>>123066
See you around.
>>123082
Roots shoot out of the ground and entangle the giant diamond dog shaped golem.
>>123083
It bites you again. It really hurt this time.
>>123086
Despite only the tiniest fragment of bone showing you ram your head into its body and grab it with your mouth. Once you have a tight grip you pull as hard as you can and fall away form the golem with a diamond dog skeleton sans skull. The golem explodes and showers the party with dirt and rock.
Roots shoot out of the ground and entangle the giant diamond dog shaped golem.
>>123083
It bites you again. It really hurt this time.
>>123086
Despite only the tiniest fragment of bone showing you ram your head into its body and grab it with your mouth. Once you have a tight grip you pull as hard as you can and fall away form the golem with a diamond dog skeleton sans skull. The golem explodes and showers the party with dirt and rock.
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Previously on Crypt Quest the party gained entrance to the vampire's lair and did a bit of exploring. In the top two side rooms on the left are coffins put into receptacles meant for them. In the bottom room on the left are a pile of old, dead skeletons. The room on the top right is full of books, and also has a few old foal's books. The middle room on the right has more books, but these look like the ones in the lich's room. The room on the bottom right is full of traveling gear. At the bottom of the room are three coffins meant for the vampires. In the had vampires coffin they found armor plates and a lock to protect anyone inside. They also found charcoal drawings of a unicorn stallion, a pegasus mare, and two unicorn foals. To the left of the coffins there is a strange circle on the ceiling that reminds anyone who looks at it of the staircase they took down from the lich's room.
The two torches from the top of the room have been taken by the party. There is a mass of roots under the thing on the ceiling. Pomelo made a mess of the room with the traveling supplies in them. The party can feel that the vampire will be back soon.
The two torches from the top of the room have been taken by the party. There is a mass of roots under the thing on the ceiling. Pomelo made a mess of the room with the traveling supplies in them. The party can feel that the vampire will be back soon.
>>124404
You find a length of durable rope.
>>124407
You get most everything put back where it should be, and hide the rest behind the pillar in the side room.
>>124410
The circle is round and on the ceiling.
>>124412
The sight of camping equipment makes you feel like a little filly. You run across the room and jump, doing a canonball into the pile of traveling supplies.
Roll to see how much of a mess you made.
>>124418
Your aren't sure why, but it reminds you of a staircase. There is a small gem in the center of it like the ones that were used to hold enchantments.
You find a length of durable rope.
>>124407
You get most everything put back where it should be, and hide the rest behind the pillar in the side room.
>>124410
The circle is round and on the ceiling.
>>124412
The sight of camping equipment makes you feel like a little filly. You run across the room and jump, doing a canonball into the pile of traveling supplies.
Roll to see how much of a mess you made.
>>124418
Your aren't sure why, but it reminds you of a staircase. There is a small gem in the center of it like the ones that were used to hold enchantments.
>>124425
Your vision narrows down to a single points and your legs turn to jelly. You fall over and start frothing at the mouth once again.
>>124426
You pick something off the pile and start playing with it.
>>124427
You snatch the thing out of Bessy's hooves and put it on the pile with everything else. The pile looks like it did before it was disturbed.
>>124429
All the torches are back where they should be.
>>124432
You hide in the sideroom with the bones.
The roots are still under the thing on the ceiling. The party is still scattered around the room.
How long does it take an experienced vampire to grab two or three victims?
Your vision narrows down to a single points and your legs turn to jelly. You fall over and start frothing at the mouth once again.
>>124426
You pick something off the pile and start playing with it.
>>124427
You snatch the thing out of Bessy's hooves and put it on the pile with everything else. The pile looks like it did before it was disturbed.
>>124429
All the torches are back where they should be.
>>124432
You hide in the sideroom with the bones.
The roots are still under the thing on the ceiling. The party is still scattered around the room.
How long does it take an experienced vampire to grab two or three victims?
>>124436
>>124437
When you come back to your senses you are standing up and Pomelo is hugging you. Oddly, he is hugging you around your neck instead of your rear.
>>124438
Your roots start to sink back into the ground and replace the stone they displaced, but…
>>124440
You get tangled in them and pulled down!
Mirabelle, roll to escape. Everyone else, roll to help her if you want to.
>>124437
When you come back to your senses you are standing up and Pomelo is hugging you. Oddly, he is hugging you around your neck instead of your rear.
>>124438
Your roots start to sink back into the ground and replace the stone they displaced, but…
>>124440
You get tangled in them and pulled down!
Mirabelle, roll to escape. Everyone else, roll to help her if you want to.
>>124447
>>124448
>>124452
While Andelia wrangles the roots Bessy helps Mirabelle get away from them. Mirabelle is fine. The roots didn't even damage her outfit. The roots fix the floor as they disappear.
>>124450
You keep hugging him.
>>124453
With the goat around your neck you walk over to the pile of books and look through them. Each of them talk about some form of necromancy, and you even find one you think you could learn from, but…
The entire party can hear a rumble from the circle above where the roots were. The small gem in it is glowing. The only thing out of place in this room is the party.
>>124448
>>124452
While Andelia wrangles the roots Bessy helps Mirabelle get away from them. Mirabelle is fine. The roots didn't even damage her outfit. The roots fix the floor as they disappear.
>>124450
You keep hugging him.
>>124453
With the goat around your neck you walk over to the pile of books and look through them. Each of them talk about some form of necromancy, and you even find one you think you could learn from, but…
The entire party can hear a rumble from the circle above where the roots were. The small gem in it is glowing. The only thing out of place in this room is the party.
>>124466
You hide behind the traveling supplies.
>>124467
And you hide beside Mirabelle.
>>124468
You grab >>124469 and disappear into the pile of bones with him.
>>124472
And Andelia is there too.
With a loud crack the circle descends and a staircase spirals down. The circular stone glows as it touches the floor before sinking into it and leaving the staircase looking like it was always there. Three ponies walk down the staircase, each of them looking straight ahead but never missing a step. They stop once they reach the bottom and a unicorn stallion follows them down. He is wearing a black cape, and his green coat is so pale that it is nearly white. As he steps off the last step his horn glows and the staircase loudly retracts into the ceiling along with the round, glowing stone.
The unicorn stallion pauses and looks around the room once the staircase grows quiet, then shrugs and begins positioning the ponies by the coffins. As he works he calls out in a loud voice.
"Snack time, children! Come bring those fools the lich sent us if you have caught them!"
You hide behind the traveling supplies.
>>124467
And you hide beside Mirabelle.
>>124468
You grab >>124469 and disappear into the pile of bones with him.
>>124472
And Andelia is there too.
With a loud crack the circle descends and a staircase spirals down. The circular stone glows as it touches the floor before sinking into it and leaving the staircase looking like it was always there. Three ponies walk down the staircase, each of them looking straight ahead but never missing a step. They stop once they reach the bottom and a unicorn stallion follows them down. He is wearing a black cape, and his green coat is so pale that it is nearly white. As he steps off the last step his horn glows and the staircase loudly retracts into the ceiling along with the round, glowing stone.
The unicorn stallion pauses and looks around the room once the staircase grows quiet, then shrugs and begins positioning the ponies by the coffins. As he works he calls out in a loud voice.
"Snack time, children! Come bring those fools the lich sent us if you have caught them!"
>>124482
You keep an eye from him while staying hidden.
The unicorn stallion's expression becomes worried.
"Children? What is taking you so long? Children? Why won't you answer?"
His worried look turns to one of fear, then forced calm. He gathers the three ponies around him and speaks loudly in a singsong voice.
"It was nice of you to play with my children. Playing rough is fine, but hurting them isn't. Why don't you all come out where I can see you?"
Everyone roll.
You keep an eye from him while staying hidden.
The unicorn stallion's expression becomes worried.
"Children? What is taking you so long? Children? Why won't you answer?"
His worried look turns to one of fear, then forced calm. He gathers the three ponies around him and speaks loudly in a singsong voice.
"It was nice of you to play with my children. Playing rough is fine, but hurting them isn't. Why don't you all come out where I can see you?"
Everyone roll.
>>124502
>>124503
>>124505
>>124509
Each of you stay still, his voice sounding strange in your ears.
>>124506
You hop out of your hiding place to speak with the nice unicorn. He looks at you and smiles, his fangs showing.
"You must be one of the goats my children were telling me about. How badly hurt are my children? Are you the only one that got past them?"
>>124503
>>124505
>>124509
Each of you stay still, his voice sounding strange in your ears.
>>124506
You hop out of your hiding place to speak with the nice unicorn. He looks at you and smiles, his fangs showing.
"You must be one of the goats my children were telling me about. How badly hurt are my children? Are you the only one that got past them?"
>>124517
>>124523
Neither of you get a response.
>>124519
A haze that you did not even know existed lifts from around your mind. You can see a confused looking vampire in front of you.
"They asked you to lock them in a room? What do you m-"
>>124518
His voice cuts off as your lightning bolt narrowly misses the ponies surrounding him and hits him. He whips around to look in your direction.
"COME OUT AT ONC-"
>>124520
He is cut off once again as thick roots burst from the floor and wrap around his legs and head, gagging and immobilizing him.
>>124521
You try to grab a piece of stone that was broken by the roots, but cannot lift it.
The three ponies are still standing there like nothing is happening.
>>124523
Neither of you get a response.
>>124519
A haze that you did not even know existed lifts from around your mind. You can see a confused looking vampire in front of you.
"They asked you to lock them in a room? What do you m-"
>>124518
His voice cuts off as your lightning bolt narrowly misses the ponies surrounding him and hits him. He whips around to look in your direction.
"COME OUT AT ONC-"
>>124520
He is cut off once again as thick roots burst from the floor and wrap around his legs and head, gagging and immobilizing him.
>>124521
You try to grab a piece of stone that was broken by the roots, but cannot lift it.
The three ponies are still standing there like nothing is happening.
>>124530
One of the ponies is in your way. You fail to reach the vampire.
>>124531
Your bolt hits one of the roots holding him down.
>>124534
You tie them together, but the rope is wrapped around the roots. You will have to untie them and trey again.
>>124537
You leap out of the bone pile and charge him with your spear. The tip of it stabs into the flesh of his neck.
>>124535
Your silver coated iron nugget hits him in the knee, breaking it. The vampire grunts loud enough to be heard from behind the roots, then vanishes as his body becomes smoke that slips away from the roots.
>>124536
Your spider attacks too late and hits the cloud of smoke instead.
A number of loud thumbs and screeches can be heard from the the middle room on the left as 7 ghouls run out of it and towards the party.
One of the ponies is in your way. You fail to reach the vampire.
>>124531
Your bolt hits one of the roots holding him down.
>>124534
You tie them together, but the rope is wrapped around the roots. You will have to untie them and trey again.
>>124537
You leap out of the bone pile and charge him with your spear. The tip of it stabs into the flesh of his neck.
>>124535
Your silver coated iron nugget hits him in the knee, breaking it. The vampire grunts loud enough to be heard from behind the roots, then vanishes as his body becomes smoke that slips away from the roots.
>>124536
Your spider attacks too late and hits the cloud of smoke instead.
A number of loud thumbs and screeches can be heard from the the middle room on the left as 7 ghouls run out of it and towards the party.
>>124539
You drop two of the ghouls with shots to the leg that shatters bone.
>>124541
You get the ponies tied up and ready to move.
You will have to roll to move them thanks to the ghouls in the room.
>>124543
You push the ghouls back with bright moonlight.
>>124545
You stab one in the chest, but it keeps trying to bite you,
>>124546
Your bolt pieces its leg and it changes course to attack you.
You drop two of the ghouls with shots to the leg that shatters bone.
>>124541
You get the ponies tied up and ready to move.
You will have to roll to move them thanks to the ghouls in the room.
>>124543
You push the ghouls back with bright moonlight.
>>124545
You stab one in the chest, but it keeps trying to bite you,
>>124546
Your bolt pieces its leg and it changes course to attack you.
>>124553
Your bolts give a few of them gashes, but none of them penetrate. Your spider helps you climb onto its back before climbing up a wall.
>>124554
The ghouls are too distracted to attack you as you pull them away from the fight.
>>124556
You bring your crossbow up and look down the arrow at the charging ghoul. Waiting until it is only a few feet away you fire into its open mouth. The bolt punches a hole through the back of its throat and hits another one of the ghouls in the neck.
>>124557
You push your spear deeper. The ghouls screams become those of pain instead of anger and black blood starts to pour out around your weapon.
>>124558
The quickly moving things easily avoid your shots. One jump onto your back and starts to chew on your thick hide.
>>124562
It ducks under the swing then bites your leg. It clamps its jaws down as hard as it can then throws you to the ground. You are now Helpless.
Your bolts give a few of them gashes, but none of them penetrate. Your spider helps you climb onto its back before climbing up a wall.
>>124554
The ghouls are too distracted to attack you as you pull them away from the fight.
>>124556
You bring your crossbow up and look down the arrow at the charging ghoul. Waiting until it is only a few feet away you fire into its open mouth. The bolt punches a hole through the back of its throat and hits another one of the ghouls in the neck.
>>124557
You push your spear deeper. The ghouls screams become those of pain instead of anger and black blood starts to pour out around your weapon.
>>124558
The quickly moving things easily avoid your shots. One jump onto your back and starts to chew on your thick hide.
>>124562
It ducks under the swing then bites your leg. It clamps its jaws down as hard as it can then throws you to the ground. You are now Helpless.
>>124566
Your shot causes the ghoul to look up at you. It snarls then leaps at you.
>>124567
The moment you step back into the main room you are jumped by a ghoul that was trying to sneak around to where you hid the ponies. It forces you to the ground then begins trying to bite you. You are now Helpless.
>>124568
There is a loud crunch as the head of your spear pokes out its back. The ghoul vomits black blood and dies on your spear.
>>124569
Being so limber it is easy for you to reach back and snag it with your horns. Once you have it you toss your head and throw it at the ghoul on Pomelo. It hits with a loud smack and they both go tumbling into a wall.
>>124570
Your leg hurts too much to stand one. The damage looks superficial, but it sure is painful.
>>124572
Firing from you spot on the wall is hard and you miss your shot. Lucky the ghouls are tied up with the others and cannot try to get at you.
There are five ghouls left, two of them hobbling around on broken legs.
Everyone please roll 2d10 this round. The first is your attack and the second is a spot check.
Your shot causes the ghoul to look up at you. It snarls then leaps at you.
>>124567
The moment you step back into the main room you are jumped by a ghoul that was trying to sneak around to where you hid the ponies. It forces you to the ground then begins trying to bite you. You are now Helpless.
>>124568
There is a loud crunch as the head of your spear pokes out its back. The ghoul vomits black blood and dies on your spear.
>>124569
Being so limber it is easy for you to reach back and snag it with your horns. Once you have it you toss your head and throw it at the ghoul on Pomelo. It hits with a loud smack and they both go tumbling into a wall.
>>124570
Your leg hurts too much to stand one. The damage looks superficial, but it sure is painful.
>>124572
Firing from you spot on the wall is hard and you miss your shot. Lucky the ghouls are tied up with the others and cannot try to get at you.
There are five ghouls left, two of them hobbling around on broken legs.
Everyone please roll 2d10 this round. The first is your attack and the second is a spot check.
>>124580
You get up but your leg still hurts.
You can see the vampire's smokey form solidifying outside the the room where Pomelo hid the ponies.
>>124581
You shot one of them and heavily wound it.
You can see a cloud of smoke gathering outside of the room with the ponies in it.
>>124582
The charging ghoul bowls you over and renders you Helpless.
All you can see is the hungry ghoul standing on top of you.
>>124583
One of the ghouls bites your leg.
It hurts so much that your vision goes white for a second before returning to normal.
>>124584
You get up.
You can see your friends fighting the ghouls.
>>124585
You give her something to sooth the pain in her leg.
You are too focused on keeping an eye out for ghouls to see anything else.
There are five ghouls, but they are all hurt pretty bad by now.
You get up but your leg still hurts.
You can see the vampire's smokey form solidifying outside the the room where Pomelo hid the ponies.
>>124581
You shot one of them and heavily wound it.
You can see a cloud of smoke gathering outside of the room with the ponies in it.
>>124582
The charging ghoul bowls you over and renders you Helpless.
All you can see is the hungry ghoul standing on top of you.
>>124583
One of the ghouls bites your leg.
It hurts so much that your vision goes white for a second before returning to normal.
>>124584
You get up.
You can see your friends fighting the ghouls.
>>124585
You give her something to sooth the pain in her leg.
You are too focused on keeping an eye out for ghouls to see anything else.
There are five ghouls, but they are all hurt pretty bad by now.
>>124593
It bites you even harder. The pain causes you to fall to your knees and become Helpless.
>>124595
It get a firm grip on your chest with its teeth and keeps you from bucking it off.
>>124597
You focus your divine power on her and take the pain away Bessy stands up and in no longer Helpless.
The room where Pomelo hid the ponies. The room where the twins are is on a different part of this floor.
>>124600
You butt the ghoul and break a few ribs, but it stays attached to him.
>>124607
Your bolts miss as your spider arrive outside the room just as the smoke slips inside.
It bites you even harder. The pain causes you to fall to your knees and become Helpless.
>>124595
It get a firm grip on your chest with its teeth and keeps you from bucking it off.
>>124597
You focus your divine power on her and take the pain away Bessy stands up and in no longer Helpless.
The room where Pomelo hid the ponies. The room where the twins are is on a different part of this floor.
>>124600
You butt the ghoul and break a few ribs, but it stays attached to him.
>>124607
Your bolts miss as your spider arrive outside the room just as the smoke slips inside.
>>124609
Ignoring the pain in your chest you magically grab a few smaller rocks left by the roots and throw them at the ghoul on top of you. Most of them miss, but a few strike it in the head. One of its eyes rolls back into hits head as it dies and falls off of you.
>>124611
You run away with the ghoul still attached. It doesn't hurt right now thanks to Mirabelle though.
>>124612
You spread a slave to help with burns over his wound. It doesn't help.
>>124613
You charge into the room just in time to see the vampire solidify next to the three tied up ponies. He grins at you, then opens his mouth to bite one of them.
>>124616
You hit Bessy instead. The bolt hits her shoulder, making it hard for her to move.
>>124621
You fly over to the ghoul that was attacking Pomeloe and the one that Bessy threw at it. You pummel one with your hooves and the other with your legs until both of them are misshapen lumps.
Two ghouls left.
Ignoring the pain in your chest you magically grab a few smaller rocks left by the roots and throw them at the ghoul on top of you. Most of them miss, but a few strike it in the head. One of its eyes rolls back into hits head as it dies and falls off of you.
>>124611
You run away with the ghoul still attached. It doesn't hurt right now thanks to Mirabelle though.
>>124612
You spread a slave to help with burns over his wound. It doesn't help.
>>124613
You charge into the room just in time to see the vampire solidify next to the three tied up ponies. He grins at you, then opens his mouth to bite one of them.
>>124616
You hit Bessy instead. The bolt hits her shoulder, making it hard for her to move.
>>124621
You fly over to the ghoul that was attacking Pomeloe and the one that Bessy threw at it. You pummel one with your hooves and the other with your legs until both of them are misshapen lumps.
Two ghouls left.
>>124625
You run into the room and smash the vampire in the face with your mace. He snarls and runs around your, his nose horribly broken by your morning star.
>>124626
You give her something, remembering too late that it isn't supposed to be used on buffaloes. She doubles over in agony and falls to the floor helplessly.
>>124627
You chase after him, but before you can attack…
>>124628
>>124629
>0
Your charge the most powerful lighting bolt that you can and fire it at the fleeing vampire. You aim was off, however, and you strike Pomelo with it. The bolt strikes him with a bright flash of light, illuminating his skeleton even as it throws him to the back of the room. Pomelo bounces off the wall and lands on the floor. He doesn't move.
>>124630
You bend nearly double and shoot the ghoul gnawing on your leg. The iron nugget strikes it with such force that its body is torn away from its head.
>>124631
>>124634
The two of you team up; beating and stabbing the last ghoul until it looks like it was chewed up and spat out by a dragon.
The vampire is momentarily stunned.
>>124632
You watch all of this unfold.
You run into the room and smash the vampire in the face with your mace. He snarls and runs around your, his nose horribly broken by your morning star.
>>124626
You give her something, remembering too late that it isn't supposed to be used on buffaloes. She doubles over in agony and falls to the floor helplessly.
>>124627
You chase after him, but before you can attack…
>>124628
>>124629
>0
Your charge the most powerful lighting bolt that you can and fire it at the fleeing vampire. You aim was off, however, and you strike Pomelo with it. The bolt strikes him with a bright flash of light, illuminating his skeleton even as it throws him to the back of the room. Pomelo bounces off the wall and lands on the floor. He doesn't move.
>>124630
You bend nearly double and shoot the ghoul gnawing on your leg. The iron nugget strikes it with such force that its body is torn away from its head.
>>124631
>>124634
The two of you team up; beating and stabbing the last ghoul until it looks like it was chewed up and spat out by a dragon.
The vampire is momentarily stunned.
>>124632
You watch all of this unfold.
>>124642
Bessy is too big for you to help her up.
>>124643
Your beholder's eye sparks a few time, but doesn't fire. You, however, leap at the vampire and start clubbing his broken face with your silver staff. He snarls at you and tries to strike back.
>>124644
You wave some smelling salts under the motionless goat's nose. For a few seconds nothing happens, then he gasps and opens his eyes. Pomelo is now Helpless.
>>124646
You stand back up, but don't go rushing anywhere. The pain finally fades away.
>>124647
Your spiders hunkers down over Pomelo and Andelia while you shoot at the vampire trying to attack Olga. He yelps as your bolt strikes his side.
Bessy is too big for you to help her up.
>>124643
Your beholder's eye sparks a few time, but doesn't fire. You, however, leap at the vampire and start clubbing his broken face with your silver staff. He snarls at you and tries to strike back.
>>124644
You wave some smelling salts under the motionless goat's nose. For a few seconds nothing happens, then he gasps and opens his eyes. Pomelo is now Helpless.
>>124646
You stand back up, but don't go rushing anywhere. The pain finally fades away.
>>124647
Your spiders hunkers down over Pomelo and Andelia while you shoot at the vampire trying to attack Olga. He yelps as your bolt strikes his side.
>>124651
Despite your fried and blackened skin and muscles you stand up. Blood and clear fluid leak from your split flesh but you are able to ignore the immense amount pain you are in for now.
>>124653
You start spreading a thick paste over his charred flesh. Once most of his body is covered you lean back and watch as it slowly starts to bring him back from the edge of death.
>>124652
The vampire howls in pain as your silver bolt pierces his heart.
>>124654
Your beholder finally manages to get it's flame working and hits the vampire with a ray of scorching heat. Unfortunately it grazes you with the beam.
>>124658
You pepper the vampire with bolts, but none of them do much damage relative to what the others are dishing out.
>>124659
You hold back.
>>124660
Your iron nugget hits the bolt that Pomelo shot and drives it even deeper into him. The vampire screams loud enough to rattle the stone that make up the room you are all in.
"HOW! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE! WHAT ARE ALL OF YOU?"
His body melts into another cloud of smoke. The bolts and iron nuggets in him clatter to the floor as he spreads his gaseous from out across the room. More thumping and screeching comes from the room on the top left as 9 ghouls rush out towards the party.
Despite your fried and blackened skin and muscles you stand up. Blood and clear fluid leak from your split flesh but you are able to ignore the immense amount pain you are in for now.
>>124653
You start spreading a thick paste over his charred flesh. Once most of his body is covered you lean back and watch as it slowly starts to bring him back from the edge of death.
>>124652
The vampire howls in pain as your silver bolt pierces his heart.
>>124654
Your beholder finally manages to get it's flame working and hits the vampire with a ray of scorching heat. Unfortunately it grazes you with the beam.
>>124658
You pepper the vampire with bolts, but none of them do much damage relative to what the others are dishing out.
>>124659
You hold back.
>>124660
Your iron nugget hits the bolt that Pomelo shot and drives it even deeper into him. The vampire screams loud enough to rattle the stone that make up the room you are all in.
"HOW! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE! WHAT ARE ALL OF YOU?"
His body melts into another cloud of smoke. The bolts and iron nuggets in him clatter to the floor as he spreads his gaseous from out across the room. More thumping and screeching comes from the room on the top left as 9 ghouls rush out towards the party.
>>124673
Your shot breaks the leg of one of the ghouls. It falls you the ground and starts trying to push its broken bone back into its leg.
>>124674
You grab one of them by the neck and start swinging it around. Its neck snaps as you use it as a flail and break the backs of two other ghouls, killing them.
>>124675
The pain from your burns hits you like a ton of bricks. Instead of praying you cry out in pain and fall helplessly to the floor.
>>124677
You shoot one through the eye and drop it as your spider lifts you up and puts you on its back.
>>124678
>>124679
A ghoul grabs your staff and tries to pull it away before you can use it.
Roll it get it back from the ghoul.
>>124680
Roots burst out of one of the walls and wrap around one of the ghouls. Bones snap as the roots constrict it.
>>124683
A ray of fire strikes one of the ghouls in the chest and burns clean through its body. Your beholder moves the beam up and down until the ghoul has been burnt in half.
5 ghouls left.
Everyone one roll 2d10, same as last time.
Your shot breaks the leg of one of the ghouls. It falls you the ground and starts trying to push its broken bone back into its leg.
>>124674
You grab one of them by the neck and start swinging it around. Its neck snaps as you use it as a flail and break the backs of two other ghouls, killing them.
>>124675
The pain from your burns hits you like a ton of bricks. Instead of praying you cry out in pain and fall helplessly to the floor.
>>124677
You shoot one through the eye and drop it as your spider lifts you up and puts you on its back.
>>124678
>>124679
A ghoul grabs your staff and tries to pull it away before you can use it.
Roll it get it back from the ghoul.
>>124680
Roots burst out of one of the walls and wrap around one of the ghouls. Bones snap as the roots constrict it.
>>124683
A ray of fire strikes one of the ghouls in the chest and burns clean through its body. Your beholder moves the beam up and down until the ghoul has been burnt in half.
5 ghouls left.
Everyone one roll 2d10, same as last time.
>>124692
You stand back up without even needing to lean against Dreamkicker for support.
The pain makes your vision a little blurry.
>>124693
You shoot one of the screaming ghouls in the back. It does little more than annoy the ghoul.
You are too focused on picking out targets to see anything else.
>>124696
You turn away from the broken ghouls just in time to be headbutted by another ghoul.
Your vision swims as it rears back for another strike.
>>124697
You charge into the fray and stab a ghoul in its side. It shrieks and tries to pull away.
From where you are standing you can see the vampire's smokey form rapidly flowing into the room with the three ponies.
>>124700
You take the staff back from the ghoul before it can do any damage.
The ghoul in front of you has nearly all of your attention.
>>124702
Your shot goes wild when a ghoul bites you on the nose.
All you can see is the ghoul trying to chew your face off.
>>124703
Your minion incinerates the ghoul that Happyhorn shot in the back. The ghoul's flesh quickly burns away and leaves behind and charred skeleton.
You are too busy watching for ghouls that may try to tear apart your heavily damaged beholder.
You stand back up without even needing to lean against Dreamkicker for support.
The pain makes your vision a little blurry.
>>124693
You shoot one of the screaming ghouls in the back. It does little more than annoy the ghoul.
You are too focused on picking out targets to see anything else.
>>124696
You turn away from the broken ghouls just in time to be headbutted by another ghoul.
Your vision swims as it rears back for another strike.
>>124697
You charge into the fray and stab a ghoul in its side. It shrieks and tries to pull away.
From where you are standing you can see the vampire's smokey form rapidly flowing into the room with the three ponies.
>>124700
You take the staff back from the ghoul before it can do any damage.
The ghoul in front of you has nearly all of your attention.
>>124702
Your shot goes wild when a ghoul bites you on the nose.
All you can see is the ghoul trying to chew your face off.
>>124703
Your minion incinerates the ghoul that Happyhorn shot in the back. The ghoul's flesh quickly burns away and leaves behind and charred skeleton.
You are too busy watching for ghouls that may try to tear apart your heavily damaged beholder.
>>124711
The salve that Andelia spread across your body cracks and falls off. Your skin and muscles repair themselves until they are as good as new. Any scars you have disappear as the missing parts of your coat grow back.
>>124713
You jump back and strike the ghoul twice in the face. It spits out a few broken fangs and tries to bite you.
>>124714
You take a defensive stance beside your beholder and get a +1 to your next attack to defend it. If you attack or do anything else before then you lose the +1.
Your minion sets another ghoul alight, but this one doesn't die right away,
>>124717
The ghoul that tried to take your staff grabs your crossbow and hits you over the head with it. When your vision clears you are helpless on the ground and the ghoul is about to bite you.
>>124719
You run into the room just in time to see him about to bite a pony. He scowls as best he can with his broken face and looks you in the eyes.
"Keep me safe while I repair the damage your friends did."
Roll and state your action.
>>124721
You pry it off your nose and throw it as hard as you can at the ground. Bones break and snap but it doesn't die.
>>124722
You fix that with a quick bolt to its neck.
Three left.
The salve that Andelia spread across your body cracks and falls off. Your skin and muscles repair themselves until they are as good as new. Any scars you have disappear as the missing parts of your coat grow back.
>>124713
You jump back and strike the ghoul twice in the face. It spits out a few broken fangs and tries to bite you.
>>124714
You take a defensive stance beside your beholder and get a +1 to your next attack to defend it. If you attack or do anything else before then you lose the +1.
Your minion sets another ghoul alight, but this one doesn't die right away,
>>124717
The ghoul that tried to take your staff grabs your crossbow and hits you over the head with it. When your vision clears you are helpless on the ground and the ghoul is about to bite you.
>>124719
You run into the room just in time to see him about to bite a pony. He scowls as best he can with his broken face and looks you in the eyes.
"Keep me safe while I repair the damage your friends did."
Roll and state your action.
>>124721
You pry it off your nose and throw it as hard as you can at the ground. Bones break and snap but it doesn't die.
>>124722
You fix that with a quick bolt to its neck.
Three left.
>>124729
Your rocks hit it, but the ghoul is healthy enough to ignore them as it rips out the chunk of you that the earlier ghoul was chewing on.
>>124731
Your beholder strikes the burning ghoul again. The fires burns even hotter until it goes out and leaves behind some melted bones.
>>124733
You return the favor and headbutt the ghoul. It shakes its head a few times and snarls as it steps back.
>>124734
You nod your head and the vampire smirks.
"Simpleton."
As he bites one of the ponies you turn around and get ready to attack any pony that tries to enter the room or hurt your master.
Roll 2d10 when making rolls in combat. The second roll is to free your mind and is at DC8. Because of your one you cannot roll to get free unless you are trying to hurt your friends. For all intents and purposes you have used Protect on him, except protect will last until you free yourself from his influence.
>>124735
Andelia is blocking the doorway. You will have to get past her if you want to attack the vampire.
>>124736
You hug your Dreamy even as the ghoul does its best to eat him alive.
Your rocks hit it, but the ghoul is healthy enough to ignore them as it rips out the chunk of you that the earlier ghoul was chewing on.
>>124731
Your beholder strikes the burning ghoul again. The fires burns even hotter until it goes out and leaves behind some melted bones.
>>124733
You return the favor and headbutt the ghoul. It shakes its head a few times and snarls as it steps back.
>>124734
You nod your head and the vampire smirks.
"Simpleton."
As he bites one of the ponies you turn around and get ready to attack any pony that tries to enter the room or hurt your master.
Roll 2d10 when making rolls in combat. The second roll is to free your mind and is at DC8. Because of your one you cannot roll to get free unless you are trying to hurt your friends. For all intents and purposes you have used Protect on him, except protect will last until you free yourself from his influence.
>>124735
Andelia is blocking the doorway. You will have to get past her if you want to attack the vampire.
>>124736
You hug your Dreamy even as the ghoul does its best to eat him alive.
>>124748
You try hugging the ghoul to calm it down. It pries you off and slams you down next to Dreamkicker. You are now Helpless, but at least you are with your Dreamy~.
>>124749
You punch the ghoul so hard that its head sinks into its chest, then punch it again and turn it almost inside out. After that you toss a few seeds into your mouth to dull the pain from the fight.
>>124751
It doesn't work and the ghoul tears a chunk of flesh out of your neck this time. The pain is starting to fade away, as is your vision. Maybe you should try to push it off you instead of attacking it while pinning in a rapidly growing pool of your own blood?
You try hugging the ghoul to calm it down. It pries you off and slams you down next to Dreamkicker. You are now Helpless, but at least you are with your Dreamy~.
>>124749
You punch the ghoul so hard that its head sinks into its chest, then punch it again and turn it almost inside out. After that you toss a few seeds into your mouth to dull the pain from the fight.
>>124751
It doesn't work and the ghoul tears a chunk of flesh out of your neck this time. The pain is starting to fade away, as is your vision. Maybe you should try to push it off you instead of attacking it while pinning in a rapidly growing pool of your own blood?
>>124772
You blast it off of you with your magic. It hits the ceiling with a loud crunch and falls to the floor where it struggles to stand.
>>124775
You stand back up. Your coat is pretty red thanks to all that Blood Dreamkicker is bleeding.
>>124776
You push her aside and are met with a screaming ghoul. The force of its assault pushes you out of the room and lets Andelia step back into place.
One of the ponies in the room screams. His scream turns into a ghoulish shriek after a few seconds.
You blast it off of you with your magic. It hits the ceiling with a loud crunch and falls to the floor where it struggles to stand.
>>124775
You stand back up. Your coat is pretty red thanks to all that Blood Dreamkicker is bleeding.
>>124776
You push her aside and are met with a screaming ghoul. The force of its assault pushes you out of the room and lets Andelia step back into place.
One of the ponies in the room screams. His scream turns into a ghoulish shriek after a few seconds.
>>124786
You focus your magic on the hole in his neck. It closes and leaves behind only a thin patch in his coat.
>>124787
You easily grab the piece of rock that Mirabelle was trying to use earlier and hover it over to the ghoul. You wait for it to look up before dropping it and crushing its front half.
>>124788
>>124785
You punch Bessy in the face as hard as you can. As you pull your hoof back clarity returns to you and you realize what you have done. The last pony behind you screams. As the scream dies the vampire starts to laugh.
"Go, minions! Attack these murderers! Leave them broken but alive! As you, pony, come here. You've earned this."
Two more ghouls squeeze past Andelia. Along with the third ghoul they attack the party.
You focus your magic on the hole in his neck. It closes and leaves behind only a thin patch in his coat.
>>124787
You easily grab the piece of rock that Mirabelle was trying to use earlier and hover it over to the ghoul. You wait for it to look up before dropping it and crushing its front half.
>>124788
>>124785
You punch Bessy in the face as hard as you can. As you pull your hoof back clarity returns to you and you realize what you have done. The last pony behind you screams. As the scream dies the vampire starts to laugh.
"Go, minions! Attack these murderers! Leave them broken but alive! As you, pony, come here. You've earned this."
Two more ghouls squeeze past Andelia. Along with the third ghoul they attack the party.
>>124797
You beat one ghoul to death with your hooves. You then grab its body and throw it at the second ghoul, knocking it over.
>>124798
Your beholder sets the third ghoul on fire.
>>124799
You hit the flaming ghoul and get singed.
>>124800
You hug him and focus all of your healing energy upon him. The wounds in his chest heal, and his coat reclaims a few inches of fuzzy flesh.
>>124801
"Yes, if you really have killed my children I must-"
His voice is cut off as your spear slashes through his throat. He stumbles back and coughs up some black sludge before speaking again.
"Clever, but that won't save yo-"
>>124802
He is cut off again as your lightning bolt hits him. He growls and shifts into his smokey form again, then flows towards the party.
Everyone roll.
There is one ghoul left. It is on fire.
You beat one ghoul to death with your hooves. You then grab its body and throw it at the second ghoul, knocking it over.
>>124798
Your beholder sets the third ghoul on fire.
>>124799
You hit the flaming ghoul and get singed.
>>124800
You hug him and focus all of your healing energy upon him. The wounds in his chest heal, and his coat reclaims a few inches of fuzzy flesh.
>>124801
"Yes, if you really have killed my children I must-"
His voice is cut off as your spear slashes through his throat. He stumbles back and coughs up some black sludge before speaking again.
"Clever, but that won't save yo-"
>>124802
He is cut off again as your lightning bolt hits him. He growls and shifts into his smokey form again, then flows towards the party.
Everyone roll.
There is one ghoul left. It is on fire.
>>124809
Your beholder shoots a beam of fire at the smoke. It burns a black spot onto the floor underneath it.
>>124813
You drink some water and feel a little refreshed. It's important to stay hydrated when fighting vampires.
>>124814
You pick up the burning ghoul and throw it at the smoke. The ghoul dies as it hits the floor but the smoke continues to be smoke.
>>124806
You magically watch as the smoke suddenly solidifies in front of you.
"Boo."
The vampire uppercuts you, sending you arcing through the air and landing helplessly on the ground.
We are stopping here for the night.
Your beholder shoots a beam of fire at the smoke. It burns a black spot onto the floor underneath it.
>>124813
You drink some water and feel a little refreshed. It's important to stay hydrated when fighting vampires.
>>124814
You pick up the burning ghoul and throw it at the smoke. The ghoul dies as it hits the floor but the smoke continues to be smoke.
>>124806
You magically watch as the smoke suddenly solidifies in front of you.
"Boo."
The vampire uppercuts you, sending you arcing through the air and landing helplessly on the ground.
We are stopping here for the night.
Previously on Crypt Quest the party got ready ready for, and then fought the vampire that had beaten the lich and stolen part of his crypt. The party was able to clean up the messes they had made and hide just in time to avoid being found by the vampire as he returned with three hypnotized ponies. They waited too long before springing their ambush and were nearly foiled when the vampire used his hypnotic voice to coax Happyhorn out of her hiding spot. During the fighting Pomelo was able to lead the hypnotised ponies to a side room while the rest of the party kicked the vampire's ass. Surprised by the strength of their assault he turned into a cloud of smoke and sicced some ghouls on them. While fighting his minions a few party members noticed him trying to get to the ponies he had brought and were able to stop him. Once his ghouls were defeated he became solid again and promptly had the shit beaten out of him. Once again turning into smoke he sicced some more ghouls on the party before going for the hypnotised ponies again. This time the party failed to stop him thanks to Andelia becoming hypnotised and guarding the room he and the ponies were in.
When we left things off Andelia had given the vampire a cut on the neck and he had punched Dreamkicker across the room. Dreamkicker is Helpless and away from the party.
When we left things off Andelia had given the vampire a cut on the neck and he had punched Dreamkicker across the room. Dreamkicker is Helpless and away from the party.
>>125649
You bound across the room and help Dreamkicker stand up.
>>125654
After punching Dreamkicker the vampire shifts his weight and bucks you in the face. His attack, plus the attacks you suffered at the hooves of your friends, is enough to unbalance you and send you falling helplessly to the floor. He spits out a wad of black sludge and rubs the rapidly healing gash across his throat, but before he can speak…
>>125656
You slam into his side and push him away from Andelia.
>>125657
"I thought a pony that dresses like you would love dirty play."
He pulls your morning star out of your grip. He taunts you with it, keeping it just out of reach, then bashes you in the face with it.
>>125658
Before the vampire can hit her again you shoot him just below his ear with a silver coated iron nugget. He hisses in pain and drops Mirabelle's morning star in order to pull the smoking piece of metal out of his head.
>>125660
You grab Pomelo with your magic and run back to the fight.
You bound across the room and help Dreamkicker stand up.
>>125654
After punching Dreamkicker the vampire shifts his weight and bucks you in the face. His attack, plus the attacks you suffered at the hooves of your friends, is enough to unbalance you and send you falling helplessly to the floor. He spits out a wad of black sludge and rubs the rapidly healing gash across his throat, but before he can speak…
>>125656
You slam into his side and push him away from Andelia.
>>125657
"I thought a pony that dresses like you would love dirty play."
He pulls your morning star out of your grip. He taunts you with it, keeping it just out of reach, then bashes you in the face with it.
>>125658
Before the vampire can hit her again you shoot him just below his ear with a silver coated iron nugget. He hisses in pain and drops Mirabelle's morning star in order to pull the smoking piece of metal out of his head.
>>125660
You grab Pomelo with your magic and run back to the fight.
>>125663
He is ready for your attack this time and catches every nugget you shoot at him. He collects them into a mass above his head then begins firing them at you. Your buffalo hide is thick, but he still manages to hurt you.
>>125664
>>125666
You jump to the side to avoid a nugget he shoots at you, then hit him with a bolt of lightning. He grits his teeth as the electicity courses through him.
>>125665
Staying where you are you pick up your mace with you magic and smash it against the black of his head. His magic falters for half a second, but he regains his focus and shoots you a dirty look.
>>125667
He laughs and fires the last of the nuggets that he caught at you. It hits you in the chest and the entire party can hear one of your ribs snap.
"What about the three you helped me take?"
>>125669
Taking advantage of his distraction you strike him in the flank with your axe. When you pull it free the blade is covered in thick black gunk. The vampire turns to smoke and reappears on the other side of the party.
>>125668
Once the coast is clear you run over to Andelia and help her up.
He is ready for your attack this time and catches every nugget you shoot at him. He collects them into a mass above his head then begins firing them at you. Your buffalo hide is thick, but he still manages to hurt you.
>>125664
>>125666
You jump to the side to avoid a nugget he shoots at you, then hit him with a bolt of lightning. He grits his teeth as the electicity courses through him.
>>125665
Staying where you are you pick up your mace with you magic and smash it against the black of his head. His magic falters for half a second, but he regains his focus and shoots you a dirty look.
>>125667
He laughs and fires the last of the nuggets that he caught at you. It hits you in the chest and the entire party can hear one of your ribs snap.
"What about the three you helped me take?"
>>125669
Taking advantage of his distraction you strike him in the flank with your axe. When you pull it free the blade is covered in thick black gunk. The vampire turns to smoke and reappears on the other side of the party.
>>125668
Once the coast is clear you run over to Andelia and help her up.
>>125671
He catches your arrow midflight, then shoots it back at you. His aim was off and it only grazes your cheek.
>>125672
The dark powers that the lich uses to guard his crypt, darkened even further by the vampire, corrupt your healing spell and cause her broken rib to push halfway out of her chest.
>>125673
She is already standing so instead you carefully push the rib back in.
>>125674
The vampire stands there as you charge, then turns to smoke at the last possible second. Having to much inertia to stop or change course you keep charging and slam into the wall behind him. The impact rattles you and forces you to sit down before you lose your balance. You are now Helpless.
>>125675
You drink a foul tasting concoction and feel your rib fuse back together..
>>125676
"Stupid cow."
He grabs your shots once again and fires them back at you. His aim was better this time and he covers your face with bruises.
>>125679
You fly up behind him and strike him twice with your silver coated gloves. He hisses and jumps away from you.
He catches your arrow midflight, then shoots it back at you. His aim was off and it only grazes your cheek.
>>125672
The dark powers that the lich uses to guard his crypt, darkened even further by the vampire, corrupt your healing spell and cause her broken rib to push halfway out of her chest.
>>125673
She is already standing so instead you carefully push the rib back in.
>>125674
The vampire stands there as you charge, then turns to smoke at the last possible second. Having to much inertia to stop or change course you keep charging and slam into the wall behind him. The impact rattles you and forces you to sit down before you lose your balance. You are now Helpless.
>>125675
You drink a foul tasting concoction and feel your rib fuse back together..
>>125676
"Stupid cow."
He grabs your shots once again and fires them back at you. His aim was better this time and he covers your face with bruises.
>>125679
You fly up behind him and strike him twice with your silver coated gloves. He hisses and jumps away from you.
>>125686
He can't. You silver bolt pierces his side, but he quickly pulls it out.
>>125691
He lines up the bolt and shoots it at you with his magic. It slips through a chink in your armor. It doesn't hit any where important, but the bit of his blood that was on it makes you feel sick.
>>125693
You fly forwards and hit him in the jaw with a right hook. He ducks under you and tries to run off…
>>125695
But some roots climb out of the ground under him and wrap around his legs. He has an annoyed look on his face as he turns to smoke and slips free of their grasp.
>>125696
He reappears next to you, then punches you in the nose.
"I am going to have so much fun redecorating your face when this is over."
>>125699
You hit him in the flank and he yelps as the piece of metal sinks into one of his cutiemarks. He pulls it out, but the wound is a bit slower to heal this time.
He can't. You silver bolt pierces his side, but he quickly pulls it out.
>>125691
He lines up the bolt and shoots it at you with his magic. It slips through a chink in your armor. It doesn't hit any where important, but the bit of his blood that was on it makes you feel sick.
>>125693
You fly forwards and hit him in the jaw with a right hook. He ducks under you and tries to run off…
>>125695
But some roots climb out of the ground under him and wrap around his legs. He has an annoyed look on his face as he turns to smoke and slips free of their grasp.
>>125696
He reappears next to you, then punches you in the nose.
"I am going to have so much fun redecorating your face when this is over."
>>125699
You hit him in the flank and he yelps as the piece of metal sinks into one of his cutiemarks. He pulls it out, but the wound is a bit slower to heal this time.
>>125704
You ignore the feeling of malaise and stand back up.
>>125705
The dark powers infesting this place once again interfere with your healing magic and cause you to push the bolt deeper into Korrin, where it scrapes against a bone.
>>125708
He looks deep into your eyes and laughs as you awkwardly stab yourself with your own spear.
"You and your friends tried to murder my children. I'll order you around and hurt any of them that I want!"
>>125709
He steps to the side and grabs Andelia's spear, pushing it forwards to cut you as you charge past while Andelia recovers from his gaze.
>>125710
>>125712
He grits his teeth and his legs go stiff as you hit him with lightning again. A bit of smoke rises from his back.
>>125711
The vampire leaps over to you and swats your horn with his hoof.
"Your princess won't help you down here."
>>125713
Huh. I removed your hits from my paper and remember planning out my response to that.
Pomelo runs over to Bessy and heals her face while fixing the rough spots on her coat the the ghouls made.
>>125714
He dodges around your punches and strikes you under the chin.
"What are those stupid things you have on your hooves? How do you even walk?"
You ignore the feeling of malaise and stand back up.
>>125705
The dark powers infesting this place once again interfere with your healing magic and cause you to push the bolt deeper into Korrin, where it scrapes against a bone.
>>125708
He looks deep into your eyes and laughs as you awkwardly stab yourself with your own spear.
"You and your friends tried to murder my children. I'll order you around and hurt any of them that I want!"
>>125709
He steps to the side and grabs Andelia's spear, pushing it forwards to cut you as you charge past while Andelia recovers from his gaze.
>>125710
>>125712
He grits his teeth and his legs go stiff as you hit him with lightning again. A bit of smoke rises from his back.
>>125711
The vampire leaps over to you and swats your horn with his hoof.
"Your princess won't help you down here."
>>125713
Huh. I removed your hits from my paper and remember planning out my response to that.
Pomelo runs over to Bessy and heals her face while fixing the rough spots on her coat the the ghouls made.
>>125714
He dodges around your punches and strikes you under the chin.
"What are those stupid things you have on your hooves? How do you even walk?"
>>125726
You put a few seeds into your mouth and chew on them. The pain fades away as the seeds get to work.
>>125727
You pull the bolt out, but there is still some vampire blood poisoning him.
>>125730
He grabs your shot with his magic and slings it around his body before letting it fly back at you. It hits you in one of your legs, causing you to shift your weight to the other three and leaving you dangerously unbalanced.
>>125731
You stab his guts and pull out. Smoke rises from the wound as it stitches back together, leaving a small scar. He growls an insult but before he can speak…
>>125733
You hit him like a freight train. He is knocked to the grounded and trampled under your hooves as you run over him.
>>125734
The wounds Korrin gave him are healing quickly, but that doesn't stop you from shooting a bolt at his chest. You miss and hit one of his lungs instead. He tries to pull it out, but…
>>125735
You hit him in the face with your silver coated morning star. Teeth and some black goop fly out of his mouth, and his cheek tears open. The wound closes, but leaves a nasty scar as he struggles to stand back up.
You put a few seeds into your mouth and chew on them. The pain fades away as the seeds get to work.
>>125727
You pull the bolt out, but there is still some vampire blood poisoning him.
>>125730
He grabs your shot with his magic and slings it around his body before letting it fly back at you. It hits you in one of your legs, causing you to shift your weight to the other three and leaving you dangerously unbalanced.
>>125731
You stab his guts and pull out. Smoke rises from the wound as it stitches back together, leaving a small scar. He growls an insult but before he can speak…
>>125733
You hit him like a freight train. He is knocked to the grounded and trampled under your hooves as you run over him.
>>125734
The wounds Korrin gave him are healing quickly, but that doesn't stop you from shooting a bolt at his chest. You miss and hit one of his lungs instead. He tries to pull it out, but…
>>125735
You hit him in the face with your silver coated morning star. Teeth and some black goop fly out of his mouth, and his cheek tears open. The wound closes, but leaves a nasty scar as he struggles to stand back up.
>>125748
He rolls over and lashes out with one of his back legs, catching you in the gut and knocking the wind out of you for a second.
>>125749
While he is focused on defending himself from Mushu he is unable to defend himself from anyone else. You beat against his chest with your mace and can see his ribs strain where you hit him.
>>125750
You some foul god, the very opposite of Pinkie Pie, laughing as your cure spell goes horribly wrong and causes the black blood in Korrin's system to multiply. On the bright side, Korrin can now see a little better in the dark.
>>125751
You take a few seconds to regain your balance then smash both of his back legs with two well placed shots.
>>125753
You move closer until your crossbow is only a foot away from his chest, then fire. Then bolt pierces his withered heart and leave only its fletching sticking out. The vampire shrieks as what might have once been blood seeps out around the wound.
>>125756
You spear is more of a stabbing weapon than a chopping weapon, but that doesn't stop you from trying to cut off his head. Black ichor starts to ooze out of his neck.
>>125757
You push her aside and chop at his neck with your axe. The weapon gets caught on his vertebrae and does not go all the way through.
Before the party can attack again the vampire turns to smoke and flees to his coffin where he reforms. He searches through his coffin for something, but when he cannot find it he roars and turns to the party.
"WHO HAS THEM? WHICH ONE OF YOU HAS THE PICTURES? YOU CANNOT HAVE THEM! THEY ARE MINE, MINE!"
He looks around, a wild look in his eyes.
"Children! Where are you! Answer me! Please!"
He cocks his head as if trying to listen to something. His face falls, then becomes angry as he looks at the party.
"You killed them! They won't answer me because you killed them! I'll kill you! I'LL KILL ALL OF YOU!"
He starts to convulse and his bones snap as his body starts to change. His legs, chest, and neck stretch as he grows large enough to rival Celestia. His coat falls off his body and his back splits as two large, leathery wings grow and unfold. His ears grow larger and more batlike and his snout extends while his eyes grow smaller and his mouth fills with fangs. His hooves break apart and grow into claws that he uses to rip the lid off his coffin and throw it at the party.
Everyone roll to dodge.
He rolls over and lashes out with one of his back legs, catching you in the gut and knocking the wind out of you for a second.
>>125749
While he is focused on defending himself from Mushu he is unable to defend himself from anyone else. You beat against his chest with your mace and can see his ribs strain where you hit him.
>>125750
You some foul god, the very opposite of Pinkie Pie, laughing as your cure spell goes horribly wrong and causes the black blood in Korrin's system to multiply. On the bright side, Korrin can now see a little better in the dark.
>>125751
You take a few seconds to regain your balance then smash both of his back legs with two well placed shots.
>>125753
You move closer until your crossbow is only a foot away from his chest, then fire. Then bolt pierces his withered heart and leave only its fletching sticking out. The vampire shrieks as what might have once been blood seeps out around the wound.
>>125756
You spear is more of a stabbing weapon than a chopping weapon, but that doesn't stop you from trying to cut off his head. Black ichor starts to ooze out of his neck.
>>125757
You push her aside and chop at his neck with your axe. The weapon gets caught on his vertebrae and does not go all the way through.
Before the party can attack again the vampire turns to smoke and flees to his coffin where he reforms. He searches through his coffin for something, but when he cannot find it he roars and turns to the party.
"WHO HAS THEM? WHICH ONE OF YOU HAS THE PICTURES? YOU CANNOT HAVE THEM! THEY ARE MINE, MINE!"
He looks around, a wild look in his eyes.
"Children! Where are you! Answer me! Please!"
He cocks his head as if trying to listen to something. His face falls, then becomes angry as he looks at the party.
"You killed them! They won't answer me because you killed them! I'll kill you! I'LL KILL ALL OF YOU!"
He starts to convulse and his bones snap as his body starts to change. His legs, chest, and neck stretch as he grows large enough to rival Celestia. His coat falls off his body and his back splits as two large, leathery wings grow and unfold. His ears grow larger and more batlike and his snout extends while his eyes grow smaller and his mouth fills with fangs. His hooves break apart and grow into claws that he uses to rip the lid off his coffin and throw it at the party.
Everyone roll to dodge.
>>125788
The coffin lid hits Pomelo on the head and he drops like a rock.
He is now unconscious and will wake up on his own in two turns, but can be woken up earlier than that with Natural Remedy. Once he wakes up he will be Helpless.
>>125786
>>125789
>>125790
>>125792
>>125793
>>125801
The vampire's wings carry him right behind the coffin lid and he lands in the middle of the group in a tornado of claws and fangs. He he slows his assault to see how badly the party is mangled Mushu, Andelia, and Mirabelle are lying Helpless on the ground. Only Korrin, Dreamkicker, and Bessy are still standing.
The coffin lid hits Pomelo on the head and he drops like a rock.
He is now unconscious and will wake up on his own in two turns, but can be woken up earlier than that with Natural Remedy. Once he wakes up he will be Helpless.
>>125786
>>125789
>>125790
>>125792
>>125793
>>125801
The vampire's wings carry him right behind the coffin lid and he lands in the middle of the group in a tornado of claws and fangs. He he slows his assault to see how badly the party is mangled Mushu, Andelia, and Mirabelle are lying Helpless on the ground. Only Korrin, Dreamkicker, and Bessy are still standing.
>>125820
>>125822
Both of you shakily stand back up.
>>125821
You help her stand back up.
>>125824
Your shot snaps one of the delicate bones in his wing. He roars in pain as it falls limply to his side.
>>125826
You pry open his mouth and force a pill down his throat. He must be allergic to whatever it is, because his breathing suddenly becomes very shallow.
>>125825
While he cradles his wounded wing you hit him with another bolt of electricity. He snarls and his claws dig deep furrows in the stone floor.
>>125822
Both of you shakily stand back up.
>>125821
You help her stand back up.
>>125824
Your shot snaps one of the delicate bones in his wing. He roars in pain as it falls limply to his side.
>>125826
You pry open his mouth and force a pill down his throat. He must be allergic to whatever it is, because his breathing suddenly becomes very shallow.
>>125825
While he cradles his wounded wing you hit him with another bolt of electricity. He snarls and his claws dig deep furrows in the stone floor.
>>125830
You fly over to him and pummel the base off his broken wing. A sob escapes the creature as its ruined wing falls off its body.
>>125833
You press the tip of the staff against him. One of the gems stops glowing as Pomelo starts to breath again, but shows no sign of life other than. He is still unconscious.
>>125837
You hit one of his back legs and break it once again. The vampire pulls it against him and shys away from you.
>>125838
The vampire is in too much pain to hear anything you say.
>>125839
You slam into the vampire, but his size keeps him upright.
>>125840
Roots overturn a few floor stones and wrap around the vampire, pulling it against the ground and breaking a few of his bones.
You fly over to him and pummel the base off his broken wing. A sob escapes the creature as its ruined wing falls off its body.
>>125833
You press the tip of the staff against him. One of the gems stops glowing as Pomelo starts to breath again, but shows no sign of life other than. He is still unconscious.
>>125837
You hit one of his back legs and break it once again. The vampire pulls it against him and shys away from you.
>>125838
The vampire is in too much pain to hear anything you say.
>>125839
You slam into the vampire, but his size keeps him upright.
>>125840
Roots overturn a few floor stones and wrap around the vampire, pulling it against the ground and breaking a few of his bones.
>>125854
You strike his neck with your morning star and tear off some of his flesh.
>>125856
You shoot him in the neck. Smoke rises from the bolt as he tries to pull the bolt out.
>>125858
You keep punching away at his bloody wing stump and open up a large hole in his side, exposing muscles and black ichor.
>>125859
You bodyslam the vampire. Your size and weight force him to the ground.
>>125861
He may be stuck under the buffalo, but his legs and claws are still free to move. He grabs your beholder in one claw and squeezes, slicing your minion into several strips. The sight of this makes you falter and leave an opening in your stance.
>>125862
After slicing the beholder into several pieces he swats you away despite your heavy armor.
>>125865
Korrin slams into you. You are both in pain, but still standing.
You strike his neck with your morning star and tear off some of his flesh.
>>125856
You shoot him in the neck. Smoke rises from the bolt as he tries to pull the bolt out.
>>125858
You keep punching away at his bloody wing stump and open up a large hole in his side, exposing muscles and black ichor.
>>125859
You bodyslam the vampire. Your size and weight force him to the ground.
>>125861
He may be stuck under the buffalo, but his legs and claws are still free to move. He grabs your beholder in one claw and squeezes, slicing your minion into several strips. The sight of this makes you falter and leave an opening in your stance.
>>125862
After slicing the beholder into several pieces he swats you away despite your heavy armor.
>>125865
Korrin slams into you. You are both in pain, but still standing.
>>125868
Your silver nugget flies into his open mouth and tears one of his cheeks off as it exits. The vampire swings at you but…
>>125869
Hits you instead. Your hooves leave the ground and you go flying across the room before landing on your back.
>>125870
He fends off your blows and scratches you with his claws while doing so.
>>125871
>>125873
He knows your strategy by now and tries to punch you with a fist the size of your head. You roll in the air just in time to avoid getting hit.
>>125875
>>125876
>>125877
You shoot some sparks from your horn and put on a small lightshow. Pomelo might have liked it if he were conscious.
>>125901
One of the ghouls rises to its hooves. There is a silver bolt sticking out of a burst eye, but that is the only damage that has been done to it.
Your silver nugget flies into his open mouth and tears one of his cheeks off as it exits. The vampire swings at you but…
>>125869
Hits you instead. Your hooves leave the ground and you go flying across the room before landing on your back.
>>125870
He fends off your blows and scratches you with his claws while doing so.
>>125871
>>125873
He knows your strategy by now and tries to punch you with a fist the size of your head. You roll in the air just in time to avoid getting hit.
>>125875
>>125876
>>125877
You shoot some sparks from your horn and put on a small lightshow. Pomelo might have liked it if he were conscious.
>>125901
One of the ghouls rises to its hooves. There is a silver bolt sticking out of a burst eye, but that is the only damage that has been done to it.
>>125917
Questions about what you colleagues might think spring to mind. You manage to force them down, but they have unsettled you enough that all you do is give Pomelo a quick peck on the lips.
>>125920
Your ghoul leaps at the massive vampire and latches on to his neck. It hangs there thrashing as it tries to tear out his throat.
>>125922
You slam into the large vampire. Bones snap as the roots hold him in place.
>>125923
He swings at you again. You duck just in time to keep your head, but one of his claws flicks you horn and cancels you spell.
>>125924
You fly over next to the ghoul and start punching away at his neck. Your silver gloves burn flesh and muscle wherever they hit.
>>125925
The vampire grabs you with a free claw and pushes you off of him. His claws leave several long, red lines across your back and sides.
>>125928
A small, pungent flower grows up through the floor in front of you. You pluck it and wave it under Pomelo's nose. His eyes snap open and he gets to his feet. He can't help but notice that his lips taste funny.
Questions about what you colleagues might think spring to mind. You manage to force them down, but they have unsettled you enough that all you do is give Pomelo a quick peck on the lips.
>>125920
Your ghoul leaps at the massive vampire and latches on to his neck. It hangs there thrashing as it tries to tear out his throat.
>>125922
You slam into the large vampire. Bones snap as the roots hold him in place.
>>125923
He swings at you again. You duck just in time to keep your head, but one of his claws flicks you horn and cancels you spell.
>>125924
You fly over next to the ghoul and start punching away at his neck. Your silver gloves burn flesh and muscle wherever they hit.
>>125925
The vampire grabs you with a free claw and pushes you off of him. His claws leave several long, red lines across your back and sides.
>>125928
A small, pungent flower grows up through the floor in front of you. You pluck it and wave it under Pomelo's nose. His eyes snap open and he gets to his feet. He can't help but notice that his lips taste funny.
>>125945
You have to duck once again to keep your own skull from getting smashed in. His fist ends up flicking your horn once again.
>>125946
You sit down and smack your lips, trying to figure out what that taste is.
>>125948
You fly around behind him with the intent to break his neck, but thick muscle gets in your way so you attack that instead.
>>125949
Thoughts about the goat fill your mind and you shoot one of the roots holding the vampire down instead.
>>125951
The vampire finally remembers its ability and turns to smoke just before your axe hits. It reapears behind you and brings a heavy fist down on your back.
>>125952
You change your aim as it reappears and shoot off one of its ears, exposing a patch of skull and thin muscle.
>>125954
It knocks you aside with a fist. You nearly fall over, but manage to stay standing.
>>125956
Your ghoul reattaches itself to its neck even as its flesh starts to rot.
You have to duck once again to keep your own skull from getting smashed in. His fist ends up flicking your horn once again.
>>125946
You sit down and smack your lips, trying to figure out what that taste is.
>>125948
You fly around behind him with the intent to break his neck, but thick muscle gets in your way so you attack that instead.
>>125949
Thoughts about the goat fill your mind and you shoot one of the roots holding the vampire down instead.
>>125951
The vampire finally remembers its ability and turns to smoke just before your axe hits. It reapears behind you and brings a heavy fist down on your back.
>>125952
You change your aim as it reappears and shoot off one of its ears, exposing a patch of skull and thin muscle.
>>125954
It knocks you aside with a fist. You nearly fall over, but manage to stay standing.
>>125956
Your ghoul reattaches itself to its neck even as its flesh starts to rot.
>>125963
Your shot bounces off the skull, but cracks it and knocks a small piece loose.
>>125965
The ghoul continues to tear at the neck and it finally comes free in a gush of black blood. The vampire clutches at his neck with a claw and gurgles wetly.
>>125966
You blast him backwards with Divine Wrath.
>>125967
You slam into his side and break most of the ribs on that side.
>>125968
You hit him with a bolt of lightning that burns his flesh.
>>125970
Licking your lips one last time you decide to answer that question once your friends are safe.
>>125973
You keep on punching his neck, the sliver on your gloves burning through his muscle until his spinal column is exposed.
>>125972
The vampire collapses under the weight of the assault against him and your roots wrap around him. The vampire struggles weakly, then turns into smoke.
The smoke rolls across the floor and into the room on the top right of the map.
Your shot bounces off the skull, but cracks it and knocks a small piece loose.
>>125965
The ghoul continues to tear at the neck and it finally comes free in a gush of black blood. The vampire clutches at his neck with a claw and gurgles wetly.
>>125966
You blast him backwards with Divine Wrath.
>>125967
You slam into his side and break most of the ribs on that side.
>>125968
You hit him with a bolt of lightning that burns his flesh.
>>125970
Licking your lips one last time you decide to answer that question once your friends are safe.
>>125973
You keep on punching his neck, the sliver on your gloves burning through his muscle until his spinal column is exposed.
>>125972
The vampire collapses under the weight of the assault against him and your roots wrap around him. The vampire struggles weakly, then turns into smoke.
The smoke rolls across the floor and into the room on the top right of the map.
>>125989
You heal Bessy then pick up >>125991 after she trips on a broken piece of floor. After that you follow the rest of the group.
>>125994
Using your magical sight you can see the vampire as he looked before turning into the gigantic monstrosity. You follow the group.
>>125990
>>125991
>>125993
>>125995
>>125996
>>126000
The rest of you follow the smoke, some of you trying to attack it. Inside of the room the party can see the heavily wounded vampire curled up and bleeding on most of the books in the room. He has a few of the books clutched tightly against his chest and pulls something out of one of the books and hides it in his other claw as the party enters. He looks up at all of you with hate filled eyes, but does not attack.
You heal Bessy then pick up >>125991 after she trips on a broken piece of floor. After that you follow the rest of the group.
>>125994
Using your magical sight you can see the vampire as he looked before turning into the gigantic monstrosity. You follow the group.
>>125990
>>125991
>>125993
>>125995
>>125996
>>126000
The rest of you follow the smoke, some of you trying to attack it. Inside of the room the party can see the heavily wounded vampire curled up and bleeding on most of the books in the room. He has a few of the books clutched tightly against his chest and pulls something out of one of the books and hides it in his other claw as the party enters. He looks up at all of you with hate filled eyes, but does not attack.
>>126006
The books he is holding look like they would belong to young foals who were just learning how to read.
>>126007
He swipes you aside with a weary claw.
>>126008
He crushes your ghoul under the same claw.
>>126009
You cannot see any signs of a trap.
>>126015
He spits black sludge at you.
>>126013
You keep your staff up and ready.
>>126011
The hatred in his eyes dims. A tear forms as he looks and what he is hiding in his claw and…
>>126010
His head is cut clean off as you strike his neck with the axe you found in the chest. His head hits the ground and rolls towards the party while his body slumps, still holding the books and the other thing.
The books he is holding look like they would belong to young foals who were just learning how to read.
>>126007
He swipes you aside with a weary claw.
>>126008
He crushes your ghoul under the same claw.
>>126009
You cannot see any signs of a trap.
>>126015
He spits black sludge at you.
>>126013
You keep your staff up and ready.
>>126011
The hatred in his eyes dims. A tear forms as he looks and what he is hiding in his claw and…
>>126010
His head is cut clean off as you strike his neck with the axe you found in the chest. His head hits the ground and rolls towards the party while his body slumps, still holding the books and the other thing.
>>126026
It is a charcoal drawing of the vampire. He looks healthy and full of life, not at all how he looked when the party first saw him. He is sitting in a room littered with toys and books, and is playing with two unicorn foals that look to be about half a year old.
>>126027
You grab a torch.
>>126028
You grab some books about socioeconomic theory that were written a few hundred years ago and dump them on the headless corpse.
>>126033
Mirabelle has it.
>>126034
He was holding a bunch of foals books, the kind that have a bunch of pictures and very few, very small words. They all look old and the pages are worn, but the books all show signs of careful care and repair work. There is nothing in any of the books because he already took out what was hidden.
>>126036
You pull the books he was holding away before covering his body in lamp oil. You then levitate him into the middle of the main room and hit him with electricity. His body catches fire quickly and light up the room.
It is a charcoal drawing of the vampire. He looks healthy and full of life, not at all how he looked when the party first saw him. He is sitting in a room littered with toys and books, and is playing with two unicorn foals that look to be about half a year old.
>>126027
You grab a torch.
>>126028
You grab some books about socioeconomic theory that were written a few hundred years ago and dump them on the headless corpse.
>>126033
Mirabelle has it.
>>126034
He was holding a bunch of foals books, the kind that have a bunch of pictures and very few, very small words. They all look old and the pages are worn, but the books all show signs of careful care and repair work. There is nothing in any of the books because he already took out what was hidden.
>>126036
You pull the books he was holding away before covering his body in lamp oil. You then levitate him into the middle of the main room and hit him with electricity. His body catches fire quickly and light up the room.
>>126062
You go back to the room with the lever. The lever's handle is still missing.
>>126065
No loot.
>>126066
You are about to stick your hoof into the fire to common with the headless body. You stop just in time when you realize what a horrible idea that is and commune with the head instead. Its eyes focus on you.
"…what do you want, murderer?"
>>126072
>>126074
>>126075
The three of you follow Andelia.
You go back to the room with the lever. The lever's handle is still missing.
>>126065
No loot.
>>126066
You are about to stick your hoof into the fire to common with the headless body. You stop just in time when you realize what a horrible idea that is and commune with the head instead. Its eyes focus on you.
"…what do you want, murderer?"
>>126072
>>126074
>>126075
The three of you follow Andelia.
>>126107
It uses a rather archaic form of magic focusing to operate. This form of magic isn't taught anymore, but you thing you can do it.
DC4
>>126110
He bites you again.
"You are lying! Tell me the truth and I will tell you my last words."
>>126111
"Tell me!"
>>126113
It works. The roots are now operating the lever. Now all you have to do is figure out how to move it to open the correct doors and walls.
DC 8
>>126118
Dreamkicker and Andelia are in two completely different room and out of earshot of each other.
It uses a rather archaic form of magic focusing to operate. This form of magic isn't taught anymore, but you thing you can do it.
DC4
>>126110
He bites you again.
"You are lying! Tell me the truth and I will tell you my last words."
>>126111
"Tell me!"
>>126113
It works. The roots are now operating the lever. Now all you have to do is figure out how to move it to open the correct doors and walls.
DC 8
>>126118
Dreamkicker and Andelia are in two completely different room and out of earshot of each other.
>>126124
"…."
"They abandoned you. They set it up so that they would be conveniently trapped and would not be able to aid you when we came. I lied not when I said I would help them, but I withheld this, for I wanted to let you have a final peace of mind before you depart. They wish a new life for themselves, one they would not have been allowed if you had continued to raise them."
"Now.. how do you wish for them to remember you?"
Rolled 10 + 2 = 12
"…."
"They abandoned you. They set it up so that they would be conveniently trapped and would not be able to aid you when we came. I lied not when I said I would help them, but I withheld this, for I wanted to let you have a final peace of mind before you depart. They wish a new life for themselves, one they would not have been allowed if you had continued to raise them."
"Now.. how do you wish for them to remember you?"
Rolled 10 + 2 = 12
>>126126
The stairs descend a few feet and stop. Moonlight pours through the opening.
>>126128
Okay.
>>126129
You go back to the top right room and look at the books. Some of these might be valuable to the right buyer, but you don't know which ones.
>>126130
"She might have been telling the truth about that, but she was hiding something!"
>>126131
A few walls and metal plates rise up. Try again.
>>126132
The head is silent for a minute as it processes what it just heard. When he speaks he speaks with the voice of an utterly broken man.
"Why? Why would they want me dead? I couldn't get home in time to save their mother, but I saved them even if it was in an evil way. Why would they turn on me? I loved them, I kept them safe and happy, I taught them and kept moving what was left of our family every time we were found so they would be safe. Why?"
The stairs descend a few feet and stop. Moonlight pours through the opening.
>>126128
Okay.
>>126129
You go back to the top right room and look at the books. Some of these might be valuable to the right buyer, but you don't know which ones.
>>126130
"She might have been telling the truth about that, but she was hiding something!"
>>126131
A few walls and metal plates rise up. Try again.
>>126132
The head is silent for a minute as it processes what it just heard. When he speaks he speaks with the voice of an utterly broken man.
"Why? Why would they want me dead? I couldn't get home in time to save their mother, but I saved them even if it was in an evil way. Why would they turn on me? I loved them, I kept them safe and happy, I taught them and kept moving what was left of our family every time we were found so they would be safe. Why?"
>>126136
"I cannot know, but it is in the nature of all to wish to forsake safety, once they see something greater for themselves. Please, do not feel sorrow, for you have raised them well enough to strive for greatness in their lives. Feel pride in that they have strength enough to break off their shells, even if it means facing the dangers the world will unleash upon them.
It is small consolation, but I will guide them if they are willing to allow me."
Rolled 3 + 2 = 5
"I cannot know, but it is in the nature of all to wish to forsake safety, once they see something greater for themselves. Please, do not feel sorrow, for you have raised them well enough to strive for greatness in their lives. Feel pride in that they have strength enough to break off their shells, even if it means facing the dangers the world will unleash upon them.
It is small consolation, but I will guide them if they are willing to allow me."
Rolled 3 + 2 = 5
>>126137
A few got raised all the way up, blocking access. You raise the rest of them and block access from any direction.
>>126138
"It happened a few months after I was turned. I had kept it a secret from everyone, even my wife. It was hard, but I found an excuse to leave the house every night to hunt. She never suspected a thing, and neither did the neighbors, but somehow someone found out it was me. On my way one one night I could see flames in the distance. I ran as fast as I could, but by the time I got back the entire house was on fire. The paladins and inquisitor responsible were too busy keeping the neighbors back to see me, so I slipped in through the back door."
His voice starts to become louder and more passionate.
"All three of them were in the nursery. My wife was dead from the smoke and burns, but she had shielded the twins from the flames with her body. They were too week to cry, and were almost dead themselves. I didn't have a choice, you see? It was the only way! I had to do it, I had to!"
>>126140
"Guide them where? This curse can't be broken. I tried for hundreds of years to find a cure that does not exist. In the end I gave up and helped my foals to make the best of this life."
>>126141
You drop most of the metal plates and move a few of the false walls. The way to where you left the twins is now open.
A few got raised all the way up, blocking access. You raise the rest of them and block access from any direction.
>>126138
"It happened a few months after I was turned. I had kept it a secret from everyone, even my wife. It was hard, but I found an excuse to leave the house every night to hunt. She never suspected a thing, and neither did the neighbors, but somehow someone found out it was me. On my way one one night I could see flames in the distance. I ran as fast as I could, but by the time I got back the entire house was on fire. The paladins and inquisitor responsible were too busy keeping the neighbors back to see me, so I slipped in through the back door."
His voice starts to become louder and more passionate.
"All three of them were in the nursery. My wife was dead from the smoke and burns, but she had shielded the twins from the flames with her body. They were too week to cry, and were almost dead themselves. I didn't have a choice, you see? It was the only way! I had to do it, I had to!"
>>126140
"Guide them where? This curse can't be broken. I tried for hundreds of years to find a cure that does not exist. In the end I gave up and helped my foals to make the best of this life."
>>126141
You drop most of the metal plates and move a few of the false walls. The way to where you left the twins is now open.
>>126156
I tear up and come to the vampire head's side. "So.. you're their real father then.. I'm so sorry.. I thought.. They said their souls were taken without permission, I thought that.. I promise to make sure they get started off right. I promise you that.." I and kneeling as is traditional for making such promises.
I tear up and come to the vampire head's side. "So.. you're their real father then.. I'm so sorry.. I thought.. They said their souls were taken without permission, I thought that.. I promise to make sure they get started off right. I promise you that.." I and kneeling as is traditional for making such promises.
>>126147
"One cannot yet give up on hope, the one light that drives all life. And even if there is no cure, they will surely find a happiness far better than anyone could hope to give them if they sought it themselves, forged by the strife and dangers of the open world that is now theirs to take. Do not feel sad, for you have given them the best thing they could have: will to lead their own lives as they see fit, on their own."
Rolled 6 + 2 = 8
"One cannot yet give up on hope, the one light that drives all life. And even if there is no cure, they will surely find a happiness far better than anyone could hope to give them if they sought it themselves, forged by the strife and dangers of the open world that is now theirs to take. Do not feel sad, for you have given them the best thing they could have: will to lead their own lives as they see fit, on their own."
Rolled 6 + 2 = 8
>>126160
"They didn't deserve to burn to death! They were innocent, and so was my wife! I saved them! I gave them life! I SAVED THEM!"
>>126162
"Why would you think their souls were taken without permission? They couldn't speak, but why would they have wanted to die?"
>>126163
"They are still growing! They don't know how dangerous the world is! Without me they are dead! What does it matter if they live a few happy days only to be thrown back into the fire that I saved them from?!"
"They didn't deserve to burn to death! They were innocent, and so was my wife! I saved them! I gave them life! I SAVED THEM!"
>>126162
"Why would you think their souls were taken without permission? They couldn't speak, but why would they have wanted to die?"
>>126163
"They are still growing! They don't know how dangerous the world is! Without me they are dead! What does it matter if they live a few happy days only to be thrown back into the fire that I saved them from?!"
>>126166
"It does matter, for they will have at least found happiness before departing. A fleeting life well-lived is superior to a long one that can not even be called a life, and it would be best for them to learn of the second, rather than be committed to the first."
>>126167
"You. Be silent. Do not think your idiocy will be allowed here any longer."
My tone towards Dreamkicker is much different from the cranky tone I usually hold, instead being one fully alert, displaying the full power of a senior Goat priestess. Rolling to intimidate him
Rolled 1, 10 + 2 = 13
"It does matter, for they will have at least found happiness before departing. A fleeting life well-lived is superior to a long one that can not even be called a life, and it would be best for them to learn of the second, rather than be committed to the first."
>>126167
"You. Be silent. Do not think your idiocy will be allowed here any longer."
My tone towards Dreamkicker is much different from the cranky tone I usually hold, instead being one fully alert, displaying the full power of a senior Goat priestess. Rolling to intimidate him
Rolled 1, 10 + 2 = 13
>>126167
He spits a broken tooth at you.
"If we wanted too we could have turned this entire town by now! I never asked for this curse, and I have never given it to anypony else! NEVER!"
>>126168
"Yes…I am sure. Only one of the gods could cure us, but he will not."
>>126169
"This is out of my hooves, sorry."
He spits a broken tooth at you.
"If we wanted too we could have turned this entire town by now! I never asked for this curse, and I have never given it to anypony else! NEVER!"
>>126168
"Yes…I am sure. Only one of the gods could cure us, but he will not."
>>126169
"This is out of my hooves, sorry."
>>126167
I smack dreamkicker's cheek. "One does not insult the dying like that."
>>126166
"Well, they seemed so sure of it when I spoke to them. They certainly didn't seem to like it here.. I could feel their pure desire to live, and they were so sure that they would never be free if you were alive. I was really convinced that you had kidnapped them and turned them for your own pleasure. Besides, you took so many ponies from us, that massive pile of bodies, all those ponies had families, but you killed them all to keep yours alive? Thousands of ponies gone missing because of you? Did you ever even consider a better way to feed your hunger?" Tears are streaming down my face. rolling to convince him to talk or something.
Rolled 3 = 3
I smack dreamkicker's cheek. "One does not insult the dying like that."
>>126166
"Well, they seemed so sure of it when I spoke to them. They certainly didn't seem to like it here.. I could feel their pure desire to live, and they were so sure that they would never be free if you were alive. I was really convinced that you had kidnapped them and turned them for your own pleasure. Besides, you took so many ponies from us, that massive pile of bodies, all those ponies had families, but you killed them all to keep yours alive? Thousands of ponies gone missing because of you? Did you ever even consider a better way to feed your hunger?" Tears are streaming down my face. rolling to convince him to talk or something.
Rolled 3 = 3
>>126176
"You say that, but it is in the nature of parents to never wish for their children to leave their safety. Even the plants know that they must let their children go, and they give them sails or other vessels to ride what they can to seek their own greatness. But we who claim intelligence over the wilds have lost this wisdom, and wish to coddle them for all eternity."
"You may continue releasing your regrets, but it is your children that now matter. We will tell them what you wish, and then let you rest."
Rolled 5 + 2 = 7
"You say that, but it is in the nature of parents to never wish for their children to leave their safety. Even the plants know that they must let their children go, and they give them sails or other vessels to ride what they can to seek their own greatness. But we who claim intelligence over the wilds have lost this wisdom, and wish to coddle them for all eternity."
"You may continue releasing your regrets, but it is your children that now matter. We will tell them what you wish, and then let you rest."
Rolled 5 + 2 = 7
>>126180
"This is not superstition, you absolute fool, this is common decency to a life full of regrets, about to expire! One such as you may think yourself superior, but in the end, your hubris will be your downfall. You would do well to burn next to this departing one, it may teach you something, hmm?"
"This is not superstition, you absolute fool, this is common decency to a life full of regrets, about to expire! One such as you may think yourself superior, but in the end, your hubris will be your downfall. You would do well to burn next to this departing one, it may teach you something, hmm?"
>>126177
>>126178
"I don't know what to tell you. Sometimes life is sad."
>>126179
"No! Why wouldn't they like living with me? Foals sometimes get the desire to leave before they are grown, but they loved me! How could I kidnap them them? I am their father! THEIR FATHER! I kept them safe and moved them with me every time we were found! After every close call I nursed them back to health! I pulled them back from the edge of death time and time again!"
He is rapidly trying to breath through his neck.
>>126182
"But they are still foals, they are still growing!"
>>126178
"I don't know what to tell you. Sometimes life is sad."
>>126179
"No! Why wouldn't they like living with me? Foals sometimes get the desire to leave before they are grown, but they loved me! How could I kidnap them them? I am their father! THEIR FATHER! I kept them safe and moved them with me every time we were found! After every close call I nursed them back to health! I pulled them back from the edge of death time and time again!"
He is rapidly trying to breath through his neck.
>>126182
"But they are still foals, they are still growing!"
>>126184
"'A life full of regrets' is a nice way to describe a monster who has murdered innocents. Mincing relativism isn't exactly the moral high ground, witch. And more importantly, it simply isn't prudent to consort with demons like this, nor to placate them.
"As for the rest of you — if you're stupid, you'll follow the goat back into the bowels of this tomb to reconnoiter with the twin abominations. If you're not, you'll shut that door again, leave them to their own wits, and come with me back to the surface."
"'A life full of regrets' is a nice way to describe a monster who has murdered innocents. Mincing relativism isn't exactly the moral high ground, witch. And more importantly, it simply isn't prudent to consort with demons like this, nor to placate them.
"As for the rest of you — if you're stupid, you'll follow the goat back into the bowels of this tomb to reconnoiter with the twin abominations. If you're not, you'll shut that door again, leave them to their own wits, and come with me back to the surface."
>>126186
"Ah.. I guess that was a misunderstanding.. but you still killed far too many innocents for your hunger. If not I then someone less understanding would have come along, they are alive for now, isn't that a comfort to you?" I pause for a moment remembering what the twins said about if they were killed they would be replaced. "Are you sure those are the original twins you had when you were alive?"
Rolled 2 = 2
"Ah.. I guess that was a misunderstanding.. but you still killed far too many innocents for your hunger. If not I then someone less understanding would have come along, they are alive for now, isn't that a comfort to you?" I pause for a moment remembering what the twins said about if they were killed they would be replaced. "Are you sure those are the original twins you had when you were alive?"
Rolled 2 = 2
>>126186
"Even then, there is no longer anything you can do. It does not seem like you need to worry, at any rate. You may choose now to have faith in the children you have raised, or depart as you are with little consolation."
>>126188
"What would we gain from further punishing this thing? Satisfaction at how smart and powerful we are, maybe? Leaving it to rot in regret will not bring back any innocents. You may as well leave now and take your accursed attitude with you. Maybe one day you'll get cursed as well, hmm?"
"Even then, there is no longer anything you can do. It does not seem like you need to worry, at any rate. You may choose now to have faith in the children you have raised, or depart as you are with little consolation."
>>126188
"What would we gain from further punishing this thing? Satisfaction at how smart and powerful we are, maybe? Leaving it to rot in regret will not bring back any innocents. You may as well leave now and take your accursed attitude with you. Maybe one day you'll get cursed as well, hmm?"
>>126204
"I'm sorry, I just had to ask. I will keep promise to find them a new home. They certainly can't stay here. Also, I didn't know vampires could age.."
>>126218
I think we should try again, I just know that he's done something to the twins, and I have to find out if we're going to have a shot at fixing them.
"I'm sorry, I just had to ask. I will keep promise to find them a new home. They certainly can't stay here. Also, I didn't know vampires could age.."
>>126218
I think we should try again, I just know that he's done something to the twins, and I have to find out if we're going to have a shot at fixing them.
>>126232
Keeping the lich's soul tied to his head you close your eyes. Your scornful feelings about the lusty unicorn quickly lead to thought about how long it has been since your own Second Aperture was Pierced. You squirm as your imagination kicks into overdrive. Dreamicker is an ass, but he doesn't look too ugly. You haven't seen Korrin under his armor, but that only gives your imagination more room to work. Pomelo is young, but the young ones do have quite a bit of energy. You can't help but giggle as you think.
>>126233
"NO! NO! THEY'RE MINE! I SAVED THEM! I BIT THEM TO SAVE THEM FROM THE FIRE! THEY DIDN'T DIE! I WAS GENTLE! I MADE SURE I WAS GENTLE!"
Keeping the lich's soul tied to his head you close your eyes. Your scornful feelings about the lusty unicorn quickly lead to thought about how long it has been since your own Second Aperture was Pierced. You squirm as your imagination kicks into overdrive. Dreamicker is an ass, but he doesn't look too ugly. You haven't seen Korrin under his armor, but that only gives your imagination more room to work. Pomelo is young, but the young ones do have quite a bit of energy. You can't help but giggle as you think.
>>126233
"NO! NO! THEY'RE MINE! I SAVED THEM! I BIT THEM TO SAVE THEM FROM THE FIRE! THEY DIDN'T DIE! I WAS GENTLE! I MADE SURE I WAS GENTLE!"
>>126242
I sigh and try once more to convince him "Look, I want the best for the twins, I want to help them live peacefully. I trust your twins more than you know, they were able to feed off me with out killing me. I know they can live peacefully, just taking what they need instead of thousands of ponies.. If you really want the same you would tell me what happened. I'm no necromancer, but if we don't know, we'll never have a chance to help them properly.. Please for your children, tell me how you made them age?" I show him my scars from where they bit me, maybe that will help convince him.
I sigh and try once more to convince him "Look, I want the best for the twins, I want to help them live peacefully. I trust your twins more than you know, they were able to feed off me with out killing me. I know they can live peacefully, just taking what they need instead of thousands of ponies.. If you really want the same you would tell me what happened. I'm no necromancer, but if we don't know, we'll never have a chance to help them properly.. Please for your children, tell me how you made them age?" I show him my scars from where they bit me, maybe that will help convince him.
>>126250
"…."
I cough and blink a few times.
"I like you a lot, Pomelo. I, uh, didn't expect that to happen when I met you, but, well, you're a really charming goat, you know…"
"Come back with me to Canterlot. We can teach you to read and you can enroll at the Academy and learn more about magic."
"…."
I cough and blink a few times.
"I like you a lot, Pomelo. I, uh, didn't expect that to happen when I met you, but, well, you're a really charming goat, you know…"
"Come back with me to Canterlot. We can teach you to read and you can enroll at the Academy and learn more about magic."
>>126255
He doesn't respond. He just keeps babbling nonsense and muttering the word "dead" over and over again.
>>126257
He looks you in the eyes, then his horn lights up and he flings himself into the pyre that was his body. The fire swells, then dies, leaving behind a large pile of ash. A few seconds later the lich teleports in with half a dozen skeletons. He looks at the pile of ash and the dead ghouls before speaking.
"Good, good. I felt him die, even though it took longer than I though. Much, much longer. Now as for your rewar-"
He stops talking and looks towards the room at the bottom left of the map. He disappears in a flash of light, then a mournful cry comes from the room. He yells back into the main chamber.
"Take whatever you want from here, just leave the bodies and my books! I must tend to the dead!"
A puff of smoke comes from the room on the bottom left and the skeletons he brought with him disappear. Everything is quiet for a few seconds, then the Twins enter the room the same way the party first did. There are four ghouls with them.
He doesn't respond. He just keeps babbling nonsense and muttering the word "dead" over and over again.
>>126257
He looks you in the eyes, then his horn lights up and he flings himself into the pyre that was his body. The fire swells, then dies, leaving behind a large pile of ash. A few seconds later the lich teleports in with half a dozen skeletons. He looks at the pile of ash and the dead ghouls before speaking.
"Good, good. I felt him die, even though it took longer than I though. Much, much longer. Now as for your rewar-"
He stops talking and looks towards the room at the bottom left of the map. He disappears in a flash of light, then a mournful cry comes from the room. He yells back into the main chamber.
"Take whatever you want from here, just leave the bodies and my books! I must tend to the dead!"
A puff of smoke comes from the room on the bottom left and the skeletons he brought with him disappear. Everything is quiet for a few seconds, then the Twins enter the room the same way the party first did. There are four ghouls with them.
>>126272
They seem surprised by your hug, but return it. Their mouths brush up against where they previously bit you, and you can feel their fangs, but they control themselves and break the hug off a few seconds later.
"Thank you for killing him."
"Thank you."
"We are fine."
"We are free."
>>126269
"We will leave."
"But we must pack."
"And maybe talk."
"We heard the skeleton pony."
"He cares for the dead."
"He will be fixing the broken skeletons."
"We have plenty of time."
Their ghouls walk past the party and go into the room with traveling supplies.
>>126274
You find a book of the dead with a large hole in it.
>>126275
You can overhear everything they say.
They seem surprised by your hug, but return it. Their mouths brush up against where they previously bit you, and you can feel their fangs, but they control themselves and break the hug off a few seconds later.
"Thank you for killing him."
"Thank you."
"We are fine."
"We are free."
>>126269
"We will leave."
"But we must pack."
"And maybe talk."
"We heard the skeleton pony."
"He cares for the dead."
"He will be fixing the broken skeletons."
"We have plenty of time."
Their ghouls walk past the party and go into the room with traveling supplies.
>>126274
You find a book of the dead with a large hole in it.
>>126275
You can overhear everything they say.
>>126281
>>126282
They walk closer to the two of you.
"Oh my."
"We were wrong."
"He goes much better with the stupid unicorn."
"The unicorn with the sexy bottom."
"Did the goat make him shave it?"
"Smart goat."
"I bet he can see everything if he walks behind him."
"Maybe we should save the new toys we find."
"Maybe I should shave you."
"Maybe I should shave you first."
>>126287
"What does that mean?"
"He was cursed centuries ago."
"Maybe over a thousand years."
"He showed us his books."
"He told us about buying them when he was a pony."
"They are very old."
>>126291
They look at you. Their eyes are slightly sunken into their gaunt faces and their fangs poke out of their closed mouths. They are a bit taller than you, but much more slender. Aside from the secondary sexual characteristics they look like exactly the same pony. Their cutiemarks are smudges of color.
"We would like you to come with us."
"Your blood is sweet."
"Maybe the rest of your body is too."
"But we would be in charge."
"We are our own Masters now."
"We can have friends."
"Friends that can be toys."
"And food."
"We will try not to break our toys."
"Things might be dangerous for you alone."
"But we promise to try our best to not break you."
>>126282
They walk closer to the two of you.
"Oh my."
"We were wrong."
"He goes much better with the stupid unicorn."
"The unicorn with the sexy bottom."
"Did the goat make him shave it?"
"Smart goat."
"I bet he can see everything if he walks behind him."
"Maybe we should save the new toys we find."
"Maybe I should shave you."
"Maybe I should shave you first."
>>126287
"What does that mean?"
"He was cursed centuries ago."
"Maybe over a thousand years."
"He showed us his books."
"He told us about buying them when he was a pony."
"They are very old."
>>126291
They look at you. Their eyes are slightly sunken into their gaunt faces and their fangs poke out of their closed mouths. They are a bit taller than you, but much more slender. Aside from the secondary sexual characteristics they look like exactly the same pony. Their cutiemarks are smudges of color.
"We would like you to come with us."
"Your blood is sweet."
"Maybe the rest of your body is too."
"But we would be in charge."
"We are our own Masters now."
"We can have friends."
"Friends that can be toys."
"And food."
"We will try not to break our toys."
"Things might be dangerous for you alone."
"But we promise to try our best to not break you."
>>126297
They walk closer while brushing up against each other.
"No."
"We want like his butt."
"Maybe squeeze it like you are doing."
"Or bite it."
"We have never trying biting a butt before."
"We would only do it if he said yes."
"We gave yourself that rule."
"Can we bite his butt?"
"Or at least look at it?"
"Maybe lick it?"
"No rules about licking."
"Or looking."
>>126301
They stop walking and look at each other.
"He…wanted us to call him father."
"He was Master, not father."
"He was like a father."
"But not ours."
"We cannot remember our father."
"Or fathers."
"So many memories."
"Some conflict."
"Almost all are hazy."
They walk closer while brushing up against each other.
"No."
"We want like his butt."
"Maybe squeeze it like you are doing."
"Or bite it."
"We have never trying biting a butt before."
"We would only do it if he said yes."
"We gave yourself that rule."
"Can we bite his butt?"
"Or at least look at it?"
"Maybe lick it?"
"No rules about licking."
"Or looking."
>>126301
They stop walking and look at each other.
"He…wanted us to call him father."
"He was Master, not father."
"He was like a father."
"But not ours."
"We cannot remember our father."
"Or fathers."
"So many memories."
"Some conflict."
"Almost all are hazy."
>>126301
>>126296
I stay silent for a moment wondering how much they know about his craziness, my guilt slowly leaving. I have done the right thing all this time. I just need to decide what the right thing to do here is, can they handle themselves? I look around for any good loot while I ponder it, and casually ask "How old are you twins?"
Rolled 6 = 6
>>126296
I stay silent for a moment wondering how much they know about his craziness, my guilt slowly leaving. I have done the right thing all this time. I just need to decide what the right thing to do here is, can they handle themselves? I look around for any good loot while I ponder it, and casually ask "How old are you twins?"
Rolled 6 = 6
>>126299
The only differences are their genders and a faint difference in color between their cutiemarks.
>>126303
"Less than one."
"Or maybe three."
"Or twenty-something."
"Conflicting memories."
"So hazy."
>>126304
You move your hooves off his but and around between his legs. The Twins' eyes widen.
"So bold."
"Getting ready to play in front of everyone."
"His cuteness hides the real him."
"His butt is uncovered."
"I think the goat has directed our attention elsewhere."
"Oh my."
"I can see why the goat would shave him."
"Can we play too?"
"Can we?"
>>126306
You are a bit distracted by Pomelo suddenly fondling something a bit lower than your butt.
>>126310
They are too distracted to pay any attention to you.
The only differences are their genders and a faint difference in color between their cutiemarks.
>>126303
"Less than one."
"Or maybe three."
"Or twenty-something."
"Conflicting memories."
"So hazy."
>>126304
You move your hooves off his but and around between his legs. The Twins' eyes widen.
"So bold."
"Getting ready to play in front of everyone."
"His cuteness hides the real him."
"His butt is uncovered."
"I think the goat has directed our attention elsewhere."
"Oh my."
"I can see why the goat would shave him."
"Can we play too?"
"Can we?"
>>126306
You are a bit distracted by Pomelo suddenly fondling something a bit lower than your butt.
>>126310
They are too distracted to pay any attention to you.
>>126319
"Only one of us has a spear."
"And his is not the one I wish to bite."
"Spears are not for biting."
"Too delicate."
"We have plenty of time."
"It is not even midnight yet."
>>126322
"A staff?"
"Oh my."
"I think the unicorn only has a spear."
"He blushes so cutely."
"So red."
"But acts and speaks so lewdly."
"Truly fun loving goat."
"I bet he knows games that we don't."
"A staff."
"Mmmm."
"Maybe he wants to come with us instead?"
"I doubt it."
>>126324
"You have started us off right."
"With blood."
"And trust."
"We know much."
"How to hide."
"How to feed without spreading."
"What to avoid."
"How to find food."
"Even if it isn't willing."
"But we will try to find willing food."
"You said it exists."
"And we trust you."
"Our broken toys should finish packing soon."
"We might need more for the coffins."
"More will come soon."
>>126327
They pout.
"Awww."
"I think that is the goat's decision."
"But he said go."
"Awww."
"We will remember you fondly."
"We will also remember the fondly goat."
"Hehe."
Two more ghouls walk in and head towards the coffins while the other ghouls walk out of the room with almost all of the traveling supplies loaded on their backs.
"Is this goodbye?"
"Goodbyes are sad."
"Only one of us has a spear."
"And his is not the one I wish to bite."
"Spears are not for biting."
"Too delicate."
"We have plenty of time."
"It is not even midnight yet."
>>126322
"A staff?"
"Oh my."
"I think the unicorn only has a spear."
"He blushes so cutely."
"So red."
"But acts and speaks so lewdly."
"Truly fun loving goat."
"I bet he knows games that we don't."
"A staff."
"Mmmm."
"Maybe he wants to come with us instead?"
"I doubt it."
>>126324
"You have started us off right."
"With blood."
"And trust."
"We know much."
"How to hide."
"How to feed without spreading."
"What to avoid."
"How to find food."
"Even if it isn't willing."
"But we will try to find willing food."
"You said it exists."
"And we trust you."
"Our broken toys should finish packing soon."
"We might need more for the coffins."
"More will come soon."
>>126327
They pout.
"Awww."
"I think that is the goat's decision."
"But he said go."
"Awww."
"We will remember you fondly."
"We will also remember the fondly goat."
"Hehe."
Two more ghouls walk in and head towards the coffins while the other ghouls walk out of the room with almost all of the traveling supplies loaded on their backs.
"Is this goodbye?"
"Goodbyes are sad."
>>126330
I give them each another hug. "Do you know how to send a letter? You don't even have to put a return address, just let me know every once in a while.. I want to know you're alright, and maybe come visit you once you have a new place? It is good bye for now, but It doesn't have to stay that way.." I scribble down my address on the back of one of their colt's books. and hand it to them.
I give them each another hug. "Do you know how to send a letter? You don't even have to put a return address, just let me know every once in a while.. I want to know you're alright, and maybe come visit you once you have a new place? It is good bye for now, but It doesn't have to stay that way.." I scribble down my address on the back of one of their colt's books. and hand it to them.
>>126330
"Goodbyes are really sad… you can always write me though! I'll be in-"
I pause, head dropping as I come to a realization.
"I dunno where I'll be… Pommy's probably gonna go back to Canterlot with Dreamy and they probably won't want me coming along and getting in the way of all their couple stuff…"
I plop down and drop my head even further.
"Goodbyes are really sad… you can always write me though! I'll be in-"
I pause, head dropping as I come to a realization.
"I dunno where I'll be… Pommy's probably gonna go back to Canterlot with Dreamy and they probably won't want me coming along and getting in the way of all their couple stuff…"
I plop down and drop my head even further.
>>126334
"We will remember that."
"Are there other goats there?"
"If we are hiding we will not have many friends."
"Or any."
We will need food."
"And you are too old."
"We would break you even if we were careful."
>>126341
The hug you back and avoid your neck this time.
"We know how."
"We will keep you up to date."
"Or visit you if we can't make enough friends."
"If that is okay."
"If we find friends maybe you can visit us."
"And become a friend."
"Our first real friend."
"Like we were just ponies."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
>>126342
"We heard that."
"So silly coming from you."
"Keep your toy's ass shaved in memory of us."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
>>126346
"We know how to find you."
"If you want to be found."
"We hope you want us to find you."
"You could keep us both fed."
"For a few days."
"If we weren't careful."
"The dead mater said buffaloes have a good taste."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye Andelia."
"Goodbye Olga."
"Goodbye Blanket Bessy."
"Goodbye cute goat."
"Goodbye Shiny Butt."
"Goodbye Punchy Pegasus."
"Goodbye Maid."
"Goodbye armored whateveryouare."
"Goodbye archway goat."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
They walk up the staircase, giggling as they listen to Pomelo, Dreamkicker, and Bessy talk. Their ghouls follow behind them with their coffins, traveling supplies, every single one of the lich's books that their master had stolen, and most of their masters books. They stop at the top of the stairs to wave to the party, then vanish into the night.
"We will remember that."
"Are there other goats there?"
"If we are hiding we will not have many friends."
"Or any."
We will need food."
"And you are too old."
"We would break you even if we were careful."
>>126341
The hug you back and avoid your neck this time.
"We know how."
"We will keep you up to date."
"Or visit you if we can't make enough friends."
"If that is okay."
"If we find friends maybe you can visit us."
"And become a friend."
"Our first real friend."
"Like we were just ponies."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
>>126342
"We heard that."
"So silly coming from you."
"Keep your toy's ass shaved in memory of us."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
>>126346
"We know how to find you."
"If you want to be found."
"We hope you want us to find you."
"You could keep us both fed."
"For a few days."
"If we weren't careful."
"The dead mater said buffaloes have a good taste."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye Andelia."
"Goodbye Olga."
"Goodbye Blanket Bessy."
"Goodbye cute goat."
"Goodbye Shiny Butt."
"Goodbye Punchy Pegasus."
"Goodbye Maid."
"Goodbye armored whateveryouare."
"Goodbye archway goat."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
They walk up the staircase, giggling as they listen to Pomelo, Dreamkicker, and Bessy talk. Their ghouls follow behind them with their coffins, traveling supplies, every single one of the lich's books that their master had stolen, and most of their masters books. They stop at the top of the stairs to wave to the party, then vanish into the night.
The party walks up the staircase and into the cool night air, the staircase closing and magically vanishing as the last of them step off it.. The stars and moon cast enough light to illuminate the edge of the corner of the the graveyard they are in and heavily burdened shapes trundling towards the nearby forest. The light's from the town shine like a beacon as the party walks out through a freshly made hole in the fence and back to town for some rest and their reward.
The vampire is dead. After a bloody fight the party was able to corner and decapitate him. Although a few of them may have questioned his sanity after the fight it wasn't until Olga questioned his spirit that they learned just how insane he truly was. While that was happening Pomelo and Dreamkicker shared a spaghetti dinner. The lich came to congratulate the party, but was more concerned with the displaced dead then them and teleported away to fix the damaged done to the skeletons. Pomelo and Dreamkicker finished their meal with an admission of friendship and a kiss, which the Twins saw as they entered the room. They split their attention between teasing the two new friends and talking with the party, before Pomelo demanded their entire attention by grabbing Dreamkicker's junk while they watched. They were impressed, but time waits for no pony. Goodbyes were said, a gift or two was exchanged, and the party followed the Twins out of the Crypt just in time to see a few ghouls disappear into the forest surrounding the town. It being too late to do anything else, the party retired to the Trotston Inn for the night.
It is early morning, and the sun is just starting to creep through the windows and around the curtains to slowly rouse the party members from whatever beds they chose. Having such a large amount of money coming their way the party could have easily chosen different rooms if they so desired.
It is early morning, and the sun is just starting to creep through the windows and around the curtains to slowly rouse the party members from whatever beds they chose. Having such a large amount of money coming their way the party could have easily chosen different rooms if they so desired.
>>127345
You lean your staff against the bedside table holding a small potted plant and kneel down in front of it while clutching your talisman. You spend a few minutes praying and contemplating nature, and when you get back up the plant looks vibrant and strong.
>>127351
What happened last night has you a bit too distracted to pray.
>>127352
A male voice answers your prayer.
"Wrong number, honey. That was an exciting night though, wasn't it?"
>>127358
Not too sure what you are rolling for,
>>127364
You leave your room and enter the third floor hallway. You and your friends rented most every room on this floor, so you can knock on doors if you feel like waking them up, or simply head downstairs and enjoy a complementary breakfast.
>>127371
You should try being in the same room as him first. You should also try focusing harder.
You lean your staff against the bedside table holding a small potted plant and kneel down in front of it while clutching your talisman. You spend a few minutes praying and contemplating nature, and when you get back up the plant looks vibrant and strong.
>>127351
What happened last night has you a bit too distracted to pray.
>>127352
A male voice answers your prayer.
"Wrong number, honey. That was an exciting night though, wasn't it?"
>>127358
Not too sure what you are rolling for,
>>127364
You leave your room and enter the third floor hallway. You and your friends rented most every room on this floor, so you can knock on doors if you feel like waking them up, or simply head downstairs and enjoy a complementary breakfast.
>>127371
You should try being in the same room as him first. You should also try focusing harder.
>>127385
>>127386
>>127389
>>127401
The four of you head downstairs. There are some tables with a few tired patrons eating breakfast on one side of the room and a bar with various breakfast foods and drinks on the other side.
>>127387
>>127390
After the goat leaves the room you notice that the shadows in your room are darker than they were a few seconds ago. Your headache has also grown slightly less painful.
>>127396
There are some cold pancakes on the food bar.
>>127386
>>127389
>>127401
The four of you head downstairs. There are some tables with a few tired patrons eating breakfast on one side of the room and a bar with various breakfast foods and drinks on the other side.
>>127387
>>127390
After the goat leaves the room you notice that the shadows in your room are darker than they were a few seconds ago. Your headache has also grown slightly less painful.
>>127396
There are some cold pancakes on the food bar.
>>127416
And so was Korrin.
The sunlight coming through the open windows makes your coat itch.
>>127398
>>127417
"Sorry, I got distracted planning something. Where was I? Oh, yes, you and your friends and your journey of self discovery underground. Why, when one of my followers told me he wanted to team up with a prospective lich and build an archway I thought he was positively mad, so of course I told him he could.
>>127417
They are all cold, and a few of them are on the floor now.
>>127425
You find everything you look for.
>>127426
You find some waffles made in the shape of a pretty dress with bits of pretty dress inside them. There are also a dozen kinds of syrup to choose from.
>>127432
There are some herbs.
>>127434
You find the same thing Pomelo found, plus the pretty dress used to make them.
>>127435
You put some on your plate.
And so was Korrin.
The sunlight coming through the open windows makes your coat itch.
>>127398
>>127417
"Sorry, I got distracted planning something. Where was I? Oh, yes, you and your friends and your journey of self discovery underground. Why, when one of my followers told me he wanted to team up with a prospective lich and build an archway I thought he was positively mad, so of course I told him he could.
>>127417
They are all cold, and a few of them are on the floor now.
>>127425
You find everything you look for.
>>127426
You find some waffles made in the shape of a pretty dress with bits of pretty dress inside them. There are also a dozen kinds of syrup to choose from.
>>127432
There are some herbs.
>>127434
You find the same thing Pomelo found, plus the pretty dress used to make them.
>>127435
You put some on your plate.
>>127449
You find a cake, only it's the kind made in a pan and its cold.
>>127450
You scratch all over, trying to rid rid of your itch. The patrons start staring at you, but when you try to glare at them you have to shield you eyes. When did the sun get so bright.
>>127452
After sprinkling the paper over your meal you notice that they are not holy. They are from an address book.
>>127456
You find a good table where you can sit in the warm sunlight and keep an eye on your friends. A few seconds after you sit down a stallion stands up from a table in the corner and sits down next to you. He turns to face you and scratches his neck before pushing a crumpled piece of paper towards you.
"I'm supposed to give you this, I think."
>>127457
"Discord. I'm like Pinkie Pie, but better. Surely you've heard of me?"
You find a cake, only it's the kind made in a pan and its cold.
>>127450
You scratch all over, trying to rid rid of your itch. The patrons start staring at you, but when you try to glare at them you have to shield you eyes. When did the sun get so bright.
>>127452
After sprinkling the paper over your meal you notice that they are not holy. They are from an address book.
>>127456
You find a good table where you can sit in the warm sunlight and keep an eye on your friends. A few seconds after you sit down a stallion stands up from a table in the corner and sits down next to you. He turns to face you and scratches his neck before pushing a crumpled piece of paper towards you.
"I'm supposed to give you this, I think."
>>127457
"Discord. I'm like Pinkie Pie, but better. Surely you've heard of me?"
>>127498
You take off whatever armor he wore to bed with him and spread a paste on his skin. It doesn't help.
>>127505
You find selection of vegetables and flowers.
>>127507
Yes way, I am better. Pinkie Pie has too many rules keeping her followers from having fun.
>>127516
The writing is messy and it travels at an odd angle across the page, but once you start reading you quickly figure out who it is from.
Thanks for the note
We wont be monsters
We had to eat before going
We didnt hurt hm
But made him delever are leter
He wont remember us and isnt sick
But your armord friend is
We wer going to tell you
But the cute goat and his toy distracted us
He is not very sick but wont stay that way
He has one day to be cyurd
Love
Twins
>>127523
You hear Pinkie Pie start snorting with laughter when you try to cast Cure.
You take off whatever armor he wore to bed with him and spread a paste on his skin. It doesn't help.
>>127505
You find selection of vegetables and flowers.
>>127507
Yes way, I am better. Pinkie Pie has too many rules keeping her followers from having fun.
>>127516
The writing is messy and it travels at an odd angle across the page, but once you start reading you quickly figure out who it is from.
Thanks for the note
We wont be monsters
We had to eat before going
We didnt hurt hm
But made him delever are leter
He wont remember us and isnt sick
But your armord friend is
We wer going to tell you
But the cute goat and his toy distracted us
He is not very sick but wont stay that way
He has one day to be cyurd
Love
Twins
>>127523
You hear Pinkie Pie start snorting with laughter when you try to cast Cure.
>>127544
"Those rules are only so her followers don't turn into big meanie pants though! The Pink One only cares for spreading joy and parties! How are those too many rules?"
>You find selection of vegetables and flowers.
I walk over to where Pommy found them,
"Whatcha lookin' a- those look delicious!"
I grab a plate and make a large pile.
"Didja find these just for me? Aww, thanks buddy!"
I grab him into a hug.
>>127553
"What are you even going on about anymore Olgy?"
"Those rules are only so her followers don't turn into big meanie pants though! The Pink One only cares for spreading joy and parties! How are those too many rules?"
>You find selection of vegetables and flowers.
I walk over to where Pommy found them,
"Whatcha lookin' a- those look delicious!"
I grab a plate and make a large pile.
"Didja find these just for me? Aww, thanks buddy!"
I grab him into a hug.
>>127553
"What are you even going on about anymore Olgy?"
>>127554
You do a quick inventory of all the wounds you received last night but stop when you come the one the vampire gave you with that bolt. Your coat around it looks pale and sickly.
>>127558
"What? Right."
He stands up and walks over to the food bar and loads himself up a plate before going to sit at a different table.
>>127559
Those rules get in the way of having fun. You can't tell me you weren't having fun when that arch turned you into a 'big meany pants'. I keep an eye on it so I can watch the chaos unfold whenever adventurers find it. I saw everything.
You do a quick inventory of all the wounds you received last night but stop when you come the one the vampire gave you with that bolt. Your coat around it looks pale and sickly.
>>127558
"What? Right."
He stands up and walks over to the food bar and loads himself up a plate before going to sit at a different table.
>>127559
Those rules get in the way of having fun. You can't tell me you weren't having fun when that arch turned you into a 'big meany pants'. I keep an eye on it so I can watch the chaos unfold whenever adventurers find it. I saw everything.
>>127610
Korrin shivers as you touch him with a hoof wreathed in holy energy.
>>127613
"You enjoyed it at the time~. Why don't you take a vacation from that pink clown and let me teach you some pranks?"
>>127623
On the back is a drawing that looks like it was made by two foals with crayons. There is a goat with a cape and a crown holding what you really hope is a staff. He is sitting on top of a shaved unicorn. He is using his free hoof to grab the unicorn's…oh my, this isn't the sort of thing a foal would draw at all.
Korrin shivers as you touch him with a hoof wreathed in holy energy.
>>127613
"You enjoyed it at the time~. Why don't you take a vacation from that pink clown and let me teach you some pranks?"
>>127623
On the back is a drawing that looks like it was made by two foals with crayons. There is a goat with a cape and a crown holding what you really hope is a staff. He is sitting on top of a shaved unicorn. He is using his free hoof to grab the unicorn's…oh my, this isn't the sort of thing a foal would draw at all.
>>127653
"You'll love them and so will whoever you pull them in if they have a sense of humor. Why don't you put aside the parties and start pulling pranks?"
>>127654
The can hear you inside the buildings on the other side of the street. A few ponies look through the windows to try and see what is so funny.
>>127659
You get the spell set up perfectly, but are distracted and the spell falters while you try and puzzle out the drawing.
>>127662
The blood drains from your face and your eyes nearly pop out of your head. It's bag enough that Pomelo fondled you in front of you traveling companions and the vampires, but now they are looking at a picture of it! How terrible! They even gave you a stupid looking face and put a dunce cap on your head!
>>127664
>>127666
Most of the faces are confused, but a few voices at the back of the crowd echo Bessy's question.
"You'll love them and so will whoever you pull them in if they have a sense of humor. Why don't you put aside the parties and start pulling pranks?"
>>127654
The can hear you inside the buildings on the other side of the street. A few ponies look through the windows to try and see what is so funny.
>>127659
You get the spell set up perfectly, but are distracted and the spell falters while you try and puzzle out the drawing.
>>127662
The blood drains from your face and your eyes nearly pop out of your head. It's bag enough that Pomelo fondled you in front of you traveling companions and the vampires, but now they are looking at a picture of it! How terrible! They even gave you a stupid looking face and put a dunce cap on your head!
>>127664
>>127666
Most of the faces are confused, but a few voices at the back of the crowd echo Bessy's question.
>>127666
>>127669
"I am glad you asked! While the physical form may have changed, the spirit requires more work to be similarly altered! With the correct blessed tool, remove the spiritual remnants of the Phallus! Absorb it's power into your talisman, then use that same power to cut another opening in the spirit as the Aperture of Fertility! A similar procedure applies if a Female wishes to become a giver. Any questions?"
>>127669
"I am glad you asked! While the physical form may have changed, the spirit requires more work to be similarly altered! With the correct blessed tool, remove the spiritual remnants of the Phallus! Absorb it's power into your talisman, then use that same power to cut another opening in the spirit as the Aperture of Fertility! A similar procedure applies if a Female wishes to become a giver. Any questions?"
>>127691
"I have a juicy one, but if you want to hear it you have to start worshiping me. I promise it's worth it. You can even keep having parties."
>>127693
Your horn glows as you try to bend the light around you, but all you manage to do is make the air around to a little darker.
>>127707
The spirits make it very clear: That tunnel needs to be carved. Manually.
>>127708
He shivers again and his coat stops itching. His headache goes away and his stomach rumbles.
>>127713
You chase her outside.
>>127722
>2
You try to jump up onto your spider, but a sudden pain between your back legs stops you.
>>127729
The thought of butts distracts you.
>>127732
The spider grabs Happyhorn and skitters away.
>>127738
>>127742
>>127746
>>127749
>>127750
>>127755
You all go outside.
"I have a juicy one, but if you want to hear it you have to start worshiping me. I promise it's worth it. You can even keep having parties."
>>127693
Your horn glows as you try to bend the light around you, but all you manage to do is make the air around to a little darker.
>>127707
The spirits make it very clear: That tunnel needs to be carved. Manually.
>>127708
He shivers again and his coat stops itching. His headache goes away and his stomach rumbles.
>>127713
You chase her outside.
>>127722
>2
You try to jump up onto your spider, but a sudden pain between your back legs stops you.
>>127729
The thought of butts distracts you.
>>127732
The spider grabs Happyhorn and skitters away.
>>127738
>>127742
>>127746
>>127749
>>127750
>>127755
You all go outside.
>>127757
"I dunno fit that's such a good idea to start worshiping you…"
>>127781
I nudge Pommy and lean into whisper to him,
"There's this weird guy named Discord that's telling me I should worship him, and he'll teach me all about fun pranks that'll make ponies happy. He says I can even still have parties if I worship him! What should I do?
"I dunno fit that's such a good idea to start worshiping you…"
>>127781
I nudge Pommy and lean into whisper to him,
"There's this weird guy named Discord that's telling me I should worship him, and he'll teach me all about fun pranks that'll make ponies happy. He says I can even still have parties if I worship him! What should I do?
>>127789
>>127790
>>127794
>>127802
>>127806
You all entire the mayor's office, Dreamkicker walking funny thanks to the pain. The stallion at the front desk looks up at all of you.
"You are the adventurers, yes? The mayor just got in. Her office is is the stairs and to the right at the end of the hall."
>>127812
"Your lose."
Pinkie speaks into your mind.
"I'm surprised at you Bessy. Didn't they warn you about discord in the temple?
>>127790
>>127794
>>127802
>>127806
You all entire the mayor's office, Dreamkicker walking funny thanks to the pain. The stallion at the front desk looks up at all of you.
"You are the adventurers, yes? The mayor just got in. Her office is is the stairs and to the right at the end of the hall."
>>127812
"Your lose."
Pinkie speaks into your mind.
"I'm surprised at you Bessy. Didn't they warn you about discord in the temple?
>>127843
"Try to be more careful in the future, okay?"
The party walks up the staircase and enters the mayor's office. A cream colored mare with an orange mane sitting behind a desk looks up as you all walk in.
"Only one night? That was fast, did you find out what was causing the disappearances? Are the missing ponies safe?"
"Try to be more careful in the future, okay?"
The party walks up the staircase and enters the mayor's office. A cream colored mare with an orange mane sitting behind a desk looks up as you all walk in.
"Only one night? That was fast, did you find out what was causing the disappearances? Are the missing ponies safe?"
>>127872
>>127873
>>127876
>>127878
The mare gasps and places her hoof over her mouth.
"Vampires? Oh no. Oh no no no no. Their families are going to be heartbroken, but at least you said that the ponies they took were killed instead of…And a lich? What is a lich?"
>>127877
She frowns and snaps at the party.
"This is no time for jokes or making things up! If you cannot show respect during this time I will have the town guard escort you out."
>>127873
>>127876
>>127878
The mare gasps and places her hoof over her mouth.
"Vampires? Oh no. Oh no no no no. Their families are going to be heartbroken, but at least you said that the ponies they took were killed instead of…And a lich? What is a lich?"
>>127877
She frowns and snaps at the party.
"This is no time for jokes or making things up! If you cannot show respect during this time I will have the town guard escort you out."
>>127891
>And a lich? What is a lich?"
"A lich is a wizard who has used necromancy to make himself immortal. He stores his soul in a phylactery — a sort of box — and won't die unless that's destroyed.
"This lich said he was the Hoofston patriarch. He also claimed that his phylactery was broken.
"He's a powerful wizard, nonetheless."
>And a lich? What is a lich?"
"A lich is a wizard who has used necromancy to make himself immortal. He stores his soul in a phylactery — a sort of box — and won't die unless that's destroyed.
"This lich said he was the Hoofston patriarch. He also claimed that his phylactery was broken.
"He's a powerful wizard, nonetheless."
>>127893
>>127898
>>127894
She blinks a few times, then her frown deepens.
"You are telling me that our town's founder, one of my ancestors, is a worshiper of Grogar, put his soul into a box, is living in the cemetery, and wanted you to fix the box he put his soul in? I was not joking when I threatened to have you all removed from the town. And our town's name is Trotston, Hoofston is forty miles to the north."
>>127900
She sniffs loudly.
"Yes, thank you for killing the vampires. Your reward is two hundred bits each. Take these notes to the keeper of the treasury in the basement and he will pay you."
She pulls some slips of paper out of a desk draw and writes a few things on them before levitating one to each of you.
>>127898
>>127894
She blinks a few times, then her frown deepens.
"You are telling me that our town's founder, one of my ancestors, is a worshiper of Grogar, put his soul into a box, is living in the cemetery, and wanted you to fix the box he put his soul in? I was not joking when I threatened to have you all removed from the town. And our town's name is Trotston, Hoofston is forty miles to the north."
>>127900
She sniffs loudly.
"Yes, thank you for killing the vampires. Your reward is two hundred bits each. Take these notes to the keeper of the treasury in the basement and he will pay you."
She pulls some slips of paper out of a desk draw and writes a few things on them before levitating one to each of you.
>>127907
"Yes, there were many odd things in that tomb… Evidence of cult worship, for instance. Rest assured that, even if you don't believe us, I will be back with an archaeology team to study it further."
"200 bits is a paltry sum for vampire extermination. I lost part of my coat. Pomelo here almost died several times."
"Yes, there were many odd things in that tomb… Evidence of cult worship, for instance. Rest assured that, even if you don't believe us, I will be back with an archaeology team to study it further."
"200 bits is a paltry sum for vampire extermination. I lost part of my coat. Pomelo here almost died several times."
>>127911
"We are not a rich town, and there are nearly twice as many of you now as there were before I sent you into the cemetery. A good deal of this money is from the families of the missing ponies."
>>127914
>>127918
>>127921
She looks like she is about to call for the guards, but then looks at Pomelo's staff and the change that has affected Happyhorn. She sits back a bit.
"I do not know how an undead that claims to be our town's founder has been hiding in the cemetery, but rest assured that I will mobilize the town guard in its entirety once we have finished mourning for the ponies we lost. If it has not attacked us yet I see no reason for it to start now, but I will increase the number of guards patrolling at night until the mourning period is over."
She looks Dreamkicker in the eye.
"But you are gravely mistaken if you think I will sit back while you or anyone else tries to dig up this town's graveyard."
"We are not a rich town, and there are nearly twice as many of you now as there were before I sent you into the cemetery. A good deal of this money is from the families of the missing ponies."
>>127914
>>127918
>>127921
She looks like she is about to call for the guards, but then looks at Pomelo's staff and the change that has affected Happyhorn. She sits back a bit.
"I do not know how an undead that claims to be our town's founder has been hiding in the cemetery, but rest assured that I will mobilize the town guard in its entirety once we have finished mourning for the ponies we lost. If it has not attacked us yet I see no reason for it to start now, but I will increase the number of guards patrolling at night until the mourning period is over."
She looks Dreamkicker in the eye.
"But you are gravely mistaken if you think I will sit back while you or anyone else tries to dig up this town's graveyard."
>>127930
"Either I and the Academy are going to look through that tomb, or the Royal Guard is going to tear it down. One or the other will happen once I inform Canterlot of what I and my compatriots saw down there. One, I should note, will be much less invasive than the other.
"In any case, if you send your guards down there unprepared, they're going to be killed. Frankly, they're likely to be killed even if they are aware of the traps down there if the lich hasn't left.
"I recommend you wait for the professionals."
"Either I and the Academy are going to look through that tomb, or the Royal Guard is going to tear it down. One or the other will happen once I inform Canterlot of what I and my compatriots saw down there. One, I should note, will be much less invasive than the other.
"In any case, if you send your guards down there unprepared, they're going to be killed. Frankly, they're likely to be killed even if they are aware of the traps down there if the lich hasn't left.
"I recommend you wait for the professionals."
>>127942
He runs his eyes across your body a few times then stands and disappears. After a few minutes he comes back with several pouches that clink when he sets them on the counter.
"I get of work at seven. Meet me in the lobby."
>>127945
The stallion looks at you as you enter.
"Yes?"
>>127950
Her eyes narrow until they are slits.
"Trotston's guards are more than enough for some two-bit undead and whatever traps he can make. Send whoever you want, but we will have it taken care of before they get her. Good day, sir."
She jabs you in the nose with your slip.
He runs his eyes across your body a few times then stands and disappears. After a few minutes he comes back with several pouches that clink when he sets them on the counter.
"I get of work at seven. Meet me in the lobby."
>>127945
The stallion looks at you as you enter.
"Yes?"
>>127950
Her eyes narrow until they are slits.
"Trotston's guards are more than enough for some two-bit undead and whatever traps he can make. Send whoever you want, but we will have it taken care of before they get her. Good day, sir."
She jabs you in the nose with your slip.
>>127966
The mayor's horn glows bright for a second then she mutters something under her breath.
"Canterlot poof."
>>127970
He is watching your rear, but then again the only other things in the room he could be watching are an old goat, a young goat, or a stallion.
>>127968
"One moment, miss."
He leaves, then returns with several bags that clink when he sets them down on the counter.
>>127971
You and Dreamkicker enter the room.
"Let me guess, more payments?"
The mayor's horn glows bright for a second then she mutters something under her breath.
"Canterlot poof."
>>127970
He is watching your rear, but then again the only other things in the room he could be watching are an old goat, a young goat, or a stallion.
>>127968
"One moment, miss."
He leaves, then returns with several bags that clink when he sets them down on the counter.
>>127971
You and Dreamkicker enter the room.
"Let me guess, more payments?"
>>127985
He grins at you.
"Don't spend it all it one place, kid."
>>127986
He raises and eyebrow, then looks at your slip and nods his head.
"One moment you two."
He disappears, then returns with a bunch of bags that clink when he sets them down. He carefully divides them among both of you.
"Have a good day, sirs."
He grins at you.
"Don't spend it all it one place, kid."
>>127986
He raises and eyebrow, then looks at your slip and nods his head.
"One moment you two."
He disappears, then returns with a bunch of bags that clink when he sets them down. He carefully divides them among both of you.
"Have a good day, sirs."
>>127989
I place the money in my pack.
>>127997
"No kidding. But I suppose we got a few artifacts. And with any luck I should get some grant money from whatever research comes of this adventure."
"I'm still on sabbatical for a few more months, but I need to go back to Canterlot as soon as possible, if only to report everything that happened to the proper authorities."
I place the money in my pack.
>>127997
"No kidding. But I suppose we got a few artifacts. And with any luck I should get some grant money from whatever research comes of this adventure."
"I'm still on sabbatical for a few more months, but I need to go back to Canterlot as soon as possible, if only to report everything that happened to the proper authorities."
>>127994
"Move along please."
>>127997
"Are you the ones that investigated the graveyard? The town's money is stretched thin, so most of what you have is from families worried about missing loved ones. It's rude to complain."
>>127998
You find a shop with a small smithy around back. You can hear someone working in it.
>>128001
You place the bags in your pack.
Roll a d10.
"Move along please."
>>127997
"Are you the ones that investigated the graveyard? The town's money is stretched thin, so most of what you have is from families worried about missing loved ones. It's rude to complain."
>>127998
You find a shop with a small smithy around back. You can hear someone working in it.
>>128001
You place the bags in your pack.
Roll a d10.
>>128032
All the money you got was real.
>>128033
He smirks at you before pressing a button under the counter. A thick iron plate drops down and separates you from him. After a few seconds a small hatch slides open and your slip of paper is pushed out before the hatch is shut again and locked from the other side.
>>128035
"Depends on wha-Er, the time it takes to fill an order depends on what the customer orders."
He speaks slowly as if trying to remember a script.
All the money you got was real.
>>128033
He smirks at you before pressing a button under the counter. A thick iron plate drops down and separates you from him. After a few seconds a small hatch slides open and your slip of paper is pushed out before the hatch is shut again and locked from the other side.
>>128035
"Depends on wha-Er, the time it takes to fill an order depends on what the customer orders."
He speaks slowly as if trying to remember a script.
>>128054
"Try something stupid and you'll win a free stay in the jail!"
>>128061
The colt pushes the piece of paper back towards you.
"Rock says tha-I mean, My employer does all his measurements in-store. A tailor and an armorer do not measure all the same things. I can take you to see him in the forge."
"Try something stupid and you'll win a free stay in the jail!"
>>128061
The colt pushes the piece of paper back towards you.
"Rock says tha-I mean, My employer does all his measurements in-store. A tailor and an armorer do not measure all the same things. I can take you to see him in the forge."
>>128080
"Kinda."
He looks down at the ground.
"My dad died when I was just a little foal. My mom went missing a few weeks ago and Rock is looking after me until she gets found."
He pushes open a door and leads you into the forge. A large Diamond Dog has his back to you and his hammering away at something on and anvil.
"Mr. Rock! This mare wants some armor made for her."
The diamond dog swings his hammer a few more times, then grabs the piece of metal he was working on and dunks it in a nearby bucket before turning around to look at you.
"Hello, miss. What sort of armor are you looking for?"
>>128082
A small slot opens.
"Stick it through."
"Kinda."
He looks down at the ground.
"My dad died when I was just a little foal. My mom went missing a few weeks ago and Rock is looking after me until she gets found."
He pushes open a door and leads you into the forge. A large Diamond Dog has his back to you and his hammering away at something on and anvil.
"Mr. Rock! This mare wants some armor made for her."
The diamond dog swings his hammer a few more times, then grabs the piece of metal he was working on and dunks it in a nearby bucket before turning around to look at you.
"Hello, miss. What sort of armor are you looking for?"
>>128082
A small slot opens.
"Stick it through."
>>128098
"This second one's already been paid."
He stomps away, then stomps back. A chute under the counter opens and a few bags slide out and onto the ground before the chute closes.
>>128101
He takes it from you and looks at it for a few seconds.
"Alright. Hold still while I take your measurements."
He takes some measuring tape off a nearby bench then crouches down next to you. He is about to start when he makes a shooing motion instead, which is followed by the sound of a door quickly shutting and little hooves running across a floor. Once that is done he starts to take your measurements.
"Heh, little scamp. Are you sure I cannot interest you in something with a bit more metal instead?"
"This second one's already been paid."
He stomps away, then stomps back. A chute under the counter opens and a few bags slide out and onto the ground before the chute closes.
>>128101
He takes it from you and looks at it for a few seconds.
"Alright. Hold still while I take your measurements."
He takes some measuring tape off a nearby bench then crouches down next to you. He is about to start when he makes a shooing motion instead, which is followed by the sound of a door quickly shutting and little hooves running across a floor. Once that is done he starts to take your measurements.
"Heh, little scamp. Are you sure I cannot interest you in something with a bit more metal instead?"
>>128112
He stops measuring as he talks.
"Metal plates designed to fit around the shape of your body. They are lightweight, move with you, and look better than leather. They aren't as protective as steel plate, but they offer more coverage and last longer than leather. My best work fits like a second coat, and the worst won't get in your way unless you try to be an acrobat."
He goes back to measuring.
"I haven't seen you before. Are you one of the adventurers the mayor brought in?"
He stops measuring as he talks.
"Metal plates designed to fit around the shape of your body. They are lightweight, move with you, and look better than leather. They aren't as protective as steel plate, but they offer more coverage and last longer than leather. My best work fits like a second coat, and the worst won't get in your way unless you try to be an acrobat."
He goes back to measuring.
"I haven't seen you before. Are you one of the adventurers the mayor brought in?"
>>128134
>>128138
Let's just assume he stormed off.
The stallion slide the barrier back up and looks at the two of you looking at him.
"Hmmmm, hardly anyone ever comes down here. Aw, why the hell not."
He grabs a closed sign, levitates it over to a hook on the door, then closes it. After that he pulls a Mnieghpoly game board out from under the counter and starts setting it up.
"We can play, but I get to be the carriage."
>>128147
He finishes his measurements and sits back.
"I used be an adventurer before I retired here. What did you find?"
>>128138
Let's just assume he stormed off.
The stallion slide the barrier back up and looks at the two of you looking at him.
"Hmmmm, hardly anyone ever comes down here. Aw, why the hell not."
He grabs a closed sign, levitates it over to a hook on the door, then closes it. After that he pulls a Mnieghpoly game board out from under the counter and starts setting it up.
"We can play, but I get to be the carriage."
>>128147
He finishes his measurements and sits back.
"I used be an adventurer before I retired here. What did you find?"
>>128152
>>128154
"Alrighty. The buffalo can go first.'
Both of you roll a d10. When he goes off shift who ever has the highest sum wins.
>>128157
He stays quiet for a few minutes,staring at the door you came in from before resting placing his face in his paws.
"I see. Did they die fast, the ponies that were taken? I don't want to know details, just if they suffered or not."
Rolled 9 = 9
>>128154
"Alrighty. The buffalo can go first.'
Both of you roll a d10. When he goes off shift who ever has the highest sum wins.
>>128157
He stays quiet for a few minutes,staring at the door you came in from before resting placing his face in his paws.
"I see. Did they die fast, the ponies that were taken? I don't want to know details, just if they suffered or not."
Rolled 9 = 9
>>128175
He snags another property…
>>128178
And you follow him, landing just short of the railroad.
>>128179
You grab the property that Bessy and the stallion missed last time.
>>128187
He chuckles darkly.
"Not many, luckily. I knew his mother, she was one of the few ponies in down that didn't give me a could should simply cause I didn't walk on four legs and have a picture on my rear. The colt's known me most of his life, calls me uncle Rocky when he's not on the job, but he's not going to take this well."
Rolled 10 = 10
He snags another property…
>>128178
And you follow him, landing just short of the railroad.
>>128179
You grab the property that Bessy and the stallion missed last time.
>>128187
He chuckles darkly.
"Not many, luckily. I knew his mother, she was one of the few ponies in down that didn't give me a could should simply cause I didn't walk on four legs and have a picture on my rear. The colt's known me most of his life, calls me uncle Rocky when he's not on the job, but he's not going to take this well."
Rolled 10 = 10
>>128223
"Tomorrow afternoon or even, depending on what other work I get. I'll break the news to the kid tonight so I won't be able to get your armor done any sooner."
>>128225
You bounce far beyond him and grab a railroad.
>stallion has 36
>Pomelo has 40
>Bessy has 17
The stallion hoofbumps you.
"Looks like you one, little guy. Now if you will excuse me, I have somepony I'm supposed to meet."
He packs everything up, shoos the two of you out, then locks up with room before walking off.
"Tomorrow afternoon or even, depending on what other work I get. I'll break the news to the kid tonight so I won't be able to get your armor done any sooner."
>>128225
You bounce far beyond him and grab a railroad.
>stallion has 36
>Pomelo has 40
>Bessy has 17
The stallion hoofbumps you.
"Looks like you one, little guy. Now if you will excuse me, I have somepony I'm supposed to meet."
He packs everything up, shoos the two of you out, then locks up with room before walking off.
>>128268
The two of you walk out into the chilly evening and head towards the bar, both of you already knowing where this night is going to lead.
Over the next few days the party finished up whatever business they had in town and left in ones or twos or threes to go back to their old lives or on to brand new adventures. A collection of Equestrian Royal Guards were sent to the town to investigate the claims of lich living under the cemetery. After a lot of digging all that could be found under the graveyard was abnormally shallow bedrock. Dreamkicker returned to Canterlot with Pomelo and Bessy. The three of them had great fun there, although two of them may have had more fun than the third. Olga returned to her village to keep serving as a necromancer and sexchange specialist. Andelia traveled with Mirabelle for a spell then returned home to find a letter from the Twins telling her about their own adventures thus far. The others know what they went on to do, and at the end of the day that is all that really matters.
The End.
The two of you walk out into the chilly evening and head towards the bar, both of you already knowing where this night is going to lead.
Over the next few days the party finished up whatever business they had in town and left in ones or twos or threes to go back to their old lives or on to brand new adventures. A collection of Equestrian Royal Guards were sent to the town to investigate the claims of lich living under the cemetery. After a lot of digging all that could be found under the graveyard was abnormally shallow bedrock. Dreamkicker returned to Canterlot with Pomelo and Bessy. The three of them had great fun there, although two of them may have had more fun than the third. Olga returned to her village to keep serving as a necromancer and sexchange specialist. Andelia traveled with Mirabelle for a spell then returned home to find a letter from the Twins telling her about their own adventures thus far. The others know what they went on to do, and at the end of the day that is all that really matters.
The End.