>>81662
You find the rest of the party at a blacksmith
>>81661
"That's the problem, he's gone missing… He often wanders around the area of town, on the lookout for signs of dragons. But we haven't seen him in almost a month! At first we thought he was just camping somewhere in the wild or that we went over to Drakensburg, but there's been no sign of him at all…"
The inquisitor interrupts him
"It looks like we can help each other out here then, goat."
You find the rest of the party at a blacksmith
>>81661
"That's the problem, he's gone missing… He often wanders around the area of town, on the lookout for signs of dragons. But we haven't seen him in almost a month! At first we thought he was just camping somewhere in the wild or that we went over to Drakensburg, but there's been no sign of him at all…"
The inquisitor interrupts him
"It looks like we can help each other out here then, goat."
>>81696
The smiths eyes widen as he sees the knife.
"By the gods, of course! That knife looks… amazing!"
He takes out a richly decorated silver dagger himself.
"Would this be to your liking? A blessed silver dagger!"
>>81702
"What kind of weapon do ye have in mind boy? There's so many to choose from!"
>>81698
Aren't you going to roll at all for that? Hmmmmm?
>>81708
Ambrosia shrugs
"Boooooring."
The smiths eyes widen as he sees the knife.
"By the gods, of course! That knife looks… amazing!"
He takes out a richly decorated silver dagger himself.
"Would this be to your liking? A blessed silver dagger!"
>>81702
"What kind of weapon do ye have in mind boy? There's so many to choose from!"
>>81698
Aren't you going to roll at all for that? Hmmmmm?
>>81708
Ambrosia shrugs
"Boooooring."
>>81776
"You sound almost like a jealous husband, Falky. All I was trying to do was help her out while you and Dusk whispered together. We are supposed to deliver the Empress's crate to a pony named Catchcard, but he has gone missing and an Inquisitor has volunteered us to help her find him."
"You sound almost like a jealous husband, Falky. All I was trying to do was help her out while you and Dusk whispered together. We are supposed to deliver the Empress's crate to a pony named Catchcard, but he has gone missing and an Inquisitor has volunteered us to help her find him."
>>81835
"Trouble. More specifically necromantic trouble, if my suspicions are correct."
>>81836
"The inquisition operates independently, your Empress has little to no authority over our actions. As you may or may not know, we are Equestrian and thus only listen to princess Celestia and Luna's orders."
>>81839
"It was abandoned for a reason, even before the Oddomanes annexed that territory. You wont find any gold there anymore."
>>81838
"You are Knights of the Order of the Dragon. You think I'm dense?"
>>81840
She looks up to you, eyeing you apprehensively
"Your face seems familiar… have I threatened you before?"
"Trouble. More specifically necromantic trouble, if my suspicions are correct."
>>81836
"The inquisition operates independently, your Empress has little to no authority over our actions. As you may or may not know, we are Equestrian and thus only listen to princess Celestia and Luna's orders."
>>81839
"It was abandoned for a reason, even before the Oddomanes annexed that territory. You wont find any gold there anymore."
>>81838
"You are Knights of the Order of the Dragon. You think I'm dense?"
>>81840
She looks up to you, eyeing you apprehensively
"Your face seems familiar… have I threatened you before?"
>>81944
"Y- you have every right t- to be. B- But don't worry, you'll have y- your friends standing by y- your side e- every step of the way."
I walk over to her and give her a quick friendly nuzzle, then return back to Zivur's side.
>>81943
"O- oh! S- sorry…"
I lean in a bit closer to him,
"W- What did you w- want to talk about?"
"Y- you have every right t- to be. B- But don't worry, you'll have y- your friends standing by y- your side e- every step of the way."
I walk over to her and give her a quick friendly nuzzle, then return back to Zivur's side.
>>81943
"O- oh! S- sorry…"
I lean in a bit closer to him,
"W- What did you w- want to talk about?"
>>81944
I trot over to her too.
"Are you sure? Would you let me check your wounds?"
I lead her inside the forge so the others can't see us.
"I need to tell you something. The goat that travels with us is a follower of Discord. I'm worried he might try to get to me through you now that he thinks his cover is blown. Please be careful around him."
I trot over to her too.
"Are you sure? Would you let me check your wounds?"
I lead her inside the forge so the others can't see us.
"I need to tell you something. The goat that travels with us is a follower of Discord. I'm worried he might try to get to me through you now that he thinks his cover is blown. Please be careful around him."
>>81955
I lean my head back,
"I- I never mind t- talking to you, Zivur. Y- You're a good friend, e- even if we have… m- misunderstandings."
I pause for a moment while I think of something to say,
"Y- You seem p- particularly friendly w- with Erumal. D- Do you two have s- some history together or s- something?"
I lean my head back,
"I- I never mind t- talking to you, Zivur. Y- You're a good friend, e- even if we have… m- misunderstandings."
I pause for a moment while I think of something to say,
"Y- You seem p- particularly friendly w- with Erumal. D- Do you two have s- some history together or s- something?"
>>81982
"O- Oh… s- sorry for asking… B- but hey! I- It's not l- like you don't h- have more f- friends now, right? I- I mean, we're f- friends, a- aren't we?"
I give Zivur a little friendly elbow tap to the side.
"N- Now, uh, is t- there anything you w- wanna ask me? S- Since I already asked y- you something and all…"
"O- Oh… s- sorry for asking… B- but hey! I- It's not l- like you don't h- have more f- friends now, right? I- I mean, we're f- friends, a- aren't we?"
I give Zivur a little friendly elbow tap to the side.
"N- Now, uh, is t- there anything you w- wanna ask me? S- Since I already asked y- you something and all…"
>>81987
"Y-yes, w-we are…"
I freeze momentary at that tap with my eyes widening for a second, but continue walking.
"Um, I d-don't think I r-remember wh-why yo-you are h-here in the f-first place… N-not here here, but, yo-you know, Here."
Then I quickly say.
"Not th-that I don't w-want you t-to be here or a-anything, ju-just curious."
"Y-yes, w-we are…"
I freeze momentary at that tap with my eyes widening for a second, but continue walking.
"Um, I d-don't think I r-remember wh-why yo-you are h-here in the f-first place… N-not here here, but, yo-you know, Here."
Then I quickly say.
"Not th-that I don't w-want you t-to be here or a-anything, ju-just curious."
>>81990
"W- Well… I think I started following y- you guys a- after we m- met in the castle. Y- You all seemed so… he- h- heroic. A- and then I just… st- started following you guys around a- after that.
A- and um, sorry about that. I- I still forget that y- you are un- uncomfortable with c- contact like that."
"W- Well… I think I started following y- you guys a- after we m- met in the castle. Y- You all seemed so… he- h- heroic. A- and then I just… st- started following you guys around a- after that.
A- and um, sorry about that. I- I still forget that y- you are un- uncomfortable with c- contact like that."
>>82004
"And who do you think is the master of change? Even in his defeat Discord won a victory. The lands have gone from complete chaos to so stale that the weather has to be changed manually. Discord realized that Chaos was getting passé and allowed the two of them to help him change things."
"And who do you think is the master of change? Even in his defeat Discord won a victory. The lands have gone from complete chaos to so stale that the weather has to be changed manually. Discord realized that Chaos was getting passé and allowed the two of them to help him change things."
>>82016
"Celestia and Luna used some sort of power that only they can control to imprison him and maintain that prison. You claim to know the future. You claim that Luna's future is dark and speak as if Celestia will rule alone soon enough. In your own words it is only a matter of time before Discord returns."
"Celestia and Luna used some sort of power that only they can control to imprison him and maintain that prison. You claim to know the future. You claim that Luna's future is dark and speak as if Celestia will rule alone soon enough. In your own words it is only a matter of time before Discord returns."
>>82023
"I told you already. The fools that thought they were being loyal were betraying him. Standing up and fighting for Discord isn't being chaotic, it's doing exactly what they would expect. His most loyal followers were the ones that helped Celestia and Luna out during their struggle against him. They are the ones that understood the true nature of chaos."
"I told you already. The fools that thought they were being loyal were betraying him. Standing up and fighting for Discord isn't being chaotic, it's doing exactly what they would expect. His most loyal followers were the ones that helped Celestia and Luna out during their struggle against him. They are the ones that understood the true nature of chaos."
>>82131
"N- No… I g- guess I didn't…
It's m- more than j- just me being m- m- made a knight. I- it's been my d- dream ever s- since I was a little filly t- to be a knight, j- just like my dad. He w- was the k- kindest stallion you'll ever m- meet. A- and also the b- bravest. I a- always looked up to him. I s- still do, k- kinda."
"N- No… I g- guess I didn't…
It's m- more than j- just me being m- m- made a knight. I- it's been my d- dream ever s- since I was a little filly t- to be a knight, j- just like my dad. He w- was the k- kindest stallion you'll ever m- meet. A- and also the b- bravest. I a- always looked up to him. I s- still do, k- kinda."
>>82143
"You d- didn't bore me… B- but, um…"
I pause for moment while I think of what to say,
"H- he was a great stallion. M- my family comes f- from a long line of knights, d- dating back hundreds of years. I- it was only natural t- that he'd become one. H- he was always r- really supportive of m- me, e- even if the r- rest of my family w- wasn't…"
"You d- didn't bore me… B- but, um…"
I pause for moment while I think of what to say,
"H- he was a great stallion. M- my family comes f- from a long line of knights, d- dating back hundreds of years. I- it was only natural t- that he'd become one. H- he was always r- really supportive of m- me, e- even if the r- rest of my family w- wasn't…"
>>82159
"I- I was the s- sole heir to the family n- name, our l- legacy, a- and… a- and…"
I start to tear up,
"T- There wasn't a- anything I could d- do to continue it. M- mares a- aren't allowed to s- serve in C- Celestia's a- army i- in any kind of c- combat position, y- yet alone as a knight… I w- was a disgrace t- to the family n- name… a- and with my m- mother being so sick…"
"I- I was the s- sole heir to the family n- name, our l- legacy, a- and… a- and…"
I start to tear up,
"T- There wasn't a- anything I could d- do to continue it. M- mares a- aren't allowed to s- serve in C- Celestia's a- army i- in any kind of c- combat position, y- yet alone as a knight… I w- was a disgrace t- to the family n- name… a- and with my m- mother being so sick…"
>>82169
"I- I know… b- but the t- things they said t- to me, m- my mom a- and dad… t- they hurt. Bunch of st- stuck up p- politicians and n- nobles… t- told my dad t- to r- remarry and 'p- put that l- little t- tramp up for a- adoption like she sh- should be'. T- then i- it only got w- worse when my… my…"
"I- I know… b- but the t- things they said t- to me, m- my mom a- and dad… t- they hurt. Bunch of st- stuck up p- politicians and n- nobles… t- told my dad t- to r- remarry and 'p- put that l- little t- tramp up for a- adoption like she sh- should be'. T- then i- it only got w- worse when my… my…"
>>82178
"N- No… i- it helps t- to talk about it. T- Thank you s- so much for listening…"
I sniff a bit, then continue,
"M- My mom… w- was always v- v- very sick. E- ever since I was a little filly, s- she was always in a- and out of hospitals. A- and even w- when she was home, s- she was always o- ordered to stay house b- bound. T- The doctors c- could never figure o- out how t- to cure her… u- until she… passed. I- I was heartbroken… I- I even thought she was c- cured, even. B- but that's… u- unrelated."
I stop talking and take a few deep breaths,
"A- after she passed… the r- rest of my family h- hounded my dad, k- kept telling him t- to remarry and f- father a son, g- get rid of that s- sorry e- excuse for a child. E- every time they s- showed up, h- he'd always send me o- out of the house or t- to my room, a- and I'd always hear them yell and shout a- and a- argue with each other. I- I was still p- pretty young at the time, so I d- didn't really understand w- what was going on…"
"N- No… i- it helps t- to talk about it. T- Thank you s- so much for listening…"
I sniff a bit, then continue,
"M- My mom… w- was always v- v- very sick. E- ever since I was a little filly, s- she was always in a- and out of hospitals. A- and even w- when she was home, s- she was always o- ordered to stay house b- bound. T- The doctors c- could never figure o- out how t- to cure her… u- until she… passed. I- I was heartbroken… I- I even thought she was c- cured, even. B- but that's… u- unrelated."
I stop talking and take a few deep breaths,
"A- after she passed… the r- rest of my family h- hounded my dad, k- kept telling him t- to remarry and f- father a son, g- get rid of that s- sorry e- excuse for a child. E- every time they s- showed up, h- he'd always send me o- out of the house or t- to my room, a- and I'd always hear them yell and shout a- and a- argue with each other. I- I was still p- pretty young at the time, so I d- didn't really understand w- what was going on…"
>>82214
"T- They would b- be…"
I abruptly stop, before standing up straighter and prouder,
"Y- Yeah! F- forget what my f- family said, b- bunch of no-good l- lazy n- nobles and p- politicians! M- My parents w- we're proud of me a- and that's all that m- matters!"
I walk over and give Zivur a hug,
"T- thanks f- for helping m- me realize that."
"T- They would b- be…"
I abruptly stop, before standing up straighter and prouder,
"Y- Yeah! F- forget what my f- family said, b- bunch of no-good l- lazy n- nobles and p- politicians! M- My parents w- we're proud of me a- and that's all that m- matters!"
I walk over and give Zivur a hug,
"T- thanks f- for helping m- me realize that."
Last time on Trotantium the decline:
The party sobered up and were given a new task: to find the famous herpetologist, and also the recipient of the mysterious cargo, named Catchcard who had gone missing. The party is traveling north through the dangerous Shudderpeaks and is accompanied by a inquisitor, who seemed to have a mission related to theirs as well.
Players report in.
The party sobered up and were given a new task: to find the famous herpetologist, and also the recipient of the mysterious cargo, named Catchcard who had gone missing. The party is traveling north through the dangerous Shudderpeaks and is accompanied by a inquisitor, who seemed to have a mission related to theirs as well.
Players report in.
Many hours have passed since the party set off from Draken. Despite the cold, slippery mountain path and treacherous drops, the group have safely managed to venture into Oddomane territory. Evening is beginning to set in and the temperature is dropping even further below zero fuck you americans while the party bravely marches on. The inquisitor has been very quiet about the details of your objective so far. Crescent is still pretty beat up about what happened, but she seems to be recovering. Ambrosia continues to give no fucks about anything, seemingly completely disregarding the party.
>>86777
She gives you a weak smile
"I'll be fine Dusk, thanks. It's nice to reflect on what happened yesterday out here in the frosty wilderness."
>>86779
She shakes her head and flaps her wings
"I'm fine, pegasi are pretty resistant against the cold you know!"
>>86780
Ambrosia lazily turns her head to look at you, saying nothing.
She gives you a weak smile
"I'll be fine Dusk, thanks. It's nice to reflect on what happened yesterday out here in the frosty wilderness."
>>86779
She shakes her head and flaps her wings
"I'm fine, pegasi are pretty resistant against the cold you know!"
>>86780
Ambrosia lazily turns her head to look at you, saying nothing.
>>86833
>>86834
Facehoofing, she lets out a groan.
"I would at least expect knights to be a little better informed."
>>86838
"Cute."
>>86835
"That too. I don't know much about these lands seeing as I'm from Equestria myself, but I did ask around town before leaving."
She turns away from the party again, motioning for the surrounding mountains
"These lands used to be inhabited by dragons, and still are in fact. There are many dragons who breed their eggs in these mountains, which is why Catchcard was skulking around these parts. Dragons are his specialty after all. Intel suggests that Catchcard was captured by a group of necromancers who wanted to use his expertise on dragons."
>>86847
She snaps at you
"Would you quit whining already?"
>>86834
Facehoofing, she lets out a groan.
"I would at least expect knights to be a little better informed."
>>86838
"Cute."
>>86835
"That too. I don't know much about these lands seeing as I'm from Equestria myself, but I did ask around town before leaving."
She turns away from the party again, motioning for the surrounding mountains
"These lands used to be inhabited by dragons, and still are in fact. There are many dragons who breed their eggs in these mountains, which is why Catchcard was skulking around these parts. Dragons are his specialty after all. Intel suggests that Catchcard was captured by a group of necromancers who wanted to use his expertise on dragons."
>>86847
She snaps at you
"Would you quit whining already?"
>>86854
They are obviously talking about kinky sex and the likes
They also comment on how hot and horny they are for your dick
>>86853
"There are no specifics, but given all the information we have, it's safe to assume the Oddomanes are trying to control dragons for their own use. Possibly and most likely through necromantic means. Either way, we have come to believe that the abandoned gold mine is currently used as breeding grounds for dragons, which is why we have come here."
>>86859
She smacks you in the face
"Would you shut up clown? Do you want to get caught by the Oddomanes? A stray dragon? An avalanche? Take your pick because all of those are available around here if you keep yapping like that."
They are obviously talking about kinky sex and the likes
They also comment on how hot and horny they are for your dick
>>86853
"There are no specifics, but given all the information we have, it's safe to assume the Oddomanes are trying to control dragons for their own use. Possibly and most likely through necromantic means. Either way, we have come to believe that the abandoned gold mine is currently used as breeding grounds for dragons, which is why we have come here."
>>86859
She smacks you in the face
"Would you shut up clown? Do you want to get caught by the Oddomanes? A stray dragon? An avalanche? Take your pick because all of those are available around here if you keep yapping like that."
>>86871
take out my strapon and cheapshot her with it
"All of those are worth the risk for your act of dishonorable vulgarity! I can see why you're an inquisitor and not a proper lady such as myself! If I die today then I die with the peace of knowing I gave you some semblance of being in a whore's place!"
return to commander boulder's back
take out my strapon and cheapshot her with it
"All of those are worth the risk for your act of dishonorable vulgarity! I can see why you're an inquisitor and not a proper lady such as myself! If I die today then I die with the peace of knowing I gave you some semblance of being in a whore's place!"
return to commander boulder's back
>>86875
You take out your trusty strapon and slap Neith with it square on the face, leaving behind a red cock-shaped mark on her cheek as a result.
Both Crescent and Ambrosia are doing their best not to burst in laughter as the inquisitor rubs the spot speechlessly with her mouth wide agape in shock. Even Brawny is having trouble keeping his composure.
After a moment of silence, she closes her eyes and speaks up in a surprisingly calm voice.
"For the sake of the mission I will not kill you immediately for that, clown. The noise could attract unwanted attention."
She opens her eyes again and throws you a piercing glare.
"But rest assured that under normal circumstances, your head would be impaled on a sharp stick by now."
She turns around and continues walking.
>>86887
You suppress your powerlevel rather well but you blush red like a tomato >>86897
>>86903
As do you
You take out your trusty strapon and slap Neith with it square on the face, leaving behind a red cock-shaped mark on her cheek as a result.
Both Crescent and Ambrosia are doing their best not to burst in laughter as the inquisitor rubs the spot speechlessly with her mouth wide agape in shock. Even Brawny is having trouble keeping his composure.
After a moment of silence, she closes her eyes and speaks up in a surprisingly calm voice.
"For the sake of the mission I will not kill you immediately for that, clown. The noise could attract unwanted attention."
She opens her eyes again and throws you a piercing glare.
"But rest assured that under normal circumstances, your head would be impaled on a sharp stick by now."
She turns around and continues walking.
>>86887
You suppress your powerlevel rather well but you blush red like a tomato >>86897
>>86903
As do you
The party eventually reaches what must be one of the entrances to the mine. I large gaping hole in the mountain, blocked off partially by rubble as well as wooden planks in a poor attempt to keep it sealed from the outside world. The tunnel itself is completely dark. Neith takes out a torch and lights it.
"Here we are. One of the several entrances to these mines. Keep your eyes peeled when you're inside, even if intel was wrong and this is not used for breeding dragons, it could still be a very dangerous place indeed."
The mare makes her way inside, keeping her torch closeby and lighting the way. You see a old and decayed railroad track on the ground as well as old equipment like parts of pickaxes and burnt out torches.
"Here we are. One of the several entrances to these mines. Keep your eyes peeled when you're inside, even if intel was wrong and this is not used for breeding dragons, it could still be a very dangerous place indeed."
The mare makes her way inside, keeping her torch closeby and lighting the way. You see a old and decayed railroad track on the ground as well as old equipment like parts of pickaxes and burnt out torches.
>>86949
Nothing really of note, just the kind of stuff you'd expect in a old mine.
>>86950
Your moonstaff helps along lighting the area a bit more.
>>86953
You do have a torch you bought earlier in the quest. Crescent doesn't seem all that bothered by the dark and cold tunnel.
Ambrosia takes out a pistol out of seemingly nowhere and reloads it.
"Fuck this shit. This looks like some kind of a fucking rapecave."
Nothing really of note, just the kind of stuff you'd expect in a old mine.
>>86950
Your moonstaff helps along lighting the area a bit more.
>>86953
You do have a torch you bought earlier in the quest. Crescent doesn't seem all that bothered by the dark and cold tunnel.
Ambrosia takes out a pistol out of seemingly nowhere and reloads it.
"Fuck this shit. This looks like some kind of a fucking rapecave."
>>87006
Ambrosia rolls her eyes
"That's real peachy, precious."
>>87008
Neith just shrugs
"Why not, your guess is as good as mine."
The part heads into the right tunnel. After about an hour of walking, the tunnel become bigger and wider by the meter, you can see some faint light far away in the distance.
Ambrosia rolls her eyes
"That's real peachy, precious."
>>87008
Neith just shrugs
"Why not, your guess is as good as mine."
The part heads into the right tunnel. After about an hour of walking, the tunnel become bigger and wider by the meter, you can see some faint light far away in the distance.
>>87013
Yes! That must be it! Looks like you finally made it out of these damn tunnels! You quickly run ahead, eager to take in some fresh outside air instead of the dreary stench that hangs in these tunnels for a change. As you come closer and closer to the light, it starts to intensify and you start hearing mechanical noises too. This does not bother you however and you just run on and on until you find yourself exiting the tunnel into a large cavern.
The cavern is quite big and seems to be naturally formed. The entire place is lit up with torches and filled with machinery that are being powered with coal. There are pipes everywhere leading from the machines to deeper into the cavern and into different tunnels that you can see further ahead. Several zebras walking around as well as some donkeys and ponies who are busy shoveling coal into the generators. One of them notices you rushing into the cavern.
"OI! Who's this then!?"
>>87022
You see Sol sprinting away from the group like a maniac.
Neith stomps her hooves on the ground angrily.
"What is that knight doing!?"
Yes! That must be it! Looks like you finally made it out of these damn tunnels! You quickly run ahead, eager to take in some fresh outside air instead of the dreary stench that hangs in these tunnels for a change. As you come closer and closer to the light, it starts to intensify and you start hearing mechanical noises too. This does not bother you however and you just run on and on until you find yourself exiting the tunnel into a large cavern.
The cavern is quite big and seems to be naturally formed. The entire place is lit up with torches and filled with machinery that are being powered with coal. There are pipes everywhere leading from the machines to deeper into the cavern and into different tunnels that you can see further ahead. Several zebras walking around as well as some donkeys and ponies who are busy shoveling coal into the generators. One of them notices you rushing into the cavern.
"OI! Who's this then!?"
>>87022
You see Sol sprinting away from the group like a maniac.
Neith stomps her hooves on the ground angrily.
"What is that knight doing!?"
>>87045
You slowly, but not very subtly, start backing away again into the tunnel where you came from.
The zebra - not satisfied with the explanation - quickly runs to a rope hanging from the wall and tugs at it, unleashing a series of powerful bells ringing through the entirety of the caverns.
>>87038
>>87039
>>87040
>>87041
You arrive just in time to see Sol slowly backing up and the zebra tugging the rope. The rest of the workers turn around to look at the party, before quickly starting to run away from you.
You slowly, but not very subtly, start backing away again into the tunnel where you came from.
The zebra - not satisfied with the explanation - quickly runs to a rope hanging from the wall and tugs at it, unleashing a series of powerful bells ringing through the entirety of the caverns.
>>87038
>>87039
>>87040
>>87041
You arrive just in time to see Sol slowly backing up and the zebra tugging the rope. The rest of the workers turn around to look at the party, before quickly starting to run away from you.
>>87050
>>87051
The two of you are quick to react and swiftly kill the poor defenseless zebra before he can run away too. The rest of the workers really start to panic now and scatter, running for different directions into the various exits out of the cavern as Ambrosia starts shooting at them too.
>>87052
Your rear is completely clear.
Neith walks up to one of the coal powered machines and inspects it closely.
>>87051
The two of you are quick to react and swiftly kill the poor defenseless zebra before he can run away too. The rest of the workers really start to panic now and scatter, running for different directions into the various exits out of the cavern as Ambrosia starts shooting at them too.
>>87052
Your rear is completely clear.
Neith walks up to one of the coal powered machines and inspects it closely.
>>87056
Errrrr… coffeemaking machines?
>>87057
"Not sure. I'm no engineer but I assume these pipes are carrying steam further into the mines…"
>>87061
It seems Neith is right, these are probably used to generate heat. Perhaps some kind of central heating type of system. You remember central heating being used in several important buildings in Canterlot, although it was only reserved for those who could afford it. This is on a much larger scale though.
>>87058
Brawny is too slow and sluggish to catch up with the quick workers running away
You also give pointers to Erumal >>87064 as to which of the workers seems to be moving the slowest, allowing the charlatan to quickly overtake an old donkey and pin him to the ground.
Errrrr… coffeemaking machines?
>>87057
"Not sure. I'm no engineer but I assume these pipes are carrying steam further into the mines…"
>>87061
It seems Neith is right, these are probably used to generate heat. Perhaps some kind of central heating type of system. You remember central heating being used in several important buildings in Canterlot, although it was only reserved for those who could afford it. This is on a much larger scale though.
>>87058
Brawny is too slow and sluggish to catch up with the quick workers running away
You also give pointers to Erumal >>87064 as to which of the workers seems to be moving the slowest, allowing the charlatan to quickly overtake an old donkey and pin him to the ground.
>>87067
"NYEEEH NEVER!"
He kicks you in the face and scrambles away
>>87068
She shakes her head sadly.
>>87066
Neith nods in agreement.
"That might just work… A quick cleansing if we need one. We should still gather some more intel first though. See what's what."
Crescent on the other hand throws you a disapproving glare
>>87070
The buffalo snuffs loudly.
"I can do that, lady. Few can survive a heavy armored buffalo charge."
>>87072
Some of them disappear into the tunnels while others just go straight into the walls.
"NYEEEH NEVER!"
He kicks you in the face and scrambles away
>>87068
She shakes her head sadly.
>>87066
Neith nods in agreement.
"That might just work… A quick cleansing if we need one. We should still gather some more intel first though. See what's what."
Crescent on the other hand throws you a disapproving glare
>>87070
The buffalo snuffs loudly.
"I can do that, lady. Few can survive a heavy armored buffalo charge."
>>87072
Some of them disappear into the tunnels while others just go straight into the walls.
>>87075
Neith nods in agreement.
"That's what we said. I want to know what else is going on down here. From what we've seen so far there could be an entire base here."
>>87081
"You can take point, paladin."
There are three other tunnels aside from the one you came in from. Two of them have pipes going in them. All three of them are lit up with torches though.
>>87076
Brawny simply puts a hoof on the donkey's tail, pinning him in place again.
>>87077
You reanimate the corpse, hoping to learn something from it.
Instead the zebra hisses and lunges at your throat, biting down on it very hard.
Roll to see what kind of damage you took.
Neith nods in agreement.
"That's what we said. I want to know what else is going on down here. From what we've seen so far there could be an entire base here."
>>87081
"You can take point, paladin."
There are three other tunnels aside from the one you came in from. Two of them have pipes going in them. All three of them are lit up with torches though.
>>87076
Brawny simply puts a hoof on the donkey's tail, pinning him in place again.
>>87077
You reanimate the corpse, hoping to learn something from it.
Instead the zebra hisses and lunges at your throat, biting down on it very hard.
Roll to see what kind of damage you took.
>>87087
You desperately try to gasp for breath and attempt to shake the undead zebra off of you. With the help of Dusk and Sol, the zebra is quickly dispatched again and fried to the bone.
Neith walks over and fires a couple of shots into the zombie's head for good measure.
"Worthless necromancer."
Crescent tries to approach you holding some bandages.
"Zivur? Are you hurt?"
>>87089
"WHU? WHATCHA TALKING 'BOUT LASS?"
>>87097
Ambrosia snorts, recalling some recent events
You desperately try to gasp for breath and attempt to shake the undead zebra off of you. With the help of Dusk and Sol, the zebra is quickly dispatched again and fried to the bone.
Neith walks over and fires a couple of shots into the zombie's head for good measure.
"Worthless necromancer."
Crescent tries to approach you holding some bandages.
"Zivur? Are you hurt?"
>>87089
"WHU? WHATCHA TALKING 'BOUT LASS?"
>>87097
Ambrosia snorts, recalling some recent events
>>87114
"Make you do what? Be a bigger jerk!?"
>>87114
>>87113
"TO THE BREEDIN' CHAMBERS ALRIGHT? THAT'S WHERE THEY HATCH DEM DRAGON EGGS!"
Neith turn around, this information having caught her attention too and walks up ready to ask more. Before she can do so however, the party hears a series of very loud roars.
>>87120
The roars are coming from that tunnel, and are getting louder very quickly.
Ambrosia cracks her neck and readies her pistol.
"And here we fucking go. Dragon rapecave time."
Neith gulps loudly and draws her sword.
"Make you do what? Be a bigger jerk!?"
>>87114
>>87113
"TO THE BREEDIN' CHAMBERS ALRIGHT? THAT'S WHERE THEY HATCH DEM DRAGON EGGS!"
Neith turn around, this information having caught her attention too and walks up ready to ask more. Before she can do so however, the party hears a series of very loud roars.
>>87120
The roars are coming from that tunnel, and are getting louder very quickly.
Ambrosia cracks her neck and readies her pistol.
"And here we fucking go. Dragon rapecave time."
Neith gulps loudly and draws her sword.
>>87135
She wipes her brow but says nothing, doing her best to keep her composure.
>>87129
Crescent stays at the back of the group, keeping herself low with a worried look on her face.
"Please be careful!"
Sneaking in a well lit hallway is not an easy thing to do in heavy armor, so you fail to do this pretty badly. You are the first one to see the six young dragons storming through the tunnel towards the larger cavern filled with machinery. They look rather bloated and sickeningly deformed, definitely not how normal dragons are supposed to look like. They remind you of the creatures you fought in the sewers.
Party, roll for initiative
She wipes her brow but says nothing, doing her best to keep her composure.
>>87129
Crescent stays at the back of the group, keeping herself low with a worried look on her face.
"Please be careful!"
Sneaking in a well lit hallway is not an easy thing to do in heavy armor, so you fail to do this pretty badly. You are the first one to see the six young dragons storming through the tunnel towards the larger cavern filled with machinery. They look rather bloated and sickeningly deformed, definitely not how normal dragons are supposed to look like. They remind you of the creatures you fought in the sewers.
Party, roll for initiative
>>87151
Piercy starts firing arrows at the incoming dragons… with little effect. His dinky little arrows are unable to really inflict a lot of damage.
Nid has little more success, lunging at the same dragon piercy shot at, the undead manticore only gets a few bites in before he is swept to the side.
>>87153
You attempt to cast a powerful chain of lightening strikes on the dragons, but are unable to draw enough strength. Instead one of the dragons reaches you and slams his tail into you, sending you skidding over the floor gasping for breath.
>>87152
You fare even worse as you are completely unprepared for the fight - still clutching to your giant strapon - the dragon opens its maw and unleashes a thick green and yellow wave of fire at you.
Roll to see how fucked up you got.
>>87175
>>87155
>10
You strike your sword down on one of the dragons, cutting through the scales and inflicting a deep wound on it. It howls in pain as it winces back.
>>87157
Seeing your chance, you do the same and bring down your broadsword on the dragon's head, creating a large gaping wound where thick black blood streams out of.
Ambrosia also shoots at this dragon, but doesn't manage to do a whole lot.
Neith stands at the back, unable to move right now.
>>87154
You throw some itching powder in one of the dragon's eyes, blinding it completely.
+2 for all rolls against that dragon for the rest of combat
One dragon is wounded
One dragon is blinded
Four remain untouched
Piercy starts firing arrows at the incoming dragons… with little effect. His dinky little arrows are unable to really inflict a lot of damage.
Nid has little more success, lunging at the same dragon piercy shot at, the undead manticore only gets a few bites in before he is swept to the side.
>>87153
You attempt to cast a powerful chain of lightening strikes on the dragons, but are unable to draw enough strength. Instead one of the dragons reaches you and slams his tail into you, sending you skidding over the floor gasping for breath.
>>87152
You fare even worse as you are completely unprepared for the fight - still clutching to your giant strapon - the dragon opens its maw and unleashes a thick green and yellow wave of fire at you.
Roll to see how fucked up you got.
>>87175
>>87155
>10
You strike your sword down on one of the dragons, cutting through the scales and inflicting a deep wound on it. It howls in pain as it winces back.
>>87157
Seeing your chance, you do the same and bring down your broadsword on the dragon's head, creating a large gaping wound where thick black blood streams out of.
Ambrosia also shoots at this dragon, but doesn't manage to do a whole lot.
Neith stands at the back, unable to move right now.
>>87154
You throw some itching powder in one of the dragon's eyes, blinding it completely.
+2 for all rolls against that dragon for the rest of combat
One dragon is wounded
One dragon is blinded
Four remain untouched
>>87181
You cast inferno on one of the dragons who are known to use pools of magma as jacuzzi's
It seems thankful for this and returns the favor. Your robes are on fire now.
>>87184
+4, not +2
You stab your sword at the blinded dragon, managing to pierce through his scales and drawing some blood
Crescent is in the back, watching carefully and looking rather worried.
>>87185
Your minions keep you out of harms way, but don't do anything else really notable.
>>87186
>12
>with a blessed weapon on a undead foe
You sink your blessed dagger deep into its eyes, piercing all the way to its brain. A shock goes through the dragon's body and it falls limp to the ground. It is ded.
>>87187
You only barely manage to dodge the stream of strange fire, only charring your butt a little. Stings like crazy though.
Brawny punishes said dragon by slamming into it and making it stagger a few steps back.
Ambrosia sees this as a chance and lunges at the dragon, plunging her dagger into its leg. The dragon howls in pain and kicks her away, sending her crashing into a charging Neith
>>87189
You charge in for attack but are forced to break off and jump aside as its breathes a stream of scorching fire
One dragon is ded
One dragon is lightly wounded
One dragon is wounded
Three dragons are unharmed
You cast inferno on one of the dragons who are known to use pools of magma as jacuzzi's
It seems thankful for this and returns the favor. Your robes are on fire now.
>>87184
+4, not +2
You stab your sword at the blinded dragon, managing to pierce through his scales and drawing some blood
Crescent is in the back, watching carefully and looking rather worried.
>>87185
Your minions keep you out of harms way, but don't do anything else really notable.
>>87186
>12
>with a blessed weapon on a undead foe
You sink your blessed dagger deep into its eyes, piercing all the way to its brain. A shock goes through the dragon's body and it falls limp to the ground. It is ded.
>>87187
You only barely manage to dodge the stream of strange fire, only charring your butt a little. Stings like crazy though.
Brawny punishes said dragon by slamming into it and making it stagger a few steps back.
Ambrosia sees this as a chance and lunges at the dragon, plunging her dagger into its leg. The dragon howls in pain and kicks her away, sending her crashing into a charging Neith
>>87189
You charge in for attack but are forced to break off and jump aside as its breathes a stream of scorching fire
One dragon is ded
One dragon is lightly wounded
One dragon is wounded
Three dragons are unharmed
>>87207
Nid poises his tail for a strike but is slammed into the ground by the dragon's tail instead.
Piercy manages to hit the already wounded dragon in the eye.
+1 for all rolls next turn against said dragon
>>87209
You unleash a beam of electricity at the dragon. This time he doesn't appreciate it as much and unleashes a stream of yellow-green fire from his maw in return
Roll to dodge
>>87210
You give your zweihander a wide swing and slash at the dragons' throat, releasing a stream of black blood.
Brawny slams into the dragon and knocks him helpless to the floor, slowly bleeding to death in a pool of its own blood.
>>87217
You blind one of the unharmed dragons Seriously, I never know what to describe for blinding something
+2 for all rolls against it for 2 turns
Nid poises his tail for a strike but is slammed into the ground by the dragon's tail instead.
Piercy manages to hit the already wounded dragon in the eye.
+1 for all rolls next turn against said dragon
>>87209
You unleash a beam of electricity at the dragon. This time he doesn't appreciate it as much and unleashes a stream of yellow-green fire from his maw in return
Roll to dodge
>>87210
You give your zweihander a wide swing and slash at the dragons' throat, releasing a stream of black blood.
Brawny slams into the dragon and knocks him helpless to the floor, slowly bleeding to death in a pool of its own blood.
>>87217
You blind one of the unharmed dragons Seriously, I never know what to describe for blinding something
+2 for all rolls against it for 2 turns
>>87228
>14
You move with the agility of a tiger and put your back into swing your sword with as much power as you can muster. With one swift move, you behead the creature, sending its head rolling over the floor.
You can make another move now
If Dusk tried to dodge already, he can use that roll to attack
>14
You move with the agility of a tiger and put your back into swing your sword with as much power as you can muster. With one swift move, you behead the creature, sending its head rolling over the floor.
You can make another move now
If Dusk tried to dodge already, he can use that roll to attack
The party is in the middle of a fierce battle deep underground, fighting against young corrupted dragons. So far, they fared well against the creatures, killing two of them, permanently blinding another +2 for all rolls, normally blinding one +2 against it for 1 more turn and rendering another helpless.
4 dragons are still alive.
>>87229
One again, Nid tries to stab one of the dragons with its tail in an attempt to paralyze it, but fails to do so
Piercy on the other hand, shoots another arrow in other eye of the half blinded dragon.
It is now completely blind, +2 against it for all future turns
>>87230
>5
YOUR BUTT! IT HURTS!
You fall down on the floor helpless, Crescent quickly rushes over and applies some aftersun on it
Boulder slams his huge weight into the helpless dragon, sending it skidding over the floor, it is almost ded now
>>87234
>9
You sink your holy blessed dagger into the blinded dragon's throat, who is desperately trashing around in an attempt to hit something. Blood starts pouring out of the wound, the dragon clutching at it in pain.
[PLAY]
4 dragons are still alive.
>>87229
One again, Nid tries to stab one of the dragons with its tail in an attempt to paralyze it, but fails to do so
Piercy on the other hand, shoots another arrow in other eye of the half blinded dragon.
It is now completely blind, +2 against it for all future turns
>>87230
>5
YOUR BUTT! IT HURTS!
You fall down on the floor helpless, Crescent quickly rushes over and applies some aftersun on it
Boulder slams his huge weight into the helpless dragon, sending it skidding over the floor, it is almost ded now
>>87234
>9
You sink your holy blessed dagger into the blinded dragon's throat, who is desperately trashing around in an attempt to hit something. Blood starts pouring out of the wound, the dragon clutching at it in pain.
[PLAY]
>>90378
Nid and Piercy move in as a team, side by side ready to attack to attack the lightly wounded dragon. In retaliation and before they can hit, the dragon opens its mouth and unleashes the most powerful blast of sickly green fire yet, completely enveloping the two. As the dragon closes its maw and the stream of fire stops, only two charred corpses remain.
>>90380
Dusk retaliates on this by unleashing what is probably his most powerful attempt at his lightening spell yet, hitting every single dragon in the room, even the dead ones. The helpless and blinded wounded dragon both slump down completely, having succumbed to the shock
>>90381
Thanks to the help of Crescent, you shakily get up. Your ass still hurts like fuck though.
Boulder only manages to hit the already dead dragon, sending its body crashing into the machinery.
>>90386
>>90397
One of the surviving dragon slams his tail full force on Falkmars back in a fit of rage. A large crack appears in his armor as it is severely damaged by the devastating blow. By some miracle, Falkmar is unharmed by it, despite the fact that his back should be broken by the blow.
Crescent gasps and quickly rushes to your aid, helping you get up from the ground
"FALKMAR! Are you hurt!? Please tell me your alright!"
Two dragons remain, one completely blinded and one lightly wounded
Nid and Piercy move in as a team, side by side ready to attack to attack the lightly wounded dragon. In retaliation and before they can hit, the dragon opens its mouth and unleashes the most powerful blast of sickly green fire yet, completely enveloping the two. As the dragon closes its maw and the stream of fire stops, only two charred corpses remain.
>>90380
Dusk retaliates on this by unleashing what is probably his most powerful attempt at his lightening spell yet, hitting every single dragon in the room, even the dead ones. The helpless and blinded wounded dragon both slump down completely, having succumbed to the shock
>>90381
Thanks to the help of Crescent, you shakily get up. Your ass still hurts like fuck though.
Boulder only manages to hit the already dead dragon, sending its body crashing into the machinery.
>>90386
>>90397
One of the surviving dragon slams his tail full force on Falkmars back in a fit of rage. A large crack appears in his armor as it is severely damaged by the devastating blow. By some miracle, Falkmar is unharmed by it, despite the fact that his back should be broken by the blow.
Crescent gasps and quickly rushes to your aid, helping you get up from the ground
"FALKMAR! Are you hurt!? Please tell me your alright!"
Two dragons remain, one completely blinded and one lightly wounded
>>90418
You cast lightening on the wounded dragon, making it roar in anger and pain
It picks up and hurls a rock at you, roll to not get hit.
>>90420
The blinded dragon, still trashing around in rage and confusion, manages to get a lucky blow on you, sending you flying in a wide arc through the air, crashing into a recovering Neith who had just gotten back up
Both of you are helpless
"Nooooooo! Falkmar!!!"
Crescent rushes to your aid and tries to help you get up, DC4 because of that
>>90422
The wounded dragon picks you up and flings you at Boulder, who was also charging in at it.
You land on the ground helpless, coughing up blood and pretty badly wounded now.
Boulder is dazed by the blow but remains relatively unharmed
>>90426
6+2+2+2
You charge in and hack into the dragon full force several times, until it finally falls over on the ground, giving in to its wounds
1 wounded dragon remains
You cast lightening on the wounded dragon, making it roar in anger and pain
It picks up and hurls a rock at you, roll to not get hit.
>>90420
The blinded dragon, still trashing around in rage and confusion, manages to get a lucky blow on you, sending you flying in a wide arc through the air, crashing into a recovering Neith who had just gotten back up
Both of you are helpless
"Nooooooo! Falkmar!!!"
Crescent rushes to your aid and tries to help you get up, DC4 because of that
>>90422
The wounded dragon picks you up and flings you at Boulder, who was also charging in at it.
You land on the ground helpless, coughing up blood and pretty badly wounded now.
Boulder is dazed by the blow but remains relatively unharmed
>>90426
6+2+2+2
You charge in and hack into the dragon full force several times, until it finally falls over on the ground, giving in to its wounds
1 wounded dragon remains
>>90430
You catch the rock as it flies at you with your magic and return it back to its sender full force. The rock crashes into its face and a sickening crack can be heard right before the dragon falls its back on the floor dead.
>>90431
As it turns out you can, you barely even felt it and are quick to get back up.
Crescent hugs you tightly, letting out a squee of joy
"Thank the Goddesses!"
Neith gets back up too, looking rather pissed. Of course, she always looks pissed so what do you know?
"Damn these undead…"
You catch the rock as it flies at you with your magic and return it back to its sender full force. The rock crashes into its face and a sickening crack can be heard right before the dragon falls its back on the floor dead.
>>90431
As it turns out you can, you barely even felt it and are quick to get back up.
Crescent hugs you tightly, letting out a squee of joy
"Thank the Goddesses!"
Neith gets back up too, looking rather pissed. Of course, she always looks pissed so what do you know?
"Damn these undead…"
>>90449
"Y- You're staring o- off into sp- space. P- Please, t- tell me what happened. D- did y- you get hurt? Where's P- Piercy and Ni-"
I stop mid sentence as a look of realization dawns on my face, then I swiftly look around for any signs of Piercy or Nid, my eyes eventually settling on the charred remains of two corpses that look to be about their sizes…
"…"
I give Zivur a sympathetic hug.
"Y- You're staring o- off into sp- space. P- Please, t- tell me what happened. D- did y- you get hurt? Where's P- Piercy and Ni-"
I stop mid sentence as a look of realization dawns on my face, then I swiftly look around for any signs of Piercy or Nid, my eyes eventually settling on the charred remains of two corpses that look to be about their sizes…
"…"
I give Zivur a sympathetic hug.
>>90457
Looks like they've expired. Despite Nid's toughness, the previous injuries had him weakened already while Piercy was just a unarmoured pone.
When Neith reaches the two bodies, she just scoffs at them
"Good riddance."
>>90458
You are still in the coffee making cavern.
Three entrances are available aside from the one you came through
One without pipes where the dragons came from and two with pipes running through them
>>90459
"Don't be so hard on yourself Tasia, you're really brave to fight like that!"
She pats you on the shoulder reassuringly
Brawny shakes his head wildly, coming back to his senses as he grunts
Looks like they've expired. Despite Nid's toughness, the previous injuries had him weakened already while Piercy was just a unarmoured pone.
When Neith reaches the two bodies, she just scoffs at them
"Good riddance."
>>90458
You are still in the coffee making cavern.
Three entrances are available aside from the one you came through
One without pipes where the dragons came from and two with pipes running through them
>>90459
"Don't be so hard on yourself Tasia, you're really brave to fight like that!"
She pats you on the shoulder reassuringly
Brawny shakes his head wildly, coming back to his senses as he grunts
>>90484
You stare at her ass for a while, spacing out completely
>>90485
"Nnnnnnnope, waste o' time."
The party makes their way through the tunnel the dragons came through, it is luckily well lit but completely abandoned. Seems like the entire place is on high alert.
Neith is completely on edge, shifting her gaze constantly in an attempt to keep an eye on every direction there is.
You stare at her ass for a while, spacing out completely
>>90485
"Nnnnnnnope, waste o' time."
The party makes their way through the tunnel the dragons came through, it is luckily well lit but completely abandoned. Seems like the entire place is on high alert.
Neith is completely on edge, shifting her gaze constantly in an attempt to keep an eye on every direction there is.
>>90500
>>90505
"We are in the middle of a underground base deep in enemy territory with the entire place on lockdown and filled with dangerous beasts. So I'm just a little jumpy right now, yes."
>>90503
You also start staring at Crescents ass
It's a pretty nice ass
>>90504
She shakes her head.
"No siree!"
The tunnel seems pretty clear right now
>>90505
"We are in the middle of a underground base deep in enemy territory with the entire place on lockdown and filled with dangerous beasts. So I'm just a little jumpy right now, yes."
>>90503
You also start staring at Crescents ass
It's a pretty nice ass
>>90504
She shakes her head.
"No siree!"
The tunnel seems pretty clear right now
>>90509
>10
DC for DA is now 6
You can feel all kinds of different presences in this underground base, most of them are evil and neutral, only few are good.
>>90510
The tunnel you chose to go through was the only one without pipes, so no.
After a while, the tunnel ends and the party reaches another huge circle shaped cavern. This time it doesn't appear to be naturally formed, instead having been created like this on purpose.
There are several other cave entrances in the cavern, all of them blocked by heavy iron gates. It almost reminds you of the arena back in Clopantinople.
A voice rings out after the party hears some cackling.
"Well well well, looks like we've got ourselves some little lost birds! Little birds that tried to fly too high and fell into their early graves!"
The entrance the party just came through closes as a iron gate gets lowered there as well.
>10
DC for DA is now 6
You can feel all kinds of different presences in this underground base, most of them are evil and neutral, only few are good.
>>90510
The tunnel you chose to go through was the only one without pipes, so no.
After a while, the tunnel ends and the party reaches another huge circle shaped cavern. This time it doesn't appear to be naturally formed, instead having been created like this on purpose.
There are several other cave entrances in the cavern, all of them blocked by heavy iron gates. It almost reminds you of the arena back in Clopantinople.
A voice rings out after the party hears some cackling.
"Well well well, looks like we've got ourselves some little lost birds! Little birds that tried to fly too high and fell into their early graves!"
The entrance the party just came through closes as a iron gate gets lowered there as well.
>>90527
"Oh gosh…"
>>90530
>>90531
You hear another cackle as a zebra stallion appears on a balcony, much like the one the empress sat on during the tournament.
"My name is Kralm. One of the necromancer lords and owner of this… facility your group so rudely invaded."
Neith grits her teeth angrily and shoots her pistol at him. The bullet fails to hit as it is stopped by a magical shield protecting the balcony.
"My my! Very eager to get started I see."
"Oh gosh…"
>>90530
>>90531
You hear another cackle as a zebra stallion appears on a balcony, much like the one the empress sat on during the tournament.
"My name is Kralm. One of the necromancer lords and owner of this… facility your group so rudely invaded."
Neith grits her teeth angrily and shoots her pistol at him. The bullet fails to hit as it is stopped by a magical shield protecting the balcony.
"My my! Very eager to get started I see."
>>90547
>>90550
You manage to keep Zivur from getting mauled horribly by one of the dragons, bashing it in the face with your shield
>>90548
You hit two of the dragons with your lightening, making them stagger a little before one lunges at you and slashes at your leg. You are bleeding slightly and your leg hurts pretty badly.
>>90549
whoops, I'll give you a crit for that
You shatter the face of the dragon that attacked Dusk. It clutches its snout in pain and is open for counterattack.
>>90550
You manage to keep Zivur from getting mauled horribly by one of the dragons, bashing it in the face with your shield
>>90548
You hit two of the dragons with your lightening, making them stagger a little before one lunges at you and slashes at your leg. You are bleeding slightly and your leg hurts pretty badly.
>>90549
whoops, I'll give you a crit for that
You shatter the face of the dragon that attacked Dusk. It clutches its snout in pain and is open for counterattack.
>>90562
Get Crescent a conduit or whatever they are called so she can actually function as one
You cast a pretty weak bolt of lightening on the dragon, he's in so much pain already that he barely notices it
>>90563
You slash your sword at the dragon, but fail to do any damage because of its thick scales protecting it.
>>90564
You transfix the healthy dragon in place.
"Hohoho! What's this? A fellow necromancer? How interesting!"
>>90565
You strike the helpless dragon using your sword. Even though you fail to finish it, you still manage to draw blood from it.
Ambrosia and Neith lunge at it, stabbing at it to finish it off
One wounded and one transfixed healthy dragon left
Get Crescent a conduit or whatever they are called so she can actually function as one
You cast a pretty weak bolt of lightening on the dragon, he's in so much pain already that he barely notices it
>>90563
You slash your sword at the dragon, but fail to do any damage because of its thick scales protecting it.
>>90564
You transfix the healthy dragon in place.
"Hohoho! What's this? A fellow necromancer? How interesting!"
>>90565
You strike the helpless dragon using your sword. Even though you fail to finish it, you still manage to draw blood from it.
Ambrosia and Neith lunge at it, stabbing at it to finish it off
One wounded and one transfixed healthy dragon left
>>90569
You only piss the dragon off even further, barely damaging it at all
>>90571
You keep a tight grip on its mind, completely rendering it immobile for the time being.
Kralm seems pretty impressed
>>90572
>>90574
The two of, as well as Neith and Ambrosia, make a combined charge, hacking and slashing at it until it is dead.
"Not bad… not bad at all! You aren't mere sellswords or bandits it seems."
Ambrosia snorts at this
You only piss the dragon off even further, barely damaging it at all
>>90571
You keep a tight grip on its mind, completely rendering it immobile for the time being.
Kralm seems pretty impressed
>>90572
>>90574
The two of, as well as Neith and Ambrosia, make a combined charge, hacking and slashing at it until it is dead.
"Not bad… not bad at all! You aren't mere sellswords or bandits it seems."
Ambrosia snorts at this
>>90576
A voice can be heard in your head as you only manage to muster a sad little spark
Are you even trying, Dusk?
>>90578
Aaaand you broke your concentration. The dragon roars in anger and smashes its tail into you, leaving you dazed and at -1 for your next action
>>90579
You slam your sword into the side of the dragon as he attacks Zivur…
>>90581
… while Sol does the same on his leg, making him fall to the floor.
Neith walks up to it and fires a extremely loud round into its head, making it explode into small pieces.
Crescent shrieks as a tiny piece of dragon brain lands on her nose
The zebra is applauding from his balcony
"Bravo! Bravo! Good show everypony! Hahahaaa!"
A voice can be heard in your head as you only manage to muster a sad little spark
Are you even trying, Dusk?
>>90578
Aaaand you broke your concentration. The dragon roars in anger and smashes its tail into you, leaving you dazed and at -1 for your next action
>>90579
You slam your sword into the side of the dragon as he attacks Zivur…
>>90581
… while Sol does the same on his leg, making him fall to the floor.
Neith walks up to it and fires a extremely loud round into its head, making it explode into small pieces.
Crescent shrieks as a tiny piece of dragon brain lands on her nose
The zebra is applauding from his balcony
"Bravo! Bravo! Good show everypony! Hahahaaa!"
>>90591
>>90592
I look over the party, especially at Sol.
Then I sigh and look down to the ground.
"I g-guess I c-could… Yes, yes, I will…"
Then I look up to where the zebra is standing, and try to speak with determination in my voice.
"b-but only if y-you let them g-go! A-alive, all of t-them. I'll j-join you f-for th-their lives a-and freedom."
>>90592
I look over the party, especially at Sol.
Then I sigh and look down to the ground.
"I g-guess I c-could… Yes, yes, I will…"
Then I look up to where the zebra is standing, and try to speak with determination in my voice.
"b-but only if y-you let them g-go! A-alive, all of t-them. I'll j-join you f-for th-their lives a-and freedom."
>>90593
>"Y-you too!"
The necromancer is unimpressed
>>90594
ZAP MOTHEFUCKA
YOU ENCHANT THAT FUCKING SWORD LIKE A MASTER ENCHANTER
+2 TO YOUR NEXT LIGHTENING SPELL
>>90596
The necromancer gives you a devilish grin.
"Good, good…"
Before he can continue, Neith interrupts him and points her pistol at you angrily.
"NO YOU WONT, NECROMANCER SCUM! DON'T YOU DARE BETRAY US, LEST YOU WANT TO GET KILLED!"
>"Y-you too!"
The necromancer is unimpressed
>>90594
ZAP MOTHEFUCKA
YOU ENCHANT THAT FUCKING SWORD LIKE A MASTER ENCHANTER
+2 TO YOUR NEXT LIGHTENING SPELL
>>90596
The necromancer gives you a devilish grin.
"Good, good…"
Before he can continue, Neith interrupts him and points her pistol at you angrily.
"NO YOU WONT, NECROMANCER SCUM! DON'T YOU DARE BETRAY US, LEST YOU WANT TO GET KILLED!"
>>90600
"He isn't betraying us, Neith, he is trying to save us. Now calm down while I work."
I turn to the zebra on the balcony.
"Kralm, you had fun watching us fight, didn't you? I'm sure you love watching fights like this, but shoving us into an arena like this cheapens the fight and you know it. Let us continue onwards and you can watch a real fight, with real high stakes that make it even more exciting."
Rolling A Word In Your Ear to make him let us continue on.
Rolled 9 + 2 = 11
"He isn't betraying us, Neith, he is trying to save us. Now calm down while I work."
I turn to the zebra on the balcony.
"Kralm, you had fun watching us fight, didn't you? I'm sure you love watching fights like this, but shoving us into an arena like this cheapens the fight and you know it. Let us continue onwards and you can watch a real fight, with real high stakes that make it even more exciting."
Rolling A Word In Your Ear to make him let us continue on.
Rolled 9 + 2 = 11
>>90602
All exits are blocked by heavy iron gates. You could try breaking through them with a DC8. However, you do not know where you are exactly and where to go.
>>90603
Still keeping her gun pointed at you she continues.
"We have a mission to fulfill, my live means nothing if the success of it depends on it. You joining their ranks is a definite failure!"
All exits are blocked by heavy iron gates. You could try breaking through them with a DC8. However, you do not know where you are exactly and where to go.
>>90603
Still keeping her gun pointed at you she continues.
"We have a mission to fulfill, my live means nothing if the success of it depends on it. You joining their ranks is a definite failure!"
>>90615
You fail to reach her in time and can only watch as one of the dragons slashes at her, burying its claws into her chest. She screams in pain and falls to the ground. Ambrosia distracts the dragon by shooting at it, keeping the pegasus safe from further harm for now.
>>90616
You kick up some sand and blind the necromancer lord
+2 for 2 turns against him
>>90617
You unleash a volley of lightening bolts, hitting 3 of the dragons at full power to redeem yourself for previous fuck ups. They aren't dead, but they sure as heck felt that!
>>90618
The necromancer decides to Transfix you instead… >>90620 is quick to react however and pushes you aside, the spell hitting her instead and immobilizing her as she stares into nothingness, her mind in a tight grip by Kralm.
You fail to reach her in time and can only watch as one of the dragons slashes at her, burying its claws into her chest. She screams in pain and falls to the ground. Ambrosia distracts the dragon by shooting at it, keeping the pegasus safe from further harm for now.
>>90616
You kick up some sand and blind the necromancer lord
+2 for 2 turns against him
>>90617
You unleash a volley of lightening bolts, hitting 3 of the dragons at full power to redeem yourself for previous fuck ups. They aren't dead, but they sure as heck felt that!
>>90618
The necromancer decides to Transfix you instead… >>90620 is quick to react however and pushes you aside, the spell hitting her instead and immobilizing her as she stares into nothingness, her mind in a tight grip by Kralm.
>>90634
Your spell backfires and you shock yourself pretty badly, falling to the ground helplessly
>>90632
Goats get a +1 to all rolls the turn after initiative, so that's a +2
Hey it works! You stab out one of its eyes, giving you a permanent +1 to all rolls against it
>>90633
You lunge at the necromancer in defense of your waifu and sink your kris into his neck as you Punch of Death him on the snout. He stumbles back a little, gurgling as blood starts seeping out of every crevice of his body. He takes out a vial of fluid and drinks it, after which he seems to be recovering from the serious hit he took.
"Little… FOOL!"
He swings his staff at you, creating a pitch-black shadow ball and hurling it at you
Roll to dodge
>>90635
The necromancer being distracted allows you to break free from his grip
>>90636
"You-"
Just like Zivur, you charge in and lunge at the dragon in a fit of rage, impaling its head with your longsword. It spasms for a while after falling to the floor but ultimately remains still.
"… got it! Holy fuck Falkmar! You fucking KILLED that thing so hard it died twice!"
Your spell backfires and you shock yourself pretty badly, falling to the ground helplessly
>>90632
Goats get a +1 to all rolls the turn after initiative, so that's a +2
Hey it works! You stab out one of its eyes, giving you a permanent +1 to all rolls against it
>>90633
You lunge at the necromancer in defense of your waifu and sink your kris into his neck as you Punch of Death him on the snout. He stumbles back a little, gurgling as blood starts seeping out of every crevice of his body. He takes out a vial of fluid and drinks it, after which he seems to be recovering from the serious hit he took.
"Little… FOOL!"
He swings his staff at you, creating a pitch-black shadow ball and hurling it at you
Roll to dodge
>>90635
The necromancer being distracted allows you to break free from his grip
>>90636
"You-"
Just like Zivur, you charge in and lunge at the dragon in a fit of rage, impaling its head with your longsword. It spasms for a while after falling to the floor but ultimately remains still.
"… got it! Holy fuck Falkmar! You fucking KILLED that thing so hard it died twice!"
>>90655
You turn around and give the black ball a strong buck right as it was going to hit you, sending it back at the necromancer. It hits him full force and he gets thrown back screaming.
"DAMN YOU!"
>>90656
You run up to another dragon and give your sword another powerful swing. The dragon roars in pain as you cut deeply into its leg and turns to you, unleashing a stream of fire at you.
Roll to dodge
>>90657
You get back up and shrug of the damage, t'is nothing!
>>90659
You are stopped dead in your tracks as one of the dragons blocks your path and slashes at your throat, cutting a deep wound and making you bleed profusely
>>90664
Erumal quickly rushes over however and heals you, saving you from bleeding to death.
You turn around and give the black ball a strong buck right as it was going to hit you, sending it back at the necromancer. It hits him full force and he gets thrown back screaming.
"DAMN YOU!"
>>90656
You run up to another dragon and give your sword another powerful swing. The dragon roars in pain as you cut deeply into its leg and turns to you, unleashing a stream of fire at you.
Roll to dodge
>>90657
You get back up and shrug of the damage, t'is nothing!
>>90659
You are stopped dead in your tracks as one of the dragons blocks your path and slashes at your throat, cutting a deep wound and making you bleed profusely
>>90664
Erumal quickly rushes over however and heals you, saving you from bleeding to death.
>>90671
You lunge at the necromancer but only hit dirt with your kris as he headbutts you hard and shoves you away…
>>90670
…only to be hit by a powerful lightening strike coming from dusk. He yells some more profane words and launches another shadowball, this one directed at Dusk
Roll to dodge
>>90672
You do so
However, you don't manage to pierce very deeply. You can roll again try and drive it in further or take another action.
>>90673
You shakily get back on your legs
That could have been bad.
You lunge at the necromancer but only hit dirt with your kris as he headbutts you hard and shoves you away…
>>90670
…only to be hit by a powerful lightening strike coming from dusk. He yells some more profane words and launches another shadowball, this one directed at Dusk
Roll to dodge
>>90672
You do so
However, you don't manage to pierce very deeply. You can roll again try and drive it in further or take another action.
>>90673
You shakily get back on your legs
That could have been bad.
>>90677
>8
You graciously dodge the ball of shadow and it hits one of the walls instead
>>90681
You jump up and let the ball pass under you
>>90680
You try to suppress him, but he shrugs it off pretty quickly and starts chanting in some weird language
>>90682
You are interrupted as one of the dragons lunges at you and drives his claws into your stomach. You are helpless and bleeding with a young undead dragon on top of you.
>>90685
You drive your sword as deep as you can and completely impale its throat, the dragon falls limp to the ground.
2 dragons remain
>8
You graciously dodge the ball of shadow and it hits one of the walls instead
>>90681
You jump up and let the ball pass under you
>>90680
You try to suppress him, but he shrugs it off pretty quickly and starts chanting in some weird language
>>90682
You are interrupted as one of the dragons lunges at you and drives his claws into your stomach. You are helpless and bleeding with a young undead dragon on top of you.
>>90685
You drive your sword as deep as you can and completely impale its throat, the dragon falls limp to the ground.
2 dragons remain
>>90695
The dragon casts you away using his tail, might want to get him off first.
>>90697
You take his attention away long enough for >>90702 to crawl from under it to safety.
Ambrosia is still keeping Crescent safe and motions you to fight first, then tend to the wounded
>>90698
A very poor execution of said spell, you only manage to hit the dragon that was pinning down Zivur, making it roar in anger.
>>90701
A little late for that, don't you think? He is already helpless. At least he can't take any damage anymore!
The Necromancer stops chanting as the two of the slain dragons rise up again. He casts the party a cocky grin and starts chanting again soon after.
The dragon casts you away using his tail, might want to get him off first.
>>90697
You take his attention away long enough for >>90702 to crawl from under it to safety.
Ambrosia is still keeping Crescent safe and motions you to fight first, then tend to the wounded
>>90698
A very poor execution of said spell, you only manage to hit the dragon that was pinning down Zivur, making it roar in anger.
>>90701
A little late for that, don't you think? He is already helpless. At least he can't take any damage anymore!
The Necromancer stops chanting as the two of the slain dragons rise up again. He casts the party a cocky grin and starts chanting again soon after.
>>90712
You launch a large ball of fire at the Necromancer, burning him and making him stumble.
>>90714
You heal the worst of it, though he's still pretty fucked up.
>>90717
You run up the the distracted zebra and bring down your silver longsword on his throat. The sword impales his neck, reaching all the way to the ground, and the necromancer gags a few times as blood starts pouring out of his mouth. A few moments later, his eyes roll upwards and he falls down on the ground. Kralm has been slain at last.
The dragons stop attacking the party as his staff falls on the ground.
Let's just say Neith was shooting at the dragons from a safe distance.
You launch a large ball of fire at the Necromancer, burning him and making him stumble.
>>90714
You heal the worst of it, though he's still pretty fucked up.
>>90717
You run up the the distracted zebra and bring down your silver longsword on his throat. The sword impales his neck, reaching all the way to the ground, and the necromancer gags a few times as blood starts pouring out of his mouth. A few moments later, his eyes roll upwards and he falls down on the ground. Kralm has been slain at last.
The dragons stop attacking the party as his staff falls on the ground.
Let's just say Neith was shooting at the dragons from a safe distance.
>>90741
She gives you a weak smile
"Yes. I-I was just surprised, that's all…"
>>90739
You fumble around a little with a bandage but do nothing really helpful
>>90743
You grab the staff away from her and throw it in the dirt, putting out the fire
She glares at you but says nothing more, instead flying up the the balcony and inspecting the area.
She gives you a weak smile
"Yes. I-I was just surprised, that's all…"
>>90739
You fumble around a little with a bandage but do nothing really helpful
>>90743
You grab the staff away from her and throw it in the dirt, putting out the fire
She glares at you but says nothing more, instead flying up the the balcony and inspecting the area.
>>90763
"Z- Zivur! You ch- charged him head on a- and didn't even flinch! E- Even after h- he took c- control of my mind! I- I'd call that b- brave."
I give him a small hug, still supporting him.
"B- But, um, m- maybe you should t- try and d- do that communicating th- thing with h- him, so w- we know where to go."
"Z- Zivur! You ch- charged him head on a- and didn't even flinch! E- Even after h- he took c- control of my mind! I- I'd call that b- brave."
I give him a small hug, still supporting him.
"B- But, um, m- maybe you should t- try and d- do that communicating th- thing with h- him, so w- we know where to go."
>>90771
It's doesn't appear to be a special staff, but it is very nicely decorated. The staff itself is made from wood and bronze and has a black round gem on the tip of it.
Meanwhile, Neith flies back down again, holding a map in her mouth and walking through one of the gates she opened from up there.
"Let's move it people."
It's doesn't appear to be a special staff, but it is very nicely decorated. The staff itself is made from wood and bronze and has a black round gem on the tip of it.
Meanwhile, Neith flies back down again, holding a map in her mouth and walking through one of the gates she opened from up there.
"Let's move it people."
>>90797
"Y-you had it c-coming… Now s-speak. Wh-where is the pony y-you kidnapped? H-how many dr-dragons are th-there? And does y-your staff h-have any use apart f-from being fancy? D-don't make this h-harder than it h-has to be, you a-already lost everything. J-just talk and w-we'll be on our w-way and you can r-rest."
"Y-you had it c-coming… Now s-speak. Wh-where is the pony y-you kidnapped? H-how many dr-dragons are th-there? And does y-your staff h-have any use apart f-from being fancy? D-don't make this h-harder than it h-has to be, you a-already lost everything. J-just talk and w-we'll be on our w-way and you can r-rest."
>>90808
"Catchcard? He's around somewhere, I haven't been able to keep track because of you fools barging in here. As for dragons, ehhhhh… Hatchlings, babies and young ones included there are about 100 of them. As well as many more unhatched eggs. The staff is a handy tool for poking things. Any more idiot questions you want to bother me with?"
"Catchcard? He's around somewhere, I haven't been able to keep track because of you fools barging in here. As for dragons, ehhhhh… Hatchlings, babies and young ones included there are about 100 of them. As well as many more unhatched eggs. The staff is a handy tool for poking things. Any more idiot questions you want to bother me with?"
>>90835
She leans into you as you walk, resting her head on your shoulder
After a bit of walking the party reaches yet another cavern. This time filled with greenhouses and pipes that provide steam inside said houses. You can see what must be over a hundred dragon eggs of different sizes and colors being kept inside the greenhouses. There are several zebras walking about in a hurry, as well as a unicorn wearing a ring on his horn who is examining one of the dragon eggs.
She leans into you as you walk, resting her head on your shoulder
After a bit of walking the party reaches yet another cavern. This time filled with greenhouses and pipes that provide steam inside said houses. You can see what must be over a hundred dragon eggs of different sizes and colors being kept inside the greenhouses. There are several zebras walking about in a hurry, as well as a unicorn wearing a ring on his horn who is examining one of the dragon eggs.
>>90858
You hit the unarmed, unarmored and defenseless mare with a powerful strike of lightening, hitting Catchcard as well in the process as they are holding each other. They both scream in pain and fall on their flanks.
They both keep holding on to each other and give the party a frightened look as they are approached
"W-w-who are you people?"
You hit the unarmed, unarmored and defenseless mare with a powerful strike of lightening, hitting Catchcard as well in the process as they are holding each other. They both scream in pain and fall on their flanks.
They both keep holding on to each other and give the party a frightened look as they are approached
"W-w-who are you people?"
>>90884
"Oh she's not my marefriend! This is my assistant, Krypta."
The mare timidly waves a hoof, still scared out of her wits
>>90883
>>90885
>>90886
"He was the one who set this entire project up, so yes. Though he had superiors to answer to himself. I believe you already saw the undead dragons? Kralm wanted to raise an army of them down here, and all was going pretty well for him so far… until you came in of course. Krypta and I were here to advice him on all… biological… dragon… matters."
"Oh she's not my marefriend! This is my assistant, Krypta."
The mare timidly waves a hoof, still scared out of her wits
>>90883
>>90885
>>90886
"He was the one who set this entire project up, so yes. Though he had superiors to answer to himself. I believe you already saw the undead dragons? Kralm wanted to raise an army of them down here, and all was going pretty well for him so far… until you came in of course. Krypta and I were here to advice him on all… biological… dragon… matters."
>>90892
"But of course! She's been my assistant for years!"
>>90893
"Few of the dragons have reached an old enough age to be called young adults so far. Many of them you have killed already. The rest are undead baby dragons and hatchlings."
>>90894
"Inquisitor?"
>>90895
She walks up to the group
"Now that that tearful reunion is over, can we please get to work and destroy this wretched place?"
Catchcard seems taken aback.
"D-destroy it? I suppose… We'd have to evacuate the facility first though! And what about the undead dragons? Are we just going to kill them all?"
"But of course! She's been my assistant for years!"
>>90893
"Few of the dragons have reached an old enough age to be called young adults so far. Many of them you have killed already. The rest are undead baby dragons and hatchlings."
>>90894
"Inquisitor?"
>>90895
She walks up to the group
"Now that that tearful reunion is over, can we please get to work and destroy this wretched place?"
Catchcard seems taken aback.
"D-destroy it? I suppose… We'd have to evacuate the facility first though! And what about the undead dragons? Are we just going to kill them all?"
>>90897
"If you think you can do that, I'm not stopping you!"
>>90899
>>90900
>>90901
"Well it's a shame of all this lost work, but I suppo-"
Ambrosia butts in
"Now hold on one second. A fucking dragon army? Now that that asswipe Kralm is dead, can't we just fucking take this place over? Become like… dragon kings and queens? Take over the fucking world!?"
"Well… I suppose you could but-"
Crescent interrupts him.
"What is wrong with you all? These poor things have been wronged and mistreated enough already! We should set them free again as well! They may be undead, but we can at least give them their freedom back!"
"I uuuhhhh, I guess we can set-"
Neith stomps a hoof on the ground angrily
"NO! These are vile undead creatures who only need to be purged from existence. They are dangerous and unnatural, not fit to roam this world anymore. Destroy this place and the dragons alike! That was the mission!"
"…"
Catchcard looks over to you for help
"If you think you can do that, I'm not stopping you!"
>>90899
>>90900
>>90901
"Well it's a shame of all this lost work, but I suppo-"
Ambrosia butts in
"Now hold on one second. A fucking dragon army? Now that that asswipe Kralm is dead, can't we just fucking take this place over? Become like… dragon kings and queens? Take over the fucking world!?"
"Well… I suppose you could but-"
Crescent interrupts him.
"What is wrong with you all? These poor things have been wronged and mistreated enough already! We should set them free again as well! They may be undead, but we can at least give them their freedom back!"
"I uuuhhhh, I guess we can set-"
Neith stomps a hoof on the ground angrily
"NO! These are vile undead creatures who only need to be purged from existence. They are dangerous and unnatural, not fit to roam this world anymore. Destroy this place and the dragons alike! That was the mission!"
"…"
Catchcard looks over to you for help
first response is Ambrosia, second is crescent, third is neith
>>90906
"Not if we can fucking control them! That's how necromancy works right? Just point your minions where to go and they wreck shit!"
"We already hurt them enough, these poor things have only known hell for life! We need to make up for that!"
"Of course I'm right!"
>>90907
"Yeah, that's right, this guy knows what's up! DRAGONS GUYS! D-R-A-G-O-N-S!"
Catchcard interjects
"Actually, you could set them 'free' of sorts, in which case they would regain consciousness… I'm not sure what the exact effects of that would be though."
"See!? They can still be saved! We can undo this evil guys!"
"Are you kidding me goat? Why not? The same reason why inquisitors don't practice necromancy!"
>>90910
"Damn right! Like tough-as-nails badass bodyguards!"
"That's slavery! These dragons have done nothing to deserve that!"
"Of course you would say that, filthy necromancer scum!"
>>90906
"Not if we can fucking control them! That's how necromancy works right? Just point your minions where to go and they wreck shit!"
"We already hurt them enough, these poor things have only known hell for life! We need to make up for that!"
"Of course I'm right!"
>>90907
"Yeah, that's right, this guy knows what's up! DRAGONS GUYS! D-R-A-G-O-N-S!"
Catchcard interjects
"Actually, you could set them 'free' of sorts, in which case they would regain consciousness… I'm not sure what the exact effects of that would be though."
"See!? They can still be saved! We can undo this evil guys!"
"Are you kidding me goat? Why not? The same reason why inquisitors don't practice necromancy!"
>>90910
"Damn right! Like tough-as-nails badass bodyguards!"
"That's slavery! These dragons have done nothing to deserve that!"
"Of course you would say that, filthy necromancer scum!"
>>90917
"So they would regain consciousness only to learn that they are slowly rotting and will never live their lives? Do you really want to do that to them, Crescent? Do you really want to torture them like that? Neith, think progressively. If you try and hold back the methods of the Inquisition its enemies will grow stronger while it grows weaker."
"So they would regain consciousness only to learn that they are slowly rotting and will never live their lives? Do you really want to do that to them, Crescent? Do you really want to torture them like that? Neith, think progressively. If you try and hold back the methods of the Inquisition its enemies will grow stronger while it grows weaker."
>>90921
Crescent:
"At least they'll have a choice! We can't decide for them if they should live or die! That's playing God!"
Neith:
"THIS IS HOW WE ALWAYS WORKED AND THIS IS HOW WILL PREVAIL! THROUGH UNCOMPROMISING DETERMINATION TO TAKE DOWN OUR TARGETS!"
>>90924
Crescent:
"NO! This is not right! We can't just kill all these defenseless creatures! And certainly not control them for ourselves either! That's not ours to decide!"
>>90927
Neith:
"As if she's going to trust some zebra experimentations to work for her! She wont allow this! You know her stance on necromancy!"
Crescent:
"At least they'll have a choice! We can't decide for them if they should live or die! That's playing God!"
Neith:
"THIS IS HOW WE ALWAYS WORKED AND THIS IS HOW WILL PREVAIL! THROUGH UNCOMPROMISING DETERMINATION TO TAKE DOWN OUR TARGETS!"
>>90924
Crescent:
"NO! This is not right! We can't just kill all these defenseless creatures! And certainly not control them for ourselves either! That's not ours to decide!"
>>90927
Neith:
"As if she's going to trust some zebra experimentations to work for her! She wont allow this! You know her stance on necromancy!"
>>90931
"And she still has a gun so you should be polite. Just take some deep breaths and calm down."
>>90933
"Crescent, would you want Zivur to bring you back as a rotting husk if you died? Would you want to exist even after your body is broken and you can no longer move or speak? Neith, the times change. You have to fight fire with fire if you want to win. The Inquisition has sanctioned things before, why can't they do so now?"
"And she still has a gun so you should be polite. Just take some deep breaths and calm down."
>>90933
"Crescent, would you want Zivur to bring you back as a rotting husk if you died? Would you want to exist even after your body is broken and you can no longer move or speak? Neith, the times change. You have to fight fire with fire if you want to win. The Inquisition has sanctioned things before, why can't they do so now?"
>>90936
Neith:
"IDIOCITY IS NOT EVEN A WORD!"
Catchcard motions around him
"This is where we keep the eggs, once they are hatched they are moved to a different chamber and once they are big enough they are put in cages near the arena."
>>90937
Crescent:
"No I wouldn't! But that doesn't mean all these dragons don't either! Killing them all just because they were born as undead slaves is wrong!"
Neith:
"Not. Likely. Goat. My superiors were clear: Destroy this facility and leave no undead intact!"
Neith:
"IDIOCITY IS NOT EVEN A WORD!"
Catchcard motions around him
"This is where we keep the eggs, once they are hatched they are moved to a different chamber and once they are big enough they are put in cages near the arena."
>>90937
Crescent:
"No I wouldn't! But that doesn't mean all these dragons don't either! Killing them all just because they were born as undead slaves is wrong!"
Neith:
"Not. Likely. Goat. My superiors were clear: Destroy this facility and leave no undead intact!"
>>90956
I'm just going to go ahead and say that I wont work right now, unless you go with option B
"O-okay, I suppose… Follow me then."
>>90960
Neith:
"They will! Dragons and ponies around here never payed any heed to eachother, keeping to their own and not bothering the others. But these undead dragons will no doubt just kill anything they see! Attacked towns and villages, it's going to be a disaster!"
Ambrosia:
"Yeah thanks asshole, not like I don't have any fucking friends around here right? These things need to be kept in check or they'll start fucking around with everyone."
I'm just going to go ahead and say that I wont work right now, unless you go with option B
"O-okay, I suppose… Follow me then."
>>90960
Neith:
"They will! Dragons and ponies around here never payed any heed to eachother, keeping to their own and not bothering the others. But these undead dragons will no doubt just kill anything they see! Attacked towns and villages, it's going to be a disaster!"
Ambrosia:
"Yeah thanks asshole, not like I don't have any fucking friends around here right? These things need to be kept in check or they'll start fucking around with everyone."
>>90953
"How dare you, Inquisitor! You call me Discordian just because I try to help you? Fine then, destroy the place and see if I care."
>>90960
"Or we can do this. Let the Oddomance necromancers fight their own creations. The Inquisitor can expend only a bit of ponypower to watch and make sure they keep fighting instead of spending lots of ponypower and lives hunting down more Oddomances."
"How dare you, Inquisitor! You call me Discordian just because I try to help you? Fine then, destroy the place and see if I care."
>>90960
"Or we can do this. Let the Oddomance necromancers fight their own creations. The Inquisitor can expend only a bit of ponypower to watch and make sure they keep fighting instead of spending lots of ponypower and lives hunting down more Oddomances."
>>90972
She shrugs
"No doubt, the only question is from where?"
>>90970
She shifts on her hooves uncomfortably
"Y-you don't know that! We can't just commit a genocide on assumptions!"
>>90967
Neith:
"The inquisition doesn't care about Oddomanes! We hunt Trotantine and Oddomane heretics and necromancers alike!"
She shrugs
"No doubt, the only question is from where?"
>>90970
She shifts on her hooves uncomfortably
"Y-you don't know that! We can't just commit a genocide on assumptions!"
>>90967
Neith:
"The inquisition doesn't care about Oddomanes! We hunt Trotantine and Oddomane heretics and necromancers alike!"
>>90989
Krypta nods and walks over to a rope hanging from the wall, pulling on it for a while before letting loose and pulling another one further ahead. After a few moments of silences, you can hear bells ringing loudly again, though more urgent than before.
"Evacuation is a go."
>>90992
Neith:
"Because I am right. We do our mission and nothing else."
Krypta nods and walks over to a rope hanging from the wall, pulling on it for a while before letting loose and pulling another one further ahead. After a few moments of silences, you can hear bells ringing loudly again, though more urgent than before.
"Evacuation is a go."
>>90992
Neith:
"Because I am right. We do our mission and nothing else."
Last time on Trotantium the decline:
The party ventured deeper into the underground facility, fighting dragons and killing the necromancer lord Kralm. With the leader of the project dead, the party easily managed to find professor Catchcard and his assistant Krypta. The party was faced with a internal conflict when three of its members had different opinions on what to do with the facility. Eventually, it was decided to destroy the facility, killing the undead dragons in the process. Evacuations have begun and the party is currently standing in one of the breeding chambers with Catchcard and Krypta.
Players report in.
The party ventured deeper into the underground facility, fighting dragons and killing the necromancer lord Kralm. With the leader of the project dead, the party easily managed to find professor Catchcard and his assistant Krypta. The party was faced with a internal conflict when three of its members had different opinions on what to do with the facility. Eventually, it was decided to destroy the facility, killing the undead dragons in the process. Evacuations have begun and the party is currently standing in one of the breeding chambers with Catchcard and Krypta.
Players report in.
>>93957
>>93958
>>93959
>>93960
>4/6
>Sol and dsty will be here in 20 minutes
Right then.
Neith turns to the party
"So far, so good. This vile facility will burn soon enough thanks to us. All that is left is to blow it up now, which will probably be a dangerous job to do."
She thinks to herself for a moment.
"I'll do it myself, the more of us that are walking around here, the more likely someone will get killed. You lot will have to take the professor and his assistant with you back to Draken yourself."
She takes out a small scroll and writes something on it, then hoofs it to Falkmar
"Just in case… if I don't survive this, hoof that to your empress or deliver it to Tilhoven as proof that you helped out here and you can get rewarded. Any questions?"
>>93958
>>93959
>>93960
>4/6
>Sol and dsty will be here in 20 minutes
Right then.
Neith turns to the party
"So far, so good. This vile facility will burn soon enough thanks to us. All that is left is to blow it up now, which will probably be a dangerous job to do."
She thinks to herself for a moment.
"I'll do it myself, the more of us that are walking around here, the more likely someone will get killed. You lot will have to take the professor and his assistant with you back to Draken yourself."
She takes out a small scroll and writes something on it, then hoofs it to Falkmar
"Just in case… if I don't survive this, hoof that to your empress or deliver it to Tilhoven as proof that you helped out here and you can get rewarded. Any questions?"
>>93965
"What's that zebra?"
>>93968
"Whether I survive or not is not important. The mission comes first and you ponies need to bring Catchcard to safety. From what I can gather, he seems pretty important."
>>93971
"Best not to, you don't want to risk getting caught by the Oddomanes after destroying one of their bases. Especially with the professor amongst you."
>>93967
Crescent points at one of the tunnels
"She went that way, that's where the entrance we came in through is…"
"What's that zebra?"
>>93968
"Whether I survive or not is not important. The mission comes first and you ponies need to bring Catchcard to safety. From what I can gather, he seems pretty important."
>>93971
"Best not to, you don't want to risk getting caught by the Oddomanes after destroying one of their bases. Especially with the professor amongst you."
>>93967
Crescent points at one of the tunnels
"She went that way, that's where the entrance we came in through is…"
>>93976
She rolls her eyes at you, but gives no further comment
>>93977
>>93979
"I'm sure we'll meet again, now hurry up already."
Neith turns around and runs deeper into the facility while the rest of the party makes their way back to where they came in from, picking up a sad Sol on the way. Everyone seems quiet and moody.
She rolls her eyes at you, but gives no further comment
>>93977
>>93979
"I'm sure we'll meet again, now hurry up already."
Neith turns around and runs deeper into the facility while the rest of the party makes their way back to where they came in from, picking up a sad Sol on the way. Everyone seems quiet and moody.
>>93996
He blinks his eyes a few times in confusion
"Whatever are you talking about, sir goat?"
>>93998
yes
"The Empress?"
His eyes widen in shock
"Would she—? No…"
Krypta prods him inquisitively
"What? Would she what? I didn't know you knew that lunatic."
Catchcard waves a hoof dismissively
"N-no matter!"
The party has reached the outside again, it's afternoon and snowing slightly again.
He blinks his eyes a few times in confusion
"Whatever are you talking about, sir goat?"
>>93998
yes
"The Empress?"
His eyes widen in shock
"Would she—? No…"
Krypta prods him inquisitively
"What? Would she what? I didn't know you knew that lunatic."
Catchcard waves a hoof dismissively
"N-no matter!"
The party has reached the outside again, it's afternoon and snowing slightly again.
Ambrosia cracks her neck and stretches out, then walks off in a different direction.
"See you assholes on the other side."
>>94013
"Just don't cause any avalanches lady, even I would get toppled over by those."
He cracks a smile for once, seemingly remember something
"Gods know I've tried it before."
>>94015
She sighs deeply
"It's okay… I just wish we could have saved them…"
"See you assholes on the other side."
>>94013
"Just don't cause any avalanches lady, even I would get toppled over by those."
He cracks a smile for once, seemingly remember something
"Gods know I've tried it before."
>>94015
She sighs deeply
"It's okay… I just wish we could have saved them…"
>>94022
I yell after Ambrosia
"Don't get into any trouble!"
I turn to Crescent
"To be honest, being undead is no way to live."
>>94026
"It'll be all better by tomorrow, you'll see. Except Zivur, he seems to have decided to stay mad at everything."
I tut.
"No way to live at all. Be careful or you'll fall into the same rut!"
I yell after Ambrosia
"Don't get into any trouble!"
I turn to Crescent
"To be honest, being undead is no way to live."
>>94026
"It'll be all better by tomorrow, you'll see. Except Zivur, he seems to have decided to stay mad at everything."
I tut.
"No way to live at all. Be careful or you'll fall into the same rut!"
>>94055
"you hear me well and you listen good. You are MINE now; is that understood? You can say yes or you can shout no, but I have a sword to your neck and a pissed off Necromancer in tow. I need a pony like you for quite a few jobs. But you specifically aren't necessary to pull it off. So what'l it be? Yes? Or no?"Hell
"you hear me well and you listen good. You are MINE now; is that understood? You can say yes or you can shout no, but I have a sword to your neck and a pissed off Necromancer in tow. I need a pony like you for quite a few jobs. But you specifically aren't necessary to pull it off. So what'l it be? Yes? Or no?"Hell
>>94094
"N-no, no, that's c-common knowledge…"
I lower my voice a bit.
"I kn-know how to d-do that in th-theory… b-but it's n-not really e-easy and in-involves a l-lots of killing…"
I speak normally again.
"Th-that's why I'm c-curious… maybe there's a w-way without all th-that…"
I look towards the othes, then whisper to Erumal.
"I w-wouldn't have minded if t-the loud one killed the one eyed o-one…"
"N-no, no, that's c-common knowledge…"
I lower my voice a bit.
"I kn-know how to d-do that in th-theory… b-but it's n-not really e-easy and in-involves a l-lots of killing…"
I speak normally again.
"Th-that's why I'm c-curious… maybe there's a w-way without all th-that…"
I look towards the othes, then whisper to Erumal.
"I w-wouldn't have minded if t-the loud one killed the one eyed o-one…"
>>94110
"You say such mean things to me and about me. Why, just imagine what would have happened if you were able to convince the Inquisitor that I was a Discordian."
>>94112
"What did I tell you about not inviting criticism? Sometimes it seems like you enjoy thinking that you are unwanted."
>>94115
"Walking around with a dead Inquisitor minion is suicidal. All it takes is one person to recognize her and there is a price on your head that won't ever come off."
"You say such mean things to me and about me. Why, just imagine what would have happened if you were able to convince the Inquisitor that I was a Discordian."
>>94112
"What did I tell you about not inviting criticism? Sometimes it seems like you enjoy thinking that you are unwanted."
>>94115
"Walking around with a dead Inquisitor minion is suicidal. All it takes is one person to recognize her and there is a price on your head that won't ever come off."
>>94122
"It's good to see that you have a spark of that attitude in you, but it needs to be a small flame at the very least. That, however, can wait for later. Right now you need to go help Sol and cheer her up. Who knows what she might do if she thinks you don't care about her but the donkey does?"
"It's good to see that you have a spark of that attitude in you, but it needs to be a small flame at the very least. That, however, can wait for later. Right now you need to go help Sol and cheer her up. Who knows what she might do if she thinks you don't care about her but the donkey does?"
The party moves on southwards towards Draken once more
It's late in the evening by the time they arrive back in town and Catchcard invites them to stay over at his house for the night, waiting for business until it's day again. His home, located on the edge of town, is quite big and pretty messy. Krypta apologizes for the mess and shows you to the guest rooms while the professor heads to his study.
We can either timeskip to the next day now, unless you want to check out what Catchcard is doing.
It's late in the evening by the time they arrive back in town and Catchcard invites them to stay over at his house for the night, waiting for business until it's day again. His home, located on the edge of town, is quite big and pretty messy. Krypta apologizes for the mess and shows you to the guest rooms while the professor heads to his study.
We can either timeskip to the next day now, unless you want to check out what Catchcard is doing.
>>94132
>>94134
>>94135
>>94136
You go to the guest rooms and settle down. It's nice and warm and the beds are comfy.
>>94138
Let's not make things more complicated. Yes.
>>94131
Just the same old words and sentences like before
Makes you wonder what did end up happening to her
>>94133
You walk over to his study, he seems to be intensely studying a book. It looks like a pretty old lorebook about dragons and whatnot
>>94134
>>94135
>>94136
You go to the guest rooms and settle down. It's nice and warm and the beds are comfy.
>>94138
Let's not make things more complicated. Yes.
>>94131
Just the same old words and sentences like before
Makes you wonder what did end up happening to her
>>94133
You walk over to his study, he seems to be intensely studying a book. It looks like a pretty old lorebook about dragons and whatnot
>>94147
He looks up and glances at you.
"I'm not entirely sure… but it might be an old artifact that was supposed to be never brought out again. All things point to that at least…"
He sighs and rubs his temples tiredly
"I could be wrong of course, it's not even officially known that it still exists."
He looks up and glances at you.
"I'm not entirely sure… but it might be an old artifact that was supposed to be never brought out again. All things point to that at least…"
He sighs and rubs his temples tiredly
"I could be wrong of course, it's not even officially known that it still exists."
>>94151
Nothing new really
>>94152
He nods absentmindedly
"Have you… Have you ever heard about a dragon called Jarmog?"
>>94153
You are with the rest of the party in the guest room, as stated before
Crescent is sitting together with Falkmar
Zivur is reading
Brawny and Tasia >>94155 are leaving for a tavern
Dusk is practicing his magic, it seems
>>94154
You feel jack shit
This isn't working
Nothing new really
>>94152
He nods absentmindedly
"Have you… Have you ever heard about a dragon called Jarmog?"
>>94153
You are with the rest of the party in the guest room, as stated before
Crescent is sitting together with Falkmar
Zivur is reading
Brawny and Tasia >>94155 are leaving for a tavern
Dusk is practicing his magic, it seems
>>94154
You feel jack shit
This isn't working
>>94157
"Jarmog is a dragon from ancient times, long, LONG before ponies settled here. In legends, it is said he was the one who shaped these lands, carving out the shudderpeaks and everything! Either way, Jarmog went into a long slumber which took ages, sleeping under a thick layer of ice up north until…"
He points at a picture in the book, showcasing what looks like a massive blowhorn
"… this woke him up. A zebra warlord used this horn to awaken Jarmog several centuries back so that he could tame it and use it to destroy his enemies. Of course, that did not work well. Jarmog was not interested in bowing down to a mere zebra and went on a rampage instead, killing many and destroying the lands."
He turns the page, showing a picture of 5 figures fighting what must be Jormag
"Eventually five champions were chosen to slay the dragon and silence him once and for all. While they did not succeed in doing so, they did manage to hurt him enough to force him into a slumber once more. The zebra warlord fared no better and was killed, the blowhorn taken and stowed away in a secret underground crypt."
Yes
>>94158
You fall asleep before you can move any more
You dream of happy things like rainbows and butterflies! How lovely!
>>94159
You dream of Pick Wicks nice rump
Could be worse, you suppose
>>94161
She nuzzles your neck affectionately
"Mmmmmm… you think?"
"Jarmog is a dragon from ancient times, long, LONG before ponies settled here. In legends, it is said he was the one who shaped these lands, carving out the shudderpeaks and everything! Either way, Jarmog went into a long slumber which took ages, sleeping under a thick layer of ice up north until…"
He points at a picture in the book, showcasing what looks like a massive blowhorn
"… this woke him up. A zebra warlord used this horn to awaken Jarmog several centuries back so that he could tame it and use it to destroy his enemies. Of course, that did not work well. Jarmog was not interested in bowing down to a mere zebra and went on a rampage instead, killing many and destroying the lands."
He turns the page, showing a picture of 5 figures fighting what must be Jormag
"Eventually five champions were chosen to slay the dragon and silence him once and for all. While they did not succeed in doing so, they did manage to hurt him enough to force him into a slumber once more. The zebra warlord fared no better and was killed, the blowhorn taken and stowed away in a secret underground crypt."
Yes
>>94158
You fall asleep before you can move any more
You dream of happy things like rainbows and butterflies! How lovely!
>>94159
You dream of Pick Wicks nice rump
Could be worse, you suppose
>>94161
She nuzzles your neck affectionately
"Mmmmmm… you think?"
>>94168
"I don't know, I just hope she's not planning on doing anything… rash. That horn is a weapon of mass destruction if it can indeed still summon Jarmog!"
>>94169
>10
NOPE
ONLY HAPPY DREAMS
LOOK AT THAT FUCKING RAINBOW
IT'S SMILING AND SHIT
FUCK YOU MUST BE THE HAPPIEST PONY ALIVE RIGHT NOW
YOU CANNOT BRING YOURSELF TO HAVE ANY NEGATIVE THOUGHTS ANYMORE RIGHT NOW
"I don't know, I just hope she's not planning on doing anything… rash. That horn is a weapon of mass destruction if it can indeed still summon Jarmog!"
>>94169
>10
NOPE
ONLY HAPPY DREAMS
LOOK AT THAT FUCKING RAINBOW
IT'S SMILING AND SHIT
FUCK YOU MUST BE THE HAPPIEST PONY ALIVE RIGHT NOW
YOU CANNOT BRING YOURSELF TO HAVE ANY NEGATIVE THOUGHTS ANYMORE RIGHT NOW
>>94177
YES
HE'S HAPPY AS FUCK TOO
SURELY THAT MUST BE A SIGN OF GREAT THINGS FOR YOU TWO TO COME
THIS WAS ALL JUST A MINOR DETOUR ON THE ROAD TO PURE HAPPINESS
YOU JUST GOTTA STAY POSITIVE AND BE STRONG
YOU ARE A MOTHERFUCKING KNIGHT YOU CAN DO THIS
You will now find it much more difficult to get sad or upset at things and are more confident in your future and in yourself
>>94178
"I hope the same, good night."
Crescent and Falkmar are awake and nuzzling each other
Zivur, Dusk and Sol are asleep
Sol has a very large and goofy grin on her face
Dusk is drooling
>>94183
Brawny and you drink and feast through the night in the tavern. Partaking in various contests of strength with some of the locals.
YES
HE'S HAPPY AS FUCK TOO
SURELY THAT MUST BE A SIGN OF GREAT THINGS FOR YOU TWO TO COME
THIS WAS ALL JUST A MINOR DETOUR ON THE ROAD TO PURE HAPPINESS
YOU JUST GOTTA STAY POSITIVE AND BE STRONG
YOU ARE A MOTHERFUCKING KNIGHT YOU CAN DO THIS
You will now find it much more difficult to get sad or upset at things and are more confident in your future and in yourself
>>94178
"I hope the same, good night."
Crescent and Falkmar are awake and nuzzling each other
Zivur, Dusk and Sol are asleep
Sol has a very large and goofy grin on her face
Dusk is drooling
>>94183
Brawny and you drink and feast through the night in the tavern. Partaking in various contests of strength with some of the locals.