>>30900302
Screwed up the number. should be 31.

it is time to either A. fight a kraken or B. play survivorkids

I kinda wanted 30 to be completely retconned.

Including Nana's death, just so we could have some competition in the 'cute' department. I know that's not going to happen, though, unless M. Night Shayamalan takes over.

>>30900492
Sorry, it wasn't a dream. Though I have given some thought to Espers and the combat system. I'll be calling for some more rolls where appropriate and I'll explain what I have in mind when we get there. Hopefully it also proves to show more what the ranks of skills are for.

>>30900302
>>30900302
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!

Captain Standing bye!

>>30900540
I'm fine with island adventures, but did you really have to make it be so we failed the fuck out of our mission?

>>30900643
>>30900540
I myself am hoping some of the prisoners use us as flotation devices to also survive.

>>30900540
Next time, just be sure to SHOW us that it's possible to run 'n' gun down brutes, instead of MAKING us HAVE TO run 'n' gun them down.

Don't want everybody to get all worked up again over railroading.

>>30900721
It didn't matter what we did. Had we shot, the tentecruel would have shown up half way through the fight.

>>30900302
You know, Prof, the first time I told you cliffhangers were a good way to end threads to ramp up expectations for the next session, I didn't expect you to do it all the time.

>>30900818
Ygg can delay the kraken or summon the kraken at will. But who knows, maybe he'd have summoned it just as we try to escape, or he'd actually summon it mid-fight, losing or not.

>>30900876
The esper didn't summon the tentacruel. She only sensed its arrival. Which basically means that it came when Ygg deemed its arrival convenient.

Darkness shrouds your vision as you're pulled down by the current into a deep chasm, the pressure of the ocean bearing down upon you like the tyrant that it is as you're pulled deeper and deeper into the deep and dark. Gray light from the stormy sky filters in from above, catching large bloody pools that exist around the ship, the orbs upon the monster's profil glow with their own light, like humongous evil eyes staring back down upon you.

You can see rangers fighting up there, throwing whatever they have at the Kraken as best as they can while avoiding the countless tentacles writhing about its body.

You try to swim, to fire your guns in reverse, yet it's futile as even the visage of that colossal monster submits to the abyss.

You feel yourself begin to lose consciousness as the auto administered awakening shoots through your veins, snapping you back to full alertness as your eyes adjust to the crushing pressures of the deep. You find it hard to breath despite your rebreather and gills working in conjuction, the pressure weighing against your lungs.

You see lights as you're dragged through the crevice, the upper world nothing more than a fleeting fantasy a dream. At some point you see a red glow sending billowing steam and bubbles through the the underwater ravine, quickly swept away by the current and causing the whole thing to instantly rise for a moment as it flushes uncomfortably hot, a bubble popping against your skin and leaving you to scream wordlessly through the rebreather's comm as it snaps open into blistering heat. It's soon echoed by Marine.

Everything goes dark as you fade into unconsciousness.

>>30900302
Nice OP pic.

>>30900818
It's a matter of Ceru's self-image, and getting into the flow of being a ranger who does things right.

I mean, if 10/11-year olds aren't expected to be competent, why are they sending them out into danger zones?

When all's said and done, they're child soldiers, and those who don't get competent aren't supposed to live off plot armor.

Still, I'm not entirely averse to what's happened, just how Ygg went about it.

You feel the awakening shot run through your veins again, forcing you to awaken sometime later. You see a ship at the bottom of the sea. For a moment you feel hope kindle within your being until you realize that it's long been covered over by monsters of the deep, finding a new home in an old human vessel.

You barely make out two faded letters that say “...nn.”

The current slows here and you start to try to break free, however in your passing, you startle a monster that unleashes a blinding light followed by a horrible shock!
Pain courses through your body as your limbs go numb, forcing you to drift along with the flow again.

You awaken once more by the virtue of another shot, seeing light streaming in from above this time, and a beautiful rock painted pink and a variety of other bright colors. You see some formations move and regard you defensively in your passing. In your daze you align your gun to shoot at them...

Monsters... They need to die... They scatter when you send icicles zipping through the water their way. They return fire with small spikes that zip through the water haphazardly, most of them missing due to the current. You wince as a few of them bite into your flesh.

Something else is hit by the misfire, and a dark cloud explodes into the water, soon choking you with the noxious toxins within. You fall asleep again... Just need to sleep this off your battered body figures.

…

…

>>30900876
The other anon said it already; the tentacruel came because Prof chose for it to arrive at that time. And that's the problem with what Prof did.

I know QTG has the whole 'players really hate losing' as one of their golden rules, but holy fuck do some of us fucking live it.
We had warnings, and we ignored them. I'm sorry that the GM imposed consequences on you, but it's time to let it go.
It's no island, but lets make some fucking popsicles anyway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSFlvxnbgk

>>30900984
Holy shit, this. People need to stop bitching.

>>30900984
>>30901002
This is actually worst; players who make excuses for the fuck-ups of their QMs.

Side-note: I did not join in on the insults or general complaints because I'm mature enough to actually close the tab and do other stuff.

But it sure is condescending of people like you to act like people are complaining because they're "losing" and not because the QM did something legitimately wrong.

>>30900984
>>30901002
>Ygg saw that the players became too paranoid to even think about fighting several brutes AND an esper at once.

>Now, one of his policies is to not influence player decisions too hard, and I can understand that, but he could not have possibly expected us to actually try and fight them WITHOUT telling us or foreshadowing that it IS possible to run 'n' gun down 9 brutes AND save the hostages.

>Our solution was to call in the cavalry to gun down all the brutes, who would panic, run, and not attack the hostages. To make them not panic, we would distract their leader.

>As a contingency plan, if the leader tried to fuck with us, we'd shoot him AND THEN resort to run 'n' gun.

>We believed that if we immediately shot, the hostages would be killed in retaliation, since that's the typical hostage situation. He should have used the word "prisoner", since that was more accurate rather than "hostage", since that would mean that they'd demanding something from us. I want to count this as 'his' fault, but nobody expected it to be some first contact shenanigans. Either way, this misunderstanding still skewed the situation in Ygg's favor, as it prevented us from realizing that they wouldn't have killed the 'hostages'.

>Ygg dropped all of our plans by trying to drop the catwalk, because that's the way he wanted to tell us "run 'n' gun them".

>Then when he was told he can't do that, he changed it to The Kraken and washed us to sea rather than go through the effort of run 'n' gunning.

This is from the last QTG.

>>30900960
>the ss anne sunk long ago
fuck

>>30901018
Just as bad is players who try to blame every fucking thing on the QM. If the QM explicitly has characters radio your character, warn them of the impending threat, and then you act like the prewarned threat happening is some sort of asspull surprise? What exactly do you call this sort of behavior?

>>30900984
>>30901002
See, guys, posts like this
>>30901059
which list out all of Ygg's faults should make what happened more clear and understandable. The fact that you guys still revert to the age old argument of "players are being whiny" does not show any effort on your parts to look at the situation objectively and reasonably. Ygg fucked up. People got angry. Although their reaction was overblown, their anger was legitimate. Ygg hasn't even made an effort to correct those mistakes except to 'promise' that he'll do better, and he's done that before without following through.

The next time we get a training session, would it be possible to train a Gunner or Marksman skill or something to add a modifier to shooty attacks?

We can train skills that give modifiers to all melee combat. We can even train skills that give modifiers to all combat while underwater of land into water or in woods, etc.

Would it be out of the question to get shooty modifiers?

Can we just drop the blame game and he on with enjoying the quest. please

>>30901127
The problem is that we know that the tentacruel wasn't coming in at that moment.

As was outlined here in this post
>>30901059
That Prof's original intention was to drop the catwalk does not reflect favorably upon him or in his intentions for replacing the scene with having the tentacruel arrive.

>>30901138
Not at all. Next post incoming soon.

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so after the last thread, I'm definitely going to lean towards a "shoot first ask later" mindset barring indisputable reasons to the contrary.

wanted to gun in the village
flinched on the ship (I fell for his bluff sorry...)

better safe than sorry atm imo

You feel warm, light and sun touching your back, drying out your salt-encrusted fur. A move and you realize that you're no longer underwater being carried away by the whims of nature as sand finds itself a way into your fur and under your clothes.

Sand... A beach? You painfully open up your eyes as your second lids blink a few times, tearing up your eyes to drive the salt and sand out. You spit out sand as it tries its darndest to stay in your mouth and on your tongue. You roll over onto your back for a proper breath of fresh, though salty air.

The sky is clear. No more storm? It's strange being treated to the sun's rays directly. It's warmer, not as stifled. The surf laps at you occasionally, wetting your feet comfortably and reminding you a little of your days at the gym.

Your ear twitches as you hear a sound near you, something shuffling in the sand.
A look reveals a small red creature staring at you with what appear to be eyes at the end of stems. There's a few of them actually and they're all staring at you curiously. You raise your gun absently as the barrel extends from your palm. The things scatter sideways with their strange little legs scurrying.

You almost want to laugh if it didn't hurt so bad. They remind you of Blukvine exercises. Everyone had to run sideways, one foot crossing in front of the other. You had trouble with it, Goldie fell over the first day and Bruise got so focused on the task that he crashed into Devon.
It almost didn't end well until Kitty pulled those two... apart...

You look out to the sea and feel tears well within your eyes as you realize you might never see home again. Your breathing hastens but you... You can keep it together, right?

>1d20 +3 Tenacity +2 R
>DC 17

>[] Kill the Krabbies
>[] Take a look at your surroundings.
>[] Go into the water.
>[] (Other)

Rolled 7 + 5

>>30901179
>Take a look at your surroundings

Rolled 2 + 5

>>30901179
Take a look around, see if you can find out where you are.

Rolled 19 + 5

>>30901179
elite?

>[] Kill the Krabbies

>>30901127
That's not even the part that players are complaining about. Hell, personally, I'm fine that the kraken would have attacked.

What people aren't fine about is that the kraken attacked for the sole purpose of ending the thread on a big cliffhanger, without even giving us the chance to rescue hostages.

Rolled 2 + 5

>>30901179
>[] Kill the Krabbies

Rolled 19 + 5

>>30901179
>>[x] Kill the Krabbies

>>30901179
The krabs seem more like food than a danger. Don't kill them until you get hungry.
>[] Take a look at your surroundings.
Where are we?
also,
>[x]take a look at yourself
damage report?

>>30901179
>Take a look at your surroundings

Find Marine

>>30900540
Possibly also read a reference book on probability and statistics. One anon pointed out that the critfail which killed Nana had a 50%~ chance of occuring.

Rolled 10 + 5

>>30901179
>[x] Take a look at your surroundings.

>>30901173
Oh my god. This guy.

Did you actually think people were trying to attempt diplomacy with the esper?

Posts like this are what fuel the argument. People are being willfully ignorant of what happened.

Rolled 17 + 5

>>30901179
>[x] This kills the crab.
>[x] This looks to see if Marine is nearby.

Rolled 19 + 5

>>30901179
>[x] Kill the Krabbies

Rolled 9 + 5

>>30901220
>>30901179
forgot to append a roll

>>30901179
>Take a look at your surroundings
Ignore the Krabbies. Why the hell would we attack them?

>>30901179
>Find Marine
gotta stick together

Rolled 11 + 5

>>30901179
>[] Kill the Krabbies
They make good food. Or bait if we want to lure something bigger.

>>30901179
>Take a look at your surroundings

Holy shit, guys. Forget attacking the krabbies.

>>30901264
>>30901179
>[x]find marine
>[x]check own health

>>30901205
>>30901218

>this kills the Krabby

>>30901227
I've paid attention to the 50% failure chance before. I'm doing it on purpose.

I will lower those thresholds to better accommodate certain encounters. The chance fail in that point is that Nana had started talking and therefore wasn't as attentive to the deceptively swift monster lurking right around the corner.

>>30901159
That's good.

I know what I want to spend some XP on.

>>30901179
>>[] Take a look at your surroundings.

Why are people suggesting we kill the krabbies? For food? Do you guys even know anything about survival?

>>30901237
I thought we were stalling for back up...

>>30901227
I think you need to read the title. Attack on Titan = people die. A LOT.

>>30901237
He didn't even directly say he voted for 'diplomacy'.

Everyone agreed that it was a distraction vote, so our backup would shock 'n' awe the brutes into a fleeing panic so that the hostages wouldn't get caught in a berserk frenzy before they turn their sights on Ceru and the squad.

>>30900984
>>30901002
I'll hold my tongue, but to >>30901155:
The problem is that this isn't the first time this has happened, and the underlying causes have not been dealt with. It's likely that it'll happen again in the future, unless we discuss this with CIVILITY on BOTH sides.

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>>30901315
>guillotine
>crabhammer

>>30901328
Then how is that related to this?
>so after the last thread, I'm definitely going to lean towards a "shoot first ask later" mindset barring indisputable reasons to the contrary.
That's so inexplicable.

>>30901336
The problem is Prof's excuse. Nana was talking so she couldn't hear it coming? What? What are her implants for if they're barely above the level of normal hearing?

>>30901372
You know what would be funny?

If a Kingler was standing right behind us while we attacked the Krabbies.

>>30901310
The issue was that killing her like that sent everyone into a paranoia spiral, so there was essentially no chance of run n' gun being chosen.

Kind of hard to balance these things I guess.

>>30901419
this is why I'm of the LOOK AROUND group.

what if the krabbies aren't afraid of our gun, but of the GYARDOS BEHIND US

>>30901382
we could have just shot him instead of stalling.

I didn't vote shoot because I thought the Dagoons would chimp out and wail on the hostages/prisoners.

in a qtg, Prof said that wouldn't have been what happened, they'd have been busy diving for cover.

>>30901328
What was with your post, then?

>>30901310
Constant chance for bad rolls with extreme consequences piss people off. Seriously. This is why people don't trust you, because you're MAKING the adventure as not-fun as possible.

>>30901477
>in a qtg, Prof said that wouldn't have been what happened, they'd have been busy diving for cover.
And he acted condescendingly when he explained it too.

>>30901479
wanted to change the focus from QM drama to what we should do/think about doing in game

>>30901506
guess I failed in doing that

>>30901477
>we could have just shot him instead of stalling.
And that would have been better than stalling how?

How many times does this need to be re-explained?

>in a qtg, Prof said that wouldn't have been what happened, they'd have been busy diving for cover.
Oh, wow, it's so nice to know that after the fact. As if that makes everything better.

The problem is that it wasn't the clear sequence that Prof acted like it was.

>>30901438
You're blaming me for a choice that you guys made.
I'm writing the next part.

>>30901194
>>30901194
>>30901220
>>30901226
>>30901229
>>30901262
>>30901264
>>30901279
>>30901288
>>30901315

>>30901272
>>30901205
>>30901215
>>30901218
>>30901240
>>30901244


Looking around wins over krabby slaughter.

>>30901526
>wanted to change the focus from QM drama to what we should do/think about doing in game
Ah, see, that's your mistake. You're talking about something only tangentially related that has a lot of arguments going on around it while providing no actual support for what you're asking for.

>>30901547
prof, can we get a hunger check? now that we're in a survival situation?
Might have to ration those krabbies.

>>30901547
>You're blaming me for a choice that you guys made.
And Prof continues to act like a condescending jerk.

He's not really blaming you for the choice. He's blaming you for what happened.

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everybody mad tonight

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>>30901606
How could you tell.

>>30901547
>You're blaming me for a choice that you guys made.
His words say one thing, but his intentions are obvious, Prof. He's talking about you forcing the tentacruel arrival. And of previously forcing the catwalk destruction.

You've heard enough complaints about those, but let me ask you, do you think they're actually legitimate? Do you think that it's true when people say that you're deliberately forcing cliffhangers?

>>30901547
Ygg, you have a problem. I'm not talking about your writing, I'm talking about how you reply. I don't know if you INTEND to sound condescending, but tone it down.

Also, that anon wasn't blaming you for the choice, but for HOW the choice played out. There were other ways for her to die, ways that are convincing without having to be OHKO.

>>30901547
YES, because you didn't compensate for our fucking paranoia. Show us or tell us that running and gunning is a solution, goddamnit.

We took a logical route, you went the asshole route and punished us for not reading your poker face the way you WANTED us to read it.

>>30901547
>You're blaming me for a choice that you guys made.
Prof, prof, prof. What the hell are you doing.

>>30901547
Why are you acting like such an ass? Why are you disregarding people's points in such a snooty way?

stop responding prof.

to them,everything you say is an insult.

I didn't vote for attacking the Krabby, but I hope that not attacking them fucked us over even more. It would be funny as fuck if that were to happen.

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WELCOME TO HOENN!

>>30901707
It's more on how Prof refuses to accept blame of any sort.

>>30901707
>>30901751
Pretty much. And the curtness of his replies.

>>30901707
Prof can be non-offensive. This time was indeed offensive to some people.

have you tried not being paranoid?

>>30901547
I'm not blaming you for the results of our actions. I'm blaming you for playing your audience like puppets. Of course they were going to act like that given the stimulus provided.

Whatever man. I'm past caring.

>>30901800
It wasn't even paranoia that we chose to stall? Who even brought that up?

>>30901715
Don't give him ideas

>>30901748
Thank fucking god he admitted we wouldn't get washed all the way to Hoenn. Instead, it's Ni'aras home island, where everyone is a hypnosis master and everyone has a pet Heracross.

>>30901800
Not in a quest run by Ygg and partially inspired by Attack on Titan.

>>30901800
the way things are being written? In a story where people die every other thread? It feels like you're asking us to make no attempts to prevent people from dying.

>>30901547
>You're blaming me for a choice that you guys made.

Except he isn't, dude. He's complaining about what he perceives as you manipulating your audience into taking the route you want to be taken. I'm sitting on the fence because I don't really mind one way or the other, but you really misinterpreted his tone there

So the guy's got another quest, one where the player base doesn't blame him nonstop for everything. How long d'you think this is going to keep running?

>>30901800
I don't know about the people who mentioned it, but I think they're just grasping at straws for an argument. Which they don't even need to do.

Stalling was a legitimate choice in that engagement. Better than firing immediately, actually, given our knowledge. The problem is in what Prof did after that choice. And that was either to destroy the catwalk or bring in the tentacruel to the scene, both of which are the points of contention in this argument. That Prof refuses to think of it as a mistake at all (he was very non-commital and evasive both in the thread and in the QTG afterward) can't help but convey to us that he thinks he's in the complete right concerning this topic. Which is why people are so angry at him. He's making an ass of himself.

>>30901877
depends, how long will the level of discourse be "RAGE"?

>>30901889
>Better than firing immediately, actually, given our knowledge.
Except it isn't. Everything we know about espers tells us "if you don't stop them asap, they will fuck you".

We lucked out on fishman being a wimpy esper.

>>30901877
It'll go on properly or else Ygg makes an ass of himself.

Like you, for example.

>>30901877
>>30901903
If you aren't trying to de-escalate this, get out.
>>30901919
We went over this already
>crappy telepathic communication
>might make brutes go beserk if we kill it
>would be completely in-theme with tone of story, and we had no reason to think that killing the esper straight out would go just fine, other than Prof liking Devon a lot.

>>30901919
And then anti-lucked out on there being a tentacruel hanging around with a hateboner for the ship.

>>30901919
>Except it isn't. Everything we know about espers tells us "if you don't stop them asap, they will fuck you".
No, only mindreading and mindwiping was ever automatically an auto-success, and now that's not even a problem since Prof has finally stated that he'll allow us to roll to resist it.

Otherwise, all other forms of mental interference (such as hypnosis) have always been resistible. And if the esper tried to use corporeal attacks, we'd have immediately gone into battle.

>>30901877
>>30901903
Are you two idiots? If Ygg chooses to ragequit, he'll just make a fool of himself. Especially in this case where he's in the wrong.

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will we ever find the exact dosage for functioning shadow running?

>>30901985
Mindreading and mindwiping was autosuccess, unless the roll is supposed to be in our favor.

>>30901979
Also, she was holding a hostage, and it seemed implicitly clear that our goal was to save everyone.

Plus a general lack of confidence in one-shotting the esper.

>>30901889
>Time sensitive mission with ship damaged in massive storm
>Characters warning us about shit going down outside
>Characters ask us to consider pulling out
>Stalling is a legitimate choice
>Complain so hard that the QM actually takes back the actions, and gives us a new scenario
>Stall again, then try to take the longest way out
>Why do bad things happen/This is all Yggs fault/Ygg is being a jerk

Seriously listen to yourselves.
You are complaining about a mans tone in a fucking week old argument. On 4chan.

>>30902048
Do you have anything to back that up, anon?

Just gonna post this:
I care pretty much 0 about last thread. Ready to move on with this one. You guys are really dragging things down. Would you mind toning it down some? Would appreciate it.

>>30902096
I agree with this.

>>30902080
Goldie trying to mindwipe that one guy. He failed, and we were down two people on our squad because they got arrested, leaving just us and Devon when we left the dome to find the metals.

>>30902066
This post shows everything that's wrong with what Prof's defenders are arguing about.

>>30901979
>Crappy Telepathic Communication, clear sign of shit weak esper
>Clear showcase of the brutes not being mind controlled - enemy esper physical remands one for fucking up

>>30902126
Ah, I see what you're talking about, but in my post, I was referring to enemy espers. Not our own.

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>>30902096
jolly good reserved indifference!

>>30902045
Doubtful.

>>30902096
yeah, I don't really care much either. I'm just sort of hoping they get bored of arguing.

>>30902096
I'd be more willing to drop it if there was even the slightest hint that this kind of thing wasn't going to just keep happening over and over.

But for you, anon, I'll just shut up and go make some dinner. It shouldn't be more than a half-dozen threads before some more bullshit goes down anyway.

>>30902066
The original ending Prof did was crap because catwalks aren't like that. Then it became even crappier since, with the retcon, Prof's intentions became even clearer; he wanted to end the thread on a crisis.

He stated later on that we would have fought with the monsters for a while before the tentacruel came. So in the retcon, he had the tentacruel come immediately because he couldn't put us in a disadvantageous position.

>Stall again
When did we stall again?
>then try to take the longest way
Did you read the post? The ship was upside down and sinking.

>>30902096
Please, end this and lets get on with the thread. No-ones gonna convince anyone else.

>>30902096
The problem is that Prof is a repeat offender and he keeps getting worse. We'd "drop" it (that is, aside from a few anons posting snide remarks about Prof's tendencies, we'd get along fine) if we could, but Prof's attitude doesn't help at all.

You take in some deep breaths. You're not going to cry. You're not going to cry. You're momma's girl and a rocket. Rockets don't cry. Rockets survive. Rockets win. Rockets find their way home.

“To protect the world from devastation,
To unite all people's within our nation.
To denounce the evils of truth and love.
To extend our reach to the stars above.

We blast off at the speed of light.
Surrender now, we're prepared to fight.”

You finish uttering the Team Rocket Motto, centering yourself. And determining what you should do next. The Krabbies finish retreating into the sand, half-covering themselves as two larger eyes each about the size of your own hands pop up, blinking at you before retreating back beneath and pushing shuffling deeper.

Well, that could've been bad.

Checking yourself over, you find that your body's partially healed over little pink studs that poke out of your skin. There's one in your shoulder, at your navel, and clipping into your collar bone. Pulling them out with your claws hurts a bit, but it's better than leaving them in. You'll heal quickly enough anyway.
Your head still throbs a bit from lingering toxins and your muscles are a bit numb but that shouldn't hinder you too much.

>-2 to combat from lingering conditions.

You're also very hungry...
>Starving: +2 to combat rolls and hunting rolls.
>Starving: -4 to ingenuity rolls.

Other than that, you find that your volt-orb is drained, giving reason to why the krabby were staring at you. It might be worth exchanging... It'll be dead for a few days before it recharges It'll need a dry place to do that too. Otherwise, all your gear is right where it should be, though you're all out of auto-awakening doses. Must've taken the system all it had to give you consciousness those few times...

Underwater fire.
A sunken ship.
A pink fortress.

>>30902066
Being asked to pull out was a character development choice.

Would we leave people to die to monsters, or would we save them, as our duty demands it?

And no, we were not given a new scenario. We were given a new cliffhanger.

I think YOU need to listen to yourself. Have YOU read the thread?

>>30902229
This was never an argument between players, but one between players and the QM.

>>30902066
I'm not defending anything after the tentacruel arrived.

you can argue that stalling wasn't the BEST option, but if you have hostages, you can't just blanket dismiss the idea.

the complaints were legitimate, because catwalks don't physically work that way.

Prof also really likes cliffhangers, which is probably the main reason the tentacruel arrived at that particular moment, which has nothing to do with what's going on in-story.

>>30902096
>>30902121
>>30902170
>>30902191
see >>30901362

>>30902141
and what would stop the brutes from just killing the hostages themselves? Stupid doesn't mean they wouldn't do it, just that we can't be sure.

>>30902045
The correct dosage depends on the QM, so you gotta get inside Prof's head to know. I'm working on it. no not that way, eww.

Those are the things that you remember.

You finally get, finding your body still a bit damp from the sea beating at you. Casting your gaze from the ocean reveals that the inland is populated by palm trees that you've only ever seen before in Celadon. But they're wrong. All of these trees are way too big. The palm trees alone tower over most houses and even the two storied rocket dorms. The trees within bear a few that could even rival a silph.co building that stands at ten stories. They're all so colossal.

The sounds of this place fill the air with life. Distant calls from birds you've never heard before, the occasional deep grumble of huge things you'd rather not see. But something concerns you more than anything.

Marine was with you. You take in a shuddering breath as you steel your nerves. You need to find her.

>>30902246
Interesting...being hungry makes us better at hunting...

I like it.

Alright, so let's search for some food. Gotta be something on this island that isn't an asshole like Kingler

>>30902284
priorities:
1. dangerous monsters around.
2. find marine
3. determine location/survive?

>>30902284
Do we have rations? I'd rather not hunt before we've found marine.

>>30902066
That we were "warned" about the tentacruel's coming isn't a legitimate defense because we know Prof didn't plan for it to come at that point.

The core of the problem is that Prof likes to end tense situations at our disadvantage and that he's becoming less subtle and more blatant about it. The catwalks getting broken, for example. Suspicious, but innocuous enough on their own. But when you consider the fact that he brought the tentacruel right at that moment to replace it, well... That's no longer suspicious. That's just obvious.

>>30902272
I really don't care anon. Just let it go. You've already killed half the thread with this bullshit. Save it for another time, at the least. Have some courtesy.

>>30902096
Fine, whatever.

I'm still annoyed at Prof, but I'll drop it. If it happens again, though, I'll be back with a vengeance.

>>30902246
>avoided giant grab battle
PHEW.
>we're hungry
FUCK. Figure out plan for giant crab killing.
>>30902284
>marine is missing
FUCK, we need to eat AND find marine!

>>30902381
Courtesy is what Prof refuses to give us.

It's not all about just giving us bonuses and changing things to be properly favorable to us. It's about respect, which Prof has refused to give.

It takes you just about bending over backwards, but you can see a plume of smoke rising up beyond the tall trees. A fire? Or something else?

>[] Walk along the beach to the north... It looks like it might bring you closer to the fire and near the jungle.
>[] Walk along the beach to the east... It look like beach carries on for some ways that way.
>[] Go into the jungle carefully, time to see what's on this island.

And...
>[] Actively hunt.(All directions)
>[] Look for berries. (North and jungle.
>[] Reserve yourself.

Also...
>[] Change the volt-orb to power your gear.
>[] Save it for later.

>>30902246
>as two larger eyes each about the size of your own hands pop up
FUCKING CALLED IT.

Octillery can learn Psychic via TM

Would we be able to eventually upgrade Psybeam into Psychic?

>>30902381
That's exactly what happened last time, and look where it's gotten us. Pretending the problem doesn't exist gets you this >>30902400, which is really stupid when the worst vengeance we really have is shitposting. I'm not saying we should do some kind of hatecrime on Prof, but there are some things he needs to acknowledge to be a better QM.

>>30902448
With an appropriate trainer or ancient machine.

>>30902440
>[X] Walk along the beach to the north... It looks like it might bring you closer to the fire and near the jungle.
>[X] Actively hunt.(All directions)

>[X] Change the volt-orb to power your gear.

>>30902440
>[] Walk along the beach to the east... It look like beach carries on for some ways that way.
>[] Actively hunt.(All directions)
>[] Save it for later.

>>30902440
>>[] Walk along the beach to the east... It look like beach carries on for some ways that way.

And...
>Look for not-pokemon fish?

Also...
>Save it for later

>>30902451
I'm just asking you at least wait till near end thread.

Don't come in full force shit posting right from the start, comon. That just ruins everyone's fun.

>>30902440
>[] Walk along the beach to the north... It looks like it might bring you closer to the fire and near the jungle.
and
>[] Actively hunt.(All directions)
>[] Look for berries. (North and jungle.
Be an opporotunist. If you see something easy, go for it. Test all berries before eating mass quantities.

>>30902440
>[] Walk along the beach to the east... It look like beach carries on for some ways that way.
>[] Actively hunt.(All directions)
>[] Save it for later.

Marine would have stayed near the beach to look for us if she woke up first. Otherwise, she'd be washed up on it.

>>30902381
>Save it for another time
This has happened before. Isn't this "another time"? Prof just refuses to address the issue and now we're getting bogged down in these arguments. I know he's said before that he didn't engage in these arguments because he didn't want to drag down the thread, but that's like ignoring a fire and hoping that it doesn't burn down your house. He's just going to be built up more and more as some pompous asshole if he doesn't, you know, actually try to address these problems.

>>30902440
>[] Walk along the beach to the east... It look like beach carries on for some ways that way.
>[] Actively hunt.(All directions)
>[] Save it for later.

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>>30902440
>[x] Walk along the beach to the north... It looks like it might bring you closer to the fire and near the jungle.
could be Marine or civilization

>[x] Look for berries. (North and jungle.)
easy stuff and less preparation than meat (skinning,gutting, making a fire ,cooking)

>[x] Save it for later.
we don't know how long we'll be here

>>30902440
>[] Walk along the beach to the east... It look like beach carries on for some ways that way.
>[] Actively hunt.(All directions)
>[] Save it for later.

We check out the coastline for Marine. Hunt on the way or later. Save the Volt Orb for later, when a situation that needs it comes up.

>>30902511
Misery loves company? I think it's about forcing Prof to reply since, so far, he's just ignored people mostly.

>>30902440
>[] Walk along the beach to the east... It look like beach carries on for some ways that way.
>[] Actively hunt.(All directions)
>[] Save it for later.

It makes sense that Marine would be closer to the beach, actually.

>>30902568
yeah, she's probably on the beach.
or at least close.

>>30902511
...fair enough. My personal problem with that is that I'm usually gone by the time that happens. I've said my piece, though, and it's up to Prof to reply and the other anons to retain civility.

>>30902520
Well, he has addressed the Esper overpowered issue. The only other issue are people still upset about how last thread ended, and I really don't think there's anything left to be done about it. Last time he tried to reply, it just made it worse. Even in this thread, when he said something people just got more angry.

>>30902440
>[] Walk along the beach to the east... It look like beach carries on for some ways that way.
>[] Actively hunt.(All directions)
>[] Save it for later.

Marine should be found first. She's probably in the beach area, whether because she's still unconscious or because she's looking for us.

>>30902440
>[X] Walk along the beach to the north... It looks like it might bring you closer to the fire and near the jungle.
It's probably going to be esper humanoids.

>[X] Look for berries. (North and jungle.)
We're going that way anyway.

>[X] Save it for later.
Never know when there might be an emergency.

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Hoen, Orange, or Sevii?

place your bets

>>30902603
Maybe if he, I don't know, admitted he was wrong? I think that would be enough for most anons here. A clear acknowledgement of what he did wrong. He always promises to do better, but he never really expounds on what he'll do better on. If he listed down what he's done wrong and promises not to do it again, it'd help to sate the anger of a number of anons, I'm sure. Not that it wouldn't stop some people from making snide remarks every time he veers too closely to making another mistake, but it'd calm down the current heat.

And the esper problem has been a long time coming.

>>30902520
I've tried to reply but nothing's been good enough to appeal to this.

I've answered almost everything the best I could last thread and in the fallout in qtg.

I'm a bit jaded and past the whole thing because it's not going to help.

If I: Retcon the whole last thread then there'll be people that're mad and I've bent to you guys wishing for Ceru's life to be easier rather than having her work for it.
If I carry on: There's people mad anyway.

I'm just choosing the option that's less work and keeps the story moving. After all, if I redid the thread and let you rechose everything again should I change everything that happened to incorporate new threats or just let you guys go through the motions of what's already happened?

Also, the paranoia that drove you guys to certain decisions: Yes. I do that. I pride myself when I can have you guys make the decisions that I want without me offering any further input than the actual post.

In any case, just this >>30902603

There's really nothing more to talk about. Give me a list and I'll acknowledge what things I can change as I've already given myself notes on how to handle espers.

>>30902603
>>30902661
This pretty much. Apologies are bullshit. Acknowledgement is what's needed.

>>30902645
Sevii, the best place to throw even more espers at us.

Also, Lorelei has a house there in the games/show can't remember which

>>30902678
>If I: Retcon the whole last thread then there'll be people that're mad and I've bent to you guys wishing for Ceru's life to be easier rather than having her work for it.
See, this insinuations you're making? This is why people are calling you an ass. Because you're acting like one.

Here. Just let me spell out your main problem; stop forcing tense situations to end to our disadvantage. There. Fix your habits.

Also. Paranoia was not the main drive behind the decision to stall. Don't ever bring it up again.

>>30902678
>If I: Retcon the whole last thread then there'll be people that're mad and I've bent to you guys wishing for Ceru's life to be easier rather than having her work for it.
See, this is why people are angry. You're being so condescending.

>>30902695
game

she showed up in the anime in Orange Island filler (as "Prima" because syllables and mouth movement)

We should totally use the name Prima if Ceru ever does undercover work (though why the uber conspicuous catgril is beyond me)

>>30902736
I'm not angry.

>>30902678
>and I've bent to you guys wishing for Ceru's life to be easier rather than having her work for it.
Do you really think this, Prof? Really?

>Also, the paranoia that drove you guys to certain decisions
Are you saying that's why we chose to stall?

Answer these questions, Prof.

>>30902678
>If I: Retcon the whole last thread then there'll be people that're mad and I've bent to you guys wishing for Ceru's life to be easier rather than having her work for it.
My god. You keep doing it.

>>30902759
Yes, and? Does that invalidate what I said?

>>30902678
Your tone and your avoidance of the real issue are what's pissing people off.

Your tendency for cliffhangers is what really created the situation. You can't help but end these things in horrible situations. The catwalk? That was uncalled for and you owned up to it. But the tentacruel coming in at that point to replace it? Can you see what I'm saying here, Prof? It's no surprise people are angry at you for railroading because you force situations to put us into perilous conditions.

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>>30902678
>Also, the paranoia that drove you guys to certain decisions: Yes. I do that. I pride myself when I can have you guys make the decisions that I want without me offering any further input than the actual post.

Do you mean something else or are you admitting that you're railroading in some obtuse manner?

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will Ceru ever be as hot as her mom?

>>30902678
>If I: Retcon the whole last thread then there'll be people that're mad and I've bent to you guys wishing for Ceru's life to be easier rather than having her work for it.
Don't be an ass, Prof. It would have been enough for you to just retcon the last scene and remove the tentacruel's interference entirely.

>>30902786
no, but I don't want it to seem like there are only angry people.

Prof don't feel too bad about all the naysayers. I've followed this since the beginning and loved the whole thing. I doubt any of them have tried to quest before and have no idea how hard it is to keep everyone happy.

>>30902872
And that was obvious enough. But my point stands that there are people who are angry.

Holy fucking shit.
>I don't like your tone
>You're being so condescending
Go back to your fucking containment thread.
This is a quest, not some fucking discussion where you air your personal issues with the way people type things out on an imageboard.

>>30902872
You understand that's a horrible attitude, right? There's no need to try and assuage Prof's ego. That's embarrassing to look at for all involved. Only real egoists would be comforted by your attempts.

>>30902678
I DON'T WANT A FUCKING RETCON. I never wanted a retcon!

I want you to acknowledge that you might have fucked up! Everybody fucks up once in a while. That's just part of being human! I really wouldn't care about this so much if you didn't keep pretending that you did nothing wrong.

Ugh, I'm not being productive anymore, so I'm just gonna read this thread in the archive and hope this whole ugly thing blows over by the time the next thread rolls around.

>>30902911
I gotta say, this.

>>30902867
We can only hope anon. We can only hope.

>>30902911
However, those aren't unrelated to the problem at hand. Prof's attitude is very much related to how well he could follow through with any of his promises to fix his mistakes.

>>30902678
>If I: Retcon the whole last thread then there'll be people that're mad and I've bent to you guys wishing for Ceru's life to be easier rather than having her work for it.

If you retcon the whole last thread, we'll solve the immediate issues concerning:

>railroading
>esper bullshit
>shadowruns
>trust

And it will solve later issues including:

>most people bitching

But bring up issues such as:

>a few people bitching

I don't think people will get mad over our character having an easier time. We're only mad because the module was just terribly written and not fully fleshed out.

>>30902920
actually, any attempt to run a quest based on what players want is -founded- on people giving an accurate representation of how they feel about things.

I don't want the quest to swing the way you guys describe much. I am putting this out there so that maybe it stays the way I like it.

>>30902736
>>30902730
>>30902770


This is why I'm not replying.

>>30902761
If I retconned the whole thing. There'll br people pissed and then there'll be people that are remotely satisfied. Then there will be people angrier at another outcome.
I'm not saying it's why you guys chose to stall.

I never even said that. I never even thought it. But it's probably the reason that you chose not to attack right away. there's a difference there. You could've voted to lay out a trap to draw the creatures away.
The failure was in the stealth roll and then you were forced to make a decision.

>>30902922
Not you sir, another anon for you are many.

>>30902847
I aim to make you guys railroad yourselves. It doesn't always work but it feels good when it does.

In any case, anything I have to see is only going to sound condescending instead of defeatist, which is how I actually feel.

Next post.

>>30902678
1) You don't need to go so far as to redo the thread, just make it clear WHAT you acknowledge is wrong, and what you're changing, which you've already done for espers.

2) Paranoia is fine, but the sticking point is how apparently the brutes wouldn't kill the hostages.

I've said it before, but it's an issue of logic: We disagree on how something will logically play out. I'm not asking you to 'fix' anything, but give us more opportunities to understand how things play out in your head.

You can try IRC for people who don't mind being spoiled or don't intend to vote. Dunno how well that'll go, though...

3) Do you talk this way to people normally? Try to understand that body language does not travel across the internet, and hold back on the details that make you sound condescending.

>>30902886
You understand how pulling out your 'seniority' makes things worse, right? It's the same problem as namefags acting as if they had more say in a matter just because they had a name.

>>30902951
I don't like your tone, please restate that in a way that pleases me.

>>30902959
See, Prof. You ignored any legitimate posts again just to complain against the people drawing up the same complaints again.

Have you done anything wrong? Answer this simple question.

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prof.
anons.

this isn't the qtg, get back to the subject at hand

i.e. the damn quest

>>30902959
>Next post.

thank you

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>>30902959
Okay, cool.

>>30903030
this.
do I have to go make a QTG for you guys? is this seriously a thing that's going to have to happen?

>>30902959
Prof, these posts?

>>30902964
>>30902661
Just answer them, man. Otherwise, you're not doing anything productive replying to all those other posts.

>>30902948
The problem at hand is that people don't like how he handled the cliffhanger last thread.
He asked for feedback, while explaining his thoughts and reasoning.
People response to this, rather than provide feedback, was to bitch about his tone.
And he already fucking showed his intent to follow through on changes.
In this fucking thread.
Scroll up and read his admission of the esper problem, and his current solution.
This neverending cryfest about how people don't like his tone isn't conducive to actual discussion, isn't highlighting the pacing and probability problems of the thread. There are problems, but complaining about the QM's personality isn't going to fix them. Go to the QTG, and post some changes you think he could use. Just take it out of this thread.

>>30903047
Anon, your ego is showing.

>>30902959
>>30902964
>>30903064
These, Prof. You're just refusing to address the real issue.

>>30903078
He addressed balance problems, but that's been brewing for a while. The problem people are bitching about is, well...just read.

>>30902959
You still haven't addressed the real issue, Prof. Of your tendency to end on cliffhangers. Specifically, cliffhangers in our disadvantage.

>>30903090
the issue seems to be with people reading things as snide and condescending when they seem perfectly normal to me.
Based on the reading of this, I am lead to believe people are angry and reading things in a hurtful manner when they don't actually display such traits.

>>30902959
All you're doing right now is putting yourself up on a crucifix. Why are you replying to those posts?

>>30902959
>defeatist
that's fine. It means you only SOUND condescending. You saying that goes a long way. There's nothing more you really have to say regarding that.

>railroad ourselves
I realize now that that's what you're trying to do, and as long as you get the majority of the anons to do it, I can't complain about your goals, only your methods, and even then that would be really petty most of the time.

>>30903090
>>30903064
>>30903021
Go make a QTG.
Get out.

>>30902959
You know what would be a good way to stop this problem?

Admit that you're wrong instead of sidestepping the issue again and again.

>>30903147
Giving you worthless fucks ammo in your fucking crusade is not solving the problem.

>>30902959
The answer to your problems is so simple, Prof. Say what you did wrong.

>>30903147
not it wouldn't, you seem the type to wheedle endlessly if you've been given an inch.

>>30902959
>>30903147
Yep. That you chose to reply to those posts and PROLONG this discussion is one of your problems as well. You're not facing things directly.

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I think we all need to take a step back and re-evaluate how we are spending our evening.

Getting mad isn't a fun use of your free time

>>30903181
Does everybody just stare at this thread continually or do they not do other stuff while waiting for a post to come up here?

>>30903168
That's pride talking.

>>30903168
So not admitting he's made any mistake will help Prof not seem condescending?

>>30903181
Allowing the underlying causes of the anger to persist will allow the problem to repeat itself.

Rectifying the issue now will be a net gain for happiness, even if people are mad presently.

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>>30903181

>>30902959
Outline your problems clearly and specifically. Acknowledging your mistakes is the first step to us actually trusting that you'll take steps to fix them.

Encounter roll for the beach and hunting.

Threshold 6
Hunting applies +2 here to reduce enemy initiative.
Rocket applies +2 here for the same.

1d100 Go.

>>30903207
>>30903220
It seems we have some nutjobs who go infer tone into things that don't have it in this thread.

>>30903181
I'm the one who posted this >>30902964,
and I'm good for now. Thread's too toxic for Prof to answer that in an objective manner.

>>30903200
A little bit of both

>>30903181
The problem is that this isn't the first time it's happened. People are becoming tired of having their issues heard.

Rolled 78 + 4

>>30903235
elite?

>>30903168
>wheedle

Hah, I get it.

Because of the pokemon

Rolled 48

>>30903235
Rolling.

Rolled 30 + 4

>>30903235
go!

>>30902959
So wait, making us 'railroad ourselves' means what?

Are you telling us that "oh, the solution was actually [run and gun]!" is railroading ourselves?

Because a quest isn't a fucking grade school test, where the teacher is looking for a specific answer and gives marks off for not being a good little parrot.

Look, you can change the module around behind the scenes if it so suits the playstyle that your players are going for.

Please just say that you'll do that next time and not 'subtly railroad' us like you're some fucking mastermind jew. Christ.

Rolled 22

>>30903235
I HUNGER

Rolled 79

>>30903235
Roll.

>>30903255
No need for modifier here. This will be accepted in the five rolls however.

Rolled 63 + 4

>>30903235
Go.

Rolled 1 + 4

>>30903235

>>30903200
I browse f-list.

Good stress relief.

Rolled 19

>>30903235
Alright, no mods.

>>30903200
I have Shadow Quest open in another tab.

It is not helping my anger

>>30903287
Isn't that some furry ERP site?

>>30903271
'railroad ourselves' is a standard GM tactic, even outside quests. You can't make EVERY choice viable, so you carefully regulate the illusion of choice to acceptable levels. Watch Extra Credits or something.

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>>30903286
so glad you missed the first 5

>>30903200
Raw is on

>>30903329
You have no idea, man.

>>30902959
Your problem is that you're allowing things to stew. And when you do intervene, you do stuff like this post where you don't actually address the problem.

Initiative granted.

Queue Battle music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_YMW54XtjI

>>30903304
ERP yes. Furry, no.

>>30903310
>Extra Credits

I was told to avoid that like the plague. No, not by /v/. What did they say there?

>>30903271
It's about leading the players. Ygg's use of the word "railroad" is just him unconsciously or subtly justifying his own railroading.

>>30903310
This a billion times.

People, railroading is not inherently bad. It's literally in the basics book on DMing. You shouldn't get this angry at noticing it. You should point it out in a civil manner, instead of demanding the DM kiss your boots.

>>30903348
oh shit we SAW SOMETHING.
what is it?

we have to use our HUNTER EYES to make sure we can get it without outside interference or getting moirdered.

>>30902959
>If I retconned the whole thing. There'll br people pissed and then there'll be people that are remotely satisfied. Then there will be people angrier at another outcome.
>I'm not saying it's why you guys chose to stall.
>I never even said that. I never even thought it. But it's probably the reason that you chose not to attack right away. there's a difference there. You could've voted to lay out a trap to draw the creatures away.
>The failure was in the stealth roll and then you were forced to make a decision.
No, when I asked you those questions, I meant if you thought that was what we wanted.

You need to stop ending threads the way you do because it's already clear at this point that you're forcing them to happen that way.

>>30903372
No one is arguing that some railroading isn't good. People are arguing that the way Ygg railroaded the end of the last thread is bad. It was forced.

Actually, I need to go to the store for some things. Back in under 30 (Hopefully.)

>>30903235
>>30903379
Oh, this. We should have gotten a bonus for our eyesight as well.

I assume the Hunting bonus was because of our behavior rather than our implants?

>>30903412
mkay. SOMEONE GET AN INTERMISSION SONG IN HERE
>>30903418
I wasn't talking about bonuses, more just paying very close attention while being hungry and in the wild.

>>30903418
Should've included perception too but I'll just remember that for next time.

>>30903471
How would our Crytten eyes interact with our perception stat?

>>30903488
they might not be the best in jungle land, honestly.

>>30903456
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJfLHedBG1g

we better not hit bump limit before he gets back...

>>30903488
Allowing for it in low-light and near darkness.

>>30903498
Why? It's totally unrelated to the climate. They can see in low-light areas, and that's a pretty general condition.

>>30903456
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqco9nxyc8g
My own admission. Let the healing start.

>>30903357
I'm not saying they're perfect, but they cover a wide range of topics.

What's important isn't whether there was a choice, but the choice that the player makes. When the player feels engaged by the choice, you're good. Look up 'Illusion of Choice' if you want a comprehensive explanation.

It's bad when it doesn't feel like the choice matters, not when the choice didn't actually matter.

In a Quest, the choice itself matters a lot more though, so the main gripe is that we don't feel that the choice taken was OUR choice.

>>30903530
yeah, but they might be baffled by all the color differentiating bits of being in a forest.
Color aint important in the arctic.

>>30903572
We're not colorblind, don't you worry about that.

Prof already listed down the advantages and disadvantages our implants would have when we took them.

>>30903544
Prof, I just want to let you know that even if the shitstorm never ends, I do enjoy reading your quest, and I will continue to do so until you decide to end it.
Either way, thanks for making the quest.

>>30904034
here here. also we're colorblind? that sucks.

>>30904083
We're...we're not colorblind.

>>30904034
thirded

>>30904083
I just said we -might- be shitty at seeing colors.

>>30903594
ha I should learn to read. I thought you said we are

>>30904083
We aren't colorblind.

What is it with this quest and people chronically thinking Ceru is way more shit than she actually is..

>>30903544
>>30904034
Mm. I've been with you pretty long and I enjoy your writing, so I'm not going to abandon you either.

Although you didn't really handle the last thread or this one very well, I've got faith that you'll correct yourself on your own behavior without needing constant reprimanding (unlike OTHER anons).

>>30904131
It's because an anon brought it up.

Then this guy
>>30904121
Apparently misread my post.

>>30904150
ya my mistake. not sure how I misread it, seems like simple English to me. anyway lets get back to the wonderful questing!

>>30904034
>>30904083
>>30904106
>>30904136
Thanks. I'm back now. We're carrying on.

>>30904478
great to hear!

>>30904478
so what do we encounter.
Hopefully unguarded delicious krabbies

You resolve to save the orb for later, keeping it secured safely to the satchel strapped across your thigh and hips. You look to the smoke again, better keep away from it for now until you know what this place actually is.

You set your feet to the sand, feeling it slip between your toes, cushioning every step as the sand slips out of the way.

The sun bears down on you as a tropical breeze provides you a little relief, though your rumbling stomach begs you to satiate your hunger, having had nothing to eat for what seems like days or weeks.

The long beach carries on as you walk for some time, glancing about to keep aware of your surroundings, the wash of the sea carrying on a melodic, almost peaceful tone, undermining the dangers that lurk all around.

You spot something in the beach's horizon and drop down to all fours to lower your body, tail hung low and slowly icing over, impeded by the presence of salt.
As you approach, you see a white and blue bird hopping along with some others along the sandy shore, finding its way to some rocks that interrupt the sandy beach with a sudden onset of water-washed and salted rocks. You lick your lips and almost purr to the thought of eating the little thing.

Just need to hit it with a good shot and it'd go down...

You hear the flapping of wings as others land amongst the rocks, some venturing out to little pools of saltwater and dipping their beaks down periodically, with the occasional tossing back of their heads as they eat a small morsel plucked out from the tender pools.

>[] Shoot one of the birds that's strayed.
>[] Approach cautiously and look down into the pools.
>[] Dive into the water and see if you can find a way into those pools.
>[] Carry on along the coast, leave the birds alone.

>>30904651
I like bird better than seafood.
I say bird.
>[] Shoot one of the birds that's strayed.

>>30904651
>[] Shoot one of the birds that's strayed.
>Lock-on
>Boom, headshot

>>30904651
>>[x] Shoot one of the birds that's strayed.

never split the party works both ways...

>>30904651
I have a feeling that there's a Pelipper around here...but fuck it, we can handle a Pelipper if it shows up right?
It would be incredibly depressing to get hurt by something that stupid looking.

Anyway, shoot the sucker with lock on. Should be an easy shot. Don't destroy it's meat too much if we can help it.

>>30904651
[X] approach carefully and look in the pools
I have a hunch

>>30904651
>[x] Approach cautiously and look down into the pools.
No need to get melted by pool-acid or something sneaking up on the birds. We just need to make sure we can kill them without risk.

>>30904651
>>[] Shoot one of the birds that's strayed.

>>30904651
>check out the pools
could be much safer food.

>>30904712
we can handle birds. I hope.

>>30904750

We are part cat. We have the laws of nature on our side. Also we're hungry.

Did you know the proliferation of domestic cats is responsible for the near extinction of many species of wild birds and song birds in the US?

>>30904774
Housecats kill EVERYTHING. They kill more species than any other feline.

>>30904774
Kitty get out.

>>30904804

And then they leave us Murder Presents.

>>30904712
C'mon anon, don't you want to be beat up by a bird that is more mouth than body?

>>30904774
Neat. I did not know that. That's pretty funny.

I mean, to consider how massive an impact humans have even when they don't mean to.

>>30904812
[Leer And Tail Swishing Intensifies]

>>30904774
That's a good point, but I'm pretty sure they don't use guns to do it.

>inb4 housecats armed with guns
and there's also Cat Shit One...

>>30904829
I actually really hope that a Pelliper shows up.

We could kill it and use its beak to store water.

>>30904857
That actually makes a lot of sense, an extra supply of water for drinking/shooting could be pretty useful.

>>30904857
While that's an interesting point, it's worth noting that Wingull doesn't evolve until like level 30 so...

It'd be pretty strong. Even if we are it's natural predator (aka cat)

We will eat all the birds, and become the fat cat girl goddess of this arceus forsaken island, start our own human/monster cult and be worshiped and pampered as a god because we could never find our way home and went mad.

Like that one episode of Eek the Cat where Sharky the Shark dog goes full Apocalypse Now.

>>30904857
Bandolier hooked with multiple jugs of water?

>>30904899
>Not being an amazon goddess and coming back to the Dome with another evolution and TONS more muscles

Plebbest tier.

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most likely Pelipper/wingull
water gun would be mitigated by water on water resistance
icicle gun would be neutral (wtr/fly)
so would psybeam but there'd be more meat/ less physical damage to the bird carcass for tools (beak cantine like one anon said)

I say psybeam the fucker

>>30904894
25

We can take out a lv 25 pelliper.