Or you could use magic to try to contact Delax at a distance somehow.

How will you try to talk to Delax?

>Go to his Heaven
>Go to his main church in the capital
>Go to a small church
>Use spell (which?)
>Other method (what?)

>>39423442
>Go to a small church, incognito

>>39423442
>Go to a small church

>>39423442
>>Go to a small church
Alone.

>>39423442
> Go to a small church, incognito

Going to a small church is the safer option, especially if it comes to a fight. Donning a magical disguise you teleport to a location outside of a small town in Orlath and then simply walk in through the gates, its mid-afternoon.

The Church of Delax is easy to find, located in the centre of the town and having a looming structure more reminiscent of a castle than a place of worship.

You head inside to the visitors hall and see a number of people praying before statues of Delax: in his aspect of Warrior, Ruler and Guide. A young acolyte approaches you, and takes in your false appearance of an ordinary traveller. You spot perhaps three priests of Delax in the hall, you doubt if this entire church has more than a half-dozen priests.

“Welcome milady” he says with a smile, he looks young, perhaps younger than you were when you went on your first quest “How may I be of assistance?”

If you want to speak to Delax directly, you’ll need to force him to pay attention to you somehow, but perhaps talking to his priests might reveal useful information.

What do you do?

>Talk to the young acolyte (topic?)
>Ask to speak to the head priest
>Ask to speak to Delax
>Use magic (what?)
>Do something else (what?)

>>39423740
>Talk to the young acolyte
Worries of possible war

>>39423740
>Ask to speak to the head priest


>Warrior, Ruler and Guide
.... Thats worryingly familiar.

>>39423740
>Ask to speak to the head priest

>>39423740
>Ask to speak to the head priest

>>39423781
>.... Thats worryingly familiar.
Refresh my memory.

>>39423889
Drache was uled by a trinity of demonlords called the Warrior, the Ruler and the Sorcerer.
Although the Sorcerer was trapped, but still.

Please roll Intelligence 1d20+9

Rolled 14 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>39423943

Rolled 18 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>39423943

Rolled 5 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>39423943

“I was hoping to speak to the head priest” you say “I have matters of importance to discuss with him.” You give the young acolyte a charming smile, he blushes and mumbles out something about going to get the high priest, turning and hurrying away he stumbles over his own feet but catches himself on the wall, and then heads off at a rapid pace.

Either he’s easily flustered or....Velyas warning comes back to you: about how easy it can be to manipulate mortals.

You contemplate that as you look around the visitors hall in the church. Like many gods, Delax embodies several aspects, his domains, and they are evident in this place. Delax is a warrior and a kind but stern ruler, or so he would have his followers believe. But places of prominence are given to Delax the guide, Delax the *light of morality* according to his own writings. Well, you suppose with an internal shrug, all gods see themselves as guides to their followers. Something about this church makes you feel uncomfortable, the design maybe, or the expression on the statues perhaps. They don’t appear benevolent as they gaze down upon the worshippers, they seem to look down upon the Orlath with contempt.

A few minutes later an older priest with more ornate robes arrives, led by the young acolyte, who indicates you and then withdraws.

“Yes my child?” asks the priest, his long eyebrows moving as he talks, his eyes looking at you with vague suspicion “You said you had something important to discuss with me?”

“I do” you admit “I have heard troubling rumours: that Orlath might go to war with the new nation in the Tribal Lands, Oreia.”

The priest gives a wide smile, seemingly put at ease by a familiar worry “Worry not” he says “The Theram are seeking many solutions to the problem of the false goddesses, I believe diplomacy and negotiation will prevail and the pretenders will realise they must step down.”

“But what if they don’t?” you ask, still in your guise of a tired and worried traveller “What if-”

“Then with heavy hearts” says the priest, as if reciting “The Theram will have no choice but to order the army to remove the pretenders, for is it not written that we should not abide false gods?”

Possibly, you never read the holy texts of Delax.

Your response?

>Thank him for his reassurance and leave
>Why do you think the Dual Goddesses aren’t real?
>Mention rumours of weapons made by the priests
>Discuss other topic (what?)
>Other action (what?)

>>39424179
>>Why do you think the Dual Goddesses aren’t real?
Sir, do you have a moment to talk about Sireyi Valyenya?

>>39424179
>Why do you think the Dual Goddesses aren’t real?

>>39424179
>Why do you think the Dual Goddesses aren’t real? Is it the word of the lord himself or just an observation?

>>39424179
>Why do you think the Dual Goddesses aren’t real?
>And why do you think the other major gods would lie when they affirm their godhood?

>>39424179
>Why do you think the Dual Goddesses aren’t real?

>>39424179
>>39424235
Changing to
>>39424256
We can pose as a concerned follower of Konig or Velya or something like that.

>>39424179
>Why do you think the Dual Goddesses aren’t real?
>And why do you think that other major gods would lie when they affirm their godhood?

>>39424300
>a concerned follower of Konig
>HOW DARE YOU CALL KONIG A LIAR?!
>smite the priest
A good idea.

“Why do you think the Dual Goddesses aren’t real?” You ask, trying to sound curious rather than accusing.

The priest pauses and gives you a searching look, before answering. You think your questions might be arousing his suspicions a little.

“The Theram and the Voice of Delax have said that this is so” he says with finality. You recall that the Voice of Delax is the title of the highest priest of Delax.

“But why would the other gods lie” you say “the other major gods including Konig have said that the Dual Goddesses are real.”

“I cannot speculate as to why gods would wish to deceive their followers” says the high priest, a swift, almost reflexive response “but our light Delax has said they are false. Was there anything else you wish to ask?” He puts a slight stress upon the last word. You notice magical energies begin to gather around him, he is preparing some sort of spell and partially hidden by his long sleeves, his fingers are twitching – probably running through the gestures required for whatever he intends to cast.

The mystical energies that are plain to your sight have not yet coalesced into anything coherent, he could be preparing to attack you, or read your mind, or even be preparing to bless you. Due to the slow speed of his casting it seems that he wants to avoid you noticing what he’s doing, but since you can see magic, that is a futile endeavour.

What do you do?

>Wait and see what he casts
>Dispel his magic
>Attack (options in next post)
>Leave
>Keep talking (topic?)
>Reveal who you are
>Call upon Delax to show himself
>Other (what?)

>>39424502
>Dispel his magic
>Call upon Delax to show himself

>>39424502
>"Alright then, I'll have to ask him myself." Dispel his magic. "Delax! Why are you threatening the Divine Coven? You know your accusations are false, yet you arm yourself for war all the same!"

>>39424502
>>Attack (options in next post)
IN THE NAME OF KONIG SMITE HIS ASS

>>39424502
>Dispel his magic
>Reveal who you are
>Call upon Delax to show himself

>>39424502
>Dispel his magic
>Call upon Delax to show himself

subtle is boring huh? ok, writing

>>39424685
More like, subtle doesn't get us results.
Clearly Delax has a policy of not telling his followers shit, so asking them won't do us an good.

>>39424714
well we could have tried subvert the priest, win ourselves an asset. But that would need eroding his faith first.

>>39424714
Maybe he's a good guy and the high priest is the actual asshole.

>>39424746
Subverting people isn't our style.

>>39424752
Then we will find out.

The priest casts a mind-reading spell at you, you disrupt it with a wave of your hand. Seems he thought you were a spy. As he stands there momentarily shocked by how easily you countered his spell you yell out “Delax, show yourself! We have business you and I!”

Your voice echoes around the visitors hall and the priest backs up, yelling for guards. The ordinary visitors to the temple wisely take the time to leave. Soon you are surrounded by a dozen church guards and behind them are four priests, including the one whose spell you so easily countered.

“Who are you sorcerer?” demands the priest you were speaking to before “and what business do you have in the House of Delax?”

You can see the light of magic surrounding the priests, all of them have protective spells cast upon them. You are still in your humble traveller disguise.

“I want to speak to Delax” you say “directly, this seems like the best way to do it.”

“Together” the priest says to his fellows “we subdue the witch and them hold her until an inquisitor can be called.” Ah, seems they still think you’re a spy, albeit a mage too.

To the church guards the priest says “prevent her from escaping.”

The guards are armed, and armoured in well-maintained gear but they do not appear to be elite troops: some are too young, others too old, one is badly overweight and the trembling of weapons held in hands betray the nerves of some of the guards.

With your powers you could easily defeat these poor fools, but the priests are about to attack you with their magic, so you need to decide how you’ll handle this.

>Just fight (options in next post)
>Defend yourself without attacking and let them tire themselves out
>Reveal your true appearance
>Other (what?)

Pally, I've been reading Rebel Quest and at the end you said you wanted to run a third quest sometime. Have you decided which one you want? Also, when?

>>39424900
>Reveal your true appearance
>I have come to have Delax answer to me for his accusations. If he wants to deny my godhood, then he should do it to my face instead of preparing assassins for my children and follower.

>>39424921
I have, it will be the school teacher one, and it will start in July

>>39424900
>>Reveal your true appearance
>>Just fight (options in next post)
Diplomacy is for pussies my friend.

>>39424951
This is unlikely to be the quest for you, then.

>>39424900
>Defend yourself without attacking and let them tire themselves out
Show the deity we're here peacefully, but not going to bow down.

>>39424900
>Defend yourself without attacking and let them tire themselves out
>Reveal your true appearance

>>39424944
and this

>>39424900
>Defend yourself without attacking and let them tire themselves out

>>39424951
I think you are in the wrong quest, my friend.
Its going to be half a year until Psychic Rebel Quest starts again.

>>39424946
School teacher in what capacity? If you don't mind me asking.

School teacher.. modern? Bad neighborhood?

School teacher in the dregs of the psychic rebel quest?

School teacher on the moon?

>>39424944
This.
Plus it's not like we care whether they knowledge our godhood or not, so long as they don't try to hurt us and our loved ones.

>>39424976
Oh come one these guys have been making weapons enchanted specifically to hurt us and our family. What diplomacy can there be?

>>39425017
Well, you could just read the last psychic rebel quest thread and find out for yourself?

But I guess reading is for nerds.
So its a fantasy school for girls with supernatural heritage where we lead the dungeoneering club.

>>39424946
Hypehypehype

>>39424944
YES!

>>39425026
>What diplomacy can there be?
As much as possible. Especially as long as the haven't hurt anyone yet. Nor do we know if these particular priests were inolved with that.

>>39425017
Wasn't it something about monstergirls or something like that? Man, that mage apprentice thing sounded awesome, so I'm a little bit disappointed. I'll still play it though.

>>39425017
see
>>39425065

In brief, MC is a male teacher at an all-girls school for girls with magical powers, also you'll be running the adventurers sports club.

Quest will be about dealing with teenage girls being teenage girls, plus coaching them to win competitions.

>>39425128
I bet you players won't even try to bang our students and then get fired and arrested. Nerd girl is best waifu.

>>39425182
Have some faith in Anons, Anon. I'm sure we'll be a responsible teacher that will lead our class to an all star team.

>>39425182
>wanting to bang our staudents
No you degenerate, we won't.

More likely we end up coupling all of them with eachother.

>>39425219
Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of.

>>39425182
The quest seems pretty much set up to become something like a chaste harem anime. Can't actually fuck any of the students for obvious reasons, but I'd wager most of them will wind up being hot for teacher by the end of the three month run.

>>39425227
>coupling
Who's the degenerate now?
We must make them all share a committed polyamorous relationship.

Please roll fellowship 1d20+19

Rolled 2 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>39425298

Rolled 20 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>39425298

Rolled 9 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>39425285
I wonder if our teacher could be a follower of Sireyi.
>>39425298

Rolled 14 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>39425298
>Select all sushi below
What the actual fuck, captcha.

Rolled 13 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>39425298

Rolled 1 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>39425298
I believe in the little thing called love!

>>39425307
well. I didn't see that one.

>>39425317
lol

>>39425307
Spend a point of Deific Power for critical success?

>Y/N

5 minute vote

roll is emotion/motive-sensing

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>>39425227
I actually like the idea of playing matchmaker at a school for young witches.

>>39425334
So long as one of them uses magic to convince us she's the only girl we could ever want.

>>39425317
Ouch.

>>39425333
Y

This is actually a time when it'd be good. We'll be able to figure out what's actually happening faster.

>>39425182
>I bet you players won't even try to bang our students and then get fired and arrested.

I've planned for that

First attempt results in a warning.

Second attempt results in bad stuff

>>39425333
On who?

>>39425313
>I wonder if our teacher could be a follower of Sireyi.
It would be pretty cool if all the quests ended up being a part of the same universe. Somehow. If that's the case then I know who made angel-vampires in PRQ.

>>39425376
I'm not sure if it would be 'cool. Although PRQ had allusions to stuff in this quest all the time.

>>39425366
Delax

>>39425333
>Y
Why not.

>>39425364
OP, child is always a blessing, never a bad thing.

>>39425333
Okay, so, just to be clear, this is an instance in which using our reality warping god power will not alter the minds of sapient beings in any way, shape or form, instead just allowing to understand them to the greatest possible degree, correct?

If yes, Y.

>>39425333
>>39425394
>Y
then
He probably does the same anyway.

>>39425412
correct

>>39425412
Divine power alters reality itself, so it kinda always "interferes" with magic.
Its really more of a question if it would be better or worse not to.
Like when we did it with our Twin, clearly it was better to alter reality to make her see our point, rather than risking having to fight her.
Its a very slippery slope.

The guards close in around you, but your spinning halberd keeps them back as the illusionary disguise dissolves to reveal the young angelic woman you are.

“It’s her!” gasps one of the priests “The demon!”

No, you’re pretty sure the demon is your sister, you’re the angelic one...still time enough to educate the priests in theology later. Out loud you yell “I have come to have Delax answer to me for his accusations! If he wants to deny my godhood, then he should do it to my face instead of preparing assassins for my children and follower!”

Around you the guards fall back, giving you plenty of space and even the priests are stunned into silence as your angelically-amplified voice booms around the room.

Then you feel it, a divine presence, the unmistakeable aura of another god – one you have never encountered before, utterly unlike Velya, or even Konig, harsh and domaneering. You turn around to look at where it’s coming from.

Delax looks like a mature athletic human, perhaps in his early 40’s if he were mortal. His hair is grey and trimmed short and his face lined, he carries himself with the confidence of a warrior though and is dressed in polished scale and plate armour. From his belt hang two sheaths holding short swords and a long white cloak trails after him.

“What do you want?” asks Delax, giving you a surly look.

“To talk” you say calmly, there’s no point in antagonising him after all “I have seen a weapon made by your priests, one of many I’m told, that are enchanted to kill my kin, and my followers.”

“So” says Delax, his expression one of bored contempt.

“So” you say “wars between gods are forbidden.” Around you the priests and guards are kneeling – those that haven’t collapsed or fainted anyway.

“You’re not a god” says Delax, looking at you in disgust “you don’t deserve to be one, you’re just a jumped-up follower of Velya. I don’t know or care how she convinced Konig and the others to back you, but you are not a god.”

[-1 Deific Power]

Its hard to discern the motives of another god, but Delax seems...slighted somehow that you became a god, as though you becoming one took something from him somehow. You think that it’s not that he doesn’t believe you’re a god, but that he doesn’t believe you should be one.

How do you respond?

>Make no more of these weapons, or else
>Point out that as a god, he should recognise you as one
>Velya, Konig and the others say I am a god, no matter what you think
>Ask him why he doesn’t believe you are a god
>Attack (options in next post)
>Other (what?)

>>39425548
>Ask him why he doesn’t believe you should be a god

>>39425548
>Ask him why he doesn’t believe you are a god
>Whatever reasons you have to begrudge me my godhood, are they truly worth your followers lifes if it came to a conflict? Are they worth demeaning yourself to murder of children? No blood has been spilled between us sofar, let us talk about this, no one wants a war between gods, and no matter what you think, other gods recognize me as such.

>>39425548
I KNEW IT I FUCKEN KNEW IT! He is that guy our mom stole divinity from.

>>39425548
>>Ask him why he doesn’t recognize you as a goddess

>>39425599
Our mom didn't steal divinity from anyone.

>>39425655
There were two gods fighting and one of them died and then our mom took his divinity IIRC. This Delax is probably the other god, the one who survived. I think he hates us cause he thinks our powers should belong to him.

>>39425548
>"Whatever your perceived slights, you KNOW the Divine Coven. A war between us could lay waste to the whole plane! Is your vanity such that you will refuse an obvious truth and put all at risk when a Lord of Life crawls across the land?"

>>39425703
It doesn't mean she "stole" it, and at worst that just means he didnt get the spoils of his own deicide.
More likely he liked the god that got killed or something like that.

“Why don’t you believe I am a goddess?” you ask Delax.

“Your divinity was stolen” he says harshly “stolen and then bestowed upon you before birth. It’s bad enough that Velyas lackey stole what she had no right to, but to then selfishly bestow that gift upon her own child rather than allowing all the gods to decide who should be raised to our ranks was arrogance beyond anything I have ever known!”

Delax seems to have a rather twisted idea of what happened: Your mother told you that you taking on the divine spark was not intentional on her part. You’re not sure what the divine etiquette is around creating new gods though.

Still, could Delax have intended to take the nascent spark himself to boost his own power, or raise a servant of his to god-hood? Was Delax perhaps the victor in a divine battle? You’ve no idea.

Whatever the reason, Delax seems to be taking it personally, which could account for his hatred of you.

How do you respond?

>My divinity was accident, not design – my mother did nothing wrong
>What’s done is done, neither of us can change the past
>Ask if he was involved in the battle where a god died
>What would he have done with the spark?
>Say something else (what?)

>>39425882
>My divinity was accident, not design – my mother did nothing wrong
>What’s done is done, neither of us can change the past
>What would he have done with the spark?

>>39425882
>"My mother was an angel. She was no more capable of defying Velya's wishes on the matter than your own servants. If you have an objection to something one of her subjects did, object to her. But threaten me, or my children, one of whom is of Konig's own line, and you'll find you and your sorry excuse of an army put down with such brutal efficiency that even the ancient monstrosity stalking the north will shudder to turn his attention this way."

>>39425882
>My divinity was accident, not design – my mother did nothing wrong
>What’s done is done, neither of us can change the past
>However I would know more of it, if you're willing to tell me your side of how it happened.
>Would you perhaps like to discuss it elsewhere? Or with someone else present as well?

Where do gods even hang out when they want to chat on neutral ground?

>>39425882
>My divinity was accident, not design – my mother did nothing wrong
>What’s done is done, neither of us can change the past
>What would he have done with the spark?

>>39425882
>Ask if he was involved in the battle where a god died
>What would he have done with the spark?

>>39425882
>My divinity was accident, not design – my mother did nothing wrong
>Even if she did, and I admit I'm a young deity and know little about etiquette in these matters, how is that my fault? And how is it the fault of my children and followers, who your weapons are threatening.

>>39425907
Chill, bro. No need to be so buttmad.

...though Konig would definitely approve.

>>39425928
Eh, can I change it to >>39425907 ?

>>39425907
I dunno. that threats and blustering doesn't seem very much like Sireyi.
We totally would put them down hard when it comes down to it, but Sireyi wouldn't be so crass to actually say it.

>>39425907
Shit, I'll support this.

>>39425975
Why would you? The write-in isn't that good, it's unnecessarily antagonistic and Sireyi has a significantly lower bonus to intimidate.

>>39425882
>What would he have done with the spark?
and
>>39425949

>>39425991
She doesn't normally have people threatening her children. This seems pretty in character where her family is concerned.

>>39426006
I blame remnants of the PRQ mindswet, although even Shee wasn't this try-hard.

>>39426014
We know for a fact it isn't, since she wasn't like this when it happened the last time either.

>>39425882
>And what would you do with it if I died. You said yourself that all the gods should decide, so why not put it to a vote? About if I should keep the spark and, if not, what should be done with it.

>>39426014
The action? Yes. The threats and jeopardizing a potential peaceful solution by antagonizing someone? Absolutely not.

>>39426042
You know, I have the feeling it will come down to this solution.

ok, writing

My divinity was accident, not design – my mother did nothing wrong
What’s done is done, neither of us can change the past
What would he have done with the spark?

As write-ins don't seem to have enough support

Please roll Fellowship 1d20+25

Rolled 8 + 25 (1d20 + 25)

>>39426091

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>>39426091

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>>39426091

>>39426091

>>39426097
Sireyi is on the top of her game today, it seems.

>>39426097
Oh nice, another one.

Spend 1 Deific power?

>Y/N

It's a lie-detecting roll, crit success reveals more info

5 minute vote

>>39426136
>Y

>>39426136
>Y

>>39426136
>Y
Always good to get more info, although I fear this might bite us at some point with another god.

>>39426136
>Y
Hells yes.

>>39426174
It should be fine as long as we don't use it on rolls to change his mind in some way (e.g. intimidation, persuasion, etc).

“My mother did not intend for this to happen” you say “my gaining a divine spark was not planned, so blaming her accomplishes nothing.”

“So she has told you” Delax dismisses your statement. You ignore the implication that your mother would lie to you about this, and push on “I cannot say what she or Velya would have done with the divine spark, had I not ended up with it, but neither of us can change the past, should we not move on and concentrate on more current matters – such as the Lord of Life and the Killing Frost rather than re-fighting battles from years ago?”

Delax gives you a tight-eyed look of contempt “I’d rather face those threats alone than ally myself with a thief” he says.

You bite back a retort as you consider what he just said, thief huh?

“If you had found the divine spark and not my mother” you ask curiously “what would you have done with it?”

Delax pauses and then says in a calmer voice “Taken it before a full gathering of the gods” he says “for all to decide.”

[-1 Deific Power]

Delax is a poor liar. You can tell that he would never have done that, but you have a feeling, intuition perhaps, that he wouldn’t have simply used it to bolster his own power, that he had someone in mind for it, someone he wanted to raise to godhood. Perhaps a lover? Or one of his most loyal priests? You’re not sure.

“If you wish to face such potent foes alone” you say pleasantly “then I will not stop you, in truth I’d want all the allies I could against such a threat, but I won’t choose for you. I *do* insist that you leave my followers and family out of it – it’s clear that your quarrel is not with them, it is with Velya, and perhaps my mother and me, at best” you don’t really think he has a genuine reason to bear a grudge, but you might as well avoid rehashing the same argument again.

“You don’t get to tell me what to do” says Delax in a threatening tone.

You continue “As I have said, a god war would not have any sort of positive outcome, and Velya, Konig, Mazon and Yerra accept my divinity even if you do not. I’m asking you one last time to stop trying to hurt my family and followers.”

Delax just shakes his head at you, a grim look on his face. You feel there’s something you’re not getting here. You wonder if an idle suspicion you had earlier about him being in league with the Lord of Life could be correct.

What do you do?

>Leave, you’ve said what you came to
>Ask him how he thinks he can stand against all the gods
>Accuse him of allying with the Lord of Life
>Threaten him
>Other (what?)

>>39426454
>Ask him how he thinks he can stand against all the gods
>What has the Lord of Life promised you? Helping you uplift for who you intended this spark in the beginning?

>>39426454
>>Accuse him of allying with the Lord of Life

>>39426454
>Other (what?)
"You're a poor liar. Why did the previous holder die for your lust for more power?"

>>39426454
>"Let us put it to a vote, then. Since you deem it so very worthy of threatening the peace of the plane while that thing tromps around at its own leisurely pace, why don't we turn our attention to the matter, have the circumstances by which I acquired the spark come under review, and if found wanting by a jury of our peers we can find a peaceful, respectable solution."

Divine Conclave is go. He wants to lie, he can lie to all the gods.

>>39426454
>Ask him how he thinks he can stand against all the gods
>What is it you hopw to gain from this all? Do you think you can kill me and seize the spark for yourself? By your own words, even if you should defeat me in this war, and should kill me, you would let a council of gods decide its fate? After antagonizing with this pointless war?

>>39426454
>>39426523
supporting this

I doubt it accomplishes much, since he already made it clear he won't listen to the other gods, but its worth a try.

>>39426523
Yeah, I'll support this.

Ok looks like we have 2 votes for each of

Ask him how he thinks he can stand against all the gods
Accuse him of allying with the Lord of Life

and 3 for this write-in
>>39426523
So using a combination of these

>>39426454
>Ask him how he thinks he can stand against all the gods
>What has the Lord of Life promised you? Helping you uplift for who you intended this spark in the beginning?

>>39426523
That's really not a solution I want to go with. Far too risky.

>>39426523
If nothing else, it will all but ensure the Lord of Life will make a move, thus turning everyone's attention to that very real threat.

Oh and roll 1d20+19 Fellowship for more sensing.

Rolled 10 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>39426748

Rolled 14 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>39426748
I missed being Sireyi for the gauntlets.

Rolled 10 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>39426748

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>>39426748

>>39426762
Although Shee is actually as good at them as Sireyi by now, thanks to the Bo4.

>>39426787
Yeah, but Psychic Rebel's dice felt outright malevolent at times.

24, 24, 24

>>39426802
>Yeah, but Psychic Rebel's dice felt outright malevolent at times.

Shee plays in a much more malevolent world.

“You really think you can stand against the four major gods on your own?” You ask Delax in disbelief “What makes you think you can win?”

“I am doing what is right” says Delax stiffly “Let others talk of politics, what Velya and her servant did was wrong.”

“Then let’s take it before a full gathering of the gods” you say “Since you deem it so very worthy of threatening the peace of the plane while that thing tromps around at its own leisurely pace, why don't we turn our attention to the matter, have the circumstances by which I acquired the spark come under review, and if found wanting by a jury of our peers we can find a peaceful, respectable solution."

Delax snorts “pointless” he says “since the only method of extracting it would be to kill you, even those that Velya has not already bought off will vote against killing you. A vote to take the spark from you is very different to a vote about who benefits from an unclaimed spark.”

Well that wasn’t exactly what you were suggesting. Is Delax deliberately being dense, or is he so blinded by his own grudge?

Or does he believe he can win, because he has a powerful ally?

You draw in a deep breath and ask “Did the Lord of Life promise to give you my divine spark after the two of you kill me then?”

Delaxs eyes widen and then he moves, so fast you don’t even see it. Both of his swords are in his hands and the tip of one is inches from your throat, the other held in front of Delaxs body in a guarding position.

“How dare you accuse me of allying with that...thing!” says Delax in a whisper, his eyes burning with anger.

You don’t think its an act; Delax seems genuinely angry that you’d accuse him of such a thing.

“Then who?” you ask calmly, a sword at your throat is nothing new, and you can teleport away if you need to.

Delaxs eyes glitter dangerously, but for a split second he looks away as he says “I don’t need allies.”

You think he has an ally, or allies, powerful ones. But if not the Lord of Life, who? or what?

“Now go” he says “or the war starts right here, right now.”

Around you the priests and worshippers moan in fright. If the two of you fight around mortals...it won’t be pretty.

Your reaction?

>Leave (exclusive)
>Ask about *who* his allies are
>Attack (options in next post)
>Other (what?)

>>39426963
It's Kilran isn't it?

>>39426977
>You claim to not be his ally, but right now, with this pointless war you want to start, you are the greatest ally he has on this world. Maybe if you win, he will feed your spark to the Killing Forst last in gratitude. Why should I fear the war starting now? You make it clear war is the only thing you accept. The war started when you armed your followers to murder children.

>>39426977
>Ask about *who* his allies are

>>39426977
>Leave (exclusive)

We've gotten out of him everything he would tell us without violence. He won't be revealing any more in his current disposition. We'll have to figure out his backing elsewhere.

And see about enlisting some allies/mercenaries that would negate his specialised enchanted weapons.

>>39426963
>"You know you are wrong, and you know you will lose. You will die as nothing more than a tool for whoever is pulling your strings, or you can open up. I will help defend you against whoever is pressuring you to do this, and I can all but assure Velya will too, if noone else."

>>39426977
>Leave (exclusive)

>>39427020
Stop trying to provoke him every other vote. Seriously.

>>39427049
Its not like leaving now will make the war not start, so whats the point? He will attack us anyway, he made that pretty clear.
We can't "provoke" him, his default mindset is going to war with us, not provoking him won't change shit.

>>39427039
Also, want to add this. >>39427020

>>39426977
>>Leave (exclusive)

He's already been pushed as far as he can.

>>39427077
>>39427049
Do you guys not get that he is already declaring war on us right now? Like, do you think if we leave now he won't start this war he keeps telling us he will start when he's ready to murder us and all our loved ones?
How the fuck would anything we do push him beyond what he already wants to do anyway?

>>39427072
Also, in his anger he might make a mistake. Give us a clue as to who his ally his, for example.

>>39426977
>Leave (exclusive)

Seems we have a tie for staying and talking (with varied dialogue) and leaving. For votes within the 10 minute timeslot.

Since this is a pretty big decision I am going to put this to an FD vote in 5 minutes rather than tie-break as QM

It will be a straight Y/N vote, if staying wins, I will use a selection of the dialogue choices.

Sorry to slow things down, but this could have long-term effects.

Please do not vote until the vote is called for

>>39426977
>"Delax, I don't know who is pressuring you, but if you ever decide you don't want to be used, I'm willing to help."

>>39427097
Forget it, these are pussy players. They wouldn't do anything even if this ass killed our wives and children right before our eyes.

>>39427097
By starting the war immediately and probably killing a bunch of innocents when two gods start exchanging blows instead of giving us some amount of time to try and find out who his ally is or gain some sort of leverage and avert the war. I'm reluctant to hand the Lord of Life a win, and that's all a war would be.

>>39427220
No need to be so insulting, I can see the reasoning behind wanting to delay active hostilities right now. I just don't agree.

>>39427244
>and find out who his ally is
That doesn't really do us any good. Especially since we can be 99% sure we already know who, and we won't get him to take his support back either.

Final Destination Vote

Will you stay and talk?

>Y/N

Yes = stay
No = go

5 minute vote

Don’t quote this post

Don’t post anything other than a *Y* or a *N*.

N

Y

N

Y

>>39427278
We might know who one of his allies is. It's possible he has more than one. I wouldn't be surprised if more than one god took offense to Sireyi's divinity. It might also be possible to undermine one or more of these hypothetical alliances in that completely-direct-and-honest way that Sireyi undermines things.

Even if he does only have the one ally, confirmation would be nice. Even if we can't undermine the alliances, at least we know the enemy lineup. I just don't see much advantage to kickstarting the war with a bunch of dead mortals, and I really don't think we'll be able to beat Delax.

N

>>39427312
Y

>>39427369
>see much advantage to kickstarting the war
That where you are wrong., the war has already started. Dude is literally making weapons to specifically made to murder everything dear to us.
The war is on.

Vote closed, the N has it

>>39427369
Yeah, even if he were the one who struck first, it's not likely the fight will leave witnesses behind. It will look like we carried out a raid on a small town with a church and that's the way clergy will spin it to the public.

>>39427411
It's 3 to 3.

>>39427432
It's not. >>39427397 doesn't count.

>>39427397
You fucking dumbass. You weren't supposed to quote the post.

>>39427422
And now they will spin it as if we attacked him here and he repelled the false goddess.
Thats really not a argument at all. In regards to his followers opinion we can't do anything that he won't make look bad for us.

>>39427432
I did specify not quoting my post.

I'm sorry I was not explicit, but FD votes that don't follow the rules will not be counted.

>>39427432
Last Y was invalid.

>>39427458
It was explicit.

>>39427458
Oh well.

>>39427448
We didn't attack him. We accused him of villainy. No matter how you look at it fighting him then and there would not be to our advantage in any way.

>>39427478
>We didn't attack him.
Do you not understand how propaganda works? It doesn't matter what we actually did.
If he says we attacked him, thats what they will believe.

>>39427496
It matters to us. It might matter to the priests depending how strong and direct his control over them is.
Calm your tits already.
I probably would have abstained from the FD vote but >>39427220 convinced me to vote N just to spite him.

>>39427527
>Calm your tits already.
I'm perfectly calm though?

>>39427527
>It might matter to the priests depending how strong and direct his control over them is.
He convinced them murdering children is perfectly okay.
I would say pretty strong, unless all his priests are evil.

>>39427566
Ok. Thought you were the other guy.
I'm still glad we didn't commit to violence just yet though.

>>39427588
Not all of the priests need to be in on killing the kids.
Although I imagine if they consider them demonic abominations they might have their morals relaxed in that respect.

>>39427448
Well, a bunch of people did just hear him acknowledge us as divine and admit that the real reason he refused to do so publicly was that he thought we didn't deserve it and proceed to threaten us, fully aware he would be starting a god war, with his citizens as the first likely casualties. Maybe one of them will have enough of a spine and shaken faith to wind up as a martyr.

>>39427588
We don't know how many priests are involved in that, and this church in particular is relatively small. I doubt they knew about the bane weapons before their god's admission of creating weapons to kill our family. Maybe the head priest, but the lower ranking ones? The guards? The acolytes?

For several long seconds you lock gazes with Delax, in two minds about whether you should stay and fight. You and Delax would likely both walk away from such a conflict alive, but if you provoke him he could reveal who his secret allies are.

Or you could be handing him a propaganda victory, a tale he can spin into defending his followers from an aggressor.

You still see out of the corner of your eyes the cowering followers of Delax. You and He might walk away alive, but they wouldn’t.

Killing people for no other reason than to gain information doesn’t really sit well with your own code of morality. You take a deep breath and a small step backwards, without taking your eyes from Delax you teleport away.

You wonder if some parting words would have gained you any satisfaction then you shake your head ruefully, not worth it. You appear atop a mountain in the Tribal Lands. When teleporting away from hostile situations you’ve gotten in the habit of heading for remote locations before going home, just in case you are followed.

After waiting several minutes you then teleport back home to Oreia. You had best tell your followers to prepare for war.

---

And that’s it for Sireyi today folks, stand by for Junior Paladin.

>>39427686

Could you comment on what he would have done with the other choice, at thread end?

>>39427686
I noticed we have still 949 Deific Power, does hat mean all the purchases for it haven't been made yet? Our heaven, the priests and priest spells and the life domain, etc.

>>39427819
Do we also not have a code for our followers yet?

Junior Paladin Mini-Quest

You are Milerna Jalweyen, angel-blooded and born paladin of Konig. You are 8 years old, and are attending paladin training at a church of Konig school.

http://pastebin.com/RE8br4uf

“First position!” bellows out the instructor “Third position, Fifth position, no not Ninth you klutz!” singling out a student who moved their wooden sword into the wrong position.

You’re in weapons class and you’ve been doing drills with blunt wooden swords for over an hour now, and your arms are getting tired. At your side you can see Chesi’s sword trembling a little too.

You’re still doing a lot better than the other cadets: most move their swords into the correct position slowly, some barely approximate the right movement, and others are so tired they get the wrong one – like the poor boy now in tears after the instructor finishes insulting him.

The instructor glares at you all as you hold your weapons in the indicated position for a few more moments and then he shakes his head “pitiful” he says. You’re outside in the cold air, and even with all the exercise some of your fellow cadets are still blue and shivering.

“I don’t think you really deserve this” he says “weapons down” you all gratefully relax as he continues “But at the end of every weaponry lesson you will be allowed some time to spar with your fellow cadets, no matter how poor your skills are.”

He indicates long racks filled with wooden replicas of real weapons, you suspect that like the wooden swords you’ve been using they will have metal rods inside the wood to give the weapon real weight.

“Grab some pads” says your instructor, a really old man with grey hair, indicating a pile of padded clothing in different sizes “and a partner and pick a weapon of choice, then” he points to some older cadets coming over from another class “the older cadets will watch your fights, if they tell you to stop, then stop, if they declare a winner, then you can find a new partner and the loser stops fighting for today, now, get to it.”

Along with the other cadets you and Chesi get wrapped up in warm padding and then head to the weapons racks. You spot Thomas and Michael also picking out weapons, as well as members of the various groups you saw earlier: the Swordies, Nobles, Talented, Girls and Bullies.

Chesi picks out a spear, but what do you pick?

>Sword
>Halbard
>Daggers
>Staff
>Other weapon (what?)

The last option is open-ended – pick any fantasy melee weapon. I may veto the really strange write-ins of course

And who are you fighting first?

>Chesi of course
>Thomas
>Michael
>Other cadet (who?)

>>39427819
The 949 just shows our maximum, current amount is listed in parentheses immediately afterwards.

Life Domain powers are already on the character sheet, as are priests and priest spells. Heaven is not, but I think it's already subtracted.

Captcha needs to stop with the fucking match-the-food challenges.

>>39427873
>Sword

>Chesi of course

>>39427790
sure
>>39427819
just updated character sheet
>>39427848
Not yet

>>39427873
>Sword
>Chesi of course
Making sure no one tries to neat her up under guise of training

>>39427873
>Sword
>Chesi

>>39427873
>Sword
>Chesi of course
Chesi first, so both of us get a feel of things.

>>39427873
>Sword
>Someone from the Swordies

>>39427873

>Sword

Halbard may be moms weapon, but we're gonna be bestest paladin with our own! And sword seems to work fine for us.

>Thomas

>>39427873
>Halbard
>Chesi of course

>>39427873
>Hammer
Like every real paladin, of course

>Chesi of course

>>39427873


>Sword
>>Thomas

You grab a sword and under the watchful gaze of an older cadet you and Chesi start trading blows.

After a minute the cadet watching your match rolls his eyes and says “try hitting each other, not just each other’s weapons, otherwise you won’t learn anything”.

Chesi giggles at his admonishment and just takes another playful jab, aiming for your sword rather than your body.

The cadets right, you should be taking this seriously, but you just spent a whole lesson practising forms and that was boring! You both deserve some fun.

What do you do?

>Just keep playing with Chesi
>Fight seriously
>BATTLE MASTERY
>Other (what?)

>>39428108
>>Fight seriously

>>39428108
>>Fight seriously

>>39428108
Signal Chesi with a nod that we're doing this and then
>Fight seriously

>>39428108
>Tell Chesi you both should probably fight more seriously
>Fight seriously

>>39428108
>Fight seriously
But warn Chesi first.

>>39428108
>>39428137

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>>39428026
>Like every real paladin, of course
What do YOU know about paladins?

>>39428108
>>BATTLE MASTERY
Oh man why would you put it there? Now I have to vote for it.

>>39428162
>Throws away hammer for sword
>becomes evil
Rest my case.

>>39428108
>Warn her and make sure she is ready
>Fight seriously
As serious as Chesi can handle, obviously, she isn't as good as we are.

>>39428201
>Not liking fallen paladins
It's like you hate fun.

>>39428281
I like them, I just don't want Mili to become one.

roll 1d20 no mods, best of 3

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>39428313

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>39428313

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>39428313

>>39428308
It would make a good story.

“We really should fight seriously” you say to Chesi. Chesi pulls a face and then takes up a more serious stance, and the two of you clash.

You know that you’re not the best fighter without using your powers, but still, a little of that skill is seeping through, you hope. And Chesi is strong enough and fast enough to keep up with you.

The two of you clash, your sword darting everywhere at once, even as Chesi dances around you, her spear blocking your every strike.

You barely hear the older cadet saying something as you spot an opening in Chesis guard, you thrust your sword forward towards her padded stomach even as Chesi brings her spear haft around to knock your strike away. The tip of your sword just brushes her stomach before Chesi deflects it, was that a point? You both freeze for a moment and glance at your referee.

“Uh winner” says the older cadet pointing to you and adding in shocked tones “how did you move so fast?”

Wanna go again?” asks Chesi, spinning her spear around in circles. Well, the instructor said you should seek out other cadets after winning, but he’s not watching, he’s busy yelling at one of the Bullies who hit his opponent in the head – causing the other cadet to end up kneeling on the floor, crying and clutching their face.

Actions?

>Fight Chesi again
>Fight other Cadet (who?)
>No more fighting, just watch
>Other (what?)

>>39428383
Not really. it can be part of one, but to be one it depends on the how. By itself it isn't.

>>39428443
>Make sure Chesi gets a opponent we know, like Thomas or better Michael
>Fight whoever else is free

>>39428443
>>39428467
Supporting this.

>>39428467
Seems like a plan.

>>39428443
>Fight other Cadet (who?)
Just someone random. Time to make new friends.

>>39428443
>>39428467
Seconding

>>39428467

Sure.

“Why don’t you fight Thomas, or Michael” you suggest to Chesi, with a shrug she heads off into the crowd of cadets, as you pick out your next victim, er, sparring partner.

You see another girl standing by herself and holding her sword in a two handed grip, looking around for a partner you think.

You walk up to her “Hi I’m Mili” you say smiling.

The girl glances at you nervously “I’m Jenny, milady” she says quietly.

“Wanna spar?” you ask eagerly.

“If it pleases milady” says Jenny, bobbing her head at you. That’s weird, she’s acting like the servants sometimes do around your mothers.

You take up your stance and attack, in two quick strikes its over and you are victorious, well that wasn’t very fun. Jenny looks like she didn’t enjoy it either, blushing and looking down “Sorry” she whispers.

You’re about to tell her that it’s ok, she’ll get better when the instructor yells to stop sparring.

With the weaponry lesson over you all take your pads off and head inside, that was your last lesson of the day and after washing your hands and faces its time for your evening meal.

You say a quick prayer over dinner, after eating you have a few hours free before you are due to go to bed.

The instructors have told you that you can do as you please, and as some of the older cadets take late lesson you can join them, advanced as they are, or play or rest, or read in the library.

Chesi refights your duel, swinging an imaginary spear through the air as you walk away from the mess hall “And when you went left if I had stepped back and then forwards again you would have been unable to stop me and I totally woulda had you” she says.

You open your mouth to point out how totally wrong she is when you hear a voice saying “hey wait up!” you both turn to see Thomas running to catch up to you, with Michael in tow.

You wait until they catch up and then Thomas asks breathlessly “So what are you doing now?”

You shrug and look at Chesi, you hadn’t really made plans yet. You also see Jenny walking away down another corridor, alone.

“I want to join the older cadets Weapons lesson” says Chesi “I think I can beat you this time.”

“But there’s sooooo many books in the library here” says Michael “heraldry and history and holy books, even magic books!”

Thomas lowers his voice “Or” he says “we could go exploring, I heard from some of the older cadets about an abandoned tower we could explore, that’s way more fun than weapons or books.”

That wasn’t on the list of allowed activities though...

What do you want to do?

>Weapons class
>Read in the library
>Explore tower
>Other (what?)

Also, invite Jenny along?

>Y/N

>>39428867
>Y
>Ask her what she would like to do, she seems like she would just do what we say despite not enjoying it
Because thats what mama Sireyi would do

>>39428867
>Y
> Get her opinion too and then have a vote
> Weapons class

>>39428867
>Weapons class
>Y

>>39428867
>Read in the library
>Y

>>39428845
+1 for our future harem!
>>39428867
>Explore tower
>Y

>>39428867
>Explore tower
>Y

>>39428867
>Y
>Get her opinion and have a vote
Well they said "do as you please" right? That tower seems so appealing...
But then again
>A good paladin doesn't just fight but also know stuff, let's stay in the library.

2 votes for each option huh, ok

“Hey Jenny” you say “Over here!” you wave to her as she turns at the sound of her name and heads over to your group as other cadets stream past you.

“Can I help milady?” asks Jenny quietly.

“Yeah” you say explaining “Chesi wants to go to Weapons class, again. Michael thinks we should read in the library” you lower your voice “And Thomas thinks we should go exploring, what do you want to do?”

“You want me to...come with you?” asks Jenny, sounding unsure.

“Duh yeah” you say “I dunno what I want to do, they all seem good in their own way.” You all look at her, waiting for her to break the tie in the votes.

Jenny seems to shrink under the attention before saying meekly “I like reading, perhaps the library?”

Michael nods in approval and heads forwards, leading the way. Thomas gives a snort of disgust and huffs “girls!”

You’re distracted from punching him for that by Chesi, who starts complaining about missing out on weapons practise. Jenny follows your group quietly, a couple of steps behind.

By the time you reach the library you have Chesi cheered up. Michael heads straight for a table in a secluded part of the library and takes a book down titled *A Complete History of Dornmer Volume VI* That sounds boring. Chesi voices a similar opinion.

“Its really interesting!” says Michael “Its got stories of battles and politics and everything!”

“Right” says Chesi “just like I said – booooring!” You start looking for books that might interest you.

Thomas manages to find a book about past paladins of Konig and he and Chesi both start reading that.

Jenny has...gone? No, wait, there she is, she has found a book titled *Strange Magics* huh that’s weird.

All of them have their books spread out on a single table and soon they are reading quietly.

What do you read?

>Read History of Dornmer (with Michael)
>Read about paladins (with Thomas and Chesi)
>Read about strange magics (with Jenny)
>Read another book (what?)
>Other activity (what?)

>>39429349
Hmm
Maybe skim the shelves one more time if something catches our eye, but if not...
>Read about strange magics (with Jenny)

>>39429349
>Read about strange magics (with Jenny)
>Try to get to know her better and find out why she is so shy and deferent

>>39429349
>Read another book (Weaponry, combat skills, and tricks)

>>39429349
>>39429436
seconding

>>39429349
>>Read about strange magics (with Jenny)

>>39429349
>>Read about strange magics (with Jenny)

I'll back that >>39429436

>>39429349
> Try to talk to Jenny and get her to open up

You sit next to Jenny and read the book with her, she flicks through the pages as if looking for something.

“What’re you looking for?” you ask.

“I’m sorry milady” says Jenny hesitantly; pausing in turning the page “would you like to read this entry?”

“That’s not it” you say “I mean, also, why are you so....” you wrack your brain for the right words “always so quiet and saying milady all the time.”

Jenny pauses “I’m sorry” she says.

“You didn’t answer” you point out.

Jenny looks away, like she’s upset or something “My family are servants” she says, sounding like she’s ready to cry “I don’t belong here, not with nobles and such.”

“That’s silly” you point out “sure some kids are nobles, but some aren’t, why shouldn’t you be here?”

“My family...the nobles they serve” says Jenny, sniffling a little “They are very clear on nobles being nobles and servants being servants, and how servants must act, and how we cannot play together and how if something is wrong, it’s the servants fault.”

You try to wrap your head around that, it just doesn’t make sense. You’ve played with kids who were from servant families, and you got punished by mama Sofia for punching a servant boy once, even though he was being mean and deserved it.

Jenny seems ready to cry, it must not make much sense to her either.

What do you do?

>Hug her
>Ask her why she came to be a paladin
>Ask her what she’s looking for in this book
>Tell her that you’re a really important noble and you say it’s ok for her to be here, so there
>This is too confusing, lets just read (exclusive)
>Other (what?)

>>39429790
>Ask her why she came to be a paladin
>Tell her Chesi isn't a noble either, and clearly she belongs here too, so thats stupid.

>>39429790
>Hug her

>>39429790
>Hug her
>Ask her why she came to be a paladin
>Tell her Chesi isn't a noble either, and clearly she belongs here too, so thats stupid.
>Ask her what she’s looking for in this book

>>39429823
I don't know, is she one or not? She might be the daughter from one of the tribal leaders.

>>39429790
>Ask her why she came to be a paladin
>Ask her what she’s looking for in this book
>Well, Konig must think she should be here, and grandpa Konig would obviously know better than some nobles, even if Mama Sofia and Mama Sireyi sometimes disagree aboutt hat

>>39429790
>>Hug her
>>Ask her why she came to be a paladin
>>Ask her what she’s looking for in this book
The Chesi writein seems nice although I'm not sure what her status actually is.

>>39429790
>>Hug her
>>Tell her Chesi isn't a noble either, and clearly she belongs here too, so thats stupid.
>>Ask her what she’s looking for in this book

>>39429790
>>39429917
this

>>39429790
>>39429917
Supporting

>>39429890
And neither is Mama Jal, when you think about it. She married into nobility.
three times in fact.

ok, writing

>>39429991
Ha. Thats true.
That needs mentioning too.

>>39429917
Hmm... did the littlest paladin have any interaction with Konig personally aside from using his divine power of badassery a few times?

>>39430016
Unlikely, but in a Konig paladin school they obviously got taught his doctrine and everything. And she knows about her ancestry too, so she would probably think well of him.
I mean, could you hate a grandpa that gives you superpowers?

You hug Jenny, at first she tenses up, and then she relaxes, and even hugs you back, a little.

“Feeling better?” you ask her, your arms still around her.

“Yeah” she sniffles a bit as she replies.

“Chesi’s not a noble and she belongs here” you say, Chesi looks up as you mention her name and stares at you hugging Jenny, before smiling and returning to her book “And grandpa Konig must want you here because otherwise why would you be a paladin-cadet?”

Jenny chokes out a laugh “I don’t think it works that way milady-” She starts

“Mili” you say

Jenny just looks at you.

“My name is Mili” you say “not *milady* - although *Mili-day* does sound good, a whole day just for me, where I can do whatever I want. Anyways, call me Mili.”

“Ok, uh Mili” says Jenny “Um, anyway, not every paladin-cadet gets to be a full paladin, some become priests or knights and some get sent home I heard. Not everyone gets to be a paladin of Koni-”

Jenny goes still in your hug

“What?” you say

“Did you say *grandpa Konig*?” squeaks Jenny
“Yeah” you say “but not my actual grandpa “more like my great-great-great....great grandpa, I think.”

“Divine One!” wails Jenny, trying to break your hug “I don’t, I can’t, I’m not worthy!”

“Worthy of what?” you ask, as Jenny squirms in your arms.

“Of...of anything!” says Jenny, still trying to get away “to speak to you or touch you or serve you or...or anything.”

Thomas and Michael seem engrossed in their books, or maybe they just don’t care. Chesi knows all about Konig being your grandpa and so doesn’t mind. You’re a bit unsure what to do about Jenny. Fortunately Chesi has helpful advice, leaning over to whisper “Just say she’s your personal servant or something – humans need like titles and roles my mothers said.”

Jenny seems to be panicking a bit, a still trying to get away from your hug, though you think its more about the Grandpa Konig thing and not that she doesn’t like you.

What do you say to her?

>What Chesi said, you’re my personal servant, so hugging is ok
>Um, I’m not related to Konig, it was just a joke
>It’s ok for us to hug and talk and stuff, because I said so
>Other response (what?)

And also, maintain hug?

>Y/N

Asking her why she came and what she’s looking for will be in the next update, but mentioning Konig interrupts things a bit.

>>39430358
>It’s ok for us to hug and talk and stuff, because I said so

>>39430358
>It’s ok for us to hug and talk and stuff, because I said so
>Hugging and talking is always okay, I mean, Mama Sireyi is a real goddess and she hugs people all the time
>Y

>>39430358
>>It’s ok for us to hug and talk and stuff, because I said s

>>y

>>39430358
>It’s ok for us to hug and talk and stuff, because I said so
>Maintain hug only if she doesn't draw away
>Hugging and talking is always okay, I mean, Mama Sireyi is a real goddess and she hugs people all the time

>>39430335
>>What Chesi said, you’re my personal servant, so hugging is ok
>>Y

>>39430358
>You're my friend now, so hugging is okay
Friend is like a title right?
>Y

>>39430358
>It’s ok for us to hug and talk and stuff, because I said so
>Y
Do we roll strength checks?

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>>39430358
>It’s ok for us to hug and talk and stuff, because I said so
>Hugging and talking is always okay, I mean, Mama Sireyi is a real goddess and she hugs people all the time
>Y

“It’s ok for us to hug and stuff” you say to Jenny “because I said so” you keep your hold on Jenny and eventually she stops trying to get away and relaxes again.

“I don’t think it works like that....” she says hesitantly.

“It does” you say firmly. Jenny seems to accept that.

With Jenny calmed down a bit you ask “So why did you come here, and what are you looking in this book for?”

Jenny answers quietly “It’s sort of the same thing “milad-, er, Mili. My parents always said I was a strange child and the priest of Konig examined me to see if the things I did where dangerous.”

“What sort of things?” You ask.

“Things jumping off shelves or breaking” says Jenny “knowing when the weather was going to change, lost animals in the woods finding me, stuff like that.”

That doesn’t sound dangerous to you “So what did the priest say?” you ask.

“He said I was a Channeller” says Jenny, screwing up her face as she tries to explain “like a mage or a priest but instead of only magic from one place I can use magic from lots of places but the priest said that could be bad because demons or bad people could fill me with bad magic and it was best if I came here to learn to be a priest or paladin so that I would only get used to using Konigs magic and that would keep me safe from bad magic.” Jenny takes a big breath after explaining all of that.

Well that sounds just like the nerd stuff Vivi would like.

“And you’re looking in the book for that?” you ask. Jenny nods “If I knew more about channelling” she says “maybe it won’t be so scary.”

“Yeah” you agree. The two of you look through the book on strange magics for stuff about channelling, finally you find it. There’s a lot of stuff there and some of it doesn’t make sense.

One bit does, sorta.

-As the channeller is a vessel for magics- it says –channelling a particular type of magic makes the attraction of errant magics less likely. A channeller holding no magic will absorb magic they come into contact with, as a dry cloth absorbs water, but a channeller whom holds magic is unlikely to absorb magic freely, and indeed must concentrate to do so-

You skip some stuff about magic affecting something called the *seat of reason* and read on.

-And so it is advisable that a novice channeller carry regularly a small amount of magic of a type that is harmless to avoid the uncontrolled channelling of magics they encounter-

You think its saying that Jenny should carry some magic with her to...protect against other magic. You scratch your head, maybe Vivi can explain that one to you.

“I think this is saying you should channel some magic” you say to Jenny “just in case.”

“That’s what the priest said” says Jenny, nodding “He said the divine magic of Konig would protect me.”

You think about that, you have some magic, and Chesi has some magic, you don’t know about Thomas or Michael – but you haven’t seen them use magic. Or you could try praying to grandpa Konig to ask him for some magic for Jenny, or maybe Jenny shouldn’t be channelling magic yet.

“Maybe you shouldn’t yet” you say to Jenny.

Jenny looks unhappy “If I don’t” she says “things happen around me and I don’t like it, I came here to stop strange things happening around me and getting blamed for them.”

Well, you can’t argue with that.

What do you think Jenny should do?

>Channel your magic
>Channel Chesi’s magic
>Channel Konigs magic
>Channel a combination magic (which?)
>Channel other magic (what?)
>Not Channel magic yet, might be dangerous

>>39430856
>>Channel your magic

>>39430856
>Channel your magic

>>39430856
>Channel your magic

>>39430856
>Channel your magic
We should definitly keep her away from Chesis magic, oh my.

>>39430856
>Channel Chesi’s magic
This please.

>>39430856
>>Channel your magic

>>39430856
>Channel your magic

Rolled 1 (1d3)

your magic it is, rolling a die

>>39431144
>1
Oh shit.
L-low is good right?

“I think you should channel my magic” you say to Jenny.

“But the priest said-” she protests

“I know” you say “but priest training and paladin training takes a long time – you can have some of mine now, it’s ok, mine always comes back.”

“Uh ok...” says Jenny “but how?”

That’s a good question. You think for a bit.

“I know” you say “Mama Isla lent Vivi magic once, I think I remember how she taught him.”

You stop hugging Jenny and instead take hold of her hands, and repeat what you recall mama Isla saying.

“Inside you is a well of magic, of power, it is neither in your heart, nor belly, nor head, it is deep inside all of you. It’s normally closed, but you need to breathe deeply and open it....”

After several false starts and a half-hour you suddenly feel weak, like you’ve exhausted your magic. Jenny on the other hand looks really lively, her eyes almost glow and her hair is all...shiny.

“I can feel it!” she exclaims “I can feel it, I feel like an angel!”

You see a pair of see-through glowing wings appear on Jennys back, for just an instant, then they disappear. Thomas, Michael and Chesi all stare in amazement at Jenny – who blushes a little “I think I can feel your magic” she whispers to you “inside me, its beautiful.”

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And that’s all for now. Thanks for playing. Next thread is on Saturday, around the same time. See Twitter for updates.

I can’t stay long as its late here but please dump any questions or feedback and I’ll pick them up from the archive.

>>39431160
It's a d3, likely just to choose from a list.

>>39431212
Thanks for running.

> “I think I can feel your magic” she whispers to you “inside me, its beautiful.”
Good thing it wasn't Storm magic then...

>>39431212

A repeat of a prior question, on the choice on flee or ask more questions to the other god.

>Could you comment on what he would have done with the other choice, at thread end?

>>39431212
Thanks for the thread

>>39431299

Spoiler-ed for meta and plot

the fight would have been *very* unlikely to have killed or seriously injured Sireyi or Delax.

Nearby mortals would likely have died.

Delax would have tried to spin it as hard as he could as Sireyi attacking him and his followers on his territory.

This may have convinced gods that have no strong reason to support Sireyi or Delax in any potential future votes to side against Sireyi.

>>39431362
Does Mili have access to storm magic like Sireyi?

>>39431362

So pox on both houses, he would have likely attacked if we did not withdraw, likely out of annoyance and anger.

Then he spins it to turn people against Sireyi.

It would have whipped his own worshipers into a higher fervor too.

Now he can claim Sireyi backed down to him to his own people too, but other gods would likely see the truth.

>>39431400
Maybe