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[Weirdsound]

Character:

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Name: the Male Night Troll "My father says I earn a name when people fear me enough to give me one."

Physical Traits:
Movement is Impaired in Left Arm. Grasping is Impaired in Left Hand. Right Leg Damaged; likely broken
Tattooed Arms "Prevents me from getting magic fatigued as easily, and even helps out a bit with casting. Also: Fashionable."
Springy Legs "I wish I could fly, but being able to jump like a flea and kick peoples ribs in is the next best thing."
Camouflaged Body "I can be invisible... at a glance or at a distance."
Hypnotic Gaze "I'm good at disabling a mortal's self preservation instinct... not so good at predicting his actions once I do."

Skills:
Eon Manipulation (+5) "Eon Manipulation is a family tradition. I hope to someday be as good as my father..."
Stealth (+4) "They can't escape what they can't see!"
Dark Manipulation (+2) "The night is my birthright and my greatest ally..."
Night Creature Empathy (+1) "Because it pays to be friends with other night dwellers."
Communication (+1) "Even for one as hideous as myself, a silver tongue goes a long way!"

Inventory:
A cursed bracelet of plant reading [+1 when listening to plants] (Worn, right arm, boosts Plant Empathy in some situations)
Scorchedjade, An Artifact Rose Quartz Spear [Unknown Enchantment(s)] (Wielded, right hand)
Steel Buckler (Wielded, left arm)
A Soul Catcher Necklace (Worn)
2 Steel Maces [Noisy and Somewhat Encumbering] (Hanging from belt and strapped to back)
Alchemist's Work Outfit [Shirt, Apron, Pants] (Worn)
-6 Handfuls of Beach Sand (In pocket)
-An Elf Tooth Charm Necklace (In pocket)
-1 Handheld mirror (In pocket)
-2 Large Rubies (In Pocket)
-2 Platinum Ingots (In Pockets, Straining Garmet)
-1 Human Brain of Phyros [Magically Preserved] (In pocket)
-1 Small Sack of Grey Powder Labeled 'Phoenix Ash' (In Pocket)
-1 Small Sack of Assorted Dragon Bits [Small Bones, Scales, Teeth, Ect] (In Pocket)
-1 Small Sack Labeled 'Warning: Gunpowder' (In Pocket)
-1 Book Titled 'Intro to the Inferno: The Scourge's Guide to Flame Manipulation' (In Pocket)
-1 Book Titled 'The Devil's Cookbook: Alchemy for Those Lacking in Moral Fiber' (In Pocket)
Thick Belt (Worn)
-1 Large Knife (Sheathed, Hanging from Belt)
-1 Saber (Sheathed, Hanging from Belt)
"Shit. Now I need to kill another human for Alchemy components. Wonderful..."

Perks:
Magic Perks
Budding Animal Empath: You will gain the animal empathy skill if you succeed in 1 animal empathy actions, or successfully study it in a book
Budding Plant Empath: You will gain the plant empathy skill if you succeed in 2 plant empathy actions, or successfully study it in a book.
Improving Communicator: Your Communication skill will increase if you succeed in 2 communication actions, or train extensively under a superior communicator.
Time Displacement Specialist: Take a +1 to any attempt to send something foward in time.
Budding Fire Manipulator: You will gain the fire manipulation skill if you succeed in 2 fire manipulation actions or train with somebody who has it
Aspiring Water Manipulator: You will gain the water manipulation skill if you succeed in 6 water manipulation actions, or train extensively with somebody who has it
Aspiring Swordsman: You will gain the Armed Combat [Swords] skill if you succeed in 6 sword combat actions, or train extensively with somebody who has it
Fire Manipulation Utility Theory: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using non-destructive fire magic
Fire Manipulation Combat Theory: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using fire magic to destroy, kill, or maim
Bug Speaker: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using animal empathy on bugs
Bird Speaker: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using animal empathy on birds
Youth Speaker: Take a +1 to any attempt to communicate with a mortal who is under 30 (Or equivilant to being under 30 for non humans)

Reproductive Perks
Mature: You are physically and mentally capable of converting and impregnating mates. To do so you must spend a "Gift" perk. "Gift" perks can be gained by rolling very high, learning new skills, or through other supernatural means. If you create a child it may be born with some traits of it's mother in addition to whatever gift you use to conceive it.
First Gift: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will have your four physical features. Gifts that grant more than two traits are rare, so this may be worth saving for somebody special.
Gift of Puppetry: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will be bound to follow your commands for as long as you both live. You will be made aware of any major changes to your puppet's health or location.
Gift of Hideousness: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will appear so unatural and ugly that it will almost always elicit a powerful emotional response (typically fear, disgust, or anger) in any mortal who lays eyes on it.
Gift of Withering Touch: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will have the ability to cause mortal beings to age upon physical contact. Humans can be brought from infancy to natural death in about 30 minutes. Dwarves take about three times that much. Elves and Goblins can be aged to phyiscal maturity, but not beyond that point.

Recipes:
Drought of Perception Blotting: Causes the drinker to become invisible to members of a single sentient race unless the drinker tries to get their attention or is pointed out to them.
-1 Brain of the Race you wish to be not noticed by
-1 Fistfull of ash from burned oak
-1 1 Large Mug of digestive juices from a mammal

Other Party Members:
Gwendolyn, the Night Troll Consort (Healthy, Unfamiliar with her own body)
-Loincloth
-Oak Sword (Enchanted)
-Willow Sword (Enchanted)
-Steel Mace
-Steel Mace
Alice, the 16 Year Old Human Woodsman (Healthy)
-Rope Reed Fiber Shirt
-Whale Leather Armor [Helm, Vest, Leggings, Boots, Gloves]
-Steel Combat Knife
-Steel Workman's Ax
-Rubber Wood Bow
-Human Leather Quiver [50 Steel Arrows]
-Coin Purse [33 Dwanmaiden Silver Coin, 3 Foghorn the Vile Aluminum Doubloons]

Well, we may tell Alice about the Gift of Puppetry and it's effects.
I think we can use a puppet consort to impregnate her with utility, not very useful gifts, some of the resulted sons may be puppets too.

Alice is concerned for her safety, so you bring up the Gift of Puppetry. "I have this one gift... it will turn the person in question into a puppet. I could order them to leave you alone. I assure you, at least in the case of the one I use that gift on, the consort created will do you no harm." 1d20 = 13 + 1(Skill) + 1(Perk) = 15

The girl pauses for a second, before accepting your guarantee and giving you some information. "Alright. Two names for you then. Micarlyn is a member of the Druid of Dawnmaiden's Harem. She was chosen for that role from birth, and trained in the harmless arts of language and theoretical magic. Two months ago she wrote a pamphlet casting tiger people in a bad light. I cannot forgive that. I was just going to poison her next time we slipped away from town together, but I would be glad to see her made your puppet instead. She doesn't know I hate her now, so I should have no trouble luring her to the tower."

Alice shudders a bit as she mentions the next potential victim. "Lichen is this old dwarven broad who tags along with her even older merchant brother. She is usually in Dawnmaiden or Oakworshiped at this time of year. She is actually a madam, and her advances on me were just an attempt to land me in her stable of whores. She would have gotten away with it too if Rox didn't pull my ass from the fire. I hear rumors that she practices necromancy to cater to clients who want to... you know... with the undead..."

The thought is enough to turn your friend green. She takes a second to recover and speaks softly "Getting her will be tough. The caravan run by Lichen and her brother has at least 10 guards, and she wont be fool enough for me to lead her to you. You might just want to kill them, and take whatever living prostitutes are left."

You nod. "I'll consider those. I may send you to Dawnmaiden to research Lichen's location or bring back Micarlyn for me to turn."

With that you end the conversation by ordering Alice to help you to the roof. You filter out the racket and stench produced by the Lovebird colony, and find the lock-box where you left it. The box is too heavy for you to handle with a broken leg, and Alice's mortal strengh can barely handle it, so you decide to just give it a good looking over for now. It doesn't appear enchanted; just locked. Your mom once told you however that the best way to enchant a container is on the inside; so nobody can see what traps you have woven until it is opened.

The fact that the box is illogically heavy also implies a degree of magic about it. You decide to leave it where it is for now.

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Intentional double post to bump it with  a suggestion
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Shouldn't we check the information about the flowers? If we find flowers, then ambush (together with Alice) is required. It's not like we can't cast due to broken. May read the alchemy book and\or fire book while waiting for ambush. Luckily we can  read at night

You remain on the roof at night and watch for the flower leaver as the sun sets. It is a long wait, but eventually, just around midnight, you spot a party of three walk up to the bottom of the hill on which your tower stands and stop. Just as you are about to head downstairs and downhill to ambush them however you spot a fourth figure approaching; Gwendolyn. 1d20 = 13 + 1(Your eyes work better in the dark) = 14

The consort approaches the intruders unseen. As soon as she closes the distance she charges, grappling one of them and blinking uphill away from the others. Gwen uses the shock of the sudden warp to gag her victim from speaking an wrestle it into submission. She then carries the prisoner up to the tower's front door. You check that neither of the other two intruders are following Gwendolyn before going downstairs to meet her. 1d20 = 19 + 2(Gwen's Skill) - 2(Gwen is Freakish Tall) = 19

The prisoner is a strange woman. Her skin is blueish green and she wears lots of seashell jewelry and piercings. Her body is covered in flowering plants that both your female allies are quick to tell you grown only underwater. She is unarmed. She refuses to speak when questioned and is not nearly afraid as she should be.

You have her stripped of her cloak and flowers and throw her in a cell in the dungeon. You tell Alice to watch the prisoner while you  have a brief reunion with Gwen.

Gwendolyn pulls you into one of her lanky four limb embraces and allows you to suckle a strand of her gold and red hair while she gives you a debriefing of her most recent adventure. "Got two souls. The second one was harvested in a clumsy fashion, and I got caught. I gave the humans a courtesy warning that the Night Trolls would rise again before blinking away from the lynch mod."

"So you can heal me?"

The consort smiles and playfully tongues the inside of your nose for a bit before answering. "I can try. I could boost one of your possessions to slowly heal you. It would take a few days for an item like that to deal with a broken bone, but it would be a nice toy to have in the long run. Alternatively I could just try to enchant your body into healing itself. That would be a one-off thing though."

You pucker up to consider your options over a long kiss. About 30 seconds in you both blush as your foot ends up somewhere beneath her loincloth. Your boyish sensibilities scream for you to remove the offending extremity from its current position, break away from the embrace, and get back to business; yet your instincts suggest that you may want to attend to the survival of your species before worrying about your individual health or the prisoner.

[Ukrainian Ranger]

Interesting options. puppet necromancer is cool... And who knows what whores we may find. But it wouldn't be easy, and probably will require us healed. I think we should note that, and visit her when we will be stronger. Also, for roleplayish reasons I'd like to see our hero as an anti-necromancer. because zombies.... eeeew

I like druid more, because we may  order her to teach us and anyone we want... Elven secrets isn't something useless to bring into the family

Prisoner... is interesting should interrogate first, then we may decide what to do

Healing. I'd enchant the steel buckler, because wearing it is useful. And no to enchanting our body... 1) we barely tolerate  usage of souls on items and one time usage is even worse than making useful items 2) failed roll on item may destroy that item, failed roll on our body....


But let's return to the more urgent situation. We have our beloved wife that showed herself as a competent hunter (should congratulate her) , she is in a right mood and our instincts kicking in... I am sure that it's time to spend a gift. The first gift to be precise.  Probably we may find a better target for the first gift but our mutual feelings with Gwen is more important... We should gift her the GIFT

[Iituem]

Yes.  Our first child should really have that first gift, after all, and we can depend on Gwen to nuture it until it is weaned.

[javierpwn]

Yes.  Our first child should really have that first gift, after all, and we can depend on Gwen to nuture it until it is weaned.

Third time I've +1'd this
I want a magically assassination baby

[Descan]

I wonder if Alice could take care of it?

She's loyal, and it could show we trust her if we let her take care of our first child when we're not available to do so ourselves.

[Thecard]

Well, necromancy would help you with that army you want to field.  Zombies won't require as much upkeep as... well... any other kind of soldier.
And they aren't that disgusting, if you use them for fighting.  What she's using them for.... ugh.

[Ukrainian Ranger]

It will but I don't like that storywise, I want to see our night troll more noble than that

And having an army is only one of the possible story direction, making babies and sending wifes with their sons all over the world is another

[Thecard]

It will but I don't like that storywise, I want to see our night troll more noble than that

And having an army is only one of the possible story direction, making babies and sending wifes with their sons all over the world is another

A noble night creature?  You do realize we're basically rapists? 
Our wife?  Yeah, that bit wasn't consensual.

[Weirdsound]

Character:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: the Male Night Troll "My father says I earn a name when people fear me enough to give me one."

Physical Traits:
Movement is Impaired in Left Arm. Grasping is Impaired in Left Hand. Right Leg Damaged; likely broken
Tattooed Arms "Prevents me from getting magic fatigued as easily, and even helps out a bit with casting. Also: Fashionable."
Springy Legs "I wish I could fly, but being able to jump like a flea and kick peoples ribs in is the next best thing."
Camouflaged Body "I can be invisible... at a glance or at a distance."
Hypnotic Gaze "I'm good at disabling a mortal's self preservation instinct... not so good at predicting his actions once I do."

Skills:
Eon Manipulation (+5) "Eon Manipulation is a family tradition. I hope to someday be as good as my father..."
Stealth (+4) "They can't escape what they can't see!"
Dark Manipulation (+2) "The night is my birthright and my greatest ally..."
Night Creature Empathy (+1) "Because it pays to be friends with other night dwellers."
Communication (+1) "Even for one as hideous as myself, a silver tongue goes a long way!"

Inventory:
A cursed bracelet of plant reading [+1 when listening to plants] (Worn, right arm, boosts Plant Empathy in some situations)
Scorchedjade, An Artifact Rose Quartz Spear [Unknown Enchantment(s)] (Wielded, right hand)
Steel Buckler (Wielded, left arm)
A Soul Catcher Necklace (Worn)
2 Steel Maces [Noisy and Somewhat Encumbering] (Hanging from belt and strapped to back)
Alchemist's Work Outfit [Shirt, Apron, Pants] (Worn)
-6 Handfuls of Beach Sand (In pocket)
-An Elf Tooth Charm Necklace (In pocket)
-1 Handheld mirror (In pocket)
-2 Large Rubies (In Pocket)
-2 Platinum Ingots (In Pockets, Straining Garmet)
-1 Human Brain of Phyros [Magically Preserved] (In pocket)
-1 Small Sack of Grey Powder Labeled 'Phoenix Ash' (In Pocket)
-1 Small Sack of Assorted Dragon Bits [Small Bones, Scales, Teeth, Ect] (In Pocket)
-1 Small Sack Labeled 'Warning: Gunpowder' (In Pocket)
-1 Book Titled 'Intro to the Inferno: The Scourge's Guide to Flame Manipulation' (In Pocket)
-1 Book Titled 'The Devil's Cookbook: Alchemy for Those Lacking in Moral Fiber' (In Pocket)
Thick Belt (Worn)
-1 Large Knife (Sheathed, Hanging from Belt)
-1 Saber (Sheathed, Hanging from Belt)
"Shit. Now I need to kill another human for Alchemy components. Wonderful..."

Perks:
Magic Perks
Budding Animal Empath: You will gain the animal empathy skill if you succeed in 1 animal empathy actions, or successfully study it in a book
Budding Plant Empath: You will gain the plant empathy skill if you succeed in 2 plant empathy actions, or successfully study it in a book.
Improving Communicator: Your Communication skill will increase if you succeed in 1 communication actions, or train extensively under a superior communicator.
Time Displacement Specialist: Take a +1 to any attempt to send something foward in time.
Budding Fire Manipulator: You will gain the fire manipulation skill if you succeed in 2 fire manipulation actions or train with somebody who has it
Aspiring Water Manipulator: You will gain the water manipulation skill if you succeed in 6 water manipulation actions, or train extensively with somebody who has it
Aspiring Swordsman: You will gain the Armed Combat [Swords] skill if you succeed in 6 sword combat actions, or train extensively with somebody who has it
Fire Manipulation Utility Theory: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using non-destructive fire magic
Fire Manipulation Combat Theory: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using fire magic to destroy, kill, or maim
Bug Speaker: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using animal empathy on bugs
Bird Speaker: You do not suffer an untrained skill penalty for using animal empathy on birds
Youth Speaker: Take a +1 to any attempt to communicate with a mortal who is under 30 (Or equivilant to being under 30 for non humans)

Reproductive Perks
Mature: You are physically and mentally capable of converting and impregnating mates. To do so you must spend a "Gift" perk. "Gift" perks can be gained by rolling very high, learning new skills, or through other supernatural means. If you create a child it may be born with some traits of it's mother in addition to whatever gift you use to conceive it.
First Gift: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will have your four physical features. Gifts that grant more than two traits are rare, so this may be worth saving for somebody special. Bun in the Oven
Gift of Puppetry: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will be bound to follow your commands for as long as you both live. You will be made aware of any major changes to your puppet's health or location.
Gift of Hideousness: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will appear so unatural and ugly that it will almost always elicit a powerful emotional response (typically fear, disgust, or anger) in any mortal who lays eyes on it.
Gift of Withering Touch: Can be spent to convert or impregnate a mate. The night troll created will have the ability to cause mortal beings to age upon physical contact. Humans can be brought from infancy to natural death in about 30 minutes. Dwarves take about three times that much. Elves and Goblins can be aged to phyiscal maturity, but not beyond that point.

Recipes:
Drought of Perception Blotting: Causes the drinker to become invisible to members of a single sentient race unless the drinker tries to get their attention or is pointed out to them.
-1 Brain of the Race you wish to be not noticed by
-1 Fistfull of ash from burned oak
-1 1 Large Mug of digestive juices from a mammal

Other Party Members:
Gwendolyn, the Night Troll Consort (Healthy, Unfamiliar with her own body, Pregnant 0/?? Fear for Baby)
-Loincloth
-Oak Sword (Enchanted)
-Willow Sword (Enchanted)
-Steel Mace
-Steel Mace
Alice, the 16 Year Old Human Woodsman (Healthy)
-Rope Reed Fiber Shirt
-Whale Leather Armor [Helm, Vest, Leggings, Boots, Gloves]
-Steel Combat Knife
-Steel Workman's Ax
-Rubber Wood Bow
-Human Leather Quiver [50 Steel Arrows]
-Coin Purse [33 Dwanmaiden Silver Coin, 3 Foghorn the Vile Aluminum Doubloons]

Prisoner... is interesting should interrogate first, then we may decide what to do

Healing. I'd enchant the steel buckler, because wearing it is useful. And no to enchanting our body... 1) we barely tolerate  usage of souls on items and one time usage is even worse than making useful items 2) failed roll on item may destroy that item, failed roll on our body....


But let's return to the more urgent situation. We have our beloved wife that showed herself as a competent hunter (should congratulate her) , she is in a right mood and our instincts kicking in... I am sure that it's time to spend a gift. The first gift to be precise.  Probably we may find a better target for the first gift but our mutual feelings with Gwen is more important... We should gift her the GIFT

"Gwen. You did real good on the hunting trip. Real good. Before we start on the enchanting I would like to reward you by paying the highest honor I could ever pay anybody." You dig your foot in a bit deeper to drive home the point.

Before Gwendolyn can respond your body begin to glow a sickly black as the gift you intend to transfer is pushed to the surface. The sight of the black glow is enough to trigger the consort's instincts. With a giggle she begins drooling and removing the clothes required to proceed, and then the pair of you get to work.

---

Gwendolyn sees to it that the intimacy lasts far longer than is required for a simple gift transferal. Finally, after a bit more than an hour of various activities seemingly designed to both gross out and intrigue your young mind she relents. The consort mops up most of the mess left behind with her tongue and helps you get back into your pants (which proves difficult to do with a broken leg).

You offer Gwendolyn a brief explanation of the gestation process. The baby will develop via exposure to fear. Your father always used the formula of 2 live feedings for each trait the baby would have. This means that Gwendolyn would have to skillfully eat 8 people, 10 if the baby inherits her warping powers. She can, and likely will, collect fear in other ways in the process so you doubt she will need quite that many. You warn her that after the first few the pregnancy will begin to manifest itself, perhaps hindering her hunting efforts. You promise to provide victims for her when it comes to that.

Tossing Gwendolyn your buckler, you instruct her to enchant it with the offered healing powers before heading downstairs to interrogate the prisoner.

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Alice informs you that the strange blue-skinned girl refuses to talk. You dismiss the human from the room and get to work yourself.

Introducing yourself as the master of the tower, you explain you have the right to at the very least know the name of your captive. To your surprise this merits an answer. 1d20 = 15 + 1 = 16

"I am Kelpmier III."

Kelpmier... a strange name not fitting any civilization you know of. You spend a few hours trying to get more out of her, but she remains silent. None the less you are able to figure out a bit via observation.

She is strangely confident. You suspect she may be planning to escape and doesn't expect much difficulty in doing so. Perhaps she can cast, or her jewelry is enchanted. You also begin to suspect that she is rather young, and make a mental note to apply your understanding of youth psychology to her in your future dealings.

You call Alice back down to keep an eye on her, instructing the human to be careful, before going upstairs to collect your new buckler. Sadly it would seem that Gwendolyn's streak of usefulness has finally come to an end. The buckler is still unenchanted, and it would seem that she has already wasted one of her stored souls trying to get it to work. 1d20 = 6 + 2(Gwen's Skill) = 8

[Ukrainian Ranger]

Thecard, Not human nobleness... We have another morals.  We are quite noble with Alice for example.  I quite regret that we killed the elf after we promised that we'll not too... I simply forgot about the fact

Ask Gwen if we can help increase chances of success somehow, if not just hope that soul will not be wasted and let her try again

[GreatWyrmGold]

Also try to figure out how to get live victims for Gwen.

...No, on second thought don't threaten the prisoner with being eaten, it'll make her hate us more.

[Mlamlah]

Maybe we should attempt to enchant something that does not require us to constantly keep one hand occupied? A necklace perhaps?

[Thecard]

Maybe we should attempt to enchant something that does not require us to constantly keep one hand occupied? A necklace perhaps?

Maybe something hard to notice, like a piercing?
But the elf necklace might work well.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Necklace sounds good.

[javierpwn]

Forcefully interrogate prisoner,  replace her meals with dirt, get dirt from earth magicks