Inactive [LP CYOA] Overlord

[Nevill]

We have spent some time hunting the expedition force, and they split up before that. The village will already be razed by then, and the raiders gone.

 

[treave]

3C: We rest for a day or two or three to gather our thoughts, THEN we march to that quest location village.

It takes a day to get there in the first place. If you only want a bit of time to gather your thoughts, you can do that while you walk. Otherwise you might as well wait for something to happen before moving out, makes little difference compared to B.

 

[Esquilax]

I think a quick summary of the information we have right now is in order:

As you look around the clearing, you discover words carved into tablet-like protrusions on the pillars. The script is alien to you – though it bears some resemblance to what you have seen of demonic writing, you cannot be certain that they are related. You run your hand past the carvings, feeling the rough grooves beneath your fingertips. Lobelia would probably be interested in this, you think idly.
...
“Did they bear any emblems?”

A flag with a two-headed raven. You are not familiar with that flag – it does not belong to the Seven Kingdoms.

“Where exactly in the ruins did you encounter them?”

She tells you: it is just next to where you fought the minotaur.
...
“Believe what is in front of you! We were told that the Methussians might have one! Kill it! Kill it quickly before it kills us all!” shrieks the commander in desperation. There is an intense fear in their voices that was not present even when they were being slaughtered by Rin.
...
“There is little to answer,” says the commander, trying to keep a brave face and almost succeeding. “We are Galbaldian forces sent here to spy on Methuss. If… if you are in any way a sla... a subject of Methuss, by the Concord of Loum we submit to your forces as prisoners of war, and expect to be treated accordingly.”

“Hm. Interesting.” You look over at the goblins, where wounded Robust has cut Boss down and is freeing his comrades. “Were the goblins signatories to that concord?”

“Gob… what do you mean? Of course not!” the commander shouts, offended by the very thought. “To have non-human scum be present at the signing of a holy pact… that is unthinkable!”

“Well, I am non-human scum,” you remind him, stretching your wing. He shrinks away, his face pale as he eyes the white feathers.

“The Ca- the angels are… did they not…” He falls silent, a suspicious look passing his face. Are you really who you appear to be? That is what his eyes seem to be asking.
...
In the meantime, you have some goblins retrieve the items that had been left behind by the humans. Many of the supplies had been damaged during the battle. You managed to get your hands on a map, which marked out the ruins and part of the kingdoms surrounding it. It seems that the humans call these ruins Camlann. You also get your hands on more food – bread and dried meat, mostly – as well as a casket of ale. Unfortunately there were no handy documents full of writing, with official looking seals, which would have shed light on their purpose here.
...
“We… the Confessor-Princess… she received a dream. Something would appear in the center of Camlann that would shake the earth and part the heavens. Whoever obtained their hands on it would be able to change the world… some sort of highly dangerous magical relic that could not fall into the wrong hands… We were already in the area on another mission, so an urgent message was sent to us along with some reinforcements. We split off from the main group to investigate the ruins…”

“The main group?” Could there be another force out in the forest? You had spotted no signs of them, but you could have overlooked something.

“They’re… raiding the local villages... about seventy of them in all, we were a third of the fighting force… that was our original mission… to frame the Galbaldians…”

A force, suspected (by the voters) to be from the Barzam Ecclesiocracy was posing as Galbadian troops as part of a false flag operation within Methussian territory. Not much is currently known of Methuss, except that they are rumored to have an angel in their ranks. During the time of the unrelated false flag operation, the Princess-Confessor (their head of state), experienced a prophetic dream detailing the emergence of a magical relic that would suddenly appear at Camlann, the same area in which we initially awoke. This area appears to have a history prior to humans, if the alien script that resembles demonic which we encountered when we woke up is anything to go by.

Regarding politics, Galbady and Methuss seem to be at war, or at least open hostilities are not uncommon. When we dispatched their forces, the commander (posing as a Galbadian commander) submitted himself and his soldiers as a prisoner of war as well. This leads me to believe that Methuss and Barzam are actually allies (or at least not hostile towards one another), which is why this operation is so sensitive and covert.

Based on this, if I were to form my own question, it would be something about Camlann. This seems like a strange, old, magical place that is at the center of a lot of conflict. We woke up there, the Demon King had his old base there, there was that tablet full of strange writing that resembled demonic, and now some sort of relic that could tip the scales of power ends up appearing there just out of nowhere. I can't really think of how I would formulate my question, but I would ask about Camlann, whether it's a source of conflict between these four powers, why, and whether strange things like this occur there often.

For now, I am going with

1) C: I think the scrolls surrounding the gauntlet are magical. This might be some power-gauntlet to focus our powers or something. Also, I think that a jewel-encrusted gauntlet just looks cool.
2) A: If we are going to meet with the main force with the intention of pumping them for information, it would help to know what their organization is, what their goals are, and what power they serve. However, asking about angels might allow us to pose as a Methussian angel if we wish too, I suppose.
3) A: As much as I hate to admit it, I think that this region is on the brink of a huge event with this artifact in the area. We're just going to have to risk it and attend to it for now.

 

[treave]

there was that tablet full of strange writing that resembled demonic

Too bad about that Gigadyne.

“Whoever obtained their hands on it”

...Ouch, now that I reread it, that's a particularly bad mistake. Or chalk it up to a dying man not talking 'correctly'.

Though I should probably go fix it anyway.

 

[Esquilax]

Too bad about that Gigadyne.

Couldn't we simply make it reappear with another Gigadyne. I thought that, much like Wuxiang Qiankun, this power was the right answer in any situation.

 

[Nevill]

Regarding politics, Galbady and Methuss seem to be at war, or at least open hostilities are not uncommon. When we dispatched their forces, the commander (posing as a Galbadian commander) submitted himself and his soldiers as a prisoner of war as well. This leads me to believe that Methuss and Barzam are actually allies (or at least not hostile towards one another), which is why this operation is so sensitive and covert.

It does not make sense for a kingdom to take a huge risk to try and frame another kingdom that is already at war with a third party. If they were after the resourses or something (like extraction of a powerful weapon/artefact), and they wanted to blame it on another power, maybe. But the mage states that framing was their primary objective.

That makes me think that Galbady and Methuss are not at war, and that it is Barzam's goal to provoke the conflict between them.

This is speculation, but I think that this might be due to Barzam perceiving one of the rivaling states as a threat, perhaps Methuss, due to the angel or something else they have in their arsenal.

When we dispatched their forces, the commander (posing as a Galbadian commander) submitted himself and his soldiers as a prisoner of war as well.

An armed group invading the territory of another state is grounds enough for being taken as 'prisoners of war'. Even more so if another group allegedly belonging to the same state is raiding your villages.

This leads me to believe that Methuss and Barzam are actually allies

Barzam forces are not allowed to trespass on Methuss territory. I suspect that three nations have a truce and are somewhat hostile towards each other.

 

[Elfberserker]

Wouldn't it be funny, if the artifact that they are looking for is the item we found? Making us centerpiece for whole war?
Anyway.

AXB
I am hoping for healing spells, but more spells as well more insight to local spellcraft is nice.

 

[treave]

Wouldn't it be funny, if the artifact that they are looking for is the item we found?

That would really only be the case if the jeweled gauntlet was actually hiding the legendary talking Fighting Maniac Gauntlet of the Demon Lord Zhang that will impart to you the techniques of the Demon God Fist.

 

[Nevill]

and now some sort of relic that could tip the scales of power ends up appearing there just out of nowhere.

How about 'from the blown up Demon castle'? That the Confessor Princess received her prophetic dream right after we landed in the ruins with a good chunk of the castle wall is hardly a coincidence:

Strangely enough, you recognize some of the rubble strewn around you as belonging to the Demon Lord’s castle: the scars of battle are clear, and they are not as aged as the surrounding stone.

It might also be connected to the missing body of Demon Lord Kimaris:

“Wait… if they found her body, then my father’s…” Rin asks the goblins something. They shake their heads. That is right – if Mieren’s corpse could be found here, where was Demon Lord Kimaris’s body? Shouldn’t it have come through together with everything else?

Or the dream could be referring to us and the demon heart. What? We can shake the earth quite well and parting the HEAVANZ is only a matter of time.

I will flop my first vote to 1C. Muscle Wizard Best Wizard! Ave Zhang Jue!

Spoiler

 

[Azira]

AEA

 

[Nevill]

I would also like to point out that even though you can ask the man a question you are not guaranteed a satisfying answer. These people know little about angels to the point one mistook you for a winged demon. They also know of the Methussian one only by rumors.

Perhaps it might be better to limit ourselves to what the informant knows best?

I think I'll flop to 2D>B>A

Tally

Nevill C D>B>A A
asxetos A E A
Grimgravy B>A E>C B
Gobblecock A B B
Smashing Axe A>C E B
Kayerts A>C E A
Kz3r0 C F B
Lambchop19 A>C C>F A
m4davis A B A
lightbane C>A E>H>B A
Jester C D B
Tigranes B C>A A
Esquilax C A A
Elfberserker A C A
Azira A E A
archaen C>A D>E>B B
Greyviper C F A
Quetzacoatl C B B
Absinthe C x x
ScubaV C C B
profreshinal A C B
Storyfag A D A
Rex Feral A>C B>E B
LWC1996 C B A
Kipeci C E A
Baltika9 C F A

A - 11 (12)
B - 2 (1)
C - 13

A - 1
B - 5
C - 5
D - 4
E - 7
F - 3

A - 15
B - 10

 

[Elfberserker]

I flop to ACB

 

[lightbane]

Or the dream could be referring to us and the demon heart. What? We can shake the earth quite well and parting the HEAVANZ is only a matter of time.

This. It could be that the relic they are looking for is us (or more specifically, our new heart). Everyone wants to get their hands on it in order to achieve immortality/ultimate power/something. Moreover, the other angels and such are imperfect copies created from SCIENCE!/magic to do their biding.

 

[archaen]

1. C > A
2. D > E > B
3. B

 

[GreyViper]

CFA

 

[Quetzacoatl]

CBB

 

[asxetos]

we already got a cool sword, why do we need another melee weapon? go for the pistol at least if you dont want the spells bros...

 

[Nevill]

we already got a cool sword, why do we need another melee weapon?

What makes you think it's a weapon and not the remains of local T-800 that would allow us to mass-produce a jewel-encrusted cyborg army once we decipher its secrets?

 

[Grimgravy]

Ok - I'm flopping to:
1B>A
2E>C - F would be hoping it's his basically. Most of the questions could be asked of Mooks from the main group. We've got a mage. Lets ask magicy questions.
3B -I want to laze around and ponder the situation.

 

[ScubaV]

CCB

1C because its possible abilities are unknown compared to reasonable assumptions for the first two. Plus, since it is accompanied by scrolls it likely has a magical purpose.
2C because if we aren't taking the spellbook, I'd like to learn a little of the local magic.
3B because I'd like to rest up for an investigation of our own into the ruins. Unless we are the subject of the prophetic dream, then finding the artifact should take high priority.

 

[Nevill]

I suppose you people understand that we are leaving the job half-done.

We tried to kill everyone - and did - because we counted on their peers never hearing about any of this. With another group entering the picture, the Ecclesiocrats will be able to realize that their second group went missing somewhere in the ruins if they fail to meet up. They might chalk it up to Methussian troops, or they might reason out that there is something else there, especially if the Methussians raise a ruckus about the Galbadian raid on the village but keep quiet about the expedition to the ruins.

It would probably be better to wipe them all out without a trace and leave their HQ guessing as to what the hell happened.

Essentially,

3A; I appreciate the merits of the Fuck It option, but killing a third of enemy force, interrogating its higher-ups, and then deciding to spend the next two weeks jerkin' it to goblin porn while the enemy company does whatever they want in our back yard seems more like the Chaotic Stupid option

Very much this.

 

[Elfberserker]

Even, if we aren't going to there ourselves we still send some goblins to keep eye on the situation, if the enemy decides to investogate the situation.

maybe i am stupid, but i fail to see how killing the main force stops from the kingdom finding out that something killed their men.

They could have nice loot thought, but i prefer lazing out

 

[Nevill]

maybe i am stupid, but i fail to see how killing the main force stops from the kingdom finding out that something killed their men.

They would not know where or how those were killed, or even if they were killed. Essentially, they were sent over the border of a nearby state and vanished. Where are they? Dead? Fled? Taken prisoner? Where? When? No one knows.

That's much more vague than 'something in the ruins killed their men'.

 

[profreshinal]

ACB I like spells

The group we killed was sent specificly to those ruins. The only other threat to the maurauders is the human kingdom that claims these lands and it's going to be obvious that they weren't dispatched by another kngdom as it would give away the false flag operation.

 

[Elfberserker]

They would not know where or how those were killed, or even if they were killed. Essentially, they were sent over the border of a nearby state and vanished. Where are they? Dead? Fled? Taken prisoner? Where? When? No one knows.

That's much more vague than 'something in the ruins killed their men'.

I am not famliar how messengers works in medieval times, but i assume that he is already on his way back to nearest base to tell that messege was delivered.

Those guys were well trained and had paladins, so i think their bosses puts great deal of trust on them not fleeing or being killed easily..

of course i am assuming a lot here...