CYOA Tales of Lona: 'Under the hood' thread

[devilbird]

Input: Have the wizard turn her into a centaur, but instead of gold she should insist on having the wizard pay her by teaching her a couple basic cantrips. Spells could come handy in the life of an adventurer after all.

[Nevyn]

Input: Take the wizards request to become a Equirous, they seem to have the biggest pros over cons, but a Holstarus would be a good secondary.

Its never good to loose Int points, example: lets say that we then disides to go and do the horse quests and then A) get stuck there for a longer time with a few Equirous kids before she get out, B) similar to A but we get "bad ended" as in that we get stuck then turned into a breeder for him/the farmer.

Ask the owner of the horse if a centaur would be ok (Equiros are to stupid and I wouldn't risk to lose IQ). If it is take the wizardquest and Change into a centaur if not take the snake quest, catch and let the wizard try his luke with it.

For the centaur question, its ok but the question that comes from this is, is she becomeing a full centaur (the half human, half horse) kind or a gobling centaur?

--> First go investigate the serpent and learn as much about it as possible: How big it is, is it intelligent, is there anything special about it, such as special scales that would make it hard to wound it with a bow...

After that we can decide what to do. One possibility would be to ask the man from the Legion for help if the serpent is too much for our girl. No need to rush things without having all the info.

I second this! Also look if there is more then one, if there is then we can kill the others (with help, maybe split the reward?) and sell the scales, skin, venom, teeth, yadayada.

ince I'm familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of centaurs, I would suggest becoming a centauress to complete the snake quest as the increased speed would prove invaluable against a snake and if she decides to capture it she has the strength to move it. Also she could fuck the Equiros for money.

Horse plus horse (centaur plus horse, horse plus centaur) runs the risk of kids and seeing that we dont know what will happen with and after that makes me go with the safe option of capturing the sanke to try to turn it into a horse.

Have the wizard turn her into a centaur, but instead of gold she should insist on having the wizard pay her by teaching her a couple basic cantrips. Spells could come handy in the life of an adventurer after all.

Agrees on the spells but I would recomend one of the smaller once AFTER she have talked to the man from the Legion and done some recon in the area the snake is reported to be at.

and finaly my inbut: look for the snake then go back to talk to the man from the Legion about it and why he was looking at her then offer to split the reward with him if he agrees to help with it, then (depnending on the result) she can go to the wisard and turn her self in to a Nekomatas or Lapinets get the reward from the wisard then say that she might be back with a snake next time they will meet and then off to captur a snake, she will lay some traps to knock it out the Man will help her tie it up and drag it back to the wisard, where she will pay him whats needed to cast the spell on the snake, (and finaly) if the spell was a success then bring the former snake now horse to the farm and ask for a weekly sending of money.

[VintageBass]

For the centaur question, its ok but the question that comes from this is, is she becomeing a full centaur (the half human, half horse) kind or a gobling centaur?

I would imagine something like a goblin centaur as she still retains her upper body, but her legs are transformed into a horse.

[Earthsage]

Hmm.
I would say for the sake of dealing with the snake we should go either Gnoll or Centaur. For the sake of comedy, maybe Holostaurus for use as other types of things.
If all else fails, attempt to tame a slime with fluids and use it to suffocate the snake. Holostaurus would be appropriate for that.

[Nevyn]

For the centaur question, its ok but the question that comes from this is, is she becomeing a full centaur (the half human, half horse) kind or a gobling centaur?

I would imagine something like a goblin centaur as she still retains her upper body, but her legs are transformed into a horse.

Most likly but it never hurt to wonder and thats the real question, do the farmer accept a gobling centaur or do it need to be a "normanl" centaur?

[Nevyn]

Hmm.
I would say for the sake of dealing with the snake we should go either Gnoll or Centaur. For the sake of comedy, maybe Holostaurus for use as other types of things.
If all else fails, attempt to tame a slime with fluids and use it to suffocate the snake. Holostaurus would be appropriate for that.

Ooo new ide! we can take the slime we have in the bucket and sick it on the snake though we still need something to carry the snake in...

[Scottyboy]

ince I'm familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of centaurs, I would suggest becoming a centauress to complete the snake quest as the increased speed would prove invaluable against a snake and if she decides to capture it she has the strength to move it. Also she could fuck the Equiros for money.

Horse plus horse (centaur plus horse, horse plus centaur) runs the risk of kids and seeing that we dont know what will happen with and after that makes me go with the safe option of capturing the sanke to try to turn it into a horse.

There are two reasons why we won't have to worry about pregnancy. First for pregnancy to occur the centauress must be in heat and it is unlikely a transformation spell would put her into heat. Secondly, Centaurs and Equiros should be genetically incompatibly (while they are both half-human, half-horse they are different species and do not crossbreed (mules and ligers are the exception to the rule)) and if they are compatibly then the risk of pregnancy is the same across all species.

[coyoteredmoon]

--> Ask if the wizard if he can teach Heikya cantrips instead of the pay for the experiment.

> He acknowledges that that is an option. But that would be a little lacking in form of compensation, So if you take that route: he'd have to think of something else on top of that.

--> Take the Slime and let the wizard try to transmute it into a riding mare.

>Heikya despite her better judgement, decides to go and collect her Slime friend from sewer and show it to the wizard to see if he can maybe turn it into a horse. She doesn't know why she'd want it to be a horse, but it's worth a shot, right?

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>"His name is Nicky, 'e's a cute lil guy right?" Heikya gleams with enthusiasm.
"hmmmm.... I don't know if I can turn her into a horse... but I may be able to boost it's IQ a bit if I had more source material. Definitely can't turn her into a horse though. nope nope, going from no legs to four is too dramatic for her cute lil brain." He shruggs. "You can leave her here, if you wanna though. I have permits from the city to keep strange creatures."
Better safe than sorry. She leaves the little slime in the pot with the wizard, promising to come see them when she's made up her mind.

--> Go investigate the serpent and learn as much about it as possible.

> Heikya goes out to the farms that the guard captain mentioned before.
The farmers were not super pleased to see a goblin at their front door, but they warm up to her the moment she mentions that the guard captain from town sent her.
After nearly a day of looking around she finds out quite a bit about this strange serpent.

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> They tell her a few choice things: It's big enough to carry cattle away. It's super sneaky, despite its size. It has not attacked any people. It lives in a particular cave in the forest. And lastly it seems that can somehow daze people; some of the farmers tried to stop it, but found themselves flat on their asses with a startling headache.

>What does she do?

--> Go to the supposed cave
--> Return to town and talk to the wizard (Input action)
--> Return to town and talk to the clerics
--> Return to town and talk to the man from the Warriors Legion
--> other (input action)

[Tsai]

Input: Go to the supposed cave, but do so stealthily.

[Ryhonn]

Input: Before you go to the cave, buy a mirror in town. This seems to go in the direction of a Basilisk.

[xeragoth]

i still say we should change into a nekomata before going there since we need to be sneaky, but i agree to sneak into the cave after the change

[moonblack]

The "snake" is getting more and more suspicious, so go investigate the cave where it's supposed to be, but do it stealthily and keep the bow ready, just in case.

[devilbird]

If the snake is that sneaky, maybe she should set up a trap of some sort so she at least knows when it's coming out of the cave. Buy a few bells, gather some sticks and head to the cave. Once outside the cave, attach the bells to the rope, and the rope to each stick. Plant the sticks deep enough into the ground so they will stand, but shallow enough that if the get bumped or if the ground shakes enough (this thing is huge after all) it'll knock over the sticks and rattle the bells. Doing this in several spots will provide a warning system for her.

I also saw someone say it could be a basilisk and to grab a mirror. In that case Heikya should save enough rope to tie the mirror onto her buckler.

[flai53]

Input: Before you go to the cave, buy a mirror in town. This seems to go in the direction of a Basilisk.

it`s a nice Idea. buy the mirror and search for the snake

[Scottyboy]

Input: Before you go to the cave, buy a mirror in town. This seems to go in the direction of a Basilisk.

it`s a nice Idea. buy the mirror and search for the snake

In theory, not in practice. All snakes are immune to their own venom, so it makes sense that a Basilisk would be immune to it's own glare and even if the mirror is for looking out for it, the glare would be weakened but not negated.

[flai53]

In theory, not in practice. All snakes are immune to their own venom, so it makes sense that a Basilisk would be immune to it's own glare and even if the mirror is for looking out for it, the glare would be weakened but not negated.

The stories I know about basilisks is that their reflection is their only weakness, but we still don't know what it realy is so how cares? ^^

[Omnimek]

1. Make plans for a mute workaround if you become a Royal Morph. Anything from the stereotyped cards with writing to a helpful cantrip or even a heavy coat to minimize reactions. Change into A Royal Morph. Wear a mirror in her chest and scout the snake in sneaky goo kind of way.
2. If not 1. Figure out how to get more slime (source material) to push up Nicky's IQ.
3. If not scouting the snake and still a Morph, see if Hegelt likes getting sticky for the coin needed to learn a few spells.
Edit: My thinking being a Royal Morph is it would
A.Help looking after Hegelt without risking harm, a loss of intelligence and less chance unplanned company on Heikya's adventure(Pregnancy).
B. Royal Morph's as I understand them might be sneaky, slippery enough to work on the other tasks on the plate, agreeing to help the clerics or looking for the serpent.
C. It seems like the most exciting and adventurous change to try without being risk free, well aside from the gnoll's insticts and the fun of the centauress heat.

[lankhmar]

Ask wizard about "source material" and show slime crystal, ask if that or double the amount would be enough to make a sentient slime for testing on.

I reckon buy a sheep & feed it something nasty to poison it, or kill it and use her knowledge of explosions to hide a bomb in it! But first investigate the snake a bit more first @ library and with the wizard because it's just taking sheep and doesn't seem aggressive. It might be sentient.

Oh and I suggest against transforming Heikya! From the disorientation I bet she'll lose all of her sneaking & combat skills...as well as having to buy new clothes & armour!

[flai53]

I reckon buy a sheep & feed it something nasty to poison it, or kill it and use her knowledge of explosions to hide a bomb in it! But first investigate the snake a bit more first @ library and with the wizard because it's just taking sheep and doesn't seem aggressive. It might be sentient.

it's a good Idee let blow the bloody sneak their head to heaven

[Omnimek]

Oh and I suggest against transforming Heikya! From the disorientation I bet she'll lose all of her sneaking & combat skills...as well as having to buy new clothes & armour!

That is a good point about potential loss of gear or talent, but it sounds like the wizard can reverse the spell for a cost if we don't like it, provided Heikya has the sense afterward.

"I would test it on myself, but if the formula is wrong or the spell is a huge practical joke, I would need to be able to cast the spell to return the subject to normal."

I'm still for testing a change.