“I know you could use a patron, Alecto. I already have been yours. But I want you to know the truth. That I am a goddess.”
Samantha appeared fully in the mirror, resplendent on her throne, fully channeling her level 3 Goddess class. “And I desire you as a Follower. An ally of an inner circle, a secret Mystery brewing in these lands and elsewhere. A fellowship of the capable, the influential… and the seeking.”
Alecto’s eyes were wide with shock and awe, his hand on his ...
2023-09-23 22:05:15 +0000 UTC
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She drew up the Create Illusion changes. Minor Persistent Illusion (Object) had been replaced with a bit of an upgrade, for one.
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Ranged Emission: Instead of a continuous radius around you, you can instead anchor an illusion to a discrete point within (80 meters + 20 meters per level), where it will stay for its full duration. You must be in range to actively change it (though ‘Independent’ effects...
2023-09-22 22:02:57 +0000 UTC
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3 FE (Mirrors, Illusion, Fate, Light) obtained from Devout worship. Converted to Light FE.
3 FE (Mirrors, Fate, Light) obtained from worship. Converted to Light FE.
3 FE (Fate, Light) obtained from worship. Converted to Light FE.
2 FE (Ill...
2023-09-20 22:02:58 +0000 UTC
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Sammy and the little council shared what remainder of the information there was left to relate. A rundown on the events saving the Innkeeper’s daughter. Potential for loot. Tidbits.
Tashome showed an interest in magical items and so forth, asking that she keep as much as she could for his perusal, particularly potions and charged items. When he heard about Devero’s unusual tricks, he was further fascinated. While the powers of Traesh weren’t something he understood specifically, a...
2023-09-19 22:08:29 +0000 UTC
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Inevitably, everyone ordered a ton of food to stuff their faces with, because it didn’t actually cost anything and, as she pointed out, it couldn’t be too much of a good thing because it was not actually going through their digestive system. It was all taste buds and palate for the mindscape eating session. Which meant they could eat until their taste buds got tired!
Sammy made sure everyone tried the cream-filled almond croissants — aside from Galynth, who had no taste o...
2023-09-18 22:10:25 +0000 UTC
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When the new realm was created, Sammy refused to actually step foot in it immediately — instead, she touched up on its details from afar, mostly to adjust what was available in the bakery for added variety. Someone or another was not going to want a donut or pastry, so it needed some savory options to round it out.
She added some little conditional things that would give everyone the right attire. She didn’t intend to dress them, instead instructing the System to interpret their ‘...
2023-09-17 22:05:47 +0000 UTC
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Sammy went ahead and cast Identify on the short staff, using MP this time around, but intent on saving the rest.
Wand of Wasting (Cursed)
(Arcane — Necromancy; Enchantment, Charged) Effective Caster Level: 4. Upon contact of the sphere head with any living thing/creature and the mental command of the owner/wielder, a wound of Lethality Grade 4 is dealt upon the subject, doubled if completely unaware and str...
2023-09-16 22:28:02 +0000 UTC
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Within the fortress of Fobent, up before the dawn with the Good News Come, Linnore poured herself a finger of quality Southlands whiskey to celebrate. The last pigeon had arrived announcing a ceasefire and a preliminary agreement to a treaty taking Fobent out of Zadkiel’s insane war. She could almost hope he’d prevail. Almost.
That sexy hunk of soldier Orswyth had it dead-ass right. I might actually get out of this nightmare alive and without more casualties. A pity I couldn’t...
2023-09-15 22:24:06 +0000 UTC
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Saving the drawing of lots and the emptying of pockets until they got back to the horses, the party set out along with their clutch of bound criminals back through the forest, all of them tied together so none could slip away, and heavily covered by ranged users if they tried anything stupid.
The freed couple were given use of two of the draft horses, though they would mostly be walking them through the wilderness. It occurred to Sammy that they’d quite likely be gifted one of those b...
2023-09-14 22:12:16 +0000 UTC
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Samantha swept past the confused bandits at a run, brandishing her scepter and the mirror shield behind the vaguely shimmering camouflage of her illusion power.
Her allies were true to their word, she noted with a certain warmth — they put blades to throats and shouted warnings, they clocked heads with blackjacks or just pinned men down. Sammy tried to uncloak them where efficient for the threat. Meanwhile, a couple of slung rocks took down others just as they rose with nasty leg inju...
2023-09-13 22:26:21 +0000 UTC
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When the woods got thicker, they paused to leave the horses with the two who’d come just for such a purpose, as well as the dog Anvil to help guard and protect them. While it was possible to walk the horses through, it was quieter, safer, and faster not to.
After this, they proceeded through the trees on foot, crickets hopping away with nearly every step. At least there were less mosquitoes in the area to pester them.
No more repugnance for Azure, then. Doesn’t exactly fit...
2023-09-12 22:02:11 +0000 UTC
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Sammy had Dart land in a tree some distance away for observation of the scene, not wanting him to end up shot out of the sky if detected. For the most part, the group was not in any high state of alarm or caution, though. She was sure they’d have sentries on watch when they slept, but they were primed to be soundly ambushed, it seemed.
There were sixteen of them that she counted. She noted Bagatta and his brothers at the fire, wearing the sort of medium-light armor they probably slept...
2023-09-11 22:13:45 +0000 UTC
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I can’t trust this one.
Samantha said nothing to the guy immediately. She made her staff disappear and altered her illusion to cloak her armor, making her appear much as before so she could release the more outward illusions, including the audio.
Janius scoffed loudly at the man above. “Get lost, thief. Go steal another pie off the window sill. This isn’t any of your business.”
The crossbowman winced from the first words of Janius, quickly pulling the horn o...
2023-09-10 22:27:46 +0000 UTC
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Azure was sitting up in the bed reading a book when Sammy poked her head up over from the floor. The Naugite appeared more evenly blue-skinned from more application of the dyeing cream.
“Welcome back!” Azure said with a cheerful smile, closing the book and pushing it under a cushion. “I let re-shifted Parrot-Dart out to fly off and I guess take some predatory bird form to get some fish. It hasn’t been long.”
“Figures. He’s supposed to be guarding you. But I do know t...
2023-09-09 22:06:46 +0000 UTC
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Sammy felt ecstatic to see Estara so honored — which was right along with the Dame herself, who was beaming in wonder with tears in her eyes as Agatha belted a sheathed sword at her waist. “Yes! Go Estara! You’re absolutely awesome! Congratulations!”
Giddy with the honors, Estara sent back, “Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you so much! It’s all because of you!”
The whole audience chamber seemed to love the event, too, because they erupted in riotous ...
2023-09-08 22:16:06 +0000 UTC
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Somewhat frightened by the echo resounding in her head, Sammy could say nothing immediately to Bast, just try to shake it off and block it out enough to avoid him sensing something was wrong.
Fuck me, but however I want to separate it in my head, I can’t. I am that voice. You can want the sun not to rise all you like, but it still comes.
“So be it, Lord Sebastion,” Samantha said as she recovered, mostly by invoking [Goddess]. “I will endeavor to see that such trus...
2023-09-07 22:12:33 +0000 UTC
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Bast stared and shook his head at Samantha, no words coming immediately. His mother tried to embrace him, but he ripped himself away, pushing back, shaking his head in denial. “No! No, this is a lie — a trick! It’s not- she can’t be- this isn’t her!”
He backed away several steps, instability in his features, eyes searching to find evidence for those lies in their faces. But he clearly didn’t see it. Helplessly, he broke into a sob, then dropped down to the floor on his beh...
2023-09-06 22:01:42 +0000 UTC
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Sammy raised an eyebrow at the innkeeper. “You misjudged your profits to cover it?”
“Not at all. They would have been fine if we all kept busting our asses like we have. No, it was the new taxes on Brackenhome as a community. They got raised after the first few successful payments. I was even preparing for an extra! Then the damn taxes. Rat bastards got me over a barrel. Hit others here, too, and I can’t help them. This boom might turn into a bust.”
“Foul play, then?...
2023-09-05 21:52:05 +0000 UTC
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Grinning, Sammy held her hand up to the light to appreciate her new bling — of course, she hadn’t really made it gaudy. It was a gold band with the Eye of Horus carved into the shape and a small lapis lazuli as the center of the eye. But it was made to be easily spun on the inside and thus just appear as a gold band on the outside.
She noticed Azure watching her appreciation with her own private smile. Sammy turned the ring’s face inward as she explained, “I’ve had this one-of...
2023-09-04 22:30:09 +0000 UTC
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Azure was basically waiting at the door when Sammy and Dart materialized — the Naugite nodded and proceeded through a moment after, likely intent on touching base with the others.
Sammy peeked out of an unshuttered window to see numerous workers already starting in the fields or other various tasks. She saw chickens being fed, picking furiously at feed tossed on the ground. Dart hopped down to watch curiously. Which suited Sammy — she didn’t really want him hanging around her whil...
2023-09-03 22:00:05 +0000 UTC
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With Jeeves and Dart on monitoring and information-gathering duty near the coming of the dawn, Sammy decided it was about time to grill the System about a few things…
“Sys, can you tell me whether it is possible to move a consciousness disconnected in a Maze somewhere else? Other… housings? Realms like my own?”
This is hypothetically feasible with certain abilities, powers, spells, and so on, but the System does not automatically facilitate it.
2023-09-02 22:18:10 +0000 UTC
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Sammy took a moment to sit back on the comfy cushion of the couch and shake her head at Red in wonder. “You think you have it all figured out, Red, but what if you’re rejecting the very balm that could heal you?”
“There is nothing that can heal this, Moth. Do you see the many gods around that managed to be healed? The many pantheons? No? I don’t recall much these days, and I was among the most reclusive of ancients, but I remember how hopeless it is to suffer their god killer....
2023-09-01 22:18:19 +0000 UTC
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Hope for the future tomorrow, light and understanding amidst the darkness, ties to the very makeup of what interacts with mirrors and illusion… again and again it called to me and feathered into my existence. Still does feather, considering I don’t have it yet. But on top of it all, I know it’ll be versatile and powerful…
And one day it will burn away the corruption. Or… something like that.
Those who had cognizance enough in their dreams to do so sent ...
2023-08-30 22:18:53 +0000 UTC
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Marjorie seemed to just know what the tone of voice change was about, and she smirked. “Is he trying to fall in love with you, then? I’m not surprised. The bulk of his ambition has always resided in his heart.”
Sammy couldn’t help but blurt out, “Are you sure it isn’t his pants?” Then she immediately winced and said, “Sorry.”
But Marjorie only laughed with a knowing smile. “That is more his weakness than ambition. In this, he takes after his father. Wild and di...
2023-08-29 22:03:47 +0000 UTC
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“What the hell is he doing? Why am I feeling this? Fuck, fuck, fuck…”
Sammy popped back into her primary throne realm, stuck with an awful feeling in her gut. She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and tried to channel through her Intuition ability. But it was like sailing an ocean for a problem island. She had too many variables, too many potentials to pare down into a proper guess. The other aspect, the hunch effect, was what she was already getting.
And it was getting w...
2023-08-28 22:17:06 +0000 UTC
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Not long after her ruminations, Dart finally noticed she was back in her realm. “Hey, hey,” he sent, “You need any help in there? Permission to enter?”
“Might as well. I think your ‘summoning’ recharged at FE refresh, so you can go back when I do regardless.”
Momentarily, Dart appeared, taking the form of a comical dragon-like figure but propping up its chin with two hands under, ‘laying’ in the air, eyes wide and as blatantly ‘read...
2023-08-27 22:44:01 +0000 UTC
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“That is a nice bed.” Azure was at the doorway, taking an appreciative look around, then closing and latching the door. She leaned her back against it and sighed tiredly. “It’s been kind of a long day.”
“Yeah.” Sammy stood. “I’ll let you do your routine and crash. Just make it look like I’m under the covers.”
Azure nodded, walking over and putting her hand on her goddess’s shoulder with an expression of sympathy. “You did well. I know it’s difficult for...
2023-08-26 22:09:24 +0000 UTC
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The old man of the farm continued, “I’m Axellus Mestok, and this here’s my wife Essielle, but you can call us Axe and Essie.”
Meanwhile, Essie had a smile, but it was somewhat guarded, and her shrewd eyes were noting their alluring good looks, as well as the obvious fascination all the younger sorts were under, as if in the presence of princesses.
A little more than that, actually.
Azure smiled and put her arm around Sammy affectionately. “I’m Glaysha, a...
2023-08-25 21:58:42 +0000 UTC
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“Estara, I am greatly looking forward to the day I can meet you in person too, but I had to save the bacon of the high priestess who did not have a relic handy. So… I’m in Geirkos, and, sadly, I can’t just appear wherever I want. I’m limited as of now.”
The former servant girl couldn’t hide her disappointment. “Oh. Well. I understand. Needs before wants. That’s alright.” After a pause, where Sammy was once again wi...
2023-08-24 22:31:32 +0000 UTC
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She still had a few other alerts. Mirror Sense had been tweaked:
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Mirror Sense (at will): Open mirror faces in the material world are a part of you, your sense of them increasing with their clarity and your deliberate focus. You can see and hear through them. Subjects can be focused on to narrow a search. An enshrouded or hidden mirror can only be very vaguely sensed and provides no input. Lev...
2023-08-23 21:42:44 +0000 UTC
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