we could have ruby take her. she might make a run for it but she's probably the minion most likely to be well recived at wizard tower. also we should see if cure magic does anything to help.

>>333092
...Being an utter bitch, but we don't have time for that right now.

Glare. Then tell her if she will not lift a hand to help Kassandra then she is worse than we are.

Let's go with a disguise on Ruby and send her with Kassandra. She can claim that she just found her crawling around (near where she got hurt), giving them the impression that Ruby is some random mage and Kassandra got abandoned by us.

Then after Kassandra is healed we can pick her up after she leaves.

>>333092
...Being an utter bitch, but we don't have time for that right now. Tell her we will discuss this later. Have Ruby escort her to the mages tower.

>>333092
"For someone who seemed to think that I shouldn't use and discard people like cheap tools, you certainly seem to have no inclination to see that I take good care of my servants."

"I'm not asking you to help me, I'm asking you to help Kassandra. We need to find a way from the wizards tower to heal the girl from the age spell. You are the only person here who can not be recognized. It would be easier to discard of her, let her suffer and find another healer... but I won't. I will not repeat my mistakes. Please help me not to."

"You believe you know me, and so you hate me for what you believe I am. And who am I to blame you? My means are cruel, demeaning, and against the will of those I enslave. But do you understand the end these means are working towards?

Think it over. While you do that, I'm going to go help the girl who is suffering under a painful curse."

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/28(Thu)17:59 No. 333188 ID: 563ead
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"I'm not asking you to help me, I'm asking you to help Kassandra. We need to find a way from the wizards tower to heal the girl from the age spell. You are the only person here who can not be recognized. It would be easier to discard of her, let her suffer and find another healer... but I won't. I will not repeat my mistakes. Please help me not to."

>Alice: "No. Don't think I'm falling for this nice act you bastard."

".... Very well then."

>Select Top
>Select De-Equip

"We will discuss this again later. Ruby, take Kassandra to the wizard's tower."

>Ruby: "I'm not sure if it will work.."

"It is the only hope we have."

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/28(Thu)18:00 No. 333190 ID: 563ead
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You and Ruby teleport to the Wizard's Tower.

Ruby approaches the Tower with Kassandra in her arms, still whimpering in pain.

>Wizard: "Stop. Wizard, why are you carrying a Healer? Those who use the Light Mana aren't allowed here."

>Ruby: "Ah yes well.."

Ruby can still hear your commands.

Just ask how she could be healed.

"She has been hit by an Age spell and is in terrible pain, I was hoping to find help here."

...hmm. Depending on how at odds wizards and healers are, we could say that we're practicing the Age spell and want to be able to reuse this test subject.

>>333190
Explain that she's seeking counsel on how to get her friend fixed from the Age spell that hit her. She wasn't expecting to actually bring her inside.

>>333190
Explain that we'd be willing to hire a wizard to cure the effects of the spell.

she's in terrible pain. ask him not to be a dick and help her.

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/28(Thu)18:21 No. 333213 ID: 563ead
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>Ruby: "I cast Age on this person and was hoping to cure her, I don't want my test subject to die so soon."

>Wizard: "... Go talk to Fate, she's the one who could heal her."

The wizard lets Ruby inside, you slip in quietly behind her.

She goes and finds Fate.

>Fate: "Welcome to Fate's Shop of Magic and stuff.. What do you want?"

>>333213
Cure first, then toys.

Cures of course, then we can do some window shopping on the rest.

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/28(Thu)18:26 No. 333223 ID: 563ead
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>Ruby: "Cures please."

>Fate: "Any you have in mind, or shall we just scroll the whole list?"

>>333223
Age, of course.

>>333223
Age. Though, getting a price list for all that would be nice. If they're cheap enough we can buy 1 of each for now.

Afterwards, let's check Curses.

Oh, also ask what curses aside from Age are permanent.

>>333223
Age, and then the prices for the temporary status aliments, followed by the permanent ones.

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/28(Thu)18:34 No. 333233 ID: 563ead
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>Ruby: "Age. Also what curses besides Age are permanent?"

>Fate: "Any that are G100 and above to cure are pretty permanent. There are ways to heal them but if I told you that I wouldn't make any money. Also anything that's only G20 can be bought as a potion cure so you can carry it around with you."

>>333233
That's a bit expensive. I bet the 'ways to heal them' are Healer spells though!

So let's cure our Healer, so we can get her some levels and access free healing.

>>333233
Hmm. Well, at those prices just an Age cure is fine, I think. We're not made of money and there's no point gambling on what we'll come up against, only to find that we need to cure something entirely different later.

Spare no expense to help those who serve you, while proving a point by showing that you are not, in fact, an ass.

Buy the Age cure for Kassandra and use it on her immediately. We shouldn't invest in other cures right now, everything we can either tough out or get on an as needed basis.

After that let's look at the available robes. Ones with special effects would be good to know. Both Ruby and Kassandra could use an upgrade, if the costs allow.

>>333235
Or it might be another time magic spell. Maybe a special branch of healer. Ones things for certain, we need to get Kassandra the means to not be effected by such things in the first place.

expensive or not, we have a servant in need of uncursing. so uncurse her we shall.

Wait, don't use it on her immediately. If she's a test subject we'd want to bring her back to the testing area before curing her, right?

>>333255
Fate didn't hear anything about that though and I don't want to wait. Still, some precautions are in order.

Kassandra, don't act too happy when you are healed, just be quiet and act subservient to Ruby.

we should buy the cure. i suspect the normal way to cure age involves a friendly time mage.

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/29(Fri)17:38 No. 333757 ID: 563ead
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Ruby buys the cure leaving Overlord with G153 and quickly feeds it to Kassandra. She opens her eyes and smiles at Ruby.

She turns to you.

>Kassandra: "Uhm... T-thank you... My Lord."

>Ruby: "!!"

Overlord has G153 left now.

Good to have you back in action, Kass.

Hmm. 153 is not enough to fix the kitchen. We need to go hunting again. How long until we have food problems?

>>333767

Alice is going to have a helluva time using her bow.

>>333757
Clearly, you should blush and say something like "It was nothing". I know it will be hard for an eye, but I have faith you can do it!

No, Kassandra can only wear robes. So unless we can get some magically protected robe, she's not getting armor. And even if those are available, I expect them to be expensive.

What we do need, is a plan on how to crack into the nut we like to call Alice. She's stubborn, but we need to try something different. I do think we need to spend more time with her, even if she doesn't listen to our orders. We might find something else to pry into her mind, like the gunner. But when we leave her on the sidelines, we accomplish little.

I suggest giving her top back, she got punished, and that is enough for now. No need to aggravate her more than necessary. Maybe remind her that it would be easier on both her and us if she cooperated.

Top only returns if she has learned her lesson. And if she proves still obstinate beyond that, we render her nude. She is under our power, and she needs to learn that resistance is futile.

>>333777

"S-Stupid Kassandra... it's not like I l-like you or anything..."

>>333757
"It was no trouble, Kassandra. I am pleased you are well once again. Come, let us go."

>>333777
>I suggest giving her top back, she got punished, and that is enough for now.
No. When we inflict a penalty to punish a minion, the punishment remains inflicted until the minion shows penitence. Alice has shown no sign whatsoever that she either regrets her actions or will change them in the future; ergo, she gets no privileges restored.

We aren't still in the wizard tower, are we? If we are we might want to leave very quickly since our cover's blown now.

>>333757
"You're welcome."

I wonder if healers can make use of the robes here? I'd sooner the two of you have weak attacks than to fall so easily in battle so look into the selection of armors.

>>333777
Robes are a kind of armor, technically.

As for Alice, we can try to talk to her again. I wonder if having others talking to her might do some good as well. Styx in particular might be useful for that.

>>333794

Second.

Blush (if possible) and say, "You're welcome." If still in the tower, add, "Now let's go.

Aren't we supposed to be under cover in a place that hates us?

>>333793
this, with the exception of giving Alice her top back. that tactic will not work for her. however if stick to looking out for our own she might come around.

>>333816

I would like to add a vote in reference to the Top. If we give Alice her top back, after she's made no displays of loyalty, Ruby might think we're playing favorites, and get angry with us, since we're treating Alice better than her.

I vote we don't give her top back until she apologizes for being so selfish and disobeying us.

>>333816
>this, with the exception of giving Alice her top back. that tactic will not work for her.
I disagree. That tactic might well work for her, although she shows signs of resistance; discomfort and humiliation often take a while to show real effect. This will only be more true because Alice is now surrounded exclusively by people who have knelt and sworn themselves to us, and will be keenly aware of what her shirtlessness means- that she refuses to obey their master, that she betrayed them by refusing to help cure Kassandra, literally saying that she would be willing to condemn her to a life of crippled agony. That's a formula for serious social pressure. Give it time to work before assuming that it won't.

And even if it doesn't, we set a policy here and should not be messing with it in an effort to tiptoe around the feelings of our more stubborn recruits.

>>333822

Yeah, she stays punished until she starts behaving like a minion instead of a willful jerk.

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/29(Fri)18:46 No. 333827 ID: 563ead
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"It was nothing Kassandra"

You quickly realize that you are now exposed and teleport everyone back to the castle.

You see that Alice has made a crude top out of her quiver.

"Creative. It's a shame you're so opposed to me, you would make a great minion."

>>333827

Did she just flip it around? That's not going to work very well in a fight.

>>333827

"I took your top for a reason! You will not get out of your punishment this way! This display of rebellion will not stand!"

Take EVERYTHING from her.

>>333827
No need to get upset, that won;t do us any favors.

Casually say "Impressive." Then de-equip her bottom.

"We have some more business to attend to. When I return I hope you are ready to sit down and have a civil discussion with me."

Now then, lets go sell the rest of the loot.

>>333827
"Tch. Admirably creative, but you seem to have missed the point of my action. I was not merely taking away that item; you will wear no top until you have shown adequate remorse for your refusal to aid me in restoring Kassandra's health. Remove it, or it will be removed."

If she doesn't take it off at our order, de-equip it for her.

I hope that the others are here to see this. I want to see if Kassandra's pissed at her.

>>333832

"That's clever. Kassandra's recovered, by the way. Speaking to her might be enlightening."

Let's not punish her for creativity, but let's not reward her for getting around a punishment either. Check with Styx to see how long we've got before food becomes a problem. It should be a few more days at least, right?

>>333832

Yeah, votin' this.

>>333832
That's getting angry again. We talked about that, remember? Downvoting.

>>333834
Voting for this

>>333834

We aren't really upset, we're trying some intimidation. If she sees how fearful we can be when angry, she might be more inclined to cooperate.

Is there any way we can shoot fire out our sides, or make ourselves look more intimidating?

>>333838
yeah, metion that you just paid an exorbent fee to make kass not be hurt anymore. get kass and her in the same room.

No. You guys just want to see her naked -.-

I am still of the favor that we need to back off on the clothes thing, and just bring her into battle a bit. Right now, you are just aggravating her. Go into battle, and show her that you can win with or without her. She might begin to show weakness.

>>333844
This is a punishment that is both punitive, and at the same time, harmless.

>>333827
Eh, let it stand. We don't need naked minions.

>>333844

Well, they do. I'm just making sure she doesn't get out of her punishment, and she's further punished for disobeying us.

Besides, we have every right to be angry. Kassandra was in pain, and she refused to help. And now, she's getting out of the punishment for that.

>>333842
We're a tiny little floaty thing. We're not really equipped to intimidate, and any attempt which falls flat will only worsen our position here. Let's not go for sound and fury.

I am inclined to give her another opportunity to obey by ordering her to remove the impromptu top herself before taking it off ourselves. If she refuses, we can demonstrate once again that we punish resistance, and if she does as we ask it's a small victory for us.

>>333843
What, and make poor Kassandra suffer through Alice as a roommate? Let's not.

>I am inclined to give her another opportunity to obey by ordering her to remove the impromptu top herself before taking it off ourselves. If she refuses, we can demonstrate once again that we punish resistance, and if she does as we ask it's a small victory for us.

I like this, too.

>>333850

Maybe you have a point.

Let me rewrite my suggestion.

"Alice, you were being punished for letting your peers suffer, and doing nothing. This display of rebellion only displays how selfish you truly are. Remove the top."

If she doesn't, THEN forcefully take everything.

>>333842
Getting angry does not make for good intimidation. Getting upset means that they are getting to you.
To show dominance we should either show no emotion or be amused, as that implies having control over the situation.

I support freedom. freedom for the boobs, that is. off with the top!

I get the feeling we're going about this the wrong way, by playing into her stereotypes as being the Evil Overlord.

Anyway though, good job with Kass :) You now have a very useful minion who's actually pretty damn loyal, good job!

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/29(Fri)19:11 No. 333857 ID: 563ead
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"Tch. Admirably creative, but you seem to have missed the point of my action. I was not merely taking away that item; you will wear no top until you have shown adequate remorse for your refusal to aid me in restoring Kassandra's health. Remove it, or it will be removed."

She glares at you for a moment then rips the makeshift top off. She tosses it to the ground and walks away from you, pushing Kassandra aside as she does.

>Kassandra: ".... I don't think she likes me.."

>Ruby: "What a bitch.."

"Don't worry, she'll come around. Right now we need to sell some things."

You teleport to Fabio's shop to sell some of your loot.

>Fabio: "Ovahlord! My main man, this is some good loot right here! Here's my price for them, whaddya think? Oh! Also got a new item in stock, the Scan Scoll! Use it on yoself and you can see all the enemies health and stuff. Pretty awesome huh?"

>>333857
"Indeed, but it should wait. Got a kitchen to construct and just enough money to do so now. The humans are uppity enough as it is. Next time, I'm sure."

>>333857
Sell the TW equipment and the two GD shields. Then we'll have enough to repair the kitchen!

And yeah that is pretty cool, buddy, but we're not gonna be able to buy it today.

>>333857

nice! ...but I'm guessing it's a single use item and not a permanent enhancement. it'll have to wait, because you'll only have enough to rebuild the kitchen if you sell the robes, the staff, and the shields and don't buy anything. I'm guessing (and voting) we keep the armor.

>>333857
"Indeed it is, but I think I shall have to leave its purchase for another time. I have other uses for my funds at the moment."

Sell our stuff, send the money to Styx to continue reconstruction of our fortress, and let's go hunting again. A level 5-7, if one's available.

>>333857
Nice Fro'

>>333863
I asked Larro. He said it IS a permanent upgrade.
We NEED that scroll now before his stock changes!
We can buy our minions food to hold them off until the kitchen is ready, and we can queue up the kitchen so construction can start the second there's enough gold.
We are NOT passing up something this convenient!

>>333877
Well shit, if it's permanent then of course we buy it. I figured that "scroll" meant "one-use consumable".

>>333877
Whoa. Okay, buy it. We'll just need one more day to fix the kitchen.

Isn't there something else we can sell to afford the kitchen and the scroll?

Get scroll.
Ask if he can provide food until we get a kitchen.

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/29(Fri)19:52 No. 333894 ID: 563ead
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You decide to sell all your stuff.

"Hmm. I would love to have the scroll but I need to build a kitchen for my minions."

>Fabio: "Not a problem overlord mah man! Take it, you'll owe me the twenty Gs later kay?"

"Thank you Fabio."

=You can now see the Enemies health during battle, even without Overlord on the field!
By using up his round Overlord can also see an enemies Equipment and Spells!=

"All right, let's try for another rank 5"

>Rose: "My Lord... I do not mean any disrespect but we are all rather tired.."

Alice isn't. She has been doing a grand total of JACK FUCKING SHIT, so gear her up and send her out for dispatch. Tell her she can go hunt gunners all night if she really wants to. You and the girls are going to have a nice bath soak and then go to bed.

>>333894
She's right. It can wait.

Let them rest. But no sending Alice out alone.

>>333894
"Oh... right. I'm just a floating eyeball and I forget these things. Rose I'm counting on you to inform me sooner next time."

We don't have a barracks yet, are there suitable areas to sleep in? At least you can all bathe. Lets talk to sticks she can help us figure this out.

be nice. let 'em rest. watch out for the archerbitch though; you'd best sleep with one eye open.

...get it? with one eye open! hahaha... uhh, nevermind.

>>333894
"Alice should not be, and Emily is a construct. I shall take them to a low level area so we may get the money to repay Fabio."

Go take on a Level 1 or 2.

>>333894
"Ah. Right, exhaustion. Thank you for reminding me, Rose. We can rest for now and resume tomorrow."

Try to see to it that your servants are adequately settled in.

>>333900
I would be somewhat concerned that she'd go out and intentionally get herself killed in order to be freed from our control, if we sent her out alone. Let's just leave her on one-quarter rations and call that enough of a slap for her continued defiance.

>>333919
No, you already punished her by removing her clothing. Stop rubbing salt in it. She hasn't defied us any more, so there's no need to keep punishing her.

We want to make her want to be loyal to us, not create a hatred in her. Lay off a bit.

>>333900
This.

>>333928

Ditto. She wants her clothes back, and she wants to relax, she should get off her lazy ass and help.

>>333922
True enough. We can save cut rations for any subsequent bits of insolence on her part.

I think you should go the high road.
Be so good to her that she can think of noting else.

>>333900

We don't need rest. We should go with Alice and whoever else is up for it.

Alice isn't loyal enough to go anywhere on her own. She can't act directly against us but we've seen that speech isn't covered. So Alice could find someone and tell them that the overlord is active again.

Also, if everyone is resting, who will be watching Alice? It seems our hand may be forced here. We may have to use that potion.

Emily is a golem of sorts, she should be able to go quite some time without rest, and we should try to pay Fabio back as soon as we can.

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You decide it might be best to let everyone rest for now. Rose and Emily make some small cots and you send Alice to Styx so she may keep an eye on her. Actually thinking about it you order the two of them to rebuild the kitchen, with Alice doing most of the heavy lifting.

Your loyal minions go to the bathing area and take a nice relaxing bath.

You reflect on the day for a moment.
In only one day you have managed to rebuild a major chunk of the castle.
You gained three new minions, a healer, flame wizard, and an archer.
Defeated quite a few enemies.
Reversed an Age spell.
You did more in one day then most do in a year.

You look around and see your minions relaxing.

"Best job ever."

objective added: get Styx to build you a left hand.

>>333943
>"Best job ever."
Yes. Yes indeed.

>>333948
Hmm... first order there is to get a bigger stronger floatation device for ourselves, and put a couple arms on it. Being actually able to hold things is better than just being modular. Maybe one arm can be a snazzy blaster/claw combo, the other more for wielding and other... delicate tasks.