Jerkchicken

One Piece: The Scarlet Pirates (Reboot!) [Chapter 1 END]

I will work on making a post soon.

Isekai Rangers! Solve Problems, Break Hearts, Grievous Bodily Harm!

Can you be an actual power ranger/sentai squad?

Tales from Frontier Village: A Rune Factory Roleplay {Always Recuriting/Accepting}

And special thanks to mangrale for the collab post we worked that he was going to post. He has allowed me to post it in his place.

Tales from Frontier Village: A Rune Factory Roleplay {Always Recuriting/Accepting}

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Quest 1
Reclaim the Trade Festival Grounds

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Chapter 1 - A Joint Venture

Part 1 - Eastern Gate (6:00 A.M. - 6:30 A.M.)

^{In Collaboration with @Jerkchicken}

The snow and frost of winter had not completely melted away by the time much of the guild’s staff had gathered at the hall to pick up whatever they needed before descending upon the village’s easter entrance as a group, a bracing chill greeting them as the sun seemed to just barely begin its climb.

Rowan had met the day with his usual brand of irritable lethargy, the kind that only slightly subsided after a mug of coffee from downstairs. His was the first footsteps within the main hall, setting aside the coffee pot to boil before making final preparations with those that were due to arrive. Normal guild operations would commence for the day in an hour or so.

But for now, everyone’s effort was directed to prepping for this quest. Nearby cluckadoodles were still vehemently ushering forth the beginning of the day by the time he and a sizable band of workers took to the village’s stone paths. All were carrying something, from wheelbarrows of useful items like rope and tent-making materials, to bundles full of provisions and other useful items, consumable or otherwise.

In a matter of moments the the site became quite the hive of activity, with a number of people guiding in a large, buffaloo-drawn wagon down to meet them there. Able to carry most of the shared supplies along with up to four people not including the coachman, renting this covered was a good call if Rowan did say so himself, a slight smirk about him until he saw who had hitched a ride on it.

“Hi Rowan!” exclaimed an excited Vivian from the back entrance of the carriage once the man came around from the side. “Great day for a hunt isn’t it?”

The man, although not fazed by her outburst, was nevertheless fairly perplexed to see her. “I don’t remember calling you here this early,” he said with a raise of his eyebrow, to which she smiled widely.

“Oh, that’s okay. You didn’t have to. I knew you were renting a wagon from nearby, so when I found out where it was I woke up early to see it myself. There was no way I could help myself when it came to this big guy!” she exclaimed as she turned around and leapt off the front of the wagon and onto the back of the burly beast to give it a hug. If it was almost anyone else, Rowan would have stopped them. But the buffaloo didn’t even raise a foot in protest, but rather lightly shook its head as it grunted at a nearby guild member to feed it more grass.

In no time at all, the eager half-elf dismounted off the beast of burden and stood looking up to a waiting Rowan. “Well that, and I really wanted to see everyone off,” she admitted more calmly, but no less earnestly, the guildmaster smirking at her in return.

It was the day of this grand hunt Rowan, The Guildmaster had organized with his Adventurer’s guild. The town guard as agreed upon yesterday, assembled a crew lead by Mercedes. It was a team of six herself included that showed. At their side was a team of Horse lizards acting as their mounts. The creatures were reptiles capable of a semi-bipedal stance and grasping claws for their forelimbs.

“Good Morning,” The woman said to Rowan, “I take it we’re still waiting on the others to arrive?” She would answer his response and then focus on her teammates. Although they were all dressed identically, as expected of a group like them, each one of them was bring along different weapons and various tools in their packs.

“Hey boss, should we show off our gear for tracking the critters down to the guildmaster? Might be useful if he wants us to pair with the adventurers.”

“Not a bad idea.” She replied. She would then call over for his attention and tell him about her comrade’s suggestion.

Upon seeing the guards draw closer, Rowan simply nodded and rose his hand in affirmation to the squad’s leader, his eyes darting around to the steadily growing assembly and noticing that there were still a fair number of hunters yet to arrive. While he was telling the woman as much, Vivian’s attention would immediately be drawn to her men’s reptilian steeds, a somewhat cautious approach as she gingerly neared one.

“A means of seeking out monsters…” he repeated as his arms folded in preparation of looking this gear of theirs further, though his eye did linger in following the small girl in her curious examination of these formidable looking mounts. “Seems to me that in a mission like this, the kind of monster that needs dealing with are the sort that will make themselves easy to find. When our job is done, any monsters left will be easily taken care of by the security forces hired for the festival. That said, if you truly believe this gear of yours will make a difference, then go ahead and show me or the hunters when enough have arrived. They are the ones accompanying you after all.”

The reasoning regarding the breeding and discipline behind service animals however vicious in appearance for an outfit as honorable as the guard was lost to an extent on the young half-elf, but in no time her hand would be gently brushing along the rough hide along the side of one of the creatures, a giddy smile growing on her face before she looked in Mercedes’ direction. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like these before! What do you call them!?” she asked as she returned to petting it, as though observing what area seemed to relax the creature more. “Wow, these scales are so pretty,” she said to herself, admiring it up close.

“They’re called Horselizards.” The woman replied to the girl. “They’re not that mean tempered despite their appearance. They like to have their necks scratched.” She then made her way to Rowan and listened to what he said. He was skeptical to say the least.

“True enough, we’ll show the other hunters what we have.” She said to Rowan. She then continued, “The issue here is the ones who are currently hidden or are ambushers. Those ones are more dangerous than the monsters that merely wander and attack. Furthermore, the tools are not just focused on tracking monsters but also for reading any magical disturbance which should be useful for finding the root cause of the monster surge.”

Having said that, she then regrouped with her fellow guardsmen. They spent their time idly chattering as well as inspecting everything they had meticulously. There was a brief discussion over tactics, but it was agreed that it would be better to bring that up with the others once they arrive. After all, this was supposed to be a collaborative effort and it would be best to wait and then discuss it.

One Piece: The Scarlet Pirates (Reboot!) [Chapter 1 END]

Flint replied to her, "Well let's just say I'm good with children. Someone has to, after all, anyway thanks for the save. Come along Scruffy." He didn't know nor really care how this animal got aboard. This would be something to take care of later once things calmed down. Eventually he'd see the dragon, the Cap, and some more new faces coming aboard. It seemed like it was starting to get a bit crowded on this ship with all the people. This might be something he would broach to the captain, he did have plenty on money on hand give or take what would be used on supplies.

"Hey there Cap' here's Scruffy. I hope you like him as there's not taking him back." He said to her as he took a sip of drink from his canteen. He took another as he felt himself refresh after the events that transpired earlier. During that time Alesia gave the orders to set sail for Loguetown. It seems like they'd finally be entering the Grand Line. He wasn't surprised, it was bound to happen. Things would get more interesting once they leave Loguetown.

"Cap' when we get to Loguetown mind if I chat with you about some things?" He said to her before he went off to work. He'd assist in the sailing of the ship. Well as much as he could anyway, with all the new people on it's not like there would be dearth of tasks to be done. After they were set for their destination, he would go back to idling and watching everyone move around. He leaned against the mast and adjusted his shades. He thought about the Mayor's instructions. Hopefully he'd steer clear of any distractions and be able to do this task.

Tales from Frontier Village: A Rune Factory Roleplay {Always Recuriting/Accepting}

Alright I'm gonna work on a post for opening up the hunting party.

The Five Senses

_{@13org@Fetzen}

The party had finally made it to the clock tower. It was definitely worse for wear, and he could understand the giant's trepidation with regards to climbing the tower. His weight could pose a risk on breaking the steps if they were damaged and wooden. He could probably break the locked door, but it might be more suspicious than they already were hanging around it. He calmly paced around while eyeballing their surroundings. He noticed an open window in the tower that seemed large enough to crawl through.

Chuckling he stepped forward saying, "No need for rope, like I said I'd scout for you two didn't I? Just hold tight and try not to be more suspicious than we already are." Before he did anything he glanced around to see if there weren't any people to see what he'd do next. Of course he was none the wiser about them being followed. He then started running up a nearby building as his power kicked in for him to make a flying leap from the rooftop and towards the clock tower. From there, there he'd climb and jump up the tower as he grabbed what could and slipped in through that window.

Inside, he'd find the interior in much better state than the exterior. He stood still on the wooden steps which while creaky where definitely solid at least for his steps. He stood still as he listened if there was anyone else inside that he'd need to dispatch. After a couple of minutes concentration, he didn't detect anything inside with him. Well outside of the pigeons, their molted feathers, and shit. He'd use his power to leap down the stairwell to get down faster. He'd unlock the door and then poke his head out, calling attention to Týfurkh and Karina. "Get in her and let's get this done with!" He'd say in a low voice to them.

Tales from Frontier Village: A Rune Factory Roleplay {Always Recuriting/Accepting}

@AThousandCurses@Rune_Alchemist@Noodles@LiverisGood@OtomostheCrazy@13org@SimpleWriter@Mangrale@Kazemitsu

Apologies for letting this lingering for so long without anything happening.

It's been decided by @DocRock & I that we're gonna do some time fuckery and split the players into two groups/time line. Anyone interested in participating in the monster hunting plot can set themselves to advance to day 2. The others who aren't will proceed as usual and we're gonna be initiating some player backstory stuff happening to so it isn't completely lopsided.

So, if you're still interested in rping with us, that's gonna be the new plan. Apologies for this period of silence both and kinda in the discord.

The Five Senses

^{@13org@Fetzen}

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"It's fine, apology accepted." He said to her in response.

He'd listen to her explain herself and why she was in a less than friendly disposition. It was all very reasonable and understandable to the point of being dull. Her expression though, that was quite surprising. It didn't escape him how oddly cute it was on her. That contrast between this serious, competent officer and that, it was just too amusing and amusing. He had to turn away, lest she thought he wasn't taking her seriously which he didn't want to do. Yet as he cracked a smile in privacy, he felt an urge to poke tease just a bit.

"Oh, so you do got another side to you. A rather soft and fluffy one." He said to her with a slight chuckle. He felt the urge to rib her just a bit more, but decided to wrap it up as he didn't want to provoke a sword fight with her. Although a friendly spar with would probably be fun, but this wasn't the time for it. He'd add, "Don't worry Cap' we'll be good soldiers and follow your commands." He had fun deflating the heavy and serious tone of the woman.

His joviality would drop for a brief second as he'd say, "Anyway, let's get this done and reconvene with the others afterwards. Hopefully it should be useful meeting with them. At the very least we should be able to get some food for everyone, I don't about you but I'm not a pigeon so stale bread isn't really enjoyable for me." While he was far from being confident in their victory, he didn't let himself get psyched out. Complications were inevitable, but if one could adapt and improvise properly, even an unfavorable situation can be reversed.

One Piece: The Scarlet Pirates (Reboot!) [Chapter 1 END]

"Yup." He said in reply to the man asking if he killed Valar. He graciously accepted the bag full of Beris and tucked it away for safekeeping. "Thank you." He said to the mayor. He was about to leave, but then the mayor continued to speak and gave him a sealed letter. He spoke of this man and needing to have this letter delivered to him. Flint racked his brain to see if he could recall anything that might help him, but nothing seemed to pop out. But that wasn't going to hinder him, he wouldn't be good as a bounty hunter if he couldn't find people, especially those who were trying to not be found.

"This man he shouldn't be too far off then, if he came to you only a couple of days ago right?" He asked as he also stored away the letter, but not before looking at that wax seal. This was truly important to deliver and he definitely wouldn't want to fail on this errand. "Well for whatever it's worth, you got my honor as an ex-administer of justice that I'll get that done for you." He said to the mayor before walking away. He took a pause as he thought about his original set of tasks he was supposed to do before he ended up sidetracked fighting Valar and his crew. Right, more supplies and a pet for the Captain.

Flint felt uncertain as to how long they could mingle before they began to draw attention. Ultimately he decided they should just leave and head to the nearest island and hopefully avoid any undue attention. It's not like the Captain and her ship were particularly infamous, individual crew bounties notwithstanding. Better to play it safe though, and get out while it's still calm. He would return to the ship and find himself seeing two new faces with Handel. There was a man and a big fluffy dog. Without skipping a beat he said casually, "Hey Handel, nice dog where'd you get him? It doesn't matter too much having to explain him, but you mind if I pretend having this dog was planned? In all the excitement on this island, I seemed to have forgotten to get my duties completed. But at least one of them would be complete with this dog. Anyway, once Alesia gets back with the others we should get off this island. This dragon Zoan that joined her decided it would be a good idea to torch the entire fucking swamp."

He then turned his attention to Coyote extending a hand, "Hey there new guy, and what might be your name? Name's Fint Ironstag and I see you're acquainted with Handel. If she's already vetted I'm sure you'll have no problem coming aboard with us. As you can see, we're in the middle of something but once everyone gets here, things will get active. So, you got any useful skills for sailing are you just gonna be doing grunt work?"

@Noodles@Stern Algorithm@EnterTheHero