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19 days ago
Current Noble Arms is now either four years old, or three years and eleven months. The third thread had lasted for more than one year.
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1 mo ago
New Interest Check, everybody!
2 mos ago
My Roleplay, Noble Arms: The ASEAN War, will reach its 4th year in June or July. It's been a long journey.
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2 mos ago
Despite its massive flaws, my RP, Noble Arms: The ASEAN War, is still one of the longest ongoing RPs in RPGuild - It turns 4 years old in July and the current thread itself is more than a year old.
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3 mos ago
On 4/14/2026 (on my end), my RP, Noble Arms: The ASEAN War, is now three years and ten months old, and the current thread is one year and four months.
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@Zoey White, Rote wasn't shouting what he knew yet, but if it opens up more story possibilities that he was, then we can go with it.
@jdh97, Accepted!

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New Sub-Rule - The narrower Exceptional Skills are, the more effective they are. Thus, Ex. Awareness is less effective than Ex. Sight.
The Ship

Pablo blinked at Ein and said, "Wow, you're more devious than I expected - I like it! Well, I like the intelliigence, not so much the 'watch the torture' bit. But I'm pragmatic enough to see the necessity of it."

Eliza then added, "If Pablo's staying back, then I'll be with him as well - I can't afford to abandon him even if it means one less person to defend you three." A smile, "And I'm glad you three are considerate of Pablo's security, even when Pablo himself isn't thinking of it."

She darted a glance at her charge, who was clearly distracted with Ein's good looks. "That said... What if they are not torturing someone right now? I mean, we are still in transit. Once we have an answer to this question, though, let's go - We're wasting time."

Pablo would then reveal the location of the CIA Agents' chambers - It was in a large room located just above the ship's boiler. This room was not marked by any label, but can still be seen on the ship map and blueprints. And of course, it was clearly large enough to hold torture equipment. However, this begged the question, how will Shion, Andre, and Ein manage to sneak inside said room and foil the CIA Agents' plans? After all, his power to reveal the truth did not mean that he can magically find a plan of action...




"Good, your wide array of skills will prove to be a boon to this Operation if you are as skilled as you appear," said the commanding officer to Callie as the latter said her piece. "Just remember, again, to keep collateral damage to a minimum."

She was smiling faintly now as she waited for Robert to add what he knew, but would pass him by if he was silent. As it turned out, Robert was more interested in Ishaq's power than he was in continuing the briefing. That was all right, she guessed. It was time for her to announce the timeline of the Operation. "We'll make anchor in three or three hours. The actual landing will begin in another three."

A pause, and she continued, "The Marines and the SAS squad are all waiting on the top deck, expecting your arrival. As of now, it is time to move out. Briefing over."

Kagami's Location

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City Event - Mostly for the Main Party

Mergoux, Kaspar, and the Edelwiesses

Kaspar rolled his eyes as it seemed Mergoux didn't get it, that it was him who was messaging her telepathically. He then said, <If you want to disrupt the auction, you are free to do so. But I have another idea - A gang of hired mercenaries are going to attack that fifteen-year old Mage Girl or anyone else who is buying the redhead and blonde slaves,> He meant Rote and Jehanne, <In order to rescue said slaves. Said attack is going to occur on their way out of the auction, but you have my word - Many of the buyers are actually purchasing the nobles for sham enslavements. The Edelweiss Family arranged that part.>

A pause. <Point is, I am willing to pay ten thousand Reich Marks to hire you to join the band of mercenaries to attack that Mage Girl or anyone else who might buy the redheaded and blonde slaves. Then you and the mercs will guide them to freedom, before finding opportunities for money and bloodshed against worthy foes.>

Louise, Rote, Jehenne

"This is an auction, not a mere purchase," the Auction Master looked down at the girl, "Starting bid is 500,000 Marks. Do you have the money?"

A voice said from the stands, "I have a million!" This was echoed by more bidders, some of whom said that they had two million, others who said they had four. But the shadowy figure who had contracted the Alhryt-Liu Trading Company had given Cocheta and Louise six million, and promised to transfer a further four million to their accounts if expenses suddenly shot up.

It was quite clear that someone really wanted Rote and Jehenne in their hands.

Rote, meanwhile, was merely tempted to shout what he knew, damn the consequences. It was clear that this little woman or the person she served would not listen to him should he talk about The Conspiracy. From what he had found out before the Battle of Kaisersdat, Venedig was the best place for the Old Gods' worshippers to conduct the next stage of their plans. Something about a cosmic alignment...

City Event - The Dragon in the Slums

Several men and women glared at 'The Heretic' as he gave away his presence. A couple of bouncers grabbed their sticks, but a fat man in silk robes, clearly the owner of the illegal opium den, shouted in a suprisingly commanding tone, "Order! Order!"

He then gestured for 'The Heretic' to come with him to the back of the den, to a secret room with mundane and magical countermeasures against eavesdropping. This room was made up of wood and marble tilework, with bundles of flax stuffed inside the walls to muffle sound. Inside the room was a small table with food and drink, around which a gang of who looked to be hardened criminals, two men and two women, sat.

The men were composed of a heavyset man wearing a large skirt-like loincloth, leggings, and a magically transpartent breastplate and a thin man in black and blue clothing who openly carried a dagger and lockpicks, while the women were Magi in their typical long robes, with one of them holding a traditional staff while the other had a whip. The Opium Den owner then said, "This... Is my heist team. My name is Carlo Brizzi, and I have been hired to assemble a team of the best criminals in Venedig... Which now include you."

He then tosses a bag of non-perfected Electrum coins at 'The Heretic' and says, "So, are you in or out?"

@Smike@Stern Algorithm@Overlord Thraka@Aqutanama@Rune_Alchemist@Zoey White@Landaus Five-One@Solaris:
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Give me some time to type up a post - Perhaps a few hours or even a few days. It depends.
@Rune_Alchemist, Thanks!

Edit: Same for everyone else who replied!
@Double, I'm sorry to say this, but it's your turn.

@Tenma Tendo, I know your plotline is supposed to be slow, but I think it's been a week already without activity...
City Event - Mostly for the Main Party

Mergoux, Kaspar, and the Edelwiesses

Kaspar Ridolfi was more wary than people gave him credit for, but it was Fredreick who alerted him to Mergoux's stalking with a subtle gesture. The merchant seemed as though he ignored the warning, but his magic told another story as a voice whispered in Mergoux's mind, <Butcher, be careful with who you're dealing with - There is a plan out there to get the Iron Decree overturned and to make life much harder for the slave traders of Venedig, but the Edelweisses are needed for it. So don't barge in like a fox to a henhouse.>

A visible smile on the M[erchant's face. <But I can tell you mistrust me, my dear Half-Elf. Fact of the matter is, though, if I didn't want what I said I wanted, the guards would have gone after you already...>

Louise, Rote, Jehenne

Louise might remember Cocheta and her receiving a mysterious visitor, a sterotypical man in a black hood. This man, with a pale, unusually handsome face, had asked the Alrhyt-Liu Trade and Lending to purchase some slaves among the captured Nobles being sold in Venedig's slave market, which he would then buy from them at a reasonably marked-up price. This was clearly a sign of fishy business, but of the kind that Cocheta might have learned to tolerate and even expect. If pried further, the man would say something about 'The need for discretion' and 'Customers with wild tastes' before increasing the downpayment, which was in golden coins/marks.

The slaves to be bought were one Rote Kaufmann and Jehenne Alcroft, who were to be kept naked until they were brought to the Alrhyt-Liu HQ and perhaps after - It depended on the pale man's discretion. If any other party were to purchase those two, the pale man hinted that his clients would be... Displeased. And finally, another memory dared to intrude, of the pale man saying that several members of the Commission for the Humane Treatment of Humans were arranging 'sham' enslavements for various members of the captured nobility - Those people would be recognized by their deep pockets and synchronized bidding...

City Event - The Dragon in the Slums

Rumors will inevitably reach The Lonesome Heretic that a robbery was being planned, but not just any robbery, a robbery at the Central Bank of Venedig itself. A virtual fortress safeguarded by magic and gadgetry, as well as a small army of troops, the Central Bank of Venedig was not just a storehouse for money, but also for magical relics from the distant past. However, with the bank's staff and several of its guards 'observing' the sale of the captured nobles in the Slave Market, there was a small opening for desperate men to make off with at least some of the gathered wealth.

And apparenrtly, word had spread of the Heretic and his unique abilities. Should he try and trace the source of said rumors? Said source was an Opium Den belonging to one of Venedig's criminal syndicates - If he went there, he might find a job...

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