Go find that motherfucker and get your name back then
This sounds like an amazing quest hook

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my heart.

Now things no longer seem as good as they once did, and I cannot bring myself to appreciate them for their obvious flaws.

>>16885981
Sorry, i wasnt listening...you were saying?

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my bravery.

Now I flee every battle, and my comrades despise me.

A mysterious stranger sold me a pocketwatch, but the price was $2.50.

Now I have a shit watch.

>>16885981
It was good Magical item?

>>16885981
>Become assassin
>???
>PROFIT

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my digity

Now I'm a gnome

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my cock.

I slap him in the face and said: You can´t have it...unless

Now he is my whore.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my voice.

Now I cannot speak, and in the night I sometimes fear I hear my own voice calling out for me by name.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was too high.

So I stole it, and ran away giggling.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was tree fiddy.

Now he keeps coming back asking for tree fiddy every other week. I realized it was that god damn loch nest monster!

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was a song.

I wish I could still remember the words.

Giant thread? Giant thread.

I received from a mysterious giant a magical sword, but his price was my short term memory.

Now I keep mistaking things for OC

(For serious though, I love these threads - keep it up)

A mysterious stranger sold me a magic item, but his price was my liver.

Have you ever seen a Dwarf die of alcohol poisoning?

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my true face.

Now I am seen only as the mask I wear.

>>16886072

No, this is a slightly different thread. Think of it this way; If the giant is giving you these weird items, his price probably isn't gold. So what does he ask of you in return?

A mysterious stranger sold me a magic item, but his price was my dreams.
Nothing seems worth it anymore.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was a question.

I still wonder what the answer means.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magic item, but his price was my strength.

Now no matter how hard I train I am still weak.

>>16885981
Call him out on taking your face as well. People should be able to remember you by face, but not be able to specify you in any way other than a description detailed enough to narrow all choices down to you.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my purpose.

Now I have no will to use it.

Sidenote: I fucking LOVE these threads. I had a huge word document of the giant ones, some were puns, some were awesomely serious.

I need MORE.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my patience.

Now I

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my shadow.

In its absence I feel more alone, and the world seems somehow less bright.

>>16885981
I recognize that game, OP.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was me.

Now I am a possession, my every action and thought belonging to another.

A sold item stranger me a mysterious magical, price name his but was.

Remembers world nobody walk, I now the forgotten me and through.

>>16886103

i think the mysterious stranger collects the items that the giant then forges into swords.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my self confidence..
Now the item is useless to me, for while I could use it, I'm too afraid of doing it wrong

li3k 4 misteriuzz str4ng3r s0ld me a m4g1c4l 1t3m, butt d4 pr1ze woz my sk1llz

n0w 1m not 1337 :(

>>16886159
We need to find a way for you to supply this document to myself and the rest of this thread. Sup/tg/ has two of the giant threads, but I'm sure there were more...

Now I cannot even think straight.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my sense of time.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was not named.

Now I wander this world, anxious, unable to settle anywhere, awaiting this man's cost.

>>16886211

It's probably gone now, it was on my last PC before I moved to my new one.

My father's girlfriend's nephew got it, along with all my porn. I think I advanced the poor sod's sex life into the realms of fetishism.

>>16886225
Then you have done well, friend.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was the ability to form metaphores

Without it, I feel like a man who is unable to form metaphores

A mysterious stranger sold me a magic item, but his price was my dream.

Now I have no desire to use this item for I have no reason to fulfill.

>>16886265
A mysterious item sold me a magical item, but his price was the ability to form coherent metaphors.

Without it, I feel like a skinny fish hovering on a blanket.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my memory.

Now I don't know why I wanted the darn thing in the first place.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magic item, but the price was a magic item.

... uhm... what exactly have I accomplished?

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my determination.

Now I can't bring myself to finish

A mysterious stranger sold me a ticket to his bands concert, but the price was 10 dollars.

Now he stole my heart with songs about his life, a story about ambitions, hot blackguards and flying zombie sharks.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my posture.
Now I have to roll everywhere and everyone is trying to catch me doing that dirty.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my sense of teamwork.

I think it heals or something, but screw those other guys. They wanted magical healing light, they'd be priests too.

A mysterious taxi man gave me a ride to safety when I was certainly doomed, but his price was my meaning.

Now, I wander the world knowing too much and doing too little.

>Magical item

The Womb Dagger? Dude, don't cut yourself.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my innocence.

He could have at least used lube.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my wealth.

Now all my money has slipped through my fingers like water, and I cannot seem to keep even a penny for myself.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was the summer wind.

It took forever to catch and deliver it, but now it seems like the chill of winter is coming too soon...

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my virginity.

Joke's on him, anal doesn't count!

a misteerus straner sold me a majikil idem but hi pris wuz mi abilty 2 speel
i dun tink u cn even tel

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my hope.

Now the days ahead seem dark and endless.

>>16885981
Hey, you lost it too?

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my mind.

Now I make every decision on feeling alone, and I can't do even the most basic math.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but her price was my free will.

Now that nothing has changed, I realised I am truly doomed.

>>16885997
A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my heart.

Now I'm a corpse.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was a favor to be repaid in kind.

He hasn't come back yet, but when he does I don't think the favor will be pleasant...

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my sleep.

Now I stay awake all night, and I see the things that we miss when we are dreaming. They are not all nice things.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my passion.

Things are okay, I guess. I don't get too worked up about it.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my sight.

During the day I see just fine, but when I sleep I see through the eyes of the person he sold my sight to, who just so happens to be the king.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my hatred.

Now I cannot bring myself to strike the final blow against my old enemy.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my greed.

Now I give away my possessions freely, and keep nothing for myself. The magical item is long gone.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, and the price was right.

Now, that item is all I have left.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was the freedom of my people.

Now I rule a nation of slaves, but the greater evil is kept at bay.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my death.

Now I sit here, growing older and older, unable to die.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my sins.

Now I have a clean slate, but I cannot shake the feeling that I have cheated. Is this my first new sin?

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, the price was my conscience.

I immediately slew him to get it back.

I feel really bad about that now...

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was five years off my life.

How much time do I have left?

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my taste.

Now every meal turns to a flavorless ash in my mouth.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my nose.

I'd never realized how sweet the daffodils smelled in spring, or how much I would miss them...

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, the price was the amount of fucks I could give.

I got a free magic item.

>>16885981
A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my name.

I shot him when he turned away, and now I'll never be forgotten.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my fear.

Now I stride through conflict and chaos without a care in the world.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my integrity.

Now I am a pariah who no one trusts.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my cruelty.

Now the heros are attacking my fortress, and they are almost to my room, but i don't think i can bring myself to use the device he gave me on them.

A mysterious stranger sold me this thread, but his price was my memory of /tg/.

Now I'm wondering how the OP came up with this thread.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my face.

such a nice mask, I hardly notice the difference.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my love.

Now I just want to see this world burn.

>>16886175
Dragon Fable. (not OP)

Amysteriousstrangersoldmeamagicalitem, buthispricewasmyspacebar.

Nownobodyunderstandafuckiwrite.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my will.

Now I do nothing but what I am told, and cannot fathom what I desire even when asked.

A mysterious stranger sold me the ultimate weapon, but his price was my salvation.

I've got nothing to lose now.
Try and stop me.

A mysterious stranger sold me happiness, but the price was to be named in an unspecified time in the future.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my identity.
Can I interest you in this fine magical item?

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my intuition.

I recall feeling suspicious at the time, but I'm not horribly bothered by our transaction any more.

>>16885981
Your name is Akari Akaza.

>>16887439
>>16886099

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my pants.

...and then he handed me my new belt. Asshole.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my health.

Now I have the body of a wizard.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my soul.

I feel no different, except for the sense of longing...

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was that I also take a camel.

I'm not sure I want to know what he meant by "slightly used".

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my death.

I've been thinking about his wording for hundreds of years now.

>>16885981
So what?
Go into the world and use the item ha gave you to make a new name for yourself without being bothered by passed misdeeds of reputation.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my sanity.

Sucker.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my faith.

Now I know no allies, or loyalties, or give worship to any gods. But I will forever feel the absence.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was that I go have a sword forged for me by a giant.

I wonder what would have happened if I told him that the giant already forged me a sword made of fetch quests.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but the cost was my past.

I am but now just human clay, unmade by the loss of all that had shaped me.

A mysterious stranger gave me a magical item, but his price was that I had to give it back.

The world will never be the same, and neither will I.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my boomerang.

Joke's on him, it came right back to me after I left the shop!

Hey, I didn't do any of this stuff. I just run my creepy puppet show to freak kids out. That's it.

>>16887794
>>16887794
What a sorry name for an angel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBGGAjMg9vw

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was that if I remembered he sold it to me our world and all its inhabitants would die screaming in torment.

...aw, fuck.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but the price was my youth.

My old bones ache and my eyes are giving out, but I shall swing this blade one last time.

A mysterious stanger sold me a magical item, but his price was too high.

I lay awake at night wondering how many families were slaughtered for me to keep mine.

>>16887817
>"I can do no wrong, for I do not know what it is."
So I guess he's lawful good?

A mysterious stranger sold me the ultimate tinker's goggles, but his price was my eyes.

Jokes's on him. I was already blind.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my ability of appraisement.

Pretty good deal, I'd say.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was that I would have to go and pick it up myself.

I have no idea where "Brooklyn" is, but judging by the size of the buildings behind that bridge he sold me it must be pretty fucking magical.

>>16887865
He did smite the wicked...

>>16886099

You... you're the Grey Fox! You're wanted... for all kinds of things!

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my sense of self-preservation.

The damn thing stopped working after one use. I'm gonna gut that fucker for ripping me off like that.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my skills at prestidigitation.

If he'd been watching more closely, he might have noticed that I gave him my ability to get caught at it instead. He wouldn't have noticed it for very long, though.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was hair.

Now I am Indrick Boreale.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my ability to talk about it with people I'm not watching.

The question you should be asking yourselves, then, is how I'm able to talk about it with you.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my curiosity.

Now I don't care what it does, as long as it's mine.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my fondness for magical items.

You want the damn thing? All I want for it is yours.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my concept of death.

Now I wander the world, wondering if I was even alive to begin with.

>>16887817
Does he wear a mask?

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my own choice

Now I feel forever pulled by the strings of fate.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was that I had to use it.

I will keep paying until I've found him again.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my soul.

Now I travel the world, selling magical items to unfortunate travelers...

Two magical wenches once took my left eye as a price I had to pay to learn where a legendary sword is hidden.
Now the weird part:
I can buy it back with fairy wings.

What you idiots don't know is that your "mysterious stranger" is actually the previous poster, and it has been only a single relic moving along its merry way.

Pay it forward, gentlemen.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was the voices in my head.

Now I live in eternal silence.

>>16888142

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was the truth of my identity

Now, when I speak of a mysterious stranger, I don't know if I mean him, or me.

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.noitcerid ym eb lliw ecirp sih tub ,meti lacigam a em lles lliw regnarts suoiretsym A

A mysterious soldier estranged me from my family.

I really want to visit them some day, but what will they say?

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my final breath.

Joke's on him, I'm just gonna hold it forever!

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my soul.

Would you like to buy a magical item, friend? The price is--

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was the sense of mystery surrounding me.

I can't seem to be able to sell the thing with profit.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my Fate.

Now I serve him eternal until my Fate is my own and my destiny free.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was earth and water.

So I kicked him down a well.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my way.

All I can do now is follow his in the hope of getting it back.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item. The price for it was my life.

Now I walk through this world unable to feel joy or sorrow, eternally set upon an unending path.

Sum weird git sold me a magik choppa but he wanted me orkiness.

Now I can't even WAAAAAGH anymore

>Now nobody remembers me, and I walk through the world forgotten.
How can you do anything, if you will not be remembered?

OR RATHER:
How can you be remembered, no matter what you do?

This is a bittersweet price. You have no name, you can not be remembered, so you can do anything and get away with it.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magic item, it's price was my stability.

Now I laugh because I know why no one ever should.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my virginity.

...and that's how my anus was replaced with a cloaca.

>>16885981

I know that feel

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my voice.

Now I have no mouth, and I must scream.

>>16889565
So how are you telling me this?

>>16889572
Cosmic horrors do not need mouths to relay messages

>>16889572
>>16889593

Pic related

>>16889572

He didn't sell his fingers

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was the world wreathed in flame.

Now I am the only one left, eternally burning.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my family

Now I try to remember what I traded to get it.

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my testicles.
Now it has been rendered useless, I don't have the balls to use it.

A mysterious stranger sold me a thread. I archived it.

Good show, /tg/. Good show.

>>16890793

Did he also sell you a link?

>>16890854
As a matter of fact, he did.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16885981/

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was the bones of a mountain.

I had to kill a lot of dwarves and go through a lot of shovels.

This reminds me of my favorite Twilight Zone episode ever, in which a no account loser gained the ability to trade physical and metaphysical qualities with others, voluntary trades only of course.

He traded his broken arm for an old man's cold, his youth for cash (and then bought back youth for pennies on the dollar, a year at a time, from foolish young people), and purchased the conscience from the saintly father of the woman he loved - so that he might become worthy of her. Of course, without a conscience, the father of the bride murdered him later.

Ever since seeing that episode as a kid, it has always been a recurring theme I've enjoyed tinkering with; I've just never really had the opportunity to play The Bargainer, as I tend to think of that power/archetype, in a game as of yet. I think it would work in a supers game though, just be weird as heck.

>>16891510

It's a character type that works very well as an NPC. I've been planning to work the giant from the past threads that inspired this one into a campaign as a merchant. He offers to sell swords made form abstract or metaphysical concepts, but his prices are equally bizarre.

The players are asked to consider what they'd be willing to part with for the weapons on display. If they find later that they didn't like the deal, the giant will periodically reappear, and they may be able to buy back what they gave him--in sword form.

A mysterious item sold me a magical item, but his price was the ability to use Idioms.

I never realized how much we relied on Idioms.

>>16891580

The problem is translating it to game mechanics. If a character sells his name you can at least enforce that by having all NPCs forget him almost immediately after being introduced to him. But if he sells his anger you can't really compel the player to not sometimes have his character display anger.

Likewise, you can sell a character a sword made of the first fallen leaf of every autumn, which is a striking red-gold in color and brings a slight feeling of melancholy when you grasp the hilt, but why is the player actually going to WANT the sword? What tangible benefits does it bestow?

A mysterious stranger sold me a magical item, but his price was my lawfullness.

I am now criminal scum.