>>32361572
Send lefty around to the back door, and enter through the front.

>>32361572
Scout out the exterior of the store for exits and maybe look inside it from the outside and hope to god that isn't lefty in there

>>32361712
As I understand it, lefty hasn't left our side.

>>32361712
>>32361820
Indeed. Lefty has been by your side, and under your control, for the duration of this expedition.

>>32361572
Aw hell yeah it's Golem Quest.

Here's a summary:

We're a sentient golem made of stone.
Master died.
We've got the power to Craft items, especially magical items, and ESPECIALLY other golems.
The Master had an apprentice named Tomas.

Thus far we've made one golem, a Stone golem like ourselves, called Lefty.

>>32361572
Pastebin is inaccurate, we get -20% speed for being a crafter.

Here's an inventory of stuff we have in the Tower we spawned in:
>A Forge
>A Study [with books, and a demon summoning circle]
>A Laboratory

And a Storeroom containing
>280 units of stone
>200 units of iron
>200 units of wood
>100 units of clay
>100 units of water
>80 units of various foods
>50 units of unidentified fluid
>5 units of weaponry (1 unit of weaponry is suitable to outfit a normal golem)

We've punched in a bandit invasion of a nearby town, and looted the mace of the bandit leader.

>>32361994
Thank you for that. I copy-pasted from the first crafter post back in the first thread, and forgot to change an error that I had originally made.

Also, voting has closed. I will be combining these:
>>32361637
>>32361712

>[]Scout: Exterior
>[]Command:Lefty:Flank

You spend some time canvasing the entrance, and find a small squad of people inside the shop, which seems to contain a rather large collection of tomes. One is clothed in a black robe, and seems to be directing four pale creatures, who are rifling through the books, ripping them from the shelves to show to the man, who, with a flick of the wrist, motions for the creature to toss them away. You can't get a good look at either the robed man or the creatures, but the creatures look human in nature, except for a rather loped gait and stooped posture as they rifle through the collection of knowledge.

Seeing a back door to the shop, and realizing the possibility of one or more of the enemies fleeing, you order Lefty to take position at the door in the back.

What do you do?

>[]Attack: Alone
>[]Attack: Flank
>[]Control: Lefty: Attack
>[]Other?

>>32362178
Hang on. We know these are thieves, but outright killing them may be too extreme.

>[]Interrogate
I want to find out what the hell they intend to be doing.

>>32362178
Attack: alone

Leave lefty at the back to smash anybody who tries to escape.

>>32362178
>[]Attack: Alone
>[]Speech: Surrender and you will receive mercy.

>>32362248
Fair enough.
I'll switch from >>32362258
Be sure to fill both exits.

>>32362178
We swat the fuck outta them by going in the same time as lefty, cloth man seems suspicious so when cloth man is distracted by lefty we nab him and crush his hands

>>32362288
Opps I mean robed man

>>32362319
Note to self: build cloth golem.

Rolled 51

Voting Closed
Options Chosen:
>[]Attack: Alone
>[]Speak: Interrogate/Order

>>32362554
We yell at them

"Attention no bad people inside the shop. Yes you, we the village militia have you surrounded. Surrender or we shall burn down the house along with you in it."

>>32362554
Already gave my input. Not planning to samefag.

You enter the shop, not trying to mask your presence. The robed man turns, and the creatures as well. The man seems pale, with a gaunt face, and white hair cropped short. He scowls at you, and you speak.

"What is your purpose here?"

He responds, 'My purpose here is none of your concern, construct." His voice is thin, matching the source. After he speaks, however, you see his eyes dart to a book one of the creatures surrounding him his holding. They quickly dart back to you.

"Surrender now, thief, or face the consequences."

He sneers a this. "A threat, is it? Well I do not think I will be surrender, nor facing any consequences." He gestures towards you, intoning a word that you cannot make out, and his minions lurch toward you!

What do you do?

>[]Attack: Leader
>[]Attack: Minions
>[]Other?

You may also order Lefty to take an action:

>[]Order: Lefty: Attack
>[]Order:Lefty: Hold
>Other?

>>32362756
>>[]Attack: Minions
I want this guy alive for questioning rather than being a bright smear on the wall.

and
>[]Order:Lefty: Hold
In case he tries to bolt after we smash his toys.

>>32362756
We order lefty to open the door and grab the robbed man and we pummel the minions but not to death mind you. Too much murder is bad for golems image

>>32362756
I'd say have Lefty suckerpunch the leader from behind.
This asshole probably has anti-Golem shit ready if he's not afraid of us.

If Lefty's going to suckerpunch this guy, we ourselves should focus on his Minions.

If we can get some of the minions alive, or even the leader, it'll be helpful.

>>32362756

"Your objection has been noted."

>[]Attack: Minions
Tankred smash

>[]Order:Lefty: Hold

Odds are he's using his minions to cover his escape.
Shame that.

>>32362756
>[]Attack: Minions

While he's distracted,
>[]Order: Lefty: Attack: Leader

A good blow to the back of his head should work.

>>32362795
Bro.
They're zombies.

>>32362866
Hey we could use zombies as test subjects within our lair

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>>32362845
inb4 pic related

>>32362906
I feel like that wouldn't work very well. The physiology of a dead man is very different from the physiology of the living.

Rolled 61

Voting Closed
>[]Attack: Minions
>[]Order:Lefty:Attack:Leader

Roll 1d100. I'll take the best of the first three results.

Rolled 14

>>32363085
Luck be a lady.

Rolled 18

>>32363085
Rolling

Rolled 41

>>32363085
ELITE

Rolled 80

>>32363085
Jesus, these fucking rolls.

Rolled 76

>>32363144
No 80 for you

Rolled 6

>>32363163
No 76 for you.

Rolled 75, 12, 26, 8 = 121

>>32363187
Well at least we got rid of the 6.

The creatures are slightly faster than you, and manage to overwhelm you for but a moment, clawing an scraping meaninglessly on your hide, until one's jaws find a weak portion of your stony hide and tear it free. You don't feel any pain, just and absence of self as the portion is torn away. You bring your considerable strength to bear in retaliation and smash their feeble bodies against the ground. They break. After the beating each falls to the floor, unmoving.

During the exchange, Lefty tears the door open, behind the robed man and wraps his skull with his fist, silencing any incantations the man may make. The man flails wildly, grasping at the large, stone hand.

1 Damage Taken

What do you do?

>>32363275
Drag him to the church, though lefty should probably use his other hand to support bad!magicians's weight or his feeble neck might snap.

Rolled 58

>>32363275
Dispatch the rest of the minion and immobilize his hands and blindfold and gag him

>>32363275
Hold the man to the ground.
We've got Tools for many situations, right?
Let's use those to restrain his hands.
If we can't restrain his hands that way, break them.

Bring him to the church once this is done.

>>32363275
Restrain his hands and get some sort of gag. Then we can bring him to the church.

>>32363275
crush the rest of the minions
"You have been offered mercy and responded with force. You're actions have deemed you a threat to myself and the village"
drag him to the church after restraining limb and mouth

Voting Closed:
>[]Execute:Minions
>[]Arrest: Leader

Writing now.

You may short work of the now prone minions, crushing them easily beneath your heavy feet.

As for the leader, well, your tools don't morph into anything as abstract as manacles, so you take his hands in your's, and crush them. Your reading into spellcasting has alerted you to this method of restraining a spell user. As for a gag, one of your companion's digits firmly clamped over his mouth should suffice.

Dragging or carrying the thief to the church, you announce your presence rather loudly, and again you are greeted with the assumed lord of the town.

"Who is this? Another bandit?" He asks.

What do you do?

>>32363667
Explain that he was looting one of the shops that had a lot of books in it, warn them that he is probably a spellcaster. Ask what they want to do with him.

>>32363667
This man was stealing books from $BUILDING_LOCATION. He had assistants, who were killed in the fight.
He might be a spellcaster.
We have brought him to you to interrogate.

>>32363667
This old man was looting the book store with his minions. I am assuming he was colluding with the bandits

>>32363667
"Some sort of Mage. He was found in a shop full of tomes. We dispatched his shambling minions and have restrained his magical capabilities."

>>32363667
Something like this >>32363746

Oh man, I just realized we totally missed capitalizing on the fact that he was very interested in one of the books his minions had.
After we hand him over we might want to go back and pick that book up.

>>32363667
"I suspect he is either a mage working with the bandits or a rouge using their attack as a distraction. Either way he has prove to be quite rude and violent"

>>32363856
>rouge
Yes, he's obviously a sentient shade of red.

Voting closed.
Writing now.

>>32363966
>golem logic
"Clearly he is a light Salmon"

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>>32364024
>light salmon

"This is a spellcaster of some sort. He was stealing books from a store in the village. I have impaired his casting ability for the time being."

The lord looks from you to the caster. "Well, as we are a rather small village, we do not have the facilities to house anyone of magical ability. He would be put to the axe.... unless you wished to detain him?"

What do you do?

>[]Choose:Execution
>[]Choose:Detainment
>[]Other?

Sorry for the delay on this one.

>>32364299
[x]Choose: Not to choose
Follow the lord's instructions on the matter.

>>32364299
Unless we've got some kind of anti-magic field set up in the tower I'm going to have to go with
>[]Choose:Execution

>>32364299
Tell the magician that if he starts casting spells when he can talk, lefty will squish his skull.

Then ask him what he was doing in the village and why he was so interested in that book. If he answers, we will detain him. If he doesn't, off to the chopping block.

>>32364350
This is probably the best option.

>>32364299
Just crush him

>>32364350
Go for this.

Voting is closed.
Writing now.

You think for a moment, and then turn your attention to your captive audience.

"Wizard, if you begin to cast a spell of any sort, my companion shall end you before it is finished."

You mentally order Lefty to shift his finger to the throat of the spellcaster,

"What is your interest in the book your minion was holding? It and your contents. Speak and you shall live, don't and you shall die."

The spellcaster speaks quickly, fear in his eyes. "I work for a bandit lord, leagues from here! He ordered me to retrieve a rare tome from the shop here for his pet sorceress! They planned on selling the villagers on the black market in a coastal city to the west. It's all I know! I swear! Please don't kill me." He quivers in fear.

What is your response?

>>32364625
So were the bandits that attacked the village part of this guy's gang or were they hired mercenaries?

>>32364625
We need to know what it is, so we can take it and secure it with us.

>>32364665
>Then let the dude go.
Nah, we'll detain him like we promised.

we need raw materials for flesh golems, after all

>>32364687
Good point. Better delete my post.

I still want to know the name of that Sorceress.

>>32364625
This implies that once the bandit lord hears of his subordinate's failure, he's going to send another attack at the village. Probably bigger than the one before.

So, we need more information on this bandit lord, his sorceress. Available forces, any enemies they have, how long it'll take them to organize another raid, that sort of thing.

Voting is closed.
Writing now.

"Were these bandits part of his force, or hired to aid in this attack?"

"They are part of his band. Just the newest recruits and chaff."

"This information is troubling, as your story indicates that once this bandit lord does not hear that you have returned, he will send another force to secure his prize. What do you know of his available resources?"

"His band numbers in three scores more! Most are chaff, as these here were, but some are well-trained and hardy. However, I and his pet are the only spellcasters he holds sway over." He looks to you, fear in his eyes. "I mean, only her now."

"What is her name?"

"Elasa." He says, quickly.

"You shall identify the book when the time comes." You turn to the lord. "How much need I give to obtain this book?"

"Nothing at all, dear fellow!" The lord seems to have warmed up to you quite well, considering the events of today. "Think of it as our payment to you!"

What do you do?

>>32365063
Ask the lord if he will be able to get reinforcements from somewhere to help fend off the next possible incoming attack.

If not, we're probably going to need to start working on a golem army.

>>32365063
Read that bitch. See what's so special about it.

>>32365063
Read book, detain Spellcaster, get Lord to obtain reinforcements.

>>32365120
Second

>>32365120
>>32365137
why not both of these?

>>32365294
I've been combining these non-exclusive choices, so probably will be both.

Voting closed.

At the cost of probably sounding like an idiot, do we gain back the health we lose after battle or do we have to manually repair it.

>>32365478
As a golem you must repair any damage done to your form. It's a fair question, since it hasn't come up yet. Your current health total is 24, with a maximum of 25.

>>32365478
>>32365521
Plus, magic. So, not really a stupid question.

"Will you be able to muster any relevant force to defend against this possible incursion?"

The lord thinks for a moment, concern on his features. "No, I do not believe so. We lost nearly a dozen able-bodied men in their original attack, and where our current position, while advantageous for trade, does not afford us the traffic to hire any significant mercenary force. I could form a rough militia of a half dozen men, at best."

You nod. "I will return in the near future."

It is then that your hear a voice, "Red, there you are!" You turn to see Tomas jog to meet you.

"Sorry I took so long, there were more injuries than I had thought." He looks at the situation for a moment, before turning to the lord.

"Hello, Sir Festik. I hope everything turned out well."

"Oh, Tomas. Is this a friend of your's?"

The two go on like this for a minute, before you, Tomas, Lefty, and your detainee return to the bookstore. The creatures are still dead, and you bring him forward to collect the book. He does so, and you promptly confiscate it.

After this, you begin the walk back to the tower, while flipping through the book. It seems to be a spellbook of sorts, though in what tongue you cannot decipher, though through some of the charts within you can muster that it contains a number of spells of the necromantic variety.

Within relatively short order you find yourself in a considerably more cramped Parlor.

What do you do?

>>32365521
You know it kind of annoys me that you are calling us a golem when we're really more of an automaton.

>>32365593
I'd like to run a quick test with lefty - see if he can send us a mental ping if a certain condition is met. Like, tell him to ping us if tomas says something, then ask tomas to say something.

If he can do that, we can just assign him to guard the spellcaster and inform us if he tries to speak.

After that we should probably repair ourselves and see what we can do to obtain supplies for building more golems.

>>32365593
Give the spell caster a choice

Research with us or we let him go but if we find him again he will suffer a fate worse than death

>>32365607
In all honesty, most definitions of golem I have found equate the two terms. It's a minor difference at best, with automaton often being used to describe a being who moves on its own accord through mechanical means. You can argue that magic is a mechanism, but I won't go there.

>>32365731
second this

>>32365830
I'm really not sure why people are interest in releasing this guy. We should either use him as raw materials or figure out a way to strike against the bandits using him. Letting him go servers no purpose.

Voting is closed.

>>32365663
Let's do this

You first speak with the man, "You have two choices. You may stay here and aid me in my research, or you may leave. If you choose the latter, and you are found by me again, your fate shall be worse than death."

The man immediately responds. "I'll research here! The only reason I joined the bandits was for lack of opportunity."

You then attempt to experiment with a momentary test. Instead of instructing Lefty with an immediate action, you instruct it with an instruction for the future. You instruct it to alert you through your mental bond when Tomas next speaks.

"Tomas, speak."

"Huh?"

You then feel a definite tug in your mind, brief but noticeable.

"Thank you."

"Erm... okay." He looks at you, head tilted slightly, before ascending the stairway and out of your view.

You are now in the company of your new researcher, Lefty, and yourself.

What do you do?

>>32366089
Leave lefty to guard the Spell caster, and tend to your wounds.

>>32366089
Ask tomas to work with this guy to decipher what they can about the book. Keep lefty with them, give it a command to smash the wizard if he attempts to hurt Tomas. Inform the wizard of this condition.

Go repair ourselves.

>>32366089
Also ask the wizard for his name.

>>32366089
Send Lefty out to gather clay.
Go to the study to read more books.

Repair self, and ask Tomas to see if he can create another Golem with the Materials that we have.

>>32366354
Second.
At the very least see if he can compile the materials. He doesn't need to animate it.

>>32366388
Why would we ask tomas to make it when we're obviously better at it than him?

Voting is over.
Actions taken:
>[]Order: Researcher: Unidentified Tome
>[]Order: Lefty: Sentry: Researcher
>[]Speak:Tomas:Golem
>[]Repair: Self

>>32366440
Because we'd be repairing ourself.

We should research warform golems before we start making any more. Just making copies of ourselves for fighting the bandits is suboptimal.

>>32366440
Are we actually better then Tomas? Shiet.

You instruct your new researcher to go upstairs with your companion to work on deciphering the tome. You order Lefty to protect Tomas and to execute the man if he attempts to harm Tomas.

"My companion has orders to destroy you if you harm Tomas. Do not make him execute his orders."

He nods very quickly, takes the book, and walks up the stairs with the book.


You walk up the stairs, finding Tomas in the Study, and ask him if he can try to create the body of another stone golem. He says he can try, but it will take some time for him to learn to create it as well as you can.

While Tomas hits the books, you set about retrieving some stone from the storage room, and begin to repair yourself in the forge.

-10 units of stone from the storage, 270 remaining.

--End--
Thanks for playing everyone, had a lot of fun running. I don't know when I will run next, but if I had to guess it would be within the next few days. Just keep an eye out around the usual time (9:00 CST).

Plug for twitter, in case you missed it in the OP: https://twitter.com/GolemQuest

>>32366534
We built a near perfect copy of ourselves in a few hours. I don't think tomas could do anything near that.

>>32366534
We don't even know if Tomas can make Golems.

And either way, we don't have enough material for any more golems. We'll need more stone, and we'll need to research fighter golems.

>>32366557
>He says he can try, but it will take some time for him to learn to create it as well as you can.

See? It'd be a far better use of his time to research spells he can cast to defend the town. Not waste his time making suboptimal golems.

>>32366557
I will just point out that we broke both his hands when we originally restrained him.

Thanks foro running, Pinn.

Archived here: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/32361572/

I will be around to field questions for a while, if there is interest.

>>32366615
That's why I chuckled while writing the final post.

>>32366650
Do we even have enough materials right now to make more golems?

>>32366671
If Tomas reaches Craft: Golem (Stone) II, yes, as it provides a 10% reduction of materials used, and a Stone Golem requires 300 stone, base. Now, whether he is that fast of a learner? Well... you'll find out.

>>32366671
It took 270 stone to make lefty, so we have enough to create righty.

Just a quick note on the whole Lefty thing. I hope you all know that it still does not have a name in game, as I had only created the term Lefty to give myself another way to refer to your first creation.

>>32366716
I had a feeling it be something like that. Which is why I really don't want him wasting his time on that. We're already at that level and have time to get better.

>>32366759
I'm still hoping we can figure out a way to fully integrate other golem bodies into our consciousness, so he might never need a name.

>>32366766
If it turns out to be suboptimal, the "research" options can always be swapped. We'll find out next thread.

>>32366805
If you were a Flesh Golem, and found out how to do that, this could be Golem: Borg Quest

Man, I wish I could have participated. Oh well, another time then.

>>32366865
I think the bandits will be a bit intimidated when a dozen war golems come out of the city and all speak in one voice "I AM TANKRED. OFFER NO VOILENCE HERE AND YOU WILL BE PERMITTED TO LEAVE ALIVE. STAY, AND YOU WILL BE PURGED."