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Oh yeah, I'm not complaining about this as, like, inappropriate for Loki to do thematically, I'm saying that, like the protagonist being tortured or enslaved it's really unpleasant for me to read.
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- Original Fantasy
Oh yeah, I'm not complaining about this as, like, inappropriate for Loki to do thematically, I'm saying that, like the protagonist being tortured or enslaved it's really unpleasant for me to read.
Okay from what I can tell Loki lied to reality so well that Torhild has always been Torhild instead of being born as Torvald. Breaking that if we choose to is going to be a real pain in the ass.
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- He/Him/His
[X] Troll. There is a troll in the area who has claimed Torhild for dinner.
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- India
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- He/His
Yeah no. This is just wrong. Not hilariously wrong, just fucking Wrong. Cant follow this story any longer. This is not a joke any more. Seriously, QM, with all the current (and ancient Nord) issues regarding gender and gender politics, and you decided forcefully changing the MC's gender without a minimum warning is somehow A-OK?
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- Southampton, Great Britain
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- He/Him
It was absolutely done with warning and frankly, you are a couple months late to complain about it.
This is the vote back in March, where the thread voted to have Torvald become Torhild. It wasn't something forced upon the thread even if it was forced upon Torvald and the majority of players vote for it to happen.
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- India
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And it was a temp change, and it was understood as such, and it was funny while it was temporary because we all expected Torvald to come back at some point. How is a woman with the memories of a guy going to deal with the now inevitable marriage that will be forced on her due to being a daughter instead of a son?
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- Southampton, Great Britain
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- He/Him
Torhild is going to go and conquer her own petty kingdom where she rules and nobody else can tell her what she can and can't do. And she will be hooking up with Astrid because I've haven't introduced any other love interests of note despite my initial intentions to.
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- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
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- He/Him
[X] Troll. There is a troll in the area who has claimed Torhild for dinner.
This won't be the first troll that Astrid has slain. She has fought a couple before and knows what to expect. Tall and hairy semi-giants, trolls are smelly and ugly, but dangerous foes. They have both strength and toughness which isn't made up for by a lack of speed. Beyond their durability and hitting power, it is their speed that makes them dangerous as while they are usually dumber than a human, the trolls still have the intelligence to make plans and enact deceit upon their victims.
They have a weakness to sunlight and fire, but Astrid isn't sure she'll be able to take advantage of those apart from her Dragon Aspect letting her breathe fire. Normally she would prepare some runes or set a trap, but if a troll has Torhild, she cannot afford to wait. Trolls have no problem eating people and while it might be safer for Astrid to wait, waiting could be the difference between saving Torhild and finding a troll that is digesting its dinner.
In the end, trolls can be killed like anything else. You just need to hit them harder a greater number of times. And Astrid is very good at hitting things hard a great number of times.
As expected, the troll is an ugly thing when Astrid finds it, twice her size with lump green-grey skin and grotesque beady eyes. It doesn't see her coming as Rapid Perception allows her to bypass the mistakes in her stealth and as the troll isn't a Norseman, she isn't obligated to announce herself before attack.
No, the troll only finds out that Astrid is there when she attacks with her enchanted steel axe, the weapon enchanted to let her attack multiple times within a space of moment. The steel blade of highest quality tears into the leathery hide of the troll, dealing injuries that would outright kill anyone who didn't have a high Constitution. Then she uses high level Speed Up to give her another three moments of furious attacks.
The troll howls in anger and pain, its back a bloody mess of hacked apart flesh, and swings a meaty fist at Astrid. The Warrior-Witch simply tanks it, trusting in her Adamantine armour, her superhuman Constitution and her Armour Trait to take the hit. And she does, barely feeling the blow as it smacks into her as she focuses on keeping up her attack.
A troll is tough, but taking over a dozen attacks capable of killing a mortal man every moment is something beyond even the toughness of a troll. In less than a minute, the troll is dead. Cutting into bloody chunks and strips of meat by Astrid's axe.
Letting out a sigh of relief at her swift if brutal victory, Astrid looks around for any sign of Torhild, hoping that this won't be another dead end.
What she was not expecting was for her new chainmail and helmet to start changing. Adamantine remains Adamantine and steel remains steel, but the once armour takes the form of women. And one of those women is someone who Astrid recognises and that recognition makes her heart flutter.
Torhild may be older with a body of Adamantine plus great beauty that she did not previously possess, but Astrid still recognises her childhood friend even as the noblewoman lands on the ground on her butt. At last, Astrid's long search is over as she and Torhild are finally united.
"Torhild," exclaims Astrid and not caring of what is going on, the Warrior-Witch throws her arms around her best friend as Torhild returns to human form.
"Hey, Astrid," replies Torhild weakly as Astrid hugs her tight, "Sorry about all that. Teacher wanted to play a final parting prank and I sort of agreed to it. Well, I did just agree to it, but she offered a good detail and not many of the details."
"Teacher?" inquires Astrid.
"Loki," answers Torhild and Astrid scowls at the mention of Torhild's kidnapper, "She taught me a lot over the last year, but now that has come to an end."
"So what now?" asks Astrid as she lessens her grip on Torhild, "I've been looking for you and now I've found you, I have no quest before me."
"I'm going to be a queen one day," declares Torhild, "Ruling my own kingdom where no one, but the Gods themselves can tell me what to do. Oh, and that is Erika Alvarsdottir, my huskarl."
"Huskarl?" repeats Astrid as she look over at the girl with a body of living steel, who gives Astrid a nervous wave.
Astrid feels a tinge of jealousy towards the girl. Oh, she is clearly more powerful than this Erika in every meaningful way and she has known Torhild for far longer, but it is Erika not Astrid who gets to claim themselves as Torhild's first huskarl.
"Yeah, I saved her and her village from a witch and she decided to swear herself to me for the ensuing adventures and chance to see the world," says Torhild, sounding a touch bitter and jealous as usual, "By the way, you were impressive back there. Your Time Seidr is really powerful now."
"I've been working on it and my enchantments," answers Astrid, smiling at the praise of the woman she desires, "Going for power in a couple of areas instead of spreading myself out."
"I would have done the same except my teacher said that was a waste of her apprenticeship," replies Torhild, "So I've learnt a variety of Seidr at lower level and earnt my fair share of Prestige and Piety."
"I've been picking up plenty of Prestige and Piety myself," says Astrid, "Throwing yourself at every bit of trouble in search of leads and strength will do that to you."
"I hope that hasn't caused you too much trouble," says Torhild worriedly and Astrid internally preens at the concern being displayed.
"Nothing I can't handle," Astrid assures Torhild, deciding not to mention that her Adventurer Trait means adventure will find her regardless of whether she seeks it out or not, ensuring that she will never know true peace again.
After all, she will be able to handle it until the time for her to enter Valhalla or Folkvangr comes.
"I have no such tales of glory," says the other woman, Erika, quietly, "Just one adventure in my home village where I was more of a victim than an adventurer."
"Then you shall simply have to earn your legend fighting alongside Torhild and I," declares Astrid, deciding to not hold her feelings against Erika, for the woman has done nothing to earn Astrid's ire.
Erika might be Torhild's first huskarl, but Astrid will make certain she is the second.
What do Torhild and her huskarls do over the following year? Pick 3 Options
[ ] They visit Torstensby so Torhild can reconnect with her family.
[ ] They go adventuring to improve their strength and fame.
[ ] They hunt beasts and monsters for loot.
[ ] They join raids to Christian lands.
[ ] Torhild seeks to expand their retinue.
[ ] They engage in trading to improve their coffers.
[ ] Torhild looks for allies for her future conquest.
Okay approaching the end game so I can wrap up this quest. Going to do like five or so updates like this where you pick three options for Torhild to focus on over the year and she'll go conquering. After that, I'll write an epilogue or something and the quest will be over.
Also ditching the character sheet because I intend to go narrative for the endgame of the quest.
Please point out any spelling or grammar mistakes that you spot. Please quote them in the thread and explain what you think is wrong so I know what you are referring to.
This won't be the first troll that Astrid has slain. She has fought a couple before and knows what to expect. Tall and hairy semi-giants, trolls are smelly and ugly, but dangerous foes. They have both strength and toughness which isn't made up for by a lack of speed. Beyond their durability and hitting power, it is their speed that makes them dangerous as while they are usually dumber than a human, the trolls still have the intelligence to make plans and enact deceit upon their victims.
They have a weakness to sunlight and fire, but Astrid isn't sure she'll be able to take advantage of those apart from her Dragon Aspect letting her breathe fire. Normally she would prepare some runes or set a trap, but if a troll has Torhild, she cannot afford to wait. Trolls have no problem eating people and while it might be safer for Astrid to wait, waiting could be the difference between saving Torhild and finding a troll that is digesting its dinner.
In the end, trolls can be killed like anything else. You just need to hit them harder a greater number of times. And Astrid is very good at hitting things hard a great number of times.
***
As expected, the troll is an ugly thing when Astrid finds it, twice her size with lump green-grey skin and grotesque beady eyes. It doesn't see her coming as Rapid Perception allows her to bypass the mistakes in her stealth and as the troll isn't a Norseman, she isn't obligated to announce herself before attack.
No, the troll only finds out that Astrid is there when she attacks with her enchanted steel axe, the weapon enchanted to let her attack multiple times within a space of moment. The steel blade of highest quality tears into the leathery hide of the troll, dealing injuries that would outright kill anyone who didn't have a high Constitution. Then she uses high level Speed Up to give her another three moments of furious attacks.
The troll howls in anger and pain, its back a bloody mess of hacked apart flesh, and swings a meaty fist at Astrid. The Warrior-Witch simply tanks it, trusting in her Adamantine armour, her superhuman Constitution and her Armour Trait to take the hit. And she does, barely feeling the blow as it smacks into her as she focuses on keeping up her attack.
A troll is tough, but taking over a dozen attacks capable of killing a mortal man every moment is something beyond even the toughness of a troll. In less than a minute, the troll is dead. Cutting into bloody chunks and strips of meat by Astrid's axe.
Letting out a sigh of relief at her swift if brutal victory, Astrid looks around for any sign of Torhild, hoping that this won't be another dead end.
What she was not expecting was for her new chainmail and helmet to start changing. Adamantine remains Adamantine and steel remains steel, but the once armour takes the form of women. And one of those women is someone who Astrid recognises and that recognition makes her heart flutter.
Torhild may be older with a body of Adamantine plus great beauty that she did not previously possess, but Astrid still recognises her childhood friend even as the noblewoman lands on the ground on her butt. At last, Astrid's long search is over as she and Torhild are finally united.
"Torhild," exclaims Astrid and not caring of what is going on, the Warrior-Witch throws her arms around her best friend as Torhild returns to human form.
"Hey, Astrid," replies Torhild weakly as Astrid hugs her tight, "Sorry about all that. Teacher wanted to play a final parting prank and I sort of agreed to it. Well, I did just agree to it, but she offered a good detail and not many of the details."
"Teacher?" inquires Astrid.
"Loki," answers Torhild and Astrid scowls at the mention of Torhild's kidnapper, "She taught me a lot over the last year, but now that has come to an end."
"So what now?" asks Astrid as she lessens her grip on Torhild, "I've been looking for you and now I've found you, I have no quest before me."
"I'm going to be a queen one day," declares Torhild, "Ruling my own kingdom where no one, but the Gods themselves can tell me what to do. Oh, and that is Erika Alvarsdottir, my huskarl."
"Huskarl?" repeats Astrid as she look over at the girl with a body of living steel, who gives Astrid a nervous wave.
Astrid feels a tinge of jealousy towards the girl. Oh, she is clearly more powerful than this Erika in every meaningful way and she has known Torhild for far longer, but it is Erika not Astrid who gets to claim themselves as Torhild's first huskarl.
"Yeah, I saved her and her village from a witch and she decided to swear herself to me for the ensuing adventures and chance to see the world," says Torhild, sounding a touch bitter and jealous as usual, "By the way, you were impressive back there. Your Time Seidr is really powerful now."
"I've been working on it and my enchantments," answers Astrid, smiling at the praise of the woman she desires, "Going for power in a couple of areas instead of spreading myself out."
"I would have done the same except my teacher said that was a waste of her apprenticeship," replies Torhild, "So I've learnt a variety of Seidr at lower level and earnt my fair share of Prestige and Piety."
"I've been picking up plenty of Prestige and Piety myself," says Astrid, "Throwing yourself at every bit of trouble in search of leads and strength will do that to you."
"I hope that hasn't caused you too much trouble," says Torhild worriedly and Astrid internally preens at the concern being displayed.
"Nothing I can't handle," Astrid assures Torhild, deciding not to mention that her Adventurer Trait means adventure will find her regardless of whether she seeks it out or not, ensuring that she will never know true peace again.
After all, she will be able to handle it until the time for her to enter Valhalla or Folkvangr comes.
"I have no such tales of glory," says the other woman, Erika, quietly, "Just one adventure in my home village where I was more of a victim than an adventurer."
"Then you shall simply have to earn your legend fighting alongside Torhild and I," declares Astrid, deciding to not hold her feelings against Erika, for the woman has done nothing to earn Astrid's ire.
Erika might be Torhild's first huskarl, but Astrid will make certain she is the second.
What do Torhild and her huskarls do over the following year? Pick 3 Options
[ ] They visit Torstensby so Torhild can reconnect with her family.
[ ] They go adventuring to improve their strength and fame.
[ ] They hunt beasts and monsters for loot.
[ ] They join raids to Christian lands.
[ ] Torhild seeks to expand their retinue.
[ ] They engage in trading to improve their coffers.
[ ] Torhild looks for allies for her future conquest.
***
Okay approaching the end game so I can wrap up this quest. Going to do like five or so updates like this where you pick three options for Torhild to focus on over the year and she'll go conquering. After that, I'll write an epilogue or something and the quest will be over.
Also ditching the character sheet because I intend to go narrative for the endgame of the quest.
Please point out any spelling or grammar mistakes that you spot. Please quote them in the thread and explain what you think is wrong so I know what you are referring to.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] They visit Torstensby so Torhild can reconnect with her family.
[X] They go adventuring to improve their strength and fame.
[X] Torhild looks for allies for her future conquest.
[X] They go adventuring to improve their strength and fame.
[X] Torhild looks for allies for her future conquest.
[X] They visit Torstensby so Torhild can reconnect with her family.
[X] They go adventuring to improve their strength and fame.
[X] Torhild looks for allies for her future conquest.
[X] They go adventuring to improve their strength and fame.
[X] Torhild looks for allies for her future conquest.
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- He/Him/His
[X] They visit Torstensby so Torhild can reconnect with her family.
[X] They go adventuring to improve their strength and fame.
[X] Torhild looks for allies for her future conquest.
[X] They go adventuring to improve their strength and fame.
[X] Torhild looks for allies for her future conquest.