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Perhaps. But what prevents this damned mushroom from telling what it is asked to, if it is not fake.

I suppose, then the GM will have to "write a diary" from Jack's perspective (which is quite a lot of work)... And then Jack will get experience for it, learn the "grow legs" skill, and then start an independent life. He will walk around and steal the most profitable quests from players.

Soon, the waitress brings the guys their order. Today, the pies turned out to be filled with meat and potatoes.
- I was in Margel recently; there, you can see and hear a lot of different information about her; she is a very significant figure.

—Really? That's great! And I haven't left the capital for the last week. So, how is it there? Are they far behind us in development, or is it a decent place to live? Mmm! —he adds, filling his mouth with the delicious pies.

I suppose the GM will have to "write a diary" from Jack's perspective (which is quite a lot of work)... And then Jack will gain experience for it, learn the "grow legs" skill, and then start an independent life. He'll wander around and steal the most profitable quests from players.

There's absolutely no "work" involved. Everything has already been written by Erika...

- That's what I thought, - Genza nods and looks at the kid intently for a long time. - No, I don't see any horns. And his face doesn't look like it's made of calcite. Let me tell you, brother, adding a bit of intrigue to your backstory is always a good thing; there's no arguing with that. A man should have a certain degree of dangerous ambiguity. But you can still work on the way you present it. Right now, it's probably not the best time, so as not to create any awkward situations, - he half-nods towards the decaying bodies, which could come back to life at any moment. - But I'd be willing to listen to your story when I have some free time. I'm not pushing you; it's up to you, but even if you don't think it will do you any good, you never know how it will affect your soul. I can feel that you're at a dead end, and that's never a good thing. Even self-reflection should have a direction; otherwise, it will turn out that life has completely wasted us for some cruel joke, and that's a bad precedent for the fabric of the universe.

I was in Margel recently.

And where is this Margel you speak of? I don't see it on the map. Can you travel there?

🐱🐲: There's no Margel on the map, but it's north of Asuguh and Calcite. There used to be a whole empire there, and Margel was its capital, but then it kind of fell apart, and Margel remained.
🎪🏹: Guiyo and I were causing trouble there twenty-five years ago in the local timeline!
⛓️♿: Well, let's just say you were the one causing most of the trouble. And I was just getting the short end of the stick.
🎪🏹: I was getting the short end of the stick too... But not as much as you, of course. Glad that's over!
🐱🐲: It would be cool, by the way, if Revenant actually gave the option to return to Margel and see what has changed in 25 years.
⛓️♿: I don't know about that...
🐱🐲: What do you care? You're here, and everything is under control.
⛓️♿: That's true. And from our point of view, not that much time has passed since the game.
🐱🐲: Less than a year, somewhere. Now you're at my mercy, and I can do whatever I want with you. Bwahahaha.
⛓️♿: What's your safe word?!

Perhaps. But what prevents this damned mushroom from telling what it is asked to, if it is not fake.

It's the GM who is having fun with the players in this way. 😁

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And by the way, if you want fewer potential problems, you shouldn't take companions that you don't control. It has happened more than once that such companions not only didn't help, but also harmed the players' characters.

The GM is messing with the players in a funny way. 😁 

Well, I don't know... I'm seriously considering the possibility that the mushroom isn't real. So, it's better to tell him everything honestly... Otherwise, he'll just sit in the box... And who cares what the Gamus, Leons, and other animal and mushroom defenders think...

I never thought that a talking mushroom would become the center of attention in an expansion.

Never would have thought that a talking mushroom would become the center of attention in the expansion.

Never would have thought that the representatives of the main church of the kingdom would behave like bandits, instead of explaining what's going on and taking the plaque in a civilized manner if it really is something important.
And the "mushroom return" procedure is, to put it mildly, strange. Why send it "by mail" when you could just bring it to the administration and give it to the owner?

Never would have thought that representatives of the main church of the kingdom would behave like bandits.

I don't know, there are many historical examples of this in real life. And not just historical ones, but ones that are happening right now.

🐱🐲: Nebok is really going off. I was recently reading Vistéria, and there was such a circus with the companion NPCs, I almost ran out of my endless bucket of popcorn.
🎪🏹: Forget Vistéria, remember us. I still haven't forgiven Amamius for not saying anything when Guiyosh was poisoned. And that musician of ours, whom Erefir chased around for half the coronation. She almost lost everything.
🐱🐲: Compared to Vistéria, you guys had it relatively easy, honestly.
🎪🏹: I'm just glad that my... slave turned out to be a character that you also controlled. I can imagine how much trouble I would have had with the NPCs. We could definitely forget about the love story, and that's in the best-case scenario.
🐱🐲: I agree, we would both have had a headache, wondering how he wouldn't betray you and everything. And Guiyon was the best guy in that expansion. I'm glad that they finally lifted the curse from him, and your love story became healthier, without the Stockholm syndrome undertones.
🎪🏹: But now I feel guilty knowing that he was under my mind control...
⛓️♿: Just calm down, I've said everything, and I was fine with your mind control compared to what happened before. And besides, you're praising me too much, I'm not that great.
🎪🏹: You're not great enough! You're the best, and I don't want to hear anything else.
🐱🐲: Anyway, it doesn't matter whether he's the real Jack or not, there will be the same amount of trouble either way. As I said before... "Don't approach the NPCs of Revnya closer than 200 meters, don't turn your back to them, carefully go around them, paying close attention and looking for traps everywhere. At the first opportunity, hide in the bushes and run away as far as possible."
⛓️♿: And that won't help, because there will be a trap in the bushes, and you'll get injured.
🐱🐲: You were in one game, and you're talking as if you've played everything, starting with the couch adventure.
⛓️♿: I've had enough injuries for ten lifetimes in just one game! And that's just in the game itself, I'm giving you credit that you came up with the backstory, where everyone who wanted to, abused me!
🐱🐲: I already apologized, and besides, I was the one who saved you! How to make a person feel better, make them feel worse, and then bring them back to how they were! I have everything under control, honestly!
⛓️♿: Of course, you have everything under control, you wrote one line, "Well, he was a slave of the dark lunarians," and I have to live in this mess for a year and a half!
🐱🐲: I gave you Beata. Or rather, I gave you to her.
⛓️♿: I'm grateful for that, I won't say anything. I'm happy about that. Beata is the best thing that could have happened to me, she is the kindest, smartest, most beautiful, can you please let go of my ear?..
🎪🏹: M-m-m, I'll think about it. Continue, what else good did you want to say about me?..
⛓️♿: I think this is the umpteenth time our post ends with me asking about the safe word, and there's still no answer...

mushroom > player characters

Why send it "by mail" when you could just bring it to the administration and give it to the owner?

Why go to the administration, give the mushroom to the owner, and listen to his complaints when you can just toss it in the mailbox at his place of residence, along with the rest of the trash, while you're on your way to the dump to throw out empty beer bottles?

I still can't forgive Amamius for not saying anything when Guiyosh was poisoned. And that musician, the one Erephir spent half the coronation chasing after. She almost lost everything.

🦊🔧: Beata, my zealous Knight of the Arena, who always defends love. I'm sorry, but your priorities are a bit off, because everyone makes mistakes. Amamius did bring you back to your beloved, compensating for my organizational shortcomings and his previous awkward and dangerous silence. And it's unlikely he can be blamed for the poisonous nature of various horned snakes (🐮🐍). Rather, I should be blamed for not realizing what was going on and not punishing her when I had the chance. As for Arivel, she was trying to save your performance at the cost of her many years of financial servitude. If this situation weren't so amusing, it would even be heroic in its own way. If she hurt anyone with her fear for the future or with other actions or words, she had no intention of doing so... Although I agree that this should teach her to be more cautious and not think, "I'm in the city, there are many people here and no monsters, what could happen?"
💎👑 (lighting a hand-rolled cigarette): Now, let me speak. Some people here haven't survived interacting with "players," not "the host's characters." So, unfortunately, you can only trust the closest people and your own efforts, or rather, their uselessness. That's all I have to say. (Leaves, defiantly throwing the cigarette on the ground. Then quietly, bending down, returns and, whispering something about a trash can, leaves again, responsibly taking the trash with her).