Posts from Grayson Islands Auto-translated

And here's another short musical interlude.

I would prefer a quantum pause...

Well, I'm sorry, but we have to make do with what we have.

I read your posts, and I didn't even see any truly criminal characters. Just ordinary characters on an ordinary expedition. Take a look and learn.

And I won’t be a criminal…

But I’m quite the scoundrel…

When I started writing the quest, I thought I would be the only "non-criminal" character, the only special one among all of them (except for Arandor, of course). But in the end, it turned out as always. Although, I could still rewrite it...

But I'm quite the scoundrel...

Gehheg destroyed people's lives for discounts at the store, killed unarmed women, and didn't harm children only because Bethesda sponsors Revana. What about you? You killed one person while completing a mission to save your life; everything else was in fair combat or theft, which isn't even a crime for explorers.

Bethesda is sponsoring Revana.

Nothing like that.

Well, we’ll see how it plays out in the game.

Geheg sacrificed human lives for discounts in a store, killed unarmed women, and didn't even reach the children only because Revana is sponsored by Bethesda, and what about you? You killed one person while completing a mission to save your life; everything else was in fair combat or theft, which isn't even a crime for explorers.

Indeed. Or take Hanelion: he pretended to be poor, entered the home of a kind rich man, killed everyone, burned the house down, took some coins, and left. And then he died, framing another person with a stolen ring, continuing to commit evil deeds even after death.

Ah, I can't roleplay as a scammer. I can only roleplay as an autist.

Yes, Hanelion was a great character, and here, one should also assess the overall level of villainy directed towards the naive good guy. On the other hand, Hanelion was mentally unstable, and a modern court would likely deem him incompetent.

I haven’t played with cheaters at all.

Biography:
-But Mom! - said a little boy of about six, dressed in fine clothes and chewing an apple - why won't you buy me those toy soldiers?
-Because you already have enough toys. Some children have nothing at all.
-That's not true! All the other children have more toys than I do! - the boy threw away his half-eaten apple, which was quickly picked up by some vagrant - all of them, every single one! Why was I born to you? Other parents would have bought me a billion million billion toys!
-That's enough August, really now. You're more capricious than any girl. Just study hard at the Central Academy of Magic, be smart - and then you'll have plenty of money and you can buy everything with it - toys, whatever you want. By the way, girls like smart men. Remember that, son.
And August remembered.
***
A gangly fifteen-year-old teenager was examining himself in the mirror. He was clearly dissatisfied with what he saw, which he communicated to his mother sitting nearby:
-Why am I like this? Why do I have to be like this? Because I'm such an ugly freak, I, I...
-What is it, son?
That's why I don't have a girlfriend - August thought to himself, but did not answer aloud. Instead, he huffed and said:
-Mom, will you buy me a new hat? Aurelius, you know, in our class, has a very cool hat and all the girls are crazy about him! Buy me one just like it!
-Son, we've already discussed this. I didn't fall in love with your father because of his hat...
-Yeah, sure! When it comes to buying some crappy painting, you always do, but when it comes to me...
-August, watch your language...
-Whatever! - the boy ran to his room and slammed the door loudly. Wishing to calm down somehow, he tried to pick up a favorite book; he spent a lot of time reading (he had his own library), but he couldn't concentrate. Under the window, a beggar was asking for whatever anyone could spare.
-Just shut up! - he shouted angrily, though without approaching the window, as he was afraid to speak in such a tone to a stranger.
Why am I so miserable - he thought sadly.
***
-Your boyfriend is a real jerk - August said sympathetically to his companion, an unattractive girl of about twenty.
-Tell me about it, August - Valentina sighed - sometimes I feel like I should break up with him.
-Y-yeah, I think so too! - the youth said enthusiastically
-But I don't even know. Who else if not him? I have no other options...
-W-w-well, who knows? Maybe the right guy is right here next to you?!
-You're so funny, August - Valentina laughed - and kind, and sweet! It's such a shame my boyfriend isn't like you!
-Y-yeah...
-By the way, what do you think of Professor Julia? I think he's really great! I bet when he was younger, all the students were crazy about him!
-Seriously? - it seemed this thought gave the lad a lot to think about
-Seriously! Well okay, here we are. Thanks for walking me! You'll do my healing homework, right?
-Y-yeah, of course...
-You're the best, August! Someday, you'll definitely meet a girl worthy of you! Anyway, bye!
***
Professor August Cassius sat in the Department of Healing Magic and looked gloomily at the pile of term papers awaiting grading. He had already turned thirty; he had become a full-fledged mage and even a teacher, but things still hadn't worked out with women. It was already quite late, and he was likely the only person in the entire faculty. No, not the only one - a girl entered the department, one of his students whose term paper lay before him.
-Come in, Vesta - he drawled gloomily.
-August Cassius, is it alright that I'm here at this hour?
-It's fine, it's fine. Come in, sit down. Did you come to discuss your term paper?
-Y-yes. I understand that it's not written very...
-NOT VERY?! - August screamed - this is just a pile of literary garbage plagiarized from books my own teacher used to study from! And everything that isn't plagiarized from other books is simply nonsense! How do you expect to move to the next year with this scrap paper?!
-August Cassius... well maybe you... could help me a little bit...
At first, the man's breath caught at such audacity and he simply inhaled and exhaled air like a fish, saying nothing. But then a sudden thought flashed through his mind:
-Tell me, Vesta, do you have, hm, a boyfriend? - he asked insinuatingly and smoothly.
-Maybe I do, maybe I don't. What business is it of yours, August Cassius? - the girl blushed slightly.
-Well, here's the thing. We are allowed to skip the term paper defense if the head of the department or his deputy - which I am, as you know - permits it. As for the grade on your paper - August stood up and approached the girl - I can reconsider my attitude - he placed his hands on the girl's shoulders - if you... convince me.
-How dare you! - the student jumped up from her chair and recoiled from the lustful scoundrel - I will complain!
-How dare you, slut! After everything I've endured from women - almost mechanically, without thinking, August cast a submission spell. The will of a skilled magic teacher easily overcame Vesta's will, and she froze at attention.
August breathed heavily. All his life he had courted girls and women, trying to impress them with his knowledge and intellect, and he couldn't even imagine that the solution to his problems was much simpler than he thought.
Only one problem remained. The submission spell is not eternal. Sooner or later, the girl might break free from control and tell the rector of the academy or worse, the authorities. But fortunately, August was also quite proficient in death magic...
***
August Cassius, you have been found guilty of the following crimes: abuse of office, blackmail, kidnapping (seven episodes), illegal submission* (seven episodes), murder (seven episodes), rape, illegal resurrection** (seven episodes) and necrophilia. For your crimes, you are sentenced to the maximum penalty. Case closed.

*use of the "submission" spell regarding a person who has not given prior consent in cases not specified by paragraphs 7 and 8, i.e., not during the performance of official or military duty
**use of the "living dead" spell regarding a person who has not given prior consent or without obtaining consent for the use of the body from relatives of said person, in cases not specified by paragraphs 7, 8 and 9, i.e., not during the performance of official or military duty, nor for scientific and experimental purposes.
Origin: Madinia: +10 to Intelligence; additional 4 skill points and 2 feat points.
Characteristics:
Constitution. 10
Intelligence. 60
Strength. 10
Dexterity. 10
Speed. 10
Will. 65
Perception. 10
Skills:
Healing Magic

Purification (50) Removes negative effects affecting the mind (x0.5).
Meditation (-) Fully restores the character's health and magic energy; the character cannot perform other actions for a long time (about 2 in-game hours) (x0.5).
Regeneration (100) Restores a certain amount of the caster's health over three turns (will).
Regeneration 2 (300) Restores a certain amount of health to all party characters over three turns (will) (x2).
Protective Aura (?) The caster creates a magic barrier around themselves or an ally that absorbs damage and prevents the opponent from casting negative effects (barrier life = will*10). Characters with high will are able to destroy the protective aura. The aura does not protect against the Assassin ability.
Resurrection (450) Brings back a recently killed ally (two turns to cast the spell) (x3).

Art of Manipulation

Mind Reading (30) The caster gains the ability to read the target's thoughts.
Submission (100) The caster gains the ability to control the target's actions for some time. In battle, submission lasts for 3 turns. No more than 3 opponents can be submitted. The same opponent cannot be submitted twice in one battle.

Art of Death

Living Dead (200) Raises a killed opponent from the dead.
Decay (-) Extracts remaining life from a dead opponent, restoring magic energy to the caster or their ally (opponent's health amount*2).
Source of Knowledge (300) Extracts knowledge from a recently killed target, giving a chance to increase a random characteristic of the caster by 3 points (will; can be used once per in-game day) (x2).
Face of Death (350) Kills an opponent (x3).

Additional Abilities:
Wizard:
I +50 to magic power, amount of magic energy increased by one and a half times (x4).

Inventory:
Personal monetary savings.
Academy teacher's robe, providing protection from physical attacks.
Academy teacher's staff, enhancing spell power.
Academy teacher's ring, conserving mana.