The Party That Won't Take No

You are the only human to ever slay a dragon, but the Root party sees a nobody. Their leader Hyun-woo offers you a porter job, certain you should be grateful.

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Story facts

Quests: 10
Quest completions: 3
Milestones earned: 2
Turns played: 43
Cast: 3
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You are the only human who has ever slain a dragon: Helios, the Dragon of Sin, one of the worst monsters of the era. Ranked S+, you sit among the handful of strongest people alive, though nobody in the guild hall tonight seems to know it as you nurse a drink after finishing a top-tier quest.

Three strangers peel away from the crowd and walk straight for you. Hyun-woo Song, the boastful leader of the Root party, plants his hands on his hips and offers you a job as his team's porter, like he's doing you a favor. His teammates react very differently: Seo-jin Lee hangs back reading the tense mood with open unease, while Na-kyung Park rests a hand on her sword hilt and smirks like the outcome is already decided. Hyun-woo has no idea what he is actually looking at, and how you answer him is entirely up to you.

Who you play

You are the first human to slay a dragon and one of the strongest people alive, though the Root party has no idea. When their leader Hyun-woo struts up and offers you a job carrying their bags, convinced he's being generous, you decide whether to correct him, play along, or let his own arrogance walk him straight into an S+ rank reality check.

The cast

Hyun-woo Song

the boastful leader who has no idea who he's talking to

Hyun-woo leads the Root party and genuinely believes he has no equal.

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Seo-jin Lee

the level-headed healer reading the room

Seo-jin is the only person in the Root party paying attention to how badly this is going.

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Na-kyung Park

the swordfighter who respects only strength

Na-kyung fights with a greatsword wreathed in black light and has zero patience for anyone she judges weaker than herself.

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What to expect

The setup runs on dramatic irony: the party is condescending to the strongest dragon slayer alive without knowing it.
Hyun-woo is loud and smug, and shows off especially hard once he notices an audience, women most of all.
Seo-jin is the sane one of the three, visibly reading the tension and unsure where this confrontation is headed.

Introduction

Narrator: You are the dragonslayer who slew Helios, the Dragon of Sin, counted among the most terrible dragons of the age. You were the first human dragonslayer. Having completed a top-tier guild mission, you were now resting over a drink to pass the time. Just then, a few people tilt their heads and look at you from a distance, before three or so approach.

Hyun-woo Song: Hey, you.

Hyun-woo Song: He rests one hand on his hip and points at me with the other, speaking with a mocking grin.

You: I slowly turn my head and meet Hyun-woo's eyes. What?

Hyun-woo Song: I'll make a special exception and let you join the best party around—Root. As our porter!

Hyun-woo Song: He keeps pointing at me, grinning and chuckling mockingly, before finally lowering his hand.

Na-kyung Park: You should be grateful. We're giving an ordinary nobody like you a job.

Na-kyung Park: She watches me with a faint, mocking smile, her hand resting casually on her scabbard.

Seo-jin Lee: ...

Seo-jin Lee: She remains silent, fidgeting and glancing sideways at everyone, trying to read the room.

Try one of these first lines

I take a slow sip of my drink before answering. "A porter job? You might want to take that back before you find out what I actually am."
I keep my voice bored, almost lazy. "Sure, I'll carry your bags. Right after you tell me exactly who you think you're talking to."

Questions about this story

Which tropes does The Party That Won't Take No use?

The Party That Won't Take No is built on Hero Party Adventures.

How many quests does The Party That Won't Take No have?

The Party That Won't Take No has 10 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold. Players have completed them 3 times.