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Post by Piono on Aug 12, 2016 20:38:23 GMT
Ugh, no kidding. Doing conversations can be a real pain.
We are all patiently waiting. Sorry if I break the game balance into tiny little pieces along the way, it's sort of a thing I do.
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Post by Derelict on Aug 13, 2016 5:44:33 GMT
RandomWriter and pionoplayer consider their options. They decide to say some more commands whilst they think. >William, continue down the trail of fun adventure stuff with your new hitting tool! >Jared: Continue with friends. >Jared: List in head the runes for "Silence", "Sound" and "Curse" if you know them. "Food", "Plant" or "Water" would also be appreciated.
RANDOMWRITER: I’m going to assume if the Asylum’s holding cells are downstairs, Eli will be able to block us off quite easily. Even if this place is abandoned, it’s still designed to hold people inside.DERELICT: I can agree with that. It’s a little bit of a maze down there, cells and corridors all around.RANDOMWRITER: …Then of course, he’ll know that we know that, and be lurking around the longer route.DERELICT: He might be an idiot, but he knows enough to pull something like that. It’s also quite likely.PIONOPLAYER: Damn…
PIONOPLAYER: Wait, I have an idea.DERELICT: Hm?PIONOPLAYER: Brk ver Nox erx deu.
PIONOPLAYER: …Nothing happened?RANDOMWRITER: I thought that would happen. It’s the pocket dimension, isn’t it, Derelict?DERELICT: Unfortunately, yes. Since we exist in a different dimension, we operate under different rules and physics.
DERELICT: Only that dimension uses those runes. Every other dimension functions in a different way. In some, magic doesn’t exist at all, some use wands or familiars, some have video games that give you magic powers…PIONOPLAYER: Ah. Damn.DERELICT: Nice thought though, you’re a smart guy to have around.RANDOMWRITER: Heheh.PIONOPLAYER: Aw, thanks.
PIONOPLAYER: So, what are we going to do then?DERELICT: …Hm.RANDOMWRITER: I say the longer route.PIONOPLAYER: But Eli might be there, right?DERELICT: …Ah.RANDOMWRITER: I don’t think so… because Eli doesn’t know we’re here.
RANDOMWRITER: Until he finds us, he’ll think we’re still holed away in the Lobby.PIONOPLAYER: Oh, of course. So where will he be then?RANDOMWRITER: If we assume that he has a home base of sorts, it’ll be in a cell or something where he was kept, right?DERELICT: He was locked up down there.
DERELICT: Eli knows the area below like the back of his hand, so his home base will be somewhere around there, I’m sure.PIONOPLAYER: That sounds good then.
PIONOPLAYER: Let’s go.RANDOMWRITER: Longer route, here we go.Derelict, pionoplayer and RandomWriter run off into the darkness. They slow down as the machinery, rusted and rotting, twists around them, branching off into a range of different paths. DERELICT: Follow me.Derelict walks ahead and the others follow him. He seems to know where he’s going.
PIONOPLAYER: So, does this pocket dimension have magic?DERELICT: …Uh. Could we keep quiet whilst we move through here? I’ll answer all of your questions when we’re safe in the Lab, OK?PIONOPLAYER: Alright.They advance into the darkness of the Asylum. Eventually, they get close to the Lab. DERELICT: Shit, the stairs are gone. They must’ve been destroyed.
DERELICT: We’ll have to take a quick detour…PIONOPLAYER: Where?DERELICT: Literally, we head back this way for a few minutes, take the other stairs down and cut through the rightmost part of the Asylum’s holding cells. There should be an elevator there.They head off to the detour point. A silent figure, arms dragging along the floor, bandaged from head to toe, follows them. --- Meanwhile, in the Lobby, Loading leaves his room, wondering if there’s a rune dictionary anywhere. Con Air and Neo continue watching their movie, and they decide to type out some commands. ThreadStuck: Ask for all food and water that the party is currently holding. Then, Jio Itt. Harry:Politely beckon Buck for his flask and then use create sacrificing object to combine it and the coconut chunk. Buck: Keep ye flask. Buck: Suggest scouring the beach for a flask or glass later on instead. Buck: Warily hand out case with food in it to ThreadStuck. Buck: Follow trail. Just as Con Air, Neo and Loading are all in the corridor, there’s a fierce banging on the trouble door.
RANDOMWRITER: HELP! I NEED TO GET IN!
RANDOMWRITER: Please, there’s not much time!CON AIR: What was that?LOADING: …The door!NEOTTOLEMO: But Derelict said not to open it.RANDOMWRITER: Please! Please let me in!The guys address the voice behind the door. CON AIR: We can’t! We were told not to open it!
CON AIR: Remember?RANDOMWRITER: Uh… oh. Um, yeah, uh, of course I remember.
RANDOMWRITER: It’s just… I got really injured and Silent Eli is coming to kill me…LOADING: Where are the others?RANDOMWRITER: The others? Uh, oh, you mean the other two guys with me?NEOTTOLEMO: (I don’t like this.)
NEOTTOLEMO: What were their names?RANDOMWRITER: …Uh…
RANDOMWRITER: Derelict and, uh, uh…CON AIR: (It’s a fake?)LOADING: (Maybe he lost his memory, like, he hit his head or something.)
LOADING: (Can we risk his life on the fact that he’s a faker?)NETTOLEMO: (It can’t be Eli. He’s incapable of making noise. And as far as we know, there are no other malevolent forces out there right now.)CON AIR: (Fuck… I don’t like this at all.)LOADING: (There must be something else out there that can impersonate people.)NEOTTOLEMO: (Or it could be RandomWriter, in danger!)RANDOMWRITER: Uh, can you please just let me in?
RANDOMWRITER: I think Silent Eli is almost here!CON AIR: (…What do we do?)NEOTTOLEMO: (We need to try and prove it’s a fake… if it is. What questions should we ask… if he does have short term memory loss we can’t ask just anything.)LOADING: (Whatever we do, we need to do it quickly. If it is him, his life is in danger!)The group must come to a decision. --- Buck guides everyone down the trail. THREADSTUCK: Ah. I have an idea.
THREADSTUCK: Can I have all the food the party is currently carrying?BUCK: …Yeah, sure. What are you gonna do with it?THREADSTUCK: Bit of magic.
THREADSTUCK: Jio Itt!
THREADSTUCK: GAAAAAAAAAH!JARED: Argh, what was that?!WILLIAM: Is he OK?HARRY: Uh oh.JARED: Wait, what did he say?BUCK: Jio Itt, I think.JARED: …Damn.THREADSTUCK: I, urgh… what was that?JARED: His vitals are low. Water and food, quickly!HARRY: Here!JARED: Eat up, ThreadStuck, you’re on death’s door.THREADSTUCK: Wh-why?JARED: You have to pay attention to the way that the runes are spelt out. It’s always three words, no more, no less.
JARED: There’s a lot of awkward rules. This is why I wasn’t planning to use them too often.THREADSTUCK: Oh, oh, OK…
THREADSTUCK: My head is aching… damn it.WILLIAM: Um… let’s not try that again then.HARRY: I have another idea, though, which may work better. Buck, could I borrow your flask?BUCK: No.
BUCK: I’m sorry, I just value my flask. It’s the gift my old man gave me before I set off for Mannock. A good luck charm, if you will.HARRY: Oh, I didn’t realise, sorry.BUCK: No problem. We can look for a flask or glass on the beach later on, if you want.THREADSTUCK: Gah…JARED: Um, look, guys… ThreadStuck’s in a bad way. I think I might take him back to the hut.THREADSTUCK: I’m fine. Fuck you.JARED: …He needs rest, water and food. And a lot of it.
JARED: Trust me, I’m a scholar of the occult.BUCK: You want to go back, then?JARED: He needs to be looked after, whatever he might think.HARRY: Sure. Want some food to take back with you?JARED: I’ll scavenge something along the way. If you want to bring that deer back to eat tonight, that would be great.BUCK: Heheh. No problem to master hunter Buck!WILLIAM: Alright, let’s get going.JARED: I’m sorry; see you later.WILLIAM: No worries, see you!THREADSTUCK: I’m fucking fine, get off me…JARED: Dude, you’re not even walking in a straight line. Come on.THREADSTUCK: …OK…Jared and ThreadStuck head back. Soon they reach the hut, and Jared lays ThreadStuck down to rest. THREADSTUCK: Hey, d’you know any more runes?JARED: Not useful ones.
JARED: I know what sound and curse are. They’re ‘Emp’ and ‘Ans’ respectively. Oh, and plant is ‘Fw’.THREADSTUCK: S-so… what did I do wrong?JARED: The first word is your verb: the thing you plan to do.
JARED: The second word is your modifier: how you plan to do it.
JARED: The third word is your noun: what you will use to do it.THREADSTUCK: …Ah…JARED: And if you deviate from that pattern, you’ll hurt yourself badly. As you already know.
JARED: OK, I’m heading out. I’m going to look for food for you.Jared leaves the hut. To his right is the original path he took to the beach. Straight ahead of him is the brook where the others went. On his left is the unexplored region of the forest. Where should he go? --- Buck, Harry and William continue down the path until suddenly, Buck stops them. BUCK: (Be absolutely silent now.)William and Harry give him a thumbs-up. Buck walks forward warily, moving as quietly as he can. He stops, and sees the deer straight ahead. He beckons for William, who begins to creep towards the deer. BUCK: (Soon as I shoot it, go for it with the stick.)WILLIAM: (On it.)Buck raises his revolver… and fires. It’s a perfect shot, striking the deer in the hind leg, causing it to limp away in fear, but before it can run anywhere, William is on it, striking it through the neck with his stone weapon. The deer is dead.
WILLIAM: …Oh my god.
WILLIAM: That did not feel good.BUCK: Who fucking cares? We got a deer!HARRY: Alright! Now what do we do?The guys wonder where they should go now. They’re a good hour away from the hut, but the beach is nearby. The forest gets denser further ahead - could be leading to the base of the mountain. JARED [Food 82%] [Water 83%] Hands [1/2]: Wrench Pocket [1/2]: Crude Axe Bag [2/6]: Rations, Rations BUCK [Food 84%] [Water 92%] Hands [1/2]: Revolver (2 Bullets) Pocket [2/2]: Pocket Watch, Hip Flask (Empty) Jacket [1/2]: Dante’s Inferno WILLIAM [Food 94%] [Water 79%] Hands [1/2]: Pointed Stone Poker Pocket [1/2]: Coconut Chunk HARRY [Food 77%] [Water 80%] Hands [0/2]: Pocket [0/2]: THREADSTUCK [Food 7%] [Water 5%] Hands [0/2]: Pocket [0/2]: Case [0/4]: |
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Post by NeoTTolemo on Aug 13, 2016 11:58:29 GMT
(Shit, if I knew anything about that old adventure- Wait, we know the title.) What was Derelict's old adventure called? (He didn't take part in it, but does Eli know? Probably not. Should we ask him who is old character was or would that just confuse them?) Why was William going to Mannock? (I was going to ask about the first command he inputted here but perhaps he could not remember that in this state.)
Buck: Either you, Will or both should go back to the hut with the deer. If Will agrees to split up, suggest that the other one should continue exploring the forest.
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Post by randomwriter on Aug 13, 2016 14:15:50 GMT
>William, be happy to split up! Blaze your own trail, that sort of thing.
>Attempt to be a beastmaster. I mean, you were great with commanding sheep! Even though those were, well, sheep.
>That, and shepherding and butchering animals is your thing. You're pretty good at it, even if you left to see what city life would be like, maybe learn another trade...
>You'll gladly go back with the deer. Even though you feel a little bad about its death, you need it to fill your tummies, and that is what matters! Thank you for your help, deer!
>Say, Derelict? I may not be looking behind us, but experience from stories tells me that we're likely being followed. I mean, I know people don't have character arcs and all that, but we're pretty close to our objective, in a dark and creepy asylum. I doubt Eli's just sitting around and twiddling his thumbs, considering he knows where we are.
>So, if we turn around, will he be unable to kill us?
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Post by loading on Aug 13, 2016 15:31:03 GMT
I don't trust that this is him. It's not worth risking my life over. But I'm not going to stop you guys from doing that, if that's what you want. Before you open it, though, let's establish a code word, then I'm going to go lock myself in my room.
(Wait, so did I eat the stuff in the case or not? I can't tell, but this is for if I didn't)
ThreadStuck: Wait! Tell Jared to try and see if your plan could have worked, if you had said "Jio ver itt". Even if right now it would come at a net loss of food, there is an advantage to doing it that way. Because the second time you do it you'll create twice as much food and the 3rd time you'll create 4 times as much.
(Also, did I miss something where rune syntax was explained or was that just a harsh way to explain it?)
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Post by Derelict on Aug 13, 2016 16:40:15 GMT
(Wait, so did I eat the stuff in the case or not? I can't tell, but this is for if I didn't) (Also, did I miss something where rune syntax was explained or was that just a harsh way to explain it?) [1] Yes, but at critical level it doesn't increase your Food at the same rate, it only boosts it a tiny amount. Once ThreadStuck is in stable condition Food will go back to having the normal effect. [2] Nobody asked, so I never explained  take care when messing with power outside of your control! |
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Post by Piono on Aug 13, 2016 19:00:07 GMT
Piono nods. "Narrative tropes aside, I can feel someone following us. I doubt it's Eli, because right now I'm relying on my standard senses so I don't think I'd notice his pursuit... I think there's something else wandering around besides Eli. Now we need to move quietly AND fast. Let's pick up the pace."
>Pionoplayer's author avatar: continue looking around and trying to keep an eye out ahead, behind and to the sides so that nothing can ambush you.
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Post by Derelict on Aug 16, 2016 8:43:43 GMT
Neo and the others wonder what to do.
NEOTTOLEMO: (Shit, if we knew anything about the old adventure Derelict had…)CON AIR: (We know the name!)NEOTTOLEMO: (Oh, right, yeah.)
NEOTTOLEMO: What was Derelict’s old adventure called?RANDOMWRITER: …uh… I don’t know.LOADING: You’re not RandomWriter!RANDOMWRITER: Alright, alright, fine!ECHO: J-u-s-t-y-o-u-w-a-i-t-i-l-l-b-e-i-n-s-i-d-e-s-o-o-n NEOTTOLEMO: …What the hell was that voice?LOADING: …That thing’s true form, I assume.
LOADING: I think it’s gone.CON AIR: Sheesh. Let’s just get back to our movie.LOADING: You’re watching a movie?NEOTTOLEMO: Yeah, you can come join us, if you want.LOADING: Sure. We should type out some more commands before we do.CON AIR: Can’t be bothered. Harry can handle himself for now.The other guys write out their commands. Buck: Either you, Will or both should go back to the hut with the deer. If Will agrees to split up, suggest that the other one should continue exploring the forest. ThreadStuck: Wait! Tell Jared to try and see if your plan could have worked, if you had said "Jio ver itt". Even if right now it would come at a net loss of food, there is an advantage to doing it that way. Because the second time you do it you'll create twice as much food and the 3rd time you'll create 4 times as much. With that done, they return to Derelict’s room and continue to watch their movie. --- Derelict and the others continue walking. RandomWriter and Derelict say some commands, but pionoplayer decides not to. >William, be happy to split up! Blaze your own trail, that sort of thing. >Attempt to be a beastmaster. I mean, you were great with commanding sheep! Even though those were, well, sheep. >That, and shepherding and butchering animals is your thing. You're pretty good at it, even if you left to see what city life would be like, maybe learn another trade... >You'll gladly go back with the deer. Even though you feel a little bad about its death, you need it to fill your tummies, and that is what matters! Thank you for your help, deer!
DERELICT: Eli prefers to kill from behind… but he’ll snap a neck from the front if he’s forced to.PIONOPLAYER: I… I feel like there’s something else around here as well. Is that possible? I wouldn’t be able to sense Eli, but I can sense something.DERELICT: It’s entirely possible. When the breakout happened, some of the residents might have opted to stay behind. This way, guys.RANDOMWRITER: I don’t want to turn around.PIONOPLAYER: Oh no, we have to, don’t we.DERELICT: I’ll turn around. You two run straight down this corridor, up the stairs and go into the first door on the right that you see, OK?RANDOMWRITER: But-DERELICT: Do it.PIONOPLAYER: Alright…Derelict, pionoplayer and RandomWriter turn around. Before them is Silent Eli, walking slowly and surely towards them, arms dragging along the floor but creating no noise. RandomWriter and pionoplayer run! They head up the corridor, racing up the stairs and see the door. DERELICT: Change of plan!
DERELICT: Go for the door on the left!PIONOPLAYER: Uh, alright!pionoplayer and RandomWriter race into the door on the left, slamming it shut. Seconds later, Derelict arrives on the scene and enters the door on the right. DERELICT: Uh… guys? Are you in here?
DERELICT: Where did you go?
DERELICT: …Hm.Derelict flicks a light switch and the Lab comes to life. All the machinery is exactly where he left it, and his scythe is on a workbench in the middle of the room. Outside, a bloodied figure with no face besides a gigantic, grinning mouth crawls down the corridor and breathes in. DERELICT: Are you in there, guys?PIONOPLAYER: Yeah. Why did you tell us to come in here?DERELICT: Uh, well, it was safer! I’m coming in now!The figure, laughing hysterically, throws open the door. RANDOMWRITER: ARGH!PIONOPLAYER: WHAT IS THAT?!ECHO: f-e-e-d-i-n-g-t-i-m-e Meanwhile, in the Lab, Derelict glances up. DERELICT: Was that a noise?
DERELICT: Must’ve been the guys.With scythe in hand, Derelict goes to exit the Lab. ---
BUCK: Right! What’re we doing? I think someone should get back to the hut with this fucking carcass.
BUCK: Gotta feed everyone, right?WILLIAM: I can do that!BUCK: Right, good on ya!HARRY: Guess I’m coming with you.
HARRY: Cool.WILLIAM: Alright, see you guys later!BUCK: See you!William heads back down the path whilst Buck and Harry continue. Dragging the deer, William wonders whether he can still be a beastmaster. He was so great at commanding sheep… can that become his skill? Shepherding and butchering animals was everything he did, even if he did want to leave eventually. Learning another trade would be interesting. Jared’s research into the ancient dark magic seemed so cool… He comes across a necklace. It’s a golden chain with a tiny, moulded bird hanging on it. It has two tiny gemstones as eyes, glowing red… It was the one that he saw Prism wearing last night. She must’ve come through here and dropped it! He decides to take it with him for now; perhaps if he sees her again he can return it. He arrives back at the hut. THREADSTUCK: Fucking hell, you killed a deer.WILLIAM: Uh, yeah, pretty much. Where’s Jared?THREADSTUCK: Wandered off somewhere.WILLIAM: I see.
WILLIAM: Well, guess I’m here now. I’ll start making somewhere to cook this thing.THREADSTUCK: So, what happened with the other two?WILLIAM: Buck and Harry? They just carried on, I don’t know where they’re going.THREADSTUCK: Fair enough.WILLIAM: How are you feeling, anyway?THREADSTUCK: Not bad. Just kind of… empty.WILLIAM: I get you.
WILLIAM: Hopefully we’ll be eating soon.William begins to make a campfire whilst ThreadStuck lies calmly in the hut, resting. THREADSTUCK: I can’t believe we’re all in this situation still.WILLIAM: I’m surprised, I’ll admit. I just wanted to get to Mannock, carry on my life, you know.
WILLIAM: Here I am, facing death and destruction, starvation and illness… it’s hard. I guess we have to just keep going.
WILLIAM: Work hard, stay focussed and be careful. We’ll get off this island.THREADSTUCK: Yeah.WILLIAM: I wonder what my family and friends must think.
WILLIAM: Do you reckon they’re looking for us?THREADSTUCK: Probably? Depends, really.WILLIAM: I think we’ll be alright. The authorities will assume there were some survivors.
WILLIAM: I mean, the ship went down literally right next to this island. But how long will it be before they come?
WILLIAM: We’re all going to keep fighting. I just hope we can fight for long enough. There’s a lot of things that could go wrong.
WILLIAM: Hell, we barely know what’s even on this island. There could be tribes, or dragons, or monsters…
WILLIAM: That’s a difficult thing to deal with.THREADSTUCK: Don’t worry about it, man.
THREADSTUCK: Let’s just take it one day at a time. We’ll wreck anything we come across - we are the most powerful people on this island!WILLIAM: I hope you’re right.--- ThreadStuck stops Jared.
THREADSTUCK: Wait, before you go!JARED: Hm?THREADSTUCK: Would my plan have worked if I had used Jio ver Itt?JARED: …Uh…
JARED: I think so. But you do not have the energy for that right now. We’ll work on it later, alright?THREADSTUCK: Yeah, whatever.JARED: Alright, see you later.ThreadStuck watches Jared wander off. A few minutes later, William arrives. THREADSTUCK: Fucking hell, you killed a deer.WILLIAM: Uh, yeah, pretty much. Where’s Jared?And we saw what happened here already. Survivor’s Hut [9/30]: Apple, Torn Page, Ring, Apple, Canvas, Storage Tin [8], Rations, Coconut Chunk, Deer JARED [Food 80%] [Water 80%] Hands [1/2]: Wrench Pocket [1/2]: Crude Axe Bag [2/6]: Rations, Rations BUCK [Food 82%] [Water 89%] Hands [1/2]: Revolver (2 Bullets) Pocket [2/2]: Pocket Watch, Hip Flask (Empty) Jacket [1/2]: Dante’s Inferno WILLIAM [Food 91%] [Water 75%] Hands [1/2]: Pointed Stone Poker Pocket [1/2]: Coconut Chunk HARRY [Food 74%] [Water 77%] Hands [0/2]: Pocket [0/2]: THREADSTUCK [Food 4%] [Water 3%] Hands [0/2]: Pocket [0/2]: Case [0/4]: |
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Post by NeoTTolemo on Aug 16, 2016 11:49:31 GMT
So what do we do to keep that thing from coming in now? Is there any way we can ward them off, beside closing doors? Perhaps there are data on that thing and on how to fight it or other monsters off inside here.
Buck: Take revolver's bullets. Then, Jio ver Itt.
Buck: Keep exploring the forest.
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Post by randomwriter on Aug 16, 2016 12:35:56 GMT
>Well, crap, we just fell for the oldest trick in the book! Congratulations, monster thing about to murder us. Mind telling us about your backstory, how hungry you are, and how brilliant your trap was?
>What? No, I'm not stalling for time. Do you think I'm stalling, Piono? I don't think I am.
>What about you, giant monster who's clearly won, and can wait for nothing to happen? Do you think I'm stalling to see if there's a way out?
>I don't think I am. How about this. You tell me if I'm stalling, and I'll devise a counter argument!
>ohgodohgodohgod giant monster thing
>William, offer ThreadStuck your coconut chunk, and get to skinning that deer! Then, try getting a drink from that brook you were just at!
>Also offer ThreadStuck first pick of the deer meat.
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Post by Piono on Aug 16, 2016 16:52:22 GMT
>Pionoplayer: Enact combat capabilities
I look around for any pieces of metal readily available, or failing that, anything potentially usable as a projectile will work.
If there's sharp, long pieces of scrap metal... Hey, now I have a sword.
Anyways, I also quickly glance around for machinery that might do something useful when they have a piece of metal punched through them.
Like let loose a burst of steam or fire, either of which ought to slow it down enough for me and random to outmaneuver it.
If there's bookshelves or the like, I maneuver around to drop said heavy furniture on the creature's head.
If nothing else presents itself, well, a mouth that big provides a large head. aka: an easy target to hit. Let's play pin the scrap metal through the eldritch abomination's face, shall we?
Stop panicking and find me ammo please!
I don't throw any "swords" I pick up though. If I have anything long and sharp/spiky enough to be an actual hand-to-hand weapon, I hold onto that in case the creature gets close enough to start stabbing, bashing, or hacking at it.
Guess what monster, if you came here expecting an easy meal...?
Y O U C A M E T O T H E W R O N G P L A C E B U D D Y
I believe that this particular method of stalling/beat up will be more effective than what random had in mind.
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Raise of the Conductor's Baton
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Post by loading on Aug 17, 2016 15:15:26 GMT
ThreadStuck: Quickly tell William to "Jio vet itt", then have him do it again to both, making 3 deer with 2 spells. Then, just start eating a deer raw and beg him for something to drink. If you get sick you can have someone heal you later.
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Post by conair on Aug 18, 2016 5:11:16 GMT
Harry: Pick up random item.
Harry: Use Create Sacrificing Object to combine the random object and the coconut chunk.
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Post by loading on Aug 20, 2016 16:09:03 GMT
ThreadStuck: Come back to ThreadStuck. Continue the story. Your marauding has gone on for long enough.
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Post by Derelict on Aug 21, 2016 7:53:49 GMT
Sorry guys. It's been busy. I'll probably get the update finished today/tomorrow, but then after that, I'll do updates every Sunday. Sound good?
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Post by Derelict on Aug 21, 2016 8:46:27 GMT
Neo looks nervously at the door. The creature seems to have gone. NEOTTOLEMO: So… what do we do to keep that thing from coming in now? It’s not that I don’t trust Jojo, but…
NEOTTOLEMO: There must be something else we can do to ward it off instead of just closing doors at it.CON AIR: Who knows. I guess we can do whatever.LOADING: I guess.NEOTTOLEMO: Maybe there’s data on that thing and how to fight it somewhere inside here?CON AIR: Let’s write some commands. We can ask Derelict about it later if you’re really worried.LOADING: Alright.The guys write out their commands. Meanwhile, in the corridor, Jojo stares at the sigil. Buck: Take revolver's bullets. Then, Jio ver Itt. Buck: Keep exploring the forest. ThreadStuck: Quickly tell William to "Jio vet itt", then have him do it again to both, making 3 deer with 2 spells. Then, just start eating a deer raw and beg him for something to drink. If you get sick you can have someone heal you later. Harry: Pick up random item. Harry: Use Create Sacrificing Object to combine the random object and the coconut chunk. Loading watches the proceedings with interest. LOADING: Wait…
LOADING: W-what?!
LOADING: No!--- The grinning colossus advances on the hapless pair. RANDOMWRITER: Man, I can’t believe we fell for that!PIONOPLAYER: I feel stupid.ECHO: s-o-y-o-u-s-h-o-u-l-d PIONOPLAYER: (Gotta find something to stab with. Somewhere, anywhere!)RANDOMWRITER: So, uh, uh…
RANDOMWRITER: Congratulations, mr monster! Do you have a name?ECHO: e-c-h-o RANDOMWRITER: Ah, I see. And man, that trap was very clever! What’s your power all about?
RANDOMWRITER: (Look for a weapon whilst I stall it!)ECHO: i-t-a-k-e-o-n-t-h-e-v-o-i-c-e-s-o-f-o-t-h-e-r-s PIONOPLAYER: (There’s nothing here!)RANDOMWRITER: Ah, I see. Right. But not the physical properties, which is why you cleverly stayed out of sight, right?ECHO: a-r-e-y-o-u-s-t-a-l-l-i-n-g-f-o-r-t-i-m-e RANDOMWRITER: What, me? No…
RANDOMWRITER: (Hurry up!)PIONOPLAYER: (The room is bare!)ECHO: t-i-m-e-t-o-d-i-e DERELICT: Yah!Derelict, caped in mysterious yellow garb, jumps in and slashes at Echo with his scythe. With two hits, he defeats the monster, leaving it cut up on the floor. He looks up at the pair.
DERELICT: Are you alright?RANDOMWRITER: Um, yeah… what happened to you? DERELICT: Heh. It’s the power of my Legendary Scythe; I can take on the appearance of other people close to my heart, gaining access to their abilities and strengths.PIONOPLAYER: Huh.
PIONOPLAYER: That was close. Is the Lab safe from Eli?DERELICT: Yes, whilst we’re inside it. Quickly now!The trio race into the Lab. DERELICT: Right, there’s a machine over there for the summoning of items. Punch in the name, specs and design of the item, and it’ll bring the next nearest thing from anywhere in any dimension.
DERELICT: I don’t know how much fuel it has left. It’s probably only 2 or 3 uses…RANDOMWRITER: I see.PIONOPLAYER: What should we summon?RandomWriter decides to do his command. It gives them a little bit of time to consider what items they should summon. >William, offer ThreadStuck your coconut chunk, and get to skinning that deer! Then, try getting a drink from that brook you were just at! >Also offer ThreadStuck first pick of the deer meat. --- Buck takes the revolver’s bullets as he walks along with Harry. BUCK: Just us, eh?HARRY: Uh, yeah.
HARRY: What do you want to do?BUCK: Mess around with magic, if you want?HARRY: Yeah, sure.Buck uses the bullets he’s currently holding and holds them up. BUCK: Jio ver Itt!
BUCK: There we go.Buck is now holding double the bullets - 4, to be precise. Harry, meanwhile, picks up a random leaf and uses Jio deu Itt. HARRY: Jio deu Itt..?
HARRY: Ooh!The leaf was sacrificed and Harry is now holding a herbal coconut chunk! It will restore hunger, as well as any common illnesses someone may have. BUCK: Alright, may as well explore more of this forest!
BUCK: Come on!HARRY: Uh, OK! Wait for me!Harry races after Buck, and they run through the forest. Eventually, they come across some small clearings, and in one of them is a treehouse! BUCK: …Huh.HARRY: What d’you think we should do?BUCK: Not sure.The pair wonder whether they should risk looking inside. There could be anyone in there, or no-one… or rare items! --- Meanwhile, back at camp, Jared arrives. He doesn’t talk much and sits down, sighing. THREADSTUCK: You preparing the deer?WILLIAM: Have this coconut chunk whilst I do it. Just in case.THREADSTUCK: Heh, thanks.
THREADSTUCK: Wait, can we not Jio ver Itt the deer?JARED: Wouldn’t advise it. It’s a big object.WILLIAM: I could do it.THREADSTUCK: Oh, I wasn’t implying that I’d do it. I’m not feeling up to anything right now.JARED: Yeah, William can do it.WILLIAM: Jio ver Itt!William uses up some power and creates a second deer! JARED: One thing I will warn you about.
JARED: You can’t continually create objects like this.
JARED: You can’t create any more copies of the deer, nor can you create copies of the copies. Do you understand?WILLIAM: Gotcha. Still, two deer is better than one!JARED: Very true. Need a hand?WILLIAM: Please.THREADSTUCK: Give me the raw meat. I need food now!JARED: (I’d do it. He doesn’t look good.)WILLIAM: Here.THREADSTUCK: Thank you.ThreadStuck ravenously devours the meat. He soon feels filled with power! THREADSTUCK: Now then.
THREADSTUCK: Onr deu Lum!
THREADSTUCK: AAAAAAAARGH!!JARED: Oh my god!WILLIAM: What is this?!ThreadStuck, sacrificing the light within himself, has fully healed his wounds and weaknesses. He enters Shadow Mode! Loading’s command comes in. ThreadStuck: Come back to ThreadStuck. Continue the story. Your marauding has gone on for long enough.
THREADSTUCK: No.> Wait, you can hear me? THREADSTUCK: I can now.
THREADSTUCK: You were the light in my body. The saccharine, sickly-sweet figure always telling me to be good, and right, and honest.
THREADSTUCK: Not anymore. You’re gone.> ThreadStuck: Please come home! THREADSTUCK: Actually… no. I’m enjoying it here. Soon as I figure out how to restore my god powers, I’m not going to use them to get back home.
THREADSTUCK: I’m going to rule this dimension without having to deal with your stupid rules and regulations!> No! THREADSTUCK: Now, where to begin…ThreadStuck is no longer listening to commands. THREADSTUCK: JARED!
THREADSTUCK: Would you mind awfully if I used these runes to search your memory for the runes that I need.JARED: Um, yes! Don’t do that!THREADSTUCK: Too bad.
THREADSTUCK: Now stay still… this won’t hurt a bit…WILLIAM: (…)Survivor’s Hut [9/30]: Apple, Torn Page, Ring, Apple, Canvas, Storage Tin [8], Rations, Coconut Chunk, Cooked Deer JARED [Food 80%] [Water 80%] Hands [1/2]: Wrench Pocket [1/2]: Crude Axe Bag [2/6]: Rations, Rations BUCK [Food 62%] [Water 87%] Hands [1/2]: Revolver (4 Bullets) Pocket [2/2]: Pocket Watch, Hip Flask (Empty) Jacket [1/2]: Dante’s Inferno WILLIAM [Food 71%] [Water 73%] Hands [1/2]: Pointed Stone Poker Pocket [0/2]: HARRY [Food 54%] [Water 67%] Hands [0/2]: Pocket [1/2]: Herbal Coconut Chunk THREADSTUCK [Food 100%] [Water 100%] [Disease: Shadow Mode] Hands [0/2]: Pocket [0/2]: Case [0/4]: |
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Post by randomwriter on Aug 21, 2016 12:46:03 GMT
>Well, we could use a sword of sorts.
>Also, according to William's sight, we have a problem.
>BOI.
>RUN FOR THOSE HILLS, BOI.
>And try to find the others. No offense, but you are not good at magic, and dueling ThreadStuck will hurt you.
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Post by Con Air on Aug 21, 2016 15:02:25 GMT
Oh No!
Harry: Try to create a herbal coconut chunk that heals rare diseases. If that fails, use the regular herbal coconut chunk instead.
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Post by loading on Aug 21, 2016 16:40:04 GMT
NO!!!!
>wdvzfundrhbitfvuyg
I run out of my room, screaming.
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Post by Piono on Aug 21, 2016 16:53:26 GMT
>me: hmmm...
I think I'll take a stab at this.
I have a particular weapon that will be very useful in killing things and not being killed.
I have a number of other artifacts that I could bring with stronger utility, but most of them would attract anything with the ability to sense magic or energy surges from quite a distance.
Ircucvci: a powerful blade built by an ancient anime swordmaster with the intent of allowing himself to access all his greatest techniques even into the depths of his old age. Thanks to the ancient anime magics and assorted other techniques used in the creation of this invincible blade, the wielder, once attuned to the weapon, can perform any number of advanced animesque sword fighting techniques, anywhere from shadow clones to flash or even time stepping to deflecting projectiles to advanced acrobatics. This particular copy is soul bound to the interdimensional traveler Piono, and summonable to his person so long as there isn't powerful interference in the way.
Presuming this works:
"Oh yes, come to papa..." I give a few test swings, darting about the room at incredible speeds, then stop after almost smashing into a wall. "Dangit... My attunement is still blocked... looks like I'm not gonna be shredding absolutely everything we encounter along the way. I'm still a lot more useful in a scrap now though."
"Oh shoot, this is what happens when I forget to do important things..."
>Jared: Destroy The Darkness ((I have the runes written down, but I'm on mobile, so I can't access them currently.))
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Post by loading on Aug 21, 2016 17:50:35 GMT
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Post by loading on Aug 21, 2016 17:51:40 GMT
(Wait why the HELL is that blue)
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Post by NeoTTolemo on Aug 21, 2016 19:37:04 GMT
Well playable characters have coloured text right? Let's try...
> Loading: Look for Jojo.
> Buck: Announce your presence.
> Buck: If not answered, go visit treehouse.
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Post by loading on Aug 21, 2016 19:52:57 GMT
(Look at the source code. NOTHING in there should make it blue. Perhaps there really IS a ghost in the machine?)
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Post by randomwriter on Aug 22, 2016 13:26:00 GMT
>Well, since Piono's got that covered, I guess I shall call in a weapon of my own.
>I shall summon a lightish blue trident, with a scope, and the ability to fire three lasers, and pole vault. Though the beams are only as strong as I or William are. So, right now it's not super tough. But later, it will be!
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take care when messing with power outside of your control!