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Author Topic: Life Begins At Death - Epilogue: We Live And Live Again  (Read 563297 times)

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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2295 on: January 12, 2013, 10:49:53 pm »

Yorinnsud shrugs and follows the others outside. One holy man of his tribe had spoken much more gibberish than this lunatic.

Hefting his rusted sword Yorinnsud went searching for a forge to repair his blade. The madman said something about tribute so he was going to need his weapon ready...

((Sorry, had a long night of drinking and making an idiot of myself. I'm back now though! Also, Yorinnsud's religion is basically like Celts so including tributeinto that barbaric rendition of his tongue may not have been the best idea.))

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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2296 on: January 13, 2013, 03:36:54 am »

It seems I never made the waitlist.
Meh, I realise my intial premise wasn't that overly detailed, so I assumed I'd go straight to the bottom.  ::)
I was initially going to go the whole 40k plaguebearer route. (NEERRRRRRRRRRRRRD) :o

But I've been feeling off about it since I applied and may have pulled out anyway.  :-\
I enjoy spectating more than anything anyway. So I'll continue watching.  :)



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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2297 on: January 13, 2013, 03:37:58 am »

Which one were you? There's probably room on the waitlist.
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2298 on: January 13, 2013, 03:44:00 am »

They guy who got hit by a cart and was raised from the dead by his spouse, for evil spousal things that conflicted with his rotting zombie nature.  :P
Like I said, I lost interest even after posting it. I applied on a whim after all,with no real thought or effort.
I tend to be very awkward like that. I prefer watching.
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2299 on: January 13, 2013, 04:53:19 am »

Outside the blacksmith's shop of Emlocke...

Luke, now possessing both a hammer and some nails, realizes that he really needs to get some wood! It is, after all, absolutely integral to his plans. He proceeds to look again, but harder this time!

[Search roll: 6]

He sees something off in the distance! It looks to be made of wood, and it is shaped very much like a tower! It also seems to be moving toward the village. Looks like he won't even need to go out to get it! What luck!


Inside the luxury inn inhabited by Bernie...

Not ones to be left behind by their compatriots, Mark and the enigmatic Yorinnsud go out as well, united in their purpose to loot the smithy! They follow the trail of Luke and get there in no time, then proceed to patronize the establishment in a most adventurer-like manner. That is to say, they immediately engage in the twin joys of pillage and disrespect for personal property.

[Mark search roll: 3]

Mark's nonexistent eye is caught by the sight of a few nice-looking daggers lying around the area. There's also a steel shaft, probably part of an incomplete weapon, lying near the forge.

Yorinnsud, meanwhile, tries to repair his blade in the forge!

[Smithing skill roll: 3]

He tries heating it up, then hammering on it a bit, but it doesn't work particularly well. His sword does look slightly shinier now, though its chopping abilities remain rather questionable.

As the new wave of adventurers arrives at the forge, Tom shakes his head and leaves to find a tannery of some kind! After all, you can't be a proper warrior without some leather to go with the whole "I have a large sword and I'm itching to use it to achieve personal gain" look.

[Search roll: 5]

It turns out the tannery is quite close by, and it still seems to have various leather things lying around in it. The servi were probably removed in a hurry, considering the sheer amount of things lying around. Well, their loss, Tom supposes.


Outside a Temple of Velusius...

Not particularly bothered by the rather strange temple before him, Darren goes right in to look for cool stuff!

[Search roll: 6]

After entering, he hears a heavy door close somewhere within the temple! Somebody else around, maybe? Time to investigate! He heads over to where he heard the sound and, right as rain, finds an elaborately decorated steel door covered in skull and bone reliefs. He briefly considers how best to open this door, but then remembers that he can just phase through things, what with being a ghost and all. He takes a look inside.

Where to start. Well, firstly, the door is about two feet thick. Secondly, the walls around it are thicker. Thirdly, inside there is more treasure than Darren has ever seen in his life - vast amounts of gold, jewelry, elaborate weaponry, armor and many other things are lying around in the area beyond the door, obviously a treasure chamber. Lastly, it seems that another guy knows this as well, being inside the room and currently helping himself to generous handfuls of interesting things.

[Perception roll: ?]

Judging from the fact that he's wearing a robe, Darren wagers that the plunderer wields some kind of magic, though he isn't entirely certain what kind exactly.


In the screaming villager-infested woods...

Vincent, not entirely discouraged by his previous failure, tries to fly up and go for another swoop!

[Swoop roll: 5]

He takes off, soars high above the woods, then performs a very impressive-looking aerial charge down from the sky like a bony angel of perhaps not-so-righteous vengeance and terror. An angel of Velusius, then.

[Vincent vs. Villagers: 4+1+1] vs. 2+1-1]

Swinging his staff in a wide arc and enjoying the additional force from his charge, Vincent hits the chief, not so much bashing his skull in as making it forcefully explode and endanger three other villagers with bloody, bony shrapnel.

[Villager 1 dodge roll: 5]
[Villager 2 dodge roll: 5]
[Villager 3 dodge roll: 3]

Only one of the villagers is hurt to a significant degree, getting hit with several pieces of bone in the chest while the rest only get mildly grazed! The hit villager falls down, but immediately tries to get back up!

[Villager morale roll: 3]

One of the villagers stops in her tracks and runs over to mourn over the corpse of the chief while the remaining five resume running!

[Vincent swoop roll: 1]

He goes for another swoop, rising far above the woods, then flying down in a graceful arc! Well, except for the whole "graceful arc" part. He just flies down. Straight down.

[Vincent fall damage roll: 4+1]

Fortunately, he remembers that he does have wings and uses them to slow his fall to a very manageable velocity, landing remarkably softly! Guess he should be more careful with that kind of thing.

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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2300 on: January 13, 2013, 04:55:18 am »

Find a whetstone to sharpen my blade! Then look around the village for any armour or interesting items.

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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2301 on: January 13, 2013, 05:12:02 am »

In a blacksmith's shop...

Yorinnsud, not entirely satisfied with the quality of his sword, looks for a whetstone to sharpen it!

[Search roll: 4]

This being a smithy, it's not very hard to find one. He takes it and tries to sharpen the blade!

[Workmanship roll: 1]

Obviously, something in the forge must have destabilized the delicate structure of rust that forms the overwhelming majority of his blade, as when he tries to sharpen it the blade begins to quickly disintegrate in his hands. Yeah, this sword is pretty much beyond salvage now. Guess spending a thousand years in acidic conditions within a swamp isn't good for a metal object. Who knew, eh?

Yorinnsud, disappointed with these recent developments, decides to look around the village for something that's not entirely useless to him.

[Search roll: 5]

Traversing the streets of Emlocke, he comes upon an interesting sight in one of the alleyways - it is a mage! More precisely, the upper body of one. He seems to be completely dead, but he is wearing a set of metallic gauntlets that seem to be in good condition. Wonder where his pelvis and legs went. Looks like a pretty clean cut on that body of his.

[Intelligence roll: ?]

That body does seem awfully close to the wall, though. Something's weird here.
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2302 on: January 13, 2013, 05:14:42 am »

Take the pole and look for anything that may fit on it like a halberd head or metal pineapple
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2303 on: January 13, 2013, 05:22:41 am »

Grab the torso by the nearest point and drag it away.

Once that is done wear ONE of the gauntlets. If nothing happens, enter the building that the mage as close to.

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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2304 on: January 13, 2013, 06:25:41 am »

In the smithy of Emlocke...

Mark leaves the set of daggers be and just takes the pole. He then proceeds to look for something to stick on top of it.

[Search roll: 4]

Closer inspection of the smithy reveals an axe head and a spear head lying around in one of the cupboards, so Mark takes them and tries to stick both on the pole to create a makeshift halberd. With the help of a nearby bar of iron, he manages to do this. Seems like a perfectly serviceable weapon to him.


Next to an odd mage's corpse...

Yorinnsud regards the corpse with confusion, then decides to try and drag it away from the building. The corpse proves rather easy to drag and is handily moved away from the building. As he does so, Yorinnsud notices an odd red stain at about hip level on the wall. Hm.

However, he mustn't get distracted by all this. He is here for one reason and one reason only: loot. And loot he will have! He unfastens one of the metal gauntlets on the mage's hand, removes it, then puts it on his own hand. After a few moments, he begins to enjoy the feeling of knowing that he could probably slap someone to death with this thing. Otherwise, nothing terribly unusual or unusually terrible happens, surprisingly enough. Being on a roll, he decides to look inside the building.

[Building security roll: 6]

The door is unlocked, as are all the windows, curiously enough. He goes right in and is immediately greeted by the sight of the dead mage's lower body lying on the floor in one of the side rooms. On the other side of the wall, in fact, and an identical red stain at hip level is visible on this side as well. The lower body appears to have a two-foot sword on its belt as well as several pouches full of who-knows-what.
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« Reply #2305 on: January 13, 2013, 07:28:01 am »

Right. Take the sword/pouches, and then go get the other gauntlet. Wear said gauntlet, and examine the loot.

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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2306 on: January 13, 2013, 08:15:29 am »

"Oh good wood, I should tell Burnie of my success."
Tell Burnie about large moving wooden tower, then look for non moving wood.
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2307 on: January 13, 2013, 08:43:30 am »

'This town is positively splendorous! It has everything a soon-to-be serial killer with a loot fetish would ever need!
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I am very happy I am physically incapable of having said that out loud.'


Loot the tannery for leather armor.
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2308 on: January 13, 2013, 09:14:40 am »

In an unoccupied house...

Yorinnsud grabs the sword and the pouches from the mage's probably better half, then goes outside and puts on the other gauntlet, feeling mighty proud of his catch as he does so. Speaking of, the loot warrants further investigation. He examines the sword first.

[Identification roll: ?]

Looks pretty magical to him. Deadly, too. He guesses he'll have to stab someone to check. Onward to the pouches.

[Pouch contents roll: 1]

They have nothing but hideously poisonous spiders and unusually ferocious worms in them. Why this is so, Yorinnsud dares not venture to guess. Probably insanity on the mage's part. Some of them manage to escape in the act of opening the pouches and run off on what are presumably adventures of their own.


In the streets of Emlocke...

A large wooden tower moving towards the town is something Luke considers good reporting material, so he heads back to Bernie to report these news!

"Uh, there's a wooden tower coming towards the town."

"Really? Well, maybe you should take care of that. It's kind of what you're here for. After all, if I get badly hurt, you will slowly die as well. Funny how that works, huh?"

Luke shrugs and looks for less mobile wood.

[Search roll: 2]

He comes to the conclusion that all the wood in the surrounding area is used for very sturdy and difficult-to-demolish structures. So mobile wood is his only chance if he wants to get any at all.


Outside a tannery...

Tom accidentally admits to his natural proclivities, demonstrating a most unfortunate habit for a true adventurer. Luckily, his absence of a throat works in his favor this time, and he manages to prevent the horrible truth from getting out. Satisfied at this turn of events, he looks for some leather armor within the tannery.

[Search roll: 1]

He goes inside the tannery, but finds it to be empty of anything useful. Considering that the door is open, the window is broken and there seem to be two people making a daring escape into an alleyway, Tom gets the distinct feeling he's late for a party. An adventuring party. Exactly the kind of party he was hoping to throw for himself.
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter 4: In With The Right Crowd
« Reply #2309 on: January 13, 2013, 09:18:00 am »

Forget the pouch and go look for 'tributes'.
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