Inside a blank mindspace...James attempts to glean some information on the mindspace from the book in his hands!
Uh oh. He doesn't have it anymore! Oh well, better use that old brainpan of his!
[Intelligence roll: ?+1]
Well, obviously this is a mindspace of his creation. There must be some kind of obstacle here to overcome so he can get right out, right? Enriching spiritual journey mumbo-jumbo or something like that.
[Obstacle roll: 1]
He spies a giant citadel of swirling winds and flames in the distance! It's the only thing in sight right now, the rest being a complete blank! Gulp.
On the roof of the Library...This is no time to develop sudden onset zombie gentleman acrophobia!
Jordan has books to deliver!
[Anti-acrophobia roll: 4]
Yes, it's completely silly! There's an elephant right there to break his fall!
[Jordan vs. Elephant: 2+1 vs. 4+3-2-1-
1]
Jordan lands face-first on the elephant's back!
[Holding on roll: 3+1]
Jordan grabs a fold of elephant skin with his metal arm to prevent himself from falling off! It works nicely!
[Elephant alarm roll: 1]
The elephant was born free! Well, actually it was born a tree and turned into a fairly nice chair, but it was ensorcelled to become an elephant and it'll be damned if it won't enjoy it to its fullest! It rolls over!
[Jordan endurance roll: 6]
Jordan not only holds on, he also uses his teeth for additional support! He bites into the elephant's back with all of his might!
[Elephant will roll: 4]
The elephant stays in control and doesn't run amok! It hurts like hell, though!
In a battle that is becoming increasingly dangerous...Leon, in desperate need of getting free, tries to break the arrows with his arms!
[Leon strength roll: 4+1-
1]
He breaks them off and slides off, strolling toward the woman in his weakened state!
[Woman vs. Leon: 1+1 vs. 1-
1]
Another of the woman's arrows plinks against Leon's shell at an angle, not achieving any penetration!
[Woman morale roll: 3]
She decides to move to a much safer distance! Preferably about three hundred feet away from Leon!
[Woman escape roll: 4]
She runs, looking back occasionally to see if Leon is still on her tail!
[Leon will roll: 1-1]
To her surprise, he isn't! He has collapsed in a pile and seems to be immobile!
What she doesn't know is that Leon's unlife-force has nearly gone right out of him, and only a small vestige of it remains! Leon's soul fights relentlessly for its anchor!
[Leon will roll: 2-2]
But to no avail! The metal guardian remains motionless, the last bit of unlife having left him just a few moments ago. The woman pokes at the perforated shell with her foot curiously.
"What was this thing?"She walks over to her two compatriots. There is nothing she can do for them, as they really have more blood outside their bodies now than in right now.
"The next ten peasants are for you, Joe!"She puts their hands across their chests and shuts their eyes. Having done that, she leaves, never to find out what the metal guardian was or how it got here.
Leon has died once more!And here is our third death! Up next: miauw62!
This was a "standard death", by the way. Three failed will rolls and you're out, that's the way it is. I suppose getting killed by the underground things would have been more glamorous, but there is a certain thing I enjoy about somebody surviving underground torture and absolute zero conditions, but then getting killed by a marauding archer. The straw that broke the camel's back, so to speak.
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