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Author Topic: Life Begins At Death - Epilogue: We Live And Live Again  (Read 565471 times)

Caerwyn

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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #885 on: November 17, 2012, 04:49:32 pm »

Samuel will head to Bernie's place.
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Harry Baldman

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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #886 on: November 17, 2012, 04:57:37 pm »

Outside a cave!

Samuel, once more dissatisfied at this whole magic nonsense and feeling quite grumpy at the moment, decides to head over to Bernie's! He follows the map as well as he can!

[Navigation roll: 5+1-1]

He takes an optimal route to Bernie's, quite possibly shortening his journey by about half a day! Wonderful!

[Speedy travel roll: 2]
[Encounter roll: 1]

Smug about his success, Samuel takes his time on the surprisingly non-treacherous route! However, after about 26 straight hours of walking, he runs into something on the way!

Hm, they appear to be cultists. Spaced around a heptagram, it seems. Chanting darkly.
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #887 on: November 17, 2012, 05:24:59 pm »

Sam will shout a very fine "Tally-ho!", waving his cane, and then continue on. Or, well, y'know, pretend to shout or something.
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #888 on: November 17, 2012, 08:06:23 pm »

Reach into the backpack with my arm(s) and try to feel for my head. If found, put it back on. If not, continue searching.
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Harry Baldman

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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #889 on: November 18, 2012, 02:06:34 am »

In the cultist-infested woods...

Samuel has no time for messing around, not in the state he's in! He chooses to pass the cultists right by!

[Inconspicuousness roll: 4]

He just casually saunters past the area without incident! Let the cultists summon whatever demons they please! Good luck getting anything out of them! Schmucks.

Samuel goes on to Bernie's!

[Speedy traveling roll: 6]

He breaks into a sprint, eager to get back as fast as possible! After all, not like he can break his cane legs from stress!

[Encounter roll: 1]

After one and a half hours of tireless high-speed running, Samuel is suddenly interrupted by what appear to be brigands! How unfortunate for them!

[Brigand reaction roll: 2]

They don't really seem to be in a mood for negotiation and advance toward Samuel with daggers and longswords!

[Perception roll: ?-1]

He doesn't see anything else around that would be disturbing! Good for him!


Outside the Artifact Vault...

Vincent looks inside his backpack for his head!

[Search roll: 3+1]

He finds it and pulls it out! Oh, sweet light, how much Vincent's missed you!

He tries to put his head back on!

[Reattachment roll: 5]

He fits it on nice and tight! That thing won't be coming off easily, Vincent thinks!
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Caerwyn

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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #890 on: November 18, 2012, 02:25:29 am »

Samuel will jump-kick and cane them! It shall be called the Dragon Cane Slaughter Slam!
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #891 on: November 18, 2012, 02:43:19 am »

Try to get back into the vault and actually go to the vault area.
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Harry Baldman

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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #892 on: November 18, 2012, 03:32:45 am »

In the brigand-infested woods...

Samuel goes for a double-cane assault, being a reasonable person that does not succumb to such petty threats as brigands!

[Samuel vs. Brigand 1: 1 vs. 1+1]

He is, however, a bit too confused to properly execute any elaborate combat maneuvers, and flies right past a brigand, who chooses to merely point and laugh!

[Brigand 1 vs. Samuel: 5+1 vs. 5+2-1]
[Brigand 2 vs. Samuel: 1+1 vs. 3+1]
[Brigand 3 vs. Samuel: 4+1 vs. 5+1]
[Brigand 4 vs. Samuel: 3+1 vs. 6+1]

The brigand that pointed and laughed goes on a competently executed offensive, but Samuel fends him off with a combination of wild kicking and whirling around with his cane! Another one chooses to attack Samuel with his longsword! He swings like most cats wish they could swing, but sadly for him, Samuel is too quick!

One brigand chooses to stand around scratching his head! Who knows what his deal is.

A final brigand leaps at Samuel with a valiant dagger-thrust! It gets stuck in Samuel's ribcage! Samuel utilizes the brigand's foolish action to try and cave in his skull!

[Counterattack: Samuel vs. Brigand 4: 6 vs. 1+1]

Which he does with quite admirable efficiency! The brigand, his brain being a bit more squashed than he would like to admit, falls backwards and is obviously as dead as they get!

Suddenly, something comes from the woods!

Hm. Arrows.

[Archer 1 vs. Samuel: 2+1 vs. 1+1-1]
[Archer 2 vs. Samuel: 5+1 vs. 3]
[Archer 3 vs. Samuel: 5+1 vs. 1]

Samuel is hit by three speeding arrows! One lodges itself in his shoulder, one glances off his pelvis, but the last one takes his skull off his shoulders! It rolls off toward the brigands!

[Samuel will roll: 4]

Samuel isn't terribly bothered by this, though! He calmly walks to the brigands, menacing them with his canes!

[Brigand morale roll: 1]

"What in the bloody hell is up with this man? He's got no bloody head on!"

"Witchcraft, I tell you!"

"Run for your lives, mates! Damn thing will bewitch us all if we don't!"

They do so! The archers seem to back off as well!


Outside the Artifact Vault...

Vincent heads right back inside the Artifact Vault! He actually goes to the vault area this time!

[Encounter roll: 2]

There appear to be several people there standing in front of a giant steel door! They seem to be chanting!

[Security measures roll: 3]

The vault door looks... cracked, somehow. Weakened.

[Intelligence roll: ?]

Maybe that's why those people are chanting? To repair it?
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #893 on: November 18, 2012, 06:46:41 am »

((So... Vincent took his head off and put it on for no specific reason?))
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they wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the raving confessions of a mass murdering cannibal from a recipe to bake a pie.
Knowing Belgium, everyone will vote for themselves out of mistrust for anyone else, and some kind of weird direct democracy coalition will need to be formed from 11 million or so individuals.

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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #894 on: November 18, 2012, 09:27:10 am »

((Losing your head is grounds for a will roll to stave off death and also makes it much more difficult to control your body. Vincent didn't know that. Now he does.))
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #895 on: November 18, 2012, 09:41:59 am »

((So he basically nearly killed himself. I love this RTD.))
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they wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the raving confessions of a mass murdering cannibal from a recipe to bake a pie.
Knowing Belgium, everyone will vote for themselves out of mistrust for anyone else, and some kind of weird direct democracy coalition will need to be formed from 11 million or so individuals.

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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #896 on: November 18, 2012, 10:51:35 am »

Wait, I...Don't have a head either? If so,

Get head, rest and attempt to repair body. By repair I mean, attach the head back to me.
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #897 on: November 18, 2012, 10:55:17 am »

Lead the man inside, offer him some 'Tea' (the poison Bernie's Sister told us to use)
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #898 on: November 18, 2012, 10:59:19 am »

((So he basically nearly killed himself. I love this RTD.))
((I thought it would remove the mindless need to jump out windows.))
Offer some help to these good-willed people.
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Re: Life Begins At Death - Chapter Two: Books, Baubles and Boyfriends!
« Reply #899 on: November 18, 2012, 11:47:25 am »

In the woods...

Samuel, having effectively rid himself of the brigand threat, picks up his head from the ground and puts it back on!

[Reattachment roll: 2-1]

He sticks it on! It falls off and hits the ground with a loud thud! Hm, there appears to be a slight crack in it now. Again!

[Reattachment roll: 6-1]

This time, Samuel knows what he's doing! Sort of! He picks the head up and fits it on perfectly! Oh yeah, that isn't coming off any time soon! Hurrah!

He lies down for a bit of a rest, letting the warm breeze of gentle unlife waft back into him. Okay, now he's ready for action!


Inside the Artifact Vault...

Vincent walks up to one of the people!

[Attention roll: 6+1]

One of the people immediately turns to him! It appears to be a woman in her forties! She twists around with incredible speed, thoughtlessly swinging her elbow!

[Vincent dodge roll: 1+1]

Vincent is caught completely unprepared by this accidental assault, and the elbow hits him in the ribcage, breaking three ribs and sending him reeling backwards!

[People reaction roll: 2]

"Good gods, what is that? A skeleton with a tail-arm?"

"Is it dead?"

"Impossible to tell."

"Keep a close eye on it, though. If it gets up, pulverize it. Can't have undead wander around campus. Everybody in the Illusion Department has been murdered already."

"Well, they wouldn't have gotten murdered if illusion wasn't a bloody useless form of magic!"

Vincent bides his time and tries to look inconspicuous.


Outside Bernie's cottage...

Alaric leads his compatriot inside the cottage! Bernie's sister is inside!

"Hey, you're back and..."

[Bernie's sister's reaction roll: 1]

She freezes at the sight of the beautiful man!

[Beautiful man reaction roll: 5]

The beautiful man coughs and begins to speak!

"Ah, you must be the priestess I've been told to see! I would like to say that I am very glad to be here today and..."

Bernie's sister produces a scalpel from her pocket and hurls it at the man!

[Sis vs. Beautiful Man: 2+1 vs. 2-1]

The scalpel goes right through his shoulder! The man grasps it with his remaining hand!

"Ow, fuck, what the hell!"

[Alaric bluff roll: 1]

"Uh... erm... I've got nothing. She's crazy, I guess."

[Beautiful man endurance roll: 3]

The man wavers and stumbles a bit! Oh dear, he seems to be bleeding quite a bit!

[Bernie's sister panic roll: 1]

"Oh gods oh gods what did I do you were there and I panicked and I just took what I had and I threw and then oh gods the blood!"

She breaks down crying!

[Beautiful man reaction roll: 4]

"Oh, fuck. I'm bleeding quite badly here, you know. Could really use a fuckin' bandage. Like, right now. Aw, fuck, I'm starting to feel a bit drowsy..."

[Bernie's sister reaction roll: 3]

"Oh gods, gotta find something fast!"

[Sis search roll: 1-1]

She trips on the tacky rag of a carpet that sort of ties the room together and falls!

[Sis agility roll: 1]

She falls right on her face! Oh dear, that probably really, really hurts!

[Sis endurance roll: 2]

"Oh gods, that really hurts! Why doesn't anything ever work out well for me?"

She keeps mumbling while lying face-down on the ground!
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