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[javierpwn]

Ive been working on a dwarven mantis construct, made of steel and bronze, which will take 4 hours to complete

[GreatWyrmGold]

"Right now, I'm working on a new compound. I started by trying to make a better lubricant, but it's turned out to make a better explosive. Want to watch?"

Eat. Chat.

[Xantalos]

"Probably some mages developing some revolutionary spell or some such. We go in there, kill 'em, grab whatever they were working on, and get out.
Travel to the tower.

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

Ive been working on a dwarven mantis construct, made of steel and bronze, which will take 4 hours to complete

*mild laugh*  You won't be deciding the time, 1d6 will, and it says...1 hour.

[Urist_McDrowner]

Get on my horse

[mcclay]

Torne nods and checks his gun "Anything I should know about Bluecat and the path to it?"
Get information
((I hope this Torne ends up better than his other incarnation.))

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

Well, I have put up a list of NPC's named thus far.  Can you tell me if I have forgotten any.  Mebil Footchannels has stats that high, due to his age.

[mesor]

Follow the group, continue sending out regular pings to ensure we don't get ambushed, assess my groups number, weapons and any training that I know of

[jaass]

Start Experimenting

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

Turn 3: Future Knowledge

Spoiler: Uristocles (click to show/hide)

(Difficulty:17   1+1=2)  No other materials besides this have been able to be extracted from the tower.  This work, (Difficulty:8   14+1+1=16) does contain the name, Strikegift, and(2x over difficulty, bonus information gained)  location of the tower.

Looking through your books (Difficulty:11  12+1=14), you also find that in the first year after the dwarves returned, he was attacked by a hydra, and sought to extend his own life 6 years later.  (Difficulty:7  18+1=19) His master, being much more vain, has more books available.  He was king the first ten years of the current era, and (bonus information) had learned the secrets of life and death one year before he left.  His tower was made one year after he abdicated the throne.
(Difficulty:19    20+1+1=22)  You find out that the name of the slab that his master learned from is Gripblisters.  On a whim, you look up other slabs, and discover that one “The Fatal Funeral” was lost within Growledmurders, along with the one who learned from it, who was killed by an arrow.  The city is now abbandoned.  That slab does have a legacy, the necromancers of springmead.  There is also another slab, “Putridcanyons” that was stored within a nearby fortress that is now in ruins.  It’s legacy is the tower Slingday.
(Difficulty:15    14+1=15) Ùshrir also had some children after he came to the tower, (Difficulty:14   20+1=21) two of his children wrote about him having an apprentice by the same name.
Time to finish searching for the information above: 45 minutes

Spoiler: Javier Shumlaw (click to show/hide)

Your initial estimate was 4 hours, then the guild master assigned your project a few more workers that knew what was needed to be done, so your project will be done sooner.
Time remaining till completion: 55 minutes

Spoiler: Muktd Irondam (click to show/hide)

Mebil laughs amusedly at your comment.  Nako asks, with anticipation, “How much better?”

Spoiler: Onol Nekolurdim Uzolken Idok (click to show/hide)

“That would be possible, if the towers weren’t over a 7 month’s journey apart, something else happened at those places.  There’s also the fact that the same thing happened to the Disloyal Demon, the Fiery Hex, and the Silvery Evil, along with one of the towers captured by the Artificial Gears of Planning.  I’ve also heard that it happened at one of the Fiery Hex’s towers 123 years ago.  Anyway, have you prayed to your ancestor Tobul Rainylabor to protect us on this journey, yet?”

Information: Tobul is the only dwarf to have killed a dragon, the others having been killed by elves.  Tobul also created the shield you are carrying.  You would've gotten it from your father when you began your mercenary work.

Information: Dwarves primarily worship their ancestors who have brought honor to their family.  They believe that those ancestors go to the halls of their gods, and have special influence when they are prayed to by their descendants.  Due to the haphazard last names, dwarves keep detailed family trees to know who are their ancestors, along with who to pray to.

Spoiler: Dostngosp Horseman (click to show/hide)

You (Difficulty:15   20+3+5-1-1-1=23) manage to get on your horse despite your injuries.

Spoiler: Torne Ikria (click to show/hide)

(Difficulty:15   18+2=20) “Remember the sir next time soldier,” said AcikDefensebridle.  “Anyway, to answer your questions, Bluecat is a small hamlet that is the last human settlement along the route to the dwarven halls in the southern mountains.  You’ll meet an ambassador from the regal gloves.  You’ll recognize him when you see him.  As for dangers, you shouldn’t encounter very many.  The best route would probably be buying a raft in Tellcharcoal or Matchpadded, and taking it down to Throwjoin or Brotherspun.  Follow the tributary to Submergestrokes.  Then go to the Rimpeach-Helpfultop hamlet group.  From there, head south to the Marketwork conglomeration, our capitol.  You will probably want to hire a guide to direct you through the wilderness to get to Bluecat.  While the road itself would be shorter, it goes through the Moral Nations, and they lean more towards magic advancement than our technological advancement, so it is a more dangerous pathway.”

Spoiler: Loras Nerad (click to show/hide)

You follow Asob to the pool, occasionally sending out the pulse again.  All thoughts of doing that are soon removed after the Druid casts the scry spell.  Within the image, you see the Mystic Luxury of Romance fighting the Technologist Mint Mechanisms.  They have clashed before, but this time things are different.  This time, the Luxury of Romance has allies, the Tattooed Pelts and The Desert of Lances.  The Mint Mechanisms also have their own allies, The Wickedness of Trailing and the survivors of The Union of Saving.
The druid begins to speak, “Look upon this and weep.  This war will spread if it is not stopped.  I have seen a probable future.  The Remarkable Crow, The Poetic River, The Shells of Scouring and the Pregnancy of Princesses.  The Nation of Shelter will join that alliance, just due to it being surrounded by the elven nations.  The Artificial Gears of Planning and The Regal Gloves will come to the defense of their bretherin.  The Regal Gloves will bring with them the Livid Seductions, the Curse of Discovering, and the Kindred Empires.  They will be stalled by the Moral Nations, and while they are fighting, the Mint Mechanisms will be destroyed.  When this is learned, the Dwarves will go on a rampage, anihilating the Moral Nations, charging Northward.
Soon, the Sins of Trouble would be called for the revenge of the Mint Mechanism’s destruction, along with the Nation of Hailing, the Squashed Hames, the Puce Ring, the Channel of Harmony, and the Guild of Urns.  The Anguished Union, the Even Confederation, the Barracaded Nation, the Shore of Brushing, and our nation will fight them.  The world would be at war, and the result would be weapons and spells of mass destruction being invented, and the world would be plunged into chaos.  The result would be the entire planet scorched an all life being anihilated.  We MUST prevent this from coming to pass.”  While he was speaking, the image shifted to view what he was speaking of, including the scorched wasteland.

Spoiler: Ergo Enstein (click to show/hide)

You begin with studying the raw adamantine. The fibers appear to be interlocked with the rock they are imbeded within.  You scrape off a small sample of the rock to study it.  What do you do first?
 

Spoiler: Minor Ramblings of the GM (click to show/hide)

I haven't noticed much reaction to the updates besides your actions.  I want to know what you think.  Get your opinion of the game and things I have posted along with some constructive criticism.

[GreatWyrmGold]

It's starting off slow, but that's to be expected. I'm reserving judgement until the real meat of the game happens.

"It's about as good a lubricant as oil--maybe a little better--but if any sparks are around, it burns explosively. I discovered that on accident yesterday. Once I finish repairing my lab, I'm going to test the explosive capacity further."

[javierpwn]

work extensively on mantis construct
I am liking the style so far, but waiting for things to get spicy

[Xantalos]

Nice so far, though again I'll reserve judgement for the main bit.
"D'oh! How could I forget that? Thank you for reminding me.
Tobul, look upon us from Armok's side
Challenges surely face us ahead
Looming before us like the dragon [Dragon name] loomed over you
But, like that dragon, we shall cut it down to size and use it as a shield
But we may not be able to overcome these dangers on our own
Tobul Rainylabor, Dragonslayer, I beg you:
Lend us your courage, that we might not falter.
Lend us swiftness of foot, that we might outrun our enemy.
Lend our shield arms strength, that we may block the blows meant for us.
Let my pick and Pidud's bolts pierce any defense the enemy has to offer.
Lend us this, Tobul Rainylabor, and I will do your shield proud.
(If possible, say the prayer in Dwarven.)
"Sounds like some sort of self-destruct mechanism or spell. We'll have to watch out for that. Any prayers you have to make?"
After any prayer, make our way to the tower.

[Rhyme]

Look for someone interested in investing on a private army. Don't give many details, only that it would be relatively quick and it would have huge benefits.

In case the GM needs to know, Flesh Golems made of undead = Profit

[Urist_McDrowner]

Ride my horse back to the castle from which I came. Once there, look around and familiarize myself.