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[Xanmyral]

I don't know, which is why I agree the theory is shaky. For all I know, the "you feel a powerful presence" was the intermediate stage, or there isn't one. But I think its more likely than turning into a vampire, or a joke.

I doubt its because of our wounds as well, either we'd already be coughing blood all the time with constant pain instead of a sharp pain that then goes away. We were dead when we were bitten, and it was so long ago that I think we would of seen signs way before then. But even I admit that has more grounding than "its Megaman" or "its the dungeon withdrawal effect."

EDIT: Maybe its overdue effects of our abuse of the saving mechanic to get bonus health and mana?

[Corai]

That actually makes sense. Breaking the universe... Yeah... Not healthy.

[Furtuka]

Maybe Al forgot to empty our inventory when he put us in the pod, and now we have coins embedded in our lungs

[b_knight286]

Calm yourselves.  I can almost FEEL the smug expression FFS must be wearing watching you struggle to figure this stuff out.  Especially if it WAS just a joke.

[freeformschooler]

Blue Bomber*: Jump gap and slide kick the bottom Metalax
Ciro:  Back up two and fire Clot Cutter at bottom
Riltia:  Move one right and two down, hope to land safely on feet.  Tank for the hurt squishies.

Riltia moves one space right and tries to move down, but directly beneath her is a solid blue platform! She can't descend it! Mega Man moves two spaces left and flashes green for some reason. How does he do that?

You, meanwhile, move back into Slog's space, directing your Clot Cutter's beam three spaces ahead. Unfortunately, this is not far enough to hit the Met across the spikes!

Slog:  Frizz the bottom
Al:  Advance along top, preparing to flying leap across.**

Al moves three spaces forward and hides behind Riltia, using up his speed for the turn. Meanwhile, Slog casts Frizz three spaces ahead. However, there's no enemy three spaces ahead! It looks like either you or Slog would need a longer-range attack to hit the Mets from here. Hmm... do you have anything like that?

The Mets continue guarding for the turn.

Spoiler: Party (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Theory Contest! Participate now! (click to show/hide)

I enjoyed the back-and-forth you guys had about Ciro's pain before this update. I can tell some of you were really straining your brains to figure it out, and that makes me happy. Therefore, to encourage this in the future, I'm issuing a THEORYCRAFTING CONTEST for some of the big questions in the game.

Rules: the first person to correctly determine the answer to any of these big mysteries will not only have a spot in the OP under the Theory Contest but also reward the characters with a special item. The winner cannot merely guess, however. They must also provide evidence for their theories as found in the updates! Here's the current big mysteries:

1) Where do Illborn come from and what do they want?
2) Who is the rightful owner of each Soul Star we've seen so far?
3) Why did Ciro have internal bleeding during the Hard Hats arena?
4) Why does Oric want the Target dead?

Though it would be an exercise in memory and problem solving, each question could feasibly be answered with information from the updates so far. Good luck!

[tomio175]

1) Where do Illborn come from and what do they want?
I wouldn't know. I don't even know what Illborn are anymore, to be honest...
2) Who is the rightful owner of each Soul Star we've seen so far?
The first one we saw (Astral Influx, blue): Ciro, probably, seeing as he got it from a treasure chest. Treasure chest loot is ALWAYS rightfully yours. Oric knew his name as well, somehow, and well, it seems only siblings SHOULD have a Soul Star, so Ciro is either a thief or a sibling.
The yellow one: Proxxy. She admitted that. Also, she's a sibling of Oric, which she ALSO mentioned.
The Green one: Cain, probably. His updates WERE colored green, and he DID mention a soul star. Also possibly a sibling of Oric.
The Red one: (OVERSOUL TIME!) It belongs to the thief, which could be Ciro (The drawing matches that of the thief's logo in cain's intermission). I don't know his/her identity.
The Grey one: It's Riltia's, since we focused on it during oversoul mode to get to her.
3) Why did Ciro have internal bleeding during the Hard Hats arena?
It was her time of the month? It ALWAYS seems to happen on not very convenient times.
4) Why does Oric want the Target dead?
The Target was the original warden of the prison Oric was in. After he recreated the prison, this time he changed the roles. He was the warden, the warden was the prisoner. The warden probably escaped, and now Oric's probably gonna kill him, just to get revenge. This is as far as my brain goes. "Recreate the prison" - Riltia

For those who want the questions:

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[u]4) Why does Oric want the Target dead?[/u]


[Brawler Mouse]

4: It's part of the game. A life of dungeon crawling and adventure, but what does he do when he gets too strong? He has nothing left. He could complete every adventure in the multiverse easily. It's all he knows though, he's only ever had adventure, now it's gone. With his nigh-omnipotency, he creates a pocket universe. The Warrens. The Prison. He's letting the situation play out so the target has all the resources to win and is in his place as the explorer. The time the target does succeed the crawl? He'll have a challenge, and that's all he's been looking for.

[Chink]

Ciro: Move 3 forward, then use the clot cutter on the Met.
Al: Initiate Flying Leap.
Slog: Move 3 forward.
Ritalia: Throw Al forward to help with the leap.

((Where is the menu for Grass Knot? I can't find it in the OP.))

EDIT: If the Mets are going to attack, then:
Ciro: Stay, guard Slog.
Slog: Be a good boy, and stay.
Ritalia: Guard Al.
Al: Be prepared to dodge.

[freeformschooler]

((Where is the menu for Grass Knot? I can't find it in the OP.))

((I don't think anyone ever examined its menu, actually.

Also, you can move an initiate an action as usual if you want. No one said that changed.))

[Xanmyral]

Chink, they're going to attack next turn, I think hunkering down and not dying would be the best idea for now.

[Chink]

1) Where do Illborn come from and what do they want?
I'm wiling to bet that the Illborn are those that are naturally generated as part of a dungeon room, like Cool Crab, instead of being generated as part of a quest or coming from the outside. It's also worth noting that Cool Crab is in Section 1-2 of the Illborn exchange, and that we found him on the second floor of the first section of the dungeon.

[Greenstarfanatic]

2) Who is the Rightful Owner of each Soul Star We've Seen so Far?

Well, the Green one, The Illborn Exchange HAS to be Cain's, as it's symbol is the only one that is not shown on Cain's Contacts List, therefore, it must be his.

We've already (Pretty Much) established that Ciro is the Target, so that means the Astral Influx is hers.

I BELIEVE we've seen a yellow one, which is Proxxy's, and a Red one, which is Oric's, due to him being the only other sibling we've met in detail, and that the Grey one's Riltia's.

PLUS, I believe the Floe is the woman we saw shooting one of the crab-bot things, who left when we tried to talk to her.

[Xanmyral]

Er... Isn't the grey one Riltia's? How did you think we found her by focusing on the grey soul star when we went oversoul?

[Greenstarfanatic]

Er... Isn't the grey one Riltia's? How did you think we found her by focusing on the grey soul star when we went oversoul?

Derp, forgot about that.

[Xanmyral]

Hm... I will say this though. What was Sparky McGee trying to say when she mentioned that just holding a soul star did something to people. Mayor has been holding onto the Illborn Exchange for quite a while... And is all white and weird. Cherish however is now holding onto two of them at the same time, neither of which belong to her. I'm a little worried as to what this means.