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[Solifuge]

<OP Under Renovations. Pardon Our Dust!>



This is a collaborative Illustrated Adventure Game! Post suggestions for the characters in Bold Letters. If you want to do something difficult or risky, we roll dice to decide the outcome. Characters have Inventories, Skills, Trait Abilities, Health, and Willpower listed in their Character Sheets, which are explained below. You can scroll over the Items and Traits on the Character Sheets for Alt Text descriptions as well.

NOTE: If you're a Newbie, feel free to hop in at the most recent updates. Should catch you up well enough.
(Unless you -really- want to Archive Binge. That's okay too.)

Episode 0: Dog Days (Maja's Quest)
01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29

Episode 1: The Closet Case (Melody's Quest)
30|31|32|33|34|35|??|36|37|38|39

Da Rules

Spoiler: Dice and Skill Tests: (click to show/hide)

Whenever a Character wants to attempt something with a decent risk of failure, they’ve got to beat a Skill Test to succeed. Skill Tests use a pool of 10-sided dice (thanks Random.org). We roll a number of dice based on the character's Rank's (stars) in two Attributes or Skills related to the Skill Test. Bonuses or penalties change the number of dice, depending on equipment, environment, available facilities, long-term conditions, etc. Note: some tests are impossible without the proper tools or materials, or when under the wrong conditions.

Success and Difficulty:
Any roll of 8, 9, or 10 on a Test is considered a Success. Each roll of 10 also "Explodes", granting an additional bonus die to the roll. Having more Successes than the Difficulty of the test means the character was able to do what they wanted to do. Most tests have a Difficulty of 1 star. Some tests are harder than others, such as Contests opposed by another character; during a Contest, the opponent's Successes set the Difficulty for the acting character.

Critical Success and Critical Failure:
Any Test with 5 or more Successes is a Critical Success. These represent a particularly good outcome, and may grant additional long-term benefits. On a failed Test, if half or more of the rolls are 1, it’s considered a Critical Failure. This represents a very poor outcome, and may impose additional long-term penalties.

Advantage and Disadvantage:
Under particularly favorable conditions, a Character's rolls are granted Advantage. With advantage, a roll of 7 is also a Success, a roll of 9 will also Explode, and a roll of 1 does not contribute to Critical Failures. In particularly harsh conditions, a Character's rolls are penalized with Disadvantage. When disadvantaged, a roll of 8 is not a Success, a roll of 10 will not Explode, and roll of 2 will also contribute to Critical Failures.

Untrained Penalty:
If you need to attempt a Skill Test but lack a related Skill, you suffer a -2 dice penalty to the roll for being Untrained. If penalties on your Skill Test ever reduce your Die Pool to 0 or lower, you can still roll a single die on your Test.

Tryhard Bonus:
If a Skill Test is very important, a character may exert themselves, spending a point of Willpower, and granting +2 bonus dice to the roll.


Rolls with Advantage:


Normal Rolls:


Rolls with Disadvantage:


Color Key:
-Purple: Exploding Success
-Teal: Success
-Orange: Failure
-Red: Critical Failure

Spoiler: Attributes and Skills: (click to show/hide)

Attributes represent a character’s natural abilities, and Skills represent their training and experience. Both are Ranked by stars, from 1 to 5. More stars means a larger pool of dice when rolling on related Skill Tests. Some Attributes are used to derive other general attributes that measure passive capabilities, such as health, inventory size, or movement speed.

Physical Attributes:
- Might: Strength, fitness, physical power
- Grace: Agility, reflexes, physical quickness
- Stamina: Health, endurance, physical toughness

Mental Attributes:
- Logic: Intelligence, memory, mental power
- Wits: Charisma, problem solving, mental quickness
- Composure: Focus, self-control, mental toughness

Physical Talents:
- Athletics: Running, jumping, dodging, swimming, throwing.
- Brawling: Boxing, grappling, and unarmed fighting.
- Crafts: Toolmaking, maintenance, cooking, tinkering.
- Weaponry: Armed combat, parrying, knowledge of weapons and their use.
- Shooting: Ranged accuracy, knowledge of firearms and their traits.
- Piloting: Horseback riding, cart driving, ship steering.
- Survival: Navigation, tracking, practical knowledge of nature and wilderness.

Mental Talents:
- Academics: Research, lab work, and knowledge of science, history, and the arts.
- Arcana: Understanding and invoking magic, and knowledge of the supernatural and occult.
- Deception: Lying, misdirection, disguise, stealth, and slight-of-hand.
- Expression: Oration, performance, socialization, and createing meaningful art.
- Intuition: Empathy, emotional sensitivity, ability to read intention and mood.
- Investigation: Perception, deduction, fact-finding, and uncovering clues.
- Medicine: Medical care, health diagnosis, herbalism, knowledge of anatomy.

Derived Attributes:
These are calculated based on your Physical and Mental Attributes. They may measure passive capabilities, or be used in Skill Tests.

- Health (Might + Grace + Stamina): Wellness and physical fitness. Lost when suffering injuries, and healed over time based on wound severity.
- Willpower (Logic + Wits + Composure): Conviction and inner strength. Spent to activate some Trait abilities, or to gain bonuses on skill tests.
- Inventory (6 + Stamina + Might): Maximum slots of Inventory space.
- Lifting (Might + Stamina): Maximum weight of lifted or carried objects. Equates to ~50 lbs (~25 kg) carried, or ~100 lbs (~50 kg) lifted each.
- Defense (Lowest of Wits or Grace): Innate difficulty of Attack Rolls against you. Actively dodging grants a Defense Test (Athletics + Defense), granting successes as a bonus.
- Speed (5 + Lowest of Might or Grace): Yards/Meters moved in a second of sprinting, or kilometers/miles moved in an hour overland.
- Reaction (Grace + Composure): Determines order of actions in a time-sensitive situation.
- Perception (Wits + Composure, or Wits + Skill): Ability to notice fine details in an environment or situation.
- Resolve (Wits + Composure): Ability to resist illusions, and social or mental influence.
- Fortitude (Stamina + Composure): Ability to resist poison, and other physical maladies.

Spoiler: Health and Injuries: (click to show/hide)

A character's Health is equal to their combined Might, Grace, and Stamina. Damage is recovered by resting, though successful Medical Tests can help speed natural recovery, and downgrade wound severity. Damage comes in different varieties, representing severity and expected recovery time. When a character has been dealt half or more of their Health worth of any Damage, they are Injured, and take -2 to all Skill Tests (except for Resolve Tests to remain conscious).

Bashing Damage:
Represents bruises and blunt trauma that are debilitating, but generally non-serious. Bashing Damage recovers by 1 point after a Short Rest (such as a nap or hour’s break), and completely after a Long Rest (such as a night’s sleep). When a character's final Health Point is dealt Bashing Damage, make a Fortitude Test (Stamina + Composure) every Minute to remain conscious. Any additional points of Bashing Damage past the maximum are upgraded into more serious Lethal Damage.

Lethal Damage:
Represents serious or potentially life-threatening wounds and injuries. Healing Lethal Damage takes time; after a Long Rest, Characters recover a single point of Lethal Damage. Whenever a character takes damage, and their final Health Box is dealt Lethal Damage, they enter Critical Condition. Any additional Lethal or Bashing Damage taken is upgraded into Critical Damage.

Critical Damage and Critical Condition:
Represents deadly and lasting damage. While in Critical Condition, a character takes a point of Critical Damage every Minute, until they are Stabilized. Critical damage heals very slowly; one point is recovered every week (assuming a Long Rest every day). When a Character's final Health Box is full of Critical Damage, they are dead.

Medical Care, First Aid, and Stabilization:
The Medical Skill can help speed natural recovery, and mitigate damage that's already been done. When a character is in Critical Condition, they can be stabilized with an Extended Medical Test made every minute; when the Extended Test accumulates successes equal to the character's current Critical Damage, they are Stabilized. Once per Short Rest, a point of Bashing Damage can be treated by a successful Medical Test; this will also revive a character knocked out from Bashing Damage. Once per Long Rest, a point of Lethal or Critical Damage (whichever is most serious) may be treated by an Extended Medical Test made every Hour; once successes are equal to the most serious Damage Type, one point of that damage is reduced to a less serious form (Critical to Lethal, or Lethal to Bashing). Medical Tests involve First-Aid or Surgery generally use Grace + Medicine, and Medical Tests involving Long-Term Care or Pharmacy use Wits + Medicine.

Health Icons:

	Undamaged
	Bashing Damage
	Lethal Damage
	Critical Damage

Spoiler: Willpower, and Trait Abilities (click to show/hide)

Willpower represents a character's physical and emotional energy level. Willpower can be spent to activate special abilities granted by their Traits, or gain a Desperation Bonus to any Skill Test. Characters recover Willpower after a Long Rest (1 + Composure points of lost Willpower).

Tryhard Bonus:
Players can decide to spend 1 Willpower, to make an exceptional effort on any Skill Test. This grants a +2 die Desperation Bonus to the Skill Test. Traits like Specialty can further increase the Tryhard Bonus for skill tests within that specialty.

Willpower Icons:

	Full
	Drained

Heritage Traits:
All characters have access to one or more special abilities granted by their Heritage.

Tree-Kin: Sylvans have several plant-like traits. As long as they bask in sunlight for several hours, they can survive on water and minimal food; a day of food can last a week. They can't sleep or dream, but still need to rest when they're physically tired. They're long-lived, and begin to physically resemble plants as they age.

Invocation Traits:
Invocations are words from a Primal Language originating from the Realm of Forms (also known as The Astral, or The Dreamtime). When known, these words grant the speaker the ability to shape the forces or aspects of reality through sheer force of will. Invoking uses the Arcana Skill, with a Difficulty based on the scope and complexity of the Invocation. Invocations have an alignment, based on the elements of the Wheel of Seasons; Water, Sky, Grass, Fire, Earth, and Metal; invoking is easier when the aligned elements are strongly present. Using an Invocation drains the Invoker; they lose Willpower equal to the Difficulty of a simple Invocation, or lose Willpower and take Bashing Damage equal to the Difficulty of more powerful Invocations.

	Figment: A Sky-Aligned invocation, which governs senses and perceptions. By spending Willpower, it can be used to change the appearance, smell, taste, or other sensory characteristics of an existing object, person, or area. By taking Bashing Damage, it can be used to create quasi-real illusions out of nothing, which react to the environment in simple ways, and provide believable sensory feedback to those unaware of it's illusory nature.
	Restore: A Grass-Aligned invocation, which governs healing and vital energy. By spending Willpower, it can be used to heal Bashing Damage that was dealt to another living being. By taking Bashing Damage yourself, it can downgrade Lethal Damage to Bashing Damage, or treat a minor illness or malady.
	Shock: A Sky-Aligned invocation, which governs the flow of electricity and magnetism. By spending Willpower, it can be used to deal Bashing Electrical Damage, stun a creature, or apply force to light magnetic objects. By taking Bashing Damage, it can deal Lethal Electrical Damage, create intense heat, or apply force to heavy magnetic objects.

You are Maja Honn. You find yourself in a charmingly rustic but unfamiliar house. Your keen nose detects the smell of roasted fish and bread in the air, not quite masking the smell of wood smoke, the sea, and humans.

What do you do?
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Spoiler: Party Roster: (click to show/hide)

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[Gamerlord]

Let's loot the room, then head up the ladder.

[Solifuge]

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Let's loot the room, then head up the ladder.

There's a simple table here. It looks like someone left a wooden plate with a cooked fish steak and some kind of vegetable on it. There's breadrolls and a jar of something sweet-smelling and orange on the table too. Fruit preserves? You're not sure.

Your stomach interrupts this train of thought to growl at you for a bit. You're not sure what its deal is, until you remember that you have no idea when the last time you ate was. You decide to take the food with you.


INVENTORY:




Once that's settled, you decide to see what's up the ladder.




Well then. It would appear to be more food.
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[Kadzar]

Search for a knife with which you may cut the bread roll and spread fruit preserves over it.

[Twi]

You hunger. Consume foodstuffs.

[Solifuge]

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Search for a knife with which you may cut the bread roll and spread fruit preserves over it.

You hunger. Consume foodstuffs.

> PERCEPTION CHECK: 18 (11+8-1)
Intent on trying out the mystery fruit, you decide to start looking around for some utensils upstairs. You shift some heavy bags of grain onto the floor with a dull thud, and open a wicker and wood box filled with various odds and ends, including a pretty sharp carving knife. Score!


INVENTORY:







You climb back downstairs and set to work, slicing the bread roll neatly in two, and using the carving knife to spread some of the sweet-smelling orange goop on it. Your stomach starts grumbling again, but you take a moment to admire your handiwork. For a moment you don't even care that it isn't meat, because this roll is going to be amazing. This is going to be the best meal you've had in Hey the door opened.





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[IamanElfCollaborator]

>Growl at the newcomer.

"IM EATING GODDAMMIT"

[Gentlefish]

>Eat the newcomer

"I'M GROWLING DAMNIT"

[Kadzar]

Apologize for not being prepared for company and offer your new guest half of the preserved-covered roll.

[scapheap]

Apologize for not being prepared for company and offer your new guest half of the preserved-covered roll.

I like this.

[Remalle]

> In addition to above, wag tail vigorously.

[kahn1234]

> In addition to above, wag tail vigorously.

Wag tail and Bark.

Pretend to be a dog.

[Ultimuh]

I got nothing to add at the moment, just posting to watch for now.

[NRDL]

Attack.  Some meat would be good with the bread.

[kilakan]

Apologize for not being prepared for company and offer your new guest half of the preserved-covered roll.

I like this.

+1

ofc if negoatiations fail, stab.