Topic: You are a certain Extraplanar Entity (Read 5024 times)

Eotyrannus · « **Reply #45 on:** August 13, 2013, 03:33:18 pm »

Observe the floating creatures. Inquire into how they are able to float, despite this... 'Gravity'.

Rolepgeek · « **Reply #46 on:** August 13, 2013, 05:03:08 pm »

We should name it the Plane of Gravity. It has more weight to it, and disregarding that terrible pun, it fits better; we've never seen another plane with gravity, after all.

escaped lurker · « **Reply #47 on:** August 13, 2013, 05:20:17 pm »

Plane of Gravity - First Ebbing

Indeed, this gravity strikes me as the one trait of this plane that stands out. At least for me. The Plane of Gravity will it be from now on. I have no Idea what those Planars call it, but more often than not it is some very obnoxious, plain and obvious name.

This Gravity still does not feel right, and thus I inquire into how those planars are able to float, and the leader gets to draw some more. It takes a while untill he has drawn and - explained - it so that I get the gist behind it. This gravity is confusing indeed - by moving space, instead of oneself, drifting may be achieved. For this action, another set of appendages, wich I will fittingly call "floaters" are needed. They seem to differ in size, looks and function, but I would deem it worth a shot at some later point in time.

In the meantime, I am able to tell their grunts appart somewhat. They still bellow them out with an interesting speed, and at a variety of volumes. Together with the sounds being quite stretched on my percievable spectrum, It will take some serious research if I would want to understand them this way.

Their Leader gets ahead of himself in somewhat, and draws another array of symbols. It's meaning is quite straightforward, with two groups of Planars holding weapons. Obviously they face each other, and even more obviously I am with one of the groups. Of all things, on such a dishonorable plain, they want me to bolster their forces?

Well, I somehow should have known. There are not that many reasons one would be summoned. I really do have some doubts about the way fights are settled here, and have no real obligation to do so either... Still, a decision on this does not come easily.

To fight, or not to fight?

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Eotyrannus · « **Reply #48 on:** August 13, 2013, 05:25:42 pm »

Think carefully on the matter, mulling over the advantages and disadvantages of helping them. Figuring out how to use floaters is a must, though, since they seem like they could be a useful tool when floating is hindered somehow.

Rolepgeek · « **Reply #49 on:** August 13, 2013, 06:15:56 pm »

Agree to help. Make it clear that we are more properly suited for hit and run and other tactics reliant on stealth or misdirection. We can always rescind on our promise later, after all.

RAM · « **Reply #50 on:** August 13, 2013, 08:09:41 pm »

Unless they have some sort of contractual control ability...

Enquire about the weapons that they, and their opponents, are using, and try to shout as loud as we can at one of the unimportant ones, it could be a learning experience and perhaps they just need a bit of a push to be able to communicate more practically...

escaped lurker · « **Reply #51 on:** August 13, 2013, 11:31:32 pm »

Plane of Gravity - First Ebbing

There is much to ponder about, before I could ever come to a real conclusion - but as It would be very unwise to disagree with those Planars now, I agree to help them. Well, at least I pretend to do so. They take it with some deep grumbling, at least as far as I can tell. I also see some of the Planars inside the Structure loosing Fluid from their visual receptors. Not that anything odd about them could shock me now, but.. seriously, they are strange.

I inquire into quite a lot of things, and their Leader is quite willing to help me out on them. It seems he and three others are able to shoot damaging energy at "the enemy", should the time come. I have heard of attacks not unlike he seems to be describing, and they should be a great boon to that fight. The Rest of them mostly use Cleavers, Strikers and some of them use an interesting apparatus to propel small strikers a fair distance. A gravity thing, as no-one on my plane should be able not to dodge such a thing. That just reminds me how much slower I am on this Plane - quite disgrunteling, but oh well.

The Message that I am more prone to - well, guess - Deceptional Ways of Fighting results in some dispirited grunts. I beg their leader to remember who it was that summoned me here again, and he is eager to please. It stops at a moments notice - he really has his followers under tight control. I take that chance to inquire into the floaters further, reasoning that they certainly would increase my mobility. It needs explaining that I can change my shape, before the good Planar becomes serious in explaining the whole matter to me in Detail.

A lot of drawings and exchanges later, I am somewhat sure I could change my Shape to include some functional Floaters. It should cost me 1 Power, 2 Health, and would give me - obviously - a boost of 3 Speed. That is - provided they work as intended.

Experimenten on the boundaries of this plane further, it shook one of the Planars quite visibly, when I spoke to him at the maximum of my voice. He looked like he wanted to float, and then looked around quite frantically. Well, seems like their minds can take my speaking without taking any damage. On that matter, I have noticed that their sounds seem to come from an appendage hidden in their bodies. I just hope that I don't ever have to resort to such means - Talking should be without bodily labour, no?

I also make a startling discovery, because somewhere along the line, I have regained 2 Energy. This Plane gets stranger each wave...

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Rolepgeek · « **Reply #52 on:** August 13, 2013, 11:39:37 pm »

Do it. We want speed. Also, inquire about what happens next, and if we could look around. We're getting curious.

RAM · « **Reply #53 on:** August 14, 2013, 01:21:32 am »

Make sure that we only talk to that one as loudly as we can, to make them believe that it is something inherent in their own nature that causes such volume...

escaped lurker · « **Reply #54 on:** August 16, 2013, 07:04:31 pm »

Plane of Gravity - First Ebbing

Thinking it to be amusing enough a deception, I even inquired into the state of the planar I "screamed" at. This started a barrage of grunts between them - a clear success to get their thoughts elsewhere. Wherever they may have been before of no matter to me. Quite a time later, two of the more usefull planars - I have remembered them for referrence - took "Screamy" aside, and the energy expenditure coming from their general area suggest they have really found themselves something to do.

On that matter, I informed the leader that I would beginn the Ritual - not to be disturbed by any means. Normaly one would not even need to mention this, as it really would be just... no, but on this plane it seems prudent to do so. I take a few last glances at the material their leader produced for me, and get the Ritual going. I actually did grow another pair of cleavers a few Ebbings back, so this should pose not that great a problem. I rederict my Energy and "do the Thing". (Thats as far as Extraplanar Translation gets us at this point, trust me.)

The Result is, well.. meagre to say the least. I surely can't propel enough space away from me to get my own mass to float. After some trying in the surrounding landscape, it stands to reason that I can glide with enough elevation - but not long enough to be of much use. -18 Energy

Inquiring into just how much time there is before the fightings would commence, leaves me with another fragment of information. According to the paintings, it seems that this plane is derived of sight on an ebbing-like basis! They are not suspected to attack untill three of those "blindings" have happened. I do fear thou that these planars have derived other methods to ascertain their enviroment. Being at their mercy - for however long one of these "blindings" lasts, is certainly a frightening thought. Asking about it, the others attacking during a blinding is somewhat unlikely, but not unthinkeable.

Seeing as I do have enough time, I give the Ritual another try. Taking note of my previous shortcomings, and of the carcass of a floating planar that was proccured somewhere by their leader, I am met with success. The Floaters span far more of my body than I would initially would have thought, and it takes a lot of strength to actually float - but it is a success non the less. -18 Energy, -2 Power, -2 Health, +4 Speed

I have gained the following Ability;

Simple Floaters - Hunting - 10 Strength for starting, 5 Strenght per Minute of floating
Allows for limited and simple floating. Quite faster than walking.

It really is good to float again. Only that it is very straining to do so on this plane - I somehow respect all those small planars that seem to have no problems with doing so. On that note, my floaters portrude from my back - as seems common - and seem to take about thrice my radius. That is, both floaters do so, coming to a total four times my normal radius when stretching them. Well, would you look at that - now even "I" look strange. -19 Strength

When I returned my attention to my sensory mounds, the surroundings clearly had changed. The glowing body that seems to spend visibility on this plane has seemingly changed its course, and seems to be dissappearing under the hexagonal plate. At least according to my own observations and the leaders drawings. After experimenting with my floaters, it has tinted the land in a reddish hue - the blinding approaches rapidly now.

The very first Blinding approaches. Anything that I should do before then?

That was quite a lot of Deception for a single Ebbing. I feel that I have grown in that area.
( Feel free to add either 1 Will or 1 Intellect )

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I took the liberty to try the Ritual again after we failed the first time. Not like we would not have done so anyway, right?
Else, alien surprises all around! >>

Rolepgeek · « **Reply #55 on:** August 16, 2013, 09:18:01 pm »

Add it to Will, that's lower.

Ask the planars about their enemies, and what both side's capabilities are.

Eotyrannus · « **Reply #56 on:** August 17, 2013, 04:39:05 am »

Inquire into what the planars do during a blinding. We're probably not going to be doing the exact same thing, but it'll give us some ideas.

escaped lurker · « **Reply #57 on:** August 17, 2013, 11:32:43 am »

Plane of Gravity - First Ebbing

As there is visibly not much time left before it, I inquire into what those Planars do during a blinding. The Awnser is as surprising as it seems to be stupid - "Nothing much", to "Nothing at all" - is what I derive from their Leaders scribbling. They... simply seem to lie down on a soft surface, and do nothing. Sometimes a temporary Ritual to dispel the blinding might be performed, but I guess that they might do so on their own and leave the matter be for now.

After asking further about the other planars, it seems that it was a wise choice indeed. They will outnumber us at least four times, but at least they should not have more beings capable of forging energy than we have. That is not a matter of much rejoicing thou, as they seem to have floating planars among them - their mobility quite a threat, at least as far as I am concerned. A notion that seems to be shared by the leader, but more so from a different group that seems to dominate the ground - they have four appendages dedicated to movement, and seem to hold their weapons with another pair. They also seem to be a good deal greater - and thus subsequently stronger - than the breed of planars mingling on our side.

My bewilderment sadly does not stop here, because another part of their force seems to have either no form at all, or a plethora of them. I wish I could say that I am surprised by this, but that gets old after the tenth time on the same ebbing. The last caste seems to be the least threatening, their big bodily plate seemingly more directed at defense, than any offensive capabilities. Them not having any loose appendages for movement seems to back up this train of thought.

I obviously ask what they have done to deserve the attention of such a big group, and the leader simply points to the circle with which I was summoned. Delving deeper into the matter, he seems to admit that they already did so multiple times, but only with very limited success. Somehow I think they would need to do so at least once more, because dealing with that many a number is a bit above my energy - or strength. So breaching the planes seems to be misconduct in the eyes of some beings on this plane? Not that an odd notion, but that surely won't endear them to my presence.

Meanwhile the Inferiority of these Planars becomes all the more obvious; Sure enough, with the far less strong glowing body appearing above, sight is quite more difficult - but not impossible. As the leader seems to agree to that, it seems that drawing stuff will only get us so far after all. As I have been diligent on that matter, I now know that { Extraplanar } refers to me, their Leader is refered to as { Lord Domenus }, and he himself refers to the others as either { Boy }, { Fool } or { Lad } - with no discernable frequency, and seemingly not according to any rank. Or it is so very complicated that even I do not get the gist of it, very doubtfull according to those planars seemingly simple nature.

Most of the Planars truly do nothing, simply waiting for the blinding to end with their eyes closed. I have followed them back into the structure for now, wich has even been sealed off for this time of their cycle. Two Planars seem to guard it, one of them even of the "useful" variant.

I could mimick those Planars, sure, but that does seem like a waste of time...

Note: Words labeled in { } are only recognized on a vocal basis - No sense is yet derived from them. Pointing out the obvious? Better than correcting the not-as-obvious-as-previously-thought ;3.

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Well, with those oddeties of extra-planarity out of the way, the plot finally beginns to gain a few notches... :3

Eotyrannus · « **Reply #58 on:** August 17, 2013, 11:37:29 am »

Perhaps we could figure out a way to increase our energy regeneration?

escaped lurker · « **Reply #59 on:** August 17, 2013, 05:34:47 pm »

Plane of Gravity - First Ebbing

Seeing as I really have nothing better to do, I start a conversation with the useful guard - the chosen topic is energy-regeneration. While it is nice to get energy without hunting for it - or stumbling upon a rare spring of it - the speed is lacking. At least I percieve it that way, seeing as I have to decieve here far more often than on my homeplane.

The Planar is very responsive, seemingly having also nothing better to do - his drawing on the topic is also quite understandable - albeit it still takes great pains to come to an understanding. As far as it goes on this plane, having a higher capacity of energy-storage also allows for more rapid recharging of it. He further reveals that everything on this plane is filled to some extent with energy, and thus one slowly gains what surplus is floating around. I would know of some internal changes that would allow for more storage - seldomly used back home, but not outside of our capabilities. I reason that I should be able to exchange up to 1 Health for +10 maximum Energy - anything more and I would feel far to frail. Wich I already am, given my current floater-including shape.

There is also the possibility of partaking of very rare substances, that seem to have gathered an abundance of energy somehow. While the group would currently hold a few of those, they really want to keep at them for the needed occasion - which should be in a few blindings.

After awnsering my questions, the planar himself seems to be quite interested in my way of channeling energy. As previously with the leader, he cringes after the most basic introduction, and seems to be opting for silence instead. Yes, it really seems that those planars are more on the simple side. Still, pondering the fighting that soon is to commence, I can't help but getting a bit worried - but luckily I still have ample time before then. Well, or so I would hope. Meanwhile a good deal of the planars lying around have started some jarring chanting - all according to their procedure during the blinding, as the usefull planar informs me. Not much happens during the rest of the blinding - except the planars at the door being replaced by others, wich are far less unresponsive than the usefull one was.

Well, that was informative. And would you look at that, the red hue is slowly making a comeback.

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