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[WillowLuman]

(Does anyone have designs on the room beyond the chess room?)

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

(Back.  Going to post the double doors tomorrow.  Going to finish up a turn that has been delayed for the longest time in another game.)

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

(Yeah...so I was wrong.  Wasn't expecting some stuff to appear.  Anyway, description)

Zanzetkuken saw that the rest had come, despite what she had said.  She didn't know what emotion she should be feeling, so she turned, and opened the doors.  On the other side was a cave, but there were no enemies within.  She didn't really notice this, though.  On the other side was, rather than a door, light streaming down.  She rushed over to it, and, after her eyes adjusted, saw a large open area.  However, her elation faded when she saw, after looking closely, that it was actually under a massive dome.  As she looked around, she saw a small town in the distance, roughly in the middle of the, what she thought was a, four kilometer dome.  Turning around, she saw that the double doors were at the border between a hill and mountainous region, and saw the hills progress to a grassland, with some forests interspaced upon it, that held the town, and the grassland decay into a wasteland, before becoming a desert.  She saw a moderately large river snaking its way through the entirety of the area, splitting the town in half before exiting over past the desert.  Up in the sky, she saw it was a deeper blue than what she could remember, with a duo of light sources, probably representing suns.  Looking at the mountains, she saw a few dragons within it, and saw a couple deer running at a forest edge.  Within the town, she saw a mixture of only what could be described as different races.  A passing thought entered her mind, which she said under her breath, "_{Could those be other players?}"  After it had passed, she wondered what had brought her to think that.  Looking behind her, she saw no shield that had been within other new rooms, meaning this one could be entered and exited at will.

[kj1225]

Kyle shrugs and walks in.

[WillowLuman]

(So, is this the overworld?)

HugoLuman paused when light came streaming through the double doors. Could it be? Sunlight? He turned around. Sure enough, a bright, soft light came pouring into the cathedral through the open doors. He bounded back down down the stairs, nearly bowling over Arcvasti who had started to follow him. His startled curiosity carried him through the doorway, and something in him nearly took over and sent him running down the hillside...

No. Focus, you fool. This is not the outside. Those were clearly fake lights in the sky overhead, if you could call it a sky. He shook his head vigorously, trying to stay focused. Then he noticed something: soft earth underfoot. Perhaps...

He started clawing at the ground. After a few seconds, he managed to scratch "HI" in messy capitals.

[Propman]

Propman trailed behind without saying a word, hiding behind the mass of other Bay 12ers as cover amongst the alien plain. He noted that there was such a thing as indoor towns in games such as Nethack, and remained cautious despite the lack of the gates shutting. The air was fresher here then anywhere else in the whole area.

[Arcvasti]

He bounded back down down the stairs, nearly bowling over Arcvasti who had started to follow him.

**WHOA! Where are you going, Hugo?**

Arcvasti follows him over to the double doors and goes to stand beside Zanzetkuken.

**My God, sunlight. Or at least a reasonable facsimile of it. Why is it so BRIGHT?**

Arcvasti looks around and spots the town. Squinting, he looks more closely at it.

"_{Could those be other players?}"

**Other players? Maybe. I wonder if they built that town? If so, how long have they been here? Does death from old age trigger respawning?**

Arcvasti shudders.

**If so, we'll be here a LONG time. Although if that IS some sort of organized player society there, it could be better then I thought it would be. Or not. Are THEY Bay12ers too? Because if the population of a DIFFERENT, less awesome forum was here too, we could have... problems on our hands. Should we even TRY to make contact with them?**

Arcvasti looks at HugoLuman

**Hugo's current state doesn't help diplomacy any. What if he lost control and ate one of them? If they ARE other players, they might be higher level then we are.**

Arcvasti regards his surroundings.

**Or I suppose we could explore the rest of the dome some more. What does everybody think?**

He started clawing at the ground. After a few seconds, he managed to scratch "HI" in messy capitals.

**Oh. He still seems to be able to communicate. That's a good sign.**

Spoiler: Support Class abilities (click to show/hide)

Level 1[Passed]
Active: Aid I
[Level 1 of Support lacks a passive ability choice.]

Level 2[Passed]
Active: Heal I

Passive: Increased Pain Threshold

Level 3
Active: Protect I [Shields an ally from harm. Using it more then twice in a certain amount of time gives Arcvasti severe headaches.]

Passive: Enhanced Natural Healing [What it says on the tin. Needed for Heal I to be practical.]

Level 4
Active: Dispel I [Attempts to remove some thing magical in origin. If it fails, Arcvasti can't use any abilities for a short time afterward.]

Passive: Improved Aid [Just makes Aid give an extra effective level when used.]

Level 5
Active: Smite I [Greatly damages and stuns an enemy. Can only be used when an ally is in great danger and renders Arcvasti unconscious for a few minutes.]

Passive: Disease Immunity [Makes Arcvasti immune to the effects of normal disease and resistant to magical ones.]

Level 6
Active: Interpose [Arcvasti jumps with supernatural speed in front of a damaging attack that would wound an ally. No cost, because getting hit by the attack is payment enough.]

Passive: Improved Heal [Lessens how much of the wound Arcvasti suffers as payment.]

Level 7
Active: Donation [Arcvasti donates a limb to let an ally regenerate one.]

Passive: Regeneration [Arcvasti slowly regrows lost limbs.]

Level 8
Active: Escape [Arcvasti can recall a badly injured ally back to the spawn room, even when the room is locked. Usable once per person, even if they respawned since last Escaping.]

Passive: Improved Protect [Can be used an additional time before headaches start.]

After this, abilities start to repeat. I'll write more down once I get to level 8, assuming I haven't died by then.

[SOLDIER First]

SB steps outside of the gates with everyone, shielding his eyes from the sudden light.
Moments later, though, his eyes widened in surprise.
"Is this the real--?
_oh."
No. No, it wasn't the real world.
The sky was... wrong, and there were two suns. Two lying, fake suns.

The disappointment and sadness in that one word was obvious.

"W.. when are we going to get out of here, guys..?"

[WillowLuman]

HugoLuman started scratching out more letters while the others wandered out. After a few minutes, he managed to assemble a barely readable message in the dirt:

SENSRY OVRLOAD & HARD 2 FOCUS
FINE 4 NOW BUT B CAREFUL PLS
SOM BAD URGES

[Arcvasti]

"W.. when are we going to get out of here, guys..?"

**I think that... I believe... I don't know. I don't know.**

Arcvasti visibly slumps.

**I don't know ANYTHING anymore. I thought this was nice at first. Even for a while after I failed Zanzetkuken and let her... It was still almost a game. But now... What I would give for Wi-Fi. Or a computer. Or a book that WASN'T blank. If that IS a town made up of other players down there...**

Arcvasti breaks off, sobbing, and just stares at the mountains. Then he regainst his composure, straightens up and wipes his eyes with his sleeve.

**That doesn't change anything. I'll still protect you guys. I'm not about to fail again. Whether or not this class is my "chosen porpoise", I'm going to make it so. I'm not going to...**

Arcvasti trails off mid-sentence, attacked by a stray thought.

**I wonder if I could just sort of... Excuse me for a minute.**

Arcvasti takes off at a run through the unshielded doors and comes back in a minute, carrying the king's scepter in lieu of the shillelagh.

**I thought this looked about the same size. And also way cooler.**

SENSRY OVRLOAD & HARD 2 FOCUS
FINE 4 NOW BUT B CAREFUL PLS
SOM BAD URGES

Arcvasti takes off his glasses and cleans them before looking at the message.

**Don't you worry. I won't let anyone get mauled by a werewolf again. If you infect anyone else, I'll just cure both of you so we only have one werewolf. I'll just try and bonk you on the head if you go bonkers.**

Arcvasti briefly smiles at his somewhat lame wordplay before becoming serious.

**I don't think it'll come to that though. I have faith in your ability to resist the inner beast. Actually... Would using Aid on your Animal Empathy help any? Couldn't hurt.**

Arcvasti points the scepter at HugoLuman and boosts his Animal Empathy.

**There. Anyone have any idea what to do here? Don't go off alone. Even discouting the possibly hostile town residents, I thought I glimpsed a dragon. Unless one of us is half-dragon, I have no reason to believe they'll be friendly.**

[WillowLuman]

HugoLuman blinked. He did feel more clearheaded after the boost, though he wondered how long it would last. He nodded in thanks.

[SOLDIER First]

SB blinks at Hugo's message, and then chuckles quietly at Arc's use of 'porpoise' in place of 'purpose', even though he wasn't exactly in the mood for comedy.

"We should head over there sooner rather than later, because I don't think even a really smart dragon would be nice on the off chance it's hungry."

[WillowLuman]

Now better able to concentrate, HugoLuman looked around. There did seem to be dragons in the distance, and a town down below. Both could potentially be very dangerous, but also very profitable. Perhaps there was something of note in those nearby woods, though...

[Arcvasti]

[[I'd say the town personally. Either is good though.]]

[kj1225]

Kyle starts walking toward the town helmet in hand.