Turn 8: Yes, I Remembered to Update This!Well then, let's get down to business! Votes are in, and a 6-3 majority suggests that the town people will NOT rebel if Snidely Whiplash comes to power.
Here's today's competitors in the race to level 100! Take a bow, everybody!Blazing Glory
Starn Gundar
Level 24Skills
Rock Jitsu 14 (+4)
Puzzles 1 (+1)
Running Away 3 (+2)
Weapon Crafting 6 (+3)
Inventory:
Note of Being Satisfactory
300 gold
Masterwork +2 Axe
Lawastooshort
Langely Green
Level 27Skills:
Scissor Style 1 (+1)
Magic 26 (+6)
Inventory:
Eyepatch (not just for show)
Missing Teeth
Bent Wizard Staff (-1)
Amateur Arena Medal
Apprentice Arena Medal
Toaster
Ed from Accounting
Level 32Skills:
Running Away 6 (+3)
Business Investment 21 (+6)
Puzzles 5 (+2)
Inventory:
Portfolio:
Small Farm, 1 EXP/Turn
Bee Wasp Thrower Factory, 1 share of 3 EXP/Turn
Royal Bank, 4 EXP/Turn
SaberToothTiger
Thomas von Vsevolodovich
Level 33Skills:
Paper-Fu 17 (+5)
Scissor Style 1 (+1)
Fetching 10 (+4)
Puzzles 4 (+2)
Trapfinding 1 (+1)
Inventory:
500 gold
werty892
MANLY MC MANN
Level 28Skills:
Rock Jitsu 28 (+7)
Inventory:
Compass +1 fetching
Disfiguring burns
Wizard Staff
NAV
Crab Nelson Jeff
Level 20Skills:
Scissor Style 3 (+2)
Puzzles 1 (+1)
Weapon Crafting 10 (+4)
Business Investment 3 (+2)
Running Away 3 (+2)
Inventory:
Masterwork +1 Sword, permanently attached in place of right hand
Bee Thrower
650 gold
Portfolio:
Bee Wasp Thrower Factory, 2 shares of 3 EXP/Turn
And the supporting cast!Will Barkley, King of Adventure Kingdom (deceased)
Squirrel (no skill)
Badger (Paper-fu +1)
Steve the Badger
(Paper-fu +2?, has a chipped axe) (deceased)
First Boss (mysterious)
Bear (Rock Jitsu +2)
Bandit Steve (deceased)
Merlon, Greatest Wizard of All Time (Magic +5)
Middle Manager of Death
Spectre
Ed's farmhands
Relatively Small Giant (Rock Jitsu +3)
Spectre (Magic +1)
Arena Master (Rock Jitsu +3)
Royal Accountant
Buzz-buzz buzz buzz-buzz-buzz, Queen Bee and Crown Regent (+7 Scissor Style)
Water Elemental (Scissor Style +3)
Starn Gundar
Level 24[5] Within a couple minutes, you hack through the steel bars. An ordinary axe would have become chipped and dull, but yours is as sharp as the day it was forged- in fact, it makes you wonder what it must have been through to get chipped and dull the way you got it. You gain 3 EXP. [6]+6 VS [3]+3 You beat the crap out of the jail guard- he didn't even stand a chance. (+1 EXP). You know what, half the castle guard is dead, dying, or tending to their wounded thanks to you assholes, so you can just walk up the stairs and fight the queen. You hack down the door to the throne room, axe in hand, and challenge the queen to a fight to the death. You've gained skill, and your Rock Jitsu has an advantage over the Queen's Scissor Style, but will it be enough? [3]+6+2=11 VS [3]+7=10! The clash is epic to behold! Axe blocks stinger, stinger parries axe, the Queen flies overhead making swift and relentless stabs! Eventually, your axe finds a wing, clips it, and sends the queen flittering to the ground! It takes several more blows before she stops moving. You gain 6 EXP. A figure wearing a dark robe and many pieces of jewelry steps out of a corner- he's been here the whole time. "Hello. My name is Snidely Whiplash, the Queen's... adviser. I see you took issue with the policies of our previous crown regent. In such a tragic situation..." He nudges the Queen with his foot, to make sure she's dead. "The position of Crown Regent falls to me. I trust you won't take issues with my rule? Of course, I have you to thank, in a way, and am prepared to offer
generous compensation to you." Several guards pour into the room- he waves them to stop. "Your compliance would be appreciated. But it's your choice." You've gained a total of 11 EXP this turn, and are now level 35, and in the lead.
Lawastooshort
Langely Green
Level 27You attempt to fix your magical staff. [2]-1=1! It turns out, working with magical weapons is hard. Not only that, you don't have any weapon crafting skill. You try to bend the staff the opposite way so it'll be straight, but you just break it. [5] You manage to duct tape it back together, but now it has a -2 penalty to attacks. Bent, broken, taped Wizard Staff in hand, you seek out the Sun Shrine! [2]-1=1! You cross the mountains and enter a vast dry desert, where the Sun Shrine is said to be hidden. You get lost and die of thirst. The Evil Wizards guild resurrects you, but they're getting so tired of doing it that they didn't even get out the hooded robes and candles. The Grand Lich is in his teddy bear pajamas.
SaberToothTiger
Thomas von Vsevolodovich
Level 33You search out some poison to kill the queen. [5]+4=9! In a janitor's closet, you find a whole bottle of Extra Heavy Duty Bee Poison! Even a little splash of this will kill even a man-sized queen bee. You gain 2 EXP. Next you get some honey from the kitchen, poison it, and walk out to the throne room- only to find the queen dead on the floor, and Starn Gundar standing with his bloody axe. Several other guards run in to the room as well, but Snidely Whiplash, who apparently installed himself as a royal adviser, waves you all to stop. He's still speaking to Starn: "Your compliance would be appreciated. But it's your choice." You gain 3 EXP this turn, and are now level 36, and in the lead. You could do something else next turn, or stick around and see how this situation turns out.
Toaster
Ed from Accounting
Level 32You attempt to expand your business, and look for a new way to make some profit. [5]+2=7! You realize that with the consistent political upheaval, a tailor would be very profitable (+1 EXP). [2]+6-2=6 You buy one out using the ongoing profits from your other businesses. It will earn 1 EXP each turn, but 3 EXP after changes in leadership- such as next turn. You also meet with Crab Nelson Jeff and hammer out a new business deal regarding the
Bee Wasp Throwers. Your portfolio earns you 6 EXP this turn, for a total of 8 EXP. You are now level 40, and in the lead!
NAV
Crab Nelson Jeff
Level 20You set about designing a Bass Cannon, whatever that is. [2]+4=6! You finalize your new weapon! Your roll is only good enough to shoot one thing, which is [Tails] fish! It uses extremely alluring fishbait to accelerate a three foot long, 20-pound bass to velocities of up to 36 feet per second! It provides a +1 bonus to attacks, and gets enough range that you might get a free shot off at someone in an open field. You gain 3 EXP for the feat. You also gain 2 EXP from your portfolio and 1 EXP from not dying, for a total of 6 EXP. You are now level 26.
werty892
MANLY MC MANN
Level 28Having earned fame for your fighting skills, and being the best known Rock Jitsu fighter in the kingdom, you decide it's time to take up the castle defense contract by training the guards as your apprentices. [4]+7=11! You train several of the best guards up to a +5 bonus in Rock Jitsu, and most of them up to +3. [3] Despite you best attempts, however, the term "Mustache Wrestling" doesn't catch on. The guards also have their deadly Wasp Throwers now. Anyone trying to storm into the castle by force should get their ass kicked. Unfortunately, while you have most of the guards away for training, somebody storms the castle by force and assassinates the Queen. You receive a letter from the Royal Adviser: "While it is regrettable and tragic that the Queen was killed during your training of the guards, I will ultimately have to live with the blame for suggesting that you take the guards to the out-of-town training grounds. Your training is commendable nonetheless, and you will be reward Five Experience Points and Five Hundred Gold Coins." You gain a total of 6 EXP this turn, and are now level 34.
Here's today's competitors in the race to level 100! Take a bow, everybody!Blazing Glory
Starn Gundar
Level 35Skills +11
Rock Jitsu 14 (+4)
Puzzles 1 (+1)
Running Away 3 (+2)
Weapon Crafting 6 (+3)
Inventory:
Note of Being Satisfactory
300 gold
Masterwork +2 Axe
Lawastooshort
Langely Green
Level 27Skills:
Scissor Style 1 (+1)
Magic 26 (+6)
Inventory:
Eyepatch (not just for show)
Missing Teeth
Bent, broken, taped Wizard Staff (-2)
Amateur Arena Medal
Apprentice Arena Medal
Toaster
Ed from Accounting
Level 32Skills:
Running Away 6 (+3)
Business Investment 21 (+6)
Puzzles 5 (+2)
Inventory:
Portfolio:
Small Farm, 1 EXP/Turn
Bee Wasp Thrower Factory, 1 share of 3 EXP/Turn
Royal Bank, 4 EXP/Turn
SaberToothTiger
Thomas von Vsevolodovich
Level 36Skills: +3
Paper-Fu 17 (+5)
Scissor Style 1 (+1)
Fetching 10 (+4)
Puzzles 4 (+2)
Trapfinding 1 (+1)
Inventory:
500 gold
Extra Heavy Duty Bee Poison
werty892
MANLY MC MANN
Level 28Skills:
Rock Jitsu 28 (+7)
Inventory:
Compass +1 fetching
Disfiguring burns
Wizard Staff
NAV
Crab Nelson Jeff
Level 20Skills:
Scissor Style 3 (+2)
Puzzles 1 (+1)
Weapon Crafting 10 (+4)
Business Investment 3 (+2)
Running Away 3 (+2)
Inventory:
Masterwork +1 Sword, permanently attached in place of right hand
Bee Thrower
650 gold
Portfolio:
Bee Wasp Thrower Factory, 2 shares of 3 EXP/Turn
And the supporting cast!Will Barkley, King of Adventure Kingdom (deceased)
Squirrel (no skill)
Badger (Paper-fu +1)
Steve the Badger
(Paper-fu +2?, has a chipped axe) (deceased)
First Boss (mysterious)
Bear (Rock Jitsu +2)
Bandit Steve (deceased)
Merlon, Greatest Wizard of All Time (Magic +5)
Middle Manager of Death
Spectre
Ed's farmhands
Relatively Small Giant (Rock Jitsu +3)
Spectre (Magic +1)
Arena Master (Rock Jitsu +3)
Royal Accountant
Buzz-buzz buzz buzz-buzz-buzz, Queen Bee and Crown Regent (Deceased)
Water Elemental (Scissor Style +3)
Grand Lich
-Regular Sized Giant
-Sand Scorpion
-Falling Anvil
-Evil Wizard Bank Robber
Today's Quests:-Improve Castle Security
-Cleanse the Sun Shrine
-Design Wasp-Proof Armor
-Steal Palantir from Evil Wizard's Guild
Poll
13 (86.7%)
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Topic: Roll to Level up: The Race to level 100! Turn 8: Top level 40, Total deaths 13 (Read 11022 times)