Turn 6: 1:29 AM
SHAW, Magma ocean
Malus: Overwhelming Monkey's Paw (Starting location) Hardwired Training (Difficult to learn unrelated skills.)
Stats
HP:8/8
MP:1
EG:2
PP:0
Power Levels; 17%
Passives
Novice Walker Pilot; You understand the basics of Piloting a small variety of Military grade mech suits.
Inventory (1/10)
Laser PDW
Pilot pressure suit
5 Metal alloy scraps
Deactivate all nonessential systems, including the remote cams until I can repair them, except for the fridge if I know that has vital perishable supplies in it. Hopefully that takes some of the drain off. First thing's first: check a manual porthole (hopefully there's a transparent, armored window I can use to pilot the mech without actually exposing myself to the conditions outside the mech) to see what my immediate surroundings are.
You disable everything not required, saving valuable energy, a quick check of the fridge reveals 4 Gallons of water and 4 Gallons of Caloric liquid. 10 servings of 1000 Calories each.
Unfortunately, a Widow is an unacceptable hazard for such a machine, you open the top round hatch and immediately smell sulfur, Poking your head out, you find something truly unbelievable.
Your mech has been floating in a literal Ocean of Magma.
Quick and calm examination reveal that as you aren't dead, the lava must not be emitting many if any harmful gasses, the heat however, most certainly is.
In all directions you see nothing but the red liquid.
14, 10, in some fresh new batch of insanity, there seem to even be some moving objects in the Magma. in the distance, you see what looks like a school of fish erupting from the surface.
Around the top of the mech are some Heavy metal alloy scraps as well. which you inventory.
To the front, you see something darker colored in the distance.
An unknown Trail
Malus: Weak start, (Crashed into ground) Odd Reactions (Otherworldly Species) Foreign Linguist (Otherworldly Species)
Stats
HP:6/6
MP:13
EG:2
PP:4
Passives
Unfamiliar; When nothing can look in your direction, unobstructed, your form becomes fluid and incomprehensible, but otherwise, you transform into a mundane cat, mirrors will not trigger this effect, Being in direct view of the sun however, will.
Feline Amusement; your mind is captivated by this form's alien thoughts, and can be distracted by bright objects moving at high speed.
Rituals
Puppet Ritual; You can raise corpses into Undead minions, up to a maximum of Three at a time. These creatures are utterly without control, and only respond to your direct and simple orders. uses a triangle of three bone posts in the ground, each topped with a small rock.
Normal Spells
Foot in the Void; When certain stars align, you can open a temporary hole into the void, through which something will be dragged out. This hole can only appear within unobstructed line of sight and no more than 2 feet away from you.
Attempt to remove the sphere. It can't be healthy to have a sphere lodged in your chest.
9, 18, Pulling on the sphere results in the Creature stopping, it turns to face a part of you and makes some kind of emanation from it's Top limb, Backing away from you in the process It sounds horrible.
It is moving quickly, now, shivering and backing further away.
Unknown forest
Malus: Delicious, (Bonus Malus) Starting in potential danger, (Burning village) Polymorphed, (Pig).
Stats
HP:25/25
MP:2
EG:6
PP:1
Passive
Jewel Lust; as a being of law, your soul's power and magic increases with your material wealth, and little else.
Generous portions; you require more food to survive and thrive, but can go longer without it.
Raw Scent; Dangerous creatures are more attracted to you, while less dangerous ones and humanoids are unable to track you by scent.
Other Abilities
Rush; Spend EG in order to move more quickly in a panic.
Inventory (1/10)
Burnt Quartz Disk
Watch path of stick. If nothing disastrous happens, raise eyebrow, continue as before, using mouth to pick up sticks.
[Unless you mean that the whole pile just started rolling, in which case I'm not sure what to do.]
((They were, I was implying that the piles were actually creatures.))
Oho. In that case...
Using a mixture of hustling about, nipping at the sticks and shoving, sheep-pig the living pile towards the camp.
Let's cause some trouble.
1, you nip at it and it stops. suddenly, the Sound of Thousands of brush piles being simultaneously shaken fills you ears, and all of them come to life.
The Librarian, in his thirst for knowledge, journeyed to the Infinite Library to explore and become wiser/smarter. The Infinite Library is, well, an infinitely large library, with books that range from spell tomes, to skill books, to eldritch tomes that give maluses when read; even books that transport the reader to other worlds (a la Myst)! He is standing just inside the entrance.
Malus: Leagues apart (High level area) Bookworm (Lower chance for learning spells outside of Spellbooks.) Monkey's paw gear.
Stats
HP:5
MP:7
EG:0
PP:0
Passives
Bookworm; Learning things from books has a higher success chance, but learning them from other means has a much lower chance, Wizard Trades are disabled.
Normal Spells
Merel Stardust's Layered Ice; Creates a layer of ice on a surface, the effect is stronger when used on wet surfaces or water, and can be empowered with additional mana.
Merel Stardust's Earthdust; fills a hole with fragile soil or other material that is 98% air and collapses when any weight is put on it.
Pries Omen's Book of Filth; Reveals hidden dark magic from a spellbook, Requires at least 56 Grams of Spessartite Garnet Dust as a consumed reagent.
Unlearned Spells
Black Blood Ritual; This ritual requires 13 pints of blood, 3 chalk circles, one hexagon carved into the ground with some kind of tool, 14 wooden posts charred and stained with blood, and a rod braided around with human hair. 12% chance to learn.
Blue blood ritual; This ritual requires 1 drop of blood from the caster, a circle carved into the ground with some kind of tool, one wooden rod, and 15 pounds of clay. 45% chance to learn.
White blood spell; Causes an unknown effect. 100% chance to learn.
Inventory (12/10) OVERBURDENED
Ruby Spellbook
Leather Gi,
59 pixels (19.6 Feet) of Parchment roll,
2 1-pint Wooden Bottles of ink,
Textured wooden Stylus/wand,
Big Hat,
30 Pixel Length of rope.
33 Pixel telescopic pole,
12 Jerky Rations,
12 Bottles of Water,
6 jars of Peach preserve,
6 Small biscuits.
"Well then. That actually went better than expected."
How far is it to the nearest village? How far is it to the nearest clay deposit? Does the nearest village have a potter?
If the nearest village does have a potter (or if I don't know if it does), head there and rent a room in a hotel or something (or camp just outside of the village. If it does not have a potter, set up a camp near the nearest clay deposit and rest through the night.
May the nearest village please be Argrark's village?
((3, No, Argrarks's village is several days of travel down from this mountain.))
13, 9, After a while going back down the trail, you eventually arrive again at Bodac, A town of Mountain dwellers who warned you of the dangers of the mountain, their village was situated next to a natural spring fed river.
4, There are no clay workers in the town, supposedly, the only such potters are those residing in the town's temple, which is forbidden entry for most beings without a pass from the Village chief.
Unknown
Malus: Newborn (No starting learned skills) Unknown area (Starting location) Cursed Blade (Bonus Malus) Honor of the Clan (Bonus Malus) Tiny (Bonus Malus)
Stats
HP:7/8
MP:4
EG:4
PP:2
Passive
Newborn; Learning things in general is easier.
Honor of the Clan; your actions must not bring shame to your clan, and your power must be used in the same way.
Panic Spores; Automatically releases mundane Mushroom spores when frightened, depleting 1 EG.
Inventory (2/10)
Hitsuji no zōo, Cursed Urumi
I attempt to pet it and communicate with it. Still wary, still ready to hit it with my belt.
14, it seems neutral on your presence and eventually sits down, still slightly taller than yourself.
A rudimentary communication occurs between you, certainly no language, but a mutual expressing of intent. It is hungry, and you are not going to hurt it.
The middle of a rather menacing forest
Malus: Time Bullshit (Starting location) Dangerous Area (Starting location) Omnisensitive (Species Malus)
Stats
HP:4
MP:7
EG:1
PP:1
TB:0%
Normal Spells
Prewind; Allows the user to specify a time in the future or past for himself to be dragged from, but this causes Time Bullshit Value to increase.
Telepathy; Allows the user to communicate with beings telepathically
Wish I; Allows the user to attempt to grant another being's wish in a very minor way by influencing future events telepathically.
Inventory (2/10)
AWC Collar
Lead Monolicule
0-This marvelous furry apparition perched on your head is none other then the good Baron Umwelt. As they have said before, the good Baron is a magical cat fairy here to grant your wishes. The good Baron's only desire is to be of help to you and, in this magnanimous spirit, has sought you out. Of course, nothing is without its... price. In exchange for a relatively small wish, the good Baron desires true and complete answers to two questions. Otherwise the good Baron would be giving away something for nothing and, much as it pains the good Baron's generous heart, that is against the rules.-0
The good Baron tries to remember the exact limitations on their Minor Wish power.
"Ahh uhh, What questions, why am I tied up?"She squirms, forcing you to jump down.
2, 20, You hear something, and smell something bigger. A foul scent reminding you of burnt meat.
The baron's Minor Wish saps some of his magical energy to twitch certain things around the subject until it completes or brings them close to achieving that wish. This can be anything from altering circumstances, to altering things manually.
Argrark's Home
Malus: Magicless (Species Malus) Repitition (Bonus Malus) Untrusted (Starting Location) Repitition (Bonus Malus).
Stats
HP:15
EG:7
PP:3
Passives
Windup; You must find a means of rewinding your Clockwork in order to gain additional EG, but you have a maximum of 100. if you run out of EG, you lose consciousness until re-wound
Precicion; Crafting operations are much more likely to succeed.
Normal Abilities
Rampage; Begins a high mass charge in one direction.
Inventory (7/10)
10 Gears
11 Rods
12 wheels
11 Spiral Torsion Springs
Pile of assorted plants, (100%)
Argrark (very carefully) pats the carpenter on the back and thanks him for his help.
Argrark tries to think how he'd make this wall better. He looks around for a good thick group of trees, and if he finds one pretty close by, Argrark goes on a rampage through the woods, knocking down as many trees as he can. After he's done, the giant brings them back to the wall and talks to the carpenter about how best to use them to reinforce the wall. Should he make them into planks to cover the whole thing, or just add a few butresses, or stick the trees whole upright in the ground in front of the dirt wall?
Argrark is probably pretty wound-down by now, though. He tries to think of some way to get his clockwork rewound without making his new friend the carpenter even more tired. Maybe he could convince the local miller to let him use a water wheel or a windmill? But that could probably wait until after he makes the wall strong enough for tonight.
You imagine there are many ways with which you could rewind your clockwork.
Probably many that you could use to increase your capacity and abilities as well.
You pat the carpenter on the back, thanking him for his hard work and assistance.
You Click everything in place and Go on a rampage, increasing your destructive power many fold, Afterwards, you feel the feedback from your joints telling you how tiring it was to knock down all of those trees, the forest is now littered with fallen logs. -3 EG
You go up to the carpenter and pat him on the back, thanking him for his hard work and assistance.
He expresses some confusion.
You ask how you could best repair the wall and he says that Several wood poles with Boards in between will do long enough to make full repairs down the line.
He returns to his home to rest properly.
Catalyst de Aer (FallacyofUrist)
Xander (Whisperling)
Author
Topic: Darkness Redeemed: Multiplayer RPG (7/7) (Read 23163 times)