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Author Topic: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines  (Read 6029 times)

MidnightJaguar

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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #60 on: April 19, 2017, 12:01:49 am »

Eagrylly assist in the digging.
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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #61 on: April 19, 2017, 12:29:14 am »

Critical Path

"That the kind of question you want answered? Or you ask it to pass the time?" Perkus snaps at the the woman guarding the dump as he rudely shoves past her. In truth, Perkus usually moves past people in an unpolite way, but unlike other times, this was intentional.

Find the thing in the Dump that raises the most questions for me. Something weird.
"I could drop your face here!"

Minor threats, nothing particularly new from me. Loot the pile for something... wearable.
Eagerly assist in the digging.

Insults thrown and mostly ignored, these three move on into the dump. Which means
[we get to roll, baby=4]
You dig up a mysterious vial of strange and exciting fluid! Perhaps some kind of randomly generated potion?
In addition, you find a crate seemingly marked for electronics. Opening it will require some prying.

Watch the others start digging, but keep the "guard" in view as well.  If she moves to leave, engage her in nervous conversation.

You stand around as your companions do the looting. What kind of adventurer are you?
She's staying put, but she does take out a walkie-talkie thing.

Approach those weirdos and the guards at the gate, see what's going on.

You watch a man watching a guard. Very enlightening. You see the others have found some kind of box.

Pestering an old man.

Yes. I'm... part of the guard. Secret division, undercover; can't be seen with other guards, can't go to armory. Just, don't you have anything?
Hector assumes an aggressive stance, meant to intimidate.

[this is pretty much a charisma check=4]
"Ech. Fine."
He closes the door in your face, supposedly to return.

"Hmm, maybe this old man has some alcohol..."

Get in line to talk to the old man.

You stand behind the other guy.

Pestering a young man

"Yes, I'd like to go on a scientific expedition, but I'm going to need equipment to make sure that I don't die..."

The boy at the desk barely seems to react to your excited statement.
"Do you have an appointment, sir?"
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Mallos

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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #62 on: April 19, 2017, 01:10:18 am »

((I don't even remember signing up for this. Go ahead and drop me, sorry.))
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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #63 on: April 19, 2017, 01:18:02 am »

((It took you 17 minutes from the topic was posted to post a character, so I'm not surprised that you don't remember. In fact, I question why you thought it was so urgent to get in first.))
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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #64 on: April 19, 2017, 01:22:14 am »

((It took you 17 minutes from the topic was posted to post a character, so I'm not surprised that you don't remember. In fact, I question why you thought it was so urgent to get in first.))

((no idea what that is supposed to mean.))
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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #65 on: April 19, 2017, 01:25:45 am »

((... Ignore me, I'm tired.))
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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #66 on: April 19, 2017, 03:24:41 am »

Perkus looks at the vial, then focuses on the crate. If it can't be opened manually, can he find something nearby to pry with?

"Keep an eye out for the police thugs, right? They might not like what we're doing here."
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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #67 on: April 19, 2017, 03:40:55 am »

I should prepare some alcohol bombs while the old man is not looking. I also need to watch out for Bracken, that smelly drunk simpleton...


Make two alcohol bombs.
After making them, look around.



OOC: Okay, now my thoughts are in green without quotation marks.
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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #68 on: April 19, 2017, 05:53:23 am »

"...well, no, but can I come in anyway?"
I have no recollection of where specifically my character is.
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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #69 on: April 19, 2017, 09:32:13 am »

"I'll look for some loot, hopefully some sort of ranged weapon. Any weapon will work, though. Don't have the time for discrimination".
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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #70 on: April 19, 2017, 09:56:15 am »

While waiting for the old man to return, I turn around and adress the guy behind me.
"Bombs, eh? Don't go destroying anything lootable with those, you hear?"
Despite my warning, assist in assembling the bombs.
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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #71 on: April 19, 2017, 10:45:26 am »

Sneak into the dump to find some neat stuff. Or just walk in with a good excuse if my sneaking is terrible.
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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #72 on: April 19, 2017, 11:13:45 am »

Check if contents of the potion looks/smells like something one could drink. But considering it is in this red dump it's probably not. Assist with crate opening business.
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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #73 on: April 19, 2017, 07:19:16 pm »

Quickly engage her in conversation!

"Sooo, uh, do you come here often?  I mean, like, is this where you're always assigned, or do you rotate between several places, or is this a penal assignment of sorts?"

If she responds like a normal person and just continues with the walkie-talkie, snatch it out of her hands and throw it over the fence.

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Re: Welcome to the Perplexiplex: Splitting storylines
« Reply #74 on: April 19, 2017, 08:07:07 pm »

"Welp, "time" to do "the lame" thing and "just" settle for "some" flammable "liquid".  I should really "also" get this "air quote" addiction "checked out"."

Check around for a gas station, and or open fuel depot and try to score some flammable liquid.
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