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[piecewise]

"Huh, talking was all for nothing anyway."

Try out ye key on the North door.  If it works, head into the next room.  If it doesn't work, try the other door.

You try both doors, the north first and the East second. Neither open with the key. In fact the key doesn't even fit in either lock; it is too big.

Knock on the door and ask outloud if they can open the door since I'm in a hurry. If it doesn't open, try to shove my way through the walls or shooting them until they collapse.

Spoiler: Silver Knight Isaac (click to show/hide)

Name: Isaac
Gang: Shadow Alliance
Health: Fine.

Stats:
Potency: d6
Memory: d4
Strength: d2
Dex: d10
Speed: d8
Vitality: d6
Endurance: d6
Intelligence: d6
Awareness: d8

Inventory:
Silver Knight Armor Set
Metal Greatbow and many wooden arrows with metal tips
Steel rod

Spoiler: Deck (click to show/hide)

Mark whole body
Delay
Fist Aura
Black biometal
Fire
Alcohol
Dome

None of this works. Though when you try to destroy the wall you feel a soul chilling sense of dread like someone pressed the barrel of a gun to the back of your head.

Look for clues regarding the hourglass. Ponder it's significance, in light of both the religious imagery from the doors, and the trappy nature of this building. Try to reason out what kind of effect rotating it might activate, aside from the obvious one of "Metal filings in bottom are now in top, seek bottom, gravity assisted."

Spoiler: active spells (click to show/hide)

ammo enchanted with [when inflicting damage][distortion dust][shockwave]: rolled a 2: "You make...something" "It has a white glow to it, but thats about it in terms of changes you can see."

Spoiler: Geiger (click to show/hide)

8   Potency
8   Memory (20 word deck)
4   Strength
6   Dexterity
4   Speed (upgraded)
6   Vitality
6   Endurance
10 Intelligence
4   Awareness

inventory: Steel rod, crossbow, 50 bolts

Spoiler: Deck (click to show/hide)

feline
blast wall
blast wall
shockwave
Distortion Dust
Whale
Black Biometal
Crow
Wood
When inflicting damage
When inflicting damage
Book
Container
Rubber
Alcohol
Steel
Delay

[2v4]
Uh...well...it does time stuff?

Onwards.

Spoiler: Abu Hajaar (click to show/hide)

Name: Ventriloquist extraordinaire Abu Hajaar

Description: A scrawny enlistee of vaguely Middle Eastern descent. Permanently in over his head, slightly confused and wondering just how he got into this mess. Will reluctantly but reliably follow orders from his commanding officers and do his best however.

Somehow managed to end up far away from home in 'Nam to fight the commies. This left him confused. Then he got teleported to this world of mystery and magic. This did not help matters.


Gang: Ridiculous Rhomboid

Health: Fabulous.

Magic jazzhands:
LightSource, polymorph whole body, steel, LargeFirearm(2), Ammunition(2), Clockwork(3), Many(4), Repair(3), Cloud(1), Wall(1), FireForward(1), float/fly, Bone, flesh



Current Inventory
1 X Guard's rifle
51 X rounds for guard's rifle
1 X recoiless rifle [4/6]
1 X revolver (6/6)
1 X Spiffy Uniform (formerly bloody guard garb), now with some fire and acid resistance
1 X Former Alchemist's uniform (janky)
1 X long pole
1 X plague mask
1 X basic med supplies
3 X birdhat
1 X Atatatata's taxidermied corpse, 'Abdul A. Abdul'
1 X Midsummer's kitten taxidermied corpse, 'Her Royal Highness Angela III'
1 X Maurice's not-yet-taxidermied corpse
Ropes, ten foot collapsible poles, climbing gear, first aid kits, etc,
Pouch o' bombs
Block o' steel
Sign from the Unreal ("DANGEROUS OFF PATH, BUT DOES LEAD TO OTHER PLACES")

Stats
Potency: d10
Memory: d6
Strength: d2
Dexterity: d10
Speed: d6
Vitality: d8
Endurance: d6
Intelligence: d6
Awareness: d8

You sling the rifle back over your shoulder, teeter a bit as it threatens to unbalance you, and then walk forward into the woods. As soon as you pass through the boundary of the first trees you feel something very different here. A sort of coolness that makes your skin crawl, like the feeling of stepping in something gross and unknown. The trees look normal, about normal size, deciduous, more gray than normal. Everything was more gray than normal, borderline monochrome. The air feels stale and heavy. There's no sound other than the crunch and crack as you walk through the weeds and fallen pine needles. You feel both very alone and very much not alone.

[Radio Controlled]

You sling the rifle back over your shoulder, teeter a bit as it threatens to unbalance you, and then walk forward into the woods. As soon as you pass through the boundary of the first trees you feel something very different here. A sort of coolness that makes your skin crawl, like the feeling of stepping in something gross and unknown. The trees look normal, about normal size, deciduous, more gray than normal. Everything was more gray than normal, borderline monochrome. The air feels stale and heavy. There's no sound other than the crunch and crack as you walk through the weeds and fallen pine needles. You feel both very alone and very much not alone.

"Feeling ever so lonely, yet never being left the fuck alone. This is my first marriage all over again!"
"Damn, that got kind of real there."
"Yeah, I've had my share of hard life exper-"
"Shut up Abdul you've never been married, not as a man and not as a doll."
ヽ(ಠ_ಠ)ノ     
"... Soooo, you seein' anyone?"

On. Wards.  How much longer would I need to spend here for a lvl up? Either way, go collect my two new aspirant puppets!

Spoiler: Abu Hajaar (click to show/hide)

Name: Ventriloquist extraordinaire Abu Hajaar

Description: A scrawny enlistee of vaguely Middle Eastern descent. Permanently in over his head, slightly confused and wondering just how he got into this mess. Will reluctantly but reliably follow orders from his commanding officers and do his best however.

Somehow managed to end up far away from home in 'Nam to fight the commies. This left him confused. Then he got teleported to this world of mystery and magic. This did not help matters.


Gang: Ridiculous Rhomboid

Health: Fabulous.

Magic jazzhands:
LightSource, polymorph whole body, steel, LargeFirearm(2), Ammunition(2), Clockwork(3), Many(4), Repair(3), Cloud(1), Wall(1), FireForward(1), float/fly, Bone, flesh



Current Inventory
1 X Guard's rifle
51 X rounds for guard's rifle
1 X recoiless rifle [4/6]
1 X revolver (6/6)
1 X Spiffy Uniform (formerly bloody guard garb), now with some fire and acid resistance
1 X Former Alchemist's uniform (janky)
1 X long pole
1 X plague mask
1 X basic med supplies
3 X birdhat
1 X Atatatata's taxidermied corpse, 'Abdul A. Abdul'
1 X Midsummer's kitten taxidermied corpse, 'Her Royal Highness Angela III'
1 X Maurice's not-yet-taxidermied corpse
Ropes, ten foot collapsible poles, climbing gear, first aid kits, etc,
Pouch o' bombs
Block o' steel
Sign from the Unreal ("DANGEROUS OFF PATH, BUT DOES LEAD TO OTHER PLACES")

Stats
Potency: d10
Memory: d6
Strength: d2
Dexterity: d10
Speed: d6
Vitality: d8
Endurance: d6
Intelligence: d6
Awareness: d8

[Ozarck]

"Imma do it." Turn the thing. Foolishness, thy name is Geiger.

Spoiler: active spells (click to show/hide)

ammo enchanted with [when inflicting damage][distortion dust][shockwave]: rolled a 2: "You make...something" "It has a white glow to it, but thats about it in terms of changes you can see."

Spoiler: Geiger (click to show/hide)

8   Potency
8   Memory (20 word deck)
4   Strength
6   Dexterity
4   Speed (upgraded)
6   Vitality
6   Endurance
10 Intelligence
4   Awareness

inventory: Steel rod, crossbow, 50 bolts

Spoiler: Deck (click to show/hide)

feline
blast wall
blast wall
shockwave
Distortion Dust
Whale
Black Biometal
Crow
Wood
When inflicting damage
When inflicting damage
Book
Container
Rubber
Alcohol
Steel
Delay

[syvarris]

Yeah, I'm out.  This game is just too much of a chore, and unfun.  It doesn't have any of the appeal of Perplexicon, because powerful words are a rare resource which means they're best conserved, and creativity is rendered pointless by enchantment, along with mundane force being extremely effective.  The setting is kinda interesting, but the system as written forces us into interacting with it in a very brutal and uninteresting way.  The PvP, as I'm told it exists, is entirely about blocking and restricting opponents, rather than interacting with them.  There's just nothing that appeals to me anymore about it, beyond the limited RP, which is now dead due to me and Egan both being gone.  I really want to enjoy this game, but I can't.

[Egan_BW]

What he said.

byyyyyyyyyyye~

[randomgenericusername]

These puzzles are too complicated! Try to kick the door multiple times. I want to get out!

Spoiler: Silver Knight Isaac (click to show/hide)

Name: Isaac
Gang: Shadow Alliance
Health: Fine.

Stats:
Potency: d6
Memory: d4
Strength: d2
Dex: d10
Speed: d8
Vitality: d6
Endurance: d6
Intelligence: d6
Awareness: d8

Inventory:
Silver Knight Armor Set
Metal Greatbow and many wooden arrows with metal tips
Steel rod

Spoiler: Deck (click to show/hide)

Mark whole body
Delay
Fist Aura
Black biometal
Fire
Alcohol
Dome

[Radio Controlled]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Yeah, I'm out.  This game is just too much of a chore, and unfun.  It doesn't have any of the appeal of Perplexicon, because powerful words are a rare resource which means they're best conserved, and creativity is rendered pointless by enchantment, along with mundane force being extremely effective.  The setting is kinda interesting, but the system as written forces us into interacting with it in a very brutal and uninteresting way.  The PvP, as I'm told it exists, is entirely about blocking and restricting opponents, rather than interacting with them.  There's just nothing that appeals to me anymore about it, beyond the limited RP, which is now dead due to me and Egan both being gone.  I really want to enjoy this game, but I can't.

What he said.
byyyyyyyyyyye~

Noted, Abu Solo Show it is!

For the record, that other wizard game (cabal) is still going very strong, in case you or anyone else still wants his wizard fix.

[Devastator]

If nothing happens from the hourglass, ask everyone to stand back, and ask the lion to use its bladed tail to try and cut through the tongue or bar for the north door.

Spoiler: Thag Simmons (click to show/hide)

Pot d6
Memory d4
Strength d10
Dex d6
Speed d8
Vit d8
End d8
Int d4
Awareness d8

Health: Fine.

Equipment:
Cavalry Sabre
Sawn-off Shotgun 2/2, normal
8 shotgun shells
4 shotgun flechette rounds
Steel Rod
Chainmail head and torso armour
Big key
Gang: Shadow Alliance.

Spoiler: Deck (click to show/hide)

Distortion Dust
Black Biometal
Mark Whole Body
Come From Palm
Feathery
Smoke
Stone
Feline
Shockwave

[piecewise]

So we're down to pretty much the last scraps here.

I can complete the current puzzle dungeon or not, depending on your desires, but I think this will end after that, or before if you don't want to continue it.

After all once this ends I can set up another game that people might be more interested in. Your choice; I know several of you are still interested but...the game never quite became what I wanted it to.

[Devastator]

What did you want the game to be?

[Ozarck]

Much more of a perplexicon styled team-based PvP, probably.

Problem is, most missions were too involved to make PvP a major aspect, since each mission takes so long. if gaining territory had been simpler, the focus could have shifted. But the game turned into a perplexicon styled team based adventure instead.

Also, the player drop out rate was rather prohibitive for what the game was designed for.

[piecewise]

What did you want the game to be?

Always chasing that MMWW dream.

In any case, maybe I should just do Mad Max. I do have that half done car battle system I posted a while back. Just do a death race. Maybe with magic?

[Ozarck]

I have no interest in that system at all.

Nor the other one you said you were thinking about replacing this with. The kind of game escapes me at the moment. Oh1 Godhood through murder and something something.

I guess when this dies I'll take everyone up on the Cabal invitation.

[Devastator]

If you want nomads, start with nomads.

I'd also recommend encouraging PvP by having a list of a small number of targets each mission set.. if two groups pick the same target, bam, PvP.

[Egan_BW]

If you want nomads, start with nomads.

What about the gnomads?
Wandering gnome wizards driving around the desert in junky cars.