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[King Zultan]

A. GHOST ARE INVISIBLE! THE LAW HAS NOTHING ON US!

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[Kilojoule Proton]

A. GHOST ARE INVISIBLE! THE LAW HAS NOTHING ON US!

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ULTIMATELY, YOU DECIDE TO JUST RUSH FOR YOUR LODGINGS AND MANAGE TO AVOID GETTING STOPPED BY ANY PATROLS. GIVEN THE TOURNAMENT TOMORROW, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO FOR DINNER?
(A) THIS INN'S GRUEL IS THE TASTIEST FOOD IN ALL THE LANDS! (THIS OPTION IS AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF YOUR LOW LEARNING SKILL)
(B) VENTURE OUT AGAIN IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING BETTER (LIKE WHAT?)

[Demonic Spoon]

A

[King Zultan]

A GRUEL IS THE FOOD OF THE GODS!

[Stirk]

A

IF WE HAD HIGHER LEARNING WE WOULD KNOW IT WAS THE TASTIEST IN THE MULTIVERSE!

[Kilojoule Proton]

A

A GRUEL IS THE FOOD OF THE GODS!

A

IF WE HAD HIGHER LEARNING WE WOULD KNOW IT WAS THE TASTIEST IN THE MULTIVERSE!

YEAH! EVERYONE KNOWS THIS INN'S GRUEL IS THE BEST IN ALL THE MULTIVERSE! OBVIOUSLY THAT'S WHY THE INNKEEPER CAN ONLY GIVE YOU A TINY BOWL OF THE STUFF! ANYWAY, YOU AND YOUR FELLOW KNIGHTS ENJOY THIS FINE MEAL ON PAIN OF BEING KICKED OUT TO SHOP AROUND FOR OTHER FOOD AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT'S REST.


THE TOURNAMENT HAS COME AT LAST! THERE WILL BE OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS ROUND, AND YOUR BRACKET IS MADE UP OF FOUR TEAMS OF THREE FIGHTERS EACH. A BALD BOOKIE COMES UP TO YOU BEFORE YOUR FIGHT STARTS AND OFFERS TO TAKE BETS FROM YOU FIGHTERS. HOW DID HE EVER GET IN HERE? ANYWAY, HE GIVES YOUR ODDS OF TAKING FIRST PLACE AS 130:1. AS YOU AND YOUR TEAMMATES ARM YOURSELVES WITH TOURNAMENT LOANER SWORDS AND SHIELDS, YOU MAY AS WELL CONSIDER YOUR OPENING STRATEGY FOR THIS ROUND.

(A) CHARGE IN AGGRESSIVELY! SLASH! STAB!
(B) ADVANCE SLOWLY UNDER COVER OF SHIELD

ADDITIONALLY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLACE ANY BETS?

(1) PLACE A BET ON YOURSELF (-KNIGHTLY CASH)
(2) GAMBLING IS A SIN! (+KNIGHTLY PIETY)
(3) GAMBLING IS A CRIME! (+KNIGHTLY RENOWN)

[Demonic Spoon]

B2

[King Zultan]

B2

[Stirk]

A1! RUB THE BALD MAN'S HEAD FOR LUCK!

[Kilojoule Proton]

YOU CAN'T DENY THE APPEAL OF A GOOD BERSERK CHARGE, BUT YOU ULTIMATELY AGREE ON ADVANCING SLOWLY WITH YOUR SHIELDS UP. THERE APPEAR TO BE TWO TEAMS EQUIPPED WITH TOURNAMENT-SAFE BOWS AND ARROWS AND ANOTHER TEAM EQUIPPED WITH SWORD AND SHIELD AS WELL. YOUR CAUTIOUS ADVANCE SEES ONE OF THE TEAMS OF ARCHERS WIPED OUT BY THE OTHER INFANTRY TEAM BEFORE YOU JOIN THE MELEE. YOUR TEAMMATES ARE SOMEWHAT LESS THAN COMPETENT TODAY, AND ONE OF YOUR TEAMMATES, THE TIMID OTTER, IS QUICKLY KNOCKED OUT BY A VOLLEY OF ARROWS. YOUR DEFENSIVE STRATEGY IS REWARDED AS YOU CONTINUALLY REBALANCE THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO OTHER REMAINING TEAMS UNTIL YOU AND YOUR SURVIVING TEAMMATE THE ORNAMENTED TORTISE EMERGE THE VICTORS OF THIS ROUND!


THE SECOND ROUND NOW APPROACHES WITH 31 FIGHTERS ASIDE FROM YOURSELF. THERE WILL BE TWO TEAMS OF FOUR FIGHTERS EACH, AND YOUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF TWO MOUNTED COMBATANTS ON FINELY WHITTLED TOURNAMENT HORSES WITH SAFETY LANCES AND SHIELDS AND TWO ARCHERS. RAT FOOTPAD RATCHEL HAS ALREADY CALLED DIBS ON ONE OF THE HORSES, AND IT APPEARS FOOTCHOOK CLUCK-SQUAWK-CLUCK WILL BE FIGHTING ON THE OTHER TEAM.

(A) RUN THE FOOLS DOWN WITH YOUR LANCE!
(B) PICK OFF STRAGGLERS AND AVOID GETTING HIT BY ENEMY LANCERS
(C-Z) SOMETHING MORE SOPHISTICATED?

UNDETERRED BY YOUR REFUSAL TO PLACE BETS IN THE LAST ROUND, THE BALD BOOKIE COMES AGAIN OFFERING A PAYOUT OF 29:1. WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLACE ANY BETS?

(1) PLACE A BET ON YOURSELF (-KNIGHTLY CASH)
(2) JUST SAY NEIGH TO GAMBLING! (+KNIGHTLY PIETY)
(3) GUARDS! GUARDS! (+KNIGHTLY RENOWN?)

[Demonic Spoon]

A3

[Maximum Spin]

A2

[Stirk]

A1! GOD PLAYS DICE!

[King Zultan]

A3

[Kilojoule Proton]

YOU CALL IN THE GUARDS, WHO ASK IF THERE'S A PROBLEM. YOU POINT OUT THE BALD BOOKIE, AND THE GUARDS SMIRK AND LOOK AT EACH OTHER.

"I don't see no problem here, do you?" ASKS ONE OF THE GUARDS.
"...Only a fighter who doesn't like wearing armor," SAYS THE OTHER.

THEY LEAVE CHUCKLING. IT LOOKS LIKE THE GUARDS ARE IN ON THE GAMBLING! IT MIGHT BE BEST NOT TO DRAW TOO MUCH ATTENTION UNTIL THE TOURNAMENT IS OVER.


OUT ON THE FIELD, YOU RUSH THE ARCHERS OF THE OTHER TEAM ON YOUR OAKEN STEED AND MANAGE TO KNOCK ONE OUT ALMOST RIGHT OUT THE GATE! CLUCK-SQUAWK-CLUCK TAKES SURPRISINGLY LITTLE TIME TO GET USED TO HER STEED AND LANDS A SQUARE HIT ON ONE OF YOUR ARCHERS MERE SECONDS LATER. HAVING SELECTED A RATHER UNWIELDY HORSE WITH A VERY CURVED BASE RATCHEL, UNLUCKILY, ISN'T DOING SO WELL AND IS SOON KNOCKED OUT BY THE OTHER TEAM'S OTHER LANCER AFTER BEING TURNED INTO A PINCUSHION BY THEIR REMAINING ARCHER AND YOUR OWN ARCHER'S WILD SHOTS.

YOU PRESS ON AND SOON MANAGE TO UNHORSE THE OTHER TEAM'S OTHER LANCER SHORTLY BEFORE YOU GET A SOLID BLOW IN. CLUCK-SQUAWK-CLUCK MANAGES TO KNOCK YOUR REMAINING ARCHER OUT COLD, LEAVING THIS A TWO ON ONE MATCH. CLUCK-SQUAWK-CLUCK FOLLOWS CLOSELY AS YOU TRY TO GET RID OF THE ENEMY ARCHER, AND AFTER A LONG CHASE, YOU FEINT AND MANAGE TO GET CLUCK-SQUAWK-CLUCK TO RAM INTO A WALL WHERE SHE IS EASILY DISPATCHED. AT THIS POINT, ELIMINATING THE LAST ARCHER IS CHILD'S PLAY.


IT APPEARS 8 FIGHTERS ADVANCED TO THIS ROUND. YOUR NEXT FIGHT PITS FOUR TEAMS OF ONE FIGHTER EACH. IT ISN'T CLEAR HOW THE OTHER FIGHTERS WILL BE EQUIPPED, BUT YOU'RE ASSIGNED A SIMPLE STAFF AND NO SHIELD. SMILING FIENDISHLY, THE BALD BOOKIE DROPS IN QUICKLY AND ASKS IF YOU'VE CHANGED YOUR MIND. HE OFFERS YOU A PAYOUT OF 3:1, WHICH YOU DISTANTLY CONSIDER SOMEWHAT FLATTERING IF UNLIKELY TO RETURN MUCH.

(A) CHARGE IN AGGRESSIVELY!
(B) LET THEM FIGHT IT OUT AND THEN TAKE OUT THE TIRED WINNER
(C) SEE IF SOMEONE IS EQUIPPED WITH ________ AND SWAP GEAR BY FORCE
(D-Z) SOMETHING ELSE

(1) PLACE A BET ON YOURSELF (-KNIGHTLY CASH)
(2) SAY NEIGH TO AYE, SAY PIE TO GAMBLING! (+KNIGHTLY PIETY)