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[Anti-Paragon]

Whoa-hey! A weekend turn. That's a pleasant surprise. I think I'll have my belief, for now, to be based on ancestry (And therefore strong tradition), if - through spiritual meditation - I am permitted to gain insights from the spirits of my heritage. Nothing like clairvoyance or anything directly related to the fort, but monster lore and the like. Is that suitable?

 Hmm, what to do this turn...

I bolster myself for the upcoming challenges, taking assurance in my proud heritage and reinforcing my courage and confidence. I focus on finding a way in and dedicatedly focus on that - with the exception of making sure I'm not blindly becoming someone's lunch.

[tehstefan]

I should read my pms, I feel a fool. Still, Can I get back into the waiting list. This time I'll make sure to watch my pms.

[major_sephiroth]

Head further into it and get as many damn edible and drinkable things as I can carry.

[Paulus Fahlstrom]

Day 2, Turn 7: Sephiroth (6!), Mr. Person (3!), Dwarmin (2!), Weedo su (1!); (No change... huh.)

Sephiroth-

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You head a little further into the swamp, away from the mountain and soon feel like the normal balance of life is restored. You look around (Observation check:3!) but don't notice anything particularly out of the ordinary. It's a swamp. You begin looking for edible plants (Herbalism check:3!+1) and find (Plant type:6!) several bushes of blueberries growing in the nice moist soil. You don't really have anything to put them in other than your bag, but  it's better than going hungry. You pick the wild berries for a while and put them in your bag. It's about a meals worth.

(+1 Herbalism experience, 1 wild Blueberries)

You are thirsty.

Mr. Person-

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You wisely back into the hallway as the rats begin coming towards you. It limits the number that can fit in front of you to three. They come at you en masse one of them jumping towards you. You lash out at it, striking with your hands. (Attack:5!) (Rat 1 dodge:2!) (Location:1!) (Damage:1!+1(STR)+1(Size difference)) You hit it in the chest as it's flying towards you knocking it to the ground. It is stunned.

The other two attack, trying to viciously bite you. (Attack:5!) (Dodge:6!-1) It bites at your leg but narrowly misses as you pull it out of reach. The other attacks as well. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:2!-1) (Location:3!) (Damage:3!/2) It hits you in the left leg, but didn't get a very good nip. You take minor damage.

You strike out again and the stunned one. (Attack:5!) (Dodge:2!-2) (Location:2!) (Damage:3!+1+1)
You punch at it, hitting the prone creature in the right front leg pounding on it badly. It remains prone, but looks like it's shaking off the stun.

The others attack. (Attack:5!) (Dodge:3!-1) (Location:2!) (Damage:3!/2) One of them jumps up and bites you in the arm, but doesn't manage to hang on and falls back to the ground. You might be badly scratched.  The other tries to claw you. (Attack:1!) It misses badly as you moved and landed badly (-1 to next attack).

You try to grab the prone one. (2!) You miss. The rats attack. (2!), (3!-1) and miss as well. The prone one comes to it's feet.

You launch yourself at it in a series of blows. (Attack:4!) (Dodge:5!-1 (injury)) The rat tries to doge but it's leg gives way at the last second. You strike out at it. (Location:5!) (Damage:5!+2, 4!+1) You strike out at it, hittings it's right front leg with a swift blow. It is mangled! It is broken!

The rat collapses on the ground and passes out. Another from behind takes it's place but is hampered by it's unconcious body. (-1 to attacks)

It's two companions continue to attack. (Attack:5!) (Dodge:1!-1) You try to avoid the attack but slip and fall. It jumps on top of you. (Location:2!) (Damage:1!/2) It tries to bite you but you put your arm in the way and it doesn't do too much. It is scratched. It's companion bites at you (2!) but amazingly misses.

You try to throw off the rat. (Opposed STR) (You:3!+1 (STR)+1 (Size)) (Rat:4!) You fling it off of you as you stand. Rat 2 hits the wall (Location:2!) (Damage:1!) but seems largely unhurt.

The others try to bite you. (2!), (1!-1) But miss badly as you stand up.

You attack the rat that jumped on you. (Attack:5!) (Dodge:4!) (Location:4!) (Damage:6!+2, 6!+2) You kick out at it viciously, catching it in the rear leg with a heavy blow. The leg is mangled, the leg is broken. The rat goes flying! (Attack:2!) It goes flying back into the darkness of the other room. You hear a muffled thump as it strikes a wall with considerable force.

Another rat moves up to take it's place. The rats attack!

(Attack:3!) (You Dodge:6!-1) The right-most rat misses, you dodge out of the way stepping back a pace into the hallway and nearly stepping on your lantern. (Attack:6!-1) (You Dodge:1!-1) (Location:6!) (Damage:2!/2) The rat in the middle jumps up and bites you in the nose but you're so startled that you pull back before it can do serious damage. The newcomer on the left tries to claw you. (Attack:6!,5!) (You dodge:1!-1) (Location:1!) (Damage:5!) It claws you viciously in the chest. You are bleeding lightly. You are hurt.

You attack it back. (Attack:6!,2!) (Dodge:3!) (Location:3!) (Damage:6!+2, 4!+2) You grapple it quickly, pinning it by it's rear left leg and in a stunning display of wrestling dislocate and break the leg in one swift move. One of the others tries to bit you as you do so. (Attack:6!,2!) (Dodge:4!-2 grappling) (Location:4!) (Damage:6!) It bites you savagely in the right leg. It is hurt, it is bleeding. It will be hard to stand on it. The rat in the middle claws at you. (2!) It misses.

The rat you are pinning tries to break it's grip. (Rat:5!-1) (You:5!+1,2!) It squirms around trying to bite you or break your grip but is unable to do so. (Rat Pain endurance:1!) The effort is too much and it passes out. (Your luck:1!-1)

You decide to finish this one off. (Attack:5!) (Against unconcious, grappled victim) (Rat resist:2!-2)
You quickly wrap an arm around it's furry head and twist, snapping it's neck.

Rat 6 moves up to attack you now that it has room. Rat 3 attacks you again. (Attack:1!) It misses badly. The middle rat attacks as well. (Attack:4!-1) (You dodge:6!-1) You manage to twist out of the way. The newcomer tries to bite you. (2!) It misses.

You stand, limping slightly. You lunge out at a rat (1!) but clumsily miss. (Luck:1!-1) You feel unlucky and trip and fall.

The rats pounce on you trying to bite and claw at you. (5!+1,3!) (Dodge:6!-2) (Location:3!) (Damage:4!) Rat 3 bites at you again, sinking it's teeth into your other leg (left). You are injured, you are bleeding lightly. Rat 4 attacks. (Attack:5!) (You dodge:4!-2) (Location:6!) (Damage:6!,1!/2) It claws you in the face badly. Blood seeps into your eyes making it hard to see. Rat 6 attacks. (Attack:1!+1) But misses.

You wearily stand and lunge out at the nearest rat. (Attack:6!-1) (Dodge:2!) (Location:5!) (Damage:2!+2) You hit Rat 3 in the right front leg, injuring it slightly. The rats attack back, forcing you back a step as you try to avoid them. (Attack 3:1!) (Attack 4:2!-1) (Attack 6:2!) Miraculously they all seem to miss.

You are tired. Rat 3 looks tired as well. (Tired-> -1 to Dodge and agility related actions)

You strike out at Rat 3 again. (Attack:6!-1) (Dodge:5!-1) (Location:6!) (Damage:3!+2) You hit it in the head dazing it slightly. It tries to bite you back. (Attack:4!-1) (Dodge:5!-2) But you barely manage to avoid the staggering creature. The others snap at you as well. (1!-1) The middle one tries to bite you but trips and falls. Rat 6 goes for a bite. (Attack:5!) (You dodge:5!-2) (Location:5!) (Damage:3!/2) It catches you in the right arm but you manage to tear it free again.

You strike out at the dazed rat again. (Attack:6!,5!) (Rat dodges:6!-1) It moves to avoid the blow, but it's just a second too late. (Location:1!) (Damage:4!+2,2!) You strike it a quivering blow in the chest and you hear ribs break. It collapses. It is having difficulty breathing. It is bleeding internally.

(Luck:6!-2) Rat 1 bleeds to death. You decide that Rat 3 is out of the fight and focus on rats 4 and 6. Who attack you.

(Attack 4:3!) (You dodge:3!-2) (Location:1!) (Damage:2!) Rat 4 jumps at you clawing you again in the chest. It doesn't do much damage but it hurts. Badly. It opens your wounds further and you begin bleeding more. (Pain endurance:3!) You barely manage to keep from blacking out due to the pain. You have injuries covering most of your body now.

Rat 6 attacks. (Attack:4!) (You dodge:4!-2) (Location:3!) (Damage:1!/2) It claws you in the left leg but not badly, most of it didn't get through your clothing.

You attack back, striking at Rat 4. (Attack:1!) You miss. The rats attack as well. (Attack 4:2!-1) (Attack 6:2!)

(Pain endurance:5!) You manage to keep concious and force the pain back. (Good for next round as well.)
You swing again at Rat 4. (Attack:6!,5!) (Rat Dodge:1!) (Location:6!) (Damage:2!+2) You clock it in the head as it was moving forward, clipping it with your iron gauntlets. It is stunned and drops to the ground.

Rat 6 attacks. (Attack:2!) It misses.

You attack Rat 4. (Attack:1!+1) But miss, slipping a little on the floor but regaining your footing. Rat 6 attacks as well. (Attack:2!) But misses.

Rat 4 looks tired and is trying to come to it's senses.

You attack it again:(5!+1,3!) (Rat dodge:5!-1) (Location:6!) (Damage:2!+2) You strike it again in the head, staggering the creature. You caught it in the side of the face and it looks like you might have put out an eye.

Rat 6 attack. (Attack:1!)

(Luck:5!-2) Rat 3 dies of asphyxiation. You feel faint from blood loss. (-1 STR)

You strike again at Rat 4. (Attack:4!+1) (Rat Dodge:5!-1) (Location:3!) (Damage:5!+2, 1!+1) You kick out at it hitting it in the rear left leg. Something snaps and the creature falls to the ground.

Rat 4 shakes itself out of it's stupor. Rat 6 attacks you, trying to claw you. (Attack:5!) (You dodge:4!-2) (Location:4!) (Damage:5!/2) It catches you with a vicious swipe right in your other injury and your leg buckles, you fall to the ground. It is Seriously wounded. You are bleeding badly. You're pretty sure the leg won't support your weight and you can feel something warm flowing down it.

(Pain endurance:5!) You manage to grit through the excrutiating pain.

You grab at Rat 6 as it get's close. (Attack:6!-1) (Rat Dodge:2!) (Location:6!) (Damage:3!+1) Thinking quickly you manage to grapple the only enemy still mobile and pin it by it's head. You wrap your hands around it's throat and focus on squeezing even as you feel yourself growing weaker from bloodloss.

Rat 4 passes out from the pain.

Rat 6 struggles against your grip. (Rat:4!) (You:5!) It twists in your hands and tries to bite you but fails to do so. You continue to squeeze. (Attack:6!,6!) (Rat dodge:1!) With a slight pop you can feel it's larynx crush beneath your hands and after a few twitches it lies still.

(Pain endurance:1!) You pass out from the pain.
(Blood loss:4!) Your bleeding doesn't get worse.

(Rat Pain:2!)
(Your Pain:5!)

You awake again you're not sure how much later. You look over and can still see Rat 4's shallow breathing next to you. You struggle over to it and try to get a good grip on it. (Attack:4!-1) (Rat dodge:1!-2) You begin squeezing it's throat. (Damage:5!) Eventually your efforts and it's other injuries cause it to succumb and it dies in your hands.

(Pain Endurance:1!) You almost immeadiately black out again.
(Blood loss:5!) Your bleeding is significant but not enough to kill you immeadiately. You have a limited amount of time to live unless you do something about it.

You lie, exhausted, bloody, injured and unconcious in the hallway, next to the corpses of six very large Demon rats.

(+24 Unarmed combat experience, +4 Dodge exp., 6 kills, Countless injuries. You are Starving, you are Thirsty, you are in Pain, you are Bleeding badly, You are Critically wounded, you are unlucky, you are unconcious. But you are alive. If only barely. Further actions may determine what happens there.)

(No recovery checks during combat rounds)

Dwarmin-

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You move across the bridge undaunted. There are no boards to test, it's a simple rope bridge with three pieces of rope, anchored to the rock. (Action:6!,6!) You have no difficulty crossing the rope bridge at all and suspect that you shouldn't if you had to go back that way either. Your weight is minimal and the ropes easily hold you. The ropes do not look new but they hold fine. (Observation check:1!) You don't know anything about rope-making though and shake your head and move on into the main room of the skull-like structure. You see a large hall, flat where you stand and of smoothed stone. Ahead of you is a blocky construction in an otherwise nearly oval room. Ahead of you also is a ramp leading down into the mountain itself. To your left is a strange plinth or raised dais with a coffin on top. The floor around it has been carved away so that the coffin rest on eye level with you but looking down you realize it would be quite a climb to get up to it. You feel calm.

(Recovery Roll:5!) Your leg feels somewhat better now that you've worked the kinks out of it.

Weedo su-

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(Ancestral devotion is perfectly fine. You can ask them anything you like but some things they simply would not know.)

(Observation check:5!) Keeping one eye on the sky you begin making your way westward around the wall. It's not too terribly long before you reach the south-west corner and looking north you see what might be a gate. The stone of the wall is smoothed and made of constructed blocks. The entire surface facing you appears to be granite, likely carved out from deep in the earth in this very location. You realize that to make such a large wall the delvings in this place must be absolutely vast. On such a scale that boggled your mind. No human mines that you know of even approach this size.

(+2 Observation exp., you have found the West gate)

(Sorry about the delay. Combat is a pain for me and for you.    You get lots of exp. from it but also have a high liklihood of getting injuries if you're not careful. Mr. Person, you're lucky you thought to move back into the hallway. 3 attacks per round vs. 6 attacks a round is a huge difference. And it's the criticals that really do bad things. On both sides.

Tehstefan, you're back on the list behind Zestorum. I'll post here as well as pm you when the next person is up.

And this goes for all of you. Unless you specifically say what types of moves are your 'style' in combat, Combat is generally way too fast for me to ask each round. Cius went through nearly twenty combat rounds there, which all can easily happen in a single turn. So let me know what your preffered combat techniques are and I'll take that into account. Cius you can now choose two simple attacks or one moderate attack, or alternate. Just let me know. That goes for the rest of you as well.)

[Dwarmin]

I was getting worried there lol
I don't blame you for missing my healing roll Paul.

Actions

I won't be doing any climbing for awhile, so...

Examine the blocky construction-look for secret levers or buttons. Failing that see if it has any engravings or decorations on it. If I find any thing that looks valuable,  that I can pry off with my knife, do so.

Then move down the ramp.

Combat Style

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I fight defensively, dodging and parrying blows, in that order of importance-I'm aware that most monsters will just overpower me, hence avoid close combat like a plague unless said enemy is actually smaller than me. I attempt to wear my opponent(s) down while maintaining my own stamina. When I have a opening, I strike for the legs, hands or head with intent to disable. I want to remove them from the battle, they can be killed later if necessary. Being a Kobold, I'm not above dirty tricks, like throwing sand into someones face or feigning weakness so they lower their guard, or just plain screaming and running away like the little bastard I am.

You need any more info Paul?

[Paulus Fahlstrom]

You got lucky this time Dwarmin. Your healing roll is posted. And that combat style info is great. Basically it has exactly what I need. Things your character will do when fighting. And having an escape clause is good. lol.

In Cius' case I knew he was planning on praying if it were between him starving to death, but I wasn't sure that in the rush of battle he'd want to try a prayer to the god of Chaos. Though, of course, now that you're out of it Mr. Person I'll let you know kind of what next turn will be like for you. I'll break it into 15 minute intervals and roll a pain endurance check each time to see if you pass out or not. That will determine how much you get done.

[major_sephiroth]

Take a swig from the waterskin and head back up to that cave.

[Mr.Person]

Hallways are the bread and butter of roguelikes, it's pretty standard to hide in hallways or at least doors.

Well, fudge. Nothing I've got is really going to help me out. Oh Xom, please save me! (He won't, but he might light me on fire or something equally fun, so no biggie. Anyways, he can't make it WORSE, and that fight had to be somewhat amusing.)

Can I get a list of my injuries before deciding what to do? I know there's a lot of them, but it really does matter.

[Dwarmin]

Xom CAN make it worse lol

You could be bleeding to death, starving and dying of thirst and also get turned into a bucket.

Quote from Ampersand in the Crawl thread...

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I remember last time I was a worshiper of Xom. I was surrounded. Slowly dying. Suddenly, a god gift appears at my feet. An unidentified scroll. Desperately, I pick it up and read it.

It's a blank sheet of paper.


I die. 

[Anti-Paragon]

I (make my way and) try to enter the gate. If it's closed (or blocked off) I'll attempt to force my way in if possible. After that, I'll cautiously enter, being very wary (attempting to use my observation bonus).

Combat style:

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First of all, it depends on the type of encounter. These are ordered by priority in combat, with the first being who I try to deal with foremost. These are only for ambushes. If I spot the monster first and can select my actions, I will do so.

I will always size up my situation first. I will always try to talk to sentient beings first, and will logically decide to retreat depending on the size, unfamiliarity, or number of creatures I'm facing. I'm not some badass hero. Trick, confuse, run away; live to fight another day.

For spellcasters, I attempt to rush them - but never directly. Always run adjacent and focus on evading any attacks they get off. After the distance is closed, I attack aggressively. Hard strikes and knock downs. Once prone, render unconscious as quickly as possible. Aggressive spellcasters are never shown mercy.

For massive creatures, run. Find cover anywhere. Perhaps cry a little if it tries to get at me. No soiling myself unless it can roar very loudly. Same applies for large flying creatures.

For (mundane) ranged attackers, I focus on dodging their attacks and look for a some way to remove their ranged ability; retreating around corners, obscuring vision, improvised shields or cover. Otherwise, I attempt to dodge/catch the shot while I close the distance (Only catch if the attack is a solid!). Once the distance is closed, I attempt to disarm them if applicable. Otherwise their status drops to armed or unarmed, depending on if they pull out another weapon.

For large creatures, try to lead them into areas where their size hampers them. Aim strikes at the lower body and legs (but not the groin, I have more honor than that). When they're knocked down, work on their arms and incapacitate them. Try not to kill them. If things look bad or if I'm clearly outmatched (by, say, an iron golem), run.

For weapon-wielding creatures, I focus on dodging their blows and use basic martial arts techniques to disarm, disrupt, or incapacitate them. Two-knuckle strikes to the wrist, grabbing their forearm and twisting their elbows, kneeing them in the side of their knees, open palmed strikes to the forehead. When they're stunned, attempt to knock them over. If they drop their weapon or are prone, step on their weapon's haft/broad side. Render them unconscious, but try to keep non-lethal.

For unarmed sentient creatures, I focus on parrying their strikes and delivering strong chops and quick strikes where ever available. If they fall, I let them - perhaps even help them - back up, if possible. I never try to kill an unarmed opponent, and will try to convince them to stop fighting if they remain conscious.

I never fight water creatures in their own environment.

For larger (landbased) non-sentient creatures, I try to maintain a height advantage if possible. Otherwise, the usual. Dodge first, hand-strikes second. I also attempt to use my surroundings against them; throw stones or close doors on them. Larger animals are killed.

For smaller creatures, I try to make attacks that are difficult for them to dodge. Sweeping kicks and punches; I try to use my range of motion against them. I also use my cape against them, to trap them or blind them. Also, if at all possible, trying to stand in an advantageous spot is recommended - like somewhere difficult for them to climb. If the smaller creatures are leapers/pouncers, I don't dodge, but counterstrike them with an uppercut to disrupt their attack.

Finally, for fleeing creatures, I let them go - unless they've pissed me off somehow (stolen something, humiliated me), then I give chase or stone them. Ranged combatants trying to get extra firing space do not count for this.

Also, for convenience, traps!

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If I find traps themselves, I'll try to evade them. If I see a way to activate them (pressure plate or whatnot), I may lob one of my heavier stones at the pressure plate from a good distance to see what it does. I then proceed to get passed the trap. Afterward, If there's an easy way to activate a trap without putting myself in direct danger, I may try to take something useful from it. (I.E. If I find a weapon trap, I might try to jam it so I can take the weapon).

[Paulus Fahlstrom]

Mr. Person, the list of injuries is on your character sheet in the first post. Injuries will always be organized by location and severity. (I'm using a D6 system, so 1-chest, 2- left arm, 3-left leg, 4-right leg, 5-right arm, 6-head)

Severity is also on a 1-6 scale.
1-Mildly wounded-scratches and bruising
2-Lightly wounded-Bad scrapes, contusions, deep tissue bruises
3-Wounded-Cuts, gouges, ruptures, etc. Light bleeding can sometimes occur starting here. May impede motion if a leg wound.
4-Badly wounded-Stabs, bad cuts, possible broken bones, crushed body parts with likely bleeding. May cause pain and or loss of items held if arms.
5-Severely wounded-Broken bones, impaled body parts, severe deep tissue damage. Very likely to cause bad bleeding or even internal bleeding. Broken bones possible. Pain guaranteed, unconciousness likely. All sorts of other bad things.
6-Critically wounded-Complete and utter loss of function. Mangled almost beyond normal repair. Possible amputation, almost guaranteed broken bones, severe, life threatening bleeding, possible loss of sub-items. (Fingers, eyes, organs, etc.) Yeah... really bad.

For your reference, your injuries are listed below.

Injuries: rt. leg (5.5,0) (Bleeding badly), lf. leg (3.5,0) (lt. bleeding), lf. arm (1.5,0), rt. arm (1,0), Head(nose,eyes) (3,0) (lt. bleeding), Chest (4,0) (Bleeding)

(sub-items listed may cause problems if not treated properly. Others not on the list may develop as well if bad recovery rolls occur. Like infection or sepsis or gangrene, etc.)

[Mr.Person]

Well, shit. First things first, tie off my left and right legs using the rope reed to slow down the bleeding. Then, using the scepter and more rope reed, try and fashion a really crude splint. It can't hurt, right? I can't do anything about those chest injuries for now, sadly. Anybody else have any bright ideas? I'm willing to try anything (Which is where Xom comes in!)

Eat some soup, too. Don't wanna starve to death. Is that camp fire I made earlier still around and is it nearby? I might be able to cauterize some of the wounds or something, if I can get there.

I'll make a fighting style if I wind up surviving. It would just go to waste otherwise, you know?

[Dwarmin]

I dunno, you have to prepare for this things before hand lol

Both your legs are smashed, that's really bad. I doubt you could move very far in your condition without exacerbating your wounds. Which means your stuck wherever you are, with whatever you have at hand. And if some monster comes along, smelling your blood, say sayonara. Really though Mr. Person, you must taste very good to monsters lol They keep attacking you for your sweet, sweet flesh.

My only suggestions is to hole up in a defensible position and rest up, like I did. Once your wounds are 3 or below, it should be safe to move without your organs falling out. Remember you'll be lucky to do half of the actions that you try on a turn, due to pain, so plan accordingly.

I got beat up pretty bad a few turns ago. If i didn't bind my wounds in 2-3 turns, (I was lucky enough to healing stuff and skill) I would of probably died of blood loss, and I only had one medium wound and one bad wound. So...you wanna attend to those. Put pressure on your largest chest wound, that will help a bit.

And in the likely chance of your death, I will memorialize you by finding your corpse and turning your skull into a soup bowl. A worthy trophy for a worthy foe.

[Paulus Fahlstrom]

((Grrr... I had the entire thing posted when the internet froze and it got lost. I'll work on reposting it again later. Sigh. I'll try to remember what happened the first time. No one died. Yet.))

[Dwarmin]

lol

I think you should write out the turns in microsoft word/notepad etc. then copy paste them into the reply box.

Innovation!