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[Andir]

Pick up book of course!  (after dealing with the 4 remainders)

[James.Denholm]

> Projectile rune... on the book.

Remember what we did with the brick? Time for 2.0!

[lordnincompoop]

> Ball + Fire + Projectile + Expansion

You launch yet another spell at the creatures. (Magic: Glyphs) (Glyph of Balls + Glyph of Fire + Glyph of Expansion + Glyph of Projectiles) (47-20=27) (27>25) (Success! 53xp gained!)

A fireball flies from your fingers, launching you back down with recoil and slightly charring your other gauntlet. The spell explodes in front of your  enemies and send them all off the bridge.

You're exhausted from spellcasting, your back hurts, your stomach is grumbling and you're lying in a puddle of something wet and smelly. This is not a good day.

> Pick up book.

You pick up the book.

Status:
> You feel electrified.
> Your body twitches at random moments.
> You find it slightly hard to concentrate.
> You are exhausted.
> You are hungry.
> You are lying down.
> You are moderately wounded (Left Hand) (Burning)
> Rations: Empty (0)
> Water: Empty (0)

Skills:
> Long Swords (4)
> Speech (1) (131/200xp)
> Pickpocket (0)
> Athletics (0)
> Culture Knowledge: Dwarf Fortresses (0)
> Geology (0)
> Magic: Glyphs (3) (322/400xp)
> Acting (0) (65/100xp)
> Cryptology (0) (15/100xp)
> Search (0) (11/100xp)

Armour:
> Expensive Steel Boots (+3 to defence) (-1)
> Expensive Steel Cuirass (+3 to defence) (-1)
> Steel Chain Shirt (+2 to defence) (-1)
> Lightly Dented Expensive Steel Great Helm (+3 to defence) (-1)
> Expensive Steel Greaves (+3 to defence) (-1)
> Charred Expensive Steel Gauntlets (+2 to defence) (-1) (-1)
> Steel Chain Pants (+2 to defence) (-1)

Weapon:
> Expensive Steel Longsword (+3 to offense, +1 to defence) (-1)

Clothes:
> White Silk Shirt
> White Silk Trousers
> White Silk Socks
> White Cloth Cloak
> Expensive White Silk Robes

Glyphs:
> L1
> Glyph of Fire
> Glyph of Life
> Glyph of Projectiles
> Glyph of Balls
> L2
> Glyph of Shields
> Glyph of Void
> Glyph of Expansion
> L3
> Glyph of Invisibility

Inventory:
> Leather Book

[Andir]

Listen.  Are the alarms still ringing?  Is anyone else still coming?
Examine how far along the bridge we are.
Examine book for writing that may describe what it is.

[lordnincompoop]

> Listen.  Are the alarms still ringing?

Yes. The alarms are getting a bit annoying, actually.

> Is anyone else still coming?

Not right now.

> Examine how far along the bridge we are.

Barely a third.

> Examine book for writing that may describe what it is.

The black leather cover has nothing on it whatsoever. It seems old, and is scuffed and bent in many places. There are even a few burn marks here and there. It seems familiar, somehow...

[Andir]

Continue walking toward town, keeping an eye out for more people.

If we reach town, look for a dark hiding place to wait out the alarm and rest.

[Karnewarrior]

Cthulhu-book is back.

Anyways, we need to save that spell. At least, in meta. We'll call it fireball.

Sooo creative.

Shut up, Mania.

[James.Denholm]

Continue walking toward town, keeping an eye out for more people.

If we reach town, look for a dark hiding place to wait out the alarm and rest.

This. Also, if we reach the town, let's have a look at what the typical construction material is; mud wall, fired brick, living rock, skin of  turkey gallbladder... you get the idea.

[lordnincompoop]

> Continue walking toward town, keeping an eye out for more people.

You walk toward the buildings before you. As you get closer another battalion of insectoids swarm down to the bridge to attack you. You also see several guards posted in front of the gate and several archers on the walls. They are of the same species.

What do you do?

[Ochita]

Use invisiblity rune!

[lordnincompoop]

Use invisiblity rune!

They're quite smart enough to stab the general area you were last at, so you'd still probably get damage.

[Ochita]

Then we run back.

[lordnincompoop]

> Run back.

Ruuuuuuun awaaaaaay!
You decided to run away like a coward. You are now at the other end of the bridge, and the creatures have retreated back into the city.

What do you do?

[Karnewarrior]

Invisibility rune.

[Oglokoog]

At least to find out how long it actually lasts.