As your hand rests upon the green pillar, you feel something pull at you. Your surroundings grow dark as you are pulled elsewhere.
You feel something moving beneath you. The air is pleasant and warm, complete with a brisk chill. Before you can open your eyes you feel something heavy clap your shoulder.
With a jolt you awaken, blinking and squinting at the bright light you find yourself facing. Loud laughter erupts from around you as the weight lifts from your shoulder, only to reappear as a quick slap on your back. "Haha! Fell asleep there, eh?" The hand belongs to someone made out of shadows smiling widely at you. They are riding upon a shadowy creature. You notice that you are on a similar beast.
Another beast and rider pulls up next to you on the other side. "Come on, it's not that far now. We'll be able to get this all sorted out soon." They nod forward, "See? It's already in sight."
You can make out a building in front of you. The building is decorated with figures that have been worn down by the passing of time, leaving them open to interpretation. The building itself looks as if it was carved out of the cliff-side it was built into. Or was it built against it? It's difficult to tell from here.
As you look around, you notice you are surrounded by a group of seven shadow-people, each one mounted upon a shadow beast. There is a sense of familiarity about them, then the memory teases itself free: all of you set out together, each unified in a single goal. There is something here, something that is hidden at the end of the map. Didn't you pay a pretty penny for that map? Or did you steal it? It's... it's a bit unclear, and hurts to think too much upon.
Your thoughts are shattered as a shout reverberates throughout the area. A dark arrow hisses out of the surroundings, lodging itself into the throat of the shadow-person beside you. You watch helplessly as they fall off their beast with a gurgle, clutching at their throat. "Take cover!" It didn't matter who shouted it; whether it was you or one of your six remaining companions, you now have something else to worry about.
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6 Characters: Add 6 to the TOTAL you roll in battle.
It was like waking up in the middle of a movie, and not knowing the context of anything that was going on. Otto, who now at least felt nearly whole and even knew his own name, had a hard time figuring out why or how he got here. As for what to do?
Well... evading dying sounded about right...
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 1:39 pm
"Otto!"
The last face she had been expecting to see among all the shadowy ones was the blond, but there was no way that Eva wouldn't recognize him. Not that...er, she had her memories back, at least. Now that she had information to go off of, she only just realized that the "Itoto" her fog-self had been encountering was actually the same boy mounted beside her right now.
Unfortunately, any chance of a happy reunion was cut short when an arrow whizzed by, striking down one of their companions.
...Well then. First thing's first: take cover and decide what to do!
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Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 1:45 pm
"Huh?" Otto looked to the side, finding a familiar face. She was... the girl from one of those memories he'd experienced. So she knew him too? He flinched and watched as one of their supposed comrades was struck down. They were under fire, and he still had no idea why he was here.
"Uh...h-HIDE!" He called out to Eva, the only other brightly coloured being in the group. He slid off the mount, moving to take cover with Eva. "What the actual ********> He grumbled under his breath. His gaze flicked to Eva, giving her a curious stare for a moment.
"I forget yer name." He admitted out right, glancing out at the field. He felt kind of bad that she knew his though. "What do we do now?" Fight? Sneak?
"Boooo, you've forgotten me?" She leaned forward with a pout, but at the very least, it didn't seem like she was angry at him. Despite the fact that there was an enemy right there, the young woman couldn't help but smile, sliding off of her shadow mount. "I guess we didn't get the same memories back then, but I'm Eva."
Then she pulled out her guns, giving them an experimental twirl (and nearly dropping one on her foot. Innocently, she turned to look at the blond, blue eyes wide. "What do you mean 'what do we do now', Puppy? We fight, of course!"
And then she fired a few rounds at the knight.
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Name of character: Vae Damage done: 13 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 37/50 Current HP: 75/80 Special ability: Knight's Code -- Start off with double HP Species Ability: Death Hunter -- Can reroll once if attack misses Current weapon equipped: Sorrow and Rage (2d10 -6 // 40 HP // Can roll 3d10 -6 once per battle) TARGET: Attacking boss
"Eva... got it. I'll try and remember this time." He was curious to know what other memories existed between the two of them, but as it was, there were more pressing matters at hand. He groaned lightly and summoned his staff. He was afraid she'd say that.
Fighting with a staff still felt odd and alien, so he continued to wield it much like a baseball bat. Somehow it just felt better that way. Unfortunately it was hardly effective.
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Character name: Otto Link to Heart Log:Heart Log Current weapon equipped:Crumbling Hope (2 D8 - 6) When your HP reached 0 or less, you may still attack 3 more times. Special ability: Queen's Chosen: You can choose three times in the battle to double your attack [0 / 3] Species Ability: Death Hunter: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again. You can do this once PER battle. [0 / 1]
She grimaced as her next shot glanced the knight. "Either this thing is tough, or I just can't aim," She confessed, her grin sheepish, "Though if it's the latter...watch your head, okay Puppy?"
Though in all honesty, there was no way that she'd let herself slip up and shoot the boy, but...just in case.
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Name of character: Vae Damage done: 4 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 27/50 Current HP: 70/80 Special ability: Knight's Code -- Start off with double HP Species Ability: Death Hunter -- Can reroll once if attack misses Current weapon equipped: Sorrow and Rage (2d10 -6 // 40 HP // Can roll 3d10 -6 once per battle) TARGET: Attacking boss
There it was again. "Why do you call me Puppy?" He asked incredulously. The memory she did too, but what significance did it hold? It was such an odd nickname...
His gaze flicked to the girl with an almost horrified expression, "Wha---" Watch his head? "Just.... aim.. better.." He insisted worriedly, stepping a few more feet away from Eva and closer to the Knight.
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Character name: Otto Link to Heart Log:Heart Log Current weapon equipped:Crumbling Hope (2 D8 - 6) When your HP reached 0 or less, you may still attack 3 more times. Special ability: Queen's Chosen: You can choose three times in the battle to double your attack [0 / 3] Species Ability: Death Hunter: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again. You can do this once PER battle. [0 / 1]
His question surprised her. Truthfully, he didn't know why, though if he were to give it a guess...
"Because you're as cute as a puppy?" She suggested, delivering the line with a straight face.
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Name of character: Eva Damage done: 11 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 13/50 Current HP: 65/80 Special ability: Knight's Code -- Start off with double HP Species Ability: Death Hunter -- Can reroll once if attack misses Current weapon equipped: Sorrow and Rage (2d10 -6 // 40 HP // Can roll 3d10 -6 once per battle) TARGET: Attacking boss
"That..." He smacked the Knight over the head with the blunt end of his staff,
"Is so..." He was hit back in return,
"Stupid."
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Character name: Otto Link to Heart Log:Heart Log Current weapon equipped:Crumbling Hope (2 D8 - 6) When your HP reached 0 or less, you may still attack 3 more times. Special ability: Queen's Chosen: You can choose three times in the battle to double your attack [0 / 3] Species Ability: Death Hunter: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again. You can do this once PER battle. [0 / 1]
"I think it's sweet. A nickname that two of your friends gave you--it seems pretty nice to me!"
And then she casually lifted her gun and shot the knight in the head a few times. Straight on.
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Name of character: Eva Damage done: 16 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 0/50 Current HP: 60/80 Special ability: Knight's Code -- Start off with double HP Species Ability: Death Hunter -- Can reroll once if attack misses Current weapon equipped: Sorrow and Rage (2d10 -6 // 40 HP // Can roll 3d10 -6 once per battle) TARGET: Attacking boss
"It's degrading! Why should I be happy to be thought of as some pathetic, helpless pe---" Otto's lip curled in horror as Eva shot the Knight point blank several times. "W...was that reallynecessary?" He sputtered in disbelief.
Oh well. It was dead. With the other six shadowlings in tow, it was into the building they went. Much to everyone's relief, there lay a fountain. Otto took the time to have something to drink, not entirely worried about the dirt he was covered in.
He heard an odd click, as one of the others tossed a stone in the hallway. Setting off various traps. "Don't tell me that's the only way i----..... that's the only way in."
Sigh.
Otto stood up, cracking his knuckles and stretching his limbs to limber up. "Okay... no big deal." The teen then ran forward, dodging nearly every trap on his way. He side stepped a spear that shot out from the front, rolled under a volley of arrows, jumped over a bottomless pit and slid through a wave of swinging axes.
At the end of the hall, all he had was a small cut on his arm. He felt... totally badass.
"If you can execute a damn Knight, I'm sure this s**t is a piece of cake, right?" he called out to Eva.
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HP at Reset: 60 Number of Odds: 1 x 5 = 5 (otto always wins at escaping s**t ******** yes) HP After Reset: 55
"I didn't think the bullets would make it through the armor," She confessed, looking sheepish. But...well, that was that, and it was time to move on. She paused only to take a drink at the fountain before moving towards the hallway, watching with raised brows as Otto made it through with little to no trouble.
"E...er, yeah, no problem at all!"
And then she dived on through, managing to get some nasty scratches on the way through make making it in one piece.
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Name of character: Eva Damage done: -- CURRENT HP OF BOSS: -- Current HP: 70/80 Special ability: Knight's Code -- Start off with double HP Species Ability: Death Hunter -- Can reroll once if attack misses Current weapon equipped: Sorrow and Rage (2d10 -6 // 40 HP // Can roll 3d10 -6 once per battle) TARGET: Attacking boss
Otto barely had a moment to breathe. Once Eva was over, the next set of traps lay before them. This time it was worse. He'd never see any of it coming. The teen breathed in slowly, gripping his hands into fists. "This better be damned worth it."
He ran forward, hoping his quick steps would lessen the effect of the tiles. He was wrong. The first one shot an arrow at him, hitting his arm again. Luckily, it only cut him. The next tile, however, sent a shudder through the building that made him stop. A chunk of the ceiling fell, hitting Otto over the head.
"Come on, P͉ͅṳ̮̼ͅpp͇̗̺y̞̮. Let's get you c̭͎h̖e̳̻͓̥̳̞c̠k͓̱̼̝̣͉̟e̞̜d ̖̦͇͓̙̫o̦̯̻̥̬̣ͅṷ͉̫̞t̠̹̹̪͔ ͚̳b̥̘̝͎ẹf̜o͓̘͇̖͈̖͇r̖͙̬̫̻̹e ̜͇̠̭̺͉ͅy̝̩͙o̼̱̠ͅu̗̜̺ ̰̼͓̺̝ͅͅbl͙͚̗̜̲e̗̰e͓̟̭͚͖̞̟d ͕e͓̬̮̜͇͖ͅv̤͖͓͖̮̳̞e͕r̠̳y̯̥̰̩w͍̣̖̲̣̰he̳͇̭̯̼̳r͉͉̥̱̼̣̟e̘͉̫͚͍.͕̰̠̳̙"͇͔̺ͅ ̜̥͍̭̦̱̝
"You can sleep in your room once you've been checked out properly, andE͖̖͓͓̖̜v̜̰͍̟̣a͙̯̻̞̩͍ ̺̺a̙n̥̼ḍ ̫I͕͍ ͉̪͕͓w͎̱͚̬̰͉̘o̭̝̖̬͍ͅn̙̤͙'͉t͔̭̱̯̞̱͉ ̮̖̖͔͕̪l̲̣̞̲ḙav̙͓̱͚͚͚̗e̘̺͓̣̻̻̞ ͕̠̻̪͙̙ͅy̲̱̮͔o͓̭ṷ̫̭̞̰̘͖ ͎̩͇̳̬͙͚al̹̗̲̝̙̫o̼̝̥̰̰̮̙ne͖̼ ̳͉̻̫̙̹̙w̥i͇t̥̰̩͈h̠͚͕ ̺͙t͇h̹̳͚͇̤̳̙a͕̬̬̣̜t̳͓͕̫̬ͅͅ ̞̟̠̙̙d͖̼̪o̫c͔̞̳̮t̻o̭̪͉̮̜̹r̜͎,̩̝̙ ͎͔̮o̯̹͍̘k̮͈̠a̦͍̮̝̝y͕̪?̭͓̼̩̺͉̦"̯̭̤̗͈͔̳
Dazed, he nearly fell over, his hand hitting the next tile. "Look out!" A shadowling pulled Otto from the tile, pulling him out of his daze. He felt weird.. but without much time to dawdle, he moved forward again. Once again he set upon a trap, a harpoon launching itself at him. He barely got away, a gash forming in his side as he moved to dodge it. He hissed, holding his side. No matter the pain, he was almost there!
Only another few tiles left, but one more shudder from the building came. Otto felt something knock him in the back of the head, launching him to the end of the tiles.
"Thank you for the oth̕er h͢ąlf͏ o͘f ̵t̢h́è ͘cho͜col͞at̕e ̸O͢t̡t̸o."
The teen laid still for a moment, holding his bleeding head tightly. He felt like something big had been taken away from him...
The Gauntlet pt 3 - Mystic Tiles Starting/Current HP: 55 Ending HP: 47 The rolls:
The tile you step on gives way under your feet... and nothing happens. As you step on this tile, something wet sprinkles on you from above. Whatever it was, you feel better. Recover 15 HP. A tower of flame shoots up from the tile, badly burning you. Take 10 damage. CLANG! Something hard and heavy falls from the ceiling. You forget something. You activate a trap. Take 5 damage. You activate a trap. Take 3 damage. A companion reaches out and pulls you to safety! Nothing happens. As you step onto the tile, you are filled with a feeling of... elation...? Recover all HP. A companion reaches out and pulls you to safety, taking your place! Except... they're gone. Lose a companion. CRUNCH. You can still hear your companion's screams of pain as they suffer heavy damage. Take 50% HP loss (ie if you are 30/40, take 15 damage).
Eva pretty much just danced over the tiles, apparently. Of course, this wasn't to say that she got through completely unharmed--she found herself the victim of two particularly nasty arrow traps while making her way across--but the last two tiles she stepped on filled her with a sense of refreshment. Feeling much better, she let out a sigh of relief once she was finally across, turning to look at Otto.
"Puppy...are you okay?"
The Gauntlet pt 3 - Mystic Tiles Starting/Current HP: 70 Ending HP: 80 The rolls:
The tile you step on gives way under your feet... and nothing happens. As you step on this tile, something wet sprinkles on you from above. Whatever it was, you feel better. Recover 15 HP. A tower of flame shoots up from the tile, badly burning you. Take 10 damage. CLANG! Something hard and heavy falls from the ceiling. You forget something. You activate a trap. Take 5 damage. You activate a trap. Take 3 damage. A companion reaches out and pulls you to safety! Nothing happens. As you step onto the tile, you are filled with a feeling of... elation...? Recover all HP. A companion reaches out and pulls you to safety, taking your place! Except... they're gone. Lose a companion. CRUNCH. You can still hear your companion's screams of pain as they suffer heavy damage. Take 50% HP loss (ie if you are 30/40, take 15 damage).
Otto got back up, rubbing his reddened head and giving Eva a blank expression. "What puppy?" There were no dogs here. He tsked, and looked away, almost put off. "Worried about some non-existant dog even though I hit my head... what a mean b***h... comes outta nowhere and.."
He didn't remember her... again.
And then... the final room. Once inside, they were faced with something much worse than a simple Knight.
THE GUARDIAN HP 100/100 gaia_crownBoss auto damage: You take 5 HP damage per turn you make gaia_crownBoss loot: (On DEFEAT of boss only) Roll 2d6 and match your loot to the results below. Whomever delivers the killing blow may roll 3d6:
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)
"Tch.. watch yerself, chiclet." He summoned his staff and lunged forward.
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Character name: Otto Link to Heart Log:Heart Log Current weapon equipped:Crumbling Hope (2 D8 - 6) When your HP reached 0 or less, you may still attack 3 more times. Special ability: Queen's Chosen: You can choose three times in the battle to double your attack [0 / 3] Species Ability: Death Hunter: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again. You can do this once PER battle. [0 / 1]
