They had left Etsali behind. She hated it. Luxara hated it and hated that anyone had to be separated to begin with. Like the goddamn thing with the rebel base. It was supposed to be easier than that, right? Not that she actually knew, but... She would've liked it to be a clean sweep without the politics. Etsali would catch up. Maybe. Hopefully. But she'd be okay. Luxara knew that much. She'd make sure of it.
For now, she had to focus on what was in front of her, plus Forera. Her friend, her bestie, wasn't looking too great, either. s**t. Between the two of them...Luxara had to do something. She was out of supplies, but someone had to have something. God, she hated having to beg, but...
"I'm gonna backtrack. You look like hell and our girl is having a bad time. If I can track down someone with I dunno, something, I can make sure we make it. Keep going in the meantime, okay, Pery?"
More catwalks, just as poorly made as the last ones. They had destroyed her and her team before, back when they could actually recover. Now it was just Hemera. She didn't want to do this again. Maybe even the shrinking hallway was a better option. No time to moan about the situation. Frustrated as she was, Mera forced herself forward.
So, she found herself rather surprised when forward turned to down. Almost no time for a sinking feeling as she heard the crunch of loosened material under her feet, giving way. Definitely no time to catch onto anything.
Less than a whispered wheeze emerged from her throat after she hit the floor below in a broken heap, flat on her back.
Hemera moaned, back screaming under the wounds. Moving her arms was absolute hell, much less her head. She wasn't sure that she could get up on her own.
Everyone went down. Struggling for so long, just to fail. Her, sooner than the others. Sooner than a child. Mera clawed her way out of that, for a time. Then everyone else crashed and burned. Was it her turn to join them? She had fallen who knew where, far enough down to hurt. Could she even make up for that? The distance, the lost time?
She continued to breathe, painful as it was. She was alive. She was awake. That was more than Leeroi, or Kolako. If it didn't slip away, she had to use it.
Curling her spine bit by bit hurt like hell, but that wasn't anything new anymore, was it? Alternia was tough, always tough. She had to be tough now, in her own way. That's why she had ice. Hemera would survive this. She pulled herself up, for the second time, bit by bit. Survive and win. She was worth remembering. She could prove it.
And she could take up the mantle when others couldn't. Panili, Kolako, Leeroi. Mera found herself sitting upright. She breathed for a few more moments. Time to test her legs. Moving the knee, they responded in pained anger. Time to suck it up.
Locations Italicized direction is the one that trolls arrived from.
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Late arrivals start in the entranceway!
Possible Directions
Left, Right
Caiden, Tevini have encountered a dead end! They return to their previous location.
Possible Directions
Up, Down, Left
Rianon advances through the hallways until they find a new intersection.
Possible Directions
Up, Down, Right
Leeroi advances through the hallways until they find a new intersection.
Possible Directions
Up, Down, Right
Hemera advances through the hallways until they find a new intersection.
Possible Directions
Up, Down, Left
Luxara advances through the hallways until they find a new intersection.
Possible Directions
Down, Left, Right
Mahmud, Nictor advance through the hallways until they find a new intersection.
Possible Directions
Up, Down, Right
Poeias, Forera, Etsali, Xavier, Sephos, Kolako, Cerpin, Rastin, Engrav, Eilidh, Sascha, Akkira do not advance this roud.
Boss Attack
You emerge in a dark open hallway. Upon closer inspection, you're able to see very faint traces of lasers flickering to and fro. That seems... Safe.
If you rolled a 1, you attempt to army crawl under a laser, and a grid descends on your body. It roasts you like a beefdog, grill lines and all. Take 5 dmg.
If you rolled a 2, you decide to run straight through in the hopes that "it won't be so bad". It very much is, and at the end of the line your burns will very much linger. Take 3 damage, and 1 damage each roll until a support power is used on you.
If you rolled a 3, you play a game of double dutch with a slowly moving laser, slipping up just enough to end up with criss-cross burns on your arms and shoulders. Take 4 damage.
If you rolled a 4, a quick assessment of the lasers gives you an idea of how to proceed. Unfortunately emergency protocols in the hallway mean that the more time you take thinking, the more lasers pop up. You're not able to avoid much of the damage. Take 4 dmg and deal +1 damage. so If you rolled a 5, you are able to identify some of the sensitive projectors that are causing the deadly beams to function! While passing through you give your teammates a morale boost by easing their path. Take 4 damage and deal double damage.
If you rolled a 6, a few athletic rolls and careful blows to the laser projectors causes your transit to be easier than the average troll. Take 2 dmg. Your attack does double damage.
Unaru rolled 2 4-sided dice:
2, 3Total: 5 (2-8)
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:34 pm
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Ri is attacking and going UP
What was there left for Ri to say about lasers that she hadn't already? And what could Crowma say to get her ward to stop pushing her to rush into things? Truth was, nothing more could be said. Instead the pair rushed through the room, bombarded by some very unfavorable lasers. Ri and Crowma both growled deeply. The woody sound reminiscent of trees splintering. The lusus anger wasn't hard to mistake. She was also feeling worn down again. Crowma just hoped this would really be worth it for Rianon in the end.
HP: 4/40 (-1 per round) Support Artifact A 0/1 Damage: 4+4+1+3+3+5+6+4+4+3+4+3+4+3
Hemera pulled herself back up, back to where she was, and further. Still no sign of Leeroi. Of anyone she knew, really. It really was all on her. Hemera pushed on, pushed on. There was no other options. Just...do it. She survived the catwalks, and made a note to complain about them later. After another corner, the room ahead looked dark. She just breathed. Mera would overcome this, too, or go down trying.
She came up closer, watching the lasers. They moved slow, in patterns. There was a rhythm here. Situation assessed, she moved to a plan of attack. She worked with the movment, a jump when necessary. Another. And on.
Almost perfect, but she wasn't up to form. It was only expected when the final push ended with her on the floor after some angry burns.
Doutei rolled 2 4-sided dice:
4, 3Total: 7 (2-8)
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:14 pm
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Tevini Euruft HP: 7/40 (lusus) (1 ongoing until support) Damage: 4 Direction: Up If you rolled a 4, a quick assessment of the lasers gives you an idea of how to proceed. Unfortunately emergency protocols in the hallway mean that the more time you take thinking, the more lasers pop up. You're not able to avoid much of the damage. Take 4 dmg and deal +1 damage.
"No good!" Tevini bit her lip and returned back the way she'd come. Hopefully the greenblood had found something then. As she rounded the corner, she spotted another troll- not Akkira. Curious, she tried to remember if she'd seen him before and frowned. She didn't remember. The events of tonight had her so panicked that her thinkpan felt scrambled. He appeared to be searching too so it seemed safe to bet he was also looking for the controls. If that was the case, they needed to work together. There was no time to be her usual awkward and shy self.
"Hey! Go straight, this is a dead end!" Tevini called to the orangeblood. She and Scuttle attempted to direct him while he caught up. His legs were longer and he seemed in better condition than her, so he managed to do so in no time!
She kept running. The few faces she saw as she ran looked tired and unyielding. Luxara doubted they could help. Luxara didn't falter as she found herself running towards another laser grid. Lasers? Pah! She could eat lasers for her first meal of the day. Well, not literally. But maybe someday! Technology was amazing like that.
While preparing to parkour over this mess, hopefully successfully-ish, she noticed something kinda interesting. Something that looked different from the lasers. She shot them, ruining some of the lasers as she did so. Nice! Might make the sprint a little easier for everyone. Good stuff.
Mahmud HADILL SESHAT is fighting the HALF CONSTRUCTED TOWER, and is going RIGHT
Do not, as the cool kids would say, "get it twisted": Mahmud knew very well that those lasers were still dangerous. An idiot only had to run through them once to see that they were. Or not see. More like feel. The point was, they hurt and he didn't have to be told that a second time. What he hadn't expected, however, was the two people he actually gave a hoot about outside of Harpommy across them.
"Poe! Rastin!"
And so, like an idiot, the young boy made a mad dash through the lasers in order to reach his friends. Maybe, just maybe, they wouldn't be so bad this time.
They totally were. They may have been worse than before, dear lord in heaven.
Poe was the friend he reached first, clamoring over himself just to reach the exhausted boy and his mom. "Poe... Lanata... are you going to be okay?! Are you alive? Oh my gog" It may have been a bit dramatic, but Mahmud couldn't help but let tears sting at his eyes. This day had been far too much already, never mind this. "P-please... are you okay? Are you gonna be alright?" He then turned up his head and shouted "RASTIN! ARE YOU OKAY OVER THERE?"
Rastin is in the same spot as both poe and mahmud atm!!! o v o there's no way he's not going to come acknowledge his buddy! He just happened to get to Poe first. <3 Feel free to interact!
Caiden is attacking Half-constructed Tower and going up. If you rolled a 4, a quick assessment of the lasers gives you an idea of how to proceed. Unfortunately emergency protocols in the hallway mean that the more time you take thinking, the more lasers pop up. You're not able to avoid much of the damage. Take 4 dmg and deal +1 damage. so Hp:3/20 Damage Dealt: 2 Power Novice Agility A 0/1 Second Wind 0/1 you roll 1d4, if you get a 1 or a 4, you get half health back
Caiden tried to keep up his pep. But it was getting harder and harder to keep up that skip in his step. " The trolls on the bus go up and down....." Caiden sang slowly, the words being pushed out of him by pure willpower. "Up and down" Caiden took another step, moving his foot up, and then down. "Up and down" The brownblood said again, forcing another step to carry himself onward. "The trolls on the bus go up and down" Caiden continued. There was only one line left for this verse. Caiden could do it. He could keep up the song, until he was able. "All 'round the town"
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:36 pm
Poeias Claudy & Lanata
Poe wasn't sure what would happen next. Lanata wasn't able to keep moving, and he couldn't leave her behind. She was a gentle lusus, not really suited to fighting, although she'd done a great job protecting him and getting them through the maze. He'd followed the crowd for a while, but now... there wasn't really anything he could do. Lanata hurt her legs and Poe was not a child strong enough to lift her or anything like that. He rested his head on her soft side, figuring he would just wait out... whatever the timer was, and hope for the best. He closed his eyes and rested...
When he heard Mahmud, he was surprised, and stirred, re-positioning himself to be sitting upright. He hadn't seen the other boy in a really long time, it felt like! "I'm alive! So is Lanata but, she's a little hurt, and tired, and doesn't want to go forward anymore... even if I prod her! She says its too dangerous..."Poe touched part of his leg absently where he had been injured earlier, and was starting to harden with green bloody scabs. He was kind of too tired to keep going too, even though he wanted to. The tears that welled up under his eyes couldn't be wiped away without revealing his real horns. Mahmud was here now, and worried about him, but he'd probably leave soon and if something happened, he wouldn't ever know anything about the real Poe. It felt wrong to leave it like that.
More fresh burns, pain upon pain. Everyone got marred eventually. It was just her turn. All at once. Hemera willed the ice, but it stuttered. She wasn't hydrated enough. No one around to help her bandage up, either. Mera would have to do something about that after all this. She couldn't believe she wasn't prepared, but Leeroi was. Only because of his lusus, he said. Still. Her own lusus hadn't thought to do that.
But then, she rebutted to herself, she shouldn't have to rely on her lusus like that? Jeez! She wasn't a child. Goddamn Furore. If she had to be mad about dumb things to survive, she would.
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 4:00 pm
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Rastin Morden is IN GREAT PAIN, but HE STILL CARES OKAY?
"RASTIN! ARE YOU OKAY OVER THERE?"
Rastin's eyes flew open and his shoulders shook. Mahmud? He craned his head around, desperately looking for his little friend, and heaved a long sigh of relief when he saw the other troll. Oh, thank goodness, he'd made it! The teenager's eyes welled up and squinted closed with a growing smile.
There had to be something good in this world watching over them, because Gog did he pray for the safety of this child and his lusus. Maybe, if he kept some metaphorical flame going, they'd all make it out alive.
"I'm alright, just resting!" He called, which was a lie, he really was in a s**t ton of pain. However, he didn't want to frighten Mahmud. "Who's that you have over there with you? Are they okay?"
If you rolled a 3, you play a game of double dutch with a slowly moving laser, slipping up just enough to end up with criss-cross burns on your arms and shoulders. Take 4 damage.
Forera dealt 4 damage. Forera is going UP.
Forera kept at it, having taken a break as Luxara headed out to search for healing. She pushed with the last bit of her strength, just enough to keep her somewhat okay. She felt like passing out, but she kept at it, grinning and bearing it as much as she could. Slight relief filled her body after she managed to push past the moving lasers and see Hemera on the other side. "Icy! There ya are, damn, am I glad to see you!" She panted, grabbing and laying on the wall, tired and dying to take a break. HP: 6 - 1 - 4 = 1 HP Military Level Gauntlets Adept Agility Style B Artifact (0) Novice Offensive Style B Trinket (1) (cannot use)
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