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 youALONZY!! 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.
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:47 pm
Having remember his true name, Clyde couldn’t help being happy. However, he was also irked by the fact he was still incomplete. The heart he held before was gone, now replaced by a necklace. It…was weird. |:
Anyways, he moved on towards the two monuments that stood, and placed his hand on the green pillar. The gold throne was just too shiny for him.
His eyes snapped open. A bit disoriented as a hand woke him up, then slap across his back. His mind jolted slightly at the suddenly friendly[?] action before slowly picking out the fuzz in his mind. Clyde frowned, ‘What was going on?’
Oh yes, they were in front of some building…with a map. Did they buy it or steal it? He wasn’t sure, and didn’t want to bother thinking about it. Clyde only knows there is a map, and they’re in front of this weird building with this group that had banded together for some reason…Yes, totally not suspicious.
Clyde was about to get up from where he was when suddenly, Alonzy fell onto the ground with his hand around his throat. Oh s**t.
“We’re…off to a nice start.” He mumbled while slowly hiding behind the tree he had been leaning against in his sleep. Yes, there is a conveniently placed tree that he was sleeping on. It was there from the start, what are you talking about.
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Character name: Clyde Character appearance: Clyde is a varcolac. He stands at around 5'10. Link to Heart Log: Here Current HP: 50 Current weapon equipped: Pain Spike
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Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:29 pm
He had his real name. Just that was enough to satiate Wilson; for now, at least. A hand gently clasped the lock around his neck. Odd, but for now he would ignore it. He didn’t know what to do about the lock hanging around his neck. Wordlessly, he reached for the pillars.
And found himself somewhere completely different. He groggily rubbed his eyes. “What…?” Suddenly his eyes were wide open when someone smacked him across the back, jolting him forward in his seat. At least now he could see he was clearly riding a shadowy beast. Great. But at least their destination was now in sight. Did that mean he’d slept through most of the trip or something…? He cocked his head as he thought about the map. They were so close to the treasure. Yes…Wilson furrowed his brows. Right.
He flinched when something flew by. “Watch out!” he shouted as he hastily moved his mount out of the way. Wilson looked toward the fallen figure. “Alonzy!” He huffed. “Guess we’ve been spotted, huh?” he muttered reluctantly. “Better draw out our weapons.”
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Character name: Wilson Character appearance:link Link to Heart Loglink Current HP 60 Current weapon equipped Limitless
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:37 pm
Plenty of questions had been answered, but there were still a lot of mysteries that remained, the biggest of which revolved around how she and the others had found themselves in this predicament in the first place. However, Xiu had to admit that she was pretty happy to have regained a fair bit of her identity. Although it wasn't everything, it was enough for her to get a decent grasp on what her life had been like. It would have been nice to sit and mull over all these newly returned memories but, as always, there was no time to loiter around.
Case in point: upon touching the green pillar, she had magically been teleported to Jack knows where, flinching as if she had just been jerked out of a dream. She stared at the shadowy figures blankly, and then turned to survey her surroundings. A building, a number of mounted figures around her, and...
The baku was surprised to find herself in the company of some familiar faces as well. However, just as the corners of her lips began to pull upwards in a small smile, her relief was shattered when an arrow promptly lodged itself into one of their shadowy companions'--...Alonzy's--throat. The ghoul's pink eyes grew round as she watched the figure topple to the ground, but she managed to jerk herself out of her reverie long enough to find somewhere to take cover. In her shock, she said the first thing that came to mind--something that she had heard Shun, her older brother, say a few times before.
Hell if she understood what that really meant, but it seemed appropriate considering the situation.
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Character name: Xiuying Character appearance: A small, slender, featureless gray figure. A white skull pin is attached to the bow on the back of her dress. Her core is yellow, but occasionally shifts colors. Link to Heart Log: Here Current HP: 60/60 Current weapon equipped: Misty Wrath (2d12 -4 // 60 HP // -5 damage to self if miss)
Something had grabbed her. All the fragments of herself had been pulled back together by something giant. Her mind and body had been reborn. Her emotions threatened to tumble over her until a voice spoke to her. It calmed her instantly. This voice, this presence...she had to obey. Though she had no reservations about this. After all, it did just save her life.
Rusekop's mouth then hung open when she saw just who had done this. They called themselves the great king. She could scarcely believe something of this magnitude had existed. She doubted that even the goddesses could defeat him.
When asked if she remember why he promised to help her, she shook her head. There were many things she could not remember at this point. But it did not matter. She would help this king. She wanted to repay him. Listening intently to his words, she put them to memory. Seven locks that had to be opened, Pride and Creation where next.
She watched as this king began to fade, stepping forward in fear that they would fade away. Instead, that gave her a final gift. Her eyes widened as the grey of her body dissolved into bright colors, and in her mind a word came to her. Pokerus. This was her name. She could even recall this promise, if only part of it. Help to save everyone? Damn straight she would!
Everything had faded away, but there were still some things left. Poke glanced at each item, before she moved to the Pillars. They spoke to her, and she nearly bust with happiness at it's words. She was a hero who wanted more.
She opened her jaws wide and let lose a triumphant roar, the noise echoing around.
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Something was rubbing her back. Her eyes opening, Poke looked around groggily until she felt her back slapped a little harder. Now she was awake.
"Huh?" Since when did she ride a horse? Since when did a horse let her ride? Since when did she travel with a group, of shadows no less? Nothing made sense, but by now she realized it was best to just roll with it. At least the group here seemed friendly.
That was until she heard a shout, and saw out of the corner of her eye one of them fell, a arrow to the neck. Cursing, she withdrew her sword (at least she still had that), urging her beast behind the cover of trees near another figure, one whom had color just like her.
"I think it's been what, a minute and we're being attacked?" She said to Clyde as she hopped of her mount, peeking from behind her tree to see whom had fired the shot.
She then paused to look at Xiu, one eye raised. For some reason she had the impression that hearing her say those words...didn't sound right.
Aymet was still reeling from the experience of being reclaimed and revived and re-reminded of what he had come here to do.
One of those things hadn't quite panned out. He only had brief glimpses into his past, fleeting things, and a name. Aymet. It was his, and he was glad that after all this time he had reclaimed something... with the help of the King.
The world warped as soon as he touched the pillar.
He startled awake. He was on horseback, reins twisted between his grey claws. Claws...
There wasn't much time to take in the surroundings before they were under attack.
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THE GAUNTLET - PART ONE
You dismount off your shadow-beast and run, taking cover. There must be several hiding, watching with bows drawn and arrows notched for any of your party to reveal themselves. You can hear the determined stomp and crash as others still search for your group on foot.
Your companion who was shot earlier is still there in the middle of the road. As you watch, they slowly begin to fade away. There was no time to pull them aside, to offer them last rights. And to be truthful, there are more pressing matters on your mind. You need to get out of there.
Your group can either fight them directly or sneak around. Should you have multiple player-characters in your group, you may choose different options.
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Please make your choice, then click the spoiler to see what happens next and for instruction on what to do.
STAND AND FIGHT
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With a thud and a clank, the shadow Knight readies its blade. It says nothing, but it doesn't need to. Not when it is fighting with murderous intent!
THE INSANITY KNIGHT HP 50/50 gaia_crownBoss auto damage: You take 5 HP damage per turn you make gaia_crownBoss loot: (On DEFEAT of boss only) Roll 1d4 and match your loot to the results below: 1: 2: 3: 4:
[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/kuAjiEs.png[/img] With a thud and a clank, the shadow Knight readies its blade. It says nothing, but it doesn't need to. Not when it is fighting with murderous intent!
[size=16][b][color=orange] THE INSANITY KNIGHT HP 50/50[/b][/size][/color][size=11] :crown: [b]Boss auto damage:[/b] You take 5 HP damage per turn you make :crown: [b]Boss loot:[/b] (On DEFEAT of boss only) Roll 1d4 and match your loot to the results below: 1: [img]http://zoo.thesporkedken.com/download/legacy/weapons/drop_redvial.jpg[/img] 2: [img]http://zoo.thesporkedken.com/download/legacy/weapons/drop_violetmoon.jpg[/img] 3: [img]http://zoo.thesporkedken.com/download/legacy/weapons/drop_goldedge.jpg[/img] 4: [img]http://zoo.thesporkedken.com/download/legacy/weapons/drop_blackclaws.jpg[/img] [/size][/center]
When the enemy is defeated and everyone's mobs have been defeated proceed to the next part.
SNEAK
You and your party opts to instead try and use your surroundings to your advantage. If you are successful, it will be easier to engage the enemy. If you are spotted, it will become more difficult to defeat them.
In order to determine your success, please roll 1d6 (one 6-sided dice) and match your result to the following: You've been spotted! The enemy is aware of your plans and they're hitting you harder until you can lose them again. You are now engaged in combat. Please click "stand and fight" for the mob's HP and information, however for the first three combat turns, YOU take an automatic 8 damage per move you make, then at the fourth turn switch to 5 damage.
This is also the "ALERTED KNIGHT." This mob is separate than the other mobs that may be up and has 30/30 HP. If another person rolls the same result, please add 15 to its HP to represent a second one.
ie Bob, Sue, and Jack are in a group. Bob fights the Insanity Knight. Sue unsuccessfully sneaks and spawns the Alerted Knight. By the time Jack can post, Bob has killed his knight and is helping Sue with her's at 17/30. However, Jack bungles his roll. The Alerted Knight is now at 32/45 HP.
You've been spotted! The enemy has engaged in evasive maneuvers of their own. You are now engaged in combat. For the first three combat rounds, raise your attack modifier by -5. ie if you normally subtract 6 to determine your damage, you will now subtract 11. When the fourth round of combat comes around, you may switch back to your normal modifier. Please use the following to keep track of your posts:
You are now fighting the "EVASIVE KNIGHT." Please follow the guidelines for the Insanity Knight above, however the Evasive Knight has 40/40 HP. If another person rolls the same result, please add 20 to its HP to represent a second one. Please see the "Alert Knight" for an example.
You've been spotted! Both you and your enemy attempt to engage in evasive maneuvers. You are now engaged in combat. No adjustments to auto damage or modifiers.
You have spawned an "Insanity Knight." Please scroll up and use the Insanity Knight template. If another person rolls the same result, please add 25 to its HP to represent a second one. Please see the "Alert Knight" for an example.
You see an opportunity to strike and you take it! CRITICAL HIT! . Please scroll up and use the template from "Insanity Knight," however their HP is now 10/30. If another person rolls the same result, please add 10 to its HP to represent a second one. Please see the "Alert Knight" for an example.
Sneaking is child's play. You manage to sneak around. If no knights are up, move to the next area. If a knight is alive, you launch a sneak attack and critically hit it for 20 HP damage.
They never saw you coming. If no knights are up, move to the next area. If a knight is alive, you take them out in an instant effortlessly.
- Sneak loot tables are shared by "Fight" loot tables. - If you sneak attack/assassinate the knight you get loot. - If you sneak around and encounter NO combat then you earn this:
He narrowed his eyes slightly and drew out his bow. "I say we kill this sucker."
With that, he readied and arrow and let it fly.
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Name of character: Wilson Damage done: 9 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 41 Current HP: 55 Special ability: King's Regret Species Ability: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again. You can do this once PER battle Current weapon equipped: Limitless TARGET: Boss
Awkwardly heaving her weapon, Xiu let out a weak laugh as her gaze lingered on their disappearing comrade. Lips pressed into a tight line, she shrugged. "Well, we certainly aren't running."
And then she swung straight at the knight.
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Name of character: Xiuying Damage done: 12 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 29/50 Current HP: 55/60 Special ability: Wild Card -- Can reroll up to three times in the event (once per battle for the arena/rerolling loot) Species Ability: Demon -- 40HP Current weapon equipped: Misty Wrath (2d12 -4 // 60 HP // -5 damage to self if miss) TARGET: Attacking Boss
Taking a sneak peek at the enemy, Clyde couldn't help but notice Alonzy on the ground. The guy was disappearing, and there was no time for any proper burial. Poor guy.
Welp, time to fight. FOR ALONZY. D:<
The guy gets socked to next Tuesday.
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Name of character: Decyl Damage done: 17 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 12 Current HP: 45/50 Special ability: Queen's Chosen - You can choose three times in the entire event to double your attack. 3/3 Species Ability:Undead/ Life Hunter/ Famine Horsemen - You may heal an opponent for your attack dice roll once PER battle. This takes up a turn. Current weapon equipped: [ Pain Spike | 2d10-6 ; 50HP ; +2 atk per fallen ally ] TARGET: BOSS
In defiance, Aymet raised his weapons, and in a total ignorance of the time period, fired off several well-aimed rounds from his guns.
Hey, it worked.
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Name of character: Aymet Damage done: 16 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: DED Current HP: 35/40 Special ability: King's Regret: If you KO, instead of dissipating, you restore yourself to half your existing HP. Once per battle. Species Ability: You may heal an opponent for your attack dice roll once PER battle. This takes up a turn. Current weapon equipped: Sorrow and Rage TARGET: BOSS
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 12:42 am
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Welcome to part 2 - The Trapped Hallway. To get passed this, you will need to roll 6d8, or six 8-sided dice. Each dice represents a trap, and your ability to bypass them. If you roll odd you take 5 damage. If you roll even you are not harmed.
You are free to create whatever sort of traps your devious mind can create, however please keep them medieval. No lasers or guns or explosives please! The encouragement/taunting of any teammates is encouraged.
Don't forget you can also sacrifice an NPC to bypass this room. Sacrificing an NPC to bypass counts for the entire party, as we're going to assume you send the poor sap forward to disable the traps only to lose them tragically in the process.
They were at the Trapped Hallway, and Clyde had decided to go first.
First, there was a hole. The floor opened up and nearly swallowed him whole. Thankfully, it didn't but he gave him quite the fright.
The second one was an arrow trap. He barely dodge them with only an arrow sticking out of his arm.
The third one was a snake pit. Clyde feel in because he wasn't looking. One snake bit him but thankfully it was not poisonous.
The fourth wasn't even a trap. It was just a giant chuck of debris from the ceiling of the hallway.
The fifth trap was another arrow trap and an arrow had found its new resting place inside his thigh.
Lastly, it was a trip wire. Thankfully, he saw this one and just stepped over it.
That was all the traps he triggered and didn't.
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Character name: Clyde Character appearance: Clyde is a varcolac. He stands at around 5'10. Link to Heart Log: Here Current HP: 25 Current weapon equipped: Pain Spike
Upon making it inside, Xiu took a moment to recuperate at the fountain, splashing water on her face to refresh herself. It hadn't been too hard of a battle, but she was certain that there would be more to come. And then being said...
She squinted at Aymet. Hard. And then turned to look at Wilson, her expression questioning (and still apologetic, something that she couldn't help). Er, this guy here...was he...?
...Well, they could discuss that in a bit, she supposed. It looked like they were moving on, though it was certainly a good thing that one of their group members had gotten suspicious enough to test the hallway before proceeding through it because uh...that looked bad. Really bad.
But they were going to plow ahead anyways.
As she had expected, it was terribly hard to avoid an onslaught of spears and guillotine blades that dropped down from the ceiling. Still, she had done decently considering the circumstances, having made it out with only the edge of her dress shredded and a few cuts and bruises. Wincing once she finally made her way through, she turned to look at Clyde, moving to stand by him.
"Are you alright, Clyde? Those wounds look..." She couldn't help trail off, cringing sympathetically.
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Character name: Xiuying Character appearance: A small, slender, featureless gray figure. A white skull pin is attached to the bow on the back of her dress. Her core is yellow, but occasionally shifts colors. Link to Heart Log: Here Current HP: 50/60 Current weapon equipped: Misty Wrath (2d12 -4 // 60 HP // -5 damage to self if miss)
Considering how fast the others had defeated the shadow knights Poke hadn't had to lift a hand. But after the battle she was quick to follow everyone into the hallway, but paused outside to change her current weapon to something more powerful.
Once she was inside, she could see the dozens of blades, arrows, and pitfalls that awaited her. With a shout she ducked low, jumped high and other sorts of amazing aerobatics as she managed to, somehow, dodge all that came her way. She chalked it up to luck and bad assery, but in her opinion more of the latter.
Successfully dodging all the traps, she came to stand with her comrades, breathing heavily as if she just ran a marathon. Her gaze then rested on everyone there, noticing how some of them looked pretty beaten up.
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