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Smerdle rolled 5 10-sided dice:
6, 10, 2, 4, 7
Total: 29 (5-50)
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 Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 6:21 am
His set of armor was complete and it was beautiful. Bren had spent half of the previous day strutting around the castle in it, thanking everyone who agreed with his assessment in as grown-up a manner as he possibly could. He honestly couldn't bear to take his eyes off of it, but eventually a compromise had to be made. The stuff was very heavy, and many normal everyday activities were greatly hindered by its bulky weight.
He was eating what passed for breakfast back in his lightweight tunic and leathers when he thought he heard someone calling him. In this world of darkness and death, the boy thought twice about trying to determine who it was, but eventually curiosity won out and he rose from his table in the banquet hall and followed the voice through the hall.QUEST STATUS Food remaining: 29/29 YOUR HP: 30/30
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Smerdle rolled 1 4-sided dice:
2
Total: 2 (1-4)
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 6:23 am
[ step one ]
He traversed a familiar path through the castle, eventually ending up at the stables where the voice made it quite clear they were heading out on a journey. It didn't take long for him to double back and retrieve his weapons, and then Bren was off, riding Piper toward the mountains once more.
Halfway through, a wildcat with strange, vacant eyes tried to run Bren off of the edge of a nearby cliff. He urged his horse faster and they made it without incident save for the nibble the creature had taken out of him.Quote: Rolling a 2: You encounter a wild *animal here* that is extremely rabid and ferocious. It blocks the path and attacks you! You take -10 damage QUEST STATUS Food remaining: 29/29 YOUR HP: 20/30
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Smerdle rolled 1 4-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-4)
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 6:25 am
[ step two ]
The horse ran off while Brenley was trying to climb a tree to get his bearings. It was a very calm departure, no frightened shrieks or whinnies, just there one minute, gone the next, like someone had told the stallion it was needed elsewhere. It was irritating, especially when he wanted to be back at the castle with his armor, but he'd made this trip before. As long as the voice kept speaking, he would keep moving.Quote: Rolling a 3: Your horse gives up on you, running away. Every turn you take, you must subtract another additional 5 food from the caravan. QUEST STATUS Food remaining: 24/29 YOUR HP: 20/30
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Smerdle rolled 1 6-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-6)
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 6:26 am
[ step three ]
Every other time he had been through this way, the labyrinth's entrance had seemed deliberately ominous, stuffed with skeletons that almost looked posed and bugs that had no interest in him. This time its surfaces were wiped clean enough to eat off of. This version was far eerier than the other, and for the first time, Brenley felt the absence of a companion, whether it be his horse or that odd wizard that kept interfering with his quests.
He continued through the maze because he had to. The voice led him along, its whisper so simultaneously soothing and distracting that he found himself stepping onto the smooth square plate before he realized he had done so. Brenley froze, expecting arrows or snakes or any number of other things, but the halls remained silent. He was safe.Quote: Rolling a 1: You accidentally step on a loaded booby trap! Arrows rain down on you, and you take -20 damage! QUEST STATUS Food remaining: 19/29 YOUR HP: 20/30
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Smerdle rolled 1 6-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-6)
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 6:28 am
[ step three reroll ]
He hopped off of the plate and jogged forward a few paces, accidentally kicking a pebble or two into the dark as he skidded to a stop. A muffled whine of surprise emerged from the area where they had landed, and then Bren was running, because an adolescent fire monster was giving chase, its angry shrieks shredding any silence that might have existed before.Quote: Rolling a 4: You hear a horrific roaring noise and when you look behind you you see a terrifying beast made of fire chasing you! In your horror you lose half the remaining caravan food. QUEST STATUS Food remaining: 7/29 YOUR HP: 20/30
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Smerdle rolled 1 6-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-6)
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 6:31 am
[ step four ]
Bren yelped softly as the old man tugged him into the safety of a claustrophobic crack in the rock, almost too small for the two of them to fit in side by side.
"You got my message. Good."
"What?"
"Coooomee with meeeeeee," the wizard whispered in a merry sing-song.
"That was you?" He held back a pout. "I thought it was something more serious."
"This is serious, sonny! You forgot a piece of your armor!"
Brenley shook his head. "No, I mean, I got it all, right? What else is there?"
The wizard poked his head out of their hiding spot, and when it was clear, he waved the boy after him.
"Pants," he grumbled. "PANTS! You can't fight shadowlings without pants."
The pants that the man led him to were a deep brown with blue gradations that were difficult to see under certain lights. They had a faint splash of paler dots scattered on them seemingly at random, and they were perfect.
"This will be the last time I see you," the wizard said. "I wish you all the best in the fight ahead."Quote: Rolling a 6: An old man claiming to be a wizard hands you some food. Thanks, you guess? +10 food. QUEST STATUS Food remaining: 12/29 YOUR HP: 20/30
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