CURRENT INVENTORY

>Weapons

- Magnius Tertius EQUIPPED [Tome, has arcane blasts, arcane protection, illusion]

- Halberd of the fallen EQUIPPED [Value: 50 coin, +4 Dice rolls against the ethereal, Certain options unlocked when encountering the Viper's men ONLY if you have it equipped]

>ARMOUR
Armour of Inspiration EQUIPPED [ Value : 50 coin .Heavy, +4 in rolls against arrows and light weapons, +2 in rolls for companions]

>RINGS

Eye of malice EQUIPPED [UNSELLABLE, Reveals all encounters with possible curses, unable to equip any ring afterwards.]

>CURSES
NONE

>BLESSINGS

The sunken sun : each 5 kills grants either a blessing or a gain

The sunken thirst : each 5 kills grants an extra reroll chance

Shadyah's embrace : Each blessing you have will add +1 to non combat rolls. Pagan shrines will have more available options

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>>2999009
RED CARD= OPTIONAL HARD ENCOUNTER

PINK CROSSES= ENCOUNTERS WHICH HAS CURSES (REVEALED BY THE EYE OF MALICE)

CHECK MARK= ENCOUNTERS ALREADY DONE

CIRCLE= REPEATABLE ENCOUNTER

100/120 health, 1 coin, 5 supplies, 25 renown
160 health for companion

>>2997754
>>2997884
>>2997970
>>2998991

A bard inside the inn you were currently at offered you some coin or a chance for more local renown by singing your tales as long as you don't interfere with him trying to court your drunken companion. You refused.

"Then stay out of my way." He shoved you aside remasking his brief anger before approaching the skraaleig. His attempt to snake his arm around her drunken waist earned him a powerful bash that had broken his nose before uttering a single word. The bard was knocked out on the floor amidst more cheers from the drunken patrons. He took off to some room upstairs mumbling and cursing under his breath.

As time passed by, the inn was getting quieter. The drunken contest rages on with apparent victor, some serious bets were forming on both sides. You pointed your attention elsewhere to the rather silent patrons enjoying their meal at relative peace.

>Speak with the pale scholar and his robed guard
>Speak with the burly orc chewing through mutton
>Speak with the sweating man writing an urgent letter
>Speak with the suspicious looking elf playing with her knife
>Speak with the dwarven woman tinkering with a small construct
>WRITE IN

>>2999045
>Speak with the pale scholar and his robed guard
A fellow scholar?

I doubt the man with the urgent letter has time to spare for us.

>>2999045
>Speak with the sweating man writing an urgent letter

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>>2999054
>>2999068
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>2999090
Just roll nigga.

>>2999444
BUT I DONT WANT TO
BREAK IT PLEASE

>>2999458
Only you can set yourself free from the chains of perdition

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
>>2999054
>>2999068
You approached the scholar who was eating small bits of his roasted chicken, reveling in its taste. He was clearly older than you by a decade or two. His wrinkled face boarded up a bit upon seeing your tome.

"Ah, I see you are a learned man of magic unlike the uneducated babbling riff raffs who call themselves witches and sorcerers! we tap into the well of Arcanum , a natural
primeval force preceding the so called divines. we are the true heirs of magic." he gestured to his guard to bring you a chair.

The way his guard moved was unnatural like an automaton. His hands was pale as well, although more sickly than the scholar with little flesh beneath the loose skin "I am Abardeene, An arcane scholar of Verin. My academic pursuit had led to this swamp , you see. It swallowed hundreds of bodies across the ages. I am interested in one, that of a queen who was unceremoniously dumped here. Her body should be mostly unblemished."

>Ask him about his spindly guard
>Inquire more about this queen [DICE]
>Wish him luck in his pursuit
>Share your story with him about lady death
>WRITE IN

>>2999521
>Inquire more about this queen [DICE]

>>2999521
>Inquire more about this queen [DICE]
We are headed out to settle our own business, but if he is still here upon our return, perhaps we would lend him some aid?

>>2999540
>>2999545
"It is not an easy task for me to share years of cumulative research with a random -but respected- stranger."

ROLLING TIME

D20

ARCANE SCHOLAR
+3 Silver tongue
+2 Shadyah's embrace

ABARDEENE OF VERIN
-3 Secretive
-4 Paranoid
+1 Tongue slipped

OVERALL MALICE: -1

GET 15 OR MORE BEST OUT THREE

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>2999579
"I understand, and I do not hold it against you. Please, if upon my return journey, I should pass through this place again and you have some desire for my opinion, or my counsel, or merely my company, you need only ask."

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>2999579
WHAT'S GUUUUUUUUUUUUUD NIIIIIIIIIIGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

No I don't regret a damn thing.

>>2999586
Success!

>>2999586
>>2999624
>>2999642

The scholar weighed your words, stroking his chin "I suppose an aid from a kin of mind outshines that of a common mercenary." He paused, whispering the following "I demand absolute secrecy from your side before anything."

You swore it before him momentary glancing at your companion who outdrank her opponent "The Queen was a powerful necromancer but not just any type of necromancer. She did not rely the Vaithela or any other 'conventional' method...she reanimated corpses with the arcane itself! I aim to learn more from her... imagine the possibilities for tapping more freely into the Arcanum! A heinous act to bring her back but it is a must to make progress. My guard shall perform the ritual while we must deal with her unholy abominations, they too were dumped with her."

>Accuse him of necromancy in front of everyone
>Agree to aid him
>Refuse to help him
>Talk him out of it [CHANCE]
>WRITE IN

>>2999658
>Agree to aid him

>>2999658
>"I respect your thirst for knowledge, but I must ask you this one thing before all else: when you eventually come to pass, and stand before Vaithela herself to answer for your actions, how will you justify your apparent transgression against Her natural order?"

>>2999674
ok

>>2999674
>>2999676
"She can rot in her undying domain, Look at the lands around you. This malignant divine cares not, uncaring and indifferent...truly the worst of.."

His lips were brought to a halt. you look around, all but yourself were frozen in time like lifeless puppets on display. You stare beneath your feet to find a rat peeking its rotten head from a small hole in the floor.

" His tongue is sharp and his words speak volumes. You mortals always sought to bend the rules to your favor. When you did, I rained agony and dismay on your feeble kind but i can punish so many before it became a chore and chastised by my brothers and sisters. You do not know deserve my effort, my mercy ."

The rat emerges from the hole climbing upwards to the table with great finesse "I would have strip the concept of death to bring ease to my mind. Isn't that what you desire so affectionately? To tip the balance of life and death, To shatter any significance of our most vital roles as watchers of the sun start, mid and end? Is this what you truly want? "

This rotting rat morphed into a black dagger, it oozes with corruption "Twist it deep in his heart, A soul like his will have its special place in my domain...or not. I won't force your hands, Scholar."

>Follow the words of lady death, kill Abardeene
>Do not touch the dagger
>WRITE IN

>>2999793
>Make him see what you see
What better way to tell the truth than to see the truth before your very eyes.
If he still insists and wants to act like a prat then just jab that fucker into his skull and be done with it.

>>2999793
>Follow the words of lady death, kill Abardeene
All part of the game.

>>2999813
>>3000016
HERE WE GO AGAIN

>>2999813
Just got here and liked what I saw, I agree with you to get poor zaz out of a bind

but if I had a say in it I would not touch the fucking dagger, hope he understands and we don't have to

>>3000296
It's not a trick.

>>3000300
I know that, but the dagger just creeps me out

>>3000318
I don't want to kill this guy, but this dagger seems really nice to keep for later.

>>3000329
but anon, it oozes with corruption! can we at least use a napkin to not touch it, kek

>>2999813
>>3000016
>>3000296
>>3000300

Perhaps talking some sense into him is the optimal choice. You resisted the temptations of the dagger for the time being "..of..of. Pardon, what was i talking about?" The scholar gave you a puzzled start as time unpaused "Hm? Is it yours? that dagger..."

Before you could try to explain anything, The guard immediately growls, throwing you against the wall with inhuman strength. You winced in pain watching the guard lunging towards you only to be stopped by your drunken companion as she tackled him from behind.

The robe was torn off, a shambling undead was revealed to the whole word, it buried a fork between Gunhild's ribs before escaping with the confused scholar.


You searched for the dagger among the recent chaos but you couldn't find it. With no coin to stay, You and Gunhild left the inn bloodied and bruised.



You lost 25 health!
Your companion lost 20 health!

>>2999029

>CHOOSE A DIRECTION

>>3000356
This is why you ALWAYS do what she asks. I tried to speak sense.
Are we capable of going to the north part of the middle section, right beside the cursed card? Because if so let's do that.

>>3000356
I ALSO FORGOT THIS
New encounter added for future levels : The Undead Queen
>>3000364
YES WE CAN
ALSO I THINK I MIGHT HAVE FUCKED THE MAPPED, WE ARE STANDING OVER THE REPEATABLE ENCOUNTER
THE O ONE (DESERT ) IS NON REPATABLE

>>3000364
agreed

>>3000367
Okay then let's go there. We'll build up HP before risking hitting up the goblin.

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>>3000364
>>3000368
>>3000370
Mimics!

You spent several days down the road without a hint of civilization. Across a lonely path in between the mountains, you came across four treasure chests. One had fading colours and broken locks while the others were bright and shiny.

"Korkorkorkor~ another one! Another one!" One flinged wide open revealing an array of sharp teeth. A mimic, an overly excited. one

"Ahboooorho~ Traveler, traveler! We mean no harm."

"Wemeannoharm!" Another squealed.

"Lahlahoo~, we got it all!" The last one jingled on the ground, bits of coins and golden fruits falling on the ground only to get slurp the second after.

"Yes,yes phfofofofooo~ a game of chance! You win, you take a prize phfofofoo~. We win, you spent a night inside our Mam. Look at her! Look and pity~ boohoo~" The largest chest opened its mouth, All of its teeth were forcibly extracted. Its tongue was cut off as well, the large mimics whimpers in pain. Every second is pure suffering.

80/120 health, 1 coin, 4 supplies, 25 renown
145 health for companion

>Play their 'game'
>Ignore them, move along
>Raise your weapon against them [DICE]
>Ask the mimics who caused such pain
>WRITE IN

>>3000422
>Ask the mimics who caused such pain
>"What would the rules of such a game?"

>>3000424
agreed

>>3000424
>>3000427
"Traveler care? Booohoo...A gree-"

"Nodonttellhim!" One of the mimcs silenced the other "Youplayyouplay!"

"Ooohoooboo~, Traveler I Monne , this Tee , this Aoll . Three Mimics, One mimic with a goat's skull . You pick the right mimic, you win! You loss no harm Boohoo, Mam no chew no more. Mam want to feel live prey inside to happy. sad...pity~" The largest mimic wanted to say something but it came out as mindless gurgles instead.

"This is corkenshal..." Gunhild utter something in her tongue. You can tell she didn't like this.

"You play?" The triad were anticipating your answer.


>Play their 'game'
>Ignore them, move along
>Raise your weapon against them [DICE]
>WRITE IN

>>3000453
>"A gree... Greenskin? Mogaril Badodad, perhaps?"

>>3000468
"Youplayyouplay!" Aoll shook its body sideways refusing to tell more.

>Play their 'game'
>Ignore them, move along
>Raise your weapon against them [DICE]
>WRITE IN

>>3000479
>Play their 'game'
"I seem to be caught up in quite a lot of games these days."

>>3000488
To show fairness, the mimics emptied their guts. The piles of valuables were guarded by silent mimic. One of them swallowed the goat's skull then they all switch places, it was impossible to tell which one swallowed it.

>Pick Monne
>Pick Tee
>Pick Aoll
>Let your companion choose instead.
>WRITE IN

Rolled 1 (1d3)

>>3000502
With a hand over our eyes we point out one of the mimics at random.

>>3000507
"Wait! Boohoo~" Tee opened its mouth revealing nothing "I empty Pghffoo! You stay with Monne or you switch to Aoll?"

>Stay with your choice
>Switch to Aoll
>Let your companion decide
>WRITE IN

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>3000513

>>3000517
"Show me the MonnE!"

>>3000517
Monne opened its mouth and...

A goat's skull came out "You win! Phahahooo~! what you want? You one prize!"

>Ask for supplies
>Ask for coins
>Ask for a blessing
>Ask for a weapon
>Ask for an armour
>Ask about what happened to the large mimic
>WRITE IN

>>3000529
>Ask for a blessing

>>3000535
All encounters for clues about the elusive goblin has been exhausted
Total clues found: 1 out of 3


"Stand!thisthankforplay!" Aoll crawled towards you before licking your whole body with a thick viscous fluid. While it is disgusting, you felt somehow luckier afterwards.

Scent of Avarice
Can detect any hidden Mimic in later encounters. Any COIN gain will have extra 1-10 coins.

I SLEEP
GOODNIGHT

>>3000554
Thanks QM until next time.

>>3000554
thanks for running

>>3000573
so what do you think? I fear for ours and our battle maiden's safety, should we go back to the tavern and try to find some other companion or move on to the card below the curse?

>>3000992
I'd say we ought to try and talk these mimics into liberating that drow's pet mimic. Also, going after Mogaril if possible. Then, we go after the drow and see how things work out from there. Likelihood is that we'll still want to explore more to get more bonuses at that point.

>>3001021
I doubt they'll let us just get another prize. I say we should go to the last unused card to try and recover more health before either touching the cursed tiles or heading to Mogaril.

>>3001116
I don't quite follow how telling them about another of their kind that has been seemingly enslaved and persuading them to attack its captor in order to free it would be considered a prize. This wouldn't be us getting something for nothing; it would be our two groups collaborating because our interests happen to coincide.

>>3001119
You can try but they're fucking mimics man

>>3001120
True, but they seem to keep to their word, and bear some grudges against those who wrong their kin. I figure it's worth a shot, and if they don't agree then it's no loss to us.

>>3001124
It's worth a shot, I agree

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>>3001164
>>3001124
>>3001120
>>3001119
>>3001116
>>3001021
>CHOOSE A DIRECTION

REMEMBER YOU CAN SWAP EQUIPMENT BEFORE ANY ENCOUNTER, JUST SAY SO.

BOTH BEFUDDLED AND MIMCS! ENCOUNTERS ARE NON REPEATABLE

>>3001487
Head to the last non-curse/non-red card we haven't been to.

>>3001487
Can we talk to the mimics again before we leave the current encounter?

>>3001504
>ENCOUNTERS ARE NON REPEATABLE
In big bold letters my dude.

>>3001504
WE CANT
A SMALL REMINDER THAT THE EYE OF MALICE REVEALS ALL POSSIBLE OUTCOMES OF AN ENCOUNTERS

>>3001512
Alright then, let's go with >>3001496.

>>3001496
agreed

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>>3001524
>>3001520
>>3001506
Blissful lake

Hidden among the thicket, you happened upon a peaceful lake untouched by man. A soothing blue aura shimmers from the surface washing you with tranquility and comfort. A peculiar white spirit floats aimlessly over the bond humming a cheerful song, It notices you, her response was a childish giggle. Any attempt to communicate with her further was met with more giggles.

"Look, in the bottom." Gunhild pointed at the underwater bounty of weapons , armour and coins. Why would anyone forsake all of this? An offering perhaps?

>Offer ___ as a tribute
>Drink from the lake without an offering
>Bathe in the lake without an offering
>Snag something from the bottom [CHANCE]
>Hunt the bountiful fish in this lake [CHANCE]
>Hunt the apparation with your halberd [DICE]
>Leave without touching anything
>WRITE IN

>>3001570

85/120 health, 1 coin, 3 supplies, 25 renown
150/160 health for companion

>>3001570
>Hunt the apparation with your halberd [DICE]
Fuck these ghosts

>>3001570
>Offer ___ as a tribute
Our last coin.

>>3001570
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa


can't decide!

>Offer ___ as a tribute

let's try this, the coin like the anon said

>>3001581
>>3001587
>>3001598
You dropped your last coin in the lake which made the spirit hop on the water's surface with glee, the pain growing behind your back dulled just a little bit afterwards.

Your health is 90/120!
155/160 for your companion!

>Offer ___ as a tribute
>Drink from the lake without an offering
>Bathe in the lake without an offering
>Snag something from the bottom [CHANCE]
>Hunt the bountiful fish in this lake [CHANCE]
>Hunt the apparition with your halberd [DICE]
>Leave without touching anything
>WRITE IN

>>3001603
We don't have anything else to offer and I'm not sure other anons wanna risk stealing so...

>>3001603
Does our knowledge as an arcane scholar give us any insight into the nature of this spirit?

>>3001607
There's always the good old offering of blood, though I don't know what that would land us up with

>>3001603
ok where are the options to drink and bathe WITH an offering, since we made one

>>3001617
>>3001620
>>3001607

Those spirits are unpredictable souls bound to a magical entity, item or in this case : a place. Refusing to go yonder to the domain of the divines till the sun end. They have no certain set of rules; some are malignant and twisted uttering curses to no end, others are less so. You doubt a single coin would unveil all the potential of this gay spirit.

"I trust no spirits, That thing is tricking us into safety." The last shield shared her opinion.

>Offer ___ as a tribute
>Drink from the lake without an offering
>Bathe in the lake without an offering
>Snag something from the bottom [CHANCE]
>Hunt the bountiful fish in this lake [CHANCE]
>Hunt the apparition with your halberd [DICE]
>Leave without touching anything
>WRITE IN

>>3001647
I say we kill it or leave.

>>3001647
just to clarify, are those cursed encounter 100% to give curses or they are marked because of the possibility to bestow a curse?

if it's the first, I say leave
If it's the later I say we kill

>>3001647
>Hunt the apparition with your halberd [DICE]
You do not trust it? Then let us send it into lady death's embrace, and spare other travelers from its trickery.

>>3001656
POSSIBILITY TO BESTOW A CURSE

>>3001662
Accept our companion's advice and kill the fucker then

>>3001662
kill

>>3001650
>>3001656
>>3001660
>>3001663
>>3001666
The spirit looks as you in disbelief as you prime your halberd at her incorporeal form. It cries and shivers in fear, you thought it would be an easy target if it weren't for the lake itself which formed a dome of magical water around the crying phantom with rusty floating weapons surfacing to air.

ROLLING TIME
D20

ARCANE SCHOLAR

+3 Arcane spells
+1 Arcane protection
-3 Old
-3 No ethereal protection
+4 Halberd of the fallen

GUNHILD, THE LAST SHIELD
+2 Armour of Inspiration
+2 diverting attention
-3 No ethereal protection

THE VENGEFUL LAKE
-4 Vengeful wrath
-2 Weapons of the lake

OVERALL MALICE= -3

GET 14 OR MORE

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>3001686
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>3001686

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>3001686
Begone THOT

>>3001692
boooya fucking spirti!

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>>3001692
https://youtu.be/F47swdMju3g

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>>3001692

I also just wanna remind everyone we've gotten three natural 20s and managed to get through TWO random choice games by merely letting the dice decide for us.

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>>3001688
>>3001692
>>3001693
CRIT!

With your combined efforts, you evaded the constant barrage of weapons and water projectiles before slicing the spirit out of existence in a single slash.

The lake had evaporated with no spirit bound to it exposing riches for you to claim.

You gained 48 coin! [+3 from scent of avarice]
You gained 7 supplies!

You found a helm! Ornate helm[ Value: 60 coins]
-2 in combat rolls, +3 in non combat rolls
Removes 1 failure card in CHANCE option

The rest of the weapons and armours were too rusty to be used properly against men and monster. You doubt they'll fetch a proper price in the market.

>CHOOSE A DIRECTION

>>3001738
So in order to equip the helm to we have to remove our armor?

Also how do you guys feel about checking out these curses?

>>3001738
May as well throw on that helm and head north. We'll need to pass through there anyway.

>>3001745
Let's check

leave the helm unequipped I think, if we find a social encounter we can put it on

>>3001745
NO
HELMS HAS THEIR OWN SLOT

>>3001750
also, we seriously have to get rid of that old man malus, it's fucking with us hard, how did you guys pick it up?

>>3001750
Can we equip items after revealing encounters but before completing them? I was under the assumption that we equip before we reveal and then go in with whatever we have at that time.

>>3001750
I imagine these curses probably aren't fights? So let's just throw it on?

>>3001756
We let Lady Death (read:OP) pick the age we'd be sent back at, and she sent us back unchanged. Guess she likes them old.

You'd imagine being old might offer a bonus in some social circumstances, but it's only ever been -3 penalty.

>>3001757
NO YOU CAN'T CHANGE EQUIPMENT DURING ENCOUNTERS, ONLY BEFORE ENTERING THEM AKA IN
>CHOOSE YOUR DIRECTION

>>3001756
I wanted to be 10 years old so not sure it'd be an improvement.

>>3001770
Throw on the helm and head to curse #1

>>3001772
>>3001756
>>3001757
>>3001768
>>3001738

Moonlight man [1]
-Gain
+Gain
+Renown
---Renown
++Blessing
----Curse
--Injury

Traitorous trail [2]
--Curse
+Armour
++Gain
+/- Random Move

>>3001772
Fuck, we'll have to scrape some years off sonehow, maybe ask her next time.

And agreed, lets curse explore now

>>3001784
Curse 2 seams less likely to have combat

I vote we go to curse 2

>>3001784
Alright Curse 2

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>>3001793
>>3001796
Traitorous trail

Gullum passage draws near, It is beyond that mountain. A man and his wife accompanied you along the way, you chatted mostly with the husband who was a retired adventurer "In the very peak lies a magnificent robe tailored by a divine himself! That of Mischief: Utemlia, the churner of the sun mid . Legends say the is the strongest of all divines, he went mad and denoted himself to live among us in various shapes and forms. I tried to claim the robe of storms myself...that summit is impossible to reach!"

95/120 health, 48 coin, 9 supplies, 25 renown
160/160 health for companion

>Continue walking with the couple, reach Gullum's passage
>Attempt to brave the summit
>WRITE IN

>>3001867
>>Attempt to brave the summit
in for a penny

>>3001867
>WRITE IN
>"How do we know the robe lies upon that peak if it is impossible to reach? Surely anyone who has ever gotten close enough to witness it would already have taken it for themselves, never mind making the return journey. It sounds to me very much a thing that a trickster god would do, to claim he has hidden a prized treasure in an unreachable location when there lies there nothing of value at all."

>>3001875
OH SNAP!

YOU GOT TRICKSTERED!

>>3001872
Let's go for it.

>>3001875
supporting before we go up the mountain

>>3001875
"He....well. he supposedly wore it and climbed all the way to the top. Then...he dropped from the summit, naked."

"He raises a fair point, Lothar. " His wife briefly joined the conversation, regardless, you were allured to this idea. You went off the branching patch which could theoretically take you to the top.

There, you found three ways to ascend, each is as unforgiving as the rest: First, a continuation of the current path, albeit more slippery with a constant trickle of water from unseen cracks. The second path was an small cave right in the middle, a putrid smell reeks from inside but you could spot a spiral ascending upwards.

Last but not least was this awfully suspicious set slate staircase craved from the mountain itself, unweathered and clean as if it was built the day before.

>Take the stairs [???]
>Enter the cave [???]
>Take the slippery path [???]
>Give up on this endeavor, return to the main path
>Write in

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>3001918
>Enter the cave [???]
Im leaning cave but I'll see what the dice say for fun

>>3001918
>Take the stairs [???]
>But poke each step with the butt of your halberd as you ascend.
It seems like a trickster to make it known that this path was made by a trickster to force men to second guess. It might well be the case that the stairway is perfectly normal, and Utemlia is laughing from on high that everyone is too suspicious to take it.

It might also be the case that the stair is an illusion over a 1000-foot drop. It would serve us well to be sure.

>>3001918
>>Enter the cave [???]

>>3001923
>>3001927
>>3001933

At first, the cave seemed to be perfectly normal from inside but once you took the spiral, you found yourself at the very beginning. You did loop with Gunhild a couple of times before noticing something strange....

The layout of cave had subtle changes each time, a misplaced rock here, a small puddle of water there.The constant in all of this was the cave's entrance and the stench. It made each step unbearable.

"Blast this fool!" Cursed the frustrated woman of the north. "This is useless. How long have we been here?"

"Stay here, I am onto something..." This might just work, you thought.

Yes, there was a certain pattern to these changes, it almost seemed that any changes contradict another inside the cave; a smaller rock here and a thicker column there. If only you could influence these changes some...

>Create an illusion of your own [CHANCE]
>Disturb the ongoing illusion somehow [DICE]
>Continue the looping cycle until you break it [DICE]
>Leave
>WRITE OUT

>>3001991
>Disturb the ongoing illusion somehow [DICE]
It was either this or keep going.

>>3001991
>Create an illusion of your own [CHANCE]
We've got that helm on, right?

>>3002001
>CHANCE
>+3 on ROLLS
Anon what are you doing...

>>3002010
Lol I didn't even read the other bonus.
WHAT AM I DOING ANON...

>>3002017
ok, so what option get's the +3 so I can vote on it?

>>3002023
The helm gives us a +3 on non-combat rolls (i.e. the DICE options), but also removes 1 failure card from the CHANCE picks. So it benefits both; pick whichever you prefer.

>>3002023
Anything with DICE gets us +3, but anything with CHANCE let's us remove a FAILURE (Imagine as if there were only two mimics instead of three)

I prefer the dice roll option.

>>3001991
>>Disturb the ongoing illusion somehow [DICE]
I'll go with dice since I think our Old malus won't be active here and dealing with illusions is right up our job's description

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>>3002035
>>3002034
>>3002027
>>3002023
>>3002017
>>3002023
You created an illusion of a wooden door which would lead you to the robe, you grabbed the non existent door knob and...
CHANCE TIME

PICK A CARD
3 SUCCESS
2 HUGE SUCCESS
2 FAILURE [1 REMOVED THANKS TO ORNATE HELM]

>>3002052
Wait, was this dice or chance?

>>3002052
We didnt pick CHANCE?

>>3002052
While I appreciate you color-coding the cards to make things easy for us, and don't particularly relish speaking out against my own vote, I feel obliged to point out that of the 3 voters currently here, 2 voted for the DICE option.

>>3002055
>>3002057
>>3002058

THIS IS DICE, NOW CHOOSE

>>3002052
well, if I must have to choose I would pick number 4 based on the file name and because I feel the huge success could be a illusion

>>3002065
Ok...

>>3002052
Well this would encourage us to pick 5 or 6 but I can't tell if it's a trick or not

Rolled 6 (1d6)

>>3002052
God of Mischief, eh? Making us second-guess our choices and all. Is he strongest of all because he can do anything as long as it's for the purpose of mischief, or because he sows so much doubt in all others that makes them weaker than him?

The thing about illusions is that they rely on your mind to enforce their tricks. The more you think, the deeper you dig yourself.

Don't think; do.

>>3002089
Sure let's go with 6 then

>>3002089
the dice spoke, I must comply

>>3002068
>>3002080
>>3002089
>>3002105
...The door actually materialized upon touch. Gunhild quickly followed you to an unknown portal. A great flash of white and blue enveloped you both.

The next second, you were on the top of the mountain, a raging storm roared in the skies spurring from both above and down below. You did not find any magical robe...

Only the couples from before, their eyes locked on you.

"I apologize for our little trick, i had to lead you to somewhere...away from her watchful eyes."

"Yes, she will not only lead you to ruin but everyone else in this world. We bear warnings from a divine who cares about mortal. Our master would hate to see your untimely end."

"Our job is done, we leave the judgement to you..."

The ground started to dissolve beneath your feet, your vision fades...

...

You find yourself in a small farm, surrounded by piles of hay and a very confused dog, he licks your numb fingers waiting for you to get up. The owner of the farm barges in with a pitchfork, you didn't look like a common thief to him. He was as confused as his dog.

After some made up excuse about some academic test, he allowed you to leave with your companion who was fuming with anger.

"Stop. just, stop. What in the corkenshal they were talking about? Who is she? Are you hiding something from me?"

>Tell her the truth
>Make up the perfect lie [DICE]
>Insist on not telling her the truth
>Write in

>>3002182
>>Tell her the truth

no hiding from our companion

>>3002182
>Insist on not telling her the truth
"Of course I am. If you were listening back there, you'd understand why I can't tell you, when we're no longer 'away from watchful eyes'."

>>3002194
makes sense, if we tell her the truth the godess may bring harm upon her.

"you heard them, I'm being watched, I don't hide it from you out of malice but out of care, it can be dangerous for both of us,"

>>3002182
>Make up the perfect lie [DICE]

>>3002194
if it's not clear I'm changing to this

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>>3002205
>>3002216
>>3002223
She squints her eyes angrily "We've been on the road for months. I know you are a good man but i don't like secret. Not a little. It better be a Gorykenshaaylen. Now, we have a greenskin to kill. We go.."

>CHOOSE A DIRECTION
CHANGE YOUR EQUIPMENT IF YOU WANT

>>3002241
We should probably hit up that last cursed card first.

Do we wanna keep our helm on or not?

>>3002241
Back to the remaining curse card. Keep the helm on, I'd say.

Is that bounty on the drow still accessible?

>>3002252
BEFUDDLED ENCOUNTER IS NOT REPEATABLE
>>2997884

>>3002241
go to the card on the left of us, it's closer and I think time passes as we travel from card to card, remove the helmet

>>3002267
CARD ON LEFT IS THE LEVEL'S EXIT

>>3002267
right Imeant

>>3002267
The card to our left has been our end goal up until now, so I'd much rather not.

Keep the helm on and head to curse.

>>3002270
RIGHT I MEAN

>>3002276
what is that repeatable encounter before the gobling?

>>3002280
Tavern.

>>3002265
Oh, right. Found in another encounter. For some reason I remembered it as repeatable.

Yeah, I'm going to revise my decision on keeping the helm on to taking it off.

>>3002270
ok, curse it is, helmet off

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>>3002280
>>3002290
Moonlight Man

Gunhild had suggest a small town to pay a visit to where more Skraalieg congregates there. They often work as mercenaries in the ongoing war for both sides. A couple of nights were spent drinking and having good time with her kin.

You looked at the moon. it shined brightly, more than usual you would say. In your drunken haze, you stepped one a man's fingers.... a beggar mired in his own filth.

"I-i-i i am sorry sir, can you spa-re some coin ?" He shook his rusty bowel. It already had a few
coins.


100/120 health, 48 coin, 8 supplies, 25 renown
160/160 health for companion

>Give him _____ coin
>Take what little coin he has
>Ignore the pisser, move away
>WRITE IN

>>3002342
>Give him 10 coin and offer him some food from a supply.

>>3002350
agreed

>>3002342
>>3002350
Sure. Do you want to straight up give him a supply since we might not be using it, or split the one we're already eating as part of coming to this tile?

>>3002370
Whatever works

>>3002370
give him one I think

>>3002350
>>3002363
>>3002370
"Thank you, thank you!" You gave him some coin and some dried food in which he start to ravenously consume. This time, he stares at your directly with a mouth filled with broken teeth "Pl-lease, mor-re food f-f-f-f-food, I am starving for more..."

You lost 10 coin!
You lost 1 supply!

His stomach emitted a squirming like sound. Your heavily intoxicated companion was about to give him a good kick as he kept clinging to your feet.

> Stop her, give him ___ supplies
>Kick the beggar as well
>Stop her, leave
>WRITE IN

>>3002412
>Stop her, give him 2 supplies

>>3002412
>> Stop her, give him 1supplies

>>3002412
>Stop her, give him 1 supplies
>Warn him not to waste the money; he might not find someone so willing to give him something for nothing in the future. 10 coin and the change he has should be enough to buy him some tools to earn more - he should make the most of it.

>>3002417
>>3002429
>>3002457
You lost 1 supply!

"Thank you T-AAHOURGHHHHH!!!!!" The beggar started to convulse rapidly then you heard a loud pop. The next moment, he dropped dead on the moonlit cobblestones. Blood freely running from his mouth.

Something was withering out of his baggy rags, whatever it was, it went silent for a moment before bursting out of his neck. You attire was splattered with bloods and fleshy bits.

You couldn't tell what was squirming beneath your bloody feet. It was wiggling and buzzing about , rapidly growing to resemble something more human...

>kill it! kill it! [DICE]
>run away
>Watch as it continue to grow more
>WRITE IN

>>3002493
>Watch as it continue to grow more

>>3002493
>Watch as it continue to grow more
>Step away cautiously, conjuring barriers for your own protection.

>>3002501
>>3002504
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>>3002501
>>3002504
>>3002508
It continued to grow until it was a matured human-moth creature. A Yrn. It blew some dust in your face you before flying away.

You gained a blessing : Radiance
Any OVER CRIT/CRIT will grant you 1-3 supplies or coin.

"A murderer!" you look behind you .the woman's scream forced you to leave the scene.
You lost 5 renown!

I SLEEP
GOODNIGHT

>>3002584
thanks for running man

ALSO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF EVERYTHING SO FAR?
THIS IS MORE OR LESS THE TUTORIAL LEVEL

>>3002616
bretty good Zaz
keep it up

>>3002616
very nice indeed

>>3002616
Interesting system. But I assume you want some criticism beyond that, so here goes: I like the card-based navigation on principle, but wish we were a little less beholden to RNG.

Going into encounters completely blind is probably fine, but I don't recall at any point feeling 'we won this encounter purely because we played it well and carefully mitigated its risks'; far more often, I remember only succeeding on an encounter with high DC rolls because we rolled unreasonably well.

Not to say I'm not having fun, because I am. But I personally feel that games like these should generally be either exploration-based with a low skill requirement, or skill-based with a high skill ceiling - only very seldom RNG-based. Because it's far more satisfying for players to be left with a sense of 'I played well' instead of 'I rolled well'.

>>3002660
NOTED
>>3002629
>>3002638
THANK YOU

>>3002660
>>3002638
>>3002629
>CHOOSE A DIRECTION
AND CHANGE EQUIPMENT IF YOU WANT

>>3003543
If the tavern only repeatable due to the drow subquest? If so, we haven't found her yet, so I guess we can only really head to Mogaril's red card.

>>3003543
head to the tavern with the helmet on, it's on the way to the goblin

>>3003559
NOT EXACTLY, IT SIMPLY COINCIDES WITH THE DROW SUBQUEST

>>3003570
Well, in that case, I don't see any reason not to head back to the tavern.

>>3003543
Tavern

Also updated inventory please

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Nowhere's Inn
Your path had led you to the same inn you visited a couple of months ago. It remained mostly the same since, the only exception is these new sets of stools and chairs. Understandable with the occasional drunken brawl. The bard continued to perform lavishly, though he frowned upon seeing you and Gunhild. She has no recollection about hitting him.

105/120 health, 38 coin, 5 supplies, 20 renown
160/160 health for companion


[3 ACTIONS LEFT]

>Speak with the innkeeper
>Reserve a room to rest for the night [COIN]
>Speak with the wild drunkards in the inn
>Speak with the non drunken/tipsy patrons
>Play games with other patrons
>Approach one of the wenches
>Leave, thank the innkeeper for his hospitality
>WRITE IN

>>3003635
>Speak with the innkeeper
>Reserve a room to rest for the night [COIN]
>Leave, thank the innkeeper for his hospitality

A good nights rest before going gobling hunting

>>3003623
OKAY, PLEASE REMIND ME IF I MISSED ANYTHING, I AM A HUMAN BEAN AFTER ALL

CURRENT INVENTORY

>Weapons

- Magnius Tertius EQUIPPED [Tome, has arcane blasts, arcane protection, illusion]

- Halberd of the fallen EQUIPPED [Value: 50 coin, +4 Dice rolls against the ethereal, Certain options unlocked when encountering the Viper's men ONLY if you have it equipped]

>ARMOUR
Armour of Inspiration EQUIPPED [ Value : 50 coin .Heavy, +4 in rolls against arrows and light weapons, +2 in rolls for companions]

>HELM
Ornate helm [ Value: 60 coins]
-2 in combat rolls, +3 in non combat rolls
Removes 1 failure card in CHANCE option


>RINGS

Eye of malice EQUIPPED [UNSELLABLE, Reveals all encounters with possible curses, unable to equip any ring afterwards.]

>CURSES
NONE

>BLESSINGS

The sunken sun : each 5 kills grants either a blessing or a gain (4 kills)

The sunken thirst : each 5 kills grants an extra reroll chance (4 kills)

Shadyah's embrace : Each blessing you have will add +1 to non combat rolls. Pagan shrines will have more available options

Radiance: Any OVER CRIT/CRIT will grant you 1-3 supplies or coin.

Scent of Avarice: Can detect any hidden Mimic in later encounters. Any COIN gain will have extra 1-10 coins.
>OTHER

Death's pellet: Inflict a random injury to summon a twisted abomination which will add +5 to combat rolls ONCE

WHOOPS

>>3003635
Can our helm be equipped for the tavern? That's why I wanted to see our inventory to see if we had it equipped.

>Reserve a room to rest for the night [COIN]
>Play games with other patrons
>Speak with the non drunken/tipsy patrons
In that order

>>3003731
HELM IS ACTUALLY EQUIPPED, MY BAD
AND NO YOU CANT CHANGE EQUIPMENT DURING ENCOUNTERS

>>3003784
Well that's why I wanted to see our inventory before we went lmao, but yeah

>>3003731
Do this

>>3003731
>>3003641
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>3003875
I can change to his option

>>3003880
>>3003797
The price for a room was a steal, for only 10 coins you could rest in a decent room. You paid the innkeeper for the night.

You lost 10 coins!
Resting will restore 20 health upon the end of this encounter.

You browsed the gaming tables, a busy night it was with ongoing dice throws, card flips and so on. Not all were welcoming though, you had a few polite glares when you interrupted their games. The following were open for more players:

The first table had a handful of adventurers sitting next to a crossbreed. A giant half-ogre mere feet away from the ceiling, He was hoarding many weapons and trinkets from other players. His giant club rests by his side.

The second table had a smaller group, mostly drows in black cloaks enjoying a card game you haven't seen before. None was exactly winning so far.

The third table had dwarven ladies chugging ale while throwing dice with two already snoring loudly in their seats. Alas, the final table had a halfling sighing alone among another set of unknown cards. Her fingers were tinted with ink apparently.

>Approach the half ogre's table
>Approach the drow's table
>Approach the dwarf's table
>Approach the halfling's table
>WRITE IN

>>3003995
>Approach the halfling's table

>>3003995
>Approach the halfling's table

>>3004006
>>3004117
"H-hey! Can you..."The halfling tripped in her own words "...Play against these cards? I-i made them myself, the rules...the art. No one likes them, i call my card game the king's gambit! I'll pay you for it."

The art of these card was nicely drawn. You weren't sure about the rest.

>Sit down and play this king's gambit
>Ask for more coin
>Convince her to pour her talent on something more productive
>Ignore her, go for another table
>WRITE IN

>>3004188
>Sit down and play this king's gambit

>>3004188
>Sit down and play this king's gambit

Can't say no to a halfling, they are like kids

>>3004194
>>3004220
The rules didn't make a lick of sense, unintentionally made to be one sided against the defender which in this case was the halfling. She did write some note as you were crushing her without knowing really why.

"Thank you kindly...a-and apologies for wasting your time." The Halfing gathered all of her cards, leaving the table in shame with some coins for your participation.

You gained 5 coins!

Out of the usual drunkards, few peeked your intrest. You do recognize that elven lady with a knife from earlier, she had gain a fresh scar at her right cheeks. She didn't mind it thought as she consumes her meal silently.

What seemed to be a trader was counting his coin on the table. He had a huge sack next to his feet. And finally, An old goblin was sitting in a lone corner. He clearly didn't want to be here. He had two orc guards standing nearby.

>Approach the elven lady
>Approach the trader
>Approach the old goblin
>WRITE IN

>>3004307
>>Approach the elven lady

>>3004307
>Approach the elven lady

>>3004307
Also did we get any extra COIN for Scent of Avarice?

>>3004366
>>3004355
"I remember you." the elf spoke first "You caused quite a ruckus last time, any old man i know would've come out of this with a broken back. You must be a very special kind of man. Please....take a seat. I do enjoy some company of."

You sat down on the opposite side of the table, she had just finished her meal "I am Cariel , Please, Share your stories with me. I can't wait to listen to all of your most manly feats..." The tone of her voice shifted into something more alluring, she was practically melting in your eyes.

>Tell her everything you have been through
>Tell her some of what you have been through
>Make up some extravagant lies to impress her [DICE]
>Leave her awkwardly
>WRITE IN
>>3004366
YES WE DID, THEY NOW 7 COINS

>>3004446
>Tell her everything we have been through, lying and exaggerating our cleverness and skill [DICE]
I still wanna roll, but I would like most of the lies to be grounded in reality.

>>3004446
COMPANY OF ROGUISHLY HANDSOME MEN
WHY IT DIDNT WRITE THIS
AAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>3004446
>Make up some extravagant lies to impress her [DICE]
>>3004464
This, reality mostly, we don't need to lie much since our tale is indeed balling as fuck

Also, elves are for lewd

>>3004464
>>3004481
ROLLING TIME

ARCANE SCHOLAR
+3 Silver tongue
+4 Shadyah's embrace
+3 Ornate helm

CARIEL
+5 Captivated

OVERALL BONUS= 15

GET 17 OR MORE

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>3004516
Easy

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>3004516
Shit, 17 is rough as hell

>>3004528
We have +15 bruh.

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>3004516

>>3004533
Ah, sorry, makes sense, elf companion get, good thing the age gap is not big since we are an old fart and she is probably as old as us lol

>>3004517
>>3004528
OVER CRIT
Without endangering her, you spoke of your ventures so far from dealing with corrupted dryads to overcoming the tricks of the divine of mischief himself.

The elf was visibly sweating, barely able to continue her excitement. You found her delicate hands stroking your lap gently from underneath the table "We ought to continue in somewhere more...private, I have tales of my own just for you , my dear~"

>Take the elf to your room, Gunhild will understand
>Book another room for the two of you. Leave the first room to your companion [COIN]
>Refuse her advancements, leave
>WRITE IN

>>3004556
>Book another room for the two of you. Leave the first room to your companion [COIN]
We get coin for the OVER CRIT yes? And then more coin from that coin for Scent of Avarice? That should basically cover the room itself.
(Yes, I've been purposely trying to stack blessings this whole time.)

>>3004564
YES WE DO
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING TABS
WE GAIN 4 COIN (1+3)

>>3004556
>Book another room for the two of you. Leave the first room to your companion [COIN]

>inb4 we are shanked and robbed by not watching ourselves around elves

>>3004583
Elf pussy is worth it.

>>3004556
>Book another room for the two of you

>>3004589
Indeed

Better yet if we can convince her to help us against the goblin

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>>3004564
>>3004583
After hastily reserving a room, you both stripped naked. You explored her scar riddled body with your hands and tongue, almost savage primal instinct overwhelmed your mind while you were both entangled with each other.

Cariel was no stranger to the world of pleasure, her perfectly shaped hips, supple breasts, delicate touch...almost perfect. Your moans formed a passionate chorus, these walls were the sole witness of one of your most riveting and most pleasurable experiences.

You collapse under her sweaty, fragrant body. Speechless, you kiss her glistening lips before drifting into deep, deep sleep.
...

Your blissful sleep was interrupted by a hazy figure, you blinked twice to dispel any lingering sleep only to find Gunhid frowning at you with her arms crossed, she was unphased by your naked body "Corkenshal, That knife ear has cleaned our coin! Think for once with your Bolfshe. Varooke dan desnal!"

The woman stormed out of the room , rightfully angry on how gullible you were. At least she didn't steal your clothes, you found a small letter beneath your pillow. It was from the elf.

"You were a blessing, dear. First with the suspicious dagger, it is not your fault that you left an unattended artifact like this. I consider your coin and your fabulous helm a compensation for last night. For what is worth, you are a decent lover for a human. i left some coins under the bed...i am sure you can manage with these. Till me meet again, dear."
New encounter added: The Caravan

You lost 24 coins!
You lost Ornate helm!

>CHOOSE A DIRECTION
CHANGE EQUIPMENT IF YOU WANT

>>3004670
Worth it.
Let's go kill goblin fucko now.

>>3004670
>>3004653
>>3004603
>>3004589
>>3004583
CLEARED OUR COIN
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
ALSO MY TRIP AAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>3004684
We'll get the coin back easy QM. The Helm being gone kinda sucks but it was gonna bite us in the ass anyway. Now ONWARD TO GOBOTOWN.

>>3004679
This, its gobbo killing time

>>3004702
Also, it was easy coin against the spirit, no real value to it, elf pussy defo worth it.

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>>3004679
>>3004702
The elusive goblin
CLUES FOUND: 1/3

The months you spend with the last shield has finally paid off. All the leads had pointed you at his whereabout, an abandoned dwarven mine deep in the mountains. Gunhild was getting restless, she was always on edge in the last few days waiting for an ambush.

The entrance to the mine had...Kobolds? What are they doing here? 20 or so were guarding the entrance, they were lightly armed but they could overwhelm you with ease. You mentally reminded yourself of the death's pellet; it might come in handy later on.

"What's our next move?" Gunhild whispered. They hadn't noticed you just yet. You have the element of surprise.

120/120 health, 5 coin, 4 supplies, 20 renown
160/160 health for companion

>A frontal assault , they won't see it coming [???]
> Utilize your illusion to pass through
>Attempt to bribe them [COIN]
>Find another way to the mines [???]
>WRITE IN [HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ]

>>3004763
>Use our illusion to draw them away from the entrance and sneak past

>>3004786
I kinda agree, move them away from the entrance so we can move past them.

or, can we try to make a rockslide on their heads? that would be awesome

>>3004800
I like this idea actually.

>>3004805
How about we ilusion a naked and disoriented Cariel (since we have the mental image) near a rock ridge, and then we rockslide it on them while they investigate/jump on her.

>>3004859
Good idea.

>>3004786
>>3004800
>>3004859
>>3004805
Kobolds belong a servile race, they rarely think for themselves. A simple, well designed illusion can trick their feeble minds. From your fresh memories, you conjured a naked illusion of Cariel. Gunhild squinted her eye but didn't comment on the matter .

The Kobolds were drawn to the illusion, immediately abandoning their post. A precise arcane blast has started a rockslide, crushing the Kobolds in a wave of ragged boulders and pebbles. You were not sure if some had survived or not.

>Make you way inside
>Finish off any remaining kobold [DICE]
>WRITE IN

>>3004888
>Finish off any remaining kobold [DICE]

>>3004888
>Finish off any remaining kobold [DICE]

No need for Gunhild to be jealous, there is old man love for everyone

>>3004896
>>3004907
ROLLING TIME
D20


ARCANE SCHOLAR
+3 Arcane spells
-3 Old

GUNHILD, THE LAST SHIELD
+2 Armour of Inspiration

MOSTLY CRUSHED KOBOLDS
-5 Numerous
-2 Time is of the essence
+3 disoriented

OVERALL MALICE=-2
GET 13 OR MORE

REMEMBER YOU CAN USE DEATH PELLET IF YOU WANT [INJURY+ ADDS A COMBAT BONUS, ONE TIME USE ONLY]

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>3004933

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>3004933
Shit

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>>3004938
>>3004942
A couple were still breathing, Those who managed to recover fought to end, unable to call for reinforcements. You and your companion were scraped by their wild assortments of weapons. Nothing too serious.

you lost 10 health!
Gunhild lost 5 health!

You entered the mines, much to your surprise, the tunnels were mostly devoid of anyone. Since those inside weren't alarmed, You and Gunhild slipped by in their shanty quarters. just where are they?

Your unchallenged descend to the lower levels revealed why the mines were abandoned; the whole complex was sunken in molten rocks, it was too unsafe to mine the plentiful veins of iron there..
Draconic language wasn't your specialty, you painfully glossed over the markings and engravings done by the kobolds and pressed onwards. There was a story to be told there that you were unable to decipher.

"Do you hear that?" yes, a droning sound echoing from the darkest reach of the mine. It had a strange rhythm to it.

"HUMANS! SKRAAAAA!!!" another batch of Kobolds had spotted you from a crack in the wall. They were patrolling parallel to this walkway. The heavier clanks of metal were a dark sign; they are more protected than their brethren.

>Stand your ground, fight through the waves of Kobolds
>Run, cut who you must, ignore the rest
>Retrace your steps back to the entrance while you can [EXIT ENCOUNTER]
>WRITE IN

>>3005070
>Run, cut who you must, creating illusions to lead the rest off in a different direction.

>>3005070
>crack in the wall.

That means more rockslides are in order.
Create another Cariel naked image to distract them and destroy the crack where they could come in while our northen companion holds the kobold flow. That elf inspired us a plenty, we should thank her when we see her again

>>3005083
>>3005107
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I DONT THINK THE TRICK WILL WORK AGAINST FULL ALERTED KOBOLDS

>>3005083
Do this instead

>>3005083
>>3005127
You choose to run, with the Skraaleig blocking incoming bolts and arrows via her shield. it is for the best not to let them gang on you.

Another dilemma was upon you; the walkway has led you to a giant hall (presumingly some dwarven storage area) with multiple ways onward.

The other main door was barricaded with wooden logs, dust had accumulated on the barricade. Given enough time, you can blast your way through it. There was a giant pit at the far end of the hall, some underground waterfall was constantly trickling from above.

The other path used by the Kobolds was narrow, enough for 2 persons at best. It can offer you a decent advantage.

Finally, dwarven mechanisms were built to last, a series of empty carts went back and forth under a small river of molten rocks via a pulley system. Occasionally, the cart would touch the blazing river, unaffected by the immense heat.

Decide fast, or perish.

>Stand your ground in the hall.
>Break the dusty old door while Gunhild hold them off
>Hop into one of the dwarven carts
>Take the narrow pathway, push onwards
>Jump to the unknown depths below
>WRITE IN

>>3005205
>>Take the narrow pathway, push onwards

>>3005205
>>Hop into one of the dwarven carts
Us first then Skraaleig. Cause she can shield, of course.

>>3005205
>Take the narrow pathway, push onwards

Have to sleeep now

Also

>inb4bthey start running away from something in the tunnels

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>>3005229
>>3005239

>>3005292
GOODNIGHT ANON
THANK YOU FOR PLAYING

>>3005295
Look, don't get mad when you put an Indiana Jones option in there and people like me go for it okay!

>>3005229
>>3005239
>>3005292
You went through the narrow pathway, the hoards of Kobolds are amassing behind your trails. Their numbers won't matter here. Gunhild bashed her shield, her spirit flaring with rage "SEND THEM TO ME!!! KYLESHLAN!!!"

ROLLING TIME

ARCANE SCHOLAR
+3 Arcane spells
+1 Arcane protection
-3 Old
+4 Armour of inspiration
+3 Narrow pathway

GUNHILD, THE LAST SHIELD
+2 Armour of Inspiration
+3 Narrow pathway
+2 well protected

HOARDS OF KOBOLDS
-10 near endless
+1 few ranged shots
+2 Attacking from one side
-5 fanatic devotion
-2 no self preservation

OVERALL BONUS IS +1
GET 18 OR HIGHER
>>3005318
I KNOW BUT IT IS PART OF HOW I SPEAK AND ACT AS A QM

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>3005338

>>3005343
Waiting on my fellow anons to roll here...

>>3005343
IT IS OKAY ANON, IT IS ALREADY LATE.
I SLEEP
GOODNIGHT

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>3005338
can't we collapse the narrow passage behind us?