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We even have the bead. Let's go down them stairs, we can wrap this book up early!
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# ? Oct 26, 2015 02:31 |
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Where did we grab the bead again? Gotta get those steps in we have a Fitbit
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# ? Oct 26, 2015 03:31 |
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One CAN simply walk into HELL it seems.
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# ? Oct 26, 2015 09:45 |
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Ratatozsk posted:If you have no other option, seek the dragon Kawak who lies across the canyon with one of his two heads on either side. Others have passed through his jaws and emerged at the far end, and if you are dauntless you may be able to do this too.
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# ? Oct 26, 2015 09:56 |
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Yay! Staircase to Hell!
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# ? Oct 26, 2015 11:20 |
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Disappear into the dark, turn to 9.
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# ? Oct 26, 2015 15:46 |
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Sneaky Fast posted:Where did we grab the bead again? Gotta get those steps in we have a Fitbit We took a path early on to talk to our local priest who gave us the jade bead and the instructions prior. forward, friend, toward the danger
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# ? Oct 27, 2015 02:01 |
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Going down, down, down to hell town
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 02:02 |
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Sneaky Fast posted:Where did we grab the bead again? Gotta get those steps in we have a Fitbit We grabbed it here after our meeting with the priest. Page 9 posted:Acquire the codeword Pakal. Also, if you have a jade bead you had better lodge it under your tongue as the spirit advised you. Page 80 posted:You arrive at the edge of a canyon. Choking yellow vapor rises from the depths, obscuring a sullen fiery light from far below. You can hear distant rumblings, leading you to imagine a river of lava burning beneath the sulfur clouds. We'll take the slightly more scenic route which include both these options: Page 286 posted:This is the so-called Death Canyon which prevents spirits returning from the Deathlands by means of the underworld. The story goes that even the hero Jewelled Bird nearly fell when he tried jumping between the spires of rock, so you guess that such a feat would demand great agility. Dredging deeper into your memory you recall a legend of the dragon Kawak, a serpentine monster with a head at each end who is said to span this canyon, lying with one head on each side. The hero-twins Forethought and Afterthought returned from the Deathlands by walking into the open jaws of the dragon and making their way through its bowels. It goes without saying that such a route might not be so easy in reality as it was for such heroes of long ago. Kawak might just devour you! Page 309 posted:You walk along the side of the canyon in search of the dragon Kawak. The sky slowly acquires a sullen red glare like the inside of a kiln. Through the clouds of gritty yellow vapor rising out of the depths, you begin to discern a rock outcropping just ahead. Then you take a step or two closer and you realize it is not a pile of boulders that you see resting at the lip of the chasm. It is a gigantic head. : This early on and I'm already regretting my choices. : How so? : I could have had a MAN OF GOLD! How cool would that have been? Character Sheet posted:Evening Star 'Nesquik' Sherman the Acolyte
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 03:30 |
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Ratatozsk posted:The intro is a bit long compared to the rest of the book, so here's an obligatory tldr; we're out to avenge/rescue our Mayan twin. Also werewolves are involved, and Necklace of Skulls is a guy. Yes, I realize that Mayan=/=Aztecs, but I hit a creative block when titling the thread. :/ Maybe you could get it changed to 'Choose Your Own Mayadventure'? Hm. On the one hand, it'd be a shame to try to jump across after all our skills and codewords got us this far. On the other hand, it's been made quite clear that giving up our jade bead is Bad. On the other other hand, we don't have Agility, so... gently caress it, we'll pay the bead, and be extremely careful not to say anything.
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 03:39 |
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Yeah, I don't like the idea of giving up the bead before we're supposed to, but it seems like our best option.
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 03:56 |
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Looks like we need to pay the bead.
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 13:08 |
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It sounds to me like not having the jade bead under our tongue is only a problem if we get found out. Hand over the bead at this, the first opportunity and let the future sort itself out! What's the worst that could happen?
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 14:36 |
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This doesn't look at all like a crossroads. I say we leap valiantly from spire to spire. Even though it'll end predictably.
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 15:06 |
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dscruffy1 posted:This doesn't look at all like a crossroads. I say we leap valiantly from spire to spire. Even though it'll end predictably. Pssh, we can make it. Get to leaping!
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 15:09 |
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Pay the bead. Maybe we'll be able to acquire another one later on!
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 15:25 |
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Leap
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 23:09 |
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Pay up!
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 23:44 |
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I don't like the looks of either of these options - I sense a rewind in our imminent future. In the meantime, pay the bead!
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 23:53 |
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Page 33 posted:You walk into the jaws of the dragon and descend the long tunnel of his throat until the only light is a dim flicker in the gloom far behind you. Hot gases bubble up out of the chambers of his stomach, forcing you to hold your hand over your face as you proceed. : Oh, so that's how it's going to be? Eat sorcery, wyrm! And me, I guess, but mostly spellcraft. Page 439 posted:You conjure a swarm of little green ants which follow the motion of your wand. Pointing to the dragon’s tonsils, which dangle above you in the cavern of his mouth like a pair of giant gongs, you direct the ants to crawl up across them. The ticklish effect of thousands of tiny scuttling legs soon has the desired effect, and the dragon spits you out into the open with a gagging cough. Page 263 posted:You trudge on through terrain consisting of bare bleached rocks swathed in steam rising from fissures in the ground. Wet gravel crunches underfoot. Sweat soaks your clothes, and the air is so hot that you can hardly breathe. : Time! : Darkness! : Nothing! : Wait, those are the options? Character Sheet posted:Evening Star 'Nesquik' Sherman the Acolyte Ratatozsk fucked around with this message at 02:16 on Oct 29, 2015 |
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Dang I forgot! Say nothing Sneaky Fast fucked around with this message at 17:37 on Oct 29, 2015 |
# ? Oct 29, 2015 02:33 |
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SAY NOTHING. Seriously, we just had this talk.
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# ? Oct 29, 2015 02:39 |
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FredMSloniker posted:SAY NOTHING. Seriously, we just had this talk. Yup. No beady no talky. SAY NOTHING.
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# ? Oct 29, 2015 03:08 |
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Is this a crossroads? No? Then keep our mouths shut.
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# ? Oct 29, 2015 04:57 |
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First they came for the knowledgeable, and I said nothing because I had no jade bead.
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# ? Oct 29, 2015 07:29 |
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A trick question of a riddle obviously. The answer is silence and a stern and withering gaze.
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# ? Oct 29, 2015 16:15 |
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Page 60 posted:The stranger leaps up into the air, displaying a long thin body like a streak of lightning. Suddenly you realize you are not looking at a man at all, but at a large iguana. It crouches on the rock, gives you a last lingering glare, and then goes darting off into the mist. : Isn't it just like the underworld to string you along with a clever sounding riddle and then just dump an iguana on you? : ... : Isn't it? : This is your domain, death dude. You tell me. : Well, yes. It's entirely par for the course. : Then why did you try throw out answers for it? : It sounded so clever! Character Sheet posted:Evening Star 'Nesquik' Sherman the Acolyte
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# ? Oct 30, 2015 04:16 |
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We ought to boldly march onwards. This nerd can't possibly know we don't have a jade bead.
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# ? Oct 30, 2015 08:34 |
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All you have to do is follow the worms.
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# ? Oct 30, 2015 11:11 |
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Once again I don't like either of these options, but let's go for the causeway. I trust our swordfighting skills more than our maggot-wading skills.
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Thuryl posted:Once again I don't like either of these options, but let's go for the causeway. I trust our swordfighting skills more than our maggot-wading skills. Yeah, me too.
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Page 194 posted:The monster charges along the causeway. Its three legs are short but thick with muscle, giving it a powerful lurching gait. You almost retch at the foul animal stench of its breath as it opens its jaws to snap at you. You dodge away, trying to move around to the side before counter-attacking. Your reasoning is that its tripedal stance will make it slow to turn. : OW! That's my poktapok arm! Page 20 posted:There is a raft moored beside the jetty. It starts to move of its own accord once you have climbed aboard and cast off. You are conveyed across the lake. You are shivering because of the deep chill in the air here. The water stirs sluggishly in the raft’s wake, as though on the point of freezing. Cunning? Nope. Charming? Nope. Page 58 posted:Perhaps you will find the answers to your questions in the shrine. You climb to the top of the steps, pausing for a moment at the threshold of the shrine. The entrance is a block of shadow, dingy with foreboding. But you have no choice. Bowing as every mortal must when in the presence of the gods, you go inside. : You know that stuff's supposed to stay inside of you, right? Page 82 posted:The god accepts your sacrifice and reveals the true path to you. You hear no words. Suddenly the knowledge is in your mind, where before there was confusion. You know that you must descend the steps back down to the lake — and then keep going. The route to the Deathlands lies under the water. Page 105 posted:The green-tinted stone of the staircase is almost invisible through the murky depths. You bite your lip as you consider the water of the lake. It looks almost resinous with cold. You cannot expect to survive long once you are submerged – you would freeze to death even before you had time to run out of air. : Oh come ON! I've got rope and a block of salt, isn't that good for something?!? Page 150 posted:Bitter life-sucking cold envelops you the moment you enter the water. The shock almost stops your heart. Lose 2 Life Points Death: the standard attrition to be expected from facing down a globular beast, offering up of one's life blood, and taking a cold swim OK, so I'm going to offer a bit of an alternative approach to this death. We chose a rather...poor entrance to the underworld given our load-out and loot load. So please vote on one of the following: Head on overlands towards Ashaka (turn to 8), follow the river to the coast (turn to 30, both seen at this update and as alternatives to walking down in the spirit tube), go south towards the forest from Yashuna (turn to 165, from this update), or simply replenish our LIFE POINTS and keep on trucking. Character Sheet posted:Evening Star 'Nesquik' Sherman the Acolyte
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# ? Oct 31, 2015 02:43 |
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Go south (165) like I said to forever ago.
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# ? Oct 31, 2015 03:54 |
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I vote against refilling our life points. I'm okay with whatever other course we take, but I'd rather see how we could legitly beat the book rather than simply turning on godmode.
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# ? Oct 31, 2015 07:12 |
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Take me back to my coast via the river, and I won't die out anymore.
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# ? Oct 31, 2015 07:56 |
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Route 8 towards Ashaka.
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# ? Oct 31, 2015 12:21 |
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Head to the coast, why not. Let's find ourselves a man of gold.
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MysticalMachineGun posted:Head to the coast, why not. Let's find ourselves a man of gold. Sorry to burst your bubble, but the Man of Gold is picked up in the very early game. But I can grant the other half of your vote, so there's that. Wait, you were around for the Skyfall river, weren't you? Why in the world are you voting for a river after that catastrophe? Page 30 posted:Nachan is the busy hub of trade up and down the river, so there are hundreds of boats bobbing up and down at the jetty waiting to unload their wares. You wend your way between bales of grain, fruit, feathers, jade and animal pelts. Most of the traders’ vessels are dug-out canoes, but you see one crescent-shaped boat constructed of interwoven reeds. You guess that the owner is not from the wooded country upriver, but must be a native of the fens which lie between here and the coast. Seeing you approach, he straightens up from the task of loading clay pots aboard the boat and winces as he rubs his aching back. VA CYOAs #1 and #3 didn't make use of their respective monetary systems. Morris's books, on the other hand, have repeated opportunities throughout the adventure to spend money. There are uses to just about every item, so it's not necessarily BAD to spend everything early on, but it may end up with you coming up short at a later date like this. Page 264 posted:You fall in with others who are traveling in a group for safety. Since the collapse of the great city there has been a wave of refugees from the north-west, many of them impoverished and desperate. It is no longer wise to travel the back roads unaccompanied. : OK, glad to be knowledgeable, but why can't I just smash the jar? : That would be rude, as tempting as it may be. Page 287 posted:All the signs are that the woman is a victim of one of the parasitical monsters that people call nightcrawlers. These are disembodied heads that latch onto a human host, sinking tendrils deep into the flesh that allow them to control their victim like a puppet. By day they prefer to shield themselves from the sun, which no doubt explains the overturned pitcher on the woman’s shoulder. After nightfall they detach from the host and go gliding about in search of blood to feed on. Page 34 posted:You moisten a little salt and rub it onto your neck as a precaution. You do not need much, so you can retain the rest of the parcel in case you need it later. Note the codeword Salvation on your Character Sheet. We don't have it, though we know where we could have gotten one. Page 57 posted:Leaving while the creature is asleep would do no good. It would only come looking for you after dark. You must deal with it now. : Zappy zappy! Page 11 posted:As the sun sets, the pitcher on the woman’s shoulder tilts, falling away to reveal that your guess was right — there is a second head protruding from her neck! : Eat river, Beeblebrox! : Really? Page 398 posted:The woman is in a deep trance, but you shake her until she comes out of it. She tells you that she is a sorceress who fell victim to the nightcrawler when she tired to exorcise it from the region. ‘I can never repay my debt to you,’ she says, weeping with relief to be free of the noxious creature’s control at last. ‘When you get to the sea, follow the shore until you come to a giant stone idol which is buried up to its neck in the sand. This is the idol of an ancient god. Tell him the number of stars in the sky and he will speak to you.’ Page 417 posted:You leave the fenlands and continue north. Arriving at last at the coast, you go to the edge of the sea and watch the setting sun gouge streaks of blood across a jade-grey sky. Page 260 posted:Delete the codeword Olmek if you have it. : Hey, you got a Golden Man lying around? Character Sheet posted:Evening Star 'Nesquik' Sherman the Acolyte
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# ? Nov 1, 2015 04:34 |
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Get a Pendant of Life while we're here (or at least a favor).
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quote:She smiles. ‘Tell him a hundred thousand million and seven. He wouldn’t believe the true answer.’ Fun fact: in reality, there are believed to be at least this many stars in the Milky Way alone. Coincidentally, there are also at least the same number of galaxies in the universe. Anyway, might as well try our luck and ask for a favour.
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