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Surely nothing bad happens at sea
Mister Olympus fucked around with this message at 14:03 on Nov 2, 2015 |
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Nov 2, 2015 13:46
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These boots are made for walking
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Nov 2, 2015 13:54
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Bad things have a history of happening to people who go to sea in Greek myths. We're walkin' to Athens.
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Nov 2, 2015 13:59
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Perhaps we should take the hint to see if we're in Poseidon's favor?
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Nov 2, 2015 14:42
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Let's face it. Poseidon is a jerk, and any greco-roman themed adventure that goes out to sea basically only exists to tempt his wrath. Let's go by foot!
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Nov 2, 2015 16:00
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Amble Athens-ward, Amicable Altheus
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Nov 2, 2015 16:13
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Uh. I'm pretty sure that's not how a sea horse works.  is this another specific Greek mythology reference?Either way, we have our options! 100percentjesusfree fucked around with this message at 18:13 on Nov 2, 2015 |
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Nov 2, 2015 18:10
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100percentjesusfree posted:
... Anyways, let's capture it, because that never goes wrong. (I keep forgetting whether "the horse tamer" is a Hector or Achilles thing. Probablllllllllly Hector, but still.)
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Nov 2, 2015 18:23
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Agh, gently caress, Poseidon finds a way to gently caress with us anyway, huh. Poseidon is - for some reason - traditionally considered to be the god of horses, and is thought to have created them in the first place. I can't recall if this specific horse is a reference to anything. We probably shouldn't try to kill a god-horse, but capturing it might work out?
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Nov 2, 2015 18:36
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Avoid, Amicable Altheus!
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Nov 2, 2015 18:42
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Let's not piss Poseidon off, especially since we still have mandatory sea travel in the future. An horse rising from the sea, where the setting has a god of sea and horses? Yeah, here's our ride if we show ourselves worthy.
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Nov 2, 2015 18:43
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Interpreting that last post as a capture attempt, we try to grab this mysterious sea horse!67 posted:
Huh. You wouldn't think that being lord of the sea and master of horses are professions with much overlap, but what do I know? Either way, this is great! Even more free honour, and a fairly major god being friendly towards us. Given that sea travel is just about unavoidable on our quest, having a friend in there is a definite boon. We can move on to 100 in high spirits. Edit: Hyper Crab Tank posted:Poseidon was also the god of earthquakes, for what it matters. Poseidon is one of the older gods, and was worshipped all around the Mediterranean, but chiefly in Corinth (where we didn't go!), and was actually a big deal - he was Zeus's brother, so he's not just some chump water god or anything. Anyway, he is often paired with Demeter, goddess of grain and agriculture - an endeavour to which horses are obviously important - and there's reason to suspect he was originally a god of the earth, not the sea (that was another deity, Nereus), and that the association with horses thus came first. As seafaring become more economically and militarily important, he gradually took over that domain, too. Huh. That makes much more sense than the Greeks going for a really bizarre seahorse joke with one of their major gods. Thanks, Hyper Crab Tank! 100 posted:
Today is an interesting day for Altheus with regards to animals. Perhaps it's time to make some bacon? Chronicle Sheet posted:
100percentjesusfree fucked around with this message at 13:44 on Nov 3, 2015 |
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Nov 2, 2015 19:37
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Attack, Amicable Altheus!
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Nov 2, 2015 19:44
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FIIIIIGHT!
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Nov 2, 2015 19:50
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100percentjesusfree posted:Huh. You wouldn't think that being lord of the sea and master of horses are professions with much overlap, but what do I know? Poseidon was also the god of earthquakes, for what it matters. Poseidon is one of the older gods, and was worshipped all around the Mediterranean, but chiefly in Corinth (where we didn't go!), and was actually a big deal - he was Zeus's brother, so he's not just some chump water god or anything. Anyway, he is often paired with Demeter, goddess of grain and agriculture - an endeavour to which horses are obviously important - and there's reason to suspect he was originally a god of the earth, not the sea (that was another deity, Nereus), and that the association with horses thus came first. As seafaring become more economically and militarily important, he gradually took over that domain, too.
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Nov 2, 2015 20:06
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Fight! In Fighting Fantasy news, the kickstarter for the Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain has passed it's target. There's still 3 places left if YOU want to be a NPC! (Yes, I backed it). Comstar fucked around with this message at 01:36 on Nov 3, 2015 |
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Nov 3, 2015 01:33
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When we fight, let's use the axe.
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Nov 3, 2015 08:33
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To battle! We're just fighting a swine, how hard can it be?  Well, that doesn't look promising.176 posted:
That'd be an awkward conversation with the father of the gods. "Hey, can you bring me back? I have heroic deeds to do but got killed by an angry pig." That said, its stats are pretty intimidating, but it has a fatal weakness, as usual; we go first. We both roughly automatically hit each other, so barring some exceptionally lovely luck, we should pretty much auto-win this without needing to spend any honour. Naturally, this means poor rolls and death are inevitable. As requested, axe it is! Altheus Might: 4 ( + 5 ) = 9. Protection: 11 (+ 1, - 3) = 9 Wounds: Healthy+1. We have a free Wound that I forgot to note down on the Chronicle sheet, courtesy of Asclepius. Sow: Might: 12 Protection: 6 Wounds: Healthy. Round 1 Altheus: 3 + 1 + 9 = 13. We roll one away from an auto-miss. Yikes. Still, we hit! The sow becomes Wounded. Sow: 5 + 6 + 12 = 23. The sow auto-hits, even without its might bonus. It makes no difference, Altheus remains Healthy thanks to the healer's blessing. Round 2 Altheus: 6 + 4 + 9 = 19. The sow becomes Seriously Wounded. Sow: 6 + 12 = 18. The sow hits, Altheus becomes Wounded. Round 3 2 + 3 + 9 = 14. Altheus hits. The sow is Dead. We move on to 615. Too easy. Sort of a shame we don't get a choice about where to use up our bonus Wound, as I wouldn't have spent it here. Admittedly that would've given us a 1/6 chance to gently caress up and automiss on our last attack, and die a rather embarrassing death, but that free wound is a nice thing to have. 615 posted:
 I think it goes without saying this is a fantastic haul. A nice chunk of Honour, and a pretty fantastic weapon are both going to make future combats easier. Unless someone asks otherwise, I'll probably default to the spear, simply because it gives the most stats overall. 378 posted:
As always thread, the choice is yours!  Chronicle Sheet posted:
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Nov 3, 2015 13:41
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Don't we need to go to Athens? Because Pagae is in the wrong direction from where we are, in Crommyon. Go Megara's way. I'd say to keep to land movements if possible until we need to sail to Knossos, just in case any travel consumes Poseidon's favour.
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Nov 3, 2015 14:09
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Man, that pig had some sweet loot! I have a feeling we still have a long way to go before we can take on that minotaur, though.. I don't think it's a stretch to assume that's where this is going in the end. Once again, let's not stray from the path to Athens unless we have a reason to. To Megara!
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Nov 3, 2015 14:19
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Megara sounds good.
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Nov 3, 2015 14:23
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100percentjesusfree fucked around with this message at 14:44 on Nov 3, 2015 |
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Nov 3, 2015 14:38
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Omobono posted:Don't we need to go to Athens? Because Pagae is in the wrong direction from where we are, in Crommyon. Go Megara's way. I'd say to keep to land movements if possible until we need to sail to Knossos, just in case any travel consumes Poseidon's favour. That's not generally something you have to worry about; once you're in favour with a god, you tend to be in favour with them until you annoy them somehow. Sometimes when you get into favour with them, you get a temporary boon (like our bonus wound!) on top of being in favour with them, but I don't think most gods will throw you out of favour immediately after helping you out somehow. Then again, Poseidon in these books is kind of pissy. Hyper Crab Tank posted:Man, that pig had some sweet loot! I have a feeling we still have a long way to go before we can take on that minotaur, though.. I don't think it's a stretch to assume that's where this is going in the end. Quite possibly! There's still quite a bit of adventuring left for Altheus before we have to worry about the endgame of his quest; this is only the first of three books, after all. Anyway, onwards to Megara! 161 posted:
Ever feel like an Author doesn't really have much to say, so they just start waxing poetic? Or like I don't have much to say, so I just snark? In any case, there's no option for Altheus to just get his butt in gear and keep moving. We don't really have any money to keep track of, so there's no real method of shopping for gear or anything, but we might still find something interesting in the market. Then again, we might also find something interesting by just wandering around!
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Nov 3, 2015 14:40
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100percentjesusfree posted:That's not generally something you have to worry about; once you're in favour with a god, you tend to be in favour with them until you annoy them somehow. Sometimes when you get into favour with them, you get a temporary boon (like our bonus wound!) on top of being in favour with them, but I don't think most gods will throw you out of favour immediately after helping you out somehow. Then again, Poseidon in these books is kind of pissy. To be fair, he's pretty pissy in the actual mythology, too. Anyway, Megara is on the way to Athens so that seems like the right way to go. Furthermore the honor/shame system seems like it would punish us for dicking around with the backtracking and sidequests one normally does in an RPG/gamebook, so Megara it is!
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Nov 3, 2015 15:03
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Mister Perky posted:To be fair, he's pretty pissy in the actual mythology, too. Aha, that makes sense. We are actually in Megara regardless! We're just deciding if we want to wander aimlessly around it, or check out the market district specifically.
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Nov 3, 2015 15:18
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Let's check out the market!
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Nov 3, 2015 15:27
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Ah. Well then, Market, because wandering around aimfully is probably better than wandering around aimlessly. Famous market probably entails allowing the author to work in another recognizable Greek history and/or mythology reference, so let's let them do that.
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Nov 3, 2015 15:28
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Shopping spree!
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Nov 3, 2015 15:30
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Market
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Nov 3, 2015 15:36
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470 posted:
Some of the options in this book really do seem like idiot traps, don't they? In a series where there's no kind of hunger stat or persistent health, there seems to be limited need to steal bread; especially when honour and shame ARE something we keep track of. 
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Nov 3, 2015 15:41
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Stabbing someone over some stolen food seems a bit much, we should alert the trader instead.
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Nov 3, 2015 16:01
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Alert, Amicable Altheus!
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Nov 3, 2015 16:04
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Any myth associated to the temple's defilement? I'm coming up empty. Alert just in case we're wrong. Worst case scenario we look like fools instead of murderers.
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Nov 3, 2015 16:08
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Omobono posted:Any myth associated to the temple's defilement? I'm coming up empty. Not that I'm aware of, but then, I'm pretty far from a mythology buff. Much as I LIKE Greek mythology, my knowledge of it is pretty much surface-level at best  287 posted:
Justice served! Possibly slightly harsh justice (One of the routes we avoided spells out that the penalty for theft, for locals, is death.) 414 posted:
Nice! The book is just throwing nice loot at us now, and this shield gives us some real options. We can use it with our spear to have massive protection, and still a decent amount of attack, or use it with our axe to have huge might while still having moderate protection. 86 posted:
I dunno, if your salami has gone yellow, it's probably time to throw it out. 86 posted:
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Well, we COULD do that. Or, alternatively, we could risk taking a hint here, if we're not sure we want to get involved with all this and/or want some advice. What say you, thread? Go along with this, or see if the hint offers us another path? Edit, nearly forgot the chronicle sheet. Chronicle Sheet posted:
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Nov 3, 2015 17:14
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Hint: don't get sacrificed.
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Nov 3, 2015 17:18
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Ancient Greece didn't practice human sacrifice, it was mostly various animals. What's going on here sounds like an initiation ritual into the Eleusinian Mysteries, this old mystery cult dedicated to Demeter and Persephone (think ancient Greek Illuminati). Maybe if we get initiated we can be favored by Demeter? Let's do it.
Hyper Crab Tank fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Nov 3, 2015 |
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Nov 3, 2015 17:45
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I'd rather not risk insulting the Gods' (presumable) charity. Let's just roll with it.
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Nov 3, 2015 17:53
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Hyper Crab Tank posted:Ancient Greece didn't practice human sacrifice, it was mostly various animals.
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Nov 3, 2015 17:59
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(to the) Altar, Amicable Altheus!
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Nov 3, 2015 18:52
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Sure, we can spare some blood. Play along.
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