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Glazius posted:This is a pretty great gimmick run, I have to say. Thanks! My original idea was to math out the optimal route through all 20 books, but the program I wrote ran out of memory less than halfway through the first book. I'm doing some old-fashioned Mark I Eyeballing on the directed graphs at Project Aon and using the RNG gimmicks to reduce the state space. E: update near bottom of previous page.
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Page 167 posted:You have been travelling for about a mile when you notice two legs sticking out from behind a large boulder. Page 178 posted:Your skill enables you to recognize the boots and leggings of a King’s soldier. You can sense that the man is wounded and in need of help. e: realized that the Sixth Sense page was just informational, so changed what the choice is. e2: two pages means two more EP; we're at 21/25 now. FredMSloniker fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Mar 16, 2017 |
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Mar 16, 2017 03:02
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Go and aid our fallen brother. Grab his sword while we're at it.
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Mar 16, 2017 03:10
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Hmm, I'll purchase a raffle ticket for Leaving Him There since he might be bait. I read books by this author and he knew how to do some clever turn-arounds.
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Mar 16, 2017 03:13
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I can't see any reason not to aid this soldier.Bobbin Threadbare posted:I'm going to throw in a left-field vote for having the starter item be a Chainmail waistcoat. It's pretty much the best find possible but we're unlikely to reach a point that demands we have it when we consistently roll slightly above average.
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Mar 16, 2017 03:18
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Rolling...Added Space posted:Go and aid our fallen brother. Page 178 posted:Your skill enables you to recognize the boots and leggings of a King’s soldier. You can sense that the man is wounded and in need of help. Page 88 posted:You cautiously peer around the rock to see a soldier lying on his back. By his side is a Spear and shield. On the shield is the painting of a white pegasus—the Prince of Sommerlund’s emblem. He is one of the Prince’s soldiers, and he is only just conscious. His uniform is badly torn, and you can see that he has a deep wound in his left arm. As you move nearer, his eyes flicker open. ‘Heal me, my Lord,’ he begs. ‘I can barely feel my arm.’ Well, the bad news is, he doesn't have a Sword. And while having an item have an initial capital like that usually means you can take it, we don't have a compelling reason to do so. Page 216 posted:Placing one hand on his forehead and the other on his wounded arm, you feel the warmth of your healing powers leave your body and give strength to the injured man. Page 264 posted:You have not gone far when you hear the sound of battle to the west.  Oh hey, that didn't take long. How're you? Me? Oh, I just kicked three Giaks' asses, no big deal. Got divebombed by a Kraan, just a little cut. Gallant? I dunno, he ran off when he saw the Giaks.Goofus lost 2 EP during the five seconds we weren't around, but he did get another combat. (We healed another 3 EP and are almost fully healed.) He's going to head west; should we do the same? Or should we go south and reconnect with Gallant? Also, would anyone object to me simplifying our quantum inventory? Specifically, dumping all the weapons from it and settling on our Lone Wolf having an Axe (from the beginning) and a Dagger (since we found one along the way)?
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Mar 16, 2017 05:19
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The soldier said the prince was fighting to the south, but I guess that sound to the west is actually the battle? I guess we'd better go west then and help him.FredMSloniker posted:Also, would anyone object to me simplifying our quantum inventory? Specifically, dumping all the weapons from it and settling on our Lone Wolf having an Axe (from the beginning) and a Dagger (since we found one along the way)?
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Mar 16, 2017 06:16
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I bet those sounds are just weird, loud birds. Ignore them and head south.
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Mar 16, 2017 08:18
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We must go south. There might be loot.
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Rolling...Page 264 posted:You have not gone far when you hear the sound of battle to the west. Page 6 posted:In the distance you can hear the sound of horses galloping nearer. You crouch behind a tree and wait as the riders come closer. They are the cavalry of the King’s Guard wearing the white uniforms of His Majesty’s army. I'm making the call here, because... Page 183 posted:The officer orders his men to halt and asks you your business. You tell him who you are, and how the monastery has been destroyed. He is deeply saddened to hear your news. He offers you a horse and asks you to accompany him to Prince Pelathar, the King’s son. ...we can still go to page 200 if we want, or, with this extra information, go to page 97 after all. So what'll it be? (Oh, and we're now fully healed.)
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Meet the prince
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I still think we should help the prince.
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Page 183 posted:The officer orders his men to halt and asks you your business. You tell him who you are, and how the monastery has been destroyed. He is deeply saddened to hear your news. He offers you a horse and asks you to accompany him to Prince Pelathar, the King’s son. Page 97 posted:Ahead of you, you can see a fierce battle raging across a stone bridge. The clash of steel and the cries of men and beasts echo through the forest. In the midst of the fighting, you see Prince Pelathar, the King’s son. He is in combat with a large grey Gourgaz who is wielding a black axe above his scaly head. Suddenly, the Prince falls wounded—a black arrow in his side. Why's it gotta be a black arrow, huh? (Also, page 306 is an instadeath, jumped in the woods; it doesn't say so, but I suspect it's the author's punishment for being so lame.) Page 255 posted:The creature that you now face is a Gourgaz, one of a race of cold-blooded reptilian creatures that dwell deep in the treacherous Maakenmire swamps. Their favourite food is human flesh! A Sword? Don't mind if we do! We'll drop the Axe, unless anyone objects. Combat Analysis posted:Probability of victory: 77.02%. So. That was an extremely bloody combat, for our Lone Wolf, at least. (Goofus gets out without a scratch.) Which means we have an important decision to make before we turn to the next page. Should we take an item from our quantum inventory to help? (Please specify whether it's the Helmet, the Chainmail Waistcoat, or the Healing Potion.) Or should we rely on Healing and just avoid fights for a while? e: I goofed. We have 10 EP coming out, not 6. FredMSloniker fucked around with this message at 16:10 on Mar 17, 2017 |
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Mar 16, 2017 22:55
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Also, congratulations on surviving the opponent with the highest Combat Skill in the book! (I'm not sure if it's the most difficult fight yet; I have to crunch some numbers.)
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Mar 16, 2017 22:58
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I think we need a helmet. Sure it'll crap our style down at the skate park, but safety first!
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Mar 16, 2017 23:06
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Definitely going with the helmet. That is a weird-looking monster. Stands upright on these short, bent legs; huge long torso; tail of some kind; and I can't even figure out what's going on with the face/mouth. Imagine this thing walking around. What does that look like? And how did it get here? The Maakenmire swamp is off to the south of here, while the Giaks come from the Darklands in the west. The Darklands is a huge area, so you can head east from there to Maakenmire, but not without travelling through populated areas, which doesn't work if you're launching a sneak attack on the Kai monastery in the northwest to kick off your invasion.
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Tiggum posted:And how did it get here? The Maakenmire swamp is off to the south of here, while the Giaks come from the Darklands in the west. The Darklands is a huge area, so you can head east from there to Maakenmire, but not without travelling through populated areas, which doesn't work if you're launching a sneak attack on the Kai monastery in the northwest to kick off your invasion. It could've traveled to the Darklands earlier, sort of like the goblins who went to Mordor in Lord of the Rings.
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Mar 17, 2017 00:48
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The darklords (?) have been planning this campaign for years. Presumably lizard man here left a lady lizard with nest of eggs; repeating the nice Giak recruiter's anti-human slogans and promising to return with a pile of coin so their hatchlings would want for nothing.
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So I did the math (and, in the process, figured out how to make my combat analysis program grossly more efficient). There are only three more difficult fights than the one we just had (by the standards of our current Lone Wolf at max EP, and in terms of probability of survival). One of them is against an opponent with an instant-death mechanic, one of them is against three tough opponents, and one of them is against four even tougher opponents. We can still reach all three of those fights.  Anyway. Helmet on, and away we go! Page 82 posted:The giant Gourgaz lies dead at your feet. His evil followers hiss at you and then fall back from the bridge. The Prince’s soldiers form a protective wall around you and their dying leader with their shields. Black arrows whistle past your head. And yes, we get to keep the sword. Page 235 posted:The Prince’s horse is indeed a magnificent animal, fast and sure of foot. You gallop along the twisting track as if it were a straight highway, until the noise of battle has disappeared far behind you. No help from Tracking here. On the up side, between the Helmet and the Healing, we now have
Oh, and... 
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Mar 17, 2017 03:05
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One Laumspur Meal and No Hunting.
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Mar 17, 2017 03:14
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We're heading south, and the capital is east, so  Take hunting, it doubles as acrobatics.
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Oh, and if you don't have an opinion on all three points, you can leave some out. If you do have an opinion, though, be sure to edit it into your post!
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Aerdan posted:One Laumspur Meal and No Hunting. Seconding this. And, uh, go left? It's tradition, or something?
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This left/right decision annoys me. We're told it's a twisting track so we, the player, don't know which way we're facing. But it's daytime so any idiot should be able to look at where the sun is and work out which direction is north, so Lone Wolf should know exactly which way to go. As to the rest, no hunting and eat a laumspur meal.
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Oh poo poo, Lone Wolf. Had this on my first Kindle, played once or twice before it got stolen, new Kindle wouldn't run it. - We are a Huntsman. - We still eat the laumspur, for Healing and because I don't see us actually stopping to hunt here, come on. - MAXIMUM CHAOS. Flip a coin: Heads Right, Tails Left.
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Let's see. We have consensus on eating a Meal of Laumspur. As for the other two decisions, I've rolled that (1d5=) someone awful. decides that we do not have Hunting and (1d3=) Added Space declares that we shall go...Page 235 posted:
 Page 32 posted:You have ridden about three miles when, in the distance, you spot the unmistakable silhouette of five large Doomwolves. Riding on their backs are Giaks. They seem to be going on ahead to where the path leads down into an open meadow. Suddenly, one of the Giaks leaves the others and begins to ride back along the path towards you. We're now up to FredMSloniker fucked around with this message at 16:12 on Mar 17, 2017 |
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Mar 17, 2017 05:19
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Let him pass. We could use a little more recovery time before we take on anything else.
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He's gonna see our horse, isn't he? fight him before he can alert the others
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And we're all outta monasteries. Changed vote, see new post. RickVoid fucked around with this message at 09:02 on Mar 17, 2017 |
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Mar 17, 2017 05:50
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RickVoid posted:We're here to Kick rear end and learn mystical fightmans powers in a monastery. Actually, we're here to get to the capital safely; the rear end kicking doesn't really begin until Book 3. So we might want to hide for right now.
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Discretion is the better part of not getting murdered. Sometimes. These things are pretty rude. Still, let's lay low and let them pass.
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We lay low but swear that what fell deed they commit will be returned with interest.
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Brave Sir Lone Wolf ran away. : I what?Bravely ran away, away. : I didn't!When danger reared its ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled. : I never!Yes, brave Sir Lone Wolf turned about, and gallantly he chickened out. : You're lying!Swiftly taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat. Bravest of the brave, Sir Lone Wolf! : All lies!
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RickVoid posted:Brave Sir Lone Wolf ran away. We do have bigger concerns. If Lone Wolf dies here, that could be the tipping point that lets the Darklords defeat Sommerlund, from which point they begin conquering the rest of Magnamund, which tips the balance of the universe in favour of the dark god Naar and the next thing you know evil triumphs and everything is terrible forever.
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So it turned out I goofed on combat results. Specifically, I should be picking the EP results that are at least 40% likely, not 60% likely. As a result, our Lone Wolf now has 18 EP, not 14. I've gone back and corrected the posts in question. Anyway! Rolling... Page 32 posted:If you wish to hide in the undergrowth and let him pass, turn to 176. (Thanks, RickVoid!) Good call, incidentally; having the fight doesn't get you any good loot and leads to the same decisions as... Page 176 posted:You hide behind some thick bushes so that the Doomwolf and its rider will not see your white horse. Luckily it works—the beast lopes past and vanishes down the track that you have just come along. And we're up to 19 EP. You think we can take this fight?
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We must go deeper! ...Into the forest, I mean.
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There's nothing to be gained in risking our life here. We're still kind of a wimp. Avoid the fight.
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Tiggum posted:We do have bigger concerns. If Lone Wolf dies here, that could be the tipping point that lets the Darklords defeat Sommerlund, from which point they begin conquering the rest of Magnamund, which tips the balance of the universe in favour of the dark god Naar and the next thing you know evil triumphs and everything is terrible forever. Hence why I went ahead and changed my vote, a good thing as it turned out! Sneak Sneak Sneak Sneak
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We have a consensus on avoiding this fight, which is a good thing, because...Page 253 posted:The Doomwolves are soon on you and you must fight them one at a time. In our current condition, the odds of surviving this battle are 5.3%. This is one of the three fights I mentioned as being harder than the Gourgaz fight. Even Goofus didn't fight this fight, though that's because he's seeking quantity over quality, and avoiding this fight lets him get into a few more. Anyhoo. Page 126 posted:You ride deeper and deeper into the forest. Silently you thank the Prince for such a fine horse, for although the ground is a tangle of briars and roots, he never once falters. The Doomwolves are soon left far behind and you bring your horse to a halt. The light has faded fast and it is almost night. Goofus is with us again, but I'm not going to spoil which path he plans on taking. Which way will you go? (Oh, and we're up to 20 EP.)
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Oh, and Goofus's fight with the Giak and Doomwolf went uneventfully. I've updated his kill count and added the Scroll he found to his Backpack.
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