JohnA1nut
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"Are we gonna have a problem now guys???" I yell in a smart-ass tone. "Geeze, for all I knew, Lady Bitchington was one of these fucktards!!!!!" (excuse the language, but that's what I would be saying given the situation.)
Put the cloak on, and pray that it works. (Just a "Please God let this work" prayer, 6 seconds) If anyone else moves, 11 bullets say they don't get very far.
You throw the cloak over your shoulders and head; immediately there is a gasp, and the soldiers slow and start scanning the area around you.
You turn to see the other soldiers still advancing, although these too have lost sight of you and are trying to determine where you went.
Beyond them, at the head table, you now see the king, the princesses, and three demons.
--M. J. Young
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They can't see me, but can I see myself? That is, can I see my rifle, my hands, feet, etc? That would influence tomorrow's actions significantly.
Try to slip past the guards. Just quietly walk around them, and around the table. I want to find a safe place with an unobstructed line of sight at the three demons at the table.
I know the MAK 90 still has 11 bullets, and the 9mm 6, but I'm reloading. Eject the clips from both guns, and put them into my backpack, and take out fresh magazines for both. The reloaded MAK 90 now has 31 bullets (1 in the chamber, and 10 left in the clip I took out) and the 9mm has 16 (Again, 1 in the chamber, 5 left in the clip. Unless I happened to grab the 14 round clip, but otherwise, 16 bullets there)
Are there any mirrors, glass windows, shiny metal surfaces on which I could see a reflection? I just want to see for myself that I'm invisible.
I'm finding a safe spot with an unobstructed line of sight at the three demons at the table. Then, just sit back for a minute, and wait for MJ to tell me if I can see myself.
Actually, the seating arrangements are not up to the dice, but up to royal protocol--and the head table was already described thus:
Prince Princess Prince Princess King Princess Prince
Sorry--the dice can't change what's been stated.
Yes, you can see everything that is inside the cloak with you, and everything that is outside the cloak. You can also see through the disguises of the demons.
I'm assuming your backpack is on your back; I don't think you can get to it while wearing the cloak. I believe you have clips more accessible than that, though. I'm assuming you at least have your pants on under Pedro's robes.
There are some silver platters on the tables, but these have food on them. There are no mirrors in this hall, and no glass windows--those things are not yet in common use.
You move between the tables quietly, past Pedro, past the guards (who as you recall are coming up on the other sides of the tables) until you are at the end of the tables nearest the head table. It has been a difficult trek, as you have had to dodge people running at you who apparently were completely unaware of your presence--one man crashed into you and fell to the ground confused and dazed--but you get there without serious incident.
--M. J. Young
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Actually MJ, I have the backpack slung over my left arm. I took it off when Pedro and I arrived, and picked it back up after I killed Bearbreath. Since you didn't say otherwise, I'm going to assume that the guns are reloaded as I specified.
Walk right up to the head table. I want to get at the far end of point-blank range. This should be no-miss distance, but out of arm's reach of the demons. Raise the MAK90. Blam, Blam, Blam. Three point-blank head shots, three dead demons. Crude, but effective. I would be standing in front of the middle demon, starting with the one on my right, middle, my left.
The MAK90 and all of the other guns are blessed to be more effective against demons.
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MJ Two Posts
It just occurred to me that I might not quite have the drop on these demons like I believe I do. They might not fully understand what that MAK90 does, but they do know what their cloaking cloak does. They probably know that I can see them. I shouldn't have to tell you that whatever happens, I'm not going to stop shooting.
It also occurred to me that the cloaking cloak probably has several bullet holes in it, and might be covered with demon blood. Man, I'm glad I'm wearing Pedro's robe.... Is that the case? What you described sounds more like a cape, and if I shot the guy in the chest, bullet holes and demon blood could be at a minimum, but I'm curious.
Thanks for the clarification on the backpack.
You have not noticed any damage or blood on the red cape, but you didn't really have time to study it.
You put a bullet in the center of the forehead of the nearest demon, the one sitting near the center of the table. He howls in pain and anger and starts looking for you.
The demon to your left moves as you pull the trigger, and your bullet deflects off the stone wall somewhere beyond him. You shoot again and catch him in the shoulder, and making him very angry as well. Swinging to the third, you notice for the first time that that one has wings. It too starts moving, upward, and your first shot passes within inches of its head, your second missing, your third cutting through the wing.
You have wounded all three, and the nearest is trying to home in on your location, probably from the sound of your gun. There is panic at the head table, and a good probability that the princesses will get in the way.
--M. J. Young
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MJ, I'm just curious. You told me that I was the first player you've ever run in this world that did not try to marry the princesses, and instead engaged the demons. I'm just wondering which scenario you're enjoying playing more.
Six shots fired, 25 left.
Can the demon still fly with a hole in its wing? How would I know? I can see the damn thing!!!!!!
Well, back away from the table. I need to be 100% certain that I'm out of arm's reach. That didn't go the way I was hoping, but when does it? I would do a "Threat Assessment." (I guess an intuition check) Whichever one of them I deem to be the most likely to do me harm is the next target. If I see any movements towards me, any violent actions on their part, that's the target. I've backed away and moved a bit, so I should be harder to hit. I've also got the bayonet fixed and out, and it is also blessed to be more effective against demons. Perhaps if one of them reaches for me, he might cut his hand on the bayonet. In the unlikely event that one of them happens to impale itself on the bayonet, the preferred method for removing a body from a bayonet was to pull the trigger. That would literally be NO-MISS distance!!!!!
You said there was a fireplace in this room. Where is it in relation to me? I was on the other side of the room, and you said it was far away. Is it closer now? I would imagine that they would put a fireplace at the head of the room, which is where I am now. I have those 4 30-06 bullets. I may decide to throw them into the fireplace as a diversion.
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MJ Two Posts
Abishaw, Bearbreath, Cathcart, and Dicalus (I'm sure you can see the obvious nickname I could give the latter. Out of respect for the obscenity standards, I'm not going to.) The last demon's name starts with an E doesn't it? I don't think you ever said its name. I'm just curious. I was just thinking that if its name does start with an E, that means so far, I've engaged them in alphabetical order. Do I get bonus points if I finish it that way?
Since I decided what order you attacked Dicalus and Echevar, no, you don't.
I have no preference on which way the game is played.
The fireplace is along the center of the side wall with the windows; that means when you were at the end of the table it was half way up the room and across three tables from you. Now that you are in the center at the head of the room, it is half way back and across two tables. It's still not near you.
You start backing away from the table, and seeing that the center demon (Cathcart) is about to leap at you, you shoot at him. You wing his arm, and he leaps in your direction.
He hops over the table like it fallen tree branch in his path, but he misjudges the distance and is not within reach; his flailing swing finds only air.
Echevar is getting lift, although he seems to be staying close to the ground, perhaps to give the skill deniability--after all, as far as you know, these demons still look like princes to everyone else present.
--M. J. Young
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I knew his name started with an E!!!! And that was just a joke on attacking them in alphabetical order. (Or is there some bonus for doing that?)
24 bullets left.
Back up and keep shooting at Cathcart. Damn, I was really hoping I was close to the fireplace. Try to stay close, but out of arm's reach. I want to be in point blank range on my attacks, but far enough away that he would be hard pressed to hit me.
I should be able to finish Cathcart here, if I get 7 attacks to his one. After he's finished, make my way around to the fireplace. I've got an idea.
AND WHERE THE HELL IS PEDRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MJ Two Posts
Not calling you a liar MJ, but I find it very difficult to believe that you have no preferences in this. You told me that I am the first player you have ever had that has not saved the princesses. That means you're doing something entirely different from anything you have ever done in this world. I would have thought that would be refreshing at the very least. Again, not calling you a liar, but kind of in disbelief.
The alphabetical order is a mnemonic device to help the referee. You might or might not have noticed that the princesses, too, are so keyed--the eldest Margaret, the second Nerene, and the youngest Olivia. Their names also were chosen to reflect their personalities to some degree, but since you haven't met them you wouldn't know that part.
Everyone who has attempted to rescue the princess has done so differently and had different adventures. One player failed to determine what had happened to them, and they did not return the next morning, but he escaped his execution, fled into the castle, found the escape route, and then pursued the princesses to rescue them from the demons. No matter what choices anyone makes, the story is always different.
I don't expect you are actually turning your back on Cathcart to look for Pedro. He is probably still attempting to dispel the disguises on the other demons, although you have no idea what other abilities he might have.
Your next shot hits Cathcart squarely in the face, and the demon collapses. You see Echevar gliding toward you from the right, arms sweeping about as if looking for you.
Quite abruptly Dicalus is on your left, as if he appeared from nowhere.
--M. J. Young
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It took me a minute to figure out how they got on either side of me. I had envisioned it that I was facing a side wall, but I'm facing the front of the room. That does make a difference, doesn't it?
23 bullets left.
Duck down, and back away between them. When I get enough distance that I can move freely, be very quiet, and head over to the fireplace. I'm still invisible, so that should be a cinch. Take the long way if I have to in order to get around the demons.
Since they seem to think that I'm in between them, maybe they will hit each other whilst looking for me. If one of them accidentally kills the other during that, all the better.
Once I get to the fireplace, assuming I make it, take out the four 30-06 bullets, and just wait. I'll wait praying. I'll be scanning the room, keeping my eyes open, and praying "God, heal my injuries, that I might continue this battle." Wait praying silently for 5 minutes. I'm standing against the wall, trying to be in a position so that no one will be likely to run into me. I'm not kneeling, I'm just standing against the wall praying, and scanning the room with my eyes. I'm just waiting praying for 5 minutes. I want everyone to forget that I am here, or at least wonder what has happened to me.
What's going on in the room?
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MJ Two posts
It occurred to me that in every monster movie I've seen, the disguised monster took back its true form upon death. Did Cathcart turn back into a demon when I killed him? It would still look like a demon to me, so I couldn't tell from looking. However, I imagine people's reactions to such a thing would make it fairly obvious. Might the king realize that the other two princes aren't what they appear to be, and send the knights after them?
I don't have a stealth skill for you. If you were not invisible (which does bonus your ability), how good would you be at quietly and surreptitiously sneaking out of a room?
--M. J. Young
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I assumed (quite naturally, I thought) that being invisible was the stealth. I guess I'm as good as the next guy. Average amateur ability, whatever that is.
I'm reposting my last two posts to make it easier on your for exactly what I'm doing.
It took me a minute to figure out how they got on either side of me. I had envisioned it that I was facing a side wall, but I'm facing the front of the room. That does make a difference, doesn't it?
23 bullets left.
Duck down, and back away between them. When I get enough distance that I can move freely, be very quiet, and head over to the fireplace. I'm still invisible, so that should be a cinch. Take the long way if I have to in order to get around the demons.
Since they seem to think that I'm in between them, maybe they will hit each other whilst looking for me. If one of them accidentally kills the other during that, all the better.
Once I get to the fireplace, assuming I make it, take out the four 30-06 bullets, and just wait. I'll wait praying. I'll be scanning the room, keeping my eyes open, and praying "God, heal my injuries, that I might continue this battle." Wait praying silently for 5 minutes. I'm standing against the wall, trying to be in a position so that no one will be likely to run into me. I'm not kneeling, I'm just standing against the wall praying, and scanning the room with my eyes. I'm just waiting praying for 5 minutes. I want everyone to forget that I am here, or at least wonder what has happened to me.
What's going on in the room?
It occurred to me that in every monster movie I've seen, the disguised monster took back its true form upon death. Did Cathcart turn back into a demon when I killed him? It would still look like a demon to me, so I couldn't tell from looking. However, I imagine people's reactions to such a thing would make it fairly obvious. Might the king realize that the other two princes aren't what they appear to be, and send the knights after them?
If you think about it, you'll realize that invisibility is only a bonus to stealth skill.I assumed (quite naturally, I thought) that being invisible was the stealth.
Imagine that you are trying to find someone who is hiding in a dark room--not completely lightless but mostly dark. You would listen. You would look for some hint of movement, you might sniff the air. The darkness is the equivalent of invisibility in that context--you cannot see your opponent, but he still needs to be stealthy to escape your detection.
In the same way, you cannot be seen, but you can be heard--even the swishing of your pants when you move. If someone has spilled something on the floor and you step in it, you will leave tracks which can be seen. We've all seen the movies in which the invisible guy walks across the sand and the observer watches the footprints form.
Thus you are invisible, but you must also be stealthy.
The room is in chaos. Some people are on the tables, some under them, some running in circles. It takes you a couple minutes to pick your way over to the fireplace.
As you turn around and scan the room, you perceive that the royal family is gone. This includes the demons. Cathcart's body is still lying on the floor, and to you it appears to be a demon; but Pedro is standing over it praying, so he must be attempting to dispel the disguise.
As you finish your five minutes of prayer you feel your wounds close up and the pain leave your body.
--M. J. Young
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As you turn around and scan the room, you perceive that the royal family is gone. This includes the demons.
Well that blows my whole plan all to hell and back now doesn't it? I was hoping to wait 5 minutes, long enough for them to lose interest in me, and let me engage them at a time more of my choosing.
Drop the shotgun shells on the floor in the room where Pedro is. Drop all of them. Just find a safe out of the way place and set them down on the floor. That's dead weight, and maybe Pedro might need it. After I drop the shotgun shells pray "Hey God, you know that prayer I said earlier about making the boom stick dangerous only to demons? Forget about it." (That's the whole prayer, what you just read) I'm also disowning the shotgun shells. I don't want them versing with me. If I'm in a world where I can get a shotgun, I can also get shotgun shells. Maybe Pedro can figure out what to do with the boom stick if he needs it. Too bad I never got to use it in battle. Oh well.
Well, looks like I've got time to spare. Walk out of the room, just slip out of a door and walk away. Find a safe corner to sit down in. I've got 10 bullets in one clip that I removed, and 23 in the clip in the gun. I'm going to consolidate the two. Take 8 out of the 10 round clip and put them into the 23 round clip. I've again got 31 bullets in the MAK 90. Put the two loose bullets in my backpack, and disown the empty magazine. No point in keeping it, it's just dead weight. Find a trashcan or something to throw it in. If I'm in a world where I can replace the ammo, I can also replace the gun.
I'm in the hallway or something. I'm not even in that room. Kneel down and pray. "God, give me direction to the remaining demons, that I might engage and kill them." I'm still invisible, and in a safe corner somewhere, so I shouldn't be found easily. Pray for 10 minutes.
What I'm praying for is for God to lead me to the remaining demons. However God chooses to do it is OK by me. A still small voice, a flashing neon sign that says "Demons: This Way." Whatever God chooses to do to answer this prayer. I want God to lead me to the remaining demons.
I've got my backpack slung over my arm. If I put it on at all, it would just be one strap, so that I could take it off easily. That, in addition to my other on-person equipment.
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MJ Two Posts
Just making notes
If I survive this, and the king decides that I deserve a reward, I would like the following. Mr. Smith and family (William included) be brought to the castle, first class, all expenses paid. There, Mr. Smith will be offered the position of king's personal blacksmith, at a large pay increase. If Mr. Smith refuses said offer, that's really OK, because I could totally understand if he wanted to just go home and live his simple life. However, I would invite him to consider the possibilities it would open up for his daughters. The chance to marry lower nobles...... However, if Mr. Smith wants to go home, that's absolutely fine, because I could see him doing just that. I would like to be taught in the ways of knights. I want to become proficient with crossbow, sword, mace and chain, staff, and most other hand-to-hand weapons. (Not horse jousting though!!! No way, no how!!!) That's my wish list if I make it. Perhaps to be amended later.
MJ, you wanted to know what would make me interfere, well, I hope you're picking up on it.
If there's any kind of conflict between Mr. Smith and the current king's personal blacksmith, these are my instructions. If Mr. Smith refuses to become the king's personal blacksmith because he doesn't want to leave his home without the aid of a blacksmith, there is a solution. The current king's personal blacksmith can go and take over Mr. Smith's shop. Mr. Smith, would, of course, be allowed to go home and retrieve any personal items that had been left behind. If the current king's personal blacksmith objects, he can arm wrestle Mr. Smith for it. Let's see... Mr. Smith, a dedicated country blacksmith vs a pampered king's blacksmith.... Who ya got? That's my wish list. If I make it.
The daughter of the king's personal blacksmith marries the son of the king's personal horse trainer. See what I mean by lower nobles Mr. Smith? they're still working class folk, something you respect, but higher working folk.
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MJ Three posts
I keep thinking that I should go back to my room and get the crossbow. I don't know why, as the MAK90, or even the 22 would be a far better weapon, but I keep thinking that I should do it. How about a roll to see if I do it? Sorry about the three posts, but it's been on my mind.
There are only three doors out of the banquet hall--the double doors at the entrance from which you came, and the two smaller doors beyond the head table in opposite corners of the room.
Which do you choose?
--M. J. Young
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No time for sight-seeing. I'm just going back out the way I came in, which is through the double doors. I wouldn't have thought it would make that much difference, but I guess it does, doesn't it? I am copying the pertinent information from my first (previous) post, so you don't have to go looking for it.
Well that blows my whole plan all to hell and back now doesn't it? I was hoping to wait 5 minutes, long enough for them to lose interest in me, and let me engage them at a time more of my choosing.
Drop the shotgun shells on the floor in the room where Pedro is. Drop all of them. Just find a safe out of the way place and set them down on the floor. That's dead weight, and maybe Pedro might need it. After I drop the shotgun shells pray "Hey God, you know that prayer I said earlier about making the boom stick dangerous only to demons? Forget about it." (That's the whole prayer, what you just read) I'm also disowning the shotgun shells. I don't want them versing with me. If I'm in a world where I can get a shotgun, I can also get shotgun shells. Maybe Pedro can figure out what to do with the boom stick if he needs it. Too bad I never got to use it in battle. Oh well.
Well, looks like I've got time to spare. Walk out of the room, just slip out of a door and walk away. Find a safe corner to sit down in. I've got 10 bullets in one clip that I removed, and 23 in the clip in the gun. I'm going to consolidate the two. Take 8 out of the 10 round clip and put them into the 23 round clip. I've again got 31 bullets in the MAK 90. Put the two loose bullets in my backpack, and disown the empty magazine. No point in keeping it, it's just dead weight. Find a trashcan or something to throw it in. If I'm in a world where I can replace the ammo, I can also replace the gun.
I'm in the hallway or something. I'm not even in that room. Kneel down and pray. "God, give me direction to the remaining demons, that I might engage and kill them." I'm still invisible, and in a safe corner somewhere, so I shouldn't be found easily. Pray for 10 minutes.
What I'm praying for is for God to lead me to the remaining demons. However God chooses to do it is OK by me. A still small voice, a flashing neon sign that says "Demons: This Way." Whatever God chooses to do to answer this prayer. I want God to lead me to the remaining demons.
I've got my backpack slung over my arm. If I put it on at all, it would just be one strap, so that I could take it off easily. That, in addition to my other on-person equipment.
As far as how I'm walking out of the room, just try to stay close to the wall and keep my eyes open and my mouth shut. When I get to the double doors, just try to crack them and slip out. Probably another stealth check huh?
I waited 5 minutes praying. What's going on in the room? Has anyone else noticed that the royal family is gone? Is the chaos subsiding at all? I imagine someone would make a speech or something because they think I'm responsible for that. On second thought, don't automatically drop the shotgun shells. I might, but if doing so would compromise my ability to leave, forget about it.
The double doors are open, and by now two thirds of the people have left.
As far as you know, that direction leads to the entry hall and the front doors of the castle. Whether there are other exits off the entry hall to other parts of the castle was not discussed.
That the royals have left given the fact that the crown prince has been killed by an invisible invader is hardly surprising. No one is wasting time wondering about it. Pedro has abandoned the body, although whether he has abandoned it having successfully removed the magical disguise or whether he gave up the effort you cannot know while wearing the cloak. He is scanning the room, and looking back and forth between the two doors behind the head table.
Dropping the shotgun shells is unlikely to be noticed. Guards have moved out into search parties, as far as you can tell.
I'm assuming you move to the entry hall and settle into a corner to reload, and that you pray there. There will be people here--twenty or thirty milling about, talking about what has happened, arguing about whether the royals are demons or the invaders are charlatans. You might be heard talking or loading a gun, although no one here is actually looking for you. Do you want to pray here, or go somewhere else?
I am not giving more information about the entry hall because I need to know whether you are going that way based on the information you have already, not based on what I add to your information.
--M. J. Young
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I'm going to pray silently where I reloaded the MAK 90.
I'm in the hallway or something. I'm not even in that room. Kneel down and pray. "God, give me direction to the remaining demons, that I might engage and kill them." I'm still invisible, and in a safe corner somewhere, so I shouldn't be found easily. Pray for 10 minutes.
What I'm praying for is for God to lead me to the remaining demons. However God chooses to do it is OK by me. A still small voice, a flashing neon sign that says "Demons: This Way." Whatever God chooses to do to answer this prayer. I want God to lead me to the remaining demons.
I'd try to find a spot that was as secluded as possible. I don't want someone to bump into me or anything. Behind a potted plant or something.
The base time factor for such a skill is one minute, and you are doing it for ten minutes, which could mean +32 to your chance of success. On the other hand, it has a 1 to 10 TF to duration ratio, which means the one minute casting time would produce a ten minute effect. You could have the 10 minute casting time produce a one hundred minute effect, which is probably ample time for you to locate your demons, but consumes your +32SM with a balancing -32SM.
So the question is, how long do you expect it to last?
Oh, and "Until I find them" is not an acceptable answer.
Is there anything else I should know about the skill that would impact your chance of success? Would you like a copy of the Magic Skills Worksheet to help you through it?
--M. J. Young
You know immediately that you must return through the dining hall and take the left hand door behind the head table.
There are still people milling about in there, and Pedro was last seen in that room.
--M. J. Young
Are you looking for Pedro, or will you take him if you happen to see him, or is he irrelevant, or will specifically avoid him?
--M. J. Young
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I can't think of a way to get his attention without compromising myself. Besides, so far, he hasn't been too helpful. I'm just going on my own. And no, if they are arresting Pedro or something, he's on his own. I wouldn't interfere no matter what I saw. If I have the chance to come back for him later, that's fine. But I got demons to kill. Pedro dropped off my radar screen.
I am not certain I would agree that he has not been helpful. He revealed the nature of the first demon to everyone, which meant that there was confusion about who were the good guys instead of a unified perception that you were an assassin after the royal family. He also told you to don the cape, which not only made you invisible so that you could stay alive against overwhelming odds and move into good tactical position, but also enabled you to see through the disguises of the other demons. However, I do agree that you have been the one to kill the demons thus far.
The room has settled significantly. There is a knot of mixed individuals, including guards and nobles, standing around the body of the demon Cathcart, apparently able to recognize that this is indeed a demon. There is no sign of Pedro at this point.
You exit through the aforementioned door into a smaller antechamber with four other doors off it; your sense tells you to cross the room and exit on the far side, which puts you in a spacious corridor with a stairway on your left. It is up the stairs that you feel drawn, and so climb to a landing and beyond to an upper floor.
Pedro is in this hall, listening at doors. Your sense tells you that the demons are ahead and to the left--and then it fails.
--M. J. Young
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I thought the demons detection sense lasted for 100 minutes. Did it take me that long to walk around the castle?
Without taking off the cloak, walk up to Pedro, and slap him on the back of the head. When he turns around, say "Don't worry, it's John, the demons are up here and to the left. God is leading me to them."
Proceed in that direction. Did Pedro get the boom stick by chance?
It has not been a hundred minutes; thus there must be some other reason why you can no longer sense the demons.
Pedro did not bring the boom stick. He does follow you at a slight distance.
The door is unlocked. You enter what is evidentally the bedroom of three young ladies, based on the decor and furnishings. There is no one in it.
There is a large rug bunched up to one side near the fireplace; the floor next to it is bare, and it is evident that that is where the rug belongs.
There is a window opposite the door, overlooking a courtyard below. The mantel over the fireplace has a number of knick-knacks on it, including three small silver goblets.
--M. J. Young
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Well, if the rug belongs on the floor, there's probably a secret passageway or something in the floor. Start checking the floor, see if I can find a hatch or something. If that doesn't work, play with the knickknacks on the mantel. Not taking anything, but looking for a secret lever or something.
If I still fail to find the passageway, drop to my knees and pray "God, you're supposed to be leading me to the demons. What happened?" (Yes, that's what I would be praying) Pray for 5 minutes whilst Pedro stands guard.
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MJ Two posts
I know you said that Pedro didn't bring the boom stick, however I didn't see any kind of rolls on it. Would it be too much to ask for (I guess an intuition check?) on Pedro for whether or not he brought it? I would like to see that boom stick get used in combat at least once. Is it within my player's prerogative to ask you to do that?
There would also be 43 00 shells that I dropped. Did Pedro grab all of this? I really would like to see that used in battle. Would it be too much to ask for a dice roll on whether or not Pedro brought it?
Ya know something? I just realized This is an out of character post, so it would piss Adam off and he wouldn't reply for a day EVEN THOUGH it's completely relevant to game play!!!! It's not "In Character" so Adam would get mad, EVEN THOUGH it's totally relevant and even important to his player. What the hell kind of shit is that?
Stop knocking Adam. He prefers a no-out-of-character-posts approach to play; I don't. There are advantages and disadvantages to both approaches.
Pedro watches all this, and explores the room some himself, apparently praying while he does so.
Suddenly he says, "They have passed through a gate into another world. We must follow them. Stand back."
He pulls out from beneath his robes something you take to be a holy symbol of some sort, and speaks in a language you do not recognize while extending his hand over the bare floor.
The floor vanishes. There is now a staircase descending from one edge of a large square opening, going down several hundred yards to a forest below. The forest appears to be lit as by a full moon, and a road leads from the base of the stairs toward a lake on which there is an island. The sky is dark, having neither moon nor stars, but faint lines across it forming squares and distorting any sense of a horizon.
The sense of the demons returns as you stand close to the edge. They are in that world.
--M. J. Young
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MJ, Two posts
When I get to the bottom, kneel and pray. (Assuming there is nothing threatening me, that is) "God, don't leave me alone with these demons." Pray for 3 minutes.
John, who knows if the guns will work down there? It could have different tech biases than up here. When you get down there, fire off a shot or two just to be certain. Yes, it will let them know you're there, but maybe it might put some fear into them too. If the guns don't work, go back and get the crossbow. It's an @1. Let's see what happens. Fire off 2 shots from the MAK90 into the air when I arrive. Make sure it works.
Ya know what MJ? That prayer could be interpreted a multitude of ways. God interprets prayers that we make, and answers them accordingly. You are, in a sense, God, so interpret it however you see fit. Just understand that I am hoping for positive results.
You pray and feel confidence, then you descend the stairs.
Pedro follows you, praying behind you in some unfamiliar language.
(Does Pedro's presence change that prayer at the bottom of the steps? What are your expectations in regard to that prayer?)
It takes a moment to walk down the distance. The stairs shimmer with a light of their own, but seem solid; they are unsupported by anything visible, with open space beneath them, as if they were hanging from the door. However, from this side, the door appears to be a door in the sky.
You fire a shot from the gun without any problem; the next bullet misfires, but you eject it.
--M. J. Young
JohnA1nut
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When I get to the bottom, kneel and pray. (Assuming there is nothing threatening me, that is) "God, don't leave me alone with these demons." Pray for 3 minutes.
It means exactly what it says "God, don't leave me." Interpret that however you see fit.
Dumb question. If you knew that the gun would work here (which I didn't) why roll for it? I'm just shooting into the air. Wouldn't that be practice? Why roll if you already know it will work?
What's around me? Any trees?
29 bullets left.
JohnA1nut
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MJ Two Posts
I'm having a psychotic episode right now.
That said, if this doesn't make any sense, that's why.
I just realized something. I love doing first aid. I would love the job of a paramedic, for the most part. However, being psychotic, it would be impossible for me to do it. I would be unable to handle the stress. My gaming character is no longer psychotic. He can do it. I just realized that. I thought it somehow relevant.
Note to self: Ask Rob how much paramedic school costs. Even if I can't use it, it would still be good to know.
I'm continuing this in John Crosses Down the Demon Rabbit Hole.
--M. J. Young
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