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Post by frankiestein on Dec 14, 2020 5:32:10 GMT
I will walk over and knock over some of the stone boxes, seeing if they spring to life like the triangles.
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Post by Spwack on Dec 15, 2020 2:46:01 GMT
The aren't exactly boxes, just square lumps that are fused with the walls and floors. You tap one, and it does slide open though, revealing quite a deep opening. There's a squishy, squelchy sound emanating from somewhere down there. Something moving, perhaps?
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Post by red_kangaroo on Dec 15, 2020 7:25:43 GMT
I pick up a rock and drop/throw it into the opening.
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Post by Spwack on Dec 15, 2020 10:57:23 GMT
There’s a gurgle, and then a louder gurgle... as you lean closer to figure out what is going on, there’s a HOIK and the rock flies back out! It strikes you directly in the forehead and leaves a smear of acid sizzling there for 1d4 damage.
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Post by frankiestein on Dec 15, 2020 15:35:34 GMT
"This does not appear to house your crown! I think the mirror is our key to that which you desire."
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Post by red_kangaroo on Dec 15, 2020 19:49:54 GMT
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(Is that a one-time or ongoing damage?)
I recoil from the hole and then yell "Sorry!" into it, just in case.
"Let's have a look at just one more of these strange little rooms and then we will head back and brave the mirror," I say and go north.1d4
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Post by Spwack on Dec 16, 2020 6:02:37 GMT
Just the one-time, it's only d4 damage at all because it's a combination of a very small amount of acid, a fast moving pebble, and surprise.
There's a glop glop from the hole.
Heading north, the small corridor twists back and forth twice. As you open the door into, surprise surprise, another small room, you see a blue glowing bubble of... flame? No, not quite flame, but it's writhing in place, about the size of a clenched fist. It starts drifting towards you, and you can see there is a large blue crystal embedded in the ceiling, intricately carved with all manner of runes. It's the same colour as the glowing blue bubble.
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Post by red_kangaroo on Dec 16, 2020 20:59:18 GMT
Are there any other exits from the room? But anyway, if the blue bubble flame is not very fast, I will retreat and go back to the mirror room. I would like to tie the nightingale chain to my waist and give the other end to Hurricane and/or Henry. "If I tug the chain or if it goes suddenly taut, please pull me out." And I step under the mirror. ((Unless you really want to do it, frankiestein ?))
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Post by garmr on Dec 17, 2020 1:40:27 GMT
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Post by Spwack on Dec 17, 2020 4:32:29 GMT
From the blue runes room, there are exits to the east and north.
Jax, you take a step under the mirror, and everything goes completely black. You can see your hand in front of your face, and yourself, but nothing else. What do you do?
What do you all do?
((For the next little while, I'll be giving only Jax's perspective on things, we will see how that turns out))
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Post by frankiestein on Dec 17, 2020 5:57:52 GMT
Does the chain lead up to the mirror or is it completely disconnected when he gets sucked into this other place? If he gets cut off, Hurricane goes diving in after
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Post by red_kangaroo on Dec 17, 2020 14:34:48 GMT
I try to go forward.
"Hello?" I call out.
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Post by garmr on Dec 18, 2020 5:27:42 GMT
If the chain seems to vanish into thin air, then Henry will give a little tug on it to see if Jaxudyzad is still at the other end.
If it has just fallen down as if 'cut off', then he will stay well back from the mirror and try to get Hurricane to do the same. From Henry's perspective he might have just watched Jax get vaporised.
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Post by Spwack on Dec 18, 2020 5:30:27 GMT
((I've changed my mind, it doesn't make sense to limit it to just Jax))
For everyone beyond the mirror, it just looks like Jax is standing under the mirror, the chain is slack, and they are looking around a little confused.
You take a step forward Jax, but since it's pitch blank, you can't really tell if you've gone anywhere.
A few moments later, you hear an echo of your own voice: "Hello?"
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Post by red_kangaroo on Dec 18, 2020 7:16:31 GMT
I grope around blindly for a while and then reach out with my power (taking the damage myself), trying to sense any minds or psychic imprints nearby.
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Post by Spwack on Dec 19, 2020 4:46:00 GMT
There is something very large, very hungry, very aware and very... close? Very far away and approaching rapidly? Practically hanging above your head already? Deep beneath you? For a moment you consider that there might be multiple creatures, or one creature that can teleport very quickly, but none of those seem right. You haven't used your psychic powers this way very much, but you definitely feel like there is one mind, somewhere, but you can't for the life of it figure out if it's close or far or both at the same time.
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Post by red_kangaroo on Dec 19, 2020 11:24:09 GMT
I wish you no harm, but I will defend myself if attacked!
And I will take out the ice orb.
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Post by Spwack on Dec 22, 2020 8:33:29 GMT
The purple orb is out, it crackles a little in your hand as you hold it. Around you is nothing but darkness.
What are the rest of you doing? Jax is staring into space, and holding the orb at the ready.
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Post by garmr on Dec 24, 2020 1:39:09 GMT
From our POV, does Jax look like he is reacting to stuff that we can't see, or is it more like his soul is elsewhere and his body is vacant?
If the former, then I'll stand ready to pull him out of the mirror zone if he shows any signs of severe distress or harm.
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Post by Spwack on Dec 24, 2020 5:31:02 GMT
He is reacting to stuff you can't see and moving around, but every so often something strange happens. Jax turns and faces a different direction without moving his feet, or takes a few steps without moving.
Jax: The feeling grows stronger. It's coming, but from where... What do you do?
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Post by red_kangaroo on Dec 24, 2020 11:50:43 GMT
I only want to talk. I am seeking a crown that unlocks the powers of the mind. I was told it should be somewhere around here. Would you know anything about it?
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Post by Spwack on Dec 25, 2020 13:09:33 GMT
There's a whistling sound, and from above you (beneath? within?) comes a shimmering silvery figure, like nothing you've ever seen before, and moving like nothing you can imagine, darting and spinning and sliding around, limbs flailing, reaching for your neck...
What do you do?
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Post by red_kangaroo on Dec 25, 2020 19:42:26 GMT
I will tug on the chain around my waist.
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Post by Spwack on Dec 27, 2020 8:25:15 GMT
Henry pulls hard on the chain, sending Jax staggering and sliding out of the area. Jax's legs twist a few times, and you fall way further to the "ground" than you though was reasonable, but you are out of the mirror area - or, close enough. You feel a claw wrap around your ankle, which disappears! You feel claws pierce the skin: bLR9RhHS1d61d6
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Post by red_kangaroo on Dec 27, 2020 15:50:59 GMT
"Ugh, I don't think the crown can be found beyond the mirror. All I could see there was darkness, endless darkness and something hungry waiting for its next meal."
I will wait for a bit to catch my breath, then go north to the wooden eggs and further north again.
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Post by garmr on Dec 27, 2020 21:17:19 GMT
"I'm sorry, Jaxudyzad. Surely we will find your crown soon."
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Post by red_kangaroo on Dec 27, 2020 22:32:56 GMT
"I have no words to fully thank you for your company, Your Majesty and Sir Hurricane. It is indeed much more jolly to journey in a group than to be alone in the dark."
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Post by Spwack on Dec 28, 2020 4:02:34 GMT
I presume you'll save these kind words until Jax is out of danger - from your ankle down is still under the mirror, and appears to have turned invisible or something similar. You can feel sharp claws digging into your ankle (for 1 damage) and you are slowly being dragged back into that strange darkness...
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Post by red_kangaroo on Dec 28, 2020 8:17:14 GMT
In that case, I will clutch the chain and try to drag myself further out of the circle.
Strength check maybe? 73ctj0|Sd20+2d20+2
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Post by frankiestein on Dec 30, 2020 6:33:29 GMT
(sorry, am back from my holiday sheninigans)
I will hook my arms into his and try to pull him out, if assist is an option.
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