THE HIGHLANDER'S TOMB (TEAM FORUM RPG)

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I turn to Shivad and I say:

That plan seems like our only choice. I really doubt that we'll be able to climb that thing on time before those monsters reach us..."

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P.S. : By the way seiromem, my armor still says it's damaged, and Razuna bought a Mallea armor, sold his Iron Gladius and his damaged armor and those changes aren't reflected in his inventory.

P.S.S. : Also NeverSilent, you forgot to ask for your armor to be repaired, so you may want to take and equip the Maella Armor that Shivad brought. And equip your new crossbow.

P.S.S.S. : And this pagebreak is mine!
NeverSilent
Got any Dexreth amulets?
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Ah, crud, I wanted to have Varic enchant my new crossbow before leaving. Well, guess that will have to wait then.

I like that new ability of mine, it fits Kairy well. Also, Wes, I vote you take "Smite" as your new ability. Every righteous paladin should be able to smite something.

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Whew, that almost went wrong. What's all these people's problem with demons, anyway? Whatever, I just realize Bazyli has handed me my new Compound Crossbow. "Thanks, Bazyli. That looks really powerful. I'm going to test it on the first thing that tries to jump you," I say, grinning.
I like my good old crossbow, and I just enchanted it as well, but I can't resist having such a strong new weapon available. I equip the Compound Crossbow.

Then, when Fureira shows us the treasure room, I am utterly blinded by the shimmering of gold all around me. And above it all, a giant ball made of gold! "Imagine the price of THAT!" At the same time, I realize there is no way we'll be able to carry that thing out of the tomb. But no matter, I simply start collecting as many CEIL coins as I could possibly carry, encouraging my companions to do the same.

Also, if there is any good armour available I can wear, I'll equip it and leave my old armour behind. No reason to carry that around when I can take GOLD instead.


P.S.: seiromem, can you tell me how my new crossbow compares to my old one?
Seiromem
I would have more makerscore If I did things.
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It's made of a combo of wood & steel, so it doesn't break as easy. It's range is significantly increased (I'm thinking 150 Meters -> 350 Meters) and it has the attachment that allows you to fire two bolts one right after another, but it would take twice as long to reload both bolts.

Also, fixed the things I think!

author=NeverSilent
What's all these people's problem with demons, anyway?

If you really wanna know something, you should ask! The NPCs, that is.
After Kairy's proposal, I say:

"Oh, I almost forgot we're on a room full of gold! I'll help you with that, after all, four hands are better than two!"
Hm, I was thinking the same thing Kairy, taking Smite for sure!

"...My. That's... there's so much CEIL. There's gigantic piles of it everywhere! So many coins..." I suddenly realize what I'm thinking, and shake such greedy thoughts away. What, is Zuko and Kairy's love of treasure getting to me? "Well, unfortunately, if we have enemies nearby, we shouldn't stay long. Let's grab what we can quickly, if we must, then be off! Wait... how exactly will we be off? I fail to see how we could reach that hole in the ceiling. I guess we'll have to dig through the wall then? Do we even have any Shovels? I could have sworn we had one or two..." (seriously I thought we had some shovels with us, but I checked our inventory and... no?)
I will stay alert so that my friends aren't hurt while preoccupied with the gold.

I learned to stay clear of being greedy during my time with Wes. Of course, Kairy and Zuko are pretty fanatical about their gold either way. Deciding I may as well make small talk I ask Shivad "So, what exactly is so bad about demons?"
Seiromem
I would have more makerscore If I did things.
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author=Wes
seriously I thought we had some shovels with us


I looked back a bit, and it seems it was lost when you all fell into the ravine.
With all the things that happened since I entered this tomb,
I completly forgot about the reason of why I came here in the first place.

I needed the money...and I still do.

I'll start collecting all the CIEL coins that I can carry.

Edit: Also, new avatar.
Seiromem
I would have more makerscore If I did things.
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author=JJJ7
Edit: Also, new avatar.

I needed one with more of a Christmas spirit myself! Also, AlphaOmega will be very very very happy.

EDIT: Also, I'm working on the story now! Wes can specify his action, but I know he wants to help Shivad dig.
Seiromem
I would have more makerscore If I did things.
6375
-------------------------Turn 86-------------------------
"That plan seems like our best choice, Shivad, there's no way we can make it up there in time." Zuko replies.
"Remember why we came down here guys, try to grab as much CEIL as you can while Shivad and Fureira work on the exit!" Kairy says a bit greedily.
While gathering CEIL by the handful, Kairy switches out her wooden crossbow with the compound on Bazyli gave to her. She takes the Mallea Armor set and equips it, leaving her damaged armor on the floor.
Zuko and Razuna both start pocketing CEIL like madmen while Bazyli watches the door they entered through. Wes moves to Shivad and Fureira. Fureira casts Molten Plume on the wall where Shivad directs, melting the brick wall away! Piles of dark-grey grainy sand start pouring out, covering some CEIL.
Wes and Fureira start digging with ice shovels made by Shivad. They're surprisingly resiliant and dig fast while Shivad uses some air magic to lift the sediments
into the air and to block the door.
"That should keep those creatures busy... hehehe..." Shivad says, her modd greatly improved.
After awhile, loads of dark-grey sediment has been unearthed, and everyone is completely filled on CEIL. Kairy picks up 1850, Razuna can only pick up 250 more and Zuko picks up 1700.
Soon everyone hears Fureira exclaim "I've struck brick! It's another room!"
Shivad walks into the 10 meter tunnel and uses her ice magic to break apart the brick. It's an ordeal, and she's tired after doing so, but a new room is revealed... Everyone funnels in to find ANOTHER treasure room!
Or, that's what you assume. There are six rather large treasure chests and a pedestal with three keys on it. Each key is a different color. There's a yellow, red, and blue key. There's a short hallway in the southwest corner of the room and at it's end is a miasmal pillar room door.
"Any ideas on what to do next?" fureira asks as Shivad exclaims
"These markings... I've seen them somewhere before... I'm sure they're very similar to regular letters, but they might be hard to decipher..."
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Lvl 8 Wes: (E)Quillard Feathered Hat (E)Angelus Bracelet (E)Holy Longsword, (E)Quartzine(Legs,Arms,Head,Boots), (E)Dunnen Chestplate(+1SpS Drive), x1 Filled Canteen, 5 MREppers, 1 Red Pulp Fruit, 1 Valkinite Ore, Log, Rope, x1 Geri Tea.

Lvl 8 Zuko: (E)Iron Buckler, (E)Onyx Helm (E)Demoni Bracelet (E)Katarina(Demoni~Fire~Force Lvl 4), (E)Sanguine Balgroth Leather Armor(Full), x1 Filled Canteen, 5 MREppers, 1 Red Pulp Fruit, x8 Valkinite Ore, 1 Torch, True Sight Gylph(7 Uses left). 1700 CEIL.

Lvl 8 Razuna: Raven Companion Gourd! x2(E)Onyx Gladius (E)Force Bracelet, (E)Mallea Leather Armor, x1 Filled Canteen, x1 Log, x1 Ferall Pelt, x3 POWER-Stones, x1 Blue Vial, 1500 CEIL.

Lvl 8 Kairy Armor Melter on Cooldown(6 Turns) Large Wooden Crossbow(Force-Air Lvl 1), (E)Compound Crossbow(Unloaded), (E)Mallea Armor Set, 8 MREppers, 2x rope, x1 Red Pulp Fruit fruit, 2100 CEIL, 10 Onyx Bolt 4 A-Bolts 5 E-Bolts 22 Hardened Tip Bolts 17 Quartzine Tipped Bolts, Quartzine Hatchet.

Lvl 8 Bazyli; (E)High-Elf Robe(MAGI~Air Lvl 1), (E)Valkinite-Fire Ball & Chain.
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Lvl 17 Shivad; (E)High-Elf Robe(Water~Miasmal Lvl 2), Versi Staff, x2 Ironhide Armot Set
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Lvl 7 Fureira; (E)Chipped Thin-Sheet Quartzine Boots&Chestplate (E)Scale Leggings (E)Fire Chakrams
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"Well, I think we should take those keys, and then, we should take a look at those chests to find out what chest goes with what key. What do you think, guys?"
Ayup, I WAS planning on helping Shivad dig, though I wasn't sure what to dig with... guess those Ice Shovels she made fixed that, though! Hm, something she said earlier intrigued me. She says that combining Water with Miasmal (or combining Water with a Miasmal affinity or somthing along those lines) basically creates Ice. So, this means different elements can sometimes combine to form different things, yes? Makes me wonder what Fire, Electro, and etc would do when mixed with Miasmal... or Angelous or Dark. And since MAGI is basically the opposite of Miasmal, could elements combine with it too? What would Water and MAGI together make, water vapor or something? Magic Water? I dunno.

"Hm, remember the last treasure chest we meddled with? That didn't end well. Perhaps we should stay away from those chests. And what of those keys... perhaps they are traps as well? Maybe taking them off that pedestal could activate something bad! Or, maybe not... either way, I can't help but find this suspicious."
Seiromem
I would have more makerscore If I did things.
6375
Oh, and Shivad was too busy digging to answer Bazyli (I forgot =X)
author=wildwes
Ayup, I WAS planning on helping Shivad dig, though I wasn't sure what to dig with...


Is not nice when it happens to you, is it? :(
NeverSilent
Got any Dexreth amulets?
6299
Sweet. We're rich! At least, until something destroys our gear again and we have to buy new stuff and become broke again. ;)

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"Well done, Fureira, Shivad and Wes. This is much more convenient than having to bludgeon through hordes of those spider monsters. Though, we should perhaps block off your tunnel so nothing can eaily follow us," I say in a cheerful voice, happy to have my pockets full with gold and a brand-new crossbow on my back.

For once, I agree we should leave those chests and keys alone unless we're 100% sure what they do. As Wes said, our last encounter with a large treasure chest didn't go so well, and I have bad memories of suspicious differently-coloured items as well (bracelets, to be precise).
Without touching either the chests or the keys, I move into towards the pillar room and peek at what's inside.


P.S.: I'm currently not at home and can't access RMN regularly, so it might take me a bit longer until I can post during the next few days. Sorry.
Don't worry, NeverSilent! We'll wait for you... :)

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After thinking about the statements of Wes and Kairy, I told them:

"You know, you two may be right. And with more chests, there are more chances for us of fall into a trap. And I prefer not to get tricked by treasure again..."

I decide to ignore the chests and keys and go talk to Razuna:

"Hey, Razuna! I realize that we spent a lot of time together on this travel, and we still don't know anything about you. Why don't you tell us something about yourself?"
"Right, Kairy, blocking off the way we came seems wise. Shivad, perhaps I could have another Ice Shovel?" I'll start using said shovel to block off the tunnel we dug using the dirt and stone we dug through. If she doesn't give me a shovel, I'll just use my hands.
I'll inspect the room more closely, specifically the chests./b]
Looking at Zuko.

"I guess there is no harm to it, let me think...
Well I can tell you why I came here...
I worked as a thief since I had memory, I'm good at it,
And I could keep living like that until I die, but..."

I pause from a moment.

"...but my sister can't...and she can't live like a thief either,
not because of moral implications, or the danger that implies being one,
Only because she can't...and because she can't even protect herself...
That is why I decided to came here, I need the money to give my
sister the life she deserves..."

After talking to Zuko, I'll help Bazily examine the chests
from a safe distance.
Seiromem
I would have more makerscore If I did things.
6375
-------------------------Turn 87-------------------------
"Eh, I don't trust these chests at all, or those colored keys. Call me paranoid." Kairy states as she walks over to the miasmal pillar door.
She turns and says "We should re-fill that tunnel, don't want anything following us."
"We'll get right on it!" Wes says with enthusiasm.
"I think I'll just rest a bit... all that magic has made me tired..."
Shivad says as she sits down against a wall, out of the way.
"Very well, come Fureira, let's use these ice shovels to fill in the tunnel."
Agreeing, Fureira and Wes move the dirt into the tunnel while Bazyli inspects the room and treasure chests. 3!
The room is of medium size with 6 treasure chests, two against one wall, two against another and two more at the back. In the middle is a pedestal with the three colored keys on it, being yellow, red, and blue. When Bazyli inspects the chests, he sees that they are locked. The locks on them are of different colors.
On the North Wall, the locks on the chests are Purple and Green.
The West wall treasure chests' locks are Orange and Blue.
The South all Treasure chests' locks are Red and Yellow.
Razuna does the same as Bazyli and 5! Notices everything he has
PLUS:
There's a crack in the South wall. A draft is coming from it. There are no traps of any kind anywhere in the room. However he cannot say the same abut the chests, though they aren't booby trapped from the outside at least. The pedestal, after closer inspection, seems to be part of a mechanism. There's a clear lock in the base of it, almost covered in cobwebs, which he dusts off.
Kairy reaches the door and tries to open it, but she is unable to.
"Great, it's locked!" She exclaims in frustration. She looks at the lock and sees that it is made of onyx.
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Lvl 8 Wes: (E)Quillard Feathered Hat (E)Angelus Bracelet (E)Holy Longsword, (E)Quartzine(Legs,Arms,Head,Boots), (E)Dunnen Chestplate(+1SpS Drive), x1 Filled Canteen, 5 MREppers, 1 Red Pulp Fruit, 1 Valkinite Ore, Log, Rope, x1 Geri Tea.

Lvl 8 Zuko: (E)Iron Buckler, (E)Onyx Helm (E)Demoni Bracelet (E)Katarina(Demoni~Fire~Force Lvl 4), (E)Sanguine Balgroth Leather Armor(Full), x1 Filled Canteen, 5 MREppers, 1 Red Pulp Fruit, x8 Valkinite Ore, 1 Torch, True Sight Gylph(7 Uses left). 1700 CEIL.

Lvl 8 Razuna: Raven Companion Gourd! x2(E)Onyx Gladius (E)Force Bracelet, (E)Mallea Leather Armor, x1 Filled Canteen, x1 Log, x1 Ferall Pelt, x3 POWER-Stones, x1 Blue Vial, 1500 CEIL.

Lvl 8 Kairy Armor Melter on Cooldown(5 Turns) Large Wooden Crossbow(Force-Air Lvl 1), (E)Compound Crossbow(Unloaded), (E)Mallea Armor Set, 8 MREppers, 2x rope, x1 Red Pulp Fruit fruit, 2100 CEIL, 10 Onyx Bolt 4 A-Bolts 5 E-Bolts 22 Hardened Tip Bolts 17 Quartzine Tipped Bolts, Quartzine Hatchet.

Lvl 8 Bazyli; (E)High-Elf Robe(MAGI~Air Lvl 1), (E)Valkinite-Fire Ball & Chain.
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Lvl 17 Shivad is Tired(2 Turn); (E)High-Elf Robe(Water~Miasmal Lvl 2), Versi Staff, x2 Ironhide Armot Set
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Lvl 7 Fureira; (E)Chipped Thin-Sheet Quartzine Boots&Chestplate (E)Scale Leggings (E)Fire Chakrams
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