THROUGH DARK AND TWIST [FORUM RPG']

You move over to the cell in the far right holding the man in blue, and begin to fiddle with the lock on his door. Again, it seems someone was a bit of a cheapskate when they installed them, as it is the exact same lock as the last two.

It takes you a moment to get the tumblers aligned and then the door clicks. You pull the lockpick out with a flourish, but in doing so it catches on the lip of the lock and you feel it snap in your fingers. Oops!



-1 Lockpick





Finally someone appears to notice you! The woman in green steps over to your door, slowly - likely due to the injury she recieved from being half-crushed before - and begins to pick your lock. In very short order you hear the click of the lock, indicating that it is now open.

You may now leave your cell.



The door swings open at the end of the corridor, revealing two burly men in what appear to be guard uniforms. They blink in confusion for a moment at seeing all of you out of your cells, then start to lumber into the room in order to get to you!

Luckily, you have time to create a formation, held up as they are by the broken cell door standing in their way. There will be:

1 Short Range
2 Medium Range
1 Long Range


Quickly! You only have one turn to organise yourselves!






Okay, combat. You have one turn to discuss where you will fall in line. This means that ANY ACTIONS will take up your part of the turn, though talking with someone does not count as an action, so feel free to work out a strategy and get to know what each other can do and how you are faring so that you can create a good strategy.

Sometimes close quarters will force you into a particular kind of battle line-up. This will not always be the case - in some maps you will be able to choose where you want to be around the enemy in question. Due to the close quarters of this area, however, there is only limited space in which to move and thus the line formation.

During battle you may use the following:
- Attack: this will use your main weapon for attacking, or if you do not have one, your fists. It's a simple thing, based purely on your POW. If you are fast enough, though, you might get more attacks per turn.
- Skills: Use a skill. One skill per turn.
- Items: Heal yourself or an ally with the use of an item (food or healing).
- Defend: You may defend and lose a turn for reduced damage. How well this works is based on your CON, though some hits may still take a lot of life depending on the enemy skill.
- Escape: You must have another map to back-track to before this option becomes available. Currently you cannot use it.