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Beholder Quest

Discussion in 'Questing' started by Anondylar, Feb 19, 2013.

  1. Anondylar

    Anondylar Lazy Turtle

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    Yeah, I know I should go update Mage Quest, but whatever.
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    You are a Beholder, an eye tyrant. Born a few minutes ago, you already speak Beholderese and have a strong xenophobic, intolerant attitude-

    Wait. You don't.

    Instead of inheriting memories of superiority and having two minds, you appear to have only one, and a multitude of lesser ones screaming at you...

    You shake yourself from side to side, clearing your body of the headache that the voices are inducing in you.

    Now... Where should you go?

    [] North.
    [] East.
    [] South.
    [] West.
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    A few things before we start. This quest is based on D&D, but things will be more abstract than the game itself. This means that there will be no rolling of dice, +4 to strength or anything like that. There will still be levels (sort of), though. This is because I'm not very familiar with the system itself, and I found that part the most confusing. The exception to this is spells, because I expect you all to go beholder mage and for some reason, I can understand the spellcasting system.
     
  2. Jiven

    Jiven Most Excellent Lurker

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    Mage Quest ! ><

    [x] East.
     
  3. Mr. Birdbird

    Mr. Birdbird Getting sticky.

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  4. Anondylar

    Anondylar Lazy Turtle

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    Hey, I wanna update too, but with the new school, increased workload and sudden lack of motivation...

    Okay, so maybe the laziness is the biggest factor.
     
  5. Malcolmo

    Malcolmo Insert custom title here

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    [] North.
     
  6. MacroDaemon

    MacroDaemon Know what you're doing yet?

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    [X] South.
     
  7. Alratan

    Alratan Making the rounds.

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    Nice. Beholder Mages are so broken it's funny. Are you using Lords of Madness? Based on the OP, it's pretty funny harsh for our beholder to be born as one of the few sane members of his kind and then have us inflicted on him!

    [X] South
     
  8. Deathwings

    Deathwings Questionable French Guy

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    [x]North
     
  9. Vanathor

    Vanathor 『Back In Black』

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    [*] West

    Mage Quest?

    Are you Shibosho on SB?
     
  10. Vindictus

    Vindictus Experienced.

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    Heh, you've never read Anon's Mage Quest?

    It's a pretty good original setting, slight cross with Nanoha later on.
     
  11. Vanathor

    Vanathor 『Back In Black』

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    Linky?
     
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    Vindictus Experienced.

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  13. GoC

    GoC Know what you're doing yet?

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    [x] North
     
  14. thisisinsane

    thisisinsane Not too sore, are you?

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    [X] North
     
  15. Anondylar

    Anondylar Lazy Turtle

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    Sorry for not updating yesterday, but I had a SAC I had to complete. :(

    Anyway, can someone roll a d10?
     
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  16. Biigoh

    Biigoh Primordial Tanuki Moderator

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    1d10=7 <<--- click for link

    http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3936413/
     
  17. Jiven

    Jiven Most Excellent Lurker

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    Anondylar Lazy Turtle

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    [X] North.

    You decide to head north. Rising from the small clearing among the forest in which your mother made its lair, you push your spiracles to their limit. After all, you don't want to get eaten/petrified/killed horribly when your mother comes out again. You see the other baby beholders that weren't eaten too scatter in all directions as you leave.

    During your flight north, you keep just a few meters above the treetop, occasionally descending to drink some water and to eat some grass.

    Finally, night comes and you decide you need to rest for a while. You remain above the trees, so that wild animals won't attack you during your sleep. Or at least, any that can do any serious harm.

    But just as you're about to go to sleep, you hear strange noises coming from a short distance away. They sound like a small creature is panicking. You...

    [] Investigate.
    [] Sleep. (You'll keep a few eyes on watch at all times.)
     
  19. Jiven

    Jiven Most Excellent Lurker

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    [X] Investigate.

    OF COURSE!
     
  20. Malcolmo

    Malcolmo Insert custom title here

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    [X] Investigate.
     
  21. Biigoh

    Biigoh Primordial Tanuki Moderator

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    [X] investigate cautiously...
     
  22. Larekko12

    Larekko12 Connoisseur.

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    [x]investigate
     
  23. Anondylar

    Anondylar Lazy Turtle

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    [X] Investigate.

    You decide to investigate before you rest. Whatever animal that's making the noise is obviously different from all the other ones, as the sounds made are more... complex, with more variation.

    You silently float down into the trees, small animals scurrying away as they detect you, then you advance towards the source of the noise, taking care to keep yourself hidden. Eventually, you're close enough to see the creature that's making the noise.

    It takes a while for you to realise that the long, thin flexible cord is not part of the creature, and is actually something that is holding it suspended over the ground upside down, not allowing the creature to move away. The creature itself is black in color, with some long white fur growing out of its head. It has two eyes, four limbs and seems to be encapsuled in some kind of organic material that seems designed to allow it movement. Unusually, its limbs are very long, at least compared to the animals you've seen. It has two poined ears extruding from its head. It is around 30 eyes* long.

    You...

    [] Bite it free.
    [] Study it some more.
    [] Write in.

    *An eye is about 4 centimetres.
     
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    Vindictus Experienced.

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    [X] Stare at it unnervingly for a few minutes. If it notices you, make sure to drool and start moving closer slowly...
     
  25. Larekko12

    Larekko12 Connoisseur.

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    Sounds like a Cabbit or sumthin.

    [x]Let it free and talk to it with your mind.
     
  26. Anondylar

    Anondylar Lazy Turtle

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    Argh, so it seems I haven't described it well enough. Ok...

    III
    IIIII
    IIIIIII
    IIIII
    II
    IIIIIIIIIII
    IIIIIIIIIIIIII
    III IIIIIII III
    III IIIIIII III
    III IIIIIII III
    I I IIIIIII I I
    IIIIIIII
    IIII IIII
    IIII IIII
    IIII IIII
    IIII IIII
    IIII IIII
    IIII IIII

    You guys understand what I'm saying now, right?
     
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  27. Larekko12

    Larekko12 Connoisseur.

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    oooooh.

    Dark Elf!

    ........

    [x]Eat it Brain


    but really try to talk to it.
    [x]Try to Talk to it.
     
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  28. Biigoh

    Biigoh Primordial Tanuki Moderator

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    [X] study it!
     
  29. Anondylar

    Anondylar Lazy Turtle

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    Gonna need a consensus, guys, or I'll just combine intent of votes.
     
  30. Malcolmo

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    [X] study it!