Roll To Dodge Adventures - The Grail

Heavens, puzzles are so exciting! May I examine what sort of tiles my friend the knight and I have stepped on?

Judging by the gas hissing, I assume we must be quick about this! Currently, I am inclined to believe that the arrow and spiral tiles are certainly no good, but I would like to better examine the ones we are afoot, first!

I move my foot aside, and even though I'm in a bit of pain, I make sure to glance at whatever tile I may have stepped on to spring said trap. The smell on the air indicates that there isn't much time to work through the puzzle, and I move aside to let my companion get a closer look at the tiles.

Dinova2 – 3 You go forward into the tunnel, mindful to avoid the battle you can hear happening the other way. You eventually reach a corridor to see a rather ugly sight. Several corpses hang from the walls, suspended off the ground as if they were floating. Your stomach wrenches as you see that they are hung up by spears in the walls, a head like two sickles merged together with a pointed tip between them for maximum pain, and hooking once it ensnares a victim. No doubt, the people that were impaled by them died painfully. However, in death, they still serve a purpose. You notice several holes in the wall in the corridor, a neat box of evenly spaced holes that line each wall. You realize that there could be one of those spears in any of the holes, ready to strike and kill, if not trap, an adventurer who triggers its dangerous trap. The ground itself is covered in dirt, though you can’t see anything else. You need to find a way past this dangerous trap.

Dark Soul – 6 You enter the room to see a very curious sight. It seems that there are paintings all over the walls, not just any paintings though. These paintings show battle, blood, and violence, from a small wrestle between two children, to a battlefield of thousands. One in particular catches your eye, it’s three men all circling a shadowy figure with distinct ears and a tail, for someone like you, it’s pretty clear that this is a werewolf. You see that there are two sister paintings beside it, of the werewolf slaying the trio and then howling in the moonlight. Even though they are just pictures, you feel for the creature in the art and feel a deeper connection to your animal side. +1 Werewolf Form. There doesn’t seem to be anything else that you can see, although you can’t see anything on the walls other than the paintings, perhaps that’s not all there is in here.

UnLuckii – 6 You come from a very different calling than your fallen brother. You are one that practices in the less popular art of this world; science and technology. You seek ways to use technology as a weapon, with frightening results. Your unique weaponry in the form of bombs, guns, and other gadgets gives you a shocking edge in battle leaving an opponent barely believing what they are fighting.

Charr Engineer
Health = 50/50
Hunger = 50/50
Weapon: Custom Rifle - Roll for instant damage at the start of an encounter
Offhand: Charr Claws - +2 damage on successful combat rolls
Armour: Engineer Garb - N/A
Accessory: Toolbelt - Allows you to take existing items and develop them into something more creative. Go crazy, but the quality is judged by a roll.
Potions: 2x Dew of the Devout - Full Recovery
20x Plasters (yes, the tiny ones, with fun strips, just for you :3) - +2 health
Food: 40x Food
Runes Gadgets: 5x Grenades - 7hp instant fire damage
3x Snares - Roll 4 or higher to ensnare, then roll 2 die to deal instant damage
Miscellaneous: Goggles
Wrench

Dwayna Dragonfire - 4 and Shiny Eevee – 1 Shiny instantly takes a rock to the head and collapses unconcious, - 10 hp. Dwayna opens her wings and grabs Shiny and makes a forward dash. Successfully avoiding the rocks as they tumble into a pile behind her, no going back now. Laying the injured Shiny down, she stands back up to see another swarm of goblins, the apparent perpetrators behind the trap, running towards you, expecting an easy picking. They hesitate when they see you, but they charge all the same, to try and finish the job. Dway has to start the fight alone, unless Shiny can recover enough to help out. Commencing battle with Goblin Team - 15

Tangrow - 5 and Chadwyck – 2 Tangrow lifts up his foot and can tell that the small spray of gas, which you can only assume is something like perfume, was triggered by the spiral tile. Chadwyck however had his big feet on three tiles at once, only one of which activated, so the spike could be a star, an arrow, or a hand. While only one of these causes a spike, there’s no telling what the other two will do. You should probably choose a tile to stand on as you hop across the room, or pick different tiles if you wish.

My comrade! But there's no time, we're already being attacked. Fight the goblins off so I can check on him in peace. Honorably.

huh! Well, this is incredibly different! I could take a chance and jump on the spirals, but I fear the perfume may have an adverse effect on my health! So we have a third of a chance to get this right, assuming the other tiles are something.

Hm! I think we should jump along the star tiles! Stars are so magical <3 And then spirals as a secondary in case we run out of stars. That's what I'll do, anyway <3

(chad your feet are so fat >:O)

Screw you, luck.

I attempt to get back on my feet, rather dizzy from the rock falling on my head- I think I might have a concussion. Nevertheless, I shall help defend my partner and act as a meatsack to protect her, since she's the more likely one of use to escape from here alive.

As I reach the corridor, I nearly gag at the smell and horrific sight before me. I cover my mouth and nose with my hand in revulsion. I notice the holes from which the spears must have been fired and begin to examine the corridor. Taking care to keep any part of my body from lining up with the holes, I slowly run my sword from ceiling to floor, trying to find some sort of trigger.

Upon entry, I find a room that apppears to be empty but must once have held either a madman or an artist- Or both. All the walls are covered in incredibly detailed, yet savage paintings depicting practically all known kinds of warfare and combat.

Three paintings in particular catch my eye, and on closer inspection they depict a battle of three men versus one werewolf. On the first painting, also the largest, the lycan's fate seems settled; He is surrounded by three armed, buff men.

The next, however, shows the fierce battle of the opposing enemies, that results in the death of the three humans. The last painting intrigues me; A wonderful depiction of a werewolf much like me, exercizing an urge that I know all too well- That of howling to the moon.

Even without ever having know the lycan- Or even knowing if this battle was fictional or not- I feel a strange kinship to him, an emotion that seems to reach all the way to the mind of the wolf that houses in me even in my human form.

Other then the paintings, there isn't much else to find apart from the remains of scarce meals on the floor. I walk slowly along each wall, pressing circles, squares and other forms I recognize in the paintings, hoping to find a hidden button.

Dwayna Dragonfire vs Goblin Team

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One goblin leaps at you and rakes at your face with a small dagger, you kick him off and stab him with your sword, but he still managed to give you a few scars. These goblins are even more poorly armed than the last bunch, they probably didn't expect anyone to survive their rock trap. You grip your sword and smirk as two more of them drop quickly, the remainder are nervous, but they don't plan on running. It shouldn't be much longer.

Dwayna Dragonfire - 32 vs Goblin Team - 1
I sure hope nobody notices these edits <<

Shiny Eevee - 4 You're dazed, and your head is throbbing heavily. But you manage to regain your stance, and join Dwayna in the fight.

Tangrow sits back and waits for Chadwyck

Dinova2 - 3 You stick your sword out and carefully wave it in the path of the holes, nothing happens. You take a step forward, moving your body through one column of holes, nothing happens. You take another step with your sword out, and then a spear suddenly leaps from a hole like a venomous snake, and it bites like one. You feel a jerk in your hand as the spear smashes directly into your sword, knocking it out of your hand, and then shattering it on the far wall. You are completely unarmed If it does help however, you now see a thin wire sticking out of the hole in the wall, quickly yanked back by some hidden mechanism. At least you now know that the trap is controlled by tripwires sticking from the holes themselves. This won't be an easy puzzle, but this trap hasn't had any maintenance, so probably only a few parts of the trap remain active to deliver pain. Maybe you can still get through.

Dark Soul - 1 carefully lay a hand on a painting and push, finding wall. You walk forward carefully, pushing through each painting to check for anything hidden. You eventually get to one of the werewolf paintings, and gently push down... Suddenly, you are knocked to the ground by a black shadow. You land on the ground, knocking over several pots of black paint. The shadow jumps onto you, looking into your eyes with its own bloodshot ones sunken into its head. A sharp row of teeth poking out from its snout, and midnight-black fur streaked across its face. The creature howls and begins to claw at you with its taloned hands. -5 hitpoints Get him off

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Okay, best thing to do now is assist my companion!
... ally.
That's a better word for me to use.
I shall be her meatsack and take all the blows for her. I'd rather her to go and get the riches of the grail then me, because I'm merely going for my own greedy purposes~

EDIT: Noticed them, but it's not like they affect me much. XD

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I enter the dungeon with caution, and after noticing a hole, I climb down it, still being cautious. I don't want to end up like my brother.

Fell these last few foes with my sword and somewhat coherent ally.
If successful, find a way to patch up some of my wounds and recover, as well as help my ally to heal from any wounds he might have.

Curse this infernal heavy armor, I really should watch my step from now on. Also, my luck seems to have taken a turn for the worse since I've met up with this fellow, but I digress.

My companions strategy is decent, but it wouldn't be wise to go both at once. I wait to see what happens as he steps on the first star tile. If it's safe, I'll follow his plan. If it is unsafe, I'll jump instead for an arrow tile.

I knew this was gonna happen

With as much speed and strenght as I can manage after that surprise shock, I throw him off into corner of the room, and quickly grab my elven bow for some offhand damage- Seeing as the other creature does not seem willing to reason.

After my first shot, I realize I won't have time for another and instead unsheath my scimitar, ready to fight with it.

I swear as my sword is ripped from my hand and smashed by the trap, but this allows me to notice the tripwire to the trap. I can not think of a way to safely traverse the trsp without first disabling it. Seeing the spears embedded in the wall, I get an idea. Attemptitng to ignore the impaled bodies, I grab one of the spears and try to dislodge it. Perhaps I can use the spear to set off the trap prematurely or if the blade is still sharp enough I can cut the trip-wire.

Chadwyck - 1 and Tangrow - 1 Tangrow skips along the star tiles quite merrily. And then calls Chadwyck over, saying that it's safe. He follows on the star tiles as well, being especially careful with his big feet. Tangrow however, only stood on defunct tiles, and the next one he treads upon is not so inactive. The tile glows, golden at first, but then fades to an ominous black glow, as does all the stars in the room. The floor then splits apart, revealing a black abyss below. Both of you plummet down, feeling the complete lack of ground for a good few seconds before it races up to embrace them. Lose 15 hp each When both of you reclaim your senses, you are unable to find each other. It seems that you have ended up in separate places. You are now split up

Dwayna Dragonfire and Shiny Eevee vs Goblin Team

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The goblins throw themselves at you, in a desperate last effort to overpower you, while they do their best, they are no match for both of you combined.
Dwayna Dragonfire - 32 and Shiny Eevee - 23 vs Goblin Team - Defeated
Now, if you're worried about your injuries, there are always the potions you have in your inventories, and you don't have to worry about a roll setting them on fire.

Luckii - 2 Hey! Hey Luckii! Hey Hey Luckii! Guess what? Hole. You step towards the hole, but your feet catch on some loose ground, a weak covering that sooner or later would have crumbled into another hole anyway, you fall down and land in a distinctly different chamber, Lose 5 hp Now where have you landed?

Dark Soul - 1 You try as you might, putting your lithe and scrawny elven strength into your thin limbs to try and pick up the heavy savage beast and throw it all the way across the room. Of course that didn't work. The beast pays no attention to your efforts, and continues to claw at your abdomen, slowly working its way up. Blood and small bits of your flesh begin to paint the room, adding, and fitting in quite nicely, with the existing wall decor. Lose 10 hp Eventually however, it decides to move for the kill. Leaning down with its jaws wide open, ready to clamp down at your neck.

Dinova2 - 4 You approach one of the impaled corpses and try to tug out a spear. It takes some effort, but eventually the dead flesh releases the spear buried inside of it. You inspect the wicked tip and wipe away some of the blood, it looks slightly damaged, with one of its hooks bent at a useless angle, but it still looks like it would hook effectively. In ways, it's superior to your own sword. Obtained a Barbed Spear. You turn back to face the trap, it's time to try again against the spear wall.

Rummage through their belongings. I need more itemz! D:
I'll wait until I have like, 1 hp left before I use my precious potion.
... my precious.

oh for fuck's sake

The savage creature is now doing way too much damage, and I have to think of something quick. At this point, I'm not sure if I could even beat this thing in elven forme. Maybe I should...

I attempt to roll away from the creature's gnarly jaws, whilst taking one of my Werewolf Forme runes out of its pouch and activating it.



(OOC; Sometimes I like to think that you don't actually roll a dice, but just come up with fitting situations to supply us with varying degrees of stress- Essentially making this into one big social experiment...)

Hm? Oh well. It was nice while it lasted! I readjust my hat and look around the whereaboots.

Came. Saw. Destroyed.
Now that we have a moment to breathe, search the bodies with my comrade and also keep hold of my potion(s) for now.