Ed


I love you.

One tiebreaker vote:
Runecrafting or Hunting?

Runecrafting.

Hunting

runecraft

Hunting

It's unanimous then, Hunting wins!

Chapter 1 - Burnt Sardine Ed Pastry 2012/06/22(Fri)22:32 No. 425188 ID: d49bc5
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You are QuesterKun, a male ranger. Your password is *********

Ever since you were a lad you dreamt of becoming an adventurer, no doubt inspired by those amazing heroes that often passed by your home every day. Eventually the urge could not be contained and you set off, ready to prove yourself to the world.

At first you merely meandered around the countryside, finding shelter wherever you could and hunting your food off the approximately twenty square yards of open land between towns. You haven't had a very successful adventuring spree yet, but this morning you can feel things are going to change for the better.

You are level 15 in Defense, Constitution, Hunter, Slayer and Agility, and level 1 in all other stats.
You have level 20 in your Ranging stat, and have an overall combat level of 17.

Your inventory consists of 24 gp, a pile of ash, one cooked meat, a tinderbox, a bird snare, a butterfly net, a pair of earmuffs and 3 bones.

You are wielding 25 bronze arrows, an oak longbow and leather boots.

Your friends list consists of: Turael, Mom, PonyPrincessAzula and Ed Pastry.

From the main interface in the bottom right corner, you can access your Stats, Inventory, Prayers, Spells, Friends List and Worn Equipment.

who's that next to you?

>>425188
Who's that in the bed?

No time for questions. Let's get out and do things.

> Open Friends list.

> Spam Ed Pastry in a PM/Whisper box with random strings of characters and the word "Jellybeans".

Ed Pastry 2012/06/22(Fri)23:27 No. 425216 ID: d49bc5
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>>425191
>>425197

Who, this guy? You have no idea actually. You kinda stumbled inside in the middle of the night, tired as could possibly be and just a wee bit drunk, and fell right asleep in this guy's bed. He either hasn't noticed you the whole night, or he just doesn't care. Either way, you really hope he doesn't wake up to realize you're still here, because that would be really awkward.

>>425205
You would, but it looks like the guy is offline. In fact, you don't even remember putting this guy on your friends list. He's kinda just there.

>>425216
Okay, we'd better sneak out then.

>>425216
Rifle through his stuff before leaving!

Ed Pastry 2012/06/23(Sat)00:04 No. 425230 ID: d49bc5
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>>425217
You could try the windows, though you're on the second story of the building. There are some stairs behind you, but they're reaallly creaky. It was a stroke of lucky that he didn't notice you climb up them last night.

It was also a miracle he didn't notice a stranger sharing his bed.

>>425219
You get out of bed and look through the guy's dresser. There's 3 gp, a spool of thread, a needle and some smelly clothes. You pocket the gold pieces and sewing equipment but decide to leave his filthy clothing untouched.

You gain 45 thieving xp. You currently have 45 and level two thievery is at 83 xp.

go down the stairs and get out the house as fast as you can.

>>425230
Take his lamp and leave. Adventure awaits!

Second story? Psh, whatever. Open a window and climb out. Hang by your hands and drop down, be sure to bend your knees as you land.

Ed Pastry 2012/06/23(Sat)00:46 No. 425244 ID: d49bc5
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>>425237
That's a good idea. You're skilled enough in agility that it should not be the slightest of a problem-

>>425235
though first you decide to pilfer the covered lantern. You don't have the Firemaking to keep it lit, though you could probably sell it fo-
+45 Thieving xp
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE NOW LEVEL TWO! YOU CAN NOW STEAL FROM VEGETABLE STALLS!

Fireworks spray out of your noggin, suddenly waking your bedmate.
Man (lvl 2) - "Whhh- wha?"

Uh oh.

escape faster!!

Quick, kill him while you have the chance.

Less murdering, more escaping.

>>425244
PUT THE LAMP OUT WITH THE BOOKCASE! KNOCK THE BOOK CASE OVER! RUN!

throw LAMP at FACE.

not your own, though. his. maybe it'll light up his bed and make him panic.

Beat the lamp before it attacks you. That was a close call.

No time. Jump out the window. Your Constitution should be high enough to weather it if you use your Agility to back it up by turning the impact into a roll. Minor injuries at most.

Ed Pastry 2012/06/23(Sat)21:17 No. 425421 ID: d49bc5
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>>425266
>>425272

You decide to hurl the lamp at the bookshelf, hoping the flames will provide a distraction. Unfortunately it does not break and nothing seems to catch fire.

>>425280
Time for plan B: You hurl yourself out the window while the man is still dumbfounded. You tumble when you hit the ground (a bit ungracefully), but manage to avoid taking much damage.
You earn 150 Agility xp.

You can hear the man scream.
Man (lvl 2)-"Help! There's a terrible arsonist on the loose! Guards!"

To your immediate west there is: Varrock Palace.
North: Real Estate Office, Chapel:
East: Varrock Museum
South: Fountain, Training Dummies, Armor Store.
Next to you: The guy's house, Varrock Sewers entrance

get in the sewers!

Sewerwards!

>>425421
And try to steal the ladder!

Ed Pastry 2012/06/24(Sun)00:43 No. 425467 ID: d49bc5
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(Compass added to map to make everything slightly less disorienting. Henceforth the minimap will always face the same direction as the camera)

You clamber down the ladder into the moist miasma that is the Varrock sewer system.

>>425436
You cannot get it, but not for lack of trying. Your can't manage to fit it into your inventory.

The place is smells terrible, as to be expected of a sewer. There are a few Rats (lvl 1) and some Giant Rats (lvl 3) scurrying about. They don't seem to take notice of you. You're fairly certain guards won't follow you down here.

The note on the wall states, in scribbled handwriting:
"Rats er gettan wize to uz,
moovd to Dreyner sueers.
Phingspet & Grimesquit"

Odd.

kill some giant rats, maybe their drop rat meat to heal with. if after a few nothing drops then just wander around. see anything lvl 10 or higher stop and tell us about it.

We're level 15, I don't think killing level 1 or 3 mobs is going to get us anywhere.

Check out that passage to the north! It looks interesting.

>>425471

we're level 15 in agility. the character doesn't even have a level. I think.

use ranging skill to locate old base of phinewhats and grimewhatsits.

Ed Pastry 2012/06/24(Sun)21:28 No. 425789 ID: d49bc5
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>>425602
Your overall combat level is 17. Also, Ranging in this case is simply just your skill at shooting, launching or chucking various pointy objects at people over long ranges. Or close range even; you do not get penalized for shooting someone who is up in your face.

If you mean the ability to track, then you can use your Hunter skill, though you don't need much ability in Hunting to read the note and assume that Phingspet and Grimesquit are probably presently in Draynor sewers.

>>425468
You shoot two of the giant rats dead. Your lack of armor allows them to land a few bites on you to deal a total of 34 damage, but you emerge victorious. You expend 7 bronze arrows, and collect 2 raw rat meat and 2 bones.
You gain 121 experience in Ranging, Defense and Constitution.
Lvl 15 Constitution and Defense: 2621/2746 xp
Lvl 20 Ranging: 4621/5018 xp

>>425471
You decide this probably isn't worth your time, and head down the passage. You stop when you see a rather nasty looking Zombie (lvl 13) standing in the room at the end of the hall. There is a rusty iron gate in the room as well.

Kill the zombie unless you think you don't have the health too.

Do you have any healing items \ abilities?

Kite that zombie. Snipe it from long range and keep your distance.

sneak up to the zombie and pull its pants around its knees. then trip it over and kick it dead.

Ed Pastry 2012/06/27(Wed)02:15 No. 426667 ID: d49bc5
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>>425827
The idea to pants the zombie crosses your mind, until you remembered when someone explicitly stated to you once that zombies are not shy creatures and do not suffer penalties for embarrassing situations.

Also, the bastard is gross enough without you having to look at his rotting unmentionables.

>>425795
You stand a ways back and fire an arrow at him, whilst continuing to back up. The zombie lurches forward, though it looks like he's still fast enough to get to you after a few more shots.

>>425793
Eating food is the only way to heal you. You have one cooked meat that can heal you for 30 life points.

>>426667
From the amount you knocked off it looks like he has 120 hp. He'll be almost dead by the time he gets in melee (assuming 'a few more shots' is 3 hits), and so he'll hit us once before we finish him off. Ah well. Take the hit!

>>426668
agreed

strafe back and shoot. then strafe back and shoot.

Ed Pastry 2012/06/30(Sat)14:53 No. 427640 ID: d49bc5
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>>426707
You are already doing so, but shooting does slow you down a bit.

You manage to toss a few more shots out at the zombie, hitting twice for a combined 40 damage and missing once (stupid cheap bow).

Finally the zombie closes in and whaps you across the face with his wooden plank. It stings like hell.

You still can use your ranged skill in melee combat without any disadvantages. Your melee skills are pretty crap anyways, and you don't really have anything on you well suited for that kind of thing.

Climb partway up the ladder then fire arrows down at the zombie from your new safe sniping position.

>>427662
And if this does not work just shoot it till it's dead

Ed Pastry 2012/06/30(Sat)22:42 No. 427745 ID: d49bc5
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You run to the ladder and quickly scramble up it, taking a 20 damage hit from the brute as leave.

The zombie tries to climb up, but it's too clumsy and keeps slipping back down. You plant 3 arrows into the zombie, ending its undeath. You have 11 bronze arrows remaining. The zombie drops bones, a wooden plank, and 26 gold pieces.

You gain 141 experience in Ranging, Defense and Constitution, leveling up your Defense and Constitution skills. Once more, fireworks shoot out of your head and triumphant music plays, though at least here nobody is around to hear it.
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE NOW LEVEL SIXTEEN!
Lvl 16 Constitution and Defense: 2762/3115 xp
Lvl 20 Ranging: 4762/5018 xp

Woot! Can you pull the arrows out of the zombie's corpse? Also, check out the place he was guarding.

>>427745
Might as well eat that meat to recover some HP.

>>427908

and hopefully gain some xp in CHEST HAIR.

go south past where you found the zombie.