How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/02(Mon)16:24 No. 71739 ID: 6faa8c
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So what area should I explore next?

>>71739
Poke around the robe.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/02(Mon)17:37 No. 71752 ID: 6faa8c
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>Hurr I'm a durr Sorry about that

>>71752
Check the room to the left of the bookcase.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/02(Mon)19:30 No. 71789 ID: 6faa8c
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>>71765
Woah. Really, woah, this is some weird stuff. Looks to me like he was building a skeleton or something, but... this doesn't follow human anatomy...

>>71789
Super skeleton?

Maybe with bone golem augmentation to enforce it?

Or maybe a special mount?

>>71789
Well, you're in Hell so it's probably a demon skeleton. Go merge with that arm sitting there first. It looks like the bones on the wall are warded. Then check out that can or whatever it is sitting in the corner..

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/02(Mon)22:16 No. 71896 ID: 6faa8c
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>>71811
>You're in Hell, so...
Wait, what!? Someone pulled me from the Castle to HELL?!

...

...

Well, it's not that bad, I suppose.

>Merge with arm.

This feels a little silly, but...
>NEW FORM!
>I FEEL STURDIER!
>I FEEL A LITTLE STRONGER!

Huh. Well, I'm not gonna be hopping everywhere, at least.

>>71896
Okay now check out that cylindrical thing in the corner.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/02(Mon)22:37 No. 71907 ID: 6faa8c
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>>71899
Long nails. I know these, they're the kind you use to bind broken bones.

>>71907
Poke at the obvious secret door right there.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/02(Mon)23:01 No. 71920 ID: 6faa8c
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>>71917
I notice the re-plastered wall, and butt my head against it. Nothing happens. Seems to me it would slide down or up.

Hurrrm.

>>71920
Did the skeleton on the wall just fall to the floor? Merge with it!

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/03(Tue)00:37 No. 71977 ID: 6faa8c
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>>71964
Uhm.

No. There's no... oh shit. Ohhhh shit.

If it's not on the wall and it's not on the floor then where is it oh god why is the glowy shit smoking oh god I am not prepared for this bullshit

>>71977
It's on the celing!

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/03(Tue)00:50 No. 71980 ID: 6faa8c
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>>71978
On the cei-

OH

WHY DOES THIS SORT OF THING KEEP HAPPENING TO ME

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/03(Tue)00:59 No. 71982 ID: 6faa8c
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>>71980
>derp

>>71982
RUN! RUN THROUGH THE DOOR! (which was totally there the whole time)

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/03(Tue)01:13 No. 71990 ID: 6faa8c
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>>71983
IN THE CASTLE

IN HELL

IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME

RUN! RUNRUNRUN!

Lure it to the bookshelf and pull the shelf over onto it; hopefully you'll pin it at least.
You should be able to get enough leverage if you grip the shelf at the top, push your skull against the wall, and use your arm as a, well, lever.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/03(Tue)01:31 No. 72001 ID: 6faa8c
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>>71996
I go over and prepare myself to tip the bookshelf, but...

Time passes, and I wanter back to the 'lab'.

Uhm.
Ha. Hahahaha.

It's... is it... stuck?
... see if you can work it's head off and then fuse with the body?

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/03(Tue)01:39 No. 72005 ID: 6faa8c
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>>72004
Naw, I just work with bones. I'd have to flay and demuscled it, and even then, I think I know why those bones were in a sealing thinger.

It's got a lot of strenght in that arm, but it seems the wood it hit and broke bent in such a way to trap those chitinous ridges on the end of its club-like arm. And it can't lean down to get leverage to rip itself out, so... it might be stuck there indefinitely, or at least a long time.

Ask it it's name, see if it understands you. Can you even talk?

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/03(Tue)01:47 No. 72008 ID: 6faa8c
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>>72006
Yeah, in a way. I don't use vocal cords.

>"Hey. You. Can you talk?"

Um, is that awking you or the skullodactyl?

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/03(Tue)01:53 No. 72011 ID: 6faa8c
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>>72010
The... thing. It sounds like a bird that fell down a drainpipe.

>"My name is Yorick. What is yours?"

There's a pause.

>"Awk."

Awk? Really?

Ask it if it needs our help. 1 awk for yes, 2 awks for no.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/03(Tue)01:58 No. 72013 ID: 6faa8c
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>>72012
>"Okay, 1 awk for yes, two for no. Clear?"

>"Awk."

>"Good. Now, are you going to kill me if I help you out?"

>"... Awk awk."

>"Very good."

Huh. When he agreed, I felt some sort of... I dunno, static wave or something.

CAUTIOUSLY go over and CAUTIOUSLY help him. Make sure you're CAUTIOUS, okay? Don't tell it this, but if it snaps at you when you're helping him, leave him to rot forever.

As in, 'I have a premonition that he will crush me to pieces if I help him free', static wave?

... well, you can always revert to the bookshelf plan; I'm guessing you can probably outrun him.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/03(Tue)02:10 No. 72017 ID: 6faa8c
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>>72014
Alrighty. Now, let's see here. If I pull here, and here...Ther-what.

What.

This is either good, or the worst thing ever. Ask it if it will help us and hope for one awk.

>>72018
From a safe distance, though.
And we/you need a better defence/attack plan than the bookshelf, methinks.

Oh, speaking of which... when you get the chance, go through the books on the bookshelf, yes?

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/03(Tue)15:12 No. 72142 ID: 6faa8c
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>>72018
>"We're both in strange lands, Awk. What do you say we work together for the moment?"

>"..."


The front door opens. We have maybe ten seconds.

>"...awk."

Is there anywhere you can quickly hide? If there is, do so.

>>72142
Hitch a ride on him while he attaches himself to the celing. That's a good ambush spot.

>>72183
Very yes.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/03(Tue)18:17 No. 72190 ID: 6faa8c
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>>72183
Oh, great idea!
>"Awk, ceiling!"
I jump on his back, and we wait up there. I swear to you, no one ever looks up.

If you can, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have him scuttle away from the pitfall. People tend to look up when they get the impression something fell from the roof and crashed into the ground.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/06(Fri)14:27 No. 73114 ID: 6faa8c
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>>72253
Can't. We're stuck up herew by virtue of his spines, if we're moving anywhere, it has to be DOWN.

Awk's arm changes again, and his eyes change color.

There's some talk below. I hear the unsheathing of a blade, and the air in the room tenses abnormally.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/06(Fri)14:47 No. 73127 ID: 6faa8c
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>>73114
COMBAT MODE ENTERED.

From now until combat ends, roll a d20 in your post for your suggestion. This will affect the outcome, if I choose to use that one. Similar suggestions will use the median between their rolls, and only one roll is allowed per ID.

rolled 12 = 12

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>>73127
drop down and slice off the one below you's head, hopefully if it hits he wont be stuck again.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/06(Fri)15:01 No. 73138 ID: 6faa8c
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>>73134
12 is MODERATE SUCCESS.
The creature in the next room looks like living darkness outlines with pale light. Its eyes shine red, and it barks something in a strange tongue.

rolled 2 = 2

---

Sweet talk it into becoming a sweet hat.

rolled 6 = 6

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>>73138
Jump out of the hole to dodge the lightning.

rolled 9 = 9

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>>73138
ah shit, he's charging something! get behind the wall and out of that hole.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/06(Fri)15:20 No. 73165 ID: 6faa8c
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>>73156
>>73158
7 is a MODERATE FAILURE.

What is Awk doing?!

[cutscene]

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/06(Fri)15:27 No. 73169 ID: 6faa8c
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OOOHGOD

Awk rises and tosses me away, the blast missing me by inches. It strikes Awk, but I don't know where or how hard. I only have less than a second to act, I'm headed right for the bastard's face!

rolled 19 = 19

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>>73169
BITE HIS BIG FUCKIN NOSE

rolled 15 = 15

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>>73169
Grab him with the arm and commence strangulation and/or biting.

rolled 7 = 7

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Sing a meat loaf song to soothe the savage beast.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/06(Fri)15:38 No. 73181 ID: 6faa8c
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>>73172
>>73171
>Bite
CRITICAL SUCCESS
>choke
HIGH SUCCESS

RAAAAAAAAGH

FEEL THE RAGE OF THE WEAK AND POWERLESS MOTHERFUCKER

rolled 20 = 20

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Be the other guy.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/06(Fri)15:46 No. 73191 ID: 6faa8c
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>>73189
Friend Skull is ripping into enemy dark one's face. What do?

One arm stun, unmorphable. Other arm fine. Still in hole.

rolled 17 = 17

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>>73191
go up and claw his arms off!

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/06(Fri)15:53 No. 73201 ID: 6faa8c
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>>73194
Yes! Yes! Destroy options for foe!

rolled 17 = 17

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>>73201
finish him off! Slice him right in half.

rolled 9 = 9

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Make dapper hat from opponent. Especially for the skullhead. He would be very charming.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/06(Fri)16:01 No. 73211 ID: 6faa8c
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>>73202
DIII-oh.

COMBAT MODE END.

Skully: Ride atop your noble steed(Awk).

>>73211
well catch our little buddy! and return control to him.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/06(Fri)16:07 No. 73224 ID: 6faa8c
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>>73217
Haha! Take that, you sorry excuse for a monster! Ahahahah!

Something falls to the floor.

>>73224
have AWK lower you to grab it, then proceed with >>73216

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/06(Fri)16:14 No. 73232 ID: 6faa8c
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Awk stops me from touching it, shaking his head and squaking. So I climb onto his back again.

Should we leave through the window or the door?

>>73232
Hmmm... We might not be on the first floor, but Awk has shown some climing ability for that ambush. On the other hand, we might be too high up for Awk to climb down safely. Let's peek out the door to see if there are any enemies.

Check out the door they came in from first since it's still open. If it's another empty room maybe we can quickly grab something before we go.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/06(Fri)16:25 No. 73242 ID: 6faa8c
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>>73237
>Peek out door.

Uhm.

>>73242
Okay go back and try to get that secret door open; slide it up down left and right.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/06(Fri)16:34 No. 73249 ID: 6faa8c
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>>73243
I work with the door for a bit, until Awk comes up with something.

>>73249
What's in there?

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/07(Sat)02:48 No. 73462 ID: 6faa8c
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>>73251
It's a stairwell, and it seems to go down forever. As in, you'd fall for days, not minutes, if you slipped and went down the middle.

>>73462
Well... Go down!

hrm, check the last door, this way would take way too long.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/07(Sat)13:09 No. 73665 ID: 6faa8c
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>last door

...Is a garbage area. It seems this is where he dropped the worthless bones. There's not much but shards here.

>>73665
What happens if you eat them? Do you grow bigger? Get stronger?

>>73665
Ever tried to merge with shards before? Maybe you could use them as armor plating or something.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/07(Sat)13:46 No. 73700 ID: 6faa8c
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>>73667
>>73668

I can only merge with whole bones. Well... I can merge with shards, but it's pointless and a dead end proposition. I can't connect other bones to shards, you see.

Unless you have some use for them, I'll be heading downstairs soonest.

>>73700
I guess so. There's nothing else here? Nothing under the shards?

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/08(Sun)23:52 No. 75042 ID: 6faa8c
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Awk checks, lifting the bottom, but there's nothing. Man, what the heck? Nothing leaves bones around here... If they did, the bones would be a lot younger. These things are nearly as old as the Boss!

Well, we'll head downstairs.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/09(Mon)00:18 No. 75045 ID: 6faa8c
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It's a big room, long and wide. On the wall opposide the stairs is a series of seven displays, each with the same shit that Awk was stuck in, 'cept blue. I can feel something like when he promised to me, and when the shady dude charged that lightning think, only it's... worse. It's oppressive, incredible. There's writing on the near wall, but I can't read it. The first two displays have a cloak and a huge sword, the other five are empty.

IMPORTANT SECRET FOUND!

CONSPIRACY SECRET FOUND!

Examine the sword more closely but cautiously. It might come alive and attack you.

>>75045
Any doors around?

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/09(Mon)00:33 No. 75052 ID: 6faa8c
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>>75048
I examine the blade with care. Something abou-AH!

>"You are not a demon."
>"Er. No, not really."
>"Then you cannot touch me. I have no business with you or the Beast you ride upon."

>>75052
That BEAST is AWK! >:(

>>75052
Ask who it is, and what's going on here.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/09(Mon)00:40 No. 75056 ID: 6faa8c
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>>75053
>"Don't insult my friend! His name is Awk!"
The eye narrows.
>"You intend to tell me you are using the Vanished Lord as a mount?!"

And no, only the door we came in.

>"Who or what are you? What is going on?!"
>"I am the noble blade Durance. I do not know why I was placed here. I know I can feel my energies being funneled as if my powers were being used.... but that is all..."
Wat? I don't understand any of this!

>>75056
>Vanished Lord
What is that?

>>75056
Go ask the Cloak over there who he is. It should probably talk if it's being held in the same room as such a powerful sword.

>>75057
I presume that Awk was once the Lord of Beasts. Seeing as how that means he's not an Outsider, that means he was alive even reduced to bones. That's some impressive regeneration. Tarrasque-level regeneration, practically.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/09(Mon)00:50 No. 75061 ID: 6faa8c
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>>75057
>"One last question: What's the vanished Lord?"
>"The First and Greatest Lord of the Beast Tribe. He vanished without a trace some time ago."
>"Thank you."

I peek at the cloak. It growls lowly at me, then sees Awk. It flaps around on the nails, seemingly excited.

>Vanished Lord
>Cloak excited to see awk
Hmmm... I think I may have single handedly befriended a more powerful ally than I once thought :D

Anyways, ask it why it's so excited to see Awk.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/09(Mon)01:06 No. 75069 ID: 6faa8c
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Before I can do anything, Awk waddles over to it with great speed and snatches it from the circle, clawing the wall and breaking the ward as he does so. Awk puts it on.

>>75069
Now all we need are a pair of yellow sunglasses.

>>75069
Nice. Um, ask if he can help us get out of here.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/09(Mon)01:17 No. 75072 ID: 6faa8c
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>>75071
"Uhm. Can you help us out of here?"
There's a long pause.
"I am sorry, my friend. You can come with me, but I cannot take you home. I have pressing matters among my tribe. Someone, or something, is intentionally disrupting the Hierarchy of the Lords. We must hurry, lest they claim another."

>"For now, let's focus on escape."
>"Agreed."

>>75072
So is your name really Awk, or did you just say that because you couldn't talk before?

Say this while we go back up the stairs again.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/09(Mon)01:34 No. 75075 ID: 6faa8c
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>>75074
>"So your name is really Awk?"
>"Yes."
...

...

...
>"I named myself before I had the cloak."
>"Ah."

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/11/09(Mon)01:45 No. 75076 ID: 6faa8c
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>>75075
>"Awk, I'm worried. There's no bones here..."
>"Do not worry, friend. We have one another. I shall protect you, and you shall help me."


SIDEQUEST COMPLETE!