>>976841
This is about as good a plan as we are likely to manage if we are dead set on attempting something when next that door opens.

The Prisoner (1/8) kome 2020/09/24(Thu)01:00 No. 977079 ID: 094652
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They want fire? I'll give them a motherkilling fire to remember!
Let's do this!

I pour a unit of torch oil over the flimsy spike - holy crap this one's pretty long - and tear it off!

[Obtained Metal-Wood Crude Combat Stake!]

The Prisoner (2/8) kome 2020/09/24(Thu)01:04 No. 977080 ID: 094652
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"HEY! I HEARD THAT!!!"

I only have a few seconds to pull this off! I quickly stab the flame with my new stake! It doesn't look like it will burn very long, but a second is all I need!

"WHAT THE @#$% IS GOING ON IN THERE YOU SUBHUMAN SLUT?!"

The Prisoner (3/8) kome 2020/09/24(Thu)01:06 No. 977081 ID: 094652
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"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! TELL ME NOW!

"I am spreading the faith of flame through the divine sacrifice of my remaining luxuries."

"WAIT. Really?"

The Prisoner (4/8) kome 2020/09/24(Thu)01:09 No. 977082 ID: 094652
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"No."

"*Ghhk*?!

"Goodbye, Lha'ri. You were always a bigoted sadist."

"Gh-*hack*-you...

"Oh. You're still alive. Good - for me."

The Prisoner (5/8) kome 2020/09/24(Thu)01:15 No. 977083 ID: 094652
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I use Lha'ri as a human shield and walk towards - wait. That's odd, I swear the kitchen was to the right, not the left. Did they move me? What else did I get wrong? Oh well...

I turn left, and the hall is still there, while Churl'hi is finishing up inspecting the empty cell.

"Hey Lha'ri, I think the last prisoner lactated on the - OH WHAT THE @#$%?!

"Churl'hi! GET OUT OF MY WAY OR I STAB LHA'RI'S THROAT!"

"I-You're lying! You'll just kill him when you're ready to escape!"

"I'll kill him NOW if you don't get the hell out of my way."

The Prisoner (6/8) kome 2020/09/24(Thu)01:23 No. 977084 ID: 094652
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"YOU MISERABLE WHORE! YOU'RE DEAD! THE WHOLE FORTRESS IS GOING TO HUNT YOU DOWN, WICK YOUR FAT, AND TURN YOUR SPINE INTO A XYLOPHONE!"

"Maybe, but I'm done getting tenderized every half-day. All this time, you've forced us to worship a thing you can't possibly hope to become, let alone control. When are you going to realize that the reason we refuse to be taught is because you refuse to understand the material?"

"Arrogant &!+(#, YOU WILL DROWN IN YOUR HERESY!"

"I think I'd prefer that to drowning in my own blood, like Lha'ri here."

*gurgle*
"Wretch..."

"Close the door on your way out, dear."

The Prisoner (7/8) kome 2020/09/24(Thu)01:26 No. 977085 ID: 094652
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Holy crap, it's working! All this time, I could have just stabbed my way through these two bosom buddies! For the first time in five flaming years, I'm walking into that hallway just tantalizingly out of reach! I can feel a glimmer of freedom right now!

There's just one teensy, tiny, micro, mini problem:

The Prisoner (8/8) kome 2020/09/24(Thu)01:30 No. 977086 ID: 094652
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I've got seven angry swordsmen ready to chase me through a fortress. Oh, and they have the home advantage while I'm apparently confused to the basic layout.

I'm busy trying to take Lha'ri's sword from its scabbard. Lha'ri has almost passed out from blood loss, and I can't lug his dead ass around while fleeing. Should I just throw him, or something else? I also need to choose a direction - left or right - and fast.

Alright, voices - let's get lucky.

Hmm... Right is right, but that's what they want you to think. So left is right. But that's not right, but then again that's what they want you to think too... "left or right and fast..."

Lets go FAST! that's the right direction!

In the words of Rincewind: "Don't you worry about 'to', In my experience that always takes care of itself. The important word is 'away'.”
The 'to' only matters if it would be a dead end. So we know which is the 'away' direction.

>>977086
You still have oil... you could dump some oil on the ground and set fire to it to prevent them from chasing you.

The Prisoner (1/5) kome 2020/10/07(Wed)18:12 No. 978096 ID: 094652
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"You know what, Lha'ri?"
"..."
"I think the lights could use some extra wax."
"...?..."

[2 Oil Units used!]

"!!!"

The Prisoner (2/5) kome 2020/10/07(Wed)18:15 No. 978097 ID: 094652
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BAM! I didn't know I had the strength left to kick him like that!

Better yet, Churl'hi is also on fire, and the blaze is turning into an inferno, trapping the other guards! It's too bad I can't stick around and ensure they both roast, the other guards in the fortress have heard the screaming by now.

I have to run, now.

The Prisoner (3/5) kome 2020/10/07(Wed)18:16 No. 978098 ID: 094652
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>>977101
>>978096
Heading right!

What is this? Forget it, it's doors that need to be closed behind me!

The Prisoner (4/5) kome 2020/10/07(Wed)18:17 No. 978099 ID: 094652
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Almost thro-

*BZAAAP*

The Prisoner (5/5) kome 2020/10/07(Wed)18:20 No. 978100 ID: 094652
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No.

NONONONONONONONONONONO NO!!!

OPEN YOU MOTHERKILLING FENCE! OPEN!
WHY! IS! THIS! SO! STURDY?!

"You can't break that. It's hydraulically locked."

The hell is this guy talking about?

"I... so... close."
"Mhm. Yes, a fine job. Tell me, what was your plan if you made it past this security checkpoint?"

Why isn't he shouting at me?
What should I do now.

To leave peacefully, never come back, and tell no one of anything that happened here?

hide.

To get a job at Majestic 12.

The Prisoner (1/6) kome 2020/10/21(Wed)01:17 No. 979165 ID: 094652
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>>978265
"That is not what I meant, though your ingenious strategy is... overripe."

>>978128
>... Child. You know that you lied with every syllable.

>>978277
"T-to get a... get a job? At majestic twelve?" What the heck is-
"Ah. And there it is. In my life, I've found that the most important answers don't matter. It is how they are said that answers every question never spoken aloud."

What the @$%^ is wrong with this guy.
"Is this how you plan to torture me? Or are you waiting for an unspoken ideal time to stab me at my most dramatic?"
"I wish to unwind you. This concentration camp has taken your heart and crushed it into a withered pulp. Yet it pulses still, and may beat yet again. Come closer, the soup thickens."

The Prisoner (2/6) kome 2020/10/21(Wed)01:36 No. 979166 ID: 094652
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I look over at the vats filled with-
[ERROR]

What the heck was that?!
[INFORMATION HAZARD DETECTED. OFFENDING IMAGES REDACTED]

I don't feel too well... why am I drinking this stuff?! And why can't I stop?! Literally, I'm halfway through the barrel and my stomach still feels empty, but it's like I can feel the warm, fluid soup churning through my intestines and my legs and my arms and my fingers all the way up to my brain-
[Cognitive Slot Obtained, New Total 1 C-SLOT]

"Ah, it has taken well to your soul. This will be essential to the escape of you. Well, not this escape, particularly. And just to celebrate your new spiritual memory, I'll give you this information for free:"
[New Memory Acquired: "There is something behind the wall of your cell; you just need to look where you once had belief in your despair."]

"There was something behind the bedrock wall?"
"That is incorrect, but not for the reasons you believe it is. If you had looked around further, you would have found something the guards could not see."
"Gee thanks, but it doesn't matter now. I'm never going back in that cell, even if it kills me."
"One might never return where they once began, and yet find themselves where they started."

The Prisoner (3/6) kome 2020/10/21(Wed)01:44 No. 979167 ID: 094652
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"Gee, any further nuggets of wisdom for my soon-to-be mutilated ass?
"Well, there is one, but... oh, I may as well tell you what I expect you to learn on your own: The Solaris See in the Light, yet Hear in the Dark."
"What does that mean?"
"It means whatever you will discover it means".
"Then it means nothing. Get this over with.
"...Very well."
*BZZZ*

He... opened the door?
Why would he do that?! He's going to get himself nailed to the wall by the other guards!

The Prisoner (4/6) kome 2020/10/21(Wed)01:47 No. 979168 ID: 094652
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"Hey, what's the big idea?! Why did you-"
What?! Where... where did he... HOW did he...
... Why am I staring at an empty room? I have to keep moving.

The Prisoner (5/6) kome 2020/10/21(Wed)01:48 No. 979169 ID: 094652
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rolled 5 = 5

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I just need to get past th-

The Prisoner (6/6) kome 2020/10/21(Wed)01:53 No. 979171 ID: 094652
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(Stealth Check: DC 10, Roll: [5, +4 modifier (Dexterity)] = 9, Failed!)

"HEY!"
CRAP CRAP CRAP HE SPOTTED ME, WHAT DO I DO?!

(hmm, not returning and yet winding up at the start point implies a respawn mechanic)

Well direct combat probably won't work. Try ambushing the guard at the corner?

>The Solaris See in the Light, yet Hear in the Dark
This might be quite literal, it would also be a reason to be angry all the time if you hear everything happening in the dark, and see everything in the light. Seeing may be less overwhelming, thus they want everything lit.

Wait at the corner, then right as he arrives bolt past him, and continue practicing 'away from' fleeing techniques.

The Prisoner (1/4) kome 2020/11/04(Wed)21:58 No. 980384 ID: 97752b
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>>979411
Well, the 'corner' is that open space right in front of him, but I see what you're saying.
I jump into the guard post and hide behind the counter.

kome 2020/11/04(Wed)22:04 No. 980385 ID: 97752b
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rolled 18 = 18

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>>979398
I like the way you think!

"Hey, is this a prank? Wait, why is the post empty? Damnit, Lha'ri was right, conscripting converts from Atreon was less useful than hiring a sack of potatoes... *sigh* I guess if I take this asshole's shift, I can get his paycheck when we 'dismiss' him. I wonder if he left his gambling earnings under the hammock...

The fool! He's ripe for the blood harvest, now's my chance!

The Prisoner (3/4) kome 2020/11/04(Wed)22:12 No. 980387 ID: 97752b
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(Stealth Attack, DC 15: [Rolled 18, +2 Dexterity Bonus, +1 Sneak Attack Feat, -2 Strength Bonus] = 19 Success)

I remember that I have a thin canteen in my hand for some reason and toss it while the guard is distracted!

"Hey, what was-"

And then I lunge, stabbing him in the neck and pulling him into the counter! He squirms for air as I continue sawing through his throat-hole and pulling him further and further! His tale is over and his final pleas for vengeance are but soft hums echoing throughout my aura, giving me the strength to lumber the neck again and again!
I resist the urge to scream at him for everything he and his brothers have put me through until he dies. I still want to do that today.

Ha... whoo... on a roll here.
Need to rest my eyes a little.

[Saber Obtained!]
[Light Feather Helmet Obtained!]

Now, I'm going to need your help on an important decision.
I have a dead body, with some delicious, fire-resistant armor. The problem is, the guards should have fully dealt with the fire by now.
If I waste too much time removing the armor, you know what happens. And I've lost most of my strength these five years, though apparently those beatings kept my reflexes sharp.

On the other hand, I feel naked without some basic armor to prevent death by attrition, and the real soldiers in this dung heap are likely equipped with self-igniting swords and flaming arrows, which a set of anti-fire armor is appropriate for.

I'm less eager to grab the lower garments as they seem restrictive, but the upper chestpiece will take time to unfasten and re-fasten. Still, these pieces are designed to be fitted faster than most armors, so I might not lose too much time.

Please make a choice quickly or I'll have to be spontaneous about this.

Somehow, this is exactly what I expected from a kome quest. :)

>>980388
Your advantages right now are in stealth, speed and surprise.
Even with the armor, you're weak enough that you'd probably lose a fair fight.
Leave it and keep moving.

Agreed, leave the armor and stay light on your feet!

grab the upper body armor and see if you can put it on while running for your miserable life! if not, awkwardly hold onto it until you find a crevice or nook in the eh, bedrock wall, and hunker down there to figure it out.

>>980431
This seems like the best plan. Also lets us just ditch it if it proves more trouble than it is worth

kome 2020/11/20(Fri)16:56 No. 981501 ID: 094652
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Huh, this plate is easier to remove than I thought-
Oh, it's just leather. This should do!

No time to think, through the door!

kome 2020/11/20(Fri)16:57 No. 981502 ID: 094652
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Three doors in front of me, which one should I take?

Left door.

>>981517
no time for hesitation, left door.

The Prisoner (1/4) kome 2020/12/13(Sun)21:52 No. 983548 ID: 094652
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Left door!

The Prisoner (2/4) kome 2020/12/13(Sun)21:53 No. 983549 ID: 094652
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rolled 4 = 4

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I turn right and - hey, a way out!

The Prisoner (3/4) kome 2020/12/13(Sun)21:56 No. 983550 ID: 094652
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rolled 9 = 9

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(Perception Check: DC 10, Roll: [4, +0 modifier (Wisdom)] = 4, Failed!)

>"AND THROUGH THE INTENSE HEAT OF OUR ETERNAL SAVIOUR, WE SHALL-"
Oh...

The Prisoner (4/4) [Death] kome 2020/12/13(Sun)22:03 No. 983551 ID: 587e22
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And then I feel the flaming bolts of twenty-five bowgunners.

The last thought to cross my agonized mind is how there's a strangely pleasant feeling between each horrible moment that a new arrow punctures my chest and intensifies the combustion.

[Damage Taken: 247 HP]
[SYSTEM FAILURE]

Alright, death 1 out of the way.
Let's see what loop 2 brings.

[Rebooting]
[Error: Player_Statistics Corrupted]
[Name:[SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC IN PROCESS]]
[Sex:Female]
[Race: Drow]
[STR:]
[DEX:]
[END:]
[INT:]
[WIS:]
[CHA:]
[Active Ability:]
[Passive Ability:]
[Weakness: Early-Age Malnourishment (-2 to all physical stats, partially mitigated with Bloated Status)]

>>983554
What's the stat range? Are we doing point buy here, and if so how many points?

>>983555
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/basics-ability-scores/ability-scores/
Standard Fantasy
Write in your own idea for an active ability (note that the active ability is locked until the end of chapter 1), and passive ability.

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