Truegreen 2013/08/06(Tue)14:42 No. 532079 ID: 6452d9
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"Uh...Eldritch forces have taken over my T-Box and TV set, Could you maybe tell me how to exorcise them?" you ask falteringly"
"Sir would you please clearly describe what happened?"
"Well I was playing a game and it froze. I went to get a snack and when I came back giant twisty tendril things were pouring out of a dimensional rift in my TV."
"Alright sir, What game were you playing at the time?"
"uuuuh...Succeed or Die quest"
"Ah..." The sound of flipping pages and clicking can be heard through the connection. "And what version were you playing?"
"uuuuh...Improvised edition? I think?"
"And...how long have you been playing?"
"Just a couple of hours...well maybe most of the day...and part of yesterday..."
"Ah, I think I know what's wrong, a simple reset of the console should fix things, Just initiate a soft reset through your controller."
"Err....."
"Is something wrong sir?"
"Uh..I can't quite reach the controller...and I only had the one"
"Well that is unfortunate...uh..ok...Listen carefully, now what I'm going to say next may be a little shocking. Remember, don't do anything rash, don't try to run over to the console and turn it off, just listen to the sound of my voice and I'll talk you through this ok?"
"Uh...Ok..."
"You are currently facing an unstable rift, bits of the game are trying to get out through it. Don't worry they can't. Now the rift is a liiitle bit unstable and is likely expanding, It will eventually stop, after which it will collapse. Now the problem is, the rift's collapse might take a feew things with it. Anything from a small chunk of your house to a large portion of your street..."
"...It WHAT!?"
"Calm down sir, everything is going to be fine, just stay caaaalm"
"Alright....I'm Calm...What do I need to do?"
"er...I'm not exactly sure..."
...
Well, you seem to have an interdimensional rift bomb sitting right in front of you, industriously ticking away. (metaphorically speaking of course, Interdimensional Rifts don't usually tick)
what are you going to do?

Shut off power to the house.

...I don't suppose I can just cut the power? A hard reset should work, right?

Failing that, there's one thing you do with a bomb you can't disarm. You run away. And pull your building's fire alarm and call the police with a bomb threat so they get everyone out of the area.

>>532079
Realize absolutely no time has passed since you first got up to get snacks.

As far as we know, it may have already gone off.

Truegreen 2013/08/06(Tue)16:04 No. 532120 ID: 6452d9
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"Uh...Can't I just perform a hard Reset?"
"Not exactly..."
"Well, what about just shutting off the power in my house"
"No no no, None of that would work, your house is halfway in the void! And your T-Box is at the center of the rift! To reach it you'd have to...you'd have to...hang on, I think I have an idea"
"Yeah, I have one too, I'm getting out of here and calling the police"
"Uh...I did mention your house was halfway in the void right? And even if you could get out, you're tied to the rift already. You'll get pulled in anyways. Hell if you didn't have a Truecorp phone we'd probably have been disconnected ages ago.
"Alright...So what do I do"
"Alright, We're going to need to turn off the console. Now you can't use a soft reset you said, because you can't get to your controller, and you can't get to the console itself because its probably at the end of miles of interdimensional tunnels, you'd never reach it in time. But perhaps you can turn it off from INSIDE!"
"Ok I think you've lost me..."
"Don't worry about it, now look, you need to enter the Rift"
"That thing the tendrils are coming out of? Are you CRAZY?"
"Trust me!, once you enter just go straight down OK, As far down as possible. From there on...well I think you'll figure it out, but I SHOULD be able to talk to you, at least somewhat. I'll do my best to guide you."
"I don't know about this..."
Looks like someone has a Crazy Plan to get you out of this mess. But can you REALLY trust this lady you just met on the phone? And will all this deal with portals actually work? You never did get the hang of high school interdimensional physics...

But in all seriousness

What are you going to do?

Wellp. You can't run for the hills, but what are you waiting for? JUMP IN AND EXPLORE! IT'S TIME TO ROCK AND ROLL!

Protagonist: Comply with contrived plot device

...looks like running isn't an option.

It's time to succeed or die. (YEEEAAAHHH!)

Enter Portal.

Truegreen 2013/08/06(Tue)18:43 No. 532155 ID: 6452d9
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>>532126
>>532127
Well, It would be a shame to waste pre-rendered scenery. You dive into the fluctuating vortex.

You find yourself adrift in a sea of stars. A galaxy spirals around you, a resplendent beauty. Great nebulous clouds swirl and shift forming massive shapes in the expanse before you. The clouds seem to coalesce around you, forming a long tunnel. At its end a single brilliant star shines in the darkness...A glittering path forms beneath your feet, it stretches into the distance its end obscured in bright light. The vast space in indescribable. You feel all that is you melting into the background, a tiny speck in an endless universe.

What will you do?

you are a submarine, you must DIVE! down down downdowndownDDDDDDDDDD

>>532153
>>532157
Oh my goodness these commands.

The enemy gate is down.

Follow the path, head to the center.

So its time to do crazy stuf in a game but well we have to roll for what we do now?

>>532168
Perceptive, you anticipate the future. But that time is not quite yet. very soon however...

According to my calculations this game has a 51.7% chance of coming to an abrupt and fatal end within 4 turns if we go with the 1d6 roll, and a 97.3% chance of doing so within the first 20 turns. Serves you right ya neckbearded bastard.

>>532166
Did you just ref enders game or is that just some thing you made up?

>>532170
Welp we are boned i bet the frist roll is going to be a one :/

>>532175
Then we'll just have to go big and go fast, won't we?

Truegreen 2013/08/07(Wed)03:06 No. 532256 ID: 6452d9
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You want to descend as Heather told you, you really do. But there is something irresistible about that star in the distance. The path calls for your feet. The light shimmers around you. You take a step forward...and then another and another. soon you are walking briskly down the path of stars. The great glow of the distant star calls to you. There is something there, something not of this world, something...magical. You can feel it, you don't know how but you can. Suddenly you stop. You stare downward, below the path, into the swirling clouds of stars. You return your gaze to the shining star at the end of the path. You suddenly get the feeling that you stand at a crossroads. A choice must be made.Do you cast yourself into the pit? Do you dare hope to return to your previous life? Or do you continue down the path, leaving all you were behind. Your family, your friends, your home, your mission all discarded to approach a new and interesting future. Do you hold tightly to your task in the hopes of returning all to normal? Or shall you chase the spark of potential knowing you sacrifice normality for adventure?

It is your choice, and your choice alone to make. What will you do?

killer-007 2013/08/07(Wed)04:48 No. 532275 ID: 9d8047
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Go here

>>532275
(Sorry for very tall pic)

down

The gate is down, and you aren't there yet! Keep going.

(Although I totally thought we were looking down, before).

Down.

Down.

Truegreen 2013/08/09(Fri)21:39 No. 533106 ID: 57423e
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You hesitate. The draw of the star is strong, but your will is stronger. You will find a way out of this! You step off the platform, and tumble into oblivion...

Truegreen 2013/08/09(Fri)21:52 No. 533114 ID: 57423e
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You find yourself staring at the single bright star, the only constant in your shifting surroundings. You watch it grow smaller and smaller as you fall. Suddenly you are surrounded by blue. A bright golden sun hangs in the air above. Small wisps of clouds drift slowly across the sky. The air becomes arid and you feel yourself impact upon something, something grainy or dusty...perhaps...sandy? Your eyes remain locked on that single star, now central to a fancy watch. It falls after you landing heavily on your chest. Somehow you manage to keep ahold of your phone. A small worried voice breaking the almost oppressive silence.

"Hello? Hello? are you still there...I heard a thump...are you ok? Damnit I don't even know your name...please say you are ok...hello...?"

(Dice Rolls are now in effect, you may now roll 1d8 instead of 1d6 to determine the result of an action. Talking is a free action and does not require any roll)

Say you are OK?

Talk to her, describe the surroundings, and find out what you're supposed to do before attempting to do anything.

Truegreen 2013/08/09(Fri)22:43 No. 533140 ID: 57423e
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"Yeah Heather, I'm fine...just a little...surprised. I mean, I knew I was falling, but I didn't expect to actually hit the ground..."
"So it worked then? Perfect!"
"Heather...where am I?"
"In a way, you are in the game itself, Succeed or Die Quest that is."
"Somehow that fails to fill me with confidence, what am I supposed to do, if I even survive long enough to do it?"
"Well, you are going to need to shut down the console from within the game. This means you are going to have to find some way to access the internal workings of the game somehow. I very much doubt its going to be straightforward, the way these games work it will probably be hidden in a metaphor or an Easter egg or something. You'll have to be clever, think outside the box. If worst comes to worst you may even have to break the game"
"And how would I do that?"
"How would I know? I've never played any of the games from the Succeed or Die franchise. You'll have to figure it out yourself"
"I don't like this, it all seems like a shot in the dark to me."
"We don't have much of a choice. I can't tell how long that rift is going to stay open, and our connection could cop out at any moment. So get a move on"
"Alright, alright..."
And so the game continues.

What are you going to do?

"Heather, can you contact the IT guys and get the admin password?"

[open debug console]
you say "roll+1d8" right?

>>533144
Roll 1d8 to attempt any action, you are still free to use 1d6 if you feel like it.

>>533147
You misunderstood.

How roll dice in tgchan?

>>533149
see http://tgchan.org/kusaba/news.php?p=faq

rolled 5 = 5

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>>533144
Here let me roll for you.

Truegreen 2013/08/10(Sat)00:08 No. 533163 ID: 57423e
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>>533157
You try to pull up the debug menu...though you don't believe you've ever seen one before. You strain and strain, but just can't seem to properly visualize it. As you lie on your back struggling to do something useful you hear a metallic jangling sound, getting ever closer. A shadow looms over you. You feel something pointed and sharp press into your ribs.
"Now what do we have here" Imagine sand and dust blowing in the wind across rusty hinges and ancient buildings. Imagine the instinct and cleverness of an old coyote. Imagine if you will the hiss and bite of a rattlesnake and the restrained power of a holstered pistol. Throw in the rich textured creak of a weathered oaken door and maybe you'll begin to understand the sound of this man's voice. The voice seemed to hold more personality than it rightly should. It was a voice that seemed to be everywhere and everything and it made it very clear, you did not belong.

What are you going to do?

(I should stop trying to post things at 2AM...)

>>533163

"Uh...Howdy."

Truegreen 2013/08/11(Sun)13:06 No. 533586 ID: 49927b
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>>533437
The man grabs your hand and forcibly pulls you up.
"Now who are you and what brings you 'round these parts"
You find yourself standing on a path into what appears to be an old fashioned border town. The wind blows softly, whistling through the empty street. You get the feeling that not many people live around here...

I am a traveler on my way through the area. Not used to the heat yet so think I had a bit of sunstroke there. Any place in town to get some shade and water?

Truegreen 2013/08/11(Sun)14:26 No. 533613 ID: 49927b
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>>533606
"I'm just a traveler passing through, I think I got a touch of heat stroke. Is there any place in town where I can get a drink and some shade?"
"I'm not gonna lie, you look like trouble to me. You step out of line and I'll make sure you never will again. But I suppose if all yer lookin for is a place to rest, you'd want to head down to the Rusty Spade. It's just down the road you can't miss it."
"Er...thanks"
"Hrmph, just keep yer nose clean"

Check inventory.

rolled 3 = 3

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OK carefully walk down the road.

Truegreen 2013/08/13(Tue)14:39 No. 534122 ID: 12f6a1
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You carefully walk down the street. Your heart thumps in your chest, you are absolutely sure that at any moment your doom will walk around the corner. Luckily you make it to the saloon unscathed. You can hear few sounds coming from the saloon. This town seems sparsely populated, so you guess not many people are around, especially at this time of day. You stop outside the entrance and check your inventory.
Inventory:
A small Shard of some sort of Pottery.
A stained Coffee Mug.
A Toy Dinosaur.
An Unusual Marble.
A Dirty Rock.
A Bent Fork.
An Old Photograph.
A Golden Dollar
An Odd Watch, Weltgericht is engraved on the back in decorative letters.
A Cell Phone, Truecorp Brand. It seems to work...
A Game Manual for "Succeed or Die Quest: Improvised Edition"
Copius amounts of Pocket Lint
One True-Cola
One Bag of Chips
Hmm, this thing is getting cluttered. You should probably clean it out one of these days

Check the game manual. Maybe has some info worth looking at in there. Never know when someone has written a code in the back.

Truegreen 2013/08/13(Tue)20:53 No. 534247 ID: 12f6a1
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>>534141
[EXAMINE MANUAL]
You flip through the manual, scanning for anything useful, anything at all...

You have no idea what you are looking for, but to your surprise...you find something. All the way at the back a piece of paper sticks out over the other pages. You are surprised you hadn't seen it before. It appears to be a note from your brother James.

Something about a thing he added to the game? Is that even possible? Come to think of it, he did have some odd friends.

You're kind of angry that he messed around with your console. Though, he may have just saved you a lot of trouble. You will have to see about this code of his...

rolled 6 = 6

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>>534247
Find the nearest panel!

Truegreen 2013/08/14(Wed)17:50 No. 534458 ID: 12f6a1
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>>534313
You search for a panel. You search the inside of the saloon first. Nothing really stands out. There are no patrons, and the barman seems half asleep. No panels, computers, or even a basic terminal. You find nothing. You head back outside, demoralized and worried. Time was ticking down, you needed to get out of here before...well you didn't particularly want to find out what happened when the rift collapsed. Then, out of nowhere, you felt a pull.You aren't sure why but you are drawn to the back of the saloon. A plank slightly out of place. With just a simple pull a portion of the wall itself pulled away, revealing a panel within. It was shiny, glossy, completely inactive. You slowly drew your fingertips across its obsidian surface. To your surprise the thing comes to life. A keyboard slides from a slot and the Truecorp Logo shines brightly on the screen. Finally, you are getting somewhere.

Now...What was that code again?...

Ah Yes, you remember

A K S J 1 1 3 7 P...

you quickly type the code. The screen changes.

Loading...Please Wait... It declares.

At that moment you hear the one voice you desperately wanted to avoid...

"Now just what do you think you're doing son? The Sheriff says, his voice like a cold knife.

You hear a very troubling 'KER-CLICK' just behind you. Things are about to get interesting...

What are you going to do?

rolled 6 = 6

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Several termites starts coming out of the wall near where you were pulling it open.
Explain to the sheriff that you are a pest exterminator by trade.