Know of a place to start?

Step 1: pierce heavens.

I hear dragons like caves up high in mountains.
Know of any particularly imposing mountains?

Somehow I doubt it'll be that easy! Lets explore our surroundings first:Look to the left. There seems to be some sort of object there, Gems, leaves? Not sure. Might as well check if it's something handy

>>103147
Grab those gems, then start platforming!

>>103159
>>103156

Grab the gems and then look down the pit to your right.

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)21:12 No. 103164 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103151
>>103154

Unfortunately, Imani has never left the village until he climbed out just moments ago. Given that he lives on the bottom of the world, going up seems to be the best option.

From what he has heard from travelers, there is a guru who lives up and to the west from Imani's village, so that may be a good place to start.

>>103152

Imani can't do that. Certainly not from the bottom of the world.

>>103164
What are you? An Indahl?

Nahkh!7BHo7QtR6I 2010/01/01(Fri)21:20 No. 103171 ID: 426169
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DON'T WORRY I'LL SAVE YOU!
TAKE THOSE GEMS!

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)21:22 No. 103172 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103156
>>103159
>>103162

There's no question as to what these crystals are. They're fundamite. Imani has been training as a sculptor, and can shape the fundamite into different shapes, so long as he has enough.

This fundamite is very low-quality, he won't be able to make much out of it.

The pit to the right is the way down to Imani's village, he doesn't need to look down to know what's there.

>>103166

Imani is Imani. He's a person. He doesn't know what an Indahl is.

>>103172
No, I mean what's your species?

Well might as well start going. Retrieve some of the rope you used to climb up here, we can always just lower it back down when we want to get back.

There's a small platform beside you, lets see if we can make it up there at least. Can you jump up to it from your starting position? Or Climb up there from the far left?

Also.. what sort of things can we craft from the gems?

Jump as high as you can! Let's test you out.

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)21:34 No. 103178 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103174

Imani doesn't know what a species is. He knows that some of the people who come to visit his village call them 'Underfolk.' He guesses it's because they live on the bottom of the world.

>>103176
>>103177

Imani gathers up the rope. It's unlikely that anyone from the village will be needing it, they never left even when they weren't sick.

The jump is high, but Imani can jump over his friends while they're standing, so he can still catch the edge.

>Also.. what sort of things can we craft from the gems?

Imani can make almost any solid object out of fundamite. He can't make anything with moving parts, but he can make hollow objects like cups and bottles.

PLAYER COMMAND INPUT>

Examine SELF, learn ABILITIES and PERSONALITY

Examine WALL to the WEST. Looks funky

Break into the third dimension and see what opportunities present themselves...

>>103178

Damn, I was late on the last one. Not this time!

PLAYER COMMAND INPUT>

Use FUNDAMITE to create GRAPPLING HOOK. attack to ROPE to create AWESOME

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)21:43 No. 103191 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103182

Imani sets down the rope, he needs both hands free to sculpt the fundamite.

>>103178
What exactly are the symptoms of this plague?

(Oh, and 59ff22: The player command input stuff is unnecessary.)

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)21:46 No. 103197 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103191

Imani converts the raw fundamite into a grappling spike. He affixes one end of the rope to it.

>>103197
inb4 it breaks after one or two uses because we used crappy fundamite.

But anyways grapple that platform above you!
Up and to the west we go!

>>103208
Also remember to retrieve our rope/grapple after we climb up. Too useful of a tool to just leave it hanging.

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)22:00 No. 103225 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103208

There's no need for Imani to grapple onto the giant mushroom, he can climb onto it easily.

>>103225
repeating
>>103193

Okay, head to the left side of the mushroom, and tell us what we see over there.

Lets.. not try grappling to the upper platforms just yet, they look a bit unstable.

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)22:16 No. 103244 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103226
>>103231

People who are afflicted with the plague start feeling dizzy and sick, and then their skin starts to change color and they start to slow down and get tired until they can't move any more.

Imani heads over the mushroom, to see what he can see. But the other side of the mushroom is all that he can see.

There seems to be another ledge up there.. is our rope long enough to reach? Step closer, get a good look before giving it a try.

Test out the mushroom first, does it seem likely to break?

Try to spear your way onto the other ledge there.

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)22:28 No. 103257 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103248

Imani has already walked all the way across it, and he seems okay.

>>103247
>>103251

It looks like Imani's rope isn't quite long enough.

Drat. Go back the other way.

Alright then..and the other edge to the far right is just about the same distance so we likely can't get there...

Toss your grapple at one of the rickety looking logs above you from earlier. Give it a few tugs to test how stable they are.

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)22:44 No. 103274 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103259
>>103261

Imani returns to the other end of the mushroom, tossing his spike at one of the 'branches' above him.

Apparently, the branch is harder than the spike. It must be ironwood.

I guess toss it at one of the vines around it instead, get back quickly afterwords though.

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)22:51 No. 103279 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103276

Imani makes another toss, aiming for one of the vines. He hits it, but it seems that there's not enough substance to the vine for the spike to hook into as it slices partway through the vine and continues on.

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)22:53 No. 103281 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103279

>==>

Give it a tug..somehow I doubt it's going to take our weight like that.

If it comes back try tossing it around again with a bit more length, so that we can reach both ends.

>>103297
Attempt to climb up. Slowly at first, just to be sure it can handle your weight.

Yup.. still try to climb up, though holding both ends so your weight doesn't just pull the other down.

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)23:26 No. 103317 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103294

You tug on the rope, and the spike snaps back over the vines

==>

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)23:27 No. 103319 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103317

>==>

You throw more slack over the vines. You grab hold of both ends.

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)23:34 No. 103326 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103301
>>103310

You start to shimmy up the rope. It looks like the vines will hold.

Well keep going up. No reason not to! retrieve rope once you get up there, and look around at the higher area.

Imani 2010/01/01(Fri)23:43 No. 103338 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103329

You continue to climb up, pulling the rope up after you. You stop to look around

(Pause for the evening)

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)14:38 No. 103810 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103338

>==>

Imani has climbed up.

Shimmy up along that diagonal thing right next to you.

>>103810
Look!
Hanging off the bottom of that platform above you its um...
A thing!

Poke THING with grappling hook.
Brace for delicious candies that will undoubtedly fall out.

>>103810
Is it a cave entrance on top of the platform to the right?

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)14:56 No. 103816 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103811

Imani decides to shimmy up the vine.

Imani hears something snap.

==>

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)15:01 No. 103818 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103816

>==>

Totallynotsamefag!!V1AJL5LzHl 2010/01/02(Sat)15:05 No. 103819 ID: c79a69
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>>103818
well only one way to go, UP!

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)15:17 No. 103821 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103819

Imani decides to shimmy back up the vine. It's slow going, and his arms are starting to get tired; and the branch is starting to sway while he climbs, so he drops off onto the branch.

>>103812

Imani throws his grappling spike at the thing, but it won't reach while he still holds onto the rope.

>>103814

There looks to be some sort of cavernous shelf there. There is something on it.

>>103821
grapple up to the platform on the upper right there, then once you are on it swing the grapple under it until you hook the thing.

Go to that ledge behind you and see if you can get on.

>>103821
Hm. Looks like if you wanna hit the THING you'll have to do it from hanging on that rope near it.
So... see if you can't grapple the platform its hanging off of.

>>103821
Well, I'm not sure what good could come of stabbing a fleshy sac-thing, so let's leave it alone for now.

Is that another bit of fundamite on the end of that branch below you? See if you can nab it without breaking the branch it's on.

>>103830
PLAN B: swing over and grab the rope hanging from the platform there. shimmy up and smack the thing with the grapple.

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)15:43 No. 103837 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103824
>>103826

Imani can think of lots of things to try, but ultimately settles on trying to grapple up to the cavernous shelf.

He can't quite throw the grapple high enough to reach the shelf, but it sticks into the side and seems to hold fast.

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)15:46 No. 103839 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103837

>==>

Imani swings across and manages to shimmy up onto the shelf. He pries the spike loose from the wall and regathers his rope.

>>103839
go with earlier idea of swinging the grapple under the platform until it hooks the thing. You should have enough leverage to pray it off if you get it well enough.

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)16:34 No. 103852 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani reels back, and whips his grappling spike around the ledge as quickly as he can.

==>

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)16:36 No. 103855 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103852

>==>

==>

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)16:37 No. 103856 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103855

>==>

>>103856
Alrighty, then. Can you, by chance, light fire to things at will?

Nevermind. Don't even get close to what fell out of the sack. Investigate cavernous shelf.

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)16:51 No. 103872 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103863

>Can you, by chance, light fire to things at will?

Imani can set anything flammable on fire at will provided he has something with which to do so.

There is a large rack on the shelf. It looks to be made of Ironwood, and there are many scratches and gouges on it.

There is also a small circle of stones with a dusting of ashes inside.

>>103872
Slide down the rope on the right, but don't approach goodies, that log is unsupported. Hook the goodies with grapple but don't pierce them!

>>103856
Pinata! Wee!
Alright, slide down the rope on the side of this platform and see if you can't snag all of that loot.
Oh!
Go down the rope on the right of this platform and then when you get to the other platform see if it is as unstable as it looks, if it is just tip it up and slide the loot towards you.

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)18:09 No. 103919 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103876
>>103878

Imani slides down on the right side of the platform, and reaches the bottom.

The platform seems sturdy. It doesn't tilt at all when he rests his weight on it.

Imani has no idea how he would go about hooking the 'goodies' with a spike on a rope without piercing them.

>>103919
try walking along, but be careful! If it does tilt at all slide back, we don't want to lose the goodies, or you!

>>103919
Well, if the platform is stable, just grab the goodies.

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)18:55 No. 103960 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani grabs the 'goodies' that are resting on the ground. They are rubbery, squishy, and covered in a sticky fluid.

>>103960
What color is the strange fluid? White-ish?

>>103960
Taste it.

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)19:19 No. 103986 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103963

It's pink and translucent.

>>103965

Imani decides to try eating one of the 'goodies.'

It is extremely tasty!

>>103986
Cool. Let's continue going up. Can you take one of the long ropes to make your grapple longer?

To eat them all.. or to save them as gifts for later? Any problem carrying a few of these along with our ropes, and such? Or are we juggling way too much now?

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)19:36 No. 104009 ID: bf1e7e
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>>103991

Imani CAN carry the one-and-a-half goodies he still has and his grappling spike, though he may have trouble climbing while carrying the goodies.

>>103990

The vines that are holding up the branches don't seem like they'd make very good ropes for Imani's grappling spike, and Imani also doesn't think that it'd be a very good idea to remove them.

Imani hops across the gap and makes his way up.

>>104009
I believe it is grapple time.

We should probably eat the rest of the goodies since we don't have anything to carry them in right now.

>>104016
Let's save the goodies until we can't possibly climb while carrying them.

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)20:09 No. 104036 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani finishes off the goodie he had already started on, and uses his grappling spike to climb up to the ledge.

>>104036
Go left!

Indeed, left is superior.

Examine the object on the slope and the pit at the end of the slope afterwords.

Try to climb up the slope above you, since going through the tunnel in front of you leads to brambles.

Wow man, stop deleting posts just because you posted images with grid on them. XD

You should leave them on, it helps us quite a bit to have measurements.

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)21:15 No. 104069 ID: bf1e7e
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At this point it would be very silly for Imani not to go left.

>>104065

The object on the slope is some little plant, and the pit at the end is full of Bluethorns. Imani is allergic to bluethorn toxin, and while it probably won't kill him it will make him very sick, which would be a bad thing while he's seeking a cure for the plague.

>>104068

But it looks so tacky =<

>>104071
I dunno, I think it gives your maps a bit of order, which is good. It also lets us make more logical decisions based on distance.

What's the roof over the bluethorns made of, do you think you can safely collapse some of it to cover them up?

>>104069
What's that little leafy thing in the tunnel before the bluethorns? Also, go back right, climb down the branch, and drop onto that platform down there. There's another crystal to collect!

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)21:39 No. 104077 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104075

>What's that little leafy thing in the tunnel before the bluethorns?

Just some small, broad-leafed plant. Imani doesn't know much about plants.

>>104073

It looks to be made out of rock. It might be safe to collapse, but Imani has nothing with which to collapse it.

>>104077
Leave the plant, then. I suggest going down and around to collect that crystal.

Nudge the plant with your hook, see if it reacts.

Imani 2010/01/02(Sat)22:36 No. 104114 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani pokes the little plant with his spike, but it doesn't react in any way, shape, or form.

He decides to attempt to climb up, seeing as how he's already here and doesn't have the free hands to carry around a big pile of crystals. Fundamite grows all over the place down here at the bottom of the world, so he sees no dire need to hoard it now.

Watch out, looks slippery.

Go back where you came from, down the vine, swing to reach the lower platform then use your rope to climb and grab the crystal.

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)17:53 No. 104601 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104116

Imani climbs up extra cautiously, even though the stone surface is dry.

>>104601
I'm thinking that boulder will roll down the slope if you take the crystal.

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)18:12 No. 104616 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104606

Imani can't take the tarnished fundamite, it's stuck tight!

>>104616
Chip it out with your grapple thing.

>>104616
Can your grapple hook reach up to the high ledge? If it can, will it stay there?

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)18:27 No. 104627 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104618

It doesn't look like it will reach.

>>104617

Imani's spike starts to chip through the crystal, but even tarnished fundamite is hard enough that this will take a while.

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)19:48 No. 104663 ID: bf1e7e
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Wow, it took over an hour for Imani to chisel this piece of fundamite out from under that boulder. He's feeling pretty exhausted after all that.

Can Imani reshape it so that it can more easily be removed?

>>104663
Okay, try turning the new fundamite into a spike so that you may grapple up to the cliff, then begin climbing upon it using the spikes to make hand/footholds.

Oooor... we could try getting that boulder down to crush the bluethorns to make a path through them.

Either way, rest up a bit.

Stay out of way of boulder, just in case you loosened it up.

Make backpack out of fundamite, if you think you can make it comfortable enough while still being able to slip it on or off your arms.

...I predicted that the boulder would move. Get outta the way! Grapple up!

Graph obtained.

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)20:07 No. 104686 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104666
>>104667

Imani can reshape the fundamite, but it won't make it any easier to remove seeing as how he already chipped it out.

Additionally, this is tarnished fundamite. There are flaws and impurities in it, and if Imani shapes something from it it will be very brittle.

>>104686
Look out, the boulder's moving! Run downhill and past the gap, but not so fast that you'll slide off the edge.

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)20:15 No. 104692 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104682
>>104684

Imani has already discovered that grappling out of the way is not an option! He quickly flees the scene!

==>

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)20:20 No. 104695 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104692

>==>

==>

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)20:25 No. 104701 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104695

>==>

==>

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)20:29 No. 104704 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104701

>==>

==>

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)20:32 No. 104705 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104704

>==>

Imani's face hurts.

>>104705
If we could hug you we would little guy! Though it looks like this whole thing has a silver lining:The rock cleared up those nasty thorns for you!

>>104705
Well, now you can use the grapple to swing over onto the boulder, then jump across the rest of the way.

Or just jump all the way if you're good enough at jumping, I dunno.

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)20:41 No. 104710 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104706

Imani is happy that at least things went well overall.

>>104708

Imani can't stick the grapple into solid rock, but he should probably be able to jump as far as the boulder.

>>104710
Check face for damage.

>>104710
If you're not sure about it, you don't have to try! There are other places to explore in the meantime.

Can you make a backpack from Fundamite, or would that brittle material be ineffective?

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)20:44 No. 104713 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104711

It looks like it's just dirt. Imani is sore, but he should be fine.

>>104713
Alright, time to cross the thorns. Leave the tarnished Fundamite behind if it's not easy to carry.

>>104716
Hm... Can you sculpt Fundamite more than once? For instance, for ease of carrying could you make a bracelet out of this tarnished Fundamite, then use that to create something else later?

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)21:00 No. 104719 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104712

It's really hard to make flexible and soft materials out of fundamite, a lot of the fundamite is wasted in the sculpting process. Imani will need a lot more fundamite in order to make a backpack, and the tarnished fundamite definitely won't do.

>>104716

Imani decides to leave the tarnished fundamite here and continue on. It's not like it's going to go anywhere if he decides he needs it later.

Imani gets ready to jump.

>>104719
Thank you, that answers my question! Good luck on the jump!

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)21:11 No. 104724 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104718

Imani can sculpt firmamite, which fundamite becomes when sculpted, but it is a very inefficient process. He could resculpt his grappling spike into a large needle, but not an object of the same size.

Imani makes the jump with gusto!

>>104724
All right! Use that momentum to break on through to the other side! (Also jump)

>>104724
Don't fall off, now! Crouch down to lower your center of gravity so you can balance better, and make sure you've got good footing before jumping the rest of the distance.

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)21:15 No. 104727 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104724

Imani finishes crossing of his own volition.

>>104727
Inspect that thing floating in the water. That is water, right? Quench your thirst.

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)21:27 No. 104731 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104729

It's water, but Imani isn't sure it'd be a good idea to drink it. It looks like it's been stagnant for a long time.

The object floating in it appears to be some sort of plant.

>>104731
What's the object on the far wall, and what are those floating objects (At least, floating from our point of view, I suppose they could be attached to the back wall)?

>>104731
Climb the mushroom ladder!

Is the plant the same kind as that last one?

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)21:41 No. 104742 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104733

These are rockshrooms. They're a very solid and sturdy fungus that grows out of rocks. Imani always thought they felt kind of like rocks themselves.

>>104742
Hey, as long as they're sturdy, I'd be up for climbing 'em too. Go ahead!

It wouldn't hurt to have some extra stability though. Can you grapple onto the walls while you climb up the mushrooms?

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)21:47 No. 104748 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104734
>>104743

There is a long list of things Imani has never done, having lived his life in a village. Climbing a wall of mushrooms is no longer on that list.

>>104741

Imani doesn't know much about plants, but this one has very little in common with the one he saw before.

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)21:50 No. 104750 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104748

>==>

Left!

>>104752
Fake right, go left.

>>104750
Take a look at what's up, and what's west.

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)21:56 No. 104757 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104755

There's a stone ceiling a little ways above Imani.

This is west.

Any openings in the ceiling?

>>104757
Grapple up the ledges, I guess.

Imani 2010/01/03(Sun)22:05 No. 104762 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104758

It looks to be a natural overhang. It ends a bit forward, but there's no way for Imani to get his grappling spike around it from here.

>>104759

It's no problem for Imani's grappling spike!

>>104762
Can you keep going up?

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)12:11 No. 104990 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104793

Certainly so.

>>104990
Looks like ledges are getting scarcer. Look up - how high can we get from here?

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)12:20 No. 104993 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104991

The ledge right above Imani appears to be as high as he might be able to get here. All that is above him is clouds.

>>104990
Wait...
Look over the edge.
Can you see what was on that branch down there?

>>104993
Try reaching the highest ledge with the grapple. If you can't jump onto the vine and climb that instead.

Either way, after being on top of it, make your way to the right.

What can you see to the left?

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)12:42 No. 105003 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104994

It looks like a bug.

If Imani got a closer look he might be able to figure out what kind of bug it was.

Is that water or magma down there. If magma, you might want to leave.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)12:56 No. 105014 ID: bf1e7e
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>>104996

Imani can't reach the ledge with his grappling spike, so he decides to climb the mossy vine. Fortunately, it holds his weight.

>>105005

Oh, that? That's the void. It's not water or magma, it's a storm-tossed sea of nothing that boils endlessly beneath the world.

Has anyone fallen in it?

Likewise has anyone rappelled down and touched it?

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)13:07 No. 105025 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105015

Sometimes people fall into it, but normally everyone is careful not to.

Sometimes people would go down to bring some of it back when they needed it to make something, usually for the Wyvernfolk or the Fu. They made it back about half the time.

Imani has made his way to the right of the platform.

>>105025
What are the Fu?

>>105025
drop down to the platform below you and head right.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)16:08 No. 105087 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105028

The Fu are also people. They live most everywhere in the world except for the bottom, where Imani lives.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)16:10 No. 105088 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani heads to the right.

>>105088
We wanna be going up, right? I kinda want to see what's in the cave that goes down.

Suggestion 2010/01/04(Mon)16:23 No. 105093 ID: 34470e
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By the way, I constructed a map of where we've been before

>>105093
Nice. It looks like there's something in that cave, so lets check it out.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)17:53 No. 105105 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105097
>>105090

Imani goes down into the cavern. It looks like somebody is living here, but they aren't here now.

There is a bowl and a bed. Both are empty.

Anything under the bed?

>>105105
Wear the bowl on your head for protection and then take a nap.

Rest your head.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)18:51 No. 105125 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105107

Imani has discovered an enmormous feather.

>>105108

Imani isn't tired!

>>105125
Wear bowl like a helmet. What can you tell us about that feather.

>>105125
Well, you did say you were tired from spending an hour chipping free that boulder. I guess if you're not actually sleepy, though...

What kind of person is this guru? Maybe this is where he sleeps.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)19:15 No. 105155 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105135

This bowl is surprisingly heavy.

The feather is very bright, and very soft. It is fluffy and pleasant. It is also very large.

Put the feather back, start watching out for GINORMOUS DEMON BIRDS.

Jump.

We might be looking at the feather from all the Zelda GBA games.

Wave the feather around a bit, try jumping with it.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)19:33 No. 105169 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani jumps.

The bowl falls off of his head, and otherwise nothing extraordinary happens.

Put back the feather, we can't carry it around and someone must like it. Go back up the passage.

tickle self with feather

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)19:50 No. 105186 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani attempts to tickle himself with the feather, but it is so large that he is physically incapable of doing so.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)19:52 No. 105190 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani puts the feather back and leaves in a huff.

Nowhere to go but up!

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)20:23 No. 105206 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani tosses his Grappling spike

==>

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)20:24 No. 105207 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105206

>==>

And ascends.

HEY WAIT WHAT WAS THAT LITTLE ROCK IN THE CEILING OF THE TUNNEL BELOW YOU.

>>105207
umm... keep going

Lets try to grab the crystal from the cave's ceiling first.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)20:39 No. 105224 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105212

That was another piece of Fundamite. Imani already mentioned that it grows in many places.

>>105213

Imani continues his ascent.

Look off to your right for anything interesting. Then ASCEND

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)21:01 No. 105243 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105240

There isn't much to see over to the right.

>>105243

Ascend

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)21:06 No. 105251 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105243

>==>

Imani continues to scale the chimney-like pillar.

>>105243
wat is that on top of spike?

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)21:18 No. 105260 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani reaches what looks to be the top of the chimney.

>>105260
I guess that's whoever lives there. Lets hope he's friendly. Climb up and say hi. Or whatever is a polite greeting around here.

>>105260
WARNING: THINGAMAJIG ABOVE YOU. Approach with caution, but be polite.

Can you fight, by the way?

>>105260
Ascend once more, greet potential new friend.

>>105260
Hey, you found someone. Go on up and say hello.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)21:33 No. 105289 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani climbs onto the plateau and attempts to greet the large individual.

There is no response.

>>105289
Prepare combat tactic: Hug

>>105291
DO NOT DO THIS

Instead initiate combat tactic: Poke

>>105289
I suddenly wish we had the feather so we could wake him up with it.

Get a little closer, and say hello a little louder.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)21:43 No. 105302 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105293
>>105292

Imani decides to scooch closer, poking the person in the arm and saying 'hello' more loudly.

The other person responds.

>'You already said that.'

>>105302
"You didn't say anything."

>>105302
"I-I've been told I mutter, I wasn't sure if you heard me."

>>105302
Ask him if he's a Seer and if he can help you find someone to save your village.

>>105302
Apologize and say that you thought he was asleep.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)21:51 No. 105313 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105304

>'There was nothing to say.'

>>105306

>'I no longer leave my home. If you are looking for a hero, you may find better luck at the villain of Wreen.'

>>105307

>'If I were sleeping, would I not be in my bed?'

>>105313
Ask him if he knows any way to get higher. We must ASCEND.

>>105313
"If I might ask, you seem upset. Why?"

>>105313
Ask him if he can show you where he lives. Also explain that your trying to find a cure for your people.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)21:58 No. 105323 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani continues to ask questions.

>>105316

>'This is the highest point on the outer edge of the world.'

>>105317

>'You have interrupted my meditation and offered nothing in return.'

>>105318

Imani tells the man of his search for a dragon to cure his village.

>'I am not a dragon.'

>>105323
Ask him what we can do for him in exchange for his help in finding a dragon.

>>105323
Ask him if you can meditate with him for a while.

>>105323
Apologize, and go make him something useful/pretty out of Fundamite.

Apologize for the interruption. Offer help in general, or perhaps to craft something for him if he can help you.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)22:07 No. 105336 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105324

>'Nothing. I have everything that I need, and seeking the dragon is a fool's errand.

>>105325

The man turns to face Imani.

>'It makes no difference, though I came out here to the edge to find sol...

He looks down at Imani with a sudden air of intensity.

>>105336
"What is it?"

>>105340
Take a step backwards while saying this.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)22:23 No. 105362 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani takes a step back.

>>105340

He stands and reaches out toward Imani.

>'Where did you get that?'

"The gooey orb? I hooked a fleshy sack while climbing and it fell out."

>>105362
This round fruit? There was a hanging sac down and east of here, I cut it open and a bunch of them fell out.

>>105362
Tell him where you got it semi-nervously.

Get what?

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)22:32 No. 105370 ID: bf1e7e
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>'GIVE IT TO ME.'

>>105370
Give it to him.

>>105370
Hand it over quickly and apologize.

>>105372
Also ask him what it is.

"I will, but first you have to tell me why someone that has everything they need wants this, I don't want to be responsible if you somehow use it to do bad stuff."

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)22:42 No. 105377 ID: bf1e7e
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>It Is...

==>

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)22:43 No. 105378 ID: bf1e7e
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>==>

==>

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)22:44 No. 105379 ID: bf1e7e
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>==>

>'Delicious.'

>>105379
Call him a meanie.

>>105379
Well, I helped you, how about you help me?

Totallynotsamefag!!V1AJL5LzHl 2010/01/04(Mon)22:47 No. 105382 ID: c79a69
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>>105379
I'm so tempted to "This is Sparta!" this guy.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)22:59 No. 105386 ID: bf1e7e
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>'It's been a long time since I had a roostberry. Brings back memories.'

He seems happy.

>>105386
"Are you sure there's no way you can help me?"

Do you know what he is? He seems a bit... large to be one of your species.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)23:11 No. 105395 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105388

He looks like a Fu, but he's enormous. Imani has heard that the Fu never stop growing as they get older, but in that case he must be incredibly old.

>>105387

>'Sure, I can help you. And if you got a hold of a roostberry you may not be wasting your time.

>Come to my home at the base of the Pillar.'

>>105395
Alright, follow him.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)23:20 No. 105406 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105395

He leaves.

Go with him!

>>105406
What are you doing? Follow him!

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)23:24 No. 105409 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105404

Imani doesn't think that following him is the best idea.

>>105409
Oh and not following and possibly upsetting someone who could possibly be helpful to you later IS a good idea? FOLLOW HIM!

Why? He seems friendly enough, and you need all the help you can get.

>>105409
Okay instead of going down the way he did; which is just jumping off... climb down.

Imani 2010/01/04(Mon)23:33 No. 105419 ID: bf1e7e
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>>105410
>>105411

Imani was planning to head back to the guru's house, but he's going to go the slow way instead of following him.

>pausing for the evening, it's 2:30 AM here.

Imani 2010/01/07(Thu)12:55 No. 107169 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani heads back to the cavern beneath the Pillar. The Guru is already there.

Imani 2010/01/07(Thu)13:58 No. 107187 ID: bf1e7e
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>>107169

The Guru speaks up since Imani is just standing around waiting:

>'You'll need three things to get a boon from the dragon. You'll need to know where it is, You'll need a way to get its attention, and you'll need to do a service for the dragon in exchange.'

I don't suppose you have any info on the first one do you?

Nod and sit down.
"Do you have any idea where to find any of these things? Really, I'm just looking for a starting point, here."

Imani 2010/01/07(Thu)14:16 No. 107199 ID: bf1e7e
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>>107188
>>107191

>'I can help you with all three of these things. The first is the easiest, the dragon keeps an eternal vigil on a tower on the inner edge of the world. Getting there will be your own task.'

>'The second is not altogether difficult. I can make a concoction that will draw the dragon's attention. But you will need to bring me the things which are required for it. It isn't much, I simply need a Singebeetle, a pitchbloom, and some Malgur honey. I will make it for you in exchange for gathering the ingredients.'

>'The third can be dealt with later.'

Ask what Singebeetle, a pitchbloom, and some Malgur honey look like and where to find them.

>>107199
Ask where to find the three ingredients, and what they look like.

Imani 2010/01/07(Thu)14:27 No. 107206 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani already knows what a singebeetle looks like. The bug on the branch was probably one, now that he thinks about it.

>'A Pitchbloom is a flower with a four-pronged bloom beneath a coiled bud. It smells like smoke. You should be able to get Malgur honey in Wreen, Which is down and inward from here.'

>>107206
Bow and thank him.

now... ADVENTUUUUURE!

>>107206
We should go back and try to rappel down to get the beetle, if the rope is long enough.

Imani 2010/01/07(Thu)15:54 No. 107252 ID: bf1e7e
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Imani thanks the guru, and heads to investigate the bug, if his rope is long enough.

Imani 2010/01/07(Thu)15:58 No. 107256 ID: bf1e7e
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>>107252

>==>

That is definitely a singebeetle.

>>107256
Well, take it and bring it back to the guru. You can only carry one thing at a time now.

Imani 2010/01/07(Thu)16:19 No. 107269 ID: bf1e7e
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>>107263

Imani grabs the beetle. It flails its limbs impotently.

Imani 2010/01/07(Thu)16:24 No. 107275 ID: bf1e7e
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>>107269

Imani brings the singebeetle back to the Guru.

Imani 2010/01/07(Thu)16:26 No. 107278 ID: bf1e7e
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>>107275

The Guru crushes the singebeetle and throws it into his bowl.

>>107278
Weep for the dead beetle.

Ask where Pitchblooms grow.

>>107278
Alright, next... Check to see what quality that crystal in the ceiling is. Maybe we could make something better out of it?

>>107285
Might want to ask the guru if you can take it seeing as it's his home and all.

Imani 2010/01/07(Thu)16:39 No. 107299 ID: bf1e7e
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>>107282

The singebeetle doesn't appear to be dead, the guru probably only crushed its fluid sac. It was awfully engorged when Imani caught it, the Beetle couldn't even try to fly away from him.

>>107283

Usually out toward the edges of the world, the guru never saw them back when he lived toward the center.

>>107285

The fundamite on the ceiling of the tunnel looks to be roughly the same quality as the one Imani used to make his grappling spike, though it is a little bit bigger.

>>107299
Make a climbing glove out of it. A mitt with spikes on the inside, so you can hang on to vertical surfaces.

>>107308

oooh i like

Imani 2010/01/07(Thu)17:24 No. 107336 ID: bf1e7e
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>>107308

Imani obeys his creative whims to the best of his ability