You are right, being a hero is impossible.
Become a bandit.
Fill your purse with other people's money.

>>605440
We would need a mask first. And a weapon. Do we have a weapon?

Is that fucking hypnotoad!

Gnuk 2014/11/25(Tue)11:53 No. 605447 ID: ef0ae0
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>Is that fucking hypnotoad!
The name is Flycatcher Vattelappeska, from the swamps of Nomore east

>Become a bandit.
Meh, at this point that might be an option. Not the most Heroic one, but you need to eat somehow, no?

>We would need a mask first. And a weapon. Do we have a weapon?
I don't see why you'd need a mask, considering you might be the only Ranidae in this place and people wouldn't surely get you confused with someone else.
You do have a weapon though. A rather sturdy mace that you scavenged from the scrap piles in the swamp. Old Bonk served you well all this time. You also have a dagger somewhere in your backpack and a sturdy round wooden shield with you.

Another alternative is to try some manual labor jobs, or as a caravan guard.

Well then it sounds like you have all the banditing gear you are going to need. I mean unless you've got a better idea. You could always wear a tophat and dance to showtunes I suppose.

Gnuk 2014/11/25(Tue)12:48 No. 605454 ID: ef0ae0
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>Another alternative is to try some manual labor jobs, or as a caravan guard.
You already tried to do that, all you managed to find was cutting wood for the tavern in exchange of a place to sleep.

>Well then it sounds like you have all the banditing gear you are going to need.
That's true. Only thing you really need is to find a place where you can stalk preys and someone to sell all the stuffs you are going to steal

>You could always wear a tophat and dance to showtunes I suppose.
Or you could do that! You were quite good at that during the ancient traditional rituals of the Greeting of sweet syrup and newborns in the swamps.
You are so caught in your thoughts that you don't notice someone approaching your table until he slams his flipper on the surface while greeting you

S: "HELLO THERE, BOY!"

A weird guy is standing in front of you, smiling.

Ignore the fact that he's a goofy fucking walrus, pray he is wearing pants, and ask what he wants.

Is that fucking Jamie Hyneman!

>>605454
Ohai Jamie Hyneman.
Whatever he's going to ask you to do, say yes because it probably involves blowing things up.

>>605454
Hi.

Gnuk 2014/11/25(Tue)14:00 No. 605473 ID: ef0ae0
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>Ignore the fact that he's a goofy fucking walrus, pray he is wearing pants, and ask what he wants.
>Hi.

F: "Hello. What do you want"

The walrus doesn't wait for any other invitation and sits his rather large (and clad in pants, praised be the gods) posterior on the stool on the other side of your table.

S: "Greetings green one! The name is Swabluff "youcantrustme" McBluff!

F: "Uh-uh"

S: "Are you an adventurer, by any chance?"

You nod to him

S: "EXCELLENT! I've been looking for someone that could help me with a 'little' thing!"

F: "What 'little' thing?"

S: "I think i found an entrance to a underground dungeon not far from the village, and i need someone that could help me explore and map it. You can keep whatever you can find in there for you. Interested?"

>Whatever he's going to ask you to do, say yes because it probably involves blowing things up.

You agree without thinking twice.

Swabluff smiles and tells you to meet him tomorrow morning outside the village, he leaves the tavern in a huff, leaving you to finish your dinner.

As you go to sleep you praise the stars that you are about to do something adventurous finally.

Wait what does he get out of the deal if you can keep whatever you find? Make sure to find out more when you meet him next.

Due to the lack of details and the fact his name is slightly shady make sure to keep a eye out for anything suspicious when you head out tomorrow.

THERES SOME BAD TOUCH GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND!

Gnuk 2014/11/25(Tue)14:37 No. 605487 ID: ef0ae0
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>Due to the lack of details and the fact his name is slightly shady make sure to keep a eye out for anything suspicious when you head out tomorrow.

He calls himself "youcantrustme". In your homeland you earn nicknames like that. You are relatively sure there is nothing to worry.

>Wait what does he get out of the deal if you can keep whatever you find? Make sure to find out more when you meet him next.

You do realize that's actually strange. You should investigate on that as soon as possible.

You meet Swabluff right after dawn, in the outskirts of the village. He greets you and starts marching. You struts behind him as you start asking what does he get out of all of this.

He chuckles

S: "Heh, you got me. I did say you can keep whatever you find in the dungeon, but if you want to sell anything, there is only one person in the entire reign that deals in that kind of items. Me. HAHAHAH! So i will get my share out of this expedition as well."

Well, that clears that aspect at least.

You inquire more about your purpose in this expedition.

S: "See, i create and collect different maps of ruins and dungeons that can be found through the world, and then i sell those to kingdoms or adventurers. The echosystem of those places is weird, a lot of monsters tend to make their lair in those places, leaving all sort of stuffs in there, and it repopulates everytime it gets cleared. I just need to check what kind of place this dungeon is. That's why i need you. Protection."

Alright. Makes sense.

You and Swabluff march through the forest. He tells you'll reach the entrance in an hour or two.

The forest is calm and humid.

Well I guess this is as good a time as any for you to tell us about your froggy ass.
Maybe prod your tusked "friend" for a bit more info too while you're at it, be it about him or wherever it is you are exactly.
Sounds like it's going to be a long walk and talking is something to do at least.

>>605487
Strike up some conversation. How dangerous is this work? How long has he been doing this?

>>605487
That's innocuous enough.
So tell us about yourself Flycatcher. What makes you sdeserving of our wonderful company?

Why did you leave your home to come out here?

Gnuk 2014/11/26(Wed)11:01 No. 605797 ID: 6dbc57
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>Well I guess this is as good a time as any for you to tell us about your froggy ass.

>So tell us about yourself Flycatcher. What makes you deserving of our wonderful company?

>Why did you leave your home to come out here?

Well, you have lived your entire life in the Ranidae village in the swamps, in the east side of this kingdom.
You earned your name after a successful hunt on monstrous bloodflies, and were one of the best hunters in your village.
Life has always been rather simple, and boring. Wake up, hunt for food, scavenge for parts to fix your huts, hunt again and sleep. Rinse and repeat ad nauseam.

And then… A couple of strange creatures arrived at your village and started telling you fantastic stories about their journeys and adventures. Dragons and

Since then you have found yourself lost in the thoughts that maybe there is something else to do outside the swamp. That maybe there are more tales and stories to see and tell and that maybe you can even make your own tale.
The tale of the first Ranidae adventurer ever existed.

That’s why you collected all the good stuffs you found through the various trash piles and set off into the world.

Two weeks later you ended up sitting in that tavern for most of your days, wondering if you made the wrong choice in life.

Hopefully this expedition will be a good start to a promising career.

Gnuk 2014/11/26(Wed)11:01 No. 605799 ID: 6dbc57
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> Maybe prod your tusked "friend" for a bit more info too while you're at it, be it about him or wherever it is you are exactly.

> Strike up some conversation. How dangerous is this work? How long has he been doing this?

You ask Swabluff about his job and how dangerous it is

S: “Oh, I’ve been exploring dungeons since I was a young man, I think next year will be 35 years that I do this job. My family has been in this business since forever. The great Swabluff family, the cartographers!. I imagine you have heard of us, no?”

You answer that you have never heard of them.

Swabluff grunts

S: “Yeah, well I should have imagined. Of course. Adventurers become famous because they defeat monsters and evil wizards. But of course no one will ever think that they’ll never be able to do that if they had no one to tell them where to go, tch! You break your spine for years and all you get is a ‘Oh your map didn’t show this little smudge on the north wall. We had to fix it, bleh bleh…”

You stop him saying that in the swamp no one really knows what happen in the world aside for what you can get from scraps and bits from the trash piles

Swabluff stops and coughs embarrassed

S: “Right! Yes! Sorry! That too. Anyway. The job isn’t really a picnic. I lost a eye and a leg during one of my expeditions. Luckily they grew back when I was turned into a walrus. Ah yes, those were weird times. I still remember when me and my older brother found this really old dwarven sex dungeon. Trust me, you can’t imagine the weird kinks those guys can be into.”

You quickly answer that you prefer not to think about it.
Ever.

S: “OH! I almost forgot!”

He pulls out a small grey sack and hands it to you

S: “You are probably going to need these”

Open sack; Hug sack

>>605799
What is it?

Gnuk 2014/11/26(Wed)11:45 No. 605807 ID: 4a9765
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>Open sack,Hug sack

>What is it?

You open the sack, it seems it contains an assortment of various objects.


S: "This is more or less what dungeoneer needs for their explorations. The shell is from a mind-link crab and allows to speak and receive messages from shells of the same family in a certain range. Really useful if you lose contact or you get separated with your group. The glass sphere contains a small fire elemental. Torches are a bother to keep and they are also dangerous in case of gas leaks. Just shake the sphere and the little fella will get agitated enough to light any room like it's daytime. Pen and Paper are a must for us, since we need to map our way through places that has never been visited. And last but not least, two potions, in case you get hurt. Don't use them unless it's strictly necessary. Those cost"

It's probably not a good idea to hug the sack, since you could break the sphere and release the elemental.

You thank Swabluff for the sack and tell him you don't really have ways to pay the items back.

He waves at you

S: "Don't sweat it, boy. Consider those your payment for protecting me, alongside whatever you want to keep from the expedition"

You continue your march to reach the dungeon entrance.

Does he have any idea about the local dungeon fauna?
What'll he do if you die while he's in too deep. These monsters do respawn.

Gnuk 2014/11/26(Wed)11:53 No. 605812 ID: 4a9765
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You reach the bottom of a small hill.

S: "There we are! This is the entrance i was talking you about."

You don't really feel impressed by it. It looks like a simple round stone door jammed on the hill

S: "What's wrong?"

You tell him that you were kinda expecting something a bit more... imposing.

Swabluffs laughs

S: "Don't judge the place by the entrance, boy. It's what lies behind it that it's important"

You nod. He's probably right.

The hill is covered in trees and musk. Light barely filters through the trees. The door looks ancient, even if a bit plain.

Ok get into adventuring mode. Start by carefully observing everything.

Is anything out of place?

Is that rock above and to the right of the door anything special?

How about the area in front of the door? Anything that could be a trigger for a trap?

Not all dungeons are trap filled mazes but you always need to keep your eyes open for danger.

Go on in, watch out for evil hobbits

>>605812
No point in waiting around now is there? See your new friend off and head inside!

Also, try and smile sometimes. Unless that's physically impossible for your species, in which case that sucks.

Gnuk 2014/11/27(Thu)05:08 No. 606006 ID: 76a361
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>Ok get into adventuring mode. Start by carefully observing everything.
>Is anything out of place?

This is litterally the first time you have seen a dungeon entrance, you don't really have an idea on how they should look, so you can't really decide if there is something weird.
The place seems normal though, a calm place in the middle of the forest. The bird are still singing, so there should not be anything dangerous around.

>Is that rock above and to the right of the door anything special?

That's a good point. It doesn't look like a natural conformation, you can't really distinguish clearly from your position though.

>How about the area in front of the door? Anything that could be a trigger for a trap?

Well, you don't really know what a trigger could look like. The door looks like a large round slab of rock, with a small stone circle in the middle of it. The rest of the place looks natural, or at least it doesn’t look like it was crafted.

>No point in waiting around now is there? See your new friend off and head inside!
>Go on in, watch out for evil hobbits

You strut toward the door, but Swabluff stops you immediately

S: “Hold on! Don’t be so eager. Let me check the door first. It might be trapped.”

Gnuk 2014/11/27(Thu)05:09 No. 606007 ID: 76a361
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You decide to ask him a couple more question while he starts taking stuffs out of his backpack

>Does he have any idea about the local dungeon fauna?

S: “Well, dungeon fauna varies from place to place. Considering our position, the place might just contain either burrowing animals or intelligent plants. The door doesn’t show signs of having been used for a long time, and I haven’t seen any other entrance nearby, which means this dungeon hasn’t been opened in a really long time. No intelligent creatures like goblins or orcs or humans should be in there. And i don’t smell any hint of lavender, so there should not be undead inside. Trust me on this. hahah”

>What'll he do if you die while he's in too deep. These monsters do respawn.

Swabluff laughs

S: “Monster don’t “respawn”, boy. Empty dungeons tend to get repopulated after a while, it’s like a natural process. And well… in case you end up dead, I’ll just have to leg it back to the entrance and flee.”

He pats you on the shoulder and continues

S: “Let’s not think about getting killed, shall we? There is no shame in running away and save your life, boy. And as long as we co-operate everything should be fine. Don’t worry”

He gives you a reassuring smile.

Gnuk 2014/11/27(Thu)05:09 No. 606008 ID: 76a361
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>Also, try and smile sometimes.

You smile back to Swabluff to show that you have understood

S: “…”

S: “…”

S: “…”

S: “Please don’t do that ever again”

Gnuk 2014/11/27(Thu)05:10 No. 606009 ID: 76a361
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You look away to break the awkwardness of the moment and tell him you are going to check that weird rock you saw earlier.

He nods and starts to work

You were right about the rock, it’s not natural at all. In fact it looks like it’s a statue of some sort, covered in vegetation.

It seems there might be something on the top of the head, covered by moss.

>>606009
Scrape away the moss.

>>606012
Don't forget to tell Swabby down there that you're about to scrape the moss off. Shit could trigger a trap, and he might be ready for it if we tell him.

Remove the moss carefully in case that is some sort of mechanism or button.

That rock looks like Bert. It is the mighty stone form of Bert's ancestors. We are clearly in a muppet dungeon.

Gnuk 2014/11/27(Thu)12:12 No. 606053 ID: 085ec4
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>Scrape away the moss.
>Don't forget to tell Swabby down there that you're about to scrape the moss off. Shit could trigger a trap, and he might be ready for it if we tell him.
>Remove the moss carefully in case that is some sort of mechanism or button.

You shout back to Swabluff that you are going to scrape away the moss from the statue, and that he should move away from the door in case.

He shouts back that he understood.

You start scraping the moss from the top of the statue with your finger.

Gnuk 2014/11/27(Thu)12:13 No. 606054 ID: 085ec4
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*Whizzzzzz*

what was that sound?

*Slurp*

A vacuum sucks your hand in a hole.
The statue starts vibrating.

This is probably not good.

Gnuk 2014/11/27(Thu)12:15 No. 606055 ID: 085ec4
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The statue disappears in the ground, pulling you and engulfing you in the soil.

You barely manage to shriek before you completely disappear.

Gnuk 2014/11/27(Thu)12:19 No. 606056 ID: 085ec4
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*thud*

*THUD*

*Splash*

You have fallen somewhere. At least you are not dead.
That's a relief i guess?

You have no idea where you are nor you can see anything.

And you are also wet. But since you are a ranidae, the thing doesn't really bother you.

>>606056
Shake the sphere, get some light in here. Then use the shell to tell Swabluff what happened.

Note to self: next time use a stick or something you don't mind losing to poke and scrape, instead of your hand.

>>606060
Yup.

Adventuring lesson #1!
Sticks are your friend!

Adventuring lesson #2!
You are likely to be eaten by a Grue!

Gnuk 2014/11/28(Fri)09:51 No. 606264 ID: 68819e
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>Note to self: next time use a stick or something you don't mind losing to poke and scrape, instead of your hand.

>Adventuring lesson #1! Sticks are your friend!

You take a mental note for future approaches.

>Shake the sphere, get some light in here. Then use the shell to tell Swabluff what happened.

You pull yourself out of wherever you are, and as soon as your feet touch the ground you grab the glass sphere and starts shaking it vigorously.

The sphere instantly lights up, almost blinding you. It then starts floating over your hand. You didn't know it could do that, but it's going to be useful if you don't have to use an hand to hold it.

After that you grab the shell and starts yelling Swabluff's name into it

The answer comes immediately.

S: "What happened boy? I heard a scream and when i came to see you disappeared. Are you alright?"

You explain what you did and what happened right after

S: "Why didn't you use a stick, boy? Sticks are the adventurer's best friends"

You grumble something.

S: "Anyway. I think you might have triggered a secret passage. The statue here is gone, so i have no idea how to get in. You need to stay calm and listen to me..."

S: "You are probably inside the dungeon right now. You need to try and get back to the main entrance. I should be able to open the door for you. Be aware of your surroundings and pay attention to monsters and other stuffs. Do you understand?"

You nod.

Then you realize he can't see you and tell him that you understand.

S: "May the gods be with you. I'm gonna keep my shell near me. If you need help or anything i can give, call me!"

Gnuk 2014/11/28(Fri)09:51 No. 606265 ID: 68819e
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You look around.

This is apparently a round room, the only noticeable parts are a door in front of you and a fountain behind you, where you guess you landed when the statue pulled you down.

The Room is really humid and a lot of moss covers it.

What to do, now?

Ok seeing as it was pitch black in here any animals that set up shop might be of the blind or near so variety. So make sure to keep noise to a minimum.

Check the pool and the stonework around it. Also take a look at the ceiling and see if you can figure out how you got here. Want to know if its just a tunnel or if that statue just phased you through the rock.

Then carefully take a peak through the door.

>>606265
There's something just past the doorframe. A trap, perhaps? Get a better look at it before sticking anything through.

Peer into the water. Anything hidden down there? Loot maybe, or a hidden switch, or a monster waiting to jump you if you turn your back?

There seems to be a snake or something to the right of the fountain.

>>606265
Check the fountain first. Might be useful things in there.
Then observe the door more closely from afar. That almost looks like it's transparent... Could be a trap.

Gnuk 2014/11/29(Sat)05:35 No. 606532 ID: 2c9ab5
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>Check the pool and the stonework around it.

>Peer into the water. Anything hidden down there? Loot maybe, or a hidden switch, or a monster waiting to jump you if you turn your back?

>Check the fountain first. Might be useful things in there.

You take a look at the fountain. The water is incredibly clear and still running. You'd imagine it would have stopped working since this place looks desolated and really old.

At the bottom of the fountain the only thing you can see it's the statue, now completely clean and still. There is nothing else in it.

Gnuk 2014/11/29(Sat)05:36 No. 606533 ID: 2c9ab5
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>Also take a look at the ceiling and see if you can figure out how you got here. Want to know if its just a tunnel or if that statue just phased you through the rock.

You look up and you don't notice any sign of tunnels or passages or doors.

The statue has probably phased you there.

Gnuk 2014/11/29(Sat)05:40 No. 606534 ID: 2c9ab5
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>There seems to be a snake or something to the right of the fountain.

better check that out immediately. You really don't like snakes.

But there is nothing there. only stonework.

You notice that one of the bricks seems loose.

Gnuk 2014/11/29(Sat)05:42 No. 606537 ID: 2c9ab5
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>Ok seeing as it was pitch black in here any animals that set up shop might be of the blind or near so variety. So make sure to keep noise to a minimum.

You silently move to the door

>Then carefully take a peak through the door.

>Then observe the door more closely from afar. That almost looks like it's transparent... Could be a trap

The door is indeed transparent. It looks like it's made of some sort of slime. You can easily see something on the other side.

It appears this door leads to a bigger room, and you can see right on the opposite side a door identical to this one, and another fountain too.

>>606537
Slash marks on the wall... there could be a large predator in here. First, move that loose brick.

Man, we don't even have a stick to poke the slime door with.

Check behind the loose brick.

I just hope that is a slime door rather than a huge slime monster filling the entire next chamber.

>>606554
We can always throw the brick at it.

>>606554
>no stick
uh, we do have our mace. We can try poking that at it.

OK, use the mace handle to move the brick, then, if no monster is behind that throw the brick at the door

Gnuk 2014/11/30(Sun)13:21 No. 607057 ID: d0ccc7
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>First, move that loose brick.

>Check behind the loose brick.

>OK, use the mace handle to move the brick

You move the loose brick. There is a secret compartment right behind it apparently. Inside it, a small plant bearing small black fruits and a necklace.

Gnuk 2014/11/30(Sun)13:23 No. 607059 ID: d0ccc7
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>We can always throw the brick at it.

> ... then, if no monster is behind that throw the brick at the door.

You toss the brick at the slime door. It makes a squishy sounds as it gets engulfed.

*Blorp*

Well it doesn't look like it did m...UH?

Gnuk 2014/11/30(Sun)13:26 No. 607060 ID: d0ccc7
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*Sproooing* *CRACK*

The brick bounces off the door, flying through the room and smashing against the fountain.

Well, ok. That didn't really go as planned.

>Man, we don't even have a stick to poke the slime door with.

You are starting to wish to have tought about bringing sticks with you earlier.

>uh, we do have our mace. We can try poking that at it.

Considering what happened to the stone brick, you are not really sure what would happend to the mace. Considering is your main weapon, you don't feel like trying losing it.

Poke the necklace, do not put it on, could be cursed; Can you identify the berries? Maybe they are poisonous...

>>607060
Provide running commentary to our employer. This is the kind of information he wants to know, I assume. And if Froggy dies, Walrus will still have learned something.

First call to ask if he identifies the berries (they may be anywhere from valuable to ready to explode into poison), then about the amulet.

>>607060
Maybe you can stick your hand in the statue again to get teleported back to the surface?

Gnuk 2014/12/01(Mon)09:59 No. 607444 ID: 689e4b
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>Maybe you can stick your hand in the statue again to get teleported back to the surface?

Well that's worth a try.

You reach the statue at the bottom of the fountain and put your hand into the hole.

Nothing happens.

It isn't even glowing anymore.

Maybe it broke? Or it only works one way?

Gnuk 2014/12/01(Mon)10:03 No. 607446 ID: 689e4b
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>Can you identify the berries? Maybe they are poisonous...

>First call to ask if he identifies the berries (they may be anywhere from valuable to ready to explode into poison)

You don't really need to call anyone. You have seen these kinds of berries already. they are rather common in the swamps and you were used to use them during hunts.

Blastberries, quite volatile. They don't really pack much power, but a blast is usually enough to distract a beast or a prey for a bit.

You pick up the three berries and put them in your pack. Those might be useful one day.

Gnuk 2014/12/01(Mon)10:12 No. 607447 ID: 689e4b
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>Poke the necklace, do not put it on, could be cursed.

>Provide running commentary to our employer. This is the kind of information he wants to know, I assume.

>First call to ask if... then about the amulet.

You prod and poke the necklace, and it doesn't seem to react to anything.

You then grab the shell and contact Swabluff.

The answer comes immediately.

S: "Ehy. How's going down there? Any luck? I still didn't manage to crack this door open."

You tell him about the door and the necklace.

S: "Well... I don't think it's a slime monster. They tend to expand as much as they can and occupy all the space. If this thing is staying in the doorframe is probably a protection or a trap. Have you tried throwing a rock at it"

You tell him that you have thrown a brick at it and it bounced back

S: "Yeah, definitively some kind of protection. Everything else would have just engulfed the thing i imagine. Now, about the necklace. Those type of items, if magical, tend to have a lot of different effects, no one really knows until it's used. If it was hidden it's also probably not cursed. I should know ahahah. Cursed items are usually put in plain sight or on places where you can get them easily."

>>607447
put it on, then

>>607447
Try on the necklace to see if it does anything obvious. Then go over to the slime door and try pushing against it gently. Maybe it yields to soft pressure?

throw berry at door, for effect.

Gnuk 2014/12/02(Tue)12:59 No. 607851 ID: dc8e22
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>put it on, then.

>Try on the necklace to see if it does anything obvious.

You try on the necklace, but you don't feel different at all.

Not even tingly.

Gnuk 2014/12/02(Tue)13:00 No. 607852 ID: dc8e22
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>throw berry at door, for effect.

That would be a waste, also probably dangerous if it ricochet back at you. You don't want to lose an eye.

>Then go over to the slime door and try pushing against it gently. Maybe it yields to soft pressure?

You try pushing the door gently with your finger. It passes through like the door is made of pure water. You hold your breath and move slowly through it.

Gnuk 2014/12/02(Tue)13:04 No. 607855 ID: dc8e22
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You exit the slime door.

You are now in the bigger room that you were able to partially see through the doorframe.

It's a large rectangular room, with six doors.

The one on your right seem to lead up.

The door right in front of you leads to a room that looks really similar to the one you were just in, but there is no slime door to protect it

Two of the doors on your left are obstructed by dirt and rocks, it looks like the rooms inside collapsed. The other door leads to a corridor.

As you noticed before, there are a lot of scratch marks on the walls.

try opposite door, check for more loose bricks

Walk up the stairs. If this was built into a hill it must go downwards, so Swabluff must be upwards.

>>607855
examine scratches, do they looks recent?, the enter the door in front of you.
Also see if you can re enter the slime door

Stand still for a moment and listen before checking anything.

Also make sure to check the ceiling. Do not need something dropping on you because you did not look up.

There was another fountain in the room across from you. Go check that out.

Gnuk 2014/12/03(Wed)12:48 No. 608252 ID: 0aa30d
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>Stand still for a moment and listen before checking anything.

You listen for at least half a minute, the only noise you can hear is the faint stream of water coming from the fountain behind you.

>Also make sure to check the ceiling. Do not need something dropping on you because you did not look up.

It seems the ceiling is clear too. There are claw marks over there too, which doesn't really seem reassuring.

What the hell happened in this place.

Gnuk 2014/12/03(Wed)12:51 No. 608260 ID: 0aa30d
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>examine scratches, do they looks recent?, the enter the door in front of you.

The creature that has done those must have been quite strong, to be able to shred through solid stone.
The scratches are deep, but the presence of moss and plant inside it makes you sure these were really old.

>Also see if you can re enter the slime door

You move back slowly and try to reenter the slime door. You pass through it easily as before. You then go back to the large room.

Gnuk 2014/12/03(Wed)12:56 No. 608266 ID: 0aa30d
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>Walk up the stairs. If this was built into a hill it must go downwards, so Swabluff must be upwards.

That's a good idea, you make a mental note to always try to go up. But you have other plans for the moment.

>There was another fountain in the room across from you. Go check that out.

>then enter the door in front of you.

>try opposite door, check for more loose bricks

You enter the room in front of you, the one containing the other fountain. There is no slime door covering the frame this time.

The fountain and part of the room is covered in vines and moss.

The fountain is litterally clogged by vines that seems to have grown inside the pool and inside the statue.

Amongs the vines you notice the presence of a rusted and busted armor.

Find something disposable to poke the vines with before you get close. Just in case they are the grabby sort.

If it is clear after that check the armor.

Hope there isn't a body accompanying that armor.

>>608266
undead warning!

>>608266
If we've determined that the vines are not of the grabby chokey type, we now have a supply of makeshift rope.

Gnuk 2014/12/04(Thu)07:28 No. 608669 ID: be55f8
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>If we've determined that the vines are not of the grabby chokey type, we now have a supply of makeshift rope.

That's a good idea, you need to check if the vines are secure first.

>undead warning!

>Hope there isn't a body accompanying that armor.

You don't smell any hint of lavander in the air, so you should be free of undead appearing out of nowhere.

>Find something disposable to poke the vines with before you get close. Just in case they are the grabby sort.

That's going to be a problem you don't really have anything disposable at your...Oh, hold on!

You return after a couple minutes in the room and chuck the broken brick from the first room.

It lands with a mushy sound among the vines.

Gnuk 2014/12/04(Thu)07:30 No. 608670 ID: be55f8
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>If it is clear after that check the armor.

You wait for a couple second to see if the vines react.

And they do. They start to snap and move, shaking the armor.

Gnuk 2014/12/04(Thu)07:32 No. 608671 ID: be55f8
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The vines move and snap, filling the armor and taking the shape of a badly formed humanoid.

They even grab the broken helmet and put on top of the armor, whil grabbing a broken tip of a spear and wielding against you.

It doesn't make sounds but it doesn't seem to be friendly.

Pity maces and bludgeoning and not slashing.

draw it away from its roots and water supply and then pummel it.

Given it's a plant I doubt it's very quick.
Just run away.

>>608671
Walk away, keep it in sight. If it advances extremely fast, go two steps to the right.

Retreat. The vines are only so long, right? That means the vine monster is on a leash. It probably can't follow you if you back out of the room too much.

...if it cheats and follows anyways, then we'll worry about fighting it.

It might be stuck in this room. If it is this fight is entirely optional.

Can you see anything in here worth getting in a tussle with the little guy?

With your mace you might be at a big disadvantage. Might want to come back if you find a bladed weapon.

>>608671
And you have a bashing weapon...get out for now, The wine shouldn't be able to follow you, hopefully.

Gnuk 2014/12/04(Thu)12:28 No. 608740 ID: 777ba4
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>Can you see anything in here worth getting in a tussle with the little guy?

You have no idea, half of this room is covered in vines. The entire pool is filled with them even. Since you didn't see where it pulled the broken spear tip there might be stuffs hidden under them, but it's just a possibility.

>Pity maces and bludgeoning and not slashing.

>With your mace you might be at a big disadvantage. Might want to come back if you find a bladed weapon.

>And you have a bashing weapon...

You are a disadvantage, right. You do have a dagger, but it's not your best weapon, and you mostly used that to cut food and skin, more than fight with it.

>Given it's a plant I doubt it's very quick.
>Just run away.
>Retreat. The vines are only so long, right? That means the vine monster is on a leash. It probably can't follow you if you back out of the room too much.
>It might be stuck in this room. If it is this fight is entirely optional.
>get out for now, The wine shouldn't be able to follow you, hopefully.

yeah, that might be true. You should be fine. You start backing away slowly from the pool and the vine monster.

Gnuk 2014/12/04(Thu)12:30 No. 608742 ID: 777ba4
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*SwissssshCLANG*

The vine-arm moved so quickly that you barely managed to lift your shield. The blade of the spear tip bounces against the boss and scratches the door frame.

You quickly retreat to the center of the bigger room.

Time to see if the theory was correct and the thing is stuck there.

Gnuk 2014/12/04(Thu)12:33 No. 608744 ID: 777ba4
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The monster rushes through the door and stops as soon as it reaches a point between the two specular doors.

It's now blocking the stairs that should go upstair.

The vines rustle but it seems to not have any wish to move further. At least you hope so


(And with this i'm off to Siena till monday. see you then)

Sever its tether and murderize it.

I'm afraid you're going to have to engage in combat with it. Pull out your dagger, try to get in close while focusing on blocking its attacks, then cut the vine connecting the fake soldier to the main vinebody.

Go for the vines trailing to the next room. Hitting the "body" will probably just end poorly.

We have the option of trying to fight this thing now, or leaving it and checking the door at the other end of the room.

I'm not sure we can crush the vine-tether with a mace, and getting in behind it will be hard with the dagger, considering how fast it moved before.

I'd say try the other room, watching the vine-monster the entire time.

And maybe report in when you get the chance. Your pal might have insight.

Gnuk 2014/12/08(Mon)08:34 No. 610009 ID: 5d4245
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>Sever its tether and murderize it.

>I'm afraid you're going to have to engage in combat with it. Pull out your dagger, try to get in close while focusing on blocking its attacks, then cut the vine connecting the fake soldier to the main vinebody.

>Go for the vines trailing to the next room. Hitting the "body" will probably just end poorly.

(3v1 seems the fight is happening)

You put away the mace and grab your dagger as the vine creature starts charging back its arm.

Well, nothing ventured nothing gained.

Gnuk 2014/12/08(Mon)08:36 No. 610011 ID: 5d4245
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You sprint toward the vines that lead to the next room.

The creatures follow your movements and as soon as you get close it points the spear tip against you and propels the vines.

You were expecting it and you managed again to block the quick but clumsy attack with your shield.

Gnuk 2014/12/08(Mon)08:37 No. 610012 ID: 5d4245
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You then stab your dagger in the tether and pull back.

To your surprise, the vines don't offer any resistance at all. It's like cutting through butter.

Gnuk 2014/12/08(Mon)08:39 No. 610013 ID: 5d4245
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Right after the dagger cuts the last vine, the monsters figure starts to shake.

Vines and armor lose their coherent form and fall to the ground.

The echoing sound of rusted metal hitting the ground is the sound of your victory.

The rest of the tether quickly retracts to the room.

What to do now?

Check armor for loot. Is anything in good enough condition to be worth taking?

Not sure we should go back into the room, there are more vines, even if there isn't more armor. They could just try to grapple or strangle you this time.

Check that the vines are not up to anything before looting.

Also wait a few seconds to see if the noise attracts anything.

After that search the armor and the vine pile in the other room. But be careful.

>>610013
With how easy it is to cut the vines, you could probably go into the room and vanquish the monster entirely. First though, report what's happened to Swabluff.

>>610013
Make sure the rest of the vines are not reassembling into a new monster.

Gnuk 2014/12/09(Tue)12:00 No. 610274 ID: e7280f
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>Check armor for loot. Is anything in good enough condition to be worth taking?

The armor is really busted and ruined. The helm is deformed and the rest is cracked and rusted. It's unusable. You pick up the broken spear tip though. That still has enough hedge to cut in case.

>Not sure we should go back into the room, there are more vines, even if there isn't more armor. They could just try to grapple or strangle you this time.

>Check that the vines are not up to anything before looting.
>After that search the armor and the vine pile in the other room. But be careful.

>With how easy it is to cut the vines, you could probably go into the room and vanquish the monster entirely. First though, report what's happened to Swabluff.

>Make sure the rest of the vines are not reassembling into a new monster.

First thing first, you turn around and check if the vines are still moving. They are. It seems they are trying to create another body.
You quickly jump in the room and start chopping them down with your dagger and spear tip. After few seconds you finally reach what seems to be the roots of the plant, growing from the fountain and cut them all. The remaining vines flop on the ground lifelessly.

Gnuk 2014/12/09(Tue)12:05 No. 610276 ID: e7280f
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You take a breath and start listening to the now silent dungeon. You stay still for almost an entire minute, but you are positive you didn't hear any kind of sound.

You then start to loot whatever you can find of value.

After few minutes you obtain:

- A makeshift rope long almost ten meters, made with two or three of the most strong vines you could find.

- A bunch of large white pearls that were sitting at the bottom of the fountain (no statue there, unfortunately)

- A bracelet decorated with a blue stone.


You then grab the shell and call Swabluff.

Gnuk 2014/12/09(Tue)12:11 No. 610280 ID: e7280f
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Swabluff answers after a while. Grunting.

S: "What's up?"

You tell him about the creature you fought

S: "Oh! That's interesting. I think that might have been a variant of a Bramble fighter. Those are plants that grow near battlefields and that feed on the corpses of the fallen. Legends says that the spirit of vengeance and hatred of the dead soldiers possess the plants and that allow them to grow out puppet-like soldiers. I have never seen a vine doing that though. Take a sample of it if you can. It might be worth something"

You pick up one of the roots and pack it.

You then ask how is going with the door.

S: "it's... going... But for now you need to get near my position as soon as you can. Did you manage to find a way?"

You tell him that you are still in the same room and haven't explored much yet

"Ok then! Listen, i know it's new and that. But try to call me only if you really need help. I need to focus really badly on this door or else you'll just have to learn how to dig through stone"

He then closes the call.

What to do now?

Stairs. up

>>610280
Yeah let's try to get to Swabluff now and let him in. Go up the stairs. Also try on the bracelet.

Gnuk 2014/12/10(Wed)12:00 No. 610484 ID: e366f7
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Disclaimer: i'm going to use the thread on questdis http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/87374.html as a character sheet for the character, in case you want to check the equipment or other things.

>Stairs. up

>Yeah let's try to get to Swabluff now and let him in. Go up the stairs. Also try on the bracelet.

You put on the bracelet.

The blue stone shines as soon as you close it and your left arm is immediately engulfed in slime, up to your elbow.

After the initial shock pass, you start examining the slime. It's the same kind of slime that is covering the door in the first room. You are able to close and open your hand with ease and your arm doesn't seem to be blocked in any way. You focus on it for a moment and wonder how you'll be able to remove the slime from your arm, but the slime immediately retracts in the stone. You experiment a little. It seems that you can summon the slime and make it cover your arm whenever you want by just wishing it.

That might be useful for something i guess?

Time to get out of this room though.

Gnuk 2014/12/10(Wed)12:01 No. 610485 ID: e366f7
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You start walking on the stairs, finally going up.

At a certain point the stairs take a u-turn and keep going on.

You don't see anything relevant to your interest or out of place and decide to continue moving.

Gnuk 2014/12/10(Wed)12:03 No. 610486 ID: e366f7
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You reach a new room.

Similar to the previous one, this one is still covered in moss and old scratch marks but quite smaller.

There are three closed doors. One to your left, one to your right and one in front of you.

>>610486
Let's try the one in front for now.

>>610486
Be on the look out for hidden floor panels that can trigger traps, then check for loose tiles, It's unlikely there will be something again, but better safe then sorry

Still claw marks, eh?
Let's try front as well.

>That might be useful for something i guess?
Blocking blows and projectiles. Anything moving fast enough will 'bounce' off the slime, returning the attack to sender.

Although you could still end up hurting your arm doing that. If you have your shield on, can you will the smile out to cover that? Then it would be even better.

>3 doors
Sniff, can you smell fresh air from either direction?

Gnuk 2014/12/11(Thu)10:37 No. 610705 ID: 540224
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>If you have your shield on, can you will the smile out to cover that? Then it would be even better.

Yes you can! The slime covers the shield perfectly. This is going to be handy.

>Be on the look out for hidden floor panels that can trigger traps, then check for loose tiles, It's unlikely there will be something again, but better safe then sorry

After a quick search of the room the only thing you find is what looks like a pressure plate in front of the right door. You take a mental note to be careful about it.

>Sniff, can you smell fresh air from either direction?

The air in the room smell stale and humid. You can't feel any breeze coming from any of the doors. This place must have been sealed shut for a while now.

Gnuk 2014/12/11(Thu)10:40 No. 610706 ID: 540224
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>Let's try the one in front for now.

>Let's try front as well.

You start pulling the heavy stone door. It takes all your strenght to move it, but you manage to pull it open

And when you look inside all you can see it's darkness.

Weird.

It looks like it's solid darkness.

Gnuk 2014/12/11(Thu)10:43 No. 610709 ID: 540224
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???: "FINALLY SOMEONE LEFT ME OUT OF THIS TRAP!"

Politely shut door and lock it.

>>610711
Yup. That's not the path to the surface!

Um. Get behind the door and slam it closed.

>>610709
Welp. Get behind the door, push it partway closed so you can easily shut it again. However uh you should probably find out who this is before shutting it, since it seems to be able to talk.

I think it might be to late to try slamming the door in its face. Not like it had a big lock you could close anyways. You might be better off trying to talk to it instead.

If you are fast enough you can try it but I have a feeling its not this room that's keeping it "trapped" There were no special binding runes on the door or any evidence of magical containment.

So it could be that this whole place is its prison and that is why your partner is still stuck outside. Or it could just be stuck here as a side effect of other magic in here.

So being polite and avoiding angering the monster might be a better plan.

How about a compromise? Say "Oh, excuse me." as you close the door.

Gnuk 2014/12/11(Thu)12:47 No. 610728 ID: ca7978
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>Politely shut door and lock it.

>Um. Get behind the door and slam it closed.

>Welp. Get behind the door, push it partway closed so you can easily shut it again. However uh you should probably find out who this is before shutting it, since it seems to be able to talk.

>If you are fast enough you can try it but I have a feeling its not this room that's keeping it "trapped" There were no special binding runes on the door or any evidence of magical containment.

>How about a compromise? Say "Oh, excuse me." as you close the door.

You politely excuse your intrusion as you start pushing the door back

???: WHAT?

The creatures starts freaking out and try pushing it open, without any success. It appears the creature is really weak despite its scaring appearance

???: NO COME ON MAN! I'VE BEEN STUCK BEHIND THIS DOOR FOR OVER SIX DECADES!

It tries to hit you with tentacles created with its own mass. But they feel like nothing more than gentle caresses.

???: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>610728
Okay, convince me. Why should I release you? What and who are you anyway?

Well that was unexpected.

Close the door all but a crack and chat with it I guess. But avoid the tentacles just in case it has some draining ability.

"Nothing personal but if you opened a door and ran into something unknown you would do the same."

"So what's your story and how did you get trapped here?"

Find out as much about this thing as possible. Who knows maybe letting it out might be a good idea. But stay polite and do not blackmail it directly. None of those "I will let you out if you serve me for 100 years" deals. Those always end badly.

Oh and no giving it your name.

Gnuk 2014/12/11(Thu)13:05 No. 610733 ID: ca7978
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>Okay, convince me. Why should I release you? What and who are you anyway?

>Close the door all but a crack and chat with it I guess. But avoid the tentacles just in case it has some draining ability.

>"Nothing personal but if you opened a door and ran into something unknown you would do the same."

>"So what's your story and how did you get trapped here?"

You decide not to close the door completely and start questioning the creature.

???: PLEASE MAN LET ME FREE

You ask it what the hell it is

???: I... I'M A FRAMELOCK.

You ask again what it is

???: I... I LIVE BY POSSESSING FRAMES. MY SPECIE NEEDS CERTAIN KIND OF SPACES TO LIVE AND WE DO THAT BY CONSUMING THE SPACE BETWEEN FRAMES. I ENTERED THIS DUNGEON THROUGH A SPECIFIC FRAME I FOUND AND I DECIDED TO CHECK THE PLACE, BUT WHEN I POSSESSED THIS ENTRANCE THE DOOR CLOSED ON ITSELF AND I WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO OPEN IT.

It pauses a moment to sob

???: I DIDN'T EVEN LIKED THIS PLACE THAT MUCH! IT'S ABANDONED! AND COLD! AND WET!

It pauses again to gulp and to take a good look at you.

???: PLEASE, HELP ME OUT!

I would check his story with your partner. I know he said to keep conversation to a minimum but he can vouch for this thing and tell you if its dangerous or not.

If it is nasty close the door. If not open it and talk with the thing.

As for escaping you might want to tell it that its still trapped here because you did not come in through a door. Maybe you can make friends with it and help each other out of here.

Just make sure it wont devour you somehow first.

Huh. If this thing manipulates frames, I wonder if it will be useful getting the front door unlocked?

But yeah, calling it in seems reasonable.

What kinds of things exactly qualify as Frames?

>>610733
It sounds like you can just bring the guy a box or something and he'll possess the frame to get out. It also sounds like he can't leave this spot. So tell him sure, you'll help him out, just not right away. I don't think we need to talk to Swabluff about this via the shell. We don't need his help with anything, and we don't actually have to free the guy yet. Oh! We could ask the Framelock where the entrance is, so we can get Swabluff in here. Heck, if we can get some assurance he isn't dangerous we can bring him with us to guide us to the entrance.

Gnuk 2014/12/12(Fri)14:00 No. 610977 ID: 444929
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>I would check his story with your partner. I know he said to keep conversation to a minimum but he can vouch for this thing and tell you if its dangerous or not.
>If it is nasty close the door. If not open it and talk with the thing.

>But yeah, calling it in seems reasonable.

You contact Swabluff and asks him about the creature.

S: "A framelock? OH! interesting. I have never seen one alive in my life, legends say that they are cowardly creatures that hide in weird spaces and whisper horrible things to people. They are mostly harmless for what i know. Damn i'm really getting pissed. This dungeon seems to contain a lot of cool things and i'm stuck here banging on this entrance door"

You hear an explosion in the background followed by a Swabluff cursing at the door before the communication ends.

So it's apparently not a menace. Good to know.

You resume talking to him.

>Just make sure it wont devour you somehow first.

You ask it what he eats

???: I TOLD YOU MAN! I CONSUME SPACES. THAT'S HOW WE SUSTAIN OURSELVES.

>Huh. If this thing manipulates frames, I wonder if it will be useful getting the front door unlocked?

You ask him if its able to operate mechanism.

???: WELL YOU DON'T LIVE ALL THESE YEARS WITHOUT LEARNING HOW TO PICK THINGS THERE OR THERE. AS LONG AS I CAN POSSESS A FRAME I HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OF WHATEVER IT'S INSIDE IT. UNLESS IT'S HEAVY. LIKE THIS DOOR

>What kinds of things exactly qualify as Frames?

???: UUUH. WELL TECHNICALLY ANY PERIMETER THAT CONFINE SOMETHING CAN BE CONSIDERED A FRAME I THINK. IT'S WEIRD IF YOU MAKE ME THINK, LIKE ASKING HOW TO BREATH MANUALLY. I REMEMBER POSSESSING THINGS LIKE DOORS, PAINTING FRAMES, HONEYCOMBS, BEDFRAMES, BARREL TOPS, RINGS... OH I THINK I POSSESSEDA DREAMCATCHER AT ONE TIME. THAT WAS A WEIRD EXPERIENCE

>As for escaping you might want to tell it that its still trapped here because you did not come in through a door. Maybe you can make friends with it and help each other out of here.

>Oh! We could ask the Framelock where the entrance is, so we can get Swabluff in here. Heck, if we can get some assurance he isn't dangerous we can bring him with us to guide us to the entrance

You tell it your story of how you ended up here

???: OH, INTERESTING. I ENDED UP HERE AFTER A BIRD SNATCHED THE RING I WAS POSSESSING AND I LANDED IN A CRACK IN THE EARTH. I DECIDED TO CHECK THIS PLACE OUT OF CURIOSITY, GOING DOWN AND AS I TOLD YOU, I ENDED UP STUCK BEHIND THIS DOOR. WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO JUMP TO OTHER FRAMES

???: I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE THE ENTRANCE OF THIS DUNGEON IS, BUT I CAN GUIDE YOU TO THE STAIRS TO THE UPPER LEVEL. FROM THERE IT SHOULD BE EASIER TO GET TO WHERE YOU WANT...

>It sounds like you can just bring the guy a box or something and he'll possess the frame to get out. It also sounds like he can't leave this spot. So tell him sure, you'll help him out, just not right away.

As you tell that to him he starts whining

???: NOOOOO PLEASE. DON'T LEAVE ME HERE ALL ALONE WITH THIS DUMB DOOR

hold the amulet by the amulet. so the string loop is hanging. he can possess the space between the loop.

Okay, candidates for possession: Your shield (it has a frame, even though there's wood in the way and maybe he wouldn't like to be used to block things), the slime ring (you'd have to take it off first I guess), and maybe the necklace that doesn't seem to do anything? It has a couple of openings in it that might count as being framed.

>>610977
Put him in one of the chain links on your mace

A link in the necklace would be a good candidate, but be sure to take the necklace off first to avoid any messy accidents.

Ask what happens to the spaces he eats when he leaves the frame. Will there just be a wall where the door was?

What we could carry him out in depends on what state he'll leave thing in afterwards. (For instance, we have an un-ID-ed amulet, but we may not want to ruin it, yet).

>>610981
I wouldn't use the shield, as he might be less durable than the wood. A shield we can get killed in battle is bad. Plus, our shield is pretty good now since the slime makes it functionally a shield of reflection (for physical projectiles, at least. No idea if the slime works on magic). Sacrificing the slime ring to put him in it is similarly problematic as we're sacrificing a known advantage.

Which leaves the amulet, I suppose. Or we could make a frame out of a small portion of the vine-rope?

>Ask what happens to the spaces he eats when he leaves the frame. Will there just be a wall where the door was?

this and the mace chain ring ring suggestion is good: it have three ringshe can just move to one of them

Gnuk 2014/12/13(Sat)12:16 No. 611177 ID: c4f243
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>Ask what happens to the spaces he eats when he leaves the frame. Will there just be a wall where the door was?

???: NAH, IT WILL REGAIN IT'S SPACE, SO THERE IS GOING TO BE AN OPENING IF I POSSESS ANOTHER FRAME. I ONLY CONSUME WHAT I'M POSSESSING. BASICALLY MAKING IT UNUSABLE. THAT'S HOW I FEED.

>hold the amulet by the amulet. so the string loop is hanging. he can possess the space between the loop.

>Okay, candidates for possession: Your shield (it has a frame, even though there's wood in the way and maybe he wouldn't like to be used to block things), the slime ring (you'd have to take it off first I guess), and maybe the necklace that doesn't seem to do anything? It has a couple of openings in it that might count as being framed.

>Put him in one of the chain links on your mace

>A link in the necklace would be a good candidate, but be sure to take the necklace off first to avoid any messy accidents.

>I wouldn't use the shield, as he might be less durable than the wood. A shield we can get killed in battle is bad. Plus, our shield is pretty good now since the slime makes it functionally a shield of reflection (for physical projectiles, at least. No idea if the slime works on magic). Sacrificing the slime ring to put him in it is similarly problematic as we're sacrificing a known advantage.

Which leaves the amulet, I suppose. Or we could make a frame out of a small portion of the vine-rope?

>this and the mace chain ring ring suggestion is good: it have three ringshe can just move to one of them

(3vs2, we are going with the necklace)

You propose to it the possible alternatives.

???: UUUUH, I THINK I'LL GO WITH THE NECKLACE. YOUR MACE CHAIN DOESN'T LOOK COMFORTABLE...

You take off the necklace and hold it in front of him

You ask it how exactly it works and how much it should tak...

Gnuk 2014/12/13(Sat)12:17 No. 611178 ID: c4f243
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???: DONE

You are surprise by the sudden possession that you drop the necklace on the ground

???: HEY!

Gnuk 2014/12/13(Sat)12:20 No. 611180 ID: c4f243
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???:OK, LET'S SEE IF THIS WORKS

The necklace shakes.

The framelock inside starts changing shape, modyfing the necklace disposition.

It creates two stubs and pulls itself up. It walks a bit and then creates a tentacle while looking at you

???: TA-DAAAAAN!

>>611178
smile at him and compliment him
I want to see if even the creepy thing gt disturbed by our protag smile

Oh, cool. It's mobile now.

I guess we should introduce ourself, if we'll be looking for the exit, together.

Gnuk 2014/12/13(Sat)12:42 No. 611184 ID: c4f243
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>smile at him and compliment him

???: ...

???: ...

???: ...

???: PLEASE DON'T DO THAT EVER AGAIN

The little Framelock looks shaken

>>611184
Well, alright. Hey, now that he has control of the necklace, can he tell if it's magical, and what it does if it is? Also, which way's the first floor?

Gnuk 2014/12/13(Sat)13:10 No. 611200 ID: c4f243
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>I guess we should introduce ourself, if we'll be looking for the exit, together.

You introduce yourself properly as Flycatcher Vattelappeska, Ranidae adventurer.

It looks remarkably impressed.

???: I'M A FRAMELOCK

You point out that the fact that it was a Framelock was already estabilished and ask for its name

???: I DON'T HAVE ONE. WE DON'T REALLY CHAT WITH PEOPLE NOR WITH OTHER FRAMELOCKS TO BE HONEST, SO WE DON'T REALLY USE THEM

You point out that that might makes things complicated on the long run if you don't really have a way of calling it.

???: I... GUESS? WELL, IF YOU WANT YOU CAN PICK A NAME FOR ME, AND I CAN STICK TO THAT. I REALLY DON'T MIND

>Well, alright. Hey, now that he has control of the necklace, can he tell if it's magical, and what it does if it is?

???: OH YEAH THIS THING IS MAGICAL. THE PEARLS THAT COMPOSE THIS NECKLACE ARE ENCHANTED TO NEVER LET IT GET DESTROYED. THE AMULET HAS NO REAL MAGIC IN IT THOUGH. IT JUST SHARES THE INVULNERABILITY OF THE OBJECT

>Also, which way's the first floor?

???: RIGHT BEHIND THE DOOR WHERE I WAS TRAPPED! THERE ARE STAIRS LEADING UP. THAT'S WHERE I CAME FROM

>>611184
Anyway… Does he want to walk along or ride on the shoulder? Does he know of any other creatures here?

Then: Onwards to freedom!

So... it's an indestructible amulet? Doesn't seem that useful as an amulet, but there are a few ways for an indestructible object to be used... A pity it's not more rigid.

Alright, let's go on up. We'll leave further exploring of this floor for when Swabluff is with us.

Name the Framelock some sort of Ranidae language word.

>Unbreakable amulet
Well there is a power we were not likely to find on our own. Say, does being in an unbreakable frame make him nearly invulnerable, or is he still in danger of traps or such poking inside the neklace?

Gnuk 2014/12/15(Mon)09:22 No. 611992 ID: 933c22
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>So... it's an indestructible amulet? Doesn't seem that useful as an amulet, but there are a few ways for an indestructible object to be used... A pity it's not more rigid.

>Well there is a power we were not likely to find on our own. Say, does being in an unbreakable frame make him nearly invulnerable, or is he still in danger of traps or such poking inside the neklace?

???: NAH. I'M STILL VULNERABLE. BUT THE FACT THAT THIS NECKLACE IS INDESTRUCTABLE SHOULD PROTECT ME FROM A LOT OF HARM I THINK. MIND IF I KEEP IT?

>Anyway… Does he want to walk along or ride on the shoulder? Does he know of any other creatures here?

???:OH MAN. I NEVER HAD A RIDE ON SOMEONE. WELL I HAVE NEVER ALSO TALKED TO SOMEONE TILL NOW TO BE HONEST... BUT HEY! IF YOU OFFER I AM NOT GOING TO REFUSE

It climbs on your back and sits on your shoulder

>Does he know of any other creatures here?

???: NAH, WHY DO YOU AS...HOLY CRAP WHAT ARE ALL THESE CLAW MARKS ON THE WALL

You tell it that that the entire dungeon so far seems to be covered in those, and that they are quite old. You ask it if it has ever heard or seen anything in all those years that it was trapped down there

???: IT WAS COMPLETELY DARK. I MOVED USING FRAMELOCATION, SO I HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN MUCH ASID FOR THINGS THAT ARE REALLY CLOSE TO FRAMES. DIDN'T HEAR A THING ALSO.

>Name the Framelock some sort of Ranidae language word.

Ranidae language is only used between Ranidae. and it's mostly composed of guttural sounds that means either 'HEY THAT'S MY STUFF LEAVE IT' or 'PRETTY SURE THAT FLY WAS MINE'. You'll have to think of something else to use as a name for the Framelock.

Gnuk 2014/12/15(Mon)09:25 No. 611993 ID: 933c22
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>Then: Onwards to freedom!

>Alright, let's go on up. We'll leave further exploring of this floor for when Swabluff is with us.

You enter the room behind the Framelock's door.

The room contains 8 statues, one completely broken. All of them covered in moss. As usual, the room has claw marks everywhere.

There is also a giant splat of slime in a corner and something scribbled on the wall behind it.

The slime looks like the stuff from your amulet and the door before. I wonder if it's a monster, this time?

Move so you can read the writing, don't get too close to the slime, yet.

the slime also appears to have... something, under it. does the slime from the slime ring seem like the same type? if so then it could be used to reach into the mass.

Inspect the ceiling to make sure nothing is up there, then read the note while staying away from the slime splat if possible.

>name for the Framelock.
Frank?

So far we have seen several examples of slime based magic here. Could be that whoever built this place or lived here was a slime wizard or something.

So be careful around the stuff but it might be connected to a magic item like your bracelet. From here sort of looks like a corpse. As usual be careful before touching things. Could be a actual slime monster living on a old skeleton.

So approach the slime with the assumption its dangerous and once you determine if it is or not we can search the rest of the room.

>>611992
how about Gianni? tell him you are an optimist from time to time!

Toss a pebble at the slime.
That should give you a clue to its nature.

How about Latchkey for a name?

If there are clawmarks behind the Framelock, we at least know whatever made them was around before the framelock arrived.

Gnuk 2014/12/16(Tue)05:22 No. 612352 ID: 909787
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>Frank?
>how about Gianni? tell him you are an optimist from time to time!
>How about Latchkey for a name?

These are all good ideas, you just need to pick one between them and stuck with it.

>Inspect the ceiling to make sure nothing is up there

Ceiling is safe, nothing up there, not even claw marks. Just moss.

>the slime also appears to have... something, under it. does the slime from the slime ring seem like the same type? if so then it could be used to reach into the mass.

>So be careful around the stuff but it might be connected to a magic item like your bracelet. From here sort of looks like a corpse. As usual be careful before touching things. Could be a actual slime monster living on a old skeleton.

>The slime looks like the stuff from your amulet and the door before. I wonder if it's a monster, this time?

It does look like the same exact type of the slime you have encountered before. But you have no idea how your bracelet will interact with it. It looks as inert as the rest of the slime you have met before too. And yeah, there seems to be something inside it too, you'd need to get close to inspect.

>Toss a pebble at the slime. That should give you a clue to its nature.

Last time you hit the slime with something it bounced back with enough strenght to break stone. You are afraid of what could happen again, you don't really want to lose an eye.

>then read the note while staying away from the slime splat if possible.
>So approach the slime with the assumption its dangerous and once you determine if it is or not we can search the rest of the room.

You have to ask the Framelock can reads, since you are illiterate.

???: YEAH I THINK I CAN. JUST GET NEAR IT SO I CAN HAVE A GOOD LOOK AT IT.

You carefully move through the room, circling around the slime. You are ready to anything that can happen

Gnuk 2014/12/16(Tue)05:23 No. 612353 ID: 909787
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You weren't ready for this though...

Gnuk 2014/12/16(Tue)05:26 No. 612354 ID: 909787
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???: OK, LET'S SEE WHAT IT SAYS

WE'VE BEEN ATTACKED. A DEMON APPARED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE TEMPLE'S DOOR. I DECIDED TO FACE IT WHILE MY REMAINING APPRENTICES RUSHED TO PROTECT THE HATCHERY

Gnuk 2014/12/16(Tue)05:26 No. 612355 ID: 909787
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I TRIED TO HOLD OFF AS LONG AS I COULD, THE DEMON MANAGED TO WOUND ME GREATLY AND PROCEEDED.

Gnuk 2014/12/16(Tue)05:28 No. 612357 ID: 909787
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WITH MY REMAINING FORCES I MANAGE TO SEAL THE DOOR IT ENTERED, HOPEFULLY MY APPRENTICES MANAGED TO SEAL THE HATCHERY AND FLEE. THE DEMON WILL REMAIN TRAPPED AS LONG AS ONE OF US OPEN THE DOOR.

Gnuk 2014/12/16(Tue)05:29 No. 612358 ID: 909787
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THE DEMON MUST PAY. IF YOU READ THIS MESSAGE IT MEANS ONE OF MY APPRENTICES MANAGED TO FIND HELP. PUNISH THE MONSTER AND PROTECT THE HATCHERY. MAY OUR RACE PROSPER FOREVER.

Gnuk 2014/12/16(Tue)05:31 No. 612359 ID: 909787
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???: THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS.

what the...

um, is a thing floating over your left shoulder.

Wait, what door? The one you opened?

Um. Holy heck, your race had a time of actual prosperity? With leaders and weapons and slime magic?

Oh and THERE'S A DEMON LOCKED IN WITH US?!

>THE DEMON WILL REMAIN TRAPPED AS LONG AS ONE OF US OPEN THE DOOR
Wait. The demon will stay trapped if one of them opens the door?

Shit! Call Swabluff and get him to stop before he gets that door open and unleashes a demon on our asses!

>>612373
oh woops. I didnt notice, there is a "don't" missing in that phrase before the "open". My bad.

>>612361
the tiny elemental we are using as light source? Explore all the doors!

>>612384
Well we still need to tell Swabluff to stop trying to open the door!

>>612352
Frank's good.

>>612353
loot tiem!

Yeah; while we have called fairly often, learning about a trapped monster that is somewhere from city-destroying to civilization-destroying is worth a call.

I don't think the door he sealed was the entrance door, but one of the internal doors. Otherwise he wouldn't be hoping his apprentices managed to flee after sealing the hatchery.

>>612359
>Phone swabluff: "YO HOLD OFF ON THE DOOR THERE'S SOME DEMONE SHIT GOIN ON IN HERE"

Gnuk 2014/12/17(Wed)04:30 No. 612702 ID: 4079a7
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>Shit! Call Swabluff and get him to stop before he gets that door open and unleashes a demon on our asses!

>Well we still need to tell Swabluff to stop trying to open the door!

>Yeah; while we have called fairly often, learning about a trapped monster that is somewhere from city-destroying to civilization-destroying is worth a call.

>Phone swabluff: "YO HOLD OFF ON THE DOOR THERE'S SOME DEMONE SHIT GOIN ON IN HERE"

First thing first, you call Swabluff and tell him to not try to open the door anymore

S: "Uh? Why? did you lose your mind? Have you found another entrance?"

You tell him that it's possible that there is a demon trapped in the dungeon and it's proably better not to unleash it in the world.

S: "oh... I see..."

He remains silent for a bit before going back to speak.

S: "Boy, i'm sorry. If i knew this would have happened i would have never got you into this mess."

You tell him it's not his fault and close the conversation.

Gnuk 2014/12/17(Wed)04:35 No. 612703 ID: 4079a7
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>loot tiem!

You reach slowly into the slime and grab whatever the skeleton has on it while reciting a small ranidae prayer for him

"you look dead
i'm grabbing your stuff
please stay dead"

The bracers on the skeletons look quite resistant and made of a better material than your current ones. you ask the Framelock if they are magical and he tells you that they aren't

The other item you decide to pick is the Trident. You have never seen this kind of weapon but you feel that it was made by and for your race. It's perfectly balanced and still intact. This item too isn't magic as the framelock tells you.

Gnuk 2014/12/17(Wed)04:38 No. 612704 ID: 4079a7
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>Um. Holy heck, your race had a time of actual prosperity? With leaders and weapons and slime magic?

That's quite shocking to be honest, you have always thought that Ranidae lived in the swamps.

>Wait, what door? The one you opened?

>I don't think the door he sealed was the entrance door, but one of the internal doors. Otherwise he wouldn't be hoping his apprentices managed to flee after sealing the hatchery.

You take a few seconds to make a mental map of the dungeon you explored so far.

The entrance is clearly the one you saw on the side of the hill, which means it's probably going to be on the upper side of the dungeon. This means that the Hatchery is probably on the lower side of the dungeon, since the scribbles said that the demon apparead on the front and proceeded after wounding the ranidae.


This means that...

Gnuk 2014/12/17(Wed)04:41 No. 612706 ID: 4079a7
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... the door you just opened is the one that was sealed.

Shit.

If the demon is still in this dungeon it means that it might be somewhere behind one of the doors or still in the lower part of the dungeon

>Explore all the doors!

but which one first? the door leading to the stairs or one of the two in the previous room?

>>612704
first the 2 closest one, remeber the pressure plate!

>>612706
Don't forget to tell Swabluff that if we survive the dungeon we'll meet at the inn to share our findings. The info of a Ranidae golden age would probably be very useful... and profitable.

Hold up.
Are there claw marks beyond the staircase on the far side of this room?

>>612706
Closest ones first. Do you think the trident is a better weapon than your mace? Are you skilled with it?

God news!
>>610728
>???: NO COME ON MAN! I'VE BEEN STUCK BEHIND THIS DOOR FOR OVER SIX DECADES!
>>610733
>I ENTERED THIS DUNGEON THROUGH A SPECIFIC FRAME I FOUND AND I DECIDED TO CHECK THE PLACE, BUT WHEN I POSSESSED THIS ENTRANCE THE DOOR CLOSED ON ITSELF AND I WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO OPEN IT.
If the door was open when the Framelock possessed it, and he's been there for 60 years, the demon is probably long gone.

Paranoia check... is it possible this framelock IS the demon? Do the stories line up at all?

Gnuk 2014/12/18(Thu)05:09 No. 612877 ID: 9034cd
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>If the door was open when the Framelock possessed it, and he's been there for 60 years, the demon is probably long gone.

>Paranoia check... is it possible this framelock IS the demon? Do the stories line up at all?

Swabluff description for the Framelock fits, but better be safe than sorry. You decide to inquire again to Gianni about its story. You ask it if the door it was stuck in was open when he first came in

G: YEAH IT WAS HALF OPEN WHEN I ARRIVED BUT IT SHUT CLOSE WHEN I JUMPED IN THE FRAME.

You tell Gianni that it probably means that the door has been opened already and the demon might be already gone.

G: THAT'S A RELIEF!

You call back Swabluff and tell him that it was probably a false alarm.

S: Well that's a relief! The possibility of facing a demon isn't something that i'd really wish upon anyone.

>Don't forget to tell Swabluff that if we survive the dungeon we'll meet at the inn to share our findings. The info of a Ranidae golden age would probably be very useful... and profitable.

S: WHAT? THAT'S AMAZING! THIS IS A HUGE DISCOVERY! Try to find a way to let me in, this must be documented!

You close the call telling him that you are going to get to him after searching the rooms on this level, maybe there are more clues and you are getting curios

Gnuk 2014/12/18(Thu)05:12 No. 612878 ID: 9034cd
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>Do you think the trident is a better weapon than your mace? Are you skilled with it?

The closest thing you ever used to a trident is the hunting spear. Still, this trident is probably the best weapon you have ever tried. It feels extremely natural to use, just like an extention of your own body.

It probably is a better weapon than Old Bonk, but your thrusty mace has been at your side for a long time.

Gnuk 2014/12/18(Thu)05:14 No. 612879 ID: 9034cd
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>Hold up. Are there claw marks beyond the staircase on the far side of this room?

You check the stairs leading up.

yeah, there are clawmarks everywhere. This place must have seen a serious massacre. it seems there is almost no room without them.

Gnuk 2014/12/18(Thu)05:16 No. 612880 ID: 9034cd
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>Closest ones first.

>first the 2 closest one, remeber the pressure plate!

You move back to the room previous to the one with the statues.

You decide to check the one with the pressure plate first.

The pressure plate covers almost all the base of the door. You don't really know if it is a trap trigger or something else.

>>612880
go grab a heavy rock and throw it on the pressure plate, do so from outside the room.

Look around the door and the immediate area for any trap components. Unless its made by a master craftsman who specializes in traps there will be some evidence of what it does.

It could also be something other than a trap.

For now start by lightly tossing something on it from far away. Then maybe poking it with your trident.

If it is magical in nature you might get a free pass for being the same race that made it. But that's a risky experiment.

>>612880
Poke it with the trident from the side.

>>612879
I think at this point you can pretty safely assume the claw marks came from the demon.

Unless some other terrible monster stormed through, since. Although that seems less likely.

Gnuk 2014/12/19(Fri)13:23 No. 613202 ID: ed799c
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>I think at this point you can pretty safely assume the claw marks came from the demon.

>Unless some other terrible monster stormed through, since. Although that seems less likely.

The marks are all quite old. whatever happened here was long time ago. If it isn't a demon but another creature it might have already died. Hopefully. You really don't want to face something that can scratch through rocks.

>Look around the door and the immediate area for any trap components. Unless its made by a master craftsman who specializes in traps there will be some evidence of what it does.

It doesn't look like there is anything else near the door, nor the ceiling nor the pavement nor the frame around it. There is only that almost invisible pressure plate.

>go grab a heavy rock and throw it on the pressure plate, do so from outside the room

>For now start by lightly tossing something on it from far away. Then maybe poking it with your trident.

>Poke it with the trident from the side.

Between the two option you choose to start by throwing something. you grab a piece of broken statue from the other room and while standing in that, you chuck the rock to the door.

Gnuk 2014/12/19(Fri)13:24 No. 613203 ID: ed799c
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The rock hits the pressure plate and...

Gnuk 2014/12/19(Fri)13:26 No. 613204 ID: ed799c
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... nothing happens.

You carefully move closer and poke the pressure plate with the trident.

It doesn't react at all. The trap or whatever was probably already triggered long time ago.

You open the door and enter the room, carefully avoiding the pressure plate.

The room is rather small.

Gnuk 2014/12/19(Fri)13:28 No. 613206 ID: ed799c
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The room only contains an altar with a statue of a Ranidae holding an egg.

There is nothing else in the room.

Something in the altar looks familiar, but you can't pinpoint what it is.

>>613206
The symbol is the same as on the entrance door Swabluff's trying to open. Investigate the symbol and the altar.

the trident is a key. stick it into the three holed opening under the statue.

>>613208
Trident probably fits in the 3 holes.

That plant on the side, are those blast berries?

Gnuk 2014/12/20(Sat)02:34 No. 613438 ID: bd8f7b
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>The symbol is the same as on the entrance door Swabluff's trying to open. Investigate the symbol and the altar.

>That plant on the side, are those blast berries?

Those are in fact blastberries. You grab and pack 4 more of those exploding fruits in your bag.

The statue is made of marble and is really cold to the touch. It looks like it's holding a egg, but it doesn't look like a Ranidae egg at all.

The symbol is in fact the same as the lock in the front door.

Gnuk 2014/12/20(Sat)02:37 No. 613439 ID: bd8f7b
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>the trident is a key. stick it into the three holed opening under the statue.

>Trident probably fits in the 3 holes.

You jam the trident in the holes. It fits perfectly. After hearing a click, you try twisting it.

The lock turns 90 degrees without any effort and the panel in front of it splits in two and the parts slide to reveal a secret compartment.

It's filled with slime, and the only thing that contains is a slab of rock with a slight depression

That's for the necklace, isn't it? damn.

make a loop of rope for him to jump into while you use the necklace.

>>613439
Slime in this dungeon is supposed to block the demon, I think- or at least as a form of security. This is important. Important enough to maybe wait until you get Swabluff down here. Also it'd be inconvenient for Gianni. This probably leads to he Hatchery anyway (the floor plate is an elevator obviously), do you really want to go there now?

Why don't we call Swabluff and tell him the key to the door is a trident? Then go back to trying to find the entrance again.

Gnuk 2014/12/20(Sat)12:09 No. 613519 ID: bd8f7b
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>That's for the necklace, isn't it? damn.

Looks like it.

>make a loop of rope for him to jump into while you use the necklace.

>Slime in this dungeon is supposed to block the demon, I think- or at least as a form of security. This is important. Important enough to maybe wait until you get Swabluff down here. Also it'd be inconvenient for Gianni. This probably leads to he Hatchery anyway (the floor plate is an elevator obviously), do you really want to go there now?

It's honestly a good point, a lot of thing that happened in this dungeon caught you by surprise, so it's probably better to act with care.

>Why don't we call Swabluff and tell him the key to the door is a trident? Then go back to trying to find the entrance again.

You grab the conch once again and call Swabluff.

Gnuk 2014/12/20(Sat)12:11 No. 613520 ID: bd8f7b
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Or at least you try to.

You can't speak, or better, no sound is coming out of your mouth. Nor you can hear anything anymore. Not even the buzzing of your elemental floating next to you.

Gnuk 2014/12/20(Sat)12:12 No. 613521 ID: bd8f7b
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You turn to Gianni and try to talk again.

You ask what's going on, but no sound comes from your mouth.

Gnuk 2014/12/20(Sat)12:13 No. 613522 ID: bd8f7b
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You see Gianni's mouth open and close multiple times, but no sounds come from it.

Gianni seems to have noticed that as well and it stops, puzzled.

None of you can apparently hear any kind of sound, nor produce any sound at all.

What's going on?

look around real quick, in case the demon case a silence zone. then try closing the box.

Look around. Anything changed?

Try stepping out of the room. Maybe the effect is limited in area?

Maybe try locking the slime necklace indent back up again? If opening it muted the room, maybe closing it will undo it?

Attempt to disbelieve the air?

Ok you heard the click of the lock opening so sound could still work before that. Try tapping the floor with the trident and see if it makes noise.

This could be a magic affect to stop verbal casting. Or a side effect of something else.

After testing things try leaving the room and seeing if your voice comes back. But be careful about the pressure plate just in case.

>>613522
Weird shit = get out.

Gnuk 2014/12/22(Mon)03:54 No. 613904 ID: 1da071
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>look around real quick, in case the demon case a silence zone.

>Look around. Anything changed?

You turn around quickly and you don't see anything different in the room or outside the room.

>Attempt to disbelieve the air?

You try to disbelieve the silence, but nothing happens. Maybe your will is too weak?

>Ok you heard the click of the lock opening so sound could still work before that. Try tapping the floor with the trident and see if it makes noise.

You tap the trident on the floor, but no sounds comes from it.

Gnuk 2014/12/22(Mon)03:54 No. 613905 ID: 1da071
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>Try stepping out of the room. Maybe the effect is limited in area?

>After testing things try leaving the room and seeing if your voice comes back. But be careful about the pressure plate just in case.

>Weird shit = get out.

You quickly leave the room.

As soon as you step outside you try to talk again. To your relief, you are able to hear and talk normally. Even tapping the trident on the floor produces sound.

Gnuk 2014/12/22(Mon)03:54 No. 613906 ID: 1da071
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>then try closing the box.

>Maybe try locking the slime necklace indent back up again? If opening it muted the room, maybe closing it will undo it?

You go back in the room and twist the lock back with the trident.
The two slates slide back to their original place, and after a few seconds you can hear again.

Well that mistery was solved at least.

Weird. Revel in your returned voice by wondering aloud why your ancestors would install that feature.
Move on to the next room.

Ask Gianni what he thinks of the room.

Unless he has any ideas might want to save this for later and try another room.

It might actually be a room of silent prayer, with the egg holding frog possibly being some sort of deity? Or maybe the egg itself is some sort of symbolic reverence so they would want a moment of silence.

Regardless of the fact we now know that the trident is a key for the doors, tell Swabluff that something trident shaped should be able to do so, or at least he'd need to be able to lockpick all three slots at once and be able to twist it.

That was weird.

Don't forget to call in about the trident. (He doesn't have one on him, but he might be able to improvise something).

>wondering aloud why your ancestors would install that feature
Actually, it might make sense if we're right that this leads to the hatchery. Maybe the silence ward is there to prevent enemies from hearing the children? (Or to prevent the children from driving the rest of the community insane).

>>613929
makes sense.
let's secure the other rooms before trying this way. we may luck out and find an emaciated demon instead of a full power one.

>>613906
Just go back upstairs to try to find the entrance, without calling Swabluff. Come to think of it he doesn't really need to be informed about the trident being a key, seeing as how he doesn't have one.

Gnuk 2014/12/23(Tue)06:47 No. 614342 ID: dc6b41
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>Just go back upstairs to try to find the entrance, without calling Swabluff. Come to think of it he doesn't really need to be informed about the trident being a key, seeing as how he doesn't have one.

>Regardless of the fact we now know that the trident is a key for the doors, tell Swabluff that something trident shaped should be able to do so, or at least he'd need to be able to lockpick all three slots at once and be able to twist it.

After thinking about it for a bit you decide to tell Swabluff.

S: mmmh. i'll see what i can do about it.

>Weird. Revel in your returned voice by wondering aloud why your ancestors would install that feature.

>Ask Gianni what he thinks of the room.

You groan about this weird room and ask Gianni what it thinks about it.

G: THE SILENCE WAS PROBABLY FOR MEDITATION

You ask it how it came to that conclusion

Gnuk 2014/12/23(Tue)06:48 No. 614343 ID: dc6b41
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G: WELL THE RUNES ON THE DOOR SAY THIS IS A MEDITATION ROOM

...huh.
Well, we could use a break after the fighting and panic over possibly-already-unleashed demons and all that.
Meditate for a bit.

Gnuk 2014/12/23(Tue)06:52 No. 614345 ID: dc6b41
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You bend over and grab the Framelock by the amulet and coldly ask Gianni why it didn't tell you anything

G: I DIDN'T KNOW YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT...

You tell Gianni that you don't know how to read.

G: OH RIGHT!

Gnuk 2014/12/23(Tue)06:55 No. 614346 ID: dc6b41
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>let's secure the other rooms before trying this way. we may luck out and find an emaciated demon instead of a full power one.

>Unless he has any ideas might want to save this for later and try another room.

You put Gianni down and move to open the door on the opposite side of this.

This room has 4 big alcoves, and what looks like stairs made carved into the stone to get to the alcoves. There are bones scattered in them, ranidae bones.

And of course claw marks.

This place surely has seen a real massacre...

It's a crypt. It's for storing dead people.