wait what

is

is kome making a quest?

uh, look around for anything useful to try and escape

Sit in BOTH CHAIRS AT ONCE.

Push both chairs up against the back wall and sit in them with your back against the wall so it looks like an imposing throne.

Is there any spare material, or a bed, in the cell? Do you have any windows in the cell? We want to figure out what the shortest path is to the exterior of the compound, and start digging a hole out that we can cover with our bed in between efforts.

WHO SAID THAT?!

>>976604
you did, silly!
just went insane like, a moment ago and now you've got some company

>>976605
That is-
not the worst thing to happen this year.

Yeah, I'd like the company. All the other prisoners have been sliced up into dog jerky, or bled with needles, or curled up and died after too many beatings.

If this keeps up, I'll be too insane to resent about the everlasting hell I'm stuck in.

>>976582
I stopped looking after three years; taking anything that isn't melted into the solid bedrock causes the guards to immediately storm in and beat us senseless. Especially the Flame.

>>976584
Both... what? I mean, I guess that wretched ass-torturing stabberpot could be considered a chair... barely. And it's the last thing I want to sit on every day.

[Note: Objects shown may be used to represent different concepts.]

>>976600
... Let me give you the grand tour.

The Prisoner(2/4) kome 2020/09/18(Fri)09:02 No. 976607 ID: 094652
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This is my bed. Notice that it is intentionally too thin on to sleep balanced, but we're forced to try every single day. Sometimes I force myself against their punches just so I can fall unconscious on the floor, and they STILL prop me up against this splintery set of wooden plates.

kome 2020/09/18(Fri)09:04 No. 976608 ID: 094652
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THIS.

This is the TOILET.

I am required to SIT on SPIKES every time I need to anally VOMIT whatever 'culinary art' the guards have made for us, and voiding anywhere else is punished by smearing our faces in our own excrement.

The Prisoner(4/4) kome 2020/09/18(Fri)09:12 No. 976611 ID: 094652
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And THIS-
ohohohohohohohohohohohohohohAHAHAHAHAHA
ISTHEFLAME
the flame the flame the flame

The idol the sacrament the PURPOSE
of the Solaris

It must be lit. CONSTANTLY.

We get woken up with beatings every day because the flame dies out while we sleep. Especially so when the guards pummeled us to unconsciousness the night before.

We have to smell the smoke burning our lungs and the light melting our EYES

Every time it blows
The guards check my cell.

Every time it dims
The guards yell and strangle.

Every time it FLICKERS
I get kicked in the groin.

And if it DIES entirely
THEY STAB US IN THE GUT

I... I have 11 doses of lamp oil today.
I'm three doses short of an ignored beating.

>>976611

Burn the walls down.

I'm intrigued but very lost. Why do all of this happens?

Burn it all

Pull one of the spikes off the spike toilet and use it to stab a guard in the neck.

(not a) Raft Quest kome 2020/09/18(Fri)13:19 No. 976620 ID: 094652
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>>976614
I...
What?

You want me to burn down a solid, carved out cave? Wow, I really am crazy.

Also, and I need to MAKE THIS CLEAR, in case you didn't read between the lines: I. Do. Not. Want. To. Move. The. Torch.
That gets me pushed to the floor, kicked around, yelled at until my ears stop working, strangled until I lose senses, and when I wake up, they give me a refresher course just to keep the lesson in mind.

... Okay, since you're voices in my head, I thought you could see what I'm seeing. But just to be clear: whatever you're looking at, is solid rock. And no, I don't know how Solaris engineers carve square prison cells out of some kind of bedrock, but they do.

[Note: From the Prisoner's perspective, the walls are solid rock. From your perspective, they are planks.]

>>976615
I don't want to remember why I'm in here, but I know who's keeping me in here.
Solaris. They consider themselves an empire. They claim they rule the whole of the mainland, or will eventually. If they're just as cruel and ruthless to the rest of the world the way they've treated us prisoners, I think they've succeeded.
As should be obvious, Solaris agents have a very fanatical view of light and fire. If they can reach a place, they'll put light or a torch near it. They refuse to let any of their torches burn out, to the point that intentionally snuffing a flame may be grounds for a death sentence (seriously, one of my former inmates got arrested for putting the flames out on his burning wife because she happened to be the only thing alight in the room), and they consider the darkness the aura of their Ultimate Evil. Some of the more fanatical members - well, I've only met one before, but he basically cut his own eyelids off.

>>976618
Well, I...
*sigh*
These torture-devices are really melted together, but... I guess I can try. Not like I'm not going to get a beating today...

Just to be clear, though: the guards have this freaky power to know when we are holding something we're not supposed to. Last time I smuggled a spare fork under my excuse of a bed, five of them rushed in and piled on me. And they even found a second fork that a previous occupant hid somewhere even better! How the hell does THAT happen?!

>>976620
well given that a prior occupant managed to hide something, it is possible. have you tried holding things with your feet instead. (or other bodily voids)
Wait you probably have to hide it from the light. they probably see somehow with the flame, which is why they refuse to let any flames go out.

>>976634
Huh, I never thought about that, but holding items by feet is silly. What do you mean by voids? What is a void?

But I'm not dousing the flame. Every other greenhorn prisoner here has had the same 'bright' idea; douse the flame and the light-worshipping dogs will fumble in the dark. It never works. We all thought Ulric was going to break us out when he did... something... that doused all the torches at once, but they managed to outfight him in the dark. I guess they all trained to fight the 'evil darkness' or something, because everyone else is just a roadblock to them.

We heard his limbs getting dismembered the next day. I swear I heard the sound of beef getting chewed up amidst the screams. The last rumor I heard about him was that he was taken west as a trophy.

I dunno, though, it's mostly conjecture. Maybe you're onto something. I don't want to hope until you've got a plan as solid as these walls.

Hmm, maybe you should look at this like a test. You don't have enough oil, but maybe... if you break up the beds and use them for kindling you can keep the light going.

>>976665
That... yes, that might be what they want!
But I'm still stuck in this dumping ground for human waste. If you can find me a way out, I'll consider breaking stuff apart.

Okay, basic recap:
* I can't move or douse the torch.
* These walls are solid rock.
* I might be able to remove a spike from the latrine, but I'm only doing so if it can be used as an escape tool. I don't know if I have the strength to pull one out, but one of the spikes looks like it is nearly free.
* I might be able to tear my bed apart and use it as firewood, but I don't know if I have the strength to pull it out. I think I can get away with it, though.
* I have 11 units of oil remaining. I don't know how fast the oil burns, but we get 14 units per day and there's barely enough every time. I don't know why I only got 11 this time.

How much activity time do we have before a guard visit?
The way I see the best approach is to prepare spike traps with parts from the bed and latrine, extinguish the flame and fight the guards with a spear while they are busy avoiding being impale in the dark.

Is the prisoner view correct or not? Is this an dark stone cell or a wooden shack with a window in the ceiling?

Extinguishing the flame is a bad idea.
For an escape plan... do they open the door when meals are delivered? How many guards are there when that happens?

For something rather off the wall and extreme, you could set yourself on fire when they come in. Can't grab you if you're on fire. Slightly less extreme, you could cover yourself in oil-soaked bedding and light THAT on fire, which would still burn you probably but it'd be easier to shed the burning material.

Alternatively: set the guards on fire. Since they're not allowed to extinguish flames, they won't be able to put themselves out!

>>976679
No I think e would have to put out his torch so that was the only fire in the room. plus they are probably fireproof somehow.

>>976675
rather short sighted, provides no plans for beyond the door.

>>976683
I have no idea what is beyond that door, so I can't plan around it.
If we sneak past the guards we are lost on their territory, so killing as many of them should reduce the amount of pursuers with terrain advantage.

The Prisoner(1/2) kome 2020/09/18(Fri)22:40 No. 976690 ID: 094652
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>976675
Wait for it...
aaand...

The Prisoner(2/2) kome 2020/09/18(Fri)22:41 No. 976691 ID: 094652
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Yep, right on time.
Two of the better-trained guards follow a strict schedule.
Lha'ri glances at the prisoners every 30 seconds and inspects their cells every two hours. He only stops for lunch and at the end of his shift, when three guards take over. They love this guy.
Churl'hi sits near the exit on the left. There are six cells and he generally leaves us alone. Don't mistake him for a softy, though - I heard he raped the family of a heretic. On principle. He's a competent fighter, especially when it comes to the rowdy new inmates.
there used to be a priestess named Moe, but she was killed by rebels during patrols according to the chatter. Good men, too bad they were slaughtered.
Those three were planning to rise through the ranks through honest dedication to the Everlasting Light. Five miserable years later and one casualty among friends, and they still haven't taken the hint.

>976679
Bonhwai! We have a winner!
The secret question was, "What is the lead cause of Solaris casualties in combat?"
According to what I heard from prisoners of war, whatever resistance or coalition is out there fighting against the Solaris has realized that the solution to repelling an enemy that worships fire is to burn them right back. The fire shows of flaming arrows and oiled blades (and some weird hammer thingy that does a *bwoosh* thing, I don't understand what he meant either) can be seen all the way from the horizon. In fact, using flaming weapons calms the Solaris troops instead of sending them into a frenzy, because they think their enemy is coming around to their way of thinking.
Of course, most of the guards have some kind of flame-resistant armor, and they will put themselves out faster if there are more lit torches or light sources in the room.

>976684
After what they've done to us, I don't care how many or how few I have to kill to make this nightmare end.

>>976691
Unless you intentionally didn't make those links please don't do that, you need to use double '>' before the message number
>>976657
Mouth, rectum, nose, bladder. (Vagina if female) More practical that holding something with your feet, and probably more effective, hold it in your armpit. (Just be sure to keep it in the shadow of the fire when you let it out.)

Can you set fire to the planks from the bed?

Pull a toilet spike out and cover it in oil, then set it on fire so when you stab a guard it will go under their armor and set their bodies on fire.

>After what they've done to us, I don't care how many or how few I have to kill to make this nightmare end.
Killing yourself would end it. But permanent solutions to relatively transient problems.

kome 2020/09/19(Sat)21:36 No. 976793 ID: 094652
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>>976704
Please don't give the guards ideas.

>>976707
I guess, though I'm not sure what that will accomplish. Yet.

>>976727
Yeah... Yeah!
That might be enough! One thing I noticed was that the guards didn't notice if we accidentally spilled our share of oil, they just beat us afterwards! So if I "accidentally" poured some oil on a spike, broke it off, lit it on fire from the torch, and shoved it straight into the first guard through the room, I might be able to kill him and take his sword! From there, it's a mad dash to the left and hopefully a way out of this place!

Before all this, I was good in a fight, but I can hear like a dozen guys to the right of my cell, so I need to know if you think I'm ready to put the plan in action. Is there anything else I should plan or inspect before we get this over with?

Anything at all?

>>976793
whatever you know about what is beyond those doors.

* There are six cells in rows of 2, and this one is a middle cell.
* To the left is a hallway that connects the cells, and branches left and right. The right hallway is where all the screaming and strange chanting comes from.
* To the right is probably the mess hall. Dozens of voices and smacking noises come from there, and the same number of people go in as they go out each day, so there's probably no exit that way.
* Lha'ri is diligent at patrolling, his usual skill in a fight is about average.
* Churl'hi is lazy and rests near the exit, but he's skilled at combat and cruel when torturing prisoners.
* Moe is dead.
* Solaris troops are resistant but not immune to fire. They will not douse bodily fires if it is the only source of light in the room.

... This is starting to freak me out. I'm about to try to stab a guard with a flaming shiv I haven't created yet, make my way past a well-trained, well-equipped fighter who will stab me in the ass if he manages to win against a malnourished prisoner with a shiv, and then run away from a dozen other guards through a fortified whatever-this-place-is with no understanding of the layout or any traps, let alone the exit.

But what else is there to do?

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

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

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

[Obtained Metal-Wood Crude Combat Stake!]

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

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

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

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

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

"WAIT. Really?"

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

"*Ghhk*?!

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

"Gh-*hack*-you...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*gurgle*
"Wretch..."

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

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

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

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

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

Alright, voices - let's get lucky.

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

Lets go FAST! that's the right direction!

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

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

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

[2 Oil Units used!]

"!!!"

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

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

I have to run, now.

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

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

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

*BZAAAP*

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

NONONONONONONONONONONO NO!!!

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

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

The hell is this guy talking about?

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

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

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

hide.

To get a job at Majestic 12.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

---

I just need to get past th-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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>>979398
I like the way you think!

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

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

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

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

"Hey, what was-"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No time to think, through the door!

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

Left door.

>>981517
no time for hesitation, left door.

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

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

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I turn right and - hey, a way out!

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

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

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

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

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

[Damage Taken: 247 HP]
[SYSTEM FAILURE]

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

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

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

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

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