Anonymous 2011/08/05(Fri)09:45 No. 336835 ID: e73d25
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Stanley Pherguson, born in Cornovia, son of the town’s crier, decided that his life was too boring, and pursued the golden dream that magic promises. And now he’s inside a deep chasm, trying to prove that he’s worthy of receiving that power. He’ll have to descend into the abyss and bring back a valuable artifact from the demonic temple down there, to prove that he has what it’s needed to have to become a wizard.

Anonymous 2011/08/05(Fri)09:47 No. 336836 ID: e73d25
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But for now he’s just going to plop into one of the deepest chambers with a lot of bruises and 2nd degree burns over his body.

Uuhghh... ye gods, I thought I was done for... That last fireslug was just too much.

Sword is cursed. Chest is a mimic. Bones are a skeleton. Rocks are all Lurkers Below. Chasm leads to Gehenna.

I suggest praying to your god. As long as it isn't Loki or XOM.

Oh, hello. What can you do? If you have a way to detect magic, use it on the sword and chest.

do you have tits

His name is STANLEY. Even if he does have tits, you wouldn't want to see em. Also, try casting a Healing Spell, or ingesting a RATION.

>Even if he does have tits, you wouldn't want to see em.

I beg to differ.

grab yon blade recklessly.

does your bird staff do anything other then glow?

>>336836
List available spells.

Anonymous 2011/08/05(Fri)16:57 No. 336927 ID: e73d25
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>Tits

Hey, that’s rude.

>Spells

Yeah, that’s a funny one. I know nothing ‘bout magic, not a single spell. They don’ teach you no magic until you pass the stupid trial, that you’re unlikely to survive, without knowin’ magic!

>The staff.
It just glows, does nothin’ else. Which is pretty great, otherwise I’d fallen down some hole straight to hell by now.

So after all the crap I’ve gone through to get here I have like... four scrolls left. Anybody can use scrolls, even a commoner like me. But each scroll can only be used once. I have a scroll of... Wall of Fire, Sleep, Minor Healing and Detect Traps.

I think I’m almost at the temple, but I better save these scrolls unless I really need them. I even lost my dagger, that damn fireslug melted it like butter.

poke the sword with the staff. and tap the box with it as well. and that big rock.

In that case, take the sword. If you can't pick locks, look in the room on the left.

You seem to be a midget.
I guess you still have Hope.

arm yourself.

Anonymous 2011/08/06(Sat)13:10 No. 337291 ID: c11ca5
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>>>>337069

Hey, I’m not a midget! I’m just... compact sized.

Ok, I take the swor’. It feels pretty solid and nothin’ weird has happened to me yet, so I guess it’s not cursed.

I hit the chest with the staff a buncha times. It doesn’t feel too sturdy, I think I should be able to break the lock with a few well placed hits.

>>337291
Do that then, but have the sword ready in case there's a monster inside.

>>337292
also, make sure the first strike is at a non-vital area in case the sword inflicts the user in a mirror to what is hit.

>>337294
That is bizarrely specific and is generally a bad idea when we could easily be one-hit KO'd by any of the threats we run into.

>>337297
that's why it's so devious.

Just poke something with the sword to see if anything happens.

oh man i am going to call anything compact a midget now. mirrors, vehicles, babies. thank you!

do eet

>>337291
Ust in case it's trapped (or a patient mimic), knock the chest back with your staff so it's sitting on it's back, then whack it open. Any trap that would get you will be pointed at the wall.

Just pray that it isn't a cazador nest in magical stasis.

Anonymous 2011/08/07(Sun)09:17 No. 337687 ID: 759c84
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>>337453

That’s still rude... I think.

Stan knocks the chest over and hits it a couple of times with his sword. Before he can swing it for a third time the lid suddenly burst opens and a large tentacle-shaped form emerges from it, practically as tall as the human, with a huge eye on its end, looking at Stan with an endless stare. Then a deep, yet polite voice comes from it (even when the creature doesn’t seem to have any visible mouths).

“Oh, I knew I heard somebody knocking on the door! How can I help you, young fellow?”

The creature doesn’t seem to pay any attention to Stan’s sword while he still wields it defensively between his own body and the creature.

politely introduce yourself and tell him about why you're here. don't be alarmed now, I hear there are some monstrous fellows around who are quite agreeable when you talk to them.

Cut this creature's eye stalk short!

>>337687
Alright, it's probably friendly, so don't hurt it. Ask him if he knows anything about the area like the location of a draconic temple.

>>337689
This.

but if it lunges then MURDERLIZE IT.

Maybe ask it if it works here?

If it attacks, likely forms for that to take are an eye beam or tentacle. The eye beam is the more dangerous of the two as it is looking at your face, so duck if its eye starts glowing.

>>337687
Er. Might want to take a step back. Ask him why he lives in a chest.

Anonymous 2011/08/08(Mon)08:41 No. 338073 ID: 9d4673
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>>337690

You mean cut it compact.


”*cough* My name is Stanley and I’m seekin’ for the Demonic Underground Temple (DUT ™)... You ain’t gonna attack me, ain’t you?”

“Oh, heavens no! I just recently ate an adventurer, and I have to watch my calorie intake! Specially with you wizard types, all that fat and no muscle. No offense intended!”

”Uh... alright. Why do you live in a chest anyways?”

“What a silly question! Do random bystanders knock on your door and inquire why do you live in your own house often? Maybe that’s a thing in the surface, but down here we still have manners.”

“Ok, ok, sorry... So any idea about that Temple?

“Oh, of course, young man. There’s two ways to get there, the two archways you can see here. One path is quite easy and harmless, while the other is quite problematic and hazardous, even lethal, I would say... You should take the one to the left.”

>>338073

Take the path that's lower so you feel taller.

Wait. Does that mean the left way is the dangerous one or the safe one?

and why exactly should I take the left one?

"My left or your left?"

Ask "Do you just eat adventurers? If you eat other things, I could bring you back the body of one of the creatures that are probably in the temple."

This might upset him if he knows the temple dwellers, but if he knows them he will try to mislead us anyway to help them.

Anonymous 2011/08/10(Wed)02:59 No. 338610 ID: 75bb1d
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>>338074

Both are the same size and I don’t need to feel taller, thank you!

…
“Uh... Do you only eat adventurers? Wouldn’t you prefer it if I brought you some of the creatures I would kill down here?”

“Nah! They’re clever enough not to stroll around here, only adventurers are that dumb. And they come by like every day. I swear, there’s at least five guilds that send their students down here.”

“Ok, then... Left... Wait, your left or my left? Is it the left one the safe one or the dangerous one?”

The creature swirls around itself and appears to be rolling its eye. It’s hard to tell.

“Pfff, does it matter? Your left, my left, your guts, my guts, it all ends up being the same place sooner or later!”

...feh. His advice is useless. Just go to your left.

lefthand rule is the golden rule
he could be lying anyway
which means if he IS lying, and he's talking about his left, that means your right is the dangerous path

Man, whatever go left doitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoit

>>338610
Is it inside the chest? Is the chest stuck to the ground?

If it is inside the chest and not stuck to the ground, then I see a solution, here - pick up chest, chuck down path.

go left.

You could probably pick up a couple of the bones and toss them down the paths to see if they get exploded

Anonymous 2011/08/11(Thu)09:22 No. 339003 ID: 69f5d2
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The boy ends up taking the path to the left, but the descending tunnel ends abruptly over another chasm on the ground. There’s an old wood plank working as an improvised bridge from one edge to the other.

Why are you followin’ me? Don’t you have anythin’ better to do?”

“Nope. Haven’t you looked around recently? This place is booooooooring and you’re the most entertaining thing of the week, so I’m just gonna be around here, don’t mind me, don’t feel pressed, or judged, or watched, or...”

whack it with your duck staff to be sure it is sturdy. then cross

Push down on it with the blunt end of your staff to see if it can hold weight.

if you step on that plank, the eyestalk thing will not push you into the chasm. except it will.

>>339003
Ask him to turn into armor for you or something. He might as well make himself useful.

>>339017
Lets not let the being that eats people envelope our body.

Say: "I guess you can follow me, but I'd rather you not be within tentacle range of me. No offense, but a frail human like myself has to be careful."

Anonymous 2011/08/12(Fri)02:36 No. 339236 ID: da443b
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“"I guess you can follow me, but I'd rather you not be within tentacle range of me. No offense, but a frail human like myself has to be careful."

“Oh, no doubt of that! You humans look like you would break if just a few tons of rocks fell on your heads. Seriously, you should work out!”

I try to ignore the obnoxious creature and test the consistency of the plank with the end of my stick. It seems sturdy but, it has a weird feel to it.Kind of soft, pliable... I don’t know, maybe it’s rubber tree wood.

then cross it quickly.

>>339236
Oh hell no. A soft bridge? That thing will collapse under your weight. Hell, it might even be a monster in disguise. Let's check the other path.

There is no good reason why a real bridge should be soft. We should avoid it if we can.

Don't worry, you're too compact to fall through the bridge.

I wouldn't trust that. It's probably not wood or it's rotten wood. Check the other path or if you want to investigate further consider turning the plank over or whacking it with your sword. It may be some other kind of mimic.

Anonymous 2011/08/13(Sat)07:40 No. 339608 ID: fbc18c
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>>339347

I’m starting to regret using that word.. But yeah, this looks suspicious as hell, I’m gonna go back and take the other path.

But it doesn’t take long before Stanley runs against another obstacle, a living one this time. A large creature sleeping in the middle of the stone tunnel, partially blocking the way.

“Man, you really change your mind quick, don’t you?”

“Shush! I have no idea what that thing is, but it sure is huge. I don’t think it would be a wise idea to wake it up.

stab it between the eyelids. push until your sword goes in whole, hilt and all.

>>339608
...the heck is that thing over on the right?

Take quiet compact steps around it.

Don't kill it, what if it's benign like this guy? Try to go around it and check out the thing in the wall.

well if I'm right that frowny switch will kill anything that's under it so why don't you just use your staff to activate it.

>>339608
You know, the mimic fellow lives here. Ask him if he knows this guy as as neighbor of his.

Anonymous 2011/08/14(Sun)08:02 No. 339848 ID: 967217
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I start sneaking around the creature, taking quiet, com...small steps. I whisper to the chest creature if he knows this monster here.

“This guy!? Never seen it in my life!!! But it’s no surprise, all kinds of creeps sneak around these caves, coming up and down, messing up the place and scaring the food away, or stealing it from us good, local monsters! An outrage I tell you!”

“Shut up! Damn it, damn it... It’s waking up!

Run for it! Don't attack, though, unless it tries to attack you. Monsters are usually much more aggressive when provoked.

dude, you get eaten now it's your own damn fault. you waited until you were in danger before you asked, instead of before.

My God; that eyeball is huge.

Lick it.

stabbity stab. do it.

Sing a compact lullaby!

Use your scroll of sleep on the thing.

Excuse yourself, apologise for waking it, keep walking.

>>340022
This, and if it tries anything that isn't talking, scroll of sleep on it.

Anonymous 2011/08/15(Mon)01:51 No. 340197 ID: 8aca02
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“E-excuse mister... or miss... or whatever. I’m just passin’ by, no need to get up, I’m sorry I woke you up.”

It’s no use! It’s just growling and getting up slowly. Before I panic and do something stupid, I use the sleep spell on it. After a couple of terrifying seconds, the beast falls back into sleep and I can’t breathe again.

“Hah, that was a close one, wasn’t it!”

I'm guessing this is the path fraught with danger. Or maybe the both are. There's that possibility.

Move forward. Is that a lever in the wall?

Give the mimic a face and hold up your finger to your mouth. "Quiet"

Leg it with compact strides.

Anonymous 2011/08/15(Mon)12:38 No. 340320 ID: b4862d
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I gesture the mimic creature to stay quite, and it seems that it understands, or maybe it’s just tired of talking anyways because it doesn’t reply. I quietly sneak around the monster, and notice there’s a lever in a small niche on the wall. No idea what does it do, but it doesn’t seem to be too happy anyways.

>>340320

Give it a compact looking over.

there is lines on both sides of the monster. go to the outside of the lines and then pull the switch.

Starit 2011/08/17(Wed)11:24 No. 340916 ID: d72bc3
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Ok, I’ll just step a bit to the side and give it a com- a little tug...

Stepping to the side of the floor lines isn’t enough to avoid the trap, Stan discovers, as a good portion of the floor he’s standing on disappears, sending him diving into the shadows.

“Tsk, tsk, too bad. It wasn’t a bad fella. But you know what they say, curiosity killed the adventurer.”

Starit 2011/08/17(Wed)11:25 No. 340918 ID: d72bc3
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Ow... my everything. I think I have no broken bones, but it’s pitch black down here, and I don’t even know where my stupid staff ended up.

>>340918
it's probably the light blue shiny thing
the tinier blue dot is probably your eye so to your left

Fumble your way to the blue light.

Starit 2011/08/18(Thu)16:18 No. 341309 ID: 13c25b
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Yeah, the shiny blue light turns out to be the staff. Just let me turn it on again... Phew, there’s practically no floor in this cave. I’ve been lucky to land here, I would’ve fallen to my death otherwise. Now, I just have to figure out how to get out of here.

Say hi to mister dragon.

oh shi- hit the deck and get near that white rock!

Maybe that massive reptile with the glowing red eye knows how to get out?

Flip the switch or whatever on the other platform. Try to look less delicious.

Starit 2011/08/19(Fri)03:38 No. 341488 ID: d3d184
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Wait, what reptile, wha- OH GODS WHAT IS THAT!? OH SHIT IT SAW ME! Oh gods what do I do now what do I do now!?

>>341354

Y-yeah, there’s a switch on that platform over there, but I can’t jump that far, I can’t reach it from here! I think I can only reach the upper platform if I jump on this white rock over here!

Shit, that thing is crawling down!

Climb up onto the rock and to the high platform. Say hello.

>>341493
This, and if he swipes at you, jump down to the switch. Try not to hurt your compact self in the fall.

Starit 2011/08/19(Fri)14:04 No. 341583 ID: d3d184
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“Umm... H-hi."

I don’t think it wants to talk!

jump to the switch and roll when you land to not get hurt. then hit it!

>>341584
Do it!

>>341583
I get the feeling the switch is a trap. Retreat, maybe you can use the other monsters to weaken it.

>>341638
Yeah, but what if it's a trap FOR THE MONSTER?

>>341583
Punch it in the snout to establish dominance.

There is nothing we can do to survive here unless the switch does something in our favor. So pull it. It's the ONLY option.

>>341777
Orrrrrrr we use the wall of fire scroll.

>>341782
This seems like the least suicidal plan.