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Cybersbe Jedi of the Old Republic from Somewhere over the rainbow Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Jedi of the Old Republic
#8951: Dec 4th 2015 at 3:25:21 PM

I take a moment to notice that the world-shaping process has restored me completely to life, rather than just as a zombie, but unfortunately has taken away a lot of my stuff, including that cool scimitar. Also, I'm wearing typical boots.

Afterwards, I take a look at the nearby temple.

What is this "signature" of which people speak?
KilgoreTrout Since: Jun, 2010
#8952: Dec 4th 2015 at 5:49:32 PM

I feel a great disturbance, as if the entire world got soaked in water and the ruler of the universe was replaced with a non-sociopath.

Nah, that's crazy. It's probably just something I ate. I can still feel the divine magic within me, and that comes from my goddess, after all. If she were gone, it would be too....right? Yes, of course it would.

Well, in any case, I've somehow been transported to an area with hills and trees all around. One direction seems as good as another, so I head South in search of civilization.

UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#8953: Dec 4th 2015 at 10:42:28 PM

Try and find a herring to give to aspiring adventurers, to send them on a quest to cut down trees with it.

BCTheEntity Meeee from Space and Time (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
Meeee
#8954: Dec 5th 2015 at 2:38:39 AM

Well, that's interesting. I'm now dressed in bright green robes, it seems; how fortunate, since, having just shown up in some form of industrial town, being nude or mostly nude would have been unimpressive of me.

You know what else is unimpressive? Your haircut.

What about my- oh. I appear to have quite short hair. And by that, I of course mean "very short", to the point that I almost might as well have made myself bald and saved some time. Well, that's going to, ah... induce a bit of a draft, isn't it?

With the side benefit of making you look like the dumbass you are.

Can we not do this now? Or, well, can we not continue doing this, because you've been insulting me for the vast majority of my existence now.

Yeah, there's nothing wrong with him!

...oh God, not another one.

No, no, no, I'm not going to stick around very long. I'm just here to introduce myself.

...alright. And who are you?

Why, I'm your spirit animal! I'm a rabbit-

Go figure.

-aaand, uh, you can probably call upon me for benefits.

Oh, awesome! What sort of benefits?

...I'unno. I just started existing a moment ago. Guess you'll find out soon enough, though. See ya!

And then the second voice is gone. I'm intrigued, but I'll remain patient, at least until I find a desperate need for the spirit animal to show up. Until then, I have a town to explore! So, uh, let's enter the throng of people and see where it takes us.

That's a recipe for being horribly murdered right there.

I think we'll be fine. Don't worry about it.

I'm gonna worry. I need this body relatively intact for when you finally bite the dust. By the way, hurry up with that.

edited 5th Dec '15 7:12:42 AM by BCTheEntity

YOLOisfox Something something DBZ from your closet Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Something something DBZ
#8955: Dec 5th 2015 at 6:35:07 AM

"Hmm so this is odd I guess I should go check this dark room out." I float around the room.

What is a man? A miserable pile of secrets, but enough talk have at you!
Philosopher The thing with the red gold crown. from Behind the Wall Since: Jan, 2011
The thing with the red gold crown.
#8956: Dec 5th 2015 at 9:37:48 PM

The world had restarted for the umpteenth time. There existed numerous opportunities for deeds most vile and most noble. What atrocities he committed would come back to haunt him. Philosopher tried to flex his muscles but couldn't overcome the rigor mortis. A wicked race mixed with a holy professor. The literal oxymoron brought a smile to his face.

Philosopher leap into the trees and began his search for the first defining moment of his new life.

edited 5th Dec '15 9:38:09 PM by Philosopher

It comes. The corrupter comes. Don't let it touch the tower lest all reality crumble.
capnrecked Since: Feb, 2015
#8957: Dec 6th 2015 at 2:06:34 PM

Turn 2

@Black Mage Anolis: (6) You get a nod from one of your compatriots. “Uh yeah I found a member of dat uh organization for us goblins and hobgoblins. They've eh gotta positions for us at the chop-shop. The meat head will be there for us and will eh, lead us to da bigger group from there.” Says your well-dressed, Dark yellow skinned, wart nosed companion.

The other couple of hobgoblins are busy digging though the trash, deeply searching for anything of value. But when they finish they come out empty handed. “Bah there ain't nothin here not even a single piece of bronze!” Spat out your, smoothly-dressed, smooth nosed, Yellow-greenish skinned friend.

“There wasn't even a worthwhile piece of junk in trash the trash.” Smoothly said by your roughly dressed, bright yellow skinned, and pointed nosed acquaintance.


@Savaget1337: (4), (4), (6) You successfully sneak up behind an elf stealthily managing to navigate behind some trees, duck into some bushes, and walk quietly up to the behind the pointy eared humanoid.

The dirty blonde elf haired doesn't have a chance to resist when you crack his neck with a quick punch to the back of his head. You could feel his vertebra shatter under force of your punch. He instantly died from the pain and trauma without so much as soft cry.

You quickly drag his unconscious body behind the nearby and bush where you start quickly frisking find his bow, arrows and a short sword. Also you find a dozen Golden Elfish Coins.


@Cathari Sarad: (2), (2) Your clunky plate mail causes a loud clinking, going into bushes includes fighting with them into to then get back out of brush after your cape gets caught on thorns and branches. The sniper rifle might also be a bit just a little bit harder to draw due the sling getting just a bit torn up while you were in struggling about in the bushes.

You're glancing around to see if there is anyone or anything about you but you just can't see anything the forest surrounds the lake is the one thing you only thing you a deprive from prospecting from this area.

The temples wooden door is wide open it is a small church on the outside and inside. The stain glass windows on either side of you depict scenes of water flowing though rivers, town canals, down waterfalls, and into pristine lakes. The large stain glass image at the far end of the temple contains another vial of clean water.

There are a few golden candle holders and only a couple of pews. There is a bit of dim lighting coming through the stain glass windows and the various sounds calming of water trickle throughout the temple. A door behind you creaks open.

“Ah a visitor. Didn't see you walk towards the temple young lady.” Speaks a clear soft spoken voice.


@Cybersbe: (2) You glance at the temple you figure out the temple has a lot of gray on it a scientific discovery! Also the image on back of church doesn't seem decipherable from this distance either.


@Kilgore Trout: (1), (3) You're faced with dilemma of faith unlike any you've faced before. You're fragile beliefs are being challenged. You feel like if you go on like this you will possibly start experiencing some rather negative affects upon your psychological state.

Also you also get a very vague since that the direction you're facing isn't south. But rather the exact opposite direction of south. Whatever that maybe if character even knows what the 4 cardinal directions are.


@Undying Phoenix: (6), (6) You manage to find a herring in the shallow and cool river waters, and then grab without it slipping out of your hands.

You then walk up and find a young fishermen with a slight accent whose desire is to someday become an adventurer when he becomes old enough to go on a quest from goddess.

But for now he's cutting down trees with the herring you've handed him. He seems healthy and bright for his age. If only a slightly dirty due to the environment he's grown up in has a fishermen.

“Oh golly, think the goddess I mastered the magic hardening technique back in those days. My ma and dad always say that I could learn some magic if I really tried to.” The dirty white shirted boy says as the fish is being used to chop down a tree.

“So um how many of these trees do I have to chop down with this fresh fish?” He asks as he finishes cutting down the first tree with the herring.


@BC The Entity: (1), (3) Your rabbit spirit animal will allow you to gain a +2 bonus to running as well as kicking checks. When you choose to activate for day. It will last up to 5 or until you deactivate it. Any remaining time you may have left can be used later.

You begin to walk out the alleyway. However you don't even get out of the alley before a big burly goat legged demon jumps you from around the corner. He picks you up and then slams you against the side of the building. He's goat horns on his head, as well a human head from the neck up, brown hair on his head, some goat fur on his neck, and a little bit of fur on his shoulders as well. He has muscular human body with a dirty white shirt on and some jeans on. He scowls at you, his goat teeth showing.

“Who are you working for human? Did Tomás Tristán send you out here? You aren't going to be able get of me to stop. Those abuses my brothers and friends I won't forgive and you aren't going be able to bribe your or his way way out of this situation.” He pulls out hand seemingly preparing to smash your face and head against the wall your head's pressed up against.


@YOL Oisfox: (4) You float around the room it seems to be used recently has the door is a tiny bit cracked open with light pouring in from the crack.

There is a light bulb on the ceiling and a light switch which goes up when a man opens the door and flips the switch. He quickly drops the boxes he was carrying after looking at you. He has clean button up shirt with maybe a couple of ink stains on it, and his pants seems be jeans with a couple of letters shoved into the pockets. He said something but you don't seem to have a sense of hearing it seems.

The door out of the room's now wide open enough for you to levitate yourself out of this room now.


@Philosopher: (5), (3) You try to pondering history however nothing comes to mind as it feels like your thoughts are clouding leaving you momentarily pondering what you were trying to think of.

You strongly leap off of the grassy ground into the sturdy and vitality filled trees. Heading a random direction in search of a defining moment for your life. After quite a bit leaping between trees some of which are quite distanced apart you manage not exactly a life defining moment of your life but something that could affect your life in some sort of way.

Just ahead of you now is a clearly defined wagon path it goes off to your left and to your right from the direction you've approached it from. It's petty wide and seems to be used often, there's dust in the air some of the trees are just caked in thick coating of dust.


So I've grammar checked this dirty little piece of work of mine for a little over half an hour and I hope that I've managed to bring you some clearly written content. Hopefully I haven't destroyed the markup either.

Please help me improve upon my own grammar and markup by pointing it out in a PM to me if that's not too much of a bother to you. In other news I've got a couple of Canonical Rune Scape Legends beta keys that I've got on hand that I will give to you if PM me requesting them. – cn

edited 6th Dec '15 4:14:43 PM by capnrecked

Savaget1337 64th Successor (Don’t ask)
64th Successor
#8958: Dec 6th 2015 at 2:14:09 PM

((Holy shit! Way to go, me!))

"Hm, these ought be worth something. I'd down more of them for their gold and arrows, but I'd get caught eventually. Best leave with what I have. My quest is only just beginning."

>Take the stuff and get out of there, then find a town to trade in.

edited 16th Dec '15 10:37:34 PM by Savaget1337

If you have a problem with Hokuto then tell it to me!
KilgoreTrout Since: Jun, 2010
#8959: Dec 6th 2015 at 2:37:15 PM

Okay, I'm feeling creeped out. Like everything I think I know is wrong, like I can't even accurately tell which way I'm going.

Maybe my goddess is just fucking with me. She enjoys tormenting people. Yeah, that's what it must be. She wants to see me panic, so she's putting all these doubts in my head.

Then again, it's been my experience that Cathari Sarad usually isn't that subtle...

No no NO! She's still all-powerful, all-knowing, and the same queen bitch of the universe as always!

I keep on galloping in whatever direction this is! Maybe eventually I'll get too exhausted to think about this stuff that I don't want to think about.

CathariSarad (Not-So-Newbie)
#8960: Dec 6th 2015 at 3:06:21 PM

>Spin around, whip out my Estoc, and hold it up to his/her neck while covering his/her mouth with a free hand, after making sure my musket/sniper rifle is put away.

"Well, well, well what have we here? Looks like the watchdog's come out to play."

>If the person looks ugly or below average, slice him/her at the neck and then loot his/her stuff.

>If the person looks cute/hot/handsome/mildly attractive, lean in close and say, "How would you like to be one of my servant boys/girls? Hmmm?" Then, remove hand from mouth and stroke his/her chin seductively, ready to slice at the neck if he/she tries screaming/resisting.

Cybersbe Jedi of the Old Republic from Somewhere over the rainbow Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Jedi of the Old Republic
#8961: Dec 6th 2015 at 3:44:22 PM

Find a way inside the temple.

If I see the incident at the front entrance, attack Cathari Sarad to save the person she's attacking.

edited 6th Dec '15 3:46:40 PM by Cybersbe

What is this "signature" of which people speak?
BlackMageAnolis At the heart of the world... from about three miles away from you. Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
At the heart of the world...
#8962: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:05:20 PM

~capnrecked
~Cathari Sarad

Okay, I have a question for both Capnrecked and Cathari. What exactly constitutes as a kobold in this game? I had always thought kobolds would be like they would in post-1st e. Dn'D, being a race of reptilian (lizardlike, mostly), humanoid creatures, but I also know that they were originally used to describe goblin-like spirits (or just goblins?) in Germany or Eastern Europe. Cathari seemed to imply the former, but I'm seeing more of the latter with Capnrecked's descriptions.

edited 6th Dec '15 4:06:25 PM by BlackMageAnolis

capnrecked Since: Feb, 2015
#8963: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:29:09 PM

@Black Mage Anolis I'm interpreting them more in the eastern european style. However I've seen as stronger maybe smarter visions of goblins from my own experiences with them.

BlackMageAnolis At the heart of the world... from about three miles away from you. Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
At the heart of the world...
#8964: Dec 6th 2015 at 4:43:01 PM

Right, I should've specified. I'd go over that with Cathari, but then again, I'm not sure if the universe got a complete overhaul when you took over or if the setting's shifted a bit.

CathariSarad (Not-So-Newbie)
#8965: Dec 6th 2015 at 5:05:24 PM

@Black Mage Anolis: I don't know about capnrecked's form of kobolds, but you're basically spot on with your assumption for my kobolds, as in they're a bunch of short lizard people that shift a lot. The kobolds of Savral are much more like the ones from 4th Edition Dnd, as that's the version I'm the most familiar with. Kobolds of Savral, however, are much more intelligent and are slightly stronger than your average human. They're also a lot more orderly as opposed to chaotic.

Kobold society in Savral, specifically the ones that formed the Harkad Empire, was originally supposed to be modeled on the Roman Empire or something akin to the imperials in Elder Scrolls, but aside from rough military organization, I don't think they'd have much in common, and I'm not sure what society would most closely resemble Harkad. Also, although I didn't mention this in the previous session, the kobolds have a ritual that allows their emperor/leaders to take the form of a dragon, though this procedure is hidden from most of the population and usually there's only one dragon-infused individual of a given type at any given time.

There were originally more dragons, ages before the Savral campaign takes place, each of which had their own little collection of kobolds like kobolds are characterized in Dnd, but then one took predominance (a red dragon) and united the tribes of kobolds near the blip of mountains in central Harkad. The other colored dragons (except Black, which the Witch Beatrice can transform into) kinda disappeared over time and people kinda forgot they even existed. There were humans originally around that area but the kobolds kinda drove them out since they historically weren't friendly with each other. Shrumen were kinda okay with kobolds being their overlords. Goblins, who didn't have an organized society at this point in time due to their homelands being wrecked by witches in the north, joined up in the capital city that the kobolds took over, which was originally a human settlement. Dwarves, who were split up into a bunch of independent kingdoms that each governed their own little dwarf cave, were facing a number of issues, such as building their fortresses into death traps and getting wrecked by unicorn led elves that invaded the Nordland region, decided to integrate themselves into kobold society since it was one of the few options they had left.

The Kobolds then decide to go on a conquering spree, capturing the undeveloped plainslands to the west and defeating some nondescript civilization (basically Carthage, except land focused) at the edge of the continent, and then expanding south into Poljjan and the Nivani peninsula. Then the witch invasions happened, leading to the starting date of the Savral campaign.

Okay, that ends my rant for the explanation of Savral's kobolds. I probably didn't need to go into that much detail and backstory, but I hope that clarifies things.

BlackMageAnolis At the heart of the world... from about three miles away from you. Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
At the heart of the world...
#8966: Dec 6th 2015 at 5:10:15 PM

Hm. Never knew that. Good to know as a dedicated kobold player, but I wasn't sure if Capn ever got that particular tidbit from you. tongue

CathariSarad (Not-So-Newbie)
#8967: Dec 6th 2015 at 5:32:14 PM

Yeah, a lot of that stuff I just described above is implied and there's no way you'd be able to gleam without reading through all the posts and stuff, though there's probably stuff that wasn't mentioned anyway. Even though I probably could have done better and could have made the backstory more coherent, I did put some thought into how Savral's societies worked along with a rough history of the setting, even if it was created by a witch goddess who tortures and trolls people for shits and giggles. Reading through anthropology and history books really helps with this kind of stuff.

BlackMageAnolis At the heart of the world... from about three miles away from you. Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
At the heart of the world...
#8968: Dec 6th 2015 at 5:34:59 PM

Yea, sometimes, I have trouble coming up with histories for some of stuff I got in my head, so that would actually really help. A lot of the best fantasy works do draw off of real life, e.g. Tactics Ogre and the Yugoslavian Wars, Game of Thrones and the War of the Roses, etc.

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#8969: Dec 6th 2015 at 6:37:20 PM

haha forgot about this thread

I SPAWN as a MIGHTY WIZARD

HOWEVER i spawn with both one boon and one disability

i have an INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF MAGICRAFT at the cost of a nasty food addiction

also am the cute grill because i am a shameless loser

edited 6th Dec '15 6:37:36 PM by Trip

BlackMageAnolis At the heart of the world... from about three miles away from you. Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
At the heart of the world...
#8970: Dec 6th 2015 at 7:37:32 PM

"*sigh*, look, I'm not goin' to the top of some meat factory, a'right? I want my land, my home, my stuff back, and I'm not gonna get it through—"

"...wait, you said...bigger groups from there? What kind a'groups we talkin' about here?"

UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#8971: Dec 6th 2015 at 9:29:08 PM

"You must keep cutting until you chop down the mightiest tree in the world!"

I keep a perfectly straight face as I say that.

"Now, if you will excuse me..."

I head off to go and find a shrubbery.

BCTheEntity Meeee from Space and Time (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
Meeee
#8972: Dec 7th 2015 at 11:08:12 AM

Ahhh! What the hell is this? Why would this happen?!

Wow, even this total stranger knows you're a waste of consciousness.

Shut up shut up SHUT UP this is NOT the time.

Alright, alright, I guess I'll contribute some choice information to stop your skull from becoming paste. Just point out that A. you're actually an elf, B. you don't know any Thomas Tristen or whatever his name is, and C. this demon really needs to work on his grammar, because I don't really know what message it was trying to get across-

"Uh- uh, okay, look, um, first of all, I'm an elf, not a human. S-see the ears?" I helpfully point out my ears to the demon, which are pointed, as elf ears tend to be. "Also, I'm, uh, afraid you've got the wrong guy. I've no idea who, ah, Tomás Tristán is, and- that's correctly pronounced, right? Look, I'm actually, well, new here, I literally just arrived today, and I'm afraid I don't know anything about, uh... whatever abuses you and yours have been put through. In fact, if there's anything I can do to help undo this wrong, I believe I'd be happy to be of service, assuming said service is not overly foul in nature."

Well, well. I had no idea I was such a fast talker in high pressure situations. Though I think I'll ignore the demon's apparent lack of grammar capacity for now, just in case.

Yeah, you did say a lot of words in a fairly short span of time. I expect that the body I resurrect in will be entirely headless through no fault of my own, unfortunately.

Oh for crying out loud, stop it. Though with that said, and just in case an imminent loss of structural integrity of the skull becomes an issue, I prepare myself to try and catch, or at least redirect the demon's fist with my own hands if he should throw a punch. I rather enjoy not dying horribly, after all.

YOLOisfox Something something DBZ from your closet Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Something something DBZ
#8973: Dec 7th 2015 at 7:50:13 PM

I try to levitate out of the room.

What is a man? A miserable pile of secrets, but enough talk have at you!
Philosopher The thing with the red gold crown. from Behind the Wall Since: Jan, 2011
The thing with the red gold crown.
#8974: Dec 7th 2015 at 8:51:29 PM

Do I not have memories of my past life?

It comes. The corrupter comes. Don't let it touch the tower lest all reality crumble.
capnrecked Since: Feb, 2015
#8975: Dec 8th 2015 at 3:18:28 PM

@Philosopher you've got memory of all your lives in Savral up until now. But none of anything before then.


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