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game 6 dais of deities

Posted July 8, 2014 by Pirate_Ninja

The Dais of Deities

A wide, circular platform of milk-white marble lies at the center of the arena. This is the heart of the arena the gods have assembled - a ceremonial stage designed to celebrate their power and give guests plenty of room to murder each other for the gods' amusement.

-Center-
The middle of the marble dais has been hollowed out into a shallow bowl-like structure - the Purifying Pool. Normally, a pool of divine healing water here is fed by the Sacred Statues of the arena gods surrounding in, but the statues are no longer present and - with its water source missing - the pool has gone dry.

-North-
The ground surrounding the great dais quickly grows cold and firm. A single pathway is dusted with snow as it stretches on toward the North Arena, and a sharp log hangs over the path. The winds ahead seem much more violent than before.

-East-
Tall trees crowd out the sky above a winding path that quickly becomes overgrown with foliage. The air of the East Arena, normally thick with the sounds of wildlife, has become oddly quiet. A large tree stump is also here, with countless tiny bits of wood around it, and a pointy log is sticking out of the walking path, having fallen from above. A set of wet, bloody footprints leads from the central dais in this direction for several paces.

-South-
A simple, straightforward path leads straight into the South Arena - a calm green field flecked with small, brightly-colored flowers. A large log, sharpened to a point, has fallen from above and lodged itself in the ground.

-West-
The ground quickly begins to dry out and crack as if the very life had been sucked from it. A lone path leads into the rocky West Arena, which seems to have been the site of a brushfire that is no longer burning.


Exits:
  • North (to North Arena) (Dangerous)
  • East (to East Arena)
  • South (to South Arena)
  • West (to West Arena)

    Players:
    Everyone!

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    With a brilliant flash of light, twelve warriors suddenly find themselves scattered around a huge marble dais. They scarcely have any time to make sense of their situation when a booming voice cuts through the air:

    "Greetings, brave warriors, and congratulations! You are the fortunate few who have been chosen to represent the mortal world in a contest most noble! Take up your arms, and prove your might in the eyes of the gods. Let no one stand before you in your pursuit of glory!"

    "What he means is you have to fight. You're here to determine which of you is the greatest warrior, so...just go at it. Knock some heads together. Split a skull or two. Make a mess of each other."

    "SMASH HEADS! CRUSH!"

    *sigh* "I thought we agreed I would do the talking. Let the mortals know what a privilege it is to fight in our tournament."

    "All you've gotta do is let 'em know that they're stuck here until the fighting's over. Maybe add in a reminder that their gracious hosts are going to be...very unhappy if there isn't a good show. And I guess we could throw in untold riches for the winner. Mortals like riches, yeah?"

    "PUNY PEOPLE FIGHT! KILL! WIN!"

    As the bewildered warriors come to grips with the task at hand, one last interruption tears through the air:

    "Oh! But you're not to begin fighting until the start of the second round, understood? It's not a proper tournament without a little time to set the stage. Marvel at our handiwork, get to know each other."

    "And prepare to kill each other."


    With their...highly professional introduction out of the way, the voices of the gods vanish as suddenly as they'd appeared. The warriors eye each other cautiously, aware that while combat would not begin immediately, their very lives will soon be at risk...

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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 1-

    All combat is disallowed during this round.

    To allow time for players to see that the game has started and familiarize themselves with it, this round will last two days instead of the usual one.

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    Pirate_Ninja

    Ghowilo got up from his knees. He then threw his legs out, one after the other, stretching a little bit.

    "Well this is interesting." he spoke aloud. He looked around at his fellows. Lady Flare caught his attention, it was hard to tell if she was truly there or not. And LLight, he seemed to have a glow coming off him. He wanted to get to know them, see how he liked them. He hadn't formed an opinion other than he was interested. He would talked to them but first he walked over to the statue of the warrior with the sword. He knelt down in reverence and cast his eyes upon the statue in all its glory, making sure to take in every detail. He's then called out to the Lord "grant me the strength to strike down my foes, and the speed to strike first that I may gain no mortal wound which would place me in my resting tomb." his then walked over to the second statue, the one with the shield. Again he looked upon the statute with wonder. Here he said, "grant me the vigor to outlast my opponents, and the fortitude to withstand the blows, may I instead give them their woes." finally he walked over to the third statue, f this one he was most impressed. He let his eyes linger a bit longer than usual before finally calling out to the third God, "grant me the cunning to outwit my enemies. The wisdom to gather friends amongst me, and the knowledge of when to strike, make my tongue be quick and my mind not flight."

    When it was done in he turns to the other components and waved at them. Surely he would be able to make friends soon he did not much care for the prospect of going this alone.

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    Ghowilo

    (shifty)

    July 8, 2014
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    chiefsonny
     

    Stealth will be my ally here...

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    Count Dooku

    The clouds darkened over Helium the Elementalist as he began his entrance speech.

    "Behold

    I am Helium the Grey, wizard and Elementalist of the old ways before the Earth was new.

    I will make the fellowship and then break the fellowship to accomplish my task. Glory be to you when I bathe in the blood of my enemies. Let me smite them as you see fit!

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    Helium

    And just cause...

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    Helium

    "Hm."
    SDYoshi looked around. Eleven other people were in this room, and he knew that if he died, one of these people would be his killer. He started to wonder why he was here, and to an extent, how he got here. SDYoshi reeeeally did not want this, but he supposed there was no getting out of it now.

    He knew that to win meant at least one person.
    That did not sit well with him.

    He tried to refrain from talking to anyone. If he did, he may become attached, and feel grief if that person died before him. Because 2 people can't survive, there was no doubt this would happen.

    There was one thing he could do to grant himself an edge, but he didn't know how long it would last for or how effective it would be.

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    SDYoshi

    In rocky terrain, he has mobility that can surpass most other people. He can climb the tallest of mountains and make his way back down with little trouble.
    He would stay there, for as long as he could.

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    SDYoshi

    Pollo fiddles with a pair of chopsticks as she surveys the rest of the players in the room. She saunters over to Lady Flare, then leans against the wall behind her.

    "Heh. Sure is a sausage fest in here," Pollo commented. After all, she had just spawned the massive vat of delicious sausage soaked in a savory tomato and herb sauce, enough for everyone to eat.

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    Apollo Justice



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    Apollo Justice

    This place looks like the Bar Scene in Star wars



    Except for those two chicks standing over there. Especially that hot one that smells like butter. And the other ones a looker to.

    Let me check out what the Food Network Butter Queen has cooked up.(shifty)

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    chiefsonny
     

    "When I was little, my father was famous. He was the greatest samurai in the empire and he was the Shogun's decapitator. He cut off the heads of a hundred and thirty-one lords. It was a bad time for the empire. The Shogun just stayed inside his castle and he never came out, people said his brain was infected by devils. My father would come home, he would forget about the killings. He wasn't scared of the Shogun, but the Shogun was scared of him, maybe that was the problem. Then, one night, the Shogun sent his ninja spies to our house. They were supposed to kill my father but they didn't. That was the night everything changed..."

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    T.G. LLight

    Ghowilo looked over at the people, they seem to be crowding around Apollo and her sausages. It wasn't hungry though and decided to start looking around the place. He looked around the statues and in some bushes , up stone trees and in the snow leading out to the North arena. When it finished looking, he rejoined to the others and introduced himself

    "hey guys, I'm Ghowilo. Umm... Haha weird circumstances... Are y'all ready for this?"

    He scratched his head nervously, balancing on one foot as he spoke. His voice was a bit higher pitched than most men's, but you'd be able to guess that by his incredibly boyish face.

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    Ghowilo


    -Center-
    The middle of the marble dais has been hollowed out into a shallow bowl-like structure containing crystal-clear water. This is the Purifying Pool, a magical healing basin whose waters are able to remove all effects - both positive and negative - from any who bathe in its waters.

    This will be useful for healing or debuffing others.

    The areas in the last game had unique conditions, but I wonder if there are themes to the areas that might indicate what kind of items we may find there. West so western themed weapons? idk. Guess we'll find out.

    July 8, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    The warrior Jo Nathan, taken aback by how most everyone else is narrating themselves and talking in-character, is not quite sure what to say. He has never really role-played before... could he make this work without looking a fool?

    "Oh hey guys..." he said awkwardly. "So, yeah. I guess we're gonna be killing each other in the next round."

    He looked around, not sure what else to say.

    "So, uh... good luck, then?"

    Gee... well that could have gone better, he thought. Oh well, no big deal - next round, he will be too busy killing to worry about social anxiety.

    July 8, 2014
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    Jo Nathan

    This is the party selection screen. {air}





    July 8, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    This is a decent representation of my character.


    July 8, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    Ghowilo pokes Lady Flare.

    "Are you there? It's hard to focus my eyes on you..."

    July 8, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    First Hitler, now the gods... Why must I always fight people with stupid little mustaches...

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    Enthorp Manthrob

    test

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    LLight

    Why do I keep letting people talk me into getting involved in one sticky situation after another.

    Those delicious sausage look awfully yummy Pollo.

    I'm still here, Ghowilo. (For now.) You should try one of these sausages. They're really good. The executives from the Food Network should've ended up here instead of Pollo.

    Thanx chief. (:$)

    Good luck to you as well Jo Nathan.

    Hey, Yoshi, I feel the same way.

    *Lady Flare approaches the 3 statues. She runs her hand along the sharp edge of stone and lets fall a drop of blood onto the altar of the Sword, she rips a piece of cloth from her shirt and places it on the altar of the Shield, and she pulls out a few strands of her hair and lays the coil on the altar of the shawl.*

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    Lady Flare

    "I literally just ate... But... Okay!"

    Ghowilo grabbed one of the sausages and threw the whole thing into his mouth, chewing it a only a couple times before swallowing.

    "I don't reckon I'm going to be sticking around much longer, it was nice meeting you all." He put his hands together and made a point with his fingertips, making a small bow. "Hope y'all fight as good as you look." He winked at them.

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    Ghowilo

    Ghowilo extended his foot out from his knee as he crouched down. He kicked the ground and began to spin around the foot with which he was balanced. Dirt was kicked up which masked his departure. He quickly darted off to the Eastern arena. When the dust settled he was gone.

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    Ghowilo

    His mind had been wandering, but when Lady Flare said his name, SDYoshi instantly focused.
    ...he was fairly sure he didn't say anything. Had he been thinking out loud again?

    He would have to be more careful. Giving away his thoughts would be dangerous if people were listening.

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    SDYoshi

    Takes one on Ms. Pollo's sausages and while eating it gets some of the sauce on his shirt Kevlar Vest.

    Then turns to Ms. Pollo

    Thank you M'lady. That was very kind of you and the food was delicious.

    July 9, 2014
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    chiefsonny
     

    Those delicious sausage look awfully yummy Pollo.

    I'm still here, Ghowilo. (For now.) You should try one of these sausages. They're really good. The executives from the Food Network should've ended up here instead of Pollo.


    (:$)(:$) Gosh, thank you! More to come~

    Thank you M'lady. That was very kind of you and the food was delicious.


    Why, of course! I am very glad you enjoyed it :')

    July 9, 2014
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    Apollo Justice

    {planet}

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    Hindenburg
    Life's path is never straight.

    Jo Nathan snaps out of his daze, realizing everyone else is about to head off for the battle fields.

    "Ah crap! I better make this quick!"

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    Jo Nathan

    I meant West... Thank you Pirate for being so kind.

    July 10, 2014
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    Jo Nathan

    Let's see what's in the forest.

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    Lady Flare

    (shifty)

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    chiefsonny
     

    On the eve of battle, the warriors decide that a feast is in order. Chefmage Pollo Deen crafts a magnificent sausage dinner for the field of twelve, who eat their fill while making small talk as they grow increasingly aware that this may be the last meal many of them will ever have. Meanwhile, Enthorp turns the event into dinner and a show by flaunting his impressive physique and minimal outerwear.

    As the meal winds down, several warriors begin searching the area before they make their way through the east and west exits, eager to see what other sights await them in the arena. Many pause to offer a prayer to the Sacred Statues before they go.

    July 10, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 2-

    Combat restrictions are now lifted. Let the battle begin!

    July 10, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Who will be the first to taste my girth?

    July 11, 2014
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    Hindenburg
    Life's path is never straight.

    Enthorp struts calmly over toward the Sacred Statues for a moment, then walks right up to Xhin and plucks a few nose hairs without warning. It's not quite violent enough to be considered "drawing first blood."

    July 11, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 3-

    July 11, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    D: !!

    July 11, 2014
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    Apollo Justice

    Here we go

    July 11, 2014
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    `Roxas`

    FUCK I FORGOT MY THIRD ACTION

    July 11, 2014
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    Hindenburg
    Life's path is never straight.

    Roxas searches the room, then pays his respects to the gods before heading east. Pollo Deen heads that way as well, but not before being decorated with a "Kick Me" sign that Enthorp pulls from his codpiece. Feeling accomplished, he proceeds to fashion a tiny cloak from Xhin's nose hair and head north with it.

    July 12, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 4 -

    July 12, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Question -- if I just waited here, say in the healing bath, couldn't I just wait until all the other warriors killed each other and then killed the last remaining (and probably very bloodied) warrior who tried to come heal?

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    Xhin
    Sky's the limit

    you could try something like that (hoping that nobody else ducked in here with their weapons and stuff to heal or anything in the meantime), but the gods of the arena didn't bring you here to idle around and avoid combat. They like fighting and would be willing to...inspire you to entertain them, if you catch my drift.

    ...so it wouldn't happen without fair warning, but as your omniscient narrator-host I am not responsible if the Purifying Pool were to suddenly dry up and your hair caught on fire (they're gods, yo, they have powers) (look)

    July 12, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Well, fair enough then

    July 12, 2014
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    Xhin
    Sky's the limit

    Xhin closes his eyes slowly, then blinks out of existence

    July 13, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 5-

    July 13, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Suddenly, a loud voice echoes through the air:

    "Greetings, brave warriors! Just delivering a bit of information for you all. The item caches and buff dispensers in each area can be used again and again - multiple times in one round, even - but you'll only get one item or effect per action used. Take note, however, that carrying too many items may be a hindrance, and that the friendly spellcasters may not appreciate it when someone takes advantage of their generosity..."

    July 13, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 6-

    July 14, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Ahhh, that feels so good.

    Damn I should have seen that coming.{fp}

    LLight goes after me every time. And I bet he's teamed up with someone looks like it may be Ghowilo.

    Wonder how much effect that poison pin had. Hope his foot rots off.

    July 14, 2014
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    chiefsonny
     

    @P_N


    Ahh wanted to avoid fighting, but if you see anyone still in Dais, they're probably an easy target.


    Sent by LLight via site Notification. How does he know where I went. Am I missing important information. In fact I don't think I've ever see what's posted at the round update.

    July 14, 2014
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    chiefsonny
     

    Please make post and action in sneak mode

    July 14, 2014
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    chiefsonny
     

    Please make post and action in sneak mode

    July 14, 2014
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    chiefsonny
     

    The battle-weary chiefsonny bathes himself in the Purifying Pool, glad to ease the wounds inflicted by his opponents.

    July 15, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 7-

    July 15, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 8-

    July 16, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Nngh. I really hope there's no one else here.

    July 16, 2014
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    SDYoshi

    SDYoshi uses his flutter kick to ascend the statue of the shield-bearing god, where he enjoys a delightful snack in relative safety as he nervously eyes the brushfire swallowing the western exit.

    July 17, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 9-

    July 17, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Carried by the wind, some small embers and fragile bits of flaming debris rain down all over the room. They fizzle out harmlessly on the marble surface of the dais.

    July 17, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    "I doubt anyone will really come here that often."

    July 17, 2014
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    SDYoshi

    "So yeah, fire. Do watch your step, fire has never been known to be kind to people."

    July 17, 2014
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    SDYoshi

    I rolled in the snow in North Arena, so as it melts in the warmer area, I should get a little damp and it should help prevent me from catching fire. *Fingers crossed.*

    July 17, 2014
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    Lady Flare

    3 moves out in the open, any other players would jump at the chance to attack you, but not us. We've no intention of bringing harm to you. I couldn't bring myself to do anything after that daring display of innocence in South Arena battlefield. I hope you survive long enough to enjoy this game the way you want it played.

    Guess I'll do a little landscaping.

    "Armor won't help the heart stay sharp...
    !"

    Be careful, SDYoshi and take care.

    July 17, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    Oh and Yoshi, did you see Roxas pass through here? He should have been hurt badly after trying to attack that nice lady in East Arena, despite dangling from a tree. He was poisoned before I saw him, so if that doesn't kill him, he must have come through here or found an alternative way to heal himself.

    July 17, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    Bark from trees fashioned into rope:


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    T.G. LLight



    July 18, 2014
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    Jo Nathan

    Ugh at my wording. Sometimes I get home from work too tired to think. I was going to hit multiple trees and then I settled on one large tree while not bothering to proof read a lot of my actions, so sorry.

    July 18, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    "After the south arena I went to the East, and I saw him dangling. I went north after that though, so I haven't seen him.
    There's someone in the north arena who gave me a healthy little arrow in the arm though, so watch your step there.

    There's definitely alternative ways to heal yourself, though. I did it with cookies :9

    And if only you know what I was planning with those flowers. They aren't as docile as you think."

    July 18, 2014
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    SDYoshi

    "By the way. I've made a full run of the entire arena.
    If you haven't, there are item caches in the north and south, and buff dispensers in the east and west."
    He knew that even if these people didn't know this, it couldn't have been overly helpful.
    Like, giving them an item. Especially not that one.

    July 18, 2014
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    SDYoshi

    Seeing he has company, SDYoshi returns to the ground to greet everyone before stopping for a prayer and to check out the fire to the west. With that finished, he decides he'd be better off getting as far away from the blaze as possible. In doing so, he passes by Jo Nathan and T.G. LLight, each doing some work with the trees on the east end of the room. LLight also visits the Purifying Pool in the center.

    Lady Flare appears in the room, but only long enough to will herself out of sight again - though she does appear briefly in a rest position in the central area near the Sacred Statues.

    July 18, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 10-

    July 18, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Well then.

    July 18, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    It seems I have no choice but to do the following two actions.

    July 18, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    Sorry I've been sort of half busy. Hope I'm not too late. Going to try this again because not enough time for thinking.

    July 19, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    8sdofh8so8dfhosdh8fos8hfodh8so8fhdo8fhdo8hf8oho

    July 19, 2014
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    Jo Nathan

    Ah... setting some nasty traps for any approaching ne'er do wells? I like it. Are we going to leave a 'safe' entrance, or just stay here and pick them off as they show up and get injured?

    July 19, 2014
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    Count Dooku

    Ghowilo and Count Dooku each tend to their wounds in the Purifying Pool before offering a prayer to the gods. Meanwhile, T.G. LLight finishes felling a tree and gets to work on it as Jo Nathan decides he'd rather climb one after saying a prayer of his own.

    July 20, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 11-

    July 20, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Ghowilo was unnerved by the brushfire to the west. That could get out of control but looking around there was no way he could conceive to irrigate the land so that the waters flowed freely to extinguish it. But a thought had crossed his mind... Only time would tell he supposed but he saw no other immediate options, perhaps it wouldn't take much.

    July 20, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    {palien-_-} This better work this time.

    We should begin looking for more players after this...

    July 20, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    I forgot I have ice elemental attacks.

    July 21, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    It's been awhile since I've done anything constructive.

    July 21, 2014
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    Lady Flare

    Ah, well hopefully all will be well and my spear won't be damaged. Good thinking LLight, I'll get another trap started. Also, welcome back Lady :D

    July 21, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    I don't know what I should do for my last move.

    July 21, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    I am determined to do absolutely nothing immediately constructive. For the future...

    July 21, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    You should grab a bunch of flowers and weave them together so we can cover the hole I'm digging.

    Just a thought. Idk not much to do here.

    July 21, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    I don't think flowers would be very good at the North entrance. But some brenches covered in snow may work.

    *holds up Scandalous Swimsuit* I'm not wearing this. The only benefit would be for players to kill themselves laughing if I do. But it may be used for a trip line or snare. I need to think on this more.

    July 21, 2014
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    Lady Flare

    Don't suspect this will stay friendly much longer.

    Odd that no one seems to have a legendary yet.

    July 21, 2014
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    Count Dooku

    Yeah I just figured we could cover the flowers with snow and they'd be easy to fall through, but idk sticks could work.

    July 21, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    In the meantime, lets try a little deception.

    July 21, 2014
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    Lady Flare

    T.G. LLight finishes his construction project at last, then joins Ghowilo in attempting to extinguish the brushfire engulfing the west exit. Count Dooku remains on the defensive, assessing his situation with care, as Lady Flare appears and makes that whole firefighting effort look as easy as can be!

    July 21, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 12-

    July 21, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Whew, glad that fires out. Now then.

    July 21, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    Room description has been modified slightly for clarity.

    July 21, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    *Note* My character isn't stupid, if he feels the heat of the brushfire still there he'll back off. Small amounts of heat are to be expected.

    July 21, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    So are we basically just chilling here until someone walks into our proverbial web?

    July 21, 2014
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    Count Dooku

    And preparing for them to walk in. The south exit still doesn't have a trap.

    July 21, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    Well the idea was that we carefully exit this carefully trapped centerpiece of healing (possibly booby trapping the watering hole as well), so we begin searching for the two other players I'd want to kill.

    Dooku seems to have implicated ties with chiefsonny so we could start with him or split into teams of adjacent rooms to search for Hindenburg. One team would go North and the other will go East. We could also do South/West. This would put us in a position to support or pincer attack a fleeing foe.

    If we trap our exits we could prevent players who double back to flee. The buff that detects hidden players would be useful as well. I doubt Hindenburg will hide, but chiefsonny might.

    July 21, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    I trapped all of the exits except for the West because the fire was still raging too much for me to get close.

    July 21, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    Being topic creator of the Quicktopic allows me to see the number of unique IPs.

    Views indicates (roughly) the number of times this topic has been viewed on the web. Note that if a single person views the page twice in a row, the number is not incremented.

    Unique indicates (roughly) the number of different people that have viewed this topic on the web.

    The view numbers often err on the positive side, because if people aren't signed in to QuickTopic while viewing the page, we can only note views based on the web connection (IP address), which can change.

    This topic has 14 recorded non-signed-in readers, so it's likely that the Unique viewers count is higher than the actual number of people viewing the topic.

    I noticed this and I am sorry that I can't avert my eyes from what is obviously an advantage or a seed of doubt within my tribe of temporary alliances. There are 5 people who should have that link and on average, assuming everyone has checked in on mobile, each person should have around 2-3 unique IPs. Numbers added up appears to indicate that one of these players are very generous in their IP switching or the link has been shared to another player. Numeric evidence is non-conclusive so I guess it's safe to say it's not really an advantage? Will not dig any deeper and just assume the link has been compromised. T.G. LLight, out.

    July 21, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    I forgot, I have to change my name back in order to see my sneaked posts. Goodbye, fair analytical post, I'll be seeing you at the end of the game. :(

    July 21, 2014
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    LLight

    dfhgfghfgn

    *strips bark seductively

    July 22, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    me too me too

    July 22, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    *cocks his eyebrow at LLight*

    July 22, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    I'm taking a walk. See you guys later.

    July 22, 2014
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    Lady Flare

    Ghowilo surveys the site of the fire before turning to some handiwork around the north exit. To the east, T.G. LLight engages in some more deforestation before unleashing a battle cry to psyche himself up...though not enough to make it more than partway up the tree he tries to climb. And rather than mar her surroundings, Lady Flare opts to offer praise to the Sacred Statues before carefully making her way out to the North Arena.

    July 22, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 13-

    July 22, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Hhhhjkssd

    July 22, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    "I suppose it's time to kill someone." Ghowilo muttered, smiling to himself. He'd been getting slightly impatient. Well, his victim wasn't here now, might as well prepare. He walked back over to the statue of the god with the sword and made a shallow cut on the palm of his hand. He allowed the blood to fall onto the alter in front of the statue, and wiped some of it on his spear. He then busies himself gathering some ivy and fashioning himself some clothes over in the jungle at the East exit. He then waits around to see what's what before heading off.

    July 22, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    (duck) I can't think of what else I want to do right now.

    July 23, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    Hrm

    July 23, 2014
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    Jo Nathan

    And to finish things off.

    July 23, 2014
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    Ghowilo



    July 23, 2014
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    Jo Nathan

    South, south damnit.

    July 23, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    Later gators

    July 23, 2014
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    Count Dooku

    Oh, and Dooku, if you see this. We're all leaving... If you could stay here and kill anyone who tries to come in that'd be cool.

    July 24, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    T.G. LLight, Count Dooku, and Ghowilo each say a quick prayer while Jo Nathan tends to his weapon. With their preparations done, LLight exits north and Jo follows Ghowilo to the south...but in doing so, manages to stumble over the tripwire strung across the path and get himself injured by a spiked log trap!

    July 24, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 14-

    July 24, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 15-

    July 25, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 16-

    July 26, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 17-

    July 28, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    FUCK. Why is everyone out to get me...

    July 28, 2014
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    Hindenburg
    Life's path is never straight.

    Enthorp Manthrob pays a much-needed visit to the Purifying Pool and Sacred Statues before disappearing among the trees to the east.

    July 29, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 18-

    July 29, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    oh god..... oh god.......... just leave me alone, BITCH.......

    July 29, 2014
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    Hindenburg
    Life's path is never straight.

    Time for some preparations.

    July 29, 2014
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    Lady Flare

    Lady Flare can be half-seen visiting the Purifying Pool as she flickers in and out of sight before vanishing completely. Meanwhile, a very dirty Enthorp ducks out of the trees at the east end of the room and slaps thick globs of mud over the holes that dispense the sacred water, stopping the flow and causing the pool to drain!

    July 30, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 19-

    July 30, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    As water pressure builds, the mud that blocks the Purifying Pool from refilling is washed away and the pool returns to normal. Normal by the standards of "magical divine fountain," at least.

    July 30, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Standing here just makes me a target. So let's do something about that.

    July 30, 2014
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    Lady Flare

    At least he can't sneak up on me.

    July 31, 2014
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    Lady Flare

    Lady Flare does some quick illusion-conjuring and vanishes from sight.

    July 31, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 20-

    July 31, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Ghowilo walked over to LLight and threw his arm around his neck.

    "new target huh" he said as he nudged him in the chest. He removed his arm from the man and talked as much as he could before he had to make his moves. When they were done catching up Ghowilo made his way over to the statue of the sword god, and offered fealty. Afterwards he headed over towards the east exit, but he didn't leave quite yet. He placed his Javarang on his back, between his bindings and his flesh. He found a tree that didn't seem to particularly difficult to climb and made his way up into the canopy. From there, he navigated towards the eastern arena carefully going from tree to tree so that he might be hidden and at a good vantage point in the next arena.

    July 31, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    ((I don't know what happened but something messed up. I have no idea if y'all can see what I posted above so I'm reposting it))


    Ghowilo walked over to LLight and threw his arm around his neck.

    "new target huh" he said as he nudged him in the chest. He removed his arm from the man and talked as much as he could before he had to make his moves. When they were done catching up Ghowilo made his way over to the statue of the sword god, and offered fealty. Afterwards he headed over towards the east exit, but he didn't leave quite yet. He placed his Javarang on his back, between his bindings and his flesh. He found a tree that didn't seem to particularly difficult to climb and made his way up into the canopy. From there, he navigated towards the eastern arena carefully going from tree to tree so that he might be hidden and at a good vantage point in the next arena.

    July 31, 2014
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    ghowilo

    "He's still an old one. We ran into him earlier in the game, remember? It's amazing we got a read on his position at all."

    July 31, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    ((Thanks, PN. I've been holding back on the FFTness because the game has a ton of abilities that I could think to use in these situations. I'm also dropping William Club and Assorted Flowers here, so much for those lovelies))

    July 31, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    ALSO BEING MINDFUL OF THE TRAPS THAT WE CAN OBVIOUSLY SEE IM LOOKING AT YOU TRIPWIRES.

    August 1, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    I've already prayed so I need to do something else.

    I'm dropping the Large Tooth before I leave.

    August 1, 2014
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    Lady Flare

    Ghowilo and T.G. LLight visit the Sacred Statues, then the former climbs one of the eastern trees and the latter heads down the path toward the East Arena.

    August 1, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 21-

    August 1, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 22-

    August 2, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 23-

    August 3, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 24-

    August 4, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Please make post and action in sneak mode

    August 5, 2014
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    chiefsonny
     

    Please make post and action in sneak mode

    August 5, 2014
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    chiefsonny
     

    Please make post and action in sneak mode

    August 5, 2014
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    chiefsonny
     

    Hopefully this works.

    August 5, 2014
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    Count Dooku

    Count Dooku and chiefsonny stand before the Sacred Statues before climbing atop them in preparation for a fight!

    August 5, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 25-

    August 5, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Please make post and action in sneak mode

    August 6, 2014
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    chiefsonny
     

    Fighting soon... I hope.

    August 6, 2014
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    Count Dooku

    Count Dooku and chiefsonny enjoy the view from their lofty perches.

    August 7, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 26-

    August 7, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    The earth beneath the Dais rumbles ominously, shaking everything in the area but causing no harm. The surface of the Purifying Pool ripples unnervingly.

    August 7, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Please make post and action in sneak mode

    August 8, 2014
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    chiefsonny
     

    Please make post and action in sneak mode

    August 8, 2014
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    chiefsonny
     

    Time to go then

    August 8, 2014
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    Count Dooku

    Count Dooku and chiefsonny descend the statues and head east. The Count isn't quite careful enough, though, as he accidentally triggers a tripwire that brings a spiked log trap down on him from above!

    August 8, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 27-

    August 8, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 28-

    August 9, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    As Ghowilo enters from the south, he stumbles over a tripwire and a sharpened log comes crashing down onto him!

    August 9, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    I don't need 3 Prank Buzzer so I will drop the 2 extra ones. And it's becoming more important that I try to stay hidden hence...

    August 9, 2014
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    Lady Flare

    As Ghowilo enters from the south, he stumbles over a tripwire and a sharpened log comes crashing down onto him!

    Well it's a good thing we came here for healing.

    August 9, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    -East-
    Tall trees crowd out the sky above a winding path that quickly becomes overgrown with foliage. The air of the East Arena, normally thick with the sounds of wildlife, has become oddly quiet. A large tree stump is also here, with countless tiny bits of wood around it, and a pointy log is sticking out of the walking path, having fallen from above. A set of wet, bloody footprints leads from the central dais in this direction for several paces.

    Indicating someone was here and just went East?

    August 9, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    Ehh maybe next round here too.

    August 9, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    It got cut off! wtf I wasn't even done typing.

    LLight thinking back to his days as a Chemist turned Geomancer, T.G. LLight inspects the red, orange, yellow, green, and purple flowers in his possession to methodically figure out what they can do** or whatever, the word "inspect" is in there anyway.

    August 9, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    Yeah I'm camping so I appreciate y'all saying what's going on because I had to drive like 30 miles to get a signal. Anyways...

    August 9, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    I'm more likely to hit someone with my beautiful Rod than attack them with anything else. So I'm dropping the Bikini Sling and the Snowman Kit.

    August 9, 2014
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    Lady Flare

    I just might pick those up next round.

    August 10, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    Ghowilo and T.G. LLight take a recuperative soak as Lady Flare becomes visible just long enough to perform a few hand gestures and disappear once more. Ghowilo then pauses by the Sacred Statues while LLight heads over toward the east exit for a little while.

    August 10, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 29-

    August 10, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Shouldn't the purifying pool have also removed my debuff?

    August 10, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    ^answered in a notification for privacy's sake

    August 10, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    ty

    August 10, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    {official}

    August 10, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    Ghowilo doesn't really know how to role play in here, not doing much, so he's just going to write down his first couple of actions.

    August 10, 2014
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    ghowilo

    (Pirate_Ninja)

    August 11, 2014
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    ghowilo

    Looks like I'm staying here another Round.

    August 11, 2014
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    Lady Flare

    I would like to spar, but I must spend another action to pray to the weapon master guy.

    August 11, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    T.G. LLight checks out the trees in the east for a bit before joining Ghowilo at the Sacred Statues. The staff-user takes a few swings at LLight, but the sword saint heads off to the east unharmed and Ghowilo follows.

    August 11, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 30-

    August 11, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    I'm told the action may be to the East. The boys cleared the traps out of the way hopefully. So off I go.

    August 12, 2014
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    Lady Flare

    Lady Flare fades into sight, but just for a moment before she disappears again.

    August 12, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 31-

    August 12, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 32-

    August 13, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 33-

    August 14, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 34-

    August 15, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 35-

    August 16, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 36-

    August 17, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 37-

    August 18, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    With a great grinding sound, the Sacred Statues are lowered into hidden hatches within the dais surface. With its water supply gone, the Purifying Pool quickly drains away to nothing.

    August 19, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    -Round 38-

    August 19, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    Without warning, a blinding light pours into the eyes of the mortal guests. When their sight returns, they find themselves together - and perfectly healthy - once more in the Dais of Deities. This time, however, they are surrounded not by statues of the gods, but by the genuine articles. The shield-bearing warrior is the first to speak.

    "Well met, one and all! I, for one, was most entertained by your display. But worry not, as it was all for sport - as you now see, even the slain shall live once more."

    The beshawled warrior's garment loosens, and its hood lowers to finally show her face.

    "If we killed off all the good warriors, it'd be even more boring between these tournaments. Really, if you didn't expect this I'm a little offended. We're not stupid.

    "GOOD FIGHTING! GO HOME, FIGHT MORE!"

    "R-right, yes. We'll be sorting out your commendations soon. Congratulations are in order for our champion, Count Dooku, naturally - but everyone's participation has been appreciated and we do hope you enjoyed yourselves."

    "Babysitting's gotten old, though, so you're on your own now. Try not to kill each other before you're all sent home, yeah?"

    GAME OVER

    August 22, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    NOOOOOO!!!!!!!

    August 22, 2014
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    Ghowilo

    Congratulations Dookie! Nice going, Flare.

    It was fun to watch. (hug)

    August 22, 2014
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    Castrael

    Obligatory QT posts:

    Part 1: http://www.quicktopic.com/50/H/AkSN8RtYemfG
    Part 2: http://www.quicktopic.com/50/H/xiUgCaVGFQCN

    Click on All Messages and then read from the bottom up.

    Good game, everyone. I think we did the feedback as the game went along in there somewhere, if anyone else had the time to go through them.

    August 22, 2014
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    T.G. LLight

    Great game everyone. Definitely was not expecting it to end like it did.

    August 22, 2014
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    Count Dooku

    Out of curiosity, could we get details on everyone's legendary?

    Also which players got their legendaries (only just realizing that ghowilo and lady flare had one!).

    August 22, 2014
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    Count Dooku

    sure, that's easy enough - I even had them saved in a separate list from all the other item descriptions, so I might as well include the inventory text in case that tickles your fancy:


    Xhin - Stabilizing Shiv (not found) - makes his teleportation skill more reliable, disorients target on hit to reduce attack rolls
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    chiefsonny - Bow-ie Knife (found) - ranged/melee, inflicts Bleeding on hit
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    Count Dooku - Firestarter (found) - ranged, may ignite targets on hit
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    LLight - Luxcalibur (not found) - allow use of advanced Sword Saint skills
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    Helius - Fullmetal Quarterstaff (not found) - increases magic power and slightly increases melee defense
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    Roxas - Alloy Knife (not found) - significant defense buff without speed loss when copied with specialty skill
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    Jo Nathan - Secondhand Second Hand (not found) - improves time magic
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    Lady Flare - Rod of Reflections (found) - improves illusion magic, can be used to distract/disorient
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    Apollo Justice - Butterbuss (not found) - ranged, slows target on hit
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    Hindenburg - Invigorating Body Oil (found) - improves intrinsic skills [unarmed attack boost and random block]
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    SDYoshi - Egg Launcher (found) - ranged, deals splash damage
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    Ghowilo - Javerang ("found") - ranged/melee, may cause target to drop an item on hit when thrown
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    August 22, 2014
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    Pirate_Ninja

    I was playing with this skillset in mind:

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    August 23, 2014
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    LLight

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