Author Topic: Kisume Quest VIII - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 32309 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #270 on:** December 12, 2012, 09:42:05 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 12, 2012, 09:20:27 PM

> Anything ddangerous visible in front or to the left or right of or below us?

>The last of the dark blues waves is approaching you from the front. From the left, some light blue shots are curving in your direction. Below, a wave of dark blue shots is passing by.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #271 on:** December 12, 2012, 10:26:10 PM »

> How close are we to the wall?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #272 on:** December 12, 2012, 10:38:13 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 12, 2012, 10:26:10 PM

> How close are we to the wall?

>There are a few feet between you and the wall.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #273 on:** December 12, 2012, 10:40:26 PM »

> Fire some arrowheads in return, aimed roughly at the wand, then dodge to the right.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #274 on:** December 13, 2012, 12:31:30 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 12, 2012, 10:40:26 PM

> Fire some arrowheads in return, aimed roughly at the wand, then dodge to the right.

>You fire a couple arrowheads toward the wand, the dodge to the right as the stream descends downward, too close for comfort.
>The wall looms close to your right, and the last of the dark blue waves is coming, this one almost but not quite straight on. The light blue shots on the left are still coming, you imagine, but you cannot see them through the stream of red arrowheads that is swinging your way.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #275 on:** December 13, 2012, 02:39:22 AM »

> Drop altitude again.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #276 on:** December 13, 2012, 10:43:33 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 13, 2012, 02:39:22 AM

> Drop altitude again.

>You drop in altitude again, just barely missing the wave final wave of dark blue shots passing beneath you. The stream of read arrowheads continues to follow you, and light blue shots continue to come at you from the left; one of them is quite perilously close. With the last of the Dark blue shots gone, the air ahead of you is significantly less crowed; with only arcs of light blue shots to impede you.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #277 on:** December 13, 2012, 11:45:51 AM »

> If there's nothing in the air immediately ahead of us, head forward with some amount of speed.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #278 on:** December 13, 2012, 11:51:29 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 13, 2012, 11:45:51 AM

> If there's nothing in the air immediately ahead of us, head forward with some amount of speed.

>You head forward with some speed, the stream of red arrowheads hot on your trail. Even though there are still light blue shots in the air and you're working hard to evade that stream, things are markedly less stressful than they were a moment ago.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #279 on:** December 13, 2012, 11:54:55 AM »

> How close are we to Sariel now?
> Are we above, below, or on the same level as her?
> How many light blue waves are between her and us?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #280 on:** December 13, 2012, 11:59:28 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 13, 2012, 11:54:55 AM

> How close are we to Sariel now?
> Are we above, below, or on the same level as her?
> How many light blue waves are between her and us?

>You are about six or seven yards away from her. and about on the same elevation; she is slightly higher.
>There are two waves of blue shots between you and Sariel.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #281 on:** December 13, 2012, 12:05:22 PM »

> Summon some more demon fire and chuck it at Sariel while still moving forward.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #282 on:** December 13, 2012, 12:24:48 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 13, 2012, 12:05:22 PM

> Summon some more demon fire and chuck it at Sariel while still moving forward.

>You conjure some more demon fire and toss it at Sariel, prompting her to twist aside to avoid it; a rather impressive maneuver with all the wing motion involved. She keeps the stream focused on you during this, though it may have wavered a little; it is difficult to tell with it behind you.
>You note that some light blue shots ahead are going to be in the way if you keep up this velocity.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #283 on:** December 13, 2012, 01:06:08 PM »

> We never saw if our first arrowheads hit, did we?
> How wide vertically are the upcoming blue shots?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #284 on:** December 13, 2012, 01:41:26 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 13, 2012, 01:06:08 PM

> We never saw if our first arrowheads hit, did we?
> How wide vertically are the upcoming blue shots?

>You did not, largely due to the amount of chaos that was prevalent at the time.
>They are spheres, a few inches in diameter.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #285 on:** December 13, 2012, 02:08:45 PM »

> Do they form a line or a wall?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #286 on:** December 13, 2012, 02:21:47 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 13, 2012, 02:08:45 PM

> Do they form a line or a wall?

>They are more of a line, though arc is a better way to describe them.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #287 on:** December 13, 2012, 03:02:25 PM »

> In which direction do they appear to tend to travel?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #288 on:** December 13, 2012, 05:08:38 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 13, 2012, 03:02:25 PM

> In which direction do they appear to tend to travel?

>They fire out counterclockwise from the familiar, the pinwheel-like streams that create the bullet arcs fire constantly.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #289 on:** December 13, 2012, 05:32:09 PM »

> So they are traveling from our left to our right at roughly our level?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #290 on:** December 13, 2012, 06:36:28 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 13, 2012, 05:32:09 PM

> So they are traveling from our left to our right at roughly our level?

>Yes. This particularly arc is about at your level, but there are others above and below at various angles, too.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #291 on:** December 13, 2012, 07:46:02 PM »

> Slow our forward movement a bit, but also start descending. Ultimately the magnitude of our velocity shouldn't change, only our direction. Adjust angle of descent as necessary to avoid getting a mouthful of bullets.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #292 on:** December 13, 2012, 10:09:54 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 13, 2012, 07:46:02 PM

> Slow our forward movement a bit, but also start descending. Ultimately the magnitude of our velocity shouldn't change, only our direction. Adjust angle of descent as necessary to avoid getting a mouthful of bullets.

>You slow a little and descend, easily passing under the arc of light blue bullets. Presuming nothing changes, you feel reasonably comfortable with keeping that up.
>The stream of red arrowheads remains hot on your heels, closing a little distance when you slow down.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #293 on:** December 13, 2012, 10:44:36 PM »

> How long before the next line gets in our way?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #294 on:** December 13, 2012, 10:49:03 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 13, 2012, 10:44:36 PM

> How long before the next line gets in our way?

>You have a couple seconds.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #295 on:** December 13, 2012, 10:53:15 PM »

> If we swung our momentum back upward, would we avoid it?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #296 on:** December 13, 2012, 11:00:52 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 13, 2012, 10:53:15 PM

> If we swung our momentum back upward, would we avoid it?

>You don't think so, it's been following you rather steadily this far.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #297 on:** December 13, 2012, 11:01:14 PM »

> What about the blue line in front of us?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #298 on:** December 13, 2012, 11:42:43 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on December 13, 2012, 11:01:14 PM

> What about the blue line in front of us?

>You could go over it without too much issue.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #299 on:** December 13, 2012, 11:53:04 PM »

> Turn back up as we continue forward, then, so we'll clear it when it comes. Pick up the pace a tiny bit, too.