Author Topic: Sword Quest IV - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 43200 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #810 on:** March 03, 2015, 01:21:00 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 03, 2015, 12:59:03 PM

> Is the fairy activity centralized anywhere, or is it spread all around the lake?

>There is a fair amount over the middle, and along the western shore. There is some around the eastern and northern shores, but not as much.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #811 on:** March 03, 2015, 01:24:37 PM »

> Which shore are we closest to now?
> Which shore is closest to the manor?
> Which shore is closest to the bamboo forest? (This may need to be answered in the most technical of senses.)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #812 on:** March 03, 2015, 01:38:25 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 03, 2015, 01:24:37 PM

> Which shore are we closest to now?
> Which shore is closest to the manor?
> Which shore is closest to the bamboo forest? (This may need to be answered in the most technical of senses.)

>You are closest to the eastern one.
>The southern shore is closest to the manor. The Bamboo Forest is some ways to the west.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #813 on:** March 03, 2015, 02:02:55 PM »

> Let's get close enough to the eastern shore so that we could hear shouting and such, but not quite close enough for conversation to be possible without back-and-forth shouting.
> Once this is done, make our way to the southern shore, keeping the same respectable distance.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #814 on:** March 03, 2015, 02:05:43 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 03, 2015, 02:02:55 PM

> Let's get close enough to the eastern shore so that we could hear shouting and such, but not quite close enough for conversation to be possible without back-and-forth shouting.
> Once this is done, make our way to the southern shore, keeping the same respectable distance.

>Will you be approaching openly from the sky, or taking some other method?

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #815 on:** March 03, 2015, 02:13:45 PM »

> Approach openly from the sky.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #816 on:** March 03, 2015, 02:35:10 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 03, 2015, 02:13:45 PM

> Approach openly from the sky.

>You approach the eastern shore. A nearby cloud of faeries definitely takes notice of your approach, turning toward you and approaching. There are a couple dozen faeries in it, you think.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #817 on:** March 03, 2015, 02:42:31 PM »

> Is the huntress visible anywhere along the lake?
> Continue along our flight path, but stop as the fairies get close and grace them with our attention.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #818 on:** March 03, 2015, 02:55:03 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 03, 2015, 02:42:31 PM

> Is the huntress visible anywhere along the lake?
> Continue along our flight path, but stop as the fairies get close and grace them with our attention.

>You don't immediately see her, but you don't have a lot of time to look before the faeries begin to fire on you.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #819 on:** March 03, 2015, 02:58:10 PM »

> Oh wonderful.
> What sort of formation do their bullets have?
> How closely clumped is the cloud that's firing on us?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #820 on:** March 03, 2015, 03:32:33 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 03, 2015, 02:58:10 PM

> Oh wonderful.
> What sort of formation do their bullets have?
> How closely clumped is the cloud that's firing on us?

>Alas. One must be careful when the faeries are agitated.
>It seems to be a pattern that fans out, but they've only just started it.
>Reasonably so, but are a fair number of them.

>_

Suwako Moriya · « **Reply #821 on:** March 03, 2015, 03:39:52 PM »

> Fire off a long horizontal line of explodey bullets at the cloud of fairies, and then reassess how their bullets are approaching us.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #822 on:** March 03, 2015, 04:14:07 PM »

Quote from: Suwako Moriya on March 03, 2015, 03:39:52 PM

> Fire off a long horizontal line of explodey bullets at the cloud of fairies, and then reassess how their bullets are approaching us.

>You do so, watching as the faeries danmaku. They are firing off a number long lines, creating a kind of interlaced web-like pattern. It seems to be trying to herd you toward the middle of it.
>Your shots explode close to the faeries, catching several of them off guard and thining the front ranks considerably.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #823 on:** March 03, 2015, 04:21:27 PM »

> Is the middle open for dodging?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #824 on:** March 03, 2015, 04:25:00 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 03, 2015, 04:21:27 PM

> Is the middle open for dodging?

>It seems to be.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #825 on:** March 03, 2015, 04:39:29 PM »

> Head into the middle, then, firing off a circle of explodey bullets like the slightly-exanding ones we used against that oni once we get there.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #826 on:** March 03, 2015, 05:00:54 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 03, 2015, 04:39:29 PM

> Head into the middle, then, firing off a circle of explodey bullets like the slightly-exanding ones we used against that oni once we get there.

>You follow the lines toward the middle, while firing off a circle of exploding bullets.
>As you make your way toward the center, faeries near the back of the crowd begin to fire off a number of large, white orbs that speed toward you quite a bit faster than the rest of the bullets. Your own circle then explodes, showering the faeries with flak. Some are overwhelmed; you think you've taken down a third of the group by this point, but others soldier on.

>_

Suwako Moriya · « **Reply #827 on:** March 03, 2015, 05:43:00 PM »

> How much room inside the middle of the web do we have to maneuver?
> Are the white orbs straight-line shots aimed at us, homing shots, or just being generally fired at the hole in the middle of the web?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #828 on:** March 03, 2015, 06:02:34 PM »

Quote from: Suwako Moriya on March 03, 2015, 05:43:00 PM

> How much room inside the middle of the web do we have to maneuver?
> Are the white orbs straight-line shots aimed at us, homing shots, or just being generally fired at the hole in the middle of the web?

>Not as much as you'd like. A few yards at most. However, this may change as the faeries you've taken down can no longer contribute toward it.
>They seem to be straight-line shots aimed at you.

>_

Suwako Moriya · « **Reply #829 on:** March 03, 2015, 06:09:56 PM »

> What is the rough shape of the open area in the middle of the web? Is it circular, rectangular, triangular, or something else entirely?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #830 on:** March 03, 2015, 06:35:51 PM »

Quote from: Suwako Moriya on March 03, 2015, 06:09:56 PM

> What is the rough shape of the open area in the middle of the web? Is it circular, rectangular, triangular, or something else entirely?

>It seems to be a trapezoid, with the small end pointing toward the faeries.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #831 on:** March 03, 2015, 06:52:10 PM »

> If we assume the fast shots will stay on their straight line course, do we have enough room to move to either side to avoid them?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #832 on:** March 03, 2015, 07:13:46 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 03, 2015, 06:52:10 PM

> If we assume the fast shots will stay on their straight line course, do we have enough room to move to either side to avoid them?

>You should. It will be an issue of running out of room if they continue to come.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #833 on:** March 03, 2015, 07:17:20 PM »

> Is moving upward or downward not an option?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #834 on:** March 03, 2015, 07:19:25 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 03, 2015, 07:17:20 PM

> Is moving upward or downward not an option?

>For a little ways, unless you have a great deal of confidence in your power to be a fast-paced contortionist.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #835 on:** March 03, 2015, 07:21:53 PM »

> Can we tell if we have more room to our left or our right?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #836 on:** March 03, 2015, 07:27:17 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 03, 2015, 07:21:53 PM

> Can we tell if we have more room to our left or our right?

>Right now, you have more room to your right.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #837 on:** March 03, 2015, 07:34:36 PM »

> Drift right to avoid the speedy bullets, firing another explodey ring as we go.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #838 on:** March 03, 2015, 07:44:34 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on March 03, 2015, 07:34:36 PM

> Drift right to avoid the speedy bullets, firing another explodey ring as we go.

>You drift to the right and fire off another ring, while the speedy bullets start to pass by. You can see more ahead that are aimed at your new position.
>The next ring fragments beautifully, but the faeries have been thinned out enough, and are wary enough of the trick, that it is not so effective anymore. Still, a few of them do fall.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #839 on:** March 03, 2015, 07:45:45 PM »

> Do we have the room to move back left to avoid the bullets coming at our new position? Or are the previous bullets still passing by?