Author Topic: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure  (Read 78757 times)

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Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« on: February 26, 2010, 12:53:30 AM »
>No, wait, you didn't fall to your death.
>You are Reisen Udongein Inaba, Gensokyo's premier gunbunny!
>You an immigrant to Gensokyo from the moon. The events surrounding that have left you with a powerful hatred of Neil Armstrong, which you do not like to get into. You have been living at Eientei after running away from home. You work for Eirin Yagokoro, which has led to many rumors being spread about the abuses she heaps on you. Only a few of them are true! She has given you a variety of strange jobs over the years; you've done your best to handle them and think you did pretty well outside the moon incident. Kaguya Houraisan considers you her pet and you still don't know what she means by that; aside from the fact she uses it as an excuse to pat you on the head sometimes. You are deeply concerned about the rights and treatment of rabbits, particularly those in Eientei, and have managed to argue for them to have better treatment on a few occasions. You have crazy eyes and it freaks some people right out; thankfully you have gotten some tinted glasses to deal with this. You are a goddamn snappy dresser.
>The Hakurei Shrine and Byakuren's Followers are at each other's throats over UFOs supposedly spying on the Hakurei Shrine.  A mysterious unnamed rabbit got Letty and Hina drunk last night, you think she might be connected to the UFO incident.  Marisa has asked you to hook up Alice with a suitable friend, or perhaps significant other. You've vowed to prove to the world you aren't just good for your sex appeal, however ample it may be. You are wracking your brain to figure out how to make a base six pair of paints. You have connected yourself to two gems of considerable magical power, and are seeking the other two gems to complete the set. You're convinced one of those gems is in a particularly dangerous part of the underground.
>You recovered your stockings from being hung out like flags! You have befriended the Yakumo family! You've done multiple errands for Patchouli! You have hoodwinked Remilia into thinking you robbed Hakugyokorou on her behalf! You have Youmu's gratitude for returning her sword! You helped Letty deal with her hangover. You helped Hina find her missing arm and get it reattached! You've helped Nitori recover some scrap metal from a crashed rocket! You rescued Satori from a dumbwaiter chute she got stuck in! You've impressed the faeries with your ability to mutilate reason! You've gotten in good with the boss of the underground's premier club, The Felt! You have befriended a lone wolf, and have Satori training him!
>Presently, you are making your way into parts unknown in the Underground, seeking one of the gems in a place known to be home to a monster called the Oni Eater. You are just outside the region, deciding on which way to go.

> Take the northwestern route.  There may be something up with it due to its length.

> Take the northwestern route.  There may be something up with it due to its length.

>You decide there's gotta be some benefit to taking the long way.
>You take the long way, heading down the a gentle but noticeable incline.
>Soon, you come to a chamber that is not on the map. You are now within the Oni Eater's domain.
>The chamber is oblong in shape, with a ceiling high enough that you would have to jump to brush your ears against it. A fairly acrid smell, something like rotten eggs, lingers in the air. You suspect that there must be a sulfur deposit in nearby. Obvious exits are Northwest, Southwest, and  East.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2010, 12:57:13 AM »
> ...Try heading further northwest.

P.S. You just quoted Kasu TWO TIMES! Perhaps you meant to quote me?

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2010, 12:58:55 AM »
> Proceed with caution.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2010, 01:04:37 AM »
> ...Try heading further northwest.

>You go Northwest
>The way contracts back to a rocky corridor for a short distance, before widening to a chamber full of stalactites. The air here is humid, and you can hear the periodic drop of water. A lot of moss grows here as well. There seems to be no other way out than the way you came. Obvious exists are South East.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2010, 01:07:56 AM »
> Stand our ground and listen/observe closely for any suspicious sounds or movements.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2010, 01:12:33 AM »
> Stand our ground and listen/observe closely for any suspicious sounds or movements.

>You hold still for a little while and listen.
>You hear the periodic drip of water, but little else.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2010, 01:23:14 AM »
> Fire a bit of danmaku and if nothing happens, head back to the intersection.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2010, 01:27:18 AM »
> Fire a bit of danmaku and if nothing happens, head back to the intersection.

>You fire a bit of danmaku. It hits the wall and dissolves away predictably. Nothing seems to happen.
>You return Southeast, and come back to the acrid chamber.
>This chamber is oblong in shape, with a ceiling high enough that you would have to jump to brush your ears against it. A fairly acrid smell, something like rotten eggs, lingers in the air. You suspect that there must be a sulfur deposit in nearby. Obvious exits are Northwest, Southwest, and East.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2010, 01:35:27 AM »
> Try some danmaku in here as well and if nothing happens, raise the temperature a bit with the red gem.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2010, 01:42:35 AM »
> Try some danmaku in here as well and if nothing happens, raise the temperature a bit with the red gem.

>You fire off a couple more rounds, to no more effect than last time.
>Concentrating, you set the red gem to generate some heat. It shouldn't take long for the chamber to get fairly toasty. Aside from this, nothing seems to happen.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2010, 01:52:40 AM »
> Sigh.
> Head back to the intersection.
> Head through the southwest tunnel.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2010, 02:05:22 AM »
> Sigh.
> Head back to the intersection.
> Head through the southwest tunnel.

>You go Southwest.
>The corridor widens here, until it becomes virtually a chamber in its own right, easily four or five yards in diameter. It starts to descend downward up ahead, but you note a another corridor branching from it and heading Northwest. Obvious exists are Southwest, Northwest and Northeast.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2010, 03:45:32 AM »
> Northwest

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2010, 03:55:22 AM »
> Northwest

>You head northwest.
>You follow the curiously wide tunnel branching off from the long chamber and follow it for a few dozen yards. Soon it flares out to a high-ceiling chamber, with a number of natural reaching up toward it, forming curious arches that make the chamber look something like a work of melted architecture.  Obvious exits are West, South, and Southeast.
>You note a lone Oni Manacle near one of the pillars, it seems to be quite dusty.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2010, 04:03:26 AM »
> Investigate the Manacle/Handcuff.
> Listen carefully for anything in the chamber.
> Look around for anything alive in the chamber.
> Smell the air for what Nue described to apperently be an indicator of the Oni Eater being nearby, that lightning sort of smell, whatever it would be like.

Edit: > Update map as best as possible, in order to escape from this portion of the caves quickly.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #15 on: February 26, 2010, 04:10:06 AM »
> Investigate the Manacle/Handcuff.
> Listen carefully for anything in the chamber.
> Look around for anything alive in the chamber.
> Smell the air for what Nue described to apperently be an indicator of the Oni Eater being nearby, that lightning sort of smell, whatever it would be like.

Edit: > Update map as best as possible, in order to escape from this portion of the caves quickly.

>You investigate the Oni Manacle. It is an old manacle with a length of broken chain dangling from it, a decor much favored by oni. It is closed shut. You can see some old blood splatters on it, now that you are closer. Some of the edges of it are rusted.
>You don't hear or see anything moving, aside from yourself.
>You think that Nue was talking about that weird smell that you can find in the air after lightning strikes nearby, or during a huge electrical storm. You think it's due to the lightning messing with the air itself.
>You contemplate updating the map, but you do not have anything to write with. But you think you remember the way back to where the map covers.

>_

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #16 on: February 26, 2010, 09:37:39 PM »
In case you're wondering, that smell is ozone.

> Head deeper into the chamber.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #17 on: February 26, 2010, 09:47:34 PM »
In case you're wondering, that smell is ozone.

> Head deeper into the chamber.

>You head deeper into the vaulted chamber, coming closer to the southern and western corridors that branch from the chamber. You note that the former seems to slope downwards. You also note the remnants of a blood splatter here, about two handspans in diameter. It is very faded, and obscured by the dust and grime on the floor.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #18 on: February 26, 2010, 10:06:22 PM »
> "Seems like I'm getting closer..."
> Mutter that.
> Head through the southern corridor.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2010, 10:21:32 PM »
> "Seems like I'm getting closer..."
> Mutter that.
> Head through the southern corridor.

>You take the southern corridor, and descend deeper into the earth.
>After a relatively short distance, it flares out again to another chamber filled with stalagmites and rocky outcroppings. You pause upon entering, spying a monstrous shadow against the walls! Then you realize the shadow is comes from the way your light passes over the outcroppings. Looking around, you can see a few spots where the shadows on the cavern wall give the impression of monsters of various kinds. You note a couple of the stalagmites seem to have old blood on them. Obvious exits are Northwest, North, and Southeast.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #20 on: February 26, 2010, 10:25:40 PM »
> Press on.  We've come too far to turn back.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #21 on: February 26, 2010, 10:28:03 PM »
> Press on.  We've come too far to turn back.

>There are three direction to go. Or to be more precise, two ways you can press on.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #22 on: February 26, 2010, 10:31:32 PM »
> Head southeast.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #23 on: February 26, 2010, 10:44:08 PM »
> Head southeast.

>You go southeast.
>The corridor gently but noticeably inclines upwards for a couple dozen yards, before opening to a wide chamber. As you walk into it, the sound of your footstep reverberates and echoes back to you from several directions. The shape of the room must give it some interesting acoustics. Obvious exits are West, East, and Northwest.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #24 on: February 26, 2010, 10:45:43 PM »
>Head West
<mauvecow> see this is how evil works in reality, it just wears you down with bureaucracy until you don't care anymore

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #25 on: February 26, 2010, 10:56:37 PM »
>Head West

>You head west, trying not to wince as your footsteps echo about in the otherwise quiet caves. The western corridor curves noticeably to the right, and slopes downwards.
>As you walk down the corridor, you can hear the sound of gently flowing water. You also notice a sharp, unpleasant smell. After perhaps a hundred and fifty yards, the corridor widens into a chamber with a river flowing through the southwest end of it. There is also a fair amount of guano on the floor, suggesting that the Oni Eater or something uses this as a midden. You can see a few oni manacles in various states of rust and brokenness scattered about. Quite a few insects seem to be crawling about. Obvious exits are East and Northeast.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #26 on: February 26, 2010, 10:58:46 PM »
> Ready our gems and our eyes.
> Proceed slowly.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #27 on: February 26, 2010, 11:06:14 PM »
> Ready our gems and our eyes.
> Proceed slowly.

>You prepare yourself to call upon the gems and proceed into the chamber.
>Looking around, you notice that river seems to be fairly large and deep, you think you can make out the shadows of fish swimming in it. As you walk into the chamber you hear a burst of noise overhead! You start and draw back, but your trip to this part of the Underground has familiarized you with the sound of startled bats. They squeak and fly about for a moment, before flying down the northeast corridor away from you.

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #28 on: February 26, 2010, 11:13:11 PM »
>Welp. East is back, so Northeast it is!
<mauvecow> see this is how evil works in reality, it just wears you down with bureaucracy until you don't care anymore

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Re: Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #29 on: February 26, 2010, 11:15:34 PM »
> Yell something and see if anything reacts.
> Inventory

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