Nue Quest: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "Wasn't her what did it, the rabbit that came down here was dressed wrong. She might who that rabbit is, though."

>"Mmm," says the second oni. "So this other rabbit did it, then? What's she like?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Wears a pink dress. Says she's a friend. Info says she didn't look like she stole anything, but who knows. If she didn't, she might know who did."

[Mr. Sacchi]

>Those would be general terms. Enhancing "The Bow of Genzanmi Yorimasa" would probably take anywhere from several hours to a day in optimal circumstances, but it would likely be a very draining card to use.

>_

> How draining, exactly? Would it be as much as a "Last Word" spellcard? Could we enhance it for more "Last Word" levels?
> Do we even have a "Last Word" type spellcard, for that matter?

And for anyone wondering, I just want Nue to have a nifty new spellcard, something we could maybe abuse in other quests, for whatever we might need her for.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Wears a pink dress. Says she's a friend. Info says she didn't look like she stole anything, but who knows. If she didn't, she might know who did."

>"Don't like that one bit," says the second oni. The firs shakes her head in agreement.

> How draining, exactly? Would it be as much as a "Last Word" spellcard? Could we enhance it for more "Last Word" levels?
> Do we even have a "Last Word" type spellcard, for that matter?

>It would probably be less efficient than your current set-up, you'd likely have two swap out two cards.
>You don't have anything like that. Last Words, as you understand it, really aren't useful. They're more of a face-saving move than anything.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "We'll see. I don't want to up and accuse the topside rabbit house of anything, but I think I'll need to talk to them all the same. And speaking of topside..."
> Point at the first oni's hand which held the onyxes.
> "You could probably get about 40☼ for those there."

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"How much money were they in place of?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "We'll see. I don't want to up and accuse the topside rabbit house of anything, but I think I'll need to talk to them all the same. And speaking of topside..."
> Point at the first oni's hand which held the onyxes.
> "You could probably get about 40☼ for those there."

>"Rather have my money back!" says the first oni, as she scowls and pockets the gems again.
>"Well if it wasn't the rabbits, then who was it?" says the seconds.
>"What're you lot talking about rabbits for?" a third oni says, this one tall with bushy hair.

>"How much money were they in place of?"

>"About forty four, all told," says the first oni.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How much attention is on us now?

[Hello Purvis]

> How much attention is on us now?

>Three oni are definitely looking at you. A couple more might be interested at this point, you aren't sure; they seem less active than the rest.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Dunno. But the one that visited me might. I need to find Kay, in case she knows anything else useful before I go find the rabbits myself."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Dunno. But the one that visited me might. I need to find Kay, in case she knows anything else useful before I go find the rabbits myself."

>"Well get in line!" says the second oni. "The whole lot of us are trying to have words, aren't we?"

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Could we at least make an enhanced BoGY without having to discard two cards? Like, without actually adding it to our main set?
> And I assume Last Spells are similar to Last Words in the way that they are more face-saving than anything?

[Kilgamayan]

> "So everyone here is planning on going topside and fixing things, then?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Could we at least make an enhanced BoGY without having to discard two cards? Like, without actually adding it to our main set?
> And I assume Last Spells are similar to Last Words in the way that they are more face-saving than anything?

>You wouldn't have to discard them at all, just you'd have to pick one or the other. You imagine it wouldn't be a good trade off.
>Likely. Remind the parser of your terminology and it's origin?

> "So everyone here is planning on going topside and fixing things, then?"

>"Going to have some words with the Deva, is what!" says the third oni.

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Yeah, and the difference is that most of you are just complaining. I'm going to tell her what I know and then head up to the surface to see if I can find whoever did this. Were you planning on doing that?"

[Kilgamayan]

> "The way I see it, we can talk about what happened, or we could find the person that did this and get our stuff back."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah, and the difference is that most of you are just complaining. I'm going to tell her what I know and then head up to the surface to see if I can find whoever did this. Were you planning on doing that?"

>"You keep a civil tongue before I add those teeth of yours to them beads what I found in place of my money!" says the third oni, giving you a look.

> "The way I see it, we can talk about what happened, or we could find the person that did this and get our stuff back."

>"Way I see it," says the second oni, "The Deva's got an awful lot of my money over the years to keep this kind of thing from happening to start with! And if she thinks she can get away without hearing from me for mucking it up, then she's got another thing coming!"
>"Where's this rabbit at now, anyways?" says the oni. "Up topside?"

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> What's terminology supposed to be? Not a native speaker here and wikipedia gave me nothing worthwhile. But to try and answer, I think of a Last Spell more of a weaker Last Word.

> Also, stop ninja'ing me.

[Kilgamayan]

> "I'd expect so. I'm gonna chase after her soon enough, because I wanna know how friendly we really are."

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Oh, and another thing: how do you expect the Deva to find who did this if you all keep yelling at her all day? I pay her, too, but I'm not here to complain. I'm here to tell her what I know so she can go do her job."
>Are there people besides Deva K who offer similar 'protection' services, and if so, who are they?

[Sect]

>"Oh, and another thing: how do you expect the Deva to find who did this if you all keep yelling at her all day? I pay her, too, but I'm not here to complain. I'm here to tell her what I know so she can go do her job."

Guy, are you trying to get Nue's ass kicked? Between this and the sharpear pretty much saying that she'll spread the word to kick the ass of anyone who claims to be our friend, it'll be a wonder if we can still get any business down here.
> Don't say this.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Guy, are you trying to get Nue's ass kicked? Between this and the sharpear pretty much saying that she'll spread the word to kick the ass of anyone who claims to be our friend, it'll be a wonder if we can still get any business down here.

Wait, who said this and when? Because if it's about what happened when we first moved down here, that's in the past, and we've learned our lesson.

[Sect]

Wait, who said this and when? Because if it's about what happened when we first moved down here, that's in the past, and we've learned our lesson.

>"Alright, we'll just end up givin' your friends a trip to the clinic too," says the oni with a shrug, as she hops off the barstool.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Um, that was in response to me saying not to let random people into the tavern just because they say they know us. She (it was a she, right?) was saying that if that's how we want it done, then friends and strangers alike will be... dealt with (which, incidentally, wasn't what I meant; I actually said that if someone claims to know us, what should be done is to come to us about it. This oni was gone before I had a chance to make that correction). So yeah, that wasn't any sort of animosity. That was just her saying 'okay, I'll treat anyone who claims to know you as lying'.

[Hello Purvis]

> What's terminology supposed to be? Not a native speaker here and wikipedia gave me nothing worthwhile. But to try and answer, I think of a Last Spell more of a weaker Last Word.

> Also, stop ninja'ing me.

>Non-native? The Turkish release of Nue Quest is indefinitely delayed Sorry about that. Yes, both fall under the same heading, then. They're not really attacks so much as one last chance to trip up someone who's already won.
>There are absolutely no ninja here.

> "I'd expect so. I'm gonna chase after her soon enough, because I wanna know how friendly we really are."

>"Don't expect that'll keep her safe!" says the second oni.

>"Oh, and another thing: how do you expect the Deva to find who did this if you all keep yelling at her all day? I pay her, too, but I'm not here to complain. I'm here to tell her what I know so she can go do her job."
>Are there people besides Deva K who offer similar 'protection' services, and if so, who are they?

> Don't say this.

>Only the Devas offer protection, it's a position they allow no one else to get in on.

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>This isn't working.
>Approach the guard. If anyone complains, say: "You all want to speak with Deva K. I'm just telling this guard something, then I'll be on my way."
>Tell the guard about the rabbit.

[Hello Purvis]

>This isn't working.
>Approach the guard. If anyone complains, say: "You all want to speak with Deva K. I'm just telling this guard something, then I'll be on my way."
>Tell the guard about the rabbit.

>You decide that chatting with and irritating oni isn't enough, and try to approach the guard.
>"Oy, back off!" says the guard, focusing an evil eye on you, "I've said a thousand times she ain't here!"
>You should consider carefully how to word what you tell the guard.

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Then please pass on a message to her from Nue as soon as she returns. Last night, a rabbit in a pink dress was seen entering my tavern and leaving a few minutes later. I didn't know until a streatear told me about it. I don't know if this rabbit has anything to do with this, but it's possible. I'm going to look into it, and I'll let Deva K know right away if I learn anything."
>Unless the guard has something more to say to us, depart.
>Inventory check; did we remember our spellcards?

[Hello Purvis]

>"Then please pass on a message to her from Nue as soon as she returns. Last night, a rabbit in a pink dress was seen entering my tavern and leaving a few minutes later. I didn't know until a streatear told me about it. I don't know if this rabbit has anything to do with this, but it's possible. I'm going to look into it, and I'll let Deva K know right away if I learn anything."
>Unless the guard has something more to say to us, depart.
>Inventory check; did we remember our spellcards?

>The guard gives you a terse nod. Interesting.
>You did not bring your spellcards, or anything else other than some gems.

>_

[Fightest]

> Add:
> "If K would consider working with me, I can get everyone to accept the gems as a new currency until we get the main problem figured out with minimum hassle and disruption."
> Also, trying to reason with Oni. You guys.  :3