Author Topic: Kisume Quest II - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 36968 times)

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #270 on:** April 21, 2012, 07:59:14 PM »

> Do we use our demon fire for drying purposes, or do we build a standard fire?
> If the latter, do we have materials for making a fire?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #271 on:** April 21, 2012, 08:03:32 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 21, 2012, 07:59:14 PM

> Do we use our demon fire for drying purposes, or do we build a standard fire?
> If the latter, do we have materials for making a fire?

>You seldom if ever bother with a standard fire.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #272 on:** April 21, 2012, 08:22:57 PM »

> Whgere would it be easier for us to lean out over our bucket and dip low enough to wash something in the river, the riverbank or a pier?
> Whichever it is, head to the nearest place of that kind and use our blanket to clean the knife up.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #273 on:** April 21, 2012, 08:37:44 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 21, 2012, 08:22:57 PM

> Whgere would it be easier for us to lean out over our bucket and dip low enough to wash something in the river, the riverbank or a pier?
> Whichever it is, head to the nearest place of that kind and use our blanket to clean the knife up.

>The banks are much easier, you can just hover about halfway and reach down. Your bucket is water tight.
>You take the knife in hand and wash it off, using the edge of your blanket as a rag. It takes a little work to get some of scum marring the blade off, but by the time your done, you feel that the kitchen knife is clean enough to use for its intended purpose.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #274 on:** April 21, 2012, 08:42:21 PM »

> Head back up to solid ground, dry the knife with a dry part of the blanket if one is available, then light a demon fire to dry off the blanket.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #275 on:** April 21, 2012, 08:52:23 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 21, 2012, 08:42:21 PM

> Head back up to solid ground, dry the knife with a dry part of the blanket if one is available, then light a demon fire to dry off the blanket.

>You head back to shore, dry off the knife, and set a fire on the ground to dry your blanket. This will take a few minutes, will you do anything with that time?

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #276 on:** April 21, 2012, 09:00:15 PM »

> Look around.
> Inventory

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #277 on:** April 21, 2012, 09:40:55 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 21, 2012, 09:00:15 PM

> Look around.
> Inventory

>You look around. You are perched on the river banks by the main bridge of the ancient city. You can still hear the city's music pretty clearly, but it is noticeably more faint than it would be within the walls. There are a few oni finishing on the river in the distance, but otherwise you are alone. Looking across the river, you can see the bridge princess' little house, tucked under the bridge. You don't see any signs of life around it, leading you to suspect either she is not home or taking a nap.
>You inventory contains:
>Dirty White Robe
>Your garment of choice
>Spare Dirty White Robe
>In case the other one gets intolerably dirty
>Wooden Bucket
>Your home, your bed, your life. You keep all of your stuff there!
>Length of Rusty Rebar
>When danmaku isn't enough...
>Empty Sack
>It used to hold some rice, but you've eaten it all. Currently holding Whitecap Mushroom x15
>Wooden Chopsticks (used)
>You should wash these off
>Dirty Tattered Blanket
>A way to keep warm, a way to dry off, and a cushion! What more could you ask for? It is a little wet at the moment.
>Small Iron Pot
>You cooking companion, when you actually have something to cook.
>Dirty Iron Knife
>Made with real metal!
>Horror "Well-bucket-dropping Monster" (Half expended)
>Your spellcard, it rains death from above! You've...not had a lot of luck with it.
>Whitecap Mushroom x15
>These can be eaten!
>Small Piece of Granite
>An oblong, inch-long piece of sparkly granite.
>Apple Gourd x2
>A gourd with delicious paste inside.
>Stalk of Cave Wheat
>A stem with edible seed pods that can be made into flour
>Kasha Paw Leaves x5
>Leaves with rounded edges that can be used for spice.
>Broad Leaf x2
>Tough until boiled; perfect for soups and stews of all kinds.
>Salt Crystal x2
>Fist-sized natural formations of salt.
>4☼
>This is 4☼
>Old Wok
>A cooking pot shaped like a flat cone.
>Empty Glass Bottle
>It has a cork.
>Dull Kitchen Knife
>It doesn?t have much of an edge, but it?s clean!
>Sword Hilt
>Shaped like a metallic disk with a hole in it.
>Yellow Scarf
>A long, silken scarf. It is in fairly good condition for living on a cave floor for who knows how long.
>Blank Spellcard
>Just ready to be inscribed with all sorts of chaos.
>Book: ?6?
>A novel about an oni and her human captive.
>Bottle of Shouchu
>It is 43 years old!
>Music Sign: Year's End Procession
>A spellcard you have captured, featuring a danmaku attack well beyond your abilities.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #278 on:** April 21, 2012, 09:51:02 PM »

> Shoot. Maybe we should have washed those chopsticks too.
> Is the bridge 'princess' actually a princess?
> Other than using the bridge, would a non-flying person be able to leave the city and head back up topside?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #279 on:** April 21, 2012, 10:12:26 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 21, 2012, 09:51:02 PM

> Shoot. Maybe we should have washed those chopsticks too.
> Is the bridge 'princess' actually a princess?
> Other than using the bridge, would a non-flying person be able to leave the city and head back up topside?

>That might not have been a bad idea. Oh well.
>As far as you know, she's not royalty of any sort. She probably feels differently about it to some degree, of course.
>Thinking on it, it is possible to circle around the city using the tunnels on the western side. However, that is not a direct route by any means and involves a lot of doubling back and going further away before getting closer. You suspect it may be possible to take an unattended boat and cross the river to one of the other tunnels that opens up to it, but that would still leave one with a lot of spelunking to do before getting back to the path that leads to the surface. As far as you know, that exit is the only way to leave the underground, save for getting through the recently formed geysers.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #280 on:** April 21, 2012, 10:33:48 PM »

> So it's likely the farmer guy is going to use the bridge to leave.
> Keep a watch on the bridge while waiting for the blanket to dry.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #281 on:** April 21, 2012, 10:35:06 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 21, 2012, 10:33:48 PM

> So it's likely the farmer guy is going to use the bridge to leave.
> Keep a watch on the bridge while waiting for the blanket to dry.

>You keep an eye on the bridge while your fire silently burns. Soon enough, your blanket is dry and no one has crossed the bridge in either direction.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #282 on:** April 21, 2012, 10:37:28 PM »

> Good.
> Pack the knife and blanket safely away, then bounce back up to and across the bridge and back through the tunnels to about where Yamame hangs out.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #283 on:** April 21, 2012, 11:03:55 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 21, 2012, 10:37:28 PM

> Good.
> Pack the knife and blanket safely away, then bounce back up to and across the bridge and back through the tunnels to about where Yamame hangs out.

>You pack away your possessions how you like them, then make your way back up to the bridge, and follow the tunnel toward Yamame's Chamber. It's not a hard trip on the worst of days, and you make it there easily.
>Walking into the web chamber, you find Yamame is hanging from the ceiling, fiddling with a web. She glances over her shoulder a moment after you walk in, then calls, "Hey, buddy!"
>She lowers herself toward the ground. "Hey buddy! That guy you were after? I think I saw him!"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #284 on:** April 21, 2012, 11:11:18 PM »

> Light our eyes up.
> "Really? Did he come this way?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #285 on:** April 21, 2012, 11:20:15 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 21, 2012, 11:11:18 PM

> Light our eyes up.
> "Really? Did he come this way?

>Your eyes light up.
>"Yeah, yeah," says Yamame, as she dangles over you, her upside-down face scant inches from yours. "Just a little bit ago. I heard someone walking, and I knew it wouldn't be you, so I hid and waited til I could get a good look at him. And it was just like your said, he was dressed up like a farm guy, and had the hair and everything buddy! And he was looking at the ceiling a lot, so he was definitely looking out for you."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #286 on:** April 22, 2012, 12:35:06 AM »

> "Wonder why he'd be watching for me, given he took me out once already. Did he seem to be in a hurry, or have anything weird, or something?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #287 on:** April 22, 2012, 12:38:38 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 22, 2012, 12:35:06 AM

> "Wonder why he'd be watching for me, given he took me out once already. Did he seem to be in a hurry, or have anything weird, or something?"

>"I dunno, buddy" says Yamame with an shrug. "Maybe he thought you were back? And he wasn't carrying anything, but he was kinda movin' fast, yeah? Like, it ws a quick walk, but not a really quick one. You get get, buddy?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #288 on:** April 22, 2012, 12:40:50 AM »

> Nod.
> "Yeah, I know what you mean. Wonder if it's still worth going after him."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #289 on:** April 22, 2012, 01:10:22 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 22, 2012, 12:40:50 AM

> Nod.
> "Yeah, I know what you mean. Wonder if it's still worth going after him."

>"Uh, I dunno, pal," says Yamame. "Think he'll come back and maybe cause more trouble?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #290 on:** April 22, 2012, 01:24:08 AM »

> Shrug.
> "No clue. We have no idea why he was even down here in the first place, do we? Maybe it was a one-time crazy, maybe there's something deeper to it. All we know is he was good enough to take me out and escape all the oni."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #291 on:** April 22, 2012, 01:26:46 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 22, 2012, 01:24:08 AM

> Shrug.
> "No clue. We have no idea why he was even down here in the first place, do we? Maybe it was a one-time crazy, maybe there's something deeper to it. All we know is he was good enough to take me out and escape all the oni."

>She nods. "Yeah. That's pretty impressive, when you stop and think about it."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #292 on:** April 22, 2012, 01:27:57 AM »

> Look back up the tunnel in the direction that leads to the topside entrance.
> "...You have any interest in finding out what's up?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #293 on:** April 22, 2012, 01:38:34 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 22, 2012, 01:27:57 AM

> Look back up the tunnel in the direction that leads to the topside entrance.
> "...You have any interest in finding out what's up?"

>"Sorry buddy, I gotta get things done here," says Yamame, shaking her head and making you partially wonder if she'll cause herself to sway and hit you in the face. "After going off into that crack and stuff, and I got dinner with Okuu tomorrow and stuff, I gotta get these webs ready, those bats aren't gonna catch themselves!"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #294 on:** April 22, 2012, 01:46:14 AM »

> "Shame. Ah well."
> Give an unsure frown.
> "...Maybe I won't go, then."

Jana · « **Reply #295 on:** April 22, 2012, 01:59:49 AM »

>Now why wouldn't we go? ;-;

>...How's our Adventuring Spirit?

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #296 on:** April 22, 2012, 02:01:17 AM »

Need an in-character reason to go. The guy left, and we don't like topside-style open at all.

Jana · « **Reply #297 on:** April 22, 2012, 02:03:11 AM »

I'm checking in the hopes that Adventuring Spirit will be in-character enough. We don't want the quest to come to a halt, after all.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #298 on:** April 22, 2012, 02:04:33 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 22, 2012, 01:46:14 AM

> "Shame. Ah well."
> Give an unsure frown.
> "...Maybe I won't go, then."

>"Sorry buddy," says Yamame. "Unless you wanna go find her and ask her if it's okay if I blow her off."

Quote from: Jana on April 22, 2012, 01:59:49 AM

>Now why wouldn't we go? ;-;

>...How's our Adventuring Spirit?

>On one hand, you kinda prefer to be underground and value you independence and detachedness. On the other hand, you have definitely been interested enough to follow this so far...

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #299 on:** April 22, 2012, 02:40:40 AM »

> "Oh, hell no. I ain't doing anything to annoy her. Getting dragged into a fight with an oni on the street was bad enough."