Author Topic: Sword Quest IX - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 95216 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #750 on:** September 02, 2015, 02:28:55 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 11:58:46 AM

> Okay, something is definitely screwing with us.
> Head through the underbrush, away from the tree we just investigated.

>You make your way from the tree, pushing through the underbrush.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #751 on:** September 02, 2015, 02:50:42 PM »

> Continue moving along until we get through the underbrush or observe anything significant (including the possibility that we're not actually getting anywhere), whichever comes first.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #752 on:** September 02, 2015, 03:06:16 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 02:50:42 PM

> Continue moving along until we get through the underbrush or observe anything significant (including the possibility that we're not actually getting anywhere), whichever comes first.

>You push your way through the brush, leaving the tree behind. After a few minutes, you reach the edge of the forest, stifling another yawn.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #753 on:** September 02, 2015, 03:30:44 PM »

> Another one? We can't let this thing get to us. We're better than that!
> Take flight and head back into the sky.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #754 on:** September 02, 2015, 03:49:14 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 03:30:44 PM

> Another one? We can't let this thing get to us. We're better than that!
> Take flight and head back into the sky.

>You take flight, leaving the valley forest behind.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #755 on:** September 02, 2015, 04:07:05 PM »

> Look down below again. Does anything unusual stand out?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #756 on:** September 02, 2015, 04:32:15 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 04:07:05 PM

> Look down below again. Does anything unusual stand out?

>You look down. Nothing about this mountain range, at least that you can see of it right now, really seems unusual.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #757 on:** September 02, 2015, 04:40:17 PM »

> Fly to the next valley and look down and inspect that one.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #758 on:** September 02, 2015, 05:11:45 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 04:40:17 PM

> Fly to the next valley and look down and inspect that one.

>You move onward to another valley. This one is not forested, simply populated with a large amount of healthy brush and some scattered boulders. Nothings particularly out of place here.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #759 on:** September 02, 2015, 05:22:23 PM »

> Keep inspecting valleys from the air until we find something unusual.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #760 on:** September 02, 2015, 06:03:09 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 05:22:23 PM

> Keep inspecting valleys from the air until we find something unusual.

>You proceed onward, flying over another valley, this one full of grass, then another that seems a bit marshy, then another that is thickly wooded. None of them really seem to stand out, nor do the mountains that separate them.
>As you pass over the fifth new valley, this one lightly wooded, you feel another yawn coming on, a fairly large one.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #761 on:** September 02, 2015, 06:13:19 PM »

> Is there any way we could investigate our own yawning?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #762 on:** September 02, 2015, 06:20:47 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 06:13:19 PM

> Is there any way we could investigate our own yawning?

>What do you propose to do in that regard?

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #763 on:** September 02, 2015, 06:48:12 PM »

> Is there some sort of Taoist introspection ritual that will allow ourselves to examine ourselves?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #764 on:** September 02, 2015, 06:52:37 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 06:48:12 PM

> Is there some sort of Taoist introspection ritual that will allow ourselves to examine ourselves?

>Not precisely, but there may be some value in meditation.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #765 on:** September 02, 2015, 07:00:41 PM »

> Do we trust ourselves to meditate without falling asleep?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #766 on:** September 02, 2015, 07:29:33 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 07:00:41 PM

> Do we trust ourselves to meditate without falling asleep?

>Typically, yes. It would be extremely embarrassing. Right now...it may not hurt to have some kind of plan, you are feeling oddly tired.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #767 on:** September 02, 2015, 07:41:43 PM »

> Could we meditate in the air and keep ourselves afloat?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #768 on:** September 02, 2015, 08:08:49 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 07:41:43 PM

> Could we meditate in the air and keep ourselves afloat?

>Maybe in more relaxed circumstances, though you've never actually tried it.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #769 on:** September 02, 2015, 08:16:37 PM »

> Would we be able to keep ourselves awake via imminent threat of pain, such as positioning our sword so that, if we were to fall asleep and slump forward, we would cut ourselves?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #770 on:** September 02, 2015, 08:41:38 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 08:16:37 PM

> Would we be able to keep ourselves awake via imminent threat of pain, such as positioning our sword so that, if we were to fall asleep and slump forward, we would cut ourselves?

>You have no idea.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #771 on:** September 02, 2015, 08:52:35 PM »

> What sort of stimulus would we usually use, or expect to be able to use, to keep us conscious enough to make sure we don't fall asleep, but also not interrupt our meditation focus? Something stereotypical like a waterfall is clearly out right now.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #772 on:** September 02, 2015, 09:04:46 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 08:52:35 PM

> What sort of stimulus would we usually use, or expect to be able to use, to keep us conscious enough to make sure we don't fall asleep, but also not interrupt our meditation focus? Something stereotypical like a waterfall is clearly out right now.

>You usually don't need to. Part of the problem is that focusing on an external stimulus is also counterproductive to meditating in general.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #773 on:** September 02, 2015, 09:56:58 PM »

> Hmm.
> Don't let the yawn happen. Let's see how much control this entity really has over us in this illusionary land.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #774 on:** September 02, 2015, 10:05:48 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 09:56:58 PM

> Hmm.
> Don't let the yawn happen. Let's see how much control this entity really has over us in this illusionary land.

>You try to stifle the yawn, and find it rapidly becomes very uncomfortable.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #775 on:** September 02, 2015, 11:01:17 PM »

> Fight it! Don't let that entity win! We are better than some insolent youkai tree!

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #776 on:** September 02, 2015, 11:52:27 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 11:01:17 PM

> Fight it! Don't let that entity win! We are better than some insolent youkai tree!

>You continue to stifle it, and find you are now more or less holding your breath, but more painfully than normal as your throat cries for release.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #777 on:** September 02, 2015, 11:58:15 PM »

> Ugh, fine. Let it go.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #778 on:** September 03, 2015, 12:02:03 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2015, 11:58:15 PM

> Ugh, fine. Let it go.

>You let it go, and don't yawn so much as gasp for breath unpleasantly for a few moments.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #779 on:** September 03, 2015, 12:11:41 AM »

> Okay, we gotta do something about this. Do we remember approximately which valley had the tree that was missing its life force momentarily?