Author Topic: Sword Quest XI - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 41508 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #540 on:** November 10, 2015, 01:27:54 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 10, 2015, 05:18:34 AM

> Inventory

> Let's keep going, then, and make a note of the next time it feels stronger.

>You inventory contains:
>Regal Clothing
>Strong enough for a monarch, simple enough for a hermit.
>Shaku
>A ritual baton that is part of any ruler?s regalia. You keep it as a symbol of your old office.
>Harmony Earmuffs
>This does much to cut down the babble of voices you can hear from other people. Particularly strong desires can still get through.
>Travel Bag
>A sack for keeping your things in.
>Used Clothing
>Regal, but in need of a wash
>Bag of Konpeito
>Apparently it is regarded as good manners these days for a royal to give these guests and such, they didn't have such things in your day!
>Bag of Curry Powder
>A donation from a potential follower. Quite fresh!
>Iron Key
>A simple ring-handled key made of iron.
>Steel Trap
>This trap features steel jaws and a powerful spring mechanism with a plate trigger. A bit of chain extends from it, ending in a long metal stake.
>Regal Cloak
>A high-collared cloak gifted to you by Tojiko and Futo.
>50☼
>This is 50☼
>Shichi-sei ken
>Your sword, a priceless relic that is a key to your immortality.
>It does not take too long to find a spot where the sensation is stronger.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #541 on:** November 10, 2015, 02:01:35 PM »

> Look to the left and the right. Is there a difference between the two, in terms of walking through the vegetation?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #542 on:** November 10, 2015, 03:10:24 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 10, 2015, 02:01:35 PM

> Look to the left and the right. Is there a difference between the two, in terms of walking through the vegetation?

>While they are hardly identical, there isn't a particular difference in terms of difficulty. Both will be a slog.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #543 on:** November 10, 2015, 03:17:13 PM »

> Head right.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #544 on:** November 10, 2015, 06:26:00 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 10, 2015, 03:17:13 PM

> Head right.

>You make your way rightward, toward the west. The feeling is still kind of patchy, but as you continue further, you feel fewer moments where it is strong, until there are no stronger moments.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #545 on:** November 10, 2015, 06:34:19 PM »

> "Mmm. I am sorry, friends, but it seems this is the wrong way."
> Turn around and head back east.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #546 on:** November 10, 2015, 07:18:54 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 10, 2015, 06:34:19 PM

> "Mmm. I am sorry, friends, but it seems this is the wrong way."
> Turn around and head back east.

>"It wouldn't be hidden if it were easy to find, Crown Prince," says Tojiko. offering a wan smile.
>"We have been wary for anything that seems odd," Futo says. "But nothing has presented itself yet."
>You retrace your steps, finding your way back to where you were beforehand. Continuing eastward, bit by bit, you soon note the feeling is, in general, stronger rather than weaker here. Soon you encounter a spot where the desire feels a little stronger yet, however muffled it may be.

>_

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #547 on:** November 10, 2015, 07:25:28 PM »

> Is it still not strong enough the earmuff removal would help us pick up on it?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #548 on:** November 10, 2015, 08:16:17 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 10, 2015, 07:25:28 PM

> Is it still not strong enough the earmuff removal would help us pick up on it?

>It may be possible in one of these stronger areas. But it won't be pleasant.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #549 on:** November 10, 2015, 08:40:23 PM »

> Can we tell anything more about it yet?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #550 on:** November 11, 2015, 01:48:21 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 10, 2015, 08:40:23 PM

> Can we tell anything more about it yet?

>No.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #551 on:** November 11, 2015, 02:04:02 AM »

> "Yes, this direction is much better."
> Let's proceed a little further and see if the sensation fluctuates some more.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #552 on:** November 11, 2015, 02:45:26 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 11, 2015, 02:04:02 AM

> "Yes, this direction is much better."
> Let's proceed a little further and see if the sensation fluctuates some more.

>"I was afraid you might have lost the trail," says Futo.
>"Nothing weird yet," Tojiko adds.
>You proceed, and it fluctuates between weaker and stronger, but tends toward stronger.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #553 on:** November 11, 2015, 03:17:19 AM »

> Once we hit the next patch of stronger, turn right and head in that direction.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #554 on:** November 11, 2015, 03:27:14 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 11, 2015, 03:17:19 AM

> Once we hit the next patch of stronger, turn right and head in that direction.

>You do so, heading further southward. The patchiness continues, but it seems to be tending slightly toward the weaker.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #555 on:** November 11, 2015, 03:37:49 AM »

> "Mmm, no, not this direction."
> Turn around 180 degrees and head back in the opposite direction.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #556 on:** November 11, 2015, 03:59:44 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 11, 2015, 03:37:49 AM

> "Mmm, no, not this direction."
> Turn around 180 degrees and head back in the opposite direction.

>You turn around and head back, passing by where you initially turned rightward. As you proceed, the patchiness remains, but it tends toward the stronger feelings.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #557 on:** November 11, 2015, 04:06:15 AM »

> The four cardinal directions are for chumps! Turn at a 45 degree angle and start heading northeast.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #558 on:** November 11, 2015, 04:41:31 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 11, 2015, 04:06:15 AM

> The four cardinal directions are for chumps! Turn at a 45 degree angle and start heading northeast.

>You make your way northeast. Things do not change much, but you feel a slight increase in strength from the strange desire, when it is not waning.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #559 on:** November 11, 2015, 11:11:51 AM »

> This is a slight increase that is further still, or is it the same as the one we first got when heading northward?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #560 on:** November 11, 2015, 12:25:29 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 11, 2015, 11:11:51 AM

> This is a slight increase that is further still, or is it the same as the one we first got when heading northward?

>Further still.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #561 on:** November 11, 2015, 12:28:09 PM »

> That's a good sign. Keep going this way.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #562 on:** November 11, 2015, 01:02:09 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 11, 2015, 12:28:09 PM

> That's a good sign. Keep going this way.

>You continue moving that way.
>"Something's coming," Tojiko says.
>"Mmm, yes, larger than a faerie for certain," Futo adds.
>You can just hear something pushing through the brush ahead, now that they mention it.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #563 on:** November 11, 2015, 02:03:37 PM »

> Can we tell if it is the source of the unknown, muffled desire?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #564 on:** November 11, 2015, 03:32:44 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 11, 2015, 02:03:37 PM

> Can we tell if it is the source of the unknown, muffled desire?

>You're certain it is not. You do think you feel a few new desires coming into the area, but given the general cacophony and distance, they are hard to read.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #565 on:** November 11, 2015, 03:38:09 PM »

> "Interesting. There appear to be several of them, but they are most definitely not the source of the muffled desire. Who else would be traipsing about these woods at this hour...? We had best stay alert and let them come, I think."
> Wait out the approach of the newcomers.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #566 on:** November 11, 2015, 04:45:52 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 11, 2015, 03:38:09 PM

> "Interesting. There appear to be several of them, but they are most definitely not the source of the muffled desire. Who else would be traipsing about these woods at this hour...? We had best stay alert and let them come, I think."
> Wait out the approach of the newcomers.

>You wait, your companions quiet.
>Soon, a familiar woman in blue with looped hair emerges from the groom and underbrush. The scowl on her face melts away to a smile of relief as she calls out, "There you are, Crown Prince! I was worried I'd never find you out here!"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #567 on:** November 11, 2015, 04:57:11 PM »

> Did those new desires all come from Seiga?
> Blink in surprise, but relax just a little bit.
> "Seiga? What in Heaven's name are you doing out here?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #568 on:** November 11, 2015, 05:16:36 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 11, 2015, 04:57:11 PM

> Did those new desires all come from Seiga?
> Blink in surprise, but relax just a little bit.
> "Seiga? What in Heaven's name are you doing out here?"

>You believe so.
>"I've been searching for you," Seiga says, bowing toward you, then your companions. "Have you any idea what those people are doing with your name? They're holding poor little Yoshika hostage!"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #569 on:** November 11, 2015, 05:23:49 PM »

> "Do you mean how they have her buried up to her neck in the ground, near that giant tree? I did observe this in my time there, yes. I am rather surprised you have not retrieved her yet, to be honest."