Sword Quest II - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Which leg is the trap caught on?

>It's front right leg.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> How densely packed is the bamboo in our current location?
> Do we know what the area to our immediate left looks like?
> Are we still on that hill?

[Hello Purvis]

> How densely packed is the bamboo in our current location?
> Do we know what the area to our immediate left looks like?
> Are we still on that hill?

>It is fairly dense everywhere.
>To the left is more bamboo for a few yards, then it becomes too dense to see.
>You are still on the hill, the boar is further up it.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Stay alert!"
> Fire a stream on danmaku at the boar's head just a hair to the left of center, then jump to our left if this does little to inhibit its charge.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Stay alert!"
> Fire a stream on danmaku at the boar's head just a hair to the left of center, then jump to our left if this does little to inhibit its charge.

>"Got it!"
>You fire on the boar, and it squeals angrily but continues its charge. You jump to the left, and passes you by, trying to reach over and catch you with its tusks as passes, just missing. It tries to come to a halt after it passes, the hill givign it some trouble.
>Reisen moves well away from the boar, trying to circle behind it.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Where is Reisen relative to ourselves and the boar?

[Hello Purvis]

> Where is Reisen relative to ourselves and the boar?

>The boar is just ahead of you, as you turned to face it while it passed, and to your left. Reisen is further to your left, giving it and you a wide berth.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Let's make it use that leg!"
> As we are speaking, float backwards up the hill, keeping in mind what we remember about the slope of the hill to angle ourselves properly. Also, fire a horizontal wave of danmaku, sweeping from our left to our right, in the boar's direction, aimed at boar-head level.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Let's make it use that leg!"
> As we are speaking, float backwards up the hill, keeping in mind what we remember about the slope of the hill to angle ourselves properly. Also, fire a horizontal wave of danmaku, sweeping from our left to our right, in the boar's direction, aimed at boar-head level.

>You send out a wave of danmaku at the boar as it turns around to face you. Many of the shots hit home, but it doesn't really seem to slow the animal done. This doesn't surprise you, you are well aware of a boar's near supernatural tolerance for pain.
>"Got it!" says Reisen, "Give me a moment to set up something."
>The boar turns around, as you float away. This is a bit more difficult to do freely than you'd like, as you back into a large bamboo stalk rather quickly. The boar dashes up the hill at you, stumbling a little and squealing furiously.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> So our back is currently to that large bamboo stalk?
> How common have low-hanging bamboo branches been in this section of the forest?
> How close is the boar?

[Hello Purvis]

> So our back is currently to that large bamboo stalk?
> How common have low-hanging bamboo branches been in this section of the forest?
> How close is the boar?

>Yes.
>Bamboo does not have low-hanging branches, but some of the smaller plants have little branches at relatively low levels.
>It is a few yards away and closing rapidly.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "Okay!"
> We've seen it swing its tusks at us once, so we should have an idea of how quick that action is.
> Given the above, prepare our legs for a strong jump. Then, when the boar is a yard away, leap straight up into the air, using our flight ability to boost our propulsion and get out of the boar's range. Hopefully it'll run face-first into the bamboo stalk behind us.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Okay!"
> We've seen it swing its tusks at us once, so we should have an idea of how quick that action is.
> Given the above, prepare our legs for a strong jump. Then, when the boar is a yard away, leap straight up into the air, using our flight ability to boost our propulsion and get out of the boar's range. Hopefully it'll run face-first into the bamboo stalk behind us.

>You leap into the air as the boar charges and take flight. It tries to flick its tusk toward your legs, but its is not in a good position to do so.
>It does collide with the bamboo stalk, but going uphill with a reasonably short charge, it doesn't seem to impact hard enough to do more than irritate it a little. Then a stream of damage slams into its side with enough force to make it stagger.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Did the stream come from Reisen's direction?

[Hello Purvis]

> Did the stream come from Reisen's direction?

>Yes.

[Kilgamayan]

> How far below us is the boar?
> How physically strong are we?

[Hello Purvis]

> How far below us is the boar?
> How physically strong are we?

>It is about a foot below you. This may not be enough to be safe from it.
>You are significantly stronger than the average human by virtue of your training and your transmigration.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is it currently in kicking range, or are our legs already dangling straight down below us?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is it currently in kicking range, or are our legs already dangling straight down below us?

>Your legs are already below you.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How much upward momentum do we have at present? Are we still flying upward, or did we come to a stop?

[Hello Purvis]

> How much upward momentum do we have at present? Are we still flying upward, or did we come to a stop?

>You've exhausted your momentum and have stopped, but it's not hard to fly further up.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

#YOLO

> Bend our legs as quickly as we can to prepare for a double foot stomp, while flying downward, aiming for the side of the boar that just got blasted.
> Once we've covered the foot of distance between us and the boar before we bent our legs, kick out with the bottoms of our feet at the side of the boar that just got blasted in an effort to keep it off-balance, if not knock it over entirely. Use the kick-back force of the collision to spring back up into the air a bit, backward away from the boar. (If the kick lands true and it feels like we didn't just irritate the boar, turn the jump-back into an aerial backflip for style points.)

[Hello Purvis]

> Bend our legs as quickly as we can to prepare for a double foot stomp, while flying downward, aiming for the side of the boar that just got blasted.
> Once we've covered the foot of distance between us and the boar before we bent our legs, kick out with the bottoms of our feet at the side of the boar that just got blasted in an effort to keep it off-balance, if not knock it over entirely. Use the kick-back force of the collision to spring back up into the air a bit, backward away from the boar. (If the kick lands true and it feels like we didn't just irritate the boar, turn the jump-back into an aerial backflip for style points.)

>You descend and stomp on the boar's shoulder as it staggers, sending it to the ground. You then spring back upward and away, and collide  with the bamboo stalk that got your way previously. Thankfully, this isn't painful; bamboo is not very defense, but does ruin your momentum.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Did it fall on its side?
> If so, did it fall on its injured leg?

[Hello Purvis]

> Did it fall on its side?
> If so, did it fall on its injured leg?

>It has fallen onto its side, but not onto its injured leg.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Do we have a wig to put on the pig?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we have a wig to put on the pig?

>It's not been four turns, and you have not sang the song.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Fly back down the hill several yards, shooting some danmaku at the injured leg as we pass by. Aim our flight path toward another large bamboo stalk.
> Once we've traveled to that stalk, turn around and reassess the situation.

[Hello Purvis]

> Fly back down the hill several yards, shooting some danmaku at the injured leg as we pass by. Aim our flight path toward another large bamboo stalk.
> Once we've traveled to that stalk, turn around and reassess the situation.

>You make your way down the hill, sending some more danmaku toward the boar as you pass by. It struggles to its feet, definitely slowed a little by the danmaku. But you expect it will take much more to put it down; you've known boars to be stabbed by a spear, and react by running up the shaft to gore the spearman.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are we strong enough to rip a bamboo stalk out of the ground, or at least in half, to carry around as a hand-held weapon?