Author Topic: Sword Quest II - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 79683 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #810 on:** November 08, 2014, 08:42:26 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 08, 2014, 08:31:15 PM

> 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?

>You could rip out a moderately large stalk, you imagine. Snapping one might be hand, as bamboo tends to fracture and bend easily, rather than snapping.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #811 on:** November 09, 2014, 05:01:07 AM »

> Are there any potential candidate stalks immediately visible?
> Are we currently facing the boar?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #812 on:** November 09, 2014, 05:05:59 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 09, 2014, 05:01:07 AM

> Are there any potential candidate stalks immediately visible?
> Are we currently facing the boar?

>There is one or two.
>Yes.

>_

Yaersulf · « **Reply #813 on:** November 09, 2014, 07:32:27 AM »

>What is the boar doing?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #814 on:** November 09, 2014, 08:42:39 AM »

Quote from: Yaersulf on November 09, 2014, 07:32:27 AM

>What is the boar doing?

>Having gotten up, it looks around, and seems to have directed its attention toward Reisen.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #815 on:** November 10, 2014, 12:39:06 AM »

> Are we within its line of vision?
> Are any of the bamboo stalks we see and think are suitable for uprooting near the boar?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #816 on:** November 10, 2014, 12:48:55 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 10, 2014, 12:39:06 AM

> Are we within its line of vision?
> Are any of the bamboo stalks we see and think are suitable for uprooting near the boar?

>Not really, more in its peripheral vision, if anything.
>One of them is fairly close to you, a bit to your right. The other is on the other side of the boar, reasonably close to it, and close to the edge of your vision in the bamboo.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #817 on:** November 10, 2014, 02:42:07 AM »

> "Please give me a moment!"
> Assuming the boar does not immediately come charging after us, Go for the stalk to our right and uproot it.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #818 on:** November 10, 2014, 02:49:03 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 10, 2014, 02:42:07 AM

> "Please give me a moment!"
> Assuming the boar does not immediately come charging after us, Go for the stalk to our right and uproot it.

>"Got it!" Reisen calls back.
>As you go to get the stalk, the boar charges at Reisen, prompting her to leap back further into the bamboo, out of easy sight, then into a fairly thick stand of it. You lose sight of her, as the boar tries to follow. You do hear rustling from higher up, though, suggesting that she has taken flight.
>In the meantime, you easily uproot the stalk of bamboo.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #819 on:** November 10, 2014, 02:51:05 AM »

> Can we still see the boar?
> How long is our new bamboo weapon? Would it be better wielded as a wooden sword a lance?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #820 on:** November 10, 2014, 02:53:52 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 10, 2014, 02:51:05 AM

> Can we still see the boar?
> How long is our new bamboo weapon? Would it be better wielded as a wooden sword a lance?

>You can still just see it.
>The bamboo is about ten or so feet long, and a bit over an inch in diameter. It would make a better lance, and a better club than that.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #821 on:** November 10, 2014, 02:57:44 AM »

> Dash after that boar, gripping the bamboo like a club and ready to swing if the boar comes after us.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #822 on:** November 10, 2014, 03:06:25 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 10, 2014, 02:57:44 AM

> Dash after that boar, gripping the bamboo like a club and ready to swing if the boar comes after us.

>You are not so much dashing as flying at this point, but as you approach the boar, it does notice you and whirl around, coming for you. It probably cannot reach you. Probably.

>_

Yaersulf · « **Reply #823 on:** November 10, 2014, 04:10:26 AM »

>Inwardly curse Futo and Tojiko for taking our sword.
>Whomp the boar on the noggin.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #824 on:** November 10, 2014, 04:17:23 AM »

Quote from: Yaersulf on November 10, 2014, 04:10:26 AM

>Inwardly curse Futo and Tojiko for taking our sword.
>Whomp the boar on the noggin.

>You are really upset about that right now; as much as you wouldn't want to use something like a sword on a boar in any event.
>You bring the length of bamboo down on the boar's head, walloping it firmly and causing it to stagger a little as it charges toward you. As it gets close, it rears up and aims its tusks right for your leg!

>_

Yaersulf · « **Reply #825 on:** November 10, 2014, 04:35:15 AM »

>Quickly put the bamboo between us and the boar and leap backwards into the air again.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #826 on:** November 10, 2014, 04:39:33 AM »

Quote from: Yaersulf on November 10, 2014, 04:35:15 AM

>Quickly put the bamboo between us and the boar and leap backwards into the air again.

>You move back and put the bamboo between you. The boar snags the bamboo with its tusks, and nearly rips it from your hands!

>_

Yaersulf · « **Reply #827 on:** November 10, 2014, 04:44:38 AM »

>How superhuman is our strength?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #828 on:** November 10, 2014, 04:46:52 AM »

Quote from: Yaersulf on November 10, 2014, 04:44:38 AM

>How superhuman is our strength?

>You aren't certain what its exact limits are, but you can pick up and carry a person rather easily.

>_

Yaersulf · « **Reply #829 on:** November 10, 2014, 04:53:54 AM »

>Aim a powerful kick at the boar's face while simultaneously pulling the bamboo toward ourself to get some extra momentum going on.
>Immediately jump back again and abandon the bamboo if we have to.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #830 on:** November 10, 2014, 05:30:47 AM »

Quote from: Yaersulf on November 10, 2014, 04:53:54 AM

>Aim a powerful kick at the boar's face while simultaneously pulling the bamboo toward ourself to get some extra momentum going on.
>Immediately jump back again and abandon the bamboo if we have to.

>Distracted by the length of bamboo, the boar is open to a swift kick to the face You bowl it over from the force, though you feel one of its tusks dig into the bottom of your sandal, just barely missing your foot.
>You fly back, managing to keep a hold on the bamboo. The boar is quickly picking itself up.

>_

Yaersulf · « **Reply #831 on:** November 10, 2014, 05:41:43 AM »

>How lethal can our danmaku be?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #832 on:** November 10, 2014, 06:21:13 AM »

Quote from: Yaersulf on November 10, 2014, 05:41:43 AM

>How lethal can our danmaku be?

>Your danmaku is not lethal.

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Yaersulf · « **Reply #833 on:** November 10, 2014, 06:29:33 AM »

>Can we know any lethal projectile magic?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #834 on:** November 10, 2014, 06:30:55 AM »

Quote from: Yaersulf on November 10, 2014, 06:29:33 AM

>Can we know any lethal projectile magic?

>You've not bothered with anything like that. It's not very becoming of someone seeking to ascend to celestialhood.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #835 on:** November 10, 2014, 08:47:57 PM »

> Is Reisen anywhere in sight?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #836 on:** November 10, 2014, 10:33:19 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 10, 2014, 08:47:57 PM

> Is Reisen anywhere in sight?

>You cannot hear her, but you think you can hear her ahead and to the left, heading further left.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #837 on:** November 11, 2014, 04:58:22 AM »

> Is the boar facing us?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #838 on:** November 11, 2014, 05:15:13 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on November 11, 2014, 04:58:22 AM

> Is the boar facing us?

>It is trying to, as it stands up again.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #839 on:** November 12, 2014, 12:55:54 AM »

Man, this fight is bizarrely puzzling.

> How far are we from the boar after the leap back?