Unfortunately life calls, and I have to withdraw.
I apologize- I really did have a lot of fun! But my work is extremely busy and tedious, and I just never have time to pop onto the phone or otherwise to participate.
Sorry!
Search Posts
Aw shit. I would, but I'm 24 hours away from a corporate retreat that goes most of this week! xD
Titus feels his muscles begin to give off weaker contractions as he continues to attack the ant with his sword-
Titus, having seen the four floors above them, would walk in stride with Baris, instructing "Charlie" to defend Alice on the front line as well. When he sees that Alice hangs rather far back behind everyone else, he has "Charlie" defend Baris instead. "Hmmm... Yes... He is extremely "cute". I am glad to have him... Yours is cute as well, if I'm being honest...." The Dragonfolk's voice breaks as he says this, changing from a grovelled deep tone to much more mild-mannered. He returns to his dragon like stone face, however, as he sees Baris go into action. "CRYSTALS! BARIS! CRYSTALS!" He calls out to Baris as the man charges, joining him quickly. Titus and Charlie would be front and center, hoping to take any blows as the others kill the ants. Titus is more than aware of what Delman is capable of if things are kept at a distance.
Charging Attacks for Titus and Charlie:
Titus hesitates over the slot machine but, after a few moments' pause, he decides against it. Instead he pets his new found friend with a rough hand and a sigh as he moves to wait next to Baris "I have a feeling we aren't going to like this, Charlie."
That's true. Alright, I'm all set to go then!
Titus takes a pearl from the Doorman, being more accustomed to acquiring items in such a way. He looks curiously over at Alice and her dino with a nod "Oh... This..." He regains his dragon based confidence, returning to a deep and grovelled voice as he continues "I mean this is rather... interesting..." With a whistle, Titus' own dino (or tiger xD) waddles into the entrance of the dungeon behind him "So..." He takes a guide book as he flips through it "Vending machines... I've not really used them... Most of what I receive is through training at the life temple... How do they work?"
Oh jesus. I knew you had an animal companion, but I didn't know it was also an allosaurus xD I can change it if it's too copy cat- I picked an allosaurus cause I prefered it over the ever popular tiger / lion xD
Titus looks over the dwarf the next morning. He had trained all night at the Temple of Life after finding a few vending machines for his abilities. He nodded to her "...Excuse me... Will you be going with us into the dungeon....?" Titus also wears no armor and stands in basic clothes, shirtless with a greatsword strapped over his back.
Titus Advancements:
10 Red Crystals to Spend: 1) 2d6 HP
All set to roll, posting as Titus now! I'll change the stats once they are ok'd.
At Jellena's words Titus gives a small grunt as he puts a hand to his chest "Tank would be my preferred role... My damage is only just enough to get the enemies focused on me... The more I fight at once, the greater my chances of having a good death." Titus looks towards Alice, the dwarf, with a small sigh "I would say stick close to me.... but that would put you in danger. Just try to do what I do if it is safe, and don't do what I do if it is unsafe. It is why I normally go first. Now, before we enter any dungeon... if we are going straight there..." Titus reveals his multitude of sp, gp, and crystals "Then I should quickly train in the Temple of Life... I have so much more to learn from my master there...."
Titus gives a gruff nod to the others as he attempts to maintain his composure from the recent conversation "My specialty? I suppose... I am strong? Yes. I am strong. And as far as a goal...." Titus points a single golden scaled finger at the Dungeon Tower "I intend to defeat that tower... and beat the game... It would be a worthy tale, or death, to my people."
Jellena and Titus: "Uh... I'm.... I am..." "No no no no. No! This isn't real! It doesn't matter what you say! THIS. IS. NOT. REAL." "I am... from the Temple of Life... But I descend from a unique breeding of dragonfolk... We are a result of... a pact, between dragons and the Temple of Life... I am sure... My mentor, Nero, could... know more...."
Hmmmmm.... unsure on how Titus is going to respond to this :) He's going to break!!!
Titus/Delman: "I...." "Shit shit shit.... I'm both, damn it! Am I from this world or a player?.... Aaaaah, damn it!" "I am... can I not... Can one not be both? I am dragonfolk... and I am a player... My player is... Cautious, fearful, protective. He is unlike any dragon. But I am Titus the Gold... As a dragon I am brave. I am powerful..... I am wise... and strong..." Titus gives a heavy breath as he continues walking "Does this make sense?"
Jellena Conversation: "Chosen?" Titus wonders outloud "I am cautious of being arrogant, but...." "Chosen? Who else could be chosen other than a f+%$ing dragon? This definitely means I'm on a path for death, oh I'm so screwed. So SO screwed!" "Clearly someone like me would be a Chosen... I must search for all I can inside and outside of Sanctuary, then, to find my proper life or a worthy death. I will follow you for now, Jellena... Perhaps I will learn how to reorganize my abilities out there as well..."
Titus' head nearly spins from the discussion of fae and smiths. For the first time of only a very select few, the dragonfolk gives a wide curved smile of embarrassment "Yes... We got to five the... Third try. You are talking about Fae... Smiths... I have only worked in the Life Temple and the dungeon... Exactly how much more is out there, miss human?"
Titus gives a gruff nod as he looks over to the newcomer "Priestess of death....? I suppose I could return to Nero under the Temple of Life for a few moments, but...." He continued to look over at the tree "I do not mind escorting you, miss." He gives a heavy sigh and breath as he steadies his greatsword on his shoulder and walks with thudding steps next to the two of them.
Titus slowly stalks towards the "Tree Tower" "I suppose.... Though I hope something similar to the Doorman is not stalking about there... One of them is more than enough in this game...."
Respec Search:
Titus as he finishes becomes curious about his abilities, both as a Dragon, and as an actual human player. "Is it worth this exhaustion to stack my powers like this? I feel like.... I feel like a dragon should be stronger somehow... Or, more consistent? I'm... I'm not sure.... Maybe there's someone who can help me figure this damn skin out."
Titus would point to the tower as he sighs, sitting at the fountain and basking in its water with a gruff "hrmph" and point to the tower "I don't believe that was there before...... Trees do not normally grow out of nowhere, do they...."
Yep, I'll be combining and reworking the documents so they make a lot more sense :P I think I'm going to just write "themes" to the floors, instead of actually laying it out, that way it's a lot easier to just constantly change the dungeon but have it still be somewhat consistent every 10 floors or so. And ok! Spending crystals / possibly working a respec in depending on how it all goes. Now to no longer play as the Doorman, but as Titus the Gold!
Oooooooh, I see. I'll have to rework how the level rewards operate, then, if you don't mind re-listing it out, unless it's newly put on one of the documents you have for the game? NP on the asking around, will do in another post later today. As I see it on the dungeon for floors 1 - 10 it is- Crystals + silver on levels 1-4 and 6-9 on first try, gold and crystals on 5 and 10 on first try Second + path through dungeon it is silver for all except 5 and 10, which is crystals and gold?
Alright, rewards rewards rewards. Let's see, we made it to floor.... 1) Trap Room
We need rewards for 3, 4, and 5. Rewards:
Going to start rolling this as one roll for each, just because.
Letting you take over to do your thing from here, GM. We're in Sanctuary now. Which is where I bring up the idea of respec'ing a character, or if that's even possible in this under a trainer / quest. Not sure if I actually need or want anything, just curious for now :P
Titus gives a groan as he slowly attempts to lift Delman up. Delman would notice Titus is rather weak himself due to the fatigue from the rage "Perhaps... Perhaps it is wise for us to give this a third try another time, Delman. I will be better prepared for it, I think." Titus pulls out his swirling Pearl of Protection with a frown "What do you think? Perhaps it is time for us to leave once more?"
Fort. Save:
As Delman fully heals the two of them, he feels suddenly weak in the knees They cave in for a moment, bringing him to throw up before Titus can respond.
The Swamp: Titus reaches out to steady Delman with a groan "I am no player... I am a Dragon, Titus the Gold... I... Think." "Are you alright, Delman? Did the frog poison you with it's tongue?"
Titus will chow down on boar soon enough- He's about 1/2 to needing to join up with the actual party :P
Np! Gives me time to respec some dungeon floors and build the tenth fully
Everyone in the Dungeon Room should now be able to move their characters on roll20. Sorry- power supply to computer crapped out on me last night. had to get a new one :P
Ah, I might not have read to that part yet. I doubt it on your end- most of what I wrote was flavor :P easy to rewrite
Dungeon Tower: Titus looks over Delman "The first floor, as far as we know, is a series of traps. The game calls it the "Welcome Room".... It is anything but. The traps are as dangerous so far as the skeletons in the floor below...." Titus holds both of his arms out in a crooked manner as he demonstrates how the Mudra attack "I took one down with ease, and Tyme finished the rest... But they have so many attacks looking for an opening at once... Had they moved in on Tyme at the same time we may not have survived." "F%%$ you Titus. You still wanted to stay down there. Crazy dragon. Glorious death seeker. What a wonder you play a tank- you have a death wish!" "But.... hmph. That was yesterday. Today we have come back much stronger. The Dungeon gives, as expected, good rewards. Over enough time we will conquer the entire thing."
Np either way! I knew we'd stumble into what rules were what and where since we were making new content and I hadn't ready everything xD At least it fits- I think Titus will constantly just advance along the Oracle / Barbarian / Druid lines as he grows. Mutagen doesn't fit well, but I didn't think about that until after playing him xD
For a class special like an Oracle mystery, like how I took on battle, could I get that from one of the machines or do I need to find someone? If I do, let me know and I will hold off on using it. For HP Id imagine I could easily RP that with a greeter at the Life Temple if you'd like.
Dungeon Tower: Titus keeps his scaled eyes closed as he lets out a small rumbling hum as he stands "A third.... Of course you may join. dps.... I am the aspiring tank. I have no armor yet, but my health has grown significantly. Tyme is our healer. Perhaps today I will stand long enough to see it." Titus gave a chortled and grunting laugh as he nodded to Tyme's figure. "We haven't released anything on it yet, but we should tell you of what we've seen so far."
The Welcome Room: Ah ok! Wasn't sure how scarce the resources were- how much gold should be awarded? We can alternate back and forth through the map! Also the traps were made a bit harder for us, since we built the trap room. Im glad you like the Doorman! Hes very fun to play :P Skeletons are the cr 1 mudra- I can make those harder as well if you'd like- but its only floor 2 of 10 so far. Two are generated per player in the dungeon etc.
Ok! I'll just assume that when we finally beat the first dungeon = when we all meet up in the timeline. That's a LOT easier. I have a few questions as well. Waiting until you are caught up though!
Poor Tyme and Titus. Can't wait until they find out the consequences of going back into a dungeon you haven't completed yet :P Days 2 / 14 completed for our little side journey.
Rotating Shifts: Titus comes back from his sleep roaring with his great sword in his hands before seeing the mudra fallen about him and crumbling into dust. He sighs as he puts a scaled hand to his head "Hmmmm.... Retreat... Retreat would be a good idea but.... Perhaps we could go forward... Daring and bravery against risk of death..." "Take the f+*%ing crystal, take the crystal Titus god damn it." Titus groans as he pulls the orb from his pocket "We need to train more it seems.... perhaps we can farm this dungeon...." Titus nods to the healer and crushes his pearl of protection in his hand, teleporting him back to the front of the dungeon.
Psh get good dirty dungeon diver :P
Rotating Shifts: "My brain... is not at the level it was before.... But if you use them to fight... Then you have less healing... This is floor 2.... of who knows how many.... Save them. Open the gate... I've already buffed myself."
If tyme and I's posts get spammy, please let us know. On one hand we have 20 pages worth of a timeline to catch up on (we made several rules to the dungeon to speed up our timeline, however ;) ) but on the other we don't want to create 2 straight pages of just us if it will irritate anyone :P GM, feel free as needed to endorse what we rewarded ourselves for each dungeon floor vs. what you would reward. We aren't sure how scarce you want crystals / gold to be. So far gold is a non-existent reward in the dungeon, and pretty much every floor is designed to kill us in one way or another so that the crystals we do gather are properly earned. Until then we chug along without spending any of them.
Rotating Shifts: "Hmmm..... A last resort body guard.... being of nature myself... I should find one. Perhaps something cute. Like a bear, or a tiger." A chortled laughter can be heard from the dragon as he continues to scale down. It takes Titus nearly half an hour to make his way down the slide, but he makes it down without any harm to himself. Despite his human self fretting and worrying Titus gives a small tang of his claws to the stone slide "Alright Tyme. Come on down. It's safe. Looks like there's a few clattering bone bodies for me to take care of, but that's it." "That may have been.... one of the stupidest... bravest things I've ever done. Damn you Titus. Your noble bravery is going to get both of us killed you stupid dragon!"
The Welcome Room: "I agree. There was no way to pass through this door without activating the trap. Based on how long it took my eyes to find this one.... I don't believe anyone could disarm it either. As for your healing... let me know if you get low. My vitality is nowhere near where I want it to be as a front liner." Titus' voice was deep but clean and clear. There was a slight elvish like nobility to it with the way he moved his head and spoke with his hands. Though, of course, the sight of a dragon speaking elegantly was a bit odd. "I'm unsure of when or how to use these... Let's press forward then." As Titus opened the door he threw another arm out to stop the healer from passing "Hmmmmm......." He gestures forward ever slightly "Look. It's some sort of... Stone slide...." "Oh my god. It's going to go into a pit of razors. Or blades. Or there will be a guillotine at the end of it. I can't do this. I can't f~+~ing do this. I don't want to die! Just leave, grab the pearl and leave!"
The Welcome Room: Titus nods to Tyme as he slowly looks about the room. His breathing becomes methodical as the heals wash over his meditative stance. "F$@&. F%$+ f**@ f**% f%~@. This room can do that much already???" Titus' eyes slowly open nearly twenty minutes later as he motions towards the door with a grunt "Hmmm... We might need to do this each level... There are traps on the torches.... and surrounding the door... And looks like they had those two in case a group came in.... I will show you. Step only where I step, Tyme. Consider it a favor for the heals. We'll keep trading to survive this."
The Welcome Room: Titus cautiously moves forward as he holds a hand back to Tyme "This seems a bit too easy.... don't you think?" As soon as Titus puts his foot down on his third step a loud click sounds through the air. He rolls to the right as he looks to Tyme "STAY PUT THE ROOM IS RIGGED!" But as he rolls to the right, he triggers a second trap. Two darts fire across the left wall of the room, both sticking into the Dragonfolk's skin despite his scales.
Titus, already almost bloodied, holds a hand out to Tyme "Damn.... Looks like...." He sits down in the low light glimmering from the torches "We're going to have to take more time than we thought necessary."
The Welcome Room: Titus gives a light growl at the man waving his hands about him "You are in this mood... when people's lives are at stake? Move out of my way before-" The orb is revealed, and Titus gives a small sigh as he holds it in his hand while the man fiddles with Tyme the Eternal. "Holy shit. He's going to kill us. We're going to die." "That's it, then? This is all you exist for?" The Doorman looks to both of you and shrugs "Oh no. It's all YOU exist for, hahahahahaha!" Titus gives a nod to Tyme as he braces his great sword "Since we are partnering up.... Are you ready? I do not think spending more time with this Doorman is such a good idea.... He has a vile, unnatural nature to him."
When it all began: "All life is worth protecting.... Hmmm, no.... Those words are not correct..." The dragonfolk finally opened its eyes to see the shimmering shade before it. After a few multi-lid blinks, the dragonfolk nodded "Yes... you are implying you came from there as well.... I believe it is obvious what I do... What do you do, Tyme the Eternal? Coming from the Temple of Life... as you appear.... I am curious." "Please dear god don't be a f%+$ing creep. Anything but that would be great."
When it all began: The "Golden One" did not open his eyes as he slowly responded, a single heavy breath before hand raising all of his scales in a flexed manner before slowly sighing out "Hmmmm.... Golden One... I am Titus the Gold. You may call me Titus. And this...." Titus flips the great sword off his knees as he stands up and snaps it straight in both of his hands "This... is Tusk. Another reward of early foresight before...." Titus looks longingly after the Life Temple off in the distance with its missing temple statues "....You are here to go into the dungeon as well? To free everyone immediately of this horrible terror we are trapped in....?" "....he's it? Either we are the only daring ones.... or the only stupid ones....."
In the beginning.... Somewhere Else.....: Titus watches as the skies darken after having been teleported away from his meditation in the Life Temple. He hums with scaled eyes closed as he slowly rises from his cross legged position. The Death Temple's statue rose, but no one seemed to care for the vanishing crumble of the Life Temple's own statues. They faded away, not even leaving a few in a contorted scream as it was revealed that this skin.... no, these scales were his scales now. He was his character.... "So I'm supposed to play as if I live for 1000s of years? I'm supposed to yearn for a good death, like the booklet says??? Like the Dragonfolk do??? I suppose I should just go sit in a fire, or....." "....If the Dungeon is the solution... Then I will be going there... Come, Tusk." Titus pats his greatsword with a clank of gleaming golden scales against a large steel blade across his back "We will gore the dungeon. Slowly. Methodically. We will free these people." "Or we'll die.... I bet you'd like that, huh, Titus?" Aurelius tsk'd inside his own head- now the dragon's. Titus assumes a meditative position with his great sword in his lap sitting in front of the dungeon entrance. It's appearance was gruesome and intimidating; it was shaded in a black fog that never seemed to go away, and a cloaked masked man stood next to the door. The man remained silent.... for now....
GM- I've not read much farther yet on the PbP while Tyme and I prep for tonight- I see at least 7 in game days that the others have spent in time. Do you happen to have a count of the days? For Tyme and I's timeline to "now" in the PbP, I assume close to 14 if not a little bit more. If not, it's cool, I'll keep reading and try to get a more accurate count.
Oh yeah. We develope the first eleven floors and will make our first posts tonight
|