Author Topic: Sakuya Quest 4 - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 66089 times)

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #300 on:** July 02, 2016, 01:42:22 PM »

> Head back out over to Juza.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #301 on:** July 02, 2016, 02:09:20 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 02, 2016, 01:42:22 PM

> Head back out over to Juza.

>You make your way over to Juza.
>She doesn't seem to react as you approach, you think she may have passed out in the interim.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #302 on:** July 02, 2016, 04:25:28 PM »

> Visually inspect her person for a torch or other light-generating device.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #303 on:** July 02, 2016, 04:29:33 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 02, 2016, 04:25:28 PM

> Visually inspect her person for a torch or other light-generating device.

>You examine Juza, and find that she doesn't seem to be carrying anything like that.
>You do, however, note such at her campsite nearby; a few wrapped torches resting by her tent.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #304 on:** July 02, 2016, 04:35:10 PM »

> Is the fire still going?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #305 on:** July 02, 2016, 04:38:13 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 02, 2016, 04:35:10 PM

> Is the fire still going?

>It seems to be.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #306 on:** July 02, 2016, 04:53:06 PM »

> Grab one of the touches, light it up using the campfire, and head back down the stairs.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #307 on:** July 02, 2016, 05:08:30 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 02, 2016, 04:53:06 PM

> Grab one of the touches, light it up using the campfire, and head back down the stairs.

>You grab a torch and light it in the small fire. It ignites easily enough.
>With a light source in hand, you make your way down the stairs once more. The trip is a bit perilous; the stairs have slipped in their age here and there, but now that you can see, it is nothing you can't handle.
>At the bottom, you find what was once Flandre's room. Now it is empty and dusty, save for the decayed remains of some thing syou can't really identify. Storage crates? It's hard to say, they have pretty much fallen apart. A number of fresh footprints crisscross the dust. The dust has also been disturbed in several places, you assume both are Juza's work. What is most interesting, however, is that the northern wall has a gaping semi-circular hole in it, stretching nearly to the ceiling.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #308 on:** July 02, 2016, 06:23:45 PM »

> North, with caution.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #309 on:** July 02, 2016, 07:05:20 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 02, 2016, 06:23:45 PM

> North, with caution.

>You make your way northward, taking care. Beyond the wall is a smooth corridor, built from tightly fitted stone. There is almost no dust here. You cannot seen an end in the darkness.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #310 on:** July 02, 2016, 07:28:07 PM »

> What part of our home could this possibly be?
> Continue onward.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #311 on:** July 02, 2016, 07:31:20 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 02, 2016, 07:28:07 PM

> What part of our home could this possibly be?
> Continue onward.

>It doesn't seem to resemble the architectural style of Scarlet Devil Mansion, if nothing else.
>You proceed down the corridor for a few yards, noting that the dust seems to be nonexistent, before you hear something ahead. It is a kind of heavy wooden thump. Then there is another. Then another.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #312 on:** July 02, 2016, 07:42:36 PM »

> "Who disturbs my home?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #313 on:** July 02, 2016, 07:45:43 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 02, 2016, 07:42:36 PM

> "Who disturbs my home?"

>There is no answer, just more heavy thuds. Then you see something at the edge of your torchlight; something large and human-shaped, towering over you. Approaching.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #314 on:** July 02, 2016, 07:52:31 PM »

> Stand our ground. We won't be chased out of our home.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #315 on:** July 02, 2016, 08:08:44 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 02, 2016, 07:52:31 PM

> Stand our ground. We won't be chased out of our home.

>You stand your ground.
>The thing lumbers forward, coming into the light. Made of dark wood, stained with age, it is shaped roughly like a human. Its limbs are thin and skeletal, complex interlocking rods forming its hands and arms. It wears something like wooden greaves around its hips and midsection, as much a part of its body as anything. A kind of wooden spine connects that to a broad, wooden chestplate. Its head extends from this, dark and gaunt, a kind of malevolent red glitter glowing in the smoothness where its eyes should be. It's face nears several obvious segments that have been joined together, giving the look of a skull with skin stretched taunt over it. There is even something like spiky disheveled hair carved atop it, in wild bangs and locks.
>It approaches you with a smooth, easy stride, showing no awkwardness despite its hulking sized. Its eyes are locked on you.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #316 on:** July 02, 2016, 08:16:38 PM »

> "I am Sakuya Izayoi! Head maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion! If you are a construct of Lady Patchouli Knowledge, I request you let me pass!"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #317 on:** July 02, 2016, 08:19:02 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 02, 2016, 08:16:38 PM

> "I am Sakuya Izayoi! Head maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion! If you are a construct of Lady Patchouli Knowledge, I request you let me pass!"

>The wooden thing does not heed you, and continues to approach. Then suddenly it leads toward you, hand outstretched!

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #318 on:** July 02, 2016, 08:23:27 PM »

> How wide is the tunnel? Could we jump to the side without plowing shoulder-first into the wall?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #319 on:** July 02, 2016, 08:34:26 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 02, 2016, 08:23:27 PM

> How wide is the tunnel? Could we jump to the side without plowing shoulder-first into the wall?

>The tunnel is about twelve feet wide; you would be put close to a wall, but you could do this.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #320 on:** July 02, 2016, 08:36:53 PM »

> Jump to the left to avoid getting grabbed!

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #321 on:** July 02, 2016, 08:44:17 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 02, 2016, 08:36:53 PM

> Jump to the left to avoid getting grabbed!

>You jump aside, and the wooden construct lands where you were standing. Wasting no time, it pivots toward you, its skeletal hand reaching for your face!

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #322 on:** July 02, 2016, 08:44:54 PM »

> Duck!

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #323 on:** July 02, 2016, 08:46:24 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 02, 2016, 08:44:54 PM

> Duck!

>You duck, and its hands flies just over you! And its other hand descends toward you hardly an eyeblink later!

>_

Monarda · « **Reply #324 on:** July 02, 2016, 08:50:35 PM »

>Can we do a slide dash under it to the other side ?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #325 on:** July 02, 2016, 08:52:52 PM »

Quote from: Starlighthawk on July 02, 2016, 08:50:35 PM

>Can we do a slide dash under it to the other side ?

>Not without some forward momentum. A dive might be possible, but would not be particularly graceful and leave you to the mercy of gravity and physics until you could get back to your feet.

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Monarda · « **Reply #326 on:** July 02, 2016, 09:00:56 PM »

>From which direction is the hand coming from ?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #327 on:** July 02, 2016, 09:02:41 PM »

Quote from: Starlighthawk on July 02, 2016, 09:00:56 PM

>From which direction is the hand coming from ?

>Ahead and slightly above.

>_

Monarda · « **Reply #328 on:** July 02, 2016, 09:17:11 PM »

>Would a side step get us out of it`s way ?
>Any spots that could be weakpoints ?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #329 on:** July 02, 2016, 09:19:05 PM »

Quote from: Starlighthawk on July 02, 2016, 09:17:11 PM

>Would a side step get us out of it`s way ?
>Any spots that could be weakpoints ?

>You are crouching, which leaves you ill-positioned to sidestep. But in theory that could work.
>There may be structural weak points on it, but it seems to be made of solid wood, which suggests there isn't much else. You aren't used to fighting this kind of opponent at all.

>_