Author Topic: Sword Quest X - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 57186 times)

>Leftward is a bit more clear, most of the blossoms there seem to be swirling away from you. The real problem is that it seems more will be coming from above shortly.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #67 on:** September 13, 2015, 04:50:03 PM »

> It is what it is. Left!

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #68 on:** September 13, 2015, 05:18:49 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 13, 2015, 04:50:03 PM

> It is what it is. Left!

>You make your way leftward. For a moment, you have a break to reorient yourself, but the petals from above are distressingly close by.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #69 on:** September 13, 2015, 06:00:41 PM »

> How is forward looking now?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #70 on:** September 13, 2015, 06:18:52 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 13, 2015, 06:00:41 PM

> How is forward looking now?

>If by forward you mean away from the tree, as it initially was, it still looks pretty nasty.
>If you mean by forward as in ahead of yourself right now, the blossoms are still drifting away from you, but others are blowing in erratically from the sides.
>If by forward you mean toward the tree, there are some blossoms spiraling past, tricky to get through, but not impossible.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #71 on:** September 13, 2015, 06:56:37 PM »

> Yes, face toward the tree properly, since that'll be the source of the roots.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #72 on:** September 13, 2015, 07:57:05 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 13, 2015, 06:56:37 PM

> Yes, face toward the tree properly, since that'll be the source of the roots.

>You do so.
>The blossoms are swirling downward, but there's some space past them, you think. They are a couple feet apart in some places, which just might be enough to squeeze through if you are clever.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #73 on:** September 13, 2015, 08:30:59 PM »

> Could we fit through them if we turn ourselves sideways?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #74 on:** September 13, 2015, 08:34:02 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 13, 2015, 08:30:59 PM

> Could we fit through them if we turn ourselves sideways?

>Perhaps.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #75 on:** September 13, 2015, 10:29:00 PM »

> Start flying toward this swirl and the tree behind it, positioned as though we are lying on our stomach and facing forward. before we get to the previously-noted gaps, rotate our body one-quarter turn (90 degrees) so our sword hand is above/on top of us and our other hand is below us.
> with this new orientation, head into a petal gap.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #76 on:** September 13, 2015, 10:42:19 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 13, 2015, 10:29:00 PM

> Start flying toward this swirl and the tree behind it, positioned as though we are lying on our stomach and facing forward. before we get to the previously-noted gaps, rotate our body one-quarter turn (90 degrees) so our sword hand is above/on top of us and our other hand is below us.
> with this new orientation, head into a petal gap.

>You stretch out and proceed, and it feels as though you have made it, until your legs suddenly blossom with pain as you pass through.
>Regardless, you are now close enough to the roots that you could reach out and touch them.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #77 on:** September 14, 2015, 12:50:02 AM »

> Slap our current talisman against the nearest root.
> How many more roots are in reach?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #78 on:** September 14, 2015, 01:29:12 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2015, 12:50:02 AM

> Slap our current talisman against the nearest root.
> How many more roots are in reach?

>You place your talisman on the root, and it slowly writhes out.
>You can easily each two more.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #79 on:** September 14, 2015, 02:07:25 AM »

> Which one writhed out, the talisman or the root?
> How much time do we have to keep slapping talismans down on nearby roots before we have to move?
> Are there more roots further away in both directions, or are they more or one side or the other?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #80 on:** September 14, 2015, 02:46:15 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2015, 02:07:25 AM

> Which one writhed out, the talisman or the root?
> How much time do we have to keep slapping talismans down on nearby roots before we have to move?
> Are there more roots further away in both directions, or are they more or one side or the other?

>The root.
>No more than a couple seconds.
>Like most trees, it has a number of roots all around it. You aren't sure if either side is more root-heavy than the other.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #81 on:** September 14, 2015, 03:02:29 AM »

> Did the talisman at least stay on the root?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #82 on:** September 14, 2015, 03:14:36 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2015, 03:02:29 AM

> Did the talisman at least stay on the root?

>Yes.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #83 on:** September 14, 2015, 11:21:30 AM »

> Pull out five more fire-conjuring talismans, slap a second one next to the current one, then slap two each on the two other roots within reach.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #84 on:** September 14, 2015, 01:13:23 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2015, 11:21:30 AM

> Pull out five more fire-conjuring talismans, slap a second one next to the current one, then slap two each on the two other roots within reach.

>You produce several more talismans, and stick the onto nearby roots, two of them free and the others still struggling.
>A sharp pain stabs through your shoulder.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #85 on:** September 14, 2015, 02:12:08 PM »

> Probably a petal.
> Are we reasonably clear to the left or to the right?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #86 on:** September 14, 2015, 02:38:34 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2015, 02:12:08 PM

> Probably a petal.
> Are we reasonably clear to the left or to the right?

>To the left, you see a number of petals that sway to and fro as the fall. To the right, many seem to be curving toward the tree while others spiral downward. They seem more dense to the right, at a glance.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #87 on:** September 14, 2015, 02:46:56 PM »

> Ignite the placed talismans, then proceed left, pulling out six more fire-conjuring talismans as we move.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #88 on:** September 14, 2015, 04:42:05 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2015, 02:46:56 PM

> Ignite the placed talismans, then proceed left, pulling out six more fire-conjuring talismans as we move.

>You say the proper words, and the talismans ignite and burn steady. The tree does not seem to react, but it is definitely catching fire.
>You head leftward. The petals here are complicated, as the move in S-shaped curves that wend and weave together intricately, sometimes leaving large gaps and other times leaving no room at all.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #89 on:** September 14, 2015, 05:15:50 PM »

> Are the open spaces themselves static or dynamic?
> Where is the closest one?