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<Underwater Edition
Check the old logs here:
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Thread to begin with a quick recap, and then we can resume.>
Check the old logs here:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/28501521/GeneralArchive/RenneQuest/RenneArchive.html
Thread to begin with a quick recap, and then we can resume.>
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You are now Saffron.
You find yourself in a room just barely lit by your own torch and the red glow coming from the room below. Illuminated is what looks to be a set of armor, gauntlet and pauldron. It shines with a blood-red hue in the light provided.
You find yourself in a room just barely lit by your own torch and the red glow coming from the room below. Illuminated is what looks to be a set of armor, gauntlet and pauldron. It shines with a blood-red hue in the light provided.
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>>25189
%>examine the armor%
You carefully walk up to it, searching around the room for traps. The armor is set in a small recess in the wall, seeming to reach out from the stone pedestal it is sitting on. It has four fingers, and looks to be made of solid bronze with very small and intricate etchings. It is for a left hand. You can't get a look at the other side of it without moving it.
%>examine the armor%
You carefully walk up to it, searching around the room for traps. The armor is set in a small recess in the wall, seeming to reach out from the stone pedestal it is sitting on. It has four fingers, and looks to be made of solid bronze with very small and intricate etchings. It is for a left hand. You can't get a look at the other side of it without moving it.
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>>25190
>Check the pedestal for traps. (let's try greentexting again, then)
The pedestal itself is a disc of stone that the armor is jutting up from. It has some things inscribed upon it, but they are too worn for you to recognize any of them. After thoroughly inspecting it, there are no plates, levers, chains, or traps of any kind to be tripped.
>Check the pedestal for traps. (let's try greentexting again, then)
The pedestal itself is a disc of stone that the armor is jutting up from. It has some things inscribed upon it, but they are too worn for you to recognize any of them. After thoroughly inspecting it, there are no plates, levers, chains, or traps of any kind to be tripped.
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>>25191
>Pick up the gauntlet
It is much heavier than you anticipated it being, but you manage to lift it out of the pedestal and carry it with the torch as well.
>Pick up the gauntlet
It is much heavier than you anticipated it being, but you manage to lift it out of the pedestal and carry it with the torch as well.
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>>25194
>Use the gauntlet to open the door
You don't need to use the gauntlet, and the door slides open to the left, albeit rather clumsily due to holding the heavy piece of armor. Ahead of you is an empty hallway that curves to the left.
>Examine the writing closer
You look closer, but most all of the writings on the wall are worn and illegible.
>Use the gauntlet to open the door
You don't need to use the gauntlet, and the door slides open to the left, albeit rather clumsily due to holding the heavy piece of armor. Ahead of you is an empty hallway that curves to the left.
>Examine the writing closer
You look closer, but most all of the writings on the wall are worn and illegible.
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>>25195
>Put the jasper stone in the gauntlet, then wear it
You pull the stone out of your inventory and slot it in the hemispherical slot on the back of the gauntlet. It is more than a perfect fit. You wait, scared and impatient, but nothing seems to happen. You give the gauntlet a shake, and still nothing. Tilting the gauntlet, the stone rolls out of the slot and into your hand.
>Put the jasper stone in the gauntlet, then wear it
You pull the stone out of your inventory and slot it in the hemispherical slot on the back of the gauntlet. It is more than a perfect fit. You wait, scared and impatient, but nothing seems to happen. You give the gauntlet a shake, and still nothing. Tilting the gauntlet, the stone rolls out of the slot and into your hand.
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>>25196
>Go down the hallway
You tread carefully down the hallway. It is the smallest place you've been in thus far, and that fact is forever in the back of your mind as you walk down. The air cools, and the red glow of the spire room dies down.
>Go down the hallway
You tread carefully down the hallway. It is the smallest place you've been in thus far, and that fact is forever in the back of your mind as you walk down. The air cools, and the red glow of the spire room dies down.
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>>25197
You step in something wet before shining the light on another door. You slide it to the side.
You step in something wet before shining the light on another door. You slide it to the side.
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>>25198
>Oh god, it's Meadow…
You wonder how Renne was able to stand coming across this. The stench is horrid, and the sight is even worse.
>Oh god, it's Meadow…
You wonder how Renne was able to stand coming across this. The stench is horrid, and the sight is even worse.
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>>25199
>Head back down where Renne is to try and regroup
As soon as you step out of the doorway, you see both Renne and Chronicle there, having just come up from the stairwell.
"Saffron!"
On the list of happiest things in your life, this is the happiest thing.
>Head back down where Renne is to try and regroup
As soon as you step out of the doorway, you see both Renne and Chronicle there, having just come up from the stairwell.
"Saffron!"
On the list of happiest things in your life, this is the happiest thing.
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>>25200
>Show them what you found
Saffron runs up to you, and you can see her tail wagging.
"Renne! I am so happy to see you, you have no idea! I was gonna climb back down right away, but then I found… this…"
She holds up the piece of armor for you to look at. You squint at it and look over at Chronicle, who's staring at it wide-eyed. You tell her that you had to leave because you heard Chance making some noise a level down in the spire room. You ask what the armor does.
"I have no idea, I tried to put that stone into it, the one that we picked up in this room, but nothing happened."
>Show them what you found
Saffron runs up to you, and you can see her tail wagging.
"Renne! I am so happy to see you, you have no idea! I was gonna climb back down right away, but then I found… this…"
She holds up the piece of armor for you to look at. You squint at it and look over at Chronicle, who's staring at it wide-eyed. You tell her that you had to leave because you heard Chance making some noise a level down in the spire room. You ask what the armor does.
"I have no idea, I tried to put that stone into it, the one that we picked up in this room, but nothing happened."
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>>25201
>Is that a bone in the armor?
You make mention of the arm still inside of the armor. She hadn't seen that at the time, apparently.
>Is that a bone in the armor?
You make mention of the arm still inside of the armor. She hadn't seen that at the time, apparently.
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>>25202
>Take a closer look at the armor
You use your magic to lift up the armor, although it requires much more effort than you would have thought. You carefully remove the bones from within the armor.
"Diamond dog."
You and Saffron look over at Chronicle.
He's speaking in a very flat tone. "That's a diamond dog arm. The armor… it was made for a diamond dog."
He looks over at Saffron, who shies away a bit.
>Take a closer look at the armor
You use your magic to lift up the armor, although it requires much more effort than you would have thought. You carefully remove the bones from within the armor.
"Diamond dog."
You and Saffron look over at Chronicle.
He's speaking in a very flat tone. "That's a diamond dog arm. The armor… it was made for a diamond dog."
He looks over at Saffron, who shies away a bit.
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>>25206
>>25207
>>25210
"I can understand your hesitancy. I know that you're worried about something happening to you like what happened to Chance. But let me ask, have you had any headaches, or heard any voices?"
Saffron shakes her head.
"Then I don't believe you will… suffer the same fate, so to speak. He is the only one that ended up that way."
>>25207
>>25210
"I can understand your hesitancy. I know that you're worried about something happening to you like what happened to Chance. But let me ask, have you had any headaches, or heard any voices?"
Saffron shakes her head.
"Then I don't believe you will… suffer the same fate, so to speak. He is the only one that ended up that way."
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>>25218
You assure Saffron that it's her choice on whether or not to wear the armor, and that you will let her decide while you take a look at the wall.
It looks like someone has scratched something into the octagon that was on this wall. Like a rudimentary arm, and the word "Metal" written in an odd fashion.
"Oh dear… what is he doing?"
You assure Saffron that it's her choice on whether or not to wear the armor, and that you will let her decide while you take a look at the wall.
It looks like someone has scratched something into the octagon that was on this wall. Like a rudimentary arm, and the word "Metal" written in an odd fashion.
"Oh dear… what is he doing?"
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>>25222
Okay, so bear with me for a second.
From our perspective that arm shape is to the left but if we were to turn around and pose like in this image it would actually be the right arm.
Is this implying that Chance might have the right hand gauntlet? If so then fuck.
Okay, so bear with me for a second.
From our perspective that arm shape is to the left but if we were to turn around and pose like in this image it would actually be the right arm.
Is this implying that Chance might have the right hand gauntlet? If so then fuck.
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>>25198
Great, so now we have to worry that there could be more hidden passages Chance could be lumbering around in.
Great, so now we have to worry that there could be more hidden passages Chance could be lumbering around in.
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>>25229
we still have some rather big things to see
we still have some rather big things to see
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>>25227
Definitely should ask Saffron. If she doesn't know you should possibly assume he does have it.
Look at your own hand, palm facing you then look at the crude drawing. Notice the similarities in shape. I might just be crazy here but I'm thinking he does have it.
The only hangup is that the gem is implied to fit on the dorsal part of the gauntlet. That has me thinking that this image >>25225 is a back shot instead of a front shot. That opens up a whole new bunch of questions such as how would those wings work in that case?
Definitely should ask Saffron. If she doesn't know you should possibly assume he does have it.
Look at your own hand, palm facing you then look at the crude drawing. Notice the similarities in shape. I might just be crazy here but I'm thinking he does have it.
The only hangup is that the gem is implied to fit on the dorsal part of the gauntlet. That has me thinking that this image >>25225 is a back shot instead of a front shot. That opens up a whole new bunch of questions such as how would those wings work in that case?
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>>25234
Boobwings!
>>25237
Yeah, if it's worrying her that much, let's hold onto it for now. Perhaps we can resort our saddlebags to make it fit, or get one of the others to hold onto some of our stuff?
Speaking of which, personal knowledge check: What can we use our tools for? Can we help make some of the carvings more legible?
Boobwings!
>>25237
Yeah, if it's worrying her that much, let's hold onto it for now. Perhaps we can resort our saddlebags to make it fit, or get one of the others to hold onto some of our stuff?
Speaking of which, personal knowledge check: What can we use our tools for? Can we help make some of the carvings more legible?
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Here's the frames of the gif with the symbols, hopefully someone else can mess with the contrast to actually make them reasonably visible.
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>>25263
Wait, scratch that, fill tool to the rescue.
Wait, scratch that, fill tool to the rescue.
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>>25277
You run over to your friend, she hasn't heard you yelling her name this entire time. She's breathing heavily, and the metal of the gauntlet is steaming, the air feeling hotter as you approach her.
You run over to your friend, she hasn't heard you yelling her name this entire time. She's breathing heavily, and the metal of the gauntlet is steaming, the air feeling hotter as you approach her.
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>>25323
>>25322
>>25320
You give her a tight hug and ask her what happened.
"After I put it on, I got this jolt. It made everything go black for a second. And then it started to burn. It got really hot. Hotter than anything I've ever felt before. I… I think I could feel it in my bones. All I could think about was how much it hurt."
She sighs and slumps a bit.
"Did I make a lot of noise?"
You tell her that she didn't make so much as a peep, that she looked like she was screaming but nothing came out.
>>25322
>>25320
You give her a tight hug and ask her what happened.
"After I put it on, I got this jolt. It made everything go black for a second. And then it started to burn. It got really hot. Hotter than anything I've ever felt before. I… I think I could feel it in my bones. All I could think about was how much it hurt."
She sighs and slumps a bit.
"Did I make a lot of noise?"
You tell her that she didn't make so much as a peep, that she looked like she was screaming but nothing came out.
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So, she has control of it, at least. I don't have high hopes for her natural arm, though.
I think it would be a good idea to start thinking about this note and the door again.
I think it would be a good idea to start thinking about this note and the door again.
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>>25329
You ask Saffron if she can recall what the area looked like, that she was in. She asks for the paper and pencil, and begins to sketch it out on your existing map.
"It was really dark, so I'm not really sure of that tunnel."
You ask Saffron if she can recall what the area looked like, that she was in. She asks for the paper and pencil, and begins to sketch it out on your existing map.
"It was really dark, so I'm not really sure of that tunnel."
A couple letters look like the script we've seen, but none match any of the known letters. The only unknown letters are J, X, Q, and Z, so unless there's a word that includes three of those, I'd say it's a different script or meaning entirely.
I'm wondering more about the drawing of the door. The numbers from top to bottom are 1, 3, 2, 4.
I felt like there might be a connection between the metal arm and working the door but I'm drawing a blank on what we would do with it even if Saffron could touch the door with all that heat emanating from it.
Probably getting ahead of myself, and don't see anything coming out of this yet, so let's do something else.
Leads we have right now are the Jasper stone fitting into the arm, and an unexplored area on the floor with the gear room, the last known location of Chance.
I'm wondering more about the drawing of the door. The numbers from top to bottom are 1, 3, 2, 4.
I felt like there might be a connection between the metal arm and working the door but I'm drawing a blank on what we would do with it even if Saffron could touch the door with all that heat emanating from it.
Probably getting ahead of myself, and don't see anything coming out of this yet, so let's do something else.
Leads we have right now are the Jasper stone fitting into the arm, and an unexplored area on the floor with the gear room, the last known location of Chance.
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The pounding on the door continues as you walk down the small corridor with Chronicle. Saffron is following behind you slowly, staring intently at the door. Dust and bits of chipped stone fall from the ceiling of the tunnel as Chance tries to beat his way in.
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>>25364
>>25366
The air is getting noticably hotter as you walk down the hallway. Chance's pounding on the door is muffled slightly now, like the beating of a heart, constant and heavy. The walls of the hallway are unlike the rest of the temple, seemingly scratched out of the rock itself. There are deep grooves where claws had been, though if they were metal or belonged to a living being, you cannot tell.
>>25366
The air is getting noticably hotter as you walk down the hallway. Chance's pounding on the door is muffled slightly now, like the beating of a heart, constant and heavy. The walls of the hallway are unlike the rest of the temple, seemingly scratched out of the rock itself. There are deep grooves where claws had been, though if they were metal or belonged to a living being, you cannot tell.
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>>25375
"Honestly, Renne? I don't think we can. If he breaks down that door, I don't know what we're going to do."
"Honestly, Renne? I don't think we can. If he breaks down that door, I don't know what we're going to do."
Oh shit the tumblr updated 10 minutes ago
http://awujabvojnavwaowqau.tumblr.com/
http://awujabvojnavwaowqau.tumblr.com/
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>>25385
You follow the tunnel until you reach the room. You can see the warm red glow coming from the center hole in the floor, and the chain extending up into the darkness of the ceiling. To the west is the shrine that Saffron got the gauntlet from. There is a deep roar from the end of the tunnel, followed by the sound of cracking rock and scraping claws. You ask Saffron if she has any ideas.
"I don't know, Renne… I don't know. I'm sorry. I was trying to prove a point to myself by wearing the gauntlet, that I wouldn't chicken out the next time I saw Chance, that I'd be less afraid. The only thing that the gauntlet has done has made my lose my lunch. I don't know, Renne, I'm so sorry."
You follow the tunnel until you reach the room. You can see the warm red glow coming from the center hole in the floor, and the chain extending up into the darkness of the ceiling. To the west is the shrine that Saffron got the gauntlet from. There is a deep roar from the end of the tunnel, followed by the sound of cracking rock and scraping claws. You ask Saffron if she has any ideas.
"I don't know, Renne… I don't know. I'm sorry. I was trying to prove a point to myself by wearing the gauntlet, that I wouldn't chicken out the next time I saw Chance, that I'd be less afraid. The only thing that the gauntlet has done has made my lose my lunch. I don't know, Renne, I'm so sorry."
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I think this attatched image makes the solution abundantly clear.
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With a crack, you can hear rubble falling. His roar comes crisp and clear through the hallway, yet he does not immediately come down. If you had to venture a guess, he's only made a hole.
>>25424
Afraid not. Thought "chained" is only two consonants, if it's supposed to help us control whatever's imprisoned here.
I was using this
http://www.oneacross.com/cgi-bin/search_banner.cgi?c0=&p0=cha**&s=+Go!+
i you want to poke around some yourself, just add more question marks to get longer words.
Let's more or less go with this
>>25418
Make sure to tell her that no matter what happens, she's been brave as fuck.
Afraid not. Thought "chained" is only two consonants, if it's supposed to help us control whatever's imprisoned here.
I was using this
http://www.oneacross.com/cgi-bin/search_banner.cgi?c0=&p0=cha**&s=+Go!+
i you want to poke around some yourself, just add more question marks to get longer words.
Let's more or less go with this
>>25418
Make sure to tell her that no matter what happens, she's been brave as fuck.
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The stone begins to heat up in her paw as it approaches the slot. Her breathing is calm, knowing what she needs to do.
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>>25429
The stone is pulled into the slot as if it were magnetic. The stone begins to glow, along with the intricate lines carved into the gauntlet.
The stone is pulled into the slot as if it were magnetic. The stone begins to glow, along with the intricate lines carved into the gauntlet.
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>>25467
Chance lets loose a bloodcurdling howl, like none you've ever heard before. It echoes down the hallway and fills the room to the point where you have to cover your ears with your hooves.
Chance lets loose a bloodcurdling howl, like none you've ever heard before. It echoes down the hallway and fills the room to the point where you have to cover your ears with your hooves.
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>>25475
You and Chronicle rush down the hallway, but make sure to be careful peeking around the last corner. You find Saffron sitting next to the broken door.
"Renne… It's stuck. The stone is stuck."
She looks up at you digits slick with blood just sliding over the surface of the spherical stone.
"I don't want the stone anymore…"
You and Chronicle rush down the hallway, but make sure to be careful peeking around the last corner. You find Saffron sitting next to the broken door.
"Renne… It's stuck. The stone is stuck."
She looks up at you digits slick with blood just sliding over the surface of the spherical stone.
"I don't want the stone anymore…"
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>>25486
>>25491
>>25487
You try to use your magic on the stone, but it won't budge. It only gets hot whenever you try. You quickly switch to scratching her behind the ear, thanking her for all she's done.
"We're just overjoyed that you're okay."
You nod, echoing Chronicle's sentiments. You finally get a smile out of her, and then ask her exactly what happened.
"I don't know. As soon as I put the stone in the gauntlet, I got another jolt. But… it wasn't physical pain, this time. It was like my soul hurt, if that's even possible… I-I got up, and don't remember being in control of my actions. I could see it all happening, but… but it just seemed like the right thing to do, so I didn't try to stop it."
>>25491
>>25487
You try to use your magic on the stone, but it won't budge. It only gets hot whenever you try. You quickly switch to scratching her behind the ear, thanking her for all she's done.
"We're just overjoyed that you're okay."
You nod, echoing Chronicle's sentiments. You finally get a smile out of her, and then ask her exactly what happened.
"I don't know. As soon as I put the stone in the gauntlet, I got another jolt. But… it wasn't physical pain, this time. It was like my soul hurt, if that's even possible… I-I got up, and don't remember being in control of my actions. I could see it all happening, but… but it just seemed like the right thing to do, so I didn't try to stop it."
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>>25497
>Saffron's soul's been fractured
>mfw Renne eventually has to be the one to put Saffron out of her misery
>Saffron's soul's been fractured
>mfw Renne eventually has to be the one to put Saffron out of her misery
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>>25498
You open your mouth to suggest getting "fresh" air, but there is a noise far off in the distance. It is a deep recurring thump. Before long, you start to feel it, shaking the very floor that you stand on. It is mechanical in nature, you notice, but you can't help but think of it as if the earth itself had a heartbeat.
It always gets louder, stronger, never seems to quiet, and is in perfect measure.
*THUMP*
*THUMP*
*THUMP*
You open your mouth to suggest getting "fresh" air, but there is a noise far off in the distance. It is a deep recurring thump. Before long, you start to feel it, shaking the very floor that you stand on. It is mechanical in nature, you notice, but you can't help but think of it as if the earth itself had a heartbeat.
It always gets louder, stronger, never seems to quiet, and is in perfect measure.
*THUMP*
*THUMP*
*THUMP*
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>>25517
Here's one where the QR codes aren't blurred.
Here's one where the QR codes aren't blurred.
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>>25524
I have no idea how QR codes work. I figured LK wouldn't have made this easy.
Anyone handy with this stuff?
I have no idea how QR codes work. I figured LK wouldn't have made this easy.
Anyone handy with this stuff?
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>>25524
Oh durr, they're each a corner of the QR code.
Oh durr, they're each a corner of the QR code.
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