>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:01 No.33604661
Here we are, questers. The final hour is upon us. Your next moves will determine the fate of our purple filly and her friends. This challenge will be very difficult and easy to screw up, so tread carefully and wisely. Raisin's very life, the lives of her friends, and the fate of Equestria depends on your next few moves.

Here is a summary of the past two nights to help you get up to speed. After I post the summary, I will post a short recap to get you back into the story, as always.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:02 No.33604675
I wonder how many xxx's will be around opening the box during the recap.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:04 No.33604715
>>33604661
2 Days Ago:
>Met up with Sweetie Belle, guard left you alone
>Head to market square to find Rarity
>Ask Pinkie Pie to buy you an elixir
>Discovered that Hayseed has been non-mortally injured
>xXx Gave Sweetie Belle the Snakeoil Sally Miracle Elixir that Pinkie handed you xXx
>**Sang the alluring melody for the fillies wandering town square**
>Saw Snakeoil Sally in a disguise hiding her loot in a secluded tree
>xXx Decided to immediately investigate the tree, brought Scootaloo along xXx
>**Did not hide behind the tree when Scootaloo dropped the Golden Box**
---If you would have done so, the Treasure Seeker Fanatic would have more than likely killed you
>**Confront Sally, avoided mentioning Tezel too much, showed your bravado**
>**Obtained the Golden Box**
>Rendezvous with Sweetie Belle at Sugarcube Corner
>Got the Peppermint Grape Jelly
>Pinkie joined your party
>Dropped off fillies and Rarity at Fluttershy’s cottage
>Went to get Applebloom and bomb at Sweet Apple Acres; obtained Apple Cart
>Went back to Fluttershy’s to discover a filly has gone missing, picked up Rarity
>Went into Everfree Forest to talk to Zecora before heading to the assumed location of the castle
>**Discovered properties of Siren Sand**
>xXx Opened the Golden Box, nearly dying. Unconscious for several hours xXx
>Geared up and traveled further into the Everfree Forest
>Temporarily dealt with Cockatrice by throwing Siren Sand at it
>Met up with Treasure Seeker Fanatic and began singing to her
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:05 No.33604722
>>33604661

Can we get an inventory check when you're finished with the recap?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:05 No.33604737
>>33604715
Last Night:
>Stopped singing to the Treasure Seeker Fanatic, watched her get turned to stone by the Cockatrice
>Huddled up and waited for the Cockatrice to leave
>Headed down the path, found Sweetie Belle injured in a bush. Rarity had vanished.
>Put Sweetie Belle in wagon, continued onward to the base of the mountain trail
>Scouted ahead of the team because Scootaloo was too chicken to do so herself
>Came to a plateau, saw two ponies standing on the other side
>Sang to ponies, discovered that they were Rarity and the derped out filly Fluttershy lost
>Chanted to a dead tree
>Saw a gap in the trail, told Applebloom to cut down the tree to make a bridge
>Gigantic stone bird flew by on patrol, caught the group by surprise
>xXx Decided to try and utilize the mysterious box to attempt to control the giant stone bird xXx
>xXx Raisin lost her mind, player unable to control Raisin… xXx
>APPLE QUEST TIEM > Player assumed control of Applebloom
>**Took Raisin’s explosives, threw them at the giant stone bird. Bird was defeated**
>Rushed the team out of the plateau due to an impending avalanche
>All ponies accounted for; group hug and attempt to restore Raisin’s mind
>Rarity runs off ahead of the group
>**Used Marshmallows as earplugs to stop the derped out filly from rushing off to the Castle**
>**Traveled to the Castle in the Sand**
>Used a stone to distract guards, assumed cardboard box disguises from hammerspace, snuck into the Castle
>Distracted guards inside the Castle with rocks, got most of team to the Grand Staircase
>**Went back and rescued the scared filly**
>Looked into treasure room; tempted to search through treasure
>Sitting on steps, trying to determine next course of action
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:06 No.33604772
>>33604722
>>33604722

Seconded.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:07 No.33604830
>>33604737
In the grand hall of the Castle in the Sand, Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Pinkie Pie, a random filly named Strawberry, and Raisin sit upon the steps of the Grand Staircase in front of the entrance to the Throne Room. On the other side of the curtain, Applebloom caught the first glimpse of the gigantic stone pony that Raisin had been talking about earlier; King Tezel. Camping in their slightly musty cardboard boxes, the team shudders with anticipation, wondering how they’re going to stop the enormous golem’s plans, save Raisin, and underp the gaggle of unicorn slaves running about throughout the kingdom of Equestria.

As the record in the other room plays a discordantly sweet melody, the team devises their cunning plan with care, knowing that their next decisions will determine the success or failure of their entire mission.

Because Raisin has lost her little pony mind, you, the player, will be able to influence the outcome of this quest by giving Applebloom some ideas as to how your team will overcome their greatest challenge yet. Good luck, questers… may Celestia have mercy on poor Raisin’s soul.

INVENTORY
Applebloom: CMC Cape, Hammer, Saw, Apples, Slingshot
Sweetie Belle: CMC Cape, Slingshot, Hayseed
Scootaloo: CMC Cape, Vial of Strange Water, Vial of Algae, Stompstarter
Raisin: Boots, Rocks, Peppermint Grape Jelly
Pinkie: Raisin
Strawberry: 2 Marshmallows (ears)
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:08 No.33604845
>>33604737
>**Used Marshmallows as earplugs to stop the derped out filly from rushing off to the Castle**

I'm going to hazard a guess that we should leave her ears plugged.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:09 No.33604888
>>33604830

Alright, our first priority is destroying the crystal phonograph. We'll be captured either way, so the best we can do is hope that we destroy it first and hope it has a ripple effect.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:10 No.33604935
>>33604830

My plan is: Give Pinkie jelly and tell her to drink the strange water. If the strange water DOES turn out to be elixir, then we send her out and in the initial confusion shoot an apple at the phonograph.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/24/12(Tue)22:11 No.33604939
>>33604888

how will we get Tezel to release Raisin's soul once we've broken his favorite toy?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:11 No.33604950
Looking back through my notes it says that the potion didn't contain any of the algae growing around the tube. Does anyone remember if the algae was floating in the tube, or just growing around it?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:11 No.33604962
>>33604935

I'm pretty sure the strange water is just nasty bathwater. it probably wouldn't do anything. we lost our last bit of elixir when Rarity swiped it from Sweetie
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:11 No.33604965
>>33604830
Does the strange water look the same as the elixir?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:12 No.33604976
>>33604715
>**Discovered properties of Siren Sand**
umm.. what were they again?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:15 No.33605080
>>33604976

It only affects magical creatures. Used to make the cockatrice leave us alone.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:15 No.33605087
>>33604965
GAME INFO: The Vial of Strange Water looks exactly the same as Snakeoil Sally's Miracle Elixir. Like the elixir, it is a clear, fully transparent solution.

>>33604976
GAME INFO: Zecora revealed that Siren Sand can be used to control magical creatures via a song. The creator of the sand binds a melody to the powder.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:15 No.33605102
>>33604965

If we're Applebloom, we've already drank some.

Do a taste test first. Just a sip though.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:16 No.33605124
>>33605087
>>33605102

Taste the strange water and smell it. We should be able to tell if it's elixir or not.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/24/12(Tue)22:16 No.33605133
i'm at a bit of a loss, so here's a few notes
- The box takes over whoever opens it
- The box contains something, possibly the missing tip to Tezel's crown
- Destroying the music box will most likely free all the unicorns from their enchantment
- Destroying the music box will most likely piss King Tezel off very badly
- Destroying the box/Tezel before saving Raisin may cause us to lose her forever
- Just why the contents of that box are so damn important to Tezel still remains to be seen. a weakness? egotism? perhaps hinting that his crown is somehow connected with the curse gripping raisin?

there's so many possibilities, I can't settle on one as most likely
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:16 No.33605134
>>33604962
We got the water from the tub where she brewed it.

>"The other ingredients? It was just some nasty bathwater I forgot to drain... I think I knocked in some floor cleaner and paint thinner at some point in time."
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:19 No.33605220
>>33605133
Last night Jr said that if Raisin is alive when this quest ends we will play as her in Raisin Quest 4. I'm assuming that means that Celestia or someone will be able to cure her.

We could always try going to the treasury and seeing if we can use that scepter he mentioned to ope the box without touching it.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:19 No.33605222
So...

Do we search the treasure room or not?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:19 No.33605235
>>33605134

are we sure the powder was added into the tub? maybe it was added to the individual bottles afterwards

I don't think that nasty water and algae are going to help us
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:20 No.33605258
>>33605133

It might be risky, but we have to at least try:

When Tezel has us captured, we tell him that at least Raisin won't feel the suffering because she's in the box. This might cause him to release her, at least so he can torture her a bit before ending us.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:20 No.33605292
>>33605235
I think the powder was just the controlling agent. From what Sally told us it sounds like her recipe for the elixir was older than her job with Tezel.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:21 No.33605295
>>33605102
>>33605124
While devising your plan, you wish to see if that Vial of Strange Water Scoots has on her may be the elixir. Considering how much energy it gave you at first, it could give one of your team members the energy they need to do a blitz-rush attack/distraction in the throne room.

"Hey, Scoots... lemme see that water fer a second..."

"Uh... you know where we got this from, right?" Scootaloo hooves it over to you carefully. "This came from Sally's lab... I don't know what it might be..."

You open the vial carefully and smell the solution. It has a very pungent smell to it, much like the flavor of the elixir you drank. You cough a little. Just to be sure, you take a small sip. The solution crackles against your tastebuds, just like the elixir. It's so sour that it almost stings, but it perks you up.

"We've got elixir!" You tell the team.

"Ooooh! We do? Anyone got some candy?" Pinkie scoots up to your box, intrigued by this discovery.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:21 No.33605302
>>33605258

We'll need to talk with him a bit, to get an idea of how wrathful/cruel he is. He might be willing to grant us one last request of talking to Raisin again if he thinks we'll die either way.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:22 No.33605350
>>33605295

Hand her some jelly, ready our apple shot as soon as she rushes out and bounces around the throne room.

We need to do it the instant their attention focuses on Pinkie, otherwise our apple will be stopped in midair be one of the guard's telepathy.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/24/12(Tue)22:22 No.33605353
>>33605302

keep in mind king tezel doesn't like kids. he probably won't be in a talking mood
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:23 No.33605374
>>33605295

Do this >>33605350, utter a prayer to Luna, Celestia, and even Discord, just to be we have our bases covered.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:23 No.33605375
>>33605295
Tell Pinkie that Raisin stuck some candy to her doll.

The way I see it is that we have four options.
>Give Pinkie the elixir and some candy, then have her zip over to the phonograph and break it
>Use our slingshot to break it from cover
>Go to the treasury and see what's up
>Walk in and say hello to King Tezel, hope that by pretending to be disenchanted with Celestia's reign he will free Raisin so we can serve him
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:24 No.33605387
>>33605353
We could get Pinkie to do the talking
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:24 No.33605391
>>33605353

Well then what do you propose? We can't sit around and wait forever, and there aren't any spots to sneak around.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:24 No.33605392
>>33605350
Do we know what kind of pony Tezel looks like? What if he's got a horn? Can he use magic?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:25 No.33605426
>>33605375

Pinkie should probably try to destroy the phonograph first. Can we fire a shot from cover to make sure we have two chances to break it?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:26 No.33605438
The filly we saved is a unicorn, right?

Ask her if she can do some magic.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:26 No.33605439
>>33605392
Sally said he was about seven ponies tall.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:27 No.33605471
>>33605392

He has Twilight brainwashed as his personal guard. Doesn't matter if he can use magic or not; after our surprise attack, we'll be captured and held in place with powerful magic.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:28 No.33605520
>>33605471
We are operating that she won't be under his control once we break the phonograph. The filly is hopefully evidence of this.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:28 No.33605523
>>33605392
GAME INFO: Tezel resembles a gigantic unicorn. He looks much like the gigantic statue outside; he's got a crown, a full beard, and is made entirely of stone. He's extremely massive, standing about 7 ponies tall.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:29 No.33605556
>>33605523
>gigantic unicorn
Crap.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:30 No.33605576
>>33605471

twilight will be freed from the mind control if we break the music box
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:30 No.33605582
>>33605520

What other choice do we have? If you have any bright ideas, then I'd like to hear them.

The treasure room is boobytrapped to high heaven, don't say that.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:31 No.33605613
>>33605523
Can we get a description of the throne room again? You said there was a passage leading out of it, right? Where is the phonograph in relation to this passage?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:31 No.33605615
>>33605576
>Break music box
Ha, in your face!
>Tezel starts singing the song instead
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:31 No.33605630
>>33605576

That if Tezel doesn't place a secondary spell one the unicorns so that they obey him instead of the music box.

OH SHIT, IT'S THE CROWN SPIKES THAT DO THE MIND CONTROL, NOT THE BOX ITSELF.

SHIT, SHOULD WE AIM FOR THE BITS AND HOPEFULLY KNOCK SOME OFF?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:32 No.33605640
>>33605615
He's a giant rock. I don't think he can carry the tune.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:34 No.33605721
>>33605630

Be careful when jumping to conclusions like that. We already lost control of Raisin that way.

I have a feeling there's something in the treasure room that will help us, probably that staff.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/24/12(Tue)22:34 No.33605736
>>33605523

is there anything remarkable about the crown, besides the missing tip?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:34 No.33605739
If the is another passage out of the room we could always tell her to run over to it then start making noise after we give her the elixir and candy. While Tezel and his unicorns are distracted we can shoot the phonograph off its pedestal.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:35 No.33605761
>>33605721

Do you really want to go back? We trigger a trap, we lose the element of surprise.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:36 No.33605787
>>33605613
GAME INFO: The room is slightly taller than the massive doorway leading in. You can see King Tezel off a ways, a magnificent royal rug leading up a single platform and up to his throne. Twilight and the other guard look miniscule next to the giant stone king. To the King’s side is a pony sized Crystal Phonograph playing an entrancing melody throughout the castle. It’s rather loud.

Looking down at the base of Tezel’s throne, you see that the carpet, which is mostly a crimson color, has some dark blotches ground into it. On either side of the throne, you see two doorways leading out of the room on the right and left.

>>33605736
GAME INFO: The crown looks like the top of a castle. From the front, you can see that it has 4 rectangular bumps along the top with one bump missing in the center. It's made entirely of an ornately carved gold.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/24/12(Tue)22:37 No.33605826
>>33605787

does it look like it can be separated from his head? or is it grafted to his stone body?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:37 No.33605828
>>33605787
We're a good engineering minded pony, in our estimation, woulda good shot with an aple even be enough to actually break the phonograph?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:37 No.33605832
>>33605787
Is the phonograph within range of our slingshot? How long would it take an elixired Pinkie Pie to make it to one of those corridors?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:39 No.33605883
>>33605828

If it can't destroy it, could a well aimed apple shot right into the horn block out the sound?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:41 No.33605956
>>33605787

And there are no columns around the room?

Also
>death by stomping

At least we won't suffer if we lose.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:41 No.33605967
>>33605826
GAME INFO: The crown appears to be grafted into the stone of his head.

>>33605828
>>33605832
>>33605883
SKILL INFO: Using your engineering insight, you don't think that an apple will be enough to knock the big phonograph over. Seeing as the horn on top is constructed of Crystal, you think that you'd have an easier time shattering it with something a bit harder.

The horn could probably be blocked by a well placed apple.

It appears to be in range of the slingshot. You're pretty certain you could peg Tezel in the eye from the door if you really felt like it.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:41 No.33605969
Sorry we are asking so many questions, but with our safety net gone we have to make sure we know exactly what we are doing.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:42 No.33606008
>>33605967
Of the CMC, which one is the best shot with a slingshot?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:44 No.33606059
>>33605967
>GAME INFO: The crown appears to be grafted into the stone of his head.

Does it look like he had it grated on to his head, or does it look like someone else did it in a hurry?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:44 No.33606064
>>33605967
Well, I'd rather break the horn than just plug it. Raisin still has some rocks.

I stil kind of want to at least look at the treasure room more. I remember something about not knowing if there was a door leading out of it or not.

And the fillies were stealing from it before right?
It can't be impregnable.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:44 No.33606065
>>33605969
No, this is excellent. Since you can't see directly into the room because it's a text based adventure, you need to understand your options and use all of your observational skills to pick the best course of action.

I like how much thought you guys are putting into you plan. This is excellent.

>>33606008
GAME INFO: You personally feel that you are the best with a slingshot. You know that Raisin is pretty good with hers, but you think you're a better shot. Scootaloo isn't bad, but Sweetie Belle doesn't really know how to use a slingshot very well.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:45 No.33606101
>>33605787
>dark blotches in the carpet
Possibly bloodstains?

Does one of the doorways look like it might lead to the treasure room?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:46 No.33606144
>>33606059
>>33606101
GAME INFO: You are unable to ascertain this information from your current vantage point.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:46 No.33606170
>>33606059
>grated
Hurp.

>>33606065
Give Scootaloo a couple of apples and tell Sweetie to give her a slingshot. Tell her that once we shot the phonograph with a rock we want her to peg Tezel in the eyes.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:46 No.33606174
>>33605967

Should we plug Tezel in the eye to distract him and have Pinkie destroy the phonograph with a supersonic kick?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:48 No.33606217
>>33606144
From where we are right now, what direction would we have to go to get to the pile of treasure?

Is the phonograph on Tezel's left or right side?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:49 No.33606251
>>33606174

no way. the last thing we want is to draw Tezel's attention towards us
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:49 No.33606260
>>33606217
GAME INFO: In order to get to the treasure room, you'd have to go down the stairs and to the left. Looking into the throne room from the stairs, you see the big Crystal Phonograph is on King Tezel's left side, right behind a derped out unicorn mare.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:49 No.33606267
>>33606174
I'm thinking we should give Pinkie the elixir, shoot the phonograph with a rock, then have Pinkie zoom in and rescue Twilight while Scootaloo shoots him in the eyes with apples.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:49 No.33606277
>>33606144

And you're going to tell me the blotches are just wine stains?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:50 No.33606319
>>33606267

She can't rescue Twilight, not when she's under MC.

Shoot Tezel with apple, shoot Twilight with rock, Pinkie destroys phonograph.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:51 No.33606363
>>33606319

pinkie won't get mind-controlled, she's not a unicorn.

and don't forget to give her some of that jelly with the elixir
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:52 No.33606388
>>33606319
That is why I'm saying Pinkie goes in AFTER we destroy the phonograph.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:52 No.33606390
>>33606319

I support this. Think about our brother and sister, know that if we fail them, they'll be joining us in death.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:52 No.33606407
>On either side of the throne, you see two doorways leading out of the room on the right and left.

Guys, I think a headlong attack is going to end disastrously. There has to be a sneaky way in.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:53 No.33606411
Look carefully. Does it look like there might be a magic forcefield?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:53 No.33606431
>>33606388
>>33606363

I'm talking about Twilight.

If Pinkie doesn't go in as soon as we do, then Tezel will be expecting others and tell his guards to zap anything that moves.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:53 No.33606435
>>33606411
GAME INFO: You can't see any magic hanging in the air, but then again, you've never been all that sensitive to sensing magic. From what you can tell, there are no forcefields present.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:54 No.33606470
>>33606431

the guards are controlled by the phonograph. we break it, and twilight is free
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:55 No.33606479
>>33606407
>Guys, I think a headlong attack is going to end disastrously. There has to be a sneaky way in.

He has a point. Tell the others we might be able to get a better vantage point if we go through the treasury.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:56 No.33606508
>>33606479
If we do go through the treasurey, let Pinkie be minesweeper. Her pinkie sense means she has the best chance of identifying traps.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:56 No.33606518
>>33606479

the treasure could be booby-trapped though. remember last night how Jr said deciding whether or not to investigate it was a critical decision point?

i'm pretty sure he said something like that...
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:57 No.33606554
>>33606518
>>33606319

Alright, let's go to the treasure room.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:57 No.33606575
>>33606518
He was talking about us missing the box back behind the stage. I'm in favor of trying to move so we can attack from the left.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:58 No.33606587
>>33606518

Maybe the only way to defeat Tezel is in that room.
Fucking paranoia
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/24/12(Tue)22:58 No.33606602
>>33606587

SO MUCH PARANOIA
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)22:59 No.33606619
>>33606575

Alright, change my vote to investigating the treasure room.

Have Pinkie lead the way and use Pinkie sense for traps.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)22:59 No.33606621
So much thought into our next move! I'm relishing in the suspense! I see a few options with some popularity so far...

>Bum-Rush the throne room with hyper-Pinkie, try shooting the Crystal Phonograph with apples and rocks
>Explore the Treasure Room

These seem to be the most popular choices. What shall you guys attempt to do?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)23:00 No.33606649
>>33606621
Also, let's continue our exhilarating discussion in the next thread. One can never be too careful, am I right?

>>33602668
>>33602668
>>33602668
>>33602668
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:00 No.33606663
If we do go to the treasure room do so very slowly and carefully. Tell the others to do the same.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:00 No.33606677
>>33606621

Treasure room, abuse Pinkie sense.

I'm literally getting tensed up
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:02 No.33606713
>>33606649

Treasure room. Even though it's against my better judgement, our sneak attack will be much more successful if we approach from either the left or right hall.
>> APPLE QUEST: DECISIONS, DECISIONS FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)23:00 No.33606671
Continue onwards, questers. What shall you choose to do?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:01 No.33606694
>>33606587
>>33606602
HAPPINESS IS MANDATORY, CITIZEN.

>>33606621
Let's move the group to the treasure room to see if there is another passage we can take.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:03 No.33606766
Alright, treasure room. But watch where you step and tell the other ponies to do the same.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:04 No.33606784
>>33606694
If we do go this way though, tell Pinkie and the others not to touch anything incase they are cursed or trappaed and ask Pinkie to take the lead and try to sniff out any traps.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/24/12(Tue)23:04 No.33606792
>>33606671

I'm really worried that going to investigate the treasure room will be like Opening the Box 2.0

but charging the throne room doesn't sound like such a good idea either. it may have worked if we were controlling raisin, but without her we may miss our chance of saving her

and I would rather die trying to save raisin than succeed and let her die
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)23:07 No.33606871
>>33606663
>>33606677
>>33606713
>>33606694
>>33606766
>>33606784
You decide that the Treasure Room may still hold some sort of secret that will help you get a one up on the monstrously huge pony golem in the Throne Room.

"Alright, girls... Ah've got a plan..."

Scootaloo scoffs. "Finally! Geez... the suspense has been killing me."

You begin to explain that the treasure room probably has some more magical items hidden inside. It may be a bit risky to go inside, but as long as Pinkie uses her Pinkie Sense and stays in front, the team should be able to make it through unscathed. There may just be a passage or something that will help you sneak up on 'ol Tezel.

They nod their heads and pick up their cardboard boxes, following you carefully down the stairs. You are careful to avoid the guards' attention as you make your way toward the treasure room.

As you approach the room, Pinkie stops the group. "Twitchy-twitch..." She looks above, trying to see if there's anything above the door. It appears safe.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:08 No.33606929
>>33606871
Ask Pinkie if her Pinkie Sense is acting up. Examine the floor and walls of the treasury.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/24/12(Tue)23:09 No.33606965
>>33606871

don't pass that threshold

there's no way this can be anything but a death-trap
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:10 No.33606977
>>33606871
Was it actually the tail twitch?
Sweetie is a unicorn, can she sense magic at all?
examine everything without touching anything.

When we switched to AB didn't you say something about us being able to trigger the "danger sense" or whatever it was? If I'm remembering things right, lets do that too.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:11 No.33607023
>>33606977
The other filly is also a unicorn. Ask her too
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)23:15 No.33607145
>>33606929
GAME INFO: To your front, you can see the back of Pinkie's cardboard box. Beyond that, the doorway to the treasury. There are mountains of gems, gold, Bits... a treasure beyond your wildest imagining.

The floor is made of granite tiles, but you notice that several tiles have an odd symbol on them. The walls look like the rest of the Castle; polished to a brilliant shine.

>>33606977
>>33606929
"Pinkie... are you sure that was a 'Twitchy-twitch' or..."

"I'm pretty sure... the Pinkie Sense doesn't lie." Pinkie continues to look about, trying to find what set off her 6th sense.

>>33607023
>>33606977
"Little filly..." You tap on the box behind you, then slip under it to talk to her. "Little filly..."

The box close behind you shudders. "...Strawberry.." She whimpers.

"Strawberry, Sweetie Belle... can you guys feel any magic stuff around the door?"

Sweetie steps out ahead and points her horn at the doorway. She shrugs. "...hmmm... nope." Strawberry doesn't know what to do, copying Sweetie Belle. "N..Nothing."

The music echoes through the halls. You can hear the soft tap of some hooves walking down the main hall.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:16 No.33607193
>>33607145

Roll an apple into the room.

If nothing triggers, then rush inside.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/24/12(Tue)23:16 No.33607209
>>33607145

are the symbols arranged in some kind of pattern?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:17 No.33607228
>>33607145
My mental map of this place is not up to snuff.
Are these footsteps approaching?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:18 No.33607254
>>33607145
Describe the symbols on the the tiles. Are they spaced out to far apart for us to step from on to another?

Look behind us so we can see who is walking.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:19 No.33607297
>>33607145

Can we see from here whether the tiles seem moulded together and there's a small gap next to the ones with a symbol? If all the tiles seem a little loose, then maybe walking on the marked tiles is the path to safety.

He knows he's being burgled; Tezel would probably switch things up.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)23:19 No.33607300
>>33607209
>>33607254
GAME INFO: The symbols on the floor in front of the treasury door seem to be spread out in a zigzag. They have a weird mark upon them that you've never seen before.

>>33607228
GAME INFO: Behind you and around a corner, you swear that you hear the trotting approaching the stairs. You cannot see who it is yet.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:20 No.33607357
>>33607300

Give Pinkie a few more seconds to identify a trap. If the hoofsteps get closer and Pinkie's still at it, roll an apple through the doorway.

>zig zag pattern. Oh yeah, reverse psychology. Step on ONLY these tiles.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/24/12(Tue)23:21 No.33607368
>>33607300

it must be a ward. we definitely shouldn't go past those markings
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:22 No.33607400
You guys kill Rasin yet?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:22 No.33607406
>>33607300
So we can't go back, I guess.
Do any of the fillies know anything about magic?
Are runes and such things that exist?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:22 No.33607408
>>33607300

Tell Pinkie maybe see if her Pinkie sense triggers along the outer edges of the doorway.

Maybe the trap only triggers if you walk through the center.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:23 No.33607441
>>33607400

You could say that. She's a vegetable who's probably not going to be restored.

A shame, really. All it took was one bad decision.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:23 No.33607449
>>33607300
>The symbols on the floor in front of the treasury door seem to be spread out in a zigzag.

I don't suppose you could whip us up something in MSPaint really quickly?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:25 No.33607515
>>33607449

Yeah, when you mean zig zag, does it look like a pony could step from tile to tile to the treasure trove?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)23:26 No.33607549
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>>33607406
GAME INFO: Judging from previous scenarios, runes are a very real thing. You remember back to Cil's journal and how Twilight was cursed with terrible luck from reading through it.

>>33607449
MAP: Red X's represent guards and enemies. The Blue circle is you. The gray dots are the zigzag pattern. The purple flower is the phonograph.

>>33607515
GAME INFO: The tiles could be jumped upon, one to the next.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:27 No.33607559
Why don't we unplug Strawberry's ears and tell her to lead us to treasure? She has to know the secret to getting past the door.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:29 No.33607627
>>33607549
What was directly behind us again?
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:29 No.33607636
>>33607549

Wow, I pictured it completely differently.

So there's another path behind us? Shit, I would have rather went down that one. Too late now, though.

Also
>Twilight's curse

Please oh please tell me she was never cured.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:29 No.33607658
>>33607549
Do the runes look like they were recently put there.

Keep an eye behind us until we can see whatever is walking/

Thanks for the picture.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:30 No.33607674
>>33607636
>Please oh please tell me she was never cured.

She wasn't. Why?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)23:31 No.33607714
>>33607627
>>33607636
GAME INFO: Directly behind you is a darker corridor. It's not as well lit and you cannot see down it clearly.

>>33607658
GAME INFO: The runes, if they are to be called as such, look fairly old, like they've been carved into the floor for centuries.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:32 No.33607724
>>33607674

At this point I'm just hoping for anything, ANYTHING that can help us.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:33 No.33607757
>>33607559
For some reason, I feel like there was a reason we couldn't do this, but I can't remember what it was.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:34 No.33607781
Alright, my vote is

>Give Pinkie a few more seconds to find a trap
>If she doesn't, roll an apple through the doorway
>If nothing triggers, tell everyone to stay away from the runes as best they can and rush to the closest hiding spot.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:35 No.33607814
>>33607757

It's not worth the risk of her asking a few questions and giving away our position.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:35 No.33607824
>>33607757
We didn't think she would be able to get inside.

My guess is that we should unplug her ears, jam an apple in her mouth so she can't talk, then do whatever she does to get into the treasure room.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:36 No.33607842
>>33607781

I have a bad feeling, but this is the most logical plan of action that we've come up with.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:37 No.33607881
>>33607824

I support this. Tell Strawberry to bring back treasure, too. If she turns around, plug those ears and do >>33607781
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:37 No.33607887
>>33607824
I'm kind of liking this idea.
Gag her first, before removing the earplugs, and tell her to get into the treasure room, for the sake of the princesses and the world.
It's a better shot that blindly guessing what the wards do.
Oh god, please don't fuck everything up
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:38 No.33607918
Use the Pinkie Sense!
Pretend to be stepping on a tile with the symbol, see her reaction. Then do the same with a tile without the symbol.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:39 No.33607953
Tell one of the others to keep an eye behind us so we can see who is walking.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:39 No.33607965
>>33607887

There's a reason she's with us.

Change my vote to this. If we die, then we can at least say we tried our hardest.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:39 No.33607972
>>33607918
This also sounds good.
We don't have much time before whoever is walking up can see us though. there is a direct line of sight down the hallway.

Just as a safety net, if we hear someone just about to be able to see us, everyone under the boxes and freeze.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)23:42 No.33608066
>>33607824
>>33607881
>>33607887
>>33607965
You again slink under Strawberry's box, but this time you pull out an apple. "...huh?" The scared little filly shivers as you jam it into her mouth. Quickly, you reach up and yank the marshmallows out of her ears. She panics for a moment, but you can see her eyes lose focus in an instant.

"Go to the Treasure Room and bring us back somethin' shiny."

"Applebloom! What are you..." Sweetie Belle protests for a moment, but quickly gathers what you intend to do. You can hear Strawberry mumble a question from behind her fruit gag, but she starts to scoot across the floor with you still inside the box.

From a distance, you can still hear the hoofsteps approaching. Pinkie issues a command. "Everyone.. act natural!" You hear the simultaneous thud of several boxes contact the granite floor.

Strawberry moves toward the treasury unabated.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:44 No.33608117
>>33608066
Plug her ears again.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:45 No.33608156
>>33608066

Listen to Pinkie's advice, put the marshmallows back in, and wait until we can't hear hoofsteps.

Pull them right out afterwards.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:46 No.33608200
>>33608066

Listen to Pinkie's advice. She IS a master of disguise and always know the best way to surprise and NOT surprise[/spoiler[ someone.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:47 No.33608224
>>33608066
>Strawberry's box
Pfft. Sorry, I'll behave now. The other three seem to have the right of it, though, so I can't really add anything.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:47 No.33608225
>>33608066
Damint, >>33608117
>>33608156
These.
And make sure to restrain her, we don't know how she will react to suddenly losing the song, wouldn't want her to give away our position.
Allow her to make no noise, and don't move the box any more.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:48 No.33608266
>>33608066

By giving us a chance to go back on our decision, I can already tell it's a bad idea.

Do what Pinkie says and plug up Strawberry. If we're discovered, then unplug her ears and follow her, hoping the guards were never taught the safe path.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:49 No.33608332
>>33608066

Incoming bad end; we were too indecisive.

Jr I really hope we don't lose everyone. Losing Raisin was bad enough, and she was an OC.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/24/12(Tue)23:50 No.33608360
>>33608117
>>33608156
>>33608200
>>33608224
>>33608225
You panic a little. Whatever pony is coming, you certainly don't want them to see you. Quickly, you plug the filly's ears once again. As she starts to regain her focus, you wrap your hooves around her body, trapping the apple in her mouth and keeping her from moving. She struggles in your grasp, scared and confused. You can hear her crying a little.

The hoofsteps continue on by. Looking out the back flap of the cardboard box, you see a mint striped green unicorn wandering up the stairs. She looks content on getting up there to meet Tezel.

"...whew. Sorry about that, Strawberry." She shudders and struggles, trying to break free of your hug.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:53 No.33608450
>>33608332

stop talking like she's lost for good. we can still figure out a way to save her
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:53 No.33608457
>>33608360

Fucking Lyra.

Give Pinkie Pie a bit more time to let her Pinkie sense guide the way, then try Strawberry again if Pinkie can't find anything. Don't wait too long, though. We've risking enough as it is.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:54 No.33608482
>>33608450

We have to figure out a way to save ourselves first. It won't matter if Raisin lives or not if we can't defeat Tezel.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:55 No.33608543
>>33608457

I agree. Let Pinkie Pie experiment a little first, then try Strawberry.

Be sure to let her out from out box, though, if we're going to be using her.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:56 No.33608561
>>33608360
Let's ask Pinkie if she can use her Pinkie Senses to get around what is probably a trap.

>>33608332
>Incoming bad end; we were too indecisive.

Not necessarily. The last time I can remember doing this was during Raisin Quest 2 when he tried to kill us with a crowd while we were crossing a street.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:58 No.33608625
Not relevant to the next action, but I've been thinking: maybe the mind control isn't an aspect of the piece of the crown inside, but maybe it's a property of the box itself. It might be risky, but if we can open the open without triggering the spell, we might replace the crown chip with our bow.

I'm thinking that the box just makes the opener obey whoever owns what's in the box.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:59 No.33608676
>>33608561

That wasn't certain, and we lost track of Zecora by not braving it.
>> Anonymous 01/24/12(Tue)23:59 No.33608679
>>33608625
That's not a bad idea.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:01 No.33608735
>>33608457
>>33608543
You continue to hold onto the scared filly, keeping her from moving around too much. She's becoming quite a hassle. You tell Pinkie to experiment around a little bit more to see if she can get around this trap.

"Okey dokie lokie!" Pinkie bounces up, letting Raisin and her box land on the floor. She slinks over to the tiles on the floor, scratching her chin.

As she experiments with the floor, trying to decipher the trap, the filly you're holding onto becomes more unruly. You're starting to lose your grip on her.

"Hey, AB? What are you and Strawberry doing in there?" Scootaloo turns her box to face the two of you.

In the other room, you hear a deep, friendly laugh resound throughout the chamber. "Welcome!"
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)00:01 No.33608762
>>33608625
>replace the crown chip with our bow.

this.

remember Sally's words:
>Inside, there was a ton of gold, but also some gigantic stone pony. I didn't mind him at first... he didn't move or anything. Then, he started talking to me.

at first, he wasn't moving. then he started to talk. maybe he didn't start moving until she, say, decided to take a chip off of his ornate golden crown, to sell

and maybe returning said missing chip would make him stop moving again

and in doing so, release raisin from his compulsion
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:03 No.33608811
>>33608625
>>33608762
GAME INFO: In order to test your theory, you will have to obtain access to the Golden Box. Currently, you have Strawberry in your hooves.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:04 No.33608840
>>33608762

Maybe.

But still, he fucked shit up back in the day. I bet he won't want to let himself be put back to sleep.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)00:04 No.33608859
>>33608840

didn't say it would be easy
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:04 No.33608862
>>33608735
Let go of the filly and remove the apple from her mouth. Apologize, tell he we thought she might know how to get past the trap, then return to our box and make sure Raisin is covered by Pinkie's box.

Listen to the conversation between Lyra and Tezel as best we can.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:05 No.33608882
>>33608811

Well we couldn't open it right now, we'd need a staff or a stick so we could maybe lift the hinges without using our hooves.

Even then it could still cast the spell anyways and make a fuckton of light and noise.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:05 No.33608886
>>33608840
Which is why we have a juiced up Pinkie Pie put the crown piece back in place on his head. She can get it done in a jiffy.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:05 No.33608887
>>33608862
Apologise first, we need to try to calm her down as much as possible.

Impress upon her how important it is to stay quiet.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:06 No.33608938
>>33608735

Calm Strawberry down, tell her that you're scared too, just try and give her a hug and start whispering about your sister and how much you want to see her happy.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:08 No.33608985
>>33608886

I doubt it'll be that easy, but I'll support it if we can remove the crown piece from the box. For now, let's just focus into getting into the treasure room so we can have some peace and can experiment.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:08 No.33609008
>>33608882
The spell only effects you if you are touching the box. This has been said twice I think. The problem of the light can be solved simply by not being somewhere where we can be seen.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:09 No.33609025
>>33608938

Just don't let her see Raisin. That could send her into shock if she realizes that's what'll happen to her if we fail our mission.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:11 No.33609133
>>33608862
>>33608887
>>33608938
You apologize to the scared filly, telling her that you thought she could lead you to the treasure if her ears were unplugged. She starts to calm down a little bit, but she's still trying to get out of your grasp.

You turn your grip into a soft hug. You whisper about how badly you want to get back to the farm, how badly you want to help your sister pick apples, how badly you want to go adventuring with your friends, and how badly you want to get out of this terrible place.

She starts to calm down, but breaks down in tears, realizing how much she misses home. "I...I'm really scared.. why are we here?"

You let her go, then tell her that you need to stop the evil golem pony here from destroying Equestria. It's your mission and your duty.

You slink back into your box. Pinkie is still trying to figure out what's going on with the trap. You see her push on one of the marked tiles. A shiver ripples up her back. "Ooooohhhh... I don't like this one bit..."

There's nothing but music coming from the other room now.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:12 No.33609170
>>33609133
Ask Pinkie what is up.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:13 No.33609197
>>33609133

So she was able to put her hoof OVER the rune and still have nothing happen?

Just walk across while telling everyone to not touch the marked tiles. I was worried that they could sense if a pony walked over them and not just step on them.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:14 No.33609231
>>33609133

>>33609197

Does have a point. Ask Pinkie how she feels about walking OVER the tiles.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:17 No.33609337
>>33609170
>>33609197
>>33609231
You ask Pinkie how she feels about the marked tiles. "Oooh... there's something up with those ones. They're giving me the jeeblies all over!" She presses on the tile again, shivering once more. "Bad bad bad... these are definitely not good."

"What about walking over the tiles?" You ask.

"Hmmm... I dunno." She bounces over one of the marked tiles and lands on the floor. "Nope. That seems fine." You can hear an audible click in the wall.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:18 No.33609362
>>33609337
Well fuck, back on this side as quickly as she can.
Clicks are never good.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:18 No.33609374
>>33609231

And if she can't feel anything, then simply walk over the tiles, taking great care not to touch them.

Clearly communicate this with the others.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:19 No.33609424
>>33609337
Can we get a description of the walls? Are there holes in them that look like they may start spewing arrows?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:19 No.33609445
>>33609337
>>33609337

Look up, be prepared to run

Fuck you Jr Pinkie sense is never wrong
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:20 No.33609452
>>33609374
Did you miss the part about the click?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:21 No.33609503
>>33609337
Tell everyone to get away from the tiles as fast as they can.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:21 No.33609504
>>33609337
>>33609362

Look up, but don't grab her tail and pull her back unless we see something shift, the the ceiling is about to give way.

I'm praying, PRAYING that it's a good click that locked things in place rather than a bad click that kills us.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:21 No.33609518
>>33609424
GAME INFO: The walls are plain and flat, polished to a magnificent luster. The click you heard may have come from the doorway itself. Besides the little noise, you can't immediately tell if anything else is going on.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:22 No.33609532
>>33609337

Alright, I fucking give up. If Strawberry wasn't the key and neither was Pinkie sense, then how the fuck could we get into the treasure room?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:23 No.33609582
>>33609518
What about the ceiling?
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)00:23 No.33609588
try approaching one of the runes yourself

you're a filly. maybe it will be different
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:23 No.33609596
>>33609518

Start praying to Celestia. Surely they teach a few in school.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:24 No.33609613
>>33609532
Wait, didn't we stop Strawberry ourselves while she was on her way into the room?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:24 No.33609637
>>33609518
Does the ceiling of the treasury look like it is attached to the walls, or is it floating free? Is there a line running across the ceiling over the way in that could conceal a door?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:25 No.33609664
>>33609532
We stopped Strawberry.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:26 No.33609688
We should move if we aren't about to all die.

>>33605633
>>33605633
>>33605633
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:26 No.33609702
>>33609337

grab pinkie and pull her out of harm's way before something happens to her
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:26 No.33609708
>>33609582
The ceiling way up above looks like the walls; plain and flat. There doesn't seem to be any openings or other noticeable inconsistencies with the ceiling.

>>33609688
Read my mind. Thank you, anon.

Let's move into the next thread.
>> APPLE QUEST: THE CRIPPLING PARANOIA EDITION FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:27 No.33609739
Wait, did I hear a click? I definitely heard a click. What does that click mean? ohgodohgodohgod
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:28 No.33609762
>>33609739
Tell Pinkie Pie to use her Pinkie senses to see if anything is about to happen while we and the others slowly back away.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:29 No.33609809
>>33609737
Its possilbe that Lyra was on her way up from the start, just do force us to stop standing right in front of the room.
Actually, we probably should have tried to watch what happened in there, we might have seen him put a control spell on her or something that would confirm that destroying the phonograph won't release Twilight.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:30 No.33609839
>>33609708

Well, if the ceiling isn't going to collapse, then the click was probably some sort of alarm system.

Hold still, worse come to worse, then there needs to be a new element of laughter.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:31 No.33609890
>>33609762
>>33609839
You shout out to Pinkie, asking her if she feels like anything is about to happen. She looks about, a little confused. "Hmmm... not at the moment, no... but I did feel something when I looked up at the doorway..."

She stands in place, looking over the small cluster of cardboard boxes. "Are you guys coming?"
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:31 No.33609900
>>33609809

Holy shit thread leap just in time.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:31 No.33609902
just droppin in to once again point out the inherent misogyny present every time someone derides my little ponies merit by specifically mentioning that it's for "girls" and not "kids". namaste
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:32 No.33609922
>>33609900
No kidding; that was way too close for comfort. Thanks to that Anon, we're still alive.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:33 No.33609959
>>33609902

Duly noted

>>33609890

We have to move on. Send Scootaloo ahead first; being a pegasus, she's nimblest and has a better chance of moving out of the way if a trap triggers.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:34 No.33609986
>>33609922

Will said anon also keep us alive in the quest?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:34 No.33610009
>>33609890
Unplug Strawberry's ears and tell her to go get the treasure again. She's gotta know how to get around this trap.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:34 No.33610011
>>33609890
Ask her what she felt, and if she feels anything different now that the wall has clicked.

If it's all safe then let's toss Raisin across, followed by the boxes, then followed by us. Be SURE to tell the others to not touch any of the marked tiles.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:34 No.33610015
>>33609890

let's send everyone through one pony at a time
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:35 No.33610044
Sup guys hows the quest been coming along?`
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:35 No.33610050
>>33609986
I don't think so. I was one of the guys that wanted to use the box on the bird, but only because I thought it was to far away from us to use the bomb.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:35 No.33610051
>>33609890
What about the doorway, is it noticably different from the rest of the walls?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:37 No.33610121
>>33610044

Stick around, this might be our last action if we trigger a trap.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:37 No.33610131
>>33610044
Ask again in about five minutes.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)00:37 No.33610134
>>33610009

what he said. the derped fillies went to and from the treasure regularly. there's got to be a trick that they know for getting past the trap mechanism

also, the fact that pinkie sensed something above the door, combined with the "click" we heard, makes me think that something's about to get dropped on her

we need to pull her back right now
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:37 No.33610144
>>33610051
GAME INFO: Looking up at the doorway, you notice that it has a dark ring around the inside, under the archway itself. There seems to be a slot of some sort concealed inside the doorway. Using your engineering knowledge, you think it may be for a door to come down into.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:39 No.33610195
They say that if MLP general ever 404s without starting a new thread, then it will vanish forever and cant be remade.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:39 No.33610207
>>33610144
Ok, so to door closes. How long has it been sinse the click, if we can get that information without time passing.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:41 No.33610271
>>33610207
GAME INFO: The click happened just moments ago.

So, here's some options I'm seeing... any look more interesting that the others?
>Unplug the fillies ears once again
>Move across the unmarked tiles through the door
>Move Pinkie immediately
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:41 No.33610299
>>33610144

Rush inside.

If a gate is about to come down, we CANNOT afford to be separated.

Damn, at the rate of debate we're going, we're only having one action per hour.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:43 No.33610353
>>33610271

I don't know, I just don't know anymore.

Let the others decide. Every action seems like the wrong one. I don't want to be an anon who voted for the one that led to certain death.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:43 No.33610362
>>33610299
Could that be the trap itself? What if the door wants us to rush through it, thinking it's gonna close?
My heartrate is going nuts...FUCK YOU JR MAKE SOMETHING GOOD HAPPEN
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:44 No.33610394
>>33610271

Let Strawberry lead us. She's our best best

There has GOT to be a reason she's with us.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:45 No.33610405
>>33610271
Fuck, so the door is probably going to slam shut.
We can either get Pinkie back out and be locked out, or get all or most of us in and be locked in a room that may or may not actually have an exit.

Either will probably alert everyone that we are here.

Fuck it, I say unblock the fillies ears and tell her to go as fast as she fucking can. Follow directly behind her,.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:45 No.33610417
>>33610362
Shouldn'ta said that, broseph.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:46 No.33610436
>>33610394

Sorry to metagame, but you wouldn't have had her escape if she didn't have a purpose.

I vote for this. Tell Pinkie to stay where she is.

It's been nice knowing you, gentlemen
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)00:46 No.33610445
>>33610271

unplug the filly's ears and tell it to get you some treasure. watch what it does
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:46 No.33610449
>>33610394
Unplug her ears, gag her, lift the box off of her, then tell her to get some treasure for us again. Tell Pinkie Pie to use her senses to know what she needs to do in order for her to keep herself and the filly alive.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:47 No.33610475
If we do get bad end, can you at least spare us the gory details?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:52 No.33610632
>>33610394
>>33610405
>>33610436
>>33610445
>>33610449
You worry and fret. That click must have been something bad... you feel a knot roll up in your stomach. Going with your gut instinct, you turn to Strawberry once again. "Strawberry.. I'm going to unplug your ears again... I think you can lead us through."

She panics. "W...What?! Me?!" She shakes and shivers a little. Before she has time to respond, you quickly unplug her ears and jam an apple into her mouth.

"Get us some gold from the treasure room."

She mumbles something like a question, then starts heading over to the tiles. Defying your reasoning, she jumps straight onto the marked tile. You hear the wall click and turn like crazy. She marches across the tiles with her derped out eyes, humming the song in the other room. Pinkie watches in horror as the filly steps across each tile.

She reaches the last tile. As she steps on it, she waits, staring into the treasure room. Suddenly, the doorway lights up. A white fiery looking substance pours from the doorway, forming a wall. She stands in place, waiting. After a few seconds, the silent, ghostlike fire disappears. She hops into the treasure room and picks up the first coin that she sees.

Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and yourself find your jaws hanging open in awe.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:52 No.33610643
I won't lie, I'm F5'ing like a motherfucker.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:54 No.33610694
>>33610632
Woah...

Good thing we did that.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:54 No.33610695
>>33610632

Do what she does, exactly. Sit down and catch our breath once we're inside.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:54 No.33610697
>>33610632
I thought you guys would've rushed through, too... curses.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:55 No.33610722
>>33610632
Pick our jaw up off the ground, put Raisin on our back, then do exactly what she did. Tell the others to follow our lead, one at a time.

Leave the boxes if we don't think we can get them across.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:55 No.33610731
>>33610632

HAHAHA I FUCKING KNEW IT!
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:55 No.33610733
>>33610632
Ok, repeat that shit. EXACTLY.
And one at a time. Have pinkie carry Raisin, and maybe Sweetie if she doesn't feel up to delicate manouvering.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:55 No.33610755
>>33610697
So how did Pinkie Pie get through without the flames going off?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:56 No.33610764
>>33610722

I think we can leave our boxes behind, but only if they're too cumbersome. Otherwise, take them.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:56 No.33610771
>>33610733
Pinkie is already on the other side. We are a big filly so we can take Raisin.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)00:56 No.33610778
>>33610632

holy crap
well, l guess we know what to do now
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:57 No.33610792
>>33610755
I think the flames are at the other end. Pinkie is just passed the first rune.

She should come back out to this side and do everything right beforecontinueing, by the way.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:57 No.33610793
>>33610778

Wear as much bling as possible?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)00:57 No.33610810
>>33610771
GAME INFO: Pinkie is standing in the middle of the tile floor. She is not through the doorway.

I see you guys want to repeat her actions. Typing up the next action now...
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)00:59 No.33610856
>>33610810
Hold up, Pinkie hasn't gone all the way through?

Tell her to do exactly what the little filly did, but to abandon ship if her Pinkie Sense tells her she has screwed up.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:00 No.33610889
>>33610810
Pinkie should come back out to this side before starting. I doubt it works if you start stepping on them halfway through.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)01:00 No.33610896
>>33610856

wait. if we have pinkie move, the door might slam shut. I think she's standing on a pressure plate

we should have her stay put while we investigate the room. if there's no secret passages or anything else helpful, we go right on back, and THEN have pinkie move
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:01 No.33610932
>>33610810
>>33610896
Examine the floor that Pinkie is standing on. Is it depressed at all?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)01:01 No.33610946
>>33610695
>>33610722
>>33610733
>>33610764
>>33610771
You pick up your small purple friend and carry her on top of your box. You tell Pinkie to come on back and follow your lead, one pony at a time across the tile floor.

As you start formulating your plan, you see Strawberry heading back through the doorway. She walks straight through the tile puzzle, returning to face you. A single gold Bit slides off her back. She stares at your eyes, hers kind of bobbling around. You can hear her ask you another question, more than likely about the Castle.

Her attention turns toward the Throne Room.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)01:02 No.33610975
>>33610946

plug her ears
hug her and pet her and tell her she did a good job and probably saved your lives when she returns to her senses
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:03 No.33610998
>>33610946
Plug her ears again, thank her and remove the apple.
Tell her she's been very brave and very helpful, she just saved all of our lives. Make sure she knows what to do, then continue in to the room.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:04 No.33611028
>>33610946

Do this. >>33610975

"See, being a hero is easy!"
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:05 No.33611032
>>33610975
>>33610998
These.

Has Pinkie rejoined us, or is she still standing there?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:06 No.33611062
>>33610946

There weren't any clicks when Pinkie got up, right?

If not, proceed into the treasure room, try not to touch anything unless we think we can use it.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:06 No.33611075
I just got here and who's this Strawberry character? And why do we have to plug her ears or her mouth. What is even going on?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)01:06 No.33611082
>>33610998
>>33610975
>>33611028
You plug her ears back up with the pair of marshmallows, then hold her tight. As she starts coming to her senses, you calmly tell her that she's just saved all of your lives. You let her know that she's done a good job.

She stares into space, confused. "Umm..."

"See, being a hero is easy!"

>>33611032
GAME INFO: Pinkie is still standing on the central tile. It appears to be slightly depressed, but you're not sure what it does. Since she has first stood upon it, you notice that it has started to become a little darker than the other tiles around it.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)01:07 No.33611099
>>33611082
Also, continuing along... let me post the next action with you guys crossing the tiles into the treasure room.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:08 No.33611110
>>33611075
She's a derped filly we found on the way out here. We have to keep her ears plugged so she doesn't walk up to king Tezel and get killed. The gag only has to be worn when her ears aren't plugged.

Just follow our lead when it comes to her.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:08 No.33611124
>>33611082

Maybe it would be a good idea for her to move off of it.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:09 No.33611135
>>33611082
Tell Pinkie Pie to jump back to where we are. Get a rock out and ready to the on to the tile she is standing on in case the tile doesn't reset itself.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:12 No.33611213
>>33611075
Oh and since Raisin is apparently unconscious, who are we playing?

Oh and next thread has just come to an end.

>>33608642
>>33608642
>>33608642
>>33608642
>>33608642
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:12 No.33611217
>>33611135
>to throw on the

Herp.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:13 No.33611244
>>33611213
We Applebloom now
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:14 No.33611266
>>33611110
>>33611244
I appreciate it.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)01:14 No.33611270
>>33611124
>>33611135
You tell Pinkie to jump on back over. You're not sure if the tile she's standing on is safe. "Okie dokie, Applebloom." She bounces off the tile and back onto the safe side of the floor.

You continue to stare at the tile. It continues to darken up. After a little while, it seems like it has vanished. Pinkie looks over to it. "...where did it go?"

You decide that you've been dallying around long enough. You tell the other ponies to follow your lead across the marked tiles, one at a time. You make your way across, then wait for the wall of silent white flames to dissipate. Summoning up some courage, you leap through the door way, landing inside the treasure room. One after the other, you watch as the wall of flames comes and goes, each time followed by another pony.

With a little time, the team has now reassembled beyond the doorway. Raisin was carried over on Pinkie Pie's back... she seems to be moving around inside her box now.

>>33611213
Thank you anon. Let's move, guys.

>>33608642
>>33608642
>>33608642
>>33608642
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:14 No.33611292
>>33611213

Applebloom.

We made some choices, very bad choices.

Bad enough to get a game over, but Jr is letting us finish the quest as Applebloom.
>> APPLE QUEST: MOUNTAINS OF GOLD FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)01:16 No.33611348
Continue along, questers. You've made some slow but careful progress into this odd room... what terrors does this golden trove hold?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:17 No.33611354
Hold the phone. Raisin is moving? Does everyone still have their boxes?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:17 No.33611357
Dried Apples general?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:17 No.33611369
>>33611348
So Raisin is reacting to something?
After we have our bearings and if everything looks safe, lets see if any of the items in the room are specifically having an effect on her.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:18 No.33611381
>>33611348

Well, if Strawberry was able to pick up a coin, I doubt the treasure is booby trapped much.
Still, don't touch anything that looks demonic.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)01:18 No.33611387
>>33611354
GAME INFO: You were able to get across with your boxes intact. All ponies are still inside of their box camo.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)01:18 No.33611400
>>33611348

see what's up with raisin. just make sure she doesn't suddenly try to make a break for it
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)01:23 No.33611509
>>33611369
>>33611400
You can here Raisin stirring underneath her cardboard box disguise. Pinkie can feel her squirming about. "Guys! Raisin's moving!" She sounds excited, taking the small purple pony down off her back and setting her on the ground.

"Alright! She's back!" Scootaloo cheers, keeping her voice down.

"Raisin! I'm so glad that you're okay!" Sweetie Belle runs over, taking the box off of her.

Raisin stands on her rearlegs, holding the box in her forelegs. Her eyes are still off center. Without an emotion on her face, you see her chuck the Golden Box into the pile of treasure. She lands on her hooves, then stares towards the back of the room. "Command me."

"She's still not back yet..." The team is disappointed.

All around you are mountains of treasure, including the Golden Box that was just thrown into a pile of artifacts. The shiny objects in this room overwhelm your senses... Scootaloo pours over the stacks of Bits just lying around on the floor.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:24 No.33611545
>>33611509
Tell Scoots to stop fucking with things. We don't know whether or not things are still dangerous.

Where did the box land, next to anything that looks significant?
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)01:25 No.33611548
>>33611509

return raisin to pinkie, and grab the box

now that it's out of her hands, maybe we can figure out a way to get at whatever's inside
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:25 No.33611556
>>33611509

Gently remind Scootaloo that if she touches the wrong thing, she could end up like Raisin.

Also, command Raisin to do a little dance to see if she'll listen to anyone or just Tezel.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:25 No.33611557
>>33608962
>violated Celestia
feels good
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:26 No.33611565
Have we tried to command Raisin yet?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)01:26 No.33611574
>>33611545
GAME INFO: Raisin threw the box into a pile of similar looking treasure. There's a ton of golden artifacts in the pile, like a scepter, a mirror, a chest... quite an assortment of solid gold goodies.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:26 No.33611585
>>33611548

Look for a staff or a stick we could use to open the box without touching it.

Also, look for armor. Armor pony is best pony.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:27 No.33611593
>>33611574

ignore all the other crap, go straight for the box
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:28 No.33611615
>>33611574
Grab the box, examine the other stuff more closely.

>>33611565
And this, lets try something like "sit down"
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:28 No.33611619
>>33611574

Maybe the scepter too.

Don't look at the mirror though, I've played enough DnD to know that magic mirrors = instakill somehow.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:28 No.33611621
>>33611509
Warn Scootaloo about touching anything other than bits or she might end up like Raisin. Try giving Raisin a simple command like "look to the left."

Is she staring at anything in particular?

flood detection is silly
>> Strawberry Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:29 No.33611648
What if we told derped Strawberry to get us the box and "something that we can use to safely open the box"?
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)01:29 No.33611654
Oh shit, we're still going?

I better not read any of this thread, time to speed read my eyes out
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:31 No.33611698
>>33611654
First thread has already 404'd.
OP was 33602668 if you want to find it in the archive.

You would not believe how slow we are going.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)01:32 No.33611718
>>33611545
>>33611556
>>33611565
>>33611621
You gently remind Scootaloo that any of this treasure could have the same weird effects that the little Golden Box had on Raisin. Touching something could make you lose your mind.

Scootaloo stops drooling for a moment. "Hmmm... there's got to be a way to pick this stuff up safely..." She shakes her head. "Right, right. Maybe on our way out?" You roll your eyes.

An idea comes to mind. "Raisin, dance."

Raisin stands in place, staring toward the back of the room. Looking up, you trace her vision to what seems to be an set of stairs.

"Oh well, worth a shot..."

>>33611593
>>33611615
You walk over to the pile of artifacts, looking around for the Golden Box that Raisin threw. It's easy to find, sitting on top of the golden chest.

As you pick it up, Raisin spins around, looking at you. Her face is emotionless. Seeing her like this fills your heart with a certain sadness.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:32 No.33611719
>>33611654

don't bother, we literally spent hours debating what we should do.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:33 No.33611753
>>33611718
Hmm. Slowly extend a hoof towards the box, watching her reaction. Stop if it looks like she's about to do something.

Also have Pinkie ready to restrain her.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)01:34 No.33611756
>>33611718

set down the box. have pinkie and either sweetie or scoots hold raisin down. try picking up the box again.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:34 No.33611761
>>33611718
Can we get a description of the room we are in? Entrances, exits, statues, a drawn map?

Put the box back down and get off the treasure pile until we are ready to use the box.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:36 No.33611811
>>33611718

We still have our capes, right?

We have farm experience, we could tie them together to use as a rope and hogtie Raisin if she does anything. It's for her own good.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)01:41 No.33611933
>>33611698
I left all the tabs open, so it's all here

My heart is kinda racing in excitement... however sad that is

Past 4 hours of questing for you all in like 10 minutes for me
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)01:41 No.33611942
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>>33611753
>>33611756
You find Raisin's reaction rather peculiar. You lift the box up, watching her head move. Suddenly, she lowers her head. She takes a defensive stance, but nothing happens.

Sweetie Belle looks her over. "It looks like she's trying to use magic..."

Raisin stands in place, pointing her forehead in your direction. She has an angry look on her face.

>>33611761
The treasure room looks like it was carved directly into the mountainside, it's dirt walls left bare to allow ease of expansion. There are golden treasures adorning all of the walls with a slightly wider path left open closer to the right wall.

Yellow is treasure. Blue is the majority of your teammates. The purple dot is raisin, the red box is the Golden Box, and the green bow is you.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)01:43 No.33611986
>>33611942

set the box down
use our CMC capes to tie raisin up/blindfold her once she's been pacified
try picking the box up again

in the event that she doesn't calm down, try backing away from the box
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)01:44 No.33612004
>>33611942
Set the box down and see how Raisin reacts.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:44 No.33612019
>>33611942
Alright. Let's set the box down and step away from the pile. Tell Strawberry we need her help again. Gag her, unplug her ears, and tell her to get us something we can use to safely open the box Raisin threw into the pile of treasure.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:45 No.33612030
>>33611942
Ok, and the stairs continue on out of sight, right?
They are probably one of the entrances to the throne room, I think they match up pretty well.

Interesting that Raisin is trying to use magic. I guess the mind control spell was designed for a unicorn? Lets put the box down for now.

We should probably have someone go watch the stairs on the other side, we really don't want someone to wander in.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:45 No.33612034
>>33611942

Ha, looks like Raisin's glitched.

Alright, Raisin, time to be hogtied. See if we can take our CMC capes and tie them together so they form a rope. Stick an apple in her mouth for good measure.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:46 No.33612061
>>33612019

I think that may be a little too abstract for her
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:47 No.33612100
>>33612061
We won't know unless we try.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)01:47 No.33612102
>>33611986
>>33612004
>>33612019
>>33612030
>>33612034
You set the box down on the treasure room floor. Raisin's expression returns to it's flat, emotionless state. She turns back to face the rear of the room, asking but one thing.

"Command me."

Scootaloo looks over the small purple filly and wanders passed you. "Who is she talking to?"

You find it in your best interests to restrain the small purple filly. You don't want her acting up. With the box out of your hooves, you're able to lasso her with your cape with no resistance whatsoever. "This is fer yer own good, Raisin..." She doesn't respond, staring at the back of the room in silence.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:48 No.33612133
>>33612102
Which way is the back of the room? Towards Tezel?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)01:49 No.33612152
>>33612133
GAME INFO: The back of the room is the part of the room furthest away from the entrance. Refer to the map for more information.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)01:49 No.33612155
>>33612133

i think it's towards the staircase we haven't investigated yet

try picking up the box again. we should be good now, provided raisin hasn't been imbued with superhuman strength or something

naturally, drop the box immediately if she has
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:50 No.33612169
>>33612102
Command for Raisin: Go back to being normal. Applebloom is boring.

Cuz she's totally asking us to command her. Boy I hope/wish that's the case.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:50 No.33612177
>>33612102

Stick an apple in her mouth to gag her. When she's all tied up, turn her to face the wall and look for a mundane scepter that we can open the box with.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:51 No.33612195
>>33612152
So she is looking to the left of the picture?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:51 No.33612206
>>33612152
Ok, well. Keep an eye on her, if she starts tracking movement with her head I want to know about it.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:52 No.33612234
>>33612102
Move Raisin around the room so we can see what exactly she is looking at.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:52 No.33612240
>>33612169

She doesn't listen to us. She probably only obeys Tezel.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)01:53 No.33612255
>>33612195
GAME INFO: In reference to this map, she would be looking North, straight up.

So, what's your next move, guys? How much time do you think you've got to explore this treasure trove?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:54 No.33612288
>>33612255

We just want to find a simple staff or something that can open the golden box without anyone touching it.

We know what we want to do; this shouldn't take long.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:55 No.33612303
>>33612255
First thing we need to do is post sentries. We need as much warning as we can get.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)01:55 No.33612312
>>33612288
If we can find a staff that can launch projectile-type magic, that'd be great. Blow up the crystal phonograph should, at the very least, stun all the controlled unicorns.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)01:55 No.33612314
>>33612255

we should grab the box and investigate the mysterious staircase. if raisin was looking in that direction, there's probably something that way that has something to do with her curse
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:56 No.33612329
>>33612255
>How much time do you think you've got to explore this treasure trove?
Uh oh.

Tell Strawberry we need her help again. Gag her, unplug her ears, and tell her to get us something we can use to safely open the box Raisin threw into the pile of treasure.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:56 No.33612343
>>33612255
Ask Sweetie if she can feel anything magical.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:57 No.33612354
>>33612343

sweetie isn't really known for her magic
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)01:57 No.33612355
>>33612314

The staircase almost certainly leads to Tezel's chambers.

First priority: getting the crown bit out of the golden box.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)01:58 No.33612387
>>33612355

oh yeah. hurrrrrr
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)02:00 No.33612419
>>33612288
>>33612312
>>33612355
You search around the room a little bit, specifically over in the artifact pile. You remember seeing a scepter in here that could help you open up that scary little Golden Box that derped your dearest friend.

"Whatcha lookin' for, AB?" Scootaloo inquires.

You tell her that you want to get something to open that Golden Box from a distance. There could be something inside that is critically important to saving Raisin's life.

"If you think so..." Scootaloo walks over, helping you pull out a solid gold scepter from the pile of artifacts. It's rather heavy... something feels odd about it as you hold it in your mouth. It's extremely cold compared to the other treasures.

The Golden Box sits on the ground, ready to be jabbed with the blunt scepter.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:01 No.33612437
>>33612419
Fuck, I'm getting all worried again. See if Sweetie can feel any magic in the sceptor first.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:01 No.33612438
>>33612419

Let's look around for a more mundane one. Don't want to blast the box into oblivion.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:02 No.33612444
>>33612419
Drop the scepter then unplug Strawberry's ears and ask her if she knows anything about it.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:03 No.33612465
>>33612437

Hey, if the Bow in the box idea works, let's see if Sweetie will volunteer to be possessed so she'll have at least some magical ability.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:04 No.33612487
>>33612438

How hard can it be to find a golden rod?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:04 No.33612503
>>33612419
What does the staff look like? Anything interesting about it?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:05 No.33612525
>>33612419

>Wait and get caught
>Use rod now, risk blowing up the box and destroying Raisin's soul forever.

Nah, let's look for something else.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:06 No.33612538
can't we just turn the box over and dump everything out?

so long as we close it before it eats our souls, we should be fine
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)02:06 No.33612548
>>33612503
GAME INFO: The staff looks similar to the Golden Box. Down it's side are engravings much in the same style as the box... though all of the artifacts in the pile you withdrew this rod from look kind of like the Golden Box.

On top of the staff is a red gem. The bottom of the staff looks rounded with a few nubs sticking out of it.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:09 No.33612608
>>33612548

Alight, let's jam it with the smaller, less menacing looking end.

Also, don't jab, just gently nudge the box maybe try to get it to fall over as it's opening.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:09 No.33612622
>>33612548
Ask Sweetie Belle and Strawberry if they can sense anything magical about this scepter. Unplug Strawberry's ears and ask her what she knows about the scepter. Examine the nubs at the bottom of the scepter, but be sure that the gem is pointing away from the treasure and the ponies.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)02:10 No.33612648
>>33612608

how will we extract the contents once it's opened? it's going to fill the whole room with light

we'd better be ready to grab whatever's in it (without looking, of course) and slam the box shut quickly
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:10 No.33612651
>>33612608

This if we can't see any other less menacing looking rods after a quick visual scan.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:12 No.33612675
>>33612648

Maybe if it falls out on its side, then the crown bit will fall out and the spell will stop.

Also, maybe the spell only activates if it's opened by hooves.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:12 No.33612676
>>33612648
Should we really be sticking our hooves in the box?
Try to just dump it our first, it was rattling around, so it isnt secured.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:12 No.33612678
>>33612648
We tip over the box and have one of our friends cover it with a cardboard box or a cape.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)02:12 No.33612683
>>33612608
>>33612622
>>33612648
>>33612651
Carefully, you try to open up the box with the staff. The lid seems to be sealed shut. Gently poking at it doesn't seem to do too much.

"C'mon, AB. On three..." Scootaloo pulls the staff back, preparing to jab the box in hopes that it will open up.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:13 No.33612698
>>33612683

why does this feel like an "are you sure?" moment?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:14 No.33612723
>>33612676

This, tilt it from the top.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:14 No.33612729
>>33612683
Nope.

Examine the staff first, especially the nubs at the bottom. Ask Sweetie and Strawberry if they can feel any magic in it.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)02:14 No.33612738
>>33612698
Paranoia, my friend. Paranoia.
Am I just screwing with you? Maybe. Maybe not. You'll have to go with your gut and see what happens.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:15 No.33612753
>>33612738
I expect us to just tip the box over, honestly. There is nothing holding it in place.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:15 No.33612754
>>33612683

Tilt it on its side.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:16 No.33612769
>>33612738

Tip. If Scootaloo turns Raisin into a vegetable permanently, we're deep frying her.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:17 No.33612783
If we aren't going to examine it first then we at least need to tell one of the others to cover the box and whatever comes out with one of the cardboard boxes.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:18 No.33612804
>>33612783

Oh shit, yeah. Tell Scootaloo to be ready to cover the light with a box, just in case.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:20 No.33612850
Who's ready for something bad to happen?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)02:21 No.33612863
>>33612676
>>33612678
>>33612723
>>33612753
>>33612754
"Wait up, Scoots..." You halt her countdown. Instead, you push on the side of the box, letting it fall over. For some inexplicable reason, the lid refuses to open.

"Hmm... how do we open it? Raisin really gave it a tug when she activated it at Zecora's..." You recall as you try to remember how it was opened in the first place.

Raisin continues to stare at the back of the room. You can hear a mighty voice resound from what you think is an exit. "Ah, my lovely servants! You may rest for now; tell the guards outside to relieve you." Two softer voices speak as you hear trotting echo from the main throne room.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)02:21 No.33612866
>>33612850
I've been ready all night I was out, actually.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:23 No.33612895
Maybe the box can only be opened by a living thing.

Did they just finish the statue?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:23 No.33612901
>>33612863
Shheeeit.
Are they on their way in?
We might be able to hide under boxes under treasure, or we could book it out of here down the trapped hallway and hope that the dark path is safe.

Can we hide under treasure well?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:24 No.33612910
>>33612863

Damn, there aren't any hoofguards or golden cloth in the treasure piles?

We may have to open it ourselves and see if we can turn it upside down.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:25 No.33612928
>>33612863
Tell the others to move so they can't be seen by anyone walking down the main hall. Examine the scepter more closely, especially those nubs at the bottom of it.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:25 No.33612935
>>33612910

I really hate to say it, but we might have to do this. The box takes a while to assume full control, right? Even if we fail and pass out, we can tell the others to revive us by pouring some elixir in our mouth.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:25 No.33612936
Guys, I have a brilliant idea.
>Wrap hooves in CMC Cape
>Open box
We're wouldn't be touching it
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:26 No.33612952
>>33612936

This, and also be sure to open it under a cardboard box.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)02:27 No.33612969
>>33612863

is the trotting getting closer, or further away?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:27 No.33612975
>>33612935
>>33612936
>>33612952
Or we could examine the staff to see if one of those nubs remotely opens the box.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:27 No.33612977
>>33612936
But that is still holding it, we don't know how it works, its better to have as little do do with the box as possible. touching it physically or not might not matter.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:28 No.33612990
>>33612975

Examine the box more closely. Is there a keyhole?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:28 No.33612996
>>33612975

forget the staff. the staff would probably blow the box up. it's too suspicious. I don't trust it
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)02:29 No.33613006
>>33612969
GAME INFO: The trotting seems to be getting further away. The echoes of the throne room make it hard to determine which direction the guards might be traveling.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:29 No.33613008
>>33612990

Yeah, we need a better description of the box, please.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:30 No.33613036
>>33612996
Which is why I want to examine it instead of pocking the box with it.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)02:32 No.33613068
>>33612990
GAME INFO: Picking up the box, you examine it for anything peculiar. From the top on down, you see it's crowned with a beautiful red ruby. Down the box are 4 golden struts. Between them on each face of the lid is a decorative pattern of engravings. Where the lid meets the main box, there doesn't seem to be anything holding it together, but yet it remains firmly sealed.

Flipping the box over, you see a small indentation. It looks like it's supposed to attach to something. Using your engineering prowess, you'd guess that this could be a keyhole... though you have nothing that could open it at the moment.

That's a freebie, there. I didn't spend any of your turns to allow you to examine the box.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:34 No.33613098
>>33613068
Does it look like it could attach to our scepter?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:34 No.33613105
>>33613068
Ok, fuck. As long as the hoofsteps are retreating, If they aren't ignore this lets examine the pile of similar items for anything that would fit it correctly. Go fast, but try not to miss anything.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:35 No.33613113
>>33613068
I'm scared. We must have fucked up really badly if you're giving us freebies.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:35 No.33613124
>>33613068

Alight, unplug Strawberry's ears and command her to find the key that opens this box.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:35 No.33613129
Make sure that everyone is ready to go back under their boxes and make sure that Raisin is already under her box.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:36 No.33613137
>>33613124

that might be crazy enough to work
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)02:36 No.33613140
>>33613098
GAME INFO: The indentation looks too large to fit either end of the scepter. There are, however, a few holes that could probably be poked with something a bit longer, like the teeth of a comb. I kid, I kid
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:36 No.33613143
>>33613124
This could work.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:36 No.33613144
>>33613068

Well, let's see if Derpberry can help us.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:37 No.33613156
>>33613140
But there are holes that could be poked by something longer, right?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)02:37 No.33613170
I'm seeing a vote for telling derped out Strawberry to find the key that opens this box up. Do you guys want to try this?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:38 No.33613175
>>33613140

haha fuck you.

If we need to be quick, then >>33613124 is our best bet. we don't have time to sift through the treasure on our own.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:39 No.33613189
>>33613170

Yes. It's the quickest solution.

Let's hope it's the right one.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:40 No.33613212
>>33613170
Sounds good. While she is doing that we should examine the nubs at the bottom of the scepter and have Scootaloo keep an eye on one entrance while Sweetie Belle looks at the other one.

Who was the genius that ate our marshmallows?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:40 No.33613218
how does "tim tebow is the friendship is magic of football" strike you?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:41 No.33613224
>>33613212

We did when we were falling asleep and needed energy.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:42 No.33613240
>>33613224
I remember we got some grapes the first time. Why didn't we just do that again? Oh well.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)02:42 No.33613250
>>33613124
>>33613137
>>33613143
>>33613175
>>33613189
>>33613212
You make the realization that this box must have a key lying around here somewhere. There's got to be a way to open this box up normally. You approach Strawberry once again. She shivers in fear, knowing what you're going to do.

"Alright.. bite down on this..." You put an apple up to her mouth. Reluctantly, she bites down on it. Carefully, you remove the marshmallows blocking up her ears. Her eyes fall out of focus.

"Strawberry, find the key that opens this box up for us." You hold the box up and show her. She turns her head toward it, then mumbles something behind the apple.

She walks towards the back of the room, then takes a sudden turn up the stairs. Pinkie panics.

"Oh no! She's going into the throne room! Applebloom, do something!"
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:43 No.33613262
>>33613250
Lasso the bitch
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:44 No.33613278
>>33613262
Quietly
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:44 No.33613280
>>33613250
Give Pinkie the marshmallows then tell her to plug the filly's ears up quick.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:44 No.33613286
>>33613250

What the fuck?

Did she sprint,? How could we not get her if she was just walking towards the staircase?
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)02:44 No.33613287
>>33613250

tackle her and plug her ears
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:44 No.33613290
>>33613250
Haha I can't believe I didn't see this coming
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)02:45 No.33613303
>>33613286
GAME INFO: Walking normally, she approached the back of the room, then took a sudden, unexpected turn. She hasn't left the room quite yet.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:45 No.33613307
>>33613250
Tell her to stop.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:45 No.33613309
>>33613250

Get her right now.

If she's too fast, grab the sceptre we were holding and tell Sweetie to get her slingshot out. Tell Pinkie she should be ready to chug the elixir and some jam if we have to launch a premature attack.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:46 No.33613316
>>33613307
Herp, tell her to stop and come back.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:46 No.33613325
>>33613303

Plug her ears and grab her tail.

Obviously King Tezel has the key.

We're going to have to risk opening it ourselves and hope we can turn it upside down.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:48 No.33613362
>>33613325

As much as I hate to say it, we might have to. We have to replace the crown bit with our bow so that when Tezel opens the box to check on his trinket, he becomes our slave.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:49 No.33613389
>>33613362
IF that's how it works.
It makes sense, but assumptions get ponies killed.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:50 No.33613404
are you seriously suggesting applebloom give up her bow
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:51 No.33613427
What if we just told her to come back to us? She is obeying us and can hear us so why are we freaking out?

Once we have her at our side we can creep to the stars and have her point out the key.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)02:51 No.33613430
>>33613325
>>33613287
>>33613280
>>33613309
You run up ahead. Just as the filly starts entering the Throne Room, you tackle her against the floor. She continues to struggle towards the absolutely gigantic pony golem that sits in his throne within spitting distance. You plug her ears up with marshmallows, then drag her back towards the room. The music seems to drown out the noise of the altercation.

"That was close!" Scootaloo wipes a bead of sweat off her forehead. You can see that she's loaded her empty saddlebags with gold.

As you reenter the room, you can feel a certain anxiety wash over your body. You look over the small Golden Box laying on the floor, desperately trying to figure out how you're going to open it up.

Pinkie looks it over quick. "Do we need to open it up?" She shrugs. "Why don't we try talking to the king? He sounds like a nice guy..."

"Are you crazy?!" Sweetie instantly retorts. "He'll crush us for sure!"
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:54 No.33613491
>>33613430

Yeah Pinkie, you can't really argue with the bloodstains on the carpet.

Open the box ourselves, either upside down or sideways so it would be easy to make whatever's in the box fall out. Make sure our hooves are wrapped in our cape, and cover ourselves with the cardboard box.

Worse comes to worse, this become Scootaquest.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:55 No.33613498
>>33613430
He did seem like a nice guy when talking to the unicorns, but we know that he hates children. Maybe we could get Pinkie to talk to him.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:56 No.33613516
>>33613430

Yeah, fuck you Pinkie. We'll risk opening the box ourselves.

If we can't turn it over, then shut it and tell Pinkie to drop some elixir in our mouths so we'll wake up.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:56 No.33613517
>>33613430
Tell her that Sally says he hates children and there were several stains on the carpet in front of him that might have been bloodstains. She might be able to talk to the king on her own though, but what would she say?

Tell Strawberry to lead us to the top of the staircase then point at where the key is. Unplug her ears and advance with her, getting ready to plug her ears again.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:56 No.33613519
>>33613491
Worse than dying.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:57 No.33613530
>>33613498

He'll either crush or brainwash her. I doubt he'll let a witness go. Just because a guy is charming doesn't mean he isn't rotten to the core. Remember Discord?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:58 No.33613547
>>33613519
Fine, Pinkie Quest
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)02:59 No.33613565
>>33613430

Well then what the fuck can we do? We search for a key, we take too long and get discovered

We open the box ourselves, we get brainwashed

We confront Tezel, he stomps us while Twilight restrains us.

Fuck this, we already got a bad end with Raisin Quest: we technically aren't supposed to be playing after the game over. At this point I'll take a hint. Just anything.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:01 No.33613594
>>33613565

keep in mind both times raisin opened the box, she held it open for an extended period of time

we're bigger and stronger than raisin. if we're fast enough, we should be able to shut the box before it sucks too much of our strength away
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)03:02 No.33613609
>>33613491
>>33613516
In an act of desperation, you decide to take matters into your own hooves. "We've gotta get that box open! No matter what happens, you guys have got to stop Tezel!"

Before they can say anything, you wrap your CMC Cape around your hooves, slide under a cardboard box, and start prying at the golden treasure. "Applebloom! Noo!!" Scootaloo tries to stop you, but the box comes tearing open. The cape around your hooves doesn't seem to be doing much good. In an instant, you are blinded by a brilliant white light. A loud, terrifying voice blasts you senseless. "CONTROL"

You struggle, but you manage to dump the contents of the box out. The voice assaults you, weakening your small body. Memories of Sweet Apple Acres rush through your head. You remember sorting apples with your sister Applejack.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:03 No.33613628
>>33613594

Alright Jr, try opening the box and pouring the contents out.

If we get a second game over, then I suppose we should just march up to get stomped and end it already because I have no clue what to do.

Be sure that we're covered with our cardboard box.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)03:03 No.33613629
>>33613609

stuff your ribbon in the box. close it.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:03 No.33613631
>>33613609
Slam that shit shut.
We didn't take much time to prepare, did we?
Hopefully someone is smart enough to wake us up if we pass out.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:03 No.33613632
>>33613609
WELP.

Use our earth pony strength to shut the box.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)03:03 No.33613633
>>33613609
Close the box.

Also they almost certainly heard that.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:04 No.33613646
>>33613633
The pony touching the box is the only one that can hear the voice.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:04 No.33613654
>>33613633
No one but the person holding the box can hear the word CONTROL.
They might have heard Scoots though, but we'll hope that she was smart enough to not scream.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:05 No.33613660
>>33613609

Close it, tell Pinkie to pour elixir in our mouth to wake us up before we pass out.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)03:05 No.33613666
>>33613654
>>33613654
Right.

Still a light show though, yeah?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:05 No.33613668
>>33613609
Put a coin or something in there and close it
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:06 No.33613678
>>33613660

and jelly. don't forget the jelly
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:06 No.33613681
>>33613666
We are under a cardboard box.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:07 No.33613692
>>33613666
We're under a box.
Shut up satan, this can still go right, stop trying to destroy my faith.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:09 No.33613715
Holy shit it's midnight.

We've been at it for a while; Jr, are you going to railroad us into bad end? I know you wanted to finish in an hour or two.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)03:10 No.33613729
>>33613631
>>33613632
>>33613633
>>33613660
You struggle to quickly close the box. The lid resists the weakening strength of your hooves. As the word CONTROL blasts your ribs again, you let out a final push. The lid slams shut. You see your box come flying off. Pinkie is freaking out, but you cannot hear her speak.

You mutter the word 'elixir'. Scootaloo seems to pick up on your cue as you begin to blackout. Your vision wanes to black...

Suddenly, it returns. Your heart is racing and you feel alive again. A nasty, sour liquid goes down your throat.

>>33613715
I really don't want to railroad you guys. Honestly, I didn't expect things to go on this long.. I will say that your number of best end turns is dwindling. The opportunity is nearly gone.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:11 No.33613738
>>33613729

Alright, wake up and see what came out of the box.

Pray that it looks like a golden crown bit.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:12 No.33613750
>>33613729
How is Raisin?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:12 No.33613752
>>33613729

Well, we tried everything else, we have to confront him.

Best end or bust, I'd rather fail the quest than lose Raisin forever.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:13 No.33613753
>>33613729
Take one of the pieces of candy of of Raisin's doll then eat it. Examine what came out of the box.

Can you tell us how many turns we have left?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:13 No.33613756
>>33613729
Do we need to eat Jelly?

Check what fell out.
Damnit, that bigass statue is probably almost done. He's going to transfer his consciousness to it or something, then we're screwed.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:15 No.33613783
>>33613729

we need to hurry before twilight and the other unicorn's replacement guards show up
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:15 No.33613790
>>33613752

Arm up. Scootaloo grabs the sceptre, Pinkie grabs the crown piece and a bottle of elixir, make sure us and Sweetie have slingshots.

Leave Strawberry behind and take Raisin and the box.

Ascend to the throne room, staying just out of site as we plan our attack.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)03:15 No.33613796
>>33613729
What came out of the box? Nothing?

Also we need to just get it over with.

Direct assault. Smash that crystal phonograph.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)03:15 No.33613798
>>33613738
>>33613753
You look over to where you remember dumping the box out. There doesn't seem to be any gold over here... the only thing that fell out of the box was a Piece of Granite. It looks like a small chip.

"All that for a chip of rock? What kind of a joke is that?!" Scootaloo looks furious.

You can hear the hoovesteps of a pair of guards echoing in the Throne Room. "Welcome! I trust it's been a safe, quiet night?" The guards seem to respond, but you cannot hear them clearly.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)03:16 No.33613810
>>33613729

grab the box along with whatever fell out of it, and book it to the throne room

give the object a good once-over on the way
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:17 No.33613820
So, we have to launch the attack, Pinkie hiding in wait, and mask him think that he defeated us, try to trick him into restoring Raisin so torture her, then when he does that, have Pinkie come from behind and place the crown bit on his head?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:17 No.33613822
>>33613798
This Tezel guy does seem quite welcoming.
Let's go!
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:18 No.33613833
>>33613798


WHY, WHY WHY WHY
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:18 No.33613843
>>33613798
>90% sure that it is a piece of the crown

Shake the box. If there isn't anything rattling around in it then let's do what we should have done at the start of the quest and break the phonograph.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:19 No.33613855
>>33613798

Are you fucking shitting me?

Jr, after this is over, you're going to need to tell us what the good end was, because fuck if I can figure it out.

Do >>33613820, to the best of our ability.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:19 No.33613859
>>33613798
Fuck, I have no idea. Whatever, lets grab up all of our stuff, get a rock from Raisin, and sneak up and peek into the throne room. Chances are we just lost our chance to run in and do whatever we were supposed to.

Do we have any elixer left?
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)03:19 No.33613864
If we are assaulting the Throne room, we need to do a multi-pronged attack.

I'd suggest AB launch a rock at it as the initial strike, then have Scoots and Sweetie cause a distraction to keep the king's attention away from the phonograph.

I'm betting on the phonograph falling casing the control spell to stutter, which gives us an opportunity.

While the kind is distracted, we get pinkie to run in and destroy the music box.

Then... well, we pray the spell wears off fast enough for all the unicorns to help us before we get killed.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:20 No.33613872
Next thread has moved on, Fellow Stalkers.


>>33611013
>>33611013
>>33611013
>>33611013
>>33611013
>>33611013
>>33611013
>>33611013
>>33611013
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:20 No.33613876
>>33613843

IT'S GOT TO BE DISGUISED.

TELL PINKIE TO GO THROUGH WITH >>33613820 AND PLACE THE GRANITE CHIP WHERE THE GOLD CROWN IS MISSING A PIECE.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)03:21 No.33613887
>>33613872
Alright, this sounds like a good idea. I'll warn you guys; this next action is serious shit. Take a good look around, gentlemen, then choose your action wisely.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:21 No.33613890
>>33613864

I vote for this action.

Have everyone except Sweetie and Strawberry chug some elixir and chase it with jelly.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:25 No.33613946
>>33613887
Push the piece of rock against Raisin and hope it revives her.

Tell Pinkie Pie wait for us to shoot the phonograph with a rock, then take the piece of granite and climb up King Tezel then jamb the rock into the place where his crown is missing a prong.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:23 No.33613908
>>33613887

Go with Leth's plan, but shoot Tezel with the rock that came out of the box.
>> APPLE QUEST: FINAL DESTINATION FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)03:23 No.33613913
This next action could be your last. Be careful, questers.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:23 No.33613918
>>33613908

And make sure all the non-unicorns are hopped up on elixir.

TAKE THE STAFF
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:24 No.33613921
Does the rock look like it would match the peice of crown that is broken off, regardless of material?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:25 No.33613941
>>33613913

Drink elixir, chase with jelly

Grab staff, give to Scootaloo

Have us shoot the rock that came out of the treasure box at Tezel

Have Sweetie shoot and apple

Tell Pinkie to destroy the phonograph at light speed

leave Strawberry in the trove, take Raisin with us.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)03:25 No.33613945
smash the phonograph with a rock

equip the box

"Hey Tezel! Looking for this?!"

throw it at him

"CATCH!"

then fire the granite piece at him if the box catches his attention
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)03:26 No.33613958
>>33613918
GAME INFO: The elixir was just used on you. There is no more elixir.

>>33613921
GAME INFO: The chip that you hold does not look like it would fit in place of the missing golden chunk of crown. Using your closest approximation, you'd guess that the chunk of gold that is missing is roughly the size of the Golden Box.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:26 No.33613965
>>33613913
Do we have any elixir left?
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)03:27 No.33613979
>>33613958
>Using your closest approximation, you'd guess that the chunk of gold that is missing is roughly the size of the Golden Box.

well...looks like I was wrong
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:27 No.33613980
>>33613958
Shoot apple into phonograph
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:27 No.33613981
>>33613965
Fuck you and your verification, 4chan X.

Tell Pinkie Pie wait for us to shoot the phonograph with a rock, then take the piece of granite and climb up King Tezel then jamb the rock into the place where his crown is missing a prong.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:27 No.33613983
>>33613941

This battle plan, but have Pinkie lie in wait until we can get Tezel to restore Raisin. If he's intent on crushing us, or we succeed, tell Pinkie to do her best to jump on his head and put the granite that came from the box right where the crown chipped off.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:28 No.33613994
>>33613958
>>33613983

Scratch that shoot it at Tezel then and have Pinkie destroy the phonograph.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:28 No.33614002
>>33613979
Don't be too hard on yourself. Jr said we figured there was a 90% chance it was the crown piece.

>>33613980
He said we would have better luck with a rock.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:29 No.33614010
>>33613958

Chug some jelly regardless.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:29 No.33614024
STEP ON THE GRANITE PIECE.

IT'S PROBABLY HIS PHYLACTERY.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)03:30 No.33614030
>>33614024
May as well try this before the assault.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:30 No.33614036
>>33614024

Do this quickly, then go with this anon's idea. >>33613941 if we don't hear Tezel howling with pain.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:30 No.33614037
>>33614024
It's granite. We would have to smash it with a hammer. Even that might not work.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:32 No.33614056
>>33613941
>Drink elixir, chase with jelly
We have no more elixir

>Have Sweetie shoot and apple
She is a horrible shot
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:33 No.33614074
>>33614037

WE HAVE A HAMMER

SMASH IT ANYWAY

WE HAVE TO TRY.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:33 No.33614079
Goodbye all

It's been fun

But we're so dead
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:33 No.33614080
NO RAISIN

NO ELIXIR

APPLES ONLY

FINAL DESTINATION
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)03:35 No.33614105
Ah, and here we are. A final showdown with King Tezel. From what I gather, we're going with the following battle plan:

>Leave Strawberry and Raisin behind
>Try to smash that granite chip with our hammer
>Drink some Jelly
>Grab the Staff; give it to Scootaloo
>If we still have it, shoot the Granite chip at Tezel
>Shoot an apple at Tezel
>Tell Pinkie to go and destroy the phonograph

Any last requests? To append to the list, of course.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:35 No.33614107
>>33614079

We have to be brave. We found the staff, let's hope that's enough to make the treasure visit worthwhile.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:36 No.33614113
>>33614105
skip the destroy granite chip part

too risky
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:36 No.33614119
>>33614105

This, but take Raisin and try smashing the granite chip with our hammer to see if it's his heart or something.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:37 No.33614126
>>33614105
We should shoot a rock at the phonograph. We can hit it, and it should break it. Raisin has some good shooting rocks in her bags.
Pinkie wont have the rediculous speed from the elixer, she might not be able to get to the phonograph.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:37 No.33614129
Shoot the box near Tezel

Hope he opens it and gets cured

DO IT

DOOOO ITTT
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:37 No.33614133
>>33614105
If Pinkie can't destroy the phonograph tell her to put an apple in it.

Also, did she bring her party cannon by any chance?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:38 No.33614141
>>33614129
cursed*
not cured

The box is empty, it does him no good

he may not know what it is
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:38 No.33614147
>>33614105

Share our jelly with everyone, tell them that if we don't makeit, its been an honor being their friend.

Take the bound and gagged Raisin up with us, but leave her at the entrance to the throne room so maybe we can convince Tezel to at least restore our friend before he kills us.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:38 No.33614149
>>33614105
I don't suppose we could have either of the unicorns we have with us examine the granite chip first?

We should shoot the rock with the phonograph.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:39 No.33614170
>>33614105

Before we attack, we go in and shout "DIE MONSTER, YOU DON'T BELONG IN THIS WORLD!"
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)03:39 No.33614174
>>33614105

why are we shooting an apple at him?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:39 No.33614179
IDEA!

Tell Pinkie it's King Tezel's birthday. Charge in, yell SURPRISE! and give him the box as a present.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:40 No.33614193
>>33614141

he knows EXACTLY what it is
he also wants it returned to him
let's throw it at him
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:40 No.33614196
>>33614174

Because apples are acidic enough to neutralize lethal alkaline, apparently.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)03:41 No.33614203
>>33614179
YES

DO THIS

WITH HER SINGING

AND IF IT DOESN'T WORK HAVE HER ATTACK THE PHONOGRAPH

May as well.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:41 No.33614204
>>33614193
If he knows exactly what it is then he won't open it.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)03:41 No.33614208
REVISED BATTLE STRAT:

>Leave Strawberry behind, move Raisin to Throne Room entrance
>Drink some Jelly
>Grab the Staff; give it to Scootaloo
>If we still have it, shoot the Granite chip at Tezel
>Shoot a rock at the Crystal Phonograph

As a sidenote, you can try taking it one action at a time just to see where you end up. Because it's going to happen rapidly, I'll count in half turns.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:41 No.33614217
>>33614193

It's his spell, we failed to find the secret of the box. It won't work.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:43 No.33614232
>>33614179
>>33614203
Actually fuck it, do this. Maybe he'll open it, and he might not attack her on sight. It will get her close to the phonograph at least.
Let her do this, hope she can hammerspace herself out of the way of his retaliation and break the phonograph, continue with the rest of the plan either way.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:43 No.33614246
>>33614208

It'll take 5 seconds to smash the granite with our hammer.

Scootaloo opens with a staff volley, followed by us shooting the box at him. Pinkie tries to slip away and break the music box.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:45 No.33614261
>>33614203

Do this first, then attack if it doesn't work.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)03:45 No.33614264
>>33614232

...hell, why not?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:45 No.33614266
>>33614208
Sweetie Belle is the Unicorn so she should hold the Staff Why are we having anyone hold the staff?. Scootaloo should shoot the granite chip while we shoot the phonograph.

This is a reminding me of a test I took back in middle school. Instead of questions and answers it just had the number of each question, and the answers were all A, B, C, D and E. I failed.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)03:49 No.33614326
>>33614179
>>33614203
>>33614232
>>33614261
>>33614264
You take a daring gamble. "Pinkie Pie..."

"Yes, Applebloom?" Pinkie turns to look you over. "Are you feeling better?"

"Yes, much. Listen, Pinkie... You know the real reason we came all the way out here for?"

Pinkie tilts her head, imploring you to continue.

"It's King Tezel's Birthday!"

Pinkie looks rather excited. "OH!! We've come to celebrate it with him?!"

You nod. "Yep. That's what this magic box is really about. It's his present." You lie through your teeth. As Scoots and Sweetie Belle try to protest, you cover their mouths.

"YOU DRAGGED ME ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS JUST TO CELEBRATE SOMEONE'S BIRTHDAY!?" Strawberry explodes. "No. NO. I'm not doing this." She spins around, crossing her hooves.

---
In a matter of moments, Pinkie slides out in front of the titanic sized golem. He stirs. "Oh? What have we here? How do you do?"

Pinkie breaks into her birthday song she wrote on the spot. Tezel looks rather pleased. You see the two unicorn guards approaching with their heads lowered. Tezel raises one of his massive hooves.

(cont)
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)03:50 No.33614346
>>33614326
oh shi-
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:51 No.33614357
>>33614326
Stomp or recieve gift? No one knows...
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)03:51 No.33614375
>>33614346

maybe he's motioning to the guards to stop
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)03:52 No.33614384
>>33614375
Oh optimism.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:52 No.33614391
>>33614326

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHsx1cvACkY

Mood music.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:56 No.33614451
YOU'RE KILLING ME JR
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)03:57 No.33614469
>>33614326
Pinkie continues to sing her birthday wishes to Tezel. As she gets into the faster bits of the song, Tezel starts clapping along to the song. "...you've gotta be kidding me..." Scootaloo watches the giant enjoy Pinkie show.

"Aaaaaand Happy Happy Birthday... TO YOU!" Pinkie spins around, revealing a small wrapped gift. "Happy Birthday, King Tezel!"

The behemoth pony laughs and stamps his feet. "Oh! This is just too much! What an unexpected treat!" He picks the gift up with his telekinesis. "It's not even my birthday, but your king accepts your generous offering." Pinkie looks immediately upset. She casts you a cold glance. As Tezel opens the gift, the joy from his face suddenly turns to shock.

"...oh my. What a gift to receive indeed." He looks over the small Golden Box with concern. "I've been missing this for some time... where in Equestria did you..." He stops. "Thank you, pink mare. You have brought me incredible joy this day."

The giant golem stirs, lifting up out of his throne. "You are a hero of sorts. Tell me, what is your name?"

"I...I'm Pinkie Pie..." She looks up at the intimidating golem.

"Pinkie Pie... thank you." He lifts up one of his hooves. In an instant, it comes crashing down on top of Pinkie. She disappears underneath.

"My children! The time of our ascension has come!" He bellows throughout the throne room. The CMC are in shock. "P...P...P..."
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)03:58 No.33614488
whelp
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:59 No.33614494
>>33614469
Cont. or are we supposed to act?
I kind of just want to see things play out. There isn't much we can do now.
Do try to smash the chip with the hammer though, hopefully it was important to him somehow, and not just the box.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:59 No.33614497
>>33614469

AH
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)03:59 No.33614498
>>33614469
Wait a second wait a second. Did he open the box or did Pinkie Pie somehow wrap the box in wrapping paper?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:00 No.33614506
>>33614469

SMASH THE GRANITE SHIP

Try not to faint.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:00 No.33614508
>>33614469
m..maybe his hoof is hollow?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:01 No.33614515
>>33614469
Hit the granite chip with a hammer, shoot the phonograph with a rock, and hope that Pinkie Pie fell into Hammerspace.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:01 No.33614516
>>33614469

Become enraged with bloodlust.

Aim for the crown.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)04:01 No.33614519
>>33614494
GAME INFO: You are allowed to act.

>>33614498
GAME INFO: Pinkie was able to Hammerspace some wrapping paper for the present. She always came prepared with party supplies...
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:01 No.33614524
>>33614508

Don't look at his leg,

just don't.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)04:02 No.33614540
>>33614494
>>33614506
>>33614515
You quiver with sorrow. Taking out your hammer, you prepare to smash the granite chip you took out of the box. Through bleary eyes, you take a few smacks at it. The chip crumbles into dust.

Tezel and his guards cannot hear you over the music.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:02 No.33614542
>>33614469

Game over.

Commit suicide.

We all live, or none of us do.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:03 No.33614550
>>33614540
Shoot the phonograph with a rock.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:03 No.33614555
>>33614540

Tell Scootaloo to try and shoot a bolt at the crown while we go to the phonograph.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:04 No.33614560
>>33614179
>>33614203
What was going through y'alls heads?
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)04:04 No.33614562
we failed
i was wrong
so wrong

im sorry
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:04 No.33614564
>>33614540

Grab Hayseed and place her in Raisin's hooves before attacking.

She should die with her favorite toy.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:05 No.33614569
>>33614560
him opening it

that's what I wanted

that's all
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:05 No.33614571
>>33614562
Don't worry, P.Q. should be questing tomorrow.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:05 No.33614572
>>33614560

We thought creatively.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:06 No.33614596
Shoot an apple into the phonograph
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:07 No.33614603
>>33614540

Pray to Celestia.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)04:07 No.33614610
>>33614562
Oh, come now. Don't feel too bad, Hiro. You guys did a lot of good this quest.

>>33614572
Indeed you did. Giving Tezel the treasure he was desperately seeking, however, may not have been the best of ideas.

Big points for the Pinkie distraction idea, though. That was genius.


I see an option to go ahead and attack the phonograph with apples/rocks. What shall you do, questers?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:07 No.33614611
>>33614596
Why do you keep saying to use an apple? Jr said an apple wouldn't be enough to break the phonograph.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:08 No.33614617
I'm actually shocked.

To come this far,

only for this.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:08 No.33614624
>>33614610
eh

what the hell

shoot it with a rock
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:08 No.33614626
>>33614610
Shoot it with a rock.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:09 No.33614637
>>33614611
A rock might not break it.

An apple with probably block out the sound.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:09 No.33614638
>>33614610

Scootaloo and Sweetie attack Tezel, aiming for the crown, we shoot the phonograph to plug it and run towards it, trying to at least get to it and knock it over.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:09 No.33614641
>>33614610
Shoot the phonograph with a rock and hope Pinkie Pie's cartoon physics kept her from getting killed when she was smooshed.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)04:09 No.33614643
>>33614610

i still feel responsible. I shouldn't have jumped to stupid conclusions about what was in the box
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:10 No.33614647
>>33614624
>>33614626
>>33614637

Apple idea, plug it up.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:10 No.33614653
>>33614610

Is there really a point?

Without Pinkie, what's the point in continuing?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:11 No.33614656
>>33614638
Stay in cover.

>>33614643
Don't sweat it. I'm pretty sure that last night Jr said that there was a 90% chance that the piece of the crown was in the box.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:12 No.33614672
>>33614610

Is it still possible to save Raisin at this point? At least tell me that.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:12 No.33614677
>>33614653
There isn't a point, but I don't have anything better to do than sit her and see what happens.

>>33614647
Are you the same guy that gave us the Pinkie idea?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:12 No.33614691
>>33614677

No, but Jr said it COULD work last night.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:13 No.33614703
>>33614691
Jr says lots of things.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)04:14 No.33614709
>>33614624
>>33614626
You regain your wits. "Nobody goes down in vain." You level your slingshot with the phonograph. While Tezel and his guards are distracted with their treasure find, you fire an apple into the horn itself. Suddenly, the room goes quiet. Tezel searches around. "Huh?"

Suddenly, you see the two unicorn guards shake out of their trance. "Wh.. Where am I?" Tezel quickly knocks them away, giving them a quick kick.

He turns to face you. "Oh, how wonderful! Are you kids here to see me start up Titanio? It's going to be absolutely incredible, I assure you."

He plucks the apple out of the Phonograph with his telekinesis.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:14 No.33614711
>>33614703
Some of those things hurt

Deep
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:15 No.33614720
>>33614677

>>33614647
is not me, but I did suggest the Pinkie idea, the apple idea and the marshmallow earplugs. I'm really really really really sorry guys. ;_;
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:15 No.33614722
>>33614709

TELL SCOOTALOO TO SING

SING TO HIGH HEAVEN

AS LOUD AS SHE CAN
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:15 No.33614723
>>33614709
Fuck, this is why I said rock. We decided this yesterday, god damit.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:15 No.33614727
>>33614709
That wasn't a rock...
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:15 No.33614730
>>33614709
>shoot it with a rock
>shoot it with a rock

What the fuck are you doing Jr?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:16 No.33614733
>>33614709

>smashing the phonograph would have worked

WHY

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:16 No.33614744
>>33614730
Yeah

Most said rock

Right?

Not that it matters too much really
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:16 No.33614745
>>33614722

Why not.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)04:17 No.33614749
>>33614730
Wait a minute...

Shit.

We had a 2/2 for Rock/Apple. My bad. If you guys want, we can redo that quick.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:18 No.33614755
>>33614749

Would it have mattered? Redo it, since the apple idea really didn't work.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:18 No.33614760
Can we time warp

For old times sake

Back to right before the birthday idea

We'd get it right this time... promise
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:18 No.33614763
>>33614749
Yeah, let's go with the rock idea.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:20 No.33614782
>>33614749

do it
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)04:20 No.33614784
>>33614760
God, I really want to do this. I hate seeing you guys come so far, quest for so long, and then fail in the last hour stretch.

I mean, shit. I honestly do not want to kill off Raisin, but at the rate things are going, I may have no other choice. I also didn't expect this quest session to go on so long...
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:21 No.33614792
>>33614760
The original assault idea I had may have worked is the worst part

Oh well
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:21 No.33614795
>>33614784
You're the one that decided to take away Hayseed.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:22 No.33614806
>>33614784

This is Raisin Quest

We get the ending we deserve

To be lenient now would betray the whole thing that made your quests good.

Just promise to draw a nice tombstone for Raisin.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:23 No.33614811
>>33614784

i want to save raisin
i can't let things end like this
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:24 No.33614832
>>33614806

What he said. Jr, you're the best because victory is never assured.

but I wouldn't mind you making the rolls more generous
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:24 No.33614836
>>33614806
Nah, we get the ending the weakest links in our group deserve.
>> GLaDOS !6BESjnLrFo 01/25/12(Wed)04:24 No.33614839
Did you know right before the brain dies, it gives out a flood of chemicals that is what makes pleasure pleasurable? It's true. The last moment of someone is a euphoria of whatever last thought they had, so it feels like an eternity.

What feeling do you think she felt right before the end? Her last party? Her friends? The good feelings of all those happy moments?

No. It was how you failed her in her time of need. The wrong decision you made. She felt a sting of betrayal that lasted for what was to her an eternity.

I thought that was very interesting.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:25 No.33614846
>>33614811

I think tha'ts impossible at this point. Pinkie's dead.

If we are continuing, go with singing Scootaloo.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)04:25 No.33614849
>>33614839

aaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFUCKYOUGLADOS!
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)04:26 No.33614855
>>33614795
I had to. The system I put in place was flawed and horribly broken. I think the old system, 3 saves and 3 loads was much better.

>>33614806
>>33614832
...but you guys are right. No matter what has happened or how shitty the situation seems, we have to play by the original rules. Sierra mode, ruthless.

If you guys want to continue, you may, just to get closure on this quest.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:26 No.33614858
>>33614839

Fuck you
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:27 No.33614870
>>33614839
... Damn you GLaDOS.

Don't have to rub it in.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:27 No.33614878
>>33614855
>I had to. The system I put in place was flawed and horribly broken. I think the old system, 3 saves and 3 loads was much better.

>No matter what has happened or how shitty the situation seems, we have to play by the original rules.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:27 No.33614879
>>33614855
Fuck it, set it to auto. Lets watch the closing cutscene then then put the disk back in its box.
We'll remember Raisin, but we have to move on.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:27 No.33614880
>>33614855

do the rock idea
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:27 No.33614881
Come on! We can still do this!

Maybe Pinkie used her riduculousness to escape somehow.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:27 No.33614883
>>33614855

Shoot a rock at the phonograph, tell Scootaloo to drop the sceptre and sing as loud as she can.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:29 No.33614893
>>33614855
Let's rewind and go with the rock idea like >33614550, >>33614624, >>33614626, and >>33614641 suggested.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:29 No.33614898
>>33614881

It's all a dream.

That's it

When Applebloom gets squashed, she'll wake up from her nightmare, and her friends will be outside and they'll all go play with Raisin.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:30 No.33614907
>>33614855

Honestly, the Hayseed thing was too lenient. We got 6 lives out of that thing.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:30 No.33614912
>>33614898
And there was happiness forever, as the CMC strangely never aged

But they didn't mind
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:32 No.33614933
>>33614912

And Applebloom's mom and dad were there too, she was so happy.

Soon, the rest of her family showed up. And they were so happy together.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)04:32 No.33614948
>>33614880
>>33614883
You pony up, regaining your wits. "We're not letting anyone go down in vain. C'mon girls!" You level your slingshot with the Crystal Phonograph. With a quick release, the rock flies through the air, unnoticed by Tezel or his guards. It impacts the horn, bringing an abrupt silence to the room. "Huh?" He turns around, seeing his beloved music player shattered upon the ground.

Tezel's guards shake their heads and regain their focus. An energy seems to leap off of their bodies. "Wh.. What happened? Where am I?" The mighty golem king looks furious. He stamps one of the guards into the ground and kicks the other one towards the throne. "Where are you?! SHOW YOURSELVES!"
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:33 No.33614959
>>33614948
Fall back into the treasure room and leave the way we came in.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:34 No.33614971
>>33614948
Ok, well. I still doubt we have any real chance, but might as well soldier on. I think our best bet is to find Twilight. She will be sane again.
Tactical retreat.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:35 No.33614979
>>33614948
argh it's broken and the spell is broken and we should have done it during the shift change

aosidnfoaisnboairn
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:35 No.33614981
>>33614948

DIE MONSTER! YOU DON'T BELONG IN THIS WORLD!

Aim for the crown. Don't look at the pink mess on the floor.

Don't be sad, be happy we'll see Ma and Pa soon.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:36 No.33614991
>>33614948

Run down the main entrance, we'll have 3 unicorns for him to go through.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:37 No.33615002
>>33614948

You know, it's hard reading how dark this has become.

Before, death was something that only happened to us, now they're dropping like flies.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:38 No.33615008
If the unicorns could carve a giant statue out of a mountain this should be easy. Tell Twilight to carve his head off!
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:38 No.33615013
>>33615008
they're stunned

they'd need time to recover
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:39 No.33615025
>>33615008

Even so, could she handle actually having to look for the next element of laughter?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:39 No.33615027
>>33615013
Is Twilight even there? There was a guard change and she hasn't been mentioned since then.

I think we need to go find her.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)04:39 No.33615028
>>33614959
>>33614971
You and the CMC retreat back into the treasure room. Sweetie Belle looks devastated. You see Strawberry and Raisin chilling inside of the Treasure Room. "What's going on?" Strawberry asks, holding onto Raisin.

"Pinkie's down! We need to get out of here... now!" Scootaloo grabs the small filly and begins dragging her in tow. You lift up Raisin. She seems to be almost completely non-responsive as she was before, though she's no longer looking in any specific direction.

You start heading out of the Treasure Room. The Castle quakes as King Tezel stomps out of the Throne Room. He seems absolutely furious. The ponies in the hallway seem to have vanished.

"Applebloom... what do we do?" Sweetie Belle looks out into the hallway.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:40 No.33615045
>>33615028

Take cover, follow him out.

When we're behind him, shoot him with apples and the scepter.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:41 No.33615048
>>33615028
We need to find Twilight. Lets head down the darkened hallway, I guess. Maybe its where the barraks are.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:41 No.33615052
>>33615028
man

I don't know

we don't have any big ponies with us anymore

hide in the treasure pile or something

wait for him to head outside
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:41 No.33615053
at this rate, I'll pass out before the post-game Q&A
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:42 No.33615055
>>33615028

Start grabbing all the menacing looking treasures and wait until he starts going outside. Rear attacks get +2 to hit!
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:43 No.33615077
>>33615028
Follow behind him and hope the Unicorns have enough of their shit together in order to carve him apart. Failing that, we should find Twilight, tell her Tezel killed Pinkie Pie, and hope she goes in rage mode and atomizes him.
>> writer 01/25/12(Wed)04:44 No.33615087
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>pinkie dead
and nothing of value was lost

now book it.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:45 No.33615099
Was I the only one mainly attracted to Jr's quests by Hayseed? The ability to travel back in time, even if you had to die to do it, was what made his quests really stand out from the others.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:45 No.33615100
You know
We may still be able to save everyone
We need to escape
We need to fix Hayseed
We need to get Raisin's mind back
We need to hug the shit out of the doll
Then...
Then we finish this.
I refuse to give up.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:46 No.33615105
>>33615028

Raisin's gone for good, then.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:46 No.33615118
>>33615099

Mine was how tense they were because of the very real possibility of failure.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:47 No.33615124
>>33615100
Jr wouldn't let us do that.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:47 No.33615131
>>33615105
No.

I have an idea for how to get her back.

But we need to get out of here first.

>>33615124
Why? Still in the rules.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:47 No.33615134
>>33615100

Maybe if we can find Rarity before she gets squished. She can manipulate fabric can't she?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:47 No.33615136
>>33615124

>>33614784
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:48 No.33615145
>>33615131

...an idea, you say?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:48 No.33615146
>>33615131
You think he is really going to sit through another four or five days of questing?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)04:48 No.33615152
>>33615045
>>33615052
>>33615055
>>33615077
>Wait until he passes on by, find Twilight somewhere outside
You duck back into the room and wait for the gigantic stone pony to run on by. After you're certain he's run outside, you head into the hallway. You can hear the unicorns yelling outside.

The statues in the hallway all start walking outside. You stay at a close distance, carrying Raisin above your head. As you approach the entrance, you see Tezel running through a small group of ponies. They have enough strength to shove the tyrant around.

"We've gotta find Twilight..." You tell your friends.

>>33615105
META INFO: Not necessarily.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:49 No.33615158
>>33615134
Yes. Yes. Find Rarity. She can fix Hayseed.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:49 No.33615169
>>33615131

Leth does have a point Jr.

Hayseed din't work because she was damaged. After all, don't we owe it to our friend to fix her favorite doll and put it in her ars one last time, maybe recount all the good memories together before we say goodbye to the world?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:50 No.33615176
>>33615158

doesn't raisin have to register a memory while hugging hayseed?

she's gonna have a hard time doing that while her mind is in some box
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:50 No.33615186
>>33615146

I will. Jr can take a hiatus. I'd do it for Raisin.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:51 No.33615192
>>33615152
Tell Sweetie Bell and Scootaloo to stay inside and try to find her Rarity and Twilight, then bring them outside and have them start attacking Tezel if she can find them. We should take Strawberry and go outside to look for them.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:51 No.33615196
>>33615176
What if the box can only hold one mind at a time?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:51 No.33615198
>>33615186

honestly, I'd do it too
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:51 No.33615200
>>33615176

Even if it doesn't, we owe it to Raisin to fix her favorite doll.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:51 No.33615203
>>33615169
In past hayseed usages, it required Rasin to focus on her old memories. Can the others use it? Can Rasin use it if she cant focus on her old memories?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:51 No.33615207
>>33615169
I mentioned that we should have Raisin's mom fix Hayseed before we leave, but no one payed attention to my posts.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:52 No.33615213
I wept anew at the final words and the drawing silence of the Dynamo. The light and fire that split the sky still unhinged my soul, and fear again within my mind took root. I asked the fading Dynamo of the serpentine blaze which seemed to hold a life apart from the Trinity, and seemed stronger than their combined force. I wondered aloud at the infernal flames that wrapped like boiling vines about the clouds, and illuminated them with an aethereal glow, and shot down with all the speed of a blinking eye, lost in thought and trying to count seconds. I was answered with the steady pulse, the rhythm of the waves that spun slowly atop the dreamily oozing altar within the sunken structure that had no beginning or cause, save the toil of an immortal imagination. When I left the sea and the brine and the undulating waves, the slight glow and shock still brushed against my flesh. I still could feel the pull of the great unknown Dynamo.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:52 No.33615214
>>33615196

At this point, I'd try it.

After we subdue Tezel or at least get him out of our hair.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:53 No.33615224
>>33615207

Nobody thought we would need to. I think death was always present in our minds, but we always thought; we'd find a way out, it won't happen to us.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:53 No.33615225
>>33615214
Don't need to bother with him.

Find Rarity.

Fix Hayseed.

Try to take Raisin's place in the box.

Resume control of Raisin.

Hug Hayseed.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:54 No.33615236
>>33615196
My guess is that her mind was in that shard that we broke, but that might be too pesimistic.

>>33615203
I remember that one things we never really used was that if Raisin died while holding the doll time would reset. You can't trigger a memory while dead.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:54 No.33615241
>>33615203
Let's not try to use Hayseed. Wait for us to hopefully find some way for Raisin to get her mind back and hope Jr feels like letting us try again without changing the rules in the middle of the quest again.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:55 No.33615252
>>33615207
I thought Jr would have punished us for being too careful.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:55 No.33615256
>>33615236

if it were in the shard that we broke, then it would be too late for raisin

and as jr noted,
>META INFO: Not necessarily.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:55 No.33615261
>>33615236
So you're saying we need to give Hayseed to Rasin, then kill her to go back to our last save?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:55 No.33615265
>>33615236

THAT'S RIGHT JR, YOU CHANGED THE RULES YOU SAID WE COULD SWAP ON VOTE

WE'RE SWAPPING TO LOAD ON DEATH IF HUGGING HAYSEED
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)04:56 No.33615272
>>33615146
>>33615158
>>33615169
I'm more than happy to run the quest longer... if you guys could find a way to prolong it. Fixing Hayseed could be a viable option to unfucking yourselves... but we'd be starting quite a ways back even if you did fix her up.

I can quest as long as you guys wish. You'll have to escape this horrible situation first, though. If you really want to give it a shot, I'll resume this quest over the weekend. It would pick up right where we left off here... I've really gotta get some sleep. This tenacity is inspiring.

>>33615265
GAME RULES: This option is already currently set.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:56 No.33615277
>>33615265
He changed the rules again, remember? No more Hayseed.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)04:56 No.33615282
>>33615256
Yes.

We can't give up now.

We can still do this.

>>33615265
With the current hayseed ruleset, we still can, damnit!
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:56 No.33615286
>>33615261

Now I'm reminded of that scene in Little Nicky where he has to go to Hell so his friend bash his head open.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:57 No.33615296
>>33615272

Which day? I'm not missing this.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:58 No.33615303
>>33615272
Well, as much as I was hoping to see the ending, I can't let this go.
Are you saying that you'd like to stop here if we are going to continue next weekend?
Because god damnit I want to make this work.
>> writer 01/25/12(Wed)04:58 No.33615307
can I try to adventure time?


watching jr all this time has given me some ideas
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)04:59 No.33615311
>>33615272
Are we using both the "load on death if hugging" and "load while still alive" rules, or are we just using the first?
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)04:59 No.33615313
>>33615272

We have to try.

gotta sleep too
>> MightyShockwave !!yjydoTIW6PH 01/25/12(Wed)04:59 No.33615315
>>33615272

It's worth making more pastebins. Friday, Saturday, or Sunday? You'd better believe I'm going to make sure I can make it.
>> MightyShockwave !!yjydoTIW6PH 01/25/12(Wed)05:00 No.33615323
>>33615307

Go write ahead. Jr was what got me to try running quests.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:00 No.33615331
>>33615315
Friday, unless MS wants to finish his Sweetie Lich quest.
>> MightyShockwave !!yjydoTIW6PH 01/25/12(Wed)05:01 No.33615337
>>33615331

>read trip.

And Hell no, I ain't got shit on Jr. We're saving Raisin, one way or the other.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)05:02 No.33615346
Sleep? But I just got a second wind.

You can bet next time I'll try my damnedest to be here.

Fuck fate.

We're going to win. Raisin is going to timewarp back. We're going to speed through everything we did before. And we're going to destroy. That. Rock.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:02 No.33615353
>>33615272

At least I have hope now. Will we be going back to our usual starting time?
>> writer !sYNwdRFjC6 01/25/12(Wed)05:03 No.33615356
>>33615323
ok, let me just put on a trip and I'll be write with you

i don't know if it'll be much good, it's probably nothing to you guys, but FUCKIT, WE'LL DO IT LIVE

should I start here or wait till new thread?
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)05:03 No.33615361
>>33615296
Give me a few days to recover. Let's plan for something like Saturday, 10 or 11pm EST. You guys seem hellbent on righting this situation.

>>33615303
We'll continue right where we left off, but on Saturday. I need some time to gel after this nerve-wracking run.

>>33615311
We're still using 'load on death if hugging' rules, as you guys had set way back about 2 weeks ago.

It's really cool to see that you guys care so much about this quest. Let's see what you guys can do.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:03 No.33615366
>>33615346
>>33615346

I can just imagine going though everything with a silent, stoic face.

then getting here and dying again
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)05:04 No.33615367
>>33615346

What he said.
I'm not letting that little purple fucker die.
>> Request Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:04 No.33615373
I have an image request for you Jr. You know that picture of dragons fucking a car? Can you do that, except have it be teenage Spike and the red dragon from Dragonshy fucking Applejack's pink truck?
>> MightyShockwave !!yjydoTIW6PH 01/25/12(Wed)05:05 No.33615377
>>33615361

Coolio. I'll finish my shit Friday at 10PM in time for Raisin.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:05 No.33615385
also, if we need to find rarity, didn't she walk past king tezel in the throne room when we first snuck in? if we want to find her, it will probably be through the staircase opposite the one leading to the treasure room
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:05 No.33615388
>>33615361
So we can't load if we just hug Hayseed and think of happy memories? I could have sworn we did that once or twice after changing the rules.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:06 No.33615398
>>33615388
I don't think it was a switch, just an addition. It was supposed to make us more daring, but we never used it any way.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:06 No.33615399
>>33615388

DO NOT QUESTION GOD'S BENEVOLENCE.
>> writer !sYNwdRFjC6 01/25/12(Wed)05:06 No.33615403
who or what is hayseed for somone who's not as up to date on these quest thingos

time-travelling robot?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:07 No.33615407
>>33615207
I noticed you rolled the dice quite a lot in this quest. Did you roll them for the Pinkie thing? What were the odds?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:07 No.33615410
>>33615403
Raisin's doll.
>> Leth !Leth/HQgHY 01/25/12(Wed)05:07 No.33615419
What's great is that Raisin won't remember about Pinkie being smooshed.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:08 No.33615424
>>33615403
Raisins cute little doll
Hugging her reminds her of happy times and somehow lets her reload to an earlier time when she was hugging the doll.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)05:08 No.33615425
>>33615377
I might stealth anon that for fun

>>33615403
Hayseed is a doll that Raisin can use to travel back through time through her memories. Think of it as a save/load mechanism.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:08 No.33615428
>>33615419

and neither will the CMC, if we manage to leap successfully
>> writer !sYNwdRFjC6 01/25/12(Wed)05:08 No.33615431
>>33615410
alright, i assume raisin is a creepy little filly with the power to control time

can i get ideas for a setting?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:09 No.33615443
>>33615419
We might need to tell her everything that has happened so we can use meta knowledge. We just have to be sure to say "Oh if only there was some way of going back in time and undoing all of this!"
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:09 No.33615446
>>33615431

IT'S JUST INEXPLCABLE DIVINE INTERVENTION.
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)05:13 No.33615498
>>33615431
How about this: Start out in Froggy Bottom Bog with a character that has partial amnesia. What's he doing? Why is he there? Beats me. Build a story off that and see where it goes.
>> writer !sYNwdRFjC6 01/25/12(Wed)05:13 No.33615501
>>33615446
Divine intervention as a save/load mechanism.

Can Celestia be like the sage of time or something? It seems kind of prudent

>Suddenly, bad shit happens
>Celestia's voice whispers in your ear:
>"All is not lost, child."

Speaking of a need for save/quickload, dark souls. there must be a dark souls level of people getting their shit slapped by traps. like, playing-dnd-with-that-one-faggot-dm tier
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:15 No.33615532
>>33615501
I think it was some sort of power within Raisin herself. She like Pinkie Pie if Pinkie Pie controlled time and had a looser grasp of her powers.
>> Hiro !J02Ujjg4Nw 01/25/12(Wed)05:16 No.33615533
well, that was a hell of a thing

g'night Jr. we'll turn this shit around yet
>> FaceIessJr !derpv/fTOE 01/25/12(Wed)05:17 No.33615556
>>33615533
Night, Hiro. I hope that you guys can figure things out. Creativity and brains will help win the day.

I'm out. Sleep well, fellow questers.
>> writer !sYNwdRFjC6 01/25/12(Wed)05:23 No.33615633
>>33615498

That smell!
Its acridity causes your eyes to spring open, and you gag for breath as you lurch bolt-upright, coughing and spluttering and wheezing. A cascade of olive-coloured ooze falls off your shoulders as you do so, stirring more of the vile scent into your nostrils.

All around you are the dingy sights of a swamp. Mossy willow trees jut haphazardly from islands of dirt, small, safe paradises amongst a sea of thick ooze. Mercifully, you have been lying face-up on one of these islands, and not face down in the mud - that would have been certain death. As you pluck a hoof-full of the revolting mud from your shoulders, you feel them lighten. It's heavy. Heavier than mud should be. You get the definite feeling that you don't want to go wading around in it anytime soon, and not just because of the smell.

Your desire to leave this place is paralleled only by your desire to know who you are, and what purpose you could possibly have in this place.

What do you do?
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:24 No.33615655
>>33615633
I think it's a bit late to start now.
>> Anonymous 01/25/12(Wed)05:27 No.33615679
>>33615633
>starting new quests on the heels of the most dramatic episode of Rasin Quest
Dude give it some time. Also dont do this shit on the fly. Take some time to pre-write some stuff and get a solid plot.
>> writer !sYNwdRFjC6 01/25/12(Wed)05:32 No.33615761
>>33615679
>>33615655
>preparation
woah, this is full serious

alright, I'll save this for some other time