Betwixt and Between (Magical Curio Shop Quest)
- Thread starter Wistways
- Start date
- Original Fantasy
WhoTheHeckity
But no one ever asks HowTheHeckity
- Location
- Murica 🦅
[X] Plan Playing Outside
No cleaning up right now plz
No cleaning up right now plz
CedeTheBees
Probably high right now
- Location
- Somewhere
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Your options and suboptions are missing a dash.
[X] Plan Playing Outside
Let's NOT erase all clues for first sidequest, pls.
Let's NOT erase all clues for first sidequest, pls.
Vote closed
CedeTheBees
Probably high right now
- Location
- Somewhere
- Pronouns
- They/Them
So we're gonna clean up the crime scene? Before we find all the clues?
And we don't use our nat 6 for dealing with the (DANGEROUS) issue that is our characters main motivation atm.
And we ignore the bonuses, using a 3 on something with +1 and a 2 in something without.
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Oh right, only looked at the tally. Didn't realize it was yor updated plan.
4. Turn 2 - Results
Wistways
You friendly neighborhood artist
- Location
- Australia
[X] Plan Recuperate then Explore
-[X] Spend time in the Kitchen
--[X] Action Dice – 6
-[X] Explore the Betwixt and Between
--[X] Action Dice – 2
--[X] Action Dice – 2
-[X] A Clean sweep.
--[X] Action Dice – 3
-[X] Spend time in the Kitchen
--[X] Action Dice – 6
-[X] Explore the Betwixt and Between
--[X] Action Dice – 2
--[X] Action Dice – 2
-[X] A Clean sweep.
--[X] Action Dice – 3
[ ] Spend time in the Kitchen - AD 6
Skill: Empathy (+1)
Difficulty: Safe
The comfort of a hot meal and some time at rest.
100% Great Success
Mahogany woke up slowly, awareness coming to her piece by piece. She could feel one side of her body was warm, there was a fire in the close vicinity. The light was low, no sounds in the area except the pop of burning wood.
She opened her eyes, sat up from the lounge she was lying on, and looked around. "Ah, not a crazy dream then." she thought, looking around the place she had called 'the Kitchen' yesterday. The table was set for one, the window near the table looking out into the swirling grey mist outside. She was partly covered with a plush red blanket and she sat up rubbing the pillow marks from her cheek.
"Arcana's truth I feel tired." She said out loud. It was true, she turned her mind inwards assessing herself. Her joints felt loose and sore, skin a little tight around her eyes. She turned further inwards breathing in the familiar mediation pattern to attune awareness with her magical energies. This was one of Mahogany's favorite things she learned at the Crystal Towers. Simple proof that she did have magic and she did deserve to be there. Deep breaths in........ and out. She could feel it, her magic had always felt like a pool of ice water, cooling and numbing, she could simply sink into the ripples of it. It was much diminished currently, a shallow bowl instead of the deep lake. She 'poked' it internally and the ripple seem to resonate out of her skin and sink into the walls of the house.
"Huh?" She thought and gave it a bigger push. There was a feeling of resistance and then a snap as she was now outside herself pushing on the walls of the room. She stopped abruptly, breath broken from its steady rhythm. That was.... unusual she had never been able to get her magic to do anything. And that certainly felt like something. She looked down at her hands, they were shaking violently and she clutched them together to try to stop the trembling.
She needed to find something to restore herself a bit. She looked over to the kitchen drum, "Hello... Ummm... Kitchen?" She said bringing her voice up to a conversational level, "Thank you so much for the porridge yesterday. It was very delicious. Could you please make me some breakfast? Oh, and do you have tea? I would love a cup of tea right now."
There was a clatter behind the drum as if whatever entity or magic was considering her request. The drum rotated open to reveal a large breakfast sandwich on dark thick bread, a sliced pink fruit in a bowl, and two small earthenware containers: one of floral honey and the other spiced nuts.
Mahogany picked up the tray and turned back to the table, at the place setting there was now a large dark blue teapot and matching teacup. The tea-cozy looked like a crocheted bee.
Mahogany smiled and sat down. Almost anything can be tackled with the assistance of a Good Breakfast.
Energy is completely restored.
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Explore the Betwixt and Between - AD 2, 2
Completion Counter: 2/10
Skill: Reason (+1)
Difficulty: Safe
Let's have a look around.
FINAL TOTAL (Action Dice 2 + Skill (Reason +1 ) = 3
Probability: 25% Great Success/50% Neutral/25% Failure
FAILURE
Breakfast finished and dishes magically vanished, Mahogany felt much much more like herself. With a slow breath she looked inside herself again, her pool was restored completely. Sinking into it she wanted to see if she could repeat that feeling of being in the walls that she had before.
She dived in deep, the numbing feeling falling over her and she tried to direct some of it into the house. She was pushing hard, used to the futility of years of effort to activate artifacts and empower even one tiny spell. Maybe it was this overcompensation that lead to her magic rushing out of her in a massive stream. She felt it crash against walls in the house she hadn't seen yet, turn lights on and off and trigger all manner of effects she had no understanding of. She shut off the torrent as soon as she was able but not before there was a room shuddering thunk from somewhere in the house. She stood up slightly unsteady and on exiting the kitchen she noticed the change immediately. The stairs had flattened out completely, making a ramp or a very steep slide.
She walked over to the 'staircase' and ran a hand over it. It was a slick and seamless single piece of wood. "Well..." Mahogany thought. "That's going to make it tricky to get up there."
Completion Counter: +1
FINAL TOTAL (Action Dice 2 + Skill (Reason +1 ) = 3
Probability: 25% Great Success/50% Neutral/25% Failure
GREAT SUCCESS
Mahogany always prided herself in being somewhat stubborn. Other people would have uncharitably called it bullheaded and stupid. But she wasn't going to let the fact that she had accidentally changed the stairs into a very steep ramp stop her from seeing what was up on the second floor. She was wary of flexing her influence over the house again. Worried about how much power it would take and inadvertently triggering something she didn't understand. No, first she would climb the ramp and see what was up there.
With a quick rummage through her suitcase, she changed into more practical pants and a large comfortable cardigan. With a notebook and a few other useful items in a small over-the-shoulder bag and her shoes removed for maximum grip, she was ready to climb this problem of her own making.
Pulling herself up by the handrail was tricky and slippery, but not impossible. It did feel like a much longer climb than the 2 stories the house had seemed from the outside. Occasionally she came across round, nautical-like windows which she looked out of to see the landscape. Mostly it was fog and grey, but she did think that she saw a blue rippling glow out of one, and from the other the dark shapes of the canopy of trees.
Reaching the top she came to what looked like a landing, which had two doors. On a quick look, it seemed like one was a Bedroom and the other a Personal Study area. This was the first area she had seen in the Betwixt and Between that looked like it had someone living there. Whoever lived in the Bedroom was a bit of a clotheshorse, with fine robes draped over the backs of the wrought iron bed frame and a small reading chair. The cupboard door was open and stuffed full of fabrics and fripperies. Several slippers in gem-like hues with silver embroidery were lined up by the door. The walls were a deep green with a brocade floral pattern. Across the ceiling, walls, and hanging from the four poster bed frame were many trinkets and mobiles, spinning and shining. Some looked arcane in nature, others merely decorative.
Overall the room had an incredibly lush feeling, like the person who lived here adored fine things.
Mahogany stepped into the room, feeling again that sense of intrusion. She may be the new owner but this room seemed to still have remnants of the last one. "A man." she speculated, looking at the clothing and size of the slippers. There was a mug sitting on a side table, the contents were stone cold. And a large mirror in the corner of the room. When she looked into it she saw herself reflected staring back, and she started when her face in the mirror shyly seemed to grin and her reflected hand give her a small, friendly wave.
She jumped back, ankle hitting the bedframe, and stumbled away from the animated image. The mirror-Mahogany silently winced and reached down to grab her ankle. "What kind of Demon or spirit are you?!" Mahogany yelled. Mirror her shrugged and spun, the kind of spin you might do if you wanted to show off an outfit. Mahogany, slightly limping now, eyes on the mirror for threats, headed over to the door in the back of the bedroom. On opening, it leads to a white and green bathroom with a deep clawfoot bath and separate facilities. Again evidence of someone living here with half-used jars of fragrant bath salts and lotions. There was a stack of books next to the bath and a tray with a pipe and tobacco pouch.
Moving out of the bathroom and back into the bedroom, Mahogany set out to explore the Personal Study that was on this floor. Not meeting eyes with the animated her in the mirror she moved quickly back through the room ignoring the happy smiles and waves.
The study did have a lock on the door, but it opened at her touch. She opened the door inward but it became stuck halfway, pushing herself through the gap she saw that this room was filled with papers and books of all kinds, preventing the door from opening fully. There was a wall covered with notes and illustrations, a record or timeline of something she thought with a casual inspection. The other wall had built-in bookshelves filled with literature, the majority of it adventure stories and wonder tales of one kind or another. Many seemed to be in languages she did not know or could not read. There was a large secretaries desk opposite the door with a plush chair pulled up to it.
This desk was the kind that had a rolltop cover and many small drawers around it. The rolltop cover was locked. Mahogany thought back to a memory of a class she had taken on Artificer Arts, the teacher of that class had a desk very similar to this and he protected his blueprints with several cunningly hidden drawers and secret panels built into the desk itself. Each with a different method to open. Maybe this was the same?
On the floor next to the desk were several copies of what looked like the same book but different reprints. She picked up the one on the top of the stack, 'The Once and Future King' by T.H. White.' "Huh," Mahogany said, "Never heard of it."
Unlocked Personal Study Tasks
Unlocked Bedroom Tasks
Completion Counter +3
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Part 2 of update will be in the next day or two. I hope you enjoyed this, lots of interesting clues and things to follow up in these rooms.
I would love to hear what any of you think. Also if you ever have an idea of something you might like Mahogany to do, let me know before I get to the next update and I may consider adding it to the possible tasks.
Wistways.
Yay.
The house is certainly accommodating. It will be interesting to see if there are limits to its cooking.
A failure, but still some progress. Important to know.
Also! The shop has defences. Or at least security to keep visitors out of the 'living' area.
Probably more useful as sell-able loot than usable items. But nice to see the shopkeeper can live comfortably.
…really hope that is just a bit of illusion rather than a bound creature. Putting people in mirrors never ends well.
A great amount of info. But by the look of things the filing system used for them was 'well I know where everything is'.
Honestly I would be more inclined to dismantle the desk rather than try to puzzle out whatever magic or mundane locks hide its secrets.
Well Arthur did have a rather large arsenal of magical weapons, armour, items and trinkets. Wouldn't surprise me to know a magic shop proprietor had an interest in the story.
Wistways
You friendly neighborhood artist
- Location
- Australia
Once and Future king by T H White is a real book! It's a classic originally published in the 1950's and is actually collected short stories written from early 1930's. It's a classic piece of British literature that both CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien referenced as inspirations for their own works. Once and Future King also 'reinterpreted' a lot of the old Authurian myths for this more modern audience, making much of the motivation and characterization of the story the leading view in popular culture today.
It is a most excellent book.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Need to be best friends with mirror us, imo
- Location
- St. Petersburg
Somehow I get the feeling that the shop exists across multiple dimensions and timelines... which is probably fitting, since it is "all the shops".
"The Once and Future King" suggests to me time travel before the Arthurian mythos, and different reprints (likely from different years) imply this as well, although there is a mundane explanation to this.
However, Mahogany's world never had T.H. White. And there are records of a timeline. Must've been trying to align with something?
Overall, this gives me "what if Howl's Moving Castle were a shop?" vibe.
The Mahogany in the mirror is probably the mirror itself. Should try and converse to verify.
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic
Well, our predecessor at least has excellent taste in literature.
Having read the novel, I must regretfully inform you that The Once and Future King is not one of the takes on Arthurian legend that features a lot of magical items being collected within the focus of the narrative. It's much more character-driven, and frankly as much or more of the book is about Lancelot than about Arthur, you might say.
WhiteNights
Notorious Phoneposter
- Pronouns
- She/Her
The Howl vibes. Perfection.
The once and future king also kind of fit a Welshman.
5. Fool's Gold
Wistways
You friendly neighborhood artist
- Location
- Australia
[ ] A Clean sweep -AD 3
Completion Counter: 3/4
Skill: Perseverance (0)
Difficulty: SAFE
There is still that front window with the aggressive statues to clean.
FINAL TOTAL (Action Dice 3 + Skill (Perseverance 0) = 3
Probability: 25% Great Success/50% Neutral/25% Failure
NEUTRAL
It was much easier going down than it was going up. A hair-raising slide that Mahogany took with a shriek as she plummeted down. "I DID NOT THINK THIS THROUGH!!!" she screamed as she sped up, remembering that at the end of this ride was nothing but hard, wooden floors and walls.
The lower floor came quickly with her hitting the bottom of the staircase slide with a hard thunk and rolling down the hall a portion of the way. Mahogany lay there bruised and a little dizzy in the hall and groaned, but as she sat up there was a smile on her face. "What was this about this place?" She thought, "It's making me make stupid deals, take odd risks, and just generally act differently." She stood up smacking the dust off her pants with slaps. She thought back to the years she spent in the Crystal Towers, the knowledge that she was always watched, always judged, for the slightest excuse to fail her.
Maybe this is what she was like when no one was watching. Did she even know that Mahogany? She was jolted out of her musings by a familiar metallic clank. She looked through the curtain to see a familiar bucket, brushes, and duster waiting for her on the counter of the shopfront.
"Ok, Ok Shop. I get the message more cleaning." She said out loud teasingly. Gathering up the items she walked over to the last area in the shopfront that had not been cleaned, the windows and window display. Last time she had ventured over here the statues and jewelry had seemed... aggressive. Like they did not approve of her. I guess signing the book had done something because the sensation was now gone. She stepped into the window display and started dusting and wiping the items. Careful to place them back where they came from.
This new instinct of her's informed her that all of these things were placed just so for a very particular purpose. There were two statues here in white marble, one of a woman in drapery with a missing arm, the other of a peacock tail extended and detailed. In the center of them was an arrangement of short columns covered with a waterfall of jewels that seemed to fountain from a cornucopia. In the center of this was a large green emerald set into a gold necklace.
After cleaning the window until it gleamed Mahogany stepped back to see her work, and a sense of satisfaction went through her. This seemed from the store itself as the statues began to move. They shook their feather and rolled their shoulders before sitting back into guardian poses over the gem cascade.
Mahogany got the sense-memory that this was a part of the stores' defense system, if active and given power this display will hide the store, ideally through camouflage but possibly with invisibility.
From the display, several small familiar crystals fell out and bounced on the floor coming to rest at her feet. She scooped them up, "Payment for a job well done?" There was a sense of satisfaction and wholeness in the air.
Mahogany breathed out. Well, it felt good to finish something and this place was as clean as she could make it. She looked around "If only, " she said wistfully, "It wasn't so empty."
At these words, there was a great rushing feeling and the room changed. The shelves slid across the floor tables and other display furniture appeared from nowhere. Carpets manifested on the floor and elaborate and beautiful light fixtures appeared from the ceiling and candelabra lit with dripping wax candles sprouted from the ground.
The room seemed to fill with items stacked on shelves and piled on the floor. A whole corner of the room seemed to be manifesting bottles with floating items, other had dried herbs and many drawered cabinets. It became what now Mahogany realized it always should have been, a cluttered cave of wonders.
But as she walked through the trove, picking up this item and peering into the empty sockets of this carved skull, the items were... well they were ordinary. Like poor illusions of something. "Everything here is fool's gold." Mahogany said. It had the right look, but to anyone who didn't know, who couldn't feel it would be hard to find the items of true worth.
"Just another disguise then." She said making her way to the counter and stepping behind it. Looking out onto the store she had an urge in her to fix something, a restlessness. "There are no Wonderitems here are there? It's just a regular store. Even less than that. I bet if I took one of these things out here the next day it would dissolve into dust or fallen leaves." There was a feeling of assent from the countertop.
Mahogany pondered what to do next.
+5 'Magic' Crystals
+2 to Completion Counter
Task Complete! +2 Condition
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(Reminder: at the start of every new turn you lose 1 condition from the Betwixt and Between, and 2 energy. If energy reaches zero condition effects are doubled as the store has to expend effort to keep you alive.)
Action Dice from Conditon = 4
Action Dice Results : 6, 1, 6, 5
[ ] Investigate what has happened here.
Completion Counter: 2/10
Skill: Reason (+1)
Difficulty: SAFE
Something has happened here. Have a look around and see if you can figure it out.
[ ] Where in the World am I?
Completion Counter: 0/5
Skill: Hidden Knowledge (+1)
Difficulty: RISKY
You look outside the window and you recognize nothing, maybe it might be good to familiarize yourself.
[ ] Explore the Betwixt and Between
Completion Counter: 6/10
Skill: Reason (+1)
Difficulty: SAFE
Let's have a look around.
[ ] Investigate the Warded Door
Skill: Hidden Knowledge (+1)
Difficulty: RISKY
There is a door here that is locked, nothing more sharpens the curiosity.
[ ] Spend time in the Kitchen
Skill: Empathy (+1)
Difficulty: SAFE
The comfort of a hot meal and some time at rest.
[ ] Empty Pages
Completion Counter: 3/4
Skill: Empathy (+1)
Difficulty: RISKY
Communicate with the book? Spirit? in the Ledger.
BEDROOM ------ NEW
[ ] Mirror, Mirror
Completion Counter : 0/3
Failure Counter : 0/3
Skill : Empathy (+1)
Difficulty: DANGEROUS
What could possibly be going on with that reflection in the mirror?
[ ] To Sleep, perchance to Dream?
Failure Counter : 0/5
Skill : Destiny (+1)
Difficulty : DANGEROUS
The objects around the bed seemed to be tuned to have a purpose while sleeping.
[ ] Messy Room
Completion Counter : 0/4
Skill : Quick (0)
Difficulty: SAFE
Rummage through the belongings of the previous shopkeeper and maybe your supposed to be Master.
PERSONAL STUDY ------ NEW
[ ] Red strings and Pages
Completion Counter : 0/5
Skill: Reason (+1)
Difficulty : SAFE
What could of the former shopkeeper been tracking?
[ ] A Puzzle Locked Desk
Completion Counter : 0/10
Skill: Reason (+1)
Difficulty: RISKY
There is nothing more tempting than a locked box in plain sight.
[ ] Books, Books and More Books
Completion Counter: 0/8
Skill: Hidden Knowledge (+1)
Difficulty: SAFE
See if you can figure out the purpose of this collection.
[ ] A Keen Mind and a Clear Spirit. ( Unlocked by the Crystal Towers Origin)
Completion Counter: 0/10
Failure Counter: 0/10
Skill: Any Magic Skill
Difficulty: DANGEROUS
You were never able to do magic before. But maybe now you are here in a new place it can be different!
Completion Counter: 3/4
Skill: Perseverance (0)
Difficulty: SAFE
There is still that front window with the aggressive statues to clean.
FINAL TOTAL (Action Dice 3 + Skill (Perseverance 0) = 3
Probability: 25% Great Success/50% Neutral/25% Failure
NEUTRAL
It was much easier going down than it was going up. A hair-raising slide that Mahogany took with a shriek as she plummeted down. "I DID NOT THINK THIS THROUGH!!!" she screamed as she sped up, remembering that at the end of this ride was nothing but hard, wooden floors and walls.
The lower floor came quickly with her hitting the bottom of the staircase slide with a hard thunk and rolling down the hall a portion of the way. Mahogany lay there bruised and a little dizzy in the hall and groaned, but as she sat up there was a smile on her face. "What was this about this place?" She thought, "It's making me make stupid deals, take odd risks, and just generally act differently." She stood up smacking the dust off her pants with slaps. She thought back to the years she spent in the Crystal Towers, the knowledge that she was always watched, always judged, for the slightest excuse to fail her.
Maybe this is what she was like when no one was watching. Did she even know that Mahogany? She was jolted out of her musings by a familiar metallic clank. She looked through the curtain to see a familiar bucket, brushes, and duster waiting for her on the counter of the shopfront.
"Ok, Ok Shop. I get the message more cleaning." She said out loud teasingly. Gathering up the items she walked over to the last area in the shopfront that had not been cleaned, the windows and window display. Last time she had ventured over here the statues and jewelry had seemed... aggressive. Like they did not approve of her. I guess signing the book had done something because the sensation was now gone. She stepped into the window display and started dusting and wiping the items. Careful to place them back where they came from.
This new instinct of her's informed her that all of these things were placed just so for a very particular purpose. There were two statues here in white marble, one of a woman in drapery with a missing arm, the other of a peacock tail extended and detailed. In the center of them was an arrangement of short columns covered with a waterfall of jewels that seemed to fountain from a cornucopia. In the center of this was a large green emerald set into a gold necklace.
After cleaning the window until it gleamed Mahogany stepped back to see her work, and a sense of satisfaction went through her. This seemed from the store itself as the statues began to move. They shook their feather and rolled their shoulders before sitting back into guardian poses over the gem cascade.
Mahogany got the sense-memory that this was a part of the stores' defense system, if active and given power this display will hide the store, ideally through camouflage but possibly with invisibility.
From the display, several small familiar crystals fell out and bounced on the floor coming to rest at her feet. She scooped them up, "Payment for a job well done?" There was a sense of satisfaction and wholeness in the air.
Mahogany breathed out. Well, it felt good to finish something and this place was as clean as she could make it. She looked around "If only, " she said wistfully, "It wasn't so empty."
At these words, there was a great rushing feeling and the room changed. The shelves slid across the floor tables and other display furniture appeared from nowhere. Carpets manifested on the floor and elaborate and beautiful light fixtures appeared from the ceiling and candelabra lit with dripping wax candles sprouted from the ground.
The room seemed to fill with items stacked on shelves and piled on the floor. A whole corner of the room seemed to be manifesting bottles with floating items, other had dried herbs and many drawered cabinets. It became what now Mahogany realized it always should have been, a cluttered cave of wonders.
But as she walked through the trove, picking up this item and peering into the empty sockets of this carved skull, the items were... well they were ordinary. Like poor illusions of something. "Everything here is fool's gold." Mahogany said. It had the right look, but to anyone who didn't know, who couldn't feel it would be hard to find the items of true worth.
"Just another disguise then." She said making her way to the counter and stepping behind it. Looking out onto the store she had an urge in her to fix something, a restlessness. "There are no Wonderitems here are there? It's just a regular store. Even less than that. I bet if I took one of these things out here the next day it would dissolve into dust or fallen leaves." There was a feeling of assent from the countertop.
Mahogany pondered what to do next.
+5 'Magic' Crystals
+2 to Completion Counter
Task Complete! +2 Condition
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(Reminder: at the start of every new turn you lose 1 condition from the Betwixt and Between, and 2 energy. If energy reaches zero condition effects are doubled as the store has to expend effort to keep you alive.)
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Condition: 15/20 |
Energy: 3/5 |
Turn 3 |
Action Dice from Conditon = 4
Action Dice Results : 6, 1, 6, 5
Every turn you will have several Action Dice that will be rolled. The number of action dice comes from the condition of the Betwixt and Between. Those dice are then rolled by me (they are 6 sided dice btw) to give you several numbers. This number when added to the skill level you have in the skill listed in the task gives you the probablity for success. Higher the total number, the more favorable the probability.
1 and 2 - 50% Neutral / 50% Failure
3 and 4 - 25% Great Success /50% Neutral / 25% Failure
5 - 50% Great Success / 50% Neutral
6+ - 100% Great Success
I have made a comprehensive Mechanics post which details more about all the numbers and extra details on tasks.
But basically you have 4 action dice right now (see above) Where would you like to assign them?
I would like plans to be done in the following format
[X] Very cool Plan Name
-[X] Task Name One
--[X] Action Dice - 4
-[X] Task Name Two
--[X] Action Dice - 3
-[X] Task Name Three
--[X] Action Dice - 4
-[X] Task Name Four
--[X] Action Dice - 5
Tasks may be taken multiple times in the same turn. Tasks will be completed in order from the first in the list to the last. If an action in an earlier task invalidates a later task the dice spent on that task is lost.
1 and 2 - 50% Neutral / 50% Failure
3 and 4 - 25% Great Success /50% Neutral / 25% Failure
5 - 50% Great Success / 50% Neutral
6+ - 100% Great Success
I have made a comprehensive Mechanics post which details more about all the numbers and extra details on tasks.
But basically you have 4 action dice right now (see above) Where would you like to assign them?
I would like plans to be done in the following format
[X] Very cool Plan Name
-[X] Task Name One
--[X] Action Dice - 4
-[X] Task Name Two
--[X] Action Dice - 3
-[X] Task Name Three
--[X] Action Dice - 4
-[X] Task Name Four
--[X] Action Dice - 5
Tasks may be taken multiple times in the same turn. Tasks will be completed in order from the first in the list to the last. If an action in an earlier task invalidates a later task the dice spent on that task is lost.
[ ] Investigate what has happened here.
Completion Counter: 2/10
Skill: Reason (+1)
Difficulty: SAFE
Something has happened here. Have a look around and see if you can figure it out.
[ ] Where in the World am I?
Completion Counter: 0/5
Skill: Hidden Knowledge (+1)
Difficulty: RISKY
You look outside the window and you recognize nothing, maybe it might be good to familiarize yourself.
[ ] Explore the Betwixt and Between
Completion Counter: 6/10
Skill: Reason (+1)
Difficulty: SAFE
Let's have a look around.
[ ] Investigate the Warded Door
Skill: Hidden Knowledge (+1)
Difficulty: RISKY
There is a door here that is locked, nothing more sharpens the curiosity.
[ ] Spend time in the Kitchen
Skill: Empathy (+1)
Difficulty: SAFE
The comfort of a hot meal and some time at rest.
[ ] Empty Pages
Completion Counter: 3/4
Skill: Empathy (+1)
Difficulty: RISKY
Communicate with the book? Spirit? in the Ledger.
BEDROOM ------ NEW
[ ] Mirror, Mirror
Completion Counter : 0/3
Failure Counter : 0/3
Skill : Empathy (+1)
Difficulty: DANGEROUS
What could possibly be going on with that reflection in the mirror?
[ ] To Sleep, perchance to Dream?
Failure Counter : 0/5
Skill : Destiny (+1)
Difficulty : DANGEROUS
The objects around the bed seemed to be tuned to have a purpose while sleeping.
[ ] Messy Room
Completion Counter : 0/4
Skill : Quick (0)
Difficulty: SAFE
Rummage through the belongings of the previous shopkeeper and maybe your supposed to be Master.
PERSONAL STUDY ------ NEW
[ ] Red strings and Pages
Completion Counter : 0/5
Skill: Reason (+1)
Difficulty : SAFE
What could of the former shopkeeper been tracking?
[ ] A Puzzle Locked Desk
Completion Counter : 0/10
Skill: Reason (+1)
Difficulty: RISKY
There is nothing more tempting than a locked box in plain sight.
[ ] Books, Books and More Books
Completion Counter: 0/8
Skill: Hidden Knowledge (+1)
Difficulty: SAFE
See if you can figure out the purpose of this collection.
[ ] A Keen Mind and a Clear Spirit. ( Unlocked by the Crystal Towers Origin)
Completion Counter: 0/10
Failure Counter: 0/10
Skill: Any Magic Skill
Difficulty: DANGEROUS
You were never able to do magic before. But maybe now you are here in a new place it can be different!
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A bit more of the basic functionality unlocked.
Lots of new fascinating and worrying actions.
Well now, this turn looks promising.
We can afford to not do the kitchen this turn. Still nothing that reliably improves Condition, so more exploring is in order. I prefer to get the basics done before we play about with the exotic stuff.
5 goes to the book as it only needs 1 completion.
[] Plan Finishing Stage One
-[] Explore the Betwixt and Between
--[] Action Dice – 1
-[] Empty Pages
--[] Action Dice - 5
-[] Investigate the Warded Door
--[] Action Dice - 6
-[] Where in the World am I?
--[] Action Dice - 6
I was thinking 1 into something safe, kitchen is perfect.
5 for the mirror as a quick thing where it is an effective 6 (guaranteed great success).
The 6s into the important, dangerous project without bonus.
[X] Plan: settling in
-[X] Spend time in the Kitchen
--[X] Action Dice -1
-[X] Mirror, Mirror
--[X] Action Dice - 5
-[X] A Keen Mind and a Clear Spirit. ( Unlocked by the Crystal Towers Origin)
--[X] Action Dice - 6
--[X] Action Dice - 6
- Location
- St. Petersburg
[ ] Plan: Magic Mirror
-[ ] Messy Room - AD 1
-[ ] Investigate the Warded Door - AD 6
-[ ] Mirror, Mirror - AD 5
-[ ] A Keen Mind and a Clear Spirit. ( Unlocked by the Crystal Towers Origin) - AD 6
I want someone to talk to, and we need a Wonder Item to unlock magic. We do have some innate magic connected to the shop itself. Maybe we can fix the stairs?
Messy room gets the 1, because it doesn't have a bonus. This is where we dump the ones. With twos, we could progress any other SAFE action that has a helping skill.
...which incidentally means that narratively we are going to be lazy about it, and will become a messy master (mistress?) ourselves.
-[ ] Messy Room - AD 1
-[ ] Investigate the Warded Door - AD 6
-[ ] Mirror, Mirror - AD 5
-[ ] A Keen Mind and a Clear Spirit. ( Unlocked by the Crystal Towers Origin) - AD 6
I want someone to talk to, and we need a Wonder Item to unlock magic. We do have some innate magic connected to the shop itself. Maybe we can fix the stairs?
Messy room gets the 1, because it doesn't have a bonus. This is where we dump the ones. With twos, we could progress any other SAFE action that has a helping skill.
...which incidentally means that narratively we are going to be lazy about it, and will become a messy master (mistress?) ourselves.
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Solarstream
It's all in the cards
- Location
- Zombie World
- Pronouns
- He/Him
vote's not open yet, ya'll
anyway...
[] Plan: Through the Mirror
-[] Spend time in the Kitchen - AD 1
-[] Investigate the Warded Door - AD 6
-[] Mirror, Mirror - AD 5
-[] A Puzzle Locked Desk - AD 6
[] Plan: Sleeping Mirror
-[] Spend time in the Kitchen - AD 1
-[] Investigate the Warded Door - AD 6
-[] Mirror, Mirror - AD 5
-[] To Sleep, perchance to Dream? - AD 6
...these two plans are meant to double down on early investigating before getting magic
anyway...
[] Plan: Through the Mirror
-[] Spend time in the Kitchen - AD 1
-[] Investigate the Warded Door - AD 6
-[] Mirror, Mirror - AD 5
-[] A Puzzle Locked Desk - AD 6
[] Plan: Sleeping Mirror
-[] Spend time in the Kitchen - AD 1
-[] Investigate the Warded Door - AD 6
-[] Mirror, Mirror - AD 5
-[] To Sleep, perchance to Dream? - AD 6
...these two plans are meant to double down on early investigating before getting magic