Ooh, fun.
Is this a troll from the trip Steinarr took, seeking revenge for those killed?
Is this a troll from the trip Steinarr took, seeking revenge for those killed?
NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)
- Thread starter I.F. Ister
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I.F. Ister
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Sure, I'll put in an option.
The studying would consist of you all working together to decipher the meaning. You don't need to read runes in order to have them read to you and everyone understands how poetry works.
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Fair enough. Hmmmm. I'm undecided which option is best, to be honest. Probably not breaking the scorn-pole immediately (too risky), but every other option seems pretty viable.
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I really loved the poetic description of the war-party by the way!
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This is actually a really good question. In the rune-reading options, what determines success? Is there a roll for that, and if so a roll of what?
I'm mostly interested in the rune option because sorting out rune-puzzles has been very fun so far.
I.F. Ister
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No rolls when it comes to reading runes. I give you a time limit and you have that long to figure it out. At the end, I reveal what you got right and what you got wrong. The half-n-half halves the time limit.
That's one way of doing it.
The other is that the focused option is guaranteed, while the half-n-half is a coin flip
Thank you!
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Like I said, I like the puzzle option. Maybe if we have trouble the other party members can give hints?
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The puzzle option seems correct given how runes have been done thus far. Any hints on the time limit? Our protagonists definitely know how long until sunset in-universe, at least roughly.
I.F. Ister
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Sure!
Voting is now open
I was planning on giving you a day for focused. Probably 2–4 hours on half-n-half
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Alectai
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I'll take that bet. I have faith in this company we've put together.
[x] Study the scorn-pole's runes before making any further action.
I'm very curious about what's actually going on.
I'd be fine with splitting, but generally not a huge fan of trying to do two things at once in quests.
I'm very curious about what's actually going on.
I'd be fine with splitting, but generally not a huge fan of trying to do two things at once in quests.
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Well thats fucking badass, thanks for the songwriting material, I appreciate it.
Alectai
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We brought the Full Gang for a good reason, we've got loremasters with Aki and Halla (With Hallr playing wingman), and we've got a bunch who can make the Troll's day very, very difficult given time. I wonder if we can actually bury the damn thing between Abjorn and Sten?
And we saved a significant amount of time by bringing Abjorn and Aki apparently. I'm willing to bet that we can solve this puzzle in 2-4 hours. Raise the banners and call the horns! We've a worthy challenge ahead of us!
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Wow, the beginning of that update felt like the beginning of a fairy tale. I liked it alot. As for the options.... honestly, I'm undecided. I'm honedtly not sure if we can take a Troll, given our showing against the Squire. Granted, it was a Squire and 2 other cultivators, but I still wouldn't want to fight a Knight tier enemy. I'm inclined to go for the study or trap option, so I'll just vote for both.
[X] Part of the band lays traps outside the troll's cave while the other study the runes
Also, off-topic, but I wasn't aware that Stigr's bow has runes carved into it. Would it be possible for us to study the runes carved into it after this is done?
[X] Part of the band lays traps outside the troll's cave while the other study the runes
Also, off-topic, but I wasn't aware that Stigr's bow has runes carved into it. Would it be possible for us to study the runes carved into it after this is done?
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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Hell yeah
The runes are a new addition. And sure, there's no way he'd refuse you.
I appreciate you!
[X] Part of the band lays traps outside the troll's cave while the other study the runes
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Sten, at least, is a scarier dude than we had with us on the raid, I believe, and we have Gabriel kitted out in full armor as well (who may not be quite as badass as the squire we fought, but should be very helpful nonetheless), and we are 7 vs. 1 here rather than the 5 vs. 3 we were on the raid.
But yes, I'd prefer to avoid a stand-up fight with the troll anyway.
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Alectai
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Oh yeah, that was amazing, this Event is going to be a Big Turning Point in the history of everyone involved.
Was nice too to find out that Aki really has hit Fylgja 7, since his birb has evolved again, this time into an actual killbeast.
[X] Part of the band lays traps outside the troll's cave while the other study the runes
I'm going to be calling for aid myself when the puzzle drops. I've got some people I know I've been hyping this story too who have Big Brains, and this might be the impetus to get them to start actively following.
@Imperial Fister , is the Puzzle going to require the context of the Quest as a whole? Or is it going to be standalone?
Was nice too to find out that Aki really has hit Fylgja 7, since his birb has evolved again, this time into an actual killbeast.
[X] Part of the band lays traps outside the troll's cave while the other study the runes
I'm going to be calling for aid myself when the puzzle drops. I've got some people I know I've been hyping this story too who have Big Brains, and this might be the impetus to get them to start actively following.
@Imperial Fister , is the Puzzle going to require the context of the Quest as a whole? Or is it going to be standalone?
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[X] Part of the band lays traps outside the troll's cave while the other study the runes
Eh fine, four hours is probably doable. Unless it's like the one on the clay charm
Eh fine, four hours is probably doable. Unless it's like the one on the clay charm
Alectai
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[X] Part of the band lays traps outside the troll's cave while the other study the runes
Eh fine, four hours is probably doable. Unless it's like the one on the clay charm
The clay charm's big issue is we didn't actually know it was a puzzle we had to solve out-of-universe. Once we started actively working on it, we figured it out pretty quick.
Hrm, on that note. @Imperial Fister , can we use Reward Dice to get clues on the Puzzle?
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Ehh, we solved half of it quickly. The "black man's end" took QM intervention and "low-tide's gift" took several rounds of guess-and-check.
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I mean, yeah, don't get me wrong, I'm fairly sure we could beat the troll without anyone dying. But we also thought that about the Squire, and he ended up body killing Audrikr, and we didn't even kill the kid. That doesn't make our squad any less killy, as Sten is really strong, and Gabriel is no slouch either and top it all off he's in his armour. But I'd rather not risk it, if it's all the same to you.
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Oh absolutely, I'm voting the same way you are, just noting.