Sorry, Your Time-Traveling Privileges Have Been Revoked
- Thread starter Chandagnac
- Start date
- Original
- Location
- St. Petersburg
Which one? Not familiar enough with Milton to guess.
...is someone fudging the dice for us? The only ones that come to mind would be Chronarchs, but they claimed they were indifferent about the winner. Who else, then? No one with the powers of spontaneous teleportation comes to mind.
And yes, I understand the idea of magical symbols being a circuitry, that's why I was talking about disrupting the connection. I suppose we could try to rattle the building a little, and see what falls off. Hopefully, it isn't the ceiling.
So the idea seems to be: crack/corrupt the backups, let him take over a minion... then what? How do we trap him in a single body, and how do we prevent him from TKing the Time Machine Bomb?
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Raiseth
I Find Your Lack of Memes Disturbing
- Location
- Russia
Right, the sleep isn't coming, hello, insomnia, my old friend.
How about playing the worst concert Lothangrim will ever attend in his undeath?
Chandagnac, remember how I jokingly offered for Glitch and Frida to get a combo attack, where he amplifies our music and uses his own to make a new death metal cover album?
Well, I ain't joking now.
Can we, like, ask some of our companions to amplify our music by some means? It'd be like mapping the vault with echolocation, but instead of harmless ultrasonic waves, let's crank it up to eleven... ish. Nine, maybe.
The fine balance between playing hard enough Lothangrim drops dead but not hard enough that the roof drops on us.
How about playing the worst concert Lothangrim will ever attend in his undeath?
Chandagnac, remember how I jokingly offered for Glitch and Frida to get a combo attack, where he amplifies our music and uses his own to make a new death metal cover album?
Well, I ain't joking now.
Can we, like, ask some of our companions to amplify our music by some means? It'd be like mapping the vault with echolocation, but instead of harmless ultrasonic waves, let's crank it up to eleven... ish. Nine, maybe.
The fine balance between playing hard enough Lothangrim drops dead but not hard enough that the roof drops on us.
158. Why Is That Your Plan A?
Chandagnac
Broken Robot
- Location
- Nowhere
Frida's character has evolved far beyond the audience stand-in she began this quest as.Frida, you sweetheart. Somehow, she sounds like an overenthusiastic kid during this update.
Milton is best known for the epic poem, Paradise Lost, which the Pandemonium bar and its inhabitants are all fairly obvious references to.
If you want to try it, be my guest. In fact....
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Why Is That Your Plan A?
Turning your attention to Evie, you ask, 'If you rig up Lothangrim's time machine like a bomb, how can we stop him from using telekinesis to blow it up early?'Why Is That Your Plan A?
'Telekinesis has a range limit. The further away he is from an object, the harder it is for him to affect that object with his telekinesis. That's why he uses host bodies,' Evie explains. 'If we can keep destroying his host bodies as soon as they enter this room, he won't be able to remotely detonate his time machine before we can…' Her voice trails off. Already pale, her skin seems to whiten even further, to an almost luminous hue. 'That might be a problem.'
Glitch catches on quickly. 'IF YOU SET UP A TIMEBOMB, SOMEONE WOULD NEED TO STAY BEHIND TO PREVENT LOTHANGRIM FROM SETTING IT OFF EARLY.'
'A heroic sacrifice, huh?' says Garrar. 'I'd volunteer, but I'm pretty sure most of Lothangrim's monsters are way out of my league.'
'SO, IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD THING THAT YOU'RE NOT BEING ASKED TO DATE ANY OF THEM.' Glitch swivels his dome-shaped head in what is probably meant to be a dismissive manner. 'PERHAPS I SHOULD BE THE ONE TO STAY. IT'S NOT AS IF YOU PARTICULARLY NEED ME FOR ANYTHING ELSE.'
'It's not a matter of need. You're my friend, Glitch,' you say.
'WELL, WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR? LET ME BE THE ONE TO STAY AND GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY. I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF BEING ABLE TO SACRIFICE MY LIFE FOR A WORTHY CAUSE!'
You stare dubiously at him. 'Really?'
'VIVE LA REVOLUTION!'
'I could do it,' says Al-Khidr. 'I might even be able to survive it.' He gives a soft chuckle. 'I guess we'll find out if the Chronarchs were telling the truth when they said I was the physical avatar of an extradimensional alien creature.'
'WHAT, YOU WANT TO BE A MUSLIM SUICIDE BOMBER? ISN'T THAT A BIT STEREOTYPICAL?'
Very offended, Al-Khidr glares at Glitch, but visibly restrains himself from firing back. Instead, he says, 'Peace to you.'
'THAT'S NOT MUCH OF A COMEBACK.'
'Nevertheless, peace to you,' says Al-Khidr, refusing to be riled.
'My entire life has been a woefully over-extended heroic sacrifice,' says Evie with a bitter laugh. 'I've had dozens of friends and companions who sacrificed their lives to buy me some time, to give me another chance, and what have I gained from it? Perhaps it's time to bring it to an end. Perhaps it's my turn to die.'
'Guys! You shouldn't be arguing over who gets to die first! I mean, seriously!' you snap at them. 'Why is that your Plan A? Can't we save "suicide bombing" for Plan B, or C, or whatever. There are other options available to us! We don't even need to kill Lothangrim, just weaken him enough to knock him out of the Chronarchs' game. And then, when someone else has won, claimed the prize and been given godlike powers, they can just erase him from existence, no problem.'
'ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S YOUR PLAN, FRIDA?'
Flourishing your trumpet – you kinda wish you'd grabbed Alessandro's fancy guitar before he tumbled into the abyss, but never mind that, now – you play a few dramatic notes and put on your biggest grin. 'Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to rock!'
'Of course,' says Al-Khidr, sagging exhaustedly against the wall. 'That's your answer to everything.'
'Don't you sass me!' You wag a chiding finger at him, for a moment, before your attention is diverted elsewhere. 'Glitch, I need you to play the backing track. Also, you're my sound engineer, okay? Amplify me to the max!'
'SO HARDCORE!'
Evie stares at you in bafflement, shakes her head, and mutters, 'I trust you know what you're doing.'
I may have locked you in to a course of action, but… okay, I'm still gonna give you a list of vote options. 
What will you do?
[] With Glitch's help, use Mastery of Sound to shatter Lothangrim's network into many pieces.
-[] It won't kill him completely, but it'll take him so long to recover that he won't be a threat anymore.
OR
[] Protect Evie while she turns Lothangrim's time machine into a bomb.
-[] Sacrifice one of your companions to give the rest of your team enough time to escape.
--[] Who will you sacrifice?
---[] Al-Khidr
---[] Evie
---[] Garrar
---[] Glitch
---[] Yourself.
OR
[] Do something else (write in).
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Raiseth
I Find Your Lack of Memes Disturbing
- Location
- Russia
I think it's the fact she's finding her groove and finally having that magical murder-adventure she's dreamt of since her adolescence.
Silly Evervae, whatever gave you that idea? This amount of trust is endearing, but also baffling. What did we do to deserve it? Gave you antidepressants someone should have already given to you five hundred years before? Found your soulstone?
... okay, that's fair.
[X] With Glitch's help, use Mastery of Sound to shatter Lothangrim's network into many pieces.
-[X] It won't kill him completely, but it'll take him so long to recover that he won't be a threat anymore.
Rock'n'roll, everybody! No, seriously, rocks are falling, so you'd better roll.
- Location
- St. Petersburg
Thank you, Glitch, for voicing the thought so that we don't need to.
...can't we just depower the Time Machine? Can't blow up if there is no energy source.
Raiseth
I Find Your Lack of Memes Disturbing
- Location
- Russia
...
Well, we'll still have to fight Lothangrim, somehow. I mean, yeah, Evie probably could murder every zombie in the vault, but why should she? Let Frida shine for once in her life!
Chandagnac
Broken Robot
- Location
- Nowhere
One of the things I regret about this quest's tiny reader base is... well, I'm kinda curious as to what any Muslim reading this quest would think of my portrayal of Al-Khidr.
The original plan was to turn the time machine into a makeshift bomb to destroy Vault Six and pretty much the entirety of Lothangrim's phylactery network. However, the problem with that idea was that it would be difficult for you and your companions to escape before the bomb went off.
However, if you're not going to use it as a bomb, you might as well depower the time machine and forget about it.
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Raiseth
I Find Your Lack of Memes Disturbing
- Location
- Russia
One of things I regret about the tiny readerbase is the tiny readerbase.
Like, who do I even get to bully Frida with? Nevill and Glitch, I guess.
I don't even know what the problem is, seriously. This is good stuff.
Worm altpower crossovers are probably steering everyone's attention away or something.
Raiseth
I Find Your Lack of Memes Disturbing
- Location
- Russia
[X] With Glitch's help, use Mastery of Sound to shatter Lothangrim's network into many pieces.
-[X] It won't kill him completely, but it'll take him so long to recover that he won't be a threat anymore.
-[X] While you and Glitch are rocking the scene, ask Al-Khidr and Evie to work on depowering the time machine and cutting it off from the energy sources and the rest of Lothangrim's network. Garrar is on the lookout.
-[X] It won't kill him completely, but it'll take him so long to recover that he won't be a threat anymore.
-[X] While you and Glitch are rocking the scene, ask Al-Khidr and Evie to work on depowering the time machine and cutting it off from the energy sources and the rest of Lothangrim's network. Garrar is on the lookout.
- Location
- St. Petersburg
[X] With Glitch's help, use Mastery of Sound to shatter Lothangrim's network into many pieces.
-[X] It won't kill him completely, but it'll take him so long to recover that he won't be a threat anymore.
-[X] While you and Glitch are rocking the scene, ask Al-Khidr and Evie to work on depowering the time machine and cutting it off from the energy sources and the rest of Lothangrim's network. Garrar is on the lookout.
Works for me. Leaving a declawed madman alive and with a portable bomb is probably bad for public safety.
Now, if only we could devise a way to deal with Grey's robots...
-[X] It won't kill him completely, but it'll take him so long to recover that he won't be a threat anymore.
-[X] While you and Glitch are rocking the scene, ask Al-Khidr and Evie to work on depowering the time machine and cutting it off from the energy sources and the rest of Lothangrim's network. Garrar is on the lookout.
Works for me. Leaving a declawed madman alive and with a portable bomb is probably bad for public safety.
Now, if only we could devise a way to deal with Grey's robots...
xa na xa
A.E.I.O.U. - Antarticae est imperare orbi universo
- Location
- σ Octantis
Better then to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven
Sounds like Lothangrim for sure.
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[X] With Glitch's help, use Mastery of Sound to shatter Lothangrim's network into many pieces.
-[X] It won't kill him completely, but it'll take him so long to recover that he won't be a threat anymore.
-[X] While you and Glitch are rocking the scene, ask Al-Khidr and Evie to work on depowering the time machine and cutting it off from the energy sources and the rest of Lothangrim's network. Garrar is on the lookout.
[X] With Glitch's help, use Mastery of Sound to shatter Lothangrim's network into many pieces.
-[X] It won't kill him completely, but it'll take him so long to recover that he won't be a threat anymore.
-[X] While you and Glitch are rocking the scene, ask Al-Khidr and Evie to work on depowering the time machine and cutting it off from the energy sources and the rest of Lothangrim's network. Garrar is on the lookout.
-[X] It won't kill him completely, but it'll take him so long to recover that he won't be a threat anymore.
-[X] While you and Glitch are rocking the scene, ask Al-Khidr and Evie to work on depowering the time machine and cutting it off from the energy sources and the rest of Lothangrim's network. Garrar is on the lookout.
Lealope
Not yet invincible
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] With Glitch's help, use Mastery of Sound to shatter Lothangrim's network into many pieces.
-[X] It won't kill him completely, but it'll take him so long to recover that he won't be a threat anymore.
-[X] While you and Glitch are rocking the scene, ask Al-Khidr and Evie to work on depowering the time machine and cutting it off from the energy sources and the rest of Lothangrim's network. Garrar is on the lookout.
-[X] It won't kill him completely, but it'll take him so long to recover that he won't be a threat anymore.
-[X] While you and Glitch are rocking the scene, ask Al-Khidr and Evie to work on depowering the time machine and cutting it off from the energy sources and the rest of Lothangrim's network. Garrar is on the lookout.
Chandagnac
Broken Robot
- Location
- Nowhere
All right, please roll some dice for me:
1. Mastery of Sound (to shatter Lothangrim's phylactery network): 2d6+13 = 23
2. Actually, nothing else...
Frida sticks to what she's good at, eh?
1. Mastery of Sound (to shatter Lothangrim's phylactery network): 2d6+13 = 23
2. Actually, nothing else...
Frida sticks to what she's good at, eh?
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Chandagnac
Broken Robot
- Location
- Nowhere
Oops, sorry you didn't get a chance to take part in the discussion, baud. I probably should have left the vote open for a bit longer, but I thought that all of this quest's usual participants had already voted.
There have been a few strange things happening in recent updates. I don't know if you noticed the others: the vanishing potion is the only one you've commented on.
Hmm. Does anyone want to suggest any songs that Glitch and Frida might play at this point? Something suitable epic, I hope?
Please, name me some music worthy of defeating an evil necromancer!
Raiseth
I Find Your Lack of Memes Disturbing
- Location
- Russia
Maybe this vault is haunted by... ghosts?!
My taste in music is still shit and my trumpet knowledge is still abysmal...
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Chandagnac
Broken Robot
- Location
- Nowhere
G-g-ghosts?! Yikes!Maybe this vault is haunted by... ghosts?!
Don't worry about it. I think it would be hilarious if Frida managed to defeat Lothangrim with completely inappropriate music.
Like... earlier, if you'd decided that Glitch should sacrifice himself to give his friends a chance to escape, he'd have cheerfully fended off an army of zombies to the tune of Tiny Tim's Living in the Sunlight.
Also, Frida's great advantage is that she can use her Mastery of Sound to make her trumpet sound like anything, up to and including a full orchestra. So it doesn't need to be trumpet music.
So yeah, if it's left up to me, Frida will probably defeat the evil necromancer to the tune of Lady Gaga's Born This Way (or Weird Al's parody version, Perform This Way). Or something similar.
Please, please, take this decision out of my hands!
Please, please, take this decision out of my hands!
Raiseth
I Find Your Lack of Memes Disturbing
- Location
- Russia
Please, please, take this decision out of my hands!
Well, okay, my choice is Having a Good Time.
My first one was the main theme from Doom, but I'm not sure anyone will get the reference, so what's the point?
- Location
- St. Petersburg
It's the most blatant one.
But no, can't find anything out of place other than things going exceptionally well for us. But those could be explained away by having people like Al-Khidr and Evie on our side. I can't remember something blatantly improbable out of my head.
Raiseth
I Find Your Lack of Memes Disturbing
- Location
- Russia
How about a crow appearing behind Evie for a second?
I'm pretty sure it was a buff.
- Location
- St. Petersburg
Evie was given a psi-amplifying spear that thirsts for blood.
Evie's powers never caused outright hallucinations before, but it wouldn't be too out there, so I filed it under "why elves are cooler than you" folder.
With the way she acted...
I thought she entered some battle trance of something, and dismissed the raven as a special effect.
Evie's powers never caused outright hallucinations before, but it wouldn't be too out there, so I filed it under "why elves are cooler than you" folder.
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Raiseth
I Find Your Lack of Memes Disturbing
- Location
- Russia
Yeah.
I think it has party-wide effects, directing her psychic powers to aid her allies in wrecking her enemies.
It's like her latent aura making everyone like her, but more useful.