.:August Runs:.

[ganymed]

Who ⬤ Ganymede and Co.
What ⬤ Dungeon-crawlin' with four people pt. redux. What can go wrong?
When ⬤ Following this, and other times at misc. moments (accounting for the future.)
Where ⬤ Concealed Mourning Bulwark, Closed Failing Pilgrim, & Pulsating Black Old World
Content Warnings ⬤ None and not anticipating any!




[ Ganymede has spoken to at least...two of these people, once.

That's what probably makes it reasonable for him to come along on the party raid.

Following conversation on the network and elsewhere, all three responsible receive new emails bidding them to come to the Chaos Gate. Ganymede is already awaiting their appearances.

Fortunately, so is information regarding their keywords, which are "Concealed Mourning Bulwark".

Once the Chaos Gate warps them over, they'll find...

...That they are all in an area that's more or less a stormstruck plain stretching from end to end. Right in the middle of this field is a flesh wall dungeon, the beginning point of the actual dungeon itself. ]

RESULTS #1: For Concealed Mourning Bulwark!

RESULTS #2: For Pulsating Black Old World!

RESULTS #3: For Closed Failing Pilgrim!

Comments

[threatmewted]

[She does in fact start climbing down after giving them a bit of distance, just to make sure the idea didn't lead to them all plummeting to their deaths or anything. And when she sees them shivering when they hit the water, she'll pause on the column to see if switching her sensor to a lower setting will save her any grief before hopping in to begin the swim across, herself.]

[cccorp]

[ Unfortunately, turning the pain sensors off will not help with the biting cold that everyone feels once they get in the water. It's absolutely freezing. My condolences if you have received this bonus effect in a dungeon before. The swimming task itself should be easy, but it's very difficult to move your limbs the way you want them to because it's so cold. Your muscles are tense as if to retain some body heat.

Luckily for the three, the closest rubble has enough room for all of them to take a break, even though the coldness doesn't disappear. There is no reprieve.

There's one more rubble they can take a break on before making the final swim to the other column of the stone bridge that they can climb. The river's currents may not be so strong, but if you're a frozen statue, you might as well be swept away if you aren't careful! ]

[ganymed]

Ugh...I swear, this game is trying to really be too realistic for comfort at times!

[ Ganymede is full within his rights to complain, thank you very much!

Anyways, suffering aside, the rubble is big enough for them to take a break, right? But, after that rest, he's just going to keep moving, as in, once he's atop the rubble that is very close to the freezing water, he will do as big a leap off of it as he can so he doesn't have to swim too far along. Landing with a splash a bit aways from the others, he will continue swimming along.

It's too bad turning off pain sensors doesn't work because he definitely did give it a go after clinging to the rubble. ]

[insinning]

T-That's not wrong...

[His teeth are already chattering and he wonders if he can use his lance to help himself leap across. Is the water deep enough for him to try? He sticks it in to test it's long enough and deep enough to leap and make it to the other pile of rubble. If he can, it's successful (20). If he can't, he'll do what Ganymede did and do a leap across because he can. Maybe they can huddle like penguins after]

[threatmewted]

Wh-what's even the point of the sensor settings if we still have to feel this?!

[UGH!!

She'll do a running leap into the water if it means she can get any kind of distance not having to swim it :/]

[cccorp]

[ They can swim, they can wade... the water isn't too deep. But even with the vaulting pole that is Vogel's lance, he'll still fall into the water since the distance can't be covered with that alone, but hey, at least he gets to spend less time in the water! Running leaps help too. ]

[ganymed]

My question exactly.

[ Well, not really, but it's fine. Ganymede is moving like he's in the middle of the Olympics.

After making the swim, he will get right to climbing, because it's still hustle time, bby. Once he breaches onto the top of the bridge, he will take a moment to take a breath, moving a bit more to make room fort the others who will surely follow... ]

[insinning]

[Splash Sinclair goes into the water. But that's fine. He can wade through the rest of it, shivering all over as he makes his way to the column, climbing up once Ganymede is finished. When he finishes climbing up, he'll just. Huddle close to Ganymede for warmth]

P-probably because s-s-status effects override them.

[Also his pain sensors are back on so]

[threatmewted]

Kinda messed up, don'tcha think?

[She doesn't wait for them to get some distance first this time - the instant she can get out of the water, she's clinging to the column like a drenched cat, scrambling up asap.]

[cccorp]

[ Congratulations!! They made it to the other side! All that is left is what lies beyond the waterfall. The second half of the bridge leads right towards it, after all.

The problem?

It's a waterfall.

The force of the water pouring is pretty intimidating to go through.

Players, present a single d20 roll for anyone who'd like to try going through the waterfall. The water is still the same! Absolutely cold and freezing. :) ]

[ganymed]

...I guess that's the second thing we agree on.

[ Since they don't usually agree on much. But, Ganymede waits a bit more before everyone is situated.

Then, once they are, the blond doesn't hesitate trying to sprint right through the waterfall (14/20 roll.) Freezing cold or not he isn't lacking for giving it his best. The alternative is to turn back and he is not the type to do exactly just that. ]

[insinning]

[Sinclair tries going next (1), under the waterfall. He slips and goes down.

Fucking bye.]

[threatmewted]

[Bye Sinclair!

...Not that she's doing super swell either, with a 12/20.]

[ganymed]

...Looks like we'll need to wait a little bit.

[ Isn't it funny that the squishiest class here got the highest roll?

Anyway, Ganymede will immediately be waiting for Sinclair to make a second attempt once he gets through since apparently the both of them made it (him and Shoka), but not, you know, the actual tank. ]

[insinning]

[Sinclair resurfaces, coughing and spluttering but this time, he manages to make his way across successfully. Ow]

...t-t-t-thanks for waiting.

[What is the point of being a fire element lord partizan if he can't have some higher level of resistance to the cold.]

[threatmewted]

[She actually watches pretty closely to make sure he gets back on his feet okay... but once he does, she cracks another of her usual sardonic grins.]

What, is the water a little too much for ya?

[cccorp]

[ Everyone is successful by rolling higher than a 10! Good job, everyone. Your reward? You have made it safely past the waterfall (for the most part), and there lies a temple. The bridge leads inside it, ans once crossing the threshold inside, the legendary path continues onwards in a straight direction.

It's incredibly dark and musty in here. There isn't anything of value inside that they pass while continuing on the legendary path.

What will they do? ]

[ganymed]

[ Giving Shoka a judgmental look, before nodding in Sinclar's direction before they continued along. After that, though... ]

Of course everything continues to be annoying. No surprises there.

[ Smells terrible and it's dark.

Wonderful. ]

That temple was rather dark, but it doesn't seem like we had anything we could use to light it up. Unless I'm wrong.

[ But if not, he's going to keep moving forward. ]

[insinning]

Ugh, I wasn't expecting the rocks to be that slippery.

[Do their in game devices have any lighting? What about a mood ring?

Sinclair doesn't have any spells or anything to start a fire, and unless Ganymede or Shoka secretly have scout training, they probably wont be able to spark anything either. What Sinclair does do is use his lance to tap on the floor, a kind of walking stick while he keeps a hand on the wall.]

I don't have any spells. Or items that give light.

[threatmewted]

[She doesn't notice the look because 1. it's dark and 2. she's not paying attention to ganymede anyway,,]

Yeah, I've got nothin'.

[She'll switch to blade brandier so she can keep it out ahead of her in case of ambush, though.]

[cccorp]

[ While the three are smart to be cautious, their worries are a little wasted... if they were expecting a physical threat. The path is long, and they won't be able to get too far before they hear a sound.

It rings as if the sound waves can be felt all over your body like a ripple spread in a pond. In most cases, things like that could be a positive experience.

Your head though? It doesn't like it. Your head hurts more and more, the deeper into the path you go. ]

[ganymed]

...This is looking to be one of the worst places to go.

[ Does sticking his fingers into his ears in his avatar form help him much? Or turning down the volume in the game? Because he is going to try both.

Modern solutions for modern problems...

Also, whether or not that works, is there a certain direction that is easy to tell from where the sound is coming from? ]

[insinning]

I wonder if this is like the wall...

[Hector had mentioned this sound. Sinclair will keep marching on]

[threatmewted]

Ow...!

[What the hell is this noise? ...Another weird game thing?

She doesn't like this one bit.]

Hey. I don't like this. It might be time to bail.

[cccorp]

[ Unfortunately for Ganymede, while it could have been a modern solution, it does not solve the problem at hand. Regardless of the game's sound settings or any effort to block the ears, the sound will ring. Perhaps Swallow has the right idea.

Because it only gets worse as they go further.

The head will feel heavy from the immense pain they're feeling, and it's so painful that you may find it difficult to speak or, well, do anything. You are on a 9-10 on the pain scale regardless whether you turned your pain sensors on or off. Pain is the great equalizer here.

Better hope that no one passes out! Right, Ganymede? :) ]