Can you defeat Pox? just CJB left now...

[Pox]

Pox is loose from his swamp and seeking to destroy the forums and only 7 brave forumites stand any chance of stopping him. Could it be you?

game mechanic works just like old style D&D books, and you can see the beta test in operation: http://www.40kforums.com/vb/showthread.php/27267-Pox-s-Swampp-challenge-Beta-testa-Drakon-eaten-by-spiders

basic rules:

there are seven players maximum, once the first player either kills Pox or is dead themself then the next player gets to start and see if they can do better (might be a good idea to see where the other person went wrong.)

the three stats for the game will be:

Fight value: 6+D6
Health: 2D6+12
Pure Luck: D6+6

combat is your fight value +2D6 against the opponent's fight value +2D6 - looser drops by 2 health - continue till something dies.

you have a sword, some leather armour, 5 meals worth of food and can call upon the mods 9 times to help you during the game (Except in a battle unless prompted.) the mods can also restore your fight value back to full once per game OR your luck to it's full value +1. Eating a meal restores 4 health, if you collect fuel and cook your food you may heal an extra 2 health on top as well.

Their are seven champions of Pox and make a note of when you kill one.

that's it try not to die too quickly - oh and if you don't post at least once in 24 hours you charecter is found by the Pox assassin and you die and the next player starts their quest.

so sign ups (once you are signed up it is up to you to sort out what order you want to play.)

1. Baragash - run to exhaustion fleeing from a horde of orcs then shot with a siege crossbow.
2. Pyro - crushed by a giant iron slab
3. Drakon - lost his footing on a stone bridge and fell to his death
4. CJB
5. Beeva - killed by falling rocks
6. Sneggy - Eaten alive by a beast of nurgle.
7. Doohicky - Devoured by a horde of nurglings

good luck.

[Baragash]

I can haz play plox?

[Pox]

I can haz play plox?

indeed ye can bara.

[PyroSikTh]

I'm in. I was keeping a keen eye on the BETA test :P

So just to clarify, we each play through one at a time until we die, and then the next player steps in, yes?

For example, Bara goes first and goes through his quest over 4 days until he's gobbled up. Then the next player, say Drakon then begins his quest through the next 7 days until he's decapitated. Then the next player...so on and so forth?

[Pox]

I'm in. I was keeping a keen eye on the BETA test :P

So just to clarify, we each play through one at a time until we die, and then the next player steps in, yes?

For example, Bara goes first and goes through his quest over 4 days until he's gobbled up. Then the next player, say Drakon then begins his quest through the next 7 days until he's decapitated. Then the next player...so on and so forth?

that is the idea at present, but if that runs too SLOW then i might change it to everyone at once. I will ponder but that will be quite hard to keep track of.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Yep that seems to be it, Pyro.

I AM BACK! DEATH TO THE SPIDERS!

/me now has personal vendetta with spiders.

[Pox]

umm three players already - well since the game is staggered I have plenty of time to get more players if any of you three are feeling brave enough to be the first to try and banish Pox.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

After you, Bara :3

[Pox]

hmmm i'm sensing that Drakon wants to get further then the first monster this time.

[commandojimbob]

yeah count me in - though prob wont be able to set-up a character for a couple of days so if I get gazumped so be it.

[Pox]

yeah count me in - though prob wont be able to set-up a character for a couple of days so if I get gazumped so be it.

not a problem you can watch someone else die whilst you wait your turn to take on the Pox. suppose I should mention it, that I roll for the initial stats (not that i don't trust you lot....)

[PyroSikTh]

Do we only get one go? :P

[Xarboth]

I'll give this a go, please Pox.

[Pox]

Xarboth is in and Pyro to answer your question yes you only get 1 go. If you die that is it (though others may learn from your mistakes/success) if in total someone in this lot stops me and kills my champions then i lose, if you lot all die then i win and we go to challenge 2 set in a different realm/story setting so as not give you lot infinite chances to complete 1 storyline or you would always win given enough time.

EDIT: if i get to seven players before anyone decides to go first then i will randomly allocate you up.

[Baragash]

I can go first if you want as I have net access for 3-4 hours now, late this evening and am basically at home all weekend :)

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Go Baragash!!!

[Pox]

lol - i'm actually away for the weekend and a couple of days after that - but we can start the game certainly. I will be posting inbetween doing jobs around the house so might not be quite as quick as was with Drakon.

Well with a challenger ready to go, lets see if the devils gamer can outplay the devious Poxy.

"A huge earthquake rips through the forum and a mighty chasm appears filled with a rather noxious smell, something devious is underfoot *pun intended* and Baragash is called by Andy to discover that the mystical firewall that kept Pox in place has been stolen and he has moved from his swamp to the mighty chasm where he is working to bring down the entire forum. Armed with some provisions, leather armour and a magic sword Andy wishes you well before doing dreadfully important mod stuff. he calls back "oh yeah watch out for the traitor whom stole the firewall they will surely not be pleased if...sorry when you return." you descent into the chasm and find three paths ahead of you:

1. the left path
2. the narrow middle path
3. the larger right path

(Baras stats - VERY good fighter and DAMNED lucky but not a lot of health there bara...)
Fight:12
Health: 16
Luck: 12

[Baragash]

Lol, actually health is the least important in most of the books..... *suspects that won't be true here*


2. the narrow middle path

[Pox]

yeah who needs health :roll:

Bara you make your way skillfully across the narrow path until you enter a cavern covered in skins and sharp tools, their is a small metal trap which seems to have caught a rabbit and some firewood neatly stacked in the corner (add 2 provisions for the rabbit and 2 fuel for the wood) you decide to leave by the only other exit and as you carry on you hear a piercing shriek behind you and begin to run only to find yourself in front of a chasm crossed only by a narrow stone bridge - across the other side is an evil looking elf what do you do?

try to cross the chasm?
or wait for your pursuer?

[Baragash]

yeah who needs health :roll:

Well most of the damage comes from CC or traps (test luck to avoid) and it's much better just to avoid the damage to begin with!


or wait for your pursuer?

*gulps*

[Pox]

the running sounds get closer and closer along with a deep growl reverberating throught the tunnel - you ready yourself for trouble and a nurgling comes running out the tunnel towards you - seeing your sword it's eyes widen and it curls up into a ball and rolls back to where it came from, as you turn to face the evil looking elf you are smacked across the back of the head and fall into unconsciousness....


you wake up in a creaking cart, all tied up with a dwarfs foot sticking in your face. There are four other bundles in the cart, two orcs grumbling driving it and a group of trolls behind. your magical sword is stuck in a barrel near the orcs and begins to vibrate and try to get towards you. do you.

want to escape now or
wait and prepare yourself?

[sneggy]

Sign me up.....

[Baragash]

wait and prepare yourself?

*unimportant text filler*

[Pox]

the Cart eventually comes to a stop in front of a river of lava, there are two rows of three square blocks raised above the lava - the Bile Trolls begin to take up places chanting from deep ingrained memory: "Black on the right, one across left, one diagonal left." you are carried across and into a village and dumped into a small room where slops is thrown on the floor for you to eat. The orks return and take away most of the other prisoners clamping iron collars onto their necks, leaving just you and a woman of dark looks whom asks who you are.

do you tell her or
keep silent?

[Baragash]

do you tell her

*unimportant text filler*

[Pox]

you confide in the woman your quest to retrieve the missing firewall and return Pox back to his swamp as you do so she starts to smile and long fangs sprout from her mouth dripping venom and she swipes at your with a clawed hand as you realise she is indeed one of Pox's champions! even unarmed she is quite dangerous but Bara is a man of might and power and smashes her head in with a rock from the floor even though his own cuts start to bleed (you lose 4 stamina in that fight and have slain Churka) you run out of the hut and which way do you flee?

left
right
straight on

(damn you Bara that is 1 champion down already!)

[Baragash]

Damn, I almost talked myself into expecting that :(


left

*filler text drawing attention to feeble Latin joke*

[Pox]

you run left and nearly stumble into a horde of ork crossbowment that take aim even as you change direction and luckily none of the bolts manage to hit you (1 luck point used up.) and you find back outside the hut where moments ago you killed Churka - where now Bara man?

go straight on or
turn left.

[Baragash]

I'm confused by left still being an option, or is it a "mirror" cos I'm coming back from the original left?

[Pox]

I'm confused by left still being an option, or is it a "mirror" cos I'm coming back from the original left?

yeah it is now a new left as you are approaching it from a different way - but to avoid further confusion going to use the original facing.

right or straight on.

[Baragash]

right

*unimportant filler text*

[Pox]

you find yourself in another stone hut full of weapons spying your sword you make a dash for it even as an ork throws a spear in your direction that misses by a hairs breadth (deduct 1 luck) grabbing your sword you leg it out the hut to find a bile troll blocking your way!

do you try to fight it or
run away?

[Baragash]

do you try to fight it

*attempts to look fearsome*

[Pox]

Bara gaining his sword back is a blur of death cutting the Trolls head off in one fell swoop, then legs it for the lava river which is in fact a moat and tries to recall the song the trolls sang in an effort to get out safely.

left stone?
right stone?
or centre stone?

[Baragash]

right stone?

*has just drawn a diagram on a post-it note*

[Pox]

*has just drawn a diagram on a post-it note*

you are safe for now:
Left
Forward
Diagonally left

(pox got this one wrong from memory!)

oh and the last stone (Assuming you get the previous right)

left
right
forward

[Baragash]

Diagonally left

left

*hopes his diagram is correct*

[Pox]

damn you Bara and your sticky note of power!

you make it across the lava moat successfully but a horde of orks are after you and shooting black barbed arrows in your exhaustion you run until you are exhausted (deduct 2 stamina) you stumble across a hole in the ground do you:

try to hide in the hole or
carry on running?

[Baragash]

My thinking is this: if the hole does something, it's the right option.... if it's just a hole then the Orcs get to play the hokey-cokey with me.......


carry on running?

[Pox]

Bara keeps running his legs turning to lead weights until he comes face to face with a dead end turning he spies the orcs behind him and amongst their number is something that stands head and shoulders above them, weilding a mighty siege crossbow the mighty champion of Pox takes aim and impales the moderator to the cavern wall whilst he sends in his minions to finish him off.

Ok 1 down - 6 people left, whose next to try their luck?

[Baragash]

:smt063 :cry:

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Go on ahead, Pyro.

(If you haven't started when I check again tomorrow I'll go. ;) )

[PyroSikTh]

I'm going to be busy tonight, so go ahead Drakon, I'll go on after you.

[Pox]

well i'm gonna be busy tonight it seems and then away for four days so plenty of time for ye to figure out who wants to be next.

[Baragash]

*dresses up as Drakon*

>.>
<.<

[Doohicky]

If that last slot hasn't went count me in

[PyroSikTh]

well i'm gonna be busy tonight it seems and then away for four days so plenty of time for ye to figure out who wants to be next.

Well I guess I'll step up then!

[Pox]

Well with a challenger ready to go, lets see if pyro can burn all my plans to the ground.
"A huge earthquake rips through the forum and a mighty chasm appears filled with a rather noxious smell, something devious is underfoot *pun intended* and Pyro is called by Andy to discover that the mystical firewall that kept Pox in place has been stolen and he has moved from his swamp to the mighty chasm where he is working to bring down the entire forum. Armed with some provisions, leather armour and a magic sword Andy wishes you well before doing dreadfully important mod stuff. he calls back "oh yeah watch out for the traitor whom stole the firewall they will surely not be pleased if...sorry when you return." you descent into the chasm and find three paths ahead of you:

1. the left path
2. the narrow middle path
3. the larger right path

(Pyros stats - bit of a poor fighter, decent health and good luck)
Fight:8
Health: 19
Luck: 10

[PyroSikTh]

1. the left path

See if I have better luck going in a different direction :P

[Pox]

The left tunnel has tracks set into the stone and seems to have been used for hand carts and is well worn, eventually you break into a larger cavern do you want to go:

left or
right?

[PyroSikTh]

Right please :D

[Pox]

you walk along the tunnel for a long time then kick something with your feet that makes a metallic sound, using the light of your magic sword given to ye by Andeh you find a metal collar with strange runes inscribed on it. It is hinged and open do you...

try it on or
inspect it further?

[PyroSikTh]

I'm not stupid, I'll inspect it a bit more

...yeah, inspect it....

[Pox]

as you inspect the collar three plaguebearers come down the tunnel towards you, luckily you are in a defensive niche so they can only attack you one at a time, they are tough opponents and you slay two of them eventually whilst the third grabs the collar out of your hands and runs off with it. (you lose 10 health in the fight) you decide to eat 1 of your provisions and heal 4 stamina before carrying on your way. You come across a weird claw in the dirt and as you examine it another appears and a evil looking creature jumps at you! you beat back at it but the fast critter claws at your face, eyes, and throat and though you run it through with your sword you are beaten and bruised (down to 5 health) you stagger down the corridor in a haze and come across the fabled Pox Bar! as you do a large figure in a black cloak stumbles out and falls flat on his face.

do you help him out
or prefer to keep a low profile?

[PyroSikTh]

I'll keep a low profile. If I can go undetected, I can find an easier way to manage it without losing much health. If I help the guy out, it might backfire and he could finish me off :(

[Pox]

you loiter behind a rock and just then a bile troll comes out and the inn to pick the other figure up that is obviously another bile troll whom slashes wildly at his friend with a wicked blade whom promptly punches him in the face and carries him off. You decide to enter the fabled Pox Bar but find youself in a little alcove, a small chaos dwarf comes out of one room gnawing on a bone, seeing you he spits on the floor and then goes through a different door. you catch a glimspe of a roaring fire as he closes the door behind him - do you...

follow him or
go into the room he just left?

[PyroSikTh]

I'll go into the room he just left...I think >.>

[Pox]

you hide your sword and take a seat in a room and get used to the dim light, you notice several orcs with distinctive leather jerkins that have the rotten fist symbol on them, and they swear loudly and shout for more beer. Do you want to

stay in this room and see what happens or
leave and explore the other room.

[PyroSikTh]

Heh, they sound like they could start on me any minute. I think I'll go and explore the other room.

[Pox]

you enter a large room with a roaring fire, there are dark cubicals all around and loads of drunk orks, trolls and pretty much everything the wastes has to offer having fun and starting fights. Everyone looks at you funny and a serving wench comes over to you with a flagon on her tray " why have you come here, this is great danger!" do you...

confide in her or
decide to leave at once.

[PyroSikTh]

I'll confide, see if she can be of any use.

[Pox]

you confide in her your holy quest given to you by Andy and she takes you upstairs to meet her grandfather whom gives you some real food (heal 2 health) and explains that Pox's power is ever increasing and that you will need slave help if you are to defeat him and his champions, so look for the Old Man in the Iron Cave and sets you on your way. As you travel a large staligmite crashes to the ground beside you (lose 1 luck) making you jump to the side, Suddenly a scream for help reaches your ears to the left.

do you ignore the scream and carry on or
go down the left hand passage?

[PyroSikTh]

I'll ignore the scream. I have pressing matters at hand!

[Pox]

you draw up to the iron cave but strangely their is two doors which one do you take?

the left one or
the right one.

[PyroSikTh]

LadyM says the Right Door, so that's what I'll go for :)

[Pox]

the door opens easily and then shuts behind you. you are in a square space in front of another door as you grip the handle of the second door, a large iron slab falls down and crushes you. Pancake pyro.

[PyroSikTh]

Aww shucks. LadyM killed me :(

Really fun though, bring on the second challenge :D

[DrakonTheNightLord]

DRAKON BEGINS!

If I get the same quest/challenge thing, I'll go for narrow middle, then cross the chasm. Hopefully I don't die so quickly.

[Pox]

DRAKON stats: (just above avarage fight, low health and low luck - oh dear...)
Fight: 10
Health: 15
Luck:8


"A huge earthquake rips through the forum and a mighty chasm appears filled with a rather noxious smell, something devious is underfoot *pun intended* and Drakon is called by Andy to discover that the mystical firewall that kept Pox in place has been stolen and he has moved from his swamp to the mighty chasm where he is working to bring down the entire forum. Armed with some provisions, leather armour and a magic sword Andy wishes you well before doing dreadfully important mod stuff. he calls back "oh yeah watch out for the traitor whom stole the firewall they will surely not be pleased if...sorry when you return." you descent into the chasm and find three paths ahead of you and go along the narrow middle one - Drakon you make your way skillfully across the narrow path until you enter a cavern covered in skins and sharp tools, their is a small metal trap which seems to have caught a rabbit and some firewood neatly stacked in the corner (add 2 provisions for the rabbit and 2 fuel for the wood) you decide to leave by the only other exit and as you carry on you hear a piercing shriek behind you and begin to run only to find yourself in front of a chasm crossed only by a narrow stone bridge - across the other side is an evil looking elf which you try to challenge on the bridge - Drakon having all the luck of a diseased mud pie loses his footing on the narrow stone bridge and falls to his death not even injuring the evil looking elf who merely shrugs his shoulders and waits for the next hapless individual!

(first round of the fight Drakon rolled a double 1 which resulted in him loosing his footing, falling off the bridge and dying instantaneously - now that WAS unlucky!)

so whom is next?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

What the D:

[Pox]

I'm beginning to think that ye are cursed to never get past the 1st monster Drakon! It was something you could easily have beaten IF you had not rolled double 1 (if he had rolled double 1 he would have fallen off instead.)

[PyroSikTh]

Ouch, gutted Drakon :(

Pretty funny though :lol:

[sneggy]

Come on then poxy lets see what your measly little champions have got.

My extensive maps of the others routes shall see me to victory (note to self: Drakon was not helpful in learning from others mistakes....i had already worked out "Don't fall off a bridge into lava")

[PyroSikTh]

i had already worked out "Don't fall off a bridge into lava")

That's why I chose not to go down the narrow path >.>

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Next time, Pox... NEXT TIME...

[sneggy]

In the words of randy savage "i'm still here man..whats keeping ya? you afraid big man?"

in short: yeh bitch, your ass is mine

[Pox]

In the words of randy savage "i'm still here man..whats keeping ya? you afraid big man?"

in short: yeh bitch, your ass is mine

*Pox raises one eyebrow and strokes his pet nurgling quite contend in his lair of EVIL*

Sneggys Stats:

Fight: 8 (below average)
Health: 19 (average)
Luck: 7 (piss poor!)

which path ye want?


"A huge earthquake rips through the forum and a mighty chasm appears filled with a rather noxious smell, something devious is underfoot *pun intended* and Sneggy is called by Andy to discover that the mystical firewall that kept Pox in place has been stolen and he has moved from his swamp to the mighty chasm where he is working to bring down the entire forum. Armed with some provisions, leather armour and a magic sword Andy wishes you well before doing dreadfully important mod stuff. he calls back "oh yeah watch out for the traitor whom stole the firewall they will surely not be pleased if...sorry when you return." you descent into the chasm and find three paths ahead of you

1. the left path
2. the narrow middle path
3. the larger right path

[sneggy]

1. the left path

Left please.

[Pox]

The left tunnel has tracks set into the stone and seems to have been used for hand carts and is well worn, eventually you break into a larger cavern do you want to go:

left or
right?

[sneggy]

left!
once more unto the unknown i shall charge.

[Pox]

(comp could not find forum again till now - strangely...)

turning left you keep walking for what seems like an age and start to get hungry, you carry on a little further and find a big maggot about as long as your index finger which looks nutritious...

do you eat it or
leave it?

[PyroSikTh]

(comp could not find forum again till now - strangely...)


Don't worry, the Forum's been like that on and off all afternoon for everyone.

[sneggy]

leave it.
I'm unlikely to eat a bug I find in poxs swamp.....thats akin to stabbing yourself with a knife you find....

[Pox]

leave it.
I'm unlikely to eat a bug I find in poxs swamp.....thats akin to stabbing yourself with a knife you find....

I see the logic...

leaving the maggot alone you keep going for what seems an age and can't help your tummy rumble with hunger (deduct 1 point of health) you eventually come across a section where the tunnel slopes downwards with platforms hewn into the rock, ahead of you in the darkness a shape falls to ground and then you hear 2 burly orcs holding torches come down a corridor towards the tunnel. In a brief reflection of their torches you see that the shape that collapsed is a wounded dwarf brandishing a metal collar in his hand. Do you...

help the dwarf or
wait in the shadows to see what happens?

[sneggy]

always help a dwarf in need.

also dont I have rations I can eat if im hungry?

[Pox]

you step forward to help the dwarf and one of the orcs tries to stand up to you but you hack and slash away till he is little more then a bleeding mess on the floor - the other orc simply grabs the collar out of the dwarfs hand and legs it back the way he came. Examing the dwarf you notice a wicked barbed arrow in his side, and his eyes are already in a poisoned fever, he mumbles out some gratitude and for you kindness but it is too late as the poison is far in his system, he simply mutters "look to the slaves....look to Pox's Bar." giving a prayer for the dead dwarf you carry on your way and come across you stagger down the corridor in a haze and come across the fabled Pox Bar! as you do a large figure in a black cloak stumbles out and falls flat on his face.

do you help him out
or prefer to keep a low profile?

[sneggy]

First things first. anything i can loot from that dwarf? they are known for having kickass armour/shields and such? They also have a habit of having ranged weapons...that could be handy to pick up.

Secondly Helping people out seems to be my thing. So hell save the dude in black....if hes a monster I am gunna be soooooo mad about it.

[Pox]

1 - he is a dwarf slave he wears dirty rags he has never known money and has no possessions or items of value.

2 - forgot to mention, yes you can eat provisions at any point to heal 4 health outside of combat.

3 - on with the adventure (should have read Pyro's attempt though as he has dealth with this same encounter!)

You go to help the black clad figure whom you realise turns out to be a troll rather the worse for drink, he promptly shouts out "How dare you touch me you scum! knee down so I can chop your head off!" you end up in a brawl and manage to stab the troll in the stomach but even as he is dying his claws rip deep into your flesh and clothes (lose 6 health) you dispose of the corpse and then decide to enter the fabled Pox Bar but find youself in a little alcove, a small chaos dwarf comes out of one room gnawing on a bone, seeing you he spits on the floor and then goes through a different door. you catch a glimspe of a roaring fire as he closes the door behind him - do you... (health 8 out of 15 total now)

follow him or
go into the room he just left?

[sneggy]

go into the room he just left. assuming everything remains the same I'll replicate pyro exactly by then exploring the other room then confiding in the wench.
Just in order to avoid wasting a day or two going through those motions.

[Pox]

you replicate pyros actions up to this point: you confide in her your holy quest given to you by Andy and she takes you upstairs to meet her grandfather whom gives you some real food (heal 2 health) and explains that Pox's power is ever increasing and that you will need slave help if you are to defeat him and his champions, so look for the Old Man in the Iron Cave and sets you on your way. As you travel a large staligmite crashes to the ground beside you (lose 1 luck) making you jump to the side, Suddenly a scream for help reaches your ears to the left. (Skill 8/8 health 10/19 luck 6/7)

do you ignore the scream and carry on or
go down the left hand passage?

[sneggy]

health 10/19

I have lost 7 points (1 for hunger, 6 for the trolls dying attack on me) then regained 2 by eating the old mans food. I think my health should be 14/19 not 10/19.
I will eat some rations to regain 4 points of health. Putting me back up to 18/19 if I am correct. 14/19 if you are correct.

Then time to go back down that rabbit hole.
Investigate the scream.

[Pox]

you quickly eat some rations (heal 4 health) and move in to investigate the screaming, you find a slave all wrapped up in strange webbing as you try to cut him free you are attacked from behind by a giant fang spider which manages to grab hold of you with it's long limbs but you easily hack the creature apart despite taking some minor damage (lose 4 health) The slave offers his thanks for saving him (gain +1luck) and directs you to the doors where he indicates you should take the left one - which you do. You in end up in what seems like a library with a very old slave man reading by a coal fire, he puts his book down and casually remarks "ah i have been expecting you." with that a wicked throwing dagger flies in the air towards you and before you realise the sword that Andy gave you is up in your hands and deflects the blow. "Yes that is the sword! the one that can banish Pox! indeed." gesturing you over he teaches you the secret ciphers of the tunnel workers, then explains to make the sword even better it needs to be tempered in the heartflame of the forum seek the caves of Minosaddurr! with that he gives you some food (heal 2 health) and sets you on your way. Would you like to head...(Skill 8/8 health 16/19 luck 7/7)

left or
right?

[sneggy]

left

[Pox]

the tunnel is long and straight, sloping gently downwards. You hear screams and shouts echoing in the distance using your new ability to read secret ciphers you examine the two exits - the left is safe passage, the right is dangerous and their is a small unmarked cave straight on.

do you turn left
right
or into the cave?

[sneggy]

which direction has the screams and shouting? I'll go that way.

[Pox]

which direction has the screams and shouting? I'll go that way.

You go right ignoring the danger sign and come across a scene where a massive Tailspiker lizard is just impaling the last member of an orc scouting force, his dying scream echoing down the tunnel - as you prepare to fight it is upon you, it's barbed tail seeking for your heart. fight to come - but noms time....

[Beeva]

*Subscibes* Wish I hadn't have missed this, it's fun!

[sneggy]

massive monster who just slaughtered an orc warband....oh dear this doesnt look good.

[Pox]

It is a long drawn out fight with the Tailspiker lizard towering well above you and you find it hard to make any real impact with your sword on it's massive bulk. Eventually bloodied and beaten the Tailspiker lizard collapses to the floor and you drive your sword into it's head to make sure before sitting down next to it - exhausted. (lose 12 health) The tunnel opens up into what must be the remains of a great battle with bodies of chaos dwarves, orcs, slaves, humans littered all over the place, with the occasional nurgling dragging a corpse off into a small hole. To your left you notice what appears to be a "last stand" of human warriors fighting a desperate battle with some orcs. (Skill 8/8 health 4/19 luck 7/7)
do you...

go to help the humans or
carry on your way?

[Xarboth]

Beeva, feel free to take my slot in the game if you want - I'm not sure I'll have enough time online in the next week or so to play properly with enough thought to the game - I'll definitely be reading the rest of it though!

[sneggy]

How many sets of rations do I have?

[Pox]

3 lots of rations left.

[Beeva]

Beeva, feel free to take my slot in the game if you want - I'm not sure I'll have enough time online in the next week or so to play properly with enough thought to the game - I'll definitely be reading the rest of it though!

Yeah, that's cool if you're not able to do it and if its cool with Pox?

[sneggy]

Eat all 3 sets of rations then charge into the fray to aid the humans.

[Pox]

you cram 3 meals worth of rations into your gob and run towards the orc horde munching on the way, (restore 12 health) you end up bursting through a line of orc crossbowmen whose bolts fly wildly past you (use 1 luck) and make it to the defended line. The humans there are arrayed in full plate and all seem injured and blind. The captain quickly tells about how these slaves rebelled against Pox's tyrannical rule and sought to defeat him but didn't realise how many minions he had under his control, the captain then calls out "Saliac use the Crystal, use it now!" a tall warrior tells of the dangers but a fresh round of crosssbow bolts makes him change his mind. The group form a circle and start to chant, even so one of their number is hit by a bolt and simply dissapears, you take their place and the man standing next to you is also pierced by a vicious bolt but the chant ends. Suddenly their is darkness like you have never known before and a soft voice speaks into your ear "come lets leave, Pox's minions still rely on sight to track and fight but us blind slaves have always lived this way so let us flee for now." you take their hand and start to leave when a hissing voice reaches your ear "you think you can escape me with your puny spells! i can see you..." you realise one of Pox's champions must be in that orc horde and decide to....(Skill 8/8 health 16/19 luck 6/7)

flee! or
try to fight him in the dark.

[sneggy]

flee! he can follow me and I'll kill him in the light....bring it soft lad!

[Pox]

you flee from the champion and the captain steps behind you to hold him back allowing you to escape, Chorista the 2nd in command takes your hand and leads you to a slave settlement, there you recount your story still in pitch black for the crystal has seemed to effected the entirety of Pox's realm. You fall into a deep sleep and once you awake it does not matter for everything is still pitch black. The voice of the captain though reaches you and he lays a hand on you telling how he escaped and laid false trails for the enemy. Getting up he teaches you how to sensefight (fight in pitch blackness) He then leads you into the tunnels where he bids you farewell as he prepares the village for an inevitable orc attack. You carry on going up the tunnel until it splits into two one path leads upwards and one path leads downwards which do you take?

path that leads upwards or
path that leads downwards?

[sneggy]

downwards.

(also i can fight with my eyes shut? that kicks ass)

[Pox]

you go down the passage and using your knowledge of ciphers unlock a rusty old door, As you carry on your way you start to despair this quest is too hard, Pox is mighty and none of his champions are dead yet, you sit down cradling your head in your hands when your sword makes a ping sound, and remarks "new private message from Andy - don't despair you are near the caves of Minosaddurr, seek out the heartflame the weakness of Pox and but first beware the three stone plague beasts, one always tells the truth, one always lies and one aways changes from truth to lies to truth." feeling much encouraged you gain 1 skill point for your new found determination and carry on your way.

you make your way further up the tunnel which indeed ends in three doors each guarded by a giant stone plague beast. you ask each plague beast if they lead to the caves of minosaddurr. The first plague beast says that the third door is correct, the second plague beast says that the first door is correct and the third plague beast does not respond. Which door do you wish to enter? (Skill 9/9 health 16/19 luck 6/7)

the first
the second or
the third?

[sneggy]

None. ask them each which door is safe.
Wait until they answer.
Please list them as gargoyle 1,2,3

[Pox]

None. ask them each which door is safe.
Wait until they answer.
Please list them as gargoyle 1,2,3

Negatory, this is a VERY linear game. There is only the three options listed above. (if it makes you feel better all the beasts of nurgle remain silent as you ask them the question and regard you with a stoney glare.) Also the cave that leads to minosaddurr is the safe door so you would get exactly the same responce if they where to respond to ye.

[sneggy]

First door.

[Pox]

you open the first door and as you enter, it is quite dark but you keep going down with you hands in front of you until you come across a dead-end. Turning you realise you have entered the wrong door and make your way back but blocking the exit seems to be two of the beasts of nurgle, no longer stone but oozing toxic goo their tongues slavering in anticipation. As they squeeze down the corridor to assualt you, all that can be done is to prepare yourself and trust in your sense fighting abilities. The first beast lunges on you and you strike and lob off a tentacle only for it to regenerate back again, getting desperate you continue to defend yourself plunging the sword deep into the beasts head, and it falls to the side deflating with a noxious stink. You try to pull your sword free but it won't budge from the shrinking corpse as the other beast grabs hold of you with it's tentacles and draws your face towards its serrated mouth - in a moment all struggle is gone as a sickening CRUNCH fills the room and your head is crushed by the powerfull jaws of the beast, which then proceeds to eat the rest of your now very dead body. your adventure ends here.

[Doohicky]

'E be dead!

Me next me next!!!

[Pox]

kk noms time, then might get a chance to put up the intro part..

[Doohicky]

Coolio! Just have me follow sneggy doing all the same as him up until the dwarf rescue bit just to get the ball rolling. (I will probably do the same as him during a lot of that too, but I'll decide that at the time.

[Pox]

Doohickey stats:
Skill: 7 (oh dear - avoid any unnecessary fights me thinks!)
Health: 20 (pretty good)
Luck: 10 (average)

using the knowledge of the dead, doohickey is magicaly teleported to this stage in the game:


leaving the maggot alone you keep going for what seems an age and can't help your tummy rumble with hunger (deduct 1 point of health) you eventually come across a section where the tunnel slopes downwards with platforms hewn into the rock, ahead of you in the darkness a shape falls to ground and then you hear 2 burly orcs holding torches come down a corridor towards the tunnel. In a brief reflection of their torches you see that the shape that collapsed is a wounded dwarf brandishing a metal collar in his hand. Do you... (skill 7/7, health 19/20, luck 10/10)

help the dwarf or
wait in the shadows to see what happens?

[Doohicky]

Gonna have to give this fight a miss and hope they don't see me.

[Pox]

you go and step up onto a taller ledge and peer down into the gloom, the orcs indeed do not spot you and walking up the dwarf presently stab him to death enthusiasticly and take the collar from his hands before heading back the way they came. Feeling sorry for the dead slave you follow the orcs to see where they came from and come across the fabled Pox Bar! as you do a large figure in a black cloak stumbles out and falls flat on his face.

do you help him out
or prefer to keep a low profile?

[sneggy]

Well I gave it a good run(particularly considering my characters woeful stats).....I'll have you next time poxy.

[Pox]

Well I gave it a good run(particularly considering my characters woeful stats).....I'll have you next time poxy.

perhaps sneggy, perhaps. You did get quite far but Bara is still winning as he killed one of my seven champions even with the disadvantage of going first.

[Doohicky]

I remember this. No help for mister shady!

[Baragash]

perhaps sneggy, perhaps. You did get quite far but Bara is still winning as he killed one of my seven champions even with the disadvantage of going first.

\\:D/

(With a bit of luck this will invoke Murphy's Law against Pox....)

[Pox]

you loiter behind a rock and just then a bile troll comes out and the inn to pick the other figure up that is obviously another bile troll whom slashes wildly at his friend with a wicked blade whom promptly punches him in the face and carries him off. You decide to enter the fabled Pox Bar but find youself in a little alcove, a small chaos dwarf comes out of one room gnawing on a bone, seeing you he spits on the floor and then goes through a different door. you catch a glimspe of a roaring fire as he closes the door behind him - do you...

follow him or
go into the room he just left?

[Doohicky]

*sings* Follow the leader

(Follow him)

[Pox]

you enter a large room with a roaring fire, there are dark cubicals all around and loads of drunk orks, trolls and pretty much everything the wastes has to offer having fun and starting fights. Everyone looks at you funny and a serving wench comes over to you with a flagon on her tray " why have you come here, this is great danger!" do you...

confide in her or
decide to leave at once.

[Doohicky]

confide in the wench!

[Pox]

you confide in her your holy quest given to you by Andy and she takes you upstairs to meet her grandfather whom gives you some real food (heal 2 health) and explains that Pox's power is ever increasing and that you will need slave help if you are to defeat him and his champions, so look for the Old Man in the Iron Cave and sets you on your way. As you travel a large staligmite crashes to the ground beside you (lose 1 luck) making you jump to the side, Suddenly a scream for help reaches your ears to the left. (Skill 7/7 health 20/20 luck 9/10)

do you ignore the scream and carry on or
go down the left hand passage?

[Doohicky]

ignore and carry on. I am a real feary cat

[Pox]

you draw up to the iron cave but strangely their is two doors which one do you take?

the left one or
the right one.

[Doohicky]

Left one please

[Pox]

You in end up in what seems like a library with a very old slave man reading by a coal fire, he puts his book down and casually remarks "ah i have been expecting you." with that a wicked throwing dagger flies in the air towards you and before you realise the sword that Andy gave you is up in your hands and deflects the blow. "Yes that is the sword! the one that can banish Pox! indeed." gesturing you over he teaches you the secret ciphers of the tunnel workers, then explains to make the sword even better it needs to be tempered in the heartflame of the forum seek the caves of Minosaddurr! with that he gives you some food (heal 2 health) and sets you on your way. Would you like to head...(Skill 7/7 health 20/20 luck 9/10)

left or
right?

[Doohicky]

Left once again please

[Pox]

the tunnel is long and straight, sloping gently downwards. You hear screams and shouts echoing in the distance using your new ability to read secret ciphers you examine the two exits - the left is safe passage, the right is dangerous and their is a small unmarked cave straight on.

do you turn left
right
or into the cave?

[Doohicky]

Time to deviate. Safe passage me thinks(left)

[Pox]

time to delve into the unknown...

you carry on for a while and come across a small stream where you decide to set up a small fishing line and stop to rest. Eventually you fall into a deep sleep and the worries of the day seem to drift away but you are startled awake with a loud splashing and are releaved to find it is only your fishing line has caught you another meal (+1 provisions) as you debate whether to eat it now you hear the shuffling on many feet ahead of you. Looking around you find two possible places to hide:

a little niche to your left or
a hole in the ground to your right.

[Doohicky]

niche to the left please

[Pox]

you hide in the niche and the group come ever closer, soon you hear a womans voice call "Come out from there!" you look out and see a hooded woman aiming a longbow at you. Around her is a small group of dwarfs all with metal collars around their necks. Do you...

come out or
run for it?

[Doohicky]

Come Out. I may have to fight here.

[Pox]

as you come out the lady draws her string back further and the dwarves rush up to you, one draws out a wand and starts to chant in a weird tongue - you collapse to the ground....

when you awake you find yourself in a cave and the dwarves are no longer wearing collars, the woman brings you some food, and introduces herself as Beth queen of ducks, apologises for the initial meet up as Pox sometimes uses forumers as spys in his realm and you cannot be too sure. It seems Pox is in a rage at Doohickey's defience of his might and has been searching this realm non-stop for the interloper. Just then a dwarf hurries into the room, shouting and pointing that Pox's minions have found this place and it is no longer safe! Everyone takes up a defensive stance to fight off the initial wave of monsters - where do you stand?

the front door
the first trapdoor
the second trapdoor?

(bout time we got Doohickey into some fighting!)

[Doohicky]

Damn, knew I would have to scrap at some stage. Stick me at the first trapdoor

[Pox]

out of the first trapdoor bursts forth a plaguebearer weilding a rusty dagger and lunges at Doohickey who deftly brings his mighty sword down slicing the foe in half, but even a dying plaguebearer can be dangerous as the beast vomits onto Doohickeys shoes causing them to melt and burn the flesh underneath (lose 2 stamina). Beth then calls you over and you flee out of the front door over a pile of dead orcs. As they run they split up - Beth nimble runs up a steep path whilst the dwarves slip into a crevice in the tunnel. Do you...(Skill 7/7 health 18/20 luck 9/10)

follow Beth up the steep path or
follow the dwarves into the crevice.

[Doohicky]

Follow Beth

[Pox]

you follow Beth up the steep slope and over a lava pool jumping from rock to rock, getting safely to the other side. Looking around you see the dwarves return to this place also squeezing through a crevice. Beth is sat down on the floor with an arrow sticking out of her thigh, and some dwarves are tending to her wounds - though it seems most of the crew got off light with just bruises and scratches. You notice a group of dwarves have Seperated themselves off from the group and are using their hands to catch strange silver fish from a small pool just ahead, it looks pretty easy. Whilst Beth is deep in thought do you...

want to try catching fish yourself or
leave them alone?

[Doohicky]

I want to try catching fish!

[Pox]

Beth is too pre-occupied with her injuries to warn you, and you stick your hand in the water to grab a fish only for you to recall screaming in agony as you realise that is has bitten off your little finger (lose 1 skill) but it could have been a lot worse and you came off lucky (lose 1 luck) It seems these dwarves have been specially trained in the art of catching Khorne bloodfish something it seems you lack. Beth tends to your wounded hand with care and consideration then tells you she is planning on raiding a caravan that will be bringing supplies to Pox (most likely the forum famous Pox 777 beer from his bar to his secret hideout) and wants to know if you wish to come along. Do you...(Skill 6/7 health 18/20 luck 8/10)

want to help raid the caravan or
stay back with the dwarves and rest.

[Doohicky]

Raid the caravan

[Doohicky]

I'm on a stag do tomorrow, so unless I update tonight/tomorrow I won't be updating until Sunday (Afternoon)

[Pox]

you go to help raid the caravan, lying in ambush Beth waits till a small convey heads her way then jumps out shooting an arrow into the eye of an evil looking elf. do you...

jump in and fight amidst the group of orcs
jump onto the caravan and take out the driver or
jump out and try to kill the last evil looking elf yourself?

[Doohicky]

Take out the driver

[Pox]

you manage to leap onto the cart, and the driver turns to fight you but your twist at the last second and he falls out of the cart his raised axe hitting one of his orc allies! (deduct 1 luck) capturing the cart your bring it back to Beth and it seems the fight is over. She gives you 2 sets of meals from the cart (+2 provisions) and asks how you would like to enter the inner domain of Pox's realm. do you head towards:(Skill 6/7 health 18/20 luck 7/10)

Dying swamp or
Nauseous Cavern?

[Doohicky]

How many provisions do I have? If I have 6+ then use one now.

Go to nauseous Cavern. Hopefully dwarfs accompany me as they are good in caverns

[Pox]

sorry for delay had no internet for several days (whole phone line down.) will get onto this again as quick as possible.

[Pox]

You head off towards the Naseuous Cavern and soon enough the tunnel opens up into a huge noxious fumed cavern and you have to cover your mouth with a rag to try and stop yourself vomiting. Their is a huge gate ahead of you which seems open to allow in riders and travel but also a watchtower manned with orc crossbowmen. To the left is a cart laden with rather disgusting hides of creatures you would rather not think about. (it looks like chaos spawn skins!) do you want to...(Skill 6/7 health 20/20 luck 7/10, provisions 5.)

try to hide in the cart and pass through the gate that way or
try to slip in stealthily through the shadows?

[Doohicky]

High in health so try the skins and hope not to choke to death

[Pox]

you pile the spawn skins over you and it is surprisingly comfortable (if stinky) and the cart begins to move towards the gate. You hear voices and an orc grunts as he begins to spear into the skins but luckily he never stabs where you are hiding and you pass through undetected. Once the cart stops moving you wait a while then sneak out and slip through a doorway the smell of cooking peeking around you see a Ogre Butcher wearing a chef hat picking up maggot infested meat from the floor and stiring it into a bubbling cauldron. After a moment he scratches his head and leaves the kitchen from another door - after a quick look you notice their is a window to your left do you...

quickly enter the kitchen or
try to exit via the window.

[Doohicky]

into the kitchen!!

[Pox]

you sneak into the kitchen and don't dare touch anything that is in the cauldron - just then two pesky gobbos looking to steal a little snack come wondering in and seeing you charge with small knives in hand. You fight them but they are surprisingly quick and manage to stab you several times with their serrated blades before you can dispatch them, their carcass' lost amongst the other dead meat on the floor. The noise though has alerted other enemies so heavily bleeding you try to slip away through a small hatch in the wall. You find youself in a room covered in spider webs and dust, their is a door on each wall On the floor and you see small footprints going from an exit north to an exit south do you...

take the north exit
take the east exit
take the south exit or
take the west exit?

(Skill 6/7 health 8/20 luck 7/10, provisions 5.)

[Doohicky]

Take two provisions. Can I tell if these are humanoid footprints?

[Pox]

Take two provisions. Can I tell if these are humanoid footprints?

they look like goblin footprints.

[Doohicky]

follow the footprints (Exit south)

[Pox]

You take the south exit and after a little journey come across a dead human his face contorded in pain and torment you notice a gaudy ring on his finger covered in gold, rubies, diamonds and various other precious jewels. Do you...

put the ring on or
carry on your way?

(Skill 6/7 health 16/20 luck 7/10, provisions 3.)

[Doohicky]

Don't trust that ring. Cotinue on

[Pox]

With a healthy dose of scepticism and paranoia you leave the corpse behind and carry on, it is of course pitch black in the tunnel and you nearly stumble in fall as before you is a pit cut straight into the corridor - a murder hole of sort. You have no idea how big the hole is or how deep do you...

go back the way you came and look for another way or
try to leap across the pit?

[Doohicky]

No Guts no glory. Jump!!

[Pox]

Doohickey leaps over the pit with ease (gain 1 luck) and carry on your way. In a moment you look down and realise someone has sent you a PM and an attachement - oh cool it is Andy. "BEWARE you are now close to where Pox is residing, here is the mod code for reinstating a member - it can only be used once and at great peril to yourself, for a "zombie" member is never quite what they once where." (if you ever get reduced to 0 health the zombie code kicks in and you gain 4 health but your skill goes down 1 in return.) You are now quite refreshed and after a distance come across two sentry stones shaped like Plaguebearers do you...

rush past or
crawl across the floor?

(Skill 6/7 health 16/20 luck 8/10, provisions 3.)

[Doohicky]

On to my hands and knees here please.

[ShadowSplicer57]

I think this game is rigged... Pox is invincible... XD

[Pox]

as you carefully crawl under the Plaguebearers gaze the ground gives way as it was a cleverly concealed pit as you fall in you hear the sound of Nurglings laughing as the plaguebearer statues emit a noxious gas from their mouth which, causing your vision to blur and you crash to the ground...

awakening you find youself tied to a post whilst some goblins discuss your fate... "Stupid champions of Pox always late, never on time - well we gotta let this one go, Pox demands entertainment and his Toad Dragon is getting hungry." with toothless grins they smile up at you "You betta run fast, Mr Toady is quite hungry see and Pox likes to feed him at 2pm sharp." With that they undo your bonds even as you start to feel the whole cavern tremble they press your sword back into your hands and leap behind some rocks to watch - not wanting to waste time killing some petty goblins you make a dash for it! Soon though the ledge divides into two, do you go...

left or
right?

(Skill 6/7 health 16/20 luck 8/10, provisions 3.)


I think this game is rigged... Pox is invincible... XD

ssshhh - though saying that Doohickey is doing REALLY well especially considering his piss poor fighting abilities!

[Doohicky]

Oh :censored:

As the song goes: pass the dutchie to the left hand side

left please

[Pox]

you run down the left hand path whilst the ground shakes behind you and the sounds of orcs screaming reaches your ears, you hold you sword in hand but there is little space to wield it here and the path divides again..do you...

steep track to the left or
gentle slope to the right?

[Doohicky]

Steep track. Getting aboove this thing is probably my only hope

[Pox]

you work your way up and you start to see lava dribbling down over the cliff edge, an Orc appears behind you but gets showered and falls off screaming in agony. Eventually you reach another ledge sloping to the right do you...

take the ledge going to the right or
jump down to the ledge below?

[Doohicky]

Lava may have been a warning, but I shall not heed it.

Take ledge to the right

[Pox]

you can still hear the thundering of the toad dragon behind you but you seem to have gained some ground on it, rounding a corner you notice a rather large gap missing and plucking up all your courage you leap across it, skidding slightly at the other end. Gripping your sword you carry on, though their is hardly any room to use it effectively you need to get out of this deadly chase! Do you want too

carry on this way taking a gentle slope right or
drop down to a lower and slightly wider ledge?

[Doohicky]

keep on going

[Pox]

you run forward and three orcs rush you but the ledge is so small that one slips and falls whilst you luckily hold you own against the others who then plummet to their doom. Walking forward a little more you come across three ropes dangling down to the bottom of the cavern and the probable end of this race, do you...

take the left rope
the middle rope or
the right rope?

(just to add some perspective, one of these paths is safe, one of these paths will hurt you and one of these paths will kill you outright - have fun picking.)

[Doohicky]

The duchie gets passed to the Left hand side

[Pox]

you sheathe your sword and start to climb down, you cannot see anything below you and after some progress you see an orc head appear above you weilding a nasty looking knife. He cuts away at the rope and you fall down, and fall badly, lucky not to be dead! (lose 5 stamina gain 3 luck) Doubly lucky in fact for just as the orc cut your rope a big tongue shot down and sucked the fella away presumably to the maw of the toad dragon itself!

you carry on your way and the cavarn seems endless, how did Pox amass such a huge realm unnoticed? in the dim red glow you hear a cart approaching and to your left a small stone hut do you?

run inside the stone hut or
leap inside a ditch at the side of the road?

(Skill 6/7 health 11/20 luck 10/10, provisions 3.)

[Doohicky]

Take a provision and into the ditch please

[Pox]

Sorry for long delay been at head office for a good couple of days away from computer...

You scramble down into the ditch, it is deep and dark and the cart approaches and you hear some shouting aimed at the hut "GUARD!!! have you seen that scum of a forumer Doohickey he seems to have escaped the toad dragon! but if i get hold of him i'm gonna throw em into the ditch and let the nurglings devour im." You stare around and see a horde of slavering nurglings clutching an assortment of crude clubs and spikey impliments. Your Quest ends here.

[Doohicky]

Damn... Can I re-register due to that PM from Andy?

(Sorry, I have also been away. Was over in Manchester for the Marseille match)

[Pox]

Damn... Can I re-register due to that PM from Andy?

(Sorry, I have also been away. Was over in Manchester for the Marseille match)

unfortunatly the PM from Andy lets you go from 0 health back up to 4 this was an instant death trap (like the one that killed pyro with falling blocks of masonry rather then a monster itself.) you did get exceptionally far though even if you chose to go the toad dragon death race route which is incredibly dangerous in and off itself! There is always the next one and you certainly got a lot further then most (looks at Drakon)

looks like CJB might be up next so maybe he can follow from your lead.

[commandojimbob]

Hey Pox - want to have a go but I doubt I will get to it as Im away next week which means away from my PC

[ShadowSplicer57]

I think this game is rigged... Pox is invincible... XD
Unless Arch decides to play...

[Pox]

Hey Pox - want to have a go but I doubt I will get to it as Im away next week which means away from my PC

not a problem, will see if Beeva is all ready to go.

[Beeva]

Yep, just about. Give me til Saturday and I'll be good to go!

I'm comin for you Pox!

[DrakonTheNightLord]

(looks at Drakon)


REVENGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

[Doohicky]

Was great while it lasted anyway. Cheers Pox!

[Pox]

Right Beeva to get ye started, if their is any particular route you would wish to "shadow" from a former challenger just let me know (ie Pox just do what X player did until this point...) will speed the game up a little.

"A huge earthquake rips through the forum and a mighty chasm appears filled with a rather noxious smell, something devious is underfoot *pun intended* and Beeva is called by Andy to discover that the mystical firewall that kept Pox in place has been stolen and he has moved from his swamp to the mighty chasm where he is working to bring down the entire forum. Armed with some provisions, leather armour and a magic sword Andy wishes you well before doing dreadfully important mod stuff. he calls back "oh yeah watch out for the traitor whom stole the firewall they will surely not be pleased if...sorry when you return." you descent into the chasm and find three paths ahead of you:

1. the left path
2. the narrow middle path
3. the larger right path

(Beeva's stats - VERY good fighter, but piss poor luck and health - hmmm the opposite of doohickey!)
Fight:11
Health: 15
Luck: 7

[Beeva]

Huzzah! Me and me trusty sword (named and hereby reffered to as Dammed Awesome) would like to follow Doohicky up to Beth's cave, but this time I'mm try and keep all of my fingers and not catch any Bloodfish!

[Pox]

you follow bravely in the footsteps of Doohicky the far travelled, with your damned awesome sword, your bravado and fighting prowess is a thing of legends and song (and you know it) and proceed to Pox's bar and hear about the plight of the slaves there. As you leave Pox's bar you can't help but sing a song about how you are going to smash Pox into little ickle bits and rescue the forum. Unfortunately for you it does not seem to be your lucky day for where everyone else has happily dodged the rather dangerous falling staligmites it seems you must be infected by "drakonism" for a large staligmite hurtles down and impales you into the ground crushing your bones and leaving you to die in agony reflecting on the unfairness of the universe.

ouch! seems luck is actually an important skill after all.

just CJB left it seems.

[Beeva]

lol!

Welll, at least I kept all of my fingers!

[sneggy]

lmao so Doohicky seems destined to be the furthest goer....I am rather proud everyone since me has mimicked me. Right up to the point where I went slightly mad and decided to start trying to sword fight in the dark.

[Pox]

CJB: again if you want to shadow someone let me know and it will speed it up a bit:

"A huge earthquake rips through the forum and a mighty chasm appears filled with a rather noxious smell, something devious is underfoot *pun intended* and Beeva is called by Andy to discover that the mystical firewall that kept Pox in place has been stolen and he has moved from his swamp to the mighty chasm where he is working to bring down the entire forum. Armed with some provisions, leather armour and a magic sword Andy wishes you well before doing dreadfully important mod stuff. he calls back "oh yeah watch out for the traitor whom stole the firewall they will surely not be pleased if...sorry when you return." you descent into the chasm and find three paths ahead of you:

1. the left path
2. the narrow middle path
3. the larger right path

(CJB stats - BEST fighter ever but piss poor luck and health - hmmm stat line just like beeva's and he didn't last very long...)
Fight:12
Health: 15
Luck: 7

[Baragash]

Did anyone else meet a Chosen apart from me?

[Pox]

Did anyone else meet a Chosen apart from me?

Sneggy met a chosen but had to run away from him as it was pitch black and he couldn't see let alone fight. You are the only one to defeat a chosen that is true, and you went first so that says something!

[sneggy]

In fairness I did later go back and try to fight him in the dark. I believe that is what killed me?

[Pox]

In fairness I did later go back and try to fight him in the dark. I believe that is what killed me?

nope ye made a bad choice in regards to a riddle and chose the WRONG door so got jumped on by 2 beasts of nurgle and you even managed to kill 1 before getting taken out. Shame you might have got further then doohickey.